A chronicle of the late intestine war in the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland with the intervening affairs of treaties and other occurrences relating thereunto : as also the several usurpations, forreign wars, differences and interests depending upon it, to the happy restitution of our sacred soveraign, K. Charles II : in four parts, viz. the commons war, democracie, protectorate, restitution / by James Heath ... ; to which is added a continuation to this present year 1675 : being a brief account of the most memorable transactions in England, Scotland and Ireland, and forreign parts / by J.P.
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             A chronicle of the late intestine war in the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland with the intervening affairs of treaties and other occurrences relating thereunto : as also the several usurpations, forreign wars, differences and interests depending upon it, to the happy restitution of our sacred soveraign, K. Charles II : in four parts, viz. the commons war, democracie, protectorate, restitution / by James Heath ... ; to which is added a continuation to this present year 1675 : being a brief account of the most memorable transactions in England, Scotland and Ireland, and forreign parts / by J.P.
             Heath, James, 1629-1664.
             Phillips, John. A brief account of the most memorable transactions in England, Scotland and Ireland, and forein parts, from the year 1662 to the year 1675.
          
           
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               A
               CHRONICLE
               OF
               THE
               Late
               Intestine
               War
               IN
               THE
               THREE
               KINGDOMS
               OF
               
                 ENGLAND
                 ,
                 SCOTLAND
              
               and
               IRELAND
               .
            
             
               WITH
               The
               Intervening
               Affairs
               of
               TREATIES
               ,
               And
               other
               Occurrences
               relating
               thereunto
               .
            
             
               As
               also
               the
               several
               Usurpations
               ,
               Forreign
               Wars
               ,
               Differences
               and
               Interests
               depending
               upon
               it
               ,
               to
               the
               happy
               Restitution
               of
               our
               Sacred
               Soveraign
               K.
               CHARLES
               II.
               
            
             
               In
               Four
               Parts
               ,
               Viz.
               
               
                 
                   The
                   COMMONS
                   WAR
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   DEMOCRACIE
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   PROTECTORATE
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   RESTITUTION
                   .
                
              
            
             
               By
               JAMES
               HEATH
               ,
               Gent.
               
            
             
               The
               Second
               Edition
               .
            
             
               To
               which
               is
               added
               A
               Continuation
               to
               this
               present
               year
               1675.
               
            
             
               Being
               a
               brief
               Account
               of
               the
               most
               Memorable
               Transactions
               In
               
                 England
                 ,
                 Scotland
              
               and
               Ireland
               ,
               and
               Forreign
               Parts
               .
            
             
               By
               
                 I.
                 P.
              
               
            
             
               LONDON
               :
               Printed
               by
               
                 I.
                 C.
              
               for
               THOMAS
               BASSET
               ,
               at
               the
               George
               neer
               Cliffords-Inne
               in
               Fleetstreet
               .
               MDCLXXVI
               .
            
          
           
             
             
             
               To
               the
               most
               Illustrious
               and
               Magnanimous
               ,
               GEORGE
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Albemarle
               ,
               Earl
               of
               Torrington
               ,
               Baron
               Monck
               of
               
                 Potherige
                 ,
                 Beauchamp
              
               ,
               and
               Teys
               :
               Captain-General
               of
               all
               his
               Majesties
               Land-forces
               ,
               Garrisons
               ,
               Forts
               ,
               and
               Castles
               within
               any
               of
               His
               Majesties
               Kingdoms
               or
               Dominions
               ;
               Master
               of
               the
               Horse
               ,
               Knight
               of
               the
               most
               Noble
               Order
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               His
               Majesties
               most
               Honourable
               Privy
               Council
               .
            
             
               
                 May
                 it
                 please
                 your
                 Highness
                 ,
              
            
             
               I
               Presume
               to
               offer
               your
               victorious
               hands
               this
               Fragment
               and
               minute
               Portion
               of
               Time
               ,
               from
               the
               encouragement
               of
               that
               Axiome
               ,
               That
               by
               
                 Moments
                 Approaches
              
               are
               made
               to
               Eternity
               ,
               to
               which
               the
               Duration
               of
               your
               Glory
               is
               most
               adaequate
               and
               Commensurate
               .
            
             
               I
               am
               most
               humbly
               conscious
               that
               this
               Historiola
               ,
               this
               piece
               of
               a
               Chronicle
               ,
               is
               a
               most
               incompetent
               and
               incongruous
               Present
               to
               Your
               Highness
               ;
               and
               of
               all
               the
               meanest
               and
               vilest
               that
               ever
               obtruded
               or
               excused
               themselves
               to
               Princes
               ,
               the
               most
               unpardonable
               .
               But
               such
               is
               the
               Fate
               of
               this
               way
               of
               writing
               ,
               and
               upon
               this
               Subject
               ,
               that
               whosoever
               shall
               dare
               to
               increase
               our
               Annals
               ,
               must
               either
               injure
               your
               Greatness
               by
               intitling
               you
               to
               his
               Endeavour
               ,
               or
               else
               disoblige
               his
               Nation
               ,
               who
               owe
               and
               own
               their
               Laws
               ,
               which
               is
               more
               than
               their
               History
               ,
               to
               your
               Prudence
               and
               Puissance
               .
            
             
               Besides
               
                 (
                 Great
                 Sir
              
               )
               the
               Genius
               that
               walkt
               and
               wandred
               in
               the
               contexture
               and
               account
               of
               this
               War
               ,
               like
               the
               Ghost
               of
               murdered
               persons
               ,
               never
               left
               importuning
               and
               urging
               me
               to
               address
               its
               groans
               to
               you
               ,
               the
               Vindex
               and
               Avenger
               of
               that
               blood
               ,
               which
               hath
               been
               so
               barbarously
               and
               
               unnaturally
               spilt
               .
               Your
               Highnesses
               blessed
               
                 Conduct
                 traced
              
               and
               overtook
               the
               guilt
               of
               the
               late
               Sanguinary
               times
               ,
               and
               Expiated
               those
               dire
               Effusions
               .
               You
               have
               reconciled
               our
               Review
               to
               those
               abhorrences
               ,
               and
               with
               innocence
               given
               us
               the
               Representation
               of
               the
               Impiety
               of
               the
               late
               Age
               :
               You
               have
               given
               Form
               and
               Beauty
               to
               the
               Chaos
               of
               our
               Confusions
               ,
               made
               the
               lineaments
               thereof
               in
               its
               derivation
               to
               
                 Posterity
                 lovely
              
               and
               amiable
               :
               from
               a
               ghastly
               and
               mangled
               Spectacle
               ,
               not
               to
               be
               owned
               or
               known
               by
               our selves
               ,
               you
               have
               perfected
               and
               concinnated
               it
               to
               its
               proportions
               ;
               and
               from
               a
               Medly
               of
               our
               Distractions
               ,
               brought
               forth
               a
               
                 Beautiful
                 Rationale
              
               *
               .
               And
               now
               under
               that
               your
               Highnesses
               Signature
               ,
               this
               little
               Chronicle
               is
               ambitious
               to
               pass
               ,
               and
               to
               commend
               it self
               to
               the
               world
               .
            
             
               I
               would
               not
               be
               guilty
               of
               so
               much
               vanity
               ,
               as
               to
               pretend
               in
               this
               Address
               any
               respect
               or
               regard
               to
               your
               Renown
               and
               Fame
               ,
               raised
               beyond
               the
               reach
               of
               our
               most
               exalted
               praises
               ,
               as
               being
               the
               same
               with
               the
               Miracles
               your
               Highness
               hath
               instrumented
               :
               the
               highest
               Transcendencies
               of
               Language
               do
               with
               advantage
               disappear
               into
               
                 silent
                 Extasies
              
               ,
               and
               our
               Raptures
               convert
               into
               the
               Forms
               of
               Blessing
               ,
               and
               lose
               themselves
               in
               Adoration
               .
               Besides
               ,
               the
               Oracle
               ,
               the
               Wisdome
               of
               the
               Kingdome
               in
               Parliament
               ,
               hath
               engrossed
               all
               the
               utterance
               of
               Gratitude
               ,
               in
               their
               publick
               Acknowledgments
               ,
               transcribed
               into
               the
               
                 sacred
                 Records
              
               and
               Rolls
               of
               that
               supream
               Court.
               
            
             
               So
               Heaven
               was
               pleased
               not
               onely
               to
               sum
               up
               the
               vertues
               and
               felicities
               of
               all
               the
               Generals
               in
               our
               Civil
               Wars
               ,
               integrating
               and
               accomplishing
               the
               
                 Loyalty
                 ,
                 Conduct
                 ,
                 Courage
              
               ,
               Success
               ,
               Renown
               and
               Triumphs
               ,
               
               contra-opposed
               and
               divided
               among
               them
               ,
               in
               your
               Heroical
               person
               ,
               making
               you
               the
               
                 Compleat
                 Compendium
              
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               the
               
                 absolute
                 Conclusion
              
               of
               the
               menage
               thereof
               (
               which
               to
               your
               Honour
               and
               Memory
               shall
               be
               eternally
               celebrated
               ,
               )
               but
               also
               to
               center
               the
               
                 general
                 hope
              
               and
               confidence
               in
               your
               
                 single
                 Vertue
              
               ,
               to
               unite
               ,
               or
               at
               least
               cement
               and
               amuse
               different
               Parties
               and
               Perswasions
               to
               an
               acquiescence
               in
               your
               Resolutions
               and
               Designe
               ,
               and
               then
               at
               last
               to
               Crown
               them
               with
               universal
               Satisfaction
               ,
               Content
               ,
               and
               Delight
               ;
               the
               three
               Nations
               being
               inspired
               with
               
                 One
                 voice
              
               ,
               and
               
                 gratulatory
                 Shout
              
               ,
               at
               your
               
                 Redemption
                 of
                 us
                 from
                 Slavery
              
               .
            
             
             
               But
               while
               I
               please
               my self
               and
               the
               Reader
               with
               the
               memory
               of
               that
               
                 ravishing
                 Kindness
              
               ,
               I
               forget
               I
               do
               displease
               your
               Highness
               with
               this
               rude
               and
               
                 tedious
                 Boldness
              
               ,
               which
               I
               would
               religiously
               avoid
               .
               May
               you
               graciously
               be
               pleased
               to
               vouchsafe
               a
               Reception
               of
               this
               Essay
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               the
               Times
               you
               have
               made
               ,
               wherein
               Truth
               hath
               recovered
               her
               Reputation
               ,
               and
               dare
               maintain
               it
               ,
               (
               and
               it
               is
               the
               
                 onely
                 justifiable
                 part
              
               of
               the
               ensuing
               Work
               ,
               as
               far
               as
               Humane
               Frailty
               may
               be
               indulged
               ;
               )
               while
               I
               doubt
               not
               but
               mine
               (
               and
               the
               General
               )
               Prayers
               to
               Heaven
               shall
               be
               accepted
               for
               Your
               and
               your
               Posterities
               long
               Temporal
               ,
               and
               endless
               Eternal
               Felicities
               .
            
             
               
                 Your
                 Highness's
                 Devoted
                 and
                 most
                 Obedient
                 Servant
                 ,
                 
                   JAMES
                   HEATH
                
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               THE
               PREFACE
               TO
               THE
               READER
               .
            
             
               THe
               custom
               and
               obligation
               which
               lies
               upon
               all
               publick
               Writings
               to
               bespeak
               the
               benevolent
               and
               favourable
               judgement
               of
               those
               who
               shall
               vouchsafe
               them
               their
               perusal
               ,
               doth
               with
               great
               advantage
               ,
               like
               the
               auspicious
               invocation
               of
               a
               Deity
               ,
               assist
               those
               humble
               ,
               and
               submiss
               acknowledgments
               I
               am
               bound
               to
               render
               of
               the
               ensuing
               Collections
               .
            
             
               It
               is
               most
               certain
               ,
               that
               Books
               of
               this
               nature
               bring
               an
               Imputation
               of
               their
               own
               ,
               like
               original
               guilt
               ,
               with
               them
               into
               the
               World
               ,
               and
               that
               it
               is
               an
               impossible
               labour
               to
               wipe
               it
               off
               ,
               though
               the
               felicity
               of
               former
               times
               ,
               and
               debonarity
               of
               their
               manners
               ,
               have
               transmitted
               a
               few
               more
               innocent
               ,
               and
               less
               obnoxious
               Histories
               to
               a
               most
               piacular
               and
               guilty
               Posterity
               ;
               but
               the
               crimes
               with
               which
               the
               Current
               of
               our
               Annals
               are
               imbittered
               ,
               and
               the
               effects
               thereof
               ,
               
                 
                   —
                   Odium
                   ,
                   Timor
                   ,
                   Ira
                   ,
                   Voluptas
                   ,
                
                 
                   —
                   Nostri
                   est
                   Farrago
                   Libelli
                   .
                
              
               those
               many
               animosities
               and
               irreconciled
               Feuds
               ,
               besides
               the
               depravity
               of
               the
               late
               age
               ,
               leave
               such
               a
               dreadful
               prejudice
               upon
               this
               attempt
               ,
               that
               like
               the
               atcheivement
               of
               the
               
                 Augaean
                 labour
              
               ,
               nothing
               but
               Rivers
               of
               Oyl
               can
               asswage
               or
               mitigate
               and
               purge
               the
               distemper
               .
            
             
               And
               that
               course
               I
               may
               presume
               to
               have
               steered
               ,
               saving
               in
               that
               parricidial
               Fact
               ,
               the
               abhorrence
               of
               the
               world
               ,
               an
               impiety
               of
               such
               a
               magnitude
               ,
               that
               it
               cannot
               be
               heightned
               by
               any
               aggravation
               ,
               no
               more
               than
               lessened
               by
               any
               excuse
               ,
               as
               Sir
               
                 Heneage
                 Finch
              
               excellently
               observed
               ;
               indeed
               ,
               such
               an
               unmeasurable
               wickedness
               ,
               save
               that
               it
               filled
               up
               the
               measure
               of
               its
               iniquity
               ,
               as
               infinity
               of
               time
               can
               never
               parallel
               ,
               unless
               such
               unexampled
               and
               unfortunate
               Vertue
               and
               Innocence
               dare
               appear
               again
               :
               and
               therefore
               to
               clear
               and
               free
               the
               Nation
               ,
               and
               expiate
               the
               infamy
               of
               that
               treason
               ,
               the
               individual
               persons
               of
               that
               Conspiracy
               are
               marked
               and
               branded
               with
               their
               Character
               .
            
             
               As
               to
               other
               persons
               ,
               I
               have
               used
               the
               severest
               cautions
               I
               could
               ,
               that
               I
               trespassed
               not
               upon
               their
               name
               ,
               by
               any
               wrong
               ,
               sinister
               ,
               single
               ,
               or
               injurious
               report
               ;
               nor
               willingly
               at
               all
               ,
               but
               where
               such
               account
               was
               of
               great
               evidence
               ,
               light
               ,
               and
               satisfaction
               to
               the
               subject
               discoursed
               of
               .
               I
               must
               confess
               ,
               as
               Sir
               
                 Walter
                 Raleigh
              
               said
               ,
               
                 Truth
                 may
                 be
                 followed
                 too
                 neer
                 ,
              
               both
               to
               persons
               ,
               time
               ,
               and
               place
               ;
               like
               Diana
               ,
               she
               must
               not
               be
               seen
               naked
               ,
               and
               prophaned
               by
               a
               full
               view
               ;
               and
               many
               are
               yet
               living
               ,
               who
               are
               very
               unwilling
               to
               hear
               their
               story
               :
               I
               have
               therefore
               piously
               abstained
               (
               without
               most
               just
               and
               notorious
               reasons
               )
               from
               thrusting
               my
               Pen
               wilfully
               into
               such
               matter
               ,
               to
               the
               wounding
               of
               any
               mans
               Reputation
               ,
               considering
               what
               the
               same
               Satyrist
               wisely
               adventured
               ,
               
                 
                   —
                   Experiar
                   quid
                   concedatur
                   in
                   illis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quorum
                   Flaminia
                   tegitur
                   cinis
                   atque
                   Latina
                   .
                
              
            
             
               As
               to
               Actions
               ,
               I
               have
               not
               indiligently
               traced
               and
               examined
               all
               relations
               of
               them
               ;
               but
               such
               is
               the
               variety
               thereof
               ,
               that
               I
               flatter
               not
               my self
               with
               the
               hopes
               of
               giving
               general
               
               satisfaction
               :
               nor
               would
               my
               designe
               allow
               me
               to
               be
               copious
               or
               particular
               in
               every
               mans
               merit
               ;
               if
               I
               should
               have
               discharged
               that
               Debt
               of
               Glory
               ,
               I
               should
               have
               undone
               the
               Credit
               of
               this
               modest
               and
               plain-meaning
               History
               .
               I
               have
               used
               for
               my
               better
               direction
               herein
               ,
               whatsoever
               Authentick
               accounts
               I
               could
               procure
               ;
               and
               particularly
               I
               am
               obliged
               to
               the
               Honourable
               Sir
               
                 Lewis
                 Dyve
              
               ,
               for
               his
               exact
               and
               elegant
               Narrative
               of
               the
               Irish
               War
               in
               1649
               ,
               under
               the
               conduct
               of
               the
               most
               noble
               the
               Duke
               of
               Ormond
               ;
               as
               also
               to
               several
               other
               Noble
               hands
               for
               divers
               small
               Pieces
               relating
               to
               this
               Work
               ,
               on
               whose
               difficult
               and
               perplexed
               Contexture
               I
               could
               otherwise
               neither
               safely
               nor
               fairly
               have
               adventured
               .
            
             
               That
               is
               part
               of
               my
               defence
               for
               this
               undertaking
               :
               for
               I
               suppose
               the
               honour
               of
               such
               Personages
               placed
               beyond
               the
               reach
               of
               Calumny
               ▪
               and
               as
               to
               the
               rest
               ,
               which
               shews
               its
               Birth
               and
               Production
               by
               a
               distinct
               and
               discernible
               stile
               ,
               I
               can
               justly
               alledge
               the
               most
               known
               and
               approved
               Authorities
               ;
               and
               for
               the
               publication
               of
               it
               in
               this
               manner
               ,
               and
               at
               this
               time
               ,
               the
               fortune
               of
               a
               former
               Impression
               ,
               and
               importunity
               for
               this
               ,
               as
               the
               first
               Essay
               of
               this
               kinde
               in
               English
               ,
               that
               can
               lay
               claim
               to
               the
               prosperous
               veracity
               of
               the
               times
               .
            
             
               The
               great
               wonder
               of
               our
               Revolutions
               is
               not
               yet
               over
               ,
               and
               the
               Vnderlings
               of
               the
               last
               Age
               ,
               who
               were
               born
               during
               the
               Rebellion
               ,
               as
               yet
               in
               a
               Maze
               ,
               and
               astonisht
               at
               the
               Event
               and
               Issue
               of
               our
               Troubles
               ;
               nor
               can
               be
               settled
               in
               that
               Allegiance
               which
               was
               a
               stranger
               to
               their
               Nativity
               .
               That
               therefore
               such
               ,
               and
               future
               Posterity
               ,
               might
               be
               fully
               informed
               of
               the
               state
               and
               nature
               of
               the
               Quarrel
               ,
               and
               be
               more
               satisfied
               with
               their
               voluntary
               obedience
               (
               to
               be
               improved
               now
               by
               this
               seasonable
               account
               of
               the
               dispute
               thereof
               through
               the
               last
               twenty
               years
               )
               I
               have
               endeavoured
               a
               perfect
               Relation
               in
               this
               Series
               of
               the
               War
               ,
               and
               succeeding
               Affairs
               .
            
             
               And
               I
               will
               here
               onely
               mention
               ,
               for
               the
               advice
               of
               future
               times
               ,
               and
               as
               a
               necessary
               Memento
               to
               the
               present
               ,
               what
               evils
               and
               mischiefs
               (
               even
               to
               the
               brink
               of
               destruction
               )
               the
               popular
               Cheats
               of
               Religion
               and
               Liberty
               have
               most
               terribly
               effected
               .
               I
               will
               not
               instance
               the
               successful
               Artifices
               of
               the
               Vsurpers
               ,
               which
               wanted
               not
               any
               the
               smallest
               plausible
               ingredients
               ,
               till
               their
               Conspiracy
               came
               to
               a
               powerful
               consistency
               ,
               and
               was
               able
               to
               vindicate
               and
               intitle
               its
               Treason
               to
               the
               authority
               of
               the
               Law.
               If
               this
               could
               have
               been
               foreseen
               or
               prevented
               ,
               there
               had
               scarce
               been
               twenty
               guilty
               persons
               in
               the
               Nation
               ,
               whereas
               a
               considerable
               number
               are
               now
               obnoxious
               to
               the
               Government
               ,
               upon
               the
               score
               of
               those
               prevailing
               and
               thriving
               Grandees
               ,
               who
               offered
               the
               World
               to
               their
               Adherers
               ,
               and
               gave
               them
               the
               unjust
               possession
               of
               their
               impious
               Conquest
               .
            
             
               The
               whole
               Work
               is
               divided
               into
               four
               parts
               ,
               as
               well
               for
               the
               more
               distinct
               and
               clear
               perceivance
               of
               each
               form
               and
               shape
               of
               the
               Anarchy
               ,
               its
               interests
               and
               peculiar
               relative
               Affairs
               ,
               as
               for
               a
               rest
               and
               pause
               to
               the
               Reader
               ,
               who
               would
               otherwise
               be
               wearied
               with
               a
               hudled
               continuance
               of
               such
               Confusions
               .
               I
               will
               adde
               no
               more
               :
               for
               I
               think
               it
               unnecessary
               to
               engage
               further
               in
               the
               matter
               ,
               or
               anticipate
               the
               Contents
               of
               this
               Chronicle
               (
               which
               name
               it
               onely
               pretends
               to
               ,
               as
               a
               Iournal
               or
               Day-book
               of
               Time
               )
               but
               having
               once
               more
               requested
               the
               most
               favourable
               acceptance
               and
               censure
               thereof
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               Reader
               will
               please
               to
               measure
               the
               Failures
               and
               Errours
               of
               it
               by
               its
               abstruse
               ,
               obscure
               ,
               and
               intricate
               Conveyances
               ,
               which
               admitted
               of
               no
               certain
               ,
               full
               ,
               and
               infallible
               knowledge
               (
               as
               agreed
               on
               by
               all
               hands
               )
               the
               particulars
               claiming
               to
               the
               grand
               success
               and
               sum
               of
               every
               Action
               for
               their
               belief
               ,
               to
               bid
               him
               happily
            
             
               VALE
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               
                 Reader
                 ,
              
            
             
               HAving
               promised
               a
               short
               Abstract
               of
               those
               vast
               sums
               of
               Money
               the
               Long
               Parliament
               and
               their
               continued
               Usurpation
               drained
               out
               of
               the
               Purses
               and
               Blood
               ,
               I
               may
               say
               ,
               of
               the
               English
               people
               ;
               I
               found
               in
               the
               Progress
               of
               the
               Account
               ,
               that
               it
               would
               exceed
               all
               Arithmetick
               ,
               and
               belief
               to
               the
               Reputation
               and
               Credit
               of
               History
               :
               yet
               because
               I
               would
               not
               totally
               disappoint
               Posterity
               ,
               I
               will
               give
               them
               the
               Items
               ,
               and
               let
               their
               leisure
               and
               computation
               reckon
               the
               Sums
               ,
               if
               they
               can
               find
               numbers
               for
               it
               ;
               but
               I
               fear
               I
               shall
               not
               count
               half
               of
               them
               .
            
             
               Imprimis
               ,
               
                 The
                 Corban
                 of
                 the
                 Cause
              
               ,
               Publick
               Faith-money
               ,
               
                 supplied
                 with
                 Composition-Money
                 for
                 Delinquents
                 Estates
                 :
              
               which
               was
               
                 finis
                 principalis
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               first
               ends
               of
               the
               Work.
               
            
             
               The
               Fees
               of
               the
               two
               Speakers
               (
               and
               their
               Clerks
               )
               of
               the
               Lords
               and
               Commons
               House
               of
               Parliament
               ,
               for
               Pardons
               of
               Delinquents
               ,
               is
               35
               l.
               for
               every
               man
               whose
               Estate
               is
               100
               
                 l.
                 per
                 annum
              
               ,
               and
               upward
               .
            
             
               Ten
               thousand
               men
               so
               compounding
               and
               paying
               ,
               amounts
               to
               2000000
               ;
               and
               is
               Twenty
               hundred
               thousand
               pounds
               ;
               being
               200
               Waggons
               loading
               of
               silver
               ,
               every
               Waggon
               loading
               being
               10000
               l.
               of
               silver
               .
            
             
               Divide
               10000
               men
               in
               ten
               parts
               ;
               as
               thus
               :
            
             
               One
               thousand
               men
               ,
               Delinquents
               ,
               whose
               Estates
               are
               betwixt
               one
               and
               200
               l.
               a
               year
               ,
               every
               man
               paying
               but
               200
               l.
               two
               years
               Revenue
               ,
               amounted
               to
               200000
               l.
               a
               year
               .
            
             
               The
               second
               thousand
               men
               ,
               whose
               Estates
               are
               betwixt
               two
               and
               300
               l.
               a
               year
               ,
               paying
               two
               years
               Revenue
               ,
               comes
               to
               400000
               l.
               
            
             
               The
               third
               thousand
               of
               Compounders
               ,
               whose
               Estates
               are
               betwixt
               three
               and
               400
               l.
               a
               year
               ,
               and
               so
               paying
               ,
               amounts
               to
               600000
               l.
               
            
             
               The
               fourth
               thousand
               Compounders
               ,
               whose
               Estates
               are
               betwixt
               four
               and
               500
               l.
               a
               year
               ,
               pays
               800000
               l.
               
            
             
               The
               fifth
               thousand
               Compounders
               ,
               whose
               Estates
               are
               betwixt
               five
               and
               600
               l.
               a
               year
               ,
               pays
               1000000
               l.
               which
               is
               300
               Waggons
               loading
               of
               silver
               ,
               every
               Waggon
               loading
               being
               10000
               l.
               in
               silver
               .
            
             
               The
               other
               five
               thousand
               Delinquents
               paying
               as
               the
               beforementioned
               five
               thousand
               Compounders
               ,
               amounts
               to
               8000000
               l.
               that
               is
               ,
               800
               Waggons
               of
               silver
               ,
               10000
               l.
               being
               a
               Waggons
               loading
               .
            
             
               All
               which
               is
               a
               Mass
               of
               Money
               ,
               yet
               but
               a
               small
               sum
               to
               the
               moneys
               brought
               in
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 First
                 ,
                 Head-money
                 :
              
               
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 Plate
                 lent
                 upon
                 the
                 Propositions
                 .
              
               
                 Thirdly
                 ,
                 Money
                 raised
                 for
                 the
                 Rebels
                 Lands
                 ,
                 and
                 Adventurers
                 account
                 .
              
               
                 Fourthly
                 ,
                 Money
                 for
                 the
                 Weekly
                 Meals
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 Meal
                 for
                 one
                 day
                 in
                 the
                 week
                 .
              
               
                 Fifthly
                 ,
                 Money
                 lent
                 upon
                 Ordinances
                 of
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Sixthly
                 ,
                 Fifty
                 Subsidies
                 .
              
               
                 Seventhly
                 ,
                 The
                 Twenty
                 ,
                 and
                 Twenty
                 and
                 Fifth
                 part
                 of
                 Lands
                 and
                 Goods
                 .
              
               
                 Eighthly
                 ,
                 Excise
                 ,
                 a
                 Monster
                 ,
                 whose
                 Receipt
                 was
                 like
                 the
                 Abyss
                 .
              
               
                 Ninthly
                 ,
                 Customes
                 .
              
               
                 Tenthly
                 ,
                 Sequestration
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Delinquents
                 Lands
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 War
                 began
                 .
              
               
                 Eleventh
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Revenue
                 ,
                 and
                 Committee-money
                 .
              
               
                 Twelfth
                 ,
                 Money
                 for
                 Newcastle-coals
                 .
              
               
                 Thirteen
                 ,
                 Money
                 raised
                 for
                 his
                 Excellency
                 of
                 House-keepers
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 Commanders
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 nature
                 ,
                 besides
                 Plundrings
                 ,
                 &
                 what
                 hath
                 been
                 taken
                 going
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 ,
                 &
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 Monthly
                 Taxes
                 upon
                 all
                 the
                 Lands
                 in
                 the
                 associated
                 Counties
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Cities
                 of
                 London
                 and
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 besides
                 what
                 they
                 took
                 for
                 Contribution
                 in
                 their
                 Garrisons
                 ,
                 &c.
                 which
                 came
                 to
                 60000
                 l.
                 a
                 month
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 given
                 in
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 more
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 year
                 amounts
                 to
                 720000
                 l.
                 and
                 in
                 five
                 years
                 comes
                 to
                 3600000
                 l.
                 and
                 is
                 360
                 Waggons
                 loading
                 of
                 silver
                 ,
                 at
                 10000
                 l.
                 a
                 Waggons
                 loading
                 .
                 
                   (
                   And
                   this
                   higher
                   afterwards
                
                 )
              
            
             
               This
               in
               five
               years
               time
               amounted
               (
               besides
               the
               Customs
               and
               the
               Kings
               Revenues
               ,
               and
               Ecclesiastical
               Profits
               sequestred
               in
               their
               hands
               )
               to
               neer
               20000000.
               
               But
               he
               that
               is
               able
               to
               reckon
               what
               the
               Sales
               of
               the
               same
               lands
               of
               King
               ,
               Queen
               ,
               and
               Prince
               ,
               Bishops
               ,
               Deans
               and
               Chapters
               ,
               the
               Nobility
               and
               Gentry
               ,
               as
               Delinquents
               ,
               together
               with
               the
               Monthly
               assessment
               at
               the
               same
               time
               of
               100000
               ,
               and
               120000
               
                 per
                 mensem
              
               ,
               come
               to
               ,
               
                 Erit
                 mihi
                 magnus
              
               Apollo
               .
               I
               mention
               not
               Decimation
               ,
               nor
               the
               
               Piedmont-Sacriledge
               ,
               nor
               other
               slier
               Artifices
               of
               Cromwel
               ,
               nor
               the
               Prize-money
               ,
               &c.
               
               But
               if
               an
               estimate
               be
               taken
               of
               their
               gettings
               by
               their
               spending
               ,
               let
               that
               almost
               insuperable
               debt
               left
               upon
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
               and
               discharged
               by
               the
               King
               upon
               his
               Return
               ,
               be
               the
               unenvied
               testimony
               thereof
               .
               Vale.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
               A
               CHRONICLE
               OF
               THE
               CIVIL
               WARS
               OF
               ENGLAND
               ,
               SCOTLAND
               ,
               and
               IRELAND
               .
               THE
               FIRST
               PART
               :
               BEING
               The
               Commons
               War.
               
            
             
               NO
               higher
               or
               greater
               cause
               can
               be
               assigned
               for
               this
               War
               (
               setting
               aside
               the
               sins
               of
               all
               Times
               and
               Nations
               ,
               to
               which
               the
               Justice
               of
               Heaven
               is
               seldome
               long
               a
               Debtor
               )
               but
               the
               fate
               and
               catastrophe
               of
               Kingdoms
               and
               Monarchies
               ,
               which
               do
               at
               certain
               periods
               of
               time
               taste
               of
               that
               vicissitude
               and
               mutability
               ,
               to
               which
               all
               other
               sublunary
               things
               are
               more
               frequently
               subjected
               .
            
             
               The
               secondary
               causes
               of
               it
               ,
               are
               so
               many
               and
               so
               uncertain
               ,
               so
               variously
               reported
               and
               believed
               ,
               that
               it
               would
               spend
               much
               of
               the
               paper
               allotted
               to
               this
               History
               in
               ascertaining
               them
               .
               Therefore
               to
               contain
               and
               keep
               within
               the
               limits
               of
               this
               designment
               ;
               something
               onely
               shall
               be
               said
               of
               them
               ,
               that
               was
               obvious
               to
               every
               eye
               ,
               not
               savouring
               of
               partiality
               or
               affection
               .
            
             
               Many
               disorders
               and
               Irregularities
               no
               doubt
               there
               were
               in
               the
               State
               ,
               contracted
               through
               a
               long
               and
               lazy
               peace
               ,
               bolstred
               up
               with
               an
               Universal
               trade
               ,
               which
               procured
               a
               general
               wealth
               ,
               the
               Parents
               of
               Wantonnesses
               ;
               the
               excess
               of
               National
               riches
               being
               but
               as
               the
               burden
               which
               the
               Ass
               carries
               ,
               and
               mistakes
               for
               provender
               ;
               people
               being
               onely
               the
               better
               able
               to
               sustain
               their
               future
               misery
               ,
               with
               their
               present
               plenty
               .
            
             
               These
               conceived
               abuses
               in
               the
               manage
               of
               the
               State
               (
               like
               ill
               humours
               ,
               where
               they
               finde
               an
               equal
               resistance
               ,
               or
               over-power
               of
               nature
               ,
               )
               sunk
               and
               descended
               upon
               the
               Ecclesiastical
               Regiment
               ,
               too
               impotent
               to
               sustain
               those
               general
               assaults
               which
               were
               given
               it
               .
            
             
             
               No
               storms
               or
               tempests
               can
               be
               raised
               or
               maintained
               below
               ,
               without
               the
               Celestial
               influences
               ,
               or
               disturbances
               in
               the
               upper
               Region
               ;
               nor
               often
               are
               there
               any
               Commotions
               or
               Wars
               among
               or
               in
               Nations
               ,
               where
               Religion
               ,
               which
               ought
               to
               be
               the
               peaceablest
               and
               most
               innocent
               perswasion
               ,
               is
               not
               the
               
                 Primum
                 Mobile
              
               ,
               the
               great
               mover
               of
               the
               Machine
               of
               Destruction
               .
            
             
               
                 Quantum
                 Religio
                 potuit
                 suadere
                 malorum
                 ?
              
            
             
               Nothing
               from
               abroad
               could
               any
               way
               break
               off
               that
               continued
               series
               of
               peace
               we
               had
               so
               long
               enjoyed
               ;
               we
               had
               made
               the
               Nations
               round
               about
               us
               to
               wonder
               at
               ,
               and
               to
               dread
               the
               putting
               forth
               of
               that
               strength
               which
               had
               been
               matured
               and
               ripened
               by
               the
               sunshine
               of
               so
               great
               a
               prosperity
               ,
               so
               many
               years
               together
               ,
               while
               the
               world
               about
               us
               was
               hurled
               into
               the
               confusions
               of
               Ruine
               and
               War
               ,
               ready
               to
               become
               a
               prey
               to
               the
               next
               potent
               Invasion
               .
            
             
               
               Strange
               moreover
               it
               is
               ,
               That
               the
               miserable
               Distractions
               and
               Confusions
               which
               ensued
               ,
               should
               be
               derived
               from
               no
               greater
               beginnings
               then
               a
               few
               Ceremonies
               in
               the
               Church
               ;
               that
               War
               ,
               which
               stands
               upon
               none
               ,
               should
               be
               founded
               and
               fixt
               upon
               them
               :
               and
               yet
               nothing
               more
               certain
               can
               be
               charged
               with
               the
               guilt
               of
               so
               much
               misery
               as
               these
               Kingdoms
               so
               long
               suffered
               under
               ;
               but
               the
               Cavils
               ,
               Discontents
               and
               disputes
               about
               them
               .
            
             
               A
               grudging
               there
               was
               for
               many
               years
               before
               ,
               in
               the
               Raigns
               of
               Queen
               Elizabeth
               and
               King
               Iames
               ,
               in
               whose
               days
               ,
               and
               at
               his
               first
               assumption
               to
               this
               Crown
               ,
               a
               Conference
               was
               before
               him
               managed
               by
               the
               Reformists
               about
               them
               ,
               
               where
               that
               learned
               King
               so
               justified
               the
               use
               of
               them
               ,
               that
               for
               a
               while
               all
               ob●oqu●es
               against
               them
               were
               silenced
               ,
               and
               the
               Church
               and
               State
               enjoyed
               its
               greatest
               blessings
               of
               Peace
               and
               Uniformity
               .
            
             
               Nor
               was
               there
               much
               noise
               about
               them
               in
               the
               beginning
               of
               the
               Raign
               of
               King
               Charles
               ;
               but
               towards
               the
               middle
               it
               began
               to
               threaten
               a
               storm
               ,
               in
               the
               year
               1635.
               towards
               the
               conclusion
               whereof
               ,
               some
               Uproars
               and
               Commotions
               were
               raised
               ,
               
               decrying
               those
               Ceremonial
               Rites
               used
               and
               practised
               in
               the
               Church
               ;
               such
               being
               the
               ushering
               in
               by
               a
               general
               murmur
               ,
               what
               was
               plainly
               and
               distinctly
               declared
               in
               the
               beginning
               of
               the
               year
               1637.
               (
               from
               whence
               this
               Chronicle
               takes
               its
               rise
               ,
               )
               by
               Mr.
               Pryn
               ,
               Dr.
               Bastwick
               ,
               and
               Mr
               Burton
               ;
               seconded
               and
               asserted
               by
               that
               famously
               known
               person
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Lilburn
              
               .
            
             
               These
               men
               ,
               though
               questionless
               from
               different
               grounds
               and
               respects
               (
               as
               this
               age
               hath
               lived
               to
               see
               by
               Mr.
               Pryn
               ,
               who
               proved
               a
               great
               and
               happy
               instrument
               in
               the
               Kings
               Restitution
               ,
               and
               consequently
               ,
               the
               resettlement
               of
               the
               Church
               )
               printed
               several
               Books
               against
               the
               aforesaid
               Ceremonies
               ;
               for
               these
               Books
               they
               were
               apprehended
               (
               which
               were
               charged
               also
               to
               be
               full
               of
               Invectives
               against
               the
               Bishops
               and
               Episcopal
               Government
               )
               and
               were
               severely
               censured
               in
               the
               Star-Chamber
               ,
               to
               the
               exasperation
               of
               a
               great
               part
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               .
            
             
               
               They
               were
               all
               three
               sentenced
               to
               be
               set
               in
               the
               Pillory
               ,
               and
               to
               have
               their
               ears
               cut
               off
               ,
               Mr.
               Pryn
               to
               be
               stigmatized
               on
               both
               cheeks
               ,
               each
               of
               them
               fined
               five
               thousand
               pounds
               apiece
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               
               and
               to
               be
               imprisoned
               during
               the
               Kings
               pleasure
               ;
               which
               was
               accordingly
               executed
               in
               every
               point
               of
               the
               sentence
               ,
               and
               as
               valiantly
               and
               stoutly
               undergone
               by
               these
               sufferers
               ,
               who
               after
               they
               had
               stood
               in
               the
               Pillory
               (
               three
               thereof
               being
               set
               up
               in
               the
               Palace-yard
               at
               Westminster
               )
               were
               sent
               to
               remote
               Castles
               in
               the
               adjacent
               Isles
               of
               Guernsey
               and
               Iersey
               ;
               from
               whence
               ,
               as
               we
               shall
               see
               hereafter
               ,
               they
               were
               brought
               back
               to
               London
               .
            
             
               I
               may
               not
               dis-joyn
               the
               story
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Lilburn
              
               from
               theirs
               ,
               though
               divided
               by
               time
               ,
               
               he
               suffering
               the
               year
               after
               ,
               being
               whipt
               at
               a
               carts
               tail
               for
               imprinting
               and
               vending
               several
               Books
               of
               the
               same
               purport
               and
               contents
               against
               the
               Bishops
               .
               This
               man
               proved
               a
               great
               trouble-world
               in
               all
               the
               variety
               of
               Governments
               afterward
               ,
               being
               chief
               of
               a
               faction
               called
               Levellers
               :
               he
               was
               a
               great
               proposal-maker
               and
               modeller
               of
               State
               ,
               which
               by
               his
               means
               was
               always
               restless
               in
               the
               Usurpation
               .
               He
               died
               a
               Quaker
               ;
               and
               such
               as
               his
               life
               was
               ,
               such
               was
               his
               death
               .
            
             
               This
               year
               also
               Dr.
               Williams
               then
               Bishop
               of
               Lincoln
               ,
               and
               Dean
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               formerly
               Lord
               Keeper
               ,
               relapsed
               again
               into
               the
               Kings
               disfavour
               ,
               for
               some
               dishonourable
               
               words
               uttered
               against
               the
               King
               ,
               which
               were
               taken
               hold
               of
               ,
               and
               prosecuted
               in
               the
               Star-Chamber
               ,
               
               where
               he
               was
               fined
               ten
               thousand
               pounds
               ;
               though
               his
               enemies
               would
               rather
               have
               had
               him
               resigned
               his
               Bishoprick
               and
               Deanery
               :
               but
               he
               was
               of
               too
               great
               a
               spirit
               to
               relinquish
               either
               of
               them
               ,
               as
               being
               places
               conferred
               on
               him
               by
               Patent
               from
               his
               bountiful
               Master
               King
               Iames
               ;
               and
               so
               chose
               to
               pay
               the
               aforesaid
               fine
               ,
               which
               upon
               a
               new
               score
               was
               soon
               after
               doubled
               .
               These
               harsh
               proceedings
               against
               him
               so
               exasperated
               his
               mind
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               troubles
               ensuing
               he
               openly
               sided
               with
               the
               Parliament
               .
               In
               effect
               ,
               this
               whole
               years
               revolution
               ,
               as
               to
               matters
               of
               importance
               ,
               was
               concerned
               in
               Episcopacy
               .
            
             
               But
               this
               smoak
               and
               smother
               in
               England
               concerning
               Ceremonies
               ,
               
               broke
               out
               into
               fire
               in
               Scotland
               ;
               these
               petty
               and
               particular
               discontents
               here
               ,
               being
               blown
               up
               there
               into
               a
               National
               dislike
               and
               abhorrence
               of
               them
               ;
               so
               that
               this
               here
               ,
               was
               but
               the
               forerunner
               of
               that
               conflagration
               there
               ,
               which
               afterwards
               laid
               waste
               Three
               Kingdoms
               .
               And
               because
               of
               the
               remarkable
               and
               strange
               eruption
               and
               effects
               of
               it
               ,
               I
               think
               fit
               to
               give
               those
               Scotish
               Troubles
               their
               particular
               Narrative
               ,
               connext
               and
               intire
               together
               :
               Which
               here
               follows
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Troubles
                 and
                 Tumult
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 Service-Book
                 ,
                 Book
                 of
                 Canons
                 ,
                 High-Commission
                 ,
                 and
                 Episcopacy
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 great
                 and
                 long
                 designed
                 Union
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Kingdoms
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 Scotland
                 had
                 taken
                 its
                 desired
                 effect
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 assumption
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 the
                 Sixth
                 to
                 this
                 Crown
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 National
                 feud
                 between
                 the
                 two
                 people
                 thereof
                 well
                 allayed
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 wholly
                 extinguished
                 ;
                 being
                 both
                 as
                 one
                 body
                 under
                 one
                 supream
                 Head
                 and
                 Governour
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 at
                 his
                 departing
                 from
                 that
                 his
                 Native
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 had
                 left
                 it
                 in
                 a
                 very
                 flourishing
                 condition
                 ,
                 as
                 ever
                 it
                 boasted
                 of
                 ;
                 the
                 State
                 well
                 provided
                 for
                 by
                 wholsom
                 Laws
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 management
                 thereof
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 prudentest
                 and
                 most
                 honourable
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 the
                 Church-Regiment
                 under
                 a
                 godly
                 and
                 a
                 learned
                 Orthodox
                 Episcopacy
                 ,
                 reverenced
                 and
                 well
                 accepted
                 by
                 the
                 people
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 things
                 both
                 in
                 Church
                 and
                 State
                 being
                 well
                 ordered
                 ,
                 supported
                 and
                 maintained
                 by
                 that
                 accession
                 of
                 power
                 and
                 greatness
                 to
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 in
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 that
                 Nation
                 continued
                 in
                 a
                 firm
                 and
                 unvariable
                 quiet
                 till
                 about
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 blessed
                 memory
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 by
                 his
                 Royal
                 Father
                 ,
                 
                 several
                 endeavours
                 were
                 used
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 strengthning
                 and
                 perpetuating
                 the
                 Union
                 a●oresaid
                 ,
                 by
                 conforming
                 the
                 Discipline
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 to
                 the
                 pattern
                 of
                 this
                 .
                 Religion
                 being
                 the
                 most
                 sure
                 and
                 indissolvable
                 tie
                 and
                 mutual
                 security
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 those
                 memorable
                 Five-Articles
                 were
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Assembly
                 at
                 Perth
                 ,
                 
                 whereby
                 the
                 High-Commission
                 ,
                 the
                 Book
                 of
                 Canons
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Rites
                 and
                 Ceremonies
                 were
                 introduced
                 and
                 established
                 .
                 By
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 the
                 Book
                 of
                 Service
                 or
                 Common-Prayer
                 was
                 endeavoured
                 likewise
                 to
                 be
                 brought
                 in
                 ,
                 
                 it
                 having
                 constantly
                 been
                 used
                 for
                 twenty
                 years
                 before
                 in
                 his
                 Majesties
                 own
                 Royal
                 Chappel
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 before
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Ministers
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Nobility
                 and
                 Gentry
                 attending
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 all
                 things
                 appeared
                 
                   Retro
                   sublapsa
                   referri
                
                 ,
                 to
                 precipitate
                 into
                 Confusion
                 and
                 Disorder
                 ;
                 the
                 period
                 of
                 that
                 peace
                 was
                 come
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 so
                 long
                 blest
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 Not
                 that
                 really
                 and
                 singularly
                 that
                 Book
                 was
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 those
                 Commotions
                 ,
                 but
                 accidentally
                 ministring
                 the
                 male-contents
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 an
                 occasion
                 of
                 revolt
                 and
                 disloyalty
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 seeds
                 of
                 that
                 Sedition
                 were
                 sown
                 by
                 the
                 Plotters
                 of
                 the
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 afterwards
                 so
                 magnified
                 under
                 the
                 pretence
                 of
                 Religion
                 ,
                 long
                 before
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 grievances
                 or
                 pretended
                 innovations
                 in
                 Religion
                 complained
                 of
                 by
                 them
                 were
                 ever
                 heard
                 amongst
                 them
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                 The
                 true
                 Original
                 of
                 these
                 Tumults
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 Revocation
                 made
                 by
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 of
                 such
                 things
                 as
                 had
                 passed
                 away
                 in
                 prejudice
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 especially
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Princes
                 in
                 their
                 minorites
                 ;
                 by
                 this
                 course
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 principal
                 Contrivers
                 of
                 this
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 found
                 their
                 Estates
                 within
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 the
                 Laws
                 :
                 And
                 though
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 rectifie
                 that
                 proceeding
                 of
                 his
                 ,
                 had
                 made
                 appear
                 his
                 clemency
                 ,
                 in
                 waving
                 all
                 the
                 advantages
                 which
                 the
                 Laws
                 afforded
                 him
                 ,
                 not
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 being
                 damnified
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Revocation
                 ;
                 yet
                 for
                 all
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 principal
                 persons
                 laboured
                 a
                 disaffection
                 to
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 laying
                 the
                 envy
                 of
                 procuring
                 that
                 Revocation
                 upon
                 the
                 Prelates
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 in
                 this
                 were
                 as
                 innocent
                 as
                 the
                 thing
                 it self
                 ;
                 onely
                 because
                 they
                 hoped
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 very
                 name
                 of
                 Church-men
                 or
                 Religious
                 persons
                 ,
                 should
                 in
                 the
                 point
                 of
                 Faction
                 have
                 that
                 operation
                 with
                 their
                 followers
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 conceived
                 the
                 Church
                 or
                 Religion
                 it self
                 might
                 have
                 had
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 could
                 have
                 seen
                 how
                 to
                 have
                 perswaded
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 this
                 Revocation
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 had
                 been
                 endangered
                 .
                 Other
                 things
                 there
                 were
                 relating
                 to
                 the
                 Ministers
                 themselves
                 ,
                 the
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Farmers
                 ,
                 who
                 paid
                 the
                 Tythes
                 to
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ;
                 being
                 the
                 burthen
                 of
                 Impropriations
                 :
                 This
                 the
                 King
                 thought
                 to
                 remedy
                 by
                 granting
                 out
                 a
                 Commission
                 to
                 a
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 prime
                 of
                 all
                 estates
                 and
                 degrees
                 ,
                 to
                 relieve
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 should
                 see
                 cause
                 ,
                 both
                 the
                 Ministers
                 and
                 others
                 who
                 suffered
                 by
                 that
                 grievance
                 :
                 This
                 Commission
                 was
                 called
                 ,
                 
                 
                   The
                   Commission
                   of
                   Superiority
                   and
                   Tythes
                
                 ;
                 which
                 effected
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 agrieved
                 ,
                 its
                 intended
                 effect
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 which
                 all
                 possible
                 thanks
                 were
                 rendred
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
              
               
                 Nor
                 were
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 unsensible
                 of
                 the
                 advantage
                 by
                 this
                 means
                 to
                 matter
                 of
                 profit
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 fretted
                 privately
                 for
                 being
                 robbed
                 of
                 that
                 Lordliness
                 over
                 the
                 Clergy
                 and
                 Laity
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 right
                 of
                 Tythe
                 they
                 enjoyed
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 had
                 recourse
                 to
                 the
                 former
                 fetch
                 of
                 making
                 the
                 Bishops
                 (
                 when
                 indeed
                 it
                 was
                 obtained
                 by
                 the
                 importunity
                 of
                 Clergy
                 and
                 Laity
                 )
                 the
                 Procurers
                 also
                 of
                 this
                 Commission
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 last
                 ingredient
                 to
                 this
                 bitter
                 Cup
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 prepared
                 in
                 Scotland
                 for
                 the
                 three
                 Nations
                 ,
                 was
                 matter
                 of
                 Honour
                 and
                 Title
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 King
                 going
                 to
                 his
                 Coronation
                 there
                 in
                 1631.
                 a
                 Parliament
                 being
                 called
                 to
                 honour
                 the
                 same
                 (
                 wherein
                 an
                 Act
                 passed
                 ,
                 that
                 gave
                 his
                 Majesty
                 power
                 to
                 appoint
                 such
                 Vestures
                 for
                 Church-men
                 which
                 he
                 should
                 hold
                 most
                 decent
                 ;
                 and
                 another
                 for
                 ratifying
                 all
                 Acts
                 heretofore
                 made
                 concerning
                 the
                 established
                 Religion
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 liberties
                 and
                 priviledges
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 )
                 his
                 Majesty
                 finding
                 some
                 principal
                 men
                 who
                 were
                 suitors
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 for
                 the
                 Dignities
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 dissenters
                 to
                 the
                 confirmation
                 and
                 allowance
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Acts
                 ,
                 did
                 not
                 confer
                 such
                 expected
                 Honours
                 ,
                 but
                 passed
                 those
                 by
                 ,
                 and
                 justly
                 advanced
                 more
                 Loyal
                 persons
                 ;
                 at
                 which
                 they
                 then
                 muttered
                 ,
                 but
                 mutined
                 not
                 till
                 his
                 Majesties
                 departure
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Then
                 they
                 with
                 Seditious
                 private
                 Libels
                 ,
                 taxed
                 this
                 Parliament
                 with
                 prevarication
                 and
                 obliquity
                 in
                 their
                 proceedings
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 pack'd
                 ;
                 and
                 also
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 voyces
                 were
                 not
                 truly
                 numbred
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 some
                 Acts
                 were
                 past
                 without
                 plurality
                 of
                 Votes
                 .
                 This
                 being
                 sifted
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Privy
                 Council
                 there
                 ,
                 the
                 Author
                 was
                 known
                 ,
                 who
                 fled
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 principal
                 engager
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Balmerino
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 apprehended
                 .
                 His
                 Father
                 had
                 been
                 raised
                 by
                 King
                 Iames
                 to
                 his
                 Barony
                 and
                 Fortune
                 ,
                 but
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 ungrateful
                 of
                 Treasons
                 ,
                 was
                 condemned
                 by
                 his
                 Peers
                 :
                 His
                 Son
                 at
                 his
                 time
                 fell
                 into
                 the
                 same
                 crime
                 and
                 condemnation
                 ;
                 but
                 both
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 Majesties
                 favour
                 and
                 clemency
                 ,
                 restored
                 to
                 Life
                 ,
                 Honour
                 ,
                 Liberty
                 and
                 Estate
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 all
                 these
                 devices
                 could
                 not
                 serve
                 their
                 turn
                 ,
                 without
                 Religion
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 specious
                 pretences
                 were
                 pleaded
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 subversion
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 ;
                 therefore
                 the
                 Service-Book
                 opportunely
                 offering
                 it self
                 (
                 though
                 in
                 1616.
                 at
                 Aberdeen
                 ,
                 a
                 piece
                 very
                 like
                 it
                 had
                 passed
                 by
                 the
                 General
                 Assembly
                 (
                 onely
                 altered
                 in
                 some
                 places
                 ,
                 lest
                 
                   in
                   totidem
                   verbis
                
                 ,
                 some
                 factious
                 spirits
                 might
                 have
                 misconstrued
                 it
                 as
                 a
                 badge
                 of
                 dependance
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 upon
                 England
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 prejudice
                 of
                 the
                 Laws
                 and
                 Liberties
                 )
                 and
                 by
                 their
                 own
                 Bishops
                 afterwards
                 ,
                 and
                 revised
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 observed
                 many
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 reverently
                 here
                 to
                 use
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 also
                 that
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 Koyal
                 Chappel
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 )
                 being
                 
                 enjoyned
                 to
                 be
                 read
                 on
                 
                 Easter-day
                 ,
                 1637.
                 in
                 Edinburgh
                 ,
                 but
                 deferred
                 for
                 some
                 reasons
                 ,
                 though
                 no
                 opposition
                 appeared
                 then
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 twenty
                 third
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ;
                 on
                 that
                 day
                 such
                 a
                 Tumult
                 and
                 Riot
                 happened
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 heads
                 of
                 the
                 vulgar
                 being
                 secretly
                 prepossest
                 (
                 as
                 deep
                 waters
                 run
                 smoothest
                 till
                 they
                 come
                 to
                 some
                 breach
                 )
                 as
                 for
                 everlasting
                 notice
                 and
                 memorial
                 of
                 so
                 paltry
                 an
                 introduction
                 to
                 the
                 grandest
                 and
                 miraculous
                 change
                 ,
                 and
                 subversions
                 which
                 followed
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 here
                 briefly
                 ,
                 though
                 satisfactorily
                 transcribed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         ON
                         the
                         Twenty
                         third
                         of
                         July
                         ,
                         being
                         Sunday
                         ,
                         according
                         to
                         publique
                         warning
                         given
                         the
                         Sunday
                         before
                         ,
                         the
                         Service-Book
                         was
                         begun
                         to
                         be
                         read
                         in
                         Edinburgh
                         ,
                         in
                         St.
                         Giles
                         Church
                         ,
                         called
                         the
                         Great
                         Church
                         ;
                         where
                         were
                         present
                         (
                         as
                         usual
                         )
                         many
                         of
                         the
                         Privy
                         Council
                         ,
                         both
                         the
                         Archbishops
                         and
                         other
                         Bishops
                         ,
                         the
                         Iustices
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Magistrates
                         of
                         Edinburgh
                         .
                         No
                         sooner
                         was
                         the
                         Book
                         opened
                         by
                         the
                         Dean
                         of
                         Edinburgh
                         ,
                         but
                         a
                         number
                         of
                         the
                         vulgar
                         ,
                         most
                         of
                         them
                         women
                         ,
                         with
                         clapping
                         of
                         their
                         bands
                         ,
                         cursing
                         and
                         outcries
                         ,
                         raised
                         such
                         a
                         barbarous
                         hubbub
                         in
                         the
                         place
                         ,
                         that
                         none
                         could
                         bear
                         or
                         be
                         heard
                         .
                         The
                         Bishop
                         of
                         Edinburg
                         ,
                         who
                         was
                         to
                         Preach
                         ,
                         stept
                         into
                         the
                         Pulpit
                         ,
                         which
                         is
                         immediately
                         above
                         the
                         place
                         where
                         the
                         Dean
                         was
                         to
                         read
                         ;
                         intending
                         to
                         appease
                         the
                         Tumult
                         ,
                         by
                         putting
                         them
                         in
                         minde
                         of
                         the
                         sacredness
                         of
                         the
                         place
                         ,
                         and
                         of
                         the
                         horrible
                         prophanation
                         thereof
                         :
                         But
                         then
                         the
                         rabble
                         grew
                         so
                         enraged
                         and
                         mad
                         ,
                         that
                         if
                         a
                         stool
                         aimed
                         to
                         be
                         thrown
                         at
                         him
                         ,
                         had
                         not
                         been
                         providentially
                         diverted
                         by
                         the
                         hand
                         of
                         one
                         present
                         ,
                         the
                         life
                         of
                         that
                         Prelate
                         had
                         been
                         endangered
                         ,
                         if
                         not
                         lost
                         .
                         The
                         Archbishop
                         of
                         St.
                         Andrews
                         ,
                         the
                         Lord
                         Chancellor
                         ,
                         with
                         divers
                         others
                         ,
                         offering
                         to
                         appease
                         the
                         multitude
                         ,
                         were
                         entertained
                         with
                         such
                         bitter
                         curses
                         and
                         imprecations
                         ,
                         that
                         not
                         being
                         able
                         to
                         prevail
                         with
                         the
                         people
                         ,
                         the
                         Provost
                         ,
                         Bailiffs
                         ,
                         and
                         divers
                         others
                         of
                         the
                         Council
                         of
                         the
                         City
                         ,
                         were
                         forced
                         to
                         come
                         down
                         from
                         the
                         Gallery
                         on
                         which
                         they
                         usually
                         sit
                         ,
                         and
                         with
                         much
                         ado
                         ,
                         in
                         a
                         very
                         great
                         Tumult
                         and
                         confusion
                         thrust
                         out
                         these
                         disorderly
                         people
                         ,
                         making
                         fast
                         the
                         Church-doors
                         .
                         After
                         all
                         which
                         ,
                         the
                         Dean
                         proceeded
                         to
                         read
                         Service
                         ,
                         which
                         was
                         devoutly
                         performed
                         ,
                         being
                         assisted
                         by
                         the
                         Lords
                         and
                         the
                         Bishops
                         then
                         present
                         :
                         Yet
                         the
                         clamor
                         ,
                         rapping
                         at
                         Church-doors
                         ,
                         and
                         throwing
                         of
                         stones
                         in
                         at
                         the
                         Church-windows
                         by
                         the
                         rabble
                         without
                         was
                         so
                         great
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         Magistrates
                         were
                         constrained
                         to
                         go
                         out
                         and
                         use
                         their
                         endeavours
                         for
                         to
                         appease
                         the
                         multitude
                         .
                         After
                         a
                         little
                         pause
                         and
                         cessation
                         ,
                         the
                         Bishop
                         of
                         Edinburgh
                         Preached
                         ;
                         and
                         after
                         Sermon
                         done
                         ,
                         in
                         his
                         going
                         from
                         Church
                         ,
                         was
                         so
                         invironed
                         with
                         a
                         multitude
                         of
                         the
                         meaner
                         sort
                         of
                         people
                         cursing
                         and
                         crowding
                         him
                         ,
                         that
                         he
                         was
                         near
                         being
                         trod
                         to
                         death
                         ,
                         if
                         he
                         had
                         not
                         recovered
                         the
                         stayrs
                         of
                         his
                         Lodging
                         ,
                         where
                         he
                         was
                         again
                         assaulted
                         ,
                         and
                         was
                         like
                         to
                         have
                         been
                         pulled
                         backwards
                         ,
                         if
                         the
                         Earl
                         of
                         Weems
                         from
                         his
                         next
                         Lodging
                         ,
                         seeing
                         the
                         Bishops
                         life
                         in
                         danger
                         ,
                         had
                         not
                         sent
                         his
                         servants
                         to
                         rescue
                         him
                         ;
                         who
                         got
                         the
                         Bishop
                         almost
                         breathless
                         into
                         his
                         Chamber
                         .
                         In
                         other
                         Churches
                         the
                         Minister
                         was
                         forced
                         to
                         give
                         over
                         reading
                         :
                         And
                         so
                         that
                         Morning
                         passed
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Between
                 the
                 two
                 Sermons
                 ,
                 consultation
                 was
                 held
                 how
                 to
                 suppress
                 those
                 out-rages
                 ;
                 and
                 '
                 was
                 so
                 ordered
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Service
                 was
                 quietly
                 read
                 in
                 St.
                 Giles
                 &
                 other
                 Churches
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 :
                 But
                 yet
                 the
                 rabble
                 intermitted
                 nothing
                 of
                 their
                 madness
                 ;
                 
                 for
                 staying
                 in
                 the
                 streets
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 comming
                 home
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Roxborough
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Privy
                 Seal
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Bishop
                 in
                 his
                 Coach
                 ,
                 they
                 so
                 fiercely
                 assaulted
                 him
                 with
                 stones
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 like
                 to
                 have
                 suffered
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 Martyr
                 St.
                 Stephen
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 if
                 his
                 footmen
                 had
                 not
                 kept
                 the
                 multitude
                 off
                 with
                 their
                 drawn
                 Swords
                 ,
                 their
                 lives
                 had
                 been
                 very
                 much
                 indangered
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 the
                 Reformation
                 began
                 there
                 with
                 such
                 terrible
                 profanations
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 House
                 ;
                 an
                 ill
                 omen
                 ,
                 what
                 in
                 future
                 would
                 be
                 the
                 conclusion
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 many-headed
                 Monster
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 began
                 the
                 troubles
                 in
                 England
                 ;
                 nor
                 ever
                 was
                 the
                 Union
                 more
                 perfect
                 and
                 streight
                 ,
                 then
                 in
                 such
                 mischiefs
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 prevent
                 and
                 redress
                 these
                 ills
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Privy
                 Councel
                 set
                 forth
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 thereby
                 discharging
                 all
                 concourses
                 of
                 people
                 and
                 tumultuous
                 meetings
                 in
                 Edinburgh
                 under
                 pain
                 of
                 death
                 ;
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 Magistrates
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Council-Table
                 ,
                 professed
                 their
                 detestation
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 profered
                 their
                 
                 utmost
                 power
                 in
                 the
                 discovery
                 of
                 the
                 principals
                 in
                 that
                 uproar
                 ;
                 
                 though
                 they
                 afterwards
                 shamefully
                 failed
                 in
                 their
                 promise
                 ,
                 and
                 appeared
                 among
                 the
                 chief
                 of
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 ,
                 even
                 while
                 they
                 were
                 glozing
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 by
                 letters
                 full
                 of
                 duty
                 and
                 affection
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Churches
                 service
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 businesses
                 of
                 note
                 for
                 a
                 time
                 seemed
                 to
                 be
                 hushed
                 and
                 calmed
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 long
                 Vacation
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 beginneth
                 always
                 on
                 Lammas-day
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 Harvest
                 ,
                 which
                 drew
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 people
                 from
                 Edinburgh
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 all
                 was
                 quiet
                 till
                 the
                 ensuing
                 October
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 conflux
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 soon
                 enlivened
                 the
                 tumults
                 again
                 ;
                 the
                 Ministers
                 who
                 undertook
                 the
                 reading
                 of
                 the
                 second
                 Service-book
                 ,
                 
                 publiquely
                 relenting
                 their
                 forwardness
                 ,
                 and
                 recanting
                 ,
                 and
                 reneging
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 presented
                 a
                 Petition
                 ,
                 desiring
                 it
                 might
                 not
                 be
                 imposed
                 on
                 them
                 :
                 this
                 being
                 backt
                 with
                 such
                 an
                 Universal
                 rendezvous
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 ,
                 gave
                 the
                 Council
                 the
                 fear
                 of
                 an
                 Insurrection
                 ;
                 for
                 prevention
                 whereof
                 ,
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 again
                 was
                 published
                 ,
                 which
                 under
                 pain
                 or
                 Rebellion
                 commanded
                 all
                 persons
                 ,
                 except
                 they
                 should
                 show
                 cause
                 of
                 their
                 further
                 stay
                 about
                 their
                 particular
                 affairs
                 ,
                 to
                 depart
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 return
                 to
                 their
                 Houses
                 ;
                 Seconded
                 also
                 with
                 another
                 ,
                 whereby
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Council
                 ,
                 and
                 Session
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Term
                 )
                 were
                 declared
                 to
                 be
                 removed
                 from
                 Edinburgh
                 to
                 Dundee
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 third
                 for
                 seizing
                 and
                 discovering
                 of
                 a
                 certain
                 seditious
                 Book
                 against
                 the
                 English
                 Ceremonies
                 ,
                 which
                 second
                 book
                 was
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 publiquely
                 burnt
                 upon
                 the
                 seizure
                 .
              
               
                 
                 These
                 Proclamations
                 were
                 next
                 day
                 overtaken
                 with
                 another
                 Insurrection
                 :
                 For
                 on
                 the
                 19
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 1667.
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Galloway
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Elphinston
                
                 Lord
                 chief
                 Justice
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 being
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 to
                 examine
                 witnesses
                 in
                 a
                 Cause
                 depending
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 passing
                 through
                 the
                 streets
                 to
                 the
                 Council-House
                 ,
                 were
                 suddenly
                 encountred
                 and
                 surrounded
                 with
                 an
                 enraged
                 multitude
                 ;
                 the
                 Bishop
                 hardly
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 parties
                 in
                 that
                 Suit
                 getting
                 safe
                 to
                 the
                 Council
                 ,
                 where
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 like
                 irreverence
                 to
                 that
                 Tribunal
                 ,
                 he
                 could
                 find
                 no
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 being
                 threatned
                 instantly
                 with
                 death
                 .
                 Upon
                 report
                 of
                 this
                 outrage
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 Traquair
                 and
                 Wigton
                 came
                 with
                 their
                 followers
                 to
                 his
                 relief
                 ,
                 where
                 with
                 much
                 ado
                 they
                 got
                 entrance
                 ,
                 but
                 found
                 themselves
                 in
                 no
                 better
                 case
                 than
                 the
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 the
                 peoples
                 rage
                 being
                 thereby
                 the
                 more
                 increased
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lords
                 and
                 the
                 Bishop
                 being
                 thus
                 beset
                 ,
                 sent
                 privately
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Provost
                 and
                 Bailiffs
                 of
                 Edinburgh
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 relief
                 ;
                 who
                 sent
                 them
                 word
                 that
                 they
                 themselves
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 condition
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 worse
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Lords
                 attempted
                 not
                 to
                 appease
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 forced
                 them
                 in
                 their
                 Council-House
                 ,
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 their
                 lives
                 ,
                 to
                 subscribe
                 a
                 Paper
                 then
                 instantly
                 presented
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 contained
                 three
                 particulars
                 .
                 First
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 joyn
                 with
                 them
                 in
                 opposition
                 to
                 the
                 Service-book
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 petitioning
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 their
                 Authority
                 they
                 should
                 restore
                 Mr.
                 Ramsey
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Rolloch
                 ,
                 two
                 lately
                 silenced
                 Ministers
                 .
                 Thirdly
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 restore
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Henderson
                 a
                 silenced
                 Reader
                 ;
                 which
                 three
                 persons
                 were
                 notable
                 Ringleaders
                 of
                 the
                 faction
                 ;
                 three
                 most
                 important
                 grounds
                 for
                 so
                 fearful
                 a
                 Commotion
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Thereupon
                 the
                 Lords
                 resolved
                 to
                 go
                 and
                 confer
                 with
                 the
                 Magistrates
                 ,
                 and
                 either
                 by
                 their
                 authority
                 or
                 perswasion
                 to
                 reduce
                 the
                 people
                 to
                 obedience
                 and
                 reason
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 in
                 vain
                 :
                 for
                 at
                 their
                 return
                 
                   re
                   infecta
                
                 to
                 the
                 Council-Table
                 again
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 set
                 upon
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Traquair
                 being
                 troden
                 down
                 ,
                 
                 losing
                 his
                 white
                 Staff
                 ,
                 the
                 Ensign
                 of
                 his
                 Office
                 of
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Hat
                 and
                 Cloak
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 with
                 much
                 ado
                 got
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 the
                 Council
                 ;
                 who
                 seeing
                 the
                 impendent
                 danger
                 from
                 the
                 fury
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 apply
                 themselves
                 to
                 some
                 Noblemen
                 who
                 were
                 of
                 the
                 faction
                 ,
                 by
                 whose
                 influence
                 upon
                 and
                 respects
                 from
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 they
                 with
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Bishops
                 were
                 conveyed
                 to
                 their
                 respective
                 dwellings
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Provost
                 was
                 pursued
                 with
                 threats
                 ,
                 rayling
                 and
                 danger
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 yard
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 house
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Mornings
                 storm
                 being
                 blown
                 over
                 ,
                 another
                 Proclamation
                 was
                 made
                 against
                 further
                 unlawful
                 Assemblies
                 ,
                 and
                 meeting
                 in
                 the
                 streets
                 of
                 that
                 City
                 ,
                 
                 under
                 the
                 most
                 severe
                 pains
                 the
                 Laws
                 in
                 those
                 Cases
                 had
                 provided
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 so
                 little
                 regard
                 was
                 thereunto
                 given
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 they
                 demanded
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 what
                 they
                 had
                 demanded
                 of
                 their
                 Magistrates
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 two
                 Petitions
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 from
                 the
                 Rabble
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 now
                 from
                 greater
                 hands
                 ,
                 the
                 chief
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 and
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 were
                 presently
                 tendred
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellour
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 which
                 imported
                 the
                 whole
                 substance
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 Commotion
                 ;
                 the
                 English
                 Service-book
                 still
                 bearing
                 the
                 burthen
                 :
                 Withal
                 in
                 this
                 last
                 petition
                 ,
                 making
                 their
                 greivances
                 swell
                 ,
                 adding
                 their
                 dislike
                 of
                 the
                 book
                 of
                 Canons
                 ,
                 to
                 their
                 former
                 distast
                 of
                 the
                 Service-book
                 ;
                 so
                 one
                 demand
                 ushered
                 in
                 another
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 had
                 nothing
                 to
                 ask
                 ,
                 but
                 what
                 they
                 resolved
                 to
                 take
                 :
                 the
                 parallel
                 of
                 our
                 troubles
                 .
                 These
                 petitions
                 were
                 afterwards
                 sent
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 by
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 resented
                 the
                 injuries
                 and
                 affronts
                 done
                 his
                 Royal
                 Authority
                 ,
                 by
                 those
                 attemps
                 upon
                 his
                 chief
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 declared
                 his
                 firm
                 intentions
                 to
                 maintain
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Religion
                 ,
                 commanding
                 also
                 all
                 persons
                 to
                 forbear
                 further
                 meetings
                 and
                 petitions
                 of
                 this
                 nature
                 ,
                 upon
                 pain
                 of
                 treason
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 Proclamation
                 was
                 encountred
                 with
                 a
                 Protestation
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 Hume
                 and
                 Lindsey
                 ,
                 
                 two
                 great
                 Covenanters
                 ,
                 who
                 avowed
                 therein
                 the
                 whole
                 action
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 resolution
                 added
                 to
                 adhere
                 to
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 last
                 ,
                 requiring
                 also
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Bishops
                 to
                 be
                 removed
                 from
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Councel
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 other
                 more
                 unreasonable
                 expostulations
                 ,
                 which
                 yet
                 came
                 short
                 still
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 they
                 made
                 afterwards
                 ,
                 their
                 number
                 and
                 power
                 still
                 increasing
                 their
                 peremptory
                 and
                 haughty
                 designes
                 upon
                 the
                 Government
                 .
              
               
                 Soon
                 after
                 ,
                 this
                 sedition
                 began
                 to
                 arm
                 it self
                 ,
                 and
                 assume
                 another
                 name
                 ;
                 they
                 of
                 the
                 faction
                 took
                 the
                 authority
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 to
                 themselves
                 ;
                 
                 erected
                 four
                 Tables
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 called
                 them
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 four
                 ranks
                 of
                 Noblemen
                 ,
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 Burgesses
                 and
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 all
                 which
                 was
                 formed
                 one
                 
                   general
                   Table
                
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 supreme
                 .
                 This
                 Table
                 ,
                 after
                 some
                 consultation
                 and
                 reports
                 from
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 resolved
                 upon
                 a
                 Covenant
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 throughout
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 for
                 substance
                 was
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 that
                 
                   Solemn
                   League
                
                 ,
                 afterwards
                 taken
                 in
                 England
                 ;
                 onely
                 Bishops
                 in
                 express
                 terms
                 were
                 not
                 therein
                 then
                 abjured
                 ,
                 but
                 implicitely
                 no
                 doubt
                 included
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 plainly
                 ,
                 their
                 sitting
                 in
                 civil
                 Judicatories
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 most
                 highly
                 incensed
                 against
                 this
                 Usurpation
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Authority
                 ,
                 
                 especially
                 at
                 the
                 obtruding
                 this
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 were
                 already
                 infected
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 through
                 compulsion
                 and
                 force
                 scared
                 into
                 a
                 compliance
                 with
                 it
                 ,
                 though
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 deal
                 of
                 stir
                 and
                 reluctancy
                 :
                 Wherefore
                 to
                 obviate
                 the
                 imminent
                 danger
                 it
                 threatned
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 dispatcht
                 away
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Hamilton
                 as
                 his
                 Commissioner
                 to
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 apply
                 some
                 present
                 remedy
                 to
                 the
                 distemper
                 ;
                 he
                 being
                 a
                 person
                 of
                 great
                 honour
                 and
                 influence
                 on
                 that
                 Nation
                 .
              
               
                 Before
                 his
                 arrival
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 had
                 timely
                 notice
                 ,
                 they
                 made
                 the
                 more
                 hast
                 to
                 engage
                 the
                 people
                 against
                 any
                 accommodation
                 :
                 Nor
                 did
                 they
                 with
                 the
                 usual
                 respect
                 entertain
                 the
                 Commissioner
                 ;
                 but
                 after
                 some
                 few
                 days
                 stay
                 ,
                 after
                 some
                 overtures
                 by
                 him
                 made
                 on
                 the
                 Kings
                 part
                 towards
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 his
                 demands
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 particularly
                 their
                 deserting
                 and
                 relinquishing
                 their
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 he
                 received
                 a
                 slighting
                 answer
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 descend
                 to
                 no
                 particulars
                 of
                 their
                 part
                 ,
                 till
                 a
                 general
                 Assembly
                 should
                 be
                 called
                 :
                 But
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 sooner
                 part
                 with
                 their
                 lives
                 ,
                 than
                 abate
                 a
                 syllable
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 resolved
                 never
                 to
                 hear
                 more
                 against
                 it
                 :
                 
                 And
                 thereupon
                 new
                 guards
                 were
                 by
                 them
                 clapt
                 upon
                 Edinburgh
                 Castle
                 ,
                 the
                 Watches
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 multiplied
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ministers
                 began
                 to
                 convert
                 all
                 their
                 Sermons
                 into
                 Libels
                 ,
                 warning
                 the
                 people
                 to
                 take
                 heed
                 of
                 Crafty
                 Compositions
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 were
                 resolved
                 against
                 any
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 difficulties
                 caused
                 the
                 Commissioner
                 to
                 repair
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 having
                 first
                 received
                 order
                 to
                 publish
                 the
                 Kings
                 Declaration
                 against
                 the
                 supposed
                 Popery
                 ;
                 and
                 removed
                 also
                 the
                 Term
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 further
                 satisfying
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Edinburgh
                 ,
                 back
                 thither
                 again
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 indeed
                 was
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 magnified
                 by
                 the
                 Citizens
                 as
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 favour
                 ,
                 but
                 presently
                 was
                 undervalued
                 as
                 a
                 trick
                 to
                 cajole
                 them
                 ;
                 so
                 instructed
                 by
                 those
                 who
                 grudged
                 the
                 King
                 any
                 esteem
                 or
                 love
                 in
                 the
                 minds
                 of
                 his
                 people
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                 The
                 Kings
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 bearing
                 Date
                 Iune
                 20.
                 1638.
                 was
                 soon
                 after
                 published
                 ;
                 which
                 contained
                 his
                 dispensation
                 of
                 the
                 Service-book
                 and
                 Canons
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 promise
                 of
                 calling
                 a
                 general
                 Assembly
                 and
                 Parliament
                 with
                 all
                 convenient
                 Expedition
                 ;
                 requiring
                 his
                 subjects
                 to
                 contain
                 themselves
                 in
                 their
                 duty
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 further
                 to
                 hearken
                 to
                 any
                 Rebellious
                 suggestions
                 .
              
               
                 
                 As
                 soon
                 as
                 the
                 Herauld
                 had
                 proclaimed
                 it
                 ,
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 were
                 ready
                 .
                 upon
                 a
                 Scaffold
                 there
                 erected
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Protestation
                 against
                 it
                 ;
                 (
                 having
                 before
                 possest
                 the
                 People
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 this
                 Declaration
                 were
                 hearkened
                 unto
                 ,
                 it
                 would
                 bring
                 undoubted
                 ruine
                 to
                 their
                 Religion
                 ,
                 Laws
                 and
                 Liberties
                 )
                 which
                 they
                 publiquely
                 read
                 ,
                 importing
                 some
                 new
                 additions
                 to
                 their
                 former
                 demands
                 ,
                 and
                 cavils
                 at
                 the
                 uncertainty
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 intentions
                 in
                 the
                 matters
                 declared
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Marquess
                 Hamilton
                 being
                 arrived
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 gave
                 the
                 King
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 business
                 ;
                 and
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 new
                 instructions
                 ,
                 returned
                 back
                 again
                 by
                 their
                 appointed
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 15
                 th
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 1638.
                 and
                 entred
                 presently
                 into
                 a
                 Treaty
                 with
                 them
                 about
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 calling
                 the
                 General
                 Assembly
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 hear
                 of
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 a
                 General
                 Assembly
                 should
                 be
                 immediately
                 called
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 due
                 Elections
                 thereto
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 were
                 met
                 ,
                 themselves
                 should
                 be
                 the
                 judge
                 :
                 For
                 otherwise
                 there
                 would
                 of
                 necessity
                 be
                 some
                 prelimitations
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 freedom
                 thereof
                 might
                 not
                 suffer
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 this
                 Emergency
                 all
                 things
                 growing
                 worse
                 and
                 worse
                 ,
                 the
                 Marquess
                 was
                 forced
                 upon
                 another
                 journey
                 to
                 consult
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 concluding
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 if
                 he
                 returned
                 not
                 before
                 the
                 21
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 of
                 themselves
                 Indict
                 this
                 Convention
                 )
                 who
                 concluded
                 of
                 giving
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 the
                 utmost
                 satisfaction
                 ;
                 and
                 with
                 a
                 Commission
                 to
                 summon
                 this
                 Assembly
                 returned
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 day
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 promise
                 ,
                 made
                 an
                 Election
                 in
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Presbyteries
                 Adjacent
                 ,
                 of
                 themselves
                 ;
                 whereas
                 throughout
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 directions
                 of
                 the
                 Tables
                 ,
                 Lay-Elders
                 and
                 Ministers
                 were
                 chosen
                 together
                 ;
                 a
                 thing
                 never
                 seen
                 before
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 the
                 Source
                 of
                 those
                 calamities
                 which
                 afterwards
                 embroyl'd
                 and
                 enslaved
                 that
                 Nation
                 ,
                 was
                 held
                 at
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 University
                 of
                 Glasgow
                 ,
                 in
                 November
                 1638.
                 in
                 which
                 they
                 so
                 carried
                 and
                 packt
                 the
                 Elections
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 scarce
                 one
                 Dissenter
                 from
                 those
                 Resolutions
                 they
                 had
                 profest
                 in
                 their
                 Covenant
                 .
                 The
                 Bishops
                 were
                 Totally
                 excluded
                 from
                 sitting
                 or
                 voting
                 therein
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 were
                 cited
                 to
                 compeer
                 as
                 offenders
                 ,
                 and
                 answer
                 their
                 charge
                 .
                 Against
                 these
                 proceedings
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 illegality
                 of
                 the
                 constitution
                 of
                 this
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 they
                 first
                 protested
                 ,
                 and
                 tendered
                 their
                 reasons
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 admitted
                 for
                 such
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Commissioner
                 seeing
                 no
                 hope
                 of
                 Justice
                 ,
                 Law
                 ,
                 or
                 Reason
                 ,
                 or
                 Loyalty
                 taking
                 place
                 there
                 ,
                 at
                 seven
                 days
                 end
                 dissolved
                 them
                 by
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 they
                 took
                 no
                 further
                 notice
                 of
                 ,
                 then
                 only
                 by
                 opposing
                 another
                 Protestation
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 declared
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Assembly
                 ought
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 ,
                 nor
                 was
                 as
                 dissolved
                 ,
                 until
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 those
                 ends
                 so
                 often
                 before
                 expressed
                 were
                 fully
                 attained
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 proceeded
                 in
                 their
                 Session
                 .
              
               
                 Strange
                 and
                 desperate
                 was
                 the
                 Pride
                 of
                 this
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 far
                 beyond
                 the
                 Popes
                 infallible
                 Councils
                 ,
                 taking
                 upon
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Supreme
                 Judicatory
                 on
                 earth
                 ,
                 above
                 all
                 Laws
                 and
                 Parliaments
                 ,
                 and
                 King
                 himself
                 ,
                 as
                 Christs
                 Council
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 Judges
                 and
                 other
                 Ministers
                 of
                 State
                 should
                 not
                 obey
                 their
                 Commandment
                 ,
                 they
                 might
                 proceed
                 to
                 sentence
                 of
                 Excommunication
                 against
                 them
                 :
                 Which
                 was
                 effectually
                 put
                 in
                 practice
                 afterwards
                 against
                 the
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 adherents
                 ,
                 before
                 they
                 armed
                 themselves
                 otherwise
                 against
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 they
                 did
                 pretend
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 should
                 he
                 be
                 satisfied
                 of
                 the
                 equity
                 and
                 lenity
                 of
                 their
                 proceedings
                 ,
                 would
                 no
                 doubt
                 comply
                 with
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 matters
                 they
                 Petitioned
                 for
                 ;
                 which
                 more
                 exasperated
                 his
                 Majesty
                 than
                 all
                 the
                 Violations
                 and
                 Usurpations
                 of
                 his
                 Authority
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Arguile
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 hitherto
                 kept
                 fair
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Privy
                 Council
                 there
                 ,
                 now
                 owned
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 ,
                 and
                 professed
                 his
                 adherence
                 to
                 their
                 cause
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 believed
                 he
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 stirred
                 in
                 this
                 unfortunate
                 business
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 therefore
                 the
                 better
                 to
                 satisfie
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 
                 after
                 the
                 first
                 Pacification
                 ,
                 made
                 him
                 a
                 Marquess
                 .
                 More
                 certain
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 the
                 last
                 that
                 suffered
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 conclusion
                 of
                 this
                 Chronicle
                 will
                 appear
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 have
                 insisted
                 the
                 longer
                 on
                 this
                 story
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 general
                 Commotions
                 that
                 followed
                 it
                 ,
                 ran
                 almost
                 the
                 same
                 parallel
                 in
                 their
                 respective
                 commencements
                 in
                 the
                 three
                 Kingdoms
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 shew
                 ,
                 that
                 neither
                 prudence
                 nor
                 arms
                 ,
                 both
                 which
                 were
                 seasonably
                 applyed
                 ,
                 could
                 stop
                 or
                 prevent
                 those
                 judgements
                 of
                 Confusion
                 and
                 Ruine
                 ,
                 which
                 soon
                 after
                 ensued
                 this
                 Tragical
                 Prologue
                 in
                 a
                 miserable
                 catastrophe
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Scots
                 presently
                 began
                 to
                 arm
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 first
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 ▪
                 craving
                 his
                 aid
                 and
                 assistance
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 readily
                 proffered
                 them
                 by
                 Cardinal
                 Richlieu
                 his
                 chief
                 Minister
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 supposed
                 to
                 have
                 fomented
                 the
                 quarrel
                 from
                 the
                 very
                 beginning
                 ,
                 to
                 quit
                 scores
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 for
                 siding
                 with
                 the
                 Rochellers
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 his
                 Raign
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 before
                 any
                 blood
                 was
                 drawn
                 ,
                 came
                 over
                 the
                 Queen-Mother
                 ,
                 
                 whom
                 the
                 generality
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 took
                 for
                 a
                 Prognostick
                 or
                 ill
                 Omen
                 of
                 a
                 War
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 Rupture
                 approaching
                 .
                 Many
                 scandals
                 were
                 raised
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 for
                 her
                 admission
                 hither
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 things
                 were
                 gone
                 too
                 far
                 beyond
                 the
                 contribution
                 of
                 her
                 advice
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 her
                 guilty
                 of
                 our
                 troubles
                 :
                 However
                 ,
                 she
                 seemed
                 the
                 Comet
                 that
                 did
                 portend
                 and
                 foretel
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 like
                 Commotions
                 having
                 happened
                 for
                 some
                 years
                 past
                 in
                 the
                 places
                 of
                 her
                 residence
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Scots
                 towards
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 1638
                 ,
                 
                 had
                 gotten
                 together
                 a
                 competent
                 Army
                 ,
                 raised
                 by
                 the
                 Authority
                 and
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 pretended
                 defence
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 its
                 Religion
                 and
                 Laws
                 .
                 Nor
                 did
                 the
                 King
                 neglect
                 the
                 affairs
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 arming
                 here
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 speed
                 his
                 Purse
                 would
                 afford
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 then
                 in
                 a
                 low
                 ebb
                 :
                 Yet
                 by
                 the
                 Loans
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 Gentry
                 and
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 raised
                 a
                 gallant
                 Army
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 which
                 he
                 marched
                 towards
                 the
                 borders
                 .
              
               
                 Over
                 this
                 Army
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Arundel
                 was
                 made
                 General
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 Lieutenant-General
                 of
                 the
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Holland
                 Lieutenant-General
                 of
                 the
                 horse
                 .
                 A
                 Fleet
                 also
                 was
                 rigged
                 and
                 well
                 manned
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 to
                 Sea
                 under
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Marquess
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 which
                 soon
                 after
                 came
                 to
                 an
                 Anchor
                 in
                 the
                 Frith
                 neer
                 Edinburgh
                 .
                 
                 The
                 King
                 being
                 thus
                 in
                 readiness
                 ,
                 Emitted
                 another
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 taxed
                 the
                 Scots
                 with
                 several
                 rebellious
                 Libels
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 Protestations
                 against
                 his
                 commands
                 ,
                 for
                 usurping
                 his
                 Authority
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 refusing
                 the
                 Oath
                 of
                 Allegiance
                 and
                 Supremacy
                 upon
                 account
                 of
                 their
                 having
                 taken
                 the
                 Covenant
                 ;
                 reiterates
                 his
                 resolutions
                 of
                 maintaining
                 Episcopacy
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 and
                 lays
                 the
                 blood
                 (
                 if
                 any
                 were
                 spilt
                 in
                 that
                 quarrel
                 )
                 upon
                 themselves
                 as
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 whom
                 he
                 ought
                 not
                 longer
                 to
                 suffer
                 to
                 proceed
                 in
                 those
                 undutiful
                 and
                 destructive
                 courses
                 ,
                 but
                 hoped
                 to
                 reduce
                 to
                 their
                 former
                 and
                 due
                 Obedience
                 .
                 
                 To
                 which
                 the
                 22
                 of
                 March
                 the
                 said
                 Assembly
                 reply
                 by
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 wherein
                 ,
                 after
                 expostulating
                 the
                 Kings
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 they
                 curse
                 themselves
                 if
                 they
                 intend
                 any
                 harm
                 to
                 England
                 ;
                 concluding
                 their
                 War
                 to
                 be
                 meerly
                 defensive
                 ,
                 and
                 grounded
                 upon
                 the
                 natural
                 and
                 Civil
                 Law.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1639.
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 King
                 set
                 forward
                 with
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 April
                 came
                 to
                 York
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 May
                 to
                 Barwick
                 ,
                 where
                 both
                 Armies
                 came
                 in
                 view
                 one
                 of
                 another
                 .
                 When
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 at
                 York
                 ,
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 Roxborough
                 and
                 Traquair
                 ,
                 
                 two
                 formerly
                 of
                 his
                 Council
                 ,
                 and
                 Officers
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 him
                 as
                 Commissioners
                 from
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 ,
                 under
                 pretence
                 of
                 Treating
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 who
                 wanting
                 their
                 due
                 Commission
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 suspected
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 sent
                 on
                 an
                 errand
                 purposely
                 to
                 tamper
                 with
                 the
                 English
                 Lords
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 perswade
                 them
                 of
                 the
                 honest
                 intentions
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Nation
                 ,
                 were
                 therefore
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 committed
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 soon
                 after
                 set
                 at
                 liberty
                 ;
                 having
                 in
                 part
                 effected
                 their
                 errand
                 ,
                 and
                 insinuated
                 a
                 good
                 opinion
                 
                 of
                 their
                 proceedings
                 ,
                 withal
                 begot
                 an
                 intelligence
                 and
                 correspondence
                 with
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Peers
                 ,
                 who
                 before
                 were
                 well
                 inclined
                 to
                 their
                 cause
                 .
                 This
                 appeared
                 soon
                 after
                 in
                 the
                 English
                 Councils
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 first
                 Gallantry
                 and
                 Resolutions
                 of
                 the
                 Principal
                 Commanders
                 were
                 seen
                 to
                 flag
                 and
                 abate
                 ,
                 and
                 dissolve
                 into
                 more
                 soft
                 and
                 pliable
                 dispositions
                 to
                 peace
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 English
                 Army
                 being
                 far
                 superiour
                 in
                 Arms
                 ,
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 bravery
                 ,
                 was
                 encamped
                 near
                 Barwick
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Scots
                 at
                 Dunslo
                 ;
                 when
                 by
                 mediation
                 of
                 the
                 persons
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Treaty
                 was
                 begun
                 (
                 which
                 ended
                 presently
                 in
                 a
                 short-lived
                 Peace
                 ,
                 )
                 upon
                 several
                 Articles
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 not
                 performed
                 on
                 the
                 Scots
                 part
                 ,
                 are
                 needless
                 here
                 to
                 repeat
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Proclamation
                 when
                 he
                 also
                 summoned
                 their
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 met
                 on
                 the
                 appointed
                 15th
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 prorogued
                 till
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 August
                 ;
                 
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 they
                 sate
                 four
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 therein
                 formed
                 four
                 demands
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 The
                 Assembly
                 also
                 sate
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 abolisht
                 Episcopacie
                 ,
                 the
                 Liturgy
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Book
                 of
                 Canons
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 the
                 High
                 Commission
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 These
                 things
                 coming
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 a
                 Pamphlet
                 prevaricating
                 the
                 conditions
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 their
                 Letters
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 for
                 aid
                 ,
                 their
                 new
                 Provisions
                 for
                 Arms
                 ,
                 their
                 levying
                 of
                 Taxes
                 of
                 ten
                 marks
                 
                   per
                   Centum
                
                 ,
                 and
                 continuing
                 their
                 Officers
                 and
                 Fortifications
                 ,
                 induced
                 him
                 by
                 his
                 new
                 Commissioner
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Traquair
                 to
                 command
                 the
                 Adjournment
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 until
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 Iune
                 next
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 
                 upon
                 pain
                 of
                 Treason
                 .
                 Against
                 which
                 Command
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 declare
                 ,
                 and
                 send
                 a
                 Remonstrance
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Dumfermling
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Loudon
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Chancellour
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 afterwards
                 ;
                 who
                 coming
                 without
                 Warrant
                 from
                 the
                 Kings
                 Commissioner
                 Traquair
                 ,
                 were
                 sent
                 back
                 again
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 Traquair
                 ,
                 a
                 person
                 suspected
                 to
                 have
                 abused
                 his
                 trust
                 ,
                 comes
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 advising
                 with
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 they
                 both
                 propound
                 to
                 the
                 Council
                 ,
                 the
                 affairs
                 of
                 Scotland
                 being
                 so
                 desperate
                 ,
                 whether
                 it
                 were
                 not
                 more
                 expedient
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 go
                 himself
                 in
                 person
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 reduce
                 them
                 by
                 Arms
                 :
                 which
                 after
                 many
                 politique
                 considerations
                 ,
                 was
                 Resolved
                 in
                 the
                 Affirmative
                 ,
                 That
                 nothing
                 could
                 reclaim
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 duty
                 ,
                 but
                 force
                 of
                 Arms.
                 This
                 again
                 brought
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Dumfermling
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Loudon
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 two
                 other
                 Commissioners
                 ;
                 where
                 before
                 the
                 King
                 again
                 ,
                 they
                 insisted
                 upon
                 the
                 justification
                 of
                 their
                 innocence
                 ,
                 and
                 withal
                 desired
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 would
                 ratifie
                 and
                 confirm
                 their
                 proceedings
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 their
                 Parliament
                 might
                 proceed
                 to
                 determine
                 of
                 all
                 Articles
                 or
                 Bills
                 brought
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 establishing
                 of
                 Religion
                 and
                 Peace
                 :
                 But
                 instead
                 of
                 an
                 Answer
                 to
                 their
                 requests
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 charged
                 them
                 with
                 the
                 aforementioned
                 Libel
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Letters
                 and
                 Intelligence
                 held
                 with
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 ,
                 which
                 then
                 came
                 to
                 English
                 light
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 known
                 by
                 the
                 Characters
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 writing
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Loudon
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 was
                 thereupon
                 committed
                 for
                 a
                 short
                 time
                 ,
                 but
                 released
                 upon
                 the
                 mediation
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 Hamilton
                 .
                 After
                 his
                 release
                 ,
                 he
                 and
                 Dumfermling
                 presented
                 their
                 Assemblies
                 and
                 Parliaments
                 Remonstrance
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Commissioner
                 returned
                 also
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 a
                 full
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 state
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 All
                 three
                 of
                 them
                 being
                 admitted
                 unto
                 the
                 Council
                 together
                 ,
                 the
                 matter
                 was
                 there
                 managed
                 with
                 so
                 much
                 anger
                 and
                 sharpness
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 Scots
                 were
                 more
                 exasperated
                 against
                 one
                 another
                 than
                 before
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Prince
                 Elector
                 Palatine
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Nephew
                 by
                 the
                 Queen
                 of
                 Bohemia
                 ,
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 came
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 having
                 utterly
                 lost
                 his
                 interest
                 in
                 the
                 Palatinate
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 late
                 defeat
                 given
                 him
                 there
                 ,
                 by
                 Count
                 Hatsfield
                 the
                 Emperours
                 General
                 ,
                 where
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 so
                 famous
                 afterwards
                 in
                 our
                 Wars
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Craven
                 ,
                 were
                 taken
                 :
                 he
                 staid
                 not
                 long
                 here
                 ,
                 but
                 departed
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 taken
                 at
                 Lions
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 past
                 so
                 far
                 undiscovered
                 :
                 he
                 was
                 soon
                 after
                 released
                 ,
                 and
                 returned
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 where
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 he
                 had
                 8000
                 l.
                 a
                 year
                 assigned
                 him
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Uncles
                 the
                 Kings
                 Revenue
                 ;
                 till
                 after
                 His
                 Murther
                 ,
                 he
                 departed
                 home
                 upon
                 the
                 Articles
                 of
                 
                 Munster-Treaty
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 restored
                 to
                 his
                 Dignities
                 and
                 Sovereignty
                 ,
                 being
                 conveyed
                 hence
                 in
                 1649.
                 in
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 War
                 to
                 the
                 Brill
                 in
                 Holland
                 .
              
               
               
                 This
                 year
                 was
                 signalized
                 also
                 by
                 a
                 famous
                 Sea-fight
                 between
                 the
                 Flemings
                 and
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 in
                 the
                 Downs
                 .
                 
                 
                   Don
                   Antonio
                   Ocquendo
                
                 was
                 Admiral
                 of
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 which
                 consisted
                 of
                 seventy
                 Sail
                 of
                 great
                 Ships
                 and
                 Gallions
                 ,
                 on
                 which
                 were
                 put
                 aboard
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 report
                 went
                 ,
                 twenty
                 five
                 thousand
                 men
                 designed
                 for
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 against
                 the
                 Dutch
                 of
                 the
                 one
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 French
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 landed
                 at
                 Dunkirk
                 with
                 money
                 for
                 the
                 paying
                 of
                 his
                 Armies
                 then
                 afoot
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 17th
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 met
                 by
                 the
                 Vice-Admiral
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Holland-Fleet
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 engaging
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 Chanel
                 ,
                 was
                 worsted
                 ;
                 but
                 getting
                 to
                 windward
                 ,
                 kept
                 near
                 them
                 ,
                 continuing
                 firing
                 to
                 give
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 ,
                 then
                 before
                 Dunkirk
                 ,
                 notice
                 of
                 their
                 approach
                 .
                 Betwixt
                 Dover
                 and
                 Calice
                 the
                 two
                 Dutch
                 Fleets
                 joyn
                 ,
                 and
                 attaque
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 (
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Pennington
                
                 looking
                 on
                 the
                 while
                 )
                 who
                 being
                 sore
                 bruised
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 Coast
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Ambassadour
                 desired
                 they
                 might
                 be
                 protected
                 for
                 two
                 Tides
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Ships
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 allowed
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Kings
                 Neutrality
                 between
                 both
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 some
                 part
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Treasure
                 ,
                 and
                 fourteen
                 Ships
                 ,
                 got
                 safe
                 to
                 Dunkirk
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 being
                 recruited
                 with
                 an
                 hundred
                 Ships
                 in
                 an
                 instant
                 almost
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 set
                 upon
                 and
                 dispersed
                 ,
                 sinking
                 and
                 taking
                 ,
                 and
                 stranding
                 very
                 many
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 few
                 escaped
                 home
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 second
                 luckless
                 Armado
                 of
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 ,
                 on
                 which
                 the
                 malecontents
                 of
                 this
                 and
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 grounded
                 many
                 false
                 and
                 scandalous
                 surmises
                 against
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 return
                 again
                 to
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 I
                 may
                 not
                 omit
                 one
                 fatal
                 passage
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 19th
                 day
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 Anniversary
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Birth
                 ,
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Walls
                 of
                 the
                 strong
                 Castle
                 of
                 Edenburgh
                 fell
                 down
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 likewise
                 interpreted
                 for
                 an
                 ill
                 Omen
                 :
                 such
                 another
                 ,
                 though
                 more
                 unhappily
                 ,
                 and
                 nearly
                 significant
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 fall
                 of
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 his
                 staff
                 at
                 his
                 Tryal
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 pretended
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 repairing
                 of
                 these
                 ruines
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 sent
                 the
                 Lord
                 Estrich
                 ,
                 Col.
                 Ruthen
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 resisted
                 by
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 ,
                 as
                 men
                 not
                 qualified
                 for
                 the
                 service
                 .
              
               
                 No
                 hopes
                 for
                 these
                 and
                 other
                 reasons
                 being
                 conceivable
                 of
                 treating
                 ,
                 and
                 perswading
                 the
                 Scots
                 to
                 obedience
                 ,
                 a
                 Resolution
                 was
                 taken
                 vigorously
                 to
                 prosecute
                 the
                 War
                 commenced
                 the
                 year
                 before
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 purpose
                 it
                 was
                 debated
                 at
                 a
                 Cabinet-Council
                 ,
                 where
                 none
                 were
                 present
                 but
                 the
                 Arch-Bishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 ,
                 and
                 Hamilton
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 agreed
                 that
                 a
                 Parliament
                 must
                 be
                 called
                 in
                 England
                 and
                 Ireland
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 speedy
                 raising
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 and
                 Clergy
                 should
                 subscribe
                 what
                 sums
                 of
                 money
                 they
                 would
                 advance
                 to
                 this
                 service
                 for
                 the
                 present
                 occasion
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 King
                 could
                 be
                 otherwise
                 helped
                 by
                 Subsidies
                 .
                 
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 first
                 subscribed
                 twenty
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 ,
                 the
                 like
                 did
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Nobility
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 several
                 values
                 of
                 their
                 Estates
                 .
                 The
                 Clergy
                 granted
                 four
                 shillings
                 in
                 the
                 pound
                 in
                 their
                 Convocation
                 ,
                 which
                 presently
                 followed
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 for
                 six
                 years
                 together
                 ;
                 only
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 were
                 refractory
                 ,
                 and
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 induced
                 to
                 lend
                 one
                 farthing
                 to
                 the
                 carrying
                 on
                 of
                 that
                 War.
                 
              
               
                 By
                 these
                 Loans
                 (
                 however
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Loyally
                 affected
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 again
                 in
                 a
                 formidable
                 posture
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 ,
                 besides
                 his
                 own
                 personal
                 disbursments
                 ,
                 
                 had
                 procured
                 four
                 Subsidies
                 ,
                 to
                 maintain
                 ten
                 thousand
                 foot
                 and
                 fifteen
                 hundred
                 Horse
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Ireland
                 he
                 had
                 newly
                 called
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 honourably
                 brought
                 into
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Peers
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 whither
                 by
                 his
                 Majesties
                 call
                 from
                 his
                 Lieutenantship
                 of
                 Ireland
                 he
                 was
                 then
                 arrived
                 ,
                 to
                 assist
                 the
                 King
                 with
                 his
                 prudent
                 Counsels
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Coventry
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 
                 dieth
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 for
                 fifteen
                 years
                 behaved
                 himself
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 like
                 a
                 wise
                 and
                 honest
                 man.
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Finch
                
                 ,
                 
                 Chief
                 Justice
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Pleas
                 ,
                 succeeds
                 him
                 ;
                 of
                 whom
                 more
                 anon
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Anno.
                 Dom.
                 1640.
                 
              
               
                 
                 THe
                 13th
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 this
                 year
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 16th
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Reign
                 ,
                 a
                 Parliament
                 was
                 summoned
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ;
                 at
                 the
                 opening
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 acquainted
                 them
                 with
                 the
                 affronts
                 and
                 indignities
                 he
                 had
                 received
                 from
                 his
                 Scotch
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 
                 whom
                 he
                 spared
                 not
                 to
                 call
                 Rebels
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 somewhat
                 resented
                 by
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 who
                 out
                 of
                 dislike
                 of
                 Episcopacie
                 here
                 ,
                 did
                 not
                 much
                 favour
                 that
                 War
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 a
                 nick-name
                 was
                 then
                 called
                 
                   Bellum
                   Episcopale
                
                 .
              
               
                 Therefore
                 upon
                 the
                 Kings
                 desires
                 to
                 them
                 for
                 a
                 supply
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 he
                 might
                 be
                 enabled
                 to
                 reduce
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 they
                 presently
                 started
                 their
                 old
                 grievances
                 ;
                 which
                 caused
                 a
                 debate
                 ,
                 whether
                 the
                 King
                 or
                 the
                 Subjects
                 should
                 be
                 relieved
                 first
                 ;
                 for
                 so
                 they
                 made
                 the
                 Scotch
                 War
                 the
                 Kings
                 personal
                 and
                 distinct
                 business
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 alteration
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 apparent
                 unwillingness
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 to
                 advance
                 any
                 mony
                 except
                 their
                 previous
                 desires
                 (
                 viz.
                 of
                 clearing
                 the
                 properties
                 of
                 the
                 Subject
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 establishing
                 of
                 the
                 true
                 Religion
                 ,
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 of
                 Parliament
                 )
                 were
                 confirmed
                 and
                 granted
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 reduced
                 his
                 Majesty
                 to
                 a
                 present
                 necessity
                 and
                 dilemma
                 ,
                 either
                 of
                 complying
                 with
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 take
                 mony
                 as
                 he
                 could
                 raise
                 it
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 own
                 credit
                 and
                 Authority
                 ,
                 to
                 subdue
                 them
                 :
                 for
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 hopes
                 in
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 delays
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 was
                 the
                 true
                 Reason
                 of
                 the
                 dissolving
                 that
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 happened
                 May
                 the
                 5th
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 grief
                 of
                 all
                 good
                 people
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 sensible
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 difficulties
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 approaching
                 evils
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Convocation
                 of
                 the
                 Clergy
                 sate
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 continued
                 beyond
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 dissolution
                 ,
                 though
                 contrary
                 to
                 practice
                 and
                 custom
                 ;
                 where
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 before
                 is
                 said
                 ,
                 they
                 contributed
                 and
                 confirmed
                 the
                 Grant
                 of
                 the
                 fifth
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Livings
                 for
                 six
                 years
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 carrying
                 on
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 Scots
                 .
                 I
                 may
                 not
                 omit
                 the
                 concession
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 this
                 affair
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 offered
                 upon
                 the
                 granting
                 of
                 him
                 some
                 Subsidies
                 ,
                 to
                 remit
                 and
                 acquit
                 his
                 claim
                 of
                 Ship-mony
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 advantages
                 of
                 his
                 Prerogative
                 .
              
               
                 
                 At
                 this
                 Convocation
                 some
                 new
                 Canons
                 were
                 made
                 ,
                 with
                 Salvoes
                 and
                 dispensations
                 for
                 some
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 strictly
                 heretofore
                 enjoyned
                 ,
                 but
                 especially
                 and
                 mainly
                 for
                 Episcopacie
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Doctrine
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 England
                 in
                 opposition
                 to
                 Popery
                 ,
                 was
                 hereby
                 established
                 by
                 the
                 Oath
                 of
                 &c.
                 
                 As
                 likewise
                 in
                 opposition
                 to
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Covenant
                 .
                 This
                 Convocation
                 ended
                 May
                 29.
                 none
                 dissenting
                 but
                 Dr.
                 Goodman
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 since
                 died
                 a
                 Roman
                 Catholique
                 ,
                 and
                 owned
                 that
                 faith
                 .
                 As
                 a
                 testimony
                 of
                 the
                 sincerity
                 of
                 the
                 Arch-bishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 in
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Religion
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 here
                 insert
                 therefore
                 a
                 passage
                 relating
                 to
                 these
                 Canons
                 :
                 
                 Upon
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 
                 Glocester's
                 refusal
                 thereof
                 ,
                 the
                 Arch-Bishop
                 would
                 have
                 proceeded
                 to
                 the
                 Censures
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 immediately
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 gave
                 him
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Canons
                 ,
                 three
                 admonitions
                 one
                 upon
                 the
                 neck
                 of
                 another
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 forthwith
                 subscribe
                 :
                 and
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 whispered
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 weighty
                 a
                 matter
                 required
                 deliberation
                 and
                 distance
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 he
                 would
                 there
                 have
                 suspended
                 him
                 from
                 his
                 Dignities
                 and
                 Office.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Noble
                 Prelate
                 ,
                 for
                 these
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 vigorous
                 actings
                 both
                 in
                 Church
                 and
                 State
                 ,
                 fell
                 into
                 the
                 obloquy
                 of
                 the
                 male
                 contents
                 ,
                 the
                 Chief
                 of
                 whom
                 were
                 the
                 Nonconformists
                 ,
                 then
                 called
                 Puritans
                 ,
                 who
                 abounded
                 in
                 London
                 ;
                 the
                 most
                 whereof
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 distaste
                 taken
                 from
                 the
                 censure
                 of
                 Mr.
                 Pryn
                 ,
                 Dr.
                 Bastwick
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Burton
                 ,
                 did
                 mightily
                 maligne
                 him
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 on
                 the
                 ninth
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 a
                 Paper
                 was
                 posted
                 upon
                 the
                 Exchange
                 ,
                 
                 animating
                 Apprentices
                 to
                 rise
                 and
                 sack
                 his
                 house
                 at
                 Lambeth
                 next
                 Monday
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 the
                 more
                 forward
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 was
                 rumoured
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 instigator
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 dissolve
                 the
                 last
                 
                 Parliament
                 :
                 But
                 he
                 had
                 intelligence
                 of
                 their
                 designes
                 ,
                 and
                 provided
                 to
                 receive
                 them
                 .
                 According
                 to
                 their
                 appointed
                 time
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 dead
                 of
                 the
                 night
                 they
                 came
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 five
                 hundred
                 ,
                 and
                 beset
                 his
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 enter
                 ;
                 but
                 were
                 quickly
                 beaten
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 glad
                 to
                 retreat
                 ,
                 having
                 in
                 some
                 measure
                 vented
                 their
                 anger
                 against
                 him
                 in
                 railing
                 and
                 scandalous
                 language
                 (
                 such
                 as
                 the
                 streets
                 were
                 full
                 of
                 before
                 in
                 scattered
                 Libels
                 )
                 and
                 breaking
                 his
                 glass-windows
                 .
                 The
                 day
                 following
                 ,
                 
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 upon
                 enquiry
                 were
                 apprehended
                 and
                 imprisoned
                 ,
                 but
                 three
                 days
                 after
                 forcibly
                 rescued
                 from
                 thence
                 by
                 their
                 Companions
                 ,
                 who
                 broke
                 open
                 the
                 Prison-doors
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 one
                 Bensted
                 a
                 Sea-man
                 was
                 apprehended
                 ,
                 and
                 hanged
                 afterwards
                 in
                 St.
                 
                 Georges-fields
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 head
                 and
                 quarters
                 set
                 upon
                 the
                 several
                 Gates
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Scotch
                 Parliament
                 now
                 sat
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 more
                 violent
                 in
                 their
                 proceedings
                 than
                 before
                 :
                 
                 for
                 having
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 discontents
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 they
                 presently
                 advanced
                 with
                 their
                 Army
                 thitherwards
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 that
                 the
                 Queen
                 was
                 delivered
                 of
                 a
                 Son
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Duke
                 of
                 Glocester
                 (
                 of
                 whose
                 decease
                 we
                 shall
                 speak
                 in
                 its
                 place
                 .
                 )
                 The
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 a
                 readiness
                 to
                 receive
                 them
                 ,
                 had
                 also
                 appointed
                 an
                 Army
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 made
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northumberland
                 General
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 Lieutenant-General
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northumberland
                 falling
                 sick
                 ,
                 he
                 himself
                 sent
                 away
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Conway
                 ,
                 and
                 advanced
                 out
                 of
                 London
                 with
                 the
                 remainder
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 in
                 person
                 to
                 Northallerton
                 .
                 During
                 his
                 March
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Conway
                 had
                 but
                 ill
                 success
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 drawn
                 about
                 1200
                 Horse
                 and
                 3000
                 Foot
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 Passes
                 upon
                 Tine
                 near
                 Newborn
                 ;
                 So
                 far
                 was
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 advanced
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 General
                 Lesly
                 ,
                 (
                 Earl
                 of
                 Leven
                 ,
                 an
                 old
                 Souldier
                 in
                 the
                 Swedish
                 Wars
                 )
                 better
                 armed
                 ,
                 intelligenced
                 ,
                 and
                 provided
                 than
                 the
                 last
                 year
                 :
                 on
                 the
                 27th
                 of
                 
                   August
                   ,
                   Lesly
                
                 desired
                 leave
                 of
                 my
                 Lord
                 Conway
                 for
                 his
                 whole
                 Army
                 to
                 pass
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 with
                 their
                 Petition
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 ,
                 avowed
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 hones●est
                 ,
                 loyallest
                 ,
                 and
                 innocent
                 thing
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 was
                 refused
                 and
                 stopped
                 .
                 Thereupon
                 three
                 hundred
                 Scotch
                 Horse
                 attempted
                 to
                 cross
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 therein
                 repelled
                 by
                 the
                 shot
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Musquetiers
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 placed
                 under
                 the
                 shelter
                 of
                 a
                 Breast-work
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 no
                 sooner
                 done
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Scots
                 with
                 nine
                 pieces
                 of
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 placed
                 on
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 and
                 blinded
                 them
                 with
                 bushes
                 ,
                 plaid
                 upon
                 those
                 breast-works
                 ;
                 which
                 so
                 affrighted
                 the
                 English
                 Infantry
                 ,
                 being
                 raw
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 used
                 to
                 the
                 noise
                 and
                 execution
                 of
                 Canon
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 presently
                 forsook
                 their
                 Posts
                 ,
                 cast
                 down
                 their
                 Arms
                 and
                 fled
                 .
                 Instantly
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Horse
                 with
                 their
                 General
                 himself
                 advanced
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 handsomely
                 welcomed
                 by
                 Commissary-General
                 Wilmot
                 ,
                 who
                 with
                 the
                 Cavalry
                 ,
                 which
                 consisted
                 mostly
                 of
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 very
                 stoutly
                 stood
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 were
                 over-born
                 by
                 number
                 ,
                 and
                 galled
                 with
                 great
                 Bullets
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 forced
                 into
                 a
                 disorderly
                 retreat
                 .
                 Here
                 were
                 slain
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 Quality
                 ,
                 among
                 which
                 was
                 Cornet
                 Porter
                 ,
                 Son
                 to
                 
                   Endymeon
                   Porter
                
                 of
                 the
                 Bed-chamber
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 fourscore
                 and
                 odd
                 of
                 common
                 Souldiers
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 Conway
                 ,
                 
                 after
                 this
                 defeat
                 ,
                 carried
                 himself
                 the
                 first
                 news
                 of
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 might
                 not
                 be
                 told
                 by
                 others
                 to
                 his
                 prejudice
                 ;
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iacob
                   Ashley
                
                 Governour
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 ,
                 knowing
                 the
                 place
                 not
                 tenable
                 ,
                 deserted
                 it
                 ,
                 sinking
                 the
                 Ordnance
                 in
                 the
                 River
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 upon
                 Lesleys
                 approach
                 ,
                 both
                 that
                 Town
                 and
                 Durham
                 rendred
                 themselves
                 into
                 his
                 hands
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 losses
                 accelerated
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 into
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 the
                 supreme
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 therefore
                 conferred
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 knowing
                 his
                 Honour
                 and
                 Reputation
                 to
                 be
                 embarqued
                 in
                 this
                 business
                 ,
                 resolved
                 to
                 put
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 decision
                 of
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 as
                 well
                 able
                 to
                 manage
                 as
                 his
                 Pen
                 :
                 Challengeth
                 the
                 Lord
                 Conway
                 for
                 the
                 disaster
                 at
                 Newborn
                 ,
                 
                 before
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 his
                 ill
                 conduct
                 had
                 occasioned
                 it
                 ;
                 who
                 as
                 stoutly
                 denied
                 it
                 ,
                 laying
                 the
                 fault
                 ,
                 as
                 indeed
                 it
                 ought
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 rawness
                 of
                 his
                 Souldiers
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Scotland
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Haddington
                 ,
                 who
                 commanded
                 as
                 Major-General
                 the
                 Forces
                 raised
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 raised
                 in
                 Lothian
                 ,
                 having
                 recovered
                 from
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 of
                 Berwick
                 Garrison
                 the
                 pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 which
                 Lesley
                 had
                 left
                 behind
                 
                 him
                 at
                 Dunslo
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 brought
                 them
                 to
                 Dunglass
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 slain
                 ,
                 with
                 twenty
                 more
                 Knights
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 his
                 Court
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 stones
                 that
                 flew
                 from
                 the
                 Vault
                 neer
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 then
                 blown
                 up
                 with
                 the
                 Magazine
                 that
                 lay
                 in
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 Though
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 was
                 so
                 eagerly
                 and
                 intensly
                 bent
                 on
                 fighting
                 with
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 yet
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 loth
                 to
                 run
                 that
                 hazard
                 ,
                 not
                 knowing
                 how
                 to
                 recruit
                 himself
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 were
                 worsted
                 ,
                 unless
                 he
                 should
                 condescend
                 as
                 much
                 or
                 more
                 to
                 his
                 English
                 Subjects
                 in
                 Parliament
                 )
                 those
                 Martial
                 resolutions
                 soon
                 abated
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 regret
                 of
                 that
                 Noble
                 Earl
                 ,
                 whose
                 safety
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 glory
                 consisted
                 in
                 driving
                 the
                 Scots
                 out
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 though
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 declared
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 Rebels
                 and
                 Traytors
                 by
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 commanded
                 that
                 publick
                 Prayers
                 should
                 be
                 put
                 up
                 against
                 them
                 in
                 all
                 Churches
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 set
                 up
                 his
                 Royal
                 Standard
                 at
                 York
                 ;
                 yet
                 now
                 he
                 was
                 contented
                 to
                 treat
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 end
                 received
                 from
                 them
                 a
                 Petition
                 stuft
                 with
                 their
                 grievances
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 he
                 returned
                 answer
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Secretary
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lanerick
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 expected
                 their
                 particular
                 demands
                 ;
                 which
                 were
                 tendered
                 to
                 him
                 within
                 three
                 days
                 after
                 ,
                 and
                 imported
                 his
                 Majesties
                 calling
                 a
                 Parliament
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 without
                 which
                 there
                 could
                 be
                 no
                 satisfying
                 redress
                 for
                 them
                 .
                 Thay
                 had
                 likewise
                 published
                 sometime
                 before
                 their
                 marching
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 a
                 Declaration
                 intituled
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   intentions
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                
                 ;
                 which
                 signified
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 lay
                 down
                 their
                 Armes
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 reformed
                 Religion
                 were
                 setled
                 in
                 both
                 Nations
                 upon
                 sure
                 grounds
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 causers
                 and
                 abetters
                 of
                 their
                 present
                 grievances
                 and
                 troubles
                 were
                 brought
                 to
                 publique
                 Justice
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 in
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 speedy
                 accommodation
                 therefore
                 of
                 this
                 quarrel
                 ,
                 Twelve
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 who
                 were
                 there
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 by
                 name
                 ,
                 
                   Hertford
                   ,
                   Essex
                   ,
                   Bedford
                   ,
                   Warwick
                   ,
                   Mulgrave
                   ,
                   Bristol
                   ,
                   Bullingbrook
                   ,
                   Say
                   ,
                   Mandevil
                   ,
                   Howard
                   ,
                   Paget
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Brook
                 ,
                 drew
                 up
                 a
                 Petition
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 it
                 delivered
                 :
                 after
                 which
                 ,
                 others
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 contents
                 were
                 brought
                 from
                 London
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 which
                 unanimously
                 agreed
                 in
                 this
                 ,
                 That
                 nothing
                 could
                 satisfie
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 nor
                 relieve
                 their
                 grievances
                 and
                 pressures
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 the
                 King
                 willingly
                 assented
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 part
                 condescended
                 to
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 demands
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 present
                 summoned
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 England
                 to
                 appear
                 at
                 York
                 ,
                 where
                 accordingly
                 they
                 met
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 their
                 sitting
                 in
                 Council
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 agreed
                 that
                 a
                 Parliament
                 should
                 be
                 called
                 ,
                 to
                 convene
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 November
                 next
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 reference
                 to
                 the
                 Scotch
                 business
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 poor
                 oppressed
                 Northern
                 Counties
                 ,
                 where
                 both
                 the
                 Armies
                 that
                 Summer
                 had
                 quartered
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Bishoprick
                 of
                 Durham
                 being
                 then
                 taxed
                 by
                 the
                 Scots
                 at
                 three
                 hundred
                 and
                 fifty
                 pound
                 ,
                 the
                 Country
                 of
                 Northumberland
                 at
                 three
                 hundred
                 pound
                 a
                 day
                 )
                 it
                 was
                 also
                 resolved
                 that
                 a
                 Treaty
                 should
                 be
                 had
                 ;
                 and
                 thereupon
                 sixteen
                 English
                 Lords
                 ,
                 whereof
                 eight
                 were
                 Earls
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 Barons
                 ,
                 should
                 meet
                 with
                 so
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Nobility
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 place
                 was
                 assigned
                 at
                 York
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 refused
                 ,
                 as
                 not
                 safe
                 enough
                 for
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Deputy
                 Strafford
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 proclaimed
                 them
                 Traytors
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 and
                 against
                 whom
                 they
                 had
                 matters
                 of
                 high
                 Complaint
                 :
                 
                 And
                 so
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 it
                 should
                 begin
                 at
                 Rippon
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 first
                 thing
                 the
                 English
                 insisted
                 on
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 present
                 Cessation
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Scots
                 objected
                 against
                 that
                 ,
                 and
                 said
                 that
                 other
                 things
                 were
                 more
                 expedient
                 to
                 be
                 first
                 considered
                 :
                 For
                 as
                 they
                 would
                 obey
                 the
                 Kings
                 command
                 in
                 advancing
                 no
                 further
                 ,
                 so
                 would
                 they
                 not
                 go
                 back
                 again
                 till
                 they
                 had
                 accomplisht
                 the
                 business
                 they
                 came
                 for
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 propounded
                 four
                 Praeliminaries
                 to
                 be
                 resolved
                 on
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 concluded
                 on
                 and
                 agreed
                 to
                 .
              
               
                 
                 At
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 these
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Scotch
                   Army
                   should
                   be
                   paid
                   and
                   maintained
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   English
                   purse
                   ,
                
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 was
                 highly
                 incensed
                 and
                 enraged
                 ,
                 being
                 so
                 dishonourable
                 a
                 thing
                 to
                 the
                 Nation
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 would
                 have
                 perswaded
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 give
                 him
                 leave
                 to
                 fight
                 them
                 ,
                 no
                 way
                 doubting
                 but
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 drive
                 them
                 presently
                 into
                 Scotland
                 again
                 ,
                 though
                 accounted
                 then
                 far
                 superiour
                 in
                 Discipline
                 and
                 Souldiery
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 Army
                 .
              
               
               
                 But
                 the
                 affair
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 was
                 so
                 far
                 advanced
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 reasons
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 fair
                 way
                 of
                 receding
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 been
                 powerful
                 enough
                 to
                 have
                 combated
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 some
                 made
                 no
                 scruple
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 on
                 the
                 16
                 th
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 Commanders
                 ,
                 some
                 through
                 fear
                 ,
                 others
                 out
                 of
                 compliance
                 with
                 the
                 major
                 part
                 ,
                 agreed
                 to
                 the
                 ensuing
                 Articles
                 ,
                 which
                 for
                 an
                 envious
                 remark
                 I
                 have
                 transcribed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         First
                         ,
                         
                         That
                         there
                         be
                         a
                         Cessation
                         of
                         Arms
                         both
                         by
                         Sea
                         and
                         Land
                         from
                         this
                         present
                         .
                      
                       
                         Secondly
                         ,
                         That
                         all
                         Acts
                         of
                         Hostility
                         do
                         thenceforth
                         cease
                         .
                      
                       
                         Thirdly
                         ,
                         That
                         both
                         parties
                         shall
                         peaceably
                         return
                         during
                         the
                         Treaty
                         ,
                         whatever
                         they
                         possess
                         at
                         the
                         time
                         of
                         the
                         Cessation
                         .
                      
                       
                         Fourthly
                         ,
                         That
                         all
                         such
                         persons
                         who
                         lived
                         in
                         any
                         of
                         his
                         Majesties
                         Forts
                         beyond
                         the
                         River
                         of
                         Tweed
                         ,
                         shall
                         not
                         exempt
                         their
                         Lands
                         which
                         lye
                         within
                         the
                         Counties
                         of
                         Northumberland
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Bishoprick
                         ,
                         from
                         such
                         Contributions
                         as
                         shall
                         be
                         laid
                         upon
                         them
                         for
                         the
                         payment
                         of
                         eight
                         hundred
                         pound
                         
                           per
                           diem
                        
                         .
                      
                       
                         Fifthly
                         ,
                         That
                         none
                         of
                         the
                         Kings
                         Forces
                         upon
                         the
                         other
                         side
                         of
                         .
                         Tweed
                         ,
                         shall
                         give
                         any
                         impediment
                         to
                         such
                         contributions
                         as
                         are
                         already
                         allowed
                         for
                         the
                         competency
                         of
                         the
                         Scotch
                         Army
                         ,
                         and
                         shall
                         fetch
                         no
                         victuals
                         nor
                         forage
                         out
                         of
                         their
                         bounds
                         ,
                         except
                         that
                         which
                         the
                         inhabitants
                         and
                         owners
                         thereof
                         shall
                         bring
                         voluntarily
                         to
                         them
                         ;
                         and
                         that
                         any
                         restraints
                         or
                         detention
                         of
                         Victual
                         ,
                         Cattel
                         or
                         Forage
                         ,
                         which
                         shall
                         be
                         made
                         by
                         the
                         Scots
                         within
                         those
                         bounds
                         for
                         their
                         maintenance
                         ,
                         shall
                         be
                         no
                         breach
                         .
                      
                       
                         Sixthly
                         ,
                         That
                         no
                         recruit
                         shall
                         be
                         brought
                         into
                         either
                         Armies
                         ,
                         from
                         the
                         time
                         of
                         the
                         Cessation
                         ,
                         and
                         during
                         the
                         Treaty
                         .
                      
                       
                         Seventhly
                         ,
                         That
                         the
                         contribution
                         of
                         eight
                         hundred
                         and
                         fifty
                         pounds
                         
                           per
                           diem
                        
                         shall
                         be
                         onely
                         raised
                         out
                         of
                         the
                         Counties
                         of
                         
                           Northumberland
                           ,
                           Westmerland
                        
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Bishoprick
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Town
                         of
                         Newcastle
                         ;
                         and
                         that
                         the
                         not
                         payment
                         thereof
                         shall
                         be
                         no
                         breach
                         of
                         the
                         Treaty
                         ,
                         but
                         the
                         Counties
                         and
                         Towns
                         shall
                         be
                         left
                         to
                         the
                         Scots
                         power
                         to
                         raise
                         the
                         same
                         ,
                         but
                         not
                         to
                         exceed
                         the
                         sum
                         agreed
                         upon
                         ,
                         unless
                         it
                         be
                         for
                         charges
                         of
                         driving
                         ,
                         to
                         be
                         set
                         by
                         a
                         Prizer
                         of
                         the
                         forage
                         .
                      
                       
                         Eighthly
                         ,
                         That
                         the
                         River
                         Tweed
                         shall
                         be
                         the
                         bounds
                         of
                         both
                         Armies
                         ,
                         (
                         excepting
                         always
                         the
                         Town
                         and
                         Castle
                         of
                         Storkton
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Village
                         of
                         Egyshiff
                         ;
                         )
                         and
                         the
                         Counties
                         of
                         Northumberland
                         and
                         the
                         Bishoprick
                         ,
                         be
                         the
                         limits
                         within
                         which
                         the
                         Scotish
                         Army
                         is
                         to
                         reside
                         ,
                         having
                         liberty
                         from
                         them
                         to
                         send
                         such
                         Convoys
                         as
                         shall
                         be
                         necessary
                         onely
                         for
                         the
                         gathering
                         up
                         of
                         the
                         Contribution
                         which
                         shall
                         be
                         unpaid
                         by
                         the
                         Counties
                         of
                         Northumberland
                         and
                         Cumberland
                         .
                      
                       
                         Ninth
                         and
                         Tenth
                         Articles
                         of
                         private
                         injuries
                         .
                      
                       
                         Eleventhly
                         ,
                         No
                         new
                         Fortifications
                         to
                         be
                         made
                         during
                         the
                         Treaty
                         against
                         either
                         Party
                         .
                      
                       
                         Twelfthly
                         ,
                         That
                         the
                         Subjects
                         of
                         both
                         Kingdoms
                         may
                         in
                         their
                         trade
                         of
                         Commerce
                         freely
                         pass
                         to
                         and
                         fro
                         without
                         any
                         stay
                         at
                         all
                         ▪
                         but
                         it
                         is
                         particularly
                         provided
                         ,
                         that
                         no
                         member
                         of
                         either
                         Army
                         pass
                         without
                         a
                         formal
                         Pass
                         under
                         the
                         hands
                         of
                         the
                         General
                         ,
                         or
                         of
                         him
                         that
                         commands
                         in
                         chief
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 sum
                 of
                 that
                 unlucky
                 Cessation
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 afterwards
                 at
                 London
                 concluded
                 in
                 a
                 Treaty
                 soon
                 after
                 the
                 sitting
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 February
                 next
                 paid
                 the
                 Scots
                 off
                 ,
                 giving
                 them
                 the
                 stile
                 of
                 their
                 
                   dear
                   brethren
                
                 :
                 which
                 much
                 pleased
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 money
                 which
                 accrewed
                 by
                 an
                 arrear
                 of
                 124000
                 l.
                 was
                 a
                 great
                 deal
                 more
                 acceptable
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 with
                 their
                 pay
                 and
                 dismission
                 out
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 I
                 dismiss
                 them
                 for
                 this
                 time
                 from
                 any
                 further
                 Narrative
                 ,
                 and
                 look
                 home
                 to
                 our
                 own
                 affairs
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 sate
                 down
                 on
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 immediately
                 fell
                 to
                 questioning
                 several
                 chief
                 Ministers
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 Bishops
                 and
                 Judges
                 ;
                 pretending
                 thereby
                 both
                 to
                 satisfie
                 this
                 Nation
                 and
                 the
                 Scots
                 :
                 Monopolies
                 also
                 were
                 voted
                 down
                 ,
                 and
                 much
                 more
                 good
                 was
                 promised
                 and
                 expected
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 principal
                 of
                 those
                 Grandees
                 that
                 were
                 accused
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 ,
                 against
                 whom
                 Mr.
                 Pym
                 is
                 sent
                 from
                 the
                 Commons
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 
                 Impeachment
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 ;
                 
                 whereupon
                 he
                 was
                 sequestred
                 from
                 sitting
                 as
                 a
                 Peer
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Privado
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ratcliff
                
                 was
                 sent
                 for
                 out
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Serjeant
                 at
                 Arms.
                 Soon
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Earl
                 was
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Usher
                 of
                 the
                 Black
                 Rod
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 his
                 ensuing
                 Tryal
                 ;
                 yet
                 he
                 obtained
                 the
                 assignation
                 of
                 Councel
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Sollicitor
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 managing
                 his
                 defence
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Lincoln
                 contrariwise
                 was
                 released
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ;
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Pryn
                 ,
                 Dr.
                 Bastwick
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Burton
                 returned
                 from
                 their
                 kind
                 of
                 banishment
                 in
                 great
                 pomp
                 and
                 bravery
                 ,
                 (
                 attended
                 by
                 many
                 hundreds
                 on
                 Horseback
                 ,
                 with
                 boughs
                 in
                 their
                 hands
                 ,
                 to
                 London
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 Tide
                 was
                 turned
                 ,
                 and
                 ran
                 strong
                 the
                 other
                 way
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 interim
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Keeper
                 Finch
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Windebank
                
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 both
                 charged
                 with
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 High
                 Treason
                 ,
                 wisely
                 withdrew
                 themselves
                 into
                 Forein
                 parts
                 ,
                 and
                 weathered
                 the
                 storm
                 that
                 would
                 have
                 sunk
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 
                   Iohn
                   Iames
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Son
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Iames
                
                 of
                 Feversham
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Romish
                 Religion
                 ,
                 audaciously
                 adventured
                 to
                 stab
                 Mr.
                 Howard
                 a
                 Justice
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 in
                 
                 Westminster-Hall
                 ;
                 the
                 said
                 Mr.
                 Howard
                 being
                 about
                 to
                 deliver
                 to
                 the
                 Committee
                 for
                 Religion
                 a
                 Catalogue
                 of
                 such
                 Recusants
                 as
                 were
                 within
                 his
                 liberty
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 now
                 Voted
                 the
                 Assesment
                 of
                 Ship-mony
                 (
                 about
                 which
                 there
                 had
                 been
                 so
                 much
                 ado
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 many
                 contests
                 )
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Opinions
                 of
                 the
                 Judges
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Writs
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 judgment
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 against
                 Mr.
                 Hambden
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 all
                 illegal
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 Arguments
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Justices
                 ,
                 Crook
                 and
                 Hutton
                 ,
                 shewing
                 the
                 illegality
                 thereof
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Printed
                 ;
                 and
                 also
                 ordered
                 a
                 Charge
                 of
                 High-Treason
                 to
                 be
                 drawn
                 up
                 against
                 eight
                 others
                 of
                 the
                 Judges
                 .
                 Which
                 business
                 of
                 Ship-money
                 being
                 made
                 so
                 accessary
                 to
                 our
                 ensuing
                 Troubles
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 insert
                 these
                 Records
                 concerning
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Case
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 stated
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 the
                 Judges
                 :
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         CHARLES
                         REX
                         ,
                      
                    
                     
                       
                       WHen
                       the
                       good
                       and
                       safety
                       of
                       the
                       Kingdom
                       in
                       general
                       is
                       concerned
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       whole
                       Kingdom
                       in
                       danger
                       ,
                       Whether
                       may
                       not
                       the
                       King
                       by
                       Writ
                       under
                       the
                       Great
                       Seal
                       of
                       England
                       ,
                       command
                       all
                       the
                       Subjects
                       in
                       this
                       Kingdom
                       at
                       their
                       charge
                       to
                       provide
                       and
                       furnish
                       such
                       number
                       of
                       Ships
                       ,
                       with
                       Men
                       ,
                       Victual
                       ,
                       and
                       Munition
                       ,
                       and
                       for
                       such
                       a
                       time
                       as
                       he
                       shall
                       think
                       sit
                       ,
                       for
                       the
                       defence
                       and
                       safeguard
                       of
                       the
                       Kingdom
                       from
                       such
                       danger
                       and
                       peril
                       ,
                       and
                       by
                       Law
                       compel
                       the
                       doing
                       thereof
                       ,
                       in
                       case
                       of
                       refusal
                       and
                       refractoriness
                       ?
                       And
                       whether
                       in
                       such
                       cases
                       the
                       King
                       is
                       not
                       sole
                       Iudge
                       both
                       of
                       the
                       danger
                       ,
                       and
                       when
                       and
                       how
                       the
                       same
                       is
                       to
                       be
                       prevented
                       and
                       avoided
                       ?
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Their
                 Opinions
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                     MAy
                     it
                     please
                     your
                     most
                     excellent
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     we
                     have
                     according
                     to
                     your
                     Majesties
                     command
                     severally
                     and
                     every
                     man
                     by
                     himself
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     of
                     us
                     together
                     ,
                     taken
                     into
                     serious
                     consideration
                     the
                     Case
                     and
                     Questions
                     ,
                     signed
                     by
                     your
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     and
                     enclosed
                     in
                     your
                     Letter
                     ;
                     And
                     we
                     are
                     of
                     opinion
                     ,
                     that
                     when
                     the
                     good
                     and
                     safety
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     in
                     general
                     is
                     concerned
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     whole
                     Kingdom
                     in
                     danger
                     ,
                     your
                     Majesty
                     may
                     by
                     Writ
                     under
                     the
                     great
                     Seal
                     of
                     England
                     command
                     all
                     the
                     Subjects
                     of
                     this
                     your
                     Kingdom
                     at
                     their
                     charge
                     to
                     provide
                     and
                     furnish
                     such
                     a
                     number
                     of
                     Ships
                     ,
                     with
                     men
                     ,
                     victual
                     ,
                     and
                     munition
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     such
                     time
                     as
                     your
                     Majesty
                     shall
                     think
                     fit
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     defence
                     and
                     safeguard
                     from
                     such
                     a
                     danger
                     and
                     peril
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     by
                     law
                     your
                     Majesty
                     may
                     compel
                     the
                     doing
                     thereof
                     in
                     case
                     of
                     refusal
                     or
                     refractoriness
                     .
                     And
                     we
                     are
                     also
                     of
                     opinion
                     ,
                     that
                     in
                     such
                     case
                     your
                     Majesty
                     is
                     sole
                     Iudge
                     both
                     of
                     the
                     danger
                     ,
                     and
                     when
                     and
                     how
                     the
                     same
                     is
                     to
                     be
                     prevented
                     and
                     avoided
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     was
                     signed
                     by
                     all
                     the
                     Judges
                     but
                     Justice
                     Hutton
                     and
                     Justice
                     Crook
                     ,
                     whose
                     Arguments
                     were
                     against
                     it
                     for
                     Mr.
                     Hambden
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     sued
                     for
                     not
                     paying
                     the
                     Twenty
                     Shillings
                     Taxed
                     upon
                     him
                     for
                     Shipmoney
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         DEcember
                         27th
                         ,
                         1640.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     Resolved
                     by
                     the
                     Commons
                     ,
                     
                     that
                     the
                     Charge
                     impos'd
                     upon
                     the
                     subjects
                     for
                     the
                     providing
                     and
                     furnishing
                     of
                     Ships
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     A●●esments
                     for
                     that
                     purpose
                     ,
                     commonly
                     called
                     Shipmoney
                     ,
                     are
                     against
                     the
                     Laws
                     of
                     the
                     Realm
                     ,
                     the
                     Subjects
                     right
                     of
                     property
                     ,
                     and
                     contrary
                     to
                     former
                     resolutions
                     in
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     the
                     Petition
                     of
                     Right
                     .
                  
                   
                     Resolved
                     ,
                     That
                     the
                     Extrajudicial
                     opinions
                     of
                     the
                     Iudges
                     published
                     in
                     the
                     Star-chamber
                     ,
                     and
                     inrolled
                     in
                     the
                     Courts
                     of
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     are
                     in
                     whole
                     and
                     in
                     every
                     part
                     of
                     them
                     against
                     the
                     Laws
                     of
                     the
                     Realm
                     ,
                     the
                     Liberty
                     of
                     the
                     Subject
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       This
                       was
                       also
                       so
                       resolved
                       by
                       the
                       Lords
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     by
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ordered
                     ,
                     That
                     a
                     Vacat
                     be
                     brought
                     into
                     the
                     Parliament-house
                     of
                     all
                     those
                     Records
                     concerning
                     Ship-money
                     .
                     
                       Which
                       was
                       accordingly
                       done
                       ,
                       February
                       27.
                       the
                       same
                       Year
                       ,
                       the
                       16
                       of
                       the
                       King.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         Die
                         Veneris
                         26
                         die
                         Februarii
                         ,
                         1640.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     UPon
                     the
                     report
                     of
                     the
                     right
                     honourable
                     the
                     Lords
                     Committees
                     appointed
                     to
                     consider
                     of
                     the
                     way
                     of
                     vacating
                     of
                     the
                     Iudgment
                     in
                     the
                     Exchequer
                     concerning
                     Shipmoney
                     ;
                     It
                     was
                     ordered
                     by
                     the
                     Lords
                     spiritual
                     and
                     temporal
                     in
                     the
                     High
                     Court
                     of
                     Parliament
                     assembled
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     Lord
                     Keeper
                     ,
                     or
                     the
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     Rolls
                     ,
                     the
                     two
                     Lord
                     chief
                     Iustices
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Lord
                     chief
                     Baron
                     ,
                     and
                     likewise
                     the
                     chief
                     Clerk
                     of
                     the
                     Star-chamber
                     ,
                     shall
                     bring
                     into
                     the
                     Vpper
                     House
                     of
                     Parliament
                     the
                     Record
                     in
                     the
                     Exchequer
                     of
                     the
                     Iudgment
                     in
                     Mr.
                     Hambdens
                     case
                     concerning
                     Shipmoney
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     also
                     the
                     several
                     Rolls
                     in
                     each
                     several
                     Court
                     of
                     the
                     Kings-Bench
                     ,
                     Common-Pleas
                     ,
                     Exchequer
                     ,
                     Star-chamber
                     ,
                     and
                     Chancery
                     ,
                     wherein
                     the
                     Iudges
                     extrajudicial
                     Opinions
                     in
                     the
                     Cases
                     made
                     touching
                     Shipmoney
                     be
                     entred
                     ▪
                     and
                     that
                     a
                     Vacat
                     shall
                     be
                     made
                     in
                     the
                     Vpper
                     House
                     of
                     Parliament
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     several
                     Records
                     .
                     And
                     likewise
                     the
                     Iudgment
                     of
                     Parliament
                     touching
                     the
                     illegality
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Iudgments
                     in
                     the
                     Exchequer
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     proceedings
                     thereupon
                     ,
                     and
                     touching
                     the
                     illegality
                     of
                     the
                     extrajudicial
                     Opinions
                     of
                     the
                     Iudges
                     in
                     the
                     said
                     several
                     Courts
                     concerning
                     Shipmoney
                     ,
                     be
                     annexed
                     and
                     apostiled
                     unto
                     the
                     same
                     :
                     And
                     that
                     a
                     Copy
                     of
                     the
                     Iudgment
                     of
                     Parliament
                     concerning
                     the
                     illegality
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Iudgment
                     in
                     the
                     Exchequer
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     said
                     extrajudicial
                     Opinions
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Iudges
                     concerning
                     Shipmoney
                     ,
                     be
                     delivered
                     to
                     the
                     several
                     Iudges
                     of
                     the
                     Assize
                     :
                     And
                     that
                     they
                     be
                     required
                     to
                     publish
                     the
                     same
                     at
                     the
                     Assizes
                     in
                     each
                     several
                     County
                     within
                     their
                     Circuits
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     take
                     care
                     that
                     the
                     same
                     be
                     Entred
                     and
                     Enrolled
                     by
                     the
                     several
                     Clerks
                     of
                     Assizes
                     .
                     And
                     if
                     any
                     entry
                     be
                     made
                     by
                     any
                     
                       Custos
                       Rotulorum
                    
                     ,
                     or
                     Clerk
                     of
                     Assize
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Iudgment
                     in
                     the
                     Exchequer
                     ,
                     or
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Extrajudicial
                     Opinions
                     of
                     the
                     Iudges
                     ,
                     That
                     several
                     Vacats
                     be
                     made
                     thereof
                     
                       per
                       judicium
                       in
                       Paliamento
                    
                     ,
                     by
                     judgment
                     in
                     Parliament
                     .
                     And
                     that
                     an
                     Act
                     of
                     Parliament
                     be
                     prepared
                     against
                     the
                     said
                     Iudgment
                     and
                     extrajudicial
                     Opinions
                     in
                     the
                     proceedings
                     touching
                     Shipmoney
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Vacatur
                       istud
                       Recordum
                       &
                       Judicium
                       inde
                       habitum
                       per
                       considerationem
                       &
                       judicium
                       Dominor
                       .
                       spiritual
                       .
                       &
                       temporal
                       .
                       in
                       Parliam
                       .
                       &
                       irrotulamentum
                       eorum
                       Cancellatur
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     The
                     two
                     Iustices
                     Arguments
                     also
                     against
                     it
                     were
                     likewise
                     Printed
                     and
                     published
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 They
                 likewise
                 ordered
                 a
                 Committee
                 to
                 draw
                 up
                 a
                 Charge
                 against
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 was
                 done
                 ,
                 and
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 by
                 Mr.
                 Hollis
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 seconded
                 with
                 another
                 from
                 the
                 Scots
                 Commissioners
                 :
                 upon
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 black
                 Rod
                 ,
                 and
                 ten
                 weeks
                 after
                 voted
                 guilty
                 of
                 High
                 treason
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 having
                 thus
                 removed
                 these
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 growing
                 every
                 day
                 more
                 and
                 more
                 upon
                 the
                 affections
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 they
                 began
                 to
                 hammer
                 upon
                 
                 the
                 Bill
                 for
                 Triennial
                 Paliaments
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 soon
                 after
                 passed
                 both
                 Houses
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 universal
                 content
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 was
                 signed
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Littleton
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 gave
                 him
                 their
                 most
                 humble
                 and
                 hearty
                 thanks
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 former
                 Overtures
                 and
                 Propositions
                 had
                 been
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Ambassadors
                 of
                 a
                 Marriage
                 between
                 the
                 Princess
                 Mary
                 the
                 Kings
                 eldest
                 Daughter
                 ,
                 and
                 William
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 ;
                 which
                 upon
                 the
                 arrival
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Prince
                 ,
                 was
                 afterwards
                 accomplished
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 well
                 approved
                 of
                 by
                 both
                 Houses
                 ;
                 by
                 the
                 lower
                 whereof
                 ,
                 a
                 Vote
                 passed
                 against
                 Bishops
                 temporal
                 jurisdiction
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 afterwards
                 framed
                 into
                 an
                 Act
                 ,
                 passed
                 the
                 Lords
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 confirmed
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 all
                 things
                 (
                 saving
                 his
                 Honour
                 and
                 Conscience
                 )
                 complyed
                 with
                 the
                 desires
                 of
                 this
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Now
                 came
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Straffords
                 Tryal
                 ,
                 which
                 after
                 various
                 debates
                 about
                 the
                 Place
                 ,
                 was
                 appointed
                 in
                 Westminster-Hall
                 :
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 Queen
                 ,
                 and
                 Prince
                 ,
                 had
                 a
                 place
                 built
                 for
                 them
                 ;
                 the
                 Nobility
                 had
                 seats
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 ;
                 the
                 Commons
                 in
                 a
                 Committee
                 sate
                 below
                 ;
                 several
                 of
                 whom
                 ,
                 as
                 Mr.
                 Pym
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 St.
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 managed
                 his
                 Accusation
                 :
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Arundel
                 was
                 Lord
                 High
                 Steward
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lindsey
                 Lord
                 High
                 Constable
                 .
                 The
                 Charge
                 or
                 Impeachment
                 consisted
                 of
                 Twenty
                 eight
                 Articles
                 ;
                 all
                 which
                 he
                 so
                 learnedly
                 and
                 warily
                 answered
                 ,
                 defending
                 himself
                 with
                 such
                 sinewy
                 Eloquence
                 ,
                 and
                 warded
                 the
                 points
                 of
                 his
                 accusation
                 so
                 dexterously
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lords
                 could
                 not
                 find
                 the
                 guilt
                 which
                 the
                 Commons
                 so
                 highly
                 exclaimed
                 against
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 greatest
                 treason
                 imaginable
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Among
                 other
                 witnesses
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   David
                   Fowles
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Pennyman
                
                 appeared
                 against
                 the
                 Earl
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 whom
                 the
                 Earl
                 declared
                 was
                 his
                 enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 latter
                 ,
                 a
                 Member
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 ;
                 of
                 whom
                 it
                 was
                 observed
                 ,
                 that
                 having
                 testifyed
                 against
                 the
                 Earl
                 ,
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 abstain
                 from
                 weeping
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1641.
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Commons
                 seeing
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 condemn
                 him
                 by
                 this
                 proceeding
                 ,
                 they
                 betook
                 themselves
                 to
                 another
                 ,
                 by
                 Bill
                 of
                 Attainder
                 ;
                 which
                 conceding
                 the
                 matter
                 of
                 Fact
                 sufficiently
                 proved
                 against
                 him
                 at
                 his
                 Tryal
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Testimony
                 also
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 prosecuted
                 him
                 there
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 offences
                 ,
                 
                 condemned
                 him
                 as
                 guilty
                 of
                 high
                 treason
                 .
                 This
                 Bill
                 stuck
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 with
                 the
                 Lords
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 Tumults
                 coming
                 down
                 and
                 stopping
                 their
                 Coaches
                 ,
                 and
                 menacing
                 to
                 post
                 up
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 those
                 who
                 favoured
                 him
                 under
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Straffordians
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 an
                 impetuous
                 cry
                 of
                 Iustice
                 ,
                 frighted
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Peers
                 to
                 assent
                 to
                 the
                 Bill
                 ,
                 which
                 yet
                 passed
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 plurality
                 of
                 seven
                 voices
                 against
                 him
                 .
                 No
                 sooner
                 was
                 it
                 past
                 there
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Commons
                 presented
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 for
                 him
                 to
                 sign
                 ;
                 who
                 very
                 much
                 declined
                 it
                 ▪
                 but
                 being
                 over-perswaded
                 by
                 the
                 dangers
                 that
                 were
                 represented
                 as
                 inevitable
                 consequents
                 of
                 his
                 refusal
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 also
                 desired
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Noble
                 Earl
                 himself
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Parliament
                 content
                 ,
                 though
                 through
                 the
                 mediation
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 blood
                 ;
                 His
                 Majesty
                 after
                 advice
                 with
                 the
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 did
                 pass
                 that
                 fatal
                 Bill
                 ,
                 which
                 proved
                 the
                 Ax
                 against
                 his
                 own
                 life
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 cannot
                 pass
                 the
                 Tragedy
                 of
                 this
                 excellent
                 States-man
                 ▪
                 without
                 a
                 very
                 notable
                 remarque
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 hath
                 received
                 credit
                 from
                 the
                 mouthes
                 of
                 many
                 honorable
                 persons
                 ;
                 t
                 was
                 this
                 :
                 At
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 passing
                 the
                 Bill
                 of
                 Attainder
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Bevil-Greenvile
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Alexander
                   Carew
                
                 ,
                 sitting
                 together
                 ,
                 they
                 both
                 serving
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 County
                 of
                 Cornwall
                 ,
                 Sir
                 ●evil
                 bespoke
                 Sir
                 Alexander
                 in
                 such-like
                 words
                 :
                 
                   Pray
                   Sir
                   let
                   it
                   not
                   be
                   said
                   ,
                   than
                   any
                   member
                   of
                   our
                   County
                   should
                   have
                   a
                   hand
                   in
                   this
                   ●minous
                   business
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   pray
                   give
                   your
                   Vote
                   against
                   this
                   Bill
                   .
                
                 To
                 whom
                 the
                 other
                 instantly
                 replyed
                 :
                 
                   If
                   I
                   were
                   siere
                   to
                   be
                   the
                   next
                   man
                   that
                   should
                   suffer
                   upon
                   the
                   same
                   Scaffold
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   same
                   Ax
                   ,
                   I
                   would
                   give
                   my
                   consent
                   to
                   the
                   passing
                   of
                   it
                   .
                
                 And
                 we
                 have
                 seen
                 how
                 exactly
                 and
                 in
                 
                 every
                 circumstance
                 this
                 presagious
                 saying
                 of
                 his
                 was
                 afterwards
                 verified
                 and
                 accomplished
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 observable
                 ,
                 
                 moreover
                 ,
                 that
                 none
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Bishops
                 that
                 were
                 advised
                 with
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 in
                 reference
                 to
                 his
                 satisfaction
                 concerning
                 the
                 Earls
                 death
                 ,
                 escaped
                 the
                 fury
                 of
                 that
                 Parliament
                 and
                 the
                 times
                 ;
                 he
                 only
                 excepted
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 notes
                 in
                 his
                 Book
                 ,
                 who
                 counselled
                 him
                 by
                 no
                 means
                 ,
                 not
                 for
                 any
                 considerations
                 or
                 reason
                 of
                 State
                 or
                 Time
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 to
                 act
                 against
                 his
                 conscience
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 obeying
                 the
                 Dictates
                 thereof
                 ,
                 he
                 should
                 refer
                 the
                 Issue
                 to
                 God
                 :
                 which
                 Counsel
                 had
                 it
                 been
                 followed
                 ,
                 doubtless
                 those
                 miseries
                 which
                 ensued
                 presently
                 after
                 had
                 ,
                 never
                 befallen
                 him
                 nor
                 his
                 Kingdomes
                 ;
                 the
                 Earl
                 being
                 indeed
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 chief
                 Pillars
                 and
                 Basis
                 of
                 his
                 Authority
                 and
                 Government
                 ,
                 without
                 whose
                 ruine
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 the
                 Faction
                 knew
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 effect
                 or
                 accomplish
                 any
                 thing
                 ;
                 such
                 an
                 absolute
                 ,
                 rare
                 ,
                 honest
                 ,
                 and
                 loyal
                 master-piece
                 of
                 Reason
                 and
                 Prudence
                 ,
                 (
                 so
                 much
                 strength
                 of
                 spirit
                 to
                 quicken
                 his
                 undertakings
                 joyned
                 therewith
                 )
                 the
                 age
                 present
                 saw
                 not
                 ,
                 and
                 well
                 will
                 it
                 be
                 for
                 the
                 next
                 if
                 it
                 may
                 compare
                 and
                 parallel
                 him
                 .
                 Thus
                 far
                 to
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 his
                 most
                 useful
                 life
                 ;
                 we
                 must
                 also
                 parentate
                 something
                 to
                 his
                 lamented
                 and
                 most
                 causeless
                 death
                 ,
                 from
                 which
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 shall
                 see
                 in
                 the
                 conclusion
                 of
                 this
                 History
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 a
                 most
                 honourable
                 Resurrection
                 here
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 Sunday
                 May
                 2.
                 was
                 solemnized
                 at
                 Court
                 the
                 marriage
                 between
                 the
                 young
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 and
                 the
                 Princess
                 Mary
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Before
                 we
                 attend
                 the
                 Earl
                 to
                 the
                 Stage
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 unworthy
                 the
                 Readers
                 patience
                 ,
                 to
                 observe
                 Sir
                 
                   Dudley
                   Carleton
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Earls
                 Secretary
                 ,
                 bringing
                 him
                 the
                 news
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 passing
                 the
                 Bill
                 of
                 Attainder
                 :
                 the
                 Earl
                 believing
                 the
                 King
                 would
                 not
                 have
                 done
                 it
                 ,
                 arose
                 from
                 his
                 chair
                 ,
                 and
                 lifting
                 up
                 his
                 eyes
                 to
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 clapt
                 his
                 hand
                 upon
                 his
                 heart
                 ,
                 and
                 said
                 ,
                 
                   Put
                   not
                   your
                   trust
                   in
                   Princes
                   ,
                   nor
                   in
                   the
                   sons
                   of
                   men
                   ,
                   for
                   in
                   them
                   there
                   is
                   no
                   salvation
                   .
                
              
               
                 A
                 design
                 was
                 laid
                 for
                 his
                 escape
                 ,
                 if
                 we
                 may
                 believe
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Balfore
                
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 whose
                 report
                 upon
                 examination
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Earl
                 sent
                 for
                 him
                 four
                 days
                 before
                 his
                 suffering
                 ,
                 and
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 perswade
                 him
                 to
                 connive
                 at
                 his
                 escape
                 ,
                 promising
                 to
                 reward
                 him
                 with
                 twenty
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Daughter
                 in
                 marriage
                 to
                 Balfores
                 Son.
                 The
                 said
                 Balfore
                 saying
                 further
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 commanded
                 to
                 admit
                 Captain
                 Billingsley
                 to
                 march
                 into
                 the
                 Tower
                 with
                 an
                 hundred
                 men
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 securing
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 said
                 Billingsley
                 coming
                 he
                 was
                 denyed
                 entrance
                 by
                 Balfore
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Earl
                 expostulates
                 with
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 opposing
                 the
                 Kings
                 command
                 ;
                 Balfore
                 answering
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 design
                 of
                 his
                 escape
                 was
                 discovered
                 by
                 three
                 good-wives
                 of
                 Tower-street
                 ,
                 that
                 peeping
                 in
                 at
                 the
                 key-hole
                 of
                 his
                 door
                 ,
                 they
                 saw
                 him
                 walking
                 with
                 Billingsley
                 ,
                 and
                 heard
                 them
                 advising
                 thereon
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 Ship
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 readiness
                 for
                 him
                 below
                 the
                 River
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 8th
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 1641.
                 the
                 said
                 Earl
                 was
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Scaffold
                 on
                 Tower-Hill
                 ,
                 where
                 were
                 present
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Wentworth
                
                 his
                 Brother
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Armagh
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 principally
                 he
                 directed
                 his
                 Speech
                 (
                 which
                 being
                 so
                 publique
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 transmitted
                 by
                 so
                 many
                 pens
                 ,
                 cannot
                 certainly
                 fail
                 posterity
                 )
                 and
                 with
                 much
                 Christian
                 resolution
                 ,
                 was
                 offered
                 there
                 as
                 a
                 Sacrifice
                 to
                 popular
                 fury
                 ,
                 heightned
                 and
                 enraged
                 by
                 the
                 artifices
                 and
                 designs
                 of
                 some
                 innovating
                 principal
                 Leaders
                 to
                 the
                 following
                 breaches
                 and
                 Rebellion
                 .
                 To
                 sum
                 up
                 all
                 our
                 misery
                 in
                 the
                 total
                 of
                 this
                 noble
                 person
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 the
                 King
                 signed
                 the
                 Bill
                 for
                 his
                 Execution
                 ,
                 he
                 signed
                 also
                 another
                 for
                 the
                 continuing
                 of
                 this
                 Parliament
                 till
                 they
                 should
                 dissolve
                 themselves
                 ;
                 the
                 only
                 lasting
                 monument
                 of
                 all
                 our
                 troubles
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Scots
                 having
                 thus
                 obtained
                 their
                 aims
                 against
                 this
                 honourable
                 person
                 ,
                 
                 whom
                 they
                 termed
                 the
                 enemy
                 of
                 their
                 Country
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 received
                 a
                 vast
                 sum
                 of
                 money
                 (
                 blood
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 price
                 of
                 blood
                 together
                 )
                 were
                 now
                 pleased
                 upon
                 the
                 disbanding
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Army
                 ,
                 to
                 march
                 home
                 and
                 disband
                 also
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 before
                 intimated
                 ;
                 having
                 first
                 obtained
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 a
                 grant
                 to
                 be
                 present
                 at
                 the
                 next
                 sitting
                 of
                 their
                 Parliament
                 at
                 Edinburgh
                 ;
                 which
                 his
                 Majesty
                 condescended
                 
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 August
                 came
                 thither
                 ,
                 having
                 before
                 his
                 departure
                 constituted
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Leicester
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 ;
                 but
                 through
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 contingencies
                 and
                 reasons
                 of
                 State
                 falling
                 out
                 ,
                 he
                 never
                 went
                 over
                 in
                 that
                 quality
                 ,
                 though
                 preparations
                 were
                 made
                 both
                 here
                 and
                 there
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 his
                 Government
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 seventeenth
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 divers
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 chiefest
                 Officers
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 fearing
                 they
                 might
                 likewise
                 be
                 subject
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 destructive
                 change
                 with
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 ,
                 resigne
                 their
                 places
                 ;
                 viz.
                 The
                 Lord
                 Cottington
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Wards
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Say.
                 
              
               
                 Doctor
                 Iuxon
                 then
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 resignes
                 his
                 office
                 of
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 to
                 five
                 Commissioners
                 .
              
               
                 Marquess
                 Hertford
                 was
                 also
                 sworn
                 governour
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 stead
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 displaced
                 from
                 being
                 Lord
                 Chamberlain
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 ordered
                 to
                 succeed
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 the
                 Kings
                 going
                 for
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 Adjourned
                 till
                 the
                 20
                 of
                 October
                 ;
                 
                 during
                 which
                 recess
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Majesties
                 absence
                 ,
                 the
                 ill
                 humours
                 of
                 discontents
                 gathered
                 amain
                 .
                 The
                 Faction
                 was
                 strengthened
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 by
                 open
                 and
                 avowed
                 correspondencies
                 ,
                 which
                 became
                 publique
                 in
                 menaces
                 and
                 threatnings
                 against
                 the
                 remaining
                 disorders
                 and
                 abuses
                 in
                 the
                 Government
                 .
                 The
                 Ax
                 had
                 but
                 tasted
                 of
                 that
                 blood
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 it
                 soon
                 after
                 glutted
                 it self
                 ;
                 all
                 persons
                 of
                 all
                 Ranks
                 and
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 King
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 ,
                 Duke
                 ,
                 Marquess
                 ,
                 Earls
                 ,
                 Lords
                 ,
                 Knights
                 ,
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 Mechanicks
                 ,
                 suffering
                 under
                 its
                 edge
                 .
                 A
                 remarkable
                 thing
                 ,
                 the
                 parallel
                 of
                 it
                 being
                 no
                 where
                 in
                 our
                 English
                 Chronicles
                 :
                 But
                 so
                 the
                 Noble
                 Earl
                 of
                 Straffords
                 blood
                 was
                 expiated
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 innocency
                 attended
                 with
                 the
                 like
                 victimes
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 now
                 met
                 together
                 after
                 their
                 adjournment
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 being
                 still
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 so
                 ordered
                 affairs
                 by
                 his
                 indulgence
                 and
                 bounty
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 verily
                 thought
                 upon
                 his
                 departure
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 not
                 left
                 a
                 malecontent
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 to
                 the
                 confirmation
                 of
                 which
                 opinion
                 ,
                 the
                 Scots
                 were
                 not
                 wanting
                 themselves
                 ;
                 it
                 being
                 their
                 complement
                 ,
                 grown
                 to
                 a
                 publique
                 expression
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   his
                   Majesty
                   departed
                   a
                   contented
                   King
                   ,
                   from
                   a
                   contented
                   people
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 at
                 Westminster
                 had
                 scarce
                 yet
                 sat
                 in
                 a
                 full
                 House
                 from
                 their
                 Adjournment
                 ,
                 curiously
                 prying
                 into
                 the
                 Errors
                 and
                 male-Administration
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 here
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 fearful
                 news
                 came
                 of
                 a
                 horrid
                 Rebellion
                 broke
                 forth
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
                 
                 It
                 seems
                 no
                 sooner
                 that
                 careful
                 diligent
                 eye
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 was
                 first
                 distorted
                 by
                 the
                 Scotch
                 affairs
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 put
                 out
                 and
                 extinguished
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 envy
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Irish
                 resumed
                 their
                 wonted
                 desires
                 after
                 liberty
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 never
                 yet
                 attempted
                 upon
                 a
                 less
                 foundation
                 than
                 a
                 total
                 Massacre
                 ,
                 and
                 utter
                 extirpation
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 in
                 effect
                 ,
                 however
                 the
                 Parliament
                 threw
                 the
                 odium
                 of
                 that
                 Rebellion
                 there
                 upon
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 Questionless
                 it
                 can
                 be
                 no
                 where
                 imputable
                 
                   ab
                   extra
                
                 ,
                 from
                 without
                 ,
                 but
                 from
                 their
                 unwarrantable
                 proceeding
                 against
                 the
                 said
                 Earl
                 ,
                 whose
                 name
                 and
                 presence
                 alone
                 would
                 have
                 been
                 sufficient
                 to
                 have
                 prevented
                 it
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 wisdom
                 and
                 power
                 able
                 to
                 have
                 suppressed
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 affrighting
                 news
                 when
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 was
                 already
                 in
                 a
                 trepidation
                 ,
                 labouring
                 with
                 its
                 own
                 fears
                 and
                 pretended
                 dangers
                 ,
                 soon
                 brought
                 the
                 King
                 from
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 all
                 possible
                 haste
                 to
                 London
                 ;
                 where
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 those
                 troubles
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 most
                 welcomly
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 magnificently
                 entertained
                 ;
                 the
                 Citizens
                 on
                 Horseback
                 with
                 Gold-chains
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 their
                 several
                 Liveries
                 ,
                 in
                 Rayles
                 placed
                 along
                 the
                 streets
                 ,
                 chearfully
                 receiving
                 him
                 ;
                 the
                 sober
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 not
                 valuing
                 the
                 Irish
                 troubles
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Parliament
                 should
                 but
                 happily
                 agree
                 :
                 if
                 the
                 breaches
                 could
                 be
                 but
                 closed
                 here
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 doubt
                 of
                 stanching
                 the
                 wound
                 there
                 .
                 But
                 it
                 was
                 otherwise
                 meant
                 by
                 the
                 faction
                 ,
                 who
                 added
                 that
                 conflagration
                 as
                 fuel
                 to
                 this
                 ;
                 suggesting
                 to
                 the
                 multitude
                 ,
                 that
                 what
                 was
                 acted
                 against
                 the
                 Protestants
                 there
                 ,
                 was
                 likewise
                 intended
                 to
                 be
                 put
                 in
                 Execution
                 here
                 ;
                 the
                 Authors
                 of
                 one
                 ,
                 being
                 also
                 so
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 ;
                 sinisterly
                 traducing
                 
                 the
                 King
                 as
                 inclining
                 to
                 Popery
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 they
                 point-blank
                 charged
                 upon
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ;
                 which
                 imputation
                 diffused
                 it self
                 afterwards
                 upon
                 the
                 whole
                 Order
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 torrent
                 of
                 the
                 multitude
                 was
                 swelled
                 so
                 high
                 ,
                 even
                 at
                 this
                 reception
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 that
                 one
                 Walker
                 an
                 Iron-monger
                 ,
                 as
                 his
                 Majesty
                 passed
                 from
                 Guild-Hall
                 (
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 most
                 sumptuously
                 feasted
                 at
                 the
                 City-charge
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Gurney
                
                 being
                 then
                 Mayor
                 )
                 threw
                 into
                 his
                 Coach
                 a
                 scandalous
                 Libel
                 ,
                 Intituled
                 ,
                 
                   To
                   your
                   Tents
                   ,
                   O
                   Israel
                   :
                
                 which
                 indignity
                 the
                 King
                 complained
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 thereupon
                 Walker
                 was
                 put
                 in
                 Prison
                 ;
                 yet
                 afterwards
                 he
                 Libelled
                 a
                 great
                 deal
                 worse
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 Press
                 and
                 Pulpit
                 .
                 But
                 since
                 the
                 settlement
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 he
                 procured
                 a
                 lawful
                 Ordination
                 .
                 I
                 mention
                 this
                 man
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 shame
                 of
                 that
                 zealotry
                 which
                 so
                 furiously
                 commenced
                 this
                 unnatural
                 War.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 business
                 transacted
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 ,
                 was
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 Rebellion
                 ;
                 the
                 King
                 having
                 acquainted
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 Speech
                 of
                 his
                 composure
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 troubles
                 ,
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 conjuring
                 them
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 speedy
                 suppressing
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 
                 whose
                 dangers
                 grew
                 every
                 day
                 greater
                 ,
                 Iobs
                 Messengers
                 perpetually
                 bringing
                 over
                 worser
                 and
                 worser
                 news
                 from
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 where
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 were
                 confederated
                 in
                 that
                 horrid
                 revolt
                 ,
                 having
                 made
                 Sir
                 
                   Phelim
                   Oneal
                
                 (
                 the
                 chief
                 of
                 the
                 family
                 of
                 Tyrone
                 ,
                 the
                 late
                 famous
                 Rebel
                 there
                 in
                 the
                 latter
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Raign
                 of
                 Queen
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 and
                 bred
                 in
                 Lincolns-Inn
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 a
                 Protestant
                 ,
                 but
                 turned
                 a
                 bloody
                 Papist
                 ,
                 though
                 a
                 most
                 sneaking
                 and
                 silly
                 Coward
                 )
                 the
                 supreme
                 Commander
                 of
                 their
                 Forces
                 ,
                 which
                 then
                 were
                 raised
                 in
                 great
                 numbers
                 throughout
                 all
                 the
                 Provinces
                 .
              
               
                 Deep
                 waters
                 run
                 stillest
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 least
                 noise
                 ;
                 so
                 was
                 it
                 with
                 this
                 Plot.
                 It
                 was
                 very
                 strange
                 that
                 a
                 designe
                 of
                 such
                 vastness
                 ,
                 of
                 so
                 great
                 mischief
                 and
                 horrour
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 concealed
                 among
                 a
                 multitude
                 that
                 were
                 concerned
                 in
                 it
                 :
                 But
                 this
                 devilish
                 secrecy
                 was
                 imputable
                 onely
                 to
                 the
                 ancient
                 irreconciliable
                 malice
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 against
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 whose
                 yoke
                 sundry
                 times
                 they
                 had
                 attempted
                 to
                 shake
                 off
                 ;
                 not
                 for
                 any
                 oppression
                 they
                 were
                 under
                 ,
                 but
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 natural
                 desire
                 of
                 being
                 Lords
                 and
                 Masters
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 liberty
                 .
                 But
                 nevertheless
                 it
                 pleased
                 God
                 that
                 it
                 came
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 nick
                 of
                 the
                 execution
                 of
                 their
                 Plot
                 to
                 be
                 revealed
                 by
                 one
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 had
                 been
                 in
                 danger
                 to
                 be
                 lost
                 ,
                 as
                 Sicily
                 was
                 from
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 sudden
                 massacre
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 chief
                 Instrument
                 in
                 carrying
                 on
                 this
                 horrible
                 Plot
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 one
                 
                   Roger
                   Moor
                
                 ,
                 descended
                 of
                 an
                 ancient
                 Irish
                 family
                 ,
                 but
                 allyed
                 to
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Pale
                 :
                 He
                 made
                 several
                 journeys
                 into
                 all
                 the
                 four
                 Provinces
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 communicating
                 his
                 intelligences
                 from
                 forrain
                 Popish
                 Courts
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 transactions
                 of
                 their
                 Priests
                 and
                 Fryars
                 there
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 encouragement
                 of
                 this
                 Revolt
                 .
              
               
                 Another
                 of
                 the
                 greatest
                 confidents
                 and
                 complices
                 in
                 this
                 designe
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 Lord
                 Viscount
                 Gormanston
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Pale
                 ,
                 which
                 generally
                 sided
                 with
                 the
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 being
                 inoculated
                 into
                 Irish
                 stocks
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 Papists
                 generally
                 )
                 though
                 against
                 all
                 opinion
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 such
                 enemies
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Tyrone
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 grand
                 Rebellion
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 menacing
                 speeches
                 ,
                 and
                 denunciations
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Parliament
                 against
                 Papists
                 in
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 especially
                 in
                 this
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 threatned
                 a
                 total
                 extirpation
                 ,
                 cannot
                 be
                 denyed
                 to
                 be
                 one
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 the
                 principal
                 cause
                 why
                 they
                 made
                 this
                 defection
                 from
                 their
                 Country
                 and
                 Allegiance
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 23
                 of
                 October
                 was
                 the
                 day
                 pitcht
                 upon
                 for
                 the
                 general
                 rising
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Macguire
                 ,
                 Col.
                 
                   Mac
                   Mahon
                
                 ,
                 Col.
                 Plunket
                 ,
                 and
                 Capt.
                 
                   Fox
                   ,
                   Hugh
                   Birn
                
                 and
                 
                   Roger
                   Moor
                
                 ,
                 were
                 appointed
                 for
                 the
                 seizure
                 of
                 
                 Dublin-Castle
                 ;
                 which
                 would
                 at
                 once
                 have
                 done
                 their
                 work
                 :
                 those
                 persons
                 (
                 with
                 a
                 competent
                 number
                 of
                 men
                 to
                 their
                 assistance
                 )
                 came
                 one
                 day
                 before
                 to
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 conference
                 together
                 at
                 the
                 Lyon-Tavern
                 near
                 Copper-Ally
                 ,
                 where
                 one
                 
                   Owen
                   O
                   Conally
                
                 an
                 Irish
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 retainer
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Clotworthy
                
                 ,
                 was
                 admitted
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 
                   Mac
                   Mahon
                
                 informed
                 of
                 the
                 conspiracy
                 .
                 After
                 a
                 large
                 drinking
                 to
                 their
                 next
                 
                 mornings
                 success
                 ,
                 
                 
                   O
                   Conally
                
                 privily
                 repaired
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Justice
                 Parsons
                 ,
                 (
                 to
                 whom
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Borlace
                
                 the
                 other
                 Justice
                 ,
                 the
                 Government
                 was
                 committed
                 after
                 my
                 Lord
                 Straffords
                 death
                 :
                 The
                 Lord
                 Dillon
                 was
                 likewise
                 named
                 and
                 constituted
                 ;
                 but
                 to
                 avoid
                 the
                 jealousie
                 ,
                 and
                 grudgings
                 thereat
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 disauthorized
                 him
                 )
                 and
                 very
                 disturbedly
                 and
                 confusedly
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 drink
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 horrour
                 at
                 the
                 story
                 ,
                 revealed
                 the
                 chiefest
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 thereupon
                 advised
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 Justice
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 fuller
                 and
                 certainer
                 account
                 ,
                 to
                 send
                 him
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Mac
                   Mahon
                
                 ,
                 commanding
                 him
                 to
                 return
                 that
                 night
                 again
                 to
                 him
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 did
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Tavern
                 and
                 company
                 (
                 who
                 would
                 have
                 kept
                 him
                 there
                 all
                 night
                 )
                 by
                 pretending
                 to
                 ease
                 himself
                 ;
                 and
                 thence
                 leaping
                 over
                 a
                 wall
                 and
                 a
                 set
                 of
                 pales
                 into
                 the
                 streets
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 the
                 Lord
                 Justice
                 Parsons
                 went
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Borlaces
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 assembled
                 a
                 Council
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 coming
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Rotheram
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Meredith
                
                 ;
                 who
                 resolved
                 first
                 to
                 attend
                 the
                 return
                 of
                 
                   O
                   Conally
                
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 his
                 way
                 to
                 them
                 had
                 been
                 seized
                 by
                 the
                 Watches
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 Justice
                 Parsons
                 had
                 been
                 doubled
                 and
                 reinforced
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Dublin
                 manned
                 and
                 guarded
                 very
                 stoutly
                 .
                 But
                 by
                 the
                 diligence
                 of
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Parsons
                 servants
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 set
                 expresly
                 to
                 walk
                 the
                 streets
                 ,
                 and
                 attend
                 the
                 motion
                 of
                 Conally
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 found
                 in
                 the
                 Constables
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 where
                 being
                 recovered
                 from
                 his
                 distemper
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 a
                 perfect
                 narrative
                 of
                 the
                 Treason
                 intended
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 when
                 the
                 Conspitators
                 had
                 gotten
                 the
                 Cas●le
                 and
                 the
                 Ammunition
                 and
                 Stores
                 ,
                 &c.
                 they
                 would
                 batter
                 the
                 Chimneys
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 Houses
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 till
                 it
                 yielded
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 kill
                 all
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Inhabitants
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 like
                 would
                 be
                 executed
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 in
                 all
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Upon
                 this
                 discovery
                 ,
                 the
                 Lords
                 ordered
                 the
                 Lodgings
                 of
                 
                   Mac
                   Mahon
                
                 and
                 
                   Mac
                   Guire
                
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 and
                 watched
                 ;
                 but
                 upon
                 further
                 advice
                 ,
                 they
                 sent
                 before
                 day
                 and
                 seized
                 
                   Mac
                   Mahon
                
                 .
                 He
                 and
                 his
                 man
                 at
                 first
                 made
                 some
                 resistance
                 with
                 drawn
                 swords
                 ;
                 but
                 seeing
                 he
                 was
                 overpowred
                 ,
                 yeilded
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 brought
                 before
                 the
                 Council
                 ,
                 confessed
                 the
                 whole
                 Plot
                 ,
                 adding
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 impossible
                 for
                 them
                 to
                 prevent
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 true
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 him
                 in
                 their
                 power
                 ,
                 and
                 might
                 use
                 him
                 as
                 they
                 pleased
                 ,
                 but
                 he
                 was
                 sure
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 revenged
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 the
                 Grandson
                 of
                 the
                 Rebel
                 Tyrone
                 .
                 The
                 Lord
                 Macguire
                 was
                 next
                 seized
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 other
                 four
                 got
                 away
                 in
                 the
                 dark
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 aid
                 of
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Townsmen
                 :
                 and
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 that
                 came
                 up
                 in
                 numbers
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 their
                 horses
                 in
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 Council
                 had
                 notice
                 betimes
                 ,
                 and
                 seized
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 got
                 notice
                 thereby
                 of
                 the
                 owners
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 not
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 slack
                 pursuit
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 )
                 above
                 thirty
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 those
                 servants
                 ,
                 and
                 inconsiderable
                 persons
                 )
                 that
                 were
                 taken
                 .
                 
                   Mac
                   Guire
                
                 and
                 
                   Mac
                   Mahon
                
                 were
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 custody
                 of
                 the
                 Constable
                 of
                 the
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 same
                 day
                 ,
                 October
                 23.
                 the
                 Councel
                 emitted
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 giving
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 raised
                 by
                 
                   some
                   evil
                   affected
                   Irish
                   Papists
                
                 :
                 which
                 character
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 instance
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Pale
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 content
                 ,
                 in
                 whose
                 Loyalty
                 at
                 present
                 rested
                 the
                 hope
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 was
                 changed
                 into
                 this
                 discrimination
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   evil
                   affected
                   of
                   the
                   old
                   Irish
                   in
                   the
                   Province
                   of
                
                 Ulster
                 .
                 But
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 soon
                 after
                 they
                 absolutely
                 declared
                 themselves
                 for
                 the
                 Rebels
                 ;
                 having
                 by
                 their
                 temporizing
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 ,
                 gained
                 a
                 great
                 quantity
                 of
                 Arms
                 from
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 refused
                 to
                 appear
                 there
                 at
                 the
                 summons
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 ;
                 giving
                 themselves
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 
                   the
                   Confederate
                   Catholick
                   Army
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 same
                 night
                 ,
                 the
                 23
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Blawey
                 arrived
                 at
                 Dublin
                 with
                 the
                 news
                 of
                 the
                 surprizal
                 of
                 his
                 House
                 ,
                 Wife
                 and
                 Children
                 by
                 the
                 Rebels
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Monaghan
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 day
                 after
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Tyrringham
                
                 brought
                 news
                 of
                 the
                 suprizal
                 of
                 the
                 Newry
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 seconded
                 with
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 like
                 seisure
                 of
                 Fort
                 
                   Montjoy
                   ,
                   Carlemont
                   ,
                   To●rages
                   ,
                   Carick
                   ,
                   Mac-Ross
                   ,
                   Cloughouter
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Castle
                 of
                 Monaghan
                 ,
                 being
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 places
                 of
                 considerable
                 strength
                 ,
                 besides
                 a
                 multitude
                 of
                 other
                 Houses
                 of
                 strength
                 ,
                 Castles
                 and
                 Towns
                 filled
                 with
                 British
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 immuring
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 joyning
                 in
                 a
                 Body
                 ,
                 were
                 ruined
                 easily
                 one
                 after
                 another
                 ,
                 whereas
                 otherwise
                 they
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 
                 able
                 to
                 have
                 defeated
                 this
                 barbarous
                 Enemy
                 .
                 
                 These
                 successes
                 were
                 obtained
                 under
                 the
                 ensigns
                 and
                 Conduct
                 o●
                 Sir
                 
                   Phelim
                   O
                   Neal
                   ,
                   Turlough
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 his
                 brother
                 ,
                 
                   Rory
                   Mac
                   Guire
                
                 Brother
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                   Mac
                   Guire
                   ,
                   Philip
                   O
                   Rely
                   ,
                   Mulmore
                   O
                   Rely
                   ,
                
                 Sir
                 
                   Conne
                   Gennys
                
                 ,
                 Col.
                 
                   Mac
                   Brian
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Mac
                   Mahon
                
                 ;
                 who
                 with
                 their
                 torces
                 advancing
                 Southwards
                 ,
                 took
                 in
                 Dundalk
                 ,
                 and
                 besieged
                 Tredagh
                 ;
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Pale
                 publiquely
                 joyning
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 Viscount
                 Gormanstone
                 being
                 made
                 Lord
                 General
                 thereof
                 ;
                 
                   Hugh
                   Birn
                
                 Lieutenant
                 General
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Fingale
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 .
                 Every
                 day
                 and
                 hour
                 came
                 Tydings
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 horrid
                 massacres
                 committed
                 in
                 the
                 Counties
                 of
                 
                   Down
                   ,
                   Fermanagh
                   ,
                   Monaghan
                   ,
                   Antrim
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Armagh
                 :
                 those
                 that
                 escaped
                 to
                 the
                 Sea-Towns
                 ,
                 the
                 Inland
                 being
                 all
                 lost
                 ,
                 perishing
                 there
                 by
                 their
                 hard
                 and
                 starving
                 march
                 ,
                 both
                 hungry
                 and
                 naked
                 ,
                 and
                 pestring
                 the
                 few
                 Garrisons
                 of
                 
                   Colrain
                   ,
                   Carick-fergus
                
                 and
                 
                   London
                   Derry
                
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 multitude
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 got
                 to
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 not
                 one
                 in
                 five
                 survived
                 the
                 want
                 and
                 tire
                 of
                 their
                 journey
                 ;
                 insomuch
                 that
                 some
                 being
                 over-driven
                 by
                 the
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 have
                 been
                 forced
                 to
                 leave
                 their
                 Infants
                 and
                 young
                 Children
                 in
                 the
                 High-ways
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 knocked
                 on
                 the
                 head
                 by
                 them
                 .
                 Nor
                 was
                 this
                 calamity
                 all
                 ;
                 such
                 as
                 got
                 shipping
                 for
                 England
                 were
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 drowned
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 three
                 moneths
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 the
                 winter
                 and
                 that
                 season
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 was
                 so
                 rude
                 and
                 tempestuous
                 ;
                 while
                 the
                 Rebels
                 gloried
                 in
                 their
                 successes
                 and
                 cruelties
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 extraordinary
                 displeasure
                 of
                 the
                 Almighty
                 towards
                 these
                 their
                 causless
                 Adversaries
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 I
                 may
                 not
                 pass
                 this
                 doleful
                 subject
                 without
                 some
                 particular
                 testimony
                 of
                 their
                 barbarousness
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 instance
                 that
                 inhumane
                 murder
                 at
                 Portnedown
                 Bridg
                 ,
                 where
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 at
                 several
                 times
                 they
                 forced
                 1800
                 men
                 ,
                 
                 women
                 and
                 children
                 with
                 pikes
                 and
                 halberts
                 off
                 that
                 Bridge
                 into
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 and
                 drowned
                 them
                 all
                 :
                 soon
                 after
                 which
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 such
                 ghastly
                 apparitions
                 seen
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 screeches
                 of
                 revenge
                 heard
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Irish
                 inhabitants
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 remove
                 their
                 Creats
                 or
                 Hovels
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 dreadful
                 noise
                 and
                 clamor
                 thereof
                 .
                 In
                 sum
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 never
                 such
                 a
                 Diabolical
                 Fury
                 ,
                 Treachery
                 and
                 Perfidiousness
                 in
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 which
                 consumed
                 in
                 five
                 moneths
                 time
                 no
                 less
                 then
                 150000
                 persons
                 ;
                 
                 nay
                 ,
                 some
                 good
                 Authors
                 have
                 reckoned
                 more
                 in
                 that
                 one
                 Province
                 of
                 Vlster
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Phelim
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 &
                 his
                 party
                 cruelly
                 upon
                 their
                 defeat
                 at
                 Dundalk
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 wreaking
                 their
                 revenge
                 upon
                 such
                 innocent
                 persons
                 ,
                 as
                 from
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 they
                 had
                 kept
                 in
                 miserable
                 durance
                 and
                 captivity
                 .
                 Dublin
                 was
                 now
                 in
                 great
                 streights
                 and
                 frights
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 miseries
                 of
                 those
                 poor
                 Wretches
                 that
                 made
                 it
                 their
                 refuge
                 ,
                 rendred
                 more
                 dismal
                 .
                 The
                 whole
                 Irish
                 Army
                 consisted
                 but
                 of
                 2000
                 Foot
                 and
                 1000
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 dis-joyned
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 as
                 much
                 danger
                 of
                 embodying
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 staying
                 there
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 seven
                 Companies
                 of
                 Foot
                 had
                 been
                 lost
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Garrisons
                 ,
                 already
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 being
                 Irish.
                 Nor
                 was
                 there
                 any
                 money
                 in
                 the
                 Treasury
                 ;
                 onely
                 3000
                 l.
                 destined
                 to
                 pay
                 a
                 publick
                 debt
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 was
                 stopt
                 for
                 present
                 use
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 means
                 a
                 Regiment
                 was
                 raised
                 for
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Titchburn
                
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 reinforce
                 the
                 Garrison
                 of
                 Tredagh
                 ,
                 into
                 which
                 the
                 Lord
                 Moor
                 now
                 Earl
                 thereof
                 had
                 opportunely
                 put
                 himself
                 with
                 his
                 Troop
                 of
                 Horse
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Townsmen
                 were
                 false
                 and
                 wavering
                 :
                 Sir
                 Henry
                 arrived
                 safe
                 thither
                 in
                 two
                 days
                 march
                 from
                 
                   Dublin
                   ,
                   November
                
                 the
                 4th
                 .
                 Another
                 Regiment
                 was
                 raised
                 for
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Coot
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 Governour
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 now
                 in
                 great
                 fear
                 and
                 despair
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Rebels
                 were
                 near
                 it
                 on
                 every
                 side
                 :
                 this
                 Regiment
                 was
                 made
                 up
                 mostly
                 of
                 those
                 men
                 who
                 came
                 stript
                 and
                 despoiled
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 lived
                 to
                 see
                 themselves
                 revenged
                 of
                 the
                 Irish.
                 Applications
                 were
                 likewise
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 Expresses
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 then
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Lieutenant
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 and
                 both
                 Houses
                 of
                 Parliament
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 who
                 readily
                 voted
                 a
                 potent
                 relief
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 their
                 debates
                 and
                 quarrels
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 on
                 purpose
                 retarded
                 it
                 ,
                 till
                 all
                 was
                 near
                 lost
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 the
                 envy
                 whereof
                 they
                 loaded
                 upon
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 than
                 whom
                 no
                 Prince
                 could
                 ever
                 be
                 more
                 affected
                 with
                 the
                 sadness
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 calamity
                 ,
                 I
                 may
                 not
                 omit
                 that
                 
                   Owen
                   O
                   Conally
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sent
                 with
                 the
                 express
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 was
                 rewarded
                 
                 by
                 them
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 desire
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 Ireland
                 with
                 200
                 l.
                 in
                 money
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 200
                 l.
                 a
                 year
                 pension
                 ,
                 till
                 lands
                 of
                 inheritance
                 could
                 be
                 setled
                 on
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Ormond
                 was
                 now
                 marched
                 to
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 title
                 of
                 Lieutenant-General
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 Troop
                 of
                 100
                 Cur●asiers
                 compleatly
                 armed
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lucas
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Armstrong
                 ,
                 old
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Yarner
                 ,
                 arrived
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 as
                 did
                 Col.
                 Crawford
                 ,
                 for
                 whom
                 a
                 Regiment
                 was
                 raised
                 ,
                 as
                 Troops
                 for
                 the
                 other
                 ;
                 600
                 Foot
                 had
                 been
                 also
                 provided
                 under
                 the
                 conduct
                 of
                 Major
                 Roper
                 ,
                 to
                 march
                 as
                 Recruits
                 to
                 Tredagh
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 instance
                 of
                 the
                 Governour
                 ;
                 and
                 accordingly
                 on
                 the
                 27th
                 of
                 November
                 they
                 begun
                 this
                 short
                 Expedition
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 with
                 50
                 Horse
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Ormonds
                 under
                 Sir
                 
                   Patrick
                   Weems
                
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 ill
                 conduct
                 ,
                 and
                 loytering
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 unexpertness
                 of
                 those
                 raw
                 foot-Souldiers
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 of
                 a
                 sudden
                 in
                 a
                 mist
                 attaqued
                 by
                 a
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Rebels
                 near
                 Iulian
                 Town-bridg
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 being
                 deserted
                 by
                 the
                 horse
                 ,
                 most
                 shamefully
                 routed
                 ;
                 three
                 of
                 the
                 Captains
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 except
                 100
                 that
                 escaped
                 with
                 Major
                 Roper
                 to
                 Drogheda
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 cut
                 off
                 :
                 The
                 news
                 whereof
                 arrived
                 to
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 just
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 returned
                 from
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 his
                 disappointed
                 meeting
                 with
                 them
                 the
                 day
                 before
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 their
                 delayed
                 advance
                 .
              
               
                 Proud
                 with
                 this
                 success
                 ,
                 as
                 with
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 
                 Mellefont-house
                 ,
                 the
                 Mansion
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Moor
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 stoutly
                 defended
                 ,
                 they
                 made
                 sure
                 of
                 Tredagh
                 ,
                 and
                 drew
                 their
                 ●orces
                 about
                 it
                 ;
                 whereas
                 had
                 they
                 marched
                 for
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 had
                 too
                 many
                 friends
                 ,
                 and
                 whence
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Coot
                
                 was
                 marched
                 into
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Wicklow
                 to
                 repress
                 the
                 insolencies
                 of
                 the
                 Birns
                 and
                 Tools
                 towards
                 the
                 poor
                 English
                 ,
                 from
                 whom
                 they
                 had
                 taken
                 Carews
                 fort
                 ,
                 and
                 possessed
                 themselves
                 of
                 the
                 chief
                 Gentlemens
                 houses
                 ;
                 they
                 might
                 have
                 carried
                 both
                 places
                 .
                 At
                 Wicklow
                 Sir
                 Charles
                 executed
                 some
                 murderous
                 Irish
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 being
                 ca●●ed
                 to
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 encountred
                 by
                 
                   Luke
                   Tool
                
                 ,
                 and
                 1000
                 Irish
                 ,
                 whom
                 he
                 quickly
                 made
                 run
                 into
                 a
                 Bog
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 loss
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 safe
                 home
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 the
                 Lords
                 and
                 Gentry
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Pale
                 plainly
                 discovered
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 touched
                 before
                 ,
                 assisted
                 in
                 the
                 siege
                 of
                 Tredagh
                 ;
                 and
                 thereby
                 Lemster
                 and
                 Vlster
                 became
                 United
                 in
                 this
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 Munster
                 was
                 not
                 engaged
                 till
                 December
                 .
                 (
                 At
                 this
                 time
                 also
                 they
                 emitted
                 their
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 dec●ared
                 for
                 the
                 exercise
                 of
                 the
                 Roman
                 Catholick
                 Religion
                 ,
                 their
                 Rights
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Kings
                 Prerogative
                 ;
                 and
                 justified
                 their
                 taking
                 arms
                 to
                 those
                 purposes
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 example
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 obtained
                 their
                 demands
                 thereby
                 :
                 And
                 next
                 ,
                 they
                 presume
                 to
                 face
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 theatning
                 to
                 encamp
                 at
                 Clantarfe
                 very
                 near
                 the
                 Harbour
                 thereof
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 intended
                 to
                 stop
                 from
                 receiving
                 any
                 succours
                 ,
                 but
                 at
                 the
                 approach
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Coot
                
                 they
                 fled
                 thence
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Town
                 was
                 pillaged
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 part
                 burnt
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 they
                 had
                 robbed
                 a
                 Barge
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 goods
                 were
                 found
                 in
                 Mr.
                 Kings
                 house
                 ,
                 who
                 with
                 
                   Luke
                   Nettervil
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 had
                 now
                 encamped
                 themselves
                 again
                 at
                 Swords
                 within
                 six
                 miles
                 of
                 Dublin
                 with
                 20000
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 possessed
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Artain
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 within
                 two
                 miles
                 thereof
                 :
                 At
                 Castle-Lyons
                 and
                 Rath
                 there
                 lay
                 2000
                 more
                 ,
                 who
                 came
                 out
                 of
                 
                   Caterlagh
                   ,
                   Kings
                   County
                
                 and
                 Kildare
                 ,
                 under
                 
                   Roger
                   Moor.
                
                 This
                 was
                 on
                 the
                 East-side
                 :
                 on
                 the
                 South-side
                 lay
                 the
                 Birnes
                 and
                 the
                 Tools
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 lodged
                 themselves
                 in
                 Castles
                 near
                 the
                 Sea-side
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Villages
                 at
                 the
                 foot
                 of
                 the
                 Mountains
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 that
                 their
                 Forces
                 now
                 in
                 Lemster
                 amounted
                 to
                 20000
                 men
                 .
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 the
                 Naas
                 and
                 Kildare
                 were
                 taken
                 ,
                 as
                 were
                 Trim
                 and
                 Ashbey
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Meath
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Rebels
                 ;
                 and
                 no
                 better
                 news
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 hoped
                 for
                 or
                 expected
                 :
                 besides
                 ,
                 now
                 the
                 market
                 of
                 Dublin
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 supplied
                 ,
                 the
                 enemy
                 every
                 where
                 so
                 encompassed
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Tredagh
                 nevertheless
                 held
                 out
                 gallantly
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 arrival
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Simon
                   Harcourt
                
                 with
                 his
                 Regiment
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 supplies
                 of
                 money
                 ;
                 and
                 more
                 men
                 and
                 arms
                 were
                 daily
                 expected
                 ;
                 which
                 deceiving
                 the
                 opinion
                 of
                 the
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 so
                 disheartned
                 them
                 ,
                 after
                 many
                 fruitless
                 attemps
                 made
                 upon
                 that
                 Town
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 broke
                 up
                 their
                 siege
                 ,
                 and
                 marched
                 Northwards
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 their
                 way
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Titchburn
                
                 sallied
                 out
                 and
                 overtook
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 them
                 a
                 defeat
                 ;
                 and
                 pursuing
                 
                 his
                 success
                 ,
                 
                 recovered
                 Dundalk
                 again
                 by
                 storm
                 ;
                 while
                 Sir
                 
                   Phelim
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 hardly
                 escaped
                 over
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 and
                 fled
                 back
                 to
                 Vlster
                 ,
                 where
                 Major-General
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Monro
                
                 ,
                 who
                 commanded
                 the
                 Scotch
                 forces
                 (
                 whose
                 Plantations
                 fared
                 no
                 better
                 than
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Irish
                 had
                 once
                 mastered
                 ours
                 )
                 lent
                 the
                 Parliament
                 by
                 agreement
                 at
                 Edinburgh
                 ,
                 in
                 revenge
                 of
                 those
                 spoils
                 and
                 massacres
                 committed
                 ,
                 made
                 the
                 same
                 bloody
                 havock
                 and
                 waste
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 next
                 year
                 took
                 in
                 and
                 recovered
                 sundry
                 Towns
                 and
                 Castles
                 ,
                 particularly
                 the
                 Newry
                 ;
                 which
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 like
                 successes
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Simon
                   Harcourt
                
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Coot
                
                 in
                 Lemster
                 ,
                 had
                 almost
                 flag'd
                 the
                 hearts
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 them
                 willing
                 to
                 a
                 Cessation
                 .
              
               
                 Leave
                 we
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 in
                 a
                 forlorn
                 ,
                 miserable
                 ,
                 bleeding
                 condition
                 ,
                 and
                 cast
                 an
                 eye
                 homeward
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 soon
                 after
                 his
                 return
                 ,
                 to
                 rest
                 and
                 vacate
                 himself
                 a
                 little
                 from
                 the
                 toil
                 and
                 burden
                 of
                 business
                 ,
                 retired
                 to
                 Hampton-Court
                 ,
                 whence
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 the
                 importunity
                 of
                 his
                 affairs
                 straight
                 recalled
                 him
                 to
                 his
                 Court
                 at
                 White-Hall
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 sundry
                 times
                 tumulted
                 by
                 a
                 numerous
                 rabble
                 out
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 crying
                 out
                 
                   No
                   Bishops
                
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 affronting
                 language
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 passed
                 by
                 the
                 Court-Gates
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 where
                 Col.
                 Lunsford
                 (
                 then
                 nominated
                 to
                 be
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 confided
                 in
                 by
                 the
                 Citizens
                 no
                 more
                 than
                 others
                 appointed
                 to
                 that
                 charge
                 ,
                 till
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Balfour
                
                 had
                 possession
                 thereof
                 )
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 drew
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 wounded
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 which
                 so
                 exasperated
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 next
                 time
                 they
                 came
                 down
                 armed
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 greater
                 numbers
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 terror
                 and
                 affrightment
                 of
                 the
                 parts
                 adjacent
                 to
                 the
                 Court
                 :
                 an
                 ill
                 omen
                 or
                 presage
                 of
                 those
                 dire
                 revolutions
                 which
                 followed
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 beginning
                 of
                 these
                 uproars
                 were
                 like
                 themselves
                 ,
                 at
                 first
                 tumultuary
                 ,
                 and
                 consisted
                 of
                 the
                 rabble
                 onely
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 kind
                 reception
                 they
                 found
                 from
                 some
                 Parliament-Members
                 ,
                 who
                 tacitely
                 encouraged
                 their
                 rude
                 clamours
                 ,
                 and
                 smiled
                 upon
                 their
                 numbers
                 ,
                 moved
                 Citizens
                 of
                 the
                 best
                 quality
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 those
                 Club-men
                 ;
                 and
                 now
                 they
                 began
                 to
                 marshal
                 their
                 multitudes
                 into
                 rank
                 and
                 File
                 ;
                 the
                 eminent
                 zealots
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 Aldermens
                 fellows
                 ,
                 being
                 right-hand-men
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 placing
                 themselves
                 in
                 the
                 intervals
                 like
                 Officers
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 their
                 return
                 by
                 night
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 usual
                 course
                 ,
                 carried
                 Links
                 in
                 their
                 hands
                 ,
                 like
                 right
                 boutefeus
                 ,
                 to
                 light
                 their
                 Complices
                 and
                 Partakers
                 in
                 this
                 monstrous
                 Riot
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 danger
                 appearing
                 in
                 a
                 method
                 and
                 form
                 ,
                 the
                 dire
                 prognostick
                 of
                 Battalia
                 ,
                 and
                 flighting
                 the
                 opposition
                 of
                 a
                 
                   Corps
                   du
                   Guard
                
                 erected
                 over
                 against
                 
                 Scotland-yard
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 was
                 maintained
                 by
                 the
                 Trained
                 Bands
                 of
                 St.
                 Clements
                 and
                 St.
                 Martins
                 ;
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 the
                 honourable
                 Society
                 of
                 Grayes-Inne
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 leading
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Mason
                
                 ,
                 in
                 good
                 order
                 ranked
                 two
                 and
                 two
                 ,
                 marched
                 from
                 their
                 randezvouz
                 at
                 Covent-Garden
                 to
                 White-Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 proffered
                 their
                 Loyal
                 Service
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Guard
                 to
                 his
                 person
                 ,
                 against
                 those
                 formidable
                 tumults
                 .
                 They
                 were
                 received
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 with
                 all
                 respect
                 and
                 acknowledgements
                 of
                 this
                 seasonable
                 tender
                 ;
                 which
                 manifested
                 that
                 Law
                 ,
                 Reason
                 ,
                 and
                 Civility
                 were
                 disengaged
                 from
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Kings
                 sudden
                 remove
                 dispensed
                 with
                 their
                 Duty
                 .
                 
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 ,
                 sensible
                 from
                 what
                 quiver
                 this
                 Arrow
                 came
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 longer
                 able
                 to
                 endure
                 these
                 indignities
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 so
                 often
                 moved
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 ,
                 though
                 in
                 vain
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 or
                 punish
                 ,
                 resolved
                 to
                 seize
                 on
                 those
                 Grandees
                 who
                 principally
                 abetted
                 those
                 tumults
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 had
                 had
                 a
                 deep
                 hand
                 in
                 the
                 Scotch
                 troubles
                 ,
                 (
                 having
                 intercepted
                 Letters
                 of
                 correspondence
                 between
                 them
                 and
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 )
                 the
                 untoward
                 Issue
                 and
                 Event
                 whereof
                 (
                 as
                 whereby
                 his
                 English
                 Subjects
                 had
                 presumed
                 to
                 obtain
                 by
                 tumults
                 the
                 same
                 demands
                 )
                 lay
                 yet
                 heavy
                 on
                 his
                 heart
                 ,
                 and
                 boded
                 the
                 fame
                 conclusions
                 .
              
               
                 Taking
                 therefore
                 with
                 him
                 a
                 Guard
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 domestick
                 Servants
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Gentlemen
                 casually
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 late
                 in
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Christmas-nights
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 door
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 and
                 entred
                 ,
                 and
                 demanded
                 five
                 members
                 thereof
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 also
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Peers
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Kimbolton
                 )
                 viz.
                 Mr.
                 Pyns
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Hambden
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Holles
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Stro●d
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Haslerig
                
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 having
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 coming
                 to
                 this
                 purpose
                 ,
                 by
                 one
                 Langrish
                 a
                 Servant
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Queens
                 ,
                 had
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 but
                 just
                 enough
                 ,
                 to
                 withdraw
                 themselves
                 into
                 Westminster-Hall
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 lay
                 hid
                 in
                 the
                 
                 Kings-bench-Court
                 ,
                 until
                 the
                 business
                 of
                 that
                 night
                 was
                 over
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 betook
                 themselves
                 into
                 London
                 to
                 the
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 whereto
                 the
                 House
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 adjourned
                 it self
                 in
                 a
                 grand
                 Committee
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 safeguard
                 and
                 security
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 attempt
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 House
                 presently
                 voted
                 a
                 breach
                 of
                 priviledge
                 ;
                 and
                 ran
                 so
                 high
                 as
                 to
                 complain
                 of
                 evil
                 Councellours
                 about
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 demanding
                 the
                 persons
                 of
                 those
                 who
                 gave
                 that
                 advice
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 :
                 Nay
                 ,
                 so
                 highly
                 did
                 they
                 insist
                 upon
                 and
                 urge
                 this
                 violation
                 of
                 their
                 freedom
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 King
                 could
                 do
                 ,
                 gave
                 them
                 no
                 satisfaction
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 excuse
                 it
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 continued
                 their
                 plea
                 throughout
                 the
                 War
                 :
                 But
                 how
                 it
                 was
                 retaliated
                 upon
                 them
                 both
                 by
                 themselves
                 and
                 Oliver
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 several
                 Exclusions
                 and
                 Forces
                 afterwards
                 put
                 upon
                 that
                 House
                 ,
                 needs
                 no
                 particular
                 indigitation
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Having
                 therefore
                 got
                 this
                 claw
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 they
                 resolve
                 to
                 revenge
                 themselves
                 on
                 the
                 Bishops
                 ;
                 some
                 of
                 whom
                 they
                 suspected
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 chief
                 instruments
                 in
                 that
                 business
                 :
                 Particularly
                 ,
                 to
                 gratifie
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 (
                 whom
                 they
                 had
                 wholly
                 devoted
                 at
                 their
                 service
                 )
                 who
                 might
                 see
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 readiness
                 to
                 comply
                 with
                 their
                 clamours
                 against
                 that
                 Venerable
                 Order
                 ,
                 Twelve
                 of
                 these
                 the
                 Commons
                 accused
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 as
                 guilty
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 ,
                 whereof
                 ten
                 were
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 two
                 to
                 the
                 Black
                 Rod.
                 At
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 also
                 the
                 Irish
                 were
                 proclaimed
                 Rebels
                 ;
                 thirty
                 Proclamations
                 hereof
                 being
                 onely
                 Printed
                 ,
                 for
                 some
                 reasons
                 of
                 State
                 the
                 King
                 reserved
                 to
                 himself
                 then
                 ,
                 though
                 afterwards
                 when
                 the
                 Parliament
                 among
                 other
                 things
                 taxed
                 him
                 with
                 this
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 them
                 a
                 full
                 and
                 satisfactory
                 answer
                 ,
                 as
                 not
                 willing
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 Irish
                 desperate
                 ,
                 and
                 utterly
                 undo
                 his
                 Protestant
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 (
                 as
                 then
                 )
                 far
                 too
                 weak
                 to
                 withstand
                 so
                 potent
                 a
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 willing
                 so
                 far
                 to
                 comply
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 as
                 to
                 declare
                 it
                 so
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 he
                 said
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 request
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 Justices
                 of
                 Ireland
                 there
                 should
                 be
                 but
                 twenty
                 ,
                 as
                 many
                 of
                 themselves
                 well
                 knew
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Like
                 wise
                 to
                 satisfie
                 the
                 Parliament
                 about
                 that
                 business
                 of
                 the
                 five
                 members
                 ,
                 he
                 now
                 declared
                 his
                 charge
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 consisted
                 of
                 several
                 things
                 relating
                 to
                 intelligence
                 held
                 with
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 while
                 declared
                 Traytors
                 .
              
               
                 
                   That
                   they
                   trayterously
                   endeavoured
                   by
                   many
                   foul
                   Aspersions
                   upon
                   his
                   Majesty
                   and
                   Government
                   ,
                   to
                   alienate
                   the
                   affections
                   of
                   the
                   people
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   make
                   his
                   Majesty
                   odious
                   to
                   them
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   they
                   trayterously
                   endeavoured
                   to
                   subvert
                   the
                   fundamental
                   Laws
                   and
                   Government
                   of
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   deprive
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   his
                   Regal
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   place
                   on
                   Subjects
                   an
                   arbitrary
                   and
                   illegal
                   power
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   they
                   endeavoured
                   to
                   draw
                   his
                   Majesties
                   late
                   Army
                
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 )
                 
                   to
                   disobedience
                   to
                   his
                   Majesties
                   command
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   they
                   invited
                   the
                   Scots
                   to
                   invade
                
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 
                   That
                   they
                   trayterously
                   endeavoured
                   the
                   subversion
                   of
                   the
                   rights
                   and
                   very
                   being
                   of
                   Parliament
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   for
                   the
                   compleating
                   of
                   their
                   trayterous
                   designes
                   ,
                   they
                   have
                   endeavoured
                   as
                   far
                   as
                   in
                   them
                   lay
                   ,
                   by
                   force
                   and
                   terrour
                   to
                   compel
                   the
                   Parliament
                   to
                   joyn
                   with
                   them
                   in
                   their
                   trayterous
                   designes
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   that
                   end
                   countenanced
                   and
                   raised
                   the
                   tumults
                   against
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   Parliament
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   they
                   had
                   trayterously
                   conspired
                   to
                   levy
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   actually
                   levyed
                   war
                   against
                   the
                   King.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                 This
                 was
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 said
                 before
                 )
                 declared
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 hopes
                 and
                 order
                 to
                 accommodation
                 (
                 this
                 course
                 being
                 thought
                 a
                 good
                 expedient
                 thereto
                 )
                 was
                 laid
                 aside
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 prosecuted
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 Parliament
                 left
                 it
                 not
                 so
                 ,
                 imprisoning
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 the
                 Kings
                 Atturney
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Herbert
                
                 ,
                 demanding
                 those
                 evil
                 Councellours
                 that
                 gave
                 this
                 advice
                 against
                 the
                 five
                 Members
                 to
                 punishment
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Herewith
                 the
                 Tumults
                 so
                 increased
                 about
                 White-Hall
                 and
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 Queen
                 ,
                 Prince
                 ,
                 and
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 were
                 forced
                 for
                 security
                 of
                 their
                 persons
                 ,
                 to
                 retire
                 to
                 
                 Hampton-Court
                 ;
                 being
                 necessitated
                 to
                 take
                 sufficient
                 forces
                 of
                 his
                 Courtiers
                 for
                 his
                 guard
                 .
              
               
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 false
                 rumour
                 raised
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Digbies
                 passing
                 through
                 Kingston
                 neer
                 London
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 plot
                 to
                 raise
                 Horse
                 against
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 Col.
                 Lunsford
                 then
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 was
                 committed
                 to
                 Prison
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 story
                 improved
                 into
                 a
                 calumny
                 against
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Scots
                 now
                 interposed
                 themselves
                 betwixt
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 though
                 siding
                 clearly
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 having
                 by
                 Treaty
                 agreed
                 with
                 them
                 to
                 send
                 over
                 2500
                 men
                 into
                 the
                 North
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 English
                 pay
                 .
                 Through
                 their
                 thus
                 taking
                 of
                 their
                 parts
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 flew
                 high
                 now
                 in
                 their
                 demands
                 ,
                 requiring
                 the
                 disposal
                 of
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 refused
                 ,
                 they
                 desisted
                 not
                 ,
                 but
                 on
                 the
                 26
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 Petitioned
                 the
                 King
                 for
                 them
                 both
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 several
                 reasons
                 answered
                 in
                 the
                 nagative
                 .
                 Now
                 again
                 they
                 insisted
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 upon
                 the
                 business
                 of
                 the
                 five
                 Members
                 ,
                 still
                 to
                 exasperate
                 the
                 people
                 (
                 who
                 cryed
                 out
                 against
                 Popish
                 Lords
                 and
                 Bishops
                 sitting
                 in
                 Parliament
                 )
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 answered
                 as
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 declared
                 his
                 readiness
                 to
                 pass
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 general
                 Pardon
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 away
                 all
                 suspition
                 from
                 the
                 five
                 Members
                 .
              
               
                 Several
                 Petitions
                 were
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 from
                 the
                 Countries
                 about
                 the
                 foresaid
                 matters
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 one
                 from
                 the
                 
                 Buckinghamshire-men
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 ,
                 in
                 vindication
                 of
                 their
                 Countryman
                 Mr.
                 Hambden
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 Petition
                 the
                 King
                 demur'd
                 ,
                 intent
                 onely
                 on
                 the
                 Irish
                 business
                 ,
                 whose
                 miseries
                 pierced
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 quick
                 ,
                 being
                 neither
                 able
                 effectually
                 to
                 relieve
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Rebels
                 being
                 Masters
                 of
                 the
                 chiefest
                 places
                 there
                 ;
                 nor
                 to
                 put
                 any
                 thing
                 here
                 in
                 a
                 way
                 o●
                 forwardness
                 thereto
                 ,
                 
                 through
                 the
                 cross
                 proceedings
                 and
                 difficulties
                 of
                 his
                 affairs
                 here
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 departed
                 from
                 Hampton-Court
                 ,
                 in
                 company
                 with
                 the
                 Queen
                 and
                 his
                 Daughter
                 the
                 Princess
                 of
                 Aurange
                 to
                 Dover
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 them
                 shipped
                 for
                 Holland
                 .
                 Whither
                 the
                 Queen
                 conveyed
                 away
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Crown-Jewels
                 ,
                 which
                 she
                 pledged
                 for
                 money
                 and
                 Arms
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 her
                 Husband
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 which
                 she
                 was
                 afterwards
                 voted
                 a
                 Traytor
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 being
                 doing
                 it
                 at
                 her
                 departure
                 .
                 Now
                 he
                 returned
                 straight
                 to
                 Greenwich
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 having
                 the
                 Prince
                 in
                 his
                 company
                 ,
                 to
                 Theobalds
                 .
                 Still
                 the
                 difference
                 widened
                 more
                 and
                 more
                 according
                 as
                 he
                 removed
                 from
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 importunately
                 desired
                 to
                 return
                 by
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Members
                 thereof
                 who
                 continued
                 sitting
                 ;
                 though
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 the
                 Faction
                 were
                 well
                 contented
                 with
                 what
                 distance
                 he
                 kept
                 from
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 rendring
                 their
                 pretended
                 Jealousies
                 and
                 Fears
                 more
                 and
                 more
                 credible
                 to
                 the
                 deluded
                 people
                 .
                 From
                 Theobalds
                 ,
                 the
                 misunderstanding
                 still
                 increasing
                 betwixt
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 two
                 Houses
                 ,
                 he
                 removed
                 North-ward
                 ,
                 first
                 to
                 Royston
                 ,
                 thence
                 to
                 Newmarket
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 conclusion
                 to
                 York
                 ;
                 having
                 received
                 and
                 answered
                 several
                 Messages
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 principal
                 difference
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 them
                 was
                 the
                 Militia
                 ;
                 
                 this
                 was
                 disputed
                 betwixt
                 them
                 ;
                 the
                 King
                 claiming
                 it
                 as
                 an
                 unseparable
                 right
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Houses
                 urging
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 it
                 for
                 present
                 satisfaction
                 and
                 safety
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 thereupon
                 nominated
                 Officers
                 ;
                 which
                 designation
                 the
                 King
                 disallowed
                 .
                 And
                 now
                 the
                 rupture
                 was
                 visible
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 have
                 thought
                 fit
                 therefore
                 to
                 insert
                 both
                 the
                 Commission
                 of
                 Array
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 they
                 seeming
                 to
                 be
                 as
                 the
                 Challenge
                 to
                 the
                 War
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 both
                 are
                 here
                 inserted
                 out
                 of
                 order
                 of
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         CHarles
                         by
                         the
                         grace
                         of
                         God
                         ,
                         
                         King
                         of
                         
                           England
                           ,
                           Scotland
                           ,
                           &c.
                        
                         to
                         our
                         most
                         dear
                         Cozens
                         Henry
                         Earl
                         of
                         Huntingdon
                         ,
                         and
                         William
                         Earl
                         of
                         Devonshire
                         ;
                         and
                         also
                         to
                         our
                         beloved
                         and
                         trusty
                         ,
                         
                           Henry
                           Hastings
                        
                         Esquire
                         ,
                         Son
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         Earl
                         of
                         
                           Huntingdon
                           ;
                           Henry
                           Barkley
                           ,
                           George
                           Villiers
                           ,
                           Thomas
                           Burton
                           ,
                        
                         Baronets
                         ;
                         
                           Henry
                           Shipwith
                        
                         ,
                         &c.
                         
                         Knights
                         ;
                         
                           Henry
                           Hasting
                        
                         of
                         Humberton
                         ,
                         &c.
                         
                         Esquires
                         ;
                         and
                         the
                         Sheriff
                         of
                         our
                         County
                         of
                         L.
                         for
                         the
                         
                         time
                         being
                         ,
                         greeting
                         .
                         Know
                         ye
                         ,
                         that
                         we
                         willing
                         to
                         take
                         care
                         and
                         provide
                         for
                         the
                         safety
                         and
                         defence
                         of
                         Our Self
                         and
                         Kingdome
                         ,
                         and
                         our
                         Lieges
                         thereof
                         ,
                         according
                         as
                         our
                         duty
                         is
                         ,
                         and
                         by
                         Gods
                         good
                         favour
                         resolving
                         to
                         resist
                         the
                         malice
                         of
                         our
                         enemies
                         ,
                         if
                         they
                         s●all
                         presume
                         to
                         invade
                         this
                         our
                         Realm
                         of
                         England
                         :
                         Have
                         appointed
                         you
                         ,
                         or
                         any
                         three
                         or
                         more
                         of
                         you
                         ,
                         to
                         array
                         and
                         trayn
                         all
                         and
                         every
                         person
                         and
                         persons
                         in
                         arms
                         ,
                         bowmen
                         ,
                         &c.
                         dwelling
                         within
                         your
                         said
                         County
                         ,
                         within
                         liberties
                         and
                         with
                         out
                         ;
                         and
                         that
                         you
                         cause
                         to
                         be
                         Armed
                         all
                         such
                         as
                         are
                         able
                         of
                         body
                         ,
                         and
                         sit
                         to
                         bear
                         them
                         ,
                         who
                         have
                         of
                         their
                         own
                         wherewith
                         to
                         arm
                         themselves
                         ,
                         viz.
                         every
                         one
                         according
                         to
                         his
                         estate
                         or
                         condition
                         ,
                         to
                         rate
                         and
                         proportion
                         accord●ng
                         to
                         your
                         advice
                         and
                         discretion
                         ,
                         or
                         of
                         any
                         three
                         of
                         you
                         ;
                         and
                         to
                         distrain
                         all
                         those
                         who
                         have
                         Lands
                         and
                         Possessions
                         ,
                         and
                         through
                         debility
                         of
                         body
                         are
                         unable
                         for
                         service
                         ,
                         causing
                         them
                         to
                         find
                         according
                         to
                         the
                         quality
                         of
                         their
                         Lands
                         and
                         Goods
                         ,
                         what
                         Arms
                         conveniently
                         and
                         reasonably
                         (
                         saving
                         their
                         condition
                         )
                         they
                         can
                         bear
                         ;
                         and
                         to
                         provide
                         men
                         at
                         Arms
                         ,
                         armed
                         but
                         with
                         Bows
                         and
                         Arrows
                         ,
                         so
                         that
                         they
                         who
                         shall
                         stay
                         and
                         continue
                         at
                         their
                         own
                         home
                         in
                         their
                         County
                         for
                         the
                         defence
                         of
                         this
                         our
                         Kingdome
                         against
                         our
                         enemies
                         ,
                         shall
                         receive
                         no
                         wages
                         nor
                         expences
                         for
                         this
                         their
                         stay
                         at
                         home
                         aforesaid
                         :
                         and
                         that
                         you
                         likewise
                         dispose
                         and
                         cause
                         to
                         be
                         disposed
                         the
                         said
                         men
                         so
                         Armed
                         and
                         Arrayed
                         ,
                         into
                         Regiments
                         ,
                         Troops
                         ,
                         and
                         Companies
                         ,
                         or
                         other
                         Division
                         as
                         you
                         shall
                         see
                         convenient
                         .
                         And
                         we
                         have
                         assigned
                         you
                         ,
                         or
                         any
                         three
                         or
                         more
                         of
                         you
                         ,
                         whereof
                         you
                         the
                         said
                         Earl
                         of
                         Huntingdon
                         ,
                         and
                         in
                         your
                         absence
                         you
                         the
                         said
                         Earl
                         of
                         Devonshire
                         ,
                         or
                         you
                         
                           Henry
                           Hastings
                        
                         ,
                         son
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         Earl
                         of
                         Huntingdon
                         ,
                         to
                         be
                         one
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         men
                         at
                         Arms
                         ,
                         and
                         Bowmen
                         ,
                         so
                         arrayed
                         and
                         trained
                         ,
                         as
                         well
                         to
                         the
                         Sea-Coasts
                         as
                         to
                         any
                         other
                         places
                         ,
                         where
                         ,
                         and
                         as
                         often
                         ,
                         and
                         as
                         need
                         shall
                         r●quire
                         ,
                         to
                         expel
                         ,
                         overcome
                         and
                         destroy
                         our
                         said
                         enemies
                         ,
                         from
                         time
                         to
                         time
                         ,
                         in
                         any
                         eminent
                         peril
                         ,
                         to
                         command
                         and
                         lead
                         .
                         And
                         we
                         have
                         likewise
                         Commissionated
                         you
                         or
                         any
                         three
                         or
                         more
                         of
                         you
                         ,
                         to
                         cause
                         Muster
                         or
                         Musters
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         men
                         so
                         armed
                         and
                         arrayed
                         to
                         be
                         made
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         supervise
                         them
                         ,
                         as
                         oft
                         as
                         occasion
                         shall
                         require
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         also
                         to
                         proclaim
                         ,
                         ordain
                         ,
                         and
                         diligently
                         examine
                         ,
                         and
                         see
                         that
                         all
                         ,
                         and
                         every
                         such
                         men
                         at
                         Arms
                         ,
                         armed
                         men
                         ,
                         and
                         Bowmen
                         in
                         such
                         Musters
                         ,
                         be
                         armed
                         with
                         their
                         own
                         ,
                         and
                         not
                         others
                         weapons
                         ,
                         upon
                         penalty
                         of
                         loosing
                         them
                         ;
                         those
                         onely
                         excepted
                         who
                         are
                         to
                         be
                         armed
                         at
                         the
                         charge
                         of
                         others
                         .
                         And
                         to
                         arrest
                         ,
                         take
                         ,
                         and
                         in
                         our
                         Prisons
                         to
                         put
                         all
                         ,
                         and
                         every
                         of
                         those
                         who
                         in
                         this
                         behalf
                         you
                         shall
                         find
                         enemies
                         or
                         Rebels
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         continue
                         them
                         in
                         such
                         Prisons
                         until
                         they
                         shall
                         be
                         thence
                         delivered
                         by
                         Law.
                         And
                         therefore
                         ,
                         as
                         straightly
                         as
                         we
                         can
                         ,
                         upon
                         your
                         Faith
                         and
                         Allegiance
                         which
                         you
                         owe
                         us
                         ,
                         we
                         enjoyn
                         and
                         command
                         you
                         ,
                         that
                         forthwith
                         upon
                         the
                         sight
                         of
                         these
                         presents
                         ,
                         that
                         in
                         the
                         best
                         and
                         safest
                         manner
                         you
                         can
                         ,
                         you
                         ▪
                         arm
                         and
                         array
                         your selves
                         ;
                         and
                         that
                         before
                         you
                         at
                         certain
                         days
                         and
                         places
                         which
                         you
                         shall
                         judge
                         most
                         convenient
                         and
                         expedient
                         ,
                         and
                         of
                         least
                         hindrance
                         to
                         our
                         people
                         ,
                         you
                         cause
                         all
                         men
                         dwelling
                         in
                         your
                         County
                         by
                         whom
                         the
                         Array
                         and
                         Arming
                         may
                         be
                         best
                         effected
                         and
                         compleated
                         ,
                         to
                         be
                         called
                         and
                         come
                         together
                         ,
                         there
                         and
                         then
                         to
                         be
                         arrayed
                         and
                         armed
                         ;
                         and
                         them
                         so
                         arrayed
                         and
                         armed
                         ,
                         to
                         keep
                         in
                         the
                         same
                         array
                         .
                         And
                         furthermore
                         ,
                         
                         that
                         you
                         cause
                         Beacons
                         to
                         be
                         set
                         up
                         in
                         the
                         usual
                         places
                         ,
                         by
                         which
                         the
                         several
                         Counties
                         may
                         in
                         fit
                         time
                         be
                         fore-armed
                         against
                         the
                         coming
                         of
                         our
                         Enemies
                         .
                         And
                         the
                         same
                         men
                         so
                         arrayed
                         and
                         armed
                         in
                         imminent
                         danger
                         ,
                         in
                         the
                         defence
                         of
                         the
                         Kingdom
                         and
                         Country
                         aforesaid
                         ,
                         from
                         time
                         to
                         time
                         ,
                         as
                         well
                         to
                         the
                         Sea-side
                         ,
                         or
                         to
                         other
                         places
                         where
                         need
                         shall
                         require
                         ,
                         you
                         cause
                         to
                         be
                         led
                         and
                         conducted
                         ,
                         or
                         some
                         of
                         you
                         ,
                         of
                         whom
                         you
                         the
                         aforesaid
                         Henry
                         Earl
                         of
                         Huntingdon
                         ,
                         or
                         in
                         your
                         absence
                         ,
                         you
                         the
                         aforesaid
                         William
                         Earl
                         of
                         Devonshire
                         ,
                         or
                         you
                         the
                         aforesaid
                         
                           Henry
                           Hastings
                        
                         ,
                         Son
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         Earl
                         of
                         Huntingdon
                         ,
                         we
                         will
                         to
                         be
                         one
                         ,
                         do
                         cause
                         to
                         be
                         conducted
                         as
                         aforesaid
                         ;
                         so
                         that
                         through
                         default
                         of
                         defence
                         ,
                         array
                         or
                         conduct
                         of
                         the
                         aforesaid
                         Souldiers
                         ,
                         or
                         through
                         your
                         negligence
                         ,
                         no
                         hurt
                         or
                         damage
                         be
                         done
                         to
                         the
                         aforesaid
                         Country
                         ,
                         as
                         far
                         as
                         to
                         your
                         power
                         it
                         can
                         be
                         letted
                         .
                         And
                         we
                         streightly
                         command
                         all
                         and
                         every
                         our
                         Earls
                         ,
                         Barons
                         ,
                         Knights
                         ,
                         Mayors
                         ,
                         Bailiffs
                         ,
                         Constables
                         ,
                         Ministers
                         ,
                         and
                         others
                         our
                         faithful
                         Liege-people
                         of
                         our
                         County
                         aforesaid
                         ,
                         as
                         well
                         within
                         Liberties
                         as
                         without
                         ,
                         by
                         vertue
                         of
                         these
                         presents
                         ,
                         to
                         be
                         counselling
                         ,
                         aiding
                         ,
                         and
                         assisting
                         to
                         you
                         ,
                         and
                         every
                         one
                         of
                         you
                         ,
                         in
                         all
                         and
                         singular
                         the
                         Premises
                         .
                         And
                         we
                         likewise
                         Command
                         you
                         the
                         said
                         Sheriff
                         ,
                         that
                         at
                         certain
                         times
                         and
                         places
                         which
                         you
                         or
                         any
                         three
                         or
                         more
                         of
                         you
                         as
                         aforesaid
                         shall
                         appoint
                         ,
                         shall
                         cause
                         to
                         convene
                         before
                         you
                         all
                         such
                         men
                         in
                         the
                         County
                         aforesaid
                         ,
                         by
                         whom
                         the
                         Array
                         ,
                         Assesment
                         and
                         Appointment
                         ,
                         can
                         best
                         be
                         effected
                         and
                         compleated
                         ;
                         and
                         to
                         detain
                         those
                         in
                         Prison
                         ,
                         who
                         for
                         their
                         Rebellion
                         shall
                         happen
                         thither
                         to
                         be
                         committed
                         .
                         In
                         witness
                         whereof
                         ,
                         we
                         have
                         caused
                         these
                         our
                         Letters
                         to
                         be
                         made
                         Patents
                         .
                         Witness
                         our self
                         the
                         
                         11th
                         day
                         of
                         June
                         ,
                         in
                         the
                         18
                         Year
                         of
                         our
                         Raign
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Per
                           Ipsum
                           Regem
                        
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 Reader
                 must
                 know
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 was
                 framed
                 in
                 February
                 ,
                 and
                 declared
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Law
                 ,
                 whether
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 give
                 his
                 Royal
                 assent
                 or
                 no
                 ,
                 in
                 March
                 ensuing
                 ;
                 and
                 several
                 things
                 done
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 in
                 the
                 several
                 Counties
                 ,
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 it
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 it
                 long
                 precedes
                 the
                 Kings
                 Commission
                 of
                 Array
                 ,
                 though
                 for
                 dignity
                 sake
                 I
                 have
                 here
                 Postposed
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     The
                     Ordinance
                     of
                     both
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     for
                     Ordering
                     the
                     Militia
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     and
                     Dominion
                     of
                     Wales
                     .
                  
                   
                     WHereas
                     there
                     hath
                     been
                     of
                     late
                     a
                     most
                     dangerous
                     and
                     desperate
                     design
                     upon
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Commons
                     ,
                     
                     which
                     we
                     have
                     just
                     cause
                     to
                     believe
                     to
                     be
                     an
                     effect
                     of
                     the
                     bloodie
                     Councels
                     of
                     Papists
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     ill-affected
                     persons
                     ,
                     who
                     have
                     already
                     raised
                     a
                     rebellion
                     in
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     Ireland
                     ;
                     And
                     by
                     reason
                     of
                     many
                     discoveries
                     ,
                     we
                     cannot
                     but
                     fear
                     they
                     will
                     proceed
                     not
                     onely
                     to
                     stir
                     up
                     the
                     like
                     rebellions
                     and
                     insurrections
                     in
                     this
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     but
                     also
                     to
                     back
                     them
                     with
                     forces
                     from
                     abroad
                     :
                  
                   
                     It
                     is
                     ordained
                     by
                     the
                     Lords
                     and
                     Commons
                     ,
                     now
                     in
                     Parliament
                     assembled
                     ,
                     that
                     shall
                     have
                     power
                     to
                     assemble
                     and
                     call
                     together
                     all
                     and
                     singular
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Subjects
                     within
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     as
                     well
                     within
                     Liberties
                     as
                     without
                     ,
                     that
                     are
                     meet
                     and
                     fit
                     fothe
                     Wars
                     ,
                     and
                     them
                     to
                     train
                     ,
                     exercise
                     and
                     put
                     in
                     readiness
                     ,
                     and
                     them
                     after
                     their
                     abilities
                     and
                     faculties
                     well
                     and
                     sufficientlie
                     ,
                     from
                     
                     time
                     to
                     time
                     ,
                     to
                     cause
                     to
                     be
                     arrayed
                     and
                     weaponed
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     take
                     the
                     Muster
                     of
                     them
                     in
                     places
                     most
                     fit
                     for
                     that
                     purpose
                     .
                     And
                     shall
                     have
                     power
                     within
                     the
                     said
                     Countie
                     to
                     nominate
                     and
                     appoint
                     such
                     persons
                     of
                     quality
                     as
                     to
                     him
                     shall
                     seem
                     meet
                     to
                     be
                     his
                     Deputie-Lieutenants
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     approved
                     of
                     by
                     both
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     .
                     And
                     that
                     any
                     one
                     or
                     more
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Deputies
                     so
                     assigned
                     and
                     approved
                     of
                     ,
                     shall
                     in
                     the
                     absence
                     or
                     by
                     command
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     have
                     power
                     and
                     Authoritie
                     to
                     do
                     and
                     execute
                     within
                     the
                     Countie
                     all
                     such
                     Power
                     and
                     Authoritie
                     before
                     in
                     this
                     pr●sent
                     Ordinance
                     contained
                     .
                     And
                     so
                     shall
                     have
                     power
                     to
                     make
                     Colonels
                     and
                     Captains
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     Officers
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     remove
                     out
                     of
                     their
                     places
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     make
                     others
                     from
                     time
                     to
                     time
                     ,
                     as
                     he
                     shall
                     think
                     fit
                     for
                     that
                     purpose
                     .
                     And
                     his
                     Deputies
                     ,
                     Colonels
                     ,
                     Captains
                     and
                     other
                     Officers
                     ,
                     shall
                     have
                     further
                     Power
                     and
                     Authority
                     to
                     lead
                     ,
                     conduct
                     and
                     employ
                     the
                     persons
                     aforesaid
                     ,
                     Arrayed
                     and
                     Weaponed
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     within
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     as
                     within
                     any
                     other
                     part
                     of
                     this
                     Realm
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     or
                     Dominion
                     of
                     Wales
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     suppression
                     of
                     all
                     Rebellions
                     ,
                     insurrections
                     and
                     invasions
                     that
                     may
                     happen
                     ,
                     according
                     as
                     they
                     from
                     time
                     to
                     time
                     shall
                     receive
                     directions
                     by
                     His
                     Majesties
                     Authority
                     ,
                     signified
                     unto
                     them
                     by
                     the
                     Lords
                     and
                     Commons
                     assembled
                     in
                     Parliament
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     it
                     is
                     further
                     ordained
                     ,
                     that
                     such
                     persons
                     as
                     shall
                     not
                     obey
                     in
                     any
                     of
                     the
                     Premises
                     ,
                     shall
                     answer
                     their
                     neglect
                     and
                     contempt
                     to
                     the
                     Lords
                     and
                     Commons
                     in
                     ●
                     Parliamentary
                     Way
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     otherwise
                     ,
                     nor
                     elsewhere
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     every
                     the
                     powers
                     granted
                     as
                     aforesaid
                     ,
                     shall
                     continue
                     until
                     it
                     shall
                     be
                     otherwise
                     ordered
                     or
                     declared
                     by
                     both
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     and
                     no
                     longer
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         John
                         Brown
                      
                       ,
                       Clerk
                       Parl.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 How
                 contrary
                 to
                 any
                 Law
                 ,
                 Practice
                 or
                 Precedent
                 of
                 any
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 this
                 Ordinance
                 was
                 ,
                 I
                 refer
                 the
                 Reader
                 to
                 examine
                 in
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Answer
                 to
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Many
                 Messages
                 and
                 Answers
                 ,
                 and
                 Papers
                 past
                 betwixt
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 which
                 though
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 order
                 ,
                 we
                 shall
                 present
                 at
                 one
                 view
                 intire
                 in
                 this
                 Place
                 ;
                 this
                 History
                 not
                 allowing
                 every
                 one
                 a
                 particular
                 room
                 .
                 Those
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 were
                 less
                 strained
                 ,
                 yet
                 more
                 elegant
                 then
                 the
                 Parliament's
                 :
                 the
                 great
                 ingredients
                 and
                 most
                 substantial
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Addresses
                 were
                 Jealousies
                 and
                 Fears
                 ;
                 with
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 constantly
                 baited
                 ,
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 more
                 solid
                 Arguments
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 no
                 reason
                 could
                 rectifie
                 or
                 dispel
                 ,
                 being
                 irrefutable
                 ,
                 because
                 inexistible
                 ;
                 it
                 being
                 like
                 fighting
                 with
                 a
                 shadow
                 ,
                 which
                 canot
                 be
                 driven
                 away
                 .
                 They
                 protested
                 all
                 along
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 his
                 Majesty
                 should
                 persist
                 in
                 the
                 denyal
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 the
                 Dangers
                 were
                 such
                 as
                 would
                 indure
                 no
                 longer
                 delay
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 forced
                 to
                 dispose
                 of
                 it
                 by
                 Authority
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 must
                 resolve
                 so
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 by
                 them
                 propounded
                 :
                 Desiring
                 ,
                 that
                 for
                 the
                 safety
                 of
                 his
                 person
                 and
                 people
                 ,
                 in
                 much
                 jealousie
                 and
                 Fear
                 ,
                 he
                 will
                 be
                 pleased
                 to
                 reside
                 in
                 or
                 neer
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 continue
                 the
                 Prince
                 at
                 St.
                 Iames's
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Houses
                 neer
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 Jealousies
                 and
                 Fears
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 .
                 Affirming
                 ,
                 That
                 by
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 the
                 power
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 of
                 raising
                 ,
                 ordering
                 ,
                 and
                 disposing
                 thereof
                 in
                 any
                 place
                 ,
                 cannot
                 be
                 granted
                 to
                 any
                 Corporation
                 by
                 Charter
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 without
                 consent
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 those
                 par●s
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 that
                 have
                 put
                 themselves
                 in
                 a
                 posture
                 of
                 defence
                 ,
                 have
                 done
                 it
                 by
                 direction
                 and
                 Declaration
                 of
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 much
                 troubled
                 with
                 those
                 unreasonable
                 Papers
                 ,
                 replyed
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 so
                 
                   much
                   amazed
                   at
                
                 this
                 Message
                 ,
                 
                 
                   that
                   he
                   knew
                   not
                   what
                   to
                   answer
                   .
                   You
                   speak
                   of
                   jealousies
                   and
                   fears
                   ,
                
                 said
                 he
                 ;
                 
                   lay
                   your
                   hands
                   to
                   your
                   hearts
                   ,
                   and
                   ask
                   your selves
                   whether
                   I
                   may
                   not
                   in
                   earnest
                   be
                   disturbed
                   with
                   jealousies
                   and
                   fears
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   so
                   ,
                   I
                   assure
                   you
                   this
                   Message
                   hath
                   nothing
                   lessned
                   them
                   .
                   For
                   the
                   Militia
                   ,
                   I
                   thought
                   as
                   much
                   before
                   .
                   My
                   last
                   answer
                   being
                   agreeable
                   to
                   what
                   in
                   Iustice
                   or
                   reason
                   you
                   can
                   ask
                   ,
                   or
                   I
                   in
                   honour
                   grant
                   ,
                
                 I
                 shall
                 
                   not
                   alter
                   in
                   any
                   point
                
                 .
                 I
                 wish
                 
                 my
                 residence
                 near
                 you
                 might
                 be
                 safe
                 and
                 honourable
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 had
                 no
                 cause
                 to
                 absent
                 my self
                 from
                 Whitehal
                 ;
                 Ask
                 your selves
                 ,
                 whether
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 ?
                 
                   I
                   shall
                   take
                   that
                   care
                   of
                   my
                   Son
                   ,
                   which
                   shall
                   justifie
                   me
                   to
                   God
                   as
                   a
                   father
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   my
                   Dominions
                   as
                   a
                   King.
                   I
                   assure
                   you
                   upon
                   mine
                   honour
                   ,
                   I
                   have
                   no
                   thoughts
                   but
                   of
                   peace
                   and
                   Iustice
                   to
                   my
                   people
                   ,
                   which
                   I
                   shall
                   by
                   all
                   means
                   possible
                   seek
                   to
                   preserve
                   ,
                   relying
                   upon
                   the
                   goodness
                   of
                   God
                   for
                   the
                   preservation
                   of
                   my self
                   and
                   my
                   rights
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 quickned
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament
                 a
                 resolution
                 that
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 be
                 put
                 presently
                 into
                 a
                 posture
                 of
                 defence
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 a
                 publique
                 Declaration
                 thereupon
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 .
                 They
                 talkt
                 of
                 advertisements
                 and
                 extraordinary
                 preparations
                 of
                 forraign
                 Princes
                 by
                 land
                 and
                 Sea.
                 In
                 order
                 to
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 Beacons
                 were
                 made
                 up
                 ,
                 new
                 Sea-marks
                 set
                 up
                 ,
                 much
                 riding
                 ,
                 posting
                 with
                 packquets
                 ,
                 whispering
                 and
                 tales
                 telling
                 .
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northumberland
                 ,
                 Admiral
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 is
                 commanded
                 with
                 all
                 speed
                 to
                 rigg
                 the
                 Kings
                 ships
                 ,
                 and
                 equip
                 them
                 forth-with
                 for
                 the
                 Sea
                 :
                 And
                 because
                 of
                 his
                 indisposition
                 ,
                 that
                 charge
                 is
                 conferred
                 on
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Warwick
                 ,
                 against
                 whom
                 the
                 King
                 took
                 great
                 exception
                 ;
                 one
                 very
                 affectionate
                 to
                 the
                 Cause
                 which
                 then
                 first
                 began
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 every
                 mans
                 mouth
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Declaration
                 aforesaid
                 was
                 carried
                 to
                 Royston
                 ,
                 whither
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 removed
                 from
                 Theobalds
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 Pembrook
                 and
                 Holland
                 ,
                 who
                 delivered
                 him
                 the
                 substance
                 of
                 it
                 :
                 to
                 which
                 he
                 returned
                 in
                 a
                 most
                 polite
                 Declaration
                 also
                 ,
                 and
                 verbally
                 told
                 the
                 Lords
                 ,
                 that
                 for
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 he
                 would
                 not
                 trust
                 his
                 wife
                 and
                 children
                 with
                 it
                 for
                 an
                 hour
                 ;
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 never
                 asked
                 of
                 any
                 King
                 :
                 That
                 to
                 their
                 Fears
                 and
                 jealousies
                 he
                 would
                 take
                 time
                 to
                 satisfie
                 all
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 hoping
                 that
                 God
                 would
                 in
                 his
                 good
                 time
                 discover
                 the
                 bottoms
                 and
                 secrets
                 of
                 all
                 plots
                 and
                 treasons
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 him
                 upright
                 with
                 his
                 people
                 .
                 The
                 substance
                 of
                 his
                 Declaration
                 was
                 this
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         That
                         he
                         had
                         little
                         encouragement
                         to
                         Replyes
                         of
                         this
                         nature
                         ,
                         when
                         he
                         is
                         told
                         of
                         how
                         little
                         value
                         his
                         words
                         are
                         with
                         them
                         ,
                         though
                         accompanied
                         with
                         Love
                         and
                         Iustice
                         :
                         That
                         his
                         honour
                         ought
                         not
                         to
                         be
                         wounded
                         under
                         the
                         common
                         stile
                         and
                         imputation
                         of
                         evil
                         Councellours
                         :
                         That
                         he
                         had
                         formerly
                         declared
                         his
                         faithful
                         affection
                         to
                         the
                         Protestant
                         Profession
                         ,
                         his
                         whole
                         life
                         answerable
                         in
                         practice
                         ;
                         which
                         should
                         rather
                         be
                         acknowledged
                         by
                         them
                         ,
                         than
                         any
                         designe
                         of
                         his
                         framed
                         and
                         declared
                         to
                         alter
                         it
                         in
                         this
                         Kingdom
                         ;
                         calling
                         God
                         to
                         be
                         witness
                         ,
                         and
                         wishing
                         that
                         the
                         judgement
                         of
                         Heaven
                         may
                         be
                         manifested
                         on
                         those
                         that
                         have
                         or
                         had
                         any
                         such
                         designe
                         .
                         Concerning
                         his
                         sense
                         of
                         his
                         good
                         Subjects
                         in
                         Ireland
                         ,
                         what
                         had
                         he
                         not
                         done
                         in
                         his
                         Messages
                         to
                         both
                         Houses
                         ,
                         offering
                         his
                         own
                         person
                         ready
                         to
                         venture
                         for
                         their
                         preservation
                         and
                         redemption
                         ,
                         being
                         to
                         give
                         God
                         an
                         account
                         of
                         his
                         interest
                         in
                         them
                         ?
                         Denyes
                         any
                         designe
                         of
                         forcing
                         the
                         Parliament
                         by
                         his
                         Army
                         ;
                         and
                         other
                         particulars
                         of
                         the
                         Petition
                         ,
                         of
                         passes
                         granted
                         Col.
                         Leg
                         ,
                         my
                         Lord
                         Jermins
                         Pass
                         ,
                         as
                         likewise
                         the
                         Lord
                         Digbies
                         .
                         And
                         as
                         for
                         advertisements
                         from
                         
                           Rome
                           ,
                           Venice
                           ,
                           Paris
                        
                         ,
                         the
                         Popes
                         Nuncio
                         ,
                         the
                         Kings
                         of
                         France
                         and
                         Spain
                         ,
                         He
                         is
                         confident
                         ●o
                         sober
                         man
                         in
                         the
                         Kingdom
                         will
                         believe
                         that
                         he
                         is
                         so
                         desperate
                         or
                         senceless
                         to
                         entertain
                         such
                         designes
                         ,
                         to
                         bring
                         the
                         Kingdom
                         to
                         destruction
                         ,
                         and
                         bury
                         his
                         name
                         and
                         posterity
                         in
                         perpetual
                         infamy
                         .
                         He
                         adds
                         in
                         conclusion
                         ,
                         could
                         there
                         yet
                         want
                         evidence
                         on
                         his
                         part
                         to
                         joyn
                         with
                         his
                         Parliament
                         ?
                         Look
                         back
                         upon
                         their
                         own
                         Remonstrance
                         in
                         November
                         last
                         of
                         the
                         State
                         of
                         the
                         Kingdom
                         ,
                         which
                         valued
                         his
                         Acts
                         of
                         Grace
                         and
                         Iustice
                         at
                         so
                         high
                         a
                         rate
                         ,
                         that
                         it
                         declared
                         the
                         Kingdom
                         a
                         gainer
                         ,
                         though
                         it
                         should
                         charge
                         it self
                         by
                         Subsidies
                         and
                         Pole-money
                         six
                         millions
                         of
                         pounds
                         ,
                         besides
                         the
                         Contracting
                         the
                         Sents
                         demands
                         of
                         two
                         hundred
                         and
                         twenty
                         thousand
                         pounds
                         .
                         Nay
                         more
                         ,
                         he
                         hath
                         passed
                         those
                         Bills
                         for
                         the
                         triennial
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         for
                         relinquishing
                         his
                         Title
                         to
                         impose
                         upon
                         Merchants
                         goods
                         ,
                         and
                         his
                         power
                         of
                         pressing
                         of
                         Souldiers
                         ;
                         for
                         suppressing
                         the
                         Court
                         of
                         
                           Star
                           ,
                           Chamber
                           ,
                           High-Commission
                        
                         ,
                         regulating
                         the
                         Council-Table
                         .
                         
                         Are
                         these
                         but
                         words
                         ?
                         The
                         Bills
                         for
                         the
                         Forrests
                         ,
                         the
                         Stannery
                         Courts
                         ,
                         the
                         Clerk
                         of
                         the
                         Markets
                         ,
                         the
                         taking
                         away
                         the
                         Vote
                         of
                         the
                         Bishops
                         ,
                         nothing
                         but
                         words
                         ?
                         what
                         greater
                         earnest
                         can
                         be
                         given
                         ,
                         than
                         the
                         Bill
                         for
                         the
                         continuance
                         of
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ?
                         
                           The
                           length
                           of
                           which
                           he
                           wishes
                           may
                           never
                           alter
                           the
                           nature
                           of
                           Parliaments
                           .
                        
                         And
                         for
                         a
                         perfect
                         reconciliation
                         with
                         his
                         
                         people
                         ,
                         he
                         offers
                         a
                         free
                         pardon
                         .
                         Nor
                         doth
                         he
                         repent
                         of
                         his
                         favours
                         done
                         them
                         ,
                         but
                         will
                         meet
                         them
                         in
                         an
                         honourable
                         way
                         ,
                         to
                         add
                         more
                         ,
                         with
                         the
                         greatest
                         readiness
                         and
                         kindness
                         ,
                         for
                         the
                         peace
                         ,
                         Honour
                         and
                         Prosperity
                         of
                         the
                         Nation
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 seemed
                 satisfactory
                 to
                 the
                 unprejudiced
                 and
                 sober
                 ;
                 but
                 prevailed
                 not
                 at
                 all
                 with
                 the
                 factious
                 and
                 giddy
                 multitude
                 ,
                 and
                 less
                 with
                 their
                 Chiefs
                 and
                 Abetters
                 ,
                 who
                 now
                 emit
                 the
                 Ordinance
                 for
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 resolved
                 to
                 be
                 no
                 whit
                 prejudicial
                 to
                 the
                 Oath
                 of
                 Allegiance
                 and
                 Supremacy
                 ;
                 and
                 next
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Kings
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 Lieutenancy
                 over
                 the
                 respective
                 Counties
                 are
                 illegal
                 and
                 void
                 :
                 That
                 their
                 Ordinance
                 for
                 the
                 Militia
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 obeyed
                 as
                 the
                 fundamental
                 law
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 ▪
                 
                 and
                 prepare
                 another
                 Declaration
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 the
                 King
                 removed
                 North-ward
                 ,
                 his
                 mind
                 went
                 South-ward
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 Showers
                 gathered
                 there
                 ,
                 which
                 soon
                 after
                 came
                 down
                 in
                 a
                 storm
                 .
                 But
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 question
                 whether
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 returned
                 ,
                 his
                 influence
                 had
                 not
                 dispelled
                 and
                 dissipated
                 them
                 ▪
                 which
                 thickned
                 presently
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 resisted
                 that
                 light
                 which
                 Majesty
                 dispenced
                 in
                 many
                 after-gratious
                 offers
                 and
                 condescentions
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 setting
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 big
                 and
                 fatal
                 revolution
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Therefore
                 he
                 sends
                 another
                 Message
                 to
                 them
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 means
                 to
                 take
                 up
                 his
                 residence
                 at
                 York
                 ;
                 conjures
                 them
                 to
                 dispatch
                 the
                 business
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 calamities
                 increase
                 upon
                 his
                 Protestant
                 Subjects
                 there
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 wash
                 his
                 hands
                 before
                 all
                 the
                 World
                 from
                 any
                 imputation
                 upon
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 saith
                 ,
                 that
                 as
                 he
                 hath
                 been
                 forward
                 to
                 retract
                 any
                 thing
                 intrenching
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 so
                 he
                 expects
                 an
                 equal
                 tenderness
                 in
                 them
                 towards
                 him
                 ,
                 in
                 any
                 unquestionable
                 and
                 fundamental
                 priviledge
                 .
                 That
                 his
                 Subjects
                 be
                 not
                 obliged
                 to
                 obey
                 any
                 Act
                 ,
                 Order
                 or
                 Injunction
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 his
                 Majesty
                 hath
                 not
                 given
                 his
                 consent
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 requires
                 that
                 they
                 presume
                 not
                 ,
                 upon
                 pretence
                 of
                 any
                 Order
                 or
                 Ordinance
                 (
                 to
                 which
                 his
                 Majesty
                 is
                 not
                 a
                 party
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 thing
                 ,
                 to
                 do
                 or
                 execute
                 against
                 the
                 laws
                 :
                 he
                 being
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 laws
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Subjects
                 to
                 obey
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                 To
                 this
                 all
                 the
                 reply
                 they
                 made
                 was
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   to
                   have
                   their
                   Vote
                   questioned
                   or
                   contradicted
                   ,
                   is
                   a
                   high
                   breath
                   of
                   priviledge
                   of
                   Parliament
                   :
                
                 and
                 a
                 Committee
                 was
                 by
                 them
                 appointed
                 to
                 examine
                 where
                 and
                 by
                 whom
                 this
                 Message
                 was
                 counselled
                 :
                 and
                 as
                 the
                 total
                 of
                 all
                 this
                 absurdity
                 ,
                 they
                 justifie
                 their
                 last
                 Declaration
                 in
                 every
                 particular
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 knowing
                 what
                 the
                 Parliament
                 drove
                 at
                 chiefly
                 ,
                 to
                 render
                 him
                 suspect
                 of
                 favouring
                 Papists
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 at
                 Stamford
                 ,
                 published
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 for
                 putting
                 the
                 Laws
                 in
                 due
                 execution
                 against
                 Papists
                 :
                 this
                 somewhat
                 abated
                 the
                 charge
                 which
                 his
                 enemies
                 laboured
                 to
                 fix
                 on
                 him
                 for
                 this
                 particular
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 wrested
                 this
                 also
                 ,
                 giving
                 out
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 time-serving
                 policy
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 nothing
                 less
                 was
                 intended
                 .
              
               
                 
                 What
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 did
                 ambiguously
                 supplicate
                 ,
                 the
                 York-shire
                 Gentry
                 did
                 cordially
                 beg
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 desiring
                 by
                 such
                 expedients
                 as
                 his
                 Majesties
                 own
                 judgment
                 should
                 dictate
                 ,
                 a
                 right
                 understanding
                 betwixt
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 they
                 would
                 likewise
                 address
                 themselves
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 returned
                 a
                 gratious
                 answer
                 ,
                 with
                 thanks
                 ;
                 tells
                 them
                 that
                 he
                 is
                 not
                 mistaken
                 in
                 the
                 confidence
                 of
                 their
                 affections
                 ,
                 
                 nor
                 will
                 he
                 ever
                 deceive
                 their
                 expectations
                 from
                 him
                 :
                 But
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 prayer
                 of
                 the
                 Petition
                 ,
                 the
                 alone
                 way
                 of
                 a
                 good
                 understanding
                 ,
                 was
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 consider
                 of
                 his
                 Message
                 of
                 the
                 20th
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Militia
                 be
                 setled
                 by
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 explained
                 in
                 his
                 Answer
                 to
                 their
                 Petition
                 for
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 wishes
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 sence
                 of
                 those
                 ,
                 to
                 apply
                 themselves
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 of
                 All.
                 
              
               
                 
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 now
                 resolved
                 ,
                 since
                 he
                 saw
                 how
                 slowly
                 the
                 Irish
                 business
                 proceeded
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 dispatch
                 of
                 that
                 Rebellion
                 to
                 pass
                 over
                 thither
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 sent
                 a
                 Message
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 from
                 York
                 :
                 From
                 which
                 expedition
                 they
                 disswade
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 lieu
                 of
                 using
                 the
                 Magazine
                 of
                 Hull
                 for
                 that
                 service
                 ,
                 desire
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 supply
                 that
                 ,
                 almost
                 exhausted
                 ;
                 
                 guessing
                 indeed
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 intended
                 to
                 possess
                 himself
                 of
                 it
                 :
                 
                 but
                 they
                 prevented
                 him
                 ,
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hothams
                
                 admittance
                 into
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 standing
                 affected
                 to
                 their
                 Cause
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 coming
                 of
                 my
                 Lord
                 Newcastle
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 purpose
                 .
              
               
                 Thereupon
                 they
                 again
                 petition
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 matter
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 to
                 his
                 Forts
                 and
                 Magazins
                 ,
                 inserting
                 the
                 old
                 standing
                 matter
                 of
                 Popery
                 ,
                 in
                 relation
                 to
                 some
                 Jesuits
                 whom
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 reprieved
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 Petition
                 the
                 Kings
                 Answer
                 was
                 ,
                 
                   that
                   he
                   wondred
                   why
                   a
                   Garison
                   was
                   put
                   into
                
                 Hull
                 
                   without
                   his
                   consent
                   ,
                   and
                   Souldiers
                   billeted
                   without
                   Law
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   Petition
                   of
                   right
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   they
                   could
                   mention
                   to
                   him
                   the
                   transferring
                   of
                   his
                   Magazine
                   without
                   reason
                   or
                   judgement
                   :
                
                 
                 
                   he
                   would
                   know
                   why
                   he
                   might
                   not
                   be
                   thought
                   sufficient
                   to
                   impower
                   and
                   intrust
                   any
                   person
                   of
                   unquestionable
                   honour
                   and
                   worth
                   with
                   the
                   custody
                   of
                   a
                   Fort
                   ,
                   Town
                   ,
                   or
                   Magazine
                   of
                   his
                   own
                
                 ;
                 when
                 they
                 were
                 so
                 confident
                 as
                 to
                 commit
                 it
                 without
                 his
                 knowledge
                 or
                 consent
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hotham
                
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 doubts
                 not
                 but
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 rendred
                 to
                 him
                 when
                 he
                 shall
                 demand
                 it
                 .
                 Hopes
                 that
                 they
                 will
                 not
                 do
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 have
                 done
                 in
                 the
                 Militia
                 ;
                 petition
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 themselves
                 the
                 Carvers
                 :
                 and
                 tells
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 they
                 attempt
                 any
                 thing
                 herein
                 without
                 his
                 consent
                 ,
                 he
                 will
                 hold
                 it
                 as
                 an
                 act
                 of
                 violence
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 declare
                 it
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 world
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Priests
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 refers
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Law
                 and
                 their
                 Sentence
                 ,
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Reprieve
                 granted
                 them
                 being
                 expired
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 that
                 answer
                 to
                 his
                 expedition
                 into
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 they
                 court
                 him
                 there
                 with
                 a
                 Compliment
                 of
                 their
                 fear
                 of
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 his
                 person
                 ,
                 
                 besides
                 the
                 interruption
                 of
                 the
                 proceedings
                 of
                 Parliament
                 .
                 Though
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 more
                 afraid
                 of
                 that
                 force
                 he
                 should
                 raise
                 to
                 accompany
                 and
                 attend
                 his
                 person
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 the
                 distance
                 lay
                 onely
                 in
                 their
                 averseness
                 to
                 an
                 Accommodation
                 :
                 until
                 they
                 were
                 nearer
                 in
                 duty
                 and
                 affection
                 ,
                 the
                 proximity
                 of
                 his
                 person
                 availed
                 not
                 :
                 but
                 they
                 would
                 in
                 no
                 wise
                 endure
                 to
                 hear
                 of
                 being
                 governed
                 by
                 Commissioners
                 in
                 his
                 Majesties
                 absence
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 was
                 presumed
                 there
                 were
                 more
                 then
                 enough
                 of
                 themselves
                 already
                 ,
                 that
                 looked
                 like
                 such
                 things
                 in
                 his
                 presence
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 more
                 Soveraign
                 and
                 imperious
                 than
                 such
                 could
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 Reply
                 the
                 King
                 rejoyns
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 looks
                 upon
                 them
                 as
                 his
                 great
                 Council
                 with
                 great
                 respect
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 upon
                 himself
                 as
                 not
                 d●prived
                 of
                 his
                 understanding
                 ,
                 or
                 devested
                 of
                 any
                 right
                 he
                 had
                 before
                 the
                 Parliament
                 assembled
                 :
                 he
                 called
                 them
                 by
                 his
                 Writ
                 and
                 authority
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 him
                 counsel
                 ;
                 but
                 did
                 not
                 resign
                 his
                 interest
                 and
                 freedom
                 ,
                 nor
                 will
                 subject
                 himself
                 to
                 their
                 determinations
                 ;
                 nor
                 hath
                 he
                 dissented
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 without
                 his
                 reasons
                 given
                 with
                 candour
                 and
                 conscience
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 a
                 Major
                 part
                 may
                 bind
                 them
                 in
                 their
                 consultations
                 and
                 opinions
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 holds
                 himself
                 free
                 to
                 dissent
                 from
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1642.
                 
              
               
                 NOw
                 this
                 great
                 controversie
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 came
                 to
                 be
                 decided
                 ;
                 and
                 what
                 had
                 been
                 bandyed
                 with
                 so
                 many
                 words
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 summed
                 up
                 and
                 stated
                 in
                 the
                 case
                 of
                 Hull
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Magazine
                 there
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 as
                 before
                 had
                 refused
                 to
                 be
                 translated
                 any
                 otherwhere
                 than
                 for
                 his
                 own
                 accommodation
                 in
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 Ireland
                 :
                 
                 besides
                 ,
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 York
                 added
                 their
                 instances
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 resolution
                 ,
                 requesting
                 him
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 for
                 his
                 own
                 as
                 the
                 publike
                 safety
                 ,
                 it
                 might
                 be
                 continued
                 where
                 it
                 was
                 .
                 Therefore
                 to
                 end
                 the
                 dispute
                 ,
                 and
                 ascertain
                 the
                 matter
                 without
                 any
                 further
                 contest
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 resolved
                 to
                 go
                 and
                 possess
                 himself
                 thereof
                 ,
                 taking
                 with
                 him
                 a
                 Guard
                 onely
                 for
                 his
                 person
                 ,
                 which
                 consisted
                 of
                 his
                 menial
                 servants
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Gentry
                 adjacent
                 thereabout
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 23
                 of
                 April
                 his
                 Majesty
                 came
                 before
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 
                 when
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 all
                 expectation
                 ,
                 especially
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 enterance
                 was
                 denyed
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 gates
                 being
                 shut
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 as
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hotham
                
                 then
                 upon
                 the
                 Walls
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Town
                 peremptorily
                 told
                 him
                 ,
                 by
                 Authority
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 by
                 whose
                 trust
                 he
                 kept
                 it
                 ;
                 nor
                 by
                 any
                 means
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 long
                 Parley
                 and
                 perswasion
                 ,
                 would
                 admit
                 
                 the
                 King
                 into
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 unless
                 under
                 certain
                 disloyal
                 and
                 undutiful
                 limitations
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 so
                 abhor'd
                 ,
                 that
                 moved
                 with
                 just
                 indignation
                 ,
                 he
                 caused
                 Hotham
                 instantly
                 and
                 before
                 his
                 face
                 to
                 be
                 proclaimed
                 Traytor
                 ;
                 a
                 name
                 that
                 stuck
                 to
                 him
                 or
                 all
                 sides
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 his
                 Sentence
                 long
                 before
                 his
                 Execution
                 ;
                 and
                 which
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 such
                 very
                 heynous
                 matters
                 not
                 usual
                 )
                 reached
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 his
                 eldest
                 Son
                 also
                 .
                 But
                 because
                 his
                 late
                 Majesties
                 own
                 Sacred
                 Pen
                 hath
                 so
                 compassionately
                 delivered
                 his
                 story
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 rudeness
                 to
                 that
                 blessed
                 Prince
                 ,
                 and
                 barbarity
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hotham
                
                 ,
                 to
                 rake
                 further
                 in
                 his
                 ashes
                 than
                 what
                 we
                 shall
                 have
                 occasion
                 for
                 in
                 the
                 depositing
                 them
                 after
                 Execution
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 and
                 the
                 Prince
                 
                   Elector
                   Palatine
                
                 were
                 gone
                 into
                 the
                 Town
                 the
                 day
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 now
                 after
                 some
                 deliberation
                 suffered
                 to
                 go
                 out
                 again
                 ;
                 who
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 then
                 in
                 a
                 very
                 great
                 discontent
                 retreated
                 to
                 Beverly
                 ,
                 whence
                 he
                 sent
                 Letters
                 to
                 the
                 Mayor
                 of
                 Hull
                 ,
                 which
                 signified
                 to
                 him
                 his
                 Majesties
                 displeasure
                 and
                 resentment
                 of
                 the
                 affront
                 done
                 him
                 ;
                 thereby
                 also
                 warning
                 him
                 and
                 the
                 Garrison
                 (
                 which
                 consist●d
                 of
                 a
                 thousand
                 men
                 )
                 not
                 to
                 partake
                 with
                 Hotham
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 to
                 lay
                 down
                 their
                 arms
                 and
                 receive
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 would
                 rather
                 enlarge
                 than
                 lessen
                 and
                 diminish
                 their
                 Charter
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 Message
                 ,
                 he
                 likewise
                 dispatched
                 another
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 requiring
                 the
                 Town
                 and
                 Magazine
                 to
                 be
                 delivered
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 his
                 honour
                 be
                 repaired
                 by
                 some
                 signal
                 and
                 remarkable
                 Justice
                 upon
                 Hotham
                 ;
                 
                 that
                 injury
                 so
                 closely
                 ●ying
                 at
                 his
                 breast
                 ,
                 that
                 till
                 satisfaction
                 be
                 given
                 him
                 therein
                 ,
                 he
                 can
                 intend
                 no
                 other
                 business
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 as
                 portending
                 those
                 undutiful
                 actions
                 which
                 afterwards
                 succeeded
                 :
                 This
                 is
                 ,
                 saith
                 he
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 me
                 worse
                 in
                 condition
                 than
                 the
                 meanest
                 Subject
                 ,
                 since
                 I
                 cannot
                 enjoy
                 my
                 own
                 ;
                 't
                 is
                 time
                 therefore
                 to
                 examine
                 how
                 he
                 lost
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 try
                 all
                 possible
                 ways
                 by
                 the
                 help
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 the
                 Laws
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 good
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 to
                 recover
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 vindicate
                 himself
                 ;
                 concluding
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 he
                 fail
                 in
                 the
                 reducing
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 the
                 first
                 Prince
                 in
                 Christendom
                 that
                 hath
                 done
                 so
                 ;
                 and
                 prays
                 God
                 to
                 bless
                 him
                 in
                 these
                 resolutions
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 was
                 answered
                 no
                 otherways
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 a
                 Command
                 to
                 their
                 Lord
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Lincoln
                 to
                 suppress
                 all
                 Forces
                 that
                 should
                 be
                 gathered
                 and
                 raised
                 against
                 the
                 said
                 Town
                 of
                 Hull
                 ,
                 and
                 presently
                 expedite
                 the
                 Ordinances
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 framed
                 by
                 themselves
                 ,
                 having
                 rejected
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 own
                 appointment
                 ,
                 and
                 drawn
                 by
                 his
                 Council
                 ,
                 though
                 not
                 a
                 word
                 in
                 answer
                 against
                 it
                 to
                 satisfie
                 him
                 ;
                 excluding
                 all
                 persons
                 named
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 his
                 draught
                 ,
                 and
                 committed
                 the
                 trust
                 and
                 power
                 thereof
                 for
                 two
                 years
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 such
                 in
                 whom
                 they
                 confided
                 .
                 Soon
                 after
                 they
                 seized
                 upon
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Gurney
                
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 of
                 London
                 ▪
                 whom
                 for
                 an
                 example
                 to
                 other
                 Loyal
                 Magistrates
                 they
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 which
                 usage
                 he
                 deceased
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hotham
                
                 is
                 also
                 impowered
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 Summon
                 the
                 Trayned
                 Bands
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 to
                 his
                 assistance
                 ;
                 which
                 through
                 the
                 factiousness
                 of
                 others
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 own
                 menaces
                 ,
                 he
                 compass●d
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 them
                 within
                 his
                 reach
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 any
                 supply
                 of
                 Arms
                 thereabout
                 ,
                 he
                 disarms
                 the
                 Country-men
                 ,
                 and
                 dismisseth
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Her●upon
                 the
                 King
                 Summoned
                 the
                 Gentry
                 and
                 Free-holders
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 he
                 complains
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 lawless
                 proceedings
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 Hotham
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 his
                 person
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 thinks
                 fit
                 to
                 secure
                 by
                 a
                 guard
                 from
                 among
                 them
                 ;
                 reiterates
                 his
                 Protestation
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 then
                 that
                 w●re
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 whom
                 were
                 sent
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 continued
                 there
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 intended
                 not
                 to
                 raise
                 a
                 War
                 ,
                 or
                 embroyl
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 but
                 since
                 he
                 had
                 so
                 lately
                 received
                 such
                 an
                 indignity
                 so
                 neer
                 his
                 residence
                 ,
                 it
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 interpreted
                 other
                 than
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Prudence
                 ,
                 to
                 provide
                 this
                 way
                 for
                 his
                 safety
                 ;
                 that
                 being
                 the
                 onely
                 end
                 in
                 this
                 designe
                 :
                 Which
                 publike
                 Declaration
                 was
                 attested
                 by
                 all
                 the
                 Lords
                 to
                 be
                 his
                 Majesties
                 intention
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Now
                 had
                 the
                 Parliament
                 the
                 occasion
                 they
                 waited
                 for
                 ;
                 no
                 Salvo's
                 or
                 Protestations
                 on
                 the
                 Kings
                 part
                 would
                 serve
                 turn
                 ,
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 taken
                 for
                 granted
                 ●hat
                 the
                 King
                 intended
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 they
                 proceeded
                 presently
                 to
                 put
                 the
                 peo-into
                 a
                 posture
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 their
                 late
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 to
                 
                 rescue
                 the
                 King
                 from
                 his
                 evil
                 Counsel
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 had
                 engaged
                 him
                 in
                 a
                 War
                 against
                 his
                 Parliament
                 .
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 wade
                 further
                 in
                 this
                 Question
                 ,
                 Who
                 began
                 it
                 ?
                 because
                 his
                 Majesty
                 on
                 his
                 dying
                 Royal
                 word
                 ,
                 hath
                 asserted
                 it
                 by
                 this
                 undeniable
                 proof
                 ,
                 
                   Who
                   gave
                   the
                   first
                   Commissions
                
                 ?
              
               
                 In
                 order
                 to
                 this
                 open
                 Hostility
                 intended
                 ,
                 they
                 prohibit
                 all
                 resort
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 save
                 of
                 those
                 in
                 his
                 special
                 service
                 ;
                 and
                 Command
                 the
                 respective
                 Sheriffs
                 to
                 seize
                 all
                 other
                 than
                 such
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 disturbers
                 of
                 the
                 peace
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 raise
                 the
                 County-power
                 against
                 them
                 ;
                 who
                 were
                 so
                 divided
                 in
                 themselves
                 by
                 contrary
                 commands
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 difficulty
                 remained
                 to
                 the
                 near
                 ensuing
                 rupture
                 ;
                 sides
                 being
                 taken
                 and
                 avowed
                 ,
                 every
                 man
                 on
                 his
                 guard
                 ,
                 waiting
                 for
                 the
                 first
                 blow
                 ,
                 and
                 prepared
                 to
                 return
                 it
                 as
                 his
                 judgment
                 or
                 fancy
                 led
                 him
                 .
                 To
                 b●ow
                 up
                 this
                 animosity
                 into
                 fire
                 and
                 fury
                 ,
                 
                 next
                 comes
                 out
                 another
                 Remonstrance
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 Daughter
                 of
                 that
                 which
                 was
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Hampton-Court
                 ;
                 that
                 taxed
                 the
                 male-administration
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 till
                 the
                 calling
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 this
                 recited
                 all
                 their
                 complaints
                 from
                 the
                 very
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 their
                 sitting
                 to
                 the
                 date
                 thereof
                 ;
                 their
                 dispute
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 the
                 business
                 of
                 the
                 five
                 Members
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 so
                 brought
                 the
                 state
                 of
                 their
                 quarrel
                 into
                 one
                 entire
                 body
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 Partisans
                 ,
                 by
                 such
                 a
                 heap
                 of
                 grievances
                 ,
                 i●
                 not
                 by
                 the
                 weight
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 might
                 without
                 more
                 scrutiny
                 own
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 stand
                 by
                 their
                 Caus●
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 miss'd
                 not
                 of
                 a
                 plenary
                 and
                 satisfactory
                 Answer
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 
                   Hands
                   had
                   no
                   Ears
                
                 ;
                 the
                 Faction
                 was
                 busie
                 and
                 employed
                 in
                 arming
                 themselves
                 ,
                 like
                 Caesars
                 ,
                 
                 write
                 and
                 fight
                 together
                 ;
                 solliciting
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 their
                 dear
                 Brethren
                 the
                 Scots
                 to
                 their
                 party
                 ,
                 whom
                 though
                 the
                 King
                 so
                 lately
                 had
                 obliged
                 ,
                 and
                 vouchsafed
                 them
                 a
                 particular
                 account
                 of
                 his
                 intentions
                 throughout
                 all
                 these
                 unhappy
                 transactions
                 ,
                 summed
                 up
                 in
                 a
                 Letter
                 to
                 his
                 Privy
                 Counsel
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 after
                 communication
                 begot
                 a
                 Protestation
                 from
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Loyalty
                 and
                 affection
                 imaginable
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 serious
                 expressions
                 of
                 their
                 thanks
                 ,
                 and
                 gratitude
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 whose
                 Royal
                 word
                 in
                 the
                 concerns
                 both
                 of
                 Church
                 and
                 State
                 ,
                 they
                 deemed
                 a
                 grievous
                 sin
                 to
                 doubt
                 or
                 question
                 :
                 Yet
                 nevertheless
                 presently
                 after
                 they
                 declared
                 themselves
                 in
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 large
                 manifestation
                 of
                 their
                 most
                 cordial
                 affection
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 with
                 as
                 many
                 more
                 good
                 words
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 received
                 Pounds
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 conclusion
                 ,
                 order
                 the
                 said
                 Privy
                 Council
                 not
                 to
                 meddle
                 with
                 any
                 verbal
                 or
                 real
                 engagement
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 against
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 keep
                 close
                 to
                 their
                 Covenant
                 and
                 their
                 English
                 brethren
                 .
                 For
                 all
                 which
                 kindness
                 the
                 Parliament
                 claw
                 them
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 returned
                 them
                 thanks
                 by
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 resident
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 this
                 Remonstrance
                 did
                 not
                 reach
                 all
                 the
                 matter
                 ;
                 
                 therefore
                 out
                 comes
                 a
                 third
                 ,
                 comprehensive
                 enough
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 likewise
                 answered
                 .
                 It
                 will
                 be
                 tedious
                 to
                 recite
                 them
                 ,
                 because
                 little
                 new
                 matter
                 in
                 them
                 ,
                 only
                 more
                 passionately
                 written
                 ,
                 as
                 bordering
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Gown
                 and
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 as
                 good
                 as
                 half
                 drawn
                 already
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 the
                 last
                 essay
                 for
                 an
                 Accommodation
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 people
                 might
                 see
                 the
                 Parliament
                 would
                 leave
                 no
                 way
                 untryed
                 ,
                 Nineteen
                 Propositions
                 are
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 York
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 strict
                 terms
                 comprised
                 the
                 licentiousness
                 of
                 all
                 their
                 former
                 Papers
                 .
                 To
                 these
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 assented
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 withal
                 Petition
                 him
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 they
                 promise
                 to
                 make
                 him
                 a
                 glorious
                 Prince
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Answer
                 to
                 these
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 I
                 refer
                 the
                 Reader
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 book
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 vncivility
                 and
                 unreasonableness
                 thereof
                 is
                 justly
                 censured
                 ;
                 though
                 the
                 reply
                 he
                 made
                 to
                 them
                 presently
                 after
                 their
                 tender
                 ,
                 was
                 so
                 argumentative
                 and
                 honest
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 stumbled
                 many
                 of
                 their
                 friends
                 ,
                 and
                 confirmed
                 the
                 Kings
                 good
                 Subjects
                 in
                 their
                 Loyal
                 integrity
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 hopes
                 being
                 now
                 lost
                 of
                 this
                 Paper-scuffle
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 King
                 addresses
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 Gentry
                 and
                 Commonalty
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 York
                 (
                 the
                 populacy
                 being
                 those
                 on
                 whom
                 the
                 Parliamentary
                 pretences
                 so
                 greatly
                 operated
                 )
                 and
                 declares
                 to
                 them
                 the
                 same
                 resolutions
                 he
                 had
                 formerly
                 made
                 ,
                 desiring
                 to
                 undeceive
                 them
                 of
                 those
                 opinions
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 instilled
                 every
                 where
                 ;
                 and
                 chuseth
                 out
                 of
                 them
                 a
                 guard
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Regiment
                 of
                 the
                 Trained
                 Bands
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 guard
                 to
                 his
                 
                 person
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 cheerfully
                 undertook
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 Duty
                 in
                 that
                 quality
                 :
                 Here
                 he
                 also
                 found
                 an
                 addition
                 of
                 many
                 worthy
                 Gentlemen
                 and
                 Nobles
                 ready
                 for
                 his
                 service
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 was
                 likewise
                 as
                 affectionate
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 having
                 profered
                 their
                 service
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 accepted
                 ,
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 .
                 This
                 caused
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 send
                 a
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Court
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 
                 forbidding
                 them
                 either
                 to
                 levy
                 Arms
                 ,
                 or
                 raise
                 money
                 upon
                 that
                 account
                 .
                 But
                 seeing
                 them
                 to
                 persist
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 courses
                 ,
                 he
                 first
                 sends
                 out
                 his
                 Commissions
                 of
                 Array
                 to
                 the
                 respective
                 Lord-Lieutenants
                 and
                 their
                 assistants
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 5
                 H.
                 4.
                 and
                 other
                 subsequent
                 Records
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 (
                 on
                 the
                 question
                 )
                 were
                 resolved
                 to
                 be
                 against
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 liberty
                 of
                 the
                 Subject
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 then
                 summons
                 his
                 Lords
                 and
                 Privy
                 Council
                 attending
                 him
                 at
                 York
                 ,
                 and
                 declares
                 that
                 he
                 will
                 not
                 require
                 any
                 obedience
                 from
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 ;
                 charging
                 them
                 not
                 to
                 yeild
                 obedience
                 to
                 any
                 commands
                 illegally
                 imposed
                 by
                 others
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 will
                 defend
                 them
                 and
                 all
                 others
                 from
                 the
                 Votes
                 of
                 Parliament
                 .
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 will
                 not
                 engage
                 them
                 in
                 any
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 except
                 for
                 necessary
                 defence
                 against
                 such
                 as
                 invade
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Then
                 came
                 out
                 his
                 general
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 where
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 fully
                 unmasqued
                 the
                 pretences
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 in
                 their
                 project
                 of
                 Liberty
                 and
                 Religion
                 ,
                 he
                 excites
                 all
                 his
                 loving
                 subjects
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Oaths
                 of
                 Allegiance
                 and
                 Supremacy
                 ,
                 to
                 contribute
                 their
                 aid
                 and
                 assistance
                 for
                 the
                 opposing
                 and
                 suppressing
                 those
                 Trayterous
                 attempts
                 of
                 such
                 persons
                 as
                 would
                 destroy
                 his
                 Person
                 ,
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 Estate
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 engage
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 in
                 a
                 Civil
                 War
                 :
                 D●claring
                 ,
                 that
                 whoever
                 shall
                 bring
                 unto
                 him
                 Money
                 or
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 Horse
                 and
                 Arms
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 or
                 the
                 publique
                 defence
                 ,
                 shall
                 receive
                 8
                 
                   l.
                   per
                   centum
                
                 interest
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 assured
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Forrest-Lands
                 ,
                 Parks
                 ,
                 and
                 Houses
                 .
                 And
                 then
                 issues
                 out
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 shewing
                 the
                 Legality
                 of
                 his
                 Commissions
                 of
                 Array
                 .
                 
              
               
                 To
                 all
                 these
                 the
                 Parliament
                 respectively
                 answer
                 ;
                 justifie
                 their
                 proceedings
                 ,
                 and
                 promise
                 to
                 use
                 the
                 money
                 advanced
                 for
                 the
                 Irish
                 service
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 designation
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 though
                 herein
                 they
                 failed
                 abundantly
                 ,
                 converting
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 to
                 their
                 own
                 use
                 and
                 necessities
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Though
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 intent
                 on
                 the
                 business
                 of
                 levying
                 Arms
                 ,
                 yet
                 several
                 Patriots
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 did
                 what
                 they
                 could
                 to
                 perswade
                 to
                 an
                 accommodation
                 ;
                 amongst
                 whom
                 Sir
                 
                   Benjamin
                   Rudyard
                
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 chief
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 all
                 along
                 warned
                 them
                 of
                 the
                 miseries
                 of
                 a
                 Civil
                 War
                 ;
                 and
                 what
                 a
                 shame
                 it
                 would
                 be
                 to
                 them
                 in
                 after-times
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 consequently
                 to
                 all
                 Parliaments
                 ,
                 if
                 when
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 condescended
                 so
                 far
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 proceed
                 to
                 the
                 effusion
                 of
                 blood
                 upon
                 so
                 unnecessary
                 a
                 quarrel
                 .
                 He
                 dyed
                 soon
                 after
                 the
                 first
                 blood
                 was
                 drawn
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 speech
                 of
                 his
                 on
                 his
                 death-bed
                 is
                 very
                 remarkable
                 :
                 Mr.
                 Pym
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Hambden
                 (
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 the
                 then
                 Faction
                 )
                 
                   told
                   me
                
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 
                   That
                   they
                   thought
                   the
                   King
                   so
                   ill
                   beloved
                   by
                   his
                   Subjects
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   could
                   never
                   be
                   able
                   to
                   raise
                   an
                   Army
                   to
                   oppose
                   them
                   .
                
                 Which
                 mistake
                 of
                 theirs
                 ,
                 cost
                 many
                 thousand
                 lives
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 contrary
                 also
                 ,
                 many
                 elaborate
                 vehement
                 Speeches
                 were
                 made
                 by
                 Mr.
                 Pym
                 and
                 other
                 Grandees
                 ,
                 to
                 encourage
                 the
                 Citizens
                 to
                 stand
                 fast
                 to
                 the
                 interest
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 City
                 was
                 not
                 wayward
                 to
                 such
                 councels
                 .
                 
                   Isaac
                   Penington
                
                 was
                 Mayor
                 ;
                 
                 a
                 busie
                 stickler
                 of
                 the
                 Faction
                 ;
                 and
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 were
                 little
                 better
                 affected
                 :
                 the
                 Common
                 Council
                 were
                 generally
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 temper
                 ;
                 and
                 indeed
                 the
                 greatest
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 inhabiting
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 were
                 alike
                 disposed
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 the
                 Militia
                 was
                 on
                 foot
                 :
                 every
                 where
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Cause
                 had
                 the
                 precedency
                 of
                 affection
                 ,
                 
                 their
                 Ordinances
                 being
                 obeyed
                 like
                 Acts
                 ;
                 wherefore
                 the
                 King
                 prohibited
                 by
                 Proclamation
                 any
                 Levi●s
                 or
                 Musters
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 any
                 where
                 in
                 England
                 without
                 his
                 command
                 ,
                 and
                 sets
                 on
                 foot
                 his
                 Commission
                 of
                 Array
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Parliament
                 likewise
                 inhibit
                 to
                 be
                 obeyed
                 any
                 where
                 :
                 but
                 neither
                 of
                 them
                 signified
                 any
                 thing
                 to
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 bent
                 and
                 inclined
                 to
                 each
                 Cause
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 preparations
                 for
                 War
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 Men
                 ,
                 Horse
                 ,
                 Money
                 and
                 
                 Arms
                 ,
                 went
                 on
                 very
                 fast
                 ,
                 especially
                 on
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 side
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 where
                 all
                 persons
                 of
                 all
                 ages
                 and
                 Sexes
                 contribute
                 so
                 excessively
                 to
                 the
                 furtherance
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 sum
                 which
                 it
                 amounted
                 unto
                 is
                 almost
                 incredible
                 .
                 This
                 money
                 was
                 borrowed
                 upon
                 the
                 credit
                 of
                 the
                 
                   PVBLIQVE
                   FAITH
                
                 ,
                 by
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 a
                 name
                 much
                 adored
                 then
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 much
                 contemned
                 and
                 hated
                 afterwards
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 finding
                 how
                 the
                 pulse
                 of
                 these
                 distracted
                 Kingdoms
                 did
                 beat
                 ,
                 
                 giving
                 symptoms
                 of
                 some
                 violent
                 disease
                 and
                 distemper
                 approaching
                 ,
                 redoubled
                 his
                 instances
                 to
                 the
                 Houses
                 for
                 peace
                 ,
                 adjuring
                 them
                 to
                 prevent
                 that
                 blood-sh●d
                 now
                 so
                 threatning
                 and
                 imminen●
                 ;
                 and
                 they
                 reg●st
                 the
                 like
                 entreaties
                 and
                 ●●●●●stations
                 upon
                 him
                 (
                 but
                 not
                 bating
                 an
                 ace
                 ,
                 or
                 receding
                 a
                 tittle
                 from
                 the●r
                 〈◊〉
                 Demands
                 )
                 so
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 hopes
                 or
                 likelihood
                 of
                 a
                 Pacification
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 wanted
                 there
                 Artifices
                 to
                 uphold
                 and
                 maintain
                 this
                 Credit
                 and
                 Autho●
                 〈◊〉
                 which
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 gained
                 over
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 
                 their
                 Purses
                 and
                 Affections
                 :
                 they
                 were
                 told
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 in
                 solemn
                 Assemblies
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 evil
                 Counsellors
                 about
                 the
                 King
                 intended
                 the
                 abrogation
                 of
                 their
                 Cities
                 Charter
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 they
                 prevailed
                 ,
                 would
                 expose
                 their
                 Wives
                 and
                 Children
                 to
                 Rapine
                 ,
                 Violence
                 ,
                 and
                 Villany
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 wealth
                 and
                 riches
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ;
                 a
                 prey
                 to
                 desperate
                 and
                 necessitous
                 persons
                 :
                 All
                 which
                 while
                 they
                 continued
                 in
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 protection
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 have
                 no
                 cause
                 to
                 fear
                 .
              
               
                 With
                 these
                 preparatory
                 discourses
                 and
                 incentives
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 War
                 was
                 presently
                 ushered
                 in
                 ;
                 nay
                 ,
                 the
                 Citizens
                 were
                 ready
                 to
                 court
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 certainest
                 way
                 of
                 safety
                 .
                 Add
                 we
                 also
                 the
                 encouragements
                 of
                 the
                 Ministers
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 incitations
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 so
                 violent
                 in
                 their
                 crying
                 up
                 the
                 Cause
                 ,
                 that
                 even
                 meer
                 Children
                 became
                 Volunteers
                 ,
                 forsook
                 their
                 Parents
                 ,
                 and
                 followed
                 the
                 Camp.
                 
              
               
                 Thither
                 also
                 are
                 we
                 now
                 come
                 :
                 For
                 from
                 the
                 Kings
                 leaving
                 his
                 Court
                 at
                 York
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 intent
                 to
                 encourage
                 his
                 party
                 in
                 the
                 Commission
                 of
                 Array
                 ,
                 and
                 stitle
                 the
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 we
                 cannot
                 call
                 his
                 removes
                 a
                 Progress
                 ,
                 but
                 Expedition
                 ;
                 and
                 indeed
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 perfect
                 War
                 levyed
                 ,
                 though
                 at
                 such
                 distances
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 twilight
                 of
                 peace
                 was
                 preserved
                 only
                 by
                 his
                 hovering
                 neer
                 the
                 Solstice
                 of
                 his
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 the
                 midland
                 ,
                 without
                 engaging
                 the
                 confines
                 of
                 their
                 Association
                 ;
                 which
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 speedily
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 probable
                 we
                 had
                 not
                 seen
                 that
                 night
                 of
                 confusion
                 that
                 followed
                 in
                 his
                 setting
                 and
                 declination
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 therefore
                 having
                 again
                 called
                 the
                 Gentry
                 of
                 York
                 together
                 at
                 rendezvous
                 ,
                 protested
                 his
                 unwillingless
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 unprovidedness
                 for
                 a
                 War
                 ;
                 desiring
                 (
                 if
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 thereunto
                 compelled
                 )
                 their
                 assistance
                 in
                 the
                 maintaining
                 his
                 most
                 just
                 Cause
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 departed
                 for
                 Lincolnshire
                 to
                 Newark
                 ,
                 
                 whither
                 he
                 had
                 sent
                 before
                 his
                 Letters
                 Mandatory
                 to
                 my
                 Lord
                 Willoughby
                 of
                 Parham
                 ,
                 charging
                 him
                 to
                 desist
                 from
                 raising
                 ,
                 levying
                 ,
                 or
                 exercising
                 any
                 forces
                 within
                 that
                 County
                 ,
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 his
                 Commission
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 wherein
                 nevertheless
                 he
                 had
                 proceeded
                 .
                 Here
                 the
                 King
                 convened
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 this
                 County
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 to
                 them
                 the
                 like
                 Protestations
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 received
                 some
                 small
                 supplies
                 ,
                 returned
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 York
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 the
                 Parliament
                 were
                 listing
                 men
                 apace
                 ,
                 and
                 appointing
                 their
                 General
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Superior
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 meeting
                 with
                 some
                 oppositions
                 from
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Stamford
                 ,
                 
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 of
                 Leicestershire
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 was
                 pleased
                 to
                 proclaim
                 the
                 said
                 Earl
                 and
                 his
                 adherents
                 Traytors
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 dissatisfaction
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 Insurrections
                 happening
                 in
                 Essex
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 send
                 down
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Barrington
                
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Grymstone
                 to
                 quell
                 their
                 Tumults
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 seize
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lucas
                
                 and
                 his
                 Lady
                 at
                 Colchester
                 ,
                 commit
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Goale
                 ;
                 send
                 his
                 eight
                 Coach-horses
                 to
                 General
                 Essex
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 Sir
                 Iohns
                 Tryal
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 proclaimed
                 Traytor
                 ,
                 sent
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 committed
                 prisoner
                 to
                 the
                 Gate-house
                 .
              
               
                 Iames
                 Lord
                 Strange
                 ,
                 
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 of
                 William
                 Earl
                 of
                 Derby
                 ,
                 was
                 likewise
                 
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 impeached
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 he
                 upon
                 the
                 15th
                 of
                 Iuly
                 last
                 ,
                 did
                 at
                 Manchester
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 summon
                 and
                 raise
                 Forces
                 for
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 :
                 They
                 further
                 charging
                 him
                 with
                 being
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Percival
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Linnen-webster
                 ;
                 and
                 cause
                 their
                 said
                 Charges
                 to
                 be
                 published
                 in
                 the
                 Churches
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 and
                 Chester
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Byron
                
                 raiseth
                 some
                 Troops
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Oxford
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 suddenly
                 surprized
                 by
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 ,
                 sustaineth
                 some
                 loss
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 them
                 he
                 and
                 his
                 Associates
                 are
                 declared
                 Rebels
                 .
                 He
                 then
                 marcheth
                 to
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 which
                 Town
                 he
                 seizeth
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
                 
              
               
                 At
                 York
                 the
                 King
                 made
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Hertford
                 Leiutenant-General
                 of
                 the
                 Western
                 Counties
                 ,
                 intending
                 forthwith
                 himself
                 to
                 set
                 upon
                 Hull
                 (
                 whose
                 stores
                 he
                 had
                 designed
                 once
                 to
                 have
                 made
                 a
                 Magazine
                 for
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 to
                 reduce
                 those
                 Rebels
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 often
                 declared
                 to
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 they
                 would
                 by
                 no
                 means
                 consent
                 to
                 it
                 )
                 but
                 upon
                 deliberate
                 advice
                 he
                 past
                 by
                 it
                 ,
                 onely
                 making
                 one
                 attempt
                 neer
                 it
                 ,
                 to
                 shew
                 his
                 just
                 indignation
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 satisfie
                 his
                 Honor
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 lost
                 unhappily
                 some
                 twenty
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 marched
                 directly
                 into
                 Nottinghamshire
                 .
              
               
                 
                 About
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 he
                 came
                 to
                 
                 Nottingham-Town
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 month
                 published
                 his
                 Royal
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 commanding
                 and
                 enjoyning
                 all
                 his
                 Subjects
                 to
                 the
                 Northward
                 of
                 Trent
                 ,
                 and
                 twenty
                 miles
                 Southward
                 ,
                 to
                 Rendezvous
                 at
                 Nottingham
                 the
                 23
                 of
                 that
                 instant
                 ;
                 where
                 he
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 purport
                 of
                 his
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 set
                 up
                 his
                 Standard
                 ,
                 and
                 where
                 appeared
                 five
                 or
                 six
                 thousand
                 men
                 .
                 
              
               
                 After
                 a
                 view
                 and
                 Muster
                 of
                 these
                 Royal
                 Volunteers
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 proceeded
                 to
                 the
                 nomination
                 of
                 a
                 General
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 the
                 Right
                 honorable
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lindsey
                 ,
                 General
                 formerly
                 for
                 the
                 
                 Rochel-Expedition
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 made
                 Robert
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 their
                 Captain-General
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Bedford
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 .
              
               
                 Essex
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 departed
                 from
                 London
                 in
                 great
                 state
                 and
                 magnificence
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 leaves
                 Nottinghamshire
                 ,
                 and
                 marched
                 into
                 Staffordshire
                 ,
                 thence
                 into
                 Leicestershire
                 ,
                 
                 car●ssing
                 the
                 Gentry
                 all
                 the
                 way
                 he
                 went
                 ;
                 so
                 into
                 the
                 Confines
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 and
                 sat
                 down
                 at
                 last
                 in
                 Shrewsbury
                 ,
                 where
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 a
                 while
                 rested
                 ,
                 the
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 
                 Freeholders
                 ,
                 and
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 that
                 County
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 additions
                 out
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 being
                 assemb●ed
                 ,
                 he
                 made
                 this
                 Oration
                 ,
                 which
                 for
                 its
                 excellency
                 ,
                 and
                 because
                 it
                 contains
                 the
                 truth
                 of
                 the
                 quarrel
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 here
                 inserted
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           GENTLEMEN
                           ,
                        
                      
                       
                         
                         IT
                         is
                         some
                         benefit
                         to
                         me
                         from
                         the
                         insolency
                         and
                         misfortunes
                         which
                         have
                         driven
                         me
                         about
                         ,
                         that
                         they
                         have
                         brought
                         me
                         to
                         so
                         good
                         a
                         part
                         of
                         my
                         Kingdom
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         so
                         faithful
                         a
                         part
                         of
                         my
                         people
                         .
                         I
                         hope
                         neither
                         you
                         nor
                         I
                         shall
                         repent
                         in
                         coming
                         hither
                         ;
                         I
                         will
                         do
                         my
                         part
                         that
                         you
                         may
                         not
                         ,
                         and
                         of
                         you
                         I
                         was
                         confident
                         before
                         I
                         came
                         .
                         The
                         residence
                         of
                         an
                         Array
                         is
                         not
                         usually
                         pleasant
                         to
                         any
                         place
                         ,
                         and
                         mine
                         may
                         carry
                         more
                         fear
                         with
                         it
                         ,
                         
                         since
                         it
                         may
                         be
                         thought
                         (
                         being
                         robbed
                         and
                         spoiled
                         of
                         all
                         mine
                         own
                         ,
                         and
                         such
                         terrour
                         used
                         to
                         fright
                         and
                         keep
                         all
                         men
                         from
                         supplying
                         of
                         me
                         )
                         I
                         must
                         onely
                         live
                         upon
                         the
                         aid
                         and
                         relief
                         of
                         my
                         people
                         ;
                         but
                         be
                         not
                         afraid
                         :
                         I
                         would
                         to
                         God
                         my
                         poor
                         Subjects
                         suffered
                         no
                         more
                         by
                         the
                         insolence
                         and
                         violence
                         of
                         that
                         Army
                         raised
                         against
                         me
                         (
                         though
                         they
                         have
                         made
                         themselves
                         wanton
                         even
                         with
                         plenty
                         )
                         than
                         you
                         shall
                         do
                         by
                         mine
                         ;
                         and
                         yet
                         I
                         fear
                         I
                         cannot
                         prevent
                         all
                         disorders
                         ;
                         I
                         will
                         do
                         my
                         best
                         .
                         And
                         this
                         I
                         promise
                         you
                         ,
                         no
                         man
                         shall
                         be
                         a
                         looser
                         by
                         me
                         ,
                         
                         if
                         I
                         can
                         help
                         it
                         .
                      
                       
                         I
                         have
                         sent
                         hither
                         for
                         a
                         Mint
                         ;
                         I
                         will
                         melt
                         down
                         all
                         my
                         own
                         plate
                         ,
                         and
                         expose
                         all
                         my
                         Land
                         to
                         sale
                         or
                         morgage
                         ,
                         that
                         if
                         it
                         be
                         possible
                         ,
                         I
                         may
                         not
                         bring
                         the
                         least
                         pressure
                         upon
                         you
                         :
                         in
                         the
                         mean
                         time
                         ,
                         I
                         have
                         summoned
                         
                         you
                         hither
                         to
                         do
                         that
                         for
                         me
                         and
                         your selves
                         ,
                         for
                         the
                         maintenance
                         of
                         your
                         Religion
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Law
                         of
                         the
                         Land
                         (
                         by
                         which
                         you
                         enjoy
                         all
                         that
                         you
                         have
                         )
                         which
                         other
                         men
                         do
                         against
                         us
                         .
                         Do
                         not
                         suffer
                         so
                         good
                         a
                         Cause
                         to
                         be
                         lost
                         ,
                         for
                         want
                         of
                         supplying
                         me
                         with
                         that
                         which
                         will
                         be
                         taken
                         from
                         you
                         by
                         those
                         who
                         pursue
                         me
                         with
                         this
                         violence
                         .
                         And
                         whilst
                         these
                         ill
                         men
                         Sacrifice
                         their
                         Mony
                         ,
                         Plate
                         ,
                         and
                         utmost
                         industry
                         to
                         destroy
                         the
                         Common-wealth
                         ,
                         be
                         you
                         no
                         less
                         liberal
                         to
                         preserve
                         it
                         .
                         Assure
                         your selves
                         ,
                         if
                         it
                         please
                         God
                         to
                         bless
                         me
                         with
                         success
                         ,
                         I
                         shall
                         remember
                         the
                         assistance
                         that
                         every
                         particular
                         man
                         here
                         gives
                         me
                         ,
                         to
                         his
                         advantage
                         .
                         However
                         ,
                         it
                         will
                         hereafter
                         ,
                         (
                         how
                         furiously
                         soever
                         the
                         minds
                         of
                         men
                         are
                         now
                         possest
                         )
                         be
                         honour
                         and
                         comfort
                         to
                         you
                         ,
                         that
                         with
                         some
                         charge
                         and
                         trouble
                         to
                         your selves
                         ,
                         you
                         did
                         your
                         part
                         to
                         support
                         the
                         King
                         ,
                         and
                         preserve
                         the
                         Kingdom
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 With
                 those
                 expressions
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 his
                 actions
                 agreed
                 ,
                 he
                 so
                 won
                 the
                 affectio●s
                 of
                 that
                 County
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 adjacent
                 ,
                 that
                 before
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 October
                 ▪
                 which
                 was
                 about
                 three
                 weeks
                 after
                 his
                 first
                 coming
                 to
                 Shrewsbury
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 small
                 party
                 ,
                 rather
                 than
                 any
                 force
                 or
                 Army
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 grown
                 to
                 a
                 compleat
                 strength
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 about
                 6000
                 foot
                 ,
                 3000
                 brave
                 horse
                 ,
                 and
                 almost
                 2000
                 Dragooners
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 thence
                 ,
                 having
                 issued
                 out
                 Warrants
                 for
                 Horses
                 and
                 Ca●ts
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 his
                 removal
                 ,
                 he
                 marched
                 along
                 within
                 view
                 of
                 Coventry
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 made
                 no
                 essay
                 or
                 attempt
                 upon
                 it
                 ;
                 not
                 intending
                 to
                 lose
                 any
                 time
                 in
                 sitting
                 down
                 before
                 it
                 ,
                 unless
                 the
                 Town
                 had
                 been
                 freely
                 surrendred
                 to
                 him
                 .
                 From
                 thence
                 he
                 came
                 to
                 Southam
                 ,
                 not
                 many
                 miles
                 distant
                 from
                 their
                 Lord
                 General
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 March
                 of
                 his
                 struck
                 some
                 terror
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 it self
                 ,
                 
                 though
                 all
                 their
                 Army
                 was
                 then
                 in
                 a
                 readiness
                 ,
                 and
                 attending
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 therefore
                 the
                 Trained
                 Bands
                 were
                 speedily
                 raised
                 for
                 a
                 guard
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 fortifications
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 the
                 time
                 would
                 allow
                 ,
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 forthwith
                 made
                 round
                 it
                 ;
                 ac●ording
                 to
                 which
                 Order
                 ,
                 many
                 hundreds
                 of
                 men
                 were
                 set
                 on
                 work
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 soon
                 alter
                 seconded
                 by
                 the
                 several
                 Companies
                 and
                 Parishes
                 in
                 London
                 and
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 by
                 the
                 Wives
                 and
                 Maids
                 ,
                 who
                 followed
                 a
                 Drum
                 in
                 rank
                 and
                 file
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Rampier-basket
                 between
                 two
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 until
                 a
                 regular
                 Line
                 and
                 Circumva●lation
                 ,
                 taking
                 up
                 twelve
                 miles
                 in
                 circuit
                 ,
                 was
                 quite
                 finished
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Windsor-Castle
                 was
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 garrisoned
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 Col.
                 Ven
                 being
                 sent
                 down
                 with
                 twelve
                 Companies
                 of
                 foot
                 ,
                 in
                 one
                 whereof
                 Barkstead
                 the
                 Regicide
                 commanded
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 his
                 first
                 military
                 employment
                 as
                 Governour
                 .
                 Divers
                 Citizens
                 suspected
                 for
                 their
                 affection
                 and
                 loyalty
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 were
                 also
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 secured
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 association
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Counties
                 first
                 projected
                 and
                 begun
                 ,
                 and
                 mony
                 and
                 plate
                 raised
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 in
                 so
                 great
                 danger
                 did
                 the
                 Cock-sure
                 Grandees
                 of
                 the
                 Faction
                 then
                 see
                 and
                 find
                 themselves
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Indeed
                 the
                 Kings
                 design
                 was
                 London
                 ,
                 which
                 at
                 the
                 approach
                 of
                 such
                 an
                 Army
                 would
                 put
                 his
                 friends
                 in
                 a
                 capacity
                 to
                 appear
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 facilitate
                 and
                 end
                 the
                 War
                 in
                 its
                 begining
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 passionately
                 desired
                 .
                 But
                 considering
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 dangerous
                 venturing
                 to
                 be
                 inclosed
                 between
                 the
                 Army
                 and
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 entire
                 forces
                 ,
                 he
                 resolved
                 to
                 face
                 about
                 ,
                 and
                 fight
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 first
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 garrisoned
                 several
                 places
                 ,
                 and
                 lessened
                 his
                 numerous
                 Army
                 ,
                 was
                 advancing
                 after
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 Portsmouth
                 was
                 now
                 taken
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Merrick
                
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 first
                 surprized
                 South-sea
                 Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 held
                 it
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 Colonel
                 Goring
                 being
                 forced
                 to
                 yeild
                 it
                 ,
                 the
                 Town
                 being
                 commanded
                 by
                 that
                 Castle
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Hertford
                 could
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 being
                 then
                 besieged
                 in
                 Sherburn
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                   Bedford
                   ;
                   Goring
                
                 ,
                 
                 according
                 to
                 agreement
                 ,
                 passing
                 for
                 the
                 present
                 over
                 into
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 advanceth
                 into
                 Worcestershire
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 staid
                 still
                 at
                 Shrewsbury
                 ,
                 expecting
                 forces
                 out
                 of
                 South-Wales
                 ;
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 conjunction
                 
                 of
                 whom
                 ,
                 Essex
                 sent
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 Horse
                 under
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Sands
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Feinnes
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 whom
                 and
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Byron
                 ,
                 happened
                 a
                 smart
                 encounter
                 in
                 the
                 lanes
                 neer
                 Worcester
                 City
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 at
                 first
                 the
                 Parliament-Army
                 had
                 the
                 better
                 ;
                 but
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 falling
                 in
                 the
                 Rear
                 ,
                 forced
                 them
                 to
                 leave
                 their
                 design
                 .
                 Colon●l
                 Sands
                 was
                 mortally
                 wounded
                 ,
                 his
                 Major
                 Douglass
                 was
                 killed
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 threescore
                 men
                 ;
                 nevertheless
                 Essex
                 hastily
                 advancing
                 ,
                 the
                 Royallists
                 quitted
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 which
                 thereupon
                 was
                 Garrisoned
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 staid
                 here
                 about
                 settling
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 passed
                 directly
                 away
                 from
                 Shrewsbury
                 ,
                 (
                 where
                 he
                 had
                 coyned
                 money
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Plate
                 freely
                 brought
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Gentry
                 )
                 towards
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 got
                 the
                 start
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 who
                 thereupon
                 doubled
                 his
                 haste
                 after
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 therefore
                 resolved
                 to
                 fight
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 staid
                 at
                 Keynton
                 ,
                 whither
                 next
                 morning
                 came
                 the
                 Essexians
                 .
              
               
                 
                 On
                 
                   Sunday
                   ,
                   Octob.
                
                 23.
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 Battalia
                 descended
                 from
                 Edge-hill
                 ;
                 whence
                 with
                 a
                 Prospective-glass
                 he
                 viewed
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 asked
                 what
                 his
                 Majesty
                 thought
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 he
                 answered
                 :
                 
                   I
                   never
                   saw
                   the
                   Rebels
                   before
                   in
                   a
                   body
                   ;
                   I
                   am
                   resolved
                   to
                   fight
                   them
                   :
                   God
                   and
                   good
                   men
                   assist
                   my
                   righteous
                   cause
                   .
                
                 The
                 King
                 had
                 the
                 advantage
                 both
                 of
                 the
                 ground
                 and
                 Wind
                 ,
                 his
                 Army
                 drawn
                 up
                 in
                 very
                 good
                 order
                 ;
                 his
                 main
                 Battel
                 of
                 Foot
                 winged
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 with
                 a
                 number
                 of
                 brave
                 Horse
                 ;
                 but
                 those
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 ,
                 where
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 commanded
                 ,
                 were
                 the
                 most
                 choice
                 and
                 couragious
                 .
                 The
                 other
                 Wing
                 was
                 led
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 ,
                 Lieutenant-General
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 ;
                 the
                 Battel
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lindsey
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 on
                 foot
                 in
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 half-Pike
                 in
                 his
                 hand
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 ,
                 were
                 very
                 many
                 expert
                 and
                 valiant
                 Commanders
                 :
                 all
                 the
                 distrust
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 Welch
                 Infantry
                 ,
                 who
                 at
                 first
                 beginning
                 were
                 somwhat
                 skittish
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 posture
                 the
                 King
                 marched
                 into
                 the
                 Vale
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   The
                   Vale
                   of
                   Red-Horse
                
                 ,
                 a
                 name
                 sutable
                 to
                 the
                 colour
                 that
                 was
                 that
                 day
                 bestowed
                 on
                 it
                 :
                 which
                 Essex
                 having
                 notice
                 of
                 ,
                 he
                 presently
                 drew
                 his
                 Army
                 out
                 of
                 Keynton
                 Town
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 quartered
                 that
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 it
                 into
                 this
                 order
                 .
                 He
                 himself
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 other
                 General
                 ,
                 on
                 foot
                 at
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 his
                 Infantry
                 ,
                 which
                 made
                 up
                 one
                 entire
                 body
                 ,
                 opposed
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 Wing
                 stood
                 Col.
                 Ramsey
                 a
                 Scotch
                 man
                 ,
                 with
                 five
                 Regiments
                 of
                 Horse
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Balfour
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Philip
                   Stapleton
                
                 ,
                 who
                 commanded
                 the
                 Generals
                 Life-guard
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 that
                 fought
                 stoutly
                 ;
                 and
                 behind
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Reserve
                 ,
                 was
                 placed
                 the
                 Lord
                 Fielding
                 with
                 his
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Both
                 Armies
                 thus
                 facing
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 the
                 fight
                 began
                 with
                 the
                 exchange
                 of
                 Artillery
                 ;
                 which
                 doing
                 no
                 great
                 execution
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 ,
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 fell
                 with
                 fury
                 upon
                 Col.
                 Ramsey
                 ,
                 and
                 utterly
                 overthrew
                 him
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 that
                 whole
                 Wing
                 fled
                 with
                 speed
                 towards
                 Keynton
                 .
                 The
                 Foot
                 placed
                 neer
                 to
                 that
                 Wing
                 seeing
                 the
                 rout
                 and
                 slaughter
                 ,
                 threw
                 down
                 their
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 fled
                 also
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 Colonel
                 
                 Essex's
                 Brigade
                 was
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 .
                 The
                 Colonel
                 being
                 thus
                 forsaken
                 ,
                 put
                 himself
                 into
                 the
                 battel
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 of
                 great
                 service
                 afterwards
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 till
                 he
                 was
                 shot
                 in
                 the
                 Thigh
                 with
                 a
                 Bullet
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 soon
                 after
                 dyed
                 .
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 following
                 the
                 chase
                 to
                 
                 Keynton-Town
                 ,
                 
                 fell
                 there
                 on
                 the
                 Waggons
                 Essex
                 had
                 left
                 behind
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 returned
                 not
                 to
                 the
                 Field
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 else
                 had
                 been
                 totally
                 the
                 Kings
                 )
                 until
                 Colonel
                 Hambdens
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 Forces
                 which
                 were
                 coming
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 Essex
                 ,
                 forced
                 him
                 with
                 their
                 Canon
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Lanes
                 wherein
                 he
                 continued
                 his
                 pursuit
                 .
                 (
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carnarvan
                 seconding
                 the
                 same
                 mistake
                 ,
                 through
                 heat
                 of
                 Courage
                 .
                 )
                 On
                 the
                 other
                 Wing
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Balfour
                
                 had
                 put
                 my
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 beat
                 him
                 from
                 his
                 ground
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Kings
                 Foot
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 were
                 left
                 naked
                 ,
                 and
                 both
                 Front
                 and
                 Flank
                 attaqued
                 by
                 Foot
                 and
                 Horse
                 .
                 The
                 main
                 Battel
                 was
                 here
                 joyned
                 :
                 Balfour
                 breaking
                 in
                 pieces
                 two
                 Regiments
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 had
                 opened
                 the
                 way
                 to
                 the
                 Standard
                 .
                 Here
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lindsey
                 was
                 mortally
                 wounded
                 ,
                 performing
                 the
                 part
                 of
                 2
                 valiant
                 man
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 an
                 expert
                 General
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Son
                 the
                 Lord
                 Willoughby
                 coming
                 in
                 to
                 his
                 rescue
                 ,
                 taken
                 prisoner
                 .
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Edmond
                   Varney
                
                 the
                 Standard-bearer
                 was
                 slain
                 under
                 it
                 :
                 But
                 another
                 brisk
                 charge
                 being
                 made
                 upon
                 Balfour
                 ,
                 and
                 fresh
                 supplies
                 
                 coming
                 into
                 that
                 part
                 so
                 distressed
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 Standard
                 taken
                 by
                 Essex
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 one
                 Chambers
                 his
                 Secretary
                 ,
                 was
                 rescued
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 whom
                 the
                 King
                 after
                 the
                 battel
                 Knighted
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 him
                 a
                 Banneret
                 for
                 his
                 noble
                 service
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 were
                 repelled
                 again
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 neer
                 evening
                 ,
                 and
                 both
                 Armies
                 stood
                 at
                 a
                 gaze
                 ;
                 Horse
                 being
                 drawn
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 fight
                 ,
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 of
                 the
                 Foot
                 ,
                 neither
                 of
                 them
                 attempting
                 any
                 more
                 on
                 either
                 part
                 :
                 
                 the
                 Royalists
                 knew
                 that
                 Essex
                 had
                 received
                 an
                 addition
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 under
                 Hambden
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 were
                 stronger
                 in
                 Foot
                 ;
                 the
                 Essexians
                 likewise
                 knew
                 that
                 Prince
                 Ruperts
                 Horse
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 the
                 best
                 ,
                 were
                 as
                 good
                 as
                 fresh
                 and
                 untouched
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 had
                 tasted
                 of
                 their
                 Gallantry
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 consultation
                 they
                 stood
                 till
                 night
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 King
                 retreated
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 from
                 whence
                 he
                 descended
                 ,
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 Edge-Hill
                 ,
                 where
                 with
                 the
                 Prince
                 in
                 his
                 Coach
                 he
                 passed
                 that
                 night
                 ,
                 his
                 Army
                 keeping
                 great
                 Fires
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 marched
                 his
                 Foot
                 away
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Horse
                 stood
                 in
                 Battalia
                 towards
                 Ayno
                 .
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 lodged
                 that
                 night
                 on
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 fight
                 was
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 (
                 not
                 without
                 fear
                 and
                 discouragement
                 )
                 marched
                 to
                 Warwick
                 ,
                 leaving
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 pursue
                 his
                 way
                 for
                 London
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 thing
                 by
                 this
                 fight
                 he
                 attempted
                 to
                 hinder
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Victory
                 is
                 questioned
                 by
                 either
                 part
                 :
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 denyed
                 it
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 left
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 dead
                 to
                 the
                 disposal
                 of
                 the
                 enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 marched
                 away
                 .
                 That
                 was
                 answered
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 agreeable
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 designe
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 no
                 more
                 than
                 to
                 make
                 his
                 way
                 free
                 for
                 London
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 and
                 expedition
                 was
                 requisite
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 denyed
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 they
                 lost
                 somewhat
                 more
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 Standards
                 ,
                 and
                 received
                 a
                 confess'd
                 defeat
                 in
                 one
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 main
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 durst
                 not
                 offer
                 to
                 set
                 upon
                 or
                 impede
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 his
                 March
                 the
                 next
                 morning
                 ,
                 but
                 go
                 away
                 far
                 enough
                 from
                 him
                 to
                 Coventry
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 lost
                 Banbury
                 (
                 wherein
                 was
                 a
                 well-appointed
                 Garrison
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 a
                 remarkable
                 Trophee
                 of
                 his
                 Conquest
                 .
              
               
                 However
                 ,
                 both
                 parties
                 gave
                 God
                 solemn
                 thanks
                 (
                 on
                 days
                 set
                 apart
                 )
                 for
                 their
                 success
                 and
                 victory
                 ;
                 the
                 Parliament
                 adding
                 other
                 to
                 their
                 General
                 for
                 his
                 valour
                 and
                 good
                 conduct
                 in
                 that
                 business
                 ,
                 and
                 presented
                 him
                 with
                 5000
                 l.
                 for
                 a
                 reward
                 of
                 his
                 service
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 both
                 sides
                 were
                 slayn
                 here
                 neer
                 6000
                 men
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Country
                 it
                 was
                 judged
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 the
                 burial
                 of
                 the
                 dead
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 Kings
                 party
                 were
                 slayn
                 of
                 note
                 ,
                 the
                 right
                 Noble
                 and
                 valiant
                 the
                 Lord
                 Aubigney
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 of
                 his
                 wounds
                 at
                 Abingdon
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 Christ-Church
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 (
                 Father
                 to
                 the
                 most
                 illustrious
                 Charles
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 )
                 ;
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lindsey
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edmond
                   Varney
                
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Monro
                 a
                 Scotch-man
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 side
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                   St.
                   Iohn
                
                 of
                 Bletso
                 ,
                 who
                 dyed
                 also
                 of
                 his
                 wounds
                 ;
                 Colonel
                 Essex
                 ,
                 and
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Ramsey
                 ;
                 all
                 men
                 of
                 singular
                 courage
                 and
                 resolution
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 next
                 day
                 marched
                 towards
                 Coventry
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 Ayno
                 ,
                 (
                 where
                 his
                 Army
                 refreshed
                 themselves
                 )
                 to
                 Banbury
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 presently
                 delivered
                 to
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 marching
                 from
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 to
                 London
                 met
                 by
                 Commissioners
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 tendring
                 Propositions
                 ,
                 and
                 desiring
                 that
                 during
                 the
                 Treaty
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 should
                 march
                 no
                 neerer
                 this
                 way
                 ;
                 to
                 spin
                 time
                 ,
                 while
                 Essex
                 could
                 recruit
                 his
                 Army
                 :
                 Wherefore
                 the
                 King
                 advancing
                 from
                 Colebrook
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 Brainford
                 ,
                 where
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 ,
                 (
                 being
                 the
                 Regiments
                 of
                 Colonel
                 
                   Hollis
                   ,
                   Hambden
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Brooks
                 )
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 maintained
                 their
                 ground
                 stoutly
                 ;
                 but
                 being
                 over-powred
                 ,
                 some
                 were
                 driven
                 into
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 drowned
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 hundred
                 slayn
                 ,
                 among
                 whom
                 was
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Quarles
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 taken
                 prisoners
                 .
                 This
                 brought
                 a
                 general
                 consternation
                 upon
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 all
                 shops
                 were
                 shut
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Regiments
                 ,
                 both
                 Trained
                 Bands
                 and
                 Auxiliaries
                 ,
                 were
                 drawn
                 out
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 had
                 a
                 most
                 compleat
                 and
                 numerous
                 Army
                 of
                 a
                 sudden
                 .
                 Hereupon
                 the
                 King
                 presently
                 marched
                 away
                 ,
                 fearing
                 to
                 be
                 encompassed
                 by
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 ,
                 over
                 
                 Kingston-bridge
                 (
                 which
                 he
                 broke
                 down
                 ,
                 to
                 stop
                 the
                 pursuit
                 
                 Essex
                 made
                 after
                 him
                 )
                 to
                 Reading
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 took
                 up
                 his
                 Winter-quarters
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Cities
                 of
                 Winchester
                 and
                 Chichester
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 Marlborough
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 armed
                 against
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Stamford
                 ;
                 several
                 Towns
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 others
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 in
                 the
                 North.
                 
              
               
                 Cyrencester
                 had
                 been
                 Garrisoned
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament-Forces
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 mid
                 way
                 betwixt
                 that
                 City
                 and
                 Oxford
                 .
                 Upon
                 this
                 place
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 had
                 a
                 designe
                 ,
                 though
                 his
                 march
                 that
                 way
                 was
                 given
                 out
                 for
                 the
                 regaining
                 of
                 Shudly
                 Castle
                 ,
                 (
                 out
                 of
                 which
                 Colonel
                 Massey
                 had
                 smothered
                 the
                 Royallists
                 with
                 wet
                 hay
                 :
                 )
                 for
                 afte●
                 he
                 had
                 passed
                 some
                 ten
                 miles
                 beyond
                 Cyrencester
                 ,
                 he
                 suddenly
                 returned
                 back
                 ,
                 and
                 surprized
                 the
                 Guards
                 ,
                 within
                 two
                 hours
                 time
                 became
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 putting
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Stamfords
                 Regiment
                 to
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 who
                 made
                 a
                 stout
                 opposition
                 ,
                 taking
                 1100
                 prisoners
                 ,
                 and
                 8000
                 arms
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 provisions
                 for
                 War
                 ;
                 it
                 being
                 newly
                 made
                 a
                 Magazine
                 .
                 From
                 thence
                 the
                 Prince
                 came
                 before
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 summoned
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 departed
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Lord
                 Brook
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northampton
                 were
                 in
                 Arms
                 against
                 each
                 other
                 in
                 the
                 Counties
                 of
                 Warwick
                 and
                 Stafford
                 ,
                 where
                 several
                 small
                 skirmishes
                 had
                 been
                 between
                 them
                 :
                 At
                 last
                 ,
                 in
                 March
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Brook
                 came
                 and
                 besieged
                 
                   Litchfield
                   Close
                
                 ,
                 Garrisoned
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 viewing
                 the
                 approaches
                 to
                 it
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 Window
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 a
                 single
                 Bullet
                 from
                 the
                 Close
                 shot
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 head
                 through
                 the
                 eye
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 fell
                 down
                 dead
                 :
                 nevertheless
                 the
                 siege
                 was
                 continued
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Close
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 death
                 happened
                 by
                 the
                 shot
                 aforesaid
                 on
                 St.
                 Chads
                 day
                 ,
                 in
                 whose
                 memory
                 the
                 Minster
                 from
                 whence
                 he
                 was
                 killed
                 is
                 called
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 St.
                 Chad
                 ,
                 he
                 being
                 the
                 first
                 Bishop
                 of
                 that
                 See.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 under
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 Lieutenant-General
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 ,
                 assisted
                 with
                 his
                 own
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 Grandisons
                 and
                 Digbies
                 ,
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Pennimans
                
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Blagues
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Vshers
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Greys
                 of
                 Dragons
                 ,
                 took
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Marlborough
                 ,
                 defended
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Ramsey
                 a
                 Scot
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 five
                 hundred
                 Foot
                 ;
                 the
                 said
                 Ramsey
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 of
                 the
                 chief
                 Rebels
                 brought
                 prisoners
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ;
                 all
                 their
                 Arms
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 four
                 Colours
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Town
                 Garisoned
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 day
                 paid
                 success
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 New-Castle
                 besieged
                 Tadcaster
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 place
                 well
                 fortified
                 ,
                 and
                 better
                 manned
                 ;
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament-Forces
                 being
                 summed
                 up
                 in
                 this
                 Town
                 and
                 Hull
                 .
                 Several
                 Assaults
                 were
                 made
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 that
                 day
                 and
                 evening
                 ,
                 wherein
                 several
                 were
                 killed
                 ,
                 among
                 whom
                 was
                 Captain
                 Lifter
                 .
                 This
                 resolution
                 so
                 discouraged
                 the
                 defendants
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 Slipt
                 away
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 to
                 Cawood
                 and
                 Selby
                 ,
                 leaving
                 the
                 Town
                 in
                 a
                 very
                 tenable
                 condition
                 for
                 his
                 Majesties
                 service
                 .
              
               
                 Leeds
                 stormed
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Fairfax
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 defeat
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Royalists
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 and
                 Belvoir-Castle
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Rutland
                 ,
                 surprized
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 
                 while
                 neer
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Massey
                 played
                 feats
                 in
                 Glocester-shire
                 ,
                 and
                 Salisbury
                 plundered
                 by
                 another
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 .
                 
                 Yarum-fight
                 also
                 betwixt
                 Colonel
                 Goring
                 and
                 General
                 King
                 ,
                 against
                 some
                 Forces
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 as
                 Colonel
                 Goring
                 was
                 conveying
                 the
                 Arms
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 he
                 brought
                 over
                 with
                 him
                 from
                 Holland
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 the
                 Victory
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 happened
                 a
                 Skirmish
                 betwixt
                 Colonel
                 Hambden
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Gerrard
                
                 at
                 the
                 Brill
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 Sir
                 Gilbert
                 was
                 Governour
                 :
                 wherein
                 about
                 a
                 hundred
                 were
                 killed
                 and
                 wounded
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 side
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 fled
                 .
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Queen
                 having
                 taken
                 Shipping
                 at
                 Scheveling
                 neer
                 the
                 Hague
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 22
                 being
                 met
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 ,
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Montros●
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ogilby
                 ,
                 she
                 landed
                 at
                 Burlington-Bay
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 on
                 the
                 24
                 came
                 four
                 Ships
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 ,
                 who
                 making
                 several
                 shots
                 of
                 cross-Bars
                 against
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 she
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 rise
                 out
                 of
                 her
                 Bed
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 get
                 under
                 a
                 Hill
                 to
                 save
                 her
                 life
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 then
                 was
                 honourably
                 conducted
                 through
                 Maltou
                 and
                 Norburton
                 to
                 York
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 (
                 to
                 his
                 Majesties
                 great
                 content
                 ,
                 who
                 most
                 entirely
                 loved
                 her
                 ,
                 as
                 she
                 him
                 )
                 met
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Edge-Hill
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 General
                 Essex
                 had
                 recruited
                 his
                 Army
                 with
                 new
                 supplies
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 thing
                 he
                 attempted
                 was
                 the
                 siege
                 of
                 Reading
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 being
                 manfully
                 defended
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Aston
                
                 ,
                 till
                 he
                 received
                 a
                 wound
                 on
                 his
                 head
                 by
                 the
                 falling
                 of
                 a
                 Brick-bat
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 relief
                 brought
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 from
                 Oxford
                 being
                 worsted
                 at
                 Caversham-bridge
                 ,
                 after
                 ten
                 days
                 siege
                 was
                 yielded
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Fielding
                 (
                 then
                 substituted
                 Governour
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 things
                 went
                 something
                 equaller
                 then
                 before
                 on
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 side
                 :
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 had
                 defeated
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 under
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 at
                 Wakefield
                 ,
                 and
                 buoyed
                 up
                 the
                 sinking
                 interest
                 of
                 that
                 Cause
                 .
                 Monmouth
                 likewise
                 was
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Forces
                 under
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Waller
                
                 ;
                 who
                 also
                 took
                 Hereford
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 in
                 sum
                 :
                 more
                 particularly
                 now
                 .
                 Of
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Kings
                 interest
                 bore
                 the
                 greatest
                 sway
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 hitherto
                 said
                 little
                 :
                 It
                 will
                 be
                 now
                 time
                 to
                 turn
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 see
                 from
                 what
                 beginnings
                 the
                 War
                 arose
                 in
                 that
                 quarter
                 ,
                 where
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 ,
                 its
                 principal
                 events
                 and
                 concerns
                 were
                 placed
                 .
              
               
                 Two
                 Proclamations
                 were
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 published
                 ;
                 one
                 from
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Cumberland
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 from
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 ;
                 whereby
                 Ferdinando
                 Lord
                 Fairfax
                 ▪
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Matthew
                   Bointon
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Loftus
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Forbes
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Malleverer
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Darby
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Wray
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Anderson
                
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Savil
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Rodes
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Cholmley
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Rennington
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Norcliffe
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 were
                 declared
                 Traytors
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Parliament
                 retaliate
                 upon
                 the
                 Earls
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 menage
                 of
                 the
                 Military
                 matters
                 there
                 ,
                 were
                 on
                 the
                 Kings
                 part
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 remote
                 Counties
                 of
                 Cornwal
                 and
                 
                   Devon
                   shire
                
                 ,
                 (
                 after
                 the
                 Retreat
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Hertford
                 ,
                 Lieutenant-General
                 of
                 the
                 Western
                 Association
                 ,
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   Lewis
                   Dives
                
                 out
                 of
                 Sherburn
                 (
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 besieged
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Bedford
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 vain
                 )
                 in
                 Dorcester-shire
                 )
                 was
                 committed
                 to
                 four
                 eminent
                 persons
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mohun
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Hopton
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Ashburnham
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Barkley
                
                 ;
                 by
                 whose
                 joynt
                 Counsels
                 and
                 Forces
                 ,
                 levyed
                 by
                 their
                 respective
                 Friends
                 and
                 Interests
                 ,
                 an
                 Army
                 was
                 framed
                 to
                 oppose
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Stamford
                 ,
                 then
                 coming
                 down
                 from
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 first
                 was
                 made
                 Governour
                 ,
                 as
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 joyntly
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Roberts
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 County
                 ,
                 to
                 settle
                 the
                 Militia
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 having
                 a
                 Commission
                 therefore
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 that
                 Ordinance
                 ;
                 which
                 service
                 was
                 well
                 advanced
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 approach
                 of
                 this
                 enemy
                 ,
                 near
                 Liskard
                 ,
                 
                 it
                 was
                 taken
                 into
                 consideration
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 alone
                 charge
                 and
                 ordering
                 of
                 the
                 Battel
                 should
                 be
                 intrusted
                 ,
                 for
                 four
                 would
                 breed
                 distraction
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 business
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 was
                 deservedly
                 devolved
                 upon
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Hopton
                
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 an
                 old
                 Souldier
                 in
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ;
                 and
                 yet
                 before
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 had
                 been
                 taken
                 for
                 a
                 Puritan
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Commonwealths-man
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 Prerogative
                 :
                 he
                 was
                 desired
                 by
                 them
                 all
                 ,
                 as
                 hitherto
                 they
                 had
                 prevented
                 any
                 such
                 division
                 ,
                 by
                 an
                 equal
                 moderation
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 it
                 upon
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 therefore
                 he
                 had
                 commanded
                 publique
                 prayers
                 in
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 every
                 Squadron
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 performed
                 )
                 he
                 drew
                 up
                 the
                 Foot
                 in
                 the
                 best
                 Order
                 he
                 could
                 ,
                 placing
                 a
                 Forlorn
                 of
                 Musqueteers
                 in
                 the
                 little
                 enclosures
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 winged
                 them
                 with
                 the
                 Horse
                 and
                 Dragoons
                 he
                 had
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 done
                 ,
                 
                 two
                 Minion
                 small
                 Drakes
                 being
                 fetched
                 from
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mohuns
                 house
                 ,
                 were
                 planted
                 within
                 random-shot
                 of
                 the
                 enemy
                 ,
                 concealed
                 by
                 the
                 Horse
                 from
                 them
                 ;
                 which
                 were
                 discharged
                 with
                 such
                 success
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 enemy
                 quickly
                 quitted
                 their
                 ground
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 rout
                 fled
                 ;
                 on
                 which
                 the
                 Royalists
                 did
                 sparing
                 execution
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 taken
                 1250
                 prisoners
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 their
                 Colours
                 ,
                 all
                 their
                 Canon
                 ,
                 Arms
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 Victor-Army
                 came
                 that
                 night
                 to
                 Liskard
                 .
              
               
                 Salt-Ash
                 was
                 assaulted
                 and
                 forced
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Hopton
                
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 took
                 ten
                 
                 pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 700
                 more
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 400
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Ship
                 with
                 16
                 pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Litchfield
                 was
                 no
                 sooner
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 ,
                 but
                 Spencer
                 the
                 valiant
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northampton
                 comes
                 and
                 besieges
                 it
                 again
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 summons
                 the
                 Governour
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Russel
                 to
                 deliver
                 it
                 to
                 him
                 :
                 he
                 refuseth
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 interim
                 Sir
                 
                   Wiliam
                   Brereton
                
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gell
                
                 advance
                 to
                 his
                 relief
                 ,
                 with
                 3000
                 men
                 and
                 upwards
                 :
                 against
                 these
                 the
                 Earl
                 draws
                 off
                 a
                 Party
                 from
                 the
                 Leaguer
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 Hopton-Heath
                 ,
                 on
                 a
                 ground
                 full
                 of
                 Cony-boroughs
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 afforded
                 ill
                 footing
                 for
                 Horse
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 Earls
                 Forces
                 chiefly
                 consisted
                 )
                 Charges
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 ,
                 where
                 at
                 last
                 he
                 obtained
                 a
                 Victory
                 with
                 the
                 price
                 of
                 his
                 life
                 ;
                 a
                 dear
                 bargain
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Cause
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 a
                 most
                 magnanimous
                 Assertor
                 ;
                 he
                 was
                 first
                 unhors'd
                 ,
                 whether
                 by
                 the
                 disadvantage
                 of
                 the
                 Ground
                 ,
                 or
                 born
                 down
                 by
                 the
                 Enemies
                 ,
                 is
                 uncertain
                 :
                 he
                 refused
                 quarter
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 killed
                 by
                 a
                 private
                 unlucky
                 hand
                 .
                 His
                 Forces
                 returned
                 afresh
                 to
                 the
                 Siege
                 ,
                 where
                 soon
                 after
                 they
                 were
                 seconded
                 by
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 coasted
                 the
                 Country
                 from
                 his
                 summons
                 of
                 Glocester
                 into
                 Wales
                 ,
                 
                 returned
                 back
                 by
                 Litchfield
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 so
                 powerfully
                 carried
                 on
                 the
                 Siege
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 stout
                 Governour
                 was
                 compelled
                 to
                 hearken
                 to
                 his
                 Terms
                 ,
                 and
                 surrender
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 which
                 continued
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 throughout
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 the
                 price
                 it
                 cost
                 being
                 well
                 worth
                 ,
                 and
                 requiring
                 the
                 safe
                 keeping
                 of
                 the
                 Jewel
                 .
                 The
                 rendition
                 was
                 the
                 16
                 day
                 of
                 April
                 :
                 I
                 would
                 not
                 disjoyn
                 the
                 story
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 years
                 sake
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Colonel
                 
                   Charles
                   Cavendish
                
                 reduced
                 Grantham
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 obedience
                 ,
                 taking
                 350
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 with
                 Officers
                 and
                 Colours
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 demolished
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 ;
                 the
                 like
                 fortune
                 had
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 in
                 recovering
                 Marlborough
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 was
                 regained
                 by
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 soon
                 after
                 ,
                 as
                 not
                 tenable
                 ,
                 was
                 slighted
                 by
                 all
                 parties
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1643.
                 
              
               
                 THis
                 year
                 began
                 with
                 the
                 smart
                 actions
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 before
                 ,
                 of
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 who
                 on
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 April
                 entred
                 and
                 Mastered
                 Brimingham
                 Town
                 ,
                 the
                 residence
                 of
                 a
                 famed
                 Lecturer
                 .
                 Some
                 Welchmen
                 were
                 here
                 got
                 together
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 made
                 some
                 little
                 defence
                 ;
                 but
                 were
                 soon
                 beaten
                 up
                 to
                 their
                 Barricadoes
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 forsook
                 likewise
                 and
                 fled
                 ;
                 betwixt
                 150
                 killed
                 and
                 taken
                 ,
                 
                 some
                 good
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 not
                 worth
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 that
                 stout
                 old
                 Earl
                 of
                 Denbigh
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 here
                 killed
                 in
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 his
                 Soveraign
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Next
                 ensued
                 a
                 revolt
                 of
                 a
                 notable
                 place
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 year
                 before
                 began
                 with
                 a
                 notable
                 revolt
                 of
                 Hull
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 such
                 another
                 parallax
                 was
                 throughout
                 the
                 War
                 in
                 the
                 Western
                 and
                 Northern
                 Battels
                 ;
                 if
                 one
                 had
                 the
                 better
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 the
                 other
                 had
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 North.
                 Now
                 Scarborough
                 was
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 one
                 Captain
                 
                   Brown
                   Bushel
                
                 ,
                 who
                 long
                 afterwards
                 paid
                 for
                 it
                 with
                 his
                 head
                 at
                 Tower-hill
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Lord
                 Fairfax
                 ,
                 who
                 commanded
                 in
                 chief
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 after
                 several
                 Velitations
                 and
                 Skirmishes
                 betwixt
                 him
                 and
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 and
                 Cumberland
                 ,
                 Generals
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 declared
                 this
                 Lord
                 and
                 his
                 Adherents
                 Traytors
                 ,
                 was
                 overthrown
                 at
                 
                 Bramham-Moor
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Cause
                 ,
                 through
                 this
                 and
                 other
                 losses
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 greatly
                 endangered
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Scots
                 were
                 hastily
                 sollicited
                 to
                 come
                 into
                 the
                 aid
                 of
                 their
                 English
                 brethren
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 shall
                 see
                 at
                 large
                 hereafter
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Now
                 the
                 Parliament
                 flew
                 high
                 in
                 their
                 consultations
                 at
                 home
                 ;
                 the
                 Grandees
                 working
                 upon
                 the
                 sober
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 action
                 of
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 in
                 bringing
                 over
                 Arms
                 ,
                 Money
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 provisions
                 for
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 dangerous
                 destructive
                 business
                 ,
                 wound
                 up
                 the
                 anger
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 pitch
                 ,
                 that
                 she
                 was
                 proclaimed
                 Traytor
                 :
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 
                 down
                 went
                 all
                 the
                 Crosses
                 throughout
                 England
                 ;
                 
                 particularly
                 ,
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 this
                 moneth
                 ,
                 Cheapside-Cross
                 was
                 demolished
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 carrying
                 on
                 of
                 the
                 work
                 of
                 Reformation
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Henry
                   Martin
                
                 a
                 Member
                 of
                 Parliament
                 enters
                 violently
                 into
                 the
                 Abby-Church
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 defaces
                 the
                 Ornaments
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 breaking
                 open
                 two
                 doors
                 makes
                 his
                 way
                 to
                 a
                 private
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 Crowns
                 ,
                 Scepters
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Utensils
                 of
                 State
                 used
                 by
                 Kings
                 on
                 their
                 day
                 of
                 Coronation
                 were
                 :
                 but
                 Mr.
                 Wheeler
                 perswaded
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 more
                 moderate
                 ,
                 he
                 only
                 secured
                 them
                 by
                 sealing
                 up
                 the
                 Doors
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 beginning
                 of
                 Reformation
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Parliament
                 took
                 the
                 
                   Solemn
                   League
                
                 and
                 Covenant
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 first
                 framed
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 generally
                 taken
                 by
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 1639.
                 
                 The
                 main
                 drift
                 of
                 it
                 was
                 against
                 the
                 Episcopal
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 now
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 mutual
                 indearment
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Nations
                 (
                 assurance
                 being
                 promised
                 the
                 Parliament
                 from
                 Scotland
                 )
                 pressed
                 upon
                 all
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 power
                 was
                 Paramount
                 ,
                 being
                 taken
                 throughout
                 London
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 this
                 moneth
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 advanceth
                 from
                 Reading
                 to
                 Tame
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 a
                 general
                 sickness
                 seized
                 upon
                 the
                 Army
                 :
                 during
                 their
                 quartering
                 there
                 about
                 ,
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 fell
                 into
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 quarters
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Essexians
                 taking
                 the
                 Alarm
                 ,
                 and
                 drawing
                 out
                 ,
                 the
                 business
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 Fight
                 in
                 Chalgrave
                 field
                 ,
                 where
                 Colonel
                 Hambden
                 that
                 great
                 stickler
                 against
                 Shipmoney
                 was
                 mortally
                 wounded
                 .
                 
                 It
                 was
                 observable
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 the
                 said
                 Colonel
                 Hambden
                 first
                 Listed
                 and
                 Trained
                 his
                 men
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 War.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 Keeper
                 Littleton
                 having
                 departed
                 with
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Command
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 voted
                 a
                 new
                 Great
                 Seal
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 cast
                 an
                 eye
                 to
                 the
                 affairs
                 of
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Hopton
                
                 ,
                 after
                 his
                 little
                 victory
                 at
                 Liskard
                 ,
                 having
                 made
                 sure
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Cornwal
                 ,
                 and
                 established
                 all
                 things
                 to
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 affairs
                 there
                 ▪
                 
                 marched
                 into
                 Devonshire
                 ,
                 to
                 oppose
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Stamford
                 and
                 Major-General
                 Chudleigh
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 with
                 whom
                 on
                 Tuesday
                 ,
                 May
                 16
                 a
                 Battel
                 happened
                 at
                 Stratton
                 in
                 that
                 County
                 .
                 The
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 had
                 the
                 disadvantage
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 want
                 of
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 necessitated
                 to
                 March
                 up
                 a
                 ste●p
                 Hill
                 ;
                 open
                 to
                 all
                 oppositions
                 ,
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 fight
                 ;
                 being
                 in
                 number
                 not
                 above
                 3000
                 ,
                 the
                 sixth
                 part
                 whereof
                 was
                 Horse
                 and
                 Dragoons
                 .
                 The
                 Enemy
                 were
                 above
                 5000
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 quantity
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 but
                 supplied
                 that
                 defect
                 with
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 the
                 Hill
                 ,
                 on
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 fortified
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Royalists
                 attempted
                 their
                 ascent
                 four
                 several
                 ways
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 were
                 as
                 resolutely
                 beaten
                 down
                 ;
                 the
                 fight
                 continuing
                 from
                 five
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 till
                 three
                 in
                 the
                 after-noon
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 certainty
                 of
                 event
                 or
                 success
                 on
                 either
                 party
                 .
                 Major
                 General
                 Chudleigh
                 charged
                 stoutly
                 against
                 a
                 stand
                 of
                 Pikes
                 commanded
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Bevil
                   Greenvile
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 disordering
                 of
                 his
                 Party
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 overthrowing
                 of
                 his
                 Person
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 time
                 came
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Berkley
                
                 ,
                 and
                 restored
                 the
                 fortune
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 ,
                 by
                 taking
                 Major-General
                 Chudleigh
                 Prisoner
                 .
              
               
                 Towards
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 several
                 parties
                 met
                 at
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 Hill
                 ,
                 with
                 great
                 shouts
                 of
                 joy
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 routed
                 Enemy
                 confusedly
                 forsook
                 and
                 fled
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 taken
                 seventeen
                 hundred
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 all
                 their
                 Cannon
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 being
                 thirteen
                 brass
                 Pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 seventy
                 barrels
                 of
                 Powder
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Magazine
                 of
                 Bisket
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 provisions
                 proportionable
                 .
                 By
                 this
                 opportune
                 Victory
                 ,
                 all
                 that
                 Nook
                 of
                 the
                 West
                 was
                 reduced
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 entire
                 obedience
                 ,
                 
                 except
                 Plymouth
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 which
                 important
                 service
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 presently
                 honoured
                 Sir
                 Ralph
                 with
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 
                   Baron
                   Hopton
                
                 of
                 Stratton
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 he
                 atchieved
                 his
                 honour
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 had
                 appointed
                 first
                 Colonel
                 
                   Thomas
                   Essex
                
                 ,
                 
                 then
                 Colonel
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Fiennes
                
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Governour
                 of
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 troubles
                 they
                 had
                 possest
                 themselves
                 :
                 and
                 having
                 discovered
                 a
                 Plot
                 of
                 delivering
                 the
                 City
                 to
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 accordingly
                 was
                 drawn
                 down
                 near
                 the
                 
                 place
                 expecting
                 the
                 Signal
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 was
                 ringing
                 of
                 a
                 Bell
                 ,
                 and
                 opening
                 a
                 gate
                 )
                 surprized
                 and
                 secured
                 the
                 intelligencers
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Mr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Yeomans
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   George
                   Bourcher
                
                 ,
                 
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ;
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Generals
                 mandates
                 ,
                 and
                 threats
                 of
                 retaliation
                 ,
                 disloyally
                 executed
                 them
                 in
                 that
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Iames
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northampton
                 defeats
                 a
                 body
                 of
                 Parliamentarians
                 in
                 
                   Middleton
                   Cheiny
                
                 Town-field
                 ,
                 under
                 Colonel
                 
                   Iohn
                   Fiennes
                
                 ,
                 killed
                 200
                 ,
                 took
                 300
                 more
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Arms
                 (
                 while
                 the
                 rest
                 fled
                 to
                 Northampton
                 )
                 and
                 brought
                 them
                 into
                 Banbury
                 his
                 Garison
                 .
                 At
                 this
                 time
                 also
                 
                 Wardour-Castle
                 in
                 Wilt-shire
                 was
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Forces
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 retaken
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Dorrington
                
                 .
                 But
                 enough
                 to
                 be
                 said
                 of
                 such
                 petty
                 places
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Waller
                
                 was
                 now
                 advanced
                 into
                 the
                 West
                 with
                 a
                 well-furnished
                 Army
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 those
                 dangers
                 which
                 the
                 growing
                 Fortunes
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 threatned
                 to
                 the
                 Cause
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 well-affected
                 in
                 those
                 Counties
                 .
                 By
                 force
                 partly
                 ,
                 and
                 partly
                 by
                 perswasion
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 screwed
                 himself
                 into
                 a
                 great
                 many
                 Towns
                 ,
                 chiefly
                 Taunton
                 and
                 Bridge-water
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 Garisoned
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Lord
                 H●mpton
                 joyning
                 with
                 Prince
                 Maurice
                 and
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Hartford
                 ,
                 
                 advanced
                 East-ward
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 a
                 place
                 called
                 Landsdown
                 met
                 with
                 Sir
                 William
                 drawn
                 up
                 in
                 a
                 place
                 of
                 great
                 advantage
                 with
                 Forlorns
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Bevil
                   Greenvil
                
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicolas
                   Slanning
                
                 advanced
                 first
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Horse
                 ;
                 but
                 Sir
                 William
                 had
                 so
                 lined
                 the
                 Hedges
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Horse
                 were
                 so
                 galled
                 with
                 Musquet-shot
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 retreat
                 disorderly
                 towards
                 the
                 Rear
                 of
                 their
                 Foot
                 :
                 
                 when
                 the
                 
                 Cornish-men
                 came
                 on
                 with
                 resolution
                 ,
                 and
                 beat
                 them
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 Hedges
                 ;
                 and
                 pursued
                 them
                 up
                 an
                 ascent
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 had
                 almost
                 regularly
                 fortified
                 themselves
                 by
                 Hedges
                 ,
                 and
                 laid
                 Stone-walls
                 .
                 From
                 hence
                 Waller
                 charged
                 with
                 a
                 body
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 again
                 disordered
                 them
                 ;
                 yet
                 they
                 rallied
                 ,
                 and
                 received
                 another
                 Repulse
                 ▪
                 in
                 one
                 of
                 which
                 Major
                 Lowre
                 (
                 that
                 commanded
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 )
                 was
                 slain
                 in
                 the
                 Head
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 also
                 that
                 noble
                 person
                 Sir
                 
                   Bevil
                   Greenvil
                
                 in
                 the
                 Head
                 of
                 his
                 stand
                 of
                 Pikes
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 signal
                 Service
                 so
                 o●ten
                 ;
                 divers
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 less
                 note
                 falling
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 until
                 in
                 conclusion
                 night
                 drawing
                 on
                 ,
                 nay
                 quite
                 spent
                 ,
                 for
                 it
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 and
                 past
                 ,
                 before
                 they
                 gave
                 over
                 ,
                 the
                 Battel
                 might
                 be
                 said
                 (
                 or
                 a
                 continued
                 Skirmish
                 it
                 was
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 drawn
                 betwixt
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Royalists
                 continuing
                 in
                 the
                 Field
                 all
                 ●ight
                 ,
                 having
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 Field
                 ,
                 dead
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 300
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 nine
                 barrels
                 of
                 Powder
                 le●t
                 by
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 some
                 accident
                 or
                 treachery
                 was
                 fired
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 thereby
                 hurt
                 and
                 endangered
                 .
                 Here
                 were
                 slain
                 besides
                 on
                 the
                 Kings
                 part
                 Mr.
                 Leak
                 ,
                 son
                 to
                 my
                 Lord
                 Deincourt
                 ,
                 now
                 Earl
                 of
                 Scars-dale
                 ,
                 
                 Mr.
                 Barker
                 ,
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Wall
                 ,
                 Capt.
                 Iames
                 ,
                 Capt.
                 Cholwel
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Bostard
                 .
              
               
                 
                 That
                 which
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 seems
                 to
                 say
                 that
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Waller
                
                 had
                 the
                 better
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 within
                 two
                 days
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 cooped
                 up
                 my
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 in
                 the
                 Devises
                 ;
                 this
                 again
                 is
                 imputed
                 to
                 the
                 want
                 of
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 the
                 Royalists
                 being
                 forced
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 taught
                 by
                 their
                 expert
                 General
                 ,
                 to
                 boyl
                 and
                 beat
                 their
                 Bed-cords
                 to
                 make
                 Match
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 
                 But
                 long
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 surrounded
                 in
                 that
                 untenable
                 place
                 ,
                 before
                 Prince
                 Maurice
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carnarvan
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 Biron
                 ,
                 with
                 1500
                 choyce
                 Horse
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 their
                 rescue
                 ,
                 and
                 presented
                 themselves
                 on
                 the
                 13
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Month
                 by
                 break
                 of
                 day
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Enemies
                 Leaguer
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 given
                 a
                 signe
                 to
                 their
                 Friends
                 within
                 ,
                 fell
                 with
                 much
                 valour
                 on
                 their
                 Enemies
                 ,
                 and
                 routed
                 them
                 on
                 Round-way-down
                 :
                 Which
                 Onset
                 being
                 seconded
                 from
                 the
                 Foot
                 within
                 ,
                 proved
                 a
                 total
                 rout
                 to
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 whose
                 Curassiers
                 under
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Hazlerig
                
                 made
                 some
                 resistance
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 being
                 once
                 broken
                 ,
                 became
                 the
                 ruine
                 of
                 the
                 Infantry
                 ,
                 who
                 presently
                 submitted
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 quarter
                 given
                 them
                 .
                 Here
                 were
                 slayn
                 800
                 ,
                 besides
                 what
                 fell
                 in
                 the
                 pursuit
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 continued
                 ten
                 miles
                 an
                 end
                 with
                 great
                 Fury
                 ;
                 but
                 then
                 their
                 tired
                 Horses
                 began
                 to
                 lag
                 :
                 And
                 so
                 Sir
                 William
                 and
                 Sir
                 Arthur
                 came
                 first
                 to
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 thence
                 to
                 Farnham
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 with
                 expedition
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
               
                 There
                 were
                 taken
                 two
                 Thousand
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 four
                 Brass
                 Guns
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Ammunition
                 and
                 Baggage
                 ,
                 eight
                 and
                 twenty
                 Colours
                 ,
                 and
                 nine
                 Corners
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 this
                 fortunate
                 day
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Queen
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 from
                 Edge-Hill
                 made
                 her
                 joyful
                 Entry
                 into
                 Oxford
                 ;
                 and
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lindsey
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 taken
                 Prisoner
                 when
                 his
                 Father
                 was
                 killed
                 at
                 Edge-Hill
                 ,
                 was
                 welcomed
                 to
                 the
                 Court
                 there
                 from
                 his
                 restraint
                 .
                 
              
               
                 This
                 loss
                 soon
                 reduced
                 Bristol
                 into
                 the
                 Kings
                 hands
                 ,
                 being
                 delivered
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Fiennes
                 after
                 three
                 days
                 siege
                 to
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ;
                 
                 for
                 which
                 surrender
                 he
                 had
                 like
                 to
                 have
                 lost
                 his
                 head
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 successes
                 drew
                 the
                 King
                 into
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 
                   Dorchester
                   ,
                   Portland
                   ,
                   Weymouth
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Melcomb
                 ,
                 submitted
                 themselves
                 :
                 
                   Bidiford
                   ,
                   Appleford
                
                 and
                 Barnstable
                 ,
                 surrendred
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 little
                 dispute
                 before
                 Exeter
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Granadoes
                 thrown
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 firing
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 ,
                 the
                 great
                 Sconce
                 being
                 taken
                 in
                 storm
                 ,
                 that
                 City
                 was
                 delivered
                 to
                 Prince
                 Maurice
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Berkly
                
                 made
                 Governour
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 must
                 retrospect
                 a
                 little
                 ,
                 lest
                 the
                 hurrying
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 carry
                 us
                 from
                 other
                 remarkables
                 .
                 The
                 Marquess
                 of
                 New-Castle
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 ,
                 Fryday
                 Iune
                 30
                 ,
                 obtained
                 a
                 victory
                 over
                 the
                 Lord
                 Fairfax
                 at
                 Adderton-Heath
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 routed
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 ,
                 gained
                 their
                 five
                 pieces
                 of
                 Cannon
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 amazed
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 fled
                 to
                 Leeds
                 ,
                 which
                 way
                 was
                 precluded
                 and
                 obstructed
                 ;
                 then
                 to
                 Bradford
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 flight
                 whither
                 ,
                 he
                 took
                 and
                 killed
                 two
                 thousand
                 ,
                 while
                 Fairfax
                 hardly
                 escaped
                 to
                 Leeds
                 with
                 the
                 Convoy
                 of
                 one
                 Troop
                 of
                 Horse
                 .
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 the
                 said
                 Earl
                 came
                 before
                 Bradford
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 after
                 the
                 Battering
                 of
                 forty
                 great
                 Shot
                 ,
                 he
                 took
                 ,
                 with
                 two
                 thousand
                 more
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 party
                 the
                 next
                 morning
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 their
                 Arms
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 .
                 Hereupon
                 Hallifax
                 was
                 quitted
                 by
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 ;
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Cholmley
                
                 took
                 Beverley
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lady
                 Aubigney
                 ,
                 Wife
                 to
                 that
                 Noble
                 Lord
                 who
                 dyed
                 of
                 his
                 wounds
                 at
                 Edge-Hill
                 ,
                 had
                 brought
                 to
                 London
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 intelligence
                 and
                 desires
                 of
                 some
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 )
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 a
                 Commission
                 of
                 Array
                 ;
                 the
                 designe
                 whereof
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 seize
                 into
                 their
                 custody
                 the
                 Kings
                 Children
                 ,
                 some
                 Members
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 and
                 Committee
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 City
                 Outworks
                 and
                 Forts
                 ,
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Magazines
                 .
                 Then
                 to
                 let
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 ,
                 to
                 surprize
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 to
                 destroy
                 all
                 opposers
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 grounded
                 upon
                 refusal
                 of
                 paying
                 of
                 Taxes
                 imposed
                 without
                 Authority
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Plot
                 however
                 came
                 to
                 be
                 discovered
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 great
                 noise
                 was
                 made
                 about
                 it
                 .
                 The
                 principal
                 men
                 were
                 Mr.
                 
                   Edward
                   Waller
                
                 a
                 Parliament-man
                 ,
                 who
                 with
                 much
                 ado
                 and
                 great
                 friends
                 ,
                 
                 came
                 off
                 with
                 the
                 fine
                 of
                 ten
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 .
                 (
                 Some
                 Lords
                 were
                 suspected
                 to
                 favour
                 the
                 business
                 also
                 .
                 )
                 Mr.
                 Tompkins
                 Clerk
                 of
                 the
                 Queens
                 Council
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Chaloner
                 a
                 Linen-Draper
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Hasel
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Blinkborn
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 White
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 were
                 all
                 Arraigned
                 before
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 at
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 four
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 were
                 sentenced
                 to
                 be
                 hanged
                 ;
                 and
                 two
                 of
                 them
                 suffered
                 accordingly
                 ,
                 leaving
                 sad
                 and
                 mournful
                 Widows
                 behind
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 Loyalty
                 and
                 affection
                 to
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 now
                 set
                 a
                 Fine
                 of
                 twenty
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 upon
                 Judge
                 Berkley
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 Prisoner
                 for
                 encouraging
                 the
                 designe
                 of
                 Ship-money
                 ;
                 he
                 is
                 likewise
                 voted
                 incapable
                 of
                 any
                 Office
                 or
                 Dignity
                 in
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 remain
                 in
                 Prison
                 during
                 pleasure
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 King
                 it
                 was
                 concluded
                 to
                 set
                 upon
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 only
                 considerable
                 place
                 that
                 held
                 out
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 and
                 lay
                 very
                 inconvenient
                 ,
                 hindering
                 the
                 intercourse
                 betwixt
                 Wales
                 and
                 the
                 West-Countries
                 .
                 In
                 order
                 whereunto
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 on
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 August
                 came
                 from
                 Oxford
                 in
                 Person
                 before
                 it
                 with
                 a
                 Royal
                 Army
                 ,
                 (
                 while
                 it
                 was
                 hardly
                 imaginable
                 where
                 the
                 Parliament
                 could
                 raise
                 another
                 Army
                 )
                 and
                 that
                 done
                 ,
                 to
                 march
                 for
                 London
                 :
                 which
                 proved
                 a
                 Fatal
                 mistake
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 for
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 gone
                 directly
                 for
                 London
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 opposition
                 in
                 readiness
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 nor
                 any
                 place
                 to
                 stay
                 him
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 King
                 being
                 resolved
                 to
                 gain
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 after
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 had
                 summoned
                 it
                 at
                 a
                 distance
                 ,
                 having
                 close
                 begirt
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 displeased
                 that
                 such
                 a
                 forlorn
                 City
                 should
                 stand
                 out
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 yet
                 desirous
                 to
                 gain
                 it
                 without
                 blood
                 and
                 loss
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 which
                 seemed
                 then
                 precious
                 in
                 his
                 Career
                 of
                 victory
                 ,
                 sent
                 in
                 this
                 honourable
                 Summons
                 by
                 two
                 Heraulds
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       CHARLES
                       REX
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     OVt
                     of
                     Our
                     tender
                     compassion
                     to
                     Our
                     City
                     of
                     Glocester
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     it
                     may
                     not
                     receive
                     any
                     prejudice
                     by
                     Our
                     Army
                     ,
                     which
                     We
                     cannot
                     prevent
                     if
                     We
                     be
                     compelled
                     to
                     assault
                     it
                     ;
                     We
                     are
                     therefore
                     personally
                     come
                     before
                     it
                     ,
                     to
                     require
                     the
                     same
                     ;
                     and
                     are
                     graciously
                     pleased
                     to
                     let
                     all
                     the
                     Inhabitants
                     of
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     other
                     persons
                     within
                     that
                     City
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     Souldiers
                     as
                     others
                     ,
                     know
                     ,
                     that
                     if
                     they
                     shall
                     immediately
                     submit
                     themselves
                     ,
                     and
                     deliver
                     this
                     City
                     to
                     Vs
                     ,
                     We
                     are
                     contented
                     freely
                     and
                     absolutely
                     to
                     pardon
                     every
                     one
                     of
                     them
                     without
                     exception
                     ;
                     and
                     do
                     assure
                     them
                     on
                     the
                     Word
                     of
                     a
                     King
                     ,
                     that
                     they
                     ,
                     nor
                     any
                     of
                     them
                     ,
                     shall
                     receive
                     the
                     least
                     damage
                     or
                     prejudice
                     by
                     Our
                     Army
                     in
                     their
                     persons
                     and
                     estates
                     ,
                     but
                     that
                     We
                     will
                     appoint
                     such
                     a
                     Governour
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     moderate
                     Garrison
                     to
                     reside
                     there
                     ,
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     both
                     for
                     the
                     ease
                     and
                     security
                     of
                     that
                     City
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     whole
                     Country
                     .
                     But
                     if
                     they
                     shall
                     neglect
                     this
                     offer
                     of
                     Grace
                     and
                     Favour
                     ,
                     and
                     compel
                     Vs
                     by
                     the
                     power
                     of
                     Our
                     Army
                     to
                     reduce
                     that
                     place
                     (
                     which
                     by
                     the
                     help
                     of
                     God
                     We
                     shall
                     easily
                     and
                     shortly
                     be
                     able
                     to
                     do
                     )
                     they
                     must
                     thank
                     themselves
                     for
                     all
                     the
                     calamities
                     and
                     miseries
                     which
                     shall
                     befall
                     them
                     .
                     To
                     this
                     Message
                     We
                     expect
                     a
                     clear
                     and
                     positive
                     answer
                     ,
                     within
                     two
                     hours
                     after
                     the
                     publishing
                     hereof
                     ;
                     and
                     by
                     these
                     presents
                     do
                     give
                     leave
                     to
                     any
                     persons
                     safely
                     to
                     repair
                     to
                     ,
                     and
                     return
                     from
                     Vs
                     ,
                     whom
                     that
                     City
                     shall
                     desire
                     to
                     employ
                     unto
                     Vs
                     in
                     that
                     business
                     .
                     And
                     We
                     do
                     require
                     all
                     the
                     Officers
                     and
                     Souldiers
                     of
                     Our
                     Army
                     quietly
                     to
                     suffer
                     them
                     to
                     pass
                     accordingly
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 Summons
                 an
                 Answer
                 was
                 returned
                 in
                 Writing
                 ,
                 delivered
                 by
                 Major
                 Pudsey
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Citizen
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 Words
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     WE
                     the
                     Inhabitants
                     ,
                     Magistrates
                     ,
                     Officers
                     ,
                     and
                     Souldiers
                     ,
                     within
                     this
                     Garrison
                     of
                     Glocester
                     ,
                     
                     unto
                     his
                     Majesties
                     gracious
                     Message
                     return
                     this
                     humble
                     Answer
                     :
                     That
                     we
                     do
                     keep
                     this
                     City
                     according
                     to
                     our
                     Oath
                     and
                     Allegiance
                     ,
                     to
                     and
                     for
                     the
                     use
                     of
                     his
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     Royal
                     Posterity
                     ;
                     and
                     do
                     accordingly
                     conceive
                     our selves
                     wholly
                     bound
                     to
                     obey
                     the
                     Commands
                     of
                     his
                     Majesty
                     signified
                     by
                     both
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ;
                     and
                     are
                     resolved
                     by
                     Gods
                     help
                     to
                     keep
                     this
                     City
                     accordingly
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 equivocal
                 strange
                 answer
                 the
                 King
                 received
                 without
                 any
                 passion
                 ;
                 onely
                 wondered
                 at
                 their
                 confidence
                 ,
                 saying
                 before
                 the
                 Messengers
                 that
                 brought
                 the
                 Answer
                 ,
                 Waller
                 is
                 extinct
                 ,
                 and
                 Essex
                 cannot
                 come
                 .
                 Upon
                 the
                 return
                 of
                 the
                 Messengers
                 ,
                 
                 Colonel
                 Massey
                 the
                 Governour
                 set
                 fire
                 on
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 ,
                 whither
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 was
                 advanced
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 driven
                 out
                 by
                 the
                 flame
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 night
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 intrencht
                 on
                 two
                 sides
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 within
                 Musquet-●hot
                 of
                 the
                 Wall
                 ,
                 under
                 shelter
                 of
                 some
                 Houses
                 which
                 the
                 Fire
                 had
                 not
                 catched
                 ;
                 which
                 caused
                 the
                 Besieged
                 to
                 sally
                 out
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 commanded
                 parties
                 of
                 an
                 hundred
                 and
                 fifty
                 Musqueteers
                 at
                 a
                 time
                 ,
                 then
                 greater
                 parties
                 of
                 five
                 hundred
                 ;
                 which
                 came
                 off
                 with
                 safety
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 some
                 execution
                 ,
                 save
                 the
                 two
                 last
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 received
                 some
                 loss
                 by
                 misguidance
                 ;
                 which
                 made
                 them
                 afterwards
                 cautious
                 
                 how
                 they
                 ventured
                 out
                 ,
                 having
                 but
                 a
                 few
                 men
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 ;
                 the
                 vanquishing
                 of
                 any
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 parties
                 ,
                 being
                 like
                 to
                 run
                 the
                 City
                 into
                 extream
                 hazard
                 ,
                 whose
                 whole
                 strength
                 remained
                 upon
                 the
                 Works
                 day
                 and
                 night
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 reserve
                 of
                 a
                 hundred
                 and
                 twenty
                 men
                 at
                 the
                 Main
                 Guard.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 loth
                 to
                 spill
                 bloud
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 throw
                 away
                 the
                 lives
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 men
                 as
                 the
                 Storming
                 would
                 cost
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 should
                 prevail
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 fell
                 to
                 Undermining
                 ,
                 and
                 shooting
                 out
                 of
                 Morters
                 and
                 Granadoes
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 City
                 answering
                 ,
                 would
                 speedily
                 consume
                 their
                 Magazine
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 at
                 last
                 reduced
                 to
                 three
                 Barrels
                 of
                 powder
                 ,
                 by
                 continual
                 shooting
                 of
                 their
                 Cannon
                 into
                 the
                 Leaguer
                 ,
                 which
                 did
                 much
                 mischief
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 Mining
                 ,
                 the
                 Governour
                 used
                 Countermines
                 ;
                 both
                 parties
                 working
                 with
                 great
                 industry
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 King
                 thought
                 it
                 not
                 honourable
                 to
                 vouchsafe
                 to
                 send
                 them
                 another
                 Summons
                 :
                 And
                 they
                 held
                 out
                 in
                 hopes
                 of
                 a
                 sudden
                 and
                 potent
                 relief
                 ;
                 which
                 came
                 soon
                 after
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 now
                 shall
                 relate
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 was
                 in
                 great
                 perplexity
                 to
                 recruit
                 an
                 Army
                 so
                 much
                 wasted
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 therefore
                 since
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 raise
                 a
                 strength
                 abroad
                 ;
                 were
                 resolved
                 to
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Trained
                 Bands
                 :
                 Those
                 that
                 were
                 well-affected
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 encouraged
                 each
                 other
                 to
                 the
                 work
                 ;
                 though
                 by
                 wise
                 men
                 the
                 enterprise
                 was
                 despaired
                 on
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 Essex
                 ,
                 was
                 eighty
                 miles
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 march
                 lay
                 through
                 those
                 Countries
                 which
                 were
                 already
                 harrased
                 by
                 the
                 Enemy
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Waller
                
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 first
                 had
                 received
                 his
                 Commission
                 about
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 
                 Edge-bill
                 ●ight
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 been
                 defeated
                 as
                 we
                 mentioned
                 before
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 his
                 vigilance
                 and
                 experience
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 failed
                 therein
                 ,
                 was
                 intended
                 for
                 a
                 Reserve
                 to
                 Essex
                 in
                 this
                 Expedition
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 Parliament
                 for
                 him
                 took
                 no
                 sudden
                 effect
                 ,
                 farther
                 than
                 the
                 constituting
                 of
                 him
                 Major-General
                 of
                 
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Surrey
                   ,
                   Essex
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Hampshire
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 twenty
                 fourth
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 
                 General
                 Essex
                 Rendevouzed
                 on
                 Hounsloe-heath
                 ,
                 whither
                 he
                 was
                 accompanied
                 with
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 marched
                 on
                 his
                 way
                 ,
                 lodging
                 that
                 night
                 at
                 Colebrook
                 .
                 Upon
                 intelligence
                 of
                 this
                 Armies
                 advance
                 ,
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 with
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Horse
                 drew
                 off
                 from
                 Gloucester
                 to
                 oppose
                 their
                 march
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 the
                 Siege
                 might
                 not
                 be
                 interrupted
                 .
                 Several
                 incounters
                 were
                 made
                 by
                 parties
                 before
                 ,
                 who
                 mis-judged
                 the
                 whole
                 by
                 the
                 most
                 resolute
                 Troops
                 in
                 the
                 Van
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 spirited
                 with
                 Money
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Cause
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 reported
                 it
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 fearing
                 a
                 powerful
                 enemy
                 from
                 without
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 obstinate
                 enemy
                 within
                 ,
                 drew
                 off
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 nick
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 might
                 probably
                 have
                 been
                 possessed
                 of
                 it
                 by
                 delaying
                 his
                 remove
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 will
                 not
                 mention
                 other
                 encounters
                 ,
                 
                 than
                 that
                 which
                 happened
                 on
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 so
                 commonly
                 known
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 fight
                 at
                 Stow
                 in
                 the
                 Would
                 .
                 The
                 General
                 sent
                 Colonel
                 Harvey
                 with
                 his
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Regiments
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 to
                 advance
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 towards
                 the
                 right-hand
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 City-Regiments
                 upon
                 the
                 left
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 conduct
                 of
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Boyly
                 ,
                 Adjutant
                 of
                 the
                 Foot.
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 having
                 notice
                 thereof
                 ,
                 appear'd
                 with
                 about
                 three
                 thousand
                 Horse
                 drawn
                 up
                 on
                 the
                 Hills
                 ,
                 facing
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Forces
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 strong
                 party
                 (
                 which
                 speedily
                 executed
                 their
                 Errand
                 )
                 to
                 enclose
                 those
                 Forces
                 :
                 which
                 being
                 perceived
                 ,
                 three
                 Regiments
                 advanced
                 to
                 Colonel
                 Herveys
                 rescue
                 ,
                 and
                 thereupon
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 retreated
                 to
                 their
                 main
                 Body
                 .
              
               
                 Better
                 order
                 was
                 afterwards
                 taken
                 for
                 that
                 small
                 distance
                 from
                 Gloucester
                 by
                 Essex
                 ;
                 
                 so
                 that
                 on
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 September
                 the
                 General
                 advanced
                 and
                 came
                 to
                 Presbury-hills
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 drew
                 up
                 his
                 whole
                 Army
                 in
                 view
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 ,
                 and
                 discharged
                 four
                 pieces
                 of
                 great
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 notice
                 of
                 his
                 approach
                 .
                 Soon
                 after
                 which
                 ,
                 he
                 saw
                 the
                 Kings
                 quarters
                 on
                 fire
                 ;
                 for
                 immediately
                 he
                 deserted
                 the
                 siege
                 ,
                 and
                 marched
                 away
                 all
                 night
                 ,
                 hoping
                 to
                 take
                 better
                 advantages
                 than
                 the
                 surrender
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 would
                 have
                 offorded
                 him
                 ;
                 for
                 Essex
                 was
                 concluded
                 to
                 be
                 tired
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Relief
                 being
                 come
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 is
                 said
                 ,
                 the
                 Town
                 was
                 freed
                 ,
                 with
                 much
                 rejoycing
                 both
                 of
                 the
                 Garrison
                 and
                 Army
                 ;
                 the
                 City
                 extolling
                 and
                 praysing
                 
                 the
                 General
                 for
                 his
                 timely
                 and
                 valorous
                 advance
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 extolling
                 their
                 courage
                 and
                 constancy
                 ,
                 and
                 highly
                 applauding
                 the
                 Governour
                 for
                 his
                 skilful
                 defence
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 .
                 The
                 Generals
                 Reer-guard
                 stayed
                 on
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 Presbury-hill
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 steepness
                 thereof
                 ,
                 darkness
                 of
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 tempestuousness
                 of
                 the
                 weather
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 the
                 General
                 quartered
                 at
                 Cheltenham
                 :
                 though
                 during
                 his
                 March
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 skirmished
                 with
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 times
                 beat
                 up
                 his
                 quarters
                 while
                 he
                 staid
                 at
                 Cheltenham
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 two
                 days
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 hardly
                 thought
                 indeed
                 that
                 ever
                 he
                 could
                 have
                 been
                 able
                 to
                 have
                 effected
                 the
                 business
                 ;
                 but
                 providence
                 pleasing
                 to
                 continue
                 our
                 troubles
                 ,
                 which
                 either
                 by
                 the
                 taking
                 or
                 letting
                 alone
                 that
                 City
                 would
                 have
                 been
                 at
                 a
                 neer
                 Period
                 ,
                 suffered
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 fail
                 in
                 the
                 height
                 of
                 his
                 hopes
                 and
                 expectations
                 .
              
               
                 
                 At
                 Glocester
                 solemn
                 thanks
                 were
                 rendered
                 to
                 God
                 for
                 this
                 great
                 deliverance
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 expressions
                 of
                 Joy
                 and
                 Triumph
                 ;
                 and
                 notice
                 being
                 sent
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 the
                 like
                 was
                 done
                 there
                 ,
                 especially
                 by
                 the
                 Women
                 ,
                 whose
                 Husbands
                 were
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 Engaged
                 in
                 that
                 service
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 King
                 continued-in
                 his
                 Quarters
                 upon
                 the
                 borders
                 of
                 Wilt-shire
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 resolution
                 to
                 fight
                 Essex
                 in
                 his
                 return
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 must
                 necessarily
                 do
                 ,
                 for
                 recruits
                 and
                 refreshments
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 suffered
                 many
                 discommodities
                 in
                 the
                 Expedition
                 .
                 He
                 departed
                 with
                 this
                 resolution
                 from
                 Tewksbury
                 ,
                 which
                 Garrison
                 and
                 that
                 of
                 Glocester
                 he
                 had
                 provided
                 with
                 necessaries
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 Cheltenham
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 had
                 notice
                 that
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 were
                 quartered
                 at
                 Cyrencester
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 Regiments
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Crisp
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Spencer
                 ;
                 which
                 at
                 midnight
                 he
                 surprized
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 found
                 forty
                 ●oad
                 of
                 Victuals
                 ,
                 which
                 mightily
                 heartned
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 almost
                 been
                 famished
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 Cyrencester
                 in
                 leisurable
                 short
                 Marches
                 ,
                 of
                 five
                 Miles
                 a
                 day
                 ,
                 he
                 came
                 to
                 Cricklade
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Swinden
                 ,
                 intending
                 to
                 pass
                 to
                 Hungerford
                 .
                 But
                 when
                 the
                 Van
                 and
                 Body
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 had
                 marched
                 almost
                 over
                 Auborn-Chase
                 ,
                 a
                 Gallant
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Horse
                 ,
                 
                 consisting
                 of
                 about
                 five
                 thousand
                 ,
                 tell
                 upon
                 the
                 Rear
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 soon
                 disordered
                 ,
                 indeavoured
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 Retreat
                 to
                 their
                 Body
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 were
                 pursued
                 too
                 hastily
                 both
                 on
                 Rear
                 and
                 Flank
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 done
                 with
                 great
                 loss
                 and
                 confusion
                 .
                 Being
                 come
                 to
                 their
                 Body
                 ,
                 they
                 faced
                 the
                 same
                 Horse
                 ,
                 who
                 again
                 put
                 them
                 into
                 the
                 like
                 disorder
                 ,
                 until
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Van
                 coming
                 to
                 their
                 assistance
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Horse
                 were
                 repelled
                 ;
                 but
                 fresh
                 reserves
                 coming
                 on
                 ,
                 
                 stopt
                 the
                 fury
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Foot.
                 Two
                 gallant
                 and
                 brave
                 Charges
                 were
                 made
                 ,
                 presently
                 one
                 after
                 another
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 driven
                 again
                 to
                 their
                 main
                 Body
                 ;
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 Sir
                 
                   Philip
                   Stapleton
                
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 the
                 Van
                 for
                 that
                 day
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 changed
                 it
                 for
                 reservation
                 every
                 day
                 )
                 came
                 purposely
                 back
                 and
                 drew
                 up
                 his
                 Regiment
                 to
                 succour
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 caused
                 the
                 Royallists
                 to
                 retire
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 night
                 parted
                 them
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 Kings
                 party
                 ,
                 in
                 those
                 smart
                 charges
                 and
                 encounters
                 ,
                 were
                 slain
                 a
                 French
                 Marquess
                 ,
                 
                   De
                   Vieu
                   ville
                
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 Officers
                 of
                 good
                 quality
                 ,
                 
                 whose
                 worth
                 appeared
                 highly
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 Parliament
                 side
                 were
                 slain
                 two
                 Captains
                 ,
                 Middleton
                 and
                 Hacket
                 :
                 The
                 worst
                 fell
                 upon
                 Colonel
                 Sheffields
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 utterly
                 broke
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Standards
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 many
                 men
                 killed
                 .
              
               
                 
                 On
                 Thursday
                 the
                 19
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 from
                 his
                 quarters
                 at
                 Hungerford
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 marched
                 to
                 Newbery
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 approach
                 to
                 the
                 Twon
                 ,
                 saw
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 upon
                 an
                 hill
                 ,
                 just
                 in
                 opposition
                 to
                 their
                 March
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 General
                 perceiving
                 ,
                 himself
                 first
                 advanced
                 to
                 a
                 place
                 neer
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 commanded
                 Colonel
                 Barcleys
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Holborns
                 Brigades
                 to
                 charge
                 them
                 :
                 
                 That
                 was
                 done
                 very
                 fiercely
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 was
                 as
                 resolutely
                 recharged
                 by
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 who
                 never
                 wanted
                 the
                 first
                 and
                 most
                 furious
                 brunts
                 .
                 This
                 place
                 of
                 advantage
                 was
                 contested
                 for
                 hotly
                 by
                 both
                 parties
                 ,
                 till
                 both
                 Armies
                 being
                 ready
                 to
                 grapple
                 ,
                 the
                 difference
                 of
                 ground
                 was
                 not
                 reckoned
                 on
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 departed
                 to
                 their
                 several
                 Posts
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Battle
                 being
                 then
                 begun
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Philip
                   Stapleton
                
                 advanced
                 with
                 his
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Generals
                 Life-guard
                 ;
                 who
                 being
                 received
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carnarvan
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 briskly
                 Charged
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 pursuing
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 Foot
                 ,
                 was
                 unhappily
                 shot
                 in
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 his
                 Troops
                 .
              
               
               
                 (
                 A
                 Noble-man
                 certainly
                 of
                 as
                 great
                 spirit
                 and
                 affection
                 for
                 the
                 Kings
                 service
                 as
                 any
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 much
                 deservedly
                 lamented
                 by
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 whose
                 memory
                 more
                 publike
                 Honours
                 are
                 due
                 ,
                 than
                 a
                 private
                 Interment
                 in
                 
                   Iesus
                   Colledge
                   Oxford
                
                 .
                 )
              
               
                 The
                 Royallists
                 thus
                 desperately
                 Charging
                 ,
                 were
                 soon
                 fallen
                 upon
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Body
                 of
                 Horse
                 ;
                 who
                 giving
                 close
                 Fire
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 put
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 ●out
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 hastily
                 return
                 to
                 his
                 whole
                 Body
                 of
                 Horse
                 .
                 This
                 gave
                 opportunity
                 for
                 all
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Horse
                 of
                 the
                 right
                 Wing
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 which
                 were
                 the
                 Regiments
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Sir
                 
                   Phil.
                   Stapleton
                   ,
                   Dolbeir
                   ,
                   Ramsey
                   ,
                   Harvey
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Goodwin
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 General
                 's
                 ,
                 to
                 draw
                 up
                 together
                 ;
                 whom
                 the
                 Prince
                 most
                 resolutely
                 again
                 Charged
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 so
                 thoroughly
                 ,
                 that
                 some
                 Regiments
                 were
                 so
                 mixed
                 together
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 knew
                 not
                 how
                 to
                 disengage
                 themselves
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 confusion
                 many
                 were
                 slain
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 at
                 last
                 forced
                 to
                 the
                 Lanes
                 end
                 ,
                 where
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 they
                 entred
                 ,
                 and
                 where
                 their
                 Foot
                 stood
                 ,
                 in
                 very
                 great
                 disorder
                 .
                 Some
                 of
                 the
                 Royalists
                 Troops
                 pursued
                 them
                 into
                 the
                 Lane
                 ,
                 but
                 being
                 roundly
                 saluted
                 by
                 the
                 Foot
                 ,
                 came
                 back
                 with
                 some
                 loss
                 and
                 danger
                 .
                 In
                 those
                 Charges
                 were
                 wounded
                 Colonel
                 Dalbeir
                 ,
                 Commissiary
                 Copley
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Hammond
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Pym
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Fleetwood
                 .
                 The
                 left
                 Wing
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 Engaged
                 but
                 in
                 small
                 parties
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 Hedges
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 to
                 the
                 Fight
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Infantry
                 ,
                 't
                 was
                 so
                 divided
                 ,
                 dispersed
                 and
                 discontinued
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 stable
                 fixt
                 account
                 cannot
                 be
                 given
                 of
                 it
                 further
                 than
                 in
                 parcels
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Lord
                 Ruthen
                 a
                 Scotchman
                 ,
                 lately
                 made
                 Earl
                 of
                 Brentford
                 ,
                 an
                 expert
                 Souldier
                 ,
                 was
                 here
                 the
                 Kings
                 General
                 ,
                 who
                 warily
                 managed
                 the
                 Battel
                 :
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 Major-General
                 Skippon
                 commanded
                 principally
                 in
                 the
                 Foot-service
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 he
                 prudently
                 and
                 couragiously
                 performed
                 ;
                 preventing
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 Ruthens
                 design
                 ,
                 either
                 to
                 seize
                 his
                 Artillery
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 fall
                 on
                 the
                 Rear
                 of
                 his
                 men
                 that
                 fought
                 on
                 the
                 Hill
                 ,
                 or
                 gayning
                 that
                 Hill
                 behind
                 him
                 ,
                 or
                 their
                 last
                 nights
                 quarter
                 .
                 Very
                 many
                 men
                 were
                 lost
                 in
                 this
                 dispute
                 ;
                 the
                 Royalists
                 having
                 seized
                 on
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Artillery
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 desert
                 it
                 ,
                 leaving
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 daring
                 of
                 their
                 Souldiers
                 behind
                 them
                 .
                 About
                 four
                 a
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 Afternoon
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 of
                 Foot
                 was
                 engaged
                 in
                 the
                 Fight
                 ;
                 which
                 had
                 proved
                 a
                 great
                 deal
                 more
                 bloody
                 ,
                 if
                 night
                 had
                 not
                 drawn
                 on
                 ;
                 when
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 ,
                 both
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ,
                 stood
                 in
                 good
                 order
                 on
                 the
                 further
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Green
                 ,
                 
                 intending
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 to
                 fall
                 on
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 afresh
                 .
                 But
                 other
                 Counsels
                 prevailing
                 ,
                 as
                 supposing
                 better
                 advantages
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 in
                 their
                 March
                 home
                 ,
                 they
                 suffered
                 them
                 the
                 next
                 morning
                 to
                 March
                 on
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 very
                 acceptable
                 to
                 men
                 who
                 had
                 endured
                 much
                 hardship
                 ,
                 both
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 rest
                 and
                 dyet
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 pursuance
                 therefore
                 of
                 a
                 resolution
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 Lanes
                 ,
                 next
                 day
                 Colonel
                 Hurry
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 newly
                 revolted
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 commanded
                 Party
                 of
                 800
                 Musqueteers
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 body
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 was
                 sent
                 after
                 them
                 ;
                 who
                 charging
                 furiously
                 in
                 those
                 narrow
                 passages
                 ,
                 put
                 the
                 Rear
                 into
                 an
                 absolute
                 Rout
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 compelled
                 to
                 stop
                 the
                 pursuit
                 ,
                 to
                 overthrow
                 their
                 Carriages
                 across
                 the
                 way
                 .
                 Being
                 thus
                 fled
                 to
                 their
                 main
                 body
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 drawn
                 up
                 in
                 Battalia
                 in
                 a
                 Heath
                 ,
                 whither
                 they
                 were
                 still
                 hotly
                 followed
                 ,
                 they
                 faced
                 about
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 the
                 Royalists
                 such
                 a
                 welcome
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 stood
                 not
                 to
                 abide
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 made
                 all
                 the
                 haste
                 possibly
                 back
                 again
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 after-Skirmish
                 were
                 slain
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 near
                 500
                 men
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 main
                 Battel
                 the
                 day
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Auburn-chase
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 five
                 and
                 six
                 thousand
                 ;
                 the
                 greatest
                 loss
                 whereof
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 material
                 difference
                 ,
                 fell
                 on
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 side
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 most
                 considerable
                 were
                 Colonel
                 Tucker
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 two
                 Captains
                 ,
                 Massey
                 and
                 Hunt
                 :
                 on
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 ,
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carnarvan
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sunderland
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 Viscount
                 Falkland
                 ;
                 
                 both
                 which
                 were
                 killed
                 near
                 the
                 Kings
                 person
                 ;
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 here
                 very
                 much
                 endangered
                 by
                 shot
                 )
                 and
                 other
                 Colonels
                 and
                 Officers
                 ;
                 both
                 Armies
                 with
                 great
                 valour
                 and
                 obstinacy
                 maintaining
                 their
                 ground
                 ,
                 especially
                 
                 the
                 London
                 Trained
                 Bands
                 and
                 Auxiliaries
                 ,
                 against
                 whom
                 the
                 Royalists
                 had
                 the
                 greatest
                 spleen
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 tasted
                 of
                 their
                 resolution
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Battel
                 was
                 fought
                 Wednesday
                 the
                 20
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 Thursday
                 in
                 the
                 evening
                 .
                 
                 The
                 General
                 Essex
                 after
                 that
                 encounter
                 in
                 the
                 Lanes
                 ,
                 drew
                 up
                 the
                 Army
                 of
                 Theal
                 ,
                 and
                 taking
                 some
                 refreshment
                 there
                 ,
                 Marched
                 the
                 next
                 morning
                 ,
                 being
                 Friday
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 to
                 Reading
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 stayed
                 till
                 the
                 Sabbath
                 was
                 past
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 publique
                 Thanks
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 for
                 his
                 victory
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Crispe
                
                 ,
                 Farmer
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Customes
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Commander
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 Land
                 ,
                 and
                 afterward
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 commanding
                 a
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 had
                 the
                 Convoy
                 of
                 the
                 Train
                 of
                 Artillery
                 from
                 Oxford
                 to
                 the
                 S●ege
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 brought
                 safely
                 thither
                 ,
                 and
                 quartered
                 at
                 a
                 Knights
                 house
                 in
                 Rouslidge
                 near
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 findes
                 the
                 best
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 taken
                 up
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Enyon
                
                 and
                 other
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 no
                 Command
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 .
                 These
                 Gentlemen
                 chanced
                 to
                 miss
                 some
                 of
                 their
                 Horses
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 Pastures
                 ,
                 and
                 suspecting
                 the
                 Colonels
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 very
                 rashly
                 demand
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 the
                 Colonel
                 ;
                 who
                 refusing
                 to
                 draw
                 forth
                 his
                 Souldiers
                 upon
                 Sir
                 Iames
                 his
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Knight
                 departs
                 ,
                 and
                 sends
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 to
                 him
                 with
                 a
                 Challenge
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 contents
                 of
                 which
                 was
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 should
                 meet
                 him
                 in
                 a
                 certain
                 adjoyning
                 Field
                 with
                 his
                 Sword
                 ;
                 which
                 if
                 he
                 did
                 refuse
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 he
                 would
                 Pistol
                 him
                 against
                 the
                 Wall.
                 Sir
                 Nicholas
                 accompanied
                 with
                 only
                 one
                 Friend
                 ,
                 within
                 an
                 hour
                 goes
                 to
                 the
                 appointed
                 place
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 findes
                 Sir
                 Iames
                 and
                 the
                 Gentleman
                 that
                 brought
                 the
                 Challenge
                 ,
                 and
                 desired
                 to
                 understand
                 of
                 Sir
                 Iames
                 the
                 ground
                 of
                 his
                 quarrel
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 adding
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Command
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 might
                 excuse
                 him
                 from
                 fighting
                 ;
                 however
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 come
                 with
                 a
                 Christian
                 resolution
                 to
                 give
                 him
                 all
                 reasonable
                 satisfaction
                 for
                 what
                 injury
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 pro●essed
                 to
                 be
                 ignorant
                 .
                 Sir
                 Iames
                 replied
                 ,
                 he
                 expected
                 justice
                 from
                 his
                 Sword
                 ;
                 and
                 thereupon
                 drew
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Nicholas
                 doing
                 the
                 like
                 :
                 the
                 encounter
                 followed
                 ,
                 
                 wherein
                 Sir
                 Iames
                 received
                 an
                 unfortunate
                 thrust
                 about
                 the
                 rim
                 of
                 his
                 belly
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 straightway
                 conveyed
                 to
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 two
                 days
                 died
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 Munday
                 the
                 2
                 of
                 October
                 following
                 ,
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 sat
                 upon
                 Sir
                 Nicholas
                 :
                 but
                 considering
                 the
                 provocations
                 that
                 were
                 given
                 him
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 quarters
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 thought
                 it
                 justice
                 to
                 acquit
                 him
                 from
                 any
                 punishment
                 in
                 that
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 referred
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 informed
                 of
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 their
                 difference
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Nicholas
                 was
                 admitted
                 to
                 kiss
                 his
                 Majesties
                 hand
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 received
                 his
                 Gracious
                 Pardon
                 under
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 .
              
               
                 Pity
                 it
                 were
                 so
                 worthy
                 and
                 learned
                 a
                 Divine
                 as
                 Doctor
                 Featly
                 should
                 be
                 buried
                 in
                 Oblivion
                 ,
                 
                 though
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 he
                 was
                 for
                 some
                 years
                 in
                 the
                 Lord
                 Peters
                 House
                 in
                 
                   Aldersgate-street
                   London
                
                 ,
                 for
                 opposing
                 the
                 strict
                 Rules
                 of
                 the
                 Covenant
                 :
                 he
                 was
                 formerly
                 Minister
                 at
                 Lambeth
                 ,
                 but
                 his
                 Livings
                 were
                 given
                 away
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Books
                 bestowed
                 on
                 Mr.
                 White
                 of
                 Dorchester
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 Reading
                 the
                 General
                 was
                 received
                 at
                 London
                 with
                 great
                 Triumph
                 ;
                 the
                 Army
                 Marching
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 were
                 welcomed
                 ,
                 especially
                 the
                 Trained
                 Bands
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 Friends
                 ,
                 and
                 met
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 at
                 Temple-bar
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 departed
                 to
                 take
                 up
                 his
                 Winter-quarters
                 about
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Expedition
                 ,
                 though
                 not
                 so
                 successful
                 as
                 the
                 Parliament
                 voyced
                 it
                 ,
                 yet
                 buoyed
                 them
                 up
                 in
                 their
                 reputation
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 before
                 very
                 low
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 soon
                 after
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 ballance
                 the
                 Kings
                 fortune
                 ,
                 which
                 went
                 less
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 Confederation
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 then
                 in
                 preparation
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 agreement
                 and
                 Covenant
                 entred
                 into
                 here
                 ,
                 to
                 enter
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 in
                 assistance
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 sensible
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 practising
                 whereof
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 intelligence
                 with
                 the
                 main
                 Agitators
                 therein
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 in
                 Ianuary
                 sent
                 the
                 Marquess
                 Hamilton
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 
                 Pendennis-Castle
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 all
                 along
                 assured
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 .
                 And
                 being
                 daily
                 sollicited
                 by
                 the
                 pressing
                 miseries
                 of
                 his
                 Irish
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 subsist
                 longer
                 under
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 procure
                 them
                 some
                 rest
                 and
                 respit
                 from
                 the
                 violence
                 of
                 that
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 better
                 to
                 withdraw
                 his
                 Protestant
                 Army
                 out
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 to
                 his
                 own
                 assistance
                 here
                 against
                 the
                 Invasion
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 his
                 Lieutenant
                 there
                 ,
                 concluded
                 a
                 Cessation
                 for
                 a
                 year
                 with
                 those
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 then
                 gave
                 order
                 that
                 3000
                 of
                 his
                 English
                 Army
                 should
                 be
                 Embarqued
                 ;
                 which
                 soon
                 after
                 ,
                 in
                 November
                 ,
                 landed
                 in
                 Wales
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Michael
                   Earnely
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Wilt-shire
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 slain
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 Newbery
                 Battel
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Monk
                 (
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 renowned
                 General
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Albemarl
                 )
                 which
                 being
                 afterwards
                 divided
                 to
                 make
                 up
                 several
                 broken
                 Regiments
                 ,
                 by
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 were
                 rendred
                 not
                 so
                 serviceable
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 change
                 of
                 Officers
                 ,
                 and
                 parting
                 with
                 their
                 old
                 Comrades
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 ,
                 had
                 they
                 continued
                 in
                 a
                 Body
                 together
                 ,
                 being
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 veterane
                 and
                 well-experienced
                 Souldiers
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 those
                 Forces
                 besieging
                 Nantwich
                 in
                 Cheshire
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 surprized
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 sudden
                 and
                 stout
                 resistance
                 made
                 ,
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sent
                 thither
                 with
                 all
                 speed
                 to
                 keep
                 them
                 from
                 taking
                 head
                 in
                 those
                 Counties
                 .
                 Among
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 was
                 this
                 Colonel
                 Monk
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sent
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 continued
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 in
                 very
                 hard
                 durance
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 War
                 was
                 near
                 expired
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 took
                 a
                 Commission
                 for
                 Ireland
                 ;
                 from
                 which
                 auspicious
                 employment
                 have
                 sprung
                 all
                 his
                 Heroick
                 most
                 glorious
                 Actions
                 towards
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 to
                 give
                 a
                 more
                 particular
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 parcelled
                 out
                 into
                 all
                 the
                 Corners
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 insert
                 here
                 other
                 actions
                 of
                 the
                 noble
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 those
                 Forces
                 which
                 he
                 sent
                 the
                 Queen
                 upon
                 her
                 advance
                 Southward
                 to
                 Newark
                 .
                 The
                 hot
                 news
                 whereof
                 alarmed
                 the
                 Members
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Northern
                 parts
                 being
                 already
                 reduced
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 these
                 considerable
                 places
                 since
                 the
                 Battel
                 at
                 Adderton-Heath
                 (
                 gained
                 chiefly
                 by
                 the
                 valour
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Howard
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 Savile
                 ,
                 who
                 both
                 lost
                 their
                 lives
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 interred
                 together
                 in
                 
                 York-Minster
                 :
                 )
                 Howly
                 House
                 ,
                 Tamworth
                 Castle
                 ,
                 Burton
                 upon
                 Trent
                 ,
                 and
                 Bradford
                 yeilded
                 to
                 the
                 Marquesses
                 Forces
                 .
                 Hallifax
                 was
                 likewise
                 quitted
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Fairfax
                 ,
                 
                 himself
                 with
                 much
                 ado
                 shifting
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 with
                 his
                 broken
                 Party
                 ,
                 and
                 suffering
                 Beverly
                 near
                 Hull
                 to
                 fall
                 into
                 the
                 same
                 hands
                 ;
                 until
                 the
                 Parliament
                 sent
                 down
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchester
                 to
                 oppose
                 this
                 torrent
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 success
                 ;
                 
                 who
                 rising
                 with
                 his
                 Associated
                 Forces
                 from
                 Lyn
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 yeilded
                 to
                 him
                 September
                 16
                 (
                 part
                 of
                 which
                 had
                 toward
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 Ireton
                 surprized
                 Burleigh
                 House
                 and
                 Stamford
                 ,
                 and
                 seized
                 several
                 eminent
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 sent
                 Prisoners
                 to
                 a
                 new
                 Goal
                 in
                 
                 Maiden-street
                 ,
                 London
                 ,
                 )
                 Marched
                 to
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Willoughby
                 of
                 Parham
                 ,
                 then
                 hardly
                 put
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 had
                 lately
                 yeilded
                 Gainsborough
                 upon
                 Articles
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 here
                 I
                 must
                 not
                 omit
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 a
                 most
                 eminent
                 honourable
                 person
                 ,
                 upon
                 account
                 of
                 this
                 unfortunate
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 while
                 in
                 my
                 Lord
                 Willoug●bies
                 possession
                 .
                 Some
                 of
                 his
                 Forces
                 had
                 surprized
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Kingston
                 ,
                 
                 Father
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Dorchester
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 him
                 hither
                 ;
                 whence
                 for
                 better
                 security
                 of
                 his
                 person
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 of
                 great
                 concernment
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 affairs
                 thereabout
                 ,
                 they
                 resolved
                 to
                 send
                 him
                 to
                 Hull
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 way
                 thither
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Cavendish
                 ,
                 brother
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Devon-shire
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 party
                 pursued
                 the
                 Pinnace
                 to
                 a
                 shallow
                 ,
                 which
                 she
                 could
                 not
                 pass
                 ;
                 and
                 demanded
                 her
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earls
                 surrender
                 :
                 which
                 being
                 refused
                 ,
                 a
                 Drake
                 was
                 discharged
                 ,
                 which
                 unhappily
                 killed
                 the
                 said
                 Earl
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 servants
                 ,
                 being
                 placed
                 on
                 purpose
                 on
                 the
                 Deck
                 to
                 deter
                 the
                 Royalists
                 from
                 shooting
                 :
                 whereupon
                 they
                 presently
                 struck
                 Sail
                 and
                 yeilded
                 ;
                 but
                 with
                 a
                 just
                 revenge
                 ,
                 were
                 all
                 sacrificed
                 to
                 the
                 Ghost
                 of
                 that
                 most
                 Loyal
                 and
                 Noble
                 Peer
                 .
              
               
                 Notice
                 of
                 this
                 party
                 and
                 their
                 design
                 being
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 a
                 sufficient
                 number
                 under
                 Colonel
                 White
                 a
                 Lincoln-shire
                 Gentleman
                 were
                 hastned
                 to
                 relieve
                 the
                 Boat
                 ,
                 or
                 recover
                 it
                 if
                 taken
                 ,
                 who
                 accordingly
                 encountred
                 with
                 the
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 being
                 too
                 many
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 this
                 right
                 valiant
                 Personage
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 take
                 the
                 Trent
                 with
                 his
                 Horse
                 ,
                 which
                 swam
                 him
                 safe
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 but
                 there
                 stuck
                 in
                 the
                 owze
                 and
                 mud
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 the
                 Colonel
                 had
                 got
                 ashore
                 off
                 his
                 Horse-back
                 ,
                 the
                 Enemy
                 was
                 come
                 round
                 by
                 Ford
                 ,
                 and
                 seeing
                 him
                 desperately
                 wounded
                 ,
                 offered
                 him
                 quarter
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 magnanimously
                 refusing
                 ,
                 and
                 throwing
                 his
                 Blood
                 he
                 wip't
                 off
                 his
                 Face
                 among
                 them
                 ,
                 was
                 killed
                 outright
                 upon
                 the
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 return
                 :
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchester
                 with
                 his
                 Horse
                 approaching
                 these
                 parts
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 particular
                 place
                 ,
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Newcastles
                 Army
                 ,
                 then
                 quartering
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 advanced
                 to
                 meet
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Associate
                 Horse
                 were
                 so
                 well
                 disciplined
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 chosen
                 able
                 men
                 ,
                 that
                 after
                 a
                 very
                 sharp
                 and
                 sore
                 conflict
                 near
                 
                 Horn-Castle
                 in
                 Lincoln-shire
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Royalists
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 flye
                 ,
                 having
                 sustained
                 a
                 great
                 loss
                 ,
                 viz.
                 30
                 Colours
                 (
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 said
                 35
                 )
                 taken
                 ,
                 400
                 slain
                 ,
                 the
                 chief
                 of
                 whom
                 were
                 Sir
                 
                   Ingram
                   Hopton
                
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Bowls
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Markham
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 inferior
                 Officers
                 ;
                 1000
                 Horse
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 800
                 Prisoners
                 .
                 After
                 this
                 Victory
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchester
                 marched
                 to
                 Lincoln
                 ,
                 and
                 beleaguered
                 it
                 round
                 ,
                 and
                 summoned
                 it
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Towns-men
                 slighted
                 :
                 hereupon
                 a
                 storm
                 was
                 resolved
                 on
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 weeks
                 patience
                 ,
                 and
                 expectation
                 of
                 a
                 surrender
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 20th
                 of
                 October
                 put
                 in
                 execution
                 just
                 at
                 day-break
                 all
                 round
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 speedily
                 entred
                 by
                 
                 Manchester's
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 slew
                 all
                 they
                 found
                 in
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 cruelly
                 plundred
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 leaving
                 it
                 not
                 worth
                 a
                 farthing
                 .
                 The
                 Minster
                 and
                 Close
                 were
                 surrendred
                 after
                 a
                 little
                 resistance
                 upon
                 quarter
                 onely
                 ,
                 and
                 2500
                 Arms
                 taken
                 therein
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 presently
                 Gainsborough
                 was
                 quitted
                 and
                 deserted
                 by
                 the
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Meldrum
                
                 possest
                 it
                 ●or
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 as
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 my
                 Lord
                 Willoughby
                 of
                 Parham
                 took
                 in
                 
                 Bullingbrook-Castle
                 .
              
               
                 
                 These
                 successes
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 making
                 opposition
                 afresh
                 in
                 York-shire
                 ,
                 assisted
                 by
                 the
                 
                 Mancashire-Forces
                 ,
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Rigby
                 and
                 Suttleworth
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 had
                 fortified
                 Lanchester
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 generally
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 vulgar
                 ,
                 in
                 hatred
                 of
                 the
                 Roman
                 Catholick
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 it
                 abounded
                 )
                 caused
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 send
                 away
                 Sir
                 
                   Lewis
                   Dives
                
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Hurrey
                 with
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 thousand
                 Horse
                 into
                 Bedford-shire
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 make
                 an
                 eruption
                 into
                 the
                 Associated
                 Counties
                 ,
                 thereby
                 to
                 divert
                 Manchesters
                 further
                 Progress
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 now
                 with
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Meldrum
                
                 set
                 down
                 before
                 Newark
                 ,
                 but
                 upon
                 this
                 invasion
                 was
                 presenty
                 recalled
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 danger
                 was
                 judged
                 very
                 great
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 which
                 instantly
                 took
                 an
                 Alarm
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 
                 Essex's
                 order
                 the
                 
                 Hartford-shire-Trained
                 Bands
                 were
                 presently
                 raised
                 to
                 oppose
                 this
                 unexpected
                 enemy
                 .
                 Sir
                 Lewis
                 came
                 first
                 to
                 Ampthill
                 ,
                 thence
                 to
                 Bedford
                 ;
                 where
                 he
                 entred
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Norris
                
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 Officers
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 would
                 have
                 encouraged
                 the
                 Towns-men
                 to
                 a
                 resistance
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 fared
                 the
                 better
                 for
                 their
                 compliance
                 ,
                 whether
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 Loyalty
                 or
                 discretion
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 say
                 .
                 Thence
                 this
                 flying
                 party
                 came
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Samuel
                   Lukes
                
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 served
                 that
                 as
                 Sir
                 Lewis
                 was
                 served
                 before
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 County
                 by
                 the
                 Sequestrators
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 so
                 proceeded
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 to
                 face
                 Hitching
                 in
                 Hartford-shire
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 soundly
                 frighted
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 informed
                 of
                 Manchesters
                 return
                 ,
                 they
                 speeded
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 Oxford
                 .
                 The
                 Members
                 at
                 Westminster
                 were
                 so
                 vexed
                 with
                 this
                 incursion
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 voted
                 Sir
                 
                   Lewis
                   Dives
                
                 a
                 Traytor
                 ,
                 for
                 levying
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 voted
                 the
                 Judges
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Heath
                
                 ,
                 Justice
                 Forster
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Banks
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Serjeant
                 Glanvile
                 ,
                 who
                 declared
                 and
                 affirmed
                 at
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Circuit
                 ,
                 the
                 several
                 Treasons
                 of
                 
                   Essex
                   ,
                   Manchester
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 superior
                 Officers
                 of
                 their
                 Army
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 guilty
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Crime
                 charged
                 upon
                 them
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 recriminative
                 temper
                 of
                 those
                 times
                 :
                 And
                 those
                 persons
                 that
                 were
                 threatned
                 with
                 the
                 Curse
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 were
                 animated
                 in
                 their
                 Disloyal
                 service
                 by
                 the
                 thanks
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 
                 There
                 had
                 been
                 a
                 dangerous
                 Insurrection
                 in
                 Iuly
                 this
                 year
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 heart
                 of
                 that
                 County
                 towards
                 Sevenoke
                 ,
                 but
                 quasht
                 by
                 the
                 early
                 prevention
                 of
                 Major-General
                 Brown
                 (
                 just
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 seizing
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Parliement-affected
                 
                 Gentry
                 having
                 already
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Walsingham
                
                 a
                 member
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 in
                 custody
                 )
                 who
                 was
                 sent
                 with
                 two
                 
                 London-R●giments
                 to
                 suppress
                 them
                 :
                 A
                 small
                 skirmish
                 or
                 two
                 happened
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 worth
                 notice
                 :
                 for
                 he
                 had
                 no
                 Commission
                 to
                 fight
                 ;
                 it
                 sufficed
                 him
                 to
                 keep
                 them
                 from
                 joyning
                 with
                 more
                 of
                 that
                 Malecon●ent
                 party
                 ,
                 and
                 driving
                 them
                 further
                 towards
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 whence
                 by
                 the
                 care
                 and
                 diligence
                 of
                 the
                 Committees
                 ,
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 Country-men
                 came
                 and
                 reduced
                 them
                 at
                 Feversham
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 little
                 Execution
                 .
                 Several
                 persons
                 either
                 fled
                 or
                 suffered
                 for
                 this
                 R●sing
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 greatest
                 damage
                 fell
                 upon
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Hales
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 accused
                 of
                 promoting
                 it
                 ;
                 as
                 the
                 like
                 Loyal
                 principle
                 had
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 endangered
                 the
                 Estate
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Dering
                
                 ,
                 a
                 person
                 formerly
                 very
                 eminent
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 for
                 his
                 defence
                 and
                 assertion
                 of
                 Episcopacy
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 tendencies
                 and
                 offers
                 of
                 these
                 Kentish-men
                 towards
                 their
                 duty
                 ,
                 invited
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 some
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 instances
                 also
                 to
                 send
                 my
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 thitherward
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 Sir
                 
                   Lewis
                   Dives
                
                 into
                 Bedford-shire
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 new
                 diversion
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 obviate
                 such
                 proceedings
                 ,
                 though
                 in
                 the
                 depth
                 of
                 Winter
                 ,
                 
                 dispatcht
                 away
                 both
                 Essex
                 and
                 Waller
                 with
                 recruited
                 Armies
                 to
                 their
                 several
                 charges
                 .
                 Wallers
                 Forces
                 consisted
                 chiefly
                 of
                 Volunteers
                 which
                 lifted
                 themselves
                 in
                 the
                 new
                 Artillery-ground
                 London
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 greatly
                 beloved
                 and
                 favoured
                 ,
                 presently
                 after
                 his
                 defeat
                 at
                 
                   Roundway
                   .
                   Essex
                
                 marched
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 St.
                 Albans
                 (
                 where
                 Colonel
                 Fiennes
                 the
                 late
                 Governour
                 of
                 Bristol
                 was
                 Condemned
                 and
                 Sentenced
                 by
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 for
                 cowardize
                 in
                 delivering
                 it
                 in
                 Ianuary
                 )
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Newport-Pagnel
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 had
                 first
                 been
                 Garrisoned
                 by
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 of
                 great
                 convenience
                 and
                 accommodation
                 to
                 the
                 intelligence
                 and
                 commerce
                 (
                 besides
                 hindrance
                 ,
                 
                 dividing
                 and
                 distracting
                 of
                 the
                 enemy
                 )
                 between
                 London
                 and
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 the
                 chief
                 Garrison
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 presen●ly
                 abandoned
                 upon
                 his
                 approach
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Tositer
                 and
                 
                   Northampton
                   ;
                   Waller
                
                 to
                 Farnham
                 and
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 to
                 attend
                 the
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 H●pton
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 faced
                 Petworth
                 ,
                 and
                 entred
                 Midhurst
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 last
                 was
                 clapt
                 down
                 before
                 Aundel-castle
                 ,
                 the
                 extremest
                 parts
                 of
                 Sussex
                 ;
                 whose
                 shore
                 before
                 we
                 leave
                 ,
                 
                 we
                 must
                 conjoyn
                 a
                 short
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Iersey
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Peter
                   Osburn
                
                 was
                 now
                 delivered
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Pennington
                
                 ,
                 still
                 Vice-Admiral
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 narrow
                 Seas
                 ;
                 in
                 exchange
                 of
                 which
                 good
                 fortune
                 ,
                 the
                 Garrison
                 of
                 Pool
                 had
                 received
                 a
                 very
                 great
                 success
                 ,
                 in
                 an
                 Expedition
                 into
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Warwick
                 had
                 joyned
                 at
                 Warcham
                 with
                 Col.
                 Earl
                 upon
                 a
                 designe
                 against
                 C●rf-castle
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 succeeded
                 not
                 .
              
               
                 Monsieur
                 
                   le
                   Prince
                   de
                   Harcourt
                
                 came
                 hither
                 a
                 while
                 before
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 Ambassador
                 Extraordinary
                 ,
                 to
                 offer
                 the
                 French
                 Kings
                 interposition
                 and
                 arbitrement
                 of
                 the
                 differences
                 between
                 King
                 and
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 and
                 was
                 convoyed
                 and
                 splendidly
                 received
                 at
                 Oxford
                 ;
                 but
                 his
                 Coach
                 and
                 Pacquet
                 searched
                 as
                 he
                 passed
                 the
                 
                 London-Fortifications
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 highly
                 complained
                 of
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 who
                 to
                 evade
                 his
                 Peace-making
                 errand
                 ,
                 would
                 not
                 own
                 him
                 as
                 an
                 Ambassador
                 Extraordinary
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 followed
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 account
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 whence
                 he
                 went
                 and
                 came
                 twice
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Duch
                 Ambassador
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 to
                 no
                 purpose
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 now
                 two
                 fresh
                 Armies
                 asoot
                 raised
                 by
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 third
                 (
                 the
                 Scots
                 )
                 now
                 upon
                 their
                 march
                 ,
                 though
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 they
                 earnestly
                 be●ought
                 an
                 Accommodation
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 time
                 here
                 to
                 remember
                 other
                 memorable
                 things
                 which
                 happened
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 first
                 was
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Hothams
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Iohn
                 and
                 his
                 Son
                 ;
                 these
                 persons
                 eminent
                 (
                 more
                 especially
                 the
                 Father
                 )
                 for
                 adherence
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 having
                 first
                 of
                 all
                 men
                 denied
                 the
                 King
                 admittance
                 into
                 his
                 Towns
                 and
                 Magazines
                 ,
                 by
                 putting
                 themselves
                 into
                 Hull
                 ,
                 and
                 keeping
                 it
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 a
                 power
                 from
                 the
                 Lords
                 and
                 Commons
                 ,
                 now
                 either
                 touched
                 in
                 conscience
                 for
                 the
                 unlawfulness
                 and
                 the
                 undutifulness
                 of
                 that
                 action
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 not
                 so
                 highly
                 regarded
                 and
                 considered
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 important
                 and
                 leading
                 piece
                 of
                 service
                 might
                 justly
                 challenge
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 Queen
                 being
                 also
                 newly
                 arrived
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 who
                 probably
                 might
                 have
                 dealt
                 with
                 Sir
                 Iohn
                 in
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 he
                 began
                 to
                 falter
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 from
                 that
                 firmness
                 he
                 had
                 professed
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 guessed
                 at
                 by
                 some
                 strict
                 observers
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 not
                 being
                 reserved
                 enough
                 in
                 a
                 thing
                 of
                 that
                 consequence
                 ,
                 a
                 party
                 was
                 made
                 against
                 him
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Garrison
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 too
                 late
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 have
                 secured
                 Hull
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 bustle
                 knockt
                 down
                 in
                 the
                 streets
                 ,
                 secured
                 with
                 his
                 Son
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 both
                 sent
                 up
                 prisoners
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 whence
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 they
                 were
                 brought
                 to
                 tryal
                 and
                 execution
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 also
                 returned
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Cholmly
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Member
                 likewise
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 had
                 secured
                 Scarborough
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 )
                 was
                 afterwards
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 Kings
                 hands
                 by
                 
                   Brown
                   Bushel
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 other
                 thing
                 remarkable
                 was
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Pym
                
                 ,
                 the
                 great
                 stickler
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Prerogative
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Speech-maker
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 that
                 could
                 wiredraw
                 money
                 with
                 every
                 word
                 he
                 uttered
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 .
                 He
                 died
                 when
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 was
                 in
                 a
                 flame
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 chiefly
                 blown
                 up
                 ,
                 not
                 likely
                 to
                 be
                 extinguished
                 .
                 Nothing
                 is
                 reported
                 of
                 his
                 end
                 certainly
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 fable
                 of
                 his
                 body
                 being
                 full
                 of
                 Lice
                 ,
                 sure
                 we
                 may
                 be
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 full
                 of
                 worms
                 afterward
                 ;
                 and
                 let
                 judgment
                 be
                 left
                 to
                 God
                 ,
                 whether
                 he
                 engaged
                 in
                 the
                 Times
                 and
                 Quarrel
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 misguided
                 or
                 a
                 reclaiming
                 Conscience
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Insert
                 we
                 here
                 also
                 ,
                 as
                 matters
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 not
                 War
                 ,
                 that
                 upon
                 the
                 carrying
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 to
                 Oxford
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Keeper
                 Littleton
                 ,
                 a
                 new
                 great
                 Seal
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 declared
                 to
                 be
                 treasonable
                 ;
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 sent
                 a
                 Messenger
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 one
                 
                   Daniel
                   Kniveton
                
                 ,
                 to
                 forbid
                 the
                 holding
                 of
                 the
                 Term
                 by
                 any
                 colour
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Seal
                 ;
                 and
                 did
                 therewith
                 adjourn
                 the
                 said
                 Term
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Parliament
                 were
                 so
                 far
                 from
                 giving
                 heed
                 to
                 that
                 Message
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 duty
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Judges
                 in
                 
                   Westminster
                   hall
                
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Kniveton
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 by
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 held
                 at
                 
                 Essex-House
                 they
                 sentenced
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 hanged
                 for
                 a
                 Spy
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 accordingly
                 executed
                 upon
                 him
                 at
                 the
                 old
                 
                   Exchange
                   ,
                   London
                
                 ,
                 on
                 27
                 November
                 .
                 Add
                 we
                 also
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 February
                 the
                 King
                 convened
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 who
                 had
                 deserted
                 them
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Parliament
                 in
                 Oxford
                 .
                 
                 They
                 met
                 in
                 the
                 Schools
                 accordingly
                 ,
                 and
                 proceeded
                 to
                 several
                 Consultations
                 ;
                 but
                 within
                 a
                 year
                 totally
                 disappeared
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 conclude
                 this
                 year
                 with
                 Military
                 affairs
                 ;
                 in
                 Ianuary
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Forces
                 according
                 to
                 compact
                 entred
                 England
                 with
                 a
                 well-accomplisht
                 Army
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 in
                 February
                 cross'd
                 Tine
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 sum
                 up
                 the
                 rendition
                 of
                 places
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 take
                 this
                 account
                 :
                 
                   Scarborough
                   ,
                   Brimingham
                   ,
                   Litchfield
                
                 ,
                 Howley-house
                 ,
                 Burton
                 upon
                 
                   Trent
                   ,
                   Bradford
                   ,
                   Hallifax
                   ,
                   Bristol
                   ,
                   Gainsborough
                   ,
                   Dorchester
                   ,
                   Portland
                   ,
                   Weymouth
                   ,
                   Melcomb
                   ,
                   Beverly
                   ,
                   Bidiford
                   ,
                   Appleford
                   ,
                   Barnstable
                   ,
                   Exeter
                   ,
                   Dartmouth
                   ,
                
                 Howarden-Castle
                 ,
                 
                 Arundel-Castle
                 ,
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                   Hopton
                   ;
                   Beeston-Castle
                   ,
                   Lapley-House
                   ,
                   Crew-House
                   ,
                   Hopton-Castle
                   ,
                   Warder-Castle
                   ,
                
                 regained
                 ;
                 Sturton-Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 Newark
                 relieved
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 gained
                 a
                 compleat
                 victory
                 against
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Meldrum
                
                 ,
                 who
                 commanded
                 there
                 with
                 7000
                 men
                 against
                 the
                 Town
                 ;
                 The
                 Parliamentarians
                 were
                 beaten
                 from
                 their
                 entrenchments
                 ,
                 into
                 a
                 House
                 called
                 the
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 or
                 
                 Exeter-House
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 surrender
                 upon
                 capitulation
                 ,
                 leaving
                 their
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 Bag
                 and
                 Bagage
                 behind
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 thousand
                 men
                 slain
                 on
                 their
                 side
                 ;
                 
                   Reading
                   ,
                   Wardour-Castle
                   ,
                   Monmouth
                   ,
                   Taunton
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Bridge-Water
                   ,
                   Tamworth-Castle
                   ,
                   Burley-House
                   ,
                   Glocester
                
                 relieved
                 ,
                 Lyn
                 yeilded
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                   Manchester
                   ,
                   Grafton-House
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Arundel-House
                 taken
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Waller
                
                 again
                 ,
                 being
                 again
                 recruited
                 with
                 a
                 fresh
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 new
                 Commission
                 given
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Major-General
                 of
                 the
                 four
                 Counties
                 of
                 
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Surry
                   ,
                   Sussex
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Hamp-shire
                 ;
                 which
                 leads
                 this
                 Chronicle
                 next
                 to
                 some
                 remarkable
                 actions
                 of
                 his
                 (
                 which
                 were
                 much
                 in
                 expectation
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 ensuing
                 year
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1644.
                 
              
               
                 SIr
                 
                   William
                   Waller
                
                 ,
                 after
                 his
                 reducement
                 of
                 
                 Arundel-Castle
                 ,
                 Marched
                 to
                 find
                 out
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 cry
                 quits
                 with
                 him
                 for
                 his
                 defeat
                 at
                 
                 Roundway-Down
                 .
                 Both
                 Armies
                 were
                 near
                 one
                 another
                 a
                 good
                 space
                 :
                 for
                 his
                 Lordship
                 hovered
                 about
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 parts
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 
                 Brandon-Heath
                 near
                 Alsford
                 ,
                 was
                 drawn
                 up
                 (
                 having
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 in
                 his
                 intended
                 March
                 to
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 Arundel
                 beaten
                 Colonel
                 Norton
                 into
                 Chichester
                 ,
                 who
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 impede
                 him
                 )
                 and
                 stood
                 ready
                 to
                 receive
                 Sir
                 William
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 taken
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 a
                 Hill
                 ,
                 from
                 which
                 the
                 Royalists
                 with
                 fury
                 beat
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 drove
                 him
                 to
                 another
                 ;
                 where
                 under
                 the
                 shelter
                 of
                 some
                 Bushes
                 and
                 Trees
                 ,
                 he
                 so
                 galled
                 the
                 Kings
                 Horse
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 forced
                 in
                 some
                 disorder
                 to
                 retreat
                 to
                 their
                 Foot.
                 There
                 was
                 a
                 hollow
                 betwixt
                 both
                 bodies
                 ,
                 which
                 each
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 gain
                 ,
                 many
                 men
                 found
                 it
                 for
                 their
                 Graves
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 .
                 The
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 therefore
                 seeing
                 the
                 slaughter
                 that
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 likely
                 to
                 continue
                 upon
                 his
                 men
                 ,
                 timely
                 drew
                 off
                 his
                 Artillery
                 and
                 Cannon
                 towards
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 wheeling
                 about
                 ,
                 Marched
                 for
                 Basing
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 presently
                 to
                 Oxford
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 fight
                 was
                 killed
                 on
                 the
                 Kings
                 part
                 ,
                 that
                 valiant
                 person
                 Iohn
                 Lord
                 Stuart
                 second
                 Brother
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 dyed
                 at
                 Abbington
                 of
                 his
                 wounds
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Sandys
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Scot
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Manning
                 ,
                 father
                 to
                 that
                 person
                 who
                 betrayed
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 while
                 he
                 resided
                 at
                 Colen
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 designe
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Penruddock
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 shot
                 to
                 death
                 in
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Newburghs
                 Country
                 ;
                 with
                 divers
                 Persons
                 of
                 Quality
                 wounded
                 ,
                 among
                 whom
                 was
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Stowel
                
                 ,
                 Eldest
                 Son
                 to
                 Sir
                 Iohn
                 ;
                 and
                 Sir
                 Henry
                 ,
                 after
                 Lord
                 Bard
                 ;
                 besides
                 private
                 Souldiers
                 above
                 1400.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 side
                 ,
                 few
                 men
                 of
                 note
                 were
                 killed
                 ,
                 about
                 900
                 common
                 Souldiers
                 ;
                 Colonel
                 Dolbeir
                 wounded
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Tompsons
                 Leg
                 shot
                 off
                 by
                 a
                 Cannon-bullet
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Ambassadors
                 came
                 to
                 Oxford
                 again
                 ,
                 
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 mediate
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 but
                 returned
                 
                   re
                   infecta
                
                 ;
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 King
                 also
                 was
                 designing
                 to
                 march
                 ,
                 being
                 newly
                 come
                 thither
                 from
                 Reading
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 slighted
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Blunt
                
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 couragious
                 Gentleman
                 on
                 the
                 Kings
                 side
                 ,
                 was
                 slain
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 .
                 Great
                 and
                 extraordinary
                 preparations
                 were
                 now
                 made
                 for
                 this
                 Campagnia
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 shall
                 next
                 relate
                 .
              
               
                 Essex
                 and
                 Waller
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 followed
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 to
                 Basing
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 shewed
                 a
                 mind
                 of
                 Besieging
                 the
                 house
                 )
                 now
                 joyned
                 their
                 Armies
                 together
                 ,
                 amounting
                 to
                 a
                 very
                 great
                 strength
                 ,
                 with
                 intention
                 to
                 set
                 upon
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Oxford
                 ;
                 wherefore
                 the
                 Queen
                 was
                 sent
                 away
                 with
                 a
                 sufficient
                 Convoy
                 to
                 Exeter
                 :
                 
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 Essex
                 plunders
                 Abbington
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 makes
                 a
                 Garrison
                 of
                 it
                 soon
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 place
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 afterwards
                 proved
                 a
                 Thom
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 foot
                 ,
                 not
                 being
                 able
                 but
                 in
                 great
                 Parties
                 to
                 stir
                 out
                 of
                 Oxford
                 )
                 Essex
                 left
                 Colonel
                 Brown
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 constituted
                 him
                 Governour
                 thereof
                 .
                 This
                 famous
                 Person
                 ,
                 as
                 his
                 actions
                 all
                 along
                 after
                 declared
                 ,
                 especially
                 his
                 latter
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Industrious
                 Loyal
                 endeavours
                 for
                 the
                 Restitution
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 was
                 no
                 inconsiderable
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 designed
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 the
                 suppression
                 of
                 the
                 Kentish-Commotions
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 as
                 an
                 assistant
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Waller
                
                 at
                 the
                 taking
                 in
                 of
                 Winchester
                 and
                 Chichester
                 ,
                 was
                 afterwards
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 War
                 was
                 ended
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 brought
                 to
                 Holmby
                 ,
                 made
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 to
                 attend
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 so
                 gained
                 upon
                 by
                 his
                 Princely
                 Goodness
                 and
                 Vertues
                 ,
                 that
                 from
                 that
                 time
                 he
                 was
                 wholly
                 changed
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 reduced
                 from
                 all
                 false
                 Opinions
                 concerning
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 proved
                 a
                 most
                 Cordial
                 and
                 Loyal
                 actor
                 and
                 sufferer
                 for
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Cause
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 return
                 :
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 marched
                 with
                 his
                 Army
                 from
                 Oxford
                 to
                 Worcester
                 ;
                 which
                 caused
                 the
                 two
                 Parliament-Generals
                 to
                 divide
                 their
                 forces
                 again
                 :
                 Waller
                 was
                 to
                 go
                 after
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 termed
                 it
                 ,
                 
                   A
                   King-catching
                
                 ,
                 
                 while
                 Essex
                 marched
                 with
                 another
                 gallant
                 Army
                 into
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 totally
                 fallen
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 had
                 but
                 few
                 Forces
                 about
                 him
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 that
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 was
                 sent
                 with
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 to
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 
                 then
                 Besieged
                 by
                 the
                 joynt-power
                 of
                 three
                 Armies
                 ,
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 
                 Manchester's
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Fairfax's
                 .
                 In
                 his
                 way
                 he
                 Storms
                 Bolton
                 ,
                 and
                 takes
                 it
                 :
                 but
                 of
                 that
                 by
                 and
                 by
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 having
                 Traversed
                 his
                 ground
                 ,
                 came
                 back
                 again
                 from
                 Worcester
                 ;
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Waller
                
                 from
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Skirts
                 of
                 Glocester-shire
                 ,
                 was
                 ready
                 at
                 his
                 heels
                 :
                 Insomuch
                 that
                 he
                 overtook
                 him
                 neer
                 Banbury
                 ,
                 
                 at
                 a
                 place
                 called
                 
                   Cropredy-bridge
                   .
                   Waller
                
                 drew
                 up
                 in
                 Battalia
                 on
                 a
                 Hill
                 ,
                 expecting
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 passing
                 the
                 Bridge
                 :
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 adventuring
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 
                 Waller
                 descends
                 from
                 his
                 Post
                 ,
                 and
                 falls
                 upon
                 the
                 Kings
                 Rear
                 beyond
                 the
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 so
                 gallantly
                 received
                 by
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 Cleaveland
                 and
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 quite
                 Routed
                 ,
                 Six
                 hundred
                 killed
                 ,
                 and
                 Seven
                 hundred
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 his
                 Train
                 of
                 Artillery
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 Sir
                 William
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 flie
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 recourse
                 to
                 London
                 for
                 another
                 recruit
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 therefore
                 resolved
                 ,
                 upon
                 this
                 defeat
                 of
                 Waller
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 immediately
                 follow
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 advanced
                 so
                 far
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 delivered
                 of
                 the
                 Princess
                 Henrietta
                 at
                 Exeter
                 the
                 sixteenth
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 Month
                 of
                 Iuly
                 was
                 fain
                 to
                 be
                 gone
                 from
                 thence
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 a
                 Siege
                 (
                 leaving
                 the
                 young
                 Lady
                 to
                 the
                 tuition
                 of
                 the
                 Countess
                 of
                 Dalkeith
                 )
                 to
                 France
                 ,
                 where
                 she
                 landed
                 on
                 the
                 25th
                 at
                 Brest
                 in
                 Britany
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 overtaken
                 the
                 said
                 Earl
                 at
                 Lestithiel
                 ;
                 
                 his
                 Forces
                 in
                 so
                 ill
                 a
                 condition
                 through
                 their
                 long
                 march
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 want
                 of
                 necessaries
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Country-people
                 kept
                 from
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 concluded
                 an
                 easie
                 thing
                 to
                 conquer
                 them
                 :
                 The
                 King
                 therefore
                 resolved
                 to
                 coop
                 them
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 keep
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Provision
                 from
                 them
                 .
                 After
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 days
                 leaguer
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament-horse
                 broke
                 through
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 by
                 night
                 ;
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Roberts
                 ,
                 at
                 whose
                 instance
                 this
                 Expedition
                 was
                 undertaken
                 ,
                 got
                 by
                 boat
                 from
                 Foy
                 to
                 Plymouth
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Foot
                 being
                 destitute
                 ,
                 and
                 deserted
                 by
                 the
                 Horse
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 Major-General
                 Skippon
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 Capitulation
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 it
                 was
                 agreed
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 render
                 their
                 Arms
                 ,
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 Artillery
                 ,
                 and
                 Stores
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 liberty
                 (
                 as
                 many
                 as
                 would
                 )
                 to
                 pass
                 home
                 ;
                 they
                 engaging
                 never
                 more
                 to
                 bear
                 Arms
                 against
                 the
                 King.
                 So
                 that
                 by
                 this
                 defeat
                 the
                 Parliament
                 were
                 quite
                 undone
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 present
                 appearance
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 had
                 been
                 besieged
                 above
                 nine
                 weeks
                 in
                 York
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 joynt
                 Forces
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchester
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Fairfax
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 under
                 Lesly
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 relief
                 whereof
                 ,
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 was
                 sent
                 ;
                 who
                 passed
                 through
                 Shrop-shire
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 through
                 Lancashire
                 ,
                 increasing
                 his
                 Forces
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 from
                 the
                 several
                 Garrisons
                 and
                 Parties
                 thereabouts
                 .
                 In
                 his
                 way
                 he
                 raised
                 the
                 Siege
                 of
                 Latham-house
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Countess
                 of
                 Derby
                 had
                 stoutly
                 defended
                 her self
                 for
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 :
                 
                 He
                 moreover
                 took
                 
                   Stopford
                   ,
                   Leverpool
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Bolton
                 ;
                 the
                 last
                 whereof
                 refusing
                 his
                 Summons
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 in
                 no
                 condition
                 to
                 withstand
                 his
                 power
                 ,
                 he
                 deservedly
                 (
                 having
                 mastered
                 it
                 by
                 a
                 Storm
                 the
                 third
                 time
                 )
                 pillaged
                 ,
                 using
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 Arms
                 to
                 those
                 who
                 had
                 provoked
                 him
                 by
                 their
                 impotent
                 obstinacy
                 .
                 Besides
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 noted
                 for
                 a
                 Town
                 of
                 Sectaries
                 ,
                 and
                 such-like
                 people
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 Sunday
                 the
                 last
                 day
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 came
                 to
                 Knaresborough
                 ,
                 fourteen
                 miles
                 from
                 York
                 ;
                 the
                 next
                 morning
                 over
                 Burrough-Bridge
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 night
                 by
                 the
                 River
                 to
                 York
                 ;
                 
                 upon
                 whose
                 approach
                 the
                 besiegers
                 quit
                 their
                 quarters
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 in
                 York
                 pursued
                 their
                 Rear
                 ,
                 and
                 seized
                 some
                 Provisions
                 :
                 the
                 next
                 morning
                 ,
                 Iuly
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 advanced
                 after
                 them
                 ,
                 resolving
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 Battel
                 :
                 which
                 resolution
                 was
                 opposed
                 by
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 ,
                 as
                 one
                 who
                 well
                 knew
                 the
                 several
                 concerns
                 of
                 the
                 three
                 confederate
                 parties
                 ,
                 among
                 whom
                 there
                 had
                 passed
                 some
                 Jarrings
                 in
                 their
                 Councels
                 for
                 Command
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 Prince
                 was
                 determined
                 to
                 put
                 an
                 end
                 to
                 the
                 Scotch
                 danger
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 
                 onely
                 retarded
                 the
                 Kings
                 entire
                 success
                 )
                 by
                 a
                 present
                 fight
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 he
                 be
                 much
                 blamed
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 yet
                 it
                 seems
                 and
                 appears
                 he
                 had
                 the
                 Kings
                 express
                 command
                 to
                 fight
                 that
                 Army
                 with
                 all
                 convenient
                 speed
                 and
                 advantage
                 .
                 Accordingly
                 it
                 was
                 his
                 intention
                 to
                 fight
                 them
                 that
                 morning
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 by
                 noon
                 ;
                 marching
                 in
                 view
                 of
                 them
                 on
                 the
                 plain
                 called
                 Marston-Moor
                 :
                 
                 But
                 it
                 proved
                 seven
                 at
                 night
                 before
                 both
                 Armies
                 Engaged
                 .
                 The
                 Parliamentarians
                 had
                 taken
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 a
                 Corn-hill
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South-side
                 of
                 Marston-Moor
                 ,
                 four
                 miles
                 from
                 York
                 ;
                 
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Prince
                 accepted
                 of
                 what
                 fighting
                 ground
                 they
                 had
                 left
                 him
                 .
                 His
                 Army
                 was
                 divided
                 into
                 Wings
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 commanded
                 one
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 the
                 main
                 Battel
                 ;
                 though
                 he
                 charged
                 in
                 the
                 left
                 Wing
                 ,
                 where
                 was
                 General
                 Goring
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Lucas
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Major-General
                 Porter
                 ,
                 Son
                 to
                 Mr.
                 
                   Endymion
                   Porter
                
                 of
                 the
                 Bed-Chamber
                 .
              
               
                 Being
                 thus
                 resolved
                 ,
                 and
                 drawn
                 in
                 Battalia
                 ,
                 ready
                 to
                 charge
                 and
                 begin
                 the
                 Encounter
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 upon
                 the
                 signal
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Princes
                 left
                 Wing
                 should
                 commence
                 the
                 Battel
                 ;
                 whither
                 some
                 new
                 Reserves
                 were
                 brought
                 to
                 enforce
                 and
                 assist
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 right
                 Wing
                 of
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 Horse
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 consisted
                 of
                 the
                 L.
                 
                 Fair-fax's
                 Troops
                 in
                 the
                 Van
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Cavalry
                 in
                 the
                 Rear
                 ,
                 (
                 against
                 which
                 the
                 Prince
                 had
                 a
                 more
                 peculiar
                 indignation
                 )
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 Onset
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 left
                 Wing
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 (
                 commanded
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 )
                 put
                 to
                 Total
                 rout
                 ;
                 the
                 Royalists
                 following
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 pursuit
                 so
                 far
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 their
                 unhappy
                 custom
                 )
                 that
                 thereby
                 they
                 became
                 the
                 overthrow
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 Army
                 .
                 The
                 Scots
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 ran
                 ten
                 miles
                 an
                 end
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 wey
                 bit
                 ,
                 crying
                 out
                 Quarter
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 lamentable
                 Expressions
                 of
                 Fear
                 .
              
               
                 During
                 this
                 Slaughter
                 and
                 Conquest
                 in
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Field
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Victory
                 stood
                 dubious
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                 Manchester's
                 Horse
                 were
                 on
                 the
                 Left
                 Wing
                 of
                 their
                 Army
                 .
                 These
                 were
                 Raised
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Associated
                 Counties
                 of
                 
                   Bedford
                   ,
                   Cambridge
                   ,
                   Suffolk
                   ,
                   Buckingham
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 commonly
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Eastern
                   Associates
                
                 ;
                 and
                 both
                 for
                 Arms
                 ,
                 Men
                 ,
                 and
                 Horses
                 ,
                 the
                 compleatest
                 Regiments
                 in
                 England
                 :
                 They
                 were
                 more
                 absolutely
                 at
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 
                 then
                 Lieutenant-General
                 to
                 Manchester
                 ;
                 an
                 indefatigable
                 Souldier
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 great
                 courage
                 and
                 conduct
                 :
                 of
                 whose
                 ●●●ions
                 we
                 should
                 have
                 spoken
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 mentioned
                 how
                 he
                 first
                 secured
                 those
                 Counties
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 purging
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 extinguishing
                 the
                 University
                 ;
                 suppressing
                 several
                 endeavours
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 namely
                 ,
                 taking
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Barker
                
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Io.
                   Pettus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Capt.
                 (
                 since
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 )
                 Allen
                 ,
                 Admiral
                 of
                 the
                 Seas
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 the
                 prime
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 Suffolk
                 ,
                 Prisoners
                 at
                 Lowestoft
                 in
                 Suffolk
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 met
                 at
                 a
                 Rendezvous
                 there
                 ,
                 to
                 promote
                 the
                 Commission
                 of
                 Array
                 ;
                 as
                 he
                 did
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Connisby
                
                 at
                 Saint
                 Albans
                 soon
                 after
                 ;
                 having
                 reclaimed
                 himself
                 from
                 the
                 open
                 vanities
                 of
                 Youth
                 ,
                 and
                 taken
                 up
                 the
                 secret
                 Vices
                 of
                 Old
                 men
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 certainly
                 a
                 stranger
                 change
                 was
                 never
                 wrought
                 in
                 any
                 man
                 ;
                 each
                 Vice
                 skipping
                 over
                 its
                 medium
                 of
                 vertue
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 he
                 touched
                 not
                 at
                 all
                 )
                 becoming
                 the
                 contrary
                 extream
                 ;
                 his
                 youthful
                 Debaucheries
                 proving
                 in
                 his
                 Old
                 Age
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Atheistical
                 Prophaness
                 ,
                 as
                 Perjury
                 ,
                 Hypocrisie
                 ,
                 Cruelty
                 ;
                 in
                 a
                 word
                 ,
                 what
                 not
                 ?
                 so
                 that
                 indeed
                 they
                 had
                 no
                 more
                 parallel
                 ,
                 than
                 his
                 as
                 strange
                 Fortunes
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 was
                 born
                 April
                 the
                 25th
                 in
                 Saint
                 Iohns
                 Parish
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Huntingdon
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 Christened
                 in
                 that
                 Church
                 the
                 29th
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 month
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1599.
                 where
                 Sir
                 
                   Oliver
                   Cromwel
                
                 his
                 Uncle
                 gave
                 him
                 his
                 name
                 ,
                 being
                 received
                 into
                 the
                 Bosom
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 by
                 her
                 Rites
                 and
                 Ceremonies
                 ;
                 both
                 which
                 he
                 afterwards
                 rent
                 and
                 tore
                 ,
                 and
                 ungraciously
                 and
                 impiously
                 annulled
                 and
                 renounced
                 .
                 That
                 I
                 may
                 use
                 my
                 own
                 words
                 in
                 his
                 Life
                 and
                 Death
                 lately
                 printed
                 ,
                 and
                 transcribe
                 a
                 Paragraph
                 or
                 more
                 which
                 are
                 of
                 use
                 here
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 information
                 and
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 Posterity
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 year
                 1599
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 that
                 wonderful
                 Century
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 just
                 precede
                 the
                 famous
                 and
                 celebrated
                 Union
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Kingdoms
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 Scotland
                 under
                 King
                 Iames
                 ;
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 congenial
                 to
                 Crowns
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 other
                 lesser
                 accessions
                 of
                 Felicity
                 in
                 private
                 persons
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 instant
                 a
                 temperament
                 
                 and
                 allay
                 to
                 their
                 Lustre
                 and
                 Greatness
                 ;
                 th●●●s
                 Fortunes
                 right
                 hand
                 presented
                 a
                 Scepter
                 ,
                 so
                 her
                 left
                 hand
                 was
                 ready
                 with
                 a
                 Scourge
                 to
                 wreak
                 her
                 Envy
                 and
                 fury
                 upon
                 the
                 glory
                 and
                 Grandeur
                 of
                 that
                 renowned
                 Succession
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 accrument
                 of
                 Dominion
                 .
                 The
                 subtilties
                 ,
                 Arts
                 and
                 Policies
                 of
                 his
                 that
                 Goddess
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Providence
                 ,
                 potently
                 and
                 irresistibly
                 conspiring
                 with
                 his
                 ,
                 as
                 close
                 Treasons
                 and
                 dissembled
                 Treacheries
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 ruine
                 and
                 overthrow
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 and
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 singly
                 and
                 insensibly
                 accomplished
                 by
                 the
                 mean
                 and
                 unobserved
                 hand
                 of
                 this
                 bold
                 and
                 perjurious
                 Politique
                 .
              
               
                 Every
                 thing
                 hath
                 its
                 Good
                 and
                 Evil
                 Angel
                 to
                 attend
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 grand
                 and
                 happy
                 Revolution
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 afflicted
                 and
                 persecuted
                 by
                 this
                 Fury
                 ,
                 to
                 an
                 almost
                 dissolution
                 of
                 its
                 well-composed
                 and
                 established
                 frame
                 .
              
               
                 
                 He
                 was
                 descended
                 of
                 a
                 very
                 ancient
                 Knightly
                 Family
                 of
                 his
                 name
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Huntington
                 ,
                 where
                 for
                 many
                 Ages
                 they
                 have
                 had
                 a
                 large
                 and
                 plentiful
                 Patrimony
                 :
                 it
                 will
                 suffice
                 therefore
                 to
                 deduce
                 him
                 from
                 no
                 further
                 Originals
                 then
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Cromwel
                
                 his
                 Grandfather
                 ,
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 highly
                 honoured
                 and
                 beloved
                 both
                 in
                 Court
                 and
                 Country
                 ;
                 who
                 had
                 issue
                 Sir
                 Oliver
                 his
                 eldest
                 Son
                 ,
                 
                   Henry
                   ,
                   Robert
                
                 and
                 Richard
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 Philip
                 the
                 youngest
                 (
                 whose
                 Son
                 ,
                 upon
                 suspicion
                 of
                 Poysoning
                 his
                 Master
                 ,
                 was
                 accused
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 convicted
                 and
                 hanged
                 ,
                 some
                 thirty
                 five
                 years
                 ago
                 .
                 )
                 This
                 our
                 Oliver
                 was
                 Son
                 of
                 Mr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Cromwel
                
                 ,
                 the
                 third
                 Son
                 of
                 Sir
                 Henry
                 ,
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 who
                 went
                 no
                 less
                 in
                 esteem
                 and
                 reputation
                 ,
                 that
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 Ancestors
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 personal
                 worth
                 ,
                 until
                 his
                 unfortunate
                 production
                 of
                 this
                 his
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 ,
                 
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 by
                 his
                 wife
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   Steward
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Niece
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Steward
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 a
                 competent
                 fortune
                 in
                 this
                 County
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 maligne
                 effect
                 on
                 the
                 course
                 of
                 this
                 his
                 Nephews
                 life
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 all
                 the
                 Lands
                 he
                 gave
                 him
                 (
                 as
                 some
                 were
                 Fenny
                 ground
                 )
                 had
                 been
                 irrecoverably
                 lost
                 ,
                 it
                 might
                 have
                 past
                 for
                 a
                 good
                 providence
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 happy
                 prevention
                 of
                 those
                 Ruines
                 he
                 caused
                 in
                 the
                 three
                 Kingdoms
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 that
                 estate
                 continued
                 him
                 here
                 ,
                 after
                 his
                 debauchery
                 had
                 wasted
                 and
                 consumed
                 his
                 own
                 Patrimony
                 ;
                 and
                 diverted
                 him
                 from
                 a
                 resolution
                 of
                 going
                 into
                 New-England
                 ,
                 the
                 Harbour
                 of
                 Nonconformists
                 ;
                 which
                 design
                 ,
                 upon
                 his
                 sudden
                 and
                 miraculous
                 conversion
                 ,
                 first
                 to
                 a
                 civil
                 and
                 Religious
                 deportment
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 to
                 a
                 sowre
                 Puritanism
                 ,
                 he
                 straightway
                 abandoned
                 :
                 by
                 the
                 former
                 Repentance
                 ,
                 he
                 gained
                 the
                 good
                 will
                 and
                 affection
                 of
                 the
                 Orthodox
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 by
                 their
                 perswasions
                 ,
                 and
                 charitable
                 insinuations
                 ,
                 wrought
                 him
                 into
                 Sir
                 Robert
                 Steward's
                 favour
                 ,
                 insomuch
                 that
                 he
                 declared
                 him
                 his
                 Heir
                 to
                 an
                 Estate
                 of
                 four
                 or
                 five
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 a
                 year
                 :
                 by
                 his
                 second
                 change
                 to
                 Non-conformity
                 ,
                 and
                 Scrupulous
                 Sanctity
                 ,
                 he
                 gained
                 the
                 estimation
                 and
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 Faction
                 ;
                 
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Heads
                 whereof
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Mr.
                 Hambden
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 Goodwin
                 ,
                 procured
                 him
                 the
                 Match
                 with
                 a
                 Kinswoman
                 of
                 theirs
                 ,
                 Mistris
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   Bowcher
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Daughter
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Bowcher
                
                 ;
                 and
                 afterwards
                 got
                 him
                 chosen
                 a
                 Burgess
                 for
                 Cambridge
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 interest
                 in
                 that
                 Town
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 totally
                 infected
                 with
                 Puritanism
                 and
                 Zelotry
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 was
                 his
                 first
                 projection
                 and
                 design
                 of
                 ambition
                 ,
                 besides
                 that
                 it
                 priviledged
                 him
                 from
                 Arrests
                 ,
                 his
                 Estate
                 being
                 sunk
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 repaired
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 General
                 Ruine
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 have
                 the
                 rather
                 insisted
                 upon
                 him
                 here
                 ,
                 because
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 place
                 from
                 whence
                 he
                 began
                 to
                 appear
                 in
                 that
                 eminence
                 which
                 shewed
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 people
                 as
                 a
                 most
                 able
                 Champion
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 cause
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 whence
                 it
                 is
                 thought
                 he
                 first
                 derived
                 those
                 ambitious
                 thoughts
                 which
                 after
                 Ruined
                 three
                 Kingdoms
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 give
                 him
                 his
                 due
                 ,
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 this
                 Field
                 was
                 mainly
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 solely
                 ascribable
                 to
                 his
                 courage
                 ;
                 for
                 with
                 his
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Curassiers
                 he
                 broke
                 through
                 all
                 that
                 withstood
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 Defeating
                 all
                 the
                 Northern
                 Horse
                 under
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 ;
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 main
                 bodies
                 joyned
                 ,
                 animated
                 and
                 incouraged
                 by
                 his
                 success
                 .
              
               
                 Being
                 thus
                 over-powred
                 both
                 in
                 Front
                 and
                 Flank
                 ,
                 the
                 Royallists
                 began
                 to
                 flie
                 ,
                 and
                 Cromwel
                 being
                 impatient
                 of
                 any
                 longer
                 demur
                 to
                 his
                 victory
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 so
                 fairly
                 bid
                 for
                 ,
                 omitted
                 not
                 to
                 prosecute
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 unhappy
                 juncture
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Princes
                 right
                 Wing
                 returned
                 to
                 the
                 field
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 was
                 grown
                 so
                 desperate
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 such
                 confusion
                 and
                 disorder
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 impossible
                 to
                 Ralley
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 fearful
                 execution
                 that
                 was
                 made
                 among
                 them
                 ,
                 had
                 quite
                 taken
                 away
                 the
                 hearing
                 of
                 any
                 Command
                 ,
                 or
                 obedience
                 to
                 Discipline
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 was
                 yet
                 standing
                 two
                 Regiments
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 New-castle's
                 ,
                 
                 one
                 called
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 his
                 Lambs
                 ;
                 these
                 being
                 veterane
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 and
                 accustomed
                 to
                 fight
                 ,
                 stood
                 their
                 Ground
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 fury
                 of
                 that
                 impression
                 of
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 which
                 Routed
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 besides
                 ;
                 nor
                 did
                 the
                 danger
                 nor
                 the
                 slaughter
                 round
                 them
                 ,
                 make
                 them
                 cast
                 away
                 their
                 Arms
                 or
                 their
                 courage
                 ;
                 but
                 seeing
                 themselves
                 destitute
                 of
                 their
                 friends
                 ,
                 and
                 surrounded
                 by
                 their
                 enemies
                 ,
                 they
                 cast
                 themselves
                 into
                 a
                 Ring
                 ,
                 where
                 though
                 quarter
                 was
                 offered
                 them
                 ,
                 they
                 gallantly
                 refused
                 it
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 so
                 manfully
                 behaved
                 themselves
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 flew
                 more
                 of
                 the
                 enemie
                 in
                 this
                 particular
                 fight
                 ,
                 than
                 they
                 had
                 killed
                 of
                 them
                 before
                 .
                 At
                 last
                 they
                 were
                 cut
                 down
                 ,
                 not
                 by
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 but
                 showers
                 of
                 bullets
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 long
                 and
                 stout
                 resistance
                 ,
                 leaving
                 their
                 enemies
                 a
                 sorrowful
                 victory
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 themselves
                 whom
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 spared
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 the
                 bravest
                 men
                 on
                 their
                 own
                 side
                 ,
                 who
                 fell
                 in
                 assaulting
                 them
                 .
                 A
                 very
                 inconsiderable
                 number
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 preserved
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 living
                 monuments
                 of
                 that
                 Brigades
                 Loyalty
                 and
                 valour
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Prince
                 after
                 this
                 defeat
                 fled
                 to
                 Thursk
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 so
                 through
                 Lancashire
                 and
                 Shropshire
                 the
                 way
                 he
                 came
                 :
                 (
                 Night
                 ended
                 the
                 pursuit
                 :
                 for
                 it
                 was
                 eleven
                 a
                 clock
                 before
                 the
                 fight
                 ceased
                 ,
                 
                 else
                 more
                 blood
                 had
                 been
                 shed
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Generals
                 to
                 the
                 siege
                 at
                 York
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 they
                 rose
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Prince
                 battel
                 .
                 Here
                 were
                 slain
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 8000
                 and
                 upwards
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 and
                 flight
                 ;
                 which
                 at
                 certain
                 was
                 divided
                 equally
                 between
                 both
                 Armies
                 :
                 For
                 what
                 slaughter
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Prince
                 upon
                 the
                 Scots
                 and
                 Fairfax
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 requited
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 Wing
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 fight
                 was
                 furious
                 and
                 bloody
                 there
                 .
                 It
                 must
                 needs
                 be
                 a
                 great
                 carnivage
                 ;
                 for
                 a
                 month
                 after
                 the
                 Battel
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 slain
                 bodies
                 were
                 put
                 into
                 pits
                 and
                 covered
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 such
                 a
                 stench
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 almost
                 poisoned
                 them
                 that
                 passed
                 over
                 the
                 Moor
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 Kendal
                 ,
                 a
                 place
                 near
                 adjacent
                 ,
                 the
                 Bell
                 for
                 six
                 weeks
                 together
                 never
                 ceased
                 tolling
                 for
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 who
                 were
                 poysoned
                 and
                 infected
                 with
                 the
                 smell
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Lords
                 and
                 Colonels
                 of
                 his
                 party
                 who
                 complyed
                 not
                 with
                 the
                 Prince
                 in
                 the
                 resolution
                 of
                 fighting
                 ,
                 (
                 his
                 men
                 having
                 been
                 so
                 long
                 cooped
                 up
                 in
                 York
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 no
                 present
                 condition
                 for
                 battel
                 )
                 took
                 shipping
                 at
                 Newcastle
                 ,
                 and
                 passed
                 over
                 to
                 Hamburgh
                 ;
                 among
                 whom
                 was
                 the
                 Lord
                 Widdrington
                 ,
                 General
                 King
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Vavasor
                
                 ,
                 killed
                 afterwards
                 in
                 the
                 Swedes
                 service
                 at
                 Copenhagen
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 others
                 ;
                 which
                 proved
                 the
                 utter
                 loss
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Here
                 were
                 slain
                 of
                 persons
                 of
                 quality
                 a
                 good
                 number
                 ,
                 
                 such
                 as
                 Knights
                 and
                 Squires
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 ;
                 particularly
                 on
                 the
                 Kings
                 side
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Cary
                 Eldest
                 son
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Monmouth
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Metham
                
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 Parliament-side
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Diddup
                 a
                 Scotch
                 Lord
                 ,
                 
                 remarkable
                 by
                 this
                 ,
                 that
                 when
                 it
                 was
                 told
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 that
                 such
                 a
                 Lord
                 was
                 slain
                 on
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 side
                 ,
                 he
                 answered
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   he
                   had
                   forgot
                   there
                   was
                   such
                   a
                   Lord
                   in
                   Scotland
                   .
                
                 To
                 which
                 one
                 replyed
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   his
                   Majesty
                   might
                   well
                   do
                   so
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Lord
                   had
                   forgot
                   he
                   had
                   such
                   a
                   King
                   in
                
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Victor
                 Army
                 being
                 come
                 again
                 before
                 York
                 ,
                 
                 summoned
                 the
                 City
                 again
                 :
                 they
                 had
                 used
                 before
                 their
                 utmost
                 indeavours
                 ,
                 by
                 Mines
                 and
                 Assaults
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 one
                 whereof
                 they
                 lost
                 near
                 one
                 thousand
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 beaten
                 off
                 )
                 to
                 have
                 entred
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 Governour
                 returned
                 answer
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 no
                 whit
                 dismayed
                 with
                 their
                 present
                 success
                 ;
                 yet
                 nevertheless
                 on
                 equal
                 Conditions
                 he
                 would
                 come
                 to
                 a
                 Treaty
                 and
                 Surrender
                 ;
                 which
                 in
                 nineteen
                 days
                 after
                 the
                 battel
                 was
                 concluded
                 on
                 .
                 The
                 main
                 Articles
                 were
                 :
              
               
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Garrison
                   should
                   march
                   out
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   honourable
                   custome
                   of
                   War
                   :
                   That
                   the
                   Garison
                   the
                   Parliament
                   put
                   in
                   should
                   consist
                   two
                   parts
                   of
                   three
                   of
                   the
                   County
                   of
                
                 York
                 :
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Citizens
                   should
                   be
                   indempnified
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   those
                   absent
                   as
                   present
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   have
                   the
                   benefit
                   of
                   those
                   Articles
                   :
                   That
                   the
                   Cathedral
                   and
                   Churches
                   should
                   receive
                   no
                   prejudice
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 According
                 to
                 which
                 agreement
                 ,
                 the
                 Governour
                 and
                 Garison
                 departed
                 the
                 23
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Articles
                 were
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 basely
                 infringed
                 and
                 violated
                 ,
                 by
                 plundering
                 the
                 people
                 that
                 departed
                 out
                 of
                 York
                 to
                 Skipton
                 ,
                 whither
                 by
                 Articles
                 they
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 convoyed
                 .
              
               
                 
                 New
                 Levies
                 were
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 amounting
                 to
                 twelve
                 thousand
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 in
                 the
                 Southern
                 parts
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 more
                 were
                 by
                 their
                 directions
                 to
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 in
                 Scotland
                 intended
                 to
                 be
                 raised
                 there
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 supply
                 and
                 reinforcement
                 of
                 that
                 Army
                 then
                 in
                 England
                 ;
                 and
                 like
                 sums
                 of
                 money
                 proportioned
                 thereunto
                 ;
                 the
                 Scots
                 crying
                 
                   Give
                   ,
                   give
                
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 paid
                 for
                 all
                 :
                 (
                 upon
                 whom
                 this
                 year
                 an
                 odd
                 kind
                 of
                 Tax
                 was
                 laid
                 for
                 the
                 setting
                 out
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Wallers
                
                 Army
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 unpractised
                 ever
                 in
                 any
                 War
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 every
                 Citizen
                 should
                 pay
                 as
                 much
                 every
                 Tuesday
                 ,
                 as
                 his
                 expences
                 for
                 a
                 meal
                 for
                 his
                 family
                 usually
                 amounted
                 to
                 .
                 )
              
               
                 
                 During
                 the
                 Kings
                 absence
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Princes
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Waller
                
                 had
                 recruited
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 joyned
                 with
                 the
                 forces
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Norton
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Morley
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 drawn
                 down
                 before
                 Basing
                 ,
                 a
                 house
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Winchesters
                 ,
                 garrisoned
                 by
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 distressed
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 Ammunition
                 and
                 provision
                 ,
                 was
                 close
                 laid
                 to
                 by
                 the
                 enemy
                 .
                 Many
                 brave
                 Salleys
                 were
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 multitude
                 of
                 men
                 they
                 slew
                 ;
                 
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 afterwards
                 called
                 
                   Basting-house
                   .
                   Waller
                
                 was
                 resolved
                 not
                 to
                 rise
                 ,
                 cost
                 what
                 it
                 would
                 :
                 at
                 length
                 relief
                 was
                 put
                 into
                 it
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 conduct
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Gage
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Buncley
                
                 ,
                 who
                 with
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 800
                 Horse
                 ,
                 each
                 having
                 a
                 Sack
                 of
                 Meal
                 behind
                 him
                 ,
                 resolutely
                 passed
                 through
                 the
                 Leaguer
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 unladen
                 themselves
                 ,
                 as
                 valiantly
                 returned
                 back
                 safe
                 again
                 to
                 Oxford
                 .
                 
                 Nevertheless
                 they
                 persisted
                 in
                 the
                 enterprize
                 ,
                 till
                 after
                 
                 Newbery-fight
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 marching
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 the
                 Forces
                 left
                 to
                 block
                 it
                 up
                 rose
                 and
                 departed
                 without
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                 Dennington-Castle
                 neer
                 Newbery
                 was
                 Garrisoned
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 wherefore
                 Colonel
                 Middleton
                 Lieutenant-General
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Waller
                
                 ,
                 came
                 and
                 sate
                 down
                 before
                 it
                 with
                 the
                 broken
                 remains
                 of
                 Cropredy
                 ,
                 amounting
                 to
                 three
                 thousand
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ;
                 he
                 presently
                 made
                 his
                 Approaches
                 ,
                 and
                 seized
                 a
                 Barn
                 from
                 the
                 besieged
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 sent
                 in
                 his
                 Summons
                 ;
                 which
                 for
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Boys
                
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 who
                 did
                 the
                 King
                 Knight-service
                 then
                 and
                 afterwards
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 by
                 and
                 by
                 will
                 appear
                 )
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 are
                 here
                 inserted
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     For
                     the
                     Governour
                     of
                     Dennington-Castle
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     SIR
                     ,
                     I
                     demand
                     you
                     to
                     render
                     me
                     Dennington-Castle
                     for
                     the
                     use
                     of
                     the
                     King
                     and
                     Parliament
                     :
                     if
                     you
                     please
                     to
                     entertain
                     a
                     present
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     you
                     shall
                     have
                     honourable
                     terms
                     .
                     My
                     desire
                     to
                     spare-blood
                     ,
                     makes
                     me
                     propose
                     this
                     .
                     I
                     desire
                     your
                     Answer
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       John
                       Middleton
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     For
                     Lieutenant-General
                     Middleton
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     SIR
                     ,
                     I
                     am
                     entrusted
                     by
                     his
                     Majesties
                     express
                     command
                     ,
                     and
                     have
                     not
                     learned
                     yet
                     to
                     obey
                     any
                     other
                     than
                     my
                     Soveraign
                     .
                     To
                     spare
                     blood
                     ,
                     do
                     as
                     you
                     please
                     ;
                     but
                     my self
                     ,
                     and
                     those
                     that
                     are
                     with
                     me
                     ,
                     are
                     fully
                     resolved
                     freely
                     to
                     venture
                     ours
                     in
                     maintaining
                     what
                     we
                     are
                     here
                     intrusted
                     with
                     ;
                     which
                     is
                     the
                     Answer
                     of
                  
                   
                     
                       John
                       Boys
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 Middleton
                 perceived
                 words
                 would
                 not
                 do
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 advanced
                 with
                 Foot
                 and
                 Scaling-ladders
                 in
                 three
                 places
                 ;
                 the
                 fight
                 lasting
                 six
                 hours
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 he
                 lost
                 one
                 hundred
                 men
                 ,
                 a
                 Colonel
                 ,
                 a
                 Major
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Officers
                 ,
                 leaving
                 them
                 to
                 
                 the
                 disposal
                 of
                 the
                 Governour
                 ;
                 and
                 broke
                 up
                 his
                 siege
                 ,
                 and
                 departed
                 Westward
                 to
                 Essex
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 was
                 met
                 with
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Dorrington
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Courtney
                
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 had
                 laid
                 an
                 Ambuscado
                 for
                 him
                 in
                 a
                 Lane
                 five
                 miles
                 long
                 ,
                 beyond
                 Bridgewater
                 ,
                 where
                 being
                 pelted
                 with
                 their
                 Shot
                 from
                 the
                 Hedges
                 ,
                 he
                 faced
                 about
                 in
                 some
                 disorder
                 ,
                 and
                 fell
                 upon
                 the
                 two
                 Knights
                 ,
                 who
                 routed
                 his
                 Party
                 ,
                 killed
                 some
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 many
                 Prisoners
                 .
                 Retreating
                 thence
                 as
                 unable
                 now
                 to
                 effect
                 his
                 business
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 to
                 second
                 Essex
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 he
                 fell
                 upon
                 a
                 Party
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Horse
                 neer
                 Sherburn
                 in
                 Dorsetshire
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 totally
                 routed
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 this
                 different
                 strange
                 success
                 speeded
                 for
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Colonel
                 Horton
                 comes
                 next
                 to
                 Dennington
                 ,
                 and
                 Summons
                 it
                 again
                 ,
                 as
                 Adjutant-General
                 to
                 Major-General
                 Brown
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 to
                 as
                 little
                 purpose
                 ,
                 being
                 answered
                 with
                 scorn
                 :
                 this
                 so
                 incensed
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 with
                 a
                 furious
                 Battery
                 from
                 the
                 foot
                 of
                 the
                 Hill
                 ,
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 next
                 Newbery
                 ,
                 which
                 lasted
                 twelve
                 days
                 ,
                 every
                 day
                 spending
                 eighty
                 shot
                 ,
                 he
                 at
                 last
                 beat
                 down
                 their
                 Towers
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Wall
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 increased
                 with
                 three
                 Regiments
                 more
                 from
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchester
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 in
                 another
                 Summons
                 acquaints
                 the
                 Governour
                 of
                 his
                 strength
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 in
                 vain
                 :
                 at
                 last
                 came
                 the
                 Earl
                 himself
                 ,
                 who
                 removed
                 the
                 Battery
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 proceeded
                 by
                 Mines
                 also
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 the
                 Garrison
                 sallying
                 out
                 ,
                 sent
                 them
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 Trenches
                 ,
                 killed
                 a
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Officers
                 ;
                 which
                 made
                 the
                 Besiegers
                 slacken
                 in
                 their
                 heat
                 .
                 They
                 continued
                 nevertheless
                 Battering
                 two
                 days
                 after
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 seeing
                 it
                 bootless
                 to
                 lye
                 there
                 longer
                 ,
                 rose
                 from
                 the
                 Siege
                 ;
                 the
                 Earl
                 to
                 Reading
                 ,
                 Windsor-Forces
                 to
                 Newbery
                 ,
                 and
                 Horton
                 to
                 Abingdon
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Reformation
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 in
                 defacing
                 of
                 its
                 Paintings
                 ,
                 
                 breaking
                 Glass-windows
                 ,
                 pulling
                 down
                 Communion-Tables
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 was
                 almost
                 brought
                 to
                 pass
                 in
                 London
                 ;
                 the
                 last
                 Church
                 left
                 ,
                 was
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Chappel
                 at
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Harloe
                
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Commissioner
                 in
                 that
                 Irreligious
                 business
                 ,
                 was
                 likewise
                 visited
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 rude
                 manner
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 Sculptures
                 and
                 Paintings
                 ,
                 as
                 guilty
                 of
                 Superstition
                 ,
                 indeed
                 of
                 other
                 mens
                 Avarice
                 and
                 The●ving
                 ,
                 were
                 pur●oyn'd
                 and
                 sold.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 had
                 sent
                 a
                 Message
                 for
                 Peace
                 ,
                 
                 soon
                 after
                 his
                 success
                 at
                 Lestithiel
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 before
                 from
                 Evesham
                 .
                 This
                 last
                 Message
                 from
                 Tavestock
                 in
                 Devonshire
                 coming
                 to
                 the
                 notice
                 of
                 Somersetshire
                 and
                 Wiltshire
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 they
                 professed
                 their
                 Concurrence
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 petition
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 comply
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 end
                 those
                 differences
                 .
                 From
                 this
                 root
                 sprung
                 afterwards
                 that
                 Association
                 of
                 the
                 Club-men
                 (
                 after
                 the
                 Fatal
                 business
                 at
                 Naseby
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Western
                 Counties
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Next
                 to
                 
                 Dennington-Siege
                 ,
                 remarkable
                 was
                 that
                 of
                 Banbury
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 Col.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Fiennes
                
                 commanded
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 where
                 he
                 used
                 Batterings
                 ,
                 Mines
                 ,
                 and
                 Stormings
                 against
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 wherein
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Compton
                
                 was
                 Governour
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 whom
                 he
                 summoned
                 twice
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 last
                 had
                 answer
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   the
                   Governour
                   wondred
                   he
                   would
                   send
                   again
                   .
                
                 Then
                 Granadoes
                 were
                 used
                 ,
                 which
                 made
                 a
                 breach
                 ,
                 &
                 gave
                 them
                 encouragement
                 to
                 Storm
                 it
                 again
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 begun
                 on
                 the
                 23
                 of
                 September
                 :
                 But
                 they
                 were
                 Repulsed
                 with
                 great
                 loss
                 ,
                 yet
                 nevertheless
                 they
                 continued
                 their
                 Granadoes
                 and
                 Battery
                 ,
                 
                 till
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northampton
                 was
                 come
                 from
                 the
                 Rendezvous
                 neer
                 Newbery
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 joyned
                 with
                 the
                 Forces
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Gage
                 ,
                 newly
                 made
                 Governour
                 of
                 Oxford
                 .
                 Upon
                 the
                 approach
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Earl
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 Retreated
                 to
                 the
                 West-side
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 towards
                 Hanwel
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Foot
                 in
                 some
                 disorder
                 drew
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 following
                 their
                 Horse
                 ;
                 having
                 sent
                 away
                 their
                 Baggage
                 and
                 Artillery
                 the
                 night
                 before
                 .
                 The
                 Earl
                 followed
                 them
                 ,
                 while
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Gage
                
                 relieved
                 Banbury
                 .
                 The
                 Enemy
                 being
                 briskly
                 Charged
                 ,
                 made
                 away
                 in
                 haste
                 ,
                 and
                 dispersed
                 themselves
                 several
                 ways
                 ,
                 by
                 Cropredy
                 and
                 Compton
                 .
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Brainford
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Web
                 were
                 here
                 wounded
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Smith
                 and
                 Captain
                 Bo●eler
                 slain
                 .
                 The
                 Enemy
                 lost
                 many
                 men
                 ,
                 a
                 field-Piece
                 ,
                 eight
                 Waggons
                 of
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 and
                 six
                 barrels
                 of
                 Powder
                 ,
                 four
                 Cornets
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Horse
                 .
                 Thus
                 was
                 this
                 Siege
                 Raised
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 had
                 continued
                 from
                 the
                 nineteenth
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 five
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 October
                 .
              
               
               
                 While
                 these
                 things
                 were
                 acting
                 hereabouts
                 ,
                 when
                 there
                 was
                 little
                 motion
                 in
                 any
                 parts
                 else
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 at
                 least
                 not
                 considerable
                 ,
                 another
                 design
                 was
                 laid
                 upon
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 united
                 Forces
                 of
                 Worcester-shire
                 and
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 while
                 Massey
                 was
                 abroad
                 on
                 parties
                 ;
                 who
                 having
                 notice
                 thereof
                 ,
                 having
                 got
                 an
                 addition
                 of
                 three
                 hundred
                 and
                 fifty
                 men
                 from
                 T●wksbury
                 ,
                 to
                 enable
                 him
                 to
                 fight
                 with
                 Colonel
                 Myn
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 gallant
                 expert
                 Commander
                 ,
                 followed
                 after
                 him
                 to
                 his
                 quarters
                 at
                 Elderfield
                 .
                 By
                 break
                 of
                 day
                 both
                 parties
                 engaged
                 ;
                 Massey
                 beating
                 the
                 Royalists
                 from
                 their
                 Ambuscadoes
                 ,
                 put
                 their
                 Horse
                 to
                 flight
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 fell
                 upon
                 the
                 Van
                 of
                 their
                 Foot
                 ,
                 routed
                 their
                 whole
                 body
                 ,
                 killed
                 and
                 wounded
                 several
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 many
                 Prisoners
                 .
                 The
                 Noble
                 Colonel
                 Myn
                 ,
                 who
                 commanded
                 a
                 Regiment
                 of
                 English
                 which
                 he
                 brought
                 with
                 him
                 out
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 was
                 killed
                 here
                 fighting
                 and
                 bringing
                 up
                 his
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 keeping
                 them
                 from
                 the
                 rout
                 ,
                 with
                 neer
                 two
                 hundred
                 more
                 slain
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 number
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 .
                 This
                 defeat
                 happened
                 by
                 reason
                 the
                 two
                 County-forces
                 aforesaid
                 were
                 not
                 joyned
                 ,
                 who
                 came
                 just
                 in
                 the
                 close
                 of
                 the
                 fight
                 ,
                 and
                 killed
                 some
                 of
                 Masseys
                 men
                 who
                 followed
                 the
                 pursuit
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 himself
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 ●ooty
                 and
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 got
                 safe
                 to
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 very
                 honourably
                 interred
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Colonel
                 Myn.
                 
              
               
                 Some
                 attempts
                 ,
                 designs
                 ,
                 and
                 skirmishes
                 about
                 passes
                 upon
                 the
                 Severn
                 ,
                 whereabout
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 was
                 quartered
                 ,
                 after
                 his
                 de●eat
                 at
                 
                   Marston
                   moor
                
                 ,
                 hapned
                 every
                 day
                 :
                 
                 such
                 being
                 the
                 fortune
                 of
                 war
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 bid
                 battel
                 but
                 the
                 other
                 day
                 to
                 thirty
                 thousand
                 men
                 ,
                 now
                 pidled
                 and
                 trifled
                 with
                 a
                 Brigade
                 or
                 two
                 ,
                 to
                 seek
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 a
                 private
                 and
                 commodious
                 march
                 ,
                 being
                 dogged
                 but
                 with
                 a
                 Squadron
                 or
                 two
                 of
                 Horse
                 at
                 
                   A●t
                   Ferry
                
                 ,
                 where
                 betwixt
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 forces
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Massey
                 a
                 b●●k●ring
                 fell
                 out
                 ,
                 wherein
                 Massey
                 prevailed
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 to
                 no
                 great
                 loss
                 or
                 concernment
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 Colonel
                 Massey
                 was
                 thus
                 every
                 day
                 upon
                 parties
                 marching
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 ,
                 one
                 Kirle
                 ,
                 who
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 before
                 had
                 intelligence
                 with
                 him
                 about
                 the
                 delivery
                 of
                 Monmouth
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 to
                 Holtby
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 took
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 his
                 approach
                 to
                 effect
                 it
                 :
                 for
                 Massey
                 having
                 shewed
                 himself
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 gave
                 out
                 that
                 the
                 enemy
                 being
                 plundering
                 about
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 constrained
                 to
                 depart
                 :
                 whereupon
                 Kirle
                 is
                 sent
                 out
                 with
                 a
                 Troop
                 of
                 Horse
                 to
                 pursue
                 his
                 rear
                 :
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 party
                 Massey
                 takes
                 ,
                 secures
                 his
                 men
                 all
                 but
                 a
                 Coronet
                 ,
                 who
                 gave
                 the
                 Allarm
                 to
                 Monmouth
                 ,
                 where
                 Kirle
                 suddenly
                 coming
                 with
                 a
                 hundred
                 Horse
                 of
                 Masseys
                 ,
                 commands
                 the
                 Gates
                 to
                 be
                 opened
                 to
                 let
                 him
                 in
                 speedily
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 said
                 )
                 with
                 his
                 Prisoners
                 ;
                 which
                 after
                 some
                 dispute
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Draw-bridge
                 let
                 down
                 ,
                 he
                 entred
                 ,
                 and
                 presently
                 declared
                 hin●●●●
                 ;
                 Mastering
                 the
                 Guards
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 good
                 the
                 bridge
                 ,
                 till
                 a
                 body
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 close
                 behind
                 came
                 on
                 and
                 entred
                 the
                 Town
                 .
                 The
                 Governour
                 escaped
                 over
                 the
                 dry
                 Graft
                 ,
                 leaving
                 this
                 place
                 (
                 the
                 key
                 of
                 South
                 -
                 Wales
                 )
                 thus
                 in
                 the
                 enemies
                 hands
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 regained
                 from
                 them
                 soon
                 after
                 by
                 as
                 good
                 Conduct
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 lost
                 by
                 base
                 Treachery
                 .
              
               
                 Several
                 other
                 encounters
                 and
                 velitations
                 there
                 were
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 wherein
                 Massey's
                 activity
                 and
                 vigilance
                 manifested
                 it self
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 because
                 they
                 were
                 of
                 no
                 great
                 moment
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 to
                 as
                 little
                 purpose
                 to
                 relate
                 them
                 .
                 Come
                 we
                 now
                 to
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 most
                 material
                 and
                 remarkable
                 .
              
               
                 Hitherto
                 the
                 King
                 seemed
                 to
                 have
                 fortune
                 equal
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 favourable
                 and
                 inclinable
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 saving
                 in
                 that
                 unfortunate
                 business
                 of
                 Marston-Moor
                 .
                 Now
                 the
                 Cause
                 came
                 to
                 be
                 disputed
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 in
                 his
                 march
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 sent
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 on
                 several
                 services
                 ;
                 his
                 reduced
                 enemy
                 still
                 marching
                 before
                 him
                 towards
                 London
                 ,
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 Basing
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 had
                 Arms
                 put
                 again
                 into
                 their
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 r●c●●i●s
                 from
                 all
                 parts
                 thereabouts
                 sent
                 them
                 .
                 Neer
                 that
                 House
                 they
                 gathered
                 into
                 one
                 body
                 ,
                 but
                 attempted
                 not
                 the
                 place
                 .
                 Here
                 joyned
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 
                   Essex
                   ,
                   Manchester
                
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Waller
                
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 trayned
                 Regiments
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 came
                 to
                 
                   Kingsclear
                   ,
                   Essex
                
                 to
                 Aldermarston
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 privately
                 over
                 the
                 water
                 to
                 Padworth
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Bucklebury-Heath
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 to
                 Newberry
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 .
                 
                 On
                 Sunday-morning
                 ,
                 about
                 a
                 thousand
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchesters
                 forces
                 ,
                 and
                 London
                 Trained
                 bands
                 ,
                 came
                 down
                 the
                 hill
                 very
                 early
                 ,
                 and
                 undiscerned
                 passed
                 over
                 the
                 Kennet
                 ,
                 and
                 advanced
                 upon
                 some
                 few
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Foot
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 over-powred
                 them
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 were
                 seconded
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Bernard
                   Astley
                
                 ,
                 who
                 drove
                 the
                 enemy
                 back
                 again
                 over
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Reserves
                 that
                 were
                 passed
                 to
                 assist
                 them
                 ,
                 altogether
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 rout
                 .
                 Essex
                 his
                 design
                 was
                 to
                 surround
                 the
                 King
                 toward
                 Spr●
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 purpose
                 ,
                 about
                 three
                 a
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 ,
                 four
                 thousand
                 of
                 their
                 Horse
                 and
                 Dragoons
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 stand
                 of
                 five
                 hundred
                 Pikes
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Cannon
                 ,
                 appeared
                 on
                 the
                 West-side
                 of
                 Newberry
                 beyond
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 
                 where
                 the
                 Cornish
                 Foot
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Yorks
                 Regiment
                 commanded
                 by
                 Sir
                 William
                 St.
                 Leger
                 ,
                 with
                 five
                 field-Pieces
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Brigade
                 of
                 Prince
                 
                 Maurice's
                 Horse
                 ,
                 charged
                 home
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 repulsed
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 over-powered
                 with
                 number
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 forsake
                 their
                 ground
                 and
                 their
                 five
                 Field-pieces
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 enemy
                 seized
                 ,
                 and
                 maintained
                 .
                 Essex's
                 Horse
                 also
                 were
                 too
                 hard
                 for
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 discomfited
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 with
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 them
                 and
                 some
                 Musqueteers
                 fell
                 upon
                 the
                 Kings
                 Life-guards
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Humphry
                   Bennets
                
                 Brigade
                 ;
                 they
                 also
                 over-powered
                 Major
                 Leg
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sent
                 with
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 Horse
                 to
                 their
                 reserve
                 ;
                 and
                 made
                 Colonel
                 Bennet
                 to
                 bear
                 off
                 in
                 some
                 disorder
                 :
                 but
                 being
                 seconded
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                   Bernard
                   Stuart
                
                 ,
                 who
                 fell
                 upon
                 the
                 enemies
                 Flanks
                 ,
                 they
                 routed
                 them
                 ,
                 killing
                 in
                 the
                 conflict
                 a
                 Captain
                 and
                 several
                 private
                 Souldiers
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 Kings
                 side
                 Captain
                 Cathlin
                 was
                 slain
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Walgrave
                 wounded
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 East-side
                 of
                 Newberry
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 forces
                 were
                 not
                 less
                 successful
                 ;
                 against
                 whom
                 General
                 Goring
                 and
                 the
                 old
                 Earl
                 of
                 Cleaveland
                 opposed
                 themselves
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Earls
                 brigade
                 ,
                 which
                 consisted
                 of
                 the
                 Regiments
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Thornhill
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Culpepper
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Stuart
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 dispute
                 the
                 Kings
                 forces
                 had
                 the
                 better
                 ,
                 killing
                 Major
                 Hurry
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                 Hurry's
                 Kinsman
                 ;
                 but
                 fresh
                 supplies
                 coming
                 in
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 recede
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 at
                 last
                 taken
                 Prisoner
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Kings
                 person
                 very
                 neer
                 the
                 same
                 condition
                 .
              
               
                 Let
                 us
                 cast
                 a
                 view
                 now
                 into
                 the
                 bloodiest
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 North-East
                 of
                 Newbery
                 ,
                 where
                 Manchester
                 and
                 the
                 London
                 Trained
                 bands
                 ●ought
                 against
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ashley
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Lisle
                
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 secured
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Dolmans
                 house
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 place
                 of
                 some
                 advantage
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 Colonel
                 Thelwel
                 for
                 his
                 Reserve
                 :
                 Manchesters
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 descending
                 the
                 Hill
                 with
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Trained
                 bands
                 ,
                 advanced
                 hastily
                 upon
                 those
                 Foot
                 of
                 Sir
                 Georges
                 ,
                 and
                 worsted
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Brown
                
                 ,
                 with
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 his
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 coming
                 in
                 time
                 ,
                 gave
                 a
                 stop
                 to
                 their
                 fury
                 ,
                 diverting
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Horse
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 their
                 Foot
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 fell
                 upon
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 retreated
                 :
                 when
                 the
                 Reserve
                 under
                 Thelwel
                 made
                 good
                 his
                 beginnings
                 ;
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Lisle
                 animating
                 his
                 own
                 Regiment
                 by
                 his
                 example
                 ,
                 by
                 pulling
                 off
                 his
                 doublet
                 ,
                 brought
                 them
                 three
                 several
                 times
                 to
                 the
                 Charge
                 ,
                 and
                 maugre
                 all
                 the
                 force
                 and
                 fury
                 of
                 the
                 enemy
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 beaten
                 from
                 his
                 ground
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 quitted
                 not
                 before
                 command
                 .
                 Several
                 times
                 here
                 it
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 butt-end
                 ,
                 with
                 very
                 great
                 resolution
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ;
                 which
                 ceased
                 not
                 while
                 they
                 had
                 any
                 light
                 to
                 see
                 what
                 they
                 did
                 ;
                 
                 In
                 the
                 Covert
                 of
                 night
                 the
                 King
                 drew
                 all
                 his
                 Artillery
                 ,
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 and
                 Waggons
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 walls
                 of
                 
                 Dennington-Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 marched
                 away
                 to
                 Wallingford
                 (
                 though
                 his
                 Rear
                 staid
                 that
                 night
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 till
                 almost
                 morning
                 )
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 a
                 most
                 fierce
                 and
                 bloody
                 Battel
                 ,
                 though
                 of
                 short
                 continuance
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 four
                 hours
                 ,
                 from
                 four
                 a
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 till
                 eight
                 at
                 night
                 ;
                 wherein
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 strove
                 to
                 revenge
                 their
                 disgraceful
                 defeat
                 at
                 Lestithiel
                 ▪
                 and
                 the
                 Royalists
                 to
                 redeem
                 their
                 loss
                 at
                 Marston-Moor
                 :
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 observed
                 ,
                 that
                 none
                 fought
                 so
                 eagerly
                 as
                 those
                 Souldiers
                 who
                 took
                 the
                 engagement
                 never
                 to
                 bear
                 Arms
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 at
                 their
                 rendition
                 in
                 Cornwal
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 well
                 rewarded
                 for
                 his
                 lenity
                 ▪
                 and
                 sparing
                 of
                 blood
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 at
                 this
                 place
                 plenteously
                 drawn
                 from
                 his
                 own
                 Army
                 :
                 Of
                 which
                 ,
                 of
                 men
                 of
                 note
                 ,
                 were
                 slain
                 fewer
                 than
                 in
                 any
                 Battel
                 whatsoever
                 ;
                 there
                 being
                 reckoned
                 but
                 three
                 ;
                 
                 Colonel
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   St.
                   Leger
                
                 ,
                 
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Topping
                 ,
                 and
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Leak
                 :
                 There
                 were
                 wounded
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Greenvile
                
                 ,
                 the
                 General
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Brainford
                 in
                 the
                 head
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Campfield
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 of
                 the
                 Queens
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 ;
                 of
                 Common
                 Souldiers
                 a
                 greater
                 quantity
                 than
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 ,
                 neer
                 three
                 thousand
                 :
                 But
                 of
                 their
                 side
                 not
                 any
                 person
                 of
                 note
                 above
                 a
                 Captain
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 some
                 five
                 and
                 twenty
                 hundred
                 killed
                 .
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 had
                 indubitably
                 the
                 honour
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 the
                 pillage
                 of
                 the
                 Field
                 ,
                 on
                 which
                 he
                 lay
                 all
                 that
                 night
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 buried
                 the
                 Dead
                 ,
                 marched
                 to
                 Besiege
                 Demington-castle
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Kings
                 Artillery
                 was
                 secured
                 by
                 the
                 care
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Colonel
                 Boys
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 intended
                 not
                 to
                 part
                 with
                 them
                 at
                 any
                 Rates
                 ,
                 though
                 encompassed
                 with
                 so
                 great
                 and
                 powerful
                 an
                 Army
                 ,
                 which
                 after
                 three
                 several
                 Summons
                 ,
                 three
                 several
                 days
                 together
                 assaulted
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 having
                 marched
                 his
                 Army
                 through
                 Oxford
                 on
                 the
                 thirtieth
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 month
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 October
                 Rendezvouzed
                 them
                 on
                 
                 Burlington-Green
                 ,
                 within
                 a
                 Mile
                 Eastward
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 marched
                 by
                 Dorchester
                 to
                 Wallingford
                 ,
                 and
                 forward
                 for
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 Dennington-castle
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 yet
                 stifly
                 defended
                 it self
                 :
                 Upon
                 his
                 approach
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 resolute
                 attempts
                 upon
                 their
                 out-Guards
                 over-night
                 ,
                 which
                 passed
                 with
                 sundry
                 Skirmishes
                 ,
                 the
                 Enemy
                 drew
                 off
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 departed
                 ,
                 although
                 they
                 were
                 two
                 for
                 one
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Hereabout
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 this
                 matter
                 ,
                 appears
                 the
                 first
                 dissatisfaction
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 good
                 management
                 of
                 their
                 Arms
                 ;
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 being
                 now
                 suspected
                 as
                 careless
                 or
                 discontent
                 :
                 And
                 therefore
                 they
                 fell
                 to
                 debate
                 concerning
                 the
                 Army
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 .
                 For
                 Colonel
                 Norton
                 had
                 writ
                 a
                 Letter
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 received
                 a
                 Warrant
                 from
                 a
                 chief
                 Commander
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 to
                 withdraw
                 from
                 Basing
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 a
                 thing
                 to
                 him
                 unexpected
                 ,
                 but
                 yet
                 he
                 obeyed
                 :
                 and
                 besides
                 ,
                 the
                 commands
                 of
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 to
                 the
                 Army
                 were
                 lately
                 much
                 neglected
                 ▪
                 and
                 complained
                 of
                 .
                 This
                 debate
                 flew
                 so
                 high
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 came
                 to
                 this
                 question
                 :
                 How
                 chance
                 the
                 Parliament-forces
                 permitted
                 the
                 Enemy
                 to
                 relieve
                 Dennington-castle
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 were
                 two
                 for
                 one
                 ?
                 and
                 why
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Newbery
                 was
                 quitted
                 before
                 the
                 Enemy
                 was
                 marched
                 away
                 ?
                 as
                 the
                 pretence
                 of
                 not
                 fighting
                 was
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 quit
                 Newbery
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 seems
                 it
                 was
                 first
                 resolved
                 by
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 that
                 Essex
                 his
                 Forces
                 should
                 not
                 quit
                 Newbery
                 ,
                 or
                 draw
                 out
                 into
                 the
                 Field
                 ,
                 lest
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 take
                 it
                 for
                 Winter-quarters
                 ;
                 but
                 when
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 retreat
                 from
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 Dennington
                 ,
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 his
                 Rear
                 :
                 But
                 no
                 such
                 matter
                 was
                 prosecuted
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 possest
                 himself
                 of
                 that
                 Town
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 good
                 covert
                 and
                 quarter
                 for
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Forces
                 lay
                 in
                 the
                 open
                 Fields
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 approach
                 to
                 them
                 at
                 Hungerford
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 thousand
                 Horse
                 sent
                 under
                 the
                 same
                 Colonel
                 Gage
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 hastily
                 dislodged
                 also
                 from
                 the
                 Siege
                 of
                 Basing
                 ,
                 (
                 where
                 Manchester
                 and
                 his
                 whole
                 Army
                 had
                 shewed
                 themselves
                 onely
                 )
                 departed
                 to
                 their
                 Winter-quarters
                 in
                 
                   Reading
                   ,
                   Henly
                   ,
                   Abington
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Farnham
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 to
                 
                   Basing
                   ,
                   Odiam
                   ,
                   Newbery
                   ,
                   Blewbury
                
                 and
                 Marlborough
                 .
              
               
                 Whilst
                 they
                 thus
                 are
                 lodged
                 in
                 their
                 quarters
                 ,
                 there
                 will
                 be
                 respite
                 to
                 look
                 upon
                 the
                 Counsels
                 and
                 debates
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 consultations
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 debates
                 likewise
                 in
                 his
                 Court
                 and
                 Parliament
                 at
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 
                 And
                 first
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchester
                 made
                 his
                 relation
                 concerning
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 the
                 business
                 at
                 Dennington-castle
                 of
                 great
                 length
                 in
                 Writing
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 a
                 Charge
                 against
                 his
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 fought
                 so
                 Fortunately
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 He
                 thereupon
                 made
                 answer
                 to
                 several
                 particulars
                 therein
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 and
                 pleaded
                 first
                 ,
                 point
                 of
                 Priviledge
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 transmitting
                 of
                 that
                 business
                 from
                 the
                 Lords
                 ,
                 before
                 any
                 Charge
                 was
                 brought
                 into
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 .
                 This
                 private
                 Quarrel
                 was
                 presently
                 quashed
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Publike
                 disgusts
                 were
                 not
                 so
                 soon
                 laid
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Independent
                 Faction
                 began
                 now
                 to
                 appear
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 powerful
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 a
                 suspicion
                 was
                 raised
                 and
                 somented
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 was
                 more
                 Royal
                 than
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ever
                 intended
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 gave
                 him
                 his
                 Commission
                 .
                 Upon
                 this
                 pretence
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 several
                 discourses
                 ,
                 
                 it
                 came
                 at
                 last
                 to
                 a
                 debate
                 ,
                 
                 wherein
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 to
                 new
                 model
                 their
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 by
                 degrees
                 to
                 quit
                 themselves
                 of
                 their
                 General
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 bethink
                 of
                 a
                 new
                 one
                 ,
                 that
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 of
                 that
                 dangerous
                 greatness
                 and
                 honour
                 ,
                 who
                 might
                 not
                 well
                 be
                 disputed
                 with
                 ;
                 but
                 to
                 chuse
                 one
                 of
                 a
                 middle
                 Estate
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Peers
                 and
                 the
                 People
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 be
                 at
                 last
                 rid
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Lords
                 :
                 which
                 afterwards
                 they
                 brought
                 to
                 pass
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 end
                 they
                 began
                 with
                 a
                 subtle
                 Order
                 ,
                 
                 
                   That
                   no
                   Member
                   of
                   either
                   House
                   shall
                   during
                   this
                   War
                   ,
                   enjoy
                   and
                   execute
                   any
                   Office
                   or
                   Command
                   military
                   or
                   civil
                   ,
                   which
                   hath
                   been
                   granted
                   or
                   conferred
                   on
                   any
                   Member
                   of
                   either
                   House
                   ,
                   or
                   by
                   any
                   Authority
                   derived
                   from
                   either
                   House
                   .
                
                 The
                 Reasons
                 published
                 for
                 this
                 Order
                 ,
                 were
                 these
                 fine
                 ones
                 .
                 
                   That
                   all
                   Commissions
                   to
                   Parliament-men
                   being
                   void
                   ,
                   the
                   new
                   modeling
                   the
                   Army
                   may
                   be
                   carried
                   on
                   with
                   the
                   less
                   exception
                   ,
                   when
                   all
                   are
                   concerned
                   alike
                   ;
                   That
                   Military
                   differences
                   among
                   the
                   great
                   Commanders
                   being
                   Parliament-men
                   which
                   might
                   retard
                   the
                   work
                   ,
                   will
                   hereby
                   cease
                   ;
                   Those
                   that
                   shall
                   be
                   new
                   elected
                   Officers
                   being
                   of
                   lesser
                   quality
                   and
                   sooner
                   subject
                   to
                   question
                   and
                   punishment
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Army
                   also
                   maintained
                   at
                   a
                   lesser
                   charge
                   .
                
              
               
                 Forty
                 days
                 were
                 limited
                 from
                 this
                 Order
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 all
                 such
                 Commissions
                 and
                 Commands
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 declared
                 void
                 ;
                 with
                 a
                 resolution
                 nevertheless
                 expressed
                 ,
                 to
                 pay
                 off
                 their
                 Arrears
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 meanly
                 performed
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 rate
                 that
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 had
                 the
                 Ten
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 a
                 year
                 assigned
                 him
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 service
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 the
                 State
                 )
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Lands
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Capel
                 (
                 whose
                 Heirs
                 now
                 have
                 his
                 Honour
                 )
                 and
                 other
                 Delinquents
                 ,
                 punctually
                 paid
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Ordinance
                 for
                 new
                 modelling
                 the
                 Army
                 met
                 notwithstanding
                 with
                 great
                 opposition
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 as
                 much
                 (
                 after
                 it
                 was
                 received
                 into
                 the
                 House
                 )
                 of
                 alteration
                 :
                 The
                 Lords
                 being
                 instructed
                 to
                 soresee
                 the
                 evil
                 consequences
                 ;
                 nor
                 would
                 they
                 plenarily
                 consent
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 old
                 trick
                 of
                 Petitions
                 from
                 City
                 and
                 Country
                 compelled
                 them
                 to
                 pass
                 it
                 .
                 The
                 Title
                 whereof
                 was
                 ,
                 
                   An
                   Ordinance
                   for
                   the
                   raising
                   and
                   maintaining
                   of
                   Forces
                   for
                   the
                   defence
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   under
                   the
                   comand
                   of
                   Sir
                
                 Thomas
                 Fairfax
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 thereupon
                 is
                 sent
                 for
                 ,
                 and
                 privately
                 comes
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 nineteenth
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 was
                 brought
                 by
                 four
                 Members
                 into
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 where
                 a
                 Chair
                 was
                 set
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 desired
                 to
                 sit
                 therein
                 ;
                 the
                 Speaker
                 telling
                 him
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 confidence
                 and
                 trust
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 had
                 put
                 upon
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 this
                 Army
                 (
                 from
                 a
                 sence
                 of
                 his
                 Valour
                 and
                 Fidelity
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 the
                 Laws
                 and
                 Religion
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 this
                 Army
                 was
                 a
                 modelling
                 ,
                 many
                 disorders
                 happened
                 ,
                 which
                 retarded
                 their
                 settlement
                 :
                 it
                 was
                 to
                 consist
                 of
                 fourteen
                 thousand
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 seven
                 thousand
                 Horse
                 and
                 Dragoons
                 effective
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Spring
                 was
                 well
                 advanced
                 ,
                 before
                 they
                 were
                 in
                 any
                 readiness
                 .
                 
                 Therefore
                 the
                 Scots
                 Army
                 was
                 intreated
                 to
                 advance
                 South-ward
                 with
                 all
                 speed
                 ,
                 to
                 assist
                 the
                 Parliament
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 noted
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 first
                 contrivance
                 of
                 Addresses
                 was
                 from
                 
                   Oliver
                   Cromwel
                
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 by
                 this
                 Model
                 (
                 and
                 by
                 a
                 Salvo
                 to
                 him
                 from
                 the
                 injunction
                 of
                 the
                 Ordinance
                 )
                 the
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Leg
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 in
                 some
                 muttering
                 and
                 discontent
                 against
                 the
                 Parliament
                 )
                 conferred
                 on
                 him
                 ,
                 did
                 ,
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 Mustered
                 them
                 ,
                 present
                 a
                 Paper
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 professed
                 their
                 future
                 adherence
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 in
                 all
                 duty
                 and
                 affection
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 utmost
                 hazard
                 of
                 their
                 lives
                 :
                 which
                 Precedent
                 and
                 leading
                 Case
                 was
                 followed
                 throughout
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 throughout
                 the
                 Times
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Scots
                 (
                 we
                 said
                 before
                 )
                 were
                 sent
                 for
                 to
                 march
                 more
                 Southward
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 left
                 all
                 things
                 secure
                 behind
                 them
                 ,
                 save
                 Carlisle
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 then
                 Besieged
                 ;
                 for
                 Newcastle
                 they
                 had
                 taken
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 we
                 must
                 speak
                 a
                 little
                 .
                 They
                 had
                 layn
                 a
                 long
                 while
                 for
                 many
                 months
                 a
                 close
                 and
                 desperate
                 Siege
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 where
                 several
                 Sallies
                 and
                 Skirmishes
                 had
                 happened
                 ,
                 it
                 proving
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 hardest
                 resolutest
                 
                 Sieges
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 policy
                 ,
                 of
                 peace
                 and
                 war
                 ,
                 by
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 by
                 Mines
                 ,
                 by
                 Assaults
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 frequently
                 used
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 little
                 purpose
                 ;
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 resolving
                 never
                 ,
                 if
                 possible
                 ,
                 to
                 fall
                 into
                 the
                 Scots
                 hands
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 on
                 Saturday
                 the
                 nineteenth
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 furiously
                 set
                 upon
                 the
                 Town
                 :
                 and
                 having
                 weakened
                 the
                 defences
                 thereof
                 ,
                 both
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 and
                 the
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 having
                 made
                 three
                 breaches
                 by
                 their
                 Battery
                 and
                 Mines
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 tedious
                 Storm
                 they
                 at
                 last
                 mastered
                 it
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Morley
                
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicolas
                   Cole
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Baker
                
                 ,
                 got
                 to
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 where
                 being
                 forced
                 by
                 necessity
                 ,
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 Capitulation
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 Articles
                 concluded
                 a
                 surrender
                 on
                 the
                 twenty
                 seventh
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 month
                 .
                 The
                 town
                 being
                 taken
                 by
                 assault
                 ,
                 was
                 plundered
                 sufficiently
                 over
                 and
                 over
                 again
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 thanks
                 was
                 given
                 solemnly
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 giving
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 up
                 to
                 their
                 Brethren
                 of
                 Scotland
                 .
                 And
                 very
                 great
                 reason
                 they
                 had
                 to
                 do
                 so
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 poorer
                 sort
                 of
                 people
                 had
                 been
                 almost
                 starved
                 for
                 the
                 last
                 two
                 years
                 ,
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 fuel
                 ;
                 Coles
                 having
                 risen
                 to
                 the
                 price
                 of
                 four
                 pound
                 a
                 Chaldron
                 ,
                 never
                 heard
                 of
                 before
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 half
                 of
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hotham
                
                 and
                 his
                 son
                 had
                 been
                 prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 since
                 Iuly
                 1643.
                 
                 Now
                 upon
                 the
                 new
                 Model
                 ,
                 several
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 strains
                 were
                 heard
                 ,
                 as
                 every
                 Change
                 began
                 with
                 Outcryes
                 :
                 the
                 noyse
                 was
                 justice
                 now
                 against
                 Delinquents
                 ;
                 the
                 Sword
                 had
                 glutted
                 it self
                 almost
                 with
                 blood
                 ,
                 now
                 the
                 Ax
                 was
                 to
                 tast
                 some
                 of
                 it
                 :
                 but
                 because
                 of
                 order
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 fit
                 to
                 put
                 Sir
                 
                   Alexander
                   Carew
                
                 in
                 the
                 forlorn
                 of
                 those
                 men
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 on
                 the
                 three
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 December
                 was
                 beheaded
                 on
                 Tower-Hill
                 ,
                 being
                 condemned
                 by
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 held
                 at
                 Guild-hall
                 ,
                 for
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 betray
                 Plymouth-Fort
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 Commander
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 This
                 unfortunate
                 person
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 something
                 strange
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 business
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 hath
                 been
                 said
                 before
                 ,
                 was
                 brother
                 to
                 the
                 more
                 miserable
                 
                   Iohn
                   Carew
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Judges
                 of
                 his
                 late
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 twenty
                 seventh
                 of
                 December
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hotham
                
                 received
                 sentence
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 endeavour
                 to
                 betray
                 Hull
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 holding
                 and
                 maintaining
                 correspondence
                 and
                 intelligence
                 with
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 and
                 others
                 :
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchester
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 great
                 persons
                 ,
                 sitting
                 in
                 the
                 Hustings
                 Court
                 at
                 Guild-hall
                 as
                 Judges
                 .
                 He
                 would
                 have
                 evaded
                 the
                 Charge
                 ▪
                 but
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 throughly
                 do
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 mainly
                 insisted
                 on
                 the
                 great
                 service
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 before
                 at
                 Hull
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 expected
                 great
                 honour
                 and
                 preferment
                 .
                 He
                 also
                 produced
                 some
                 witnesses
                 of
                 quality
                 ,
                 on
                 purpose
                 to
                 take
                 off
                 the
                 testimony
                 of
                 the
                 Examinants
                 against
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 received
                 for
                 sufficient
                 .
              
               
                 
                 His
                 Excecution
                 should
                 have
                 been
                 on
                 the
                 thirty
                 first
                 of
                 December
                 upon
                 Tower-hill
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 multitude
                 was
                 assembled
                 ,
                 the
                 Scaffold
                 ,
                 his
                 Co●fin
                 and
                 Executioner
                 was
                 in
                 readiness
                 ;
                 but
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 on
                 his
                 way
                 thither
                 ,
                 a
                 Reprieve
                 came
                 from
                 the
                 Lords
                 for
                 four
                 days
                 longer
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Commons
                 so
                 stomacked
                 ,
                 that
                 conceiving
                 their
                 Priviledge
                 hereby
                 invaded
                 ,
                 they
                 ordered
                 he
                 should
                 dye
                 on
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 accordingly
                 performed
                 ,
                 (
                 his
                 son
                 suffered
                 the
                 day
                 before
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 offence
                 ;
                 and
                 both
                 of
                 them
                 )
                 dying
                 with
                 great
                 reluctancy
                 ,
                 and
                 reflecting
                 upon
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 being
                 assisted
                 in
                 this
                 sad
                 business
                 with
                 no
                 better
                 comforter
                 than
                 
                   Hugh
                   Peters
                
                 .
                 
                 In
                 their
                 grave
                 we
                 leave
                 them
                 ,
                 with
                 that
                 most
                 excellent
                 memorial
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 book
                 ,
                 than
                 which
                 nothing
                 can
                 be
                 more
                 truely
                 or
                 pathetically
                 said
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 give
                 me
                 leave
                 ,
                 for
                 an
                 example
                 to
                 posterity
                 ,
                 to
                 transcribe
                 a
                 Paragraph
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                         Nor
                         did
                         a
                         solitary
                         vengeance
                         serve
                         the
                         turn
                         ;
                         the
                         cutting
                         off
                         one
                         head
                         in
                         a
                         family
                         is
                         not
                         enough
                         to
                         expiate
                         the
                         affront
                         done
                         to
                         the
                         head
                         of
                         the
                         Common-weal
                         ;
                         the
                         eldest
                         son
                         must
                         be
                         involved
                         in
                         the
                         punishment
                         ,
                         as
                         he
                         was
                         infected
                         with
                         the
                         sin
                         of
                         his
                         father
                         ,
                         against
                         the
                         father
                         of
                         his
                         Country
                         ;
                         Root
                         and
                         Branch
                         ,
                         God
                         cuts
                         off
                         in
                         one
                         day
                         .
                      
                       
                       
                         That
                         which
                         makes
                         me
                         more
                         pitie
                         him
                         ,
                         is
                         ,
                         that
                         after
                         he
                         began
                         to
                         have
                         some
                         inclinations
                         towards
                         a
                         repentance
                         for
                         his
                         sin
                         ,
                         and
                         reparation
                         of
                         his
                         duty
                         to
                         me
                         ,
                         he
                         should
                         be
                         so
                         unhappie
                         as
                         to
                         fall
                         into
                         the
                         hands
                         of
                         their
                         Iustice
                         ,
                         and
                         not
                         my
                         Mercie
                         ,
                         who
                         could
                         as
                         willingly
                         have
                         forgiven
                         him
                         ,
                         as
                         he
                         could
                         have
                         asked
                         that
                         favour
                         of
                         me
                         .
                      
                       
                         Poor
                         Gentleman
                         !
                         he
                         is
                         now
                         become
                         a
                         notable
                         Monument
                         of
                         unprosperous
                         Disloyaltie
                         ;
                         teaching
                         the
                         world
                         by
                         so
                         sad
                         and
                         unfortunate
                         a
                         spectacle
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         rude
                         carriage
                         of
                         a
                         Subject
                         carries
                         always
                         its
                         own
                         Vengeance
                         as
                         an
                         unseparable
                         shadow
                         with
                         it
                         ;
                         and
                         those
                         oft
                         prove
                         the
                         most
                         fatal
                         and
                         implacable
                         Executioners
                         of
                         it
                         ,
                         who
                         were
                         the
                         first
                         employers
                         in
                         the
                         service
                         .
                         Less
                         than
                         this
                         could
                         not
                         be
                         afforded
                         to
                         this
                         most
                         notable
                         passage
                         of
                         the
                         times
                         ,
                         whose
                         ill
                         beginning
                         with
                         this
                         man
                         brought
                         him
                         to
                         this
                         ill
                         and
                         unfortunate
                         end
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 Assembly
                 of
                 Divines
                 Convocated
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 sate
                 a
                 good
                 while
                 in
                 consultation
                 of
                 Church-Government
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 though
                 they
                 were
                 forward
                 enough
                 to
                 subvert
                 what
                 they
                 sound
                 standing
                 ,
                 yet
                 by
                 the
                 interposition
                 of
                 more
                 moderate
                 and
                 learned
                 Divines
                 ,
                 who
                 happened
                 to
                 be
                 chosen
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 Dr.
                 Featly
                 ,
                 (
                 whom
                 at
                 last
                 the
                 Parliament
                 stifled
                 in
                 restraint
                 )
                 and
                 Dr.
                 (
                 after
                 Bishop
                 )
                 Gauden
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 that
                 speed
                 was
                 retarded
                 :
                 but
                 upon
                 this
                 request
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 the
                 Scots
                 for
                 their
                 speedy
                 advance
                 ,
                 in
                 exchange
                 of
                 mutual
                 kindness
                 ,
                 they
                 demanded
                 the
                 speedy
                 settlement
                 of
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Orders
                 and
                 Ceremonies
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 England
                 might
                 not
                 be
                 used
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 interim
                 ,
                 in
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Churches
                 of
                 the
                 places
                 where
                 they
                 should
                 happen
                 to
                 quarter
                 .
                 Presently
                 upon
                 the
                 receipt
                 of
                 this
                 Letter
                 ,
                 the
                 Assembly
                 was
                 ordered
                 to
                 bring
                 in
                 their
                 Model
                 of
                 Church-Government
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 Resolves
                 were
                 urged
                 afterwards
                 by
                 many
                 hundred
                 Petitions
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Covenant
                 prest
                 to
                 be
                 universally
                 taken
                 .
                 Towards
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 month
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 licked
                 up
                 the
                 form
                 of
                 their
                 Directory
                 ,
                 but
                 could
                 not
                 agree
                 about
                 the
                 receiving
                 of
                 the
                 Sacrament
                 ;
                 which
                 dispute
                 was
                 then
                 committed
                 .
              
               
                 Hereupon
                 the
                 Parliament
                 proc●eded
                 ,
                 and
                 voted
                 the
                 abolishing
                 of
                 the
                 Common-Prayer-Book
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 gave
                 some
                 satisfaction
                 to
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 yet
                 not
                 fully
                 contended
                 them
                 :
                 they
                 had
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 our
                 Troubles
                 openly
                 named
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 and
                 prosecuted
                 him
                 as
                 an
                 Enemy
                 to
                 their
                 Country
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 great
                 Incendiary
                 of
                 the
                 broyls
                 between
                 both
                 Nations
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 not
                 desist
                 while
                 they
                 had
                 him
                 safe
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ;
                 now
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 his
                 life
                 also
                 as
                 a
                 gratification
                 of
                 their
                 assistance
                 :
                 His
                 head
                 must
                 be
                 danced
                 off
                 ,
                 like
                 St.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baptist's
                
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Musick
                 of
                 their
                 Bag-pipes
                 .
                 This
                 they
                 publikely
                 demanded
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 durst
                 not
                 venture
                 his
                 Tryal
                 at
                 the
                 Common-Law
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 thought
                 by
                 some
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 clause
                 of
                 that
                 Bill
                 of
                 Attainder
                 against
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Case
                 should
                 be
                 no
                 precedent
                 ;
                 and
                 they
                 knew
                 the
                 Judges
                 (
                 though
                 they
                 might
                 pack
                 a
                 Jury
                 that
                 should
                 )
                 would
                 never
                 venture
                 to
                 condemn
                 him
                 :
                 And
                 his
                 tryal
                 by
                 Peers
                 they
                 vouchsafed
                 not
                 ,
                 as
                 alike
                 dangerous
                 )
                 passed
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 whereby
                 he
                 was
                 declared
                 guilty
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 sent
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 for
                 their
                 concurrence
                 ,
                 who
                 bogled
                 at
                 it
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 a
                 very
                 ill
                 precedent
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 stuck
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 ,
                 until
                 Sir
                 
                   David
                   Hawkins
                
                 with
                 his
                 veterane
                 Troops
                 of
                 Justice-cryers
                 came
                 ,
                 bawled
                 at
                 the
                 Lords
                 House
                 for
                 speedy
                 Execution
                 of
                 Delinquents
                 :
                 And
                 then
                 a
                 new
                 Expedient
                 was
                 set
                 on
                 foot
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 dispatch
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lords
                 should
                 come
                 and
                 sit
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 as
                 to
                 this
                 business
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 one
                 work
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 which
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 unworthily
                 did
                 :
                 an
                 ill
                 Omen
                 or
                 Presage
                 ,
                 what
                 that
                 degenerateness
                 would
                 come
                 to
                 ,
                 when
                 after
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 persons
                 sate
                 there
                 as
                 Commoners
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 this
                 trick
                 ,
                 after
                 several
                 brave
                 Defences
                 made
                 at
                 the
                 Bar
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 House
                 ,
                 where
                 with
                 might
                 and
                 main
                 his
                 Enemies
                 prosecuted
                 his
                 Innocence
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 condemned
                 ;
                 (
                 the
                 main
                 Argument
                 against
                 him
                 being
                 used
                 by
                 Serjeant
                 
                 Wild
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 was
                 so
                 guilty
                 an
                 offender
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 wondred
                 the
                 people
                 did
                 not
                 pull
                 him
                 in
                 pieces
                 as
                 he
                 came
                 to
                 and
                 fro
                 to
                 his
                 tryal
                 ,
                 )
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 brought
                 to
                 Tower-hill
                 ,
                 from
                 a
                 most
                 sound
                 and
                 sweet
                 repose
                 that
                 night
                 ,
                 till
                 awakened
                 by
                 Pennington
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 go
                 to
                 his
                 Execution
                 ,
                 whereat
                 he
                 was
                 no
                 whit
                 dismayed
                 ,
                 his
                 colour
                 being
                 as
                 fresh
                 in
                 his
                 Face
                 as
                 ever
                 it
                 was
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 ;
                 which
                 continued
                 to
                 his
                 last
                 minute
                 .
                 At
                 his
                 death
                 he
                 made
                 a
                 Funeral-sermon
                 for
                 himself
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 lieu
                 of
                 a
                 Speech
                 ,
                 where
                 this
                 is
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 hinted
                 it
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 observed
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 though
                 other
                 Arch-bishops
                 had
                 lost
                 their
                 lives
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 ,
                 yet
                 not
                 the
                 same
                 way
                 :
                 He
                 being
                 the
                 first
                 English-man
                 that
                 ever
                 was
                 condemned
                 by
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 body
                 was
                 decently
                 interred
                 in
                 
                   Alhallows
                   Barkin
                   ,
                   London
                
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Rites
                 and
                 Ceremonies
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 the
                 chief
                 Defender
                 and
                 Assertor
                 ;
                 leaving
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Robinson
                
                 his
                 Nephew
                 ,
                 (
                 since
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 )
                 to
                 inherit
                 the
                 remains
                 of
                 his
                 Estate
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rewards
                 of
                 his
                 great
                 Services
                 and
                 Munificences
                 to
                 this
                 Church
                 and
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 Abington
                 had
                 been
                 made
                 a
                 Garrison
                 ever
                 since
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 marched
                 into
                 Cornwal
                 ;
                 and
                 became
                 so
                 troublesome
                 a
                 neighbour
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Country
                 adjacent
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 continual
                 excursions
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 never
                 less
                 than
                 a
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 that
                 Colonel
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Gage
                
                 (
                 to
                 prevent
                 this
                 perpetual
                 annoyance
                 ,
                 
                 no
                 man
                 daring
                 to
                 travail
                 upon
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Roads
                 towards
                 Oxford
                 with
                 provisions
                 or
                 other
                 business
                 ,
                 more
                 especially
                 hindering
                 the
                 intercourse
                 betwixt
                 Oxford
                 and
                 Wallingford
                 )
                 resolved
                 to
                 build
                 a
                 Fort
                 at
                 Culham-bridge
                 ,
                 within
                 a
                 mile
                 of
                 Abington
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 
                 London-road
                 ,
                 to
                 repress
                 the
                 boldness
                 of
                 those
                 parties
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 constantly
                 out
                 thereabouts
                 upon
                 designes
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 attempt
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 obstruct
                 so
                 dangerous
                 an
                 obstacle
                 to
                 their
                 Eruption
                 ,
                 the
                 
                 Abingdon-forces
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Brown
                 Sally
                 out
                 ,
                 Engage
                 ,
                 and
                 maintain
                 a
                 short
                 fight
                 with
                 the
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 with
                 little
                 hopes
                 of
                 prevailing
                 ,
                 till
                 an
                 Unfortunate
                 shot
                 wounded
                 Colonel
                 Gage
                 in
                 the
                 head
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 dyed
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 he
                 came
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 that
                 project
                 was
                 laid
                 aside
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 had
                 so
                 closely
                 prosecuted
                 his
                 intentions
                 for
                 Peace
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 depth
                 of
                 Winter
                 ,
                 both
                 Armies
                 in
                 their
                 quarters
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 two
                 Factions
                 of
                 Presbytery
                 and
                 Independency
                 jealous
                 of
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 the
                 modelling
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 requiring
                 also
                 some
                 gain
                 and
                 advantage
                 of
                 time
                 ;
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 so
                 often
                 proposed
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 admitted
                 to
                 be
                 managed
                 at
                 Vxbridge
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 Commissioners
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Kings
                   Commissioners
                   were
                   as
                   Follow
                   :
                
                 
                   
                   Duke
                   of
                   Richmond
                   and
                   Lenox
                   ,
                
                 
                   Marquess
                   of
                   Hertford
                   ,
                
                 
                   Earl
                   of
                   Southampton
                   ,
                
                 
                   Earl
                   of
                   Kingston
                   ,
                
                 
                   Earl
                   of
                   Chichester
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Capel
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Seymore
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Hatton
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Culpeper
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Nicholas
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Hide
                  
                   ,
                   afterwards
                   Lord
                   Chancellor
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Lane
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Gardiner
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Orlando
                     Bridgeman
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   
                     Iohn
                     Ashburnham
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   
                     Ieffery
                     Palmer
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dr.
                   Stuart
                   ,
                   and
                
                 
                   Dr.
                   Hammond
                   ,
                   Divines
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Parliaments
                   Commissioners
                   were
                   ,
                
                 
                   Earl
                   of
                   Northumberland
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                   Earl
                   of
                   Pembroke
                   ,
                
                 
                   Earl
                   of
                   Salisbury
                   ,
                
                 
                   Earl
                   of
                   Denbigh
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Wenman
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   
                     Denzil
                     Hollis
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   
                     William
                     Pierpoint
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Vane
                  
                   ,
                   Jun.
                   
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Crew
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Whitlock
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Prideaux
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Vines
                   a
                   Minister
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Scotch
                   Commissioners
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Lord
                   London
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Erskin
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Dundas
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Brackley
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   
                     Alexander
                     Henderson
                  
                   ,
                   Minister
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 The
                 main
                 things
                 first
                 to
                 be
                 treated
                 of
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 ,
                 first
                 Religion
                 ;
                 second
                 ,
                 Militia
                 ,
                 third
                 ,
                 Ireland
                 .
                 For
                 Religion
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 would
                 not
                 alter
                 Government
                 by
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 but
                 would
                 give
                 way
                 to
                 some
                 amendments
                 in
                 the
                 Liturgie
                 upon
                 advice
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 he
                 would
                 consent
                 some
                 Forts
                 and
                 Garrisons
                 should
                 remain
                 in
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 hands
                 
                   pro
                   tempore
                
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 security
                 of
                 the
                 agreement
                 ;
                 the
                 King
                 having
                 the
                 nomination
                 of
                 half
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 .
                 For
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 would
                 not
                 abrogate
                 the
                 Cessation
                 ,
                 until
                 he
                 were
                 sure
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 here
                 were
                 at
                 an
                 end
                 ;
                 having
                 ,
                 to
                 avoid
                 that
                 popular
                 demand
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 prevent
                 any
                 insisting
                 upon
                 that
                 point
                 ,
                 given
                 Order
                 to
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 to
                 conclude
                 a
                 Peace
                 ,
                 but
                 however
                 to
                 continue
                 the
                 Cessation
                 for
                 a
                 year
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 should
                 promise
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 
                 if
                 he
                 could
                 have
                 it
                 no
                 cheaper
                 ,
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 them
                 against
                 the
                 Scots
                 and
                 Inchiqueen
                 :
                 for
                 by
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 said
                 he
                 hoped
                 his
                 condition
                 would
                 be
                 such
                 ,
                 
                   as
                   the
                   Irish
                   should
                   be
                   glad
                   to
                   accept
                   of
                   less
                   ,
                   or
                   he
                   enabled
                   to
                   grant
                   more
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 on
                 the
                 contrary
                 side
                 ,
                 insisted
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 Religion
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 taking
                 away
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Jurisdiction
                 ,
                 his
                 Donations
                 and
                 Temporalties
                 of
                 Bishopricks
                 ,
                 his
                 First-fruits
                 and
                 Tenths
                 of
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 Deans
                 ,
                 Deans
                 and
                 Chapters
                 ;
                 not
                 offering
                 to
                 constitute
                 the
                 least
                 dependance
                 of
                 the
                 Clergy
                 upon
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 mode
                 ;
                 compensating
                 him
                 with
                 Bishops
                 Lands
                 ,
                 in
                 lieu
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 ;
                 which
                 of
                 themselves
                 ,
                 if
                 dissov'd
                 ,
                 belong
                 unto
                 the
                 Crown
                 .
                 For
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 annul
                 the
                 Cessation
                 ,
                 and
                 leave
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdome
                 to
                 the
                 Scots
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 managed
                 altogether
                 by
                 such
                 Commissioners
                 as
                 they
                 should
                 appoint
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 not
                 have
                 the
                 least
                 power
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 to
                 assist
                 his
                 Neighbours
                 and
                 Allies
                 ,
                 or
                 defend
                 himself
                 at
                 home
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 had
                 also
                 so
                 obstructed
                 any
                 hopes
                 of
                 a
                 conclusion
                 ,
                 by
                 limiting
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 to
                 twenty
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 trying
                 up
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 with
                 such
                 limitations
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 good
                 effect
                 thereof
                 was
                 despaired
                 at
                 the
                 entrance
                 into
                 it
                 .
                 Much
                 perswasion
                 was
                 used
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 side
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 gain
                 longer
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Treaty
                 might
                 be
                 revived
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 to
                 no
                 purpose
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 this
                 matter
                 ,
                 notable
                 is
                 that
                 of
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Love
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 by
                 some
                 private
                 means
                 or
                 other
                 was
                 admitted
                 to
                 Preach
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 Commissioners
                 there
                 ;
                 where
                 he
                 said
                 ,
                 
                   It
                   was
                   as
                   possible
                   for
                   Heaven
                   and
                   Hell
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   Parliament
                   to
                   agree
                
                 ;
                 strange
                 words
                 to
                 be
                 uttered
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 juncture
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 such
                 an
                 Assembly
                 !
                 but
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 that
                 man
                 shewed
                 him
                 the
                 folly
                 and
                 wickedness
                 of
                 that
                 expression
                 .
                 So
                 after
                 two
                 and
                 twenty
                 dayes
                 Conference
                 ,
                 the
                 Treaty
                 ended
                 in
                 vain
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Kings
                 Commissioners
                 complained
                 of
                 this
                 Love
                 ;
                 but
                 answer
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 none
                 of
                 their
                 train
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Parliament
                 should
                 be
                 informed
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 who
                 would
                 do
                 justice
                 upon
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 business
                 was
                 husht
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 interim
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Macguire
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 one
                 Colonel
                 
                   Mac
                   Mahon
                
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 before
                 ,
                 seized
                 in
                 Dublin
                 the
                 night
                 of
                 the
                 breaking
                 forth
                 of
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 been
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ever
                 since
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 while
                 before
                 broke
                 out
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 and
                 wading
                 over
                 the
                 Moat
                 escaped
                 away
                 ,
                 being
                 found
                 in
                 
                   Drury-Lane
                   London
                
                 ,
                 at
                 a
                 private
                 house
                 ,
                 were
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Kings-Bench-Bar
                 ,
                 (
                 though
                 Macguire
                 pleaded
                 his
                 Priviledge
                 of
                 Peerage
                 ,
                 and
                 insisted
                 peremptorily
                 on
                 it
                 ,
                 while
                 over-ruled
                 by
                 the
                 Court
                 and
                 Parliament
                 together
                 )
                 and
                 there
                 after
                 a
                 Tryal
                 ,
                 both
                 sentenced
                 for
                 their
                 Treason
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 hang'd
                 ,
                 drawn
                 and
                 quartered
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 underwent
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 deal
                 of
                 stoutness
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 way
                 of
                 Piety
                 ;
                 clearing
                 the
                 King
                 from
                 any
                 privity
                 to
                 that
                 Rebellion
                 .
              
               
                 Shrewsbury
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 most
                 important
                 and
                 strong
                 Garrison
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 some
                 treachery
                 not
                 yet
                 brought
                 to
                 light
                 ,
                 betrayed
                 just
                 at
                 the
                 conclusion
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 aforesaid
                 to
                 Major
                 General
                 Mitton
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 It
                 seems
                 the
                 Parliament
                 rather
                 tampered
                 under-hand
                 ,
                 than
                 dealt
                 fair
                 above-board
                 ,
                 and
                 openly
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 time
                 thereof
                 .
                 For
                 this
                 good
                 service
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Major-General
                 Mitton
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 Member
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 coming
                 thither
                 ,
                 
                 had
                 the
                 thanks
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 given
                 him
                 by
                 Mr.
                 Speaker
                 .
                 
                 Abundance
                 of
                 Persons
                 of
                 Quality
                 were
                 surprized
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 ,
                 as
                 thinking
                 it
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 securest
                 Retreats
                 in
                 these
                 parts
                 ;
                 the
                 List
                 of
                 whom
                 I
                 find
                 after
                 this
                 sort
                 :
                 Eight
                 Knights
                 and
                 Baronets
                 ,
                 forty
                 Colonels
                 ,
                 Majors
                 ,
                 and
                 Captains
                 ;
                 200
                 private
                 Souldiers
                 ;
                 some
                 few
                 slain
                 .
                 
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 also
                 Scarborough
                 and
                 Weymouth
                 were
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Plymouth-Siege
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 raised
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 day
                 of
                 Thanksgiving
                 therefore
                 set
                 apart
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Marmaduke
                   Langdale
                
                 ,
                 an
                 eminent
                 man
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 was
                 sent
                 from
                 Oxford
                 to
                 relieve
                 
                 Ponfract-Castle
                 in
                 York-shire
                 ,
                 Besieged
                 by
                 the
                 Forces
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Fairfax
                 :
                 This
                 Expedition
                 he
                 so
                 prudently
                 and
                 valiantly
                 underwent
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 his
                 way
                 thither
                 he
                 routed
                 Colonel
                 Rossiter
                 ,
                 who
                 opposed
                 him
                 at
                 Melton-Mowbray
                 ,
                 and
                 passed
                 forward
                 ;
                 and
                 with
                 resolution
                 ,
                 though
                 twice
                 inferiour
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 so
                 charged
                 the
                 Besiegers
                 ,
                 that
                 after
                 a
                 sharp
                 conflict
                 he
                 beat
                 them
                 from
                 the
                 Siege
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 relieved
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 departed
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 then
                 threatned
                 with
                 a
                 fresh
                 and
                 potent
                 Army
                 from
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 
                   Essex
                   ,
                   Manchester
                
                 and
                 Denbigh
                 had
                 resigned
                 their
                 Commissions
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Peers
                 ,
                 
                 few
                 of
                 their
                 Officers
                 also
                 continuing
                 in
                 their
                 service
                 ;
                 for
                 whom
                 the
                 General
                 Essex
                 in
                 a
                 Speech
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 laid
                 down
                 his
                 said
                 Commission
                 ,
                 desired
                 that
                 the
                 Parliament
                 would
                 take
                 care
                 of
                 their
                 Debentures
                 :
                 which
                 they
                 abundantly
                 promised
                 ,
                 but
                 performed
                 thinly
                 ,
                 leaving
                 them
                 the
                 unsatisfied
                 name
                 of
                 
                 Reformado's
                 .
                 Their
                 General
                 himself
                 having
                 lost
                 the
                 opportunity
                 of
                 Blessing
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 with
                 a
                 Peace
                 when
                 it
                 lay
                 in
                 his
                 power
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 courted
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 a
                 while
                 before
                 at
                 Lestithiel
                 ,
                 seeing
                 how
                 the
                 Pulse
                 of
                 the
                 times
                 beat
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 Counsels
                 were
                 likely
                 to
                 prevail
                 ,
                 withdrew
                 himself
                 in
                 a
                 Discontent
                 to
                 
                 Eltham-House
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 where
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 he
                 deceased
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 due
                 time
                 shall
                 be
                 declared
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 that
                 same
                 time
                 that
                 Shrewsbury
                 was
                 thus
                 surprised
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 had
                 a
                 Success
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 handsomness
                 ,
                 though
                 not
                 for
                 the
                 consequence
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 very
                 Notable
                 .
                 The
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 had
                 Garrisoned
                 a
                 repayred
                 Castle
                 at
                 the
                 Devises
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Devereux
                 had
                 a
                 Garrison
                 at
                 
                 Roudon-House
                 between
                 Malmsbury
                 and
                 that
                 ;
                 which
                 therefore
                 for
                 its
                 inconvenience
                 was
                 Besieged
                 .
                 Colonel
                 Stephens
                 of
                 Glocester-shire
                 came
                 to
                 its
                 Relief
                 with
                 200
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 Foot
                 from
                 Malmsbury
                 ,
                 and
                 forced
                 his
                 passage
                 with
                 provision
                 into
                 the
                 House
                 .
                 While
                 he
                 stayed
                 to
                 take
                 further
                 order
                 for
                 the
                 security
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 the
                 Royalists
                 surround
                 the
                 House
                 again
                 ,
                 cast
                 up
                 a
                 Work
                 where
                 he
                 entred
                 ,
                 and
                 keep
                 him
                 in
                 ;
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iacob
                   Ashley
                
                 comes
                 to
                 second
                 the
                 Siege
                 with
                 3000
                 men
                 .
                 Massey
                 understanding
                 this
                 ,
                 did
                 what
                 he
                 could
                 to
                 draw
                 off
                 Sir
                 Iacob
                 ,
                 by
                 facing
                 Cyrencester
                 ,
                 and
                 sending
                 a
                 Party
                 of
                 Horse
                 from
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 a
                 like
                 number
                 from
                 Malmsbury
                 again
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 in
                 vain
                 :
                 the
                 besieged
                 were
                 compelled
                 at
                 last
                 to
                 render
                 themselves
                 upon
                 very
                 hard
                 terms
                 and
                 conditions
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 kind
                 of
                 Faction
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Court
                 at
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 altercations
                 betwixt
                 the
                 parties
                 concerning
                 the
                 Kings
                 Council
                 ;
                 
                 so
                 that
                 some
                 Lords
                 ,
                 
                   Savil
                   ,
                   Percy
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Andover
                 ,
                 were
                 confined
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Houses
                 at
                 Westminster
                 who
                 adhered
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Order
                 were
                 the
                 year
                 before
                 convened
                 at
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 were
                 for
                 some
                 Reasons
                 and
                 Discontents
                 arisen
                 about
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 
                 Adjourned
                 till
                 the
                 10
                 of
                 October
                 .
                 But
                 that
                 Parliament
                 signified
                 nothing
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 Voted
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 their
                 new
                 Generals
                 Commission
                 ,
                 the
                 words
                 ,
                 
                 
                   For
                   preservation
                   of
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Person
                   ,
                
                 should
                 be
                 left
                 out
                 ;
                 and
                 accordingly
                 they
                 were
                 so
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 ended
                 the
                 year
                 1644.
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Felicity
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1645.
                 
              
               
                 WE
                 will
                 begin
                 this
                 year
                 ,
                 though
                 we
                 post-date
                 the
                 time
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 may
                 recite
                 all
                 the
                 exploits
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 actions
                 of
                 the
                 renowned
                 and
                 ever-glorious
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Montross
                 ,
                 appointed
                 Governour
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 The
                 year
                 before
                 ,
                 he
                 came
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 attended
                 onely
                 by
                 two
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Rollock
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Sibbalds
                 ,
                 in
                 whose
                 company
                 he
                 came
                 at
                 last
                 to
                 his
                 Cousin
                 Mr.
                 
                   Patrick
                   Graham
                
                 in
                 the
                 Sheriffdom
                 of
                 Perth
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 he
                 staid
                 a
                 while
                 disguised
                 ,
                 till
                 he
                 had
                 sent
                 to
                 discover
                 the
                 State
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 all
                 along
                 given
                 the
                 King
                 information
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 Rebellions
                 ,
                 and
                 siding
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 but
                 Hamilton
                 was
                 over-trusted
                 .
                 Much
                 ado
                 he
                 had
                 to
                 pass
                 ,
                 the
                 ways
                 being
                 so
                 strictly
                 guarded
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 was
                 in
                 England
                 .
                 At
                 his
                 arrival
                 in
                 the
                 Highlands
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 supplyed
                 with
                 1100
                 men
                 from
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Antrim
                 out
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 addition
                 under
                 the
                 Lord
                 Kilpont
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Perths
                 Son
                 ,
                 he
                 marched
                 to
                 find
                 out
                 the
                 Army
                 of
                 Covenanters
                 ,
                 then
                 gathered
                 under
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 Tullybarn
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Lord
                 Elch
                 ,
                 and
                 Drummond
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 Force
                 ,
                 into
                 Perth-shire
                 ,
                 where
                 at
                 Tepper-Moor
                 he
                 obtained
                 a
                 great
                 Victory
                 ;
                 his
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 Arms
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 making
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Stones
                 lying
                 advantagiously
                 on
                 the
                 Fighting-ground
                 .
                 Here
                 he
                 killed
                 no
                 less
                 then
                 2000
                 men
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 
                 Perth-City
                 opened
                 its
                 Gates
                 to
                 the
                 Conquerour
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 withstand
                 and
                 repress
                 so
                 dangerous
                 an
                 Enemy
                 within
                 the
                 Bowels
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 another
                 Army
                 was
                 raised
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 under
                 more
                 Experienced
                 Captains
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 Montross
                 had
                 fallen
                 into
                 Argyles
                 Country
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 made
                 miserable
                 havock
                 ,
                 intending
                 utterly
                 to
                 break
                 the
                 Spirits
                 of
                 that
                 people
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 so
                 surely
                 Engaged
                 to
                 Arguiles
                 side
                 .
                 Here
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Seaforth
                 followed
                 him
                 with
                 an
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Argyle
                 had
                 another
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 .
                 Montross
                 therefore
                 resolved
                 to
                 fight
                 with
                 one
                 first
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 fell
                 upon
                 that
                 party
                 under
                 Argyle
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 totally
                 routed
                 ,
                 killed
                 1500
                 on
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 escaped
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Montross
                 bent
                 his
                 way
                 after
                 the
                 other
                 Army
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 defeated
                 at
                 Brechin
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 newly
                 put
                 under
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Hurry
                 ;
                 afterwards
                 offers
                 Battel
                 to
                 Bayly
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 another
                 Army
                 ready
                 to
                 fight
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 waited
                 for
                 advantages
                 :
                 whereupon
                 he
                 marches
                 after
                 Hurry
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 recruited
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 pressing
                 upon
                 the
                 Lord
                 Gourdon
                 (
                 having
                 taken
                 Dundee
                 in
                 his
                 way
                 )
                 and
                 at
                 Alderne
                 discomfits
                 him
                 ,
                 killing
                 1800
                 ,
                 and
                 dispersing
                 the
                 rest
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 seeks
                 out
                 Bayly
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 was
                 joyned
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lindsey
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 
                 Alesford-hills
                 forced
                 them
                 to
                 fight
                 ,
                 utterly
                 routed
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 obtained
                 a
                 remarkable
                 Victory
                 :
                 But
                 that
                 which
                 lessened
                 the
                 Triumph
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Gourdon
                 ,
                 
                 one
                 that
                 was
                 as
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 of
                 Montross
                 .
                 A
                 very
                 Loyal
                 Right
                 Noble
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 Eldest
                 Son
                 to
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Huntley
                 .
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 he
                 comes
                 to
                 St.
                 Iohnstons
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 alarm'd
                 the
                 Parliament
                 there
                 sitting
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 into
                 the
                 Lowlands
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Kirk
                 had
                 another
                 Army
                 in
                 readiness
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Bayly
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 a
                 place
                 called
                 Kilsith
                 ,
                 
                 both
                 Armies
                 met
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 cruel
                 Battel
                 it
                 was
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 conclusion
                 ,
                 Success
                 and
                 Victory
                 Crowned
                 
                 Montross's
                 Head
                 ,
                 and
                 almost
                 6000
                 of
                 his
                 Enemies
                 were
                 slain
                 in
                 this
                 fight
                 ,
                 the
                 pursuit
                 being
                 eagerly
                 followed
                 for
                 a
                 great
                 way
                 ;
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 at
                 first
                 fighting
                 very
                 resolutely
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 fortune
                 of
                 Montross
                 still
                 Prevailed
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Nobility
                 now
                 every
                 where
                 readily
                 assisted
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Towns
                 and
                 Cities
                 declared
                 for
                 him
                 ;
                 
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 which
                 afforded
                 men
                 and
                 assistance
                 for
                 the
                 Invasion
                 of
                 another
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 was
                 not
                 now
                 able
                 to
                 defend
                 it self
                 ;
                 the
                 Governour
                 (
                 so
                 was
                 Montross
                 dignified
                 )
                 being
                 seized
                 of
                 all
                 places
                 almost
                 of
                 strength
                 ,
                 even
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 Edinburgh
                 ,
                 where
                 some
                 Royal
                 prisoners
                 were
                 delivered
                 to
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 Estates
                 of
                 Scotland
                 therefore
                 sent
                 for
                 
                   David
                   Lesley
                
                 ,
                 while
                 Montross
                 expected
                 Forces
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 under
                 the
                 Lord
                 Digby
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 staid
                 too
                 long
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 afterwards
                 defeated
                 at
                 Sherburn
                 in
                 York-shire
                 .
                 Upon
                 the
                 arrival
                 of
                 Lesley
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Forces
                 under
                 Montross
                 ,
                 not
                 dreading
                 any
                 Enemie
                 so
                 soon
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 were
                 departed
                 home
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 Lesley
                 finding
                 Montross
                 in
                 a
                 very
                 weak
                 condition
                 at
                 Philips-Haugh
                 ,
                 fell
                 upon
                 him
                 before
                 he
                 could
                 retreat
                 ,
                 almost
                 before
                 his
                 Scouts
                 could
                 give
                 him
                 intelligence
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 routs
                 him
                 .
                 He
                 at
                 first
                 resolved
                 to
                 lose
                 his
                 life
                 with
                 the
                 field
                 ;
                 but
                 being
                 perswaded
                 of
                 better
                 hopes
                 ,
                 he
                 resolutely
                 charged
                 thorow
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 the
                 flying
                 remains
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 safe
                 into
                 the
                 High-lands
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 began
                 new
                 Levies
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 fortune
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 failing
                 every
                 where
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 the
                 next
                 year
                 ordered
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 Scots
                 custody
                 ,
                 to
                 disband
                 ,
                 and
                 depart
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 we
                 leave
                 him
                 till
                 a
                 more
                 unhappy
                 revolution
                 of
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 this
                 year
                 Colonel
                 Massey
                 received
                 a
                 defeat
                 at
                 Lidbury
                 ,
                 the
                 manner
                 thus
                 :
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 had
                 for
                 some
                 time
                 quartered
                 thereabouts
                 to
                 make
                 new
                 Levies
                 ,
                 had
                 intercepted
                 some
                 Scouts
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 them
                 understood
                 the
                 Col.
                 had
                 taken
                 up
                 his
                 quarters
                 there
                 ,
                 intending
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Winter
                
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 his
                 restless
                 adversary
                 throughout
                 the
                 War
                 in
                 Gloucester-shire
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 being
                 called
                 into
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 had
                 tired
                 his
                 house
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 maintained
                 as
                 a
                 Garison
                 against
                 all
                 opposition
                 :
                 When
                 the
                 Prince
                 was
                 within
                 half
                 a
                 mile
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 Massey
                 took
                 the
                 Alarm
                 ,
                 commanded
                 his
                 Horse
                 to
                 mount
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 order
                 for
                 his
                 Foot
                 to
                 march
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Royalists
                 might
                 not
                 get
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Prince
                 aimed
                 at
                 .
                 A
                 furious
                 Charge
                 the
                 said
                 Horse
                 maintained
                 ,
                 consisting
                 principally
                 of
                 Officers
                 ,
                 among
                 whom
                 was
                 Kirl
                 that
                 betrayed
                 Monmouth
                 :
                 at
                 last
                 Massey
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 flye
                 ,
                 narrowly
                 escaping
                 taking
                 ,
                 Major
                 Backhouse
                 his
                 great
                 second
                 being
                 mortally
                 wounded
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 divers
                 others
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 common
                 Souldiers
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 fled
                 to
                 Gloucester
                 in
                 haste
                 with
                 the
                 Governour
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 that
                 which
                 deservedly
                 ought
                 to
                 begin
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 investiture
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 in
                 the
                 supreme
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 :
                 
                 It
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 April
                 when
                 he
                 received
                 his
                 Commission
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 twenty
                 third
                 of
                 April
                 he
                 went
                 from
                 London
                 to
                 Windsor
                 to
                 perfect
                 the
                 new
                 Model
                 ;
                 where
                 he
                 continued
                 in
                 that
                 troublesome
                 affair
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 month
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 Colonel
                 Cromwel
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 commanded
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 against
                 Members
                 continuance
                 in
                 any
                 Military
                 command
                 ,
                 whose
                 limitations
                 of
                 forty
                 days
                 was
                 then
                 expired
                 )
                 came
                 thither
                 to
                 salute
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 and
                 next
                 morning
                 was
                 stopped
                 there
                 with
                 a
                 dispensation
                 from
                 his
                 attendance
                 on
                 the
                 House
                 for
                 forty
                 days
                 longer
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 extended
                 to
                 the
                 length
                 .
                 )
                 For
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 and
                 his
                 brother
                 Maurice
                 had
                 gathered
                 a
                 competent
                 Army
                 of
                 Horse
                 in
                 Worcester-shire
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 confines
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 ordered
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 come
                 and
                 fetch
                 him
                 off
                 with
                 his
                 Infantry
                 and
                 Train
                 of
                 Artillery
                 from
                 Oxford
                 .
                 To
                 which
                 purpose
                 a
                 Convoy
                 of
                 Horse
                 was
                 presently
                 dispatched
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 near
                 2000
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 Regiments
                 of
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Palmer
                 ;
                 while
                 the
                 Princes
                 advanced
                 in
                 a
                 body
                 after
                 them
                 .
                 Upon
                 advertisement
                 thereof
                 ,
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 recommended
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 to
                 send
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Cromwel
                 with
                 some
                 Horse
                 to
                 march
                 beyond
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 and
                 lye
                 on
                 the
                 way
                 to
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 to
                 intercept
                 the
                 same
                 Convoy
                 .
                 
                 With
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Dragoons
                 therefore
                 then
                 on
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 neither
                 mustered
                 nor
                 recruited
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 Model
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 immediately
                 marched
                 ,
                 found
                 the
                 enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 engaged
                 them
                 neer
                 Islip-bridge
                 ,
                 routed
                 them
                 ,
                 took
                 400
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 200
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Qeens
                 Standard
                 .
                 
                 And
                 to
                 make
                 up
                 this
                 a
                 kind
                 of
                 a
                 victory
                 ,
                 presently
                 summoned
                 
                 Blechington-house
                 within
                 four
                 miles
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 where
                 Colonel
                 Windebank
                 commanded
                 ,
                 and
                 whither
                 some
                 of
                 these
                 routed
                 Troops
                 had
                 fled
                 for
                 shelter
                 .
                 At
                 his
                 approach
                 ,
                 he
                 instantly
                 summoned
                 it
                 in
                 a
                 very
                 threatning
                 Message
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 rendred
                 it
                 not
                 immediately
                 ,
                 (
                 his
                 Horse
                 casting
                 out
                 words
                 for
                 the
                 Foot
                 to
                 fall
                 on
                 ,
                 when
                 there
                 was
                 none
                 there
                 .
                 )
                 The
                 governour
                 over-ruled
                 by
                 his
                 fair
                 young
                 Bride
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Ladies
                 that
                 were
                 come
                 thither
                 to
                 visit
                 ,
                 and
                 frighted
                 with
                 the
                 menace
                 ,
                 delivered
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Arms
                 and
                 Amunition
                 
                 therein
                 .
                 For
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 hopeful
                 young
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 for
                 all
                 the
                 prayers
                 and
                 intreaties
                 of
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 merit
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 ,
                 was
                 shot
                 to
                 death
                 against
                 
                 Merton-Colledge-Wall
                 in
                 Oxford
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 regret
                 afterwards
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 understood
                 the
                 business
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 highly
                 displeased
                 with
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 this
                 
                 Blechingdon-House
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 sent
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 away
                 to
                 Alisbury
                 ,
                 and
                 slighted
                 that
                 Garrison
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 intelligence
                 of
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 350
                 Foot
                 under
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Vaughan
                
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 marching
                 that
                 way
                 towards
                 Radcot-bridge
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 pursued
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 William
                 ,
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Littleton
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 200
                 more
                 Prisoners
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 next
                 attempt
                 was
                 upon
                 Farringdon
                 ,
                 having
                 borrowed
                 600
                 Foot
                 from
                 Abingdon
                 ,
                 of
                 Major-General
                 Brown
                 ;
                 here
                 he
                 lost
                 some
                 50
                 men
                 withont
                 any
                 success
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 gave
                 over
                 the
                 design
                 ;
                 but
                 before
                 he
                 could
                 get
                 off
                 ,
                 was
                 attaqued
                 by
                 part
                 of
                 General
                 Gorings
                 Horse
                 ,
                 commanded
                 by
                 himself
                 ,
                 then
                 newly
                 come
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 West
                 from
                 
                 Taunton-siege
                 ;
                 who
                 by
                 his
                 valour
                 so
                 ordered
                 his
                 business
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 gave
                 Cromwel
                 the
                 first
                 brush
                 he
                 received
                 ,
                 
                 taking
                 Major
                 Bethel
                 Prisoner
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 Colours
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 retreated
                 to
                 Letchlade
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 his
                 return
                 to
                 strengthen
                 and
                 renew
                 the
                 siege
                 against
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Town
                 of
                 Taunton
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 new
                 modeled
                 Army
                 on
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 May
                 began
                 to
                 march
                 ,
                 
                 after
                 a
                 debate
                 whether
                 it
                 should
                 march
                 Westward
                 to
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 Taunton
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 besiege
                 Oxford
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 designment
                 was
                 followed
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 on
                 the
                 7
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 from
                 Windsor
                 ,
                 General
                 Fairfax
                 reached
                 Blandford
                 in
                 Dorset-shire
                 ,
                 whither
                 he
                 marched
                 without
                 any
                 opposition
                 ,
                 save
                 a
                 little
                 skirmish
                 betwixt
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Troops
                 and
                 one
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Hacket
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 took
                 Prisoner
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 taking
                 this
                 opportunity
                 of
                 the
                 Armies
                 marching
                 Westward
                 ,
                 
                 drew
                 his
                 Forces
                 and
                 Artillery
                 out
                 of
                 Oxford
                 into
                 the
                 field
                 :
                 Which
                 the
                 General
                 foreseeing
                 ,
                 had
                 left
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 Major-General
                 Brown
                 to
                 attend
                 his
                 motions
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 being
                 not
                 of
                 strength
                 sufficient
                 to
                 impede
                 his
                 Marches
                 ,
                 or
                 Conjuncture
                 with
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 who
                 advanced
                 out
                 of
                 Hereford-shire
                 and
                 
                   Worcester-shire
                   ,
                   Fairfax
                
                 was
                 recalled
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 ordered
                 by
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 both
                 Kingdomes
                 to
                 allot
                 onely
                 a
                 portion
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 for
                 Taunton
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 a
                 Brigade
                 consisting
                 of
                 four
                 Regiments
                 ,
                 the
                 Supreme
                 Command
                 whereof
                 was
                 given
                 unto
                 the
                 eldest
                 Colonel
                 Welden
                 .
                 Upon
                 approach
                 of
                 those
                 Forces
                 ,
                 the
                 Royalists
                 thinking
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 Fairfax
                 made
                 such
                 semblance
                 ,
                 marching
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 Dorchester
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 relief
                 )
                 drew
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 them
                 the
                 liberty
                 of
                 entrance
                 the
                 fourteenth
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 welcomed
                 by
                 the
                 resolute
                 Governour
                 ,
                 afterwards
                 General
                 Blake
                 ,
                 a
                 man
                 more
                 famous
                 in
                 the
                 Times
                 succeeding
                 .
              
               
                 General
                 Fairfax
                 on
                 the
                 14
                 of
                 May
                 likewise
                 arrived
                 at
                 Newbery
                 ,
                 where
                 two
                 days
                 he
                 rested
                 his
                 wearied
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 again
                 received
                 new
                 Orders
                 to
                 lay
                 Siege
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 Brown
                 were
                 recalled
                 from
                 following
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 the
                 General
                 in
                 that
                 Enterprise
                 :
                 Nevertheless
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 2500
                 Horse
                 and
                 Dragoons
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Vermuden
                 (
                 Cromwel
                 not
                 being
                 so
                 acceptable
                 to
                 that
                 Nation
                 )
                 were
                 sent
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 the
                 Scots
                 in
                 their
                 march
                 Southwards
                 .
                 Fifteen
                 days
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 lay
                 before
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 at
                 liberty
                 ,
                 and
                 irresistable
                 in
                 the
                 Field
                 .
                 Fairfax
                 despairing
                 of
                 reducing
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 never
                 sent
                 in
                 a
                 Summons
                 ;
                 thereby
                 intending
                 to
                 save
                 the
                 first
                 reputation
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 when
                 it
                 should
                 rise
                 from
                 thence
                 without
                 it
                 .
                 Nothing
                 occurred
                 of
                 any
                 remark
                 ,
                 during
                 this
                 Siege
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 a
                 Bridge
                 was
                 laid
                 over
                 the
                 River
                 for
                 a
                 Communication
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 resolute
                 Sally
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Garrison
                 upon
                 a
                 
                   Corps
                   du
                   Gard
                
                 neer
                 
                 Heddington-hill
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 surprized
                 ,
                 killed
                 twelve
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 which
                 made
                 up
                 100
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 Exchanged
                 for
                 the
                 like
                 number
                 which
                 the
                 Adjutant-General
                 Fleming
                 took
                 neer
                 Newnham
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 Captain
                 Gardiner
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 sent
                 Prisoners
                 to
                 Abingdon
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 a
                 cruel
                 custom
                 had
                 been
                 practised
                 of
                 hanging
                 all
                 the
                 Irish
                 without
                 any
                 manner
                 of
                 Tryal
                 ;
                 under
                 which
                 notion
                 ,
                 very
                 many
                 English
                 also
                 suffered
                 :
                 A
                 barbarity
                 so
                 common
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 grew
                 
                 into
                 the
                 Proverb
                 of
                 Abingdon-Law
                 .
                 
                 
                 Borstal-house
                 was
                 likewise
                 besieged
                 by
                 Skippon
                 ,
                 whither
                 the
                 General
                 went
                 himself
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 no
                 purpose
                 .
                 
                 Gaunt-house
                 being
                 battered
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Raynsborough
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 breach
                 made
                 after
                 a
                 resolute
                 answer
                 ,
                 was
                 glad
                 to
                 abate
                 from
                 its
                 stubbornness
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 Conditions
                 upon
                 quarter
                 from
                 the
                 Enemy
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 while
                 General
                 Fairfax
                 trifled
                 at
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 news
                 came
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 having
                 relieved
                 Chester
                 ,
                 
                 distressed
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Brereton
                
                 and
                 the
                 Neighbouring
                 County-forces
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 marching
                 towards
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Association
                 ;
                 the
                 Scots
                 Army
                 ,
                 instead
                 of
                 advancing
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 being
                 gone
                 more
                 Northward
                 towards
                 Westmerland
                 ,
                 their
                 own
                 affairs
                 at
                 home
                 so
                 requiring
                 :
                 And
                 also
                 that
                 General
                 Goring
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Hopton
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Greenvile
                
                 ,
                 had
                 joyned
                 all
                 their
                 Forces
                 against
                 Colonel
                 Weldens
                 Brigade
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 besieging
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Taunton
                 together
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 which
                 brought
                 up
                 the
                 Rear
                 of
                 these
                 intelligences
                 was
                 worst
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 taken
                 Leicester
                 by
                 Storm
                 ,
                 the
                 manner
                 thus
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 had
                 summoned
                 it
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 offered
                 quarter
                 to
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 that
                 County
                 then
                 resident
                 there
                 ,
                 assembled
                 all
                 the
                 Commanders
                 ,
                 and
                 read
                 the
                 Summons
                 unto
                 them
                 ;
                 by
                 whom
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 to
                 give
                 answer
                 next
                 morning
                 .
                 The
                 Trumphet
                 was
                 no
                 sooner
                 returned
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 Drum
                 was
                 presently
                 dispatcht
                 for
                 a
                 full
                 answer
                 within
                 an
                 hour
                 ;
                 which
                 while
                 they
                 debated
                 beyond
                 their
                 stint
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Guns
                 played
                 from
                 the
                 Battery
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Souldiers
                 were
                 commanded
                 to
                 their
                 respective
                 Posts
                 ;
                 the
                 great
                 and
                 small
                 Shot
                 never
                 intermitting
                 that
                 day
                 and
                 night
                 ;
                 when
                 next
                 morning
                 they
                 Stormed
                 at
                 six
                 or
                 seven
                 places
                 .
                 At
                 
                 Newark-breach
                 they
                 entered
                 first
                 ,
                 where
                 Colonel
                 
                   St.
                   George
                
                 was
                 slain
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 shot
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Bravery
                 and
                 Gallantry
                 of
                 Courage
                 ,
                 venturing
                 upon
                 the
                 mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Cannon
                 .
                 The
                 Works
                 being
                 seized
                 ,
                 there
                 yet
                 remained
                 a
                 Work
                 of
                 greater
                 Bloudshed
                 ,
                 the
                 Market-place
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Defendants
                 had
                 drawn
                 up
                 their
                 Artillery
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 three
                 hours
                 space
                 maintained
                 the
                 fight
                 at
                 the
                 Cross
                 therein
                 .
                 They
                 were
                 at
                 last
                 over-powered
                 ;
                 the
                 Committee-men
                 ,
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Pye
                
                 ,
                 
                 Colonel
                 Hacker
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Grey
                 ,
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 into
                 custody
                 ;
                 onely
                 Sir
                 Robert
                 had
                 some
                 more
                 respect
                 shewed
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 Town
                 was
                 plundered
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 for
                 the
                 present
                 secured
                 ;
                 the
                 spoil
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 carried
                 away
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 adjacent
                 Garrison
                 of
                 
                   Newark
                   ,
                   Ashby-Delazouch
                
                 and
                 
                 Belvoyr-Castle
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 Parliament-forces
                 found
                 very
                 neer
                 as
                 good
                 Booty
                 in
                 those
                 sudden
                 spoils
                 that
                 came
                 from
                 Naseby
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 men
                 upon
                 this
                 Success
                 looked
                 upon
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 as
                 far
                 the
                 more
                 puissant
                 .
                 
                 Great
                 Fears
                 and
                 Distrusts
                 were
                 arisen
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament
                 it self
                 ,
                 not
                 much
                 different
                 from
                 despair
                 ;
                 several
                 Members
                 being
                 over-heard
                 to
                 say
                 in
                 their
                 passage
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 out
                 of
                 Westminster-hall
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 hopes
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 mercy
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 speediest
                 recourse
                 thereto
                 would
                 be
                 the
                 safest
                 Expedient
                 for
                 them
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Royal
                 party
                 were
                 as
                 good
                 as
                 Cocksure
                 (
                 as
                 we
                 say
                 )
                 that
                 the
                 day
                 was
                 their
                 own
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 made
                 appear
                 ,
                 even
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 by
                 all
                 publike
                 signes
                 and
                 discourses
                 .
                 
                 The
                 King
                 himself
                 deceived
                 also
                 with
                 this
                 Lightning
                 before
                 his
                 Ruine
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 construed
                 for
                 the
                 greatest
                 Sunshine
                 of
                 his
                 Felicity
                 ,
                 was
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Opinion
                 ;
                 the
                 result
                 whereof
                 appeared
                 in
                 a
                 Letter
                 written
                 to
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 Iune
                 the
                 8th
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 used
                 this
                 Expression
                 .
                 
                   I
                   may
                   without
                   being
                   too
                   sanguine
                   affirm
                   ,
                   that
                   since
                   this
                   Rebellion
                   ,
                   my
                   affairs
                   were
                   never
                   in
                   so
                   hopeful
                   away
                   .
                
                 But
                 behold
                 the
                 inconstancy
                 and
                 fate
                 of
                 War
                 !
                 This
                 his
                 greatest
                 Exaltation
                 ,
                 proved
                 his
                 utter
                 Crushing
                 and
                 Final
                 overthrow
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 approaching
                 Encounter
                 at
                 Naseby
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Parliament
                 being
                 alarm'd
                 with
                 this
                 imminent
                 danger
                 ,
                 gave
                 speedy
                 command
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 to
                 rise
                 from
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 march
                 after
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 their
                 disperate
                 condition
                 to
                 the
                 decision
                 of
                 a
                 Battel
                 :
                 For
                 they
                 were
                 now
                 upon
                 a
                 ticklish
                 Point
                 ;
                 and
                 Treachery
                 and
                 Division
                 at
                 Home
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Kings
                 growing
                 Success
                 ,
                 would
                 no
                 doubt
                 improve
                 to
                 a
                 publike
                 desertion
                 of
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 the
                 Faction
                 ;
                 than
                 which
                 to
                 them
                 a
                 Conquest
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 worse
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 advantagious
                 ,
                 by
                 linking
                 and
                 involving
                 so
                 many
                 in
                 the
                 danger
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 multitude
                 of
                 the
                 offenders
                 they
                 might
                 find
                 shelter
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 now
                 in
                 dispute
                 whether
                 he
                 should
                 turn
                 his
                 Arms
                 to
                 raise
                 Oxford
                 or
                 
                 Pomfret-siege
                 ,
                 
                 march
                 Southward
                 or
                 Northward
                 :
                 The
                 
                 York-shire-men
                 insisted
                 on
                 going
                 homeward
                 to
                 their
                 own
                 Country
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 so
                 long
                 been
                 harrased
                 by
                 and
                 under
                 the
                 Dominion
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 opinion
                 was
                 Sir
                 
                   Marmaduke
                   Langdale
                
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 in
                 going
                 thitherward
                 probably
                 Fairfax
                 would
                 rise
                 and
                 follow
                 ,
                 where
                 some
                 notable
                 advantages
                 might
                 be
                 taken
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 so
                 far
                 distanced
                 from
                 any
                 place
                 or
                 succour
                 of
                 relief
                 .
                 Others
                 were
                 of
                 opinion
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 march
                 into
                 the
                 Association
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 bending
                 a
                 little
                 Westward
                 ,
                 joyn
                 with
                 General
                 Goring
                 ,
                 who
                 now
                 again
                 besieged
                 Taunton
                 with
                 a
                 gallant
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 worsted
                 Colonel
                 Welden
                 ,
                 sent
                 thither
                 with
                 succours
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 with
                 his
                 United
                 Forces
                 ,
                 which
                 Fairfax
                 would
                 be
                 in
                 no
                 case
                 to
                 resist
                 ,
                 to
                 march
                 directly
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 an
                 end
                 to
                 the
                 War.
                 
              
               
                 While
                 this
                 Consultation
                 was
                 held
                 ,
                 
                 Fairfax
                 was
                 ordered
                 to
                 rise
                 from
                 before
                 Oxford
                 by
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 who
                 startled
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 resolved
                 as
                 before
                 to
                 put
                 the
                 business
                 to
                 an
                 Issue
                 by
                 the
                 fortune
                 of
                 a
                 Battel
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 would
                 be
                 brought
                 to
                 it
                 .
                 From
                 Oxford
                 the
                 Army
                 arose
                 ,
                 intending
                 to
                 put
                 themselves
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 Associated
                 Counties
                 ,
                 and
                 fight
                 him
                 if
                 he
                 advanced
                 ;
                 if
                 not
                 ,
                 to
                 follow
                 him
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 resolution
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 5th
                 of
                 Iune
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 marched
                 to
                 Marsh-Gibeon
                 ,
                 
                 ten
                 miles
                 from
                 Oxford
                 ;
                 and
                 Major-General
                 Brown
                 put
                 a
                 substantial
                 Garrison
                 into
                 Gaunt-house
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Curb
                 and
                 Bridle
                 to
                 the
                 Oxonians
                 ;
                 when
                 news
                 was
                 brought
                 them
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 come
                 to
                 Daventry
                 with
                 an
                 intent
                 to
                 raise
                 the
                 Siege
                 .
                 Iune
                 the
                 6th
                 ,
                 the
                 Army
                 marched
                 to
                 Brickhil
                 ,
                 designing
                 Stony-Stratford
                 for
                 the
                 Head-quarter
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 intelligence
                 came
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 faced
                 Northampton
                 with
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 thought
                 dangerous
                 to
                 come
                 so
                 near
                 him
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Horse
                 under
                 Vermuden
                 were
                 returned
                 out
                 of
                 Derby●shire
                 ,
                 and
                 joyned
                 with
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 sent
                 with
                 three
                 Troops
                 of
                 Horse
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Ely
                 in
                 case
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 make
                 an
                 irruption
                 as
                 was
                 supposed
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 by
                 a
                 Letter
                 from
                 the
                 General
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 desired
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 Army
                 to
                 command
                 the
                 Horse
                 ;
                 and
                 accordingly
                 by
                 their
                 order
                 he
                 came
                 back
                 with
                 600
                 Horse
                 of
                 the
                 Association
                 :
                 the
                 General
                 writ
                 likewise
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gell
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Rossiter
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 respective
                 Governours
                 of
                 
                   Warwick
                   ,
                   Coventry
                   ,
                   Northampton
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Nottingham
                 ,
                 to
                 send
                 what
                 Forces
                 they
                 could
                 spare
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 came
                 Colonel
                 Vermuden
                 with
                 2500
                 Horse
                 and
                 Dragoons
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 Conjunction
                 ,
                 the
                 Army
                 marched
                 within
                 three
                 miles
                 of
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 informed
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 still
                 about
                 Daventry
                 ,
                 
                 Quartering
                 all
                 his
                 Foot
                 and
                 Carriages
                 upon
                 Burrough-hill
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 he
                 intended
                 to
                 fight
                 upon
                 that
                 ground
                 if
                 they
                 should
                 advance
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 stayed
                 onely
                 till
                 1200
                 Horse
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 sent
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Convoy
                 of
                 the
                 Cattel
                 out
                 of
                 Leicester
                 and
                 Northampton-shire
                 were
                 returned
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 then
                 came
                 to
                 Gilsborough
                 ,
                 
                 within
                 five
                 miles
                 of
                 
                   Burrough
                   hill
                
                 ;
                 where
                 ,
                 as
                 their
                 General
                 was
                 riding
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 (
                 having
                 been
                 stopt
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 rainy
                 and
                 tempestuous
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 private
                 Souldier
                 for
                 the
                 Word
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 Captain
                 of
                 the
                 Guard
                 being
                 sent
                 for
                 gave
                 it
                 him
                 )
                 about
                 three
                 a
                 clock
                 he
                 discerned
                 the
                 Royalists
                 to
                 ride
                 fast
                 over
                 the
                 said
                 hill
                 ,
                 making
                 fires
                 in
                 abundance
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 were
                 firing
                 their
                 Huts
                 ;
                 which
                 gave
                 some
                 cause
                 to
                 believe
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 about
                 to
                 march
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 presently
                 appeared
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 five
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 Iune
                 13
                 ,
                 certain
                 notice
                 was
                 given
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Royalists
                 were
                 drawn
                 off
                 from
                 Burrough-hill
                 ,
                 having
                 stood
                 in
                 Arms
                 all
                 night
                 ,
                 being
                 amazed
                 that
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 were
                 so
                 neer
                 ;
                 it
                 having
                 been
                 spread
                 abroad
                 among
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 gone
                 for
                 security
                 into
                 the
                 Association
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 Convoy
                 of
                 Horse
                 being
                 come
                 from
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 speedily
                 resolved
                 to
                 march
                 to
                 Pomfret
                 ,
                 thinking
                 that
                 Sir
                 
                   Tho.
                   Fairfax
                
                 would
                 not
                 follow
                 them
                 ;
                 or
                 if
                 he
                 did
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 fight
                 him
                 with
                 more
                 advantage
                 .
              
               
                 Hereupon
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Drums
                 and
                 Trumpets
                 began
                 to
                 sound
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 a
                 strong
                 party
                 of
                 Horse
                 was
                 sent
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Ireton
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 the
                 flank
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 if
                 he
                 should
                 see
                 cause
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 main
                 Body
                 came
                 that
                 night
                 to
                 
                 Gilling
                 ;
                 the
                 Kings
                 Head-Quarters
                 being
                 at
                 Naseby
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 Ireton
                 Alarm'd
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 not
                 having
                 notice
                 of
                 it
                 till
                 eleven
                 a
                 Clock
                 at
                 night
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 little
                 imagined
                 the
                 nearness
                 of
                 an
                 Army
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 they
                 durst
                 bear
                 up
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 much
                 amazed
                 ,
                 left
                 his
                 own
                 quarters
                 at
                 that
                 unseasonable
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 security
                 went
                 to
                 Harborough
                 ,
                 where
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 and
                 the
                 Van
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 quartered
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 he
                 came
                 thither
                 ,
                 sent
                 to
                 call
                 up
                 his
                 Nephew
                 ,
                 resting
                 himself
                 in
                 a
                 Chair
                 in
                 a
                 low
                 room
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 was
                 also
                 presently
                 summoned
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 ,
                 that
                 seeing
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 bringing
                 off
                 the
                 Rear
                 if
                 they
                 should
                 march
                 further
                 for
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 would
                 be
                 put
                 in
                 hazard
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 give
                 the
                 enemy
                 battel
                 ,
                 relying
                 upon
                 the
                 valour
                 of
                 the
                 Infantry
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 bravery
                 to
                 march
                 back
                 and
                 find
                 him
                 out
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 was
                 more
                 the
                 Kings
                 unhappy
                 resolution
                 ,
                 than
                 his
                 Commanders
                 ,
                 who
                 would
                 have
                 avoyded
                 fighting
                 till
                 General
                 Goring
                 were
                 joyned
                 with
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                 On
                 Saturday
                 ,
                 Iune
                 the
                 14
                 ,
                 a
                 day
                 fatal
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 advanced
                 by
                 three
                 a
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 to
                 retard
                 the
                 Royalists
                 March
                 with
                 their
                 Horse
                 .
                 
                 By
                 five
                 a
                 clock
                 they
                 Rendezvouzed
                 neer
                 Naseby
                 ;
                 and
                 immediately
                 great
                 bodies
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Horse
                 were
                 discerned
                 on
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 hill
                 short
                 of
                 Harborough
                 ;
                 which
                 shewed
                 that
                 he
                 intended
                 not
                 to
                 draw
                 away
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 he
                 would
                 come
                 forward
                 and
                 engage
                 them
                 on
                 the
                 ground
                 where
                 they
                 stood
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 presently
                 took
                 the
                 best
                 advantage
                 of
                 ,
                 possessing
                 the
                 edge
                 of
                 a
                 hill
                 ,
                 from
                 which
                 they
                 afterwards
                 retreated
                 100
                 paces
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 ,
                 marching
                 upon
                 plain
                 ground
                 ,
                 might
                 not
                 well
                 discern
                 in
                 what
                 form
                 their
                 Battel
                 was
                 drawn
                 ,
                 nor
                 see
                 any
                 confusion
                 therein
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 King
                 being
                 falsly
                 informed
                 that
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 was
                 drawing
                 off
                 in
                 haste
                 and
                 flying
                 to
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 marched
                 on
                 with
                 the
                 greater
                 precipitancy
                 ,
                 leaving
                 many
                 of
                 his
                 Ordnance
                 behind
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 fight
                 was
                 a
                 large
                 fallow-field
                 on
                 the
                 Northwest-side
                 of
                 Naseby
                 ,
                 flanked
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 with
                 a
                 hedge
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 lined
                 with
                 Dragoons
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 annoying
                 of
                 the
                 left
                 flank
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 drawn
                 up
                 in
                 this
                 posture
                 :
                 Leiutenant-General
                 Cromwel
                 commanded
                 the
                 right
                 Wing
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 
                 wherein
                 were
                 five
                 Regiments
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 addition
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Rossiters
                 Troops
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 newly
                 come
                 when
                 the
                 fight
                 began
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 his
                 post
                 there
                 :
                 Commissary-General
                 Ireton
                 commanded
                 the
                 left
                 Wing
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Dragoons
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 General
                 and
                 Major-General
                 Skippon
                 the
                 main
                 Battel
                 of
                 Foot.
                 Both
                 the
                 Wings
                 of
                 Horse
                 charged
                 together
                 upon
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 drawn
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Order
                 ,
                 and
                 marched
                 swiftly
                 ,
                 but
                 very
                 regularly
                 upon
                 the
                 Enemy
                 .
                 Colonel
                 Whaley
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 right
                 Wing
                 ,
                 charged
                 first
                 two
                 Divisions
                 of
                 Horse
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 left
                 Wing
                 ,
                 commanded
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Langdale
                 ,
                 who
                 made
                 a
                 gallant
                 resistance
                 ,
                 firing
                 at
                 a
                 very
                 close
                 charge
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Sword
                 ;
                 but
                 were
                 by
                 force
                 Routed
                 and
                 driven
                 back
                 to
                 Prince
                 Ruperts
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 Reserve
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Foot.
                 But
                 the
                 whole
                 Right
                 Wing
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 advancing
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 with
                 some
                 difficulty
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 a
                 Coney-warren
                 they
                 passed
                 )
                 they
                 were
                 totally
                 routed
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 Rally
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 to
                 flight
                 ,
                 from
                 which
                 they
                 never
                 returned
                 to
                 their
                 ground
                 again
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 in
                 this
                 part
                 there
                 was
                 an
                 absolute
                 Conquest
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 success
                 of
                 the
                 left
                 Wing
                 ,
                 which
                 charged
                 the
                 right
                 Wing
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 was
                 quite
                 contrary
                 :
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 commanding
                 it
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 wonted
                 custome
                 ,
                 charged
                 furiously
                 ,
                 and
                 broke
                 in
                 upon
                 and
                 routed
                 the
                 three
                 rightmost
                 Divisions
                 of
                 that
                 left
                 Wing
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 also
                 distressed
                 by
                 a
                 Brigade
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Foot
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 Ireton
                 himself
                 charged
                 ,
                 and
                 therein
                 being
                 run
                 through
                 the
                 Thigh
                 with
                 a
                 Pike
                 ,
                 and
                 into
                 the
                 face
                 with
                 a
                 Halbert
                 ,
                 was
                 taken
                 Prisoner
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 so
                 ;
                 till
                 the
                 battel
                 and
                 fortune
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 changing
                 ,
                 he
                 changed
                 his
                 condition
                 ,
                 giving
                 his
                 Keeper
                 that
                 liberty
                 which
                 he
                 timely
                 offered
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 over
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 left
                 Wing
                 being
                 thus
                 routed
                 ,
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 pursued
                 his
                 advantage
                 and
                 success
                 almost
                 to
                 
                 Naseby-Town
                 ;
                 in
                 his
                 return
                 summoning
                 the
                 Train
                 ,
                 and
                 offering
                 them
                 Quarter
                 ;
                 who
                 instead
                 of
                 accepting
                 it
                 ,
                 fired
                 lustily
                 upon
                 him
                 ;
                 
                 who
                 despairing
                 of
                 forcing
                 it
                 ,
                 being
                 well
                 guarded
                 by
                 Fire-locks
                 ,
                 and
                 perceiving
                 the
                 Success
                 of
                 the
                 right
                 Wing
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 retreated
                 in
                 great
                 hast
                 to
                 the
                 rescue
                 of
                 his
                 friends
                 ,
                 whom
                 he
                 found
                 in
                 such
                 general
                 distress
                 ,
                 that
                 instead
                 of
                 attempting
                 any
                 thing
                 in
                 their
                 Relief
                 ,
                 being
                 close
                 followed
                 in
                 the
                 Rear
                 by
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Horse
                 of
                 both
                 Wings
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 joyned
                 ,
                 he
                 stopped
                 not
                 until
                 he
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 where
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 rallying
                 his
                 broken
                 Forces
                 himself
                 in
                 person
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 main
                 Battel
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Bernard
                 Ashley's
                 and
                 Sir
                 George
                 Lisle's
                 
                 Tertia's
                 stood
                 manfully
                 to
                 it
                 ;
                 their
                 Horse
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 Rear
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 could
                 no
                 way
                 assist
                 them
                 ,
                 being
                 kept
                 from
                 it
                 by
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Enemies
                 Horse
                 ,
                 who
                 kept
                 them
                 in
                 action
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 fell
                 in
                 with
                 their
                 own
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 joyntly
                 poured
                 their
                 whole
                 strength
                 upon
                 the
                 Kings
                 Infantry
                 ,
                 which
                 now
                 ,
                 except
                 one
                 Tertia
                 ,
                 were
                 all
                 at
                 mercy
                 ,
                 the
                 Reserves
                 being
                 likewise
                 routed
                 .
                 This
                 standing
                 parcel
                 of
                 Foot
                 Cromwel
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 break
                 with
                 his
                 Horse
                 ;
                 attempting
                 them
                 in
                 Flank
                 ,
                 Front
                 ,
                 and
                 Rear
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 vain
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 Generals
                 own
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Foot
                 came
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 fell
                 in
                 with
                 the
                 butt-end
                 of
                 their
                 Musquets
                 ;
                 the
                 Horse
                 Charging
                 them
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 trampled
                 them
                 down
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 had
                 now
                 nothing
                 in
                 the
                 Field
                 but
                 his
                 Horse
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 where
                 he
                 himself
                 was
                 )
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 put
                 in
                 as
                 good
                 order
                 as
                 the
                 time
                 and
                 the
                 near
                 pressing
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 would
                 permit
                 :
                 which
                 Fairfax
                 perceiving
                 ,
                 he
                 resolved
                 to
                 stay
                 for
                 his
                 Foot
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 a
                 mile
                 behind
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 not
                 put
                 the
                 day
                 in
                 hazard
                 again
                 .
                 As
                 soon
                 as
                 they
                 came
                 up
                 ,
                 the
                 Horse
                 opened
                 at
                 great
                 distance
                 to
                 receive
                 their
                 Foot
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 stood
                 again
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 form
                 of
                 Battalia
                 as
                 before
                 the
                 commencement
                 of
                 the
                 Fight
                 ;
                 having
                 not
                 onely
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Kings
                 Artillery
                 ,
                 who
                 besides
                 had
                 no
                 Foot
                 to
                 entertain
                 the
                 levelled
                 Volleys
                 against
                 his
                 Cavalry
                 .
              
               
                 During
                 this
                 respite
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Dragoons
                 of
                 Fairfax
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Okey
                 advanced
                 (
                 a
                 person
                 miserable
                 by
                 nothing
                 more
                 than
                 his
                 valour
                 ,
                 which
                 betrayed
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 Artifices
                 of
                 Cromwel
                 in
                 the
                 matter
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 )
                 and
                 with
                 notable
                 courage
                 and
                 smartness
                 fired
                 upon
                 the
                 Kings
                 Troops
                 ;
                 his
                 Majesty
                 now
                 discharging
                 the
                 part
                 of
                 a
                 Souldier
                 ,
                 animating
                 his
                 men
                 to
                 a
                 second
                 round
                 Charge
                 upon
                 the
                 Horse
                 opposite
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 not
                 yet
                 secured
                 by
                 their
                 Infantry
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 soon
                 appearing
                 ,
                 the
                 gallantry
                 of
                 that
                 resolution
                 was
                 lost
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 danger
                 and
                 despair
                 of
                 doing
                 any
                 good
                 by
                 any
                 further
                 resistance
                 prevailed
                 against
                 the
                 Kings
                 entreaties
                 ,
                 and
                 indeed
                 against
                 the
                 reasonableness
                 of
                 the
                 attempt
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 who
                 can
                 but
                 expostulate
                 the
                 misery
                 of
                 this
                 day
                 !
                 
                 the
                 Troops
                 of
                 those
                 calamities
                 that
                 broke
                 in
                 upon
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 sadly
                 upbraiding
                 the
                 relasch
                 and
                 weakness
                 of
                 that
                 Cavalry
                 ,
                 which
                 might
                 by
                 a
                 generous
                 Bravery
                 have
                 saved
                 themselves
                 ,
                 their
                 honour
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 and
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 more
                 ,
                 the
                 innocence
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 Justice
                 and
                 over-ruling
                 Wisdom
                 of
                 Almighty
                 God
                 vouchsafed
                 not
                 his
                 assistance
                 and
                 favour
                 to
                 those
                 Arms
                 ,
                 reserving
                 the
                 Honour
                 and
                 Reputation
                 of
                 the
                 Cause
                 they
                 defended
                 to
                 his
                 unquestionable
                 all-puissant
                 Arm
                 ;
                 that
                 it
                 might
                 hereafter
                 be
                 transcribed
                 to
                 posterity
                 from
                 the
                 visible
                 and
                 glorious
                 manifestations
                 of
                 
                   Digitus
                   Dei.
                
                 
              
               
                 Read
                 then
                 and
                 peruse
                 with
                 thine
                 eyes
                 ,
                 O
                 guiltless
                 Posterity
                 ,
                 the
                 Fates
                 of
                 the
                 flying
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 on
                 whom
                 for
                 fourteen
                 miles
                 (
                 the
                 despicable
                 condition
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 morning
                 ,
                 proving
                 the
                 most
                 potent
                 and
                 formidable
                 strength
                 )
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 did
                 Execution
                 ,
                 no
                 parties
                 of
                 them
                 making
                 any
                 notable
                 resistance
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 were
                 freed
                 from
                 the
                 extremity
                 of
                 the
                 pursuit
                 ,
                 more
                 by
                 the
                 tire
                 of
                 their
                 enemies
                 Horse
                 ,
                 than
                 by
                 the
                 celerity
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Prisoners
                 taken
                 at
                 this
                 fight
                 ,
                 were
                 6
                 Colonels
                 ,
                 Commissioned
                 and
                 Reformadoes
                 ,
                 8
                 Lieutenant-Colonels
                 ,
                 18
                 Majors
                 ,
                 70
                 Captains
                 ,
                 8
                 Lieutenants
                 ,
                 80
                 Ensignes
                 ,
                 200
                 other
                 inferiour
                 Officers
                 ,
                 besides
                 4
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Footmen
                 ,
                 13
                 of
                 his
                 houshold
                 ,
                 12
                 pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 8000
                 Arms
                 ,
                 40
                 barrels
                 of
                 Powder
                 ,
                 200
                 Carriages
                 ,
                 all
                 their
                 Bag
                 and
                 Baggage
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Standard
                 ,
                 and
                 neer
                 100
                 Colours
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 the
                 dishonour
                 of
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 Triumph
                 )
                 the
                 
                 Kings
                 Cabinet
                 of
                 Letters
                 ,
                 published
                 afterwards
                 in
                 a
                 most
                 impudent
                 manner
                 (
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 most
                 elegantly
                 complained
                 )
                 by
                 the
                 irreconciliable
                 Enemies
                 of
                 his
                 and
                 his
                 Kingdoms
                 peace
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Souldiers
                 taken
                 ,
                 amounted
                 to
                 4500
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 afterwards
                 brought
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 enclosed
                 in
                 the
                 new
                 Church-yard
                 in
                 Westminster
                 by
                 
                 Tuttle-fields
                 ;
                 from
                 whence
                 they
                 were
                 freed
                 by
                 another
                 Captivity
                 ,
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 forreign
                 Princes
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 Battel
                 was
                 fought
                 much
                 upon
                 equal
                 advantage
                 for
                 number
                 both
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ;
                 the
                 ground
                 also
                 as
                 equal
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 fury
                 of
                 the
                 fight
                 dispensed
                 with
                 the
                 first
                 commodiousness
                 of
                 the
                 Campania
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 uncertainly
                 maintained
                 by
                 the
                 diversity
                 of
                 Success
                 ;
                 being
                 thereunto
                 very
                 fit
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 its
                 playnness
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 a
                 mile
                 broad
                 from
                 the
                 utmost
                 Flank
                 of
                 the
                 Right
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 left
                 Wing
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 first
                 disposed
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 neutrality
                 of
                 the
                 Wind
                 favoured
                 both
                 alike
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Commanders
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 behaved
                 themselves
                 worthy
                 of
                 their
                 places
                 :
                 (
                 nothing
                 can
                 be
                 faulted
                 in
                 matter
                 of
                 courage
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Northern
                 Horse
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 disgus●ed
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 they
                 fought
                 unwillingly
                 ,
                 as
                 resolute
                 upon
                 the
                 enterprize
                 of
                 Pomfret
                 .
                 )
                 To
                 give
                 them
                 their
                 particular
                 dues
                 ,
                 will
                 be
                 too
                 filling
                 for
                 this
                 Volume
                 ;
                 
                 we
                 will
                 onely
                 mention
                 my
                 Lord
                 Bard
                 ,
                 because
                 this
                 Chronicle
                 hath
                 given
                 no
                 former
                 account
                 of
                 his
                 Honour
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 he
                 rose
                 from
                 a
                 Commoner
                 ,
                 by
                 excellent
                 services
                 done
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                   Iohn
                   Russel
                
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 before
                 in
                 Marston-Moor
                 ;
                 the
                 whitest
                 name
                 in
                 the
                 Roll
                 of
                 Fame
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 since
                 it
                 is
                 by
                 the
                 Victor-party
                 ,
                 even
                 by
                 the
                 General
                 himself
                 ,
                 thought
                 a
                 crime
                 ,
                 this
                 Relation
                 shall
                 not
                 spread
                 it
                 .
                 He
                 himself
                 became
                 the
                 Command
                 ,
                 had
                 it
                 been
                 lawful
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 his
                 Officers
                 were
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 pity
                 onely
                 they
                 were
                 English
                 .
                 Skippon
                 here
                 received
                 a
                 mark
                 of
                 his
                 Disloyalty
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 Colonel
                 
                   Iohn
                   Fiennes
                
                 with
                 his
                 Regiment
                 was
                 sent
                 up
                 to
                 London
                 by
                 the
                 General
                 with
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 and
                 Colours
                 taken
                 in
                 the
                 fight
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 all
                 along
                 eminent
                 in
                 the
                 services
                 of
                 that
                 side
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 being
                 thus
                 vanquished
                 ,
                 Fairfax
                 gave
                 orders
                 for
                 the
                 Army
                 and
                 Train
                 to
                 march
                 after
                 them
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 being
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 more
                 intermission
                 ;
                 the
                 pursuit
                 of
                 the
                 Victory
                 being
                 of
                 parallel
                 consequence
                 with
                 the
                 obtaining
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 These
                 Orders
                 were
                 chearfully
                 obeyed
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 long
                 march
                 of
                 the
                 Foot
                 for
                 many
                 days
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 vehemency
                 of
                 the
                 Battel
                 ,
                 might
                 have
                 made
                 them
                 rest
                 :
                 That
                 night
                 they
                 quartered
                 at
                 
                   Great
                   Glyn
                
                 ,
                 four
                 miles
                 short
                 of
                 Leicester
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Horse
                 came
                 nearer
                 ;
                 which
                 so
                 much
                 Alarm'd
                 the
                 Nobility
                 and
                 Gentry
                 that
                 had
                 fled
                 thither
                 for
                 security
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 fled
                 thence
                 in
                 great
                 haste
                 ,
                 leaving
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hastings
                 to
                 defend
                 the
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 not
                 judging
                 it
                 safe
                 to
                 lodge
                 at
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 departed
                 to
                 
                   Ashby
                   de
                   la
                   zouch
                
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 reposed
                 himself
                 some
                 few
                 hours
                 ;
                 but
                 stayed
                 not
                 there
                 ,
                 making
                 all
                 speed
                 he
                 could
                 from
                 Litchfield
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 into
                 Wales
                 .
                 The
                 other
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 rout
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 Northern
                 Horse
                 under
                 Sir
                 
                   Marmaduke
                   Langdale
                
                 ,
                 
                 fled
                 incontinently
                 from
                 the
                 Battel
                 to
                 Newark
                 ,
                 and
                 narrowly
                 escaped
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gell
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 advancing
                 with
                 2000
                 Horse
                 from
                 Nottingham
                 ,
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 the
                 General
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 General
                 Fairfax
                 was
                 once
                 unresolved
                 whether
                 he
                 should
                 presently
                 march
                 to
                 relieve
                 Taunton
                 sorely
                 distressed
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Goring
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 undertake
                 Leicester
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 received
                 full
                 information
                 of
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 that
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 a
                 desperate
                 forlorn
                 condition
                 Blake
                 the
                 Governour
                 was
                 in
                 ;
                 yet
                 knowing
                 that
                 now
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 possibility
                 of
                 juncture
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 before
                 the
                 fight
                 Goring
                 had
                 assured
                 his
                 Majesty
                 within
                 few
                 days
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 resolved
                 to
                 reduce
                 Leicester
                 first
                 .
              
               
                 
                 On
                 Munday
                 the
                 16
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 came
                 before
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 General
                 sent
                 a
                 Summons
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hastings
                 to
                 deliver
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 who
                 very
                 resolutely
                 refused
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 thereupon
                 command
                 was
                 given
                 for
                 a
                 present
                 Storm
                 .
              
               
               
                 On
                 the
                 17
                 ,
                 being
                 Tuesday
                 ,
                 great
                 store
                 of
                 Ladders
                 were
                 brought
                 in
                 ,
                 a
                 Battery
                 raised
                 ,
                 upon
                 which
                 two
                 Demy-Cannons
                 and
                 a
                 whole
                 Culverin
                 taken
                 at
                 Naseby
                 were
                 planted
                 upon
                 an
                 old
                 Work
                 against
                 the
                 Newark
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 very
                 same
                 Guns
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 not
                 many
                 days
                 before
                 had
                 used
                 against
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 Loughborough
                 ,
                 seeing
                 this
                 resolution
                 of
                 the
                 enemy
                 ,
                 sent
                 a
                 Trumpeter
                 out
                 that
                 day
                 with
                 Letters
                 ,
                 desiring
                 a
                 Parley
                 concerning
                 the
                 surrender
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ;
                 which
                 began
                 that
                 evening
                 ,
                 and
                 concluded
                 in
                 an
                 agreement
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 Wednesday
                 morning
                 ,
                 Iune
                 the
                 18
                 ,
                 the
                 Garrison
                 marched
                 out
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Governour
                 to
                 Ashby-de-la-zouch
                 ,
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 and
                 other
                 Officers
                 to
                 Litchfield
                 ,
                 with
                 staves
                 onely
                 in
                 their
                 hands
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 were
                 taken
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 14
                 pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 30
                 Colours
                 ,
                 2000
                 Arms
                 ,
                 500
                 Horse
                 ,
                 50
                 barrels
                 of
                 Powder
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Ammunition
                 proportionable
                 thereunto
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 consultation
                 was
                 held
                 whether
                 any
                 Horse
                 should
                 be
                 sent
                 after
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 hastned
                 to
                 Hereford
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 distress
                 of
                 Taunton
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 swayed
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 thither-ward
                 ,
                 being
                 newly
                 mustered
                 ,
                 and
                 gratified
                 with
                 their
                 pay
                 sent
                 down
                 from
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 With
                 this
                 intention
                 the
                 Army
                 marched
                 towards
                 Marlborough
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 nevertheless
                 in
                 the
                 mid-way
                 to
                 Hereford
                 and
                 Taunton
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 appear
                 formidable
                 ;
                 but
                 no
                 such
                 account
                 being
                 likely
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 they
                 advanced
                 further
                 West-ward
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 took
                 in
                 
                 Highworth-Garrison
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 to
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 where
                 their
                 General
                 had
                 noti●e
                 that
                 the
                 Country-men
                 under
                 the
                 Stile
                 of
                 Club-men
                 were
                 generally
                 risen
                 in
                 those
                 Counties
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 being
                 distinguished
                 by
                 a
                 white
                 Ribon
                 in
                 their
                 hats
                 )
                 and
                 had
                 been
                 bickering
                 with
                 part
                 of
                 Major-General
                 Massey's
                 forces
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 the
                 onely
                 considerable
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 thereabouts
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 there
                 might
                 be
                 some
                 suspition
                 of
                 danger
                 ,
                 either
                 in
                 their
                 Quarters
                 or
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 from
                 them
                 :
                 For
                 it
                 was
                 supposed
                 they
                 were
                 risen
                 in
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 however
                 they
                 pretended
                 a
                 neutrality
                 ,
                 and
                 preservation
                 of
                 themselves
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 they
                 presented
                 the
                 General
                 with
                 two
                 Petitions
                 ;
                 the
                 one
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 
                 desiring
                 a
                 Safe-conduct
                 to
                 go
                 and
                 deliver
                 them
                 .
                 They
                 were
                 reputed
                 neer
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 ten
                 thousand
                 ,
                 then
                 ready
                 at
                 an
                 hours
                 warning
                 to
                 be
                 embodyed
                 together
                 ;
                 Armed
                 with
                 Country-weapons
                 ,
                 Bills
                 and
                 Pitchtorks
                 ,
                 and
                 Clubs
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Fire-Armes
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Hollis
                 ,
                 who
                 transacted
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 in
                 the
                 matter
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 Their
                 Demands
                 were
                 high
                 ,
                 though
                 reasonable
                 :
                 but
                 of
                 these
                 men
                 more
                 anon
                 .
              
               
                 Goring
                 hearing
                 of
                 this
                 advance
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 
                 made
                 a
                 semblance
                 and
                 show
                 of
                 drawing
                 off
                 from
                 Taunton
                 (
                 where
                 Colonel
                 Welden
                 and
                 the
                 relief
                 lately
                 sent
                 were
                 besieged
                 :
                 )
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 marched
                 some
                 two
                 miles
                 ,
                 the
                 Garrison
                 sally'd
                 out
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 his
                 Rear
                 ;
                 when
                 on
                 a
                 sudden
                 he
                 faces
                 about
                 ,
                 falls
                 with
                 fury
                 and
                 execution
                 upon
                 the
                 party
                 ,
                 kills
                 many
                 ,
                 and
                 pursues
                 the
                 rest
                 into
                 the
                 Town
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 very
                 Gates
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 then
                 sets
                 down
                 closer
                 than
                 before
                 :
                 But
                 his
                 Scouts
                 giving
                 him
                 continual
                 notice
                 of
                 Fairfax's
                 approach
                 ,
                 he
                 finally
                 departed
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 enemies
                 hastie
                 advance
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 get
                 an
                 opportunity
                 of
                 joyning
                 with
                 the
                 Forces
                 which
                 he
                 expected
                 to
                 his
                 assistance
                 from
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 he
                 commodiously
                 quartered
                 his
                 Army
                 at
                 
                   Long
                   Sutton
                
                 ,
                 
                 keeping
                 the
                 River
                 betwixt
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 enemies
                 ,
                 having
                 the
                 Garrisons
                 of
                 
                   Bridgewater
                   ,
                   Langport
                   ,
                   Burrough
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Ilchester
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 Passes
                 upon
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 to
                 friend
                 ;
                 the
                 Bridges
                 every
                 where
                 broken
                 down
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 would
                 have
                 been
                 hazardous
                 to
                 force
                 a
                 passage
                 in
                 view
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 in
                 good
                 order
                 ,
                 ready
                 to
                 receive
                 any
                 attempt
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 therefore
                 concluded
                 by
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 ,
                 to
                 force
                 a
                 passage
                 at
                 a
                 Town
                 called
                 Evil
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 put
                 up
                 the
                 bridge
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 fall
                 upon
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 Royalists
                 understanding
                 that
                 Evil
                 was
                 gained
                 ,
                 marched
                 to
                 Langport
                 ,
                 and
                 quitted
                 Ilchester
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Pass
                 at
                 Load-bridge
                 ;
                 and
                 made
                 show
                 as
                 if
                 (
                 leading
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 that
                 way
                 )
                 they
                 would
                 surprize
                 Taunton
                 .
                 
                 To
                 prevent
                 that
                 ,
                 Major-General
                 Massey
                 was
                 ordered
                 to
                 fall
                 on
                 their
                 Rear
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 of
                 that
                 side
                 the
                 water
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 resolutely
                 
                 attempted
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 loss
                 ,
                 for
                 nevertheless
                 the
                 Royalists
                 kept
                 themselves
                 in
                 their
                 station
                 and
                 way
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 Iuly
                 the
                 10
                 ,
                 General
                 Goring
                 advanced
                 from
                 Langport
                 with
                 his
                 Foot
                 to
                 the
                 Pass
                 ,
                 having
                 lined
                 the
                 hedges
                 thick
                 with
                 Musqueteers
                 ,
                 and
                 drawn
                 up
                 his
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 the
                 main
                 Body
                 being
                 placed
                 in
                 good
                 order
                 upon
                 a
                 hill
                 ,
                 about
                 a
                 Musquet-shot
                 from
                 the
                 Pass
                 .
                 The
                 fight
                 began
                 with
                 the
                 roaring
                 of
                 the
                 Cannon
                 from
                 Fairfax's
                 Camp
                 with
                 some
                 execution
                 ;
                 then
                 the
                 Foot
                 advanced
                 ,
                 and
                 beat
                 the
                 Royalists
                 from
                 their
                 hedges
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 made
                 way
                 for
                 their
                 Horse
                 ,
                 who
                 charged
                 resolutely
                 under
                 Major
                 Bethel
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 couragiously
                 received
                 by
                 the
                 Royalists
                 Horse
                 ,
                 drawn
                 up
                 in
                 a
                 lane
                 ;
                 who
                 with
                 pure
                 valour
                 beat
                 them
                 back
                 in
                 disorder
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 notable
                 execution
                 ;
                 especially
                 the
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Nevil
                 ,
                 formerly
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carnarvan
                 ,
                 did
                 with
                 their
                 wonted
                 ,
                 yet
                 extraordinary
                 magnanimity
                 ,
                 renew
                 the
                 encounter
                 ,
                 till
                 Desbrough
                 coming
                 in
                 with
                 fresh
                 supplies
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 Goring
                 knew
                 they
                 had
                 store
                 ,
                 he
                 in
                 some
                 handsome
                 order
                 drew
                 off
                 ,
                 having
                 given
                 their
                 Cavalry
                 such
                 a
                 smart
                 entertainment
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 willing
                 to
                 stay
                 till
                 their
                 Foot
                 came
                 up
                 .
                 By
                 this
                 time
                 the
                 Royalists
                 had
                 marched
                 two
                 miles
                 in
                 the
                 Lanes
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 appearing
                 again
                 ,
                 giving
                 another
                 Charge
                 ,
                 they
                 drew
                 off
                 in
                 haste
                 and
                 confusion
                 towards
                 Bridgewater
                 ,
                 having
                 fired
                 and
                 deserted
                 Langport
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 fight
                 and
                 pursuit
                 ,
                 of
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 slain
                 about
                 1000
                 ,
                 about
                 1200
                 Prisoners
                 taken
                 ,
                 some
                 1000
                 Horse
                 ,
                 two
                 Pieces
                 ,
                 30
                 Colours
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ;
                 the
                 flight
                 and
                 pursuit
                 continuing
                 till
                 within
                 two
                 miles
                 of
                 Bridgewater
                 ,
                 where
                 that
                 night
                 Fairfax
                 took
                 up
                 his
                 Quarters
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 deliberation
                 whether
                 he
                 should
                 follow
                 the
                 Lord
                 Goring
                 ,
                 or
                 besiege
                 that
                 Town
                 ,
                 through
                 which
                 the
                 Royalists
                 in
                 their
                 flight
                 p●●●ed
                 to
                 the
                 North
                 of
                 Devonshire
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Greenvile
                
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Berkley
                
                 joyned
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 making
                 6000
                 strong
                 ;
                 and
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 were
                 raising
                 Forces
                 in
                 Cornwal
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 purpose
                 .
              
               
                 Fairfax
                 determined
                 therefore
                 not
                 to
                 weary
                 his
                 Foot
                 with
                 a
                 sudden
                 march
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 attaque
                 Bridgewater
                 ;
                 and
                 resolution
                 was
                 made
                 after
                 a
                 little
                 respite
                 to
                 storm
                 it
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 a
                 natural-well-fortified
                 place
                 ,
                 lying
                 level
                 with
                 the
                 adjacent
                 valley
                 ;
                 the
                 Works
                 about
                 it
                 very
                 regular
                 and
                 strong
                 ,
                 the
                 Foss
                 or
                 Ditch
                 deep
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 30
                 foot
                 wide
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 filled
                 up
                 every
                 Tide
                 to
                 the
                 brim
                 ;
                 the
                 Line
                 of
                 no
                 great
                 compass
                 ,
                 and
                 well
                 manned
                 with
                 1800
                 Souldiers
                 ;
                 having
                 a
                 Castle
                 also
                 of
                 a
                 considerable
                 strength
                 within
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 support
                 and
                 maintenance
                 of
                 all
                 provision
                 ,
                 victual
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 every
                 way
                 sufficient
                 .
              
               
                 Such
                 was
                 the
                 difficulty
                 of
                 undertaking
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 disreputation
                 of
                 leaving
                 it
                 after
                 a
                 siege
                 ,
                 was
                 cast
                 likewise
                 into
                 the
                 danger
                 :
                 But
                 trusting
                 to
                 their
                 uncontroulable
                 Fortune
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 resolved
                 to
                 storm
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 way
                 conducing
                 to
                 free
                 the
                 Army
                 to
                 follow
                 their
                 success
                 abroad
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 a
                 final
                 end
                 .
                 Accordingly
                 ,
                 on
                 Munday-morning
                 ,
                 Iuly
                 22.
                 
                 (
                 
                   Hugh
                   Peters
                
                 having
                 encouraged
                 them
                 the
                 day
                 before
                 )
                 just
                 at
                 break
                 of
                 day
                 the
                 Forlorn
                 was
                 led
                 on
                 by
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Hewson
                 ,
                 and
                 seconded
                 by
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Ashfield
                 ,
                 (
                 men
                 known
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 infamous
                 afterwards
                 )
                 who
                 da●ingly
                 having
                 thrown
                 their
                 Bridges
                 over
                 the
                 Graft
                 ,
                 mounted
                 the
                 Walls
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 all
                 the
                 showers
                 of
                 Bullets
                 ,
                 beat
                 the
                 defendants
                 from
                 their
                 Cannon
                 ,
                 and
                 turned
                 them
                 upon
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 down
                 their
                 Draw-bridge
                 ,
                 where
                 Captain
                 (
                 afterwards
                 Colonel
                 and
                 Comissary
                 )
                 Reynolds
                 entred
                 with
                 the
                 Forlorn
                 of
                 Horse
                 immediately
                 ,
                 and
                 secured
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 called
                 Eastover
                 ,
                 charging
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 the
                 Draw-bridge
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 .
                 Hereupon
                 600
                 of
                 the
                 defendants
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 assigned
                 to
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 made
                 manful
                 resistance
                 ,
                 craved
                 Quarter
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 it
                 granted
                 ;
                 the
                 whole
                 Storm
                 falling
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 other
                 on
                 the
                 West-side
                 were
                 but
                 alarmed
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 perceiving
                 this
                 unhappy
                 stratagem
                 ,
                 soon
                 after
                 with
                 Granadoes
                 fired
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 possessed
                 by
                 the
                 enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 signs
                 of
                 an
                 obstinate
                 resistance
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Both
                 sides
                 continued
                 in
                 quiet
                 till
                 Tuesday-night
                 ,
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 another
                 round
                 alarm
                 onely
                 was
                 given
                 ,
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 besieged
                 waking
                 :
                 the
                 General
                 then
                 sent
                 in
                 another
                 Summons
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 refused
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Cannon
                 playing
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 
                 Granadoes
                 lighting
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 ;
                 after
                 some
                 Messages
                 past
                 ,
                 the
                 General
                 proving
                 very
                 difficult
                 to
                 any
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 prepared
                 for
                 an
                 Assault
                 ,
                 the
                 Town
                 was
                 rendred
                 by
                 the
                 Governour
                 upon
                 Quarter
                 onely
                 for
                 life
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 23
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ;
                 1000
                 more
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 and
                 common
                 Souldiers
                 being
                 made
                 Prisoners
                 .
                 Both
                 Towns
                 were
                 lamentably
                 fired
                 .
                 The
                 adjacent
                 Garrison
                 of
                 Burrough
                 was
                 a
                 little
                 while
                 before
                 rendred
                 to
                 Colonel
                 Okey
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 surrender
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 General
                 before
                 he
                 would
                 march
                 further
                 Westward
                 ,
                 resolved
                 to
                 reduce
                 the
                 Clubmen
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 so
                 peremptory
                 in
                 their
                 demands
                 :
                 Colonel
                 Fleetwood
                 on
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 August
                 encompassed
                 them
                 in
                 Shaftsbury
                 with
                 1000
                 Horse
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 took
                 fifty
                 of
                 the
                 principal
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 Mr.
                 Hollis
                 ,
                 Dr.
                 Goche
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Cary
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 disarmed
                 and
                 sent
                 them
                 to
                 Prison
                 ;
                 but
                 on
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 sent
                 against
                 several
                 parties
                 of
                 10000
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 who
                 threatned
                 much
                 danger
                 ;
                 some
                 he
                 perswaded
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 their
                 dwellings
                 ;
                 but
                 on
                 
                 Hambleton-hill
                 neer
                 Strawton
                 4000
                 of
                 them
                 stood
                 on
                 their
                 guard
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 place
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 an
                 old
                 Roman-Work
                 ,
                 deeply
                 trenched
                 :
                 Thereupon
                 Cromwels
                 Troop
                 charged
                 up
                 the
                 hill
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 repulsed
                 at
                 the
                 passage
                 into
                 the
                 Fort
                 ;
                 but
                 Desborough
                 coming
                 behind
                 on
                 their
                 Rear
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 presently
                 dispersed
                 ,
                 some
                 40
                 killed
                 ,
                 and
                 200
                 wounded
                 ,
                 and
                 400
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 with
                 about
                 12
                 Colours
                 taken
                 ,
                 in
                 one
                 whereof
                 was
                 Written
                 ,
                 
                   
                     If
                     you
                     offer
                     to
                     plunder
                     ,
                     or
                     take
                     our
                     Cattel
                     ,
                     
                  
                   
                     Be
                     assured
                     we
                     will
                     bid
                     you
                     Battel
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 No
                 doubt
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 before
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 some
                 design
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 guessed
                 from
                 the
                 general
                 affection
                 of
                 these
                 parts
                 formerly
                 and
                 constantly
                 to
                 his
                 Cause
                 :
                 but
                 what
                 ever
                 it
                 was
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 now
                 defeated
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 
                 Club-folks
                 had
                 
                 Club-law
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Sherburn-Castle
                 was
                 now
                 besieged
                 ,
                 
                 while
                 Colonel
                 Rich
                 took
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Bath
                 ,
                 having
                 none
                 but
                 Horse
                 and
                 Dragoons
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 place
                 Tenable
                 :
                 and
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 was
                 also
                 on
                 his
                 way
                 to
                 relieve
                 it
                 from
                 Bristol
                 with
                 1500
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ;
                 but
                 Okey's
                 Dragoons
                 creeping
                 on
                 their
                 bellies
                 over
                 the
                 Bridge
                 to
                 the
                 Gate
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 fired
                 ,
                 made
                 the
                 Governour
                 surrender
                 Iuly
                 the
                 29.
                 upon
                 Articles
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 return
                 to
                 
                 Sherburn-Castle
                 ;
                 
                 there
                 Sir
                 
                   Lewes
                   Dives
                
                 was
                 Governour
                 ,
                 who
                 made
                 a
                 most
                 notable
                 defence
                 ;
                 which
                 for
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 that
                 noble
                 Knight
                 ,
                 who
                 so
                 constantly
                 ,
                 and
                 through
                 so
                 many
                 hazards
                 adhered
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 because
                 this
                 was
                 a
                 place
                 of
                 remarque
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 endured
                 a
                 formal
                 siege
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 more
                 largely
                 spoken
                 of
                 .
                 A
                 Hay-stack
                 (
                 August
                 the
                 fifth
                 at
                 night
                 )
                 within
                 a
                 stones
                 throw
                 of
                 the
                 Works
                 was
                 gained
                 ;
                 a
                 Storm
                 was
                 then
                 resolved
                 on
                 ,
                 but
                 afterwards
                 deferred
                 ,
                 and
                 Battery
                 and
                 Approaches
                 pitcht
                 upon
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 Mining
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 ground
                 wherein
                 the
                 Castle
                 stood
                 was
                 minable
                 .
                 Much
                 hurt
                 was
                 done
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Castle
                 by
                 Birding-peices
                 ,
                 by
                 very
                 skilful
                 Marks-men
                 ;
                 several
                 Officers
                 and
                 Gunners
                 being
                 killed
                 by
                 such
                 shot
                 .
              
               
                 Both
                 Mines
                 and
                 Galleries
                 were
                 now
                 made
                 ;
                 
                 every
                 worker
                 being
                 rewarded
                 with
                 twelve
                 pence
                 a
                 day
                 and
                 twelve
                 pence
                 a
                 night
                 ,
                 so
                 hazardous
                 was
                 the
                 service
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 a
                 second
                 Summons
                 was
                 sent
                 in
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 offer
                 from
                 the
                 General
                 that
                 the
                 Ladies
                 and
                 Women
                 might
                 depart
                 .
                 Sir
                 Lewis
                 acknowledged
                 that
                 civility
                 ,
                 but
                 contemned
                 the
                 peremptoriness
                 of
                 the
                 demand
                 .
                 The
                 Miners
                 were
                 got
                 within
                 two
                 yards
                 of
                 the
                 Wall
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Rock
                 appearing
                 ,
                 they
                 began
                 to
                 doubt
                 of
                 any
                 effect
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 proving
                 but
                 a
                 soft
                 stone
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 14
                 of
                 August
                 the
                 great
                 Guns
                 played
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 made
                 a
                 Breach
                 by
                 the
                 evening
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 Wall
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 ten
                 a
                 breast
                 might
                 enter
                 ;
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Towers
                 was
                 beaten
                 down
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Parliament-Souldiers
                 were
                 so
                 venturous
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 six
                 pence
                 a
                 Bullet
                 to
                 fetch
                 off
                 all
                 the
                 Cannon-shot
                 that
                 rebounded
                 from
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 there
                 was
                 great
                 scarcity
                 .
              
               
               
                 A
                 third
                 Summons
                 was
                 now
                 sent
                 in
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 deliver
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 or
                 expect
                 extremity
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 Sir
                 Lewis
                 told
                 the
                 Drum
                 ,
                 
                   that
                   he
                   would
                   hang
                   him
                   :
                   That
                   the
                   language
                   was
                   so
                   far
                   different
                   from
                   what
                   he
                   had
                   formerly
                   received
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   could
                   not
                   believe
                   it
                   came
                   from
                   the
                   same
                   hand
                   :
                   That
                   whatever
                   happened
                   ,
                   he
                   would
                   not
                   lose
                   his
                   honour
                   to
                   save
                   his
                   life
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   should
                   think
                   well
                   bestowed
                   in
                   the
                   service
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Mine
                 being
                 now
                 ready
                 to
                 spring
                 ,
                 a
                 general
                 Assault
                 was
                 resolved
                 on
                 ,
                 the
                 Gallery
                 being
                 advanced
                 so
                 neer
                 the
                 Works
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 pulled
                 the
                 Wool
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Woolsacks
                 from
                 the
                 besieged
                 ,
                 who
                 made
                 fires
                 all
                 night
                 to
                 discover
                 the
                 Mines
                 and
                 Approaches
                 .
                 Two
                 of
                 the
                 Towers
                 were
                 also
                 gained
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 that
                 encouragement
                 the
                 Assaylants
                 without
                 order
                 improved
                 it
                 ,
                 forcing
                 them
                 within
                 from
                 their
                 Guns
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 planted
                 to
                 oppose
                 their
                 entrance
                 at
                 the
                 Breach
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 presently
                 they
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 quit
                 the
                 great
                 Court
                 within
                 the
                 Castle
                 :
                 Which
                 so
                 disheartned
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Besiegers
                 hastily
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 the
                 time
                 appointed
                 ,
                 leapt
                 over
                 the
                 Works
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 into
                 the
                 Castle
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 followed
                 by
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 presently
                 possessed
                 themselves
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 plundered
                 it
                 sufficiently
                 ,
                 stripping
                 every
                 person
                 within
                 it
                 ;
                 but
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 little
                 opposition
                 they
                 found
                 ,
                 
                 giving
                 indifferent
                 good
                 quarter
                 .
                 Sir
                 Lewis
                 was
                 taken
                 Prisoner
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 so
                 a
                 long
                 while
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 till
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 being
                 designed
                 for
                 the
                 slaughter
                 also
                 ,
                 he
                 made
                 an
                 escape
                 from
                 his
                 Keeper
                 at
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 whither
                 he
                 was
                 brought
                 to
                 be
                 examined
                 ,
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 did
                 notable
                 service
                 in
                 Ireland
                 for
                 his
                 present
                 Majesty
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 taken
                 also
                 400
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Giles
                   Strangeways
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Walcot
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Thornhil
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 Clubmen
                 of
                 the
                 parts
                 adjacent
                 fully
                 quieted
                 by
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 this
                 place
                 ,
                 their
                 Leaders
                 being
                 sent
                 Prisoners
                 with
                 those
                 of
                 Sherburn
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 place
                 designed
                 as
                 a
                 further
                 Trophee
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 victorious
                 Army
                 ,
                 after
                 some
                 dispute
                 (
                 because
                 Plymouth
                 was
                 straightly
                 beset
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 plight
                 now
                 ,
                 as
                 Taunton
                 formerly
                 )
                 was
                 Bristol
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 march
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 thither
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Rainsborough
                 took
                 in
                 
                 Nunny-Castle
                 the
                 21
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 upon
                 condition
                 of
                 liberty
                 to
                 go
                 to
                 their
                 own
                 houses
                 .
                 
                 Commissary-General
                 Ireton
                 was
                 first
                 sent
                 with
                 2000
                 Horse
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 Villages
                 and
                 Towns
                 adjacent
                 to
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 from
                 being
                 fired
                 by
                 the
                 Royalists
                 in
                 that
                 City
                 ,
                 which
                 because
                 of
                 its
                 importance
                 ,
                 being
                 justly
                 reckoned
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 rank
                 of
                 populous
                 Cities
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 onely
                 considerable
                 part
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 for
                 Shipping
                 ,
                 Trade
                 and
                 Riches
                 ,
                 and
                 lay
                 advantagious
                 for
                 supplies
                 from
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 was
                 thought
                 necessary
                 to
                 be
                 reduced
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 leaving
                 so
                 considerable
                 a
                 strength
                 of
                 3000
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ,
                 as
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 could
                 make
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 and
                 leave
                 a
                 sufficient
                 Garrison
                 besides
                 ,
                 was
                 no
                 inconsiderable
                 motive
                 to
                 the
                 attempt
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 setting
                 down
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 several
                 Salleys
                 were
                 made
                 ,
                 with
                 different
                 success
                 ;
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Bernard
                   Ashley
                
                 mortally
                 wounded
                 and
                 taken
                 under
                 the
                 Walls
                 ,
                 when
                 on
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 September
                 a
                 Summons
                 was
                 sent
                 in
                 unto
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ;
                 which
                 for
                 its
                 extraordinary
                 civility
                 and
                 stile
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 seeming
                 reverence
                 it
                 bears
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 here
                 the
                 game
                 began
                 ,
                 this
                 being
                 the
                 first
                 tast
                 of
                 this
                 Model
                 ,
                 and
                 drawn
                 by
                 Ireton
                 )
                 is
                 very
                 delightful
                 to
                 insert
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     For
                     his
                     Highness
                     Prince
                     Rupert
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       SIR
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     FOr
                     the
                     service
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     brought
                     their
                     Army
                     before
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Bristol
                     ,
                     and
                     do
                     Summon
                     you
                     in
                     their
                     Names
                     to
                     render
                     it
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     Forts
                     belonging
                     to
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     into
                     my
                     hands
                     for
                     their
                     use
                     .
                  
                   
                     Having
                     used
                     this
                     plain
                     language
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     business
                     requires
                     ,
                     I
                     wish
                     it
                     may
                     be
                     as
                     effectual
                     unto
                     you
                     ,
                     as
                     it
                     is
                     satisfactory
                     to
                     my self
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     do
                     a
                     little
                     expostulate
                     with
                     you
                     about
                     the
                     Surrender
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     ;
                     which
                     I
                     confess
                     is
                     a
                     way
                     not
                     common
                     ,
                     and
                     which
                     I
                     should
                     not
                     have
                     used
                     ,
                     but
                     in
                     respect
                     to
                     such
                     a
                     person
                     ,
                     and
                     such
                     a
                     place
                     .
                     I
                     take
                     into
                     consideration
                     your
                     Royal
                     Birth
                     ,
                     and
                     Relation
                     to
                     the
                     Crown
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     
                     your
                     Honour
                     ,
                     Courage
                     ,
                     the
                     vertues
                     of
                     your
                     person
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     strength
                     of
                     that
                     place
                     ,
                     which
                     you
                     may
                     think
                     your self
                     bound
                     and
                     able
                     to
                     maintain
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     ,
                     the
                     Crown
                     of
                     England
                     is
                     and
                     will
                     be
                     where
                     it
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     ;
                     we
                     fight
                     to
                     maintain
                     it
                     there
                     ;
                     but
                     the
                     King
                     misled
                     by
                     evil
                     Counsellours
                     ,
                     or
                     through
                     a
                     seduced
                     heart
                     ,
                     hath
                     left
                     his
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     under
                     God
                     the
                     best
                     assurance
                     of
                     his
                     Crown
                     and
                     Family
                     :
                     the
                     maintaining
                     of
                     this
                     Schism
                     ,
                     is
                     the
                     ground
                     of
                     this
                     unha●pie
                     War
                     on
                     your
                     part
                     ;
                     and
                     what
                     sad
                     effects
                     it
                     hath
                     produced
                     in
                     the
                     three
                     Kingdoms
                     ,
                     is
                     visible
                     to
                     all
                     men
                     .
                     To
                     maintain
                     the
                     rights
                     of
                     the
                     Crown
                     and
                     Kingdom
                     joyntly
                     ,
                     a
                     principal
                     part
                     thereof
                     is
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     King
                     in
                     
                       Supream
                       Acts
                    
                     is
                     not
                     to
                     be
                     advised
                     by
                     men
                     of
                     whom
                     the
                     Law
                     takes
                     no
                     notice
                     ,
                     but
                     by
                     his
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     the
                     great
                     Council
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     in
                     whom
                     (
                     
                       as
                       much
                       as
                       man
                       is
                       capable
                       of
                    
                     )
                     he
                     hears
                     all
                     his
                     people
                     as
                     it
                     were
                     at
                     once
                     advising
                     him
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     which
                     multitude
                     of
                     Counsellours
                     lies
                     his
                     safety
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     peoples
                     Interest
                     :
                     And
                     to
                     
                       see
                       him
                       right
                    
                     in
                     this
                     ,
                     hath
                     been
                     the
                     constant
                     and
                     faithful
                     endeavours
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ;
                     and
                     to
                     bring
                     those
                     wicked
                     instruments
                     to
                     justice
                     that
                     have
                     misled
                     him
                     ,
                     is
                     the
                     principal
                     ground
                     of
                     our
                     fighting
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     ,
                     
                     
                       if
                       God
                       makes
                       this
                       clear
                       to
                       you
                       ,
                       as
                       he
                       hath
                       to
                       us
                       ,
                    
                     I
                     doubt
                     not
                     but
                     he
                     will
                     give
                     you
                     a
                     heart
                     to
                     deliver
                     this
                     place
                     ,
                     notwithstanding
                     all
                     the
                     other
                     considerations
                     of
                     Honour
                     ,
                     Courage
                     ,
                     Fidelity
                     ,
                     
                       &c.
                       
                       Because
                       of
                       their
                       constancy
                       and
                       use
                       in
                       the
                       present
                       business
                       ,
                       depends
                       upon
                       the
                       right
                       or
                       wrongfulness
                       of
                       this
                       that
                       hath
                       been
                       said
                       .
                    
                     And
                     if
                     upon
                     
                       such
                       conviction
                    
                     you
                     shall
                     surrender
                     it
                     ,
                     and
                     save
                     the
                     loss
                     of
                     blood
                     ,
                     or
                     hazard
                     the
                     spoiling
                     of
                     such
                     a
                     City
                     ,
                     it
                     would
                     be
                     an
                     occasion
                     glorious
                     in
                     it self
                     ,
                     and
                     joyful
                     to
                     us
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     restoring
                     of
                     you
                     to
                     the
                     endeared
                     affections
                     of
                     
                       the
                       Parliament
                       and
                       People
                       of
                    
                     England
                     ,
                     
                       the
                       truest
                       friend
                       to
                       your
                       Family
                       it
                       hath
                       in
                       the
                       World.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       But
                       if
                       this
                       be
                       hid
                       from
                       your
                       eyes
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     through
                     your
                     wilfulness
                     ,
                     this
                     so
                     great
                     ,
                     famous
                     and
                     ancient
                     a
                     City
                     be
                     by
                     your
                     putting
                     us
                     to
                     force
                     the
                     same
                     exposed
                     to
                     the
                     ruine
                     and
                     extremities
                     of
                     War
                     (
                     
                       which
                       yet
                       we
                       shall
                       in
                       that
                       case
                       as
                       much
                       as
                       possible
                       endeavour
                       to
                       prevent
                    
                     )
                     then
                     I
                     appeal
                     to
                     the
                     
                       righteous
                       God
                    
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     judge
                     between
                     you
                     and
                     us
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     require
                     the
                     wrong
                     .
                     And
                     let
                     all
                     England
                     judge
                     whether
                     the
                     burning
                     of
                     its
                     Towns
                     ,
                     ruining
                     its
                     Cities
                     ,
                     and
                     destroying
                     its
                     people
                     ,
                     be
                     a
                     good
                     requital
                     from
                     a
                     person
                     of
                     your
                     Family
                     ,
                     
                       which
                       hath
                       the
                       Prayers
                       ,
                       Tears
                       ,
                       Purses
                       ,
                       and
                       blood
                       of
                       its
                       Parliament
                       and
                       People
                       .
                    
                     And
                     if
                     you
                     look
                     on
                     either
                     as
                     now
                     divided
                     ,
                     hath
                     ever
                     had
                     that
                     same
                     party
                     both
                     in
                     Parliaments
                     and
                     People
                     ,
                     most
                     zealous
                     for
                     their
                     assistance
                     and
                     restitution
                     ,
                     which
                     you
                     now
                     oppose
                     and
                     seek
                     to
                     destroy
                     ,
                     and
                     whose
                     constant
                     grief
                     hath
                     been
                     ,
                     that
                     their
                     desires
                     to
                     serve
                     that
                     your
                     Family
                     ,
                     have
                     been
                     ever
                     hindred
                     or
                     made
                     fruitless
                     by
                     that
                     same
                     party
                     about
                     his
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     whose
                     Counsel
                     you
                     act
                     ,
                     and
                     whose
                     Interest
                     you
                     pursue
                     in
                     this
                     unnatural
                     War.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       I
                       expect
                       your
                       speedy
                       Answer
                       to
                       this
                       Summons
                       ,
                       with
                       the
                       return
                       of
                       the
                       Bearer
                       this
                       evening
                       ,
                       and
                       remain
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Your
                       Highness
                       Humble
                       Servant
                       ,
                       
                         THO.
                         FAIRFAX
                      
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 Trumpeter
                 was
                 detained
                 all
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 
                 during
                 which
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 voluntary
                 Cessation
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ;
                 which
                 continued
                 all
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 when
                 this
                 Answer
                 was
                 returned
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       SIR
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     I
                     Received
                     yours
                     by
                     your
                     Trumpeter
                     ;
                     
                     I
                     desire
                     to
                     know
                     whether
                     you
                     will
                     give
                     me
                     leave
                     to
                     send
                     to
                     the
                     King
                     to
                     know
                     his
                     pleasure
                     in
                     it
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Your
                       Servant
                       ,
                       RVPERT
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
               
                 To
                 which
                 this
                 was
                 the
                 Reply
                 next
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       SIR
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     YOur
                     overture
                     of
                     sending
                     to
                     the
                     King
                     to
                     know
                     his
                     pleasure
                     ,
                     I
                     cannot
                     give
                     way
                     to
                     ,
                     because
                     of
                     delay
                     .
                     
                     I
                     confess
                     your
                     Answer
                     doth
                     intimate
                     your
                     intention
                     not
                     to
                     surrender
                     without
                     his
                     Majesties
                     consent
                     ;
                     yet
                     because
                     it
                     is
                     but
                     implicite
                     ,
                     I
                     send
                     again
                     to
                     know
                     a
                     more
                     positive
                     Answer
                     from
                     you
                     self
                     ,
                     which
                     I
                     desire
                     may
                     be
                     such
                     as
                     may
                     render
                     me
                     capable
                     of
                     approving
                     my self
                  
                   
                     
                       Your
                       Highness
                       Humble
                       Servant
                       ,
                       
                         THO.
                         FAIRFAX
                      
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 additions
                 of
                 Country-forces
                 ,
                 by
                 means
                 of
                 Mr.
                 Ashe
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 promoting
                 the
                 Generals
                 Warrant
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 being
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Leaguer
                 ,
                 a
                 Storm
                 was
                 concluded
                 on
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 intelligence
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 seconded
                 with
                 advice
                 from
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 then
                 newly
                 come
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Associated
                 Counties
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 by
                 and
                 by
                 ,
                 was
                 intended
                 for
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 was
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 General
                 Goring
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 newly
                 inforced
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 now
                 about
                 Collumpton
                 in
                 Devonshire
                 ;
                 whose
                 Letters
                 intercepted
                 ,
                 being
                 sent
                 to
                 Secretary
                 Nicholas
                 ,
                 said
                 ,
                 that
                 within
                 three
                 Weeks
                 time
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 in
                 a
                 condition
                 to
                 relieve
                 the
                 Town
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 Prince
                 did
                 prudently
                 temporize
                 with
                 Fairfax
                 ,
                 by
                 sending
                 out
                 a
                 Draught
                 of
                 very
                 high
                 Articles
                 ,
                 while
                 succour
                 might
                 be
                 sent
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Lines
                 finished
                 ;
                 though
                 others
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 valiant
                 expert
                 Commanders
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 for
                 honours
                 sake
                 Colonel
                 Pretty
                 ought
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 forgotten
                 ,
                 declared
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Town
                 was
                 tenable
                 by
                 force
                 ,
                 and
                 needed
                 not
                 the
                 courtesie
                 or
                 charms
                 or
                 words
                 to
                 preserve
                 it
                 :
                 but
                 it
                 since
                 appears
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Prince
                 had
                 Orders
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 came
                 to
                 extremity
                 ,
                 to
                 surrender
                 it
                 upon
                 honourable
                 Articles
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 10
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 having
                 been
                 alarmed
                 two
                 nights
                 together
                 ,
                 about
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 Clock
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 the
                 Storm
                 began
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 was
                 round
                 the
                 City
                 ;
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 Sea-men
                 also
                 having
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 Portshed
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 rendred
                 to
                 Colonel
                 Weldens
                 Regiment
                 )
                 free
                 riding
                 in
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 attempted
                 it
                 of
                 their
                 side
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Tide
                 failed
                 them
                 )
                 the
                 disposal
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 posts
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Regiments
                 was
                 after
                 this
                 manner
                 .
                 The
                 signal
                 being
                 given
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 by
                 setting
                 on
                 fire
                 a
                 great
                 heap
                 of
                 straw
                 and
                 faggots
                 on
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 a
                 hill
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 shooting
                 of
                 four
                 great
                 Pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 against
                 Pryors
                 Fort
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 General
                 was
                 to
                 reside
                 all
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Storm
                 ,
                 the
                 General
                 Assault
                 began
                 :
                 Colonel
                 Montague
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Pickerings
                 Brigade
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Regiments
                 ,
                 at
                 Lawfords
                 gate
                 entred
                 speedily
                 ,
                 and
                 recovered
                 two
                 and
                 twenty
                 great
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 many
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 Works
                 ;
                 them
                 Major
                 Desborough
                 seconded
                 with
                 his
                 Horse
                 of
                 the
                 Generals
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 and
                 part
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Graves
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Hardress
                   Waller's
                
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Generals
                 ,
                 between
                 Lawfords
                 gate
                 and
                 the
                 River
                 Froom
                 .
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 
                 Pride's
                 Regiment
                 part
                 against
                 Pryors
                 Fort
                 ,
                 and
                 part
                 to
                 alarm
                 the
                 great
                 Fort
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 took
                 a
                 Fort
                 wherein
                 were
                 some
                 Welch-men
                 .
                 Colonel
                 Horn
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Raustings
                 attempted
                 neer
                 Pryors
                 Fort.
                 The
                 Horse
                 that
                 entred
                 here
                 ,
                 were
                 led
                 on
                 by
                 Captain
                 Ireton
                 ,
                 seconded
                 by
                 Major
                 Bethel
                 ,
                 who
                 received
                 a
                 shot
                 in
                 the
                 thigh
                 ,
                 whereof
                 he
                 after
                 dyed
                 :
                 whose
                 Troops
                 likewise
                 mortally
                 wounded
                 Colonel
                 Taylor
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 party
                 .
                 The
                 Line
                 being
                 thus
                 thrown
                 down
                 by
                 the
                 Pioneers
                 ,
                 and
                 mastered
                 both
                 by
                 the
                 Foot
                 and
                 Horse
                 ,
                 the
                 Royalists
                 Horse
                 retreated
                 ,
                 and
                 stood
                 in
                 a
                 Body
                 under
                 the
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Fort
                 ,
                 and
                 Coulstons
                 Fort.
                 
                 Priors-hill-Fort
                 held
                 out
                 the
                 most
                 obstinately
                 ,
                 but
                 at
                 length
                 was
                 resolutely
                 mastered
                 ,
                 where
                 Prides
                 Souldiers
                 gave
                 no
                 quarter
                 except
                 to
                 a
                 very
                 few
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 slaughter
                 they
                 within
                 made
                 by
                 their
                 gallant
                 defence
                 .
              
               
               
                 But
                 on
                 the
                 
                 Somersetshire-●ide
                 ,
                 the
                 success
                 was
                 not
                 answerable
                 ,
                 where
                 Colonel
                 
                   Weldens
                   ,
                   Ingoldsby
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Herberts
                 Regiments
                 were
                 appointed
                 to
                 storm
                 ;
                 these
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 height
                 of
                 the
                 Work
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 not
                 rightly
                 calculated
                 ,
                 the
                 Ladders
                 proving
                 too
                 short
                 ,
                 were
                 repulsed
                 with
                 great
                 loss
                 of
                 above
                 300
                 men
                 ;
                 Leiutenant-Colonel
                 Purefoy
                 ,
                 and
                 Major
                 Cromwel
                 killed
                 in
                 the
                 general
                 Assault
                 ;
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 ,
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 was
                 set
                 on
                 fire
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 other
                 more
                 defensible
                 :
                 
                 And
                 then
                 the
                 Prince
                 thought
                 good
                 to
                 treat
                 ,
                 and
                 obtained
                 the
                 Conditions
                 he
                 first
                 propounded
                 ,
                 saving
                 that
                 the
                 General
                 would
                 not
                 admi●
                 of
                 freeing
                 the
                 City
                 from
                 any
                 Garrison
                 .
                 I
                 may
                 not
                 omit
                 ,
                 that
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Crane
                
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 familiar
                 and
                 Favorite
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 was
                 killed
                 some
                 time
                 before
                 in
                 a
                 Salley
                 .
              
               
                 According
                 to
                 the
                 honourable
                 Articles
                 of
                 the
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 14
                 of
                 September
                 the
                 Royalists
                 Marched
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 assigned
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 before
                 agreed
                 )
                 Oxford
                 for
                 the
                 place
                 they
                 would
                 go
                 to
                 ;
                 and
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 the
                 Clubmen
                 ,
                 had
                 1000
                 Arms
                 lent
                 them
                 at
                 the
                 Princes
                 intreaty
                 for
                 his
                 Foot
                 ,
                 to
                 secure
                 them
                 in
                 their
                 way
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 all
                 amounted
                 to
                 1500
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Horse
                 to
                 near
                 half
                 as
                 many
                 ;
                 and
                 were
                 exactly
                 to
                 their
                 Conditions
                 convoyed
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 General
                 waiting
                 upon
                 the
                 Prince
                 two
                 miles
                 out
                 of
                 Bristol
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 Rendition
                 ,
                 the
                 General
                 thought
                 it
                 not
                 fit
                 to
                 reside
                 at
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 that
                 was
                 rife
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 :
                 It
                 seems
                 that
                 infection
                 hath
                 an
                 antidote
                 against
                 its
                 communicableness
                 in
                 right
                 and
                 Battel
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 onely
                 kills
                 in
                 peace
                 ;
                 To
                 God
                 orders
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 two
                 such
                 devourers
                 should
                 not
                 at
                 one
                 time
                 be
                 entertained
                 together
                 ;
                 nor
                 was
                 it
                 ever
                 known
                 that
                 two
                 contrary
                 Armies
                 were
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 though
                 never
                 so
                 neer
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 afflicted
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Contagion
                 .
                 The
                 General
                 therefore
                 ,
                 to
                 avoid
                 the
                 after-clap
                 ,
                 removed
                 to
                 Bath
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 intend
                 his
                 health
                 ,
                 and
                 repose
                 in
                 that
                 salubrious
                 place
                 ,
                 assigning
                 the
                 Army
                 their
                 refreshments
                 against
                 a
                 March
                 further
                 Westward
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 is
                 now
                 time
                 to
                 leave
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 surfetting
                 sweets
                 of
                 Conquest
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 will
                 now
                 therefore
                 travel
                 on
                 with
                 this
                 discourse
                 Northward
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Town
                 and
                 Castle
                 of
                 Scarborough
                 ,
                 so
                 gallantly
                 defended
                 for
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 against
                 several
                 Commanders
                 ,
                 and
                 lately
                 against
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   M●ldrum
                
                 the
                 Scot
                 ,
                 (
                 of
                 whom
                 before
                 at
                 Newark
                 )
                 who
                 laid
                 his
                 bones
                 under
                 the
                 Walls
                 thereof
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 freshly
                 and
                 more
                 vigorously
                 besieged
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Matthew
                   Boynton
                
                 in
                 his
                 place
                 ;
                 to
                 whom
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 long
                 and
                 tedious
                 leaguering
                 ,
                 the
                 Garrison
                 worn
                 out
                 by
                 sickness
                 ,
                 many
                 slain
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 hopes
                 of
                 relief
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 North
                 possessed
                 by
                 the
                 Scots
                 and
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 valiant
                 Loyal
                 Governour
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Cholmly
                
                 delivered
                 it
                 after
                 a
                 long
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 upon
                 very
                 honourable
                 Conditions
                 .
                 
                 Raby-Castle
                 suffered
                 the
                 like
                 fate
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 the
                 like
                 Articles
                 ;
                 and
                 Skipton
                 and
                 
                 Sandal-Castle
                 did
                 afterwards
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Pomfret
                 some
                 time
                 before
                 to
                 General
                 Poyntz
                 ,
                 the
                 Garrison
                 marching
                 to
                 Newark
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Scots
                 ,
                 with
                 much
                 intreaty
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 money
                 ,
                 were
                 now
                 prevailed
                 with
                 to
                 march
                 Southward
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 took
                 Canon-Froom
                 a
                 strong
                 Garrison
                 by
                 Storm
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 August
                 they
                 sate
                 down
                 before
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 having
                 made
                 miserable
                 spoil
                 in
                 their
                 march
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 hoped
                 to
                 compleat
                 at
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 against
                 which
                 they
                 proceeded
                 in
                 all
                 hostile
                 manner
                 ,
                 by
                 Mines
                 ,
                 Batteries
                 and
                 Assaults
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 to
                 no
                 purpose
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 the
                 perswasion
                 ,
                 Summons
                 ,
                 and
                 inducement
                 from
                 the
                 oppressed
                 ▪
                 Country
                 ,
                 some
                 Gentlemen
                 whereof
                 were
                 wrought
                 upon
                 to
                 request
                 Sir
                 
                   Barnabas
                   Scudamore
                
                 to
                 deliver
                 the
                 Town
                 to
                 their
                 burdensome
                 guests
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 deliver
                 them
                 from
                 their
                 present
                 charge
                 and
                 oppression
                 .
                 A
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 men
                 they
                 lost
                 here
                 daily
                 ,
                 being
                 rejected
                 with
                 scorn
                 upon
                 all
                 their
                 Summons
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 at
                 last
                 hearing
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 approach
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 come
                 from
                 Oxford
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 they
                 raised
                 their
                 shameful
                 Siege
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 departed
                 to
                 Warwick
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 Northward
                 again
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 hissing
                 and
                 laughter
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 through
                 whom
                 they
                 passed
                 .
                 But
                 now
                 to
                 a
                 more
                 sorrowful
                 business
                 ,
                 the
                 distracted
                 unpleasant
                 progress
                 of
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 after
                 his
                 defeat
                 at
                 Naseby
                 had
                 fled
                 towards
                 Wales
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 intention
                 
                 to
                 recruit
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 necessity
                 of
                 his
                 affairs
                 requiring
                 no
                 long
                 stay
                 thereabout
                 ,
                 he
                 posted
                 back
                 again
                 ,
                 his
                 Armies
                 being
                 thus
                 bestowed
                 :
                 The
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 and
                 the
                 Prince
                 neer
                 Exeter
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Greenvile
                
                 about
                 
                   Southam
                   ,
                   Goring
                
                 at
                 Okington
                 ,
                 and
                 Prince
                 Maurice
                 at
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 with
                 a
                 flying
                 Army
                 every
                 where
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 account
                 of
                 his
                 actions
                 was
                 from
                 Bewdley
                 (
                 whither
                 he
                 advanced
                 from
                 Litchfield
                 )
                 where
                 he
                 Encountred
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 Horse
                 and
                 Dragoons
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 worsted
                 them
                 ;
                 then
                 he
                 passed
                 to
                 Sedbury
                 and
                 Ashburn
                 in
                 Derby-shire
                 ,
                 and
                 Skirmishes
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gell
                
                 ,
                 and
                 defeated
                 his
                 party
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 16
                 of
                 August
                 came
                 to
                 
                 Welbeck-house
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 in
                 Nottingham-shire
                 .
                 Here
                 he
                 stayed
                 not
                 long
                 ,
                 but
                 made
                 all
                 the
                 hast
                 he
                 could
                 ,
                 (
                 being
                 at
                 liberty
                 to
                 go
                 whither
                 he
                 would
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 no
                 strength
                 to
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 and
                 enjoy
                 it
                 ;
                 like
                 Consumptive
                 bodies
                 ,
                 whose
                 Legs
                 do
                 last
                 of
                 all
                 fail
                 them
                 )
                 into
                 the
                 Association
                 .
                 His
                 Marches
                 were
                 so
                 volatile
                 ,
                 uncertain
                 ,
                 and
                 swift
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 preparatory
                 resistance
                 could
                 be
                 made
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 mastered
                 where
                 e're
                 he
                 came
                 ,
                 Alarming
                 his
                 Enemies
                 every
                 where
                 ;
                 who
                 while
                 they
                 consult
                 to
                 joyn
                 Forces
                 ,
                 are
                 forced
                 to
                 dis-joyn
                 those
                 they
                 have
                 together
                 ,
                 to
                 meet
                 with
                 every
                 emergency
                 his
                 nimble
                 Troops
                 occasioned
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 manner
                 he
                 surprized
                 
                 Huntingdon-Town
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 entred
                 on
                 Sunday
                 after
                 Noon
                 in
                 Service-time
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 little
                 opposition
                 made
                 against
                 him
                 at
                 the
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 slew
                 the
                 Captain
                 and
                 Lieutenant
                 that
                 maintained
                 it
                 ,
                 with
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 the
                 Town
                 to
                 ransome
                 ,
                 August
                 24.
                 
              
               
                 
                 From
                 thence
                 he
                 marched
                 with
                 the
                 like
                 expedition
                 and
                 celerity
                 ,
                 faced
                 the
                 Town
                 and
                 University
                 of
                 Cambridge
                 ;
                 but
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 favourable
                 regard
                 to
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 departed
                 as
                 suddenly
                 ;
                 but
                 yet
                 the
                 fright
                 of
                 his
                 Coming
                 had
                 driven
                 the
                 most
                 factious
                 out
                 of
                 Colledges
                 and
                 Town
                 ;
                 while
                 his
                 Majesty
                 contented
                 himself
                 with
                 casting
                 a
                 benevolent
                 look
                 upon
                 that
                 Nursery
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 been
                 Planet-strook
                 with
                 the
                 astonishing
                 seizures
                 of
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 next
                 Stage
                 was
                 Ouburn
                 ,
                 having
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 fined
                 St.
                 Ives
                 in
                 500
                 pound
                 :
                 and
                 good
                 reason
                 of
                 State
                 there
                 was
                 for
                 this
                 manner
                 of
                 Tax
                 in
                 such
                 places
                 as
                 the
                 Association
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 had
                 so
                 largely
                 contributed
                 to
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 far
                 assisted
                 and
                 maintained
                 it
                 ,
                 free
                 besides
                 from
                 the
                 burthen
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 great
                 Bulwark
                 ,
                 as
                 London
                 was
                 the
                 Castle
                 and
                 Magazine
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Cause
                 .
                 His
                 next
                 remove
                 was
                 to
                 Doncaster
                 ,
                 the
                 way
                 he
                 took
                 for
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 whither
                 he
                 came
                 on
                 the
                 28
                 of
                 August
                 .
                 
              
               
                 
                 At
                 his
                 first
                 arrival
                 he
                 found
                 his
                 Court
                 much
                 altered
                 ;
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 (
                 besides
                 others
                 )
                 very
                 Right
                 Honourably
                 run
                 away
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 being
                 thereto
                 allured
                 by
                 the
                 late
                 Propositions
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 House
                 after
                 much
                 importunity
                 vouchsafed
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 which
                 imported
                 in
                 one
                 clause
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 such
                 as
                 would
                 come
                 in
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 received
                 upon
                 payment
                 of
                 the
                 tenth
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Estates
                 :
                 which
                 for
                 the
                 richer
                 sort
                 signified
                 to
                 be
                 clapt
                 in
                 Prison
                 ,
                 and
                 received
                 into
                 custody
                 ;
                 but
                 yet
                 this
                 stratagem
                 mainly
                 helped
                 forward
                 the
                 sinking
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 Cause
                 ,
                 which
                 having
                 no
                 Arms
                 to
                 protect
                 it self
                 ,
                 fell
                 thus
                 into
                 the
                 treacherous
                 embraces
                 of
                 its
                 enemies
                 :
                 For
                 while
                 they
                 adventured
                 rashly
                 upon
                 the
                 security
                 of
                 the
                 Propositions
                 ,
                 they
                 found
                 themselves
                 mistaken
                 upon
                 the
                 Preliminary
                 ,
                 and
                 stumbled
                 at
                 the
                 threshold
                 ,
                 not
                 having
                 obtained
                 Passes
                 for
                 their
                 access
                 to
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Quarters
                 ;
                 which
                 error
                 being
                 rectified
                 at
                 last
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 enhanced
                 that
                 commodity
                 ;
                 such
                 a
                 quick
                 Trade
                 there
                 was
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 that
                 Composition
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 had
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 rate
                 ;
                 the
                 Publi●ue
                 Faith
                 being
                 alike
                 good
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 value
                 ,
                 in
                 taking
                 from
                 Friends
                 and
                 Enemies
                 :
                 for
                 now
                 the
                 expiatory
                 money
                 of
                 their
                 Loyalty
                 was
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Fifth
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 time
                 limited
                 for
                 that
                 favour
                 too
                 ,
                 if
                 men
                 made
                 not
                 extraordinary
                 hast
                 to
                 undo
                 themselves
                 and
                 their
                 Families
                 ,
                 to
                 save
                 a
                 little
                 bread
                 and
                 salt
                 ,
                 the
                 remainders
                 of
                 some
                 fair
                 Estates
                 .
                 Oh
                 unfortunate
                 Allegiance
                 and
                 Duty
                 !
              
               
                 
                 These
                 heavy
                 misfortunes
                 both
                 of
                 publique
                 and
                 private
                 concernment
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 not
                 able
                 ,
                 or
                 unwilling
                 to
                 be
                 enured
                 to
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 constant
                 sight
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 departed
                 with
                 his
                 flying
                 Army
                 towards
                 Wales
                 again
                 ,
                 intending
                 for
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 Chester
                 :
                 with
                 this
                 purpose
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 19
                 of
                 September
                 he
                 came
                 to
                 Ludlow
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 understood
                 that
                 General
                 Pointz
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 was
                 dogging
                 him
                 at
                 
                 the
                 heels
                 ,
                 being
                 thereto
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 expecting
                 an
                 advantagious
                 juncture
                 of
                 time
                 and
                 place
                 to
                 fight
                 him
                 ;
                 which
                 upon
                 the
                 Kings
                 neer
                 advance
                 to
                 Chester
                 ,
                 offered
                 it self
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 fore-thought
                 that
                 his
                 design
                 was
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 it
                 was
                 agreed
                 by
                 the
                 besiegers
                 and
                 Poyntz
                 ,
                 that
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 approach
                 ,
                 he
                 should
                 instantly
                 engage
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 signal
                 accorded
                 on
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 draw
                 off
                 ,
                 leaving
                 a
                 convenient
                 force
                 to
                 make
                 good
                 the
                 Leaguer
                 ,
                 and
                 joyn
                 with
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 fight
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 
                 Routon-heath
                 ,
                 
                 within
                 two
                 miles
                 of
                 Chester
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 made
                 a
                 halt
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 notice
                 to
                 the
                 besieged
                 likewise
                 ,
                 when
                 Poyntz
                 desperately
                 fell
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 far
                 engaged
                 ,
                 was
                 presently
                 worsted
                 and
                 beaten
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Horse
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 all
                 his
                 strength
                 ,
                 fighting
                 couragiously
                 ;
                 but
                 while
                 he
                 was
                 Rallying
                 again
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 nick
                 of
                 a
                 compleat
                 Victory
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 which
                 had
                 disowned
                 and
                 forsook
                 him
                 )
                 in
                 come
                 his
                 Reserves
                 commanded
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Iones
                 and
                 Louthian
                 ,
                 with
                 neer
                 1000
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ;
                 which
                 gave
                 so
                 much
                 encouragement
                 to
                 Poyntz
                 broken
                 Forces
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 returned
                 to
                 another
                 Charge
                 .
                 While
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 a
                 musing
                 what
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 being
                 beset
                 in
                 Front
                 and
                 Rear
                 ,
                 in
                 fine
                 ,
                 he
                 made
                 another
                 brave
                 Charge
                 ,
                 where
                 though
                 he
                 had
                 the
                 worst
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 made
                 thereby
                 his
                 Retreat
                 good
                 in
                 part
                 ,
                 though
                 in
                 some
                 disorder
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 loss
                 particularly
                 of
                 that
                 thrice-Noble
                 Lord
                 
                   Bernard
                   Stuart
                
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Litchfield
                 ,
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 the
                 three
                 Illustrious
                 Brothers
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 late
                 deceased
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 got
                 into
                 Chester
                 with
                 the
                 remains
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 safety
                 for
                 him
                 to
                 continue
                 ,
                 but
                 upon
                 advice
                 it
                 was
                 held
                 expedient
                 to
                 depart
                 again
                 for
                 Wales
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 fixed
                 affection
                 of
                 which
                 people
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 had
                 constant
                 experience
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 so
                 many
                 disasters
                 upon
                 the
                 neck
                 of
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 yet
                 did
                 not
                 the
                 King
                 despair
                 of
                 his
                 Arms
                 ,
                 nor
                 with
                 pusillanimity
                 give
                 himself
                 over
                 to
                 the
                 complaints
                 of
                 his
                 hard
                 Fortune
                 :
                 Though
                 he
                 had
                 lost
                 Armies
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 and
                 Fortresses
                 and
                 Cities
                 in
                 every
                 Corner
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 yet
                 was
                 he
                 inexpugnable
                 and
                 invincible
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 mind
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Loyal
                 affection
                 and
                 constant
                 sincerity
                 of
                 his
                 Friends
                 and
                 good
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 whose
                 firm
                 adherence
                 (
                 till
                 he
                 totally
                 disarmed
                 them
                 himself
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 express
                 command
                 )
                 and
                 Gods
                 Soveraign
                 assistance
                 and
                 strengthning
                 of
                 him
                 within
                 ,
                 when
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 help
                 from
                 without
                 ,
                 was
                 admirable
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 admirably
                 improved
                 in
                 his
                 Meditations
                 on
                 this
                 subject
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         FRom
                         small
                         beginnings
                         on
                         my
                         part
                         ,
                         
                         he
                         let
                         me
                         see
                         that
                         I
                         was
                         not
                         wholly
                         forsaken
                         by
                         my
                         peoples
                         love
                         ,
                         or
                         his
                         protection
                         .
                         My
                         sins
                         sometimes
                         prevailed
                         against
                         the
                         justice
                         of
                         my
                         Cause
                         ;
                         and
                         those
                         that
                         were
                         with
                         me
                         wanted
                         not
                         matter
                         and
                         occasion
                         for
                         his
                         just
                         chastisement
                         both
                         of
                         them
                         and
                         me
                         .
                         Nor
                         were
                         mine
                         enemies
                         less
                         punished
                         by
                         that
                         prosperity
                         ,
                         which
                         hardned
                         them
                         to
                         contrive
                         that
                         Injustice
                         by
                         open
                         Hostility
                         ,
                         which
                         was
                         begun
                         by
                         most
                         riotous
                         and
                         Vnparliamentary
                         Tumults
                         .
                         I
                         never
                         had
                         any
                         Victory
                         which
                         was
                         without
                         my
                         sorrow
                         ,
                         because
                         it
                         was
                         on
                         mine
                         own
                         Subjects
                         ,
                         who
                         like
                         Absalom
                         died
                         many
                         in
                         their
                         sin
                         .
                         And
                         I
                         never
                         suffered
                         any
                         defeat
                         which
                         made
                         me
                         despair
                         of
                         Gods
                         mercy
                         and
                         defence
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 When
                 Providence
                 gave
                 me
                 or
                 denyed
                 me
                 vitory
                 ,
                 
                   my
                   desire
                   was
                   neither
                   to
                   boast
                   of
                   my
                   power
                   ,
                   nor
                   charge
                   God
                   foolishly
                   ,
                   whom
                
                 I
                 beleived
                 at
                 last
                 would
                 make
                 all
                 things
                 work
                 together
                 for
                 my
                 good
                 .
                 I
                 wished
                 no
                 greater
                 advantages
                 by
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 bring
                 my
                 Enemies
                 to
                 moderation
                 ,
                 and
                 my
                 Friends
                 to
                 peace
                 .
                 
                   I
                   was
                   affraid
                   of
                   the
                   temptation
                   of
                   an
                   absolute
                   Conquest
                   ;
                   and
                   never
                   prayed
                   more
                   for
                   Victory
                   over
                   others
                   ,
                   than
                   over
                   my self
                   .
                   When
                   the
                   first
                   was
                   denyed
                   ,
                   the
                   second
                   was
                   granted
                   me
                   ;
                   which
                   God
                   saw
                   best
                   for
                   me
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 
                 For
                 notwithstanding
                 these
                 sad
                 losses
                 so
                 thick
                 together
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 moving
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 recollecting
                 the
                 scatterings
                 of
                 several
                 parties
                 ,
                 had
                 gotten
                 together
                 a
                 good
                 body
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 on
                 the
                 10
                 of
                 October
                 he
                 marched
                 to
                 Texford
                 ,
                 thence
                 to
                 Welbeck
                 ,
                 and
                 quartered
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 at
                 Blits
                 the
                 13
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 rendezvoused
                 the
                 14
                 at
                 Walsop
                 ,
                 where
                 ,
                 to
                 answer
                 the
                 instant
                 request
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Montross
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 de●●ated
                 as
                 beforesaid
                 at
                 Philipshaugh
                 )
                 for
                 some
                 assistance
                 in
                 Horse
                 ,
                 he
                 divided
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 appointed
                 Sir
                 
                   Marmaduke
                   Langdale
                
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Digdy
                 to
                 march
                 Northwards
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 all
                 convenient
                 speed
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Marquess
                 .
                 This
                 they
                 attempted
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 King
                 went
                 for
                 Newark
                 ,
                 taking
                 such
                 a
                 way
                 ,
                 as
                 amazed
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Forces
                 whither
                 they
                 were
                 designed
                 ,
                 or
                 how
                 they
                 should
                 way-lay
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 intercept
                 their
                 passage
                 .
                 About
                 Sherburn
                 they
                 wheeled
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 beat
                 up
                 a
                 guard
                 ,
                 intending
                 to
                 rendezvous
                 at
                 Bramton-Brierly
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 number
                 of
                 their
                 Horse
                 amounting
                 to
                 neer
                 1600.
                 
                 At
                 this
                 Camisade
                 ,
                 they
                 surprised
                 at
                 Sherborn
                 and
                 Mylford
                 800
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 disabled
                 Colonel
                 
                 Wren's
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 .
                 All
                 their
                 Arms
                 they
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 have
                 carried
                 off
                 ,
                 laying
                 them
                 in
                 heaps
                 on
                 the
                 street
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 could
                 get
                 Carriages
                 to
                 convey
                 them
                 away
                 .
              
               
                 
                 While
                 they
                 were
                 providing
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Copley
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Lilburn
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 attended
                 their
                 Motion
                 ,
                 fell
                 upon
                 them
                 with
                 the
                 like
                 number
                 of
                 fresh
                 Horse
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 sharp
                 dispute
                 ,
                 where
                 
                 Copley's
                 Regiment
                 were
                 first
                 defeated
                 ,
                 the
                 Royalists
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 give
                 back
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 fled
                 Northwards
                 ;
                 the
                 enemy
                 recovering
                 all
                 their
                 Arms
                 and
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 took
                 400
                 of
                 them
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 (
                 among
                 the
                 slain
                 was
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Carnaby
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Hutton
                
                 ,
                 with
                 40
                 more
                 )
                 the
                 Countess
                 of
                 Niddisdale
                 ,
                 and
                 four
                 or
                 five
                 Colonels
                 ,
                 twelve
                 Captains
                 and
                 Officers
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 best
                 prize
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Digby's
                 Coach
                 ,
                 wherein
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 rich
                 spoil
                 ,
                 were
                 also
                 the
                 Trophees
                 of
                 other
                 mens
                 shame
                 ,
                 private
                 Letters
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 published
                 with
                 those
                 taken
                 at
                 Naseby
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 scandal
                 of
                 all
                 ingenuous
                 and
                 civil
                 people
                 .
                 But
                 as
                 the
                 War
                 began
                 with
                 Tumults
                 ,
                 so
                 it
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 ended
                 with
                 worse
                 indignities
                 ,
                 
                 those
                 base
                 and
                 Vulgar
                 Prostitutions
                 .
                 The
                 Lord
                 Digby
                 was
                 met
                 and
                 routed
                 again
                 at
                 
                 Carlisle-Sands
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 with
                 20
                 men
                 got
                 to
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Man
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 at
                 Newark
                 ▪
                 where
                 a
                 dissention
                 happned
                 concerning
                 this
                 very
                 misfortune
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 calamitous
                 enough
                 it self
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Bellasis
                 (
                 then
                 Governour
                 of
                 that
                 Town
                 )
                 sided
                 with
                 the
                 reputation
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Digby
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 imputation
                 with
                 which
                 the
                 two
                 Princes
                 Rupert
                 and
                 Maurice
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Gerrard
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Willis
                
                 ,
                 (
                 formerly
                 Governour
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 )
                 charged
                 him
                 ,
                 as
                 disloyal
                 and
                 treacherous
                 .
                 For
                 upon
                 t●●s
                 difference
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 grown
                 to
                 a
                 quarrel
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Gerrard
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Willis
                
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 hundreds
                 more
                 ,
                 withdrew
                 themselves
                 in
                 a
                 discontent
                 ,
                 and
                 laid
                 down
                 their
                 Commissions
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 two
                 Princes
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 coming
                 to
                 take
                 their
                 leave
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 mood
                 ,
                 were
                 treating
                 with
                 General
                 Poyntz
                 for
                 Passes
                 and
                 Terms
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 respective
                 qualities
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 first
                 agitated
                 at
                 
                 Worton-house
                 ,
                 some
                 fourteen
                 miles
                 from
                 Newark
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 accordingly
                 entertained
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 who
                 gave
                 Colonel
                 Rossiter
                 order
                 to
                 give
                 such
                 Passes
                 and
                 Conditions
                 ;
                 the
                 severest
                 whereof
                 was
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   all
                   persons
                   going
                   beyond
                   Seas
                   by
                   Warrant
                   of
                   either
                   Houses
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   returning
                   ,
                   shall
                   have
                   neither
                   pardon
                   nor
                   quarter
                   given
                   them
                   by
                   the
                   Parliament
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 The
                 King
                 staid
                 at
                 Newark
                 about
                 ten
                 days
                 ;
                 it
                 being
                 reputed
                 the
                 safest
                 Garrison
                 he
                 had
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 considerable
                 enemy
                 neer
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 within
                 were
                 numerous
                 and
                 resolute
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 place
                 known
                 to
                 be
                 tenable
                 and
                 well
                 provided
                 ,
                 and
                 besides
                 ,
                 lay
                 most
                 advantagious
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 draw
                 together
                 any
                 Force
                 ,
                 having
                 lost
                 and
                 drayned
                 most
                 of
                 his
                 Garrisons
                 in
                 other
                 Counties
                 :
                 But
                 upon
                 this
                 Feud
                 ,
                 and
                 untowardness
                 of
                 his
                 affairs
                 ,
                 he
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 November
                 departed
                 from
                 hence
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Convoy
                 of
                 600
                 Horse
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ;
                 so
                 free
                 and
                 safe
                 was
                 the
                 passage
                 in
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 England
                 
                 from
                 any
                 Armies
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Westermost
                 Counties
                 were
                 full
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 labouring
                 to
                 be
                 delivered
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 though
                 the
                 King
                 escaped
                 any
                 Encounter
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 said
                 Convoy
                 returning
                 home
                 ,
                 were
                 set
                 upon
                 by
                 General
                 Poyntz
                 ,
                 and
                 routed
                 ,
                 the
                 sixth
                 day
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 shifted
                 away
                 to
                 their
                 Garrison
                 ;
                 while
                 the
                 Victor
                 sets
                 down
                 before
                 
                 Belvoyr-Castle
                 where
                 Sir
                 
                   Gervas
                   Lucas
                
                 was
                 Governour
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 summoned
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 assaulted
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 both
                 to
                 the
                 like
                 purpose
                 ,
                 till
                 after
                 a
                 siege
                 of
                 four
                 months
                 ,
                 the
                 House
                 and
                 Castle
                 was
                 delivered
                 up
                 to
                 him
                 on
                 the
                 2
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 upon
                 honourable
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Gervas
                 and
                 his
                 Officers
                 being
                 convoyed
                 to
                 Litchfield
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Fairley-Castle
                 in
                 Somersetshire
                 ▪
                 
                 the
                 Devises
                 ,
                 Lacock-House
                 (
                 to
                 Colonel
                 Pickering
                 )
                 
                 Ch●pstow-Castle
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 last
                 to
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 Governour
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 ;
                 and
                 
                 Berkley-Castle
                 ,
                 where
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Lucas
                
                 commanded
                 ,
                 to
                 Colonel
                 Rainsborough
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 Noble
                 defence
                 ;
                 when
                 the
                 Out-works
                 were
                 taken
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 two
                 Summons
                 refused
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Charles
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                   he
                   would
                   eat
                   Horse-flesh
                   first
                   ,
                   and
                   mans
                   flesh
                   when
                   that
                   was
                   done
                   ,
                   before
                   he
                   would
                   yeild
                   :
                
                 But
                 upon
                 the
                 planting
                 of
                 the
                 Guns
                 upon
                 those
                 Works
                 against
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 was
                 glad
                 to
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 and
                 spare
                 those
                 dainties
                 for
                 another
                 extremity
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 made
                 good
                 his
                 Bill
                 of
                 Fare
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Devises
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 breach
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 Castle
                 thereof
                 by
                 the
                 great
                 Guns
                 ,
                 surrendred
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ogle
                 to
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Cromwel
                 :
                 there
                 marched
                 out
                 thence
                 to
                 Woodstock
                 700
                 men
                 ,
                 the
                 chief
                 whereof
                 were
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Courtney
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Pawlet
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Doctor
                 Curl
                 Bishop
                 of
                 that
                 Diocess
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 
                   Hugh
                   Peters
                
                 offered
                 some
                 civilities
                 .
                 A
                 Reverend
                 Prelate
                 ,
                 who
                 resided
                 amidst
                 his
                 Flock
                 ,
                 even
                 in
                 these
                 days
                 of
                 danger
                 and
                 trouble
                 ;
                 and
                 quitted
                 not
                 his
                 Charge
                 ,
                 while
                 he
                 was
                 suffered
                 no
                 longer
                 to
                 continue
                 in
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 period
                 of
                 the
                 glory
                 and
                 honour
                 of
                 
                 Basing-house
                 was
                 now
                 approaching
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 thither
                 next
                 came
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 who
                 after
                 his
                 Batteries
                 were
                 placed
                 ,
                 setled
                 the
                 several
                 posts
                 for
                 the
                 Storm
                 ;
                 Colonel
                 Dalbeir
                 on
                 the
                 North-side
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 next
                 the
                 Grange
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Pickering
                 on
                 his
                 left
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 Hardress
                 Waller's
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                 Mountague's
                 Regiments
                 next
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 Storm
                 was
                 October
                 the
                 14
                 ▪
                 at
                 six
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 :
                 Pickering
                 stormed
                 the
                 new
                 house
                 ,
                 passed
                 through
                 ,
                 and
                 got
                 the
                 gate
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 house
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 the
                 defendants
                 beat
                 a
                 Parly
                 ,
                 but
                 it
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 hearkened
                 ,
                 to
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 Mountague
                 and
                 
                 Waller's
                 Regiments
                 assaulted
                 the
                 strongest
                 Works
                 ,
                 where
                 their
                 Court
                 of
                 guard
                 was
                 kept
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 resolutely
                 recovered
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 whole
                 Culverin
                 ;
                 and
                 drawing
                 their
                 Ladders
                 after
                 them
                 ,
                 got
                 over
                 another
                 Work
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 House-Wall
                 ,
                 before
                 they
                 could
                 enter
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Hardress
                   Waller
                
                 was
                 slightly
                 wounded
                 here
                 ;
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 defendants
                 were
                 put
                 to
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 being
                 about
                 one
                 hundred
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Virgin
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 
                 Griffith's
                 Daughter
                 ,
                 
                 whom
                 the
                 enemy
                 shamefully
                 left
                 naked
                 :
                 of
                 note
                 ,
                 Major
                 Cuffle
                 ,
                 slain
                 by
                 the
                 hands
                 (
                 as
                 supposed
                 )
                 of
                 Major
                 (
                 since
                 Major-General
                 )
                 Harrison
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 400
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Officers
                 ,
                 among
                 whom
                 the
                 Noble
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Winchester
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Peak
                
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 who
                 with
                 the
                 Colours
                 also
                 taken
                 ,
                 were
                 sent
                 up
                 together
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Fortress
                   of
                   Loyalty
                
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 place
                 being
                 called
                 by
                 that
                 name
                 ,
                 
                   Love
                   Loyalty
                
                 being
                 written
                 in
                 every
                 window
                 of
                 that
                 spacious
                 house
                 )
                 which
                 Mr.
                 Peters
                 said
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 gave
                 the
                 relation
                 of
                 its
                 taking
                 to
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Commons
                 )
                 would
                 become
                 an
                 Emperor
                 to
                 dwell
                 in
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 spite
                 and
                 fury
                 of
                 a
                 Rebellious
                 crew
                 was
                 turned
                 into
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 the
                 incredible
                 loss
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 ,
                 who
                 notwithstanding
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 ruining
                 of
                 it
                 was
                 heard
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   if
                   the
                   King
                   had
                   no
                   more
                   ground
                   in
                
                 England
                 but
                 Basing-house
                 ,
                 
                   he
                   would
                   adventure
                   as
                   he
                   did
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   maintain
                   it
                   to
                   the
                   utmost
                   .
                
                 It
                 was
                 commonly
                 called
                 Basting-house
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 truely
                 enough
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 it
                 must
                 needs
                 crumble
                 under
                 the
                 heavy
                 load
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 adverse
                 fortune
                 ,
                 which
                 brought
                 three
                 Kingdomes
                 with
                 it
                 to
                 no
                 less
                 a
                 ruine
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                 Great
                 and
                 rich
                 was
                 the
                 plunder
                 here
                 ;
                 one
                 Common
                 Souldier
                 getting
                 300
                 pounds
                 in
                 silver
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 left
                 in
                 an
                 instant
                 by
                 his
                 Camerades
                 worth
                 but
                 one
                 Half-crown
                 of
                 it
                 all
                 .
                 And
                 no
                 less
                 was
                 the
                 quantity
                 of
                 provisions
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 enough
                 to
                 suffice
                 for
                 some
                 years
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 Conquerours
                 hands
                 entire
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Bed
                 worth
                 1400
                 pounds
                 ;
                 who
                 unhandsomly
                 enough
                 seized
                 and
                 disposed
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 the
                 account
                 whereof
                 will
                 one
                 day
                 be
                 as
                 justly
                 required
                 .
              
               
                 
                 These
                 Services
                 being
                 over
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Western-Road
                 cleared
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 commanded
                 to
                 attend
                 on
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 now
                 advanced
                 after
                 the
                 Lord
                 Goring
                 :
                 in
                 his
                 way
                 thither
                 ,
                 he
                 came
                 and
                 besieged
                 
                 Langford-house
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 Colerain
                 ,
                 neer
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 Summons
                 ,
                 had
                 it
                 delivered
                 to
                 him
                 upon
                 fair
                 and
                 equal
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 October
                 18.
                 
                 While
                 the
                 General
                 on
                 the
                 19
                 intending
                 to
                 storm
                 Tiverton
                 ,
                 the
                 Chain
                 of
                 the
                 Draw-bridge
                 by
                 one
                 unlucky
                 shot
                 broke
                 in
                 two
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 down
                 the
                 bridge
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 ran
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 seized
                 all
                 but
                 the
                 Church
                 and
                 Castle
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 presently
                 yeilded
                 ,
                 and
                 quarter
                 upon
                 their
                 asking
                 for
                 it
                 given
                 ;
                 but
                 plundered
                 they
                 were
                 even
                 to
                 their
                 skins
                 .
                 Here
                 was
                 taken
                 one
                 Major
                 Sadler
                 ,
                 an
                 active
                 valorous
                 fellow
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 revolted
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament-side
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 now
                 held
                 intelligence
                 ,
                 and
                 proffered
                 them
                 the
                 like
                 service
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 pardon
                 ;
                 notwithstanding
                 he
                 was
                 cond●mned
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 made
                 a
                 shift
                 to
                 escape
                 to
                 Exeter
                 ,
                 where
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 score
                 of
                 Treachery
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 understood
                 of
                 his
                 practices
                 (
                 by
                 collusion
                 no
                 doubt
                 of
                 both
                 parties
                 )
                 and
                 for
                 deserting
                 of
                 his
                 post
                 at
                 Tiverton
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 sentenced
                 and
                 executed
                 .
                 Here
                 was
                 also
                 taken
                 Sir
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Talbot
                
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 and
                 4
                 Majors
                 ,
                 and
                 200
                 Common
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 made
                 Prisoners
                 of
                 War.
                 
              
               
                 There
                 was
                 nothing
                 now
                 left
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 but
                 what
                 lay
                 in
                 the
                 farthermost
                 parts
                 of
                 Devonshire
                 and
                 Cornwal
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 6000
                 Horse
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 the
                 onely
                 fear
                 was
                 ,
                 left
                 they
                 might
                 break
                 through
                 and
                 get
                 Eastward
                 :
                 The
                 Country
                 therefore
                 was
                 commanded
                 to
                 keep
                 diligent
                 Watch
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 assistant
                 in
                 intelligence
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Royalists
                 should
                 attempt
                 it
                 :
                 and
                 because
                 it
                 was
                 Winter-time
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Army
                 wearied
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 advance
                 after
                 the
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 set
                 down
                 before
                 Exeter
                 .
                 
                 During
                 this
                 siege
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 at
                 a
                 good
                 distance
                 ,
                 blocking
                 up
                 the
                 City
                 by
                 Forts
                 round
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 an
                 Accommodation
                 was
                 endeavoured
                 by
                 the
                 Prince
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Fairfax
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Letter
                 sent
                 to
                 him
                 from
                 the
                 Lord
                 Capel
                 for
                 Passes
                 and
                 such
                 other
                 previous
                 things
                 to
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 desired
                 should
                 take
                 effect
                 betwixt
                 the
                 King
                 his
                 Father
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 but
                 Fairfax
                 refused
                 that
                 ,
                 saying
                 he
                 was
                 a
                 Souldier
                 ,
                 and
                 but
                 the
                 servant
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 who
                 alone
                 might
                 so
                 allow
                 ,
                 or
                 consider
                 of
                 such
                 desires
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 seconded
                 by
                 General
                 Goring
                 ,
                 
                 whose
                 design
                 was
                 like
                 that
                 intended
                 before
                 when
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 was
                 at
                 Lestithiel
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 both
                 Armies
                 joyn
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Parliament
                 come
                 to
                 a
                 conclusion
                 and
                 peace
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 this
                 with
                 no
                 other
                 effect
                 than
                 formerly
                 .
                 Soon
                 after
                 this
                 ,
                 General
                 Goring
                 passed
                 over
                 into
                 France
                 ,
                 leaving
                 his
                 Troops
                 to
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 resolving
                 to
                 return
                 with
                 supplyes
                 by
                 Spring
                 :
                 but
                 providence
                 had
                 otherwise
                 determined
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 affairs
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 very
                 industrious
                 ,
                 but
                 his
                 Councels
                 so
                 distracted
                 with
                 the
                 refractoriness
                 of
                 his
                 Fortune
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 could
                 effect
                 nothing
                 ;
                 nevertheless
                 ,
                 to
                 shew
                 his
                 willingness
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 doing
                 ,
                 he
                 sent
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 Horse
                 Westward
                 ,
                 which
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 rambled
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 about
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 fetching
                 in
                 Contribution
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 regret
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 who
                 complained
                 of
                 it
                 to
                 their
                 General
                 ,
                 who
                 presently
                 sent
                 away
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 who
                 fell
                 upon
                 some
                 of
                 those
                 Horse
                 neer
                 
                 Corf-Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 rescued
                 the
                 Committee-men
                 of
                 Dorset
                 at
                 War●ham
                 taken
                 by
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 seeing
                 no
                 further
                 danger
                 of
                 those
                 Horse
                 ,
                 returned
                 to
                 their
                 Army
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 some
                 likelihood
                 of
                 engagement
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 it
                 was
                 now
                 resolved
                 by
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 by
                 all
                 means
                 to
                 free
                 Exeter
                 ,
                 about
                 which
                 City
                 some
                 inconsiderable
                 skirmishes
                 had
                 happened
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 
                 Pouldram-Castle
                 ;
                 Captain
                 (
                 afterwards
                 Colonel
                 )
                 Deane
                 ,
                 Comptrouler
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 appearing
                 therein
                 very
                 active
                 :
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 informed
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Army
                 was
                 wasted
                 with
                 sickness
                 ;
                 which
                 indeed
                 was
                 true
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 never
                 wanted
                 recruits
                 ,
                 nor
                 any
                 other
                 necessary
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Prince
                 having
                 come
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 Okehampton
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 way
                 understanding
                 the
                 force
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 drew
                 back
                 again
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 Fairfax
                 presently
                 set
                 down
                 before
                 Dartmouth
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 so
                 far
                 advanced
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 Princes
                 retreat
                 to
                 Plymouth
                 ,
                 to
                 encourage
                 them
                 in
                 their
                 defence
                 ;
                 who
                 having
                 been
                 long
                 besieged
                 ,
                 and
                 bar'd
                 of
                 all
                 Trade
                 by
                 land
                 ,
                 were
                 impatient
                 of
                 the
                 Siege
                 ,
                 but
                 had
                 lately
                 made
                 a
                 successful
                 Salley
                 ,
                 and
                 expected
                 a
                 final
                 deliverance
                 from
                 their
                 General
                 ,
                 now
                 something
                 neer
                 them
                 ;
                 which
                 accordingly
                 happened
                 without
                 the
                 Generals
                 presence
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 onely
                 Rumour
                 of
                 his
                 coming
                 served
                 turn
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Prince
                 being
                 marched
                 back
                 without
                 any
                 encounter
                 ,
                 
                 save
                 that
                 Cromwel
                 beat
                 up
                 one
                 of
                 my
                 Lord
                 
                 Wentworth's
                 Brigades
                 quarters
                 at
                 Bovey-Tracy
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 some
                 50
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 and
                 300
                 Horse
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 skirmish
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Hardress
                   Waller
                
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 took
                 some
                 Prisoners
                 also
                 ;
                 the
                 General
                 resolved
                 to
                 attaque
                 Dartmouth
                 ,
                 a
                 Port-Town
                 ,
                 and
                 where
                 supplies
                 from
                 France
                 or
                 else-where
                 might
                 be
                 landed
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 summoned
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Pollard
                
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 who
                 refused
                 to
                 treat
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 put
                 him
                 in
                 a
                 resolution
                 to
                 storm
                 it
                 .
                 He
                 came
                 thither
                 on
                 the
                 12
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 18
                 at
                 eleven
                 at
                 night
                 furiously
                 assaulted
                 it
                 ,
                 having
                 no
                 Artillery
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 yet
                 his
                 men
                 went
                 on
                 against
                 100
                 Pieces
                 ready
                 mounted
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 but
                 once
                 discharged
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 they
                 got
                 under
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 quickly
                 turned
                 them
                 against
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 presently
                 mastered
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Castle
                 which
                 commanded
                 the
                 River
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 two
                 other
                 great
                 Forts
                 ,
                 wherein
                 were
                 34
                 pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 that
                 stood
                 a
                 mile
                 from
                 the
                 Town
                 ;
                 
                 who
                 beat
                 a
                 Parley
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 hurry
                 and
                 noise
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 heard
                 :
                 at
                 last
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 was
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Cary
                
                 ,
                 had
                 Conditions
                 to
                 march
                 away
                 ,
                 he
                 and
                 his
                 Officers
                 with
                 Arms
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Newport
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Seymor
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Denham
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 could
                 gain
                 no
                 other
                 Conditions
                 but
                 Quarter
                 .
                 Here
                 the
                 General
                 practised
                 a
                 civil
                 Stratagem
                 ,
                 giving
                 all
                 the
                 
                 Cornish-men
                 their
                 liberty
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 shillings
                 a
                 man
                 to
                 carry
                 them
                 home
                 ;
                 they
                 being
                 the
                 onely
                 standing
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 constant
                 ,
                 enemy
                 to
                 〈◊〉
                 Parliament
                 .
                 The
                 General
                 went
                 on
                 board
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Batten
                 ,
                 who
                 ●●●ked
                 ●he
                 place
                 up
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 nobly
                 treated
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 thence
                 the
                 Parliament-Army
                 marched
                 to
                 Totnes
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 the
                 Siege
                 at
                 Exeter
                 ;
                 but
                 were
                 from
                 thence
                 diverted
                 again
                 by
                 another
                 action
                 :
                 for
                 news
                 came
                 that
                 the
                 Prince
                 was
                 fully
                 resolved
                 to
                 attempt
                 something
                 in
                 relief
                 of
                 that
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 had
                 made
                 up
                 his
                 Army
                 neer
                 10000
                 strong
                 ,
                 having
                 mustered
                 and
                 assembled
                 a
                 great
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Cornish
                 at
                 Launceston
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 come
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 Torrington
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 Letters
                 were
                 intercepted
                 from
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Berkley
                
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 encouraging
                 him
                 with
                 expectation
                 of
                 Relief
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 rendezvoused
                 within
                 two
                 miles
                 of
                 Torrington
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hapton
                 continued
                 ;
                 and
                 an
                 eye
                 was
                 kept
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Cook
                 ,
                 who
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 lay
                 about
                 Barnstable
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 not
                 break
                 through
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 16
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 the
                 Army
                 marched
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 five
                 in
                 the
                 evening
                 drew
                 up
                 their
                 Van
                 in
                 the
                 Park
                 ,
                 and
                 Forlorns
                 were
                 sent
                 out
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 Torrington
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Roll's
                 house
                 ,
                 to
                 line
                 Hedges
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 good
                 the
                 retreat
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 .
                 The
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 likewise
                 drew
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 four
                 or
                 five
                 Closes
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 lined
                 the
                 Hedges
                 within
                 a
                 Close
                 of
                 the
                 enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 flankt
                 his
                 Foot
                 with
                 Horse
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Enemy
                 sent
                 good
                 Reserves
                 ,
                 lest
                 by
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 the
                 ground
                 they
                 might
                 be
                 encompassed
                 .
                 Towards
                 night
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 drew
                 off
                 from
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Closes
                 he
                 formerly
                 possessed
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 enemy
                 entred
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 a
                 halt
                 ,
                 intending
                 not
                 to
                 venture
                 upon
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 barricadoed
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 a
                 strength
                 within
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 dark
                 :
                 but
                 hearing
                 a
                 noise
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 the
                 Royalists
                 were
                 retreating
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 loth
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 go
                 off
                 without
                 some
                 taste
                 of
                 their
                 old
                 Fortune
                 and
                 Success
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 sent
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 Dragoons
                 to
                 fire
                 on
                 the
                 enemy
                 neer
                 the
                 Hedges
                 and
                 Barricadoes
                 ,
                 and
                 withal
                 to
                 get
                 some
                 intelligence
                 
                 of
                 the
                 estate
                 of
                 the
                 Royalists
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 .
                 This
                 being
                 accordingly
                 attempted
                 ,
                 the
                 Dragoons
                 were
                 answered
                 with
                 a
                 round
                 Volley
                 of
                 Shot
                 ;
                 thereupon
                 their
                 Forlorn
                 Hope
                 of
                 Foot
                 went
                 and
                 engaged
                 themselves
                 to
                 bring
                 off
                 the
                 Dragoons
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Reserve
                 fell
                 on
                 to
                 bring
                 off
                 their
                 Forlorn
                 .
                 The
                 Royalists
                 also
                 drew
                 out
                 Supplies
                 and
                 Seconds
                 ,
                 and
                 reinforced
                 the
                 Hedges
                 ,
                 standing
                 as
                 before
                 .
                 Both
                 Armies
                 far
                 engaged
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 manifesting
                 a
                 resolution
                 to
                 go
                 on
                 for
                 all
                 their
                 disadvantage
                 of
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 it
                 came
                 at
                 last
                 to
                 a
                 plain
                 Fight
                 ,
                 the
                 Regiments
                 successively
                 falling
                 on
                 ;
                 which
                 continued
                 a
                 hot
                 service
                 for
                 two
                 hours
                 ,
                 till
                 at
                 last
                 the
                 Royalists
                 were
                 beaten
                 from
                 their
                 aforesaid
                 Hedges
                 ,
                 and
                 up
                 to
                 their
                 Barricadoes
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 again
                 disputed
                 it
                 ,
                 manfully
                 maintaining
                 them
                 at
                 push
                 of
                 Pike
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 But-end
                 of
                 their
                 Musquets
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 by
                 command
                 drew
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 the
                 Fairfaxians
                 entrance
                 ;
                 where
                 the
                 Foot
                 first
                 entred
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 Horse
                 ,
                 who
                 there
                 joyntly
                 charged
                 the
                 enemy
                 drawn
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 ;
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 commanding
                 the
                 Rear
                 to
                 make
                 their
                 retreat
                 good
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 action
                 he
                 had
                 his
                 Horse
                 shot
                 dead
                 under
                 him
                 .
                 Here
                 the
                 Parliament-foot
                 were
                 forced
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 the
                 Barricadoes
                 ,
                 where
                 Colonel
                 Hammond
                 opposed
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 assistance
                 and
                 timely
                 supply
                 of
                 Major
                 Stephens
                 ,
                 beat
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 into
                 the
                 Town
                 again
                 ,
                 
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 Foot
                 marched
                 away
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Horse
                 made
                 several
                 stands
                 ,
                 and
                 charged
                 in
                 at
                 several
                 Avenues
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 Barricadoes
                 which
                 themselves
                 had
                 deserted
                 .
                 In
                 fine
                 ,
                 all
                 their
                 Horse
                 marched
                 over
                 a
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 several
                 other
                 passes
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 Westward
                 ;
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 not
                 adventuring
                 to
                 pursue
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 contented
                 themselves
                 with
                 those
                 Prisoners
                 whom
                 they
                 took
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 being
                 disordered
                 and
                 divided
                 from
                 their
                 Body
                 by
                 the
                 darkness
                 of
                 the
                 night
                 ;
                 who
                 being
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hoptons
                 Magazine
                 of
                 80
                 Barrels
                 of
                 Powder
                 was
                 kept
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 guarded
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Forces
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 said
                 Powder
                 either
                 casually
                 or
                 by
                 design
                 was
                 fired
                 ,
                 the
                 Church
                 blown
                 into
                 the
                 Air
                 ,
                 those
                 Prisoners
                 and
                 the
                 Guard
                 killed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 all
                 over
                 the
                 Town
                 endangered
                 by
                 the
                 stones
                 ,
                 timber
                 ,
                 and
                 lead
                 ,
                 which
                 with
                 the
                 blast
                 were-carried
                 up
                 very
                 high
                 ,
                 and
                 scattered
                 throughout
                 ,
                 and
                 beyond
                 the
                 Town
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 neer
                 as
                 much
                 mischeif
                 was
                 done
                 by
                 this
                 Powder
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Powder
                 and
                 Bullet
                 together
                 in
                 the
                 Fight
                 ,
                 scarce
                 a
                 stone
                 being
                 left
                 standing
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 which
                 since
                 is
                 raised
                 from
                 its
                 ruines
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Royalists
                 fought
                 resolutely
                 here
                 ,
                 the
                 Cornish
                 not
                 forgetting
                 the
                 reputation
                 they
                 had
                 formerly
                 got
                 during
                 the
                 War
                 :
                 For
                 here
                 were
                 not
                 taken
                 in
                 all
                 above
                 400
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 the
                 chief
                 whereof
                 were
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Wood
                 ,
                 eight
                 Captains
                 ,
                 Commissary
                 Boney
                 ,
                 six
                 Lieutenants
                 ,
                 one
                 Cornet
                 ,
                 three
                 Ensignes
                 ,
                 one
                 Chyrurgion
                 ,
                 four
                 Serjeants
                 ,
                 fifty
                 two
                 Troopers
                 ,
                 one
                 hundred
                 twenty
                 seven
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 150
                 common
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 and
                 six
                 Colours
                 .
                 The
                 slain
                 were
                 Major
                 Threave
                 and
                 Captain
                 Fry
                 ,
                 the
                 Lords
                 Hopton
                 and
                 Capel
                 wounded
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton's
                 Commission
                 to
                 be
                 General
                 under
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 500
                 pounds
                 in
                 money
                 left
                 in
                 Portmantles
                 ,
                 came
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 Victors
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 after
                 this
                 Encounter
                 made
                 back
                 into
                 Cornwal
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 rendezvouzed
                 his
                 Army
                 again
                 ;
                 whither
                 the
                 Princes
                 Regiment
                 of
                 eight
                 hundred
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 additional
                 Cavalry
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 ,
                 not
                 before
                 joyned
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 came
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 made
                 up
                 a
                 new
                 entire
                 Body
                 of
                 five
                 thousand
                 Horse
                 ,
                 able
                 to
                 give
                 Battel
                 again
                 to
                 their
                 enemy
                 ,
                 on
                 convenient
                 Champion
                 ground
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 condition
                 as
                 to
                 make
                 their
                 own
                 terms
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 policy
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 was
                 as
                 eminent
                 as
                 his
                 valour
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 service
                 ,
                 having
                 thereby
                 given
                 a
                 fair
                 earnest
                 for
                 a
                 Victory
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 made
                 them
                 consider
                 of
                 his
                 Forces
                 ,
                 if
                 reduced
                 to
                 a
                 necessity
                 of
                 fighting
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 couragious
                 brave
                 spirits
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 Fortune
                 could
                 not
                 but
                 be
                 obliged
                 to
                 a
                 favourable
                 aspect
                 ;
                 and
                 her
                 least
                 inconstancy
                 would
                 undo
                 the
                 Fairfaxians
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 will
                 now
                 draw
                 off
                 from
                 those
                 main
                 Bodies
                 ,
                 this
                 whole
                 Winter
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 Garrisons
                 ,
                 who
                 thick
                 and
                 threefold
                 rendred
                 themselves
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 We
                 will
                 begin
                 with
                 
                 Shelford-house
                 ,
                 where
                 Colonel
                 Stanhop
                 ,
                 akin
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Chesterfield
                 ,
                 was
                 Governour
                 ;
                 which
                 after
                 Summons
                 
                 refused
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 stormed
                 by
                 Major-General
                 Poyntz
                 ,
                 who
                 put
                 all
                 to
                 the
                 Sword
                 they
                 met
                 with
                 :
                 some
                 Gentlemen
                 getting
                 within
                 a
                 Seiling
                 till
                 the
                 fury
                 was
                 over
                 ,
                 found
                 quarter
                 ;
                 the
                 Governour
                 himself
                 was
                 killed
                 in
                 the
                 defence
                 after
                 the
                 House
                 was
                 entred
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 House
                 demolished
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 4
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 the
                 magnanimous
                 Countess
                 of
                 Derby
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 endured
                 a
                 Siege
                 off
                 and
                 on
                 for
                 two
                 years
                 last
                 past
                 ,
                 rendred
                 
                 Latham-house
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 upon
                 very
                 fair
                 terms
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 Officers
                 ,
                 and
                 Souldiers
                 to
                 march
                 out
                 either
                 to
                 the
                 Garrison
                 of
                 Tidbury
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Ashby
                   de
                   la
                   zouch
                
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 Siege
                 I
                 may
                 not
                 omit
                 one
                 Military
                 neat
                 Stratagem
                 :
                 The
                 besiegers
                 at
                 dinner-time
                 were
                 jearing
                 the
                 Garrison
                 with
                 Shoulders
                 of
                 mutton
                 and
                 fresh-meat
                 they
                 shewed
                 them
                 :
                 
                 whereupon
                 a
                 Captain
                 sallied
                 out
                 ,
                 took
                 both
                 the
                 guests
                 and
                 the
                 provision
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Colours
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 them
                 into
                 the
                 House
                 ;
                 Whereupon
                 the
                 Assaylants
                 took
                 the
                 Alarm
                 ,
                 both
                 great
                 and
                 small
                 Guns
                 playing
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 .
                 This
                 continuing
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 ,
                 the
                 Captain
                 caused
                 the
                 Colours
                 he
                 had
                 taken
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 on
                 the
                 Works
                 backward
                 from
                 the
                 Post
                 where
                 he
                 had
                 surprized
                 them
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 of
                 that
                 quarter
                 seeing
                 ,
                 and
                 imagining
                 their
                 men
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 had
                 entred
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 erected
                 their
                 Ensigns
                 ,
                 they
                 fell
                 on
                 without
                 fear
                 or
                 wit
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 were
                 presently
                 cut
                 down
                 in
                 heaps
                 ,
                 and
                 beaten
                 to
                 their
                 Trenches
                 ,
                 
                 Bolton-Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Beeston-Castle
                 in
                 Lancashire
                 ,
                 were
                 likewise
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 and
                 
                 Hereford-City
                 surprized
                 by
                 another
                 Stratagem
                 ,
                 the
                 manner
                 thus
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Garrison
                 was
                 strong
                 and
                 well
                 appointed
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 inlet
                 also
                 for
                 the
                 Kings
                 Welch
                 Forces
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 much
                 aimed
                 at
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 intelligence
                 had
                 been
                 held
                 by
                 some
                 within
                 ,
                 from
                 Colonel
                 Birch
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 Governour
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 ;
                 but
                 their
                 greedy
                 and
                 impatient
                 desire
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 possession
                 ,
                 abrupted
                 all
                 those
                 practices
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 them
                 upon
                 an
                 honester
                 and
                 safer
                 way
                 :
                 With
                 2000
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 they
                 came
                 from
                 Gloucester
                 in
                 one
                 day
                 and
                 night
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 had
                 provided
                 six
                 men
                 in
                 Country-habits
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 seventh
                 like
                 a
                 Constable
                 (
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 Warrants
                 directed
                 the
                 day
                 before
                 to
                 the
                 adjacent
                 Villages
                 ,
                 for
                 some
                 Labourers
                 to
                 be
                 sent
                 in
                 to
                 break
                 the
                 Ice
                 in
                 the
                 Trenches
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 other
                 work
                 )
                 by
                 morning
                 to
                 present
                 themselves
                 at
                 the
                 Gates
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 seconds
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 were
                 placed
                 150
                 Firelocks
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 the
                 covert
                 of
                 the
                 night
                 were
                 lodged
                 as
                 neer
                 as
                 possible
                 out
                 of
                 discovery
                 ;
                 and
                 next
                 them
                 ,
                 a
                 Body
                 of
                 men
                 ready
                 at
                 hand
                 to
                 succeed
                 in
                 the
                 attempt
                 ,
                 and
                 enter
                 with
                 them
                 .
                 Accordingly
                 the
                 stratagem
                 took
                 effect
                 ;
                 the
                 Draw-bridge
                 was
                 let
                 down
                 to
                 the
                 Constable
                 and
                 his
                 crew
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Pickaxes
                 and
                 Spades
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 no
                 sooner
                 possessed
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Guard
                 began
                 to
                 suspect
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 some
                 resistance
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Reserves
                 powring
                 in
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 after
                 three
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 killed
                 ,
                 the
                 Town
                 was
                 entred
                 ,
                 first
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Birch
                 and
                 his
                 Firelocks
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 by
                 Morgan
                 :
                 The
                 Garrison
                 amazed
                 ,
                 presently
                 submitted
                 ,
                 and
                 yeilded
                 themselves
                 Prisoners
                 ;
                 the
                 chief
                 whereof
                 were
                 the
                 Lord
                 Brudenel
                 ,
                 
                 fourteen
                 Knights
                 ,
                 Judge
                 Ienkins
                 ,
                 (
                 of
                 whom
                 more
                 hereafter
                 )
                 four
                 Lieutenant-Colonels
                 ,
                 five
                 Captains
                 ,
                 Officers
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 neer
                 a
                 hundred
                 more
                 ,
                 besides
                 eleven
                 Pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 mounted
                 ,
                 with
                 Provision
                 sutable
                 to
                 the
                 strength
                 and
                 quality
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 .
                 This
                 loss
                 was
                 very
                 much
                 regretted
                 by
                 the
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 who
                 now
                 perceived
                 that
                 Fortunes
                 right
                 and
                 left
                 hand
                 ,
                 Valour
                 and
                 Policy
                 ,
                 were
                 lifted
                 up
                 against
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 place
                 of
                 importance
                 which
                 followed
                 the
                 fate
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 declination
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Chester
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 long
                 besieged
                 ,
                 and
                 thrice
                 attempted
                 to
                 be
                 relieved
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 still
                 rendred
                 worse
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 loss
                 and
                 slaughter
                 of
                 their
                 friends
                 that
                 came
                 to
                 its
                 rescue
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 have
                 said
                 before
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Brereton
                
                 now
                 commanded
                 in
                 chief
                 ,
                 as
                 Major-General
                 of
                 those
                 Counties
                 ;
                 who
                 civilly
                 courted
                 the
                 Lord
                 Byron
                 the
                 Governour
                 to
                 a
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 laying
                 before
                 him
                 the
                 impossibility
                 of
                 any
                 Army
                 of
                 Forces
                 that
                 could
                 be
                 advanced
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 beset
                 in
                 all
                 his
                 Garrisons
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 close
                 or
                 open
                 Sieges
                 :
                 which
                 at
                 last
                 the
                 Noble
                 Lord
                 hearkned
                 unto
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 upon
                 very
                 honourable
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 Surrendred
                 it
                 by
                 Articles
                 ,
                 the
                 3
                 of
                 February
                 .
                 And
                 thence
                 Sir
                 William
                 went
                 to
                 besiege
                 
                 Litchfield-close
                 ,
                 which
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 he
                 gayned
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 
                 way
                 of
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 as
                 will
                 appear
                 in
                 its
                 due
                 place
                 .
                 Several
                 other
                 places
                 of
                 lesser
                 concernment
                 without
                 much
                 parley
                 surrendred
                 likewise
                 ,
                 suspected
                 of
                 bribery
                 or
                 such-like
                 practises
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 finely
                 palliated
                 by
                 the
                 necessity
                 that
                 compelled
                 the
                 greater
                 to
                 their
                 rendition
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 House
                 now
                 upon
                 discharging
                 the
                 Wardship
                 of
                 the
                 heirs
                 male
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Wray
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Member
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 House
                 ,
                 take
                 an
                 occasion
                 to
                 Vote
                 down
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Wards
                 and
                 Liveries
                 .
              
               
                 
                 All
                 the
                 Kings
                 strength
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 except
                 that
                 Army
                 that
                 was
                 pen'd
                 up
                 in
                 Cornwal
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 collected
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ashley
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 marching
                 to
                 joyn
                 his
                 Infantry
                 with
                 the
                 Kings
                 remains
                 of
                 his
                 Cavalry
                 about
                 Farringdon
                 ,
                 whereabouts
                 Colonel
                 Rainsborough
                 and
                 Fleetwood
                 kept
                 their
                 Post
                 ,
                 having
                 an
                 eye
                 upon
                 that
                 design
                 of
                 conjunction
                 ;
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Brereton
                
                 pursued
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 Rear
                 ,
                 from
                 Hereford
                 and
                 Worcestershire
                 .
                 At
                 
                   Stow
                   in
                   the
                   Would
                
                 ,
                 they
                 overtook
                 and
                 set
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 wearied
                 in
                 his
                 Quarters
                 ;
                 but
                 his
                 men
                 were
                 yet
                 not
                 willing
                 to
                 resigne
                 their
                 swords
                 ,
                 till
                 after
                 a
                 fair
                 dispute
                 they
                 were
                 over-powred
                 ,
                 1500
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 with
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 his
                 Baggage
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 .
                 
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 last
                 battel
                 that
                 was
                 fought
                 
                   hac
                   vice
                
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 put
                 a
                 period
                 to
                 any
                 further
                 attempts
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 ;
                 the
                 Royalists
                 being
                 forced
                 to
                 take
                 up
                 in
                 their
                 strong
                 Holds
                 ,
                 or
                 submit
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 endeavour
                 a
                 Composition
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 main
                 work
                 ,
                 but
                 too
                 hastily
                 entred
                 upon
                 ,
                 as
                 their
                 own
                 sad
                 experience
                 soon
                 informed
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                 And
                 just
                 before
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 14
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 accepted
                 of
                 Terms
                 for
                 the
                 disbanding
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 .
                 After
                 this
                 worsting
                 at
                 Torrington
                 ,
                 and
                 marching
                 back
                 into
                 Cornwal
                 ,
                 General
                 Fairfax
                 followed
                 him
                 within
                 two
                 days
                 to
                 Launceston
                 ,
                 (
                 where
                 Colonel
                 Basset
                 with
                 500
                 men
                 at
                 first
                 made
                 opposition
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 compelled
                 to
                 abandon
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 likewise
                 Saltash
                 was
                 quitted
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Mount
                   Edgecomb
                
                 offered
                 a
                 Treaty
                 )
                 and
                 not
                 far
                 from
                 thence
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Smith
                
                 with
                 a
                 strong
                 party
                 fell
                 upon
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Van
                 of
                 their
                 Army
                 with
                 good
                 success
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 having
                 notice
                 of
                 Cromwels
                 approach
                 ,
                 timely
                 withdrew
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 them
                 liberty
                 to
                 possess
                 Bodmin
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 made
                 his
                 head-Quarters
                 at
                 Truro
                 :
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 Prince
                 embarqued
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 Sail
                 for
                 the
                 Island
                 of
                 Scilly
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Culpeper
                 and
                 others
                 :
                 which
                 occasioned
                 General
                 Fairfax
                 to
                 complement
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 to
                 a
                 disbanding
                 ,
                 as
                 reckoning
                 them
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Princes
                 forsaking
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 good
                 as
                 lost
                 .
                 Among
                 other
                 terms
                 offered
                 him
                 ,
                 this
                 to
                 his
                 particular
                 self
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 honour
                 from
                 the
                 mouth
                 of
                 an
                 enemy
                 ,
                 is
                 requisite
                 to
                 be
                 inserted
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   Lastly
                   ,
                   for
                   your self
                   ,
                   besides
                   what
                   is
                   imployed
                   to
                   you
                   in
                   common
                   with
                   others
                   ,
                   you
                   may
                   be
                   assured
                   of
                   such
                   Meditation
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   on
                   your
                   behalf
                   ,
                   both
                   from
                   my self
                   and
                   others
                   ,
                   as
                   for
                   one
                   whom
                   for
                   personal
                   worth
                   and
                   many
                   vertues
                   ,
                   but
                   especially
                   for
                   your
                   care
                   of
                   ,
                   and
                   moderation
                   towards
                   the
                   Country
                   ,
                   we
                   honour
                   and
                   esteem
                   above
                   any
                   other
                   of
                   your
                   party
                   ;
                   whose
                   error
                   (
                   supposing
                   you
                   more
                   swayed
                   with
                   principles
                   of
                   Honour
                   and
                   Conscience
                   )
                   we
                   most
                   pity
                   ,
                   and
                   whose
                   happiness
                   ,
                   so
                   far
                   as
                   is
                   consistant
                   with
                   the
                   publique
                   welfare
                   ,
                   we
                   should
                   delight
                   in
                   ,
                   more
                   than
                   in
                   your
                   least
                   suffering
                   .
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 the
                 Army
                 advanced
                 ,
                 and
                 neer
                 St.
                 Columbe
                 beat
                 up
                 the
                 Quarters
                 of
                 the
                 Princes
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 made
                 a
                 gallant
                 Charge
                 through
                 the
                 enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 broke
                 their
                 first
                 divisions
                 ;
                 but
                 fresh
                 supplies
                 coming
                 ,
                 they
                 drew
                 off
                 in
                 order
                 ,
                 leaving
                 behind
                 them
                 Major-General
                 Pert
                 ,
                 a
                 gallant
                 person
                 ,
                 mortally
                 wounded
                 ,
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 ;
                 but
                 so
                 rebated
                 the
                 edge
                 of
                 the
                 enemies
                 courage
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 halted
                 a
                 while
                 ,
                 and
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 drew
                 back
                 to
                 Bodmin
                 ,
                 more
                 resolved
                 for
                 Treaty
                 than
                 Conquest
                 :
                 To
                 which
                 place
                 came
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Hopton's
                 answer
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 pretended
                 his
                 understanding
                 of
                 a
                 likelyhood
                 of
                 agreement
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 his
                 Master
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 said
                 without
                 any
                 other
                 Treaty
                 would
                 conclude
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 desired
                 to
                 be
                 referred
                 thereto
                 :
                 but
                 Fairfax
                 urging
                 this
                 Overture
                 to
                 his
                 advantage
                 ,
                 would
                 allow
                 of
                 no
                 such
                 delays
                 ;
                 but
                 his
                 Terms
                 he
                 offered
                 being
                 honourable
                 ,
                 was
                 all
                 he
                 could
                 grant
                 ;
                 acquainting
                 
                 his
                 Lordship
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 such
                 probability
                 of
                 Accommodation
                 (
                 and
                 indeed
                 his
                 Lordship
                 was
                 greatly
                 mistaken
                 ,
                 for
                 there
                 was
                 never
                 any
                 such
                 intention
                 before
                 nor
                 after
                 )
                 and
                 delays
                 were
                 dangerous
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 assistance
                 both
                 from
                 the
                 French
                 and
                 Irish
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 promised
                 to
                 be
                 landed
                 for
                 the
                 Kings
                 service
                 in
                 that
                 County
                 .
              
               
                 Hereupon
                 the
                 Army
                 also
                 advancing
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Treaty
                 was
                 concluded
                 on
                 at
                 
                 Tresilian-bridge
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Cessation
                 agreed
                 to
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 General
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 though
                 with
                 much
                 reluctancy
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 ,
                 made
                 Truro
                 his
                 Head-quarters
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 now
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 had
                 but
                 six
                 miles
                 in
                 bredth
                 ,
                 being
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 pounded
                 up
                 ,
                 as
                 Essex
                 before
                 .
                 The
                 conclusion
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 was
                 followed
                 by
                 the
                 rendition
                 of
                 St.
                 Mawes
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 disbanded
                 was
                 nine
                 Brigades
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 French
                 consisting
                 of
                 three
                 Regiments
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Wentworth's
                 of
                 four
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Iames
                 Smith's
                 of
                 three
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Cleveland's
                 of
                 four
                 ,
                 Major-General
                 
                 Web's
                 of
                 three
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Hopton's
                 commanded
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Bevil
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Goring's
                 of
                 five
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Princes
                 Regiment
                 consisting
                 of
                 seven
                 hundred
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 Richard
                 Greenvil's
                 Reformadoes
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Conditions
                 were
                 ,
                 
                 That
                 they
                 should
                 march
                 away
                 with
                 Horse
                 and
                 Arms
                 ,
                 in
                 number
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 respective
                 qualities
                 more
                 or
                 less
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 should
                 chuse
                 to
                 go
                 abroad
                 to
                 Foreign
                 Service
                 ,
                 or
                 with
                 Passes
                 to
                 go
                 home
                 :
                 each
                 Colonel
                 with
                 eight
                 or
                 six
                 horses
                 ,
                 six
                 or
                 two
                 pair
                 of
                 Pistols
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 other
                 inferior
                 Officers
                 respectively
                 ;
                 the
                 common
                 Troopers
                 to
                 have
                 twenty
                 shillings
                 a
                 man
                 for
                 their
                 Horses
                 ;
                 which
                 ,
                 upon
                 ratifying
                 the
                 Agreement
                 being
                 noised
                 ,
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Royalists
                 sold
                 their
                 horses
                 before-hand
                 ,
                 and
                 got
                 spittle-Jades
                 in
                 their
                 stead
                 ,
                 which
                 upon
                 their
                 disbanding
                 were
                 turned
                 upon
                 their
                 hand
                 .
                 The
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 was
                 allowed
                 fourty
                 Horse
                 and
                 Arms
                 for
                 himself
                 and
                 twelve
                 men
                 ;
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 twenty
                 five
                 Horse
                 and
                 Arms
                 for
                 himself
                 and
                 eight
                 men
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 were
                 the
                 most
                 material
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 in
                 six
                 days
                 performed
                 .
                 All
                 the
                 French
                 were
                 presently
                 shipped
                 for
                 their
                 Country
                 ,
                 by
                 provision
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 General
                 at
                 Plymouth
                 ,
                 whither
                 he
                 went
                 accompanied
                 by
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 being
                 welcomed
                 by
                 the
                 discharge
                 of
                 300
                 Pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Army
                 retreated
                 back
                 into
                 Devon-shire
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 an
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Siege
                 of
                 Exceter
                 ,
                 where
                 Sir
                 
                   Hardress
                   Waller
                
                 had
                 continued
                 during
                 this
                 Cornish
                 Expedition
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Lords
                 Hopton
                 and
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 not
                 deigning
                 the
                 Jurisdiction
                 ,
                 or
                 indeed
                 any
                 favour
                 from
                 their
                 fellow-subjects
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 Lorded
                 it
                 at
                 a
                 brave
                 rate
                 ,
                 gallantly
                 waived
                 and
                 declined
                 any
                 advantage
                 (
                 but
                 what
                 was
                 Military
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Articles
                 ,
                 and
                 Sailed
                 after
                 the
                 Prince
                 into
                 Scilly
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 a
                 resolute
                 Attempt
                 was
                 made
                 upon
                 Abingdon
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 Major-General
                 Brown
                 was
                 Governour
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 )
                 then
                 absent
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 strong
                 party
                 under
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Stephen
                   Hawkins
                
                 from
                 Oxford
                 :
                 The
                 Foot
                 had
                 gained
                 the
                 Works
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 entred
                 the
                 Town
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 the
                 Market-place
                 ;
                 but
                 some
                 resistance
                 being
                 there
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Horse-guard
                 taking
                 the
                 Alarm
                 by
                 the
                 appearance
                 of
                 Major
                 Blundel
                 ,
                 who
                 desperately
                 charged
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 by
                 Force
                 driven
                 out
                 again
                 ;
                 no
                 Horse
                 ,
                 but
                 onely
                 three
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 Christ-Church
                 Oxon
                 ,
                 clambering
                 over
                 to
                 assist
                 them
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 Pioneers
                 and
                 their
                 instruments
                 being
                 so
                 far
                 behind
                 in
                 the
                 Rear
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 timely
                 advance
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 breach
                 for
                 the
                 Cavalry
                 to
                 enter
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 that
                 noble
                 design
                 ,
                 not
                 without
                 suspition
                 of
                 treachery
                 ,
                 was
                 frustrated
                 .
                 
                   Ashby
                   de-la-zouch
                
                 ,
                 the
                 maiden-Garrison
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 never
                 before
                 Besieged
                 during
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 rendred
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Loughborough
                 ,
                 (
                 whose
                 Government
                 it
                 was
                 )
                 upon
                 honourable
                 terms
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 so
                 we
                 have
                 finished
                 this
                 unfortunate
                 year
                 ,
                 which
                 with
                 its
                 period
                 and
                 revolution
                 may
                 be
                 said
                 to
                 have
                 concluded
                 the
                 Government
                 ;
                 Monarchy
                 being
                 beaten
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 field
                 and
                 out
                 of
                 doors
                 together
                 ;
                 the
                 Enemies
                 thereof
                 having
                 nothing
                 more
                 of
                 hazard
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 encounter
                 its
                 Authority
                 at
                 the
                 Bar
                 with
                 Pleas
                 ,
                 not
                 in
                 Battalia
                 with
                 push
                 of
                 pike
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 main
                 of
                 the
                 Interregnum
                 
                 between
                 that
                 and
                 the
                 Kings
                 death
                 ,
                 was
                 spent
                 in
                 contrivances
                 ,
                 designs
                 and
                 new
                 models
                 of
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 what
                 ;
                 whereof
                 (
                 after
                 the
                 reduction
                 of
                 some
                 other
                 places
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 1646
                 ,
                 which
                 languished
                 in
                 a
                 Consumption
                 till
                 May
                 ,
                 the
                 Critical
                 month
                 for
                 that
                 disease
                 )
                 there
                 will
                 be
                 unwelcome
                 occasion
                 for
                 this
                 Chronicle
                 next
                 to
                 discourse
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1646.
                 
              
               
                 
                 
                 DEnnington-Castle
                 leads
                 the
                 dance
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 it
                 had
                 withstood
                 the
                 many
                 Sieges
                 and
                 attempts
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 enemy
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 now
                 resist
                 its
                 Fate
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 easie
                 Summons
                 of
                 a
                 Brigade
                 of
                 the
                 Victor-Army
                 ;
                 but
                 despairing
                 of
                 Relief
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 of
                 honourable
                 Terms
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 should
                 stand
                 to
                 their
                 usual
                 extremity
                 ,
                 submitted
                 :
                 But
                 out
                 of
                 revenge
                 for
                 the
                 slaughter
                 and
                 disappointment
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 suffered
                 under
                 its
                 walls
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 resolution
                 of
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 he
                 upon
                 his
                 return
                 to
                 his
                 own
                 house
                 according
                 to
                 Articles
                 ,
                 was
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 contrary
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 sued
                 and
                 impleaded
                 for
                 several
                 demolitions
                 by
                 firing
                 of
                 the
                 out-houses
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 strength
                 and
                 security
                 of
                 the
                 Castle
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 neighbours
                 for
                 damages
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 palliate
                 this
                 breach
                 the
                 better
                 ,
                 they
                 made
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 being
                 cock-sure
                 of
                 a
                 plenary
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   all
                   Articles
                   of
                   Surrenders
                   should
                   insert
                   the
                   damages
                   by
                   wilful
                   firing
                
                 ;
                 which
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 most
                 unjust
                 ,
                 so
                 was
                 it
                 as
                 uncivil
                 and
                 base
                 ,
                 and
                 befitting
                 none
                 but
                 tumultuary
                 ,
                 head-strong
                 ,
                 and
                 undisciplined
                 enemies
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 fuller
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 their
                 spleen
                 and
                 adust
                 choler
                 against
                 this
                 Fortress
                 ,
                 they
                 themselves
                 ,
                 not
                 thinking
                 of
                 any
                 reckoning
                 ,
                 laid
                 the
                 goodly
                 Fabrick
                 in
                 ashes
                 ;
                 
                 made
                 yet
                 more
                 notable
                 by
                 its
                 loyal
                 ruines
                 ,
                 than
                 it
                 could
                 have
                 been
                 if
                 standing
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Then
                 followed
                 the
                 Rendition
                 of
                 
                 Ruthen-Castle
                 in
                 Wales
                 to
                 Colonel
                 Mitton
                 ,
                 (
                 whither
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 residue
                 of
                 the
                 divided
                 Forces
                 under
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Vaugban
                
                 had
                 betaken
                 themselves
                 )
                 upon
                 less
                 equal
                 Conditions
                 than
                 the
                 main
                 Army
                 offered
                 to
                 any
                 place
                 whatsoever
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Then
                 was
                 
                 Corf-Castle
                 in
                 Dorsetshire
                 taken
                 without
                 any
                 offer
                 of
                 Terms
                 ,
                 by
                 violence
                 and
                 policy
                 mixt
                 together
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 those
                 Surrenders
                 a
                 Pair-royal
                 ,
                 Exeter
                 was
                 added
                 ,
                 whither
                 Fairfax
                 was
                 come
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 31
                 of
                 March
                 drew
                 all
                 his
                 Army
                 round
                 the
                 City
                 within
                 Musquet-shot
                 ,
                 having
                 made
                 Bridges
                 over
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 then
                 sent
                 in
                 another
                 Summons
                 ,
                 which
                 resolved
                 into
                 a
                 Treaty
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Berkley
                
                 the
                 Governour
                 sent
                 out
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 his
                 Commissioners
                 to
                 treat
                 ,
                 which
                 at
                 first
                 were
                 ten
                 ;
                 but
                 Fairfax
                 for
                 expedition
                 desiring
                 a
                 less
                 number
                 ,
                 eight
                 were
                 consented
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 six
                 of
                 his
                 :
                 viz.
                 for
                 Exeter
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Barkley
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Cary
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Ashburnham
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Godolphin
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Fitz-Gerald
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Weare
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Walker
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Knight
                
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 ;
                 Colonel
                 Hammond
                 Lieutenant-General
                 of
                 the
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Sir
                 
                   Hardress
                   Waller
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Edward
                   Harley
                
                 (
                 now
                 a
                 Confident
                 ,
                 shortly
                 after
                 a
                 Reprobate
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 )
                 Colonel
                 Lambert
                 ,
                 Commissary-General
                 Stane
                 ,
                 and
                 Major
                 Watson
                 Scoutmaster-General
                 :
                 By
                 whom
                 ,
                 after
                 five
                 days
                 debate
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 agreed
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                           That
                           the
                           City
                           should
                           be
                           rendred
                           to
                           General
                           Fairfax
                           on
                           Monday
                           the
                           
                           13th
                           of
                           April
                           ,
                           with
                           all
                           the
                           Stores
                           ,
                           &c.
                           
                           The
                           Princess
                           Henrietta
                           to
                           depart
                           any
                           where
                           with
                           her
                           Governess
                           ,
                           in
                           England
                           and
                           Wales
                           ,
                           until
                           His
                           Majesty
                           should
                           give
                           order
                           for
                           her
                           disposal
                           .
                           The
                           Cathedral
                           nor
                           Churches
                           to
                           be
                           defaced
                           .
                           That
                           the
                           Garrison
                           shall
                           march
                           out
                           according
                           to
                           the
                           most
                           honourable
                           custom
                           of
                           War
                           ,
                           and
                           to
                           have
                           free
                           quarter
                           all
                           the
                           way
                           ,
                           and
                           not
                           to
                           be
                           compelled
                           to
                           march
                           above
                           ten
                           miles
                           a
                           day
                           ,
                           and
                           with
                           their
                           Arms
                           ,
                           to
                           the
                           places
                           agreed
                           upon
                           for
                           their
                           laying
                           them
                           down
                           .
                           The
                           Composition
                           of
                           persons
                           of
                           quality
                           shall
                           not
                           exceed
                           two
                           years
                           purchase
                           .
                           That
                           all
                           persons
                           comprised
                           within
                           these
                           Articles
                           ,
                           shall
                           quietly
                           and
                           and
                           peaceably
                           enjoy
                           all
                           their
                           goods
                           ,
                           debts
                           and
                           moveables
                           ,
                           during
                           the
                           space
                           of
                           four
                           moneths
                           next
                           ensuing
                           :
                           And
                           be
                           free-from
                           
                           all
                           Oaths
                           ,
                           Covenants
                           and
                           Protestations
                           ,
                           and
                           have
                           liberty
                           within
                           the
                           said
                           time
                           of
                           four
                           moneths
                           ,
                           in
                           case
                           they
                           shall
                           not
                           make
                           their
                           Composition
                           with
                           the
                           Parliament
                           ,
                           and
                           shall
                           be
                           resolved
                           to
                           go
                           beyond
                           Sea
                           (
                           for
                           which
                           they
                           shall
                           have
                           Passes
                           )
                           to
                           dispose
                           of
                           their
                           said
                           goods
                           ,
                           debts
                           ,
                           and
                           moveables
                           ,
                           allowed
                           by
                           these
                           Articles
                           .
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 These
                 were
                 the
                 chief
                 Articles
                 ,
                 though
                 there
                 were
                 a
                 great
                 many
                 more
                 ;
                 very
                 honourable
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 humour
                 or
                 else
                 policy
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 to
                 grant
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 served
                 as
                 the
                 original
                 Draught
                 for
                 other
                 places
                 .
                 In
                 these
                 Articles
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stawel
                
                 was
                 included
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 for
                 his
                 constant
                 avowance
                 of
                 those
                 Immunities
                 in
                 these
                 Articles
                 from
                 Oaths
                 ,
                 &c.
                 was
                 most
                 dishonourably
                 and
                 savagely
                 used
                 ;
                 insomuch
                 that
                 the
                 Faith
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 disloyal
                 and
                 perfidious
                 actions
                 towards
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 appeared
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 alike
                 villanous
                 and
                 tyrannical
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 the
                 Articles
                 were
                 signed
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 ninth
                 ,
                 the
                 General
                 would
                 not
                 lose
                 so
                 much
                 time
                 as
                 to
                 stay
                 till
                 Munday
                 the
                 thirteenth
                 ,
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 Rendition
                 ;
                 but
                 though
                 the
                 weather
                 was
                 unseasonable
                 ,
                 marched
                 away
                 to
                 Tiverton
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 form
                 a
                 Siege
                 at
                 Barnstable
                 ,
                 which
                 concluded
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 Terms
                 with
                 Exeter
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 
                 Dunstar-Castle
                 ,
                 who
                 embraced
                 the
                 same
                 Conditions
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 anon
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 West
                 being
                 cleared
                 ,
                 
                 Pendennis-Castle
                 onely
                 excepted
                 ,
                 General
                 Fairfax
                 on
                 the
                 18th
                 of
                 April
                 began
                 his
                 march
                 towards
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 
                 it
                 being
                 then
                 rumoured
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 perplexity
                 of
                 his
                 affairs
                 would
                 escape
                 thence
                 ;
                 but
                 whither
                 ,
                 it
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 conjectured
                 .
                 In
                 his
                 way
                 thither
                 ,
                 saith
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 *
                 Historians
                 ,
                 so
                 many
                 Complaints
                 were
                 made
                 to
                 him
                 of
                 outrages
                 and
                 barbarisms
                 done
                 in
                 contravention
                 of
                 the
                 Articles
                 both
                 of
                 Cornwal
                 and
                 Exeter
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Committee-Troops
                 ,
                 (
                 forsooth
                 )
                 that
                 if
                 they
                 were
                 particularly
                 related
                 ,
                 would
                 make
                 such
                 a
                 Volume
                 as
                 would
                 scarce
                 be
                 imagined
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 interim
                 of
                 this
                 March
                 ,
                 
                 Colonel
                 Rainsborough
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 beleaguered
                 Wood-stock
                 ,
                 and
                 attempted
                 it
                 by
                 storm
                 with
                 very
                 great
                 loss
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 manfully
                 defended
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 well
                 fortified
                 ,
                 had
                 it
                 at
                 last
                 Surrendred
                 to
                 him
                 upon
                 such
                 Articles
                 as
                 manifested
                 the
                 Governours
                 worth
                 and
                 honour
                 in
                 the
                 acknowledgments
                 thereby
                 given
                 him
                 from
                 his
                 Enemies
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 foreseeing
                 that
                 Oxford
                 was
                 the
                 next
                 place
                 which
                 they
                 designed
                 ,
                 
                 not
                 to
                 make
                 his
                 own
                 Court
                 his
                 Prison
                 ,
                 what
                 ever
                 should
                 be
                 done
                 by
                 his
                 Enemies
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 should
                 please
                 God
                 to
                 reduce
                 him
                 to
                 that
                 distress
                 ,
                 resolved
                 to
                 withdraw
                 himself
                 in
                 time
                 to
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 reported
                 and
                 generally
                 believed
                 )
                 
                   had
                   given
                   him
                   some
                   assurance
                   ,
                   that
                   not
                   onely
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   but
                   all
                   others
                   ,
                   that
                   adhered
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   should
                   be
                   safe
                   in
                   their
                   persons
                   ,
                   honours
                   and
                   consciences
                   in
                   their
                   Army
                
                 ;
                 yet
                 not
                 to
                 lay
                 more
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 having
                 so
                 much
                 already
                 ,
                 I
                 can
                 hardly
                 credit
                 it
                 .
                 The
                 manner
                 of
                 the
                 traverse
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 is
                 thus
                 related
                 :
                 He
                 went
                 out
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 as
                 Colonel
                 Rainsborough
                 informed
                 the
                 Parliament
                 (
                 who
                 no
                 doubt
                 were
                 well
                 acquainted
                 with
                 it
                 before
                 ,
                 for
                 they
                 had
                 no
                 other
                 means
                 to
                 be
                 rid
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 instances
                 for
                 Peace
                 (
                 of
                 which
                 hereafter
                 together
                 )
                 that
                 continually
                 sounded
                 in
                 their
                 ears
                 so
                 neer
                 hand
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 have
                 him
                 removed
                 from
                 so
                 neer
                 a
                 convenience
                 of
                 personal
                 accommodation
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 disguise
                 of
                 a
                 servant
                 to
                 Colonel
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ashburn●am
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 accompanied
                 with
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Hudson
                 a
                 Minister
                 ,
                 who
                 for
                 his
                 singular
                 Loyalty
                 and
                 fidelity
                 was
                 intrusted
                 in
                 the
                 menage
                 of
                 that
                 affair
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 deserves
                 a
                 better
                 remarque
                 ,
                 than
                 this
                 Chronicle
                 can
                 contribute
                 or
                 set
                 upon
                 him
                 ;
                 losing
                 his
                 life
                 afterwards
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Cause
                 ,
                 in
                 1648
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Commotions
                 of
                 that
                 unfortunate
                 year
                 .
                 By
                 his
                 Examination
                 upon
                 this
                 business
                 ,
                 it
                 appeared
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 came
                 first
                 to
                 Henly
                 ,
                 then
                 to
                 Brainford
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 neer
                 London
                 ,
                 removed
                 back
                 to
                 Harrow
                 on
                 the
                 hill
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 a
                 general
                 Training
                 of
                 the
                 City-Forces
                 in
                 Hide-Park
                 ,
                 whither
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 expected
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 General
                 Essex
                 being
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Majesty
                 almost
                 perswaded
                 to
                 venture
                 himself
                 into
                 their
                 hands
                 ;
                 but
                 other
                 Counsels
                 prevailing
                 ,
                 he
                 departed
                 to
                 St.
                 Albans
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 to
                 Harborough
                 in
                 Leicestershire
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 expected
                 the
                 French
                 Agent
                 with
                 some
                 
                 Horse
                 to
                 meet
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 conduct
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 Scots
                 :
                 but
                 he
                 mssing
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 went
                 (
                 yet
                 uncertain
                 and
                 irresolute
                 what
                 to
                 do
                 )
                 to
                 Stamford
                 in
                 Lincolnshire
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 to
                 Downham
                 in
                 Norfolk
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 examinant
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Agent
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 his
                 return
                 ,
                 they
                 three
                 passed
                 into
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 ,
                 where
                 for
                 the
                 present
                 we
                 shall
                 leave
                 him
                 with
                 this
                 account
                 of
                 it
                 from
                 the
                 General
                 of
                 that
                 Army
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 which
                 imported
                 thus
                 much
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 desire
                 to
                 keep
                 a
                 right
                 understanding
                 between
                 the
                 two
                 Kingdomes
                 ,
                 
                   he
                   acquainted
                   them
                   with
                   a
                   strange
                   providence
                   with
                   which
                   his
                   Army
                   was
                   surprized
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   their
                   carriage
                   and
                   desires
                   thereupon
                   :
                   That
                   the
                   King
                   came
                   the
                
                 4
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 
                   in
                   so
                   private
                   a
                   manner
                   ,
                   that
                   after
                   they
                   had
                   made
                   some
                   search
                   for
                   him
                   ▪
                   upon
                   the
                   surmises
                   of
                   persons
                   who
                   pretended
                   to
                   know
                   his
                   face
                   ,
                   yet
                   they
                   could
                   not
                   find
                   him
                   out
                   in
                   sundry
                   houses
                   .
                   Trusting
                   to
                   our
                   integrity
                   ,
                   we
                   are
                   so
                   far
                   perswaded
                   that
                   none
                   will
                   so
                   far
                   misconster
                   us
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   make
                   use
                   of
                   this
                   seeming
                   advantage
                   ,
                   for
                   promoting
                   any
                   other
                   ends
                   than
                   are
                   expressed
                   in
                   the
                   Covenant
                   —
                   We
                   do
                   ingenuously
                   declare
                   ,
                   that
                   there
                   hath
                   been
                   no
                   Treaty
                   nor
                   Capitulation
                   betwixt
                   his
                   Majesty
                   and
                   us
                   ,
                   nor
                   in
                   our
                   names
                   ;
                   leaving
                   the
                   ways
                   and
                   means
                   of
                   Peace
                   unto
                   the
                   Parliament
                   of
                   both
                   Kingdomes
                   .
                
                 And
                 with
                 such
                 twilight
                 of
                 language
                 concluded
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 happiest
                 oportunity
                 that
                 ever
                 offered
                 it self
                 ,
                 to
                 do
                 honour
                 to
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Nation
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 three
                 Kingdomes
                 ,
                 but
                 their
                 own
                 particular
                 glory
                 ,
                 at
                 their
                 sole
                 Arbitrement
                 ;
                 and
                 how
                 miserably
                 they
                 abused
                 this
                 advantage
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 they
                 debauched
                 their
                 duty
                 to
                 their
                 Prince
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 reputation
                 to
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 we
                 will
                 not
                 descant
                 upon
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 1661
                 ,
                 have
                 so
                 passionately
                 protested
                 against
                 the
                 conduct
                 of
                 this
                 business
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 exempted
                 from
                 pardon
                 whomsoever
                 shall
                 afterwards
                 be
                 found
                 guilty
                 of
                 this
                 most
                 base
                 and
                 disloyal
                 usage
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 in
                 its
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 Before
                 this
                 adventure
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 would
                 have
                 avoided
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 insolence
                 of
                 the
                 prevailing
                 Houses
                 at
                 Westminster
                 could
                 have
                 been
                 by
                 any
                 means
                 rebated
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 had
                 courted
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 a
                 Peace
                 by
                 several
                 Letters
                 and
                 Messages
                 from
                 Oxford
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 abstracts
                 whereof
                 it
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 tedious
                 to
                 recite
                 .
                 
                   The
                   first
                   of
                   them
                   was
                   soon
                   after
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   overture
                   from
                   the
                   Prince
                   by
                   the
                   Lord
                
                 Fairfax
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   was
                   onely
                   to
                   desire
                   a
                   Pass
                   or
                   Safe-conduct
                   for
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                
                 Southampton
                 ,
                 John
                 Ashburnham
                 and
                 Jeffery
                 Palmer
                 
                   Esquires
                   ,
                   for
                   their
                   journey
                   and
                   continuance
                   at
                
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 
                   being
                   furnished
                   with
                   such
                   Propositions
                   as
                   his
                   Majesty
                   was
                   confident
                   would
                   be
                   the
                   foundation
                   of
                   an
                   happy
                   Peace
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   To
                   this
                   Address
                   ,
                   if
                   I
                   may
                   so
                   term
                   it
                   ,
                   though
                   the
                   Houses
                   thought
                   lesser
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   as
                   appears
                   by
                   their
                   Answer
                   ,
                   they
                   retort
                   ,
                
                 That
                 had
                 his
                 Majesties
                 intentions
                 been
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 his
                 pretences
                 and
                 expressions
                 ,
                 a
                 happy
                 Peace
                 had
                 been
                 settled
                 long
                 since
                 :
                 That
                 they
                 cannot
                 agree
                 to
                 his
                 desires
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 coming
                 of
                 those
                 Lords
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 into
                 their
                 Quarters
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 the
                 designe
                 (
                 for
                 Peace
                 )
                 may
                 be
                 of
                 dangerous
                 consequence
                 :
                 That
                 they
                 are
                 in
                 debate
                 of
                 Propositions
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 will
                 draw
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 send
                 to
                 be
                 signed
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Bill
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 in
                 December
                 1645.
                 
                 The
                 Reader
                 will
                 excuse
                 this
                 retrospection
                 ,
                 because
                 we
                 will
                 repeat
                 this
                 transaction
                 in
                 its
                 own
                 series
                 .
              
               
                 
                 To
                 this
                 the
                 King
                 ten
                 days
                 after
                 replies
                 with
                 more
                 quickening
                 Language
                 ;
                 
                   That
                   his
                   Majesty
                   cannot
                   but
                   extremely
                   wonder
                   ,
                   that
                   after
                   so
                   many
                   expressions
                   on
                   their
                   part
                   ,
                   of
                   a
                   deep
                   and
                   seeming
                   sence
                   of
                   the
                   miseries
                   of
                   this
                   afflicted
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   dangers
                   incident
                   to
                   his
                   person
                   ,
                   during
                   the
                   continuance
                   of
                   these
                   unnatural
                   Wars
                   ;
                   their
                   many
                   ,
                   great
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   often-repeated
                   Protestations
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   raising
                   of
                   these
                   Arms
                   hath
                   been
                   onely
                   for
                   the
                   defence
                   of
                   Gods
                   true
                   Religion
                   ,
                   his
                   Majesties
                   
                   honour
                   ,
                   safety
                   ,
                   and
                   prosperity
                   ,
                   the
                   peace
                   ,
                   comfort
                   and
                   security
                   of
                   his
                   people
                   ;
                   they
                   should
                   delay
                   a
                   Safe-conduct
                   to
                   the
                   persons
                   mentioned
                   in
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Message
                   of
                   the
                
                 5
                 
                   of
                   this
                   instant
                
                 December
                 ,
                 
                   which
                   are
                   to
                   be
                   sent
                   unto
                   them
                   with
                   Propositions
                   for
                   a
                   well-grounded
                   Peace
                   .
                   A
                   thing
                   so
                   far
                   from
                   having
                   been
                   denyed
                   at
                   any
                   time
                   by
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   whensoever
                   they
                   have
                   desired
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   believes
                   it
                   hath
                   been
                   seldome
                   practised
                   among
                   the
                   most
                   avowed
                   and
                   professed
                   Enemies
                   ,
                   much
                   less
                   from
                   Subjects
                   to
                   their
                   King.
                   But
                   his
                   Majesty
                   is
                   resolved
                   that
                   no
                   discouragements
                   whatsoever
                   shall
                   make
                   him
                   fail
                   of
                   his
                   part
                   in
                   doing
                   his
                   utmost
                   indeavours
                   to
                   put
                   an
                   end
                   to
                   these
                   Calamities
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 
                   And
                   therefore
                   doth
                   once
                   again
                   desire
                   a
                   Safe-Conduct
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 would
                 not
                 do
                 neither
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 King
                 therefore
                 aggresseth
                 them
                 anothe
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 offers
                 a
                 personal
                 Treaty
                 ten
                 days
                 after
                 .
                 
                   His
                   Majesty
                   laying
                   aside
                   all
                   expostulations
                   ,
                   as
                   rather
                   losing
                   time
                   ,
                   than
                   contributing
                   any
                   remedy
                   to
                   the
                   evils
                   ,
                   will
                   not
                   complain
                   of
                   their
                   neglect
                   of
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   delays
                   of
                   Answer
                   ,
                   but
                   sends
                   these
                   Propositions
                   this
                   way
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   intended
                   by
                   the
                   forementioned
                   persons
                   .
                   For
                   conceiving
                   that
                   the
                   former
                   Treaties
                   hitherto
                   proved
                   ineffectual
                   ,
                   chiefly
                   for
                   want
                   of
                   power
                   in
                   those
                   persons
                   that
                   treated
                   ,
                   as
                   likewise
                   because
                   those
                   from
                   whom
                   their
                   power
                   was
                   derived
                   (
                   not
                   possibly
                   having
                   the
                   particular
                   information
                   of
                   every
                   several
                   debate
                   )
                   could
                   not
                   give
                   so
                   clear
                   a
                   judgment
                   as
                   was
                   requisite
                   in
                   so
                   important
                   a
                   business
                   ;
                   his
                   Majesty
                   therefore
                   desires
                   that
                   he
                   may
                   have
                   the
                   engagement
                   of
                   the
                   two
                   Houses
                   at
                
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   of
                
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                   the
                   Mayor
                   ,
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Common-Council
                   and
                   Militia
                   of
                
                 London
                 ,
                 
                   of
                   the
                   chief
                   Commanders
                   in
                   Sir
                
                 Thomas
                 Fairfax
                 
                   his
                   Army
                   ,
                   for
                   his
                   Majesties
                   free
                   and
                   safe
                   coming
                   to
                   ,
                   and
                   abode
                   in
                
                 London
                 or
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 
                   with
                   such
                   of
                   his
                   Servants
                   and
                   Train
                   ,
                   not
                   exceeding
                   the
                   number
                   of
                   three
                   hundred
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   forty
                   days
                   ;
                   and
                   after
                   the
                   same
                   time
                   ,
                   for
                   his
                   free
                   and
                   safe
                   repair
                   to
                   any
                   of
                   his
                   Garrisons
                   ,
                
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 Newark
                 ,
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                   which
                   he
                   shall
                   appoint
                   ,
                   there
                   to
                   have
                   a
                   Personal
                   Treaty
                   with
                   his
                   two
                   Houses
                   ,
                   to
                   begin
                   with
                   the
                   three
                   heads
                   which
                   were
                   Treated
                   on
                   at
                
                 Oxford
                 .
                 
                   And
                   for
                   the
                   better
                   ingredience
                   and
                   expedition
                   thereto
                   ,
                   will
                   commit
                   the
                   great
                   trust
                   of
                   the
                   Militia
                   for
                   seven
                   years
                   into
                   the
                   hands
                   of
                   a
                   mixt
                   number
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   and
                   their
                   party
                   ;
                   and
                   calls
                   God
                   to
                   witness
                   of
                   his
                   sincere
                   intentions
                   to
                   Peace
                   ,
                   and
                   adjures
                   them
                   likewise
                   to
                   the
                   same
                   .
                
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 he
                 is
                 instant
                 with
                 them
                 for
                 an
                 answer
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 facilitating
                 of
                 the
                 way
                 to
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 better
                 inducement
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 expostulation
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 says
                 he
                 purposely
                 forbears
                 ,
                 he
                 adds
                 now
                 more
                 particularly
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 respective
                 interests
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   upon
                   his
                   repair
                   to
                
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 
                   he
                   doubts
                   not
                   but
                   so
                   to
                   joyn
                   his
                   indeavours
                   with
                   his
                   two
                   Houses
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   give
                   just
                   satisfaction
                   not
                   onely
                   concerning
                   the
                   business
                   of
                
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 
                   but
                   also
                   for
                   the
                   setling
                   a
                   way
                   for
                   the
                   payment
                   of
                   publique
                   debts
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   to
                   the
                   Scots
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   City
                   of
                
                 London
                 
                   and
                   others
                   :
                   and
                   resumes
                   his
                   desire
                   afresh
                   for
                   a
                   Personal
                   Treaty
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   they
                   would
                   accept
                   of
                   his
                   former
                   offers
                   .
                
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 resolved
                 to
                 keep
                 to
                 their
                 first
                 Answer
                 ,
                 
                 not
                 to
                 treat
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 send
                 Propositions
                 ;
                 the
                 main
                 whereof
                 was
                 an
                 absolute
                 avoydance
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 concession
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 solely
                 vested
                 in
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 other
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 give
                 colour
                 to
                 this
                 unreasonable
                 stifness
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 obstruct
                 a
                 Personal
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 they
                 Vote
                 how
                 great
                 danger
                 there
                 is
                 already
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 City
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 resort
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 Cavaliers
                 to
                 London
                 ;
                 and
                 thereupon
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 is
                 made
                 anew
                 ,
                 setling
                 the
                 Militia
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 requiring
                 them
                 to
                 provide
                 for
                 the
                 safety
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 search
                 for
                 Delinquents
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 expel
                 them
                 the
                 Lines
                 of
                 Communication
                 :
                 and
                 then
                 on
                 the
                 14
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 returned
                 his
                 Majesty
                 this
                 Answer
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 repeated
                 the
                 innocent
                 blood
                 spilt
                 by
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Command
                 and
                 Commission
                 ,
                 
                 Irish
                 Rebels
                 brought
                 over
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 ,
                 with
                 Forraign
                 Forces
                 ,
                 on
                 coming
                 ;
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 heading
                 an
                 Army
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 and
                 Garrisons
                 kept
                 
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 Forces
                 likewise
                 in
                 Arms
                 for
                 him
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
                 That
                 for
                 that
                 reason
                 ,
                 until
                 satisfacton
                 and
                 security
                 be
                 given
                 unto
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 his
                 coming
                 cannot
                 be
                 convenient
                 ;
                 nor
                 do
                 they
                 conceive
                 it
                 can
                 be
                 any
                 way
                 conducing
                 to
                 Peace
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Majesty
                 should
                 come
                 to
                 his
                 Parliament
                 for
                 a
                 few
                 days
                 ,
                 with
                 thoughts
                 of
                 leaving
                 it
                 ,
                 especially
                 with
                 intentions
                 of
                 returning
                 to
                 Hostility
                 against
                 it
                 .
                 And
                 do
                 note
                 likewise
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Majesty
                 desires
                 not
                 onely
                 the
                 engagement
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Commissioners
                 ;
                 which
                 is
                 against
                 the
                 honour
                 and
                 priviledges
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 those
                 being
                 joyned
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 subject
                 and
                 subordinate
                 to
                 their
                 Authority
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 insist
                 upon
                 their
                 Propositions
                 as
                 the
                 safest
                 and
                 surest
                 way
                 to
                 settle
                 Peace
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 England
                 as
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 Kingdom
                 in
                 his
                 Letters
                 he
                 makes
                 no
                 mention
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 proceeding
                 according
                 to
                 these
                 just
                 and
                 necessary
                 grounds
                 for
                 the
                 putting
                 an
                 end
                 to
                 the
                 bleeding
                 calamities
                 of
                 these
                 Nations
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 have
                 the
                 glory
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 principal
                 instrument
                 in
                 so
                 happy
                 a
                 work
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 (
                 however
                 misinterpreted
                 )
                 shall
                 approve
                 themselves
                 to
                 God
                 and
                 man.
                 
                   But
                   what
                
                 ?
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Before
                       this
                       came
                       to
                       hand
                       ,
                       the
                       King
                       sends
                       another
                       Message
                       ,
                    
                     to
                     know
                     the
                     reason
                     of
                     the
                     detention
                     of
                     his
                     Trumpet
                     ;
                     
                     and
                     farther
                     offers
                     the
                     free
                     and
                     publique
                     use
                     of
                     the
                     Directory
                     (
                     as
                     commanded
                     by
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     and
                     then
                     practised
                     in
                     some
                     parts
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     )
                     to
                     such
                     as
                     shall
                     desire
                     it
                     ;
                     and
                     testifies
                     to
                     God
                     and
                     the
                     World
                     ,
                     who
                     they
                     are
                     that
                     not
                     only
                     hinder
                     ,
                     but
                     reject
                     this
                     Kingdoms
                     future
                     happiness
                     ;
                     it
                     being
                     so
                     much
                     the
                     stranger
                     ,
                     that
                     his
                     Majesties
                     coming
                     to
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     the
                     first
                     and
                     greatest
                     pretence
                     of
                     taking
                     up
                     Arms
                     ,
                     should
                     be
                     so
                     much
                     as
                     delayed
                     ,
                     much
                     less
                     not
                     accepted
                     or
                     refused
                     .
                     But
                     his
                     Majesty
                     hopes
                     that
                     God
                     will
                     no
                     longer
                     suffer
                     the
                     malice
                     of
                     wicked
                     men
                     to
                     hinder
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     his
                     too
                     much
                     afflicted
                     Kingdoms
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       From
                       Oxford
                       ,
                       
                         Ianuary
                         15.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 some
                 Papers
                 concerning
                 the
                 Kings
                 Transactions
                 about
                 a
                 Peace
                 in
                 Ireland
                 were
                 published
                 on
                 purpose
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 to
                 cast
                 a
                 scruple
                 into
                 the
                 minds
                 of
                 men
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 while
                 the
                 King
                 Treated
                 ,
                 he
                 meant
                 a
                 new
                 War
                 by
                 Ayds
                 from
                 thence
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 prejudice
                 him
                 in
                 his
                 peoples
                 minds
                 ,
                 who
                 began
                 to
                 murmur
                 at
                 the
                 averseness
                 and
                 delays
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 which
                 news
                 coming
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 ears
                 ,
                 he
                 sends
                 them
                 a
                 stinging
                 and
                 sharp
                 Message
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 received
                 their
                 Answer
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                     His
                     Majesty
                     thinks
                     not
                     fit
                     to
                     Answer
                     those
                     aspersions
                     which
                     are
                     returned
                     as
                     Arguments
                     for
                     his
                     not
                     admittance
                     to
                     Westminster
                     to
                     a
                     Personal
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     because
                     it
                     would
                     enforce
                     a
                     stile
                     not
                     sutable
                     to
                     his
                     end
                     ,
                     being
                     the
                     peace
                     of
                     these
                     miserable
                     Kingdoms
                     ;
                     yet
                     thus
                     much
                     he
                     cannot
                     but
                     say
                     to
                     Those
                     that
                     have
                     sent
                     him
                     this
                     Answer
                     ,
                     That
                     if
                     they
                     had
                     considered
                     what
                     they
                     had
                     done
                     themselves
                     in
                     occasioning
                     the
                     sheding
                     of
                     so
                     much
                     inocent
                     blood
                     ,
                     by
                     withdrawing
                     themselves
                     from
                     their
                     duty
                     to
                     him
                     ,
                     in
                     a
                     time
                     when
                     he
                     had
                     granted
                     so
                     much
                     to
                     his
                     Subjects
                     ;
                     and
                     in
                     violating
                     the
                     known
                     Laws
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     to
                     draw
                     an
                     exorbitant
                     power
                     to
                     themselves
                     over
                     their
                     fellow-Subjects
                     ,
                     (
                     to
                     say
                     no
                     more
                     ,
                     to
                     do
                     as
                     they
                     have
                     done
                     )
                     they
                     could
                     not
                     have
                     given
                     such
                     a
                     false
                     Character
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Actions
                     .
                  
                   
                     That
                     his
                     Majesty
                     with
                     impatient
                     expectation
                     requires
                     their
                     Answer
                     to
                     his
                     desire
                     of
                     a
                     Personal
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     onely
                     expedient
                     .
                     For
                     certainly
                     no
                     rational
                     man
                     can
                     think
                     their
                     last
                     Paper
                     can
                     be
                     an
                     Answer
                     to
                     his
                     former
                     Demands
                     ,
                     the
                     scope
                     of
                     it
                     being
                     ,
                     That
                     because
                     there
                     is
                     a
                     War
                     ,
                     therefore
                     there
                     should
                     be
                     no
                     Treaty
                     for
                     Peace
                     .
                     And
                     is
                     it
                     possible
                     to
                     expect
                     that
                     the
                     Propositions
                     mentioned
                     should
                     be
                     the
                     ground
                     of
                     a
                     lasting
                     Peace
                     ,
                     when
                     the
                     persons
                     that
                     send
                     them
                     will
                     not
                     endure
                     to
                     hear
                     their
                     own
                     King
                     speak
                     ?
                     But
                     what
                     ever
                     his
                     success
                     this
                     way
                     hath
                     hitherto
                     been
                     ,
                     or
                     how
                     small
                     his
                     hopes
                     ,
                     considering
                     the
                     high
                     strain
                     of
                     those
                     who
                     deal
                     with
                     his
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     
                     yet
                     he
                     will
                     not
                     want
                     Fatherly
                     Bowels
                     to
                     his
                     Subjects
                     ,
                     nor
                     will
                     he
                     forget
                     that
                     God
                     hath
                     appointed
                     him
                     for
                     their
                     King
                     with
                     whom
                     he
                     treats
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       At
                       His
                       Court
                       at
                       Oxford
                       ,
                       
                         
                           January
                           17.
                           1645.
                        
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 well
                 resented
                 by
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Peers
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 averse
                 Commons
                 would
                 hear
                 them
                 no
                 more
                 at
                 their
                 Conference
                 than
                 the
                 Kings
                 Messages
                 ;
                 wherefore
                 the
                 King
                 plies
                 them
                 again
                 with
                 a
                 large
                 Message
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 shows
                 tha
                 reasonableness
                 and
                 necessity
                 of
                 his
                 desires
                 for
                 a
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     His
                     Majesty
                     being
                     resolved
                     not
                     to
                     desist
                     (
                     though
                     his
                     discouragements
                     be
                     never
                     so
                     many
                     and
                     great
                     )
                     from
                     his
                     endeavours
                     after
                     Peace
                     ,
                     
                     till
                     he
                     see
                     it
                     altogether
                     impossible
                     ,
                     thinks
                     fit
                     to
                     make
                     this
                     Answer
                     to
                     the
                     Objections
                     of
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     in
                     their
                     Answer
                     of
                     the
                     thirteenth
                     instant
                     ,
                     against
                     his
                     coming
                     to
                     Westminster
                     ;
                     expecting
                     still
                     a
                     Reply
                     to
                     his
                     Messages
                     of
                     the
                     fifteenth
                     and
                     the
                     seventeenth
                     ,
                     which
                     he
                     hopes
                     by
                     this
                     time
                     have
                     begotten
                     better
                     thoughts
                     and
                     resolutions
                     in
                     the
                     Members
                     of
                     both
                     Houses
                     .
                     And
                     first
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     the
                     innocent
                     blood
                     spilt
                     ,
                     he
                     will
                     not
                     dispute
                     who
                     was
                     the
                     Author
                     of
                     it
                     ,
                     but
                     rather
                     presseth
                     there
                     should
                     be
                     no
                     more
                     ;
                     it
                     being
                     no
                     Argument
                     to
                     say
                     ,
                     There
                     shall
                     be
                     no
                     such
                     Personal
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     because
                     there
                     have
                     been
                     Wars
                     ;
                     it
                     being
                     a
                     strong
                     inducement
                     to
                     have
                     such
                     a
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     to
                     put
                     an
                     end
                     to
                     them
                     .
                     As
                     to
                     the
                     next
                     Objection
                     of
                     the
                     assistance
                     he
                     had
                     from
                     some
                     of
                     his
                     Irish
                     Subjects
                     ;
                     
                       he
                       saith
                    
                     ,
                     they
                     are
                     Protestants
                     ,
                     who
                     were
                     formerly
                     s●nt
                     thither
                     by
                     the
                     two
                     Houses
                     ,
                     and
                     impossibilitated
                     to
                     stay
                     there
                     longer
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     neglect
                     of
                     those
                     who
                     sent
                     them
                     thither
                     ▪
                     who
                     should
                     have
                     better
                     provided
                     for
                     them
                     .
                     And
                     that
                     for
                     Forraign
                     Forces
                     ,
                     their
                     Armies
                     have
                     swarmed
                     with
                     them
                     ,
                     when
                     his
                     Majesty
                     had
                     few
                     or
                     none
                     .
                     Thirdly
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     Princes
                     heading
                     an
                     Army
                     in
                     the
                     West
                     ,
                     that
                     there
                     are
                     divers
                     Garrisons
                     yet
                     standing
                     for
                     him
                     ,
                     and
                     Forces
                     likewise
                     in
                     Scotland
                     ;
                     it
                     must
                     be
                     as
                     much
                     confessed
                     ,
                     that
                     as
                     yet
                     there
                     is
                     no
                     Peace
                     ,
                     and
                     therefore
                     is
                     this
                     Treaty
                     required
                     .
                     But
                     his
                     Majesty
                     desires
                     it
                     may
                     be
                     remembred
                     how
                     long
                     since
                     he
                     hath
                     pressed
                     the
                     disbanding
                     of
                     all
                     Forces
                     ;
                     the
                     refusing
                     whereof
                     hath
                     been
                     the
                     Cause
                     of
                     this
                     Objection
                     .
                     As
                     to
                     the
                     time
                     of
                     fourty
                     days
                     limited
                     for
                     the
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     whereupon
                     they
                     infer
                     that
                     he
                     would
                     again
                     return
                     to
                     H●stility
                     ;
                     his
                     Majesty
                     protesteth
                     the
                     sincerity
                     of
                     those
                     resolutions
                     he
                     bringeth
                     with
                     him
                     for
                     Peace
                     ,
                     which
                     if
                     they
                     meet
                     with
                     the
                     like
                     inclinations
                     from
                     them
                     ,
                     will
                     end
                     all
                     these
                     unhappy
                     bloody
                     differences
                     .
                     To
                     his
                     requiring
                     those
                     engagements
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     ,
                     &c.
                     for
                     his
                     security
                     ;
                     whosoever
                     will
                     call
                     to
                     mind
                     the
                     particular
                     occasions
                     that
                     enforced
                     his
                     Majesty
                     to
                     leave
                     his
                     Cities
                     of
                     London
                     and
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     they
                     will
                     not
                     think
                     his
                     demands
                     unreasonable
                     .
                     But
                     he
                     no
                     way
                     conceiveth
                     how
                     the
                     Lord
                     Mayor
                     ,
                     Aldermen
                     ,
                     Common
                     Council
                     ,
                     and
                     Militia
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     were
                     either
                     subject
                     or
                     subordinate
                     to
                     their
                     Authority
                     ,
                     there
                     being
                     neither
                     Law
                     nor
                     practice
                     for
                     it
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     not
                     to
                     be
                     parallel'd
                     .
                     That
                     the
                     breach
                     of
                     priviledge
                     they
                     mention
                     ,
                     is
                     more
                     likely
                     to
                     be
                     infringed
                     by
                     hindering
                     his
                     Majesty
                     from
                     this
                     Treaty
                     .
                     As
                     for
                     Scotland
                     ,
                     and
                     their
                     Religion
                     ,
                     and
                     securing
                     the
                     peace
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     conceives
                     it
                     was
                     included
                     in
                     his
                     former
                     Messages
                     ,
                     particularly
                     that
                     of
                     the
                     fifteenth
                     ;
                     but
                     his
                     sincere
                     meaning
                     and
                     endeavours
                     are
                     after
                     it
                     ,
                     as
                     he
                     new
                     expresseth
                     himself
                     for
                     their
                     better
                     satisfaction
                     .
                     Lastly
                     ,
                     
                       he
                       saith
                    
                     ,
                     that
                     there
                     is
                     but
                     two
                     ways
                     of
                     finally
                     ending
                     these
                     distractions
                     ;
                     either
                     by
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     or
                     Conquest
                     :
                     
                       The
                       latter
                       of
                       which
                       his
                       Majesty
                       hopes
                       none
                       will
                       have
                       either
                       the
                       impudence
                       or
                       impiety
                       to
                       wish
                       for
                       :
                    
                     and
                     for
                     the
                     former
                     ,
                     no
                     better
                     Expedient
                     can
                     be
                     in
                     the
                     managing
                     thereof
                     ,
                     than
                     by
                     his
                     Personal
                     assistance
                     in
                     it
                     ;
                     before
                     which
                     no
                     Propositions
                     can
                     be
                     effectual
                     ,
                     which
                     will
                     remove
                     all
                     unnecessary
                     delays
                     ,
                     and
                     make
                     the
                     greatest
                     difficulties
                     easie
                     .
                     Wherefore
                     his
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     who
                     is
                     most
                     concerned
                     in
                     the
                     good
                     of
                     his
                     people
                     ,
                     
                       doth
                       again
                       desire
                       a
                       speedy
                       Answer
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Amidst
                 these
                 importunities
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 not
                 less
                 sollicitous
                 and
                 instant
                 at
                 the
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Heaven
                 ;
                 having
                 commanded
                 a
                 general
                 Fast
                 in
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 upon
                 Fryday
                 weekly
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 laudable
                 example
                 of
                 the
                 Primitive
                 Christians
                 :
                 
                 in
                 which
                 devotions
                 ,
                 
                 another
                 unhappy
                 Cavil
                 was
                 raised
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 intercepting
                 or
                 discovering
                 of
                 his
                 Commission
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Glamorgan
                 ,
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 
                 Worcester's
                 Son
                 ,
                 impowering
                 him
                 to
                 treat
                 with
                 the
                 Irish
                 (
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 afterwards
                 impeached
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Digby
                 ,
                 charged
                 on
                 suspicion
                 of
                 high
                 Treason
                 ,
                 and
                 imprisoned
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 ;
                 (
                 but
                 soon
                 after
                 set
                 at
                 liberty
                 )
                 as
                 having
                 concluded
                 a
                 Peace
                 against
                 the
                 Honour
                 and
                 Dignity
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 great
                 scandal
                 with
                 his
                 English
                 Subjects
                 )
                 of
                 which
                 said
                 Transactions
                 ,
                 to
                 wipe
                 off
                 the
                 imputation
                 laid
                 on
                 him
                 thereby
                 he
                 gives
                 this
                 account
                 to
                 his
                 two
                 Houses
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 words
                 of
                 this
                 Prince
                 are
                 of
                 such
                 unqu●stionable
                 credit
                 and
                 veracity
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 affair
                 needs
                 no
                 other
                 defenc●
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 this
                 ,
                 (
                 having
                 intermingled
                 therewith
                 ,
                 and
                 subjoyned
                 his
                 former
                 d●sires
                 for
                 a
                 Personal
                 Treaty
                 .
                 )
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                     His
                     Majesty
                     having
                     received
                     inf●rmation
                     from
                     the
                     Lord-Lieutenant
                     and
                     Council
                     in
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     Earl
                     of
                     Glamorgan
                     hath
                     without
                     his
                     or
                     their
                     directions
                     or
                     privity
                     entred
                     into
                     a
                     Treaty
                     with
                     some
                     Commissioners
                     on
                     the
                     
                       Romane
                       Catholique
                    
                     party
                     there
                     ,
                     and
                     also
                     agreed
                     unto
                     certain
                     Arti●les
                     ,
                     highly
                     derogatory
                     to
                     his
                     Majesties
                     honour
                     and
                     Royal
                     dignity
                     and
                     prejudicial
                     to
                     the
                     Protestant
                     Religion
                     there
                     ,
                     whereupon
                     the
                     said
                     Earl
                     is
                     arrested
                     ,
                     &c.
                     hath
                     thought
                     fit
                     to
                     give
                     this
                     relation
                     thereof
                     ,
                     to
                     shew
                     how
                     contrary
                     it
                     was
                     to
                     his
                     Majesties
                     intention
                     and
                     directions
                     ;
                     the
                     Earls
                     Commission
                     being
                     onely
                     to
                     raise
                     Forces
                     in
                     that
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     conduct
                     them
                     into
                     this
                     ,
                     for
                     his
                     Majesties
                     service
                     ;
                     and
                     not
                     to
                     treat
                     about
                     any
                     thing
                     else
                     ,
                     much
                     less
                     about
                     Religion
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     propriety
                     belonging
                     to
                     their
                     Church
                     or
                     Laity
                     .
                     That
                     what
                     the
                     Earl
                     did
                     there
                     ,
                     came
                     to
                     his
                     knowledge
                     meerly
                     by
                     accident
                     ;
                     protesting
                     ,
                     that
                     until
                     the
                     news
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Earls
                     restraint
                     ,
                     he
                     had
                     no
                     notice
                     of
                     any
                     Capitulation
                     with
                     those
                     Rebels
                     ,
                     so
                     destructive
                     to
                     Church
                     and
                     State
                     ,
                     and
                     repugnant
                     to
                     his
                     Majesties
                     publique
                     professions
                     :
                     That
                     therefore
                     he
                     is
                     so
                     far
                     from
                     considering
                     any
                     of
                     those
                     Articles
                     framed
                     as
                     aforesaid
                     ,
                     that
                     he
                     doth
                     absolutely
                     disown
                     the
                     said
                     Earl
                     therein
                     ;
                     having
                     given
                     order
                     to
                     his
                     Lieutenant
                     there
                     ,
                     the
                     Marquess
                     of
                     O●mond
                     ,
                     to
                     proceed
                     against
                     the
                     said
                     Earl
                     ,
                     as
                     one
                     who
                     either
                     out
                     of
                     falseness
                     ,
                     presumption
                     ,
                     or
                     folly
                     ,
                     hath
                     hazarded
                     the
                     blemishing
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     reputation
                     of
                     his
                     own
                     head
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     But
                     true
                     it
                     is
                     ,
                     that
                     for
                     the
                     necessary
                     preservation
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Protestant
                     Subjects
                     in
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     whose
                     case
                     was
                     dayly
                     represented
                     unto
                     him
                     to
                     be
                     desperate
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     had
                     given
                     a
                     Commission
                     to
                     his
                     Lieutenant
                     to
                     treat
                     and
                     conclude
                     such
                     a
                     Peace
                     there
                     ,
                     as
                     might
                     be
                     for
                     the
                     safety
                     of
                     that
                     Crown
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     And
                     yet
                     if
                     the
                     Houses
                     will
                     admit
                     of
                     a
                     personal
                     Treaty
                     with
                     him
                     at
                     London
                     ,
                     and
                     will
                     send
                     him
                     a
                     Pass
                     or
                     Safe-Conduct
                     for
                     a
                     Messenger
                     to
                     be
                     sent
                     immediately
                     to
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     he
                     will
                     dispatch
                     one
                     thither
                     to
                     prevent
                     any
                     accident
                     that
                     may
                     hinder
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Resolution
                     of
                     leaving
                     the
                     Manage
                     of
                     the
                     business
                     of
                     Ireland
                     wholly
                     to
                     the
                     two
                     Houses
                     ;
                     and
                     will
                     make
                     no
                     Peace
                     but
                     with
                     their
                     consent
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       And
                       further
                       ,
                       in
                       order
                       to
                       this
                       desired
                       Personal
                       Treaty
                       ,
                    
                     he
                     offers
                     the
                     Militia
                     for
                     seven
                     years
                     ,
                     with
                     such
                     limitations
                     as
                     were
                     expressed
                     at
                     Uxbridge
                     the
                     6
                     of
                     
                       February
                       1644
                    
                     ,
                     all
                     Forces
                     disbanded
                     ,
                     and
                     Garrisons
                     dismantled
                     ,
                     and
                     then
                     all
                     things
                     to
                     be
                     in
                     
                       Statu
                       quo
                    
                     .
                     That
                     the
                     Houses
                     shall
                     nominate
                     the
                     Admiral
                     ,
                     Officers
                     of
                     State
                     ,
                     and
                     Iudges
                     ,
                     to
                     hold
                     their
                     places
                     during
                     life
                     ,
                     or
                     
                       quamdiu
                       se
                       bene
                       gess●rint
                    
                     ,
                     which
                     shall
                     be
                     best
                     liked
                     .
                     And
                     likewise
                     liberty
                     to
                     Tender
                     Consciences
                     behaving
                     themselves
                     peaceably
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     general
                     Act
                     of
                     Oblivion
                     ,
                     in
                     both
                     his
                     Parliaments
                     of
                     both
                     Kingdoms
                     respectievly
                     .
                     These
                     Concessions
                     extending
                     likewise
                     to
                     his
                     native
                     Realm
                     of
                     Scotland
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     now
                     his
                     Majesty
                     having
                     so
                     fully
                     and
                     clearly
                     expressed
                     his
                     intentions
                     and
                     desires
                     of
                     making
                     a
                     happy
                     and
                     well-grounded
                     Peace
                     ,
                     if
                     any
                     person
                     shall
                     decline
                     that
                     happiness
                     by
                     opposing
                     of
                     so
                     apparent
                     a
                     way
                     to
                     attain
                     it
                     ,
                     he
                     will
                     sufficiently
                     demonstrate
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     World
                     ,
                     his
                     intention
                     and
                     design
                     can
                     be
                     no
                     other
                     ,
                     than
                     the
                     total
                     subversion
                     and
                     change
                     of
                     the
                     ancient
                     and
                     happy
                     Government
                     of
                     this
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     under
                     which
                     this
                     Nation
                     hath
                     so
                     long
                     flourished
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 followed
                 with
                 two
                 Messages
                 more
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 the
                 26
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   that
                   he
                   needs
                   make
                   no
                   excuse
                   ,
                   though
                   he
                   sent
                   no
                   more
                   Messages
                   unto
                   them
                   ,
                   for
                   he
                   very
                   will
                   knows
                   he
                   ought
                   not
                   to
                   do
                   it
                   ,
                   if
                   he
                   either
                   stood
                   upon
                   punctilio's
                   of
                   honour
                   ,
                   or
                   his
                   own
                   private
                   interest
                   :
                   but
                   nothing
                   being
                   equally
                   dear
                   unto
                   him
                   as
                   the
                   preservation
                   of
                   his
                   People
                   ,
                   he
                   passeth
                   by
                   many
                   scruples
                   ,
                   neglects
                   ,
                   and
                   delays
                   ,
                   and
                   once
                   more
                   desires
                   a
                   speedy
                   Answer
                
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 provokes
                 by
                 a
                 second
                 Message
                 of
                 the
                 3
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 complayning
                 of
                 
                   their
                   unexpected
                   silence
                   ,
                   and
                   offering
                   upon
                   the
                   faith
                   of
                   both
                   Houses
                   for
                   the
                   preservation
                   of
                   his
                   honour
                   ,
                   person
                   ,
                   and
                   estate
                   ,
                   and
                   liberty
                   given
                   to
                   all
                   who
                   adhered
                   to
                   him
                   to
                   go
                   quietly
                   to
                   their
                   houses
                   without
                   any
                   manner
                   of
                   Sequestration
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   compelled
                   to
                   take
                   any
                   Oath
                   save
                   what
                   was
                   warranted
                   by
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   the
                   Land
                   ,
                   to
                   disband
                   his
                   Forces
                   ,
                   and
                   dismantle
                   his
                   Garrisons
                   ,
                   and
                   with
                   no
                   Martial
                   but
                   Royal
                   attendance
                   return
                   to
                   his
                   two
                   Houses
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   reside
                   with
                   them
                   :
                
                 And
                 Concludes
                 with
                 
                   a
                   tender
                   of
                   an
                   Act
                   of
                
                 General
                 Pardon
                 and
                 Oblivion
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 these
                 forcible
                 and
                 reasonable
                 perswasions
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 obliging
                 Caresses
                 and
                 Condescentions
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 never
                 Subjects
                 or
                 Parliaments
                 of
                 England
                 were
                 so
                 treated
                 ,
                 they
                 continue
                 inflexible
                 ,
                 and
                 rather
                 the
                 worse
                 and
                 more
                 arrogant
                 than
                 at
                 his
                 first
                 overture
                 :
                 for
                 they
                 resolved
                 to
                 proceed
                 in
                 their
                 own
                 method
                 ,
                 spending
                 their
                 spare
                 time
                 in
                 wrangling
                 and
                 debating
                 their
                 most
                 quarrelsome
                 Propositions
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 purpose
                 totally
                 to
                 obviate
                 and
                 preclude
                 the
                 Kings
                 designe
                 (
                 if
                 he
                 should
                 so
                 resolve
                 )
                 of
                 coming
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 they
                 throw
                 these
                 rubs
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 thither
                 ,
                 by
                 this
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         That
                         in
                         case
                         the
                         King
                         shall
                         ,
                         contrary
                         to
                         the
                         advice
                         of
                         Parliament
                         already
                         given
                         him
                         ,
                         come
                         or
                         attempt
                         to
                         come
                         within
                         the
                         Lines
                         of
                         Communication
                         ,
                         that
                         then
                         the
                         Committee
                         of
                         the
                         Militia
                         of
                         the
                         City
                         of
                         London
                         shall
                         have
                         Power
                         ,
                         
                         and
                         are
                         hereby
                         enjoyned
                         to
                         raise
                         such
                         Forces
                         as
                         they
                         shall
                         think
                         fit
                         ,
                         to
                         prevent
                         any
                         Tumult
                         that
                         may
                         arise
                         by
                         his
                         coming
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         Suppress
                         any
                         that
                         shall
                         so
                         happen
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         apprehend
                         and
                         secure
                         any
                         such
                         as
                         shall
                         come
                         with
                         him
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         secure
                         his
                         Person
                         from
                         danger
                         .
                         That
                         all
                         persons
                         whatsoever
                         ,
                         that
                         have
                         born
                         Arms
                         against
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         are
                         to
                         depart
                         the
                         City
                         and
                         Lines
                         of
                         Communication
                         ,
                         by
                         the
                         6
                         of
                         April
                         ;
                         or
                         to
                         be
                         taken
                         for
                         Spies
                         ,
                         and
                         proceeded
                         against
                         according
                         to
                         the
                         Rules
                         of
                         War
                         in
                         such
                         cases
                         .
                         This
                         Order
                         to
                         continue
                         for
                         a
                         month
                         ,
                         and
                         no
                         longer
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Which
                 shewed
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 sudden
                 Legislative
                 by-blow
                 ,
                 made
                 temporary
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 present
                 apprehension
                 ,
                 fear
                 and
                 occasion
                 .
                 And
                 then
                 to
                 bear
                 the
                 people
                 in
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 seem
                 to
                 intend
                 their
                 satisfaction
                 ,
                 they
                 promise
                 to
                 dispatch
                 their
                 Propositions
                 with
                 all
                 speed
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 this
                 shew
                 to
                 appear
                 more
                 real
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 were
                 about
                 a
                 Settlement
                 ,
                 they
                 resolve
                 to
                 vouchsafe
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Prince
                 a
                 like
                 account
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 
                 
                   That
                   Commissioners
                   shall
                   forthwith
                   be
                   sent
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 Which
                 Letters
                 and
                 Cajole
                 were
                 turned
                 afterwards
                 into
                 another
                 deeper
                 fetch
                 ,
                 or
                 invitation
                 (
                 upon
                 his
                 Majesties
                 going
                 to
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 whom
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 spread
                 by
                 the
                 Faction
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 by
                 his
                 complyance
                 prevail
                 upon
                 the
                 Scots
                 to
                 take
                 upon
                 them
                 his
                 Interest
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 set
                 up
                 as
                 a
                 balance
                 to
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Authority
                 ,
                 having
                 the
                 Scale
                 of
                 indubitable
                 Succession
                 on
                 their
                 side
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 quarrelled
                 and
                 perplexed
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 and
                 the
                 Person
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 on
                 the
                 Scots
                 .
                 But
                 these
                 were
                 but
                 sudden
                 emergent
                 thoughts
                 ,
                 
                   pro
                   re
                   nata
                
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 used
                 onely
                 if
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 came
                 to
                 such
                 extremity
                 .
                 And
                 here
                 we
                 may
                 wonder
                 ,
                 how
                 through
                 so
                 many
                 patches
                 of
                 policy
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 changes
                 of
                 designes
                 ,
                 one
                 single
                 Usurper
                 attained
                 the
                 compleat
                 intire
                 result
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 inconsistent
                 devices
                 and
                 practices
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Prince
                 was
                 then
                 departing
                 for
                 France
                 ,
                 when
                 this
                 sollicitation
                 was
                 intended
                 ;
                 and
                 we
                 shall
                 see
                 how
                 soon
                 their
                 mind
                 changed
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Exeter
                 being
                 delivered
                 while
                 the
                 General
                 was
                 before
                 Barnstable
                 with
                 the
                 
                 other
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 Town
                 and
                 Fort
                 also
                 rendred
                 it self
                 upon
                 Terms
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 now
                 there
                 was
                 nothing
                 left
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 few
                 places
                 elsewhere
                 ;
                 the
                 Garrisons
                 that
                 were
                 yeilded
                 this
                 month
                 ,
                 being
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 six
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 considerable
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Ruthen-Castle
                 ,
                 
                   Exeter
                   ,
                   Barnstable
                
                 ,
                 St.
                 
                   Michaels
                   Mount
                   ,
                   Woodstock
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Dunster-Castle
                 ,
                 to
                 Major-General
                 Mitton
                 ,
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Hammond
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Rainsborough
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Blake
                 :
                 And
                 this
                 Iune
                 also
                 the
                 Arch-Bishop
                 of
                 York
                 declared
                 himself
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 maintained
                 his
                 House
                 for
                 them
                 at
                 Purin
                 in
                 Wales
                 .
                 Dudly-Castle
                 ,
                 May
                 the
                 thirteenth
                 ,
                 Surrendred
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Levison
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Brereton
                
                 .
              
               
                 General
                 Fairfax
                 having
                 done
                 here
                 ,
                 marched
                 now
                 East-ward
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 19
                 of
                 April
                 came
                 to
                 Newbury
                 ,
                 and
                 advanced
                 directly
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 )
                 escaped
                 .
                 
                 Upon
                 his
                 approach
                 ,
                 he
                 summoned
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 to
                 advise
                 which
                 way
                 to
                 proceed
                 :
                 by
                 whom
                 it
                 was
                 agreed
                 ,
                 that
                 considering
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 make
                 a
                 Line
                 and
                 Starve
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 would
                 be
                 very
                 hazardous
                 to
                 attempt
                 it
                 by
                 Storm
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 was
                 added
                 another
                 reason
                 ,
                 pretence
                 of
                 their
                 Civility
                 ,
                 lest
                 by
                 Batteries
                 they
                 should
                 demolish
                 the
                 Colledges
                 ,
                 and
                 destroy
                 the
                 Library
                 by
                 their
                 Shot
                 and
                 Granadoes
                 preceding
                 the
                 assault
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 a
                 regular
                 Circumvallation
                 was
                 finished
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 great
                 Fort
                 raised
                 upon
                 Hedington
                 hill
                 ,
                 within
                 half
                 a
                 mile
                 and
                 less
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 (
                 Eastward
                 thereof
                 )
                 and
                 a
                 Battery
                 likewise
                 ;
                 but
                 to
                 little
                 effect
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Glemham
                
                 was
                 Governour
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 to
                 his
                 everlasting
                 Honour
                 had
                 so
                 well
                 def●nded
                 York
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 very
                 honourable
                 Conditions
                 ;
                 but
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 wonder
                 of
                 Valour
                 and
                 Gallantry
                 ,
                 had
                 defended
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Carlile
                 against
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 forgot
                 to
                 be
                 mentioned
                 in
                 its
                 place
                 ,
                 
                 other
                 Act●ons
                 c●owding
                 it
                 out
                 )
                 for
                 nine
                 moneths
                 ,
                 and
                 upward
                 ,
                 against
                 Sickness
                 ,
                 Famine
                 ,
                 and
                 War
                 ,
                 having
                 eaten
                 things
                 most
                 reluctant
                 to
                 nature
                 ;
                 till
                 the
                 Kings
                 affairs
                 1645
                 ,
                 being
                 desperate
                 ,
                 he
                 accepted
                 of
                 no
                 less
                 honourable
                 (
                 than
                 his
                 York
                 )
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 now
                 deservedly
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 the
                 onely
                 fit
                 person
                 ,
                 intrusted
                 with
                 this
                 chief
                 Bulwark
                 and
                 Fortress
                 of
                 Loyalty
                 .
                 By
                 him
                 many
                 additions
                 were
                 made
                 ,
                 to
                 render
                 it
                 impregnable
                 ;
                 one
                 most
                 dangerous
                 to
                 the
                 enemy
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 ca●s●d
                 the
                 ground
                 before
                 the
                 Trenches
                 to
                 be
                 broke
                 and
                 digged
                 into
                 pits
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 had
                 driven
                 stakes
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 neither
                 safe
                 for
                 Horse
                 nor
                 man
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 should
                 attempt
                 to
                 storm
                 ,
                 to
                 approach
                 the
                 Works
                 .
                 But
                 all
                 this
                 strength
                 availed
                 not
                 against
                 the
                 Fate
                 upon
                 the
                 Kings
                 Cause
                 :
                 besides
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 some
                 Division
                 among
                 the
                 Nobles
                 at
                 Court
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 left
                 a
                 power
                 of
                 Treating
                 with
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 insomuch
                 that
                 after
                 a
                 Summons
                 ,
                 the
                 Governour
                 by
                 the
                 advice
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 condescended
                 to
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 managed
                 at
                 Marston
                 at
                 Mr.
                 Crooks
                 House
                 ,
                 by
                 Commissioners
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 long
                 debate
                 ,
                 all
                 Hostility
                 being
                 exercised
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 (
                 especially
                 when
                 it
                 was
                 thought
                 they
                 would
                 agree
                 ,
                 the
                 besieged
                 shot
                 their
                 great
                 Guns
                 continually
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 did
                 some
                 hurt
                 ,
                 killing
                 a
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 in
                 the
                 Works
                 ;
                 and
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 received
                 a
                 shot
                 in
                 a
                 Salley
                 that
                 he
                 made
                 ,
                 rather
                 to
                 take
                 the
                 air
                 ,
                 than
                 out
                 of
                 any
                 great
                 designe
                 )
                 the
                 Treaty
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 conclusion
                 ,
                 upon
                 very
                 noble
                 Terms
                 ;
                 which
                 Fairfax
                 was
                 willing
                 to
                 grant
                 ,
                 not
                 knowing
                 but
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 forced
                 to
                 continue
                 there
                 till
                 the
                 depth
                 of
                 Winter
                 ,
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 over-flowing
                 of
                 the
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 now
                 diverted
                 ,
                 might
                 make
                 him
                 rise
                 and
                 leave
                 the
                 Siege
                 ;
                 there
                 being
                 plenty
                 of
                 all
                 provisions
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 to
                 maintain
                 it
                 beyond
                 that
                 time
                 .
                 The
                 Articles
                 being
                 tedious
                 ,
                 and
                 like
                 those
                 of
                 Exeter
                 ,
                 need
                 no
                 repetition
                 .
              
               
                 
                 On
                 Wednesday
                 the
                 23
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 Agreement
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Glemham
                
                 marched
                 out
                 with
                 a
                 Body
                 of
                 3000
                 compleat
                 Foot
                 ,
                 through
                 two
                 Files
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 placed
                 at
                 the
                 East-Gate
                 ,
                 and
                 extended
                 to
                 Shotover-hill
                 ,
                 where
                 their
                 Horse
                 were
                 drawn
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 Rear
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Solemn
                 Military
                 posture
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 marched
                 to
                 Tame
                 ,
                 
                 900
                 of
                 them
                 laid
                 down
                 their
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 Passes
                 to
                 their
                 own
                 houses
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 took
                 service
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Tillier
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 for
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 .
                 A
                 thousand
                 more
                 marched
                 out
                 at
                 the
                 North-gate
                 ,
                 whose
                 
                 habitations
                 were
                 in
                 Glocester-shire
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Counties
                 that
                 way
                 .
                 
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 and
                 Maurice
                 departed
                 on
                 the
                 Monday
                 before
                 to
                 Oatlands
                 ,
                 upon
                 special
                 Articles
                 for
                 themselves
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 number
                 of
                 Gentlemen
                 on
                 Tuesday
                 ;
                 besides
                 near
                 2000
                 that
                 staid
                 a●●er
                 the
                 Army
                 was
                 entred
                 ,
                 for
                 Passes
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 there
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 less
                 than
                 7000
                 men
                 (
                 besides
                 three
                 Auxiliary
                 Regiments
                 of
                 Scholars
                 and
                 Townsmen
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 disarmed
                 by
                 the
                 General
                 upon
                 his
                 entrance
                 )
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 very
                 flower
                 and
                 the
                 Chivalry
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 marched
                 out
                 likewise
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Hartford
                 ,
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 Dorset
                 and
                 Southampton
                 (
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 and
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lindsey
                 ,
                 being
                 comprised
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Articles
                 ,
                 who
                 departed
                 Oxford
                 some
                 while
                 before
                 the
                 Siege
                 ,
                 and
                 rendred
                 themselves
                 )
                 the
                 Lords
                 
                   Cottington
                   ,
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Dunsmore
                 ;
                 Secretary
                 Nicholas
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Lis●e
                
                 ,
                 and
                 abundance
                 of
                 brave
                 Gentlemen
                 and
                 Officers
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 pleasant
                 martial
                 fight
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 were
                 the
                 spectators
                 from
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 behold
                 their
                 exit
                 .
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 was
                 conveyed
                 to
                 St.
                 
                 Iames's
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Brother
                 and
                 Sister
                 under
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northumberland
                 ;
                 from
                 whence
                 ,
                 by
                 means
                 of
                 Colonel
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Bamfield
                
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 conveyed
                 away
                 ,
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 directions
                 of
                 the
                 Queen
                 his
                 Mother
                 )
                 into
                 Holland
                 ,
                 as
                 some
                 while
                 before
                 ,
                 the
                 Princess
                 Henrietta
                 ,
                 (
                 after
                 married
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Orleans
                 )
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 Lady
                 Dalkeith
                 ,
                 her
                 Governess
                 ,
                 privately
                 carried
                 into
                 France
                 .
                 In
                 these
                 Articles
                 Faringdon
                 was
                 also
                 included
                 ;
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Lisle
                
                 ,
                 being
                 then
                 in
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 ratifying
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 Colonel
                 Poyntz
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Rossiter
                 had
                 joyned
                 their
                 Forces
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 access
                 of
                 the
                 Scottish
                 Army
                 resolved
                 to
                 besi●ge
                 Newark
                 ,
                 upon
                 which
                 they
                 long
                 had
                 a
                 hankering
                 desire
                 .
                 They
                 began
                 the
                 Siege
                 in
                 December
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 continued
                 with
                 all
                 obstinacy
                 ,
                 the
                 Town
                 defending
                 it self
                 resolutely
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 often
                 Salleys
                 annoyed
                 the
                 besiegers
                 ,
                 doing
                 notable
                 Execution
                 upon
                 them
                 .
                 The
                 Scots
                 lodged
                 on
                 the
                 North-side
                 with
                 6000
                 men
                 ,
                 making
                 good
                 Muschams
                 bridge
                 ;
                 Poyntz
                 on
                 the
                 South-side
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Rossiter
                 and
                 Lebunt
                 at
                 
                   Blechington
                   ;
                   Claypool
                
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 first
                 time
                 he
                 appears
                 in
                 service
                 ,
                 now
                 put
                 on
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 )
                 with
                 Leicester
                 and
                 Ely
                 forces
                 at
                 Bennington
                 ;
                 the
                 Nottingham
                 Brigade
                 at
                 Stoak
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Lord
                 Bellasis
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Noble
                 stout
                 Governour
                 )
                 gave
                 them
                 such
                 a
                 Camisade
                 by
                 a
                 sudden
                 eruption
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 totally
                 routed
                 their
                 Horse
                 ,
                 (
                 Poyntz
                 being
                 there
                 )
                 and
                 had
                 near
                 surprized
                 the
                 Foot
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 Rossiter
                 came
                 opportunely
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 designing
                 to
                 get
                 between
                 the
                 Salliers
                 and
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 made
                 them
                 leave
                 their
                 Victory
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 home
                 :
                 in
                 their
                 way
                 whither
                 ,
                 they
                 defeated
                 the
                 said
                 Colonel
                 Rossiter
                 ,
                 and
                 safely
                 returned
                 in
                 at
                 their
                 Works
                 .
              
               
                 Nevertheless
                 ,
                 and
                 though
                 General
                 Leven
                 with
                 his
                 Army
                 was
                 drawn
                 off
                 from
                 Newark
                 ,
                 
                 disgusted
                 for
                 want
                 pay
                 ,
                 Poyntz
                 would
                 not
                 give
                 over
                 ;
                 but
                 having
                 turned
                 the
                 River
                 Trent
                 quite
                 from
                 the
                 Town
                 on
                 the
                 North-side
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Scots
                 having
                 taken
                 Sands
                 Fort
                 before
                 ,
                 who
                 paid
                 dear
                 for
                 their
                 Approaches
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 River
                 being
                 also
                 turned
                 aside
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 Forts
                 and
                 Batteries
                 new
                 raised
                 within
                 Musquet-shot
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 a
                 second
                 Summons
                 was
                 sent
                 in
                 unto
                 the
                 Governour
                 ;
                 which
                 had
                 not
                 prevailed
                 ,
                 for
                 all
                 their
                 bravado's
                 of
                 danger
                 ,
                 had
                 they
                 not
                 been
                 reinforced
                 with
                 a
                 command
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 his
                 Lordship
                 ,
                 
                   to
                   make
                   as
                   good
                   Terms
                   as
                   he
                   could
                   ,
                   and
                   deliver
                   the
                   place
                   ,
                   for
                   that
                   the
                   Peace
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   might
                   the
                   sooner
                   be
                   r●stored
                   .
                
                 Accordingly
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 4
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Treaty
                 was
                 entred
                 into
                 ;
                 the
                 Articles
                 very
                 fair
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 so
                 comprehensive
                 as
                 those
                 given
                 by
                 Fairfax
                 ,
                 but
                 yet
                 such
                 as
                 signified
                 the
                 noble
                 Governours
                 resolution
                 ,
                 and
                 pointed
                 at
                 his
                 great
                 desert
                 ;
                 he
                 having
                 approved
                 himself
                 an
                 eminent
                 Souldier
                 and
                 Servant
                 of
                 his
                 King
                 and
                 Country
                 throughout
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 afterward
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Governour
                 of
                 his
                 Town
                 of
                 Hull
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 the
                 Army
                 was
                 marching
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 
                 Colonel
                 Whaley
                 with
                 a
                 thousand
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and-four
                 Troops
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 besiege
                 Banbury
                 ;
                 who
                 lay
                 before
                 it
                 ten
                 weeks
                 ere
                 the
                 Governour
                 would
                 hearken
                 to
                 any
                 Terms
                 ,
                 as
                 nobly
                 angry
                 with
                 the
                 Fortune
                 of
                 his
                 Cause
                 ,
                 as
                 disdainfully
                 vext
                 with
                 the
                 disparagement
                 of
                 the
                 Siege
                 ;
                 the
                 Castle
                 able
                 to
                 defie
                 their
                 entire
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 had
                 often
                 disappointed
                 
                 and
                 beaten
                 several
                 united
                 strengths
                 that
                 beleaguered
                 it
                 .
                 But
                 I
                 cannot
                 so
                 regretfully
                 partake
                 with
                 that
                 Loyal
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 as
                 Mr.
                 Sprig
                 *
                 doth
                 zealously
                 with
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Paragraph
                 of
                 his
                 worthy
                 observation
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 m●●●
                 very
                 justly
                 be
                 construed
                 in
                 a
                 better
                 sense
                 than
                 he
                 meant
                 it
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 full
                 ●ccount
                 of
                 that
                 once-famous
                 place
                 for
                 Zealotry
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         Banbury
                         ,
                         once
                         a
                         great
                         and
                         fair
                         Market-Town
                         ,
                         before
                         the
                         late
                         Troubles
                         ,
                         but
                         now
                         having
                         scarce
                         the
                         one
                         half
                         standing
                         to
                         gaze
                         on
                         the
                         Ruines
                         of
                         the
                         other
                         ,
                         was
                         ever
                         till
                         now
                         unfortunate
                         in
                         all
                         means
                         and
                         endeavours
                         used
                         for
                         its
                         recovery
                         ,
                         having
                         lain
                         under
                         the
                         possession
                         and
                         Tyranny
                         of
                         the
                         Enemy
                         from
                         the
                         beginning
                         ,
                         without
                         almost
                         any
                         intermission
                         ;
                         which
                         happened
                         to
                         it
                         ,
                         partly
                         through
                         the
                         commodiousness
                         of
                         its
                         Situation
                         for
                         the
                         Enemy
                         ,
                         as
                         lying
                         but
                         eighteen
                         miles
                         North
                         from
                         Oxford
                         ,
                         and
                         in
                         such
                         a
                         convenient
                         place
                         as
                         gave
                         it
                         a
                         command
                         into
                         divers
                         other
                         Counties
                         ,
                         
                           viz.
                           North-hampton-shire
                           ,
                           Warwick-shire
                           ,
                           &c.
                        
                         from
                         out
                         of
                         which
                         it
                         gathered
                         large
                         Contributions
                         from
                         Oxford
                         :
                         the
                         sweetness
                         that
                         the
                         Enemy
                         tasted
                         in
                         the
                         fruits
                         and
                         effects
                         thus
                         reaped
                         by
                         this
                         Garrison
                         ,
                         made
                         them
                         ,
                         that
                         upon
                         all
                         our
                         attempts
                         to
                         reduce
                         it
                         ,
                         they
                         were
                         still
                         ready
                         with
                         great
                         Forces
                         to
                         relieve
                         it
                         .
                      
                       
                         But
                         yet
                         I
                         cannot
                         but
                         also
                         look
                         upon
                         and
                         observe
                         the
                         end
                         ,
                         a
                         special
                         hand
                         and
                         intimation
                         of
                         God
                         against
                         that
                         
                           Professing
                           ▪
                           Place
                        
                         ,
                         where
                         in
                         a
                         manner
                         
                           Judgment
                           began
                           as
                           at
                           the
                           House
                           of
                           God
                           ,
                        
                         and
                         was
                         removed
                         with
                         one
                         of
                         the
                         last
                         .
                         The
                         strange
                         sights
                         in
                         the
                         Air
                         over
                         it
                         ,
                         as
                         fighting
                         ,
                         &c.
                         whereof
                         I
                         was
                         an
                         eye-Witness
                         ,
                         might
                         po●tend
                         the
                         portion
                         which
                         providence
                         hath
                         since
                         prepared
                         for
                         them
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 All
                 endeavours
                 were
                 used
                 by
                 the
                 Besiegers
                 ,
                 by
                 Sapping
                 ,
                 and
                 Mining
                 ;
                 which
                 were
                 again
                 Countermined
                 by
                 the
                 vigilance
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Compton
                
                 ,
                 
                 Brother
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northampton
                 the
                 resolute
                 Governour
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 flinging
                 down
                 stones
                 and
                 hand-Granadoes
                 ,
                 mightily
                 annoyed
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ;
                 who
                 nevertheless
                 couragiously
                 persisting
                 in
                 their
                 work
                 ,
                 being
                 advanced
                 close
                 to
                 the
                 Wall
                 ,
                 Sir
                 William
                 accepted
                 of
                 honourable
                 Terms
                 ,
                 and
                 yeilded
                 it
                 on
                 the
                 eighth
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 the
                 Anniversary
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Proclayming
                 .
                 I
                 may
                 not
                 pass
                 this
                 notable
                 place
                 without
                 another
                 remarque
                 .
              
               
                 When
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 the
                 Faction
                 in
                 1648
                 were
                 dividing
                 the
                 spoyls
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 and
                 Loyal
                 demolitions
                 (
                 which
                 made
                 entire
                 structures
                 of
                 some
                 of
                 their
                 partisans
                 Fortunes
                 )
                 were
                 conferred
                 mutually
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 (
                 of
                 which
                 in
                 its
                 place
                 )
                 and
                 several
                 Castles
                 were
                 then
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 rased
                 ;
                 A
                 friend
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Say's
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 the
                 Proprietor
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 )
                 moved
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Castle
                 also
                 might
                 be
                 ruined
                 ,
                 as
                 having
                 been
                 such
                 a
                 thorn
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Say's
                 consent
                 might
                 be
                 procured
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 all
                 along
                 served
                 them
                 as
                 chief
                 of
                 their
                 Council
                 and
                 Cabal
                 ,
                 and
                 dyed
                 after
                 the
                 King's
                 restitution
                 ,
                 to
                 say
                 no
                 more
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 though
                 a
                 grand
                 engine
                 of
                 our
                 Troubles
                 )
                 Two
                 thousand
                 Pounds
                 should
                 be
                 given
                 him
                 in
                 compensation
                 :
                 
                 A
                 Member
                 ,
                 (
                 that
                 understood
                 his
                 Lordships
                 drift
                 ,
                 who
                 put
                 in
                 for
                 his
                 share
                 among
                 the
                 Commoners
                 ,
                 while
                 they
                 were
                 of
                 the
                 giving
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lords
                 looked
                 onely
                 on
                 others
                 bounty
                 )
                 stood
                 up
                 and
                 said
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Publique
                 had
                 no
                 need
                 of
                 such
                 penny-worths
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 give
                 his
                 Lordship
                 two
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 for
                 that
                 which
                 cost
                 him
                 but
                 five
                 hundred
                 ;
                 a
                 cheaper
                 time
                 might
                 be
                 expected
                 :
                 which
                 his
                 Lordship
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 await
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 content
                 with
                 an
                 under-sale
                 ;
                 when
                 it
                 was
                 enviously
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 dishonourably
                 by
                 him
                 laid
                 in
                 its
                 dust
                 ;
                 the
                 rather
                 to
                 be
                 pitied
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 its
                 reviviscency
                 ,
                 having
                 bravely
                 and
                 vigorously
                 recovered
                 it self
                 from
                 the
                 decays
                 of
                 a
                 long
                 Antiquity
                 ;
                 so
                 much
                 Art
                 and
                 industry
                 being
                 bestowed
                 on
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 neither
                 the
                 Approaches
                 of
                 Time
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 Batteries
                 ,
                 fury
                 and
                 violence
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 seen
                 in
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 But
                 it
                 seems
                 the
                 Loyal
                 Genius
                 ,
                 the
                 new
                 Penates
                 ,
                 agreed
                 not
                 well
                 with
                 their
                 Mansion
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 abandoned
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 lust
                 and
                 spight
                 of
                 a
                 deforming
                 Reformation
                 .
                 May
                 the
                 present
                 inhabitants
                 consider
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Reader
                 pardon
                 this
                 digression
                 .
              
               
                 
                 From
                 Banbury
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Whaley
                 was
                 ordered
                 to
                 march
                 to
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 some
                 Troops
                 of
                 Horse
                 to
                 assist
                 the
                 Siege
                 began
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 
                 then
                 commanded
                 to
                 the
                 Siege
                 of
                 Ragland
                 ,
                 to
                 command
                 in
                 chief
                 the
                 Forces
                 before
                 that
                 place
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Carrying
                 on
                 of
                 
                 Worcester-siege
                 was
                 devolved
                 upon
                 Colonel
                 Whaley
                 ,
                 who
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 Foot
                 could
                 not
                 lay
                 a
                 close
                 and
                 regular
                 Leaguer
                 ,
                 until
                 that
                 defect
                 was
                 supplyed
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Rainsborough
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 came
                 with
                 a
                 Brigade
                 thither
                 ,
                 and
                 lustily
                 p●yed
                 the
                 raising
                 of
                 Forts
                 and
                 Approaches
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 short
                 time
                 he
                 effectually
                 brought
                 to
                 pass
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Governour
                 (
                 Colonel
                 Washington
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 done
                 the
                 King
                 excellent
                 service
                 throughout
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 particularly
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 taking
                 of
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 breach
                 he
                 couragiously
                 entred
                 was
                 afterwards
                 called
                 by
                 his
                 name
                 ,
                 made
                 terrible
                 thereafter
                 by
                 his
                 brave
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Dragoons
                 ,
                 whose
                 fierce
                 and
                 active
                 gallantry
                 bestowed
                 a
                 Proverbe
                 on
                 every
                 resolute
                 exploit
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Away
                   with
                   it
                   ,
                   quoth
                   Washington
                
                 )
                 who
                 before
                 had
                 refused
                 Terms
                 ,
                 (
                 or
                 to
                 accept
                 a
                 Summons
                 )
                 but
                 upon
                 his
                 own
                 high
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 seeing
                 how
                 feasible
                 the
                 forcing
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 might
                 prove
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 no
                 Relief
                 could
                 be
                 expected
                 ,
                 having
                 also
                 information
                 of
                 the
                 surrender
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 inclined
                 now
                 to
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 which
                 took
                 effect
                 Iuly
                 19.
                 and
                 rendred
                 the
                 23
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ;
                 the
                 Articles
                 being
                 something
                 less
                 equal
                 than
                 the
                 General
                 gave
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 those
                 substitute
                 Commanders
                 ,
                 who
                 either
                 might
                 not
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 were
                 not
                 indued
                 with
                 so
                 much
                 Military
                 honour
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 grant
                 them
                 honourable
                 Articles
                 ,
                 the
                 best
                 Military
                 policy
                 :
                 a
                 courtesie
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 the
                 Low-country-war
                 is
                 very
                 deservedly
                 famous
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 great
                 master-piece
                 of
                 Souldiery
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 Princes
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Aurange
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 the
                 Generals
                 Regiment
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                 Lilburn's
                 were
                 sent
                 to
                 assist
                 and
                 carry
                 on
                 the
                 Siege
                 before
                 Wallingford
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 Colonel
                 
                   Thomas
                   Blague
                
                 commanded
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 Oxford
                 was
                 yeilded
                 ,
                 the
                 General
                 came
                 himself
                 thither
                 in
                 person
                 ,
                 to
                 honour
                 the
                 Noble
                 Governour
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 rendition
                 of
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 main
                 Army
                 .
                 His
                 Terms
                 were
                 as
                 good
                 as
                 any
                 that
                 had
                 been
                 given
                 before
                 ;
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 as
                 well
                 respecting
                 the
                 merit
                 and
                 worth
                 of
                 the
                 person
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 value
                 and
                 considerableness
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 .
                 By
                 Treaty
                 it
                 should
                 have
                 been
                 surrendred
                 on
                 the
                 29
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ;
                 but
                 a
                 mutiny
                 happening
                 among
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 of
                 the
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 the
                 Governour
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 render
                 it
                 the
                 day
                 before
                 ,
                 having
                 had
                 six
                 days
                 time
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 conclusion
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 to
                 prepare
                 for
                 his
                 departure
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 rendition
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 went
                 to
                 the
                 Bath
                 to
                 refresh
                 himself
                 ,
                 
                 after
                 so
                 tedious
                 attendance
                 on
                 several
                 Leaguers
                 ;
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 being
                 informed
                 of
                 the
                 resolution
                 of
                 the
                 Noble
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Worcester
                 in
                 defending
                 his
                 Castle
                 of
                 Ragland
                 (
                 where
                 he
                 had
                 made
                 many
                 desperate
                 Salleys
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 the
                 besiegers
                 at
                 hard
                 and
                 constant
                 duty
                 )
                 he
                 advanced
                 to
                 the
                 aid
                 and
                 assistance
                 of
                 his
                 Forces
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Trevor
                   Williams
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Laughorn
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 his
                 arrival
                 sent
                 in
                 the
                 Marquess
                 this
                 Summons
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       My
                       LORD
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     BEing
                     come
                     into
                     these
                     parts
                     with
                     such
                     a
                     strength
                     as
                     I
                     may
                     not
                     doubt
                     ,
                     but
                     with
                     the
                     same
                     hand
                     of
                     good
                     providence
                     that
                     hath
                     hitherto
                     blessed
                     us
                     ,
                     
                     in
                     short
                     time
                     to
                     reduce
                     the
                     Garrison
                     of
                     Ragland
                     to
                     the
                     obedience
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     :
                     I
                     have
                     ,
                     in
                     order
                     thereto
                     ,
                     thought
                     good
                     to
                     send
                     your
                     Lordship
                     this
                     Summons
                     ,
                     hereby
                     requiring
                     you
                     to
                     deliver
                     up
                     to
                     〈◊〉
                     for
                     the
                     Parliament's
                     use
                     ,
                     the
                     said
                     Garrison
                     and
                     Castle
                     of
                     Ragland
                     ,
                     which
                     as
                     it
                     onely
                     obstructs
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     's
                     universal
                     Peace
                     ,
                     the
                     rendition
                     may
                     beget
                     such
                     terms
                     as
                     by
                     delay
                     or
                     vain
                     hopes
                     cannot
                     be
                     expected
                     .
                     
                       Aug.
                       7.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Your
                       Lordships
                       humble
                       servant
                       ,
                       THO.
                       FAIRFAX
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
               
                 
                   To
                   which
                   the
                   Marquess
                   Answered
                   thus
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         SIR
                         ,
                      
                    
                     
                       
                       ALthough
                       my
                       infirmities
                       might
                       justly
                       claim
                       priviledge
                       in
                       so
                       sudden
                       an
                       Answer
                       ,
                       yet
                       because
                       you
                       desire
                       it
                       ,
                       and
                       I
                       not
                       willing
                       to
                       delay
                       your
                       time
                       to
                       your
                       Letter
                       of
                       Summons
                       to
                       deliver
                       up
                       my
                       house
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       onely
                       house
                       now
                       in
                       my
                       possession
                       to
                       cover
                       my
                       head
                       in
                       ;
                       These
                       are
                       to
                       let
                       you
                       know
                       ,
                       that
                       if
                       you
                       did
                       understand
                       the
                       condition
                       I
                       am
                       in
                       ,
                       I
                       dare
                       say
                       ,
                       out
                       of
                       your
                       Judgment
                       ,
                       you
                       would
                       not
                       think
                       it
                       a
                       reasonable
                       demand
                       .
                       I
                       am
                       loth
                       to
                       be
                       the
                       Author
                       of
                       mine
                       own
                       Ruine
                       on
                       both
                       sides
                       ,
                       and
                       therefore
                       desire
                       to
                       have
                       leave
                       to
                       send
                       to
                       his
                       Majesty
                       to
                       know
                       his
                       pleasure
                       ,
                       
                       what
                       he
                       will
                       have
                       done
                       with
                       his
                       Garrison
                       .
                       As
                       for
                       my
                       house
                       ,
                       I
                       presume
                       he
                       will
                       command
                       nothing
                       ;
                       neither
                       know
                       I
                       how
                       ,
                       either
                       by
                       Law
                       or
                       Conscience
                       ,
                       I
                       should
                       be
                       forced
                       out
                       of
                       it
                       .
                       To
                       this
                       I
                       desire
                       your
                       return
                       ,
                       and
                       rest
                       ,
                    
                     
                       
                         Your
                         Excellencies
                         humble
                         Servant
                         ,
                         
                           H.
                           WORCESTER
                        
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 To
                 which
                 the
                 General
                 replyed
                 ,
                 
                   that
                   for
                   sending
                   to
                   his
                   Majestie
                   ,
                   it
                   had
                   been
                   denyed
                   to
                   the
                   most
                   considerable
                   Garrison
                   in
                
                 England
                 ,
                 
                   further
                   than
                   an
                   account
                   of
                   the
                   thing
                   done
                   upon
                   the
                   Surrender
                   ;
                   which
                   he
                   offered
                   :
                   that
                   for
                   the
                   destruction
                   of
                   his
                   Lordships
                   house
                   and
                   Garrison
                   ,
                   he
                   should
                   not
                   have
                   troubled
                   his
                   Lordship
                   ,
                   were
                   it
                   disgarrisoned
                   .
                
                 And
                 repeats
                 inconveniences
                 upon
                 a
                 refusal
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 the
                 Marquess
                 answers
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 he
                 hath
                 twenty
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 due
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 lent
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Purse
                 ,
                 (
                 it
                 is
                 believed
                 the
                 Loyal
                 Noble
                 Marquess
                 might
                 have
                 said
                 four
                 times
                 as
                 much
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 richest
                 and
                 freest
                 Subject
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 )
                 which
                 would
                 be
                 lost
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 in
                 this
                 matter
                 should
                 displease
                 him
                 ,
                 alledges
                 his
                 familiarity
                 with
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 his
                 Grandfather
                 in
                 Henry
                 Earl
                 of
                 Huntingtons
                 time
                 ,
                 President
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 ;
                 for
                 whose
                 sake
                 ,
                 he
                 supposeth
                 ,
                 were
                 it
                 known
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 General
                 would
                 do
                 what
                 safe
                 courtesie
                 he
                 could
                 :
                 Desires
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 his
                 Means
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 at
                 quiet
                 by
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 approbation
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 vexed
                 with
                 the
                 malice
                 of
                 the
                 Committees
                 of
                 that
                 County
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 quit
                 of
                 the
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 expects
                 what
                 Conditions
                 he
                 will
                 give
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 General
                 returns
                 ,
                 
                   that
                   he
                   will
                   give
                   such
                   as
                   shall
                   be
                   fit
                   and
                   satisfactory
                   for
                   the
                   Souldiers
                   ,
                   to
                   his
                   Lordship
                   and
                   Family
                   all
                   security
                   and
                   quiet
                   from
                   any
                   that
                   belongs
                   to
                   him
                
                 (
                 note
                 that
                 the
                 Marquess
                 was
                 then
                 excepted
                 out
                 of
                 Pardon
                 ;
                 )
                 
                   he
                   will
                   interpose
                   betwixt
                   his
                   Lordship
                   and
                   the
                   Committees
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   shall
                   do
                   nothing
                   without
                   order
                   from
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   to
                   whom
                   he
                   hath
                   liberty
                   to
                   send
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   whom
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   present
                   Surrender
                   and
                   submission
                   to
                   their
                   Mercy
                   and
                   Favour
                   ,
                   he
                   may
                   presume
                   on
                   better
                   Terms
                   than
                   if
                   he
                   stand
                   to
                   extremity
                   .
                   Proposeth
                   the
                   sad
                   example
                   of
                   the
                   Marquess
                   of
                
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 
                   who
                   lost
                   all
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   resolution
                   .
                   For
                   the
                   twenty
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   ,
                   he
                   may
                   send
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   the
                   same
                   time
                   with
                   an
                   account
                   of
                   the
                   Surrender
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 Marquess
                 rejoyns
                 ,
                 and
                 desires
                 to
                 be
                 satisfied
                 ,
                 whether
                 if
                 any
                 conclusion
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 afterwards
                 be
                 left
                 to
                 the
                 mercy
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 for
                 alteration
                 at
                 their
                 Wills
                 and
                 pleasures
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 cites
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Shrewsburies
                 case
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 others
                 ,
                 whose
                 Conditions
                 were
                 broken
                 .
                 He
                 knows
                 that
                 by
                 the
                 Generals
                 Will
                 and
                 Consent
                 it
                 should
                 never
                 be
                 ;
                 but
                 Souldiers
                 are
                 unruly
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 Vnquestionable
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 desires
                 Pardon
                 for
                 his
                 just
                 cause
                 of
                 Fear
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 Answered
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   that
                   what
                   he
                   granted
                   ,
                   he
                   would
                   undertake
                   to
                   make
                   good
                   .
                   And
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   instance
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   of
                
                 Shrewsbury
                 ,
                 
                   the
                   Actors
                   in
                   that
                   breach
                   ,
                   who
                   were
                   none
                   of
                   his
                   Army
                   ,
                   have
                   received
                   their
                   Censure
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   this
                   time
                   he
                   believes
                   Execution
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 The
                 first
                 result
                 between
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 desire
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 ,
                 a
                 Cessation
                 for
                 six
                 hours
                 ;
                 but
                 nothing
                 being
                 concluded
                 on
                 ,
                 the
                 Army
                 proceeded
                 in
                 their
                 Approaches
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 cast
                 up
                 within
                 sixty
                 yards
                 of
                 their
                 Works
                 ;
                 when
                 the
                 Marquess
                 was
                 induced
                 and
                 perswaded
                 by
                 them
                 within
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 a
                 Capitulation
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 effect
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 others
                 :
                 And
                 on
                 the
                 19
                 of
                 August
                 the
                 Castle
                 was
                 Surrendred
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 Agreement
                 ;
                 into
                 which
                 the
                 General
                 entred
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 some
                 speech
                 with
                 the
                 Marquess
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 Bath
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 marched
                 out
                 besides
                 the
                 Marquess
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 cast
                 himself
                 wholly
                 upon
                 the
                 mercy
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Charley
                 his
                 Son
                 ,
                 the
                 Countess
                 of
                 Glamorgan
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Philip
                   Iones
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 Bayly
                 ,
                 a
                 Commissary
                 ,
                 4
                 Colonels
                 ,
                 82
                 Captains
                 ,
                 16
                 Lieutenants
                 ,
                 6
                 Cornets
                 ,
                 4
                 Ensigns
                 ,
                 4
                 Quarter-masters
                 ,
                 52
                 Esquires
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Catalogue
                 of
                 them
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Advocate
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 appeared
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 do
                 not
                 wonder
                 the
                 gallant
                 Marquess
                 was
                 so
                 loth
                 to
                 part
                 with
                 his
                 house
                 :
                 for
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 't
                 is
                 presumed
                 from
                 some
                 thought
                 ,
                 sadness
                 ,
                 and
                 trouble
                 of
                 minde
                 ,
                 of
                 being
                 forced
                 from
                 this
                 his
                 Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 exposed
                 to
                 the
                 fury
                 of
                 his
                 Enemies
                 ,
                 he
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 .
                 A
                 man
                 of
                 very
                 great
                 Parts
                 ,
                 and
                 becoming
                 his
                 Honours
                 ,
                 of
                 great
                 Fortitude
                 of
                 mind
                 ,
                 either
                 Actively
                 or
                 Passively
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 much
                 beholden
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 nevertheless
                 better
                 at
                 his
                 Pen
                 than
                 the
                 Sword
                 and
                 a
                 great
                 deal
                 happier
                 ;
                 for
                 he
                 hath
                 used
                 that
                 with
                 rare
                 success
                 ,
                 as
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Works
                 in
                 print
                 ,
                 viz
                 ,
                 his
                 Apophthegms
                 and
                 Discourses
                 ,
                 and
                 Disputes
                 with
                 his
                 Majesty
                 concerning
                 Religion
                 ,
                 do
                 abundantly
                 demonstrate
                 .
                 He
                 lived
                 ●o
                 see
                 himself
                 undone
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 most
                 plentiful
                 estate
                 spoyled
                 and
                 Ruined
                 ;
                 but
                 anticipated
                 and
                 fore-ran
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 which
                 soon
                 after
                 followed
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Conway-Castle
                 was
                 taken
                 by
                 storm
                 ,
                 by
                 Forces
                 under
                 Major-General
                 Mitton
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 whom
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 would
                 have
                 spared
                 some
                 Forces
                 ,
                 but
                 he
                 would
                 have
                 no
                 partakers
                 of
                 his
                 Trophies
                 ,
                 but
                 those
                 men
                 he
                 had
                 raised
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 hitherto
                 kept
                 as
                 a
                 distinct
                 Body
                 ,
                 pretending
                 he
                 had
                 more
                 men
                 than
                 money
                 to
                 pay
                 them
                 .
                 He
                 also
                 took
                 in
                 
                 Carnarvan-Castle
                 ,
                 seconded
                 by
                 Major-General
                 Laugborn
                 his
                 Country-man
                 ,
                 being
                 delivered
                 upon
                 good
                 Articles
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Byron
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 before
                 so
                 stoutly
                 maintained
                 
                   Chester
                   .
                   Ludlow
                
                 was
                 likewise
                 delivered
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Litchfield-Close
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Brereton
                
                 ;
                 Borstal-house
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Campian
                
                 ,
                 slain
                 after
                 at
                 Colchester
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 Goth●ridge
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 Pen
                 is
                 quite
                 worn
                 out
                 with
                 scribling
                 of
                 Articles
                 ,
                 and
                 desires
                 to
                 be
                 excused
                 from
                 further
                 particulars
                 .
              
               
                 Onely
                 we
                 may
                 not
                 omit
                 
                 Pendennis-Castle
                 (
                 and
                 
                   Mount
                   Michael
                
                 in
                 Cornwal
                 taken
                 during
                 the
                 siege
                 of
                 Exeter
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Hammond
                 )
                 which
                 stood
                 out
                 still
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 resolution
                 and
                 Loyalty
                 of
                 a
                 right
                 Noble
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 that
                 County
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Arundel
                
                 of
                 Treacise
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 the
                 Governour
                 :
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 blockt
                 up
                 by
                 Land
                 by
                 Colonel
                 
                   Richard
                   Fortescue
                
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Batten
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 ever
                 since
                 the
                 General
                 departed
                 :
                 no
                 Summons
                 could
                 prevail
                 ,
                 without
                 his
                 Majesties
                 special
                 Order
                 to
                 Surrender
                 ;
                 whom
                 the
                 Governour
                 was
                 very
                 instant
                 to
                 have
                 leave
                 to
                 send
                 to
                 .
                 All
                 the
                 deficiency
                 was
                 in
                 Provision
                 ;
                 and
                 no
                 Relief
                 could
                 enter
                 ,
                 save
                 two
                 Shallops
                 ,
                 who
                 got
                 in
                 at
                 the
                 break
                 of
                 day
                 ,
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Shallops
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 night-time
                 lay
                 close
                 to
                 the
                 Castle
                 to
                 intercept
                 them
                 ,
                 drew
                 off
                 ,
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 being
                 discovered
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 so
                 neer
                 within
                 the
                 reach
                 of
                 the
                 Cannon
                 .
                 The
                 Governour
                 therefore
                 gave
                 the
                 Prince
                 notice
                 ;
                 who
                 not
                 being
                 in
                 a
                 condition
                 to
                 relieve
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 a
                 numerous
                 Garrison
                 within
                 ,
                 he
                 accepted
                 of
                 Terms
                 ,
                 which
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 Colonel
                 Fortescue
                 his
                 due
                 ,
                 were
                 the
                 best
                 given
                 by
                 any
                 but
                 the
                 General
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 the
                 neerest
                 his
                 generous
                 way
                 of
                 Treating
                 ,
                 and
                 caressing
                 an
                 yielding
                 Enemy
                 .
              
               
                 Not
                 long
                 after
                 followed
                 the
                 rendition
                 of
                 
                 Scilly-Island
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Prince
                 departed
                 for
                 France
                 :
                 the
                 like
                 of
                 Denbigh
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Holt-Castle
                 ,
                 which
                 concluded
                 the
                 Military
                 Actions
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 the
                 Conquerours
                 (
                 whose
                 wreathed
                 Bays
                 would
                 not
                 well
                 twine
                 together
                 ;
                 the
                 
                   Presbyterian
                   Thistle
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Independant
                   Bramble
                
                 ,
                 
                 not
                 apt
                 to
                 such
                 coalition
                 ,
                 but
                 scratching
                 and
                 tearing
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 )
                 worse
                 embroyled
                 than
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 throughout
                 ,
                 or
                 before
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 greatest
                 difficulties
                 of
                 their
                 designs
                 or
                 defeats
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Pricks
                 of
                 these
                 Triumphant
                 Coronets
                 sharply
                 troubled
                 the
                 heads
                 of
                 the
                 wearers
                 ;
                 and
                 how
                 to
                 set
                 them
                 easily
                 they
                 knew
                 not
                 .
                 Ambition
                 was
                 the
                 most
                 poignant
                 and
                 grievous
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 Disdain
                 and
                 Envy
                 to
                 the
                 old
                 Presbyterian
                 Commanders
                 ;
                 from
                 whence
                 resulted
                 a
                 just
                 indignation
                 in
                 some
                 of
                 their
                 Grandees
                 of
                 having
                 taken
                 Arms
                 to
                 such
                 ill
                 purposes
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 :
                 But
                 in
                 most
                 others
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Itch
                 of
                 Sacriledge
                 and
                 Covetousness
                 ,
                 the
                 longing
                 after
                 the
                 spoils
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 rebated
                 the
                 acuteness
                 of
                 those
                 animosites
                 ,
                 jealousies
                 and
                 distrust
                 ,
                 intending
                 their
                 private
                 advantages
                 ,
                 and
                 chiefly
                 aiming
                 at
                 the
                 kirnel
                 ,
                 Wealth
                 and
                 Riches
                 ,
                 and
                 leaving
                 the
                 shell
                 of
                 Government
                 to
                 be
                 crackt
                 and
                 broken
                 by
                 other
                 mens
                 teeth
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 the
                 fruition
                 of
                 their
                 projected
                 profits
                 and
                 Estates
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 Cromwel
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 might
                 well
                 be
                 presumed
                 )
                 now
                 took
                 up
                 these
                 resolutions
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 staggered
                 at
                 some
                 while
                 before
                 ,
                 to
                 invade
                 the
                 Soveraignty
                 :
                 unto
                 which
                 end
                 ,
                 incredible
                 will
                 it
                 be
                 ,
                 how
                 he
                 had
                 wrought
                 upon
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 his
                 Faction
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 upon
                 the
                 Rascality
                 and
                 rabble
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 leaven
                 ,
                 into
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 popularity
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 he
                 became
                 the
                 very
                 Idol
                 of
                 those
                 (
                 so
                 then
                 called
                 )
                 Saints
                 .
                 The
                 News-books
                 every
                 day
                 were
                 filled
                 with
                 the
                 wonders
                 of
                 his
                 Atchievements
                 ;
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 present
                 at
                 any
                 success
                 ,
                 all
                 was
                 attributed
                 either
                 to
                 his
                 fortune
                 or
                 Valour
                 ;
                 where
                 they
                 had
                 Victory
                 in
                 his
                 absence
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 acknowledged
                 to
                 his
                 Counsel
                 and
                 Prudence
                 :
                 insomuch
                 that
                 by
                 sober
                 men
                 it
                 was
                 well
                 hoped
                 such
                 affronts
                 to
                 his
                 General
                 might
                 have
                 awakened
                 him
                 to
                 some
                 distruct
                 of
                 his
                 aspiring
                 method
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 secret
                 wisdome
                 of
                 God
                 he
                 was
                 blinded
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 in
                 a
                 destructive
                 and
                 supine
                 compliance
                 with
                 this
                 Rebel
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 guilty
                 omission
                 of
                 his
                 care
                 and
                 inspection
                 over
                 him
                 ,
                 but
                 infatuated
                 into
                 his
                 most
                 scelerate
                 and
                 abominable
                 practises
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 subversion
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 execrable
                 murther
                 of
                 the
                 King.
                 They
                 who
                 Raised
                 this
                 Army
                 against
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 being
                 Raised
                 afterwards
                 by
                 that
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 listing
                 )
                 Usurper
                 .
              
               
                 
                 His
                 main
                 and
                 first
                 engine
                 to
                 the
                 overthrow
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 and
                 Laws
                 ,
                 which
                 took
                 its
                 mischievous
                 effect
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 disbanding
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 under
                 Major-General
                 Massey
                 ,
                 a
                 Noble
                 person
                 ,
                 and
                 though
                 formerly
                 an
                 enemy
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 that
                 unlucky
                 Siege
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 ,
                 now
                 suspected
                 as
                 inclinable
                 to
                 a
                 moderate
                 use
                 of
                 that
                 Victory
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 obtained
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 known
                 to
                 have
                 much
                 affected
                 General
                 Essex
                 ,
                 of
                 whose
                 principles
                 ,
                 and
                 intentions
                 of
                 duty
                 to
                 his
                 Prince
                 ,
                 one
                 may
                 without
                 danger
                 say
                 they
                 were
                 tainted
                 by
                 the
                 contagion
                 of
                 the
                 times
                 ,
                 but
                 never
                 corrupted
                 or
                 alienated
                 from
                 the
                 Kings
                 person
                 ,
                 Authority
                 ,
                 or
                 Family
                 ,
                 or
                 Peace
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 By
                 disbanding
                 the
                 Forces
                 under
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 design
                 of
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 first
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 division
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 stir
                 some
                 ill
                 humour
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 that
                 were
                 the
                 leading
                 case
                 ;
                 next
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 standing
                 Officers
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 should
                 know
                 they
                 were
                 at
                 his
                 disposal
                 ,
                 more
                 sure
                 and
                 obliged
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 to
                 instil
                 into
                 them
                 his
                 own
                 Trayterous
                 devices
                 ;
                 in
                 sum
                 ,
                 to
                 perpetuate
                 the
                 War
                 till
                 he
                 had
                 attained
                 his
                 ends
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 continue
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Turk
                 doth
                 his
                 Ianizaries
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Accordingly
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Devises
                 ,
                 General
                 Fairfax
                 (
                 for
                 upon
                 him
                 it
                 was
                 put
                 )
                 disbanded
                 Major-General
                 
                 Massey's
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                 Cook
                 's
                 Troops
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 all
                 2500
                 Horse
                 ,
                 prepared
                 ,
                 but
                 falsely
                 *
                 to
                 obey
                 the
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 receiving
                 onely
                 six
                 weeks
                 pay
                 for
                 many
                 moneths
                 Arrears
                 :
                 and
                 because
                 the
                 Parliament
                 so
                 vehemently
                 tax
                 the
                 King
                 for
                 entertaining
                 of
                 Forreigners
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 because
                 it
                 is
                 very
                 strange
                 ,
                 observe
                 what
                 *
                 he
                 saith
                 further
                 :
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 Fairfax
                 
                   his
                   Pen
                   travelling
                   as
                   far
                   as
                   great
                
                 Alexanders
                 Sword.
                 
                 
              
               
                 
                   Divers
                   of
                   the
                   disbanded
                   came
                   from
                   very
                   remote
                   Countries
                   ,
                   and
                   bad
                   Passes
                   ,
                   some
                   for
                
                 Egypt
                 ,
                 
                   others
                   for
                
                 Mesopotamia
                 and
                 Ethiopia
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 consideration
                 of
                 this
                 passage
                 (
                 besides
                 that
                 it
                 wipes
                 away
                 the
                 cavil
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 entertainment
                 of
                 Forraigners
                 ,
                 a
                 more
                 general
                 and
                 no
                 less
                 envious
                 
                 observation
                 ariseth
                 ,
                 viz.
                 that
                 in
                 some
                 sort
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 said
                 (
                 what
                 was
                 spoke
                 of
                 the
                 Roman
                 Civil
                 Wars
                 ,
                 That
                 all
                 Nations
                 and
                 people
                 were
                 engaged
                 in
                 the
                 fortune
                 and
                 Fate
                 of
                 Caesar
                 or
                 the
                 Senate
                 )
                 that
                 the
                 whole
                 World
                 was
                 concerned
                 in
                 our
                 English
                 Confusions
                 :
                 for
                 by
                 this
                 black
                 list
                 of
                 Auxiliaries
                 from
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Line
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 remote
                 Regions
                 (
                 it
                 being
                 also
                 unquestionable
                 how
                 dexterously
                 and
                 designedly
                 all
                 our
                 potent
                 Neighbours
                 thrust
                 themselves
                 in
                 at
                 our
                 Breaches
                 )
                 our
                 troubles
                 and
                 intestine
                 feuds
                 may
                 be
                 allowed
                 to
                 pretend
                 to
                 a
                 like
                 obnoxious
                 greatness
                 and
                 reputation
                 ;
                 since
                 the
                 fame
                 of
                 our
                 conflagration
                 and
                 incendiaries
                 flew
                 to
                 such
                 distant
                 and
                 scorched
                 Climates
                 .
                 Those
                 Salamanders
                 embroyled
                 themselves
                 in
                 the
                 fire
                 of
                 our
                 contentions
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 their
                 Hue
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 no
                 great
                 prejudice
                 to
                 the
                 Cause
                 they
                 maintained
                 ,
                 if
                 a
                 man
                 had
                 guessed
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Tutelary
                 Angels
                 thereof
                 ;
                 the
                 inside
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 pretences
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 appearing
                 as
                 black
                 and
                 foul
                 as
                 the
                 outside
                 of
                 these
                 their
                 fellow-Souldiers
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 that
                 while
                 we
                 shall
                 now
                 in
                 its
                 order
                 and
                 time
                 repeat
                 the
                 subsequent
                 perpetrations
                 of
                 the
                 Party
                 and
                 Faction
                 ,
                 the
                 War
                 being
                 wholly
                 finished
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 by
                 the
                 wise
                 providence
                 and
                 permission
                 of
                 God
                 possessed
                 of
                 all
                 they
                 quarrelled
                 for
                 ;
                 (
                 though
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 fair
                 to
                 prepossess
                 posterity
                 )
                 the
                 Reader
                 and
                 after-times
                 will
                 suspect
                 or
                 think
                 there
                 is
                 some
                 Hiatus
                 or
                 deficiency
                 in
                 the
                 Register
                 of
                 these
                 troubles
                 ,
                 if
                 after
                 such
                 a
                 promising
                 conclusion
                 (
                 wherein
                 the
                 necessity
                 and
                 blessing
                 of
                 Peace
                 seemed
                 to
                 be
                 well
                 accommodated
                 in
                 that
                 juncture
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 opportunity
                 and
                 obligation
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 make
                 appear
                 their
                 many
                 Declarations
                 and
                 Protestations
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 behalf
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 )
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 on
                 a
                 sudden
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 pause
                 or
                 expostulation
                 ,
                 or
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 designes
                 and
                 practises
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 Army
                 ,
                 plunged
                 immediately
                 ,
                 and
                 involved
                 again
                 in
                 new
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 worser
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 perplexed
                 actions
                 and
                 politicks
                 than
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 :
                 for
                 now
                 having
                 laid
                 aside
                 the
                 mask
                 ,
                 the
                 smooth
                 and
                 soft
                 cover
                 of
                 their
                 beautiful
                 pretences
                 ,
                 they
                 put
                 on
                 the
                 gastly
                 and
                 terrible
                 Vizor
                 ,
                 that
                 personated
                 the
                 Tyranny
                 and
                 Usurpation
                 which
                 soon
                 after
                 followed
                 .
                 To
                 proceed
                 then
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 state
                 of
                 the
                 matter
                 was
                 briefly
                 this
                 :
                 It
                 was
                 thought
                 now
                 high
                 time
                 by
                 the
                 principals
                 of
                 the
                 conquering
                 side
                 ,
                 to
                 share
                 the
                 Soveraignty
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 difficulty
                 of
                 doing
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 those
                 mutual
                 distrusts
                 that
                 waxed
                 every
                 day
                 stronger
                 betwixt
                 the
                 two
                 factions
                 of
                 Presbytery
                 and
                 Independency
                 ,
                 
                 delayed
                 a
                 while
                 the
                 actual
                 fruition
                 of
                 their
                 desires
                 .
                 The
                 Bucket
                 of
                 interest
                 went
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 a
                 long
                 while
                 ,
                 one
                 side
                 secretly
                 closing
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 a
                 seeming
                 tenderness
                 for
                 his
                 Rights
                 and
                 Person
                 ,
                 to
                 ballance
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 an
                 obstinacy
                 against
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Government
                 ,
                 engaged
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 leaven
                 of
                 that
                 tumultuous
                 rabble
                 to
                 an
                 adherence
                 and
                 strengthning
                 of
                 their
                 party
                 ,
                 from
                 an
                 expectation
                 of
                 spoil
                 and
                 preferment
                 upon
                 their
                 Models
                 ,
                 after
                 their
                 subversion
                 of
                 Monarchy
                 .
                 In
                 these
                 their
                 distractions
                 ,
                 the
                 onely
                 expedient
                 for
                 both
                 ,
                 was
                 to
                 protract
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 await
                 a
                 more
                 advantagious
                 and
                 favourable
                 juncture
                 for
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 wherein
                 to
                 compass
                 and
                 accomplish
                 their
                 several
                 aims
                 and
                 divided
                 projections
                 upon
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 Therefore
                 the
                 same
                 publike
                 ends
                 and
                 common
                 concernments
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 the
                 pretended
                 causes
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 were
                 now
                 declared
                 to
                 be
                 insisted
                 on
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 constant
                 and
                 perpetual
                 security
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 Laws
                 ,
                 Religion
                 and
                 Liberty
                 .
                 That
                 the
                 b●●ting
                 the
                 Enemy
                 in
                 the
                 Field
                 ,
                 was
                 not
                 sufficient
                 alone
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 some
                 provision
                 must
                 be
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 those
                 establishments
                 of
                 the
                 publike
                 upon
                 a
                 firm
                 Peace
                 ,
                 would
                 require
                 time
                 ,
                 after
                 so
                 many
                 commotions
                 and
                 dislocations
                 ,
                 such
                 disorder
                 and
                 confusion
                 of
                 the
                 policy
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 held
                 out
                 to
                 his
                 people
                 as
                 an
                 obstinate
                 person
                 ,
                 
                 no
                 way
                 changed
                 in
                 his
                 mind
                 as
                 to
                 their
                 good
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 all
                 his
                 offers
                 of
                 Treaty
                 and
                 Peace
                 were
                 meerly
                 to
                 impose
                 upon
                 their
                 credulous
                 affections
                 ,
                 intending
                 nothing
                 less
                 than
                 satisfaction
                 to
                 his
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 against
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 waged
                 a
                 long
                 and
                 bloody
                 War.
                 That
                 in
                 a
                 just
                 resolution
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 proceeded
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 persist
                 on
                 their
                 way
                 of
                 Propositions
                 ,
                 on
                 which
                 alone
                 a
                 lasting
                 Peace
                 
                 might
                 be
                 grounded
                 and
                 expected
                 .
                 That
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 they
                 would
                 take
                 care
                 that
                 the
                 Common
                 Enemy
                 should
                 take
                 no
                 advantage
                 of
                 raising
                 a
                 new
                 War
                 ,
                 (
                 indeed
                 their
                 tyrannical
                 method
                 of
                 Composition
                 for
                 their
                 Loyalty
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 might
                 well
                 make
                 them
                 as
                 good
                 as
                 their
                 words
                 .
                 )
                 And
                 with
                 the
                 old
                 flourishes
                 of
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 and
                 happy
                 times
                 ,
                 inculcating
                 their
                 Successes
                 ,
                 and
                 ascribing
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 Cause
                 ,
                 they
                 thus
                 offered
                 to
                 amuse
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 exchanging
                 their
                 fineness
                 and
                 smoothness
                 of
                 words
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 real
                 repose
                 and
                 tranquillity
                 looked
                 for
                 by
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 proceeding
                 highly
                 exasperated
                 the
                 Kings
                 party
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 much
                 encouraged
                 the
                 desperadoes
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 claw
                 them
                 with
                 Petitions
                 and
                 Addresses
                 of
                 Thanks
                 for
                 these
                 resolutions
                 ,
                 proving
                 the
                 onely
                 means
                 to
                 continue
                 the
                 rupture
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 their
                 Power
                 and
                 Authority
                 ;
                 which
                 how
                 then
                 and
                 hereafter
                 they
                 executed
                 ,
                 we
                 will
                 now
                 more
                 particularly
                 relate
                 ,
                 having
                 laid
                 down
                 these
                 SEEDS
                 of
                 the
                 SECOND
                 WAR
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 then
                 their
                 Sequestrators
                 and
                 Committees
                 were
                 most
                 wrathfully
                 pleased
                 to
                 call
                 it
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 wrongfully
                 placed
                 it
                 upon
                 their
                 score
                 and
                 account
                 .
              
               
                 
                 These
                 were
                 the
                 transactions
                 and
                 the
                 devices
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Parliament
                 and
                 Army
                 :
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 requisite
                 to
                 see
                 what
                 the
                 same
                 bodies
                 of
                 Scotland
                 do
                 in
                 reference
                 to
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 ;
                 and
                 we
                 shall
                 finde
                 them
                 in
                 as
                 great
                 a
                 strangeness
                 to
                 it
                 as
                 the
                 former
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 with
                 far
                 different
                 purposes
                 and
                 intentions
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 Scots
                 would
                 have
                 money
                 in
                 Coyn
                 and
                 Specie
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 were
                 for
                 the
                 value
                 in
                 great
                 penny-worths
                 ,
                 and
                 purchases
                 of
                 Delinquents
                 Estates
                 .
                 The
                 Scots
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 before
                 ,
                 had
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 their
                 possession
                 ,
                 a
                 good
                 pawn
                 and
                 pledge
                 for
                 the
                 debt
                 accrued
                 to
                 them
                 before
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 pay
                 due
                 for
                 their
                 service
                 in
                 England
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 not
                 over-hastily
                 pay'd
                 ,
                 they
                 quitted
                 their
                 post
                 at
                 the
                 Siege
                 of
                 Newark
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 marched
                 Northwards
                 ,
                 bearing
                 him
                 in
                 hand
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 his
                 gude
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 stand
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 't
                 was
                 consistent
                 with
                 their
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 person
                 and
                 interests
                 .
                 As
                 the
                 Army
                 marched
                 ,
                 so
                 did
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 making
                 the
                 limits
                 of
                 their
                 Quarters
                 to
                 be
                 his
                 Court
                 ,
                 until
                 by
                 leasurable
                 journeys
                 (
                 and
                 which
                 were
                 interrupted
                 by
                 several
                 Expostulations
                 ,
                 Expresses
                 from
                 Westminster
                 )
                 he
                 came
                 at
                 last
                 and
                 took
                 up
                 his
                 residence
                 at
                 Newcastle
                 ,
                 where
                 appeared
                 such
                 a
                 deal
                 of
                 Scotch
                 bravery
                 ,
                 especially
                 among
                 the
                 Commanders
                 of
                 their
                 Army
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 place
                 appeared
                 like
                 the
                 revived
                 Court
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 after
                 his
                 assumption
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 Every
                 rag
                 worn
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 being
                 bought
                 and
                 purchased
                 (
                 if
                 so
                 fairly
                 come
                 by
                 )
                 with
                 English
                 gelt
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 the
                 Parlianent
                 were
                 debating
                 concerning
                 the
                 Person
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 so
                 ticklish
                 a
                 point
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 agreed
                 not
                 to
                 any
                 present
                 positive
                 settlement
                 or
                 entertainment
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 negatively
                 ,
                 in
                 signifying
                 to
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 England
                 his
                 Majesty
                 might
                 be
                 disposed
                 by
                 none
                 but
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 England
                 :
                 That
                 their
                 Army
                 in
                 England
                 is
                 theirs
                 ,
                 and
                 under
                 their
                 pay
                 ,
                 and
                 pretending
                 the
                 inconvenience
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 distance
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 from
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 obtaining
                 of
                 his
                 assent
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 Covenant
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 begat
                 in
                 the
                 King
                 another
                 meditation
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 
                   Eikon
                   Basil.
                
                 where
                 he
                 discourseth
                 and
                 deplores
                 those
                 events
                 ,
                 which
                 put
                 him
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 choice
                 ;
                 but
                 resolutely
                 fixeth
                 himself
                 on
                 his
                 own
                 Honour
                 and
                 Conscience
                 ,
                 however
                 it
                 should
                 please
                 God
                 to
                 order
                 this
                 disposition
                 of
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 Scots
                 hands
                 .
                 And
                 contrariwise
                 it
                 raised
                 in
                 the
                 faction
                 Soliloquies
                 and
                 Charms
                 ,
                 which
                 way
                 they
                 might
                 extricate
                 this
                 puzling
                 difficulty
                 .
                 As
                 the
                 first
                 expedient
                 ,
                 the
                 old
                 stalk
                 of
                 courting
                 the
                 Prince
                 was
                 agreed
                 upon
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 they
                 sent
                 a
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Governour
                 of
                 G●ernsey
                 to
                 be
                 conveyed
                 to
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 
                 At
                 the
                 Kings
                 Arrival
                 at
                 Newcastle
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 there
                 received
                 with
                 all
                 demonstrations
                 of
                 respect
                 ,
                 both
                 from
                 the
                 Town
                 and
                 the
                 Scots
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 Towns
                 part
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 usual
                 customes
                 of
                 Bone-fires
                 ,
                 and
                 ringing
                 of
                 the
                 bells
                 ,
                 and
                 apprecations
                 for
                 his
                 Majesties
                 happy
                 restitution
                 ,
                 and
                 speedy
                 accommodation
                 with
                 his
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 semblance
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 gladness
                 and
                 duty
                 ,
                 with
                 protestations
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 purpose
                 as
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 wishes
                 ;
                 but
                 which
                 
                 suddenly
                 lost
                 belief
                 ,
                 
                 when
                 their
                 General
                 signified
                 by
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 
                   that
                   no
                   Papists
                   or
                   Delinquents
                   should
                   come
                   neer
                   his
                   Person
                   ,
                
                 but
                 also
                 ,
                 That
                 although
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Person
                 were
                 present
                 ,
                 yet
                 all
                 men
                 whatsoever
                 should
                 yield
                 Authority
                 to
                 the
                 Ordinances
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
                 A
                 parcel
                 of
                 which
                 Authority
                 they
                 themselves
                 imitated
                 ,
                 laying
                 heavy
                 Assessments
                 upon
                 all
                 the
                 Northern
                 Counties
                 ,
                 pretending
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 negligence
                 of
                 their
                 pay
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 those
                 poor
                 people
                 were
                 ready
                 to
                 rise
                 and
                 free
                 themselves
                 from
                 these
                 oppressors
                 ,
                 having
                 in
                 vain
                 Petitioned
                 them
                 at
                 Westminster
                 for
                 relief
                 :
                 which
                 the
                 Scots
                 senting
                 ,
                 they
                 privately
                 sent
                 for
                 their
                 Horse
                 under
                 
                   David
                   Lesly
                
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 defeated
                 Montross
                 at
                 Philipshaugh
                 (
                 of
                 which
                 briefly
                 before
                 )
                 and
                 driven
                 him
                 far
                 enough
                 into
                 the
                 High-lands
                 ,
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 their
                 main
                 Army
                 then
                 at
                 Newcastle
                 ,
                 to
                 reinforce
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 secure
                 themselves
                 in
                 their
                 Quarters
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 bargain
                 should
                 be
                 made
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 at
                 Westminster
                 understanding
                 hereof
                 ,
                 do
                 resent
                 this
                 additional
                 force
                 of
                 Scots
                 ,
                 and
                 thereupon
                 in
                 anger
                 Vote
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   hath
                   no
                   further
                   need
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   of
                   their
                   brethren
                   the
                   Scots
                   in
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   one
                   hundred
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   should
                   be
                   advanced
                   and
                   paid
                   to
                   that
                   Army
                   ,
                   as
                   followeth
                   ,
                
                 viz.
                 50000
                 l.
                 
                   after
                   their
                   surrender
                   of
                
                 Newcastle
                 ,
                 Carlile
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   other
                   English
                   Garrisons
                   possessed
                   by
                   them
                   in
                
                 England
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   the
                   other
                
                 50000
                 l.
                 
                   after
                   their
                   departure
                   into
                
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 
                   and
                   order
                   should
                   be
                   taken
                   for
                   the
                   payment
                   of
                   their
                   Arrears
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 a
                 good
                 come
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 handsome
                 induction
                 to
                 greater
                 sums
                 :
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 the
                 Scotish
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 their
                 
                   Omne
                   tulit
                   punctum
                   qui
                   miscuit
                   utile
                   Dulci
                   ,
                
                 address
                 themselves
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 with
                 their
                 glozing
                 oratory
                 ,
                 protesting
                 the
                 good
                 intention
                 of
                 their
                 Army
                 and
                 Nation
                 ,
                 and
                 obtesting
                 some
                 speedy
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 not
                 be
                 burdensome
                 to
                 the
                 Country
                 ;
                 assuring
                 them
                 on
                 one
                 hand
                 ,
                 of
                 their
                 complying
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 according
                 to
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 and
                 offering
                 something
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 too
                 
                   a
                   la
                   Mode
                
                 the
                 same
                 Covenant
                 ;
                 like
                 the
                 man
                 in
                 the
                 Fable
                 ,
                 that
                 could
                 blow
                 hot
                 and
                 cold
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 breath
                 .
                 But
                 where
                 so
                 many
                 words
                 pass
                 between
                 buyer
                 and
                 seller
                 ,
                 a
                 man
                 may
                 suspect
                 little
                 honesty
                 or
                 reason
                 in
                 either
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 confirm
                 this
                 their
                 firm
                 adherence
                 in
                 all
                 fairness
                 to
                 the
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 
                 Mr.
                 
                   Alexander
                   Henderson
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Moderator
                 formerly
                 in
                 that
                 illegal
                 Assembly
                 at
                 Glasgow
                 in
                 1639.
                 and
                 Commissioner
                 here
                 in
                 England
                 afterwards
                 ,
                 a
                 famed
                 preacher
                 ,
                 Scholar
                 ,
                 and
                 Presbyter
                 ,
                 was
                 set
                 upon
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Newcastle
                 ,
                 whom
                 the
                 King
                 handled
                 with
                 that
                 acuteness
                 both
                 in
                 private
                 Conferences
                 and
                 Disputes
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 in
                 discussive
                 Papers
                 of
                 the
                 Controversies
                 of
                 the
                 Discipline
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 well
                 plyed
                 him
                 (
                 his
                 Majesties
                 prudent
                 and
                 laborious
                 undertaking
                 of
                 this
                 person
                 serving
                 to
                 stop
                 the
                 weaker
                 yet
                 more
                 malapert
                 assaults
                 of
                 his
                 English
                 Reformists
                 who
                 followed
                 this
                 grand
                 Pattern
                 )
                 by
                 asserting
                 the
                 practice
                 and
                 universal
                 consent
                 of
                 the
                 Primitive
                 Church
                 beyond
                 any
                 private
                 or
                 modern
                 opinion
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 more
                 than
                 credible
                 that
                 Mr.
                 Henderson
                 convinced
                 in
                 his
                 conscience
                 of
                 the
                 errours
                 he
                 had
                 maintained
                 to
                 the
                 promoting
                 of
                 Schism
                 and
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 from
                 such
                 a
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 against
                 so
                 excellent
                 a
                 Prince
                 ,
                 whose
                 Learning
                 ,
                 Clemency
                 and
                 Courtesie
                 ,
                 were
                 alike
                 eminent
                 ,
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 upon
                 his
                 return
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 rather
                 sending
                 home
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 languished
                 with
                 grief
                 and
                 anxiety
                 of
                 mind
                 ;
                 and
                 with
                 plain
                 symptoms
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 other
                 outward
                 cause
                 ,
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Stephen
                   Marshal
                
                 ,
                 
                 another
                 Presbyterian
                 Minister
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 famous
                 Teacher
                 of
                 the
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 was
                 there
                 also
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 King
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 troubled
                 with
                 his
                 discourses
                 ,
                 having
                 such
                 cause
                 of
                 offence
                 at
                 his
                 prayers
                 ;
                 which
                 made
                 him
                 afterwards
                 wholly
                 decline
                 any
                 intercourse
                 with
                 him
                 :
                 the
                 Papers
                 wherein
                 he
                 had
                 so
                 rationally
                 refuted
                 the
                 same
                 principles
                 with
                 Mr.
                 Henderson
                 ,
                 being
                 publike
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 he
                 might
                 well
                 be
                 disobliged
                 from
                 further
                 trouble
                 in
                 that
                 Controversie
                 .
                 
                 Nor
                 were
                 the
                 disputes
                 less
                 between
                 the
                 Scots
                 Commissioners
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 which
                 every
                 day
                 came
                 in
                 Print
                 ,
                 being
                 politick
                 ,
                 subtile
                 wranglings
                 for
                 nothing
                 ,
                 
                   de
                   lana
                   Caprina
                
                 ,
                 each
                 party
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 cajole
                 the
                 other
                 into
                 absurd
                 beliefs
                 :
                 
                 meer
                 names
                 of
                 things
                 ,
                 and
                 distinctions
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   the
                   Person
                   of
                   the
                   King
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 wholly
                 imploying
                 those
                 State-Logicians
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 Majesty
                 and
                 duty
                 were
                 non●Entia
                 .
                 Into
                 these
                 frivolous
                 jars
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 his
                 Army-Fellows
                 put
                 in
                 their
                 Pleas
                 ,
                 and
                 suborned
                 some
                 serious
                 fools
                 to
                 throw
                 in
                 their
                 considerations
                 of
                 the
                 matter
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 reflected
                 bitterly
                 on
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 not
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Reason
                 ,
                 but
                 bold
                 impudent
                 aspersions
                 ,
                 and
                 indeed
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 ungrateful
                 and
                 unmannerly
                 dict●ries
                 .
                 Those
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 take
                 notice
                 of
                 ,
                 complaining
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 vain
                 ,
                 the
                 Independant
                 party
                 laughing
                 secretly
                 at
                 the
                 pudder
                 they
                 made
                 for
                 such
                 trifles
                 as
                 Religion
                 and
                 Government
                 ,
                 which
                 so
                 forwardly
                 and
                 designedly
                 they
                 themselves
                 had
                 overthrown
                 ,
                 and
                 aukwardly
                 and
                 scrupulously
                 they
                 would
                 now
                 seem
                 to
                 intend
                 and
                 establish
                 .
                 It
                 being
                 generally
                 received
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 proclaimed
                 by
                 others
                 ,
                 That
                 all
                 was
                 but
                 a
                 Juggle
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 conclusion
                 credited
                 that
                 report
                 .
              
               
                 Setting
                 aside
                 other
                 punctilio's
                 between
                 them
                 ,
                 concerning
                 Presbytery
                 (
                 which
                 now
                 laboured
                 grievously
                 in
                 the
                 birth
                 ,
                 being
                 ready
                 for
                 the
                 Midwifery
                 of
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 hereby
                 retarded
                 ,
                 A
                 Proviso
                 for
                 
                   Tender
                   Consciences
                
                 being
                 to
                 be
                 added
                 as
                 a
                 superfaetation
                 of
                 that
                 Discipline
                 by
                 the
                 Independents
                 ,
                 and
                 rejected
                 as
                 an
                 after-birth
                 ,
                 inlet
                 and
                 receptacle
                 of
                 all
                 Heresies
                 ,
                 Sects
                 ,
                 and
                 Schisms
                 by
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 there
                 will
                 be
                 occasion
                 hereafter
                 )
                 matter
                 of
                 State
                 shall
                 be
                 first
                 related
                 ,
                 as
                 coming
                 first
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 consideration
                 in
                 the
                 Propositions
                 after
                 ten
                 months
                 time
                 sent
                 to
                 him
                 by
                 Commissioners
                 while
                 he
                 was
                 at
                 Newcastle
                 .
                 To
                 omit
                 also
                 all
                 their
                 disputes
                 concerning
                 the
                 obligations
                 of
                 the
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 mutual
                 interests
                 and
                 polity
                 of
                 Government
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 one
                 Kingdome
                 might
                 not
                 act
                 without
                 the
                 concurrence
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 insisted
                 on
                 by
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 and
                 waved
                 by
                 the
                 Members
                 ,
                 because
                 these
                 shadows
                 and
                 the
                 Covenant
                 it self
                 is
                 vanished
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 best
                 friends
                 of
                 it
                 would
                 be
                 loath
                 to
                 have
                 these
                 absurdities
                 and
                 clashings
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 League
                 revived
                 ;
                 the
                 Confederates
                 ,
                 as
                 at
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 Babel
                 (
                 such
                 our
                 after-Commonwealth
                 )
                 being
                 divided
                 within
                 three
                 years
                 time
                 among
                 themselves
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 language
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 some
                 great
                 promoters
                 of
                 it
                 then
                 ,
                 calling
                 it
                 now
                 an
                 
                   Old
                   Almanack
                
                 :
                 I
                 say
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 rake
                 in
                 this
                 unconcerning
                 matter
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 intended
                 to
                 be
                 forgotten
                 ,
                 let
                 's
                 proceed
                 onely
                 with
                 this
                 due
                 insertion
                 of
                 another
                 matter
                 ,
                 That
                 Cromwel
                 seeing
                 how
                 the
                 Scots
                 drove
                 at
                 money
                 for
                 pay
                 ,
                 to
                 ripen
                 a
                 division
                 betwixt
                 them
                 and
                 the
                 Houses
                 ,
                 
                 set
                 
                 Poyntz's
                 Souldiery
                 and
                 Garrison
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 Governour
                 ,
                 to
                 mutiny
                 for
                 pay
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 force
                 it
                 as
                 the
                 Scots
                 did
                 ,
                 whose
                 example
                 they
                 pleaded
                 ;
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 blow
                 to
                 discard
                 Poyntz
                 first
                 from
                 the
                 affection
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 from
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 his
                 Forces
                 ;
                 one
                 suspected
                 to
                 be
                 honester
                 than
                 the
                 designes
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 could
                 suffer
                 .
              
               
                 
                 On
                 the
                 11
                 of
                 Iuly
                 the
                 Propositions
                 were
                 finished
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 and
                 Suffolk
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Goodwyn
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Earl
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hippesly
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Robinson
                 :
                 who
                 met
                 on
                 the
                 way
                 with
                 a
                 Message
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 the
                 Two
                 Houses
                 in
                 answer
                 to
                 their
                 demand
                 for
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormonds
                 disbanding
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ;
                 wherein
                 he
                 desires
                 their
                 Propositions
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 readiest
                 and
                 safest
                 way
                 to
                 gratifie
                 them
                 in
                 that
                 and
                 other
                 things
                 conducing
                 to
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 A
                 little
                 while
                 before
                 this
                 also
                 ,
                 Monsieur
                 Bellieure
                 ,
                 a
                 French
                 Ambassador
                 being
                 sent
                 to
                 accommodate
                 the
                 difference
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 received
                 thanks
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 he
                 first
                 addressed
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 interposition
                 of
                 his
                 Master
                 was
                 wholly
                 denyed
                 :
                 whereupon
                 he
                 did
                 the
                 like
                 fruitless
                 office
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 had
                 some
                 private
                 Audience
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 after
                 many
                 good
                 morrows
                 departed
                 .
              
               
                 
                 To
                 keep
                 a
                 punctual
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 his
                 Son's
                 peregrination
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 forrain
                 place
                 we
                 find
                 him
                 in
                 is
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 at
                 the
                 French
                 Court
                 in
                 Paris
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 then
                 there
                 also
                 ,
                 gave
                 notice
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 Mr.
                 Montril
                 the
                 French
                 Agent
                 residing
                 there
                 .
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Propositions
                 sent
                 now
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 were
                 quarrelled
                 at
                 by
                 the
                 Scots
                 Commissioners
                 ;
                 first
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 those
                 formerly
                 sent
                 to
                 Oxford
                 and
                 Vxbridge
                 .
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 Because
                 all
                 the
                 additions
                 ,
                 omissions
                 and
                 alterations
                 
                 made
                 in
                 them
                 ,
                 are
                 in
                 those
                 things
                 which
                 concern
                 the
                 joynt
                 interest
                 and
                 union
                 of
                 both
                 Kingdomes
                 .
                 And
                 thirdly
                 ,
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 wholly
                 excluding
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Posterity
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 from
                 their
                 right
                 to
                 the
                 Militia
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 an
                 alteration
                 of
                 the
                 Fundamental
                 Laws
                 .
                 And
                 fourthly
                 ,
                 the
                 uncertainty
                 of
                 the
                 Religion
                 the
                 Parliament
                 would
                 establish
                 ,
                 they
                 refusing
                 to
                 give
                 their
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 the
                 particulars
                 thereof
                 ;
                 Presbytery
                 being
                 then
                 piece-meal
                 offered
                 by
                 the
                 Assembly
                 of
                 Divines
                 to
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 consideration
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 point
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Scots
                 urged
                 how
                 many
                 promises
                 of
                 UNIFORMITY
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 made
                 at
                 their
                 instances
                 to
                 them
                 throughout
                 the
                 War
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 this
                 Uniformity
                 might
                 be
                 extensive
                 ,
                 and
                 become
                 the
                 Discipline
                 of
                 the
                 Reformed
                 Churches
                 every
                 where
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 be
                 the
                 Catholick
                 Rule
                 ,
                 had
                 ordered
                 the
                 Covenant
                 as
                 a
                 Model
                 or
                 Pattern
                 to
                 be
                 printed
                 in
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Forrain
                 Languages
                 ;
                 that
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 a
                 sin
                 and
                 shame
                 to
                 England
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Heresies
                 ,
                 Sects
                 and
                 Schisms
                 should
                 be
                 so
                 multiplied
                 ;
                 Liberty
                 of
                 Conscience
                 not
                 onely
                 pleaded
                 for
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 place
                 already
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 kindnesses
                 done
                 them
                 ,
                 so
                 unhandsomly
                 slighted
                 .
                 And
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 Presbyterial
                 Government
                 to
                 be
                 established
                 here
                 ,
                 Exceptions
                 were
                 taken
                 at
                 the
                 subordination
                 of
                 Church-Assemblies
                 to
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 words
                 prescribed
                 ,
                 lest
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 interpreted
                 as
                 if
                 the
                 Civil
                 Power
                 were
                 not
                 onely
                 conversant
                 about
                 matters
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 and
                 Religion
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 formally
                 Ecclesiastical
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 exercised
                 Ecclesiastically
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 counted
                 such
                 a
                 Supremacy
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 Pope
                 and
                 the
                 late
                 High-Commission
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 Next
                 ,
                 they
                 scrupled
                 their
                 Provincial
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 judging
                 of
                 Scandal
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 no
                 such
                 Warrant
                 for
                 such
                 a
                 mixture
                 of
                 Lay
                 with
                 Spiritual
                 Officers
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 suppose
                 may
                 be
                 the
                 laying
                 of
                 a
                 New
                 Foundation
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 High-Commission
                 or
                 Episcopacy
                 .
                 Thirdly
                 ,
                 That
                 admitting
                 the
                 Power
                 of
                 calling
                 and
                 convening
                 a
                 National
                 Assembly
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 Civil
                 Magistrates
                 as
                 positive
                 ,
                 yet
                 they
                 cannot
                 allow
                 it
                 privative
                 or
                 destructive
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 therefore
                 such
                 Assemblies
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 restrained
                 to
                 times
                 of
                 Session
                 ,
                 the
                 safety
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 being
                 the
                 supreme
                 Law
                 ;
                 That
                 therefore
                 it
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 left
                 
                   ad
                   libitum
                
                 to
                 the
                 pleasure
                 of
                 the
                 Civil
                 Power
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 fixed
                 times
                 for
                 their
                 meeting
                 might
                 be
                 appointed
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 this
                 the
                 English
                 perceived
                 that
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Yoak
                 would
                 not
                 fit
                 their
                 necks
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 they
                 could
                 be
                 content
                 with
                 their
                 Spirituals
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 enduring
                 of
                 their
                 Temporals
                 :
                 which
                 consideration
                 ,
                 with
                 those
                 Cavils
                 printed
                 and
                 published
                 ,
                 produced
                 a
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 
                 wherein
                 (
                 being
                 now
                 in
                 no
                 need
                 of
                 further
                 assistance
                 ,
                 having
                 no
                 Enemy
                 left
                 but
                 that
                 Army
                 )
                 they
                 come
                 to
                 a
                 point
                 ,
                 and
                 withal
                 thus
                 gird
                 their
                 gude
                 Brethren
                 (
                 we
                 shall
                 repeat
                 onely
                 one
                 Paragraph
                 .
                 )
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         Concerning
                         Church-Government
                         ,
                         we
                         having
                         so
                         fully
                         declared
                         for
                         Presbyterian
                         Government
                         ,
                         
                         having
                         spent
                         so
                         much
                         pains
                         ,
                         taken
                         up
                         so
                         much
                         time
                         ,
                         for
                         the
                         settling
                         of
                         it
                         ;
                         passed
                         most
                         of
                         the
                         particulars
                         brought
                         to
                         us
                         from
                         the
                         Assembly
                         of
                         Divines
                         (
                         called
                         onely
                         by
                         us
                         to
                         advise
                         of
                         such
                         things
                         as
                         shall
                         be
                         required
                         of
                         them
                         by
                         the
                         Parliament
                         )
                         and
                         having
                         published
                         several
                         Ordinances
                         for
                         putting
                         the
                         same
                         in
                         execution
                         ,
                         because
                         we
                         cannot
                         
                           consent
                           to
                           the
                           granting
                           of
                           an
                           arbitrary
                           and
                           unlimited
                           Power
                           and
                           Jurisdiction
                        
                         to
                         near
                         TEN
                         THOVSAND
                         IVDICATORIES
                         to
                         be
                         erected
                         within
                         this
                         Kingdom
                         ,
                         and
                         this
                         demanded
                         in
                         a
                         way
                         INCONSISTENT
                         with
                         the
                         FVNDAMENTALS
                         of
                         GOVERNMENT
                         ,
                         excluding
                         the
                         POWER
                         of
                         PARLIAMENT
                         in
                         the
                         exercise
                         of
                         that
                         IVRISDICTION
                         ;
                         nor
                         have
                         we
                         resolved
                         yet
                         ,
                         how
                         a
                         due
                         regard
                         may
                         be
                         had
                         ,
                         that
                         TENDER
                         CONSCIENCES
                         which
                         differ
                         not
                         in
                         any
                         Fundamentals
                         of
                         Religion
                         ,
                         may
                         be
                         so
                         provided
                         for
                         as
                         may
                         stand
                         with
                         the
                         word
                         of
                         God
                         ,
                         and
                         peace
                         of
                         the
                         Kingdom
                         .
                         And
                         let
                         it
                         be
                         OBSERVED
                         ,
                         that
                         we
                         have
                         had
                         
                           the
                           more
                           reason
                           not
                           to
                           part
                           with
                           the
                           Power
                           out
                           of
                           our
                           hands
                           ,
                        
                         since
                         all
                         by-past
                         Ages
                         manifest
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         Reformation
                         and
                         purity
                         of
                         Religion
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         preservation
                         and
                         protection
                         of
                         the
                         people
                         ,
                         hath
                         been
                         by
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         exercise
                         of
                         this
                         power
                         :
                         
                         our
                         endeavours
                         being
                         to
                         settle
                         the
                         Reformation
                         in
                         the
                         Kingdoms
                         of
                         England
                         and
                         Ireland
                         ,
                         in
                         Doctrine
                         ,
                         Worship
                         ,
                         Discipline
                         ,
                         and
                         Government
                         ,
                         according
                         to
                         the
                         Word
                         of
                         God
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         example
                         of
                         the
                         best
                         Reformed
                         Churches
                         ,
                         and
                         according
                         to
                         our
                         COVENANT
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 That
                 's
                 the
                 burden
                 of
                 the
                 Ditty
                 ;
                 but
                 how
                 that
                 comes
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 in
                 opposition
                 to
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Model
                 of
                 Presbytery
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 left
                 to
                 the
                 distinguishing
                 Expositors
                 ,
                 between
                 Bell
                 and
                 the
                 Dragon
                 .
                 The
                 Poets
                 Fiction
                 concerning
                 Proteus
                 ,
                 was
                 certainly
                 a
                 meer
                 vaticination
                 and
                 prediction
                 of
                 this
                 variable
                 Monster
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 Kirk
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 Sectaries
                 ,
                 for
                 every
                 thing
                 according
                 to
                 its
                 present
                 interest
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Camelion
                 appears
                 in
                 the
                 colours
                 that
                 are
                 neerest
                 it
                 .
                 A
                 serious
                 Kirk-fallacy
                 ,
                 made
                 a
                 Parliament-Riddle
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Come
                 we
                 now
                 to
                 those
                 long-hammered
                 Propositions
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 
                   Newcastle
                   ,
                   Iuly
                
                 11.
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 twenty
                 three
                 in
                 number
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   his
                   Majesty
                   would
                   pass
                   an
                   Act
                   for
                   nulling
                   all
                   Declarations
                   and
                   Proclamations
                   against
                   both
                   or
                   either
                   Parliaments
                   of
                
                 England
                 or
                 Scotland
                 .
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   King
                   to
                   sign
                   and
                   swear
                   the
                   Covenant
                   ,
                   and
                   an
                   Act
                   for
                   all
                   persons
                   in
                   the
                   three
                   Kingdoms
                   to
                   do
                   the
                   like
                   .
                
                 Thirdly
                 ,
                 
                   An
                   Act
                   to
                   take
                   away
                   Bishops
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 Fourthly
                 ,
                 
                   To
                   confirm
                   by
                   Act
                   the
                   Assembly
                   of
                   Divines
                   at
                
                 Westminster
                 .
                 Fifthly
                 ,
                 
                   To
                   settle
                   Religion
                   as
                   the
                   Parliament
                   shall
                   agree
                   .
                
                 Sixthly
                 ,
                 
                   In
                   Vnity
                   and
                   Vniformity
                   with
                
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                   as
                   shall
                   be
                   agreed
                   by
                   both
                   Parliaments
                   ,
                
                 [
                 
                   Kill
                   Episcopacy
                   point-blank
                   ,
                   and
                   shoot
                   at
                   Scotch
                   wild-fowl
                   at
                   randome
                
                 ]
                 Seventhly
                 ,
                 
                   An
                   Act
                   to
                   be
                   confirmed
                   against
                   Papists
                   .
                
                 Eighthly
                 ,
                 
                   Their
                   Children
                   to
                   be
                   educated
                   in
                   the
                   Protestant
                   Religion
                   .
                
                 Ninthly
                 ,
                 
                   For
                   taking
                   away
                   part
                   of
                   their
                   Estates
                   .
                
                 Tenthly
                 ,
                 
                   Against
                   saying
                   of
                   Mass
                   in
                
                 England
                 .
                 Eleventhly
                 ,
                 
                   And
                   the
                   same
                   in
                
                 Scotland
                 
                   if
                   they
                   please
                
                 .
                 Twelfthly
                 ,
                 
                   For
                   observation
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   day
                   ,
                   against
                   Pluralities
                   and
                   Non-residents
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   Visitations
                   and
                   regulating
                   the
                   Vniversities
                   .
                
                 Thirteenth
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Militia
                   of
                   the
                   three
                   Kingdoms
                   be
                   in
                   the
                   hands
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   for
                   twenty
                   years
                   ,
                   with
                   power
                   to
                   raise
                   money
                   and
                   suppress
                   all
                   Forces
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 Fourteenth
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   all
                   Honours
                   ,
                   and
                   Titles
                   ,
                   and
                   Dignities
                   ,
                   conferred
                   on
                   any
                   since
                   the
                   great
                   Seal
                   was
                   conveyed
                   from
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                
                 May
                 21
                 1642.
                 
                   be
                   nulled
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   those
                
                 who
                 hereafter
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 Peers
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 sit
                 in
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 without
                 consent
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 .
                 Fifteenth
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   an
                   Act
                   be
                   passed
                   to
                   confirm
                   all
                   the
                   Treaties
                   between
                
                 England
                 and
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   a
                   Committee
                   of
                   both
                   Houses
                   to
                   be
                   nominated
                   Conservators
                   of
                   the
                   Peace
                   between
                   both
                   Kingdoms
                   .
                
                 Sixteenth
                 ,
                 
                   An
                   Act
                   for
                   the
                   establishing
                   the
                   Declaration
                   of
                   both
                   Kingdoms
                   of
                   the
                   THIRTIETH
                
                 of
                 JANUARY
                 ,
                 1643.
                 
                   touching
                   Delinquents
                
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 qualifications
                 added
                 now
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 so
                 comprehensive
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 seemed
                 accommodated
                 for
                 the
                 fatal
                 prognostick
                 of
                 that
                 days
                 Revolution
                 in
                 1648.
                 when
                 
                   accumulative
                   treason
                
                 (
                 a
                 word
                 invented
                 by
                 themselves
                 against
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 )
                 was
                 extended
                 to
                 other
                 the
                 Kings
                 Friends
                 as
                 to
                 number
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 amassed
                 guilt
                 of
                 all
                 impiety
                 ,
                 afterwards
                 practised
                 upon
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 his
                 Martyred
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 exempting
                 from
                 pardon
                 all
                 such
                 as
                 had
                 proved
                 themselves
                 zealous
                 and
                 stout
                 asserters
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Cause
                 ;
                 Sequestrations
                 ,
                 Bonds
                 ,
                 Fines
                 ,
                 and
                 Securities
                 abiding
                 the
                 rest
                 :
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 left
                 him
                 nothing
                 but
                 the
                 name
                 and
                 Title
                 of
                 Regality
                 ,
                 the
                 honour
                 and
                 support
                 thereof
                 being
                 quite
                 taken
                 away
                 .
                 The
                 rest
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 private
                 reserves
                 and
                 advantages
                 for
                 themselves
                 and
                 their
                 partisans
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 relating
                 to
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ;
                 such
                 an
                 unreasonable
                 miscellany
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Scots
                 for
                 pretence
                 of
                 honour
                 could
                 not
                 digest
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 scrupled
                 at
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 framed
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 for
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 reasons
                 afore
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 but
                 swallowed
                 then
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 satisfied
                 at
                 their
                 delivery
                 at
                 Newcastle
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Solution
                 of
                 Two
                 hundred
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 ,
                 when
                 in
                 a
                 peremptory
                 manner
                 ,
                 as
                 will
                 presently
                 be
                 related
                 ,
                 they
                 told
                 him
                 he
                 must
                 assent
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 delivery
                 of
                 those
                 Propositions
                 on
                 the
                 23
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 asked
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 power
                 to
                 Treat
                 ;
                 who
                 replyed
                 ,
                 No
                 :
                 then
                 said
                 the
                 
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Saving
                   the
                   honour
                   of
                   the
                   business
                   ,
                   an
                   honest
                   Trumpeter
                   might
                   have
                   done
                   as
                   much
                   .
                   I
                   hope
                   you
                   expect
                   not
                   a
                   present
                   Answer
                   to
                   this
                   high
                   concernment
                   .
                
                 To
                 which
                 they
                 answered
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 time
                 was
                 limited
                 to
                 ten
                 days
                 .
                 By
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 King
                 having
                 viewed
                 them
                 ,
                 declined
                 them
                 altogether
                 ,
                 though
                 hardly
                 be
                 laboured
                 and
                 sollicited
                 on
                 all
                 hands
                 to
                 comply
                 with
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 hands
                 a
                 Paper
                 containing
                 offers
                 of
                 coming
                 to
                 London
                 to
                 Treat
                 there
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 nevertheless
                 excused
                 themselves
                 from
                 sending
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 King
                 sent
                 this
                 Answer
                 to
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 by
                 a
                 Messenger
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         The
                         Propositions
                         tendered
                         to
                         his
                         Majesty
                         by
                         the
                         Commissioners
                         ,
                         
                         &c.
                         (
                         to
                         which
                         the
                         Parliament
                         have
                         taken
                         up
                         twice
                         so
                         many
                         moneths
                         for
                         deliberation
                         ,
                         as
                         they
                         have
                         assigned
                         days
                         for
                         his
                         Majesties
                         Answer
                         )
                         do
                         import
                         so
                         great
                         alterations
                         of
                         Government
                         both
                         in
                         Church
                         and
                         Kingdom
                         ,
                         as
                         it
                         is
                         very
                         difficult
                         to
                         return
                         a
                         particular
                         and
                         positive
                         Answer
                         ,
                         before
                         the
                         explanations
                         ,
                         true
                         sense
                         ,
                         and
                         right
                         reason
                         thereof
                         be
                         understood
                         ;
                         and
                         that
                         his
                         Majesty
                         upon
                         a
                         full
                         view
                         of
                         the
                         whole
                         Propositions
                         ,
                         may
                         know
                         what
                         is
                         left
                         ,
                         as
                         well
                         as
                         what
                         is
                         taken
                         away
                         or
                         changed
                         .
                         In
                         all
                         which
                         he
                         finds
                         that
                         the
                         Commissioners
                         are
                         in
                         no
                         capacity
                         to
                         Treat
                         with
                         him
                         .
                         That
                         it
                         is
                         impossible
                         for
                         him
                         to
                         give
                         such
                         a
                         present
                         judgment
                         of
                         ,
                         and
                         answer
                         to
                         the
                         Propositions
                         ,
                         whereby
                         he
                         shall
                         be
                         able
                         to
                         
                           answer
                           to
                           God
                        
                         ,
                         that
                         a
                         safe
                         and
                         well-grounded
                         Peace
                         will
                         ensue
                         ;
                         and
                         therefore
                         desires
                         to
                         come
                         to
                         London
                         upon
                         the
                         security
                         of
                         Parliament
                         and
                         Scotch
                         Commissioners
                         ,
                         where
                         ,
                         by
                         his
                         personal
                         presence
                         ,
                         he
                         may
                         not
                         onely
                         raise
                         a
                         mutual
                         confidence
                         betwixt
                         him
                         and
                         his
                         people
                         ,
                         but
                         also
                         have
                         those
                         doubts
                         cleared
                         ,
                         and
                         difficulties
                         explayned
                         unto
                         him
                         ,
                         which
                         he
                         now
                         conceives
                         destructive
                         to
                         his
                         Royal
                         power
                         ,
                         if
                         he
                         shall
                         give
                         a
                         full
                         consent
                         as
                         they
                         now
                         stand
                         :
                         as
                         likewise
                         to
                         make
                         known
                         unto
                         them
                         his
                         reasonable
                         demands
                         ,
                         which
                         he
                         is
                         assured
                         will
                         be
                         conducible
                         to
                         Peace
                         ,
                         &c.
                         and
                         will
                         be
                         there
                         ready
                         to
                         give
                         his
                         assent
                         to
                         all
                         Bills
                         for
                         the
                         security
                         and
                         stability
                         thereof
                         ,
                         not
                         having
                         regard
                         to
                         his
                         own
                         particular
                         .
                         Conjuring
                         them
                         as
                         Christians
                         ,
                         as
                         Subjects
                         ,
                         and
                         as
                         men
                         ,
                         
                           who
                           desire
                           to
                           leave
                           a
                           good
                           name
                           behind
                           them
                           ,
                        
                         that
                         they
                         will
                         so
                         receive
                         and
                         make
                         use
                         of
                         this
                         Answer
                         ,
                         that
                         all
                         Issues
                         may
                         be
                         stopped
                         ,
                         and
                         these
                         unhappy
                         distractions
                         peaceably
                         settled
                         .
                         And
                         postscribes
                         ,
                         that
                         upon
                         such
                         assurance
                         of
                         agreement
                         he
                         will
                         immediately
                         send
                         for
                         the
                         Prince
                         his
                         Son
                         ,
                         not
                         doubting
                         of
                         his
                         perfect
                         obedience
                         ,
                         to
                         return
                         into
                         this
                         Kingdom
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 Answer
                 had
                 a
                 various
                 reception
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ;
                 it
                 startled
                 the
                 Presbyterians
                 ,
                 as
                 who
                 found
                 it
                 difficult
                 to
                 effect
                 their
                 purposes
                 otherwise
                 than
                 by
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 it
                 tickled
                 the
                 Independents
                 ,
                 who
                 did
                 all
                 they
                 could
                 ,
                 by
                 thrusting
                 in
                 harsh
                 words
                 and
                 terms
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 King
                 indisposed
                 and
                 averse
                 to
                 all
                 .
                 Both
                 became
                 very
                 sensible
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 not
                 the
                 man
                 they
                 took
                 him
                 for
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 Prince
                 of
                 prudence
                 and
                 resolution
                 ;
                 no
                 evil
                 Counsellors
                 being
                 to
                 be
                 taxed
                 with
                 the
                 penning
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 as
                 their
                 custom
                 was
                 ,
                 except
                 Duke
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 his
                 Brother
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lanerick
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 whom
                 were
                 very
                 industrious
                 in
                 perswading
                 his
                 Majesty
                 to
                 consent
                 :
                 nay
                 ,
                 even
                 better
                 friends
                 than
                 they
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 feared
                 this
                 peremptoriness
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 would
                 grow
                 to
                 somwhat
                 worser
                 ,
                 were
                 almost
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 mind
                 ,
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 preferring
                 the
                 safety
                 of
                 his
                 life
                 would
                 indulge
                 such
                 thoughts
                 :
                 whom
                 the
                 Presbyterians
                 saw
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 way
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 strict
                 and
                 undutiful
                 restraint
                 ,
                 to
                 bend
                 to
                 their
                 will
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Independents
                 ,
                 by
                 treachery
                 and
                 barbarous
                 villanies
                 to
                 break
                 and
                 utterly
                 to
                 destroy
                 .
              
               
                 Most
                 highly
                 incensed
                 therefore
                 was
                 the
                 Parliament
                 at
                 this
                 refusal
                 of
                 those
                 means
                 which
                 they
                 said
                 their
                 most
                 elaborate
                 prudence
                 ,
                 and
                 diligent
                 ponderation
                 of
                 every
                 circumstance
                 (
                 after
                 so
                 long
                 a
                 time
                 )
                 conducing
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Kingdoms
                 happiness
                 ,
                 had
                 prepared
                 and
                 digested
                 to
                 such
                 an
                 equal
                 temperament
                 of
                 the
                 rights
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 people
                 .
                 
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 scandalized
                 and
                 reported
                 every
                 where
                 as
                 obstinate
                 and
                 perverse
                 ;
                 while
                 nothing
                 but
                 the
                 
                   ipse
                   dixit
                
                 of
                 the
                 equity
                 ,
                 justice
                 ,
                 or
                 reasonableness
                 of
                 their
                 Propositions
                 was
                 produced
                 ;
                 nor
                 was
                 
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 at
                 all
                 satisfied
                 with
                 their
                 shallow
                 suggestions
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 served
                 the
                 turn
                 with
                 those
                 who
                 were
                 glad
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 so
                 ,
                 and
                 gratified
                 the
                 Rabble
                 and
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 fearful
                 of
                 a
                 disappointment
                 of
                 their
                 shares
                 in
                 the
                 Ruine
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 the
                 hopes
                 whereof
                 had
                 so
                 long
                 flattered
                 them
                 ,
                 more
                 especially
                 by
                 the
                 better
                 perswasions
                 and
                 irresistible
                 .
                 Arguments
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 they
                 (
                 suspecting
                 the
                 Issue
                 some
                 while
                 before
                 )
                 prevailed
                 upon
                 the
                 Scots
                 reason
                 ,
                 and
                 faith
                 ,
                 and
                 honesty
                 to
                 Boot
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 so
                 clearly
                 convinced
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 refractoriness
                 to
                 the
                 Counsel
                 of
                 his
                 Parliament
                 in
                 denying
                 those
                 Propositions
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 nor
                 could
                 no
                 longer
                 maintain
                 nor
                 abet
                 such
                 his
                 persistency
                 therein
                 ,
                 but
                 would
                 leave
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 disposal
                 of
                 his
                 English
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 having
                 first
                 procured
                 from
                 him
                 an
                 Order
                 and
                 severe
                 Injunction
                 to
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Montross
                 to
                 lay
                 down
                 Arms
                 (
                 though
                 in
                 a
                 probable
                 condition
                 of
                 recovering
                 his
                 late
                 Defeat
                 )
                 and
                 to
                 accept
                 such
                 Conditions
                 as
                 he
                 could
                 procure
                 for
                 him
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 indeed
                 were
                 mean
                 ,
                 and
                 full
                 of
                 secret
                 fraud
                 and
                 revenge
                 against
                 that
                 Noble
                 and
                 famous
                 Captain
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 forced
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 disguise
                 of
                 his
                 Captains
                 habit
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 prefixed
                 time
                 ,
                 to
                 put
                 himself
                 on
                 board
                 an
                 old
                 and
                 leaky
                 vessel
                 ,
                 (
                 designed
                 for
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Estates
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 but
                 pretending
                 want
                 of
                 Victual
                 and
                 other
                 necessaries
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 embarquing
                 )
                 and
                 set
                 sail
                 for
                 Norway
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 pleased
                 God
                 he
                 arrived
                 in
                 safety
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 traversed
                 much
                 ground
                 ,
                 solliciting
                 the
                 Kings
                 cause
                 in
                 several
                 forain
                 Courts
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 refused
                 all
                 imployments
                 ,
                 intent
                 onely
                 upon
                 his
                 Majesties
                 affairs
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 last
                 betook
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 second
                 :
                 but
                 of
                 that
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 afterwards
                 happened
                 to
                 this
                 illustrious
                 Heroe
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 yet
                 room
                 for
                 another
                 Memento
                 .
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Scotch
                 Compact
                 being
                 concluded
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lowdon
                 very
                 fairly
                 tells
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 still
                 at
                 Newcastle
                 )
                 what
                 he
                 must
                 trust
                 to
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 will
                 not
                 comply
                 with
                 the
                 offers
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 
                   If
                   you
                   refuse
                   to
                   assent
                   ,
                   you
                   will
                   lose
                   all
                   your
                   friends
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   lose
                   the
                   City
                   and
                   all
                   the
                   Country
                
                 ;
                 
                 
                   and
                   all
                
                 England
                 
                   will
                   joyn
                   against
                   you
                   as
                   one
                   man
                   :
                   they
                   will
                   process
                   and
                   depose
                   you
                   ,
                   they
                   will
                   charge
                   us
                   to
                   deliver
                   your
                   Majesty
                   to
                   them
                   ,
                   to
                   render
                   their
                   Garrisons
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   remove
                   our
                   Armies
                   out
                   of
                
                 England
                 ;
                 
                   and
                   so
                   both
                   Kingdoms
                   for
                   eithers
                   safety
                   to
                   agree
                   ,
                   and
                   settle
                   Religion
                   and
                   Peace
                   without
                   you
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Ruine
                   of
                   your
                   Majesty
                   and
                   posterity
                   :
                   and
                   if
                   you
                   lose
                
                 England
                 ,
                 you
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 admitted
                 to
                 come
                 and
                 Reign
                 in
                 
                   Scotland
                   .
                   We
                   confess
                   the
                   Propositions
                   are
                   higher
                   in
                   some
                   things
                   than
                   we
                   approved
                   of
                   ,
                   but
                   we
                   see
                   no
                   other
                   means
                   of
                   closing
                   with
                   the
                   Parliament
                   .
                
                 And
                 immediately
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 Instructions
                 are
                 sent
                 them
                 from
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 concerning
                 the
                 giving
                 over
                 of
                 the
                 King.
                 It
                 had
                 been
                 debated
                 in
                 their
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Assembly
                 for
                 their
                 advice
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 it
                 was
                 remitted
                 in
                 the
                 affirmative
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 but
                 by
                 two
                 voices
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 and
                 was
                 accordingly
                 transacted
                 at
                 Newcastle
                 and
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 
                 But
                 the
                 Scots
                 were
                 not
                 so
                 willing
                 to
                 be
                 rid
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Northern
                 Counties
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 rid
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 ;
                 of
                 whom
                 ,
                 besides
                 free
                 quarter
                 ,
                 that
                 Army
                 had
                 levied
                 20000
                 l.
                 a
                 month
                 ;
                 an
                 unheard-of
                 rate
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 most
                 unreasonable
                 .
                 Several
                 general
                 complaints
                 had
                 been
                 made
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 they
                 made
                 up
                 a
                 charge
                 of
                 particulars
                 ,
                 with
                 variety
                 of
                 imputation
                 upon
                 them
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 also
                 Printed
                 ,
                 the
                 Scots
                 Commissioners
                 desired
                 the
                 suppression
                 thereof
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 other
                 reparation
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 one
                 may
                 think
                 ,
                 well
                 repaid
                 in
                 the
                 sums
                 of
                 money
                 they
                 received
                 upon
                 this
                 Contract
                 ,
                 which
                 at
                 first
                 demand
                 was
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 a
                 Million
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 consideration
                 of
                 a
                 present
                 round
                 sum
                 ,
                 abated
                 to
                 400000
                 l.
                 whereof
                 200000
                 l.
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 at
                 two
                 payments
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 upon
                 quitting
                 Newcastle
                 (
                 and
                 marching
                 beyond
                 the
                 River
                 Tine
                 )
                 the
                 other
                 upon
                 the
                 delivery
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 departure
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 surrendring
                 Carlile
                 and
                 Berwick
                 :
                 to
                 the
                 performance
                 on
                 either
                 part
                 ,
                 Hostages
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 .
                 The
                 Scots
                 insisted
                 upon
                 security
                 for
                 the
                 remaining
                 200000
                 l.
                 naming
                 very
                 conscionably
                 and
                 brotherly
                 ,
                 the
                 sale
                 of
                 Delinquents
                 estates
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Parliament
                 would
                 not
                 so
                 undervalue
                 their
                 credit
                 ,
                 nor
                 prostitue
                 it
                 to
                 their
                 lustful
                 eye
                 ,
                 cast
                 upon
                 so
                 fair
                 a
                 partage
                 of
                 their
                 Conquest
                 ;
                 nor
                 buy
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 sell
                 his
                 friends
                 .
                 The
                 money
                 they
                 had
                 
                 was
                 enviously
                 enough
                 bestowed
                 on
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 the
                 sacrilegious
                 rapine
                 of
                 Church-Lands
                 then
                 exposed
                 to
                 sale
                 by
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 but
                 conveyed
                 in
                 pomp
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 payment
                 in
                 thirty
                 six
                 Waggons
                 ,
                 six
                 Regiments
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 by
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 going
                 with
                 it
                 for
                 its
                 Convoy
                 ;
                 and
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 agreement
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 100000
                 l.
                 was
                 paid
                 at
                 Northallerton
                 in
                 December
                 .
              
               
                 Not
                 to
                 prosecute
                 this
                 subject
                 further
                 through
                 so
                 many
                 diversities
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 change
                 of
                 countermines
                 ,
                 nor
                 to
                 touch
                 on
                 those
                 irreverend
                 Declarations
                 from
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Parliament
                 and
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Reasons
                 as
                 unmannerly
                 ,
                 of
                 not
                 admitting
                 the
                 King
                 into
                 that
                 his
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 suffice
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 at
                 last
                 they
                 acquainted
                 the
                 Parliament
                 (
                 having
                 received
                 their
                 money
                 )
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 now
                 upon
                 going
                 home
                 ,
                 and
                 desired
                 to
                 know
                 what
                 service
                 the
                 Parliament
                 would
                 command
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Scotland
                 :
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 foreseeing
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 thus
                 basely
                 abandoned
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 he
                 betakes
                 himself
                 afresh
                 to
                 his
                 sollicitation
                 of
                 his
                 English
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   
                     
                       That
                       he
                       had
                       endeavoured
                       by
                       his
                       Answer
                       of
                       the
                       
                       24th
                       of
                       July
                       last
                       ,
                       
                       to
                       their
                       Propositions
                       delivered
                       him
                       in
                       the
                       Name
                       of
                       both
                       Kingdoms
                       ,
                       to
                       make
                       his
                       intentions
                       fully
                       known
                       .
                       But
                       the
                       more
                       he
                       endeavoured
                       it
                       ,
                       he
                       more
                       plainly
                       saw
                       that
                       any
                       Answer
                       be
                       could
                       make
                       ,
                       would
                       be
                       subject
                       to
                       misinformations
                       ,
                       and
                       misconstructions
                       ;
                       which
                       upon
                       his
                       own
                       explanations
                       he
                       is
                       most
                       confident
                       will
                       give
                       such
                       satisfaction
                       ,
                       as
                       to
                       establish
                       a
                       lasting
                       Peace
                       .
                       He
                       proposeth
                       therefore
                       again
                       his
                       coming
                       to
                       London
                       ,
                       
                       upon
                       security
                       of
                       both
                       Houses
                       ,
                       where
                       by
                       his
                       personal
                       presence
                       he
                       may
                       not
                       onely
                       raise
                       a
                       mutual
                       confidence
                       betwixt
                       him
                       and
                       his
                       people
                       ;
                       but
                       also
                       have
                       all
                       doubts
                       cleared
                       ,
                       &c.
                       
                       To
                       conclude
                       ,
                       it
                       is
                       your
                       King
                       who
                       desires
                       to
                       be
                       heard
                       
                         (
                         the
                         which
                         if
                         refused
                         to
                         a
                         subject
                         by
                         a
                         King
                         ,
                         he
                         would
                         be
                         thought
                         a
                         Tyrant
                         for
                         it
                         )
                         and
                         to
                         that
                         end
                         which
                         all
                         men
                         did
                         profess
                         to
                         desire
                         .
                      
                       Wherefore
                       he
                       conjures
                       them
                       ,
                       as
                       they
                       desire
                       really
                       to
                       shew
                       themselves
                       what
                       they
                       profess
                       ,
                       as
                       good
                       Christians
                       or
                       subjects
                       ,
                       that
                       they
                       accept
                       this
                       his
                       Offer
                       ,
                       which
                       he
                       is
                       confident
                       God
                       will
                       so
                       bl●ss
                       as
                       to
                       a
                       happy
                       Settlement
                       ,
                       &c.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 A
                 Reply
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 former
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Peter
                   Killigrew
                
                 ,
                 one
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Messenger
                 throughout
                 ;
                 but
                 none
                 to
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 being
                 taken
                 up
                 with
                 the
                 business
                 of
                 disposal
                 of
                 his
                 person
                 somewhere
                 else
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 wholly
                 remitted
                 to
                 them
                 by
                 the
                 Negative
                 Resolves
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 upon
                 the
                 Question
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 coming
                 into
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Government
                   shall
                   be
                   managed
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   manner
                   and
                   way
                   as
                   it
                   hath
                   been
                   these
                   five
                   years
                   last
                   past
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   fresh
                   Assays
                   and
                   all
                   means
                   in
                   the
                   interim
                   shall
                   be
                   used
                   to
                   make
                   the
                   King
                   take
                   the
                   Covenant
                   .
                   That
                   if
                   he
                   shall
                   do
                   so
                   ,
                   yet
                   the
                   taking
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   or
                   passing
                   the
                   Propositions
                   ,
                   will
                   not
                   warrant
                   them
                   to
                   assist
                   him
                   in
                
                 England
                 ;
                 
                   nor
                   is
                   the
                   bare
                   taking
                   of
                   it
                   sufficient
                   otherwise
                   .
                   That
                   the
                   clause
                   in
                   the
                   Covenant
                   for
                   defence
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   person
                   ,
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   understood
                   of
                   the
                   defence
                   and
                   safety
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   .
                   That
                   if
                   he
                   refuse
                   the
                   Propositions
                   ,
                   he
                   shall
                   be
                   disposed
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Covenant
                   and
                   Treaty
                   .
                   That
                   he
                   shall
                   execute
                   no
                   power
                   or
                   Authority
                   in
                
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                   till
                   he
                   do
                   signe
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   take
                   the
                   Covenant
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   Vnion
                   be
                   kept
                   between
                   both
                   Nations
                   .
                
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 guessing
                 at
                 this
                 their
                 desperate
                 and
                 perfidious
                 desertion
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 had
                 sounded
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 then
                 attending
                 him
                 ,
                 in
                 what
                 condition
                 or
                 estate
                 he
                 was
                 among
                 them
                 ;
                 whether
                 at
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 :
                 and
                 put
                 the
                 Dilemma
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 If
                 at
                 liberty
                 ,
                 why
                 he
                 might
                 not
                 dispose
                 of
                 himself
                 any-whither
                 ?
                 if
                 in
                 restraint
                 ,
                 what
                 did
                 they
                 mean
                 by
                 his
                 assenting
                 and
                 signing
                 the
                 Propositions
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 no
                 case
                 could
                 be
                 valid
                 or
                 binding
                 ,
                 if
                 agreed
                 by
                 him
                 while
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 ?
                 To
                 this
                 the
                 Scots
                 had
                 nothing
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 but
                 their
                 Covenant
                 with
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 might
                 not
                 contravene
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 above
                 mentioned
                 Resolves
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 now
                 declared
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 rendred
                 to
                 such
                 hands
                 as
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 England
                 should
                 appoint
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 expected
                 every
                 day
                 upon
                 that
                 errand
                 .
                 They
                 further
                 excused
                 themselves
                 from
                 their
                 reception
                 
                 and
                 admission
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 danger
                 and
                 hazard
                 they
                 might
                 incur
                 ,
                 his
                 party
                 being
                 not
                 yet
                 so
                 disbanded
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 by
                 his
                 neer
                 presence
                 ,
                 and
                 advantage
                 of
                 his
                 person
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 resume
                 their
                 Arms
                 and
                 Courages
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 that
                 Nation
                 in
                 a
                 worse
                 broyl
                 than
                 before
                 :
                 and
                 for
                 conclusion
                 ,
                 they
                 told
                 him
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 in
                 no
                 condition
                 to
                 entertain
                 him
                 in
                 that
                 state
                 and
                 dignity
                 due
                 to
                 his
                 person
                 ;
                 the
                 Treasure
                 exhausted
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Revenews
                 eaten
                 up
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 but
                 one
                 way
                 for
                 his
                 Majesty
                 to
                 turn
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 might
                 make
                 hereafter
                 large
                 and
                 convenient
                 enough
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 present
                 speedy
                 complyance
                 with
                 his
                 two
                 Houses
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 made
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 look
                 about
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 cast
                 about
                 which
                 way
                 to
                 prevent
                 and
                 eschew
                 this
                 streight
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 baseness
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 had
                 thus
                 engaged
                 him
                 .
                 
                 A
                 design
                 was
                 therefore
                 thought
                 on
                 of
                 his
                 escape
                 from
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 presently
                 discovered
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 surrender
                 of
                 him
                 the
                 rather
                 expedited
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 Scots
                 were
                 such
                 honest
                 dealers
                 ,
                 that
                 having
                 received
                 their
                 money
                 upon
                 the
                 bargain
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 defeat
                 their
                 Chapmen
                 of
                 their
                 purchase
                 .
                 A
                 wretched
                 advantage
                 to
                 either
                 !
                 the
                 Scots
                 never
                 thriving
                 after
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 being
                 totally
                 at
                 last
                 vassalized
                 and
                 subdued
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Presbyterians
                 in
                 England
                 every
                 day
                 growing
                 less
                 and
                 less
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 were
                 swallowed
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 Anarchy
                 and
                 Medly
                 of
                 the
                 following
                 times
                 ,
                 and
                 benighted
                 in
                 the
                 succeeding
                 confusions
                 and
                 Schisms
                 .
                 We
                 will
                 leave
                 the
                 King
                 thus
                 in
                 the
                 Ballance
                 between
                 England
                 and
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 cross
                 over
                 to
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 little
                 mention
                 hath
                 been
                 yet
                 made
                 ,
                 but
                 shall
                 now
                 be
                 remembred
                 in
                 its
                 own
                 series
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 first
                 four
                 months
                 of
                 that
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 150000
                 Men
                 ,
                 Women
                 and
                 Children
                 were
                 Massacred
                 there
                 by
                 the
                 Irish
                 Rebels
                 ;
                 an
                 account
                 whereof
                 hath
                 been
                 published
                 ,
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Rebels
                 themselves
                 ,
                 lest
                 they
                 should
                 have
                 seemed
                 more
                 Cruel
                 and
                 Barbarous
                 than
                 indeed
                 they
                 were
                 .
                 Some
                 of
                 these
                 Murders
                 were
                 committed
                 by
                 old
                 English
                 Families
                 Grafted
                 upon
                 Irish
                 stocks
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 became
                 Roman-Catholicks
                 ;
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Pale
                 ,
                 who
                 openly
                 sided
                 with
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 their
                 Chief
                 Officers
                 and
                 Leaders
                 .
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Leicester
                 had
                 been
                 appointed
                 Lord
                 Deputy
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 hastned
                 thither
                 ;
                 but
                 some
                 difficulties
                 intervening
                 ,
                 he
                 by
                 Commission
                 appointed
                 the
                 Earl
                 (
                 afterwards
                 Marquess
                 ,
                 then
                 Duke
                 )
                 of
                 Ormond
                 to
                 be
                 his
                 Lieutenant-General
                 in
                 that
                 service
                 ;
                 who
                 after
                 many
                 successful
                 Encounters
                 with
                 the
                 Irish
                 (
                 whose
                 numbers
                 maintained
                 the
                 War
                 more
                 than
                 their
                 Valour
                 ,
                 (
                 though
                 raised
                 by
                 the
                 greatest
                 incentive
                 imaginable
                 ,
                 Natural
                 desire
                 of
                 Libertie
                 )
                 from
                 the
                 pressing
                 Calamities
                 of
                 the
                 Protestants
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 urgency
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 affairs
                 in
                 England
                 )
                 had
                 concluded
                 a
                 Cessation
                 by
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 1643.
                 
                 Notwithstanding
                 the
                 Parliament-party
                 and
                 the
                 Scots
                 still
                 carried
                 on
                 the
                 War
                 :
                 And
                 to
                 shew
                 the
                 Irish
                 what
                 they
                 should
                 trust
                 to
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 in
                 1644
                 ,
                 had
                 Arraigned
                 
                   Mac
                   Mahon
                
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Macquire
                 (
                 who
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 had
                 broke
                 out
                 of
                 Prison
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 months
                 hiding
                 were
                 taken
                 )
                 at
                 the
                 Kings-Bench
                 Bar
                 ,
                 where
                 Macquire
                 insisted
                 mainly
                 on
                 his
                 Peerage
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 over-ruled
                 ,
                 and
                 both
                 by
                 a
                 Jury
                 of
                 
                 Middlesex-Gentlemen
                 found
                 guilty
                 ,
                 and
                 sentenced
                 for
                 High-Treason
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 soon
                 after
                 they
                 were
                 Executed
                 as
                 Traytors
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 .
                 The
                 Lord
                 Inchiquin
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Broughil
                 condescended
                 not
                 likewise
                 to
                 this
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 intermixed
                 success
                 stood
                 out
                 against
                 the
                 whole
                 power
                 of
                 the
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 at
                 last
                 greatly
                 distressed
                 .
                 To
                 remedy
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Lisle
                 ,
                 Son
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 ordered
                 to
                 go
                 for
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 Army
                 of
                 8000
                 men
                 :
                 the
                 Lord
                 Muskerry
                 was
                 likewise
                 General
                 for
                 the
                 Irish
                 in
                 the
                 Southern
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 took
                 several
                 places
                 of
                 strength
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 time
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 proceeded
                 to
                 make
                 that
                 Cessation
                 a
                 kind
                 of
                 Peace
                 ;
                 it
                 being
                 judged
                 by
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 there
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 an
                 expedient
                 for
                 their
                 safety
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 Rebels
                 threatned
                 to
                 besiege
                 Dublin
                 )
                 but
                 also
                 to
                 divide
                 them
                 against
                 one
                 another
                 :
                 the
                 more
                 moderate
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 some
                 sence
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 condition
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 not
                 altogether
                 Renounced
                 their
                 Loyalty
                 ,
                 being
                 for
                 a
                 composure
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Popes
                 Nuncio
                 and
                 the
                 inveterate
                 Irish
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 the
                 Family
                 of
                 Oneal
                 and
                 Masquire
                 ,
                 and
                 generally
                 the
                 Popish
                 
                 Clergy
                 Opposing
                 themselves
                 thereto
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 it
                 took
                 some
                 effect
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Marquess
                 perceiving
                 that
                 no
                 good
                 could
                 be
                 done
                 at
                 present
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 Treated
                 for
                 supplies
                 and
                 assistance
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 in
                 lieu
                 of
                 it
                 offered
                 the
                 Surrender
                 of
                 the
                 places
                 he
                 held
                 ,
                 upon
                 conditions
                 ,
                 to
                 them
                 and
                 the
                 Forces
                 they
                 should
                 send
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 agreement
                 with
                 the
                 Rebels
                 there
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 by
                 his
                 Letters
                 from
                 Newcastle
                 ordered
                 him
                 not
                 to
                 proceed
                 farther
                 to
                 any
                 conclusion
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 desired
                 him
                 ,
                 yet
                 seeing
                 the
                 necessity
                 of
                 falling
                 into
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 Rebels
                 or
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 considering
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 when
                 he
                 writ
                 this
                 was
                 in
                 restraint
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 his
                 Commands
                 might
                 be
                 dispensed
                 with
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Kings
                 intention
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 judged
                 better
                 by
                 them
                 who
                 saw
                 the
                 necessity
                 of
                 it
                 upon
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 not
                 give
                 way
                 to
                 other
                 mens
                 designs
                 and
                 false
                 representations
                 of
                 it
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 received
                 these
                 Propositions
                 for
                 Peace
                 following
                 ,
                 being
                 signed
                 in
                 November
                 1646
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 haughty
                 Irish
                 ,
                 who
                 thought
                 themselves
                 absolute
                 .
              
               
                 
                   First
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     the
                     exercise
                     of
                     the
                     Roman
                     Catholick
                     Religion
                     be
                     in
                  
                   Dublin
                   ,
                   and
                   Drogheda
                   ,
                   
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                  
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   
                     as
                     free
                     as
                     in
                  
                   Paris
                   or
                   Brussels
                   .
                
                 
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     the
                     Council-Table
                     consist
                     of
                     Members
                     true
                     and
                     faithful
                     to
                     his
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     and
                     who
                     have
                     been
                     enemies
                     to
                     the
                     Parliament
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Thirdly
                   ,
                   That
                   Dublin
                   ,
                   Drogheda
                   ,
                   Team
                   ,
                   Newby
                   ,
                   Cathirly
                   ,
                   Carlingford
                   ,
                   
                     and
                     all
                     Protestant
                     Garrisons
                     ,
                     be
                     manned
                     by
                     the
                     confederate
                     Catholicks
                     ,
                     to
                     keep
                     the
                     same
                     for
                     the
                     use
                     of
                     the
                     King
                     ,
                     and
                     defence
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Fourthly
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     the
                     said
                     Counsellours
                     ,
                     Generals
                     ,
                     Commanders
                     ,
                     and
                     Souldiers
                     ,
                     do
                     swear
                     and
                     engage
                     to
                     fight
                     against
                     the
                     said
                     Parliament
                     of
                  
                   England
                   ,
                   
                     and
                     all
                     the
                     Kings
                     Enemies
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     they
                     will
                     never
                     come
                     to
                     any
                     agreement
                     with
                     them
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     prejudice
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     rights
                     ,
                     or
                     the
                     Kingdoms
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Fifthly
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     both
                     parties
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     their
                     Oath
                     of
                     Association
                     ,
                     shall
                     to
                     the
                     best
                     of
                     their
                     power
                     and
                     cunning
                     ,
                     defend
                     the
                     Fundamental
                     Laws
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     the
                     Kings
                     rights
                     ,
                     and
                     liberties
                     of
                     the
                     Subject
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 These
                 the
                 Irish
                 insisted
                 upon
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 held
                 in
                 play
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 granted
                 with
                 such
                 Provisoes
                 as
                 should
                 become
                 the
                 Kings
                 Honour
                 and
                 Conscience
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 if
                 that
                 Loyalty
                 they
                 pretended
                 was
                 any
                 way
                 Real
                 ,
                 they
                 ought
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 less
                 sollicitous
                 than
                 the
                 Marquess
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 the
                 Peace
                 to
                 be
                 as
                 good
                 as
                 Established
                 :
                 
                 which
                 indeed
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 moderate
                 party
                 was
                 thenceforward
                 observed
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Interest
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 to
                 stop
                 this
                 Agreement
                 ,
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 dispatcht
                 away
                 the
                 Lord
                 Lisle
                 ,
                 who
                 weary
                 of
                 his
                 Journey
                 at
                 his
                 setting
                 out
                 ,
                 was
                 recalled
                 ;
                 but
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 was
                 Transported
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 was
                 Colonel
                 Monck
                 (
                 the
                 after
                 Renowned
                 General
                 )
                 who
                 being
                 Tampered
                 with
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 for
                 his
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 having
                 endured
                 a
                 long
                 Imprisonment
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 three
                 years
                 ,
                 undertook
                 an
                 Employment
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
                 The
                 Forces
                 shipped
                 from
                 Chester
                 were
                 neer
                 two
                 thousand
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 with
                 three
                 Commissioners
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 the
                 Marquess
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 offered
                 Dublin
                 upon
                 some
                 Terms
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 to
                 present
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 for
                 him
                 to
                 signe
                 ;
                 upon
                 non-performance
                 thereof
                 on
                 their
                 part
                 ,
                 by
                 keeping
                 the
                 Paper
                 from
                 the
                 Kings
                 sight
                 ,
                 now
                 refused
                 the
                 delivery
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 without
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Command
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 after
                 a
                 Noble
                 Treatment
                 given
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 they
                 for
                 the
                 present
                 ceased
                 any
                 further
                 Transaction
                 ,
                 and
                 shipped
                 away
                 the
                 said
                 Forces
                 ,
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Monck
                 ,
                 for
                 Belfast
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 did
                 very
                 good
                 service
                 against
                 Oneal
                 and
                 his
                 fellow-Rebels
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 conclusion
                 of
                 this
                 Peace
                 was
                 as
                 ill
                 resented
                 by
                 the
                 Nuncio
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 said
                 Popish
                 party
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 Catholick
                 Armies
                 having
                 lately
                 had
                 several
                 great
                 successes
                 ,
                 and
                 neither
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 other
                 Kingdoms
                 then
                 in
                 a
                 condition
                 to
                 relieve
                 that
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 thought
                 upon
                 nothing
                 less
                 
                 than
                 a
                 shaking
                 off
                 the
                 English
                 yoak
                 ,
                 which
                 so
                 often
                 in
                 former
                 ages
                 they
                 had
                 attempted
                 ,
                 but
                 never
                 had
                 the
                 like
                 probabilities
                 as
                 now
                 :
                 the
                 Clergy
                 therefore
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 generally
                 addicted
                 to
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 ,
                 under
                 whose
                 protection
                 they
                 would
                 render
                 themselves
                 and
                 the
                 Nation
                 ,
                 
                 thundered
                 out
                 Excommunication
                 against
                 any
                 that
                 should
                 acquiesce
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Peace
                 and
                 Agreement
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 an
                 Army
                 of
                 17000
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ,
                 resolve
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 thereof
                 ,
                 to
                 march
                 and
                 besiege
                 Dublin
                 .
                 This
                 result
                 begot
                 a
                 division
                 among
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Marquess
                 was
                 afore
                 consulted
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 yet
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 strength
                 remained
                 to
                 that
                 party
                 against
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Marquess
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 resume
                 his
                 former
                 Treaty
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 delivery
                 of
                 those
                 places
                 he
                 held
                 to
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 ;
                 who
                 being
                 sensible
                 how
                 difficult
                 a
                 work
                 it
                 would
                 prove
                 to
                 begin
                 a
                 new
                 Conquest
                 of
                 that
                 people
                 ,
                 if
                 either
                 by
                 force
                 or
                 a
                 Treacherous
                 Peace
                 they
                 should
                 possess
                 themselves
                 of
                 that
                 little
                 that
                 was
                 left
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 Protestant
                 interest
                 ,
                 did
                 labour
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 Marquess
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 might
                 be
                 no
                 entertainment
                 of
                 any
                 Accommodation
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 being
                 ready
                 (
                 they
                 said
                 )
                 to
                 Transport
                 over
                 a
                 numerous
                 Army
                 ,
                 to
                 r●duce
                 and
                 subdue
                 that
                 Rebellion
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 pretended
                 had
                 ere
                 long
                 been
                 done
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 would
                 have
                 permitted
                 them
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 complyance
                 with
                 their
                 Propositions
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 indeed
                 was
                 loth
                 to
                 abandon
                 himself
                 and
                 his
                 hopes
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Forces
                 in
                 England
                 and
                 Scotland
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 sadly
                 foreseeing
                 how
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 would
                 use
                 their
                 Victory
                 ,
                 and
                 plainly
                 seeing
                 how
                 his
                 Scotch
                 Subjects
                 had
                 already
                 abused
                 him
                 ;
                 therefore
                 he
                 with
                 no
                 little
                 reluctancy
                 was
                 brought
                 to
                 give
                 way
                 to
                 the
                 demand
                 concerning
                 Ireland
                 :
                 but
                 there
                 being
                 no
                 remedy
                 ,
                 (
                 all
                 the
                 assurances
                 he
                 had
                 from
                 the
                 Marquess
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Digby
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 from
                 the
                 transaction
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 then
                 Earl
                 of
                 Glamorgan
                 ,
                 being
                 disappointed
                 by
                 the
                 Rebels
                 falseness
                 and
                 Treachery
                 ,
                 who
                 indeed
                 thought
                 of
                 nothing
                 less
                 than
                 Peace
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 English
                 Forces
                 there
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 spared
                 to
                 his
                 assistance
                 )
                 he
                 consented
                 to
                 supersede
                 and
                 cease
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Treaty
                 with
                 the
                 Enemy
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 which
                 it
                 is
                 probable
                 they
                 coming
                 to
                 understand
                 ,
                 did
                 therefore
                 the
                 rather
                 Violate
                 their
                 Accord
                 which
                 so
                 unwillingly
                 they
                 entred
                 into
                 ,
                 as
                 doubting
                 of
                 the
                 performance
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 wholly
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Power
                 and
                 Authority
                 .
                 Whatsoever
                 the
                 matter
                 was
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 Ormond
                 was
                 at
                 last
                 constrained
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 lesser
                 Evil
                 )
                 to
                 close
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 surrender
                 :
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 War
                 prosecuted
                 there
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 next
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 13
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 (
                 the
                 former
                 General
                 )
                 dyed
                 of
                 an
                 Apoplexy
                 ,
                 suddenly
                 (
                 having
                 for
                 a
                 little
                 while
                 before
                 retired
                 himself
                 to
                 his
                 house
                 at
                 Eltham
                 ,
                 )
                 not
                 without
                 great
                 suspicion
                 of
                 poyson
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 such
                 practice
                 .
                 For
                 he
                 was
                 known
                 to
                 have
                 had
                 his
                 judgment
                 rectified
                 concerning
                 the
                 Quarrel
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 have
                 stickled
                 for
                 a
                 composure
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Peers
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 influence
                 on
                 the
                 Army
                 not
                 yet
                 so
                 weakned
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 he
                 could
                 make
                 a
                 party
                 there
                 to
                 any
                 design
                 he
                 should
                 stand
                 for
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Reformadoes
                 his
                 fast
                 friends
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 an
                 able
                 Souldier
                 ,
                 confest
                 ;
                 whether
                 so
                 much
                 a
                 man
                 ,
                 disputed
                 ;
                 the
                 reproaches
                 of
                 his
                 debility
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 as
                 loud
                 and
                 unmannerly
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 praises
                 of
                 his
                 Valour
                 and
                 conduct
                 were
                 justly
                 due
                 and
                 renowned
                 .
                 The
                 Royalists
                 derided
                 him
                 with
                 the
                 stile
                 of
                 his
                 OXCELLENCY
                 ,
                 jeering
                 him
                 with
                 his
                 two
                 unfortunate
                 Marriages
                 ,
                 
                 first
                 with
                 the
                 Lady
                 
                   Francis
                   Howard
                
                 ,
                 from
                 whom
                 he
                 was
                 divorced
                 for
                 his
                 impotency
                 and
                 frigidity
                 ,
                 
                   quoad
                   hanc
                
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Daughter
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Amias
                   Pawlet
                
                 in
                 Wiltshire
                 ,
                 suspected
                 of
                 incontinency
                 with
                 Mr.
                 V●edal
                 .
                 Her
                 he
                 had
                 declined
                 himself
                 ,
                 who
                 during
                 the
                 War
                 continued
                 at
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 while
                 her
                 Husband
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 .
                 Nor
                 did
                 he
                 suffer
                 less
                 reproach
                 from
                 the
                 P●anatick
                 Rabble
                 ,
                 who
                 prostituted
                 his
                 honour
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 rate
                 :
                 They
                 that
                 were
                 once
                 most
                 highly
                 in
                 love
                 with
                 his
                 person
                 ,
                 scorning
                 and
                 contemning
                 him
                 ;
                 like
                 adulterous
                 fondness
                 ,
                 which
                 converts
                 into
                 extreme
                 hate
                 and
                 contempt
                 .
                 By
                 them
                 whom
                 his
                 popularity
                 had
                 estranged
                 from
                 their
                 first
                 love
                 to
                 their
                 Prince
                 ,
                 was
                 he
                 alike
                 repudiated
                 ,
                 with
                 publike
                 dicteries
                 and
                 representations
                 in
                 Pictures
                 .
                 
                 So
                 Transitory
                 is
                 Vulgar
                 esteem
                 ,
                 grounded
                 no
                 other
                 where
                 than
                 upon
                 levity
                 and
                 desire
                 of
                 change
                 ,
                 the
                 deserved
                 fate
                 of
                 such
                 Grandees
                 ,
                 who
                 with
                 the
                 specious
                 debauchery
                 of
                 good
                 Commonwealths-men
                 and
                 Patriots
                 ,
                 corrupt
                 the
                 minds
                 ,
                 and
                 alienate
                 the
                 affections
                 of
                 the
                 Subject
                 ,
                 to
                 dote
                 upon
                 the
                 bewitches
                 and
                 flatteries
                 of
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 such
                 persons
                 are
                 held
                 forth
                 by
                 their
                 courtesie
                 and
                 affability
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 main
                 ass●rtors
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 said
                 of
                 this
                 Earl
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   he
                   was
                   alike
                   served
                   with
                   his
                   wives
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Commonalty
                
                 ;
                 saving
                 that
                 by
                 the
                 last
                 he
                 lost
                 his
                 innocency
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 real
                 honour
                 of
                 his
                 house
                 and
                 Family
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 Parliament
                 (
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 Faction
                 very
                 readily
                 concurred
                 )
                 to
                 make
                 reparation
                 for
                 those
                 indignities
                 done
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 which
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 otherwise
                 acquit
                 themselves
                 ,
                 ordered
                 his
                 Exequies
                 to
                 be
                 performed
                 in
                 a
                 very
                 solemn
                 and
                 magnificent
                 manner
                 .
                 The
                 Independent
                 party
                 ,
                 to
                 colour
                 and
                 allay
                 with
                 the
                 pomp
                 and
                 honour
                 of
                 his
                 Funerals
                 the
                 envy
                 and
                 suspicion
                 of
                 his
                 death
                 ,
                 not
                 grudging
                 belike
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 golden
                 bridge
                 for
                 a
                 departing
                 Enemy
                 ;
                 as
                 they
                 might
                 well
                 reckon
                 him
                 to
                 prove
                 to
                 their
                 succeeding
                 designs
                 ,
                 when
                 his
                 duty
                 to
                 his
                 injured
                 Prince
                 ,
                 and
                 love
                 to
                 his
                 abused
                 deluded
                 Country
                 ,
                 and
                 indignation
                 of
                 those
                 affronts
                 and
                 contumelies
                 put
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 should
                 raise
                 in
                 him
                 a
                 spirit
                 as
                 able
                 to
                 lay
                 that
                 white
                 Devil
                 of
                 Reformation
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 to
                 conjure
                 it
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 dreadful
                 shape
                 of
                 an
                 unnatural
                 and
                 disloyal
                 War.
                 
              
               
                 
                   —
                   Cineri
                   Gloria
                   sera
                   venit
                   .
                
                 
                   Mart.
                   
                
              
               
                 He
                 was
                 drawn
                 in
                 Effigie
                 upon
                 a
                 Chariot
                 ,
                 
                 from
                 
                 Essex-house
                 in
                 the
                 Strand
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 
                 Abby-Church
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 (
                 where
                 Mr.
                 Vines
                 an
                 eminent
                 Presbyterian
                 Preached
                 his
                 Funeral-Sermon
                 upon
                 this
                 Text
                 ,
                 [
                 
                   Knowest
                   thou
                   not
                   ,
                   that
                   a
                   Prince
                   is
                   this
                   day
                   fallen
                   in
                
                 Israel
                 ?
                 ]
                 very
                 learnedly
                 and
                 elegantly
                 )
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament-Nobility
                 in
                 close
                 mourning
                 following
                 him
                 on
                 foot
                 .
                 The
                 Effigie
                 was
                 afterwards
                 placed
                 in
                 the
                 uppermost
                 Chancel
                 in
                 very
                 great
                 state
                 ,
                 till
                 a
                 rude
                 vindictive
                 fellow
                 laid
                 his
                 prophane
                 hands
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 defaced
                 it
                 privately
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 by
                 order
                 removed
                 .
                 Very
                 few
                 condolements
                 were
                 made
                 after
                 ,
                 he
                 being
                 like
                 to
                 be
                 soon
                 forgotten
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 neither
                 interest
                 ,
                 nor
                 relation
                 to
                 his
                 Honour
                 ,
                 remaining
                 ;
                 dying
                 childless
                 ,
                 and
                 leaving
                 his
                 Estate
                 to
                 be
                 divided
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Hertford
                 who
                 married
                 his
                 Sister
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Cozen
                 
                   Leicester
                   Devereux
                
                 ,
                 after
                 his
                 decease
                 Lord
                 Viscount
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 which
                 onely
                 title
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 he
                 now
                 enjoys
                 ;
                 his
                 Title
                 and
                 Dignity
                 of
                 the
                 Earldom
                 of
                 Essex
                 being
                 transferred
                 long
                 after
                 to
                 the
                 Noble
                 and
                 most
                 Loyal
                 Family
                 of
                 the
                 Capels
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 13th
                 year
                 of
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 very
                 soul
                 of
                 Presbytery
                 now
                 departed
                 ,
                 that
                 which
                 actuated
                 its
                 mass
                 and
                 matter
                 ,
                 the
                 inform
                 Schism
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 to
                 a
                 most
                 unnatural
                 division
                 in
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 armed
                 its
                 hands
                 with
                 Force
                 and
                 violence
                 to
                 propagate
                 its
                 dominion
                 ,
                 and
                 Magisterial
                 Usurpation
                 ;
                 when
                 from
                 pretentions
                 of
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Authority
                 ,
                 it
                 invaded
                 the
                 Civil
                 Supremacy
                 and
                 Government
                 :
                 it
                 was
                 now
                 culminant
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 this
                 great
                 Patron
                 and
                 Champion
                 of
                 it
                 was
                 come
                 to
                 its
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 or
                 full
                 stop
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 declared
                 by
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 onely
                 Religion
                 and
                 manner
                 of
                 Worship
                 in
                 England
                 :
                 
                 but
                 to
                 make
                 an
                 experiment
                 of
                 in
                 onely
                 ,
                 the
                 Ordinance
                 was
                 to
                 continue
                 no
                 longer
                 than
                 three
                 years
                 ;
                 a
                 limitation
                 which
                 boded
                 its
                 abolition
                 ,
                 and
                 forespoke
                 the
                 inconveniences
                 and
                 unsuitableness
                 thereof
                 to
                 our
                 Laws
                 ,
                 Manners
                 and
                 Customs
                 .
                 Nothing
                 but
                 the
                 best
                 things
                 are
                 perpetual
                 ,
                 say
                 the
                 Philosophers
                 ,
                 all
                 immoderate
                 things
                 are
                 short-lived
                 ;
                 and
                 't
                 was
                 a
                 secret
                 ,
                 but
                 mortal
                 wound
                 ,
                 this
                 prescription
                 of
                 time
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 pretended
                 
                   Divine
                   Right
                   of
                   Presbytery
                
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 that
                 Plea
                 must
                 always
                 be
                 invariable
                 ,
                 unchangeable
                 and
                 indeterminable
                 .
                 But
                 when
                 this
                 first
                 great
                 Pillar
                 of
                 it
                 fell
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 observable
                 ,
                 such
                 Great
                 Ones
                 seldome
                 go
                 unaccompanied
                 )
                 it
                 submitted
                 to
                 its
                 period
                 ;
                 its
                 great
                 blaze
                 and
                 flames
                 it
                 had
                 raised
                 waning
                 into
                 a
                 glimmering
                 and
                 suspicious
                 light
                 ,
                 lookt
                 upon
                 rather
                 as
                 a
                 Meteor
                 or
                 Exhalation
                 ,
                 that
                 any
                 fixed
                 Luminary
                 ,
                 the
                 ill
                 influence
                 thereof
                 confirming
                 our
                 belief
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Directory
                 established
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 clearly
                 such
                 an
                 
                   ignis
                   fatuus
                
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 to
                 serve
                 
                 as
                 a
                 guide
                 to
                 the
                 wandring
                 extemporary
                 excursions
                 of
                 prayer
                 ,
                 not
                 allowing
                 any
                 certain
                 or
                 sure
                 Form
                 ,
                 the
                 onely
                 help
                 and
                 promoter
                 of
                 true
                 Piety
                 and
                 Devotion
                 .
                 It
                 languished
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 after
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 such
                 slighting
                 and
                 disregarding
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 due
                 to
                 the
                 worshipful
                 Pageantry
                 of
                 that
                 Motly
                 and
                 time-serving
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 wherein
                 Presbytery
                 and
                 Independency
                 were
                 so
                 blended
                 and
                 moulded
                 together
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 least
                 touch
                 would
                 separate
                 and
                 divide
                 them
                 ;
                 as
                 was
                 presently
                 seen
                 in
                 the
                 Contests
                 between
                 these
                 two
                 parties
                 .
              
               
                 
                 It
                 will
                 be
                 therefore
                 requisite
                 to
                 give
                 an
                 account
                 here
                 of
                 the
                 manner
                 and
                 design
                 of
                 that
                 rupture
                 between
                 them
                 ,
                 it
                 proving
                 the
                 rise
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 calamities
                 that
                 after
                 befel
                 the
                 King.
                 The
                 Presbyterians
                 were
                 more
                 numerous
                 ,
                 the
                 Independents
                 more
                 active
                 ,
                 vigilant
                 and
                 restless
                 ,
                 watching
                 all
                 opportunities
                 ,
                 and
                 present
                 both
                 in
                 publike
                 and
                 private
                 Counsels
                 :
                 oft
                 have
                 they
                 wearied
                 out
                 the
                 House
                 with
                 long
                 unnecessary
                 debates
                 ,
                 to
                 unseasonable
                 times
                 of
                 night
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 faction
                 ,
                 being
                 tyred
                 and
                 diseased
                 ,
                 had
                 withdrawn
                 themselves
                 ,
                 slipt
                 in
                 a
                 Vote
                 of
                 great
                 concernment
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 it
                 by
                 themselves
                 .
                 If
                 in
                 a
                 full
                 House
                 any
                 thing
                 contrary
                 or
                 destructive
                 to
                 their
                 designs
                 was
                 ready
                 to
                 pass
                 ,
                 by
                 putting
                 in
                 Proviso's
                 ,
                 and
                 perplexing
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 instance
                 of
                 further
                 consideration
                 of
                 affairs
                 of
                 such
                 importance
                 ,
                 they
                 so
                 hinder'd
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 dyed
                 an
                 Embryo
                 abortive
                 .
                 Some
                 of
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 party
                 they
                 likewise
                 so
                 wrought
                 upon
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 became
                 false
                 friends
                 to
                 their
                 own
                 side
                 ;
                 the
                 weaker
                 sort
                 of
                 them
                 they
                 amused
                 with
                 fair
                 offers
                 .
                 They
                 scrued
                 themselves
                 by
                 one
                 means
                 or
                 other
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 promises
                 ,
                 preferments
                 ,
                 largesses
                 ,
                 into
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 persons
                 who
                 could
                 either
                 hinder
                 or
                 advance
                 their
                 designs
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 they
                 had
                 proceeded
                 so
                 forward
                 by
                 this
                 smooth
                 way
                 ,
                 they
                 attained
                 the
                 rest
                 by
                 Menace
                 and
                 Threats
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 formidable
                 insolence
                 of
                 their
                 Army
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 solely
                 at
                 their
                 Devotion
                 :
                 yet
                 notwithstanding
                 they
                 were
                 shreudly
                 put
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 countermined
                 by
                 some
                 eminent
                 Patriots
                 ,
                 whose
                 indefatigable
                 diligence
                 and
                 sagacity
                 was
                 yet
                 deluded
                 by
                 these
                 following
                 Artifices
                 .
                 Their
                 prodigal
                 liberality
                 of
                 bestowing
                 5000
                 l.
                 and
                 10000
                 l.
                 on
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 chief
                 of
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 Members
                 for
                 their
                 losses
                 and
                 sufferings
                 ,
                 far
                 beyond
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 .
                 This
                 clearly
                 begot
                 in
                 them
                 a
                 supine
                 negligence
                 of
                 their
                 main
                 drift
                 .
                 Next
                 ,
                 they
                 surrogated
                 and
                 substituted
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 those
                 Members
                 whom
                 they
                 had
                 expelled
                 for
                 their
                 Loyalty
                 ,
                 men
                 of
                 mean
                 fortunes
                 ,
                 and
                 wholly
                 addicted
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 awed
                 (
                 by
                 drawing
                 their
                 Troops
                 thither
                 ,
                 )
                 the
                 several
                 Boroughs
                 at
                 their
                 Elections
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 means
                 they
                 became
                 at
                 last
                 a
                 competent
                 party
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 to
                 carry
                 any
                 thing
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 main
                 Engine
                 was
                 the
                 Self-denying
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 whereby
                 all
                 Members
                 of
                 either
                 House
                 were
                 discharged
                 from
                 bearing
                 any
                 Office
                 Military
                 or
                 Civil
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 obliged
                 to
                 quit
                 all
                 their
                 places
                 of
                 profit
                 and
                 preferment
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 publike
                 business
                 might
                 be
                 better
                 attended
                 .
                 By
                 this
                 shift
                 they
                 heaved
                 out
                 many
                 eminent
                 Presbyterians
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 possessed
                 of
                 Places
                 and
                 Offices
                 in
                 the
                 Treasury
                 ,
                 Garrisons
                 and
                 Commands
                 of
                 like
                 consequence
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 in
                 their
                 friends
                 ,
                 or
                 those
                 whom
                 the
                 profit
                 would
                 soon
                 render
                 such
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 stead
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 by
                 this
                 device
                 the
                 Presbyterians
                 were
                 absolutely
                 stript
                 of
                 all
                 Power
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 wip'd
                 and
                 cheated
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 they
                 began
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 violently
                 wrested
                 from
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 .
                 Who
                 cannot
                 here
                 but
                 admire
                 the
                 wonderful
                 steps
                 and
                 traces
                 of
                 Divine
                 Justice
                 ?
              
               
                 The
                 Presbyterians
                 were
                 not
                 wholly
                 insensible
                 whitherto
                 this
                 tended
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 with
                 any
                 pretence
                 of
                 honesty
                 resist
                 the
                 plausibility
                 of
                 this
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 lest
                 they
                 should
                 seem
                 all
                 along
                 to
                 have
                 sought
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 the
                 Kingdoms
                 good
                 .
                 A
                 cry
                 very
                 rife
                 and
                 loud
                 ,
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 heads
                 of
                 some
                 Democratical
                 and
                 Levelling
                 Scriblers
                 of
                 the
                 Fanatick
                 Rabble
                 ,
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 his
                 Privy
                 Council
                 .
                 They
                 cast
                 about
                 therefore
                 to
                 check
                 and
                 counterplot
                 this
                 grand
                 Stratagem
                 by
                 another
                 as
                 subtile
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 altogether
                 more
                 feisible
                 and
                 necessary
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 ,
                 to
                 disband
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 since
                 they
                 perceived
                 they
                 had
                 lost
                 their
                 Command
                 and
                 disposal
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 The
                 Independents
                 had
                 used
                 the
                 same
                 trick
                 with
                 good
                 success
                 in
                 their
                 modelling
                 and
                 disbanding
                 Colonel
                 Massey
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 the
                 
                 times
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 did
                 seem
                 more
                 instantly
                 to
                 require
                 an
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 here
                 ,
                 as
                 Ireland
                 the
                 translation
                 of
                 it
                 thither
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 Independent
                 Faction
                 soon
                 smelt
                 out
                 the
                 design
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 gave
                 notice
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 still
                 licensed
                 to
                 continue
                 in
                 all
                 his
                 Commands
                 ,
                 his
                 Ironsides
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 name
                 he
                 was
                 now
                 called
                 ,
                 being
                 ORDINANCE-PROOF
                 )
                 of
                 its
                 undoubted
                 effect
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Army
                 interposed
                 not
                 .
                 He
                 upon
                 conference
                 with
                 his
                 Privado
                 Ireton
                 ,
                 agrees
                 to
                 spread
                 it
                 among
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 and
                 withal
                 to
                 add
                 their
                 own
                 comment
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Parliament
                 by
                 the
                 prevailing
                 Vote
                 of
                 some
                 unsound
                 Members
                 ,
                 were
                 resolved
                 to
                 disband
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 cheat
                 them
                 of
                 their
                 Arrears
                 ,
                 and
                 send
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 wanting
                 condition
                 into
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Butchered
                 by
                 the
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 for
                 having
                 thus
                 faithfully
                 served
                 them
                 in
                 England
                 .
                 And
                 we
                 may
                 soon
                 imagine
                 what
                 a
                 quarrel
                 and
                 hatred
                 this
                 begot
                 in
                 the
                 lump
                 of
                 the
                 Souldiery
                 against
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 best
                 judged
                 by
                 the
                 irreconcileable
                 malice
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 made
                 appear
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 in
                 those
                 most
                 insolent
                 and
                 daring
                 affronts
                 ,
                 in
                 assaulting
                 ,
                 seising
                 ,
                 impeaching
                 ,
                 and
                 secluding
                 them
                 several
                 times
                 in
                 the
                 two
                 years
                 ensuing
                 .
                 From
                 this
                 Military
                 rage
                 and
                 indignation
                 they
                 were
                 presently
                 put
                 upon
                 an
                 unpractised
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 licentious
                 as
                 dangerous
                 a
                 design
                 ,
                 even
                 to
                 the
                 Authors
                 themselves
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 afterwards
                 proved
                 ,
                 though
                 their
                 confident
                 ambition
                 made
                 them
                 venture
                 it
                 )
                 of
                 chusing
                 out
                 two
                 out
                 of
                 each
                 Company
                 and
                 Troop
                 to
                 be
                 their
                 Adjutators
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 to
                 draw
                 up
                 the
                 sence
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 assist
                 at
                 the
                 Councils
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 advise
                 therein
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 and
                 safety
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 even
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 sawcy
                 degree
                 of
                 strange
                 freedom
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 give
                 their
                 Vote
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 put
                 in
                 their
                 spoke
                 to
                 any
                 debate
                 .
                 This
                 highly
                 conciliated
                 them
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 to
                 act
                 whatever
                 was
                 privately
                 suggested
                 to
                 them
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 and
                 engaged
                 them
                 alike
                 in
                 the
                 hazard
                 which
                 by
                 these
                 desperate
                 courses
                 he
                 was
                 resolved
                 to
                 run
                 ;
                 counting
                 it
                 no
                 diminution
                 of
                 his
                 greatness
                 ,
                 if
                 by
                 the
                 basest
                 servilities
                 ,
                 and
                 wretched
                 Familiarities
                 ,
                 he
                 could
                 attain
                 his
                 Tyranny
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 these
                 ADJUTATORS
                 ,
                 or
                 AGITATORS
                 ,
                 a
                 Protestation
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 was
                 drawn
                 and
                 published
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 declared
                 not
                 to
                 disband
                 nor
                 go
                 for
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 
                 until
                 all
                 their
                 Arrears
                 were
                 paid
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 people
                 restored
                 to
                 those
                 rights
                 for
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 engaged
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 setled
                 ,
                 and
                 Peace
                 secured
                 ,
                 by
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Indempnity
                 principally
                 for
                 themselves
                 .
                 Which
                 demands
                 being
                 formed
                 into
                 a
                 Petition
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 pretended
                 to
                 be
                 no
                 more
                 than
                 a
                 Transcript
                 of
                 a
                 nother
                 from
                 several
                 Counties
                 to
                 the
                 General
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 purpose
                 )
                 was
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Hammond
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Rich
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Ireton
                 .
                 The
                 Presbyterians
                 now
                 plainly
                 saw
                 what
                 they
                 must
                 trust
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 put
                 on
                 a
                 good
                 face
                 ,
                 and
                 generously
                 shewed
                 their
                 displeasure
                 of
                 this
                 undutiful
                 procedure
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 cry
                 quits
                 with
                 their
                 Country-cheat
                 ,
                 put
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 adjacent
                 ,
                 to
                 Petition
                 them
                 to
                 pursue
                 their
                 resolutions
                 of
                 disbanding
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 intrigues
                 of
                 which
                 affair
                 ,
                 we
                 will
                 leave
                 them
                 embroyled
                 ,
                 and
                 proceed
                 to
                 their
                 no
                 less
                 perplexed
                 consultation
                 concerning
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 February
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 delivered
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Newcastle
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 whose
                 names
                 were
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Denbigh
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Mountague
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Earl
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Holland
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Harrington
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cook
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Crew
                 ,
                 (
                 afterwards
                 Lord
                 Crew
                 of
                 Stene
                 )
                 and
                 Major-General
                 Brown
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Marshal
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Caryl
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 might
                 well
                 have
                 spared
                 ▪
                 Marshal
                 being
                 an
                 Amphibiam
                 or
                 Hermaphrodite
                 of
                 Presbytery
                 and
                 Independency
                 ;
                 to
                 this
                 as
                 a
                 Pensioner
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 a
                 Chaplain
                 ;
                 and
                 was
                 not
                 much
                 unlike
                 Major-General
                 Skippon
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 the
                 same
                 Ianus
                 aspect
                 to
                 the
                 Army
                 and
                 City
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 last
                 whereof
                 he
                 approved
                 himself
                 a
                 most
                 Treacherous
                 friend
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 all
                 other
                 the
                 secret
                 practices
                 of
                 the
                 Presbyterians
                 afterward
                 .
                 Caryl
                 was
                 downright
                 Independent
                 ;
                 both
                 of
                 them
                 so
                 inacceptable
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 would
                 by
                 no
                 means
                 admit
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 preach
                 before
                 him
                 ;
                 which
                 begat
                 such
                 a
                 disgust
                 in
                 Caryl
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 mightily
                 promoted
                 ever
                 after
                 the
                 Independent
                 slander
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Kings
                 obstinacy
                 :
                 Marshal
                 lived
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 being
                 discovered
                 and
                 slighted
                 by
                 all
                 Parties
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Commissioners
                 having
                 kist
                 his
                 Majesty's
                 hand
                 ,
                 acquainted
                 him
                 with
                 their
                 Order
                 and
                 Instructions
                 to
                 convey
                 him
                 to
                 his
                 house
                 at
                 Holdenby
                 ,
                 in
                 North-hamptonshire
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 King
                 desired
                 New-Market
                 ,
                 as
                 more
                 convenient
                 ,
                 and
                 nearer
                 to
                 London
                 :
                 but
                 understanding
                 he
                 was
                 not
                 at
                 their
                 disposal
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 tyed
                 up
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 he
                 acquiesced
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 a
                 sorrowful
                 mind
                 departed
                 ,
                 attended
                 with
                 near
                 1000
                 Horse
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 by
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 eighth
                 of
                 February
                 at
                 night
                 he
                 lodged
                 at
                 Durham
                 ,
                 next
                 to
                 Aukland
                 ,
                 to
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 to
                 Kippon
                 ,
                 to
                 Leeds
                 ,
                 to
                 Wakefield
                 ,
                 to
                 Rotheram
                 ,
                 to
                 Mansfield
                 (
                 whereabouts
                 he
                 was
                 met
                 by
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 who
                 at
                 his
                 approach
                 alighted
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Majesty
                 gave
                 him
                 his
                 hand
                 to
                 kiss
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 commendation
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 was
                 a
                 
                   truely
                   Noble
                   person
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   kept
                   the
                   Articles
                   and
                   Conditions
                   he
                   had
                   so
                   fairly
                   given
                
                 )
                 to
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Holmby
                 ;
                 being
                 all
                 the
                 way
                 thither
                 gratulated
                 by
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 in
                 a
                 Progress
                 .
                 So
                 far
                 was
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 (
                 and
                 those
                 had
                 been
                 his
                 sharpest
                 and
                 sorest
                 Enemies
                 )
                 from
                 thinking
                 him
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 their
                 Troubles
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 afterwards
                 most
                 untruly
                 Blasphemed
                 ,
                 )
                 that
                 with
                 all
                 joy
                 and
                 gladness
                 imaginable
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 brought
                 him
                 in
                 with
                 their
                 Peaceful
                 Troops
                 ,
                 without
                 more
                 ado
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 innocent
                 Throne
                 ,
                 instead
                 of
                 a
                 Prison
                 ;
                 where
                 ,
                 upon
                 his
                 arrival
                 ,
                 
                 Proclamation
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 That
                 
                   none
                   that
                   had
                   assisted
                   him
                   ,
                   or
                   deserted
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   should
                   presume
                   to
                   come
                   near
                   his
                   person
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 solitude
                 gave
                 him
                 opportunity
                 ,
                 though
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 saith
                 most
                 elegantly
                 himself
                 )
                 sad
                 occasion
                 for
                 some
                 of
                 those
                 excellent
                 Meditations
                 in
                 his
                 
                   Eikon
                   Basil.
                
                 particularly
                 that
                 of
                 his
                 restraint
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 so
                 much
                 the
                 more
                 tedious
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 their
                 barbarous
                 refusal
                 of
                 admitting
                 his
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 or
                 but
                 any
                 two
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 minister
                 to
                 him
                 in
                 this
                 distress
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 twice
                 so
                 passionately
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 such
                 obliging
                 language
                 (
                 that
                 his
                 Christianity
                 passed
                 on
                 his
                 Regality
                 )
                 wooed
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 to
                 do
                 him
                 that
                 favour
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 in
                 pity
                 and
                 Piety
                 refuse
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 peremptorily
                 withstood
                 them
                 ,
                 alleaging
                 that
                 those
                 Chaplains
                 would
                 the
                 more
                 indispose
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 avert
                 him
                 from
                 complying
                 with
                 them
                 as
                 to
                 Religion
                 .
                 This
                 denyal
                 grievously
                 troubled
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 but
                 since
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 perswasion
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 he
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 convince
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 in
                 whose
                 company
                 he
                 past
                 some
                 hours
                 of
                 his
                 confinement
                 at
                 Bowles
                 and
                 other
                 exercise
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 in
                 particular
                 affected
                 with
                 Major-General
                 Brown
                 ,
                 who
                 most
                 dutifully
                 reconciled
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 protesting
                 his
                 sorrow
                 to
                 have
                 engaged
                 so
                 far
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 his
                 resolution
                 to
                 hazard
                 as
                 much
                 for
                 him
                 if
                 there
                 should
                 be
                 occasion
                 .
                 With
                 this
                 Gentleman
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 most
                 an
                 end
                 he
                 diverted
                 the
                 duress
                 of
                 this
                 recluse
                 life
                 ,
                 
                 shewing
                 himself
                 pleasant
                 in
                 the
                 intervals
                 of
                 his
                 studying
                 and
                 devotions
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 the
                 said
                 Earl
                 fell
                 sick
                 ,
                 most
                 kindly
                 visited
                 him
                 :
                 but
                 to
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 he
                 shewed
                 himself
                 so
                 affable
                 and
                 courteous
                 in
                 his
                 converse
                 ,
                 so
                 obliging
                 in
                 his
                 discourse
                 ,
                 yet
                 so
                 Majestick
                 and
                 Authoritative
                 in
                 his
                 Argumentation
                 and
                 State-conferences
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 all
                 (
                 save
                 Harrington
                 his
                 ungrateful
                 domestick
                 )
                 meerly
                 constrained
                 to
                 acknowledge
                 their
                 errour
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 profess
                 a
                 most
                 willing
                 obedience
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 to
                 his
                 person
                 and
                 Government
                 .
                 
                 Though
                 we
                 shall
                 conclude
                 this
                 year
                 with
                 an
                 indignity
                 done
                 him
                 by
                 their
                 Masters
                 ,
                 who
                 a
                 while
                 before
                 had
                 caused
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 the
                 Lord
                 Littleton
                 had
                 carried
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 broke
                 in
                 pieces
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 ;
                 presuming
                 thereby
                 to
                 cancel
                 whatever
                 had
                 passed
                 it
                 since
                 that
                 time
                 :
                 But
                 it
                 made
                 too
                 deep
                 an
                 impression
                 to
                 be
                 so
                 easily
                 obliterated
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 shall
                 see
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 1660.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1647.
                 
              
               
                 THus
                 had
                 Providence
                 been
                 pleased
                 to
                 favour
                 the
                 Arms
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 by
                 putting
                 all
                 into
                 their
                 hands
                 they
                 had
                 con●ested
                 for
                 :
                 we
                 shall
                 see
                 them
                 putting
                 all
                 that
                 under
                 their
                 feet
                 ,
                 trampling
                 upon
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 his
                 Prerogative
                 ,
                 the
                 Laws
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Subjects
                 Liberty
                 .
                 The
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 their
                 great
                 Magazine
                 ,
                 from
                 whom
                 th●●
                 had
                 exhausted
                 so
                 much
                 treasure
                 ,
                 expecting
                 now
                 the
                 replenishing
                 of
                 those
                 veins
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 see
                 her
                 Exchange
                 filled
                 ,
                 straight
                 beheld
                 the
                 whole
                 Trade
                 managed
                 at
                 Goldsmiths
                 and
                 Habordashers-hall
                 ;
                 Mortgages
                 and
                 Purchases
                 of
                 Land
                 ,
                 not
                 Traffick
                 and
                 Returns
                 from
                 Sea
                 ,
                 busying
                 and
                 employing
                 the
                 Usurer
                 .
                 Incredible
                 is
                 the
                 mass
                 of
                 Money
                 extorted
                 from
                 Royalists
                 for
                 Composition
                 :
                 most
                 barbarous
                 and
                 Italian
                 villany
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 them
                 swear
                 illegal
                 Oaths
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 the
                 Covenant
                 and
                 Negative
                 Oath
                 ,
                 directly
                 contrary
                 to
                 that
                 of
                 Allegiance
                 :
                 most
                 pertidious
                 and
                 abominable
                 Treachery
                 ,
                 to
                 deny
                 their
                 Articles
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 subornation
                 and
                 Trapans
                 to
                 justifie
                 themselves
                 ;
                 and
                 not
                 sufficed
                 with
                 that
                 ,
                 to
                 prosecute
                 the
                 innocent
                 sufferers
                 for
                 their
                 lives
                 also
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 case
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stawel
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 kept
                 first
                 in
                 long
                 durance
                 ,
                 seized
                 all
                 their
                 estates
                 ,
                 and
                 lastly
                 arraigned
                 at
                 their
                 pretended
                 Courts
                 of
                 Justice
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Et
                   quando
                   uberior
                   vitiorum
                   Copia
                   ,
                   quando
                
                 
                   Major
                   Avaritiae
                   patuit
                   sinus
                   ?
                
              
               
                 A
                 heap
                 of
                 these
                 enormities
                 following
                 thick
                 upon
                 the
                 neck
                 of
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 will
                 wholly
                 take
                 up
                 the
                 ensuing
                 sheets
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Nostra
                   haec
                   farrago
                   libeli
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Juven
                     .
                     Sat.
                     Prima
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 perhaps
                 might
                 be
                 indured
                 by
                 Subjects
                 from
                 their
                 fellows
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 consideration
                 of
                 precedents
                 of
                 other
                 the
                 like
                 Commotions
                 ,
                 especially
                 from
                 such
                 starveling
                 States-men
                 as
                 these
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 prudential
                 manners
                 ,
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 presumed
                 to
                 be
                 more
                 cruel
                 to
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 waged
                 no
                 War
                 for
                 the
                 lust
                 of
                 any
                 Favorite
                 ,
                 nor
                 exercised
                 any
                 Tyranny
                 over
                 his
                 people
                 ,
                 but
                 had
                 been
                 defended
                 and
                 ayded
                 in
                 his
                 just
                 quarrel
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Noblest
                 and
                 most
                 considerable
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 ;
                 not
                 abandoned
                 like
                 Edward
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 Richard
                 the
                 second
                 or
                 third
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 decay
                 and
                 decli●ing
                 of
                 his
                 fortune
                 ,
                 more
                 intently
                 beloved
                 ,
                 by
                 how
                 much
                 his
                 vertues
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 fiery
                 probation
                 became
                 more
                 conspicuous
                 and
                 relucent
                 .
                 But
                 for
                 all
                 this
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 treated
                 by
                 his
                 two
                 Houses
                 as
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 worst
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 undervalued
                 and
                 slighted
                 of
                 all
                 his
                 predecessors
                 ;
                 they
                 vouchsafe
                 not
                 a
                 thought
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 but
                 what
                 's
                 scared
                 with
                 the
                 jealousie
                 of
                 publike
                 safety
                 ,
                 the
                 main
                 thing
                 to
                 be
                 attained
                 :
                 it
                 is
                 sufficient
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 breathes
                 the
                 fresh
                 Ayr
                 ,
                 theirs
                 is
                 indeed
                 too
                 hot
                 and
                 contagious
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 they
                 thus
                 neglect
                 him
                 (
                 we
                 speak
                 still
                 of
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 party
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 had
                 yet
                 the
                 Major
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 sure
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 to
                 concur
                 with
                 them
                 )
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 by
                 an
                 Audacious
                 Policy
                 ,
                 which
                 puzled
                 most
                 men
                 what
                 to
                 make
                 on
                 it
                 ,
                 is
                 on
                 the
                 4
                 of
                 Iune
                 late
                 at
                 night
                 seized
                 on
                 by
                 a
                 Guard
                 of
                 1000
                 men
                 from
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 under
                 one
                 Cornet
                 Ioyce
                 a
                 great
                 Adjutator
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 very
                 importunate
                 to
                 speak
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 though
                 at
                 such
                 an
                 unseasonable
                 time
                 ,
                 was
                 at
                 last
                 admitted
                 ;
                 where
                 he
                 declared
                 his
                 Arrand
                 was
                 to
                 remove
                 his
                 Majesties
                 person
                 to
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 and
                 their
                 security
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 told
                 him
                 it
                 was
                 too
                 late
                 for
                 that
                 night
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 he
                 would
                 speak
                 with
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 morning
                 the
                 King
                 arose
                 early
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 had
                 conference
                 with
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 highly
                 troubled
                 with
                 the
                 news
                 ;
                 but
                 their
                 Guards
                 were
                 not
                 sufficient
                 to
                 maintain
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 resolution
                 of
                 keeping
                 him
                 ;
                 onely
                 General
                 Brown
                 offered
                 to
                 adventure
                 ;
                 but
                 't
                 was
                 concluded
                 to
                 no
                 purpose
                 :
                 for
                 't
                 was
                 not
                 
                 to
                 be
                 doubted
                 that
                 they
                 who
                 durst
                 attempt
                 so
                 dangerous
                 a
                 thing
                 ,
                 had
                 seconds
                 neer
                 at
                 hand
                 to
                 reinforce
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 House
                 was
                 so
                 guarded
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 hopes
                 neither
                 of
                 his
                 escape
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 went
                 down
                 into
                 the
                 Court-Yard
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 some
                 few
                 private
                 words
                 with
                 Ioyce
                 ,
                 asked
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 
                 
                   By
                   whose
                   Authority
                   they
                   came
                   thither
                   .
                
                 They
                 Answered
                 ,
                 
                   From
                   the
                   Army
                
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 instant
                 ,
                 
                   if
                   from
                   Sir
                
                 Thomas
                 Fairfax
                 
                   his
                   Army
                
                 ?
                 they
                 continued
                 ,
                 
                   From
                   the
                   Army
                
                 .
                 His
                 Majesty
                 then
                 replyed
                 ,
                 
                   What
                   if
                   I
                   should
                   refuse
                   to
                   go
                   with
                   you
                   ,
                   would
                   you
                   compel
                   me
                   ?
                
                 They
                 Answered
                 ,
                 
                   We
                   hope
                   your
                   Majesty
                   will
                   not
                   refuse
                   ;
                   but
                   we
                   have
                   command
                   to
                   bring
                   you
                   .
                
                 His
                 Majesty
                 concluded
                 ,
                 
                   I
                   have
                   these
                   Questions
                   to
                   put
                   to
                   you
                   ,
                   which
                   if
                   you
                   grant
                   ,
                   I
                   will
                   go
                   with
                   you
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 First
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   he
                   might
                   have
                   no
                   violence
                   offered
                   his
                   person
                   .
                
                 To
                 which
                 they
                 all
                 together
                 shouted
                 ,
                 and
                 cryed
                 ,
                 None
                 ,
                 None
                 .
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 
                   He
                   desired
                   that
                   his
                   Trunks
                   and
                   Papers
                   might
                   not
                   be
                   rifled
                   and
                   tumbled
                   ,
                
                 (
                 here
                 were
                 parcels
                 of
                 his
                 
                   Eik
                   .
                   Basil.
                
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 choice
                 Pieces
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 known
                 since
                 .
                 )
                 They
                 promised
                 to
                 set
                 a
                 guard
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 touched
                 .
                 Thirdly
                 ,
                 
                   He
                   required
                   such
                   servants
                   to
                   attend
                   him
                   ,
                   against
                   whom
                   there
                   were
                   no
                   just
                   exceptions
                   .
                
                 They
                 Answered
                 ,
                 He
                 should
                 .
                 And
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 
                   desired
                   that
                   nothing
                   might
                   be
                   imposed
                   on
                   him
                   contrary
                   to
                   his
                   conscience
                   .
                
                 They
                 Answered
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 their
                 judgment
                 to
                 force
                 any
                 thing
                 against
                 Conscience
                 on
                 any
                 one
                 ,
                 much
                 less
                 on
                 his
                 Majesty
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 his
                 Majesty
                 took
                 horse
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 was
                 conveyed
                 by
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Head-quarters
                 at
                 Childersly
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 welcomed
                 by
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 greater
                 Reverence
                 and
                 expressions
                 of
                 Loyalty
                 received
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 who
                 now
                 plaid
                 his
                 Master-piece
                 of
                 dissimulation
                 ,
                 professing
                 himself
                 a
                 devoted
                 servant
                 to
                 his
                 Majesties
                 interest
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 strangeness
                 of
                 this
                 action
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 proceeded
                 of
                 meer
                 care
                 of
                 his
                 person
                 ,
                 and
                 out
                 of
                 respect
                 to
                 his
                 Authority
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 should
                 equally
                 assert
                 with
                 their
                 own
                 rights
                 and
                 the
                 Liberty
                 of
                 the
                 Subject
                 ,
                 against
                 any
                 persons
                 whatsoever
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 then
                 propounded
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 conduct
                 him
                 to
                 Mewmarket
                 ,
                 the
                 house
                 he
                 had
                 formerly
                 designed
                 to
                 go
                 to
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 expect
                 what
                 judgement
                 or
                 resolutions
                 his
                 two
                 Houses
                 would
                 make
                 of
                 his
                 Treasonable
                 enterprise
                 ;
                 wherein
                 though
                 he
                 dealt
                 as
                 warily
                 with
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 did
                 fallaciously
                 with
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 not
                 seeming
                 to
                 look
                 upon
                 it
                 as
                 so
                 heinous
                 a
                 fact
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 expected
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 (
                 if
                 they
                 were
                 absolute
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 awed
                 ;
                 which
                 by
                 this
                 means
                 would
                 be
                 experimented
                 )
                 to
                 call
                 the
                 principals
                 and
                 complices
                 in
                 it
                 to
                 a
                 severe
                 account
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 reserved
                 himself
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 till
                 he
                 could
                 thence
                 judge
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 hoping
                 if
                 the
                 Army
                 were
                 masterless
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 better
                 Terms
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 than
                 he
                 had
                 yet
                 hopes
                 of
                 from
                 his
                 two
                 Houses
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Impostor
                 did
                 not
                 stick
                 to
                 declare
                 as
                 much
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 more
                 manifest
                 and
                 easier
                 of
                 belief
                 ,
                 when
                 all
                 persons
                 that
                 were
                 formerly
                 of
                 his
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 without
                 any
                 distinction
                 ,
                 were
                 admitted
                 ;
                 his
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 suffered
                 to
                 attend
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Liturgy
                 and
                 Common
                 Prayer
                 publikely
                 allowed
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 the
                 Kings
                 first
                 arrival
                 at
                 the
                 Head-quarters
                 ,
                 the
                 General
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 giving
                 them
                 an
                 account
                 thereof
                 ,
                 but
                 withal
                 clearing
                 himself
                 from
                 any
                 hand
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 saying
                 as
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 Officers
                 :
                 And
                 't
                 is
                 very
                 credible
                 he
                 knew
                 not
                 who
                 it
                 was
                 did
                 it
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 whose
                 direction
                 it
                 was
                 done
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 informed
                 by
                 his
                 Council
                 of
                 Officers
                 ,
                 that
                 now
                 it
                 was
                 done
                 ,
                 't
                 was
                 very
                 requisitely
                 and
                 oportunely
                 done
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 being
                 the
                 sence
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 enough
                 in
                 giving
                 them
                 at
                 Westminster
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 sounded
                 no
                 more
                 at
                 the
                 Head-quarters
                 )
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 Him.
                 But
                 of
                 this
                 presently
                 at
                 large
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Most
                 certain
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 designe
                 was
                 laid
                 solely
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 Ireton
                 ,
                 and
                 personated
                 by
                 the
                 Agitatours
                 ,
                 suspected
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 rationally
                 ,
                 for
                 Jesuits
                 ;
                 who
                 were
                 as
                 good
                 at
                 wicked
                 Plots
                 and
                 Contrivances
                 ,
                 as
                 either
                 of
                 those
                 Catilines
                 ;
                 but
                 most
                 accomplished
                 for
                 execution
                 ,
                 having
                 such
                 Lawless
                 ,
                 yet
                 most
                 powerful
                 Indemnity
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 to
                 protect
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 shroud
                 their
                 other
                 Conspiracies
                 for
                 themselves
                 ,
                 against
                 this
                 Church
                 and
                 State.
                 It
                 is
                 strange
                 indeed
                 to
                 consider
                 how
                 many
                 several
                 interests
                 were
                 driven
                 on
                 among
                 the
                 Belials
                 of
                 this
                 Army
                 ,
                 as
                 then
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 appearance
                 of
                 honest
                 and
                 most
                 just
                 ends
                 ;
                 the
                 same
                 pretence
                 whereof
                 served
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 accommodate
                 
                 to
                 each
                 particular
                 combinating
                 against
                 the
                 Publike
                 ,
                 as
                 so
                 many
                 lines
                 tending
                 to
                 one
                 Center
                 :
                 with
                 all
                 which
                 Cromwel
                 wisely
                 temporized
                 ,
                 giving
                 secret
                 encouragement
                 to
                 them
                 all
                 ,
                 professing
                 to
                 intend
                 the
                 same
                 things
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 the
                 Party
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 necessity
                 of
                 concealing
                 his
                 resolutions
                 :
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 cares●ing
                 the
                 Papists
                 ,
                 upon
                 all
                 addresses
                 or
                 discourses
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 familiarizing
                 himself
                 with
                 the
                 Levellers
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 the
                 men
                 indeed
                 that
                 were
                 to
                 do
                 his
                 business
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 right
                 of
                 his
                 complexion
                 for
                 the
                 spoyl
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 compassed
                 any
                 manner
                 of
                 way
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 setting
                 up
                 a
                 Government
                 or
                 Laws
                 (
                 for
                 their
                 projected
                 Democracy
                 was
                 but
                 a
                 more
                 exact
                 method
                 or
                 Rule
                 of
                 Thievery
                 )
                 of
                 all
                 which
                 they
                 most
                 abominated
                 Monarchy
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 most
                 regular
                 and
                 strict
                 ,
                 whose
                 awful
                 Authority
                 could
                 solely
                 restrain
                 their
                 loose
                 and
                 licentious
                 practises
                 ,
                 and
                 keep
                 the
                 mad
                 vulgar
                 within
                 their
                 bounds
                 from
                 invading
                 all
                 propriety
                 ,
                 secured
                 by
                 the
                 ancient
                 Tenure
                 of
                 all
                 Lands
                 and
                 Inheritances
                 from
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Laws
                 ,
                 which
                 their
                 devilish
                 intention
                 was
                 to
                 abrogate
                 and
                 abolish
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 a
                 
                   Wild
                   parity
                   lay
                   all
                   things
                   in
                   Common
                   .
                
              
               
                 But
                 for
                 fuller
                 satisfaction
                 what
                 this
                 Intrigue
                 or
                 designe
                 meant
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 requisite
                 to
                 consult
                 the
                 King's
                 and
                 the
                 General
                 's
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 the
                 Armies
                 account
                 thereof
                 ,
                 just
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 done
                 :
                 and
                 first
                 from
                 the
                 Actors
                 ,
                 the
                 General
                 and
                 Council
                 of
                 War.
                 
              
               
                 
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Fairfax
                    
                     his
                     Letter
                     .
                  
                   
                     MAster
                     Speaker
                     ,
                     
                     yesterday
                     the
                     King
                     was
                     taken
                     from
                     Holdenby
                     by
                     some
                     Souldiers
                     ,
                     who
                     brought
                     him
                     thence
                     by
                     his
                     consent
                     ,
                     the
                     Commissioners
                     going
                     along
                     with
                     Him
                     :
                     That
                     his
                     Majesty
                     lay
                     that
                     night
                     at
                     Colonel
                     
                       Mountagues
                       ,
                       (
                       after
                       Earl
                       of
                       Sandwich
                       ,
                       )
                    
                     and
                     would
                     be
                     at
                     
                       New
                       market
                    
                     next
                     day
                     :
                     That
                     the
                     ground
                     of
                     the
                     removing
                     the
                     King
                     ,
                     was
                     from
                     an
                     apprehension
                     of
                     some
                     strength
                     gathered
                     to
                     force
                     the
                     King
                     from
                     them
                     ;
                     whereupon
                     he
                     sent
                     Colonel
                     Whaley
                     with
                     his
                     Regiment
                     to
                     meet
                     the
                     King
                     and
                     the
                     Commissioners
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     return
                     them
                     back
                     again
                     ;
                     but
                     they
                     refused
                     ,
                     and
                     were
                     come
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       John
                       Cuts
                    
                     neer
                     
                       Cambridge
                       .
                       Professing
                    
                     That
                     this
                     remove
                     was
                     without
                     his
                     consent
                     ,
                     or
                     his
                     Officers
                     about
                     him
                     ,
                     or
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                     or
                     without
                     their
                     desire
                     or
                     Privity
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     he
                     will
                     secure
                     the
                     King's
                     person
                     from
                     danger
                     .
                     
                       Further
                       assuring
                       the
                       Parliament
                    
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     whole
                     Army
                     endeavours
                     Peace
                     ,
                     will
                     not
                     oppose
                     Presbytery
                     ,
                     nor
                     affect
                     Independency
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     hold
                     a
                     licentious
                     freedom
                     in
                     Religion
                     ,
                     or
                     interest
                     in
                     any
                     particular
                     party
                     ,
                     but
                     will
                     leave
                     all
                     to
                     the
                     Parliament
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 Tiberius
                 Letters
                 about
                 Sejanus
                 were
                 not
                 half
                 so
                 mystical
                 as
                 these
                 ,
                 nor
                 was
                 there
                 ever
                 so
                 daring
                 ,
                 braving
                 an
                 attempt
                 done
                 in
                 the
                 face
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 face
                 and
                 person
                 of
                 a
                 Prince
                 ,
                 so
                 covered
                 and
                 concealed
                 under
                 such
                 obscurities
                 and
                 pretended
                 ignorances
                 ,
                 which
                 rendred
                 the
                 impudence
                 of
                 the
                 action
                 more
                 dangerously
                 fearful
                 ,
                 by
                 how
                 much
                 the
                 less
                 it
                 was
                 conjecturable
                 what
                 it
                 portended
                 ;
                 nor
                 could
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 at
                 present
                 well
                 resolve
                 himself
                 or
                 his
                 two
                 Houses
                 in
                 this
                 juncture
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 shall
                 see
                 in
                 his
                 acquainting
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 with
                 it
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Dunfermling
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 saith
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 what
                 Fairfax
                 before
                 ,
                 
                   
                     
                       That
                       he
                       was
                       unwillingly
                       taken
                       away
                       by
                       a
                       strong
                       party
                       of
                       Horse
                       :
                       
                       and
                       desired
                       of
                       the
                       Parliament
                       to
                       maintain
                       the
                       Laws
                       of
                       the
                       Land
                       ;
                       and
                       that
                       though
                       he
                       might
                       signe
                       to
                       many
                       things
                       in
                       this
                       condition
                       ,
                       yet
                       he
                       would
                       not
                       have
                       them
                       believed
                       till
                       further
                       notice
                       given
                       by
                       him
                       to
                       his
                       two
                       Houses
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 imagined
                 they
                 would
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 his
                 Authority
                 ,
                 by
                 forcing
                 his
                 consent
                 to
                 some
                 Proposals
                 and
                 designes
                 of
                 Government
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 onely
                 made
                 a
                 stalking
                 Horse
                 of
                 his
                 person
                 ,
                 keeping
                 his
                 interest
                 ,
                 by
                 pretences
                 of
                 respect
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 on
                 foot
                 ,
                 meerly
                 to
                 countenance
                 their
                 own
                 ,
                 and
                 outvy
                 and
                 awe
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 party
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                 At
                 the
                 news
                 of
                 it
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 both
                 Parliament
                 and
                 City
                 were
                 in
                 such
                 confusion
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 distracted
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 well
                 be
                 excused
                 from
                 rightly
                 judging
                 of
                 the
                 fact
                 ;
                 therefore
                 they
                 first
                 bethink
                 of
                 remedy
                 :
                 the
                 Houses
                 order
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 Safety
                 to
                 sit
                 all
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 provide
                 ,
                 
                   ne
                   quid
                   detrimenti
                   accipiat
                   respublica
                
                 ;
                 and
                 dispatch
                 a
                 Messenger
                 to
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 requesting
                 him
                 not
                 to
                 come
                 neerer
                 London
                 than
                 twenty
                 five
                 miles
                 ;
                 for
                 news
                 was
                 brought
                 them
                 they
                 were
                 upon
                 a
                 speedy
                 March
                 for
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 who
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 shut
                 up
                 their
                 shops
                 ,
                 run
                 to
                 their
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 a
                 fearful
                 hurry
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 resolve
                 to
                 send
                 Commissioners
                 likewise
                 ,
                 and
                 attend
                 the
                 Issue
                 in
                 peace
                 :
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 maze
                 did
                 this
                 accident
                 put
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 the
                 King
                 is
                 caressed
                 by
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 shown
                 in
                 state
                 to
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 who
                 with
                 great
                 joy
                 every
                 where
                 receive
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 applaud
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 to
                 carry
                 their
                 business
                 the
                 fairer
                 ,
                 suffer
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 old
                 Friends
                 to
                 have
                 access
                 to
                 his
                 person
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 two
                 Doctors
                 Sheldon
                 and
                 Hammond
                 ,
                 his
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 who
                 Officiated
                 with
                 him
                 in
                 publike
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 others
                 of
                 lesser
                 note
                 .
                 At
                 this
                 the
                 Parliament
                 take
                 exceptions
                 ,
                 and
                 send
                 again
                 to
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 expostulating
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 and
                 desiring
                 him
                 to
                 re-deliver
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 brought
                 to
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 be
                 guarded
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Rossiters
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 Answer
                 to
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 Army
                 declare
                 ,
                 and
                 require
                 (
                 after
                 their
                 like
                 manner
                 of
                 expostulation
                 about
                 the
                 Irish
                 Expedition
                 ,
                 and
                 Transporting
                 the
                 Army
                 thither
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 against
                 former
                 Declarations
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 precedent
                 case
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 liberty
                 and
                 freedom
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 )
              
               
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Houses
                   may
                   speedily
                   be
                   purged
                   of
                   such
                   as
                   ought
                   not
                   to
                   sit
                   there
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   such
                   who
                   abused
                   the
                   Parliament
                   and
                   Army
                   ,
                   and
                   endanger
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   may
                   speedily
                   be
                   disabled
                   from
                   doing
                   the
                   like
                   or
                   worse
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   some
                   determinate
                   period
                   of
                   time
                   may
                   be
                   set
                   to
                   this
                   and
                   future
                   Parliaments
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   intent
                   of
                   the
                   Bill
                   for
                
                 Triennial
                 Parliaments
                 .
              
               
                 
                   That
                   provision
                   be
                   made
                   that
                   they
                   be
                   not
                   adjournable
                   and
                   dissolvable
                   by
                   any
                   power
                   but
                   their
                   own
                   consent
                   during
                   their
                   Respective
                   period
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   to
                   determine
                   themselves
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   the
                   freedom
                   of
                   the
                   people
                   to
                   present
                   Grievances
                   by
                   Petition
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   may
                   be
                   vindicated
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   the
                   exorbitant
                   powers
                   of
                   Country-Committees
                   may
                   be
                   taken
                   away
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   may
                   be
                   satisfied
                   of
                   the
                   Parliaments
                   accounts
                   for
                   the
                   vast
                   sums
                   received
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   other
                   things
                   where
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   hath
                   been
                   abused
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   after
                   Delinquents
                   have
                   passed
                   their
                   Compositions
                   ,
                   an
                   Act
                   of
                   Oblivion
                   may
                   be
                   passed
                   .
                
              
               
                 Then
                 they
                 proceed
                 to
                 a
                 Charge
                 against
                 ELEVEN
                 Members
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 read
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 they
                 stood
                 up
                 and
                 made
                 defence
                 .
                 Their
                 names
                 were
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Denzil
                   Hollis
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Philip
                   Stapleton
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Lewis
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Clotworthy
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Walter
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Maynard
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Massey
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Glyn
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Long
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Edward
                   Harley
                   ,
                   Anthony
                   Nichols
                
                 Esquire
                 ;
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 active
                 men
                 for
                 Presbytery
                 ,
                 and
                 obnoxious
                 to
                 their
                 future
                 undertakings
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 by
                 all
                 means
                 to
                 be
                 removed
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 sent
                 up
                 by
                 Colonel
                 
                   Scroop
                   ,
                   Okey
                   ,
                   Hewson
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Pride
                 ,
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Goff
                 ,
                 Major
                 Desborough
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Berry
                   ,
                   Clark
                   ,
                   Carter
                   ,
                   Rolph
                   ,
                   Saxby
                   :
                
                 to
                 which
                 Charge
                 a
                 Paper
                 was
                 added
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 set
                 forth
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   in
                   pursuance
                   of
                   these
                   Representations
                   ,
                   they
                   have
                   the
                   heads
                   of
                   the
                   Charge
                   ready
                   ,
                   and
                   shall
                   appoint
                   fit
                   persons
                   on
                   their
                   and
                   the
                   Kingdoms
                   behalf
                   to
                   make
                   it
                   good
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   if
                   the
                   Parliament
                   shall
                   admit
                   this
                   Charge
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   persons
                   impeached
                   may
                   be
                   forthwith
                   suspended
                   from
                   fitting
                   in
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   having
                   appeared
                   notoriously
                   to
                   the
                   prejudice
                   and
                   provocation
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 
                   That
                   another
                   Months
                   pay
                   be
                   sent
                   down
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   if
                   those
                   who
                   deserted
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   engaged
                   for
                
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 
                   have
                   received
                   more
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Army
                   be
                   equally
                   paid
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   such
                   have
                   no
                   more
                   pay
                   till
                   the
                   Army
                   are
                   paid
                   their
                   Arrears
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   because
                   of
                   secret
                   practices
                   and
                   designes
                   to
                   raise
                   new
                   Forces
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   bring
                   back
                   to
                
                 London
                 
                   those
                   ordered
                   for
                
                 Ireland
                 ;
                 
                   That
                   no
                   Forces
                   be
                   raised
                   or
                   invited
                   back
                   or
                   other
                   Forrein
                   preparations
                   to
                   interrupt
                   the
                   Liberty
                   and
                   Peace
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   That
                   all
                   this
                   be
                   speedily
                   performed
                   ;
                   the
                   condition
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   and
                   the
                   King
                
                 (
                 mark
                 the
                 order
                 )
                 
                   so
                   requiring
                
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 concerning
                 no
                 raising
                 of
                 Forces
                 ,
                 
                 &c.
                 was
                 agreed
                 to
                 ;
                 but
                 to
                 the
                 suspension
                 of
                 the
                 Eleven
                 Members
                 the
                 Parliament
                 demur
                 ,
                 and
                 answer
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   by
                   law
                   no
                   judgment
                   can
                   be
                   given
                   to
                   suspend
                   those
                   Members
                   ,
                   before
                   the
                   particulars
                   of
                   their
                   Charge
                   be
                   produced
                   ,
                   and
                   proofs
                   made
                   .
                   Nor
                   have
                   those
                   Members
                   said
                   or
                   done
                   any
                   thing
                   for
                   which
                   the
                   House
                   can
                   suspend
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                 Nevertheless
                 not
                 to
                 enrage
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Members
                 forbore
                 of
                 themselves
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Army
                 drew
                 off
                 to
                 Berkamstead
                 ,
                 twenty
                 seven
                 miles
                 distant
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Vxbridge
                 ,
                 having
                 marched
                 the
                 King
                 from
                 Royston
                 to
                 Hatfield
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Causam
                 neer
                 Reading
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 Answer
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Army
                 returned
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   by
                   the
                   Laws
                   and
                   the
                   precedent
                   case
                   of
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                
                 Strafford
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   the
                   Arch-Bishop
                   of
                
                 Canterbury
                 (
                 observe
                 how
                 that
                 blood
                 is
                 thrown
                 or
                 flyes
                 in
                 ●he
                 faces
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 )
                 
                   and
                   the
                   Lord
                   keeper
                
                 Finch
                 
                   (
                   who
                   upon
                   Papers
                   of
                   accusation
                   were
                   suspended
                   sitting
                   )
                   they
                   might
                   not
                   be
                   permitted
                   likewise
                   ;
                   but
                   are
                   contented
                   as
                   yet
                   ,
                   because
                   they
                   of
                   themselves
                   have
                   forborn
                   the
                   House
                   .
                
              
               
                 From
                 Vxbridge
                 the
                 Army
                 marched
                 to
                 Wickham
                 ,
                 in
                 complyance
                 with
                 the
                 desires
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 See
                 here
                 the
                 Villanous
                 Artifices
                 of
                 this
                 Independent
                 faction
                 ,
                 to
                 so
                 neer
                 an
                 imitation
                 of
                 Machiavel
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 neither
                 discoverable
                 nor
                 resistible
                 ,
                 cheating
                 and
                 overpowring
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 nay
                 the
                 whole
                 Kingdom
                 at
                 once
                 :
                 for
                 while
                 all
                 men
                 stood
                 at
                 gaze
                 what
                 would
                 be
                 the
                 event
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 so
                 obliged
                 opportunity
                 by
                 their
                 diligent
                 attendance
                 on
                 her
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 already
                 in
                 fruition
                 of
                 it
                 :
                 for
                 remarkable
                 is
                 that
                 speech
                 of
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 who
                 ,
                 upon
                 notice
                 given
                 him
                 that
                 
                   Ioyce
                   had
                   the
                   Kings
                   person
                   in
                   his
                   possession
                   ,
                
                 replyed
                 ,
                 
                   Then
                   I
                   have
                   the
                   Parliament
                   in
                   my
                   pocket
                
                 ;
                 making
                 sure
                 of
                 his
                 full
                 attainment
                 of
                 all
                 his
                 ambitious
                 purposes
                 ,
                 by
                 this
                 auspicious
                 entrance
                 and
                 beginning
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 For
                 he
                 dared
                 now
                 to
                 shew
                 his
                 teeth
                 ,
                 and
                 manifest
                 that
                 quarrel
                 with
                 the
                 Presbyterians
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 festred
                 inwardly
                 so
                 long
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 widening
                 the
                 rupture
                 ,
                 give
                 vent
                 to
                 that
                 filthy
                 matter
                 enclosed
                 betwixt
                 them
                 :
                 All
                 which
                 cannot
                 better
                 be
                 laid
                 open
                 ,
                 than
                 the
                 excellent
                 Pen
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 hath
                 done
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 ensuing
                 Meditation
                 thereupon
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         WHat
                         part
                         God
                         will
                         have
                         me
                         now
                         to
                         act
                         or
                         suffer
                         in
                         this
                         new
                         and
                         strange
                         Scene
                         of
                         affairs
                         ,
                         
                         I
                         am
                         not
                         much
                         sollicitous
                         ;
                         some
                         little
                         practice
                         will
                         serve
                         that
                         man
                         ,
                         who
                         onely
                         seeks
                         to
                         present
                         a
                         part
                         of
                         honesty
                         and
                         honour
                         .
                      
                       
                         This
                         surprize
                         of
                         me
                         tells
                         the
                         World
                         ,
                         That
                         a
                         KING
                         cannot
                         be
                         so
                         low
                         ,
                         but
                         he
                         is
                         considerable
                         ;
                         adding
                         weight
                         to
                         that
                         Party
                         where
                         he
                         appears
                         .
                      
                       
                         This
                         motion
                         ,
                         like
                         others
                         of
                         the
                         times
                         ,
                         seems
                         excentrick
                         and
                         irregular
                         ,
                         yet
                         not
                         well
                         to
                         be
                         resisted
                         or
                         quieted
                         :
                         Better
                         swim
                         down
                         such
                         a
                         stream
                         ,
                         than
                         in
                         vain
                         to
                         strive
                         against
                         it
                         .
                      
                       
                         These
                         are
                         but
                         the
                         struglings
                         of
                         those
                         Twins
                         ,
                         which
                         lately
                         one
                         womb
                         enclosed
                         ,
                         the
                         younger
                         striving
                         to
                         prevail
                         against
                         the
                         elder
                         :
                         what
                         the
                         Presbyterians
                         have
                         hunted
                         after
                         ,
                         the
                         Independents
                         now
                         seek
                         to
                         catch
                         for
                         themselves
                         .
                      
                       
                       
                         So
                         impossible
                         is
                         it
                         for
                         Lines
                         to
                         be
                         drawn
                         from
                         the
                         Center
                         ,
                         and
                         not
                         to
                         divide
                         from
                         each
                         other
                         ,
                         so
                         much
                         the
                         wider
                         ,
                         by
                         how
                         much
                         they
                         go
                         farther
                         from
                         the
                         point
                         of
                         union
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         the
                         builders
                         of
                         Babel
                         should
                         from
                         division
                         fall
                         to
                         confusion
                         ,
                         is
                         no
                         wonder
                         ;
                         but
                         for
                         those
                         that
                         pretend
                         to
                         build
                         Jerusalem
                         ,
                         to
                         divide
                         their
                         tongues
                         and
                         hands
                         ,
                         is
                         but
                         an
                         ill
                         omen
                         ,
                         and
                         sounds
                         too
                         like
                         the
                         fury
                         of
                         those
                         Zealots
                         ,
                         whose
                         intestine
                         bitterness
                         and
                         divisions
                         were
                         the
                         greatest
                         occasion
                         of
                         the
                         last
                         fatal
                         destruction
                         of
                         that
                         City
                         .
                      
                       
                         Well
                         may
                         I
                         change
                         my
                         Keepers
                         and
                         Prison
                         ,
                         but
                         not
                         my
                         captive
                         condition
                         ;
                         onely
                         with
                         this
                         hope
                         of
                         bettering
                         ,
                         that
                         those
                         who
                         are
                         so
                         much
                         professed
                         Patrons
                         for
                         the
                         Peoples
                         Liberties
                         ,
                         cannot
                         be
                         utterly
                         against
                         the
                         Liberty
                         of
                         their
                         King
                         :
                         what
                         they
                         demand
                         for
                         their
                         own
                         Consciences
                         ,
                         they
                         cannot
                         in
                         reason
                         deny
                         to
                         mine
                         .
                      
                       
                         In
                         this
                         they
                         seem
                         more
                         ingenuous
                         than
                         the
                         Presbyterian
                         Rigour
                         ,
                         who
                         ,
                         sometimes
                         complaining
                         of
                         exacting
                         their
                         Conformity
                         to
                         Laws
                         ,
                         are
                         become
                         the
                         greatest
                         Exactors
                         of
                         other
                         mens
                         submission
                         to
                         their
                         novel
                         Injunctions
                         ,
                         before
                         they
                         are
                         stamped
                         with
                         the
                         Authority
                         of
                         Laws
                         ,
                         which
                         they
                         cannot
                         well
                         have
                         without
                         my
                         consent
                         .
                      
                       
                         'T
                         is
                         a
                         great
                         Argument
                         that
                         the
                         Independents
                         think
                         themselves
                         manumitted
                         from
                         their
                         Rivals
                         service
                         ,
                         in
                         that
                         they
                         carry
                         on
                         a
                         business
                         of
                         such
                         consequence
                         ,
                         as
                         the
                         assuming
                         my
                         person
                         into
                         the
                         Armies
                         custody
                         ,
                         without
                         any
                         Commission
                         ,
                         but
                         that
                         of
                         their
                         own
                         will
                         and
                         power
                         .
                         Such
                         as
                         will
                         thus
                         adventure
                         on
                         a
                         King
                         ,
                         must
                         not
                         be
                         thought
                         over-modest
                         or
                         timorous
                         to
                         carry
                         on
                         any
                         designe
                         they
                         have
                         a
                         mind
                         to
                         .
                      
                       
                         Their
                         next
                         motion
                         menaces
                         and
                         scares
                         both
                         the
                         two
                         Houses
                         and
                         the
                         City
                         ;
                         which
                         soon
                         after
                         acting
                         over
                         again
                         that
                         former
                         part
                         of
                         tumultuary
                         motions
                         ,
                         (
                         never
                         questioned
                         ,
                         punished
                         ,
                         or
                         repented
                         )
                         must
                         now
                         suffer
                         for
                         both
                         ;
                         and
                         see
                         their
                         former
                         sin
                         ,
                         in
                         the
                         glass
                         of
                         the
                         present
                         terrours
                         and
                         distractions
                         .
                      
                       
                         No
                         man
                         is
                         so
                         blinde
                         ,
                         as
                         not
                         to
                         see
                         herein
                         the
                         hand
                         of
                         Divine
                         Iustice
                         ;
                         they
                         that
                         by
                         Tumults
                         first
                         occasioned
                         the
                         raising
                         of
                         Armies
                         ,
                         must
                         now
                         be
                         chastened
                         by
                         their
                         own
                         Army
                         for
                         new
                         Tumults
                         .
                      
                       
                         So
                         hardly
                         can
                         men
                         be
                         content
                         with
                         one
                         sin
                         ,
                         but
                         add
                         sin
                         to
                         sin
                         ,
                         till
                         the
                         latter
                         punish
                         the
                         former
                         .
                         Such
                         as
                         were
                         content
                         to
                         see
                         me
                         and
                         many
                         Members
                         of
                         both
                         Houses
                         driven
                         away
                         by
                         the
                         first
                         unsuppressed
                         Tumults
                         ,
                         are
                         now
                         forced
                         to
                         flie
                         to
                         an
                         Army
                         ,
                         to
                         defend
                         themselves
                         against
                         them
                         .
                      
                       
                         But
                         who
                         can
                         unfold
                         the
                         Riddle
                         of
                         some
                         mens
                         justice
                         ?
                         the
                         Members
                         of
                         both
                         Houses
                         who
                         at
                         first
                         withdrew
                         ,
                         (
                         as
                         my self
                         was
                         forced
                         to
                         do
                         )
                         from
                         the
                         rudeness
                         of
                         the
                         Tumults
                         ,
                         were
                         counted
                         desertours
                         ,
                         and
                         outed
                         of
                         their
                         places
                         in
                         Parliament
                         .
                      
                       
                         Such
                         as
                         stayed
                         then
                         ,
                         and
                         enjoyed
                         the
                         benefit
                         of
                         the
                         Tumults
                         ,
                         were
                         all
                         asserted
                         for
                         the
                         onely
                         Parliament-men
                         :
                         now
                         the
                         flyers
                         from
                         ,
                         and
                         forsakers
                         of
                         their
                         places
                         ,
                         carry
                         the
                         Parliamentary
                         Power
                         along
                         with
                         them
                         ,
                         complain
                         highly
                         against
                         the
                         Tumults
                         ,
                         and
                         vindicate
                         themselves
                         by
                         an
                         Army
                         ;
                         such
                         as
                         remained
                         and
                         kept
                         their
                         stations
                         ,
                         are
                         looked
                         upon
                         as
                         Abettours
                         of
                         Tumultuary
                         insolencies
                         ,
                         and
                         Betrayers
                         of
                         the
                         freedom
                         and
                         Honour
                         of
                         Parliament
                         .
                      
                       
                         They
                         will
                         find
                         that
                         Brethren
                         in
                         iniquity
                         are
                         not
                         far
                         from
                         becoming
                         
                         insolent
                         Enemies
                         ,
                         there
                         being
                         nothing
                         harder
                         ,
                         than
                         to
                         keep
                         ill
                         men
                         long
                         in
                         one
                         minde
                         ,
                         &c.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 ,
                 desired
                 the
                 free
                 enjoyment
                 of
                 what
                 company
                 exceptionless
                 he
                 should
                 need
                 ,
                 wherein
                 in
                 part
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 gratified
                 (
                 though
                 to
                 avoid
                 offence
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 had
                 withdrawn
                 himself
                 :
                 )
                 he
                 thought
                 fit
                 therefore
                 by
                 a
                 more
                 equitable
                 request
                 to
                 desire
                 the
                 company
                 of
                 his
                 Children
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 denied
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 General
                 civilly
                 undertook
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 Letter
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       MASTER
                       SPEAKER
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     I
                     Was
                     sent
                     unto
                     by
                     the
                     King
                     on
                     Fryday
                     last
                     ,
                     
                     to
                     desire
                     the
                     Parliament
                     to
                     give
                     him
                     way
                     to
                     see
                     his
                     Children
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     they
                     might
                     for
                     that
                     purpose
                     be
                     sent
                     unto
                     him
                     .
                     If
                     I
                     may
                     be
                     bold
                     humbly
                     to
                     offer
                     my
                     opinion
                     .
                     I
                     think
                     the
                     allowance
                     of
                     such
                     a
                     thing
                     may
                     be
                     without
                     the
                     least
                     prejudice
                     to
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     and
                     y●t
                     gain
                     more
                     upon
                     his
                     Majesty
                     than
                     by
                     denying
                     it
                     .
                     And
                     if
                     it
                     be
                     in
                     the
                     Prayers
                     of
                     every
                     good
                     man
                     ,
                     that
                     his
                     heart
                     may
                     be
                     gained
                     ,
                     the
                     performance
                     of
                     such
                     Civilities
                     to
                     him
                     is
                     very
                     suitable
                     to
                     those
                     desires
                     ,
                     and
                     will
                     bear
                     well
                     with
                     all
                     men
                     ▪
                     who
                     if
                     they
                     can
                     imagin●
                     it
                     their
                     own
                     case
                     ,
                     cannot
                     but
                     b●
                     sorry
                     if
                     his
                     Majesties
                     natural
                     affection
                     in
                     so
                     small
                     a
                     thing
                     shall
                     not
                     be
                     complied
                     with
                     ,
                     I
                     engaging
                     for
                     their
                     return
                     within
                     what
                     time
                     the
                     Parliament
                     shall
                     limit
                     .
                     Denies
                     (
                     occasion
                     being
                     taken
                     hereby
                     by
                     some
                     )
                     any
                     underhand
                     contract
                     or
                     bargain
                     with
                     the
                     King
                     ,
                     and
                     assures
                     them
                     of
                     their
                     Fidelity
                     to
                     them
                     and
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ;
                     nothing
                     being
                     so
                     likely
                     to
                     settle
                     an
                     agreement
                     and
                     peace
                     ,
                     as
                     an
                     accord
                     betwixt
                     them
                     and
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     shall
                     study
                     to
                     preserve
                     .
                     What
                     is
                     done
                     in
                     reference
                     to
                     a
                     just
                     consideration
                     and
                     settlement
                     of
                     the
                     Kings
                     Rights
                     (
                     he
                     first
                     giving
                     his
                     Concurrence
                     to
                     secure
                     the
                     Rights
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     )
                     is
                     declared
                     in
                     our
                     Remonstrance
                     ,
                     since
                     which
                     several
                     Addresses
                     have
                     been
                     made
                     to
                     him
                     by
                     several
                     Officers
                     ,
                     to
                     clear
                     the
                     intentions
                     of
                     such
                     Papers
                     as
                     the
                     Representation
                     and
                     Remonstrance
                     ,
                     whereunto
                     his
                     Majesty
                     might
                     make
                     any
                     question
                     ,
                     but
                     no
                     bargain
                     of
                     advantage
                     for
                     our selves
                     ,
                     having
                     thereby
                     utterly
                     disclaimed
                     any
                     such
                     thing
                     :
                     But
                     the
                     onely
                     intent
                     and
                     effect
                     of
                     those
                     Addresses
                     ,
                     hath
                     been
                     to
                     desire
                     his
                     Majesties
                     free
                     Concurrence
                     with
                     the
                     Parliament
                     for
                     establishing
                     and
                     securing
                     the
                     Common
                     Rights
                     and
                     Liberties
                     ,
                     &c.
                     and
                     to
                     assure
                     him
                     (
                     that
                     being
                     done
                     )
                     
                       that
                       it
                       is
                       fully
                       agreeable
                       to
                       their
                       principles
                       ,
                       and
                       that
                       they
                       should
                       be
                       desirous
                       ,
                    
                     that
                     in
                     such
                     setling
                     of
                     the
                     publike
                     ,
                     the
                     Rights
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Royal
                     Family
                     should
                     be
                     also
                     provided
                     for
                     .
                     And
                     that
                     as
                     we
                     had
                     declared
                     ,
                     so
                     in
                     general
                     ,
                     if
                     things
                     came
                     to
                     a
                     settlement
                     ,
                     we
                     
                       should
                       not
                       be
                       wanting
                       in
                       our
                       Sphere
                       ,
                       to
                       own
                       that
                       general
                       desire
                       in
                       any
                       particulars
                       of
                       Natural
                       or
                       Civil
                       Rights
                    
                     to
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Person
                     or
                     Family
                     ,
                     which
                     might
                     not
                     endanger
                     the
                     publike
                     .
                     And
                     in
                     the
                     mean
                     time
                     ,
                     that
                     his
                     Majesty
                     shall
                     finde
                     all
                     personal
                     respects
                     and
                     civilities
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     reasonable
                     freedom
                     from
                     us
                     ,
                     that
                     might
                     stand
                     with
                     safety
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     And
                     f●r
                     that
                     particular
                     of
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Richmond
                     and
                     his
                     two
                     Chaplains
                     ,
                     Doctor
                     Hammond
                     and
                     Doctor
                     Shelden
                     ,
                     lately
                     admitted
                     to
                     attend
                     his
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     it
                     was
                     not
                     done
                     without
                     much
                     reluctancie
                     ,
                     because
                     we
                     doubted
                     we
                     might
                     therein
                     be
                     misunderstood
                     by
                     the
                     Kingdoms
                     best
                     friends
                     .
                     But
                     upon
                     his
                     Majesties
                     continual
                     importunity
                     ,
                     we
                     did
                     allow
                     him
                     such
                     Company
                     ,
                     of
                     persons
                     least
                     dangerous
                     ,
                     such
                     as
                     we
                     hoped
                     would
                     not
                     do
                     ill
                     offices
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     whom
                     his
                     former
                     acquaintance
                     might
                     cause
                     him
                     to
                     take
                     pleasure
                     ,
                     being
                     both
                     reasonable
                     and
                     just
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     debarring
                     of
                     that
                     liberty
                     ▪
                     especially
                     of
                     his
                     Chaplains
                     ,
                     would
                     but
                     make
                     him
                     the
                     more
                     prejudiced
                     against
                     their
                     Ministers
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     general
                     ,
                     we
                     humbly
                     conceive
                     ,
                     that
                     to
                     avoid
                     all
                     harshness
                     ,
                     and
                     afford
                     all
                     kinde
                     usage
                     to
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Person
                     ,
                     in
                     things
                     consisting
                     with
                     the
                     peace
                     and
                     safety
                     ,
                     &c.
                     is
                     the
                     most
                     Christian
                     ,
                     honourable
                     and
                     most
                     prudent
                     way
                     ;
                     and
                     we
                     think
                     that
                     tender
                     ,
                     moderate
                     ,
                     and
                     equitable
                     dealing
                     both
                     towards
                     his
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     his
                     Royal
                     Family
                     ,
                     and
                     late
                     Party
                     (
                     so
                     far
                     
                       (
                       again
                    
                     )
                     as
                     may
                     stand
                     with
                     the
                     safety
                     ,
                     &c.
                     )
                     is
                     the
                     most
                     hopeful
                     course
                     to
                     take
                     away
                     the
                     seeds
                     of
                     War
                     ,
                     future
                     feuds
                     amongst
                     us
                     for
                     Posterity
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     procure
                     a
                     lasting
                     Peace
                     ,
                     and
                     settle
                     Religion
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     And
                     if
                     God
                     shall
                     make
                     us
                     instrumental
                     thereto
                     ,
                     we
                     shall
                     thenceforth
                     account
                     it
                     our
                     greatest
                     happiness
                     and
                     honour
                     
                       (
                       if
                       God
                       see
                       it
                       good
                       )
                    
                     to
                     be
                     disengaged
                     from
                     any
                     publike
                     employment
                     whatsoever
                     .
                  
                
              
               
               
                 This
                 in
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 most
                 considerable
                 part
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 this
                 Letter
                 he
                 likewise
                 enclosed
                 another
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 ordered
                 him
                 to
                 ask
                 leave
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 ,
                 for
                 Him
                 ,
                 his
                 Brother
                 ,
                 and
                 Sister
                 ,
                 to
                 come
                 and
                 see
                 Him
                 ,
                 if
                 but
                 for
                 a
                 Dinner-time
                 ;
                 acquainting
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 Parliament
                 should
                 make
                 any
                 scruple
                 for
                 fear
                 lest
                 the
                 Army
                 should
                 d●●ain
                 them
                 also
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 assurance
                 from
                 the
                 General
                 and
                 other
                 principal
                 Officers
                 (
                 such
                 caut●●●
                 was
                 then
                 necessarily
                 used
                 ,
                 for
                 they
                 did
                 what
                 they
                 pleased
                 without
                 the
                 General
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 freely
                 return
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 time
                 limited
                 ,
                 to
                 ●●eir
                 Gov●rnour
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northumberland
                 ,
                 who
                 then
                 kept
                 them
                 by
                 a
                 small
                 all●●vanc
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Revenue
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 Mannor
                 of
                 St.
                 Iames.
                 D●
                 the
                 media●●●ns
                 o●
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 who
                 could
                 do
                 more
                 with
                 a
                 〈◊〉
                 ,
                 
                 than
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 the
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 favour
                 done
                 him
                 to
                 see
                 them
                 at
                 Maidenh●ad
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 dined
                 with
                 their
                 Father
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 went
                 with
                 him
                 to
                 Causam
                 ,
                 ●
                 house
                 of
                 my
                 Lord
                 Cravens
                 ,
                 where
                 for
                 two
                 days
                 they
                 were
                 dispensed
                 with
                 in
                 his
                 company
                 and
                 ●hen
                 remitted
                 to
                 their
                 former
                 tuition
                 and
                 cus●●dy
                 .
                 
                 He
                 was
                 visit●●
                 also
                 〈…〉
                 while
                 before
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Nephew
                 the
                 Prince
                 Elector
                 Palatine
                 (
                 eldest
                 Brother
                 to
                 the
                 Princes
                 Rupert
                 and
                 Maurice
                 )
                 who
                 had
                 all
                 along
                 continued
                 from
                 his
                 coming
                 ●ver
                 l●st
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Quarters
                 ,
                 allowed
                 by
                 them
                 a
                 stipend
                 of
                 8000
                 ●
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 ,
                 till
                 in
                 1649.
                 after
                 the
                 murther
                 of
                 his
                 Uncle
                 ,
                 they
                 dismist
                 him
                 into
                 Holland
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 digr●ss
                 a
                 little
                 to
                 the
                 review
                 of
                 the
                 Generals
                 Letter
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 p●oduct
                 of
                 Iretons
                 brain
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 Secretary
                 all
                 along
                 to
                 these
                 whidling
                 and
                 ●●●lacious
                 Paper-Kites
                 ;
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 ten
                 Salvo's
                 or
                 Restrictious
                 to
                 the
                 ●●●ttlement
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 :
                 yea
                 to
                 curry
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 setting
                 forth
                 a
                 necessity
                 of
                 〈…〉
                 his
                 just
                 rights
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 equity
                 of
                 their
                 declaring
                 for
                 them
                 ;
                 still
                 not
                 〈◊〉
                 the
                 performance
                 of
                 the
                 least
                 Syllable
                 they
                 wr●●●●r
                 uttered
                 in
                 his
                 behalf
                 .
                 They
                 desire
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 misunderstood
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 is
                 impossible
                 for
                 any
                 man
                 to
                 understand
                 them
                 aright
                 ,
                 their
                 Language
                 and
                 Actions
                 being
                 so
                 distanced
                 :
                 yet
                 so
                 plausible
                 and
                 swimmingly
                 they
                 carried
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Party
                 was
                 disobliged
                 save
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 upon
                 any
                 sl●nder
                 pretence●
                 ,
                 they
                 desired
                 and
                 had
                 offered
                 to
                 be
                 at
                 open
                 defiance
                 .
                 But
                 their
                 conclusion
                 of
                 this
                 Epistle
                 bewrayed
                 all
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 some
                 light
                 to
                 th●se
                 designes
                 in
                 the
                 dark
                 behind
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 they
                 so
                 voluntarily
                 offered
                 to
                 disband
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 take
                 it
                 for
                 an
                 honour
                 to
                 be
                 dismist
                 ,
                 (
                 tho●gh
                 with
                 a
                 Reserve
                 of
                 a
                 Settlement
                 )
                 when
                 as
                 a
                 more
                 honourable
                 service
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 most
                 Christian
                 work
                 ,
                 of
                 assisting
                 their
                 poor
                 Countrymen
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 was
                 with
                 so
                 much
                 indignation
                 and
                 mercilesness
                 upbraided
                 and
                 refused
                 by
                 them
                 .
                 But
                 of
                 this
                 enough
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Armies
                 now
                 thinking
                 the
                 King
                 securely
                 confident
                 ,
                 turned
                 their
                 designes
                 upon
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 which
                 seeing
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 separate
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 because
                 the
                 late
                 purge
                 of
                 the
                 11
                 Members
                 had
                 not
                 awed
                 them
                 sufficiently
                 ;
                 (
                 though
                 they
                 had
                 patiently
                 enough
                 put
                 it
                 up
                 ,
                 considering
                 their
                 insolence
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 on
                 his
                 demand
                 of
                 their
                 Five
                 Members
                 )
                 the
                 Country
                 being
                 lulled
                 also
                 by
                 their
                 pretences
                 ,
                 they
                 by
                 a
                 Remonstrance
                 demand
                 the
                 Militia
                 of
                 London
                 to
                 be
                 put
                 into
                 other
                 hands
                 :
                 which
                 insolent
                 bravado
                 in●●●gated
                 this
                 Petition
                 to
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 &c.
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 being
                 stiled
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   humble
                   Petition
                   of
                   the
                   Citizens
                   ,
                   Commanders
                   ,
                   Souldiers
                   ,
                   and
                   Officers
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Regiments
                   of
                   Trained-bands
                   ,
                   and
                   Auxiliaries
                   ,
                   Apprentices
                   ,
                   Sea-Commanders
                   ,
                   Sea-men
                   and
                   Water-men
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   City
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                     That
                     your
                     Petitioners
                     taking
                     into
                     serious
                     consideration
                     ,
                     that
                     their
                     Religion
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Honour
                     and
                     Safety
                     ,
                     the
                     Priviledges
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     and
                     Liberties
                     of
                     the
                     Subject
                     ,
                     are
                     at
                     present
                     greatly
                     endangered
                     ,
                     and
                     like
                     to
                     be
                     destroyed
                     ;
                     and
                     also
                     sadly
                     weighing
                     with
                     our selves
                     what
                     means
                     might
                     likely
                     prove
                     the
                     most
                     effectual
                     to
                     procure
                     a
                     firm
                     and
                     lasting
                     Peace
                     ,
                     without
                     a
                     further
                     effusion
                     of
                     Christian
                     English-blood
                     :
                     We
                     are
                     therefore
                     entred
                     into
                     a
                     solemn
                     Engagement
                     ,
                     which
                     is
                     hereunto
                     annexed
                     ;
                     and
                     do
                     humbly
                     desire
                     ,
                     that
                     this
                     whole
                     City
                     may
                     joyn
                     together
                     ,
                     by
                     all
                     Lawful
                     and
                     possible
                     means
                     ,
                     as
                     one
                     man
                     ,
                     in
                     hearty
                     endeavours
                     for
                     his
                     Majesties
                     present
                     coming
                     up
                     to
                     his
                     
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     with
                     Honour
                     ,
                     Safety
                     ,
                     and
                     Freedom
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     without
                     the
                     approach
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     ;
                     there
                     to
                     confirm
                     such
                     things
                     as
                     he
                     hath
                     granted
                     in
                     his
                     Message
                     of
                     the
                     
                     12th
                     of
                     May
                     last
                     
                       [
                       which
                       was
                       his
                       Answer
                       to
                       the
                       Pr●positions
                       from
                    
                     Holdenby
                     ,
                     
                       not
                       inserted
                       ,
                       because
                       insignificant
                       to
                       that
                       unreasonableness
                       of
                       the
                       Parliament
                       ,
                       being
                       loth
                       to
                       weary
                       the
                       Reader
                       with
                       the
                       Kings
                       unwearied
                       desir●s
                       after
                       Peace
                       to
                       no
                       purpose
                       ]
                    
                     in
                     Answer
                     to
                     those
                     Propositions
                     of
                     both
                     Kingdoms
                     :
                     And
                     that
                     by
                     a
                     personal
                     Treaty
                     with
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Commissioners
                     of
                     Scotland
                     ,
                     such
                     things
                     as
                     are
                     yet
                     in
                     difference
                     may
                     be
                     speedily
                     settled
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     firm
                     and
                     lasting
                     Peace
                     established
                     .
                     All
                     which
                     we
                     desire
                     ,
                     may
                     be
                     presented
                     to
                     both
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     from
                     this
                     Honourable
                     Assembly
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 Solemn
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 was
                 it
                 called
                 ,
                 run
                 thus
                 :
                 
                   Whereas
                   we
                   have
                   entred
                   into
                   a
                   Solemn
                   League
                   and
                   Covenant
                   for
                   Reformation
                   and
                   Defence
                   of
                   Religion
                   ,
                   the
                   Honour
                   and
                   Happiness
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   the
                   Priviledges
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 
                   All
                   which
                   we
                   do
                   evidently
                   perceive
                   not
                   onely
                   to
                   be
                   endangered
                   ▪
                   but
                   ready
                   to
                   be
                   destroyed
                   ;
                   we
                   do
                   therefore
                   ,
                   in
                   pursuance
                   of
                   our
                   said
                   Covenant
                   ,
                   Oath
                   of
                   Allegiance
                   ,
                   Oath
                   of
                   every
                   Free-man
                   ,
                   and
                   Protestations
                   ,
                   Solemnly
                   engage
                   our selves
                   ,
                   and
                   Vow
                   unto
                   Almighty
                   God
                   ,
                   that
                   we
                   will
                   to
                   the
                   utmost
                   of
                   our
                   power
                   ardently
                   endeavour
                   ,
                   that
                   his
                   Majesty
                   may
                   speedily
                   come
                   to
                   his
                   〈◊〉
                   Houses
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   end
                   here
                   specified
                   .
                   For
                   effecting
                   whereof
                   ,
                   we
                   do
                   protest
                   ,
                   and
                
                 re-oblige
                 
                   our selves
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   the
                   presence
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   the
                   searcher
                   of
                   all
                   hearts
                   with
                   our
                   Lives
                   and
                   Fortunes
                   ,
                   to
                   endeavour
                   what
                   in
                   us
                   lies
                   ,
                   to
                   preserve
                   and
                   defend
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Royal
                   person
                   and
                   Authority
                   ,
                   the
                   Priviledges
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                   and
                   the
                   Cities
                   of
                
                 London
                 and
                 Westminst●r
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   Lines
                   of
                   Communication
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   other
                   that
                   shall
                   adhere
                   to
                   us
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Engagement
                   .
                   Nor
                   shall
                   we
                   by
                   any
                   means
                   admit
                   suffer
                   ,
                   or
                   endure
                   any
                   kind
                   of
                   Neutrality
                   in
                   this
                   common
                   Cause
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   Kingd●m
                   ,
                   as
                   we
                   do
                   expect
                   the
                   blessing
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   whose
                   help
                   we
                   crave
                   ,
                   and
                   wholly
                   devolve
                   our selves
                   upon
                   ,
                   in
                   this
                   our
                   undertaking
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 honestest
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 genuine
                 aspect
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 fair
                 pretences
                 of
                 the
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 Presbyter●
                 ever
                 appeared
                 in
                 ;
                 here
                 being
                 some
                 realities
                 of
                 those
                 many
                 semblances
                 that
                 Party
                 had
                 made
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 shewed
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 sober
                 misled
                 number
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 for
                 the
                 major
                 part
                 too
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 onely
                 Church-dissenters
                 ,
                 hurt
                 onely
                 in
                 their
                 opinions
                 ,
                 not
                 festered
                 or
                 corrupted
                 in
                 their
                 affections
                 to
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Person
                 and
                 Government
                 .
                 For
                 they
                 prosecuted
                 this
                 Confederacy
                 so
                 vigorously
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 with
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 diligence
                 ,
                 openly
                 averring
                 the
                 justice
                 and
                 equity
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 offers
                 ,
                 listing
                 and
                 encouraging
                 all
                 men
                 to
                 a
                 present
                 undertaking
                 of
                 his
                 quarrel
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 more
                 particularly
                 by
                 and
                 by
                 )
                 that
                 the
                 Ind●pendents
                 perceiving
                 the
                 sudden
                 dangerous
                 consequence
                 thereof
                 ,
                 they
                 prevailed
                 upon
                 the
                 Houses
                 in
                 a
                 Vote
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 they
                 wire-drawed
                 by
                 arguments
                 of
                 the
                 indignity
                 and
                 affront
                 ,
                 and
                 breaches
                 of
                 Priviledge
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 by
                 such
                 illegal
                 and
                 Tumultuous
                 Combinations
                 )
                 and
                 got
                 it
                 digested
                 in
                 a
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 ●orbidding
                 all
                 subscriptions
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Engagement
                 .
                 See
                 it
                 here
                 transcribed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         Saturday
                         14
                         Iuly
                         1647.
                         
                      
                       
                         The
                         Lords
                         and
                         Commons
                         having
                         seen
                         a
                         printed
                         Paper
                         entituled
                         ,
                         
                         A
                         Petition
                         to
                         the
                         Right
                         Honourable
                         the
                         Lord
                         Mayor
                         ,
                         &c.
                         and
                         the
                         names
                         of
                         divers
                         Citizens
                         ,
                         &c.
                         together
                         with
                         a
                         dangerous
                         Engagement
                         of
                         the
                         same
                         persons
                         by
                         Oath
                         and
                         Vow
                         ,
                         concerning
                         the
                         Kings
                         present
                         coming
                         to
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         
                           upon
                           terms
                           far
                           different
                           from
                           those
                           which
                           both
                           Houses
                           ,
                           after
                           mature
                           deliberation
                           ,
                           have
                           declared
                           to
                           be
                           necessary
                           for
                           the
                           good
                           and
                           safety
                           of
                           the
                           Kingdom
                        
                         ;
                         casting
                         reflexions
                         upon
                         the
                         proceedings
                         both
                         of
                         the
                         Parliament
                         and
                         Army
                         and
                         ●●nding
                         to
                         embroil
                         the
                         Kingdom
                         in
                         a
                         new
                         War
                         :
                         And
                         the
                         Lords
                         and
                         Commons
                         taking
                         notice
                         of
                         great
                         endeavours
                         used
                         by
                         divers
                         ill-affected
                         persons
                         to
                         get
                         subscriptions
                         thereunto
                         ,
                         whereby
                         well-meaning
                         people
                         may
                         be
                         misled
                         ;
                         do
                         therefore
                         declare
                         ,
                         That
                         whosoever
                         after
                         publication
                         ,
                         or
                         notice
                         hereof
                         ,
                         shall
                         proceed
                         with
                         ,
                         or
                         promote
                         ,
                         or
                         set
                         his
                         name
                         to
                         ,
                         or
                         give
                         
                         consent
                         that
                         his
                         name
                         be
                         set
                         to
                         ,
                         or
                         any
                         way
                         joyn
                         in
                         the
                         said
                         Engagement
                         ,
                         shall
                         be
                         deemed
                         and
                         adjudged
                         guilty
                         of
                         high
                         Treason
                         ,
                         and
                         shall
                         forfeit
                         Life
                         and
                         Estate
                         ,
                         as
                         in
                         cases
                         of
                         high
                         Treason
                         accustomed
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Mark
                 how
                 eagerly
                 they
                 fall
                 upon
                 men
                 ,
                 the
                 very
                 same
                 persons
                 ,
                 credibly
                 ,
                 whom
                 at
                 first
                 they
                 had
                 put
                 upon
                 the
                 very
                 same
                 course
                 to
                 commence
                 our
                 Confusions
                 ▪
                 that
                 is
                 now
                 by
                 their
                 Authority
                 high
                 Treason
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 their
                 Lawless
                 perswasions
                 ,
                 then
                 ,
                 was
                 but
                 the
                 Liberty
                 of
                 the
                 Subject
                 ,
                 the
                 birth-right
                 of
                 English
                 Free-men
                 .
                 A
                 good
                 caution
                 for
                 the
                 Vulgar
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 such
                 Democraticks
                 also
                 ,
                 how
                 they
                 imbibe
                 ,
                 or
                 how
                 they
                 instil
                 such
                 dangerous
                 and
                 leud
                 suggestions
                 not
                 warranted
                 by
                 Law
                 ,
                 which
                 every
                 unhappy
                 emergency
                 or
                 displeasing
                 event
                 may
                 retort
                 upon
                 their
                 own
                 heads
                 ;
                 as
                 was
                 most
                 apparent
                 in
                 the
                 ensuing
                 Tumults
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 excellently
                 observes
                 as
                 a
                 just
                 judgement
                 of
                 God
                 upon
                 the
                 Authors
                 and
                 Actors
                 of
                 the
                 like
                 violences
                 and
                 insolences
                 against
                 himself
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 our
                 Troubles
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 were
                 not
                 so
                 scared
                 with
                 this
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 thought
                 they
                 would
                 be
                 ;
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 their
                 discontent
                 not
                 onely
                 not
                 ceasing
                 ,
                 but
                 being
                 more
                 exasperated
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 justification
                 of
                 the
                 injuries
                 they
                 were
                 resolved
                 to
                 redress
                 ;
                 they
                 continued
                 their
                 Subscriptions
                 ;
                 and
                 while
                 the
                 Army
                 was
                 yet
                 at
                 some
                 distance
                 ,
                 and
                 abundance
                 of
                 cashiered
                 Officers
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 party
                 in
                 Parliament
                 being
                 some
                 time
                 before
                 surprized
                 in
                 a
                 Vote
                 ,
                 whereby
                 all
                 Officers
                 and
                 Souldiers
                 not
                 of
                 General
                 
                 Fairfax's
                 Army
                 were
                 disbanded
                 from
                 their
                 Commands
                 )
                 and
                 old
                 Reformado●s
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                 Essex's
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 to
                 attempt
                 the
                 execution
                 of
                 what
                 they
                 had
                 so
                 publikely
                 declared
                 .
                 
                 A
                 great
                 and
                 fatal
                 over-sight
                 ,
                 in
                 lying
                 so
                 open
                 to
                 so
                 subtle
                 and
                 cunnig
                 an
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 needed
                 not
                 to
                 have
                 valued
                 ,
                 if
                 by
                 equal
                 and
                 considerate
                 progressions
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 silently
                 advanced
                 their
                 enterprize
                 ,
                 not
                 precipitated
                 it
                 with
                 noise
                 ,
                 and
                 presumptuous
                 ostentation
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 City
                 was
                 furnished
                 with
                 men
                 ,
                 both
                 Souldiers
                 and
                 Officers
                 ,
                 as
                 expert
                 ,
                 daring
                 ,
                 and
                 ready
                 for
                 such
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 Service
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 could
                 have
                 desired
                 .
                 In
                 some
                 ,
                 their
                 recent
                 animosities
                 for
                 those
                 cheats
                 put
                 upon
                 them
                 by
                 taking
                 away
                 their
                 Commissions
                 ,
                 in
                 recompence
                 of
                 their
                 good
                 service
                 :
                 In
                 others
                 ,
                 a
                 true
                 and
                 rectified
                 sense
                 of
                 what
                 they
                 had
                 done
                 amiss
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 :
                 In
                 others
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 most
                 indifferent
                 ,
                 the
                 very
                 Employment
                 it self
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 sure
                 to
                 be
                 gainful
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 certainty
                 of
                 Pay.
                 But
                 before
                 they
                 could
                 be
                 formed
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 designe
                 digested
                 into
                 that
                 formidable
                 appearance
                 which
                 the
                 other
                 Faction
                 jealously
                 dreaded
                 ,
                 the
                 Plot
                 was
                 spoiled
                 by
                 a
                 Tumul●uous
                 Rabble
                 ,
                 who
                 on
                 the
                 26
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 (
                 a
                 Petition
                 being
                 delivered
                 that
                 morning
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 for
                 the
                 settlement
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 of
                 the
                 4
                 of
                 May
                 by
                 that
                 Committee
                 of
                 Citizens
                 )
                 ran
                 down
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 forced
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 to
                 comply
                 with
                 their
                 Commands
                 ,
                 the
                 Lords
                 having
                 granted
                 that
                 Petition
                 before
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 on
                 the
                 26
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 made
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 whereby
                 the
                 Militia
                 of
                 London
                 was
                 changed
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 a
                 mixt
                 number
                 of
                 Presbyterians
                 and
                 Independents
                 ,
                 but
                 where
                 the
                 latter
                 were
                 most
                 prevalent
                 ;
                 reversing
                 thereby
                 their
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 vested
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 &c.
                 for
                 that
                 year
                 .
                 From
                 disgust
                 of
                 this
                 change
                 ,
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 this
                 Riot
                 was
                 taken
                 ;
                 first
                 therefore
                 ,
                 the
                 Speaker
                 thinking
                 to
                 leave
                 the
                 Chair
                 ,
                 and
                 depart
                 at
                 the
                 noise
                 of
                 their
                 coming
                 ,
                 ●a
                 man
                 of
                 a
                 covetous
                 mind
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 in
                 fear
                 of
                 being
                 questioned
                 for
                 several
                 sums
                 of
                 money
                 purloined
                 from
                 the
                 Publike
                 ,
                 and
                 wisely
                 foreseeing
                 the
                 Army
                 would
                 have
                 the
                 better
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 stuck
                 to
                 that
                 Party
                 (
                 though
                 he
                 had
                 also
                 held
                 intelligence
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 formerly
                 )
                 firmly
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 )
                 was
                 seized
                 on
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 forced
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 his
                 Chair
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 like
                 comp●lsion
                 of
                 th●
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Members
                 ,
                 to
                 Unvote
                 that
                 Ordinance
                 for
                 the
                 change
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 which
                 now
                 stood
                 entrusted
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 hands
                 before
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 that
                 Ordinance
                 had
                 never
                 been
                 .
                 Next
                 they
                 obtained
                 another
                 Vote
                 ,
                 whereby
                 that
                 Declaration
                 against
                 abetting
                 ,
                 carrying
                 on
                 ,
                 or
                 subscribing
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 under
                 penalty
                 of
                 high
                 Treason
                 ,
                 was
                 annihilated
                 .
                 Yet
                 not
                 content
                 with
                 this
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 had
                 not
                 done
                 any
                 great
                 mischief
                 ,
                 and
                 seemed
                 another
                 
                 matter
                 ,
                 no
                 way
                 relating
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 whose
                 interest
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 carryed
                 on
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 sp●cious
                 sh●●●s
                 ,
                 though
                 honested
                 otherwise
                 than
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 the
                 counterparts
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 deceits
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 practised
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 juggles
                 colluded
                 )
                 a
                 madder
                 crew
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 multitude
                 ,
                 just
                 as
                 the
                 House
                 was
                 risen
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 Speaker
                 had
                 adjourned
                 it
                 ,
                 did
                 constrain
                 them
                 back
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 both
                 Lords
                 and
                 Commons
                 to
                 Vote
                 this
                 Resolve
                 ;
                 
                   That
                   his
                   Majesty
                   shall
                   come
                   to
                
                 London
                 
                   forthwith
                   to
                   Treat
                
                 .
                 
                 To
                 the
                 sollicitation
                 and
                 forcing
                 whereof
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 more
                 than
                 suspected
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 multitude
                 was
                 instigated
                 by
                 the
                 Fanaticks
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 mixt
                 and
                 dispersed
                 themselves
                 among
                 them
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ;
                 it
                 being
                 clearly
                 besides
                 the
                 first
                 intention
                 of
                 that
                 Tumult
                 ;
                 which
                 nevertheless
                 yet
                 ceased
                 not
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 Sheriffs
                 with
                 what
                 force
                 they
                 could
                 get
                 together
                 (
                 the
                 Militia
                 then
                 unsetled
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 contradicting
                 Order
                 of
                 Parliament
                 )
                 pacified
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 the
                 Speaker
                 home
                 in
                 safety
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lords
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 more
                 ready
                 to
                 this
                 complyance
                 with
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 especially
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 its
                 custom
                 all
                 along
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 alteration
                 ,
                 to
                 name
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 approbation
                 ;
                 and
                 because
                 they
                 smelt
                 the
                 Armies
                 designe
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 (
                 whose
                 partakers
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 said
                 ,
                 that
                 otherwise
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 stopping
                 them
                 from
                 coming
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 hitherto
                 in
                 duty
                 forborn
                 ,
                 and
                 greatly
                 magnified
                 as
                 their
                 respectful
                 observance
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Commands
                 )
                 adjourned
                 from
                 the
                 26
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 30
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 the
                 Commons
                 to
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 the
                 27.
                 where
                 they
                 sate
                 quietly
                 ,
                 and
                 adjourned
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 time
                 with
                 the
                 Lords
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 being
                 Wednesday
                 ,
                 the
                 Monthly
                 Fast
                 ,
                 they
                 observed
                 it
                 at
                 their
                 usual
                 Churches
                 of
                 St.
                 Peters
                 Abb●y
                 ,
                 and
                 St.
                 
                   Margarets
                   Westminster
                
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 Friday
                 many
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 met
                 accordingly
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 appeared
                 140.
                 but
                 the
                 Speaker
                 was
                 missing
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 House
                 after
                 some
                 inquiry
                 was
                 informed
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 gone
                 to
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 fetcht
                 thither
                 it
                 seems
                 by
                 this
                 menace
                 from
                 
                   Cromwel
                   ,
                   That
                   if
                   he
                   did
                   not
                   comply
                   with
                   their
                   designes
                   ,
                   he
                   would
                   cause
                   the
                   Army
                   to
                   impeach
                   him
                   ,
                   for
                   cozening
                   the
                   State
                   of
                   many
                   vast
                   sums
                   of
                   money
                   .
                
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchester
                 ,
                 Speaker
                 likewise
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 ,
                 was
                 gone
                 the
                 same
                 way
                 :
                 Both
                 Houses
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 without
                 more
                 hesitation
                 ,
                 chuse
                 two
                 new
                 Speakers
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 the
                 Lord
                 Grey
                 of
                 Wark
                 for
                 the
                 Lords
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Henry
                   Pelham
                
                 for
                 the
                 Commons
                 ,
                 who
                 wanted
                 40
                 of
                 their
                 number
                 that
                 were
                 Army-driven
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 proceeded
                 to
                 Vote
                 ,
                 and
                 Act
                 as
                 a
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 thing
                 they
                 did
                 as
                 such
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 became
                 English-men
                 ,
                 was
                 to
                 Vote
                 the
                 re-admission
                 of
                 the
                 11
                 Members
                 who
                 had
                 subducted
                 themselves
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 they
                 revived
                 and
                 set
                 up
                 again
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 Safety
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 enabling
                 them
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 the
                 restored
                 Militia
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 giving
                 them
                 power
                 to
                 List
                 and
                 raise
                 Forces
                 ,
                 to
                 appoint
                 Commanders
                 and
                 Officers
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Issue
                 forth
                 Arms
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 defence
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 and
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 against
                 all
                 that
                 should
                 invade
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 would
                 clearly
                 have
                 done
                 the
                 business
                 ,
                 
                 had
                 not
                 their
                 openness
                 before
                 ,
                 layd
                 the
                 rubs
                 and
                 obstacles
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 which
                 so
                 much
                 time
                 of
                 preparation
                 against
                 it
                 had
                 contrived
                 .
                 For
                 while
                 the
                 City
                 was
                 in
                 a
                 great
                 division
                 by
                 the
                 sticklers
                 of
                 Independency
                 ,
                 yet
                 carrying
                 on
                 their
                 levies
                 ,
                 having
                 appointed
                 Major-General
                 Massey
                 and
                 Poyntz
                 to
                 Command
                 in
                 chief
                 the
                 Forces
                 so
                 to
                 be
                 raised
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 listed
                 at
                 Guild-hall
                 ;
                 several
                 multitudes
                 of
                 Fanaticks
                 broke
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 disturbed
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 to
                 so
                 great
                 an
                 affront
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 two
                 Major-Generals
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 draw
                 their
                 Swords
                 ,
                 and
                 wound
                 some
                 of
                 those
                 Tumultuaries
                 ,
                 before
                 they
                 could
                 be
                 quiet
                 ;
                 and
                 were
                 scarce
                 returned
                 to
                 their
                 seats
                 before
                 they
                 had
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 approach
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 scorn
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Commands
                 of
                 keeping
                 at
                 30
                 miles
                 distance
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 approached
                 to
                 10
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 appointed
                 a
                 Rendezvouz
                 on
                 
                 Hounsloe-heath
                 .
                 This
                 Alarm
                 begot
                 strange
                 and
                 different
                 passions
                 in
                 the
                 Citizens
                 :
                 the
                 wealthier
                 sort
                 began
                 to
                 flinch
                 from
                 those
                 resolutions
                 of
                 adhering
                 to
                 their
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 to
                 save
                 their
                 bags
                 ;
                 nothing
                 being
                 more
                 vogued
                 
                 among
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 than
                 that
                 the
                 City
                 would
                 be
                 plundered
                 ▪
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 given
                 out
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Milita●●●●en
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 of
                 meaner
                 fortunes
                 ,
                 seemed
                 to
                 take
                 courage
                 from
                 the
                 nearness
                 of
                 the
                 danger
                 ,
                 offering
                 to
                 meet
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 the
                 pusillanimity
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 had
                 not
                 hindred
                 ,
                 Massey
                 would
                 have
                 given
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 then
                 quartering
                 (
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 )
                 on
                 this
                 side
                 Braynford
                 ,
                 a
                 salute
                 or
                 Camisado
                 ,
                 by
                 that
                 means
                 to
                 make
                 Rupture
                 wide
                 ,
                 and
                 past
                 the
                 cure
                 of
                 a
                 reconciliation
                 .
              
               
                 Nevertheless
                 the
                 defensive
                 part
                 ,
                 from
                 their
                 own
                 concerns
                 ,
                 they
                 undertook
                 ,
                 guarding
                 the
                 Works
                 and
                 Fortifications
                 round
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 quartering
                 several
                 reserves
                 in
                 whole
                 Regiments
                 in
                 the
                 fields
                 ,
                 more
                 particularly
                 those
                 parts
                 nearest
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 dread
                 of
                 another
                 
                   Wat
                   Tyler
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Iack
                   Cade
                
                 with
                 his
                 Rebel-rout
                 ,
                 (
                 a
                 judgement
                 this
                 famous
                 City
                 hath
                 been
                 more
                 subject
                 to
                 than
                 any
                 City
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 which
                 have
                 often
                 suffered
                 by
                 their
                 own
                 intestine
                 divisions
                 )
                 but
                 were
                 in
                 fine
                 glad
                 to
                 seek
                 Peace
                 ,
                 (
                 betrayed
                 at
                 their
                 own
                 doors
                 by
                 one
                 Hardwick
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 of
                 the
                 Southwark
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 then
                 guarded
                 the
                 Works
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 opened
                 to
                 Colonel
                 Hewsin
                 ;
                 )
                 by
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 
                   Fouk
                   ,
                   Gibs
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Estwick
                 ,
                 (
                 acceptable
                 men
                 to
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 for
                 they
                 durst
                 not
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 a
                 dismission
                 
                   re
                   infecta
                
                 send
                 others
                 )
                 then
                 attending
                 the
                 General
                 at
                 Hounsloe
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 hears
                 this
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 avoid
                 the
                 Scandal
                 of
                 these
                 Uproars
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 in
                 prudence
                 did
                 see
                 primarily
                 concern
                 others
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 would
                 right
                 or
                 wrong
                 be
                 Loaded
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 emitted
                 this
                 Paper
                 to
                 clear
                 himself
                 from
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                         THere
                         having
                         been
                         many
                         Rumours
                         spread
                         ,
                         and
                         Informations
                         given
                         ,
                         which
                         may
                         have
                         induced
                         many
                         to
                         believe
                         ,
                         that
                         We
                         intend
                         to
                         make
                         War
                         against
                         Our
                         Parliament
                         ;
                         We
                         profess
                         before
                         God
                         ,
                         and
                         declare
                         to
                         all
                         the
                         World
                         ,
                         That
                         We
                         always
                         have
                         ,
                         and
                         do
                         abhor
                         all
                         such
                         designes
                         ;
                         and
                         desire
                         all
                         our
                         Nobility
                         and
                         Commoners
                         who
                         are
                         here
                         upon
                         the
                         place
                         ,
                         to
                         declare
                         whether
                         they
                         have
                         not
                         been
                         witnesses
                         of
                         as
                         frequent
                         and
                         earnest
                         Declarations
                         and
                         Professions
                         to
                         this
                         purpose
                         ,
                         whether
                         they
                         see
                         any
                         colour
                         of
                         pr●parations
                         and
                         Counsels
                         that
                         might
                         reasonably
                         beget
                         a
                         belief
                         of
                         any
                         such
                         designe
                         ,
                         and
                         whether
                         they
                         be
                         not
                         fully
                         perswaded
                         that
                         We
                         have
                         no
                         such
                         intention
                         ,
                         but
                         that
                         all
                         Our
                         endeavours
                         (
                         according
                         to
                         Our
                         many
                         Professions
                         )
                         tend
                         to
                         the
                         firm
                         and
                         constant
                         Settlement
                         of
                         the
                         true
                         Protestant
                         Religion
                         ,
                         the
                         just
                         Priviledges
                         of
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         the
                         Liberty
                         of
                         the
                         Subject
                         ,
                         the
                         Law
                         ,
                         Peace
                         ,
                         and
                         Prosperity
                         of
                         this
                         Kingdom
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 This
                 even
                 course
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 and
                 constancy
                 to
                 himself
                 so
                 well
                 known
                 to
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 made
                 them
                 speak
                 less
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 prejudice
                 in
                 the
                 altercation
                 about
                 the
                 priviledges
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 they
                 now
                 (
                 forsooth
                 )
                 were
                 the
                 main
                 assertors
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 got
                 nothing
                 ,
                 lost
                 as
                 little
                 by
                 this
                 brangle
                 between
                 both
                 Parties
                 ,
                 neither
                 of
                 them
                 having
                 whereon
                 to
                 fasten
                 any
                 cavil
                 on
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 this
                 matter
                 ,
                 who
                 without
                 medling
                 with
                 their
                 differences
                 ,
                 further
                 than
                 his
                 own
                 private
                 descants
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 awaited
                 the
                 Issue
                 of
                 Divine
                 Providence
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Army
                 therefore
                 ,
                 the
                 better
                 to
                 proceed
                 and
                 countenance
                 their
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 and
                 Parliament
                 being
                 made
                 a
                 meer
                 Cypher
                 ,
                 invite
                 and
                 engage
                 the
                 two
                 Speakers
                 and
                 Fugitive
                 Members
                 ,
                 to
                 sit
                 in
                 consultation
                 ,
                 and
                 pass
                 Votes
                 promiscuously
                 with
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 in
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 a
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 Signe
                 an
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 dated
                 the
                 4
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 to
                 live
                 and
                 dye
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 Army
                 ,
                 both
                 under
                 his
                 Command
                 ;
                 affirming
                 therein
                 ,
                 that
                 generally
                 throughout
                 ,
                 their
                 sense
                 agrees
                 with
                 the
                 Declaration
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 and
                 his
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 shewed
                 the
                 grounds
                 of
                 their
                 present
                 advance
                 towards
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 Declaration
                 the
                 Council
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 took
                 upon
                 them
                 also
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Supream
                 Judges
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 discriminating
                 whom
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 they
                 held
                 for
                 persons
                 in
                 whom
                 the
                 publike
                 trust
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 remained
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 whose
                 advice
                 they
                 meant
                 to
                 govern
                 themselves
                 in
                 managing
                 the
                 weighty
                 affairs
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 They
                 highly
                 resent
                 the
                 late
                 choice
                 of
                 a
                 new
                 Speaker
                 by
                 those
                 Gentlem●n
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 as
                 things
                 now
                 stand
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 free
                 nor
                 legal
                 Parliament
                 sitting
                 ,
                 such
                 being
                 through
                 the
                 violence
                 of
                 the
                 26
                 of
                 Iuly
                 suspended
                 .
                 That
                 the
                 Orders
                 and
                 Votes
                 ,
                 &c.
                 passed
                 the
                 29
                 of
                 Iuly
                 last
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 such
                 as
                 shall
                 pass
                 in
                 this
                 Assembly
                 of
                 Lords
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 are
                 void
                 and
                 null
                 ,
                 and
                 ought
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 submitted
                 unto
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Remonstrance
                 was
                 the
                 second
                 to
                 a
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Court
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 
                   upbraiding
                   them
                   with
                   the
                   late
                   Tumult
                   ,
                   as
                   Enemies
                   to
                   the
                   Peace
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   Treacherous
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   uitable
                   to
                   secure
                   that
                   ,
                   or
                   themselves
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   demanding
                   the
                   City
                   to
                   be
                   put
                   into
                   their
                   hands
                   ,
                   to
                   which
                   purpose
                   they
                   were
                   then
                   on
                   their
                   way
                   .
                
                 And
                 to
                 brave
                 the
                 City
                 to
                 a
                 surrender
                 ,
                 their
                 General
                 sends
                 out
                 Warrants
                 to
                 raise
                 the
                 Trained-Bands
                 of
                 the
                 near
                 Counties
                 to
                 march
                 with
                 him
                 against
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 
                 although
                 such
                 Bands
                 were
                 not
                 under
                 pay
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 not
                 under
                 any
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 by
                 any
                 Order
                 or
                 Ordinance
                 .
                 
                   But
                   armed
                   violence
                   was
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   stopt
                   with
                   Lawyers
                   niceties
                   .
                   A
                   Bumkin
                   in
                   a
                   Leather-doublet
                   ,
                   must
                   be
                   a
                   Red-coat
                   ;
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   rule
                   ,
                   that
                   Foxes
                   have
                   Horns
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 brought
                 the
                 City
                 to
                 the
                 expected
                 submission
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 obtained
                 (
                 and
                 thank
                 you
                 too
                 )
                 these
                 most
                 dishonourable
                 Conditions
                 :
                 
                   That
                   they
                   should
                   yield
                   to
                   desert
                   the
                   Impeached
                   Members
                   ,
                   call
                   in
                   their
                   Declaration
                   newly
                   published
                   ,
                   relinquish
                   their
                   Militia
                   ,
                   deliver
                   up
                   all
                   their
                   Forts
                   and
                   Line
                   of
                   Communication
                   to
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   the
                   Tower
                   of
                
                 London
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 so
                 clamorously
                 and
                 impudently
                 extorted
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 disposal
                 )
                 
                   and
                   all
                   the
                   Magazines
                   and
                   Arms
                   therein
                   ;
                   disband
                   all
                   their
                   Forces
                   ,
                   and
                   turn
                   all
                   the
                   Reformadoes
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Line
                   ;
                   withdraw
                   ail
                   their
                   guards
                   from
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   receive
                   such
                   guards
                   of
                   Horse
                   and
                   Foot
                   within
                   the
                   Line
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   Army
                   should
                   appoint
                   to
                   guard
                   them
                   ;
                   demolish
                   their
                   Works
                   ,
                   and
                   suffer
                   the
                   whole
                   Army
                   to
                   ma●ch
                   through
                   their
                   City
                   :
                
                 all
                 which
                 were
                 suddenly
                 and
                 dishonourably
                 yielded
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 insolently
                 executed
                 ;
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 marching
                 in
                 Triumph
                 ,
                 with
                 Bays
                 in
                 their
                 Hats
                 ,
                 through
                 all
                 the
                 principal
                 streets
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 boasting
                 of
                 their
                 civil
                 march
                 as
                 a
                 great
                 courtesy
                 ,
                 when
                 there
                 was
                 men
                 enough
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 offered
                 to
                 Plunder
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 ●aten
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 envious
                 disdainful
                 Triumph
                 being
                 over
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 next
                 work
                 was
                 to
                 reseat
                 the
                 Fugitive
                 Members
                 ,
                 whom
                 the
                 General
                 himself
                 brought
                 to
                 both
                 Houses
                 with
                 a
                 strong
                 party
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 two
                 Palaces
                 filled
                 with
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 and
                 double
                 Files
                 clean
                 through
                 
                 Westminster-hall
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 stairs
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Common
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 through
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Requests
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 House
                 ;
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 looking
                 scornfully
                 upon
                 many
                 of
                 these
                 Members
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 instructed
                 to
                 know
                 them
                 )
                 that
                 had
                 sate
                 in
                 the
                 absence
                 of
                 the
                 Speakers
                 )
                 and
                 seated
                 the
                 Speakers
                 respectively
                 in
                 their
                 Chairs
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 return
                 ,
                 placed
                 in
                 a
                 Chair
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 gave
                 him
                 special
                 thanks
                 for
                 his
                 service
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 likewise
                 appointed
                 ,
                 to
                 signalize
                 his
                 desert
                 ,
                 a
                 solemn
                 day
                 of
                 Thanksgiving
                 for
                 the
                 re-settlement
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 their
                 usual
                 prophane
                 and
                 impious
                 practice
                 of
                 mocking
                 God
                 :
                 to
                 which
                 they
                 now
                 added
                 the
                 abuse
                 of
                 the
                 Creature
                 ,
                 at
                 a
                 Dinner
                 provided
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 chief
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 by
                 the
                 City
                 ;
                 
                 at
                 whose
                 costs
                 they
                 s●r●eited
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Poor
                 thereof
                 starved
                 through
                 want
                 of
                 Trade
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 decayed
                 sensibly
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 time
                 ;
                 no
                 Bullion
                 likewise
                 being
                 afterwards
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Mint
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 was
                 now
                 likewise
                 constituted
                 Generalissimo
                 (
                 so
                 sudden
                 their
                 favour
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 great
                 their
                 confidence
                 )
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Forces
                 and
                 Forts
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 to
                 dispose
                 of
                 them
                 at
                 his
                 pleasure
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 Constable
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 The
                 Common
                 Souldiers
                 were
                 likewise
                 ordered
                 a
                 Months
                 gratuity
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 General
                 remitted
                 to
                 his
                 own
                 discretion
                 ,
                 for
                 what
                 Guards
                 he
                 should
                 please
                 
                 to
                 set
                 upon
                 both
                 Houses
                 ;
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 servile
                 fear
                 were
                 those
                 Members
                 that
                 sate
                 in
                 the
                 absence
                 of
                 the
                 Speakers
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 durst
                 not
                 dissent
                 from
                 any
                 thing
                 propounded
                 by
                 the
                 contrary
                 Faction
                 .
                 The
                 effect
                 of
                 this
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Independents
                 displaced
                 immediately
                 all
                 Governours
                 ,
                 though
                 placed
                 by
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 in
                 men
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 party
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 so
                 currantly
                 do
                 before
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 the
                 Militia's
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   Westminster
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Southwark
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 was
                 their
                 sole
                 danger
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 all
                 united
                 before
                 ,
                 were
                 now
                 divided
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 them
                 the
                 weaker
                 ;
                 the
                 Lines
                 of
                 Communication
                 dismantled
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 City
                 mightly
                 open
                 to
                 any
                 sudden
                 invasion
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 they
                 might
                 have
                 a
                 perpetual
                 and
                 easie
                 awe
                 upon
                 their
                 Counsels
                 and
                 actions
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Eleven
                 Impeached
                 Members
                 ,
                 before
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 superseded
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 newly
                 re-admitted
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Army
                 not
                 being
                 able
                 to
                 produce
                 their
                 Charge
                 ,
                 upon
                 pretence
                 of
                 more
                 weighty
                 affairs
                 )
                 now
                 altogether
                 withdrew
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 Passes
                 ,
                 (
                 though
                 some
                 staid
                 in
                 London
                 )
                 some
                 for
                 beyond
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 for
                 their
                 homes
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 whither
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 (
                 Mr.
                 Nichols
                 )
                 was
                 seized
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 basely
                 abused
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 :
                 another
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Philip
                   Stapleton
                
                 ,
                 one
                 who
                 had
                 done
                 them
                 very
                 good
                 service
                 ,
                 passed
                 over
                 to
                 Calice
                 ,
                 where
                 falling
                 sick
                 ,
                 as
                 suspected
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Plauge
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 turned
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 perished
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 near
                 to
                 Graveling
                 ;
                 whose
                 end
                 was
                 inhumanely
                 commented
                 on
                 by
                 our
                 Mamaluke
                 like
                 Saints
                 ,
                 who
                 inscribed
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Divine
                 Vengeance
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Having
                 thus
                 Levelled
                 all
                 things
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 they
                 proceed
                 to
                 an
                 abrogation
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 Votes
                 ,
                 Orders
                 ,
                 and
                 Ordinances
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 passed
                 in
                 the
                 absence
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Speakers
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 first
                 carried
                 in
                 the
                 Lords
                 House
                 without
                 any
                 trouble
                 ;
                 the
                 Peers
                 that
                 sate
                 there
                 that
                 time
                 absenting
                 themselves
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 not
                 more
                 than
                 seven
                 Lords
                 to
                 make
                 up
                 their
                 House
                 .
                 By
                 these
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Commons
                 for
                 their
                 concurrence
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 all
                 Acts
                 ,
                 Orders
                 and
                 Ordinances
                 passed
                 from
                 the
                 26
                 of
                 Iuly
                 to
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 August
                 following
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Members
                 did
                 return
                 ,
                 Void
                 and
                 Null
                 ,
                 
                   ab
                   initio
                
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 five
                 or
                 six
                 days
                 severally
                 and
                 fully
                 debated
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 often
                 put
                 to
                 the
                 question
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 in
                 the
                 Negative
                 ;
                 yet
                 the
                 Lords
                 still
                 renewed
                 the
                 same
                 Message
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 being
                 prompted
                 and
                 instigated
                 by
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 rejecting
                 their
                 Votes
                 ,
                 nor
                 would
                 acquiesce
                 ,
                 but
                 put
                 them
                 to
                 Vote
                 again
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 priviledge
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ;
                 nor
                 could
                 it
                 pass
                 ,
                 for
                 all
                 the
                 threats
                 of
                 the
                 Sollicitour-General
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohn
                
                 ,
                 one
                 mancipated
                 to
                 the
                 Faction
                 ▪
                 
                 nor
                 the
                 fury
                 of
                 Hazelrigg
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 used
                 these
                 words
                 —
                 
                   Some
                   Heads
                   must
                   fly
                   off
                   ,
                   and
                   he
                   feared
                   the
                   Parliament
                   of
                
                 England
                 
                   would
                   not
                   save
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   of
                
                 England
                 ,
                 
                   but
                   that
                   they
                   must
                   look
                   another
                   way
                   for
                   safety
                   .
                
                 To
                 which
                 sence
                 spoke
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                
                 junior
                 ,
                 
                   Thomas
                   Scot
                   ,
                   Cornelius
                   Holland
                   ,
                   Prideaux
                   ,
                   Gourdon
                   ,
                
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Evelin
                
                 junior
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Henry
                   Mildway
                
                 ,
                 (
                 all
                 Regicides
                 ,
                 and
                 Contrivers
                 of
                 it
                 )
                 until
                 the
                 Speaker
                 perceiving
                 some
                 plain
                 apparent
                 enforcements
                 must
                 be
                 used
                 ,
                 pulled
                 a
                 Letter
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 pocket
                 from
                 the
                 General
                 and
                 General
                 Council
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 that
                 was
                 now
                 their
                 stile●
                 )
                 pretending
                 he
                 then
                 received
                 it
                 ;
                 which
                 soon
                 terrified
                 the
                 Members
                 ,
                 (
                 either
                 by
                 withdrawing
                 themselves
                 ,
                 or
                 sitting
                 mute
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 Planet-struck
                 )
                 into
                 a
                 compliance
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 next
                 morning
                 ,
                 August
                 the
                 20.
                 in
                 a
                 thin
                 House
                 ,
                 the
                 Ordinance
                 passed
                 ;
                 the
                 procuring
                 thereof
                 being
                 palpably
                 and
                 notoriously
                 forced
                 and
                 Arbitrary
                 .
                 This
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Speaker
                 ,
                 was
                 received
                 by
                 him
                 over-night
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 conceived
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 directions
                 to
                 conceal
                 it
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Question
                 had
                 passed
                 in
                 the
                 Affirmative
                 :
                 But
                 that
                 not
                 fadging
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 was
                 produced
                 in
                 the
                 nick
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 with
                 a
                 Remonstrance
                 full
                 of
                 villanous
                 language
                 against
                 those
                 that
                 continued
                 sitting
                 while
                 the
                 two
                 Speakers
                 were
                 with
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 calling
                 them
                 
                   pretended
                   Members
                
                 ,
                 and
                 taxing
                 them
                 in
                 General
                 with
                 Treason
                 ,
                 Treachery
                 ,
                 and
                 Breach
                 of
                 Trust
                 ;
                 declaring
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   if
                   they
                   shall
                   presume
                   to
                   come
                   there
                   ,
                   before
                   they
                   have
                   cleared
                   themselves
                   that
                   they
                   did
                   not
                   give
                   their
                   assents
                   to
                   such
                   and
                   such
                   Votes
                   ,
                   they
                   should
                   sit
                   at
                   their
                   Peril
                   ,
                   and
                   he
                   would
                   take
                   them
                   as
                   Prisoners
                   of
                   War
                   ,
                   and
                   try
                   them
                   at
                   a
                   Council
                   of
                   War.
                   
                
              
               
                 Having
                 thus
                 invalidated
                 or
                 annihilated
                 those
                 Laws
                 ,
                 the
                 Law-makers
                 could
                 
                 not
                 think
                 to
                 escape
                 untouched
                 :
                 
                 
                   Iudgement
                   began
                   with
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Lords
                   ,
                
                 whose
                 degenerate
                 remnant
                 ,
                 upon
                 an
                 Impeachment
                 (
                 carried
                 up
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Evelin
                
                 the
                 younger
                 )
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 in
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 levying
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 committed
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 
                   Suffolk
                   ,
                   Lincoln
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 the
                 Lords
                 
                   Berkley
                   ,
                   Willoughby
                
                 of
                 
                   Parham
                   ,
                   Hunsdon
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Maynard
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Black
                 Rod.
                 Then
                 divers
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 were
                 suspended
                 ,
                 as
                 Mr.
                 Boynton
                 ;
                 others
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 as
                 Recorder
                 Glyn
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Maynard
                
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 wrath
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ●ell
                 principally
                 on
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 the
                 chief
                 of
                 whom
                 were
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 Lod
                 Mayor
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gayre
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 Adams
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 Langham
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 Bunch
                 ,
                 and
                 Sheriff
                 Culham
                 ,
                 with
                 others
                 ;
                 these
                 without
                 any
                 more
                 ado
                 than
                 an
                 Impeachment
                 preferred
                 against
                 them
                 by
                 
                   Miles
                   Corbet
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Regicides
                 ,
                 and
                 Chair-man
                 to
                 the
                 Close-Committee
                 of
                 Examinations
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 ,
                 were
                 (
                 never
                 being
                 called
                 to
                 any
                 Bar
                 )
                 sent
                 Prisoners
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 lay
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 could
                 never
                 obtain
                 a
                 Trial
                 ;
                 but
                 at
                 last
                 sued
                 out
                 a
                 precious
                 and
                 precarious
                 liberty
                 :
                 
                 so
                 that
                 by
                 this
                 means
                 the
                 Spirit
                 of
                 Presbytery
                 was
                 quite
                 daunted
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Independent
                 Faction
                 absolutely
                 ruled
                 the
                 roast
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 paramount
                 :
                 Poyntz
                 and
                 Massey
                 fled
                 over
                 to
                 Holland
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 escaped
                 .
              
               
                 Having
                 concluded
                 this
                 Contrast
                 or
                 Feud
                 betwixt
                 them
                 ,
                 we
                 will
                 see
                 with
                 what
                 aspect
                 they
                 regard
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 upon
                 whom
                 ,
                 having
                 worried
                 one
                 another
                 in
                 this
                 despiteful
                 manner
                 ,
                 they
                 fly
                 as
                 freely
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 there
                 had
                 been
                 no
                 such
                 quarrel
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 after
                 several
                 removes
                 by
                 direction
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 Officers
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 brought
                 to
                 
                 Hampton-Court
                 ,
                 whither
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 7
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 the
                 Houses
                 having
                 hammered
                 out
                 the
                 same
                 substance
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 Propositions
                 ,
                 into
                 a
                 new
                 but
                 stranger
                 shape
                 ,
                 sent
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 were
                 joyned
                 some
                 Scots
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 quality
                 from
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 The
                 names
                 of
                 both
                 were
                 as
                 followeth
                 ;
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 and
                 Lauderdale
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Holland
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Erskin
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cook
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Harrington
                
                 .
                 Major-General
                 Brown
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Hugh
                   Kenedy
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Berkley
                
                 .
                 The
                 preface
                 to
                 which
                 Propositions
                 (
                 omitting
                 themselves
                 ,
                 as
                 recited
                 before
                 )
                 was
                 this
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     May
                     it
                     please
                     your
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     
                     We
                     the
                     Lords
                     and
                     Commons
                     Assembled
                     in
                     the
                     Parliament
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     name
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     behalf
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdoms
                     of
                     England
                     and
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Commissioners
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     of
                     
                       Scotland
                       ,
                       &c.
                    
                     
                     Do
                     humbly
                     present
                     unto
                     your
                     Majesty
                     the
                     humble
                     Desires
                     and
                     Propositions
                     for
                     a
                     safe
                     and
                     well-grounded
                     Peace
                     ,
                     agreed
                     upon
                     by
                     the
                     Parliaments
                     of
                     both
                     Kingdoms
                     respectively
                     ;
                     unto
                     which
                     we
                     pray
                     your
                     Majesties
                     Assent
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     they
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     such
                     Bills
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     tendred
                     to
                     your
                     Majesty
                     in
                     pursuance
                     of
                     them
                     ,
                     or
                     of
                     any
                     of
                     them
                     ,
                     may
                     be
                     Established
                     and
                     Enacted
                     for
                     Statutes
                     ,
                     and
                     Acts
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     by
                     your
                     Majesties
                     Royal
                     Assent
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Parliaments
                     of
                     both
                     Kingdoms
                     respectively
                     .
                     —
                     
                       And
                       never
                       a
                       good
                       word
                       after
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 To
                 these
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 being
                 accustomed
                 to
                 the
                 unreasonableness
                 of
                 the
                 men
                 ,
                 in
                 two
                 days
                 returns
                 this
                 Answer
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     For
                     the
                     SPEAKER
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Lords
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       C.
                       R.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     HIs
                     Majesty
                     cannot
                     chuse
                     but
                     be
                     passionately
                     sensible
                     (
                     as
                     he
                     believes
                     all
                     his
                     good
                     Subjects
                     are
                     )
                     of
                     the
                     late
                     great
                     distractions
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     still
                     languishing
                     ,
                     and
                     unsetled
                     state
                     of
                     this
                     Kingdom
                     :
                     And
                     he
                     calls
                     God
                     to
                     witness
                     ,
                     and
                     is
                     willing
                     to
                     give
                     Testimony
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     World
                     ,
                     of
                     his
                     readiness
                     to
                     contribute
                     his
                     utmost
                     endeavours
                     ,
                     for
                     restoring
                     it
                     to
                     a
                     happy
                     and
                     flourishing
                     condition
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     Majesty
                     having
                     perused
                     the
                     Propositions
                     now
                     brought
                     to
                     him
                     ,
                     
                     finds
                     them
                     the
                     same
                     in
                     effect
                     which
                     were
                     offered
                     to
                     him
                     at
                     Newcastle
                     :
                     
                     To
                     some
                     of
                     which
                     ,
                     as
                     he
                     could
                     not
                     then
                     consent
                     ,
                     without
                     violation
                     of
                     his
                     
                       Honour
                       and
                       Conscience
                    
                     ,
                     so
                     neither
                     can
                     he
                     agree
                     to
                     others
                     now
                     concerning
                     them
                     ,
                     in
                     many
                     respects
                     more
                     disagreeable
                     to
                     the
                     present
                     condition
                     of
                     his
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     than
                     when
                     they
                     were
                     formerly
                     presented
                     to
                     him
                     ,
                     
                       as
                       being
                       destructive
                       to
                       the
                       main
                       principal
                       interests
                       of
                       the
                       Army
                       ,
                       and
                       of
                       all
                       those
                       whose
                       affections
                       concur
                       with
                       them
                       .
                    
                     And
                     his
                     Majesty
                     having
                     seen
                     the
                     Proposals
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     Commi●sioners
                     from
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     residing
                     with
                     them
                     ,
                     therewith
                     then
                     to
                     be
                     Treated
                     on
                     ,
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     the
                     clearing
                     and
                     securing
                     the
                     Rights
                     and
                     Liberties
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     settling
                     of
                     a
                     just
                     and
                     lasting
                     Peace
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     Proposals
                     ,
                     as
                     he
                     conceives
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     are
                     not
                     strangers
                     ,
                     so
                     he
                     believes
                     they
                     will
                     think
                     with
                     him
                     ,
                     that
                     they
                     much
                     more
                     conduce
                     to
                     the
                     satisfaction
                     of
                     all
                     interests
                     ;
                     and
                     may
                     be
                     a
                     fitter
                     Foundation
                     for
                     a
                     lasting
                     Peace
                     ,
                     than
                     the
                     Propositions
                     which
                     at
                     this
                     time
                     are
                     tendered
                     unto
                     him
                     :
                     He
                     therefore
                     Propounds
                     (
                     as
                     the
                     best
                     way
                     in
                     his
                     judgement
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     Peace
                     ,
                     )
                     that
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     would
                     instantly
                     take
                     into
                     consideration
                     those
                     Proposals
                     ,
                     upon
                     which
                     there
                     may
                     be
                     a
                     personal
                     Treaty
                     with
                     his
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     and
                     upon
                     such
                     other
                     Propositions
                     as
                     his
                     Majesty
                     shall
                     make
                     ;
                     hoping
                     that
                     the
                     said
                     Proposals
                     may
                     be
                     so
                     moderated
                     in
                     the
                     said
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     render
                     them
                     the
                     more
                     capable
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     fu●l
                     Concession
                     ;
                     wherein
                     he
                     resolves
                     to
                     give
                     full
                     satisfaction
                     unto
                     his
                     People
                     ,
                     for
                     whatsoever
                     shall
                     concern
                     the
                     settling
                     of
                     the
                     Protestant
                     Profession
                     ,
                     with
                     Liberty
                     to
                     tender
                     Consciences
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     securing
                     of
                     the
                     Laws
                     ,
                     Liberties
                     ,
                     and
                     Properties
                     of
                     all
                     his
                     Subjects
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     just
                     Priviledges
                     of
                     Parliament
                     for
                     the
                     future
                     .
                     And
                     likewise
                     by
                     his
                     present
                     Deportment
                     in
                     this
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     He
                     will
                     make
                     the
                     world
                     clearly
                     judge
                     of
                     his
                     intentions
                     in
                     matter
                     of
                     future
                     Government
                     .
                     In
                     which
                     Treaty
                     his
                     Majesty
                     will
                     be
                     well
                     pleased
                     ,
                     if
                     it
                     be
                     thought
                     ●it
                     ,
                     that
                     Commissioners
                     from
                     the
                     Army
                     (
                     whose
                     the
                     Proposals
                     are
                     )
                     may
                     likewise
                     be
                     admitted
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     Majesty
                     therefore
                     conjures
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     Duty
                     they
                     owe
                     to
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     Majesty
                     their
                     King
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     the
                     Bowels
                     of
                     compassion
                     they
                     have
                     to
                     their
                     fellow-Subjects
                     ,
                     both
                     for
                     the
                     relief
                     of
                     their
                     present
                     sufferings
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     prevent
                     future
                     miseries
                     ;
                     That
                     they
                     will
                     forthwith
                     accept
                     of
                     this
                     his
                     Majesties
                     offer
                     ,
                     that
                     hereby
                     the
                     joyful
                     news
                     of
                     Peace
                     may
                     be
                     restered
                     to
                     this
                     distressed
                     Kingdom
                     .
                     And
                     for
                     what
                     concerns
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     Scotland
                     mentioned
                     in
                     the
                     Propositions
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     will
                     very
                     willingly
                     Treat
                     upon
                     those
                     particulars
                     with
                     the
                     Scotch
                     Commissioners
                     ,
                     and
                     doubts
                     not
                     but
                     to
                     give
                     reasonable
                     satisfaction
                     to
                     that
                     his
                     Kingdom
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Kings
                 h●rping
                 upon
                 those
                 Proposals
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 (
                 acknowledging
                 a
                 greater
                 equity
                 ,
                 and
                 just
                 mensuration
                 ,
                 and
                 comprehensiveness
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 did
                 much
                 more
                 conduce
                 to
                 the
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 all
                 interests
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 a
                 fitter
                 foundation
                 for
                 a
                 lasting
                 Peace
                 than
                 the
                 Propositions
                 )
                 seemed
                 very
                 pleasing
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 complemented
                 the
                 King
                 with
                 the
                 Armies
                 glad
                 sense
                 of
                 his
                 preferring
                 their
                 ways
                 and
                 method
                 to
                 Peace
                 before
                 the
                 Parliament's
                 ,
                 which
                 would
                 no
                 doubt
                 credit
                 them
                 likewise
                 to
                 the
                 People
                 ;
                 not
                 sticking
                 to
                 upbraid
                 the
                 Members
                 with
                 their
                 disloyal
                 and
                 peevish
                 carriage
                 toward
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 secretly
                 He
                 enraged
                 the
                 Vulgar
                 against
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 Traytor
                 yet
                 knew
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 did
                 
                 but
                 shew
                 them
                 Art
                 for
                 Art
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 impossible
                 to
                 produce
                 any
                 thing
                 out
                 of
                 that
                 Chaos
                 of
                 their
                 Proposals
                 ,
                 without
                 a
                 Divine
                 Fiat
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 made
                 to
                 serve
                 onely
                 as
                 a
                 temporary
                 shift
                 ,
                 a
                 bone
                 of
                 contention
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 beyond
                 the
                 purpose
                 of
                 the
                 Contrivers
                 be
                 durable
                 :
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 requisite
                 therefore
                 to
                 take
                 a
                 short
                 view
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 posterity
                 may
                 see
                 what
                 curious
                 Legislators
                 these
                 Souldiers
                 were
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 well
                 capacitated
                 for
                 Government
                 .
                 —
                 
                   Bless
                   us
                   from
                   the
                   Goblin
                   ,
                   this
                
                 idaea
                 of
                 STRATOCRACY
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           The
                           first
                           principle
                           is
                        
                         the
                         dissolution
                         of
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         
                         
                           [
                           a
                           preposterous
                           beginning
                           ,
                           where
                           Nature
                           ends
                           ;
                           but
                           yet
                           not
                           intended
                           by
                           them
                           till
                           they
                           had
                           served
                           their
                           own
                           ends
                           ,
                           lust
                           ,
                           and
                           ambition
                           ,
                           from
                           whence
                           these
                           structures
                           .
                           ]
                           1.
                           
                        
                         That
                         there
                         be
                         Biennial
                         Parliaments
                         ,
                         and
                         at
                         more
                         certainty
                         than
                         these
                         .
                         2.
                         
                         Each
                         Biennial
                         Parliament
                         to
                         sit
                         120
                         days
                         certain
                         ,
                         afterwards
                         adjournable
                         or
                         dissolvable
                         by
                         the
                         King.
                         3.
                         
                         This
                         Biennial
                         Parliament
                         to
                         appoint
                         Committees
                         to
                         continue
                         during
                         the
                         interval
                         ,
                         for
                         such
                         purposes
                         afore
                         mentioned
                         in
                         the
                         Proposals
                         .
                         4.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         King
                         ,
                         upon
                         the
                         advice
                         of
                         the
                         Council
                         of
                         State
                         ,
                         in
                         the
                         Intervals
                         call
                         a
                         Parliament
                         extraordinary
                         ,
                         with
                         limitation
                         of
                         meeting
                         and
                         dissolving
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         course
                         of
                         the
                         Biennial
                         one
                         may
                         never
                         be
                         interrupted
                         .
                         5.
                         
                         That
                         a
                         better
                         rule
                         of
                         proportion
                         may
                         be
                         observed
                         in
                         Electing
                         ,
                         all
                         Coun●ies
                         to
                         have
                         a
                         number
                         of
                         Parliament-Members
                         competent
                         to
                         their
                         charges
                         as
                         they
                         are
                         rated
                         to
                         the
                         publike
                         ;
                         that
                         no
                         poor
                         Boroughs
                         have
                         any
                         more
                         Elections
                         ;
                         and
                         that
                         an
                         addition
                         of
                         Members
                         may
                         be
                         allowed
                         great
                         Counties
                         ,
                         that
                         have
                         now
                         less
                         than
                         their
                         due
                         proportion
                         ;
                         and
                         that
                         effectual
                         provision
                         be
                         made
                         for
                         the
                         freedom
                         of
                         such
                         Elections
                         .
                         6.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         Parliament
                         onely
                         have
                         Power
                         to
                         direct
                         further
                         ,
                         as
                         to
                         Parliaments
                         :
                         and
                         for
                         those
                         two
                         ends
                         expressed
                         before
                         ,
                         their
                         Orders
                         there
                         to
                         pass
                         for
                         Laws
                         .
                         7.
                         
                         That
                         there
                         be
                         a
                         Liberty
                         for
                         Entring
                         Dissents
                         in
                         the
                         House
                         of
                         Commons
                         ;
                         and
                         no
                         man
                         further
                         censurable
                         for
                         what
                         he
                         shall
                         say
                         in
                         the
                         House
                         ,
                         exclusion
                         by
                         ,
                         &c.
                         from
                         that
                         Trust
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         by
                         the
                         House
                         it self
                         .
                         8.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         Iudicial
                         Power
                         in
                         the
                         Lords
                         and
                         Commons
                         without
                         further
                         Appeal
                         may
                         be
                         cleared
                         .
                         The
                         King
                         not
                         to
                         be
                         capable
                         to
                         forgive
                         persons
                         adjudged
                         by
                         them
                         ,
                         without
                         their
                         consent
                         .
                         9.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         Peers
                         have
                         no
                         Iurisdiction
                         against
                         the
                         Commons
                         ,
                         without
                         the
                         concurring
                         Iudgment
                         of
                         the
                         House
                         of
                         Commons
                         ,
                         as
                         also
                         may
                         be
                         vindicated
                         from
                         any
                         other
                         Iudgement
                         ,
                         &c.
                         than
                         that
                         of
                         their
                         equals
                         .
                         10.
                         
                         That
                         Grand
                         Iury-men
                         be
                         chosen
                         by
                         several
                         parts
                         or
                         divisions
                         of
                         each
                         County
                         respectively
                         ,
                         not
                         left
                         to
                         the
                         discretion
                         of
                         any
                         Vnder-Sheriff
                         ;
                         which
                         Grand
                         Iury-men
                         at
                         each
                         Assize
                         ,
                         shall
                         present
                         the
                         names
                         of
                         persons
                         to
                         be
                         made
                         Iustices
                         of
                         the
                         Peace
                         ,
                         and
                         at
                         the
                         Summer-Assizes
                         the
                         names
                         of
                         three
                         ,
                         out
                         of
                         which
                         the
                         King
                         may
                         prick
                         one
                         for
                         Sheriff
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Secondly
                           ,
                           [
                           being
                           another
                           principle
                           ,
                           ]
                        
                         For
                         the
                         future
                         security
                         to
                         Parliaments
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Militia
                         in
                         general
                         ,
                         in
                         order
                         thereunto
                         ,
                         That
                         it
                         be
                         provided
                         by
                         Act
                         of
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         1.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         power
                         of
                         the
                         Militia
                         by
                         Land
                         and
                         Sea
                         ▪
                         during
                         the
                         space
                         of
                         ten
                         years
                         ,
                         shall
                         be
                         disposed
                         by
                         the
                         Lords
                         and
                         Commons
                         Assembled
                         in
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         or
                         persons
                         they
                         shall
                         nominate
                         .
                         2.
                         
                         That
                         it
                         shall
                         not
                         be
                         exercised
                         by
                         the
                         King
                         ,
                         nor
                         any
                         from
                         him
                         ,
                         during
                         the
                         said
                         space
                         ,
                         nor
                         afterwards
                         ,
                         but
                         by
                         advice
                         of
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         or
                         Council
                         of
                         State
                         ,
                         or
                         such
                         Committees
                         in
                         the
                         Interval
                         .
                         3.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         said
                         Lords
                         and
                         Commons
                         ,
                         &c.
                         raise
                         and
                         dispose
                         of
                         Money
                         for
                         the
                         Forces
                         thought
                         necessary
                         ,
                         and
                         for
                         payment
                         of
                         publike
                         debts
                         ,
                         and
                         uses
                         of
                         the
                         Kingdom
                         .
                         4.
                         
                         That
                         these
                         ten
                         years
                         security
                         may
                         be
                         the
                         firmer
                         ,
                         It
                         be
                         provided
                         ,
                         That
                         none
                         that
                         have
                         been
                         in
                         hostility
                         against
                         the
                         Parliament
                         in
                         the
                         late
                         War
                         ,
                         shall
                         be
                         capable
                         of
                         any
                         Office
                         or
                         Trust
                         for
                         five
                         years
                         without
                         consent
                         of
                         Parliament
                         ;
                         nor
                         to
                         sit
                         as
                         Members
                         thereof
                         ,
                         till
                         the
                         second
                         Biennial
                         Parliament
                         be
                         past
                         .
                      
                       
                         Thirdly
                         ,
                         For
                         the
                         ordering
                         of
                         the
                         peace
                         and
                         safety
                         of
                         this
                         Kingdom
                         and
                         
                           Ireland
                           .
                           1.
                        
                         
                         That
                         there
                         be
                         Commissioners
                         for
                         the
                         Admiralty
                         ,
                         an
                         Admiral
                         and
                         Vice-Admiral
                         now
                         agree
                         on
                         ,
                         with
                         power
                         to
                         execute
                         amply
                         the
                         said
                         Offices
                         ,
                         and
                         pay
                         provided
                         for
                         the
                         service
                         .
                         2.
                         
                         That
                         there
                         be
                         a
                         Lord-General
                         for
                         the
                         Forces
                         that
                         are
                         to
                         be
                         in
                         pay
                         .
                         3.
                         
                         That
                         there
                         be
                         Commissioners
                         for
                         the
                         standing
                         Militia
                         in
                         every
                         County
                         (
                         consisting
                         of
                         Trained
                         Bands
                         and
                         Auxiliaries
                         not
                         in
                         pay
                         )
                         to
                         discipline
                         them
                         .
                         4.
                         
                         A
                         Council
                         of
                         State
                         to
                         surperintend
                         the
                         powers
                         given
                         those
                         Commissioners
                         .
                         5.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         said
                         Council
                         have
                         the
                         same
                         power
                         with
                         the
                         Kings
                         Privy
                         Council
                         ,
                         but
                         not
                         make
                         War
                         or
                         
                         Peace
                         without
                         consent
                         of
                         Parliament
                         .
                         6.
                         
                         That
                         that
                         Council
                         consist
                         of
                         trusty
                         and
                         able
                         persons
                         ,
                         to
                         continue
                         
                           si
                           bene
                           se
                           gesserint
                        
                         ,
                         but
                         not
                         above
                         seven
                         years
                         .
                         7.
                         
                         That
                         a
                         sufficient
                         Establishment
                         be
                         provided
                         for
                         the
                         pay
                         of
                         the
                         standing
                         Forces
                         ;
                         
                         the
                         Establishment
                         to
                         continue
                         till
                         two
                         months
                         after
                         the
                         meeting
                         of
                         the
                         first
                         Biennial
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         
                           or
                           Saint
                           Tibs
                           Eve.
                        
                         
                      
                       
                         Fourthly
                         ,
                         That
                         an
                         Act
                         be
                         passed
                         for
                         disposing
                         the
                         great
                         Offices
                         for
                         ten
                         years
                         by
                         the
                         Lords
                         and
                         Commons
                         in
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         and
                         by
                         the
                         Committees
                         in
                         the
                         Intervals
                         ,
                         with
                         submission
                         to
                         the
                         approbation
                         of
                         the
                         next
                         Parliament
                         ;
                         and
                         after
                         that
                         time
                         ▪
                         they
                         to
                         name
                         three
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         King
                         out
                         of
                         them
                         to
                         appoint
                         one
                         for
                         the
                         succession
                         upon
                         a
                         vacancie
                         .
                      
                       
                         Fifthly
                         ,
                         For
                         disabling
                         the
                         Peers
                         (
                         made
                         by
                         the
                         King
                         since
                         the
                         Great
                         Seal
                         was
                         carried
                         away
                         
                           May
                           21.
                           1642.
                        
                         
                         )
                         to
                         sit
                         and
                         Vote
                         in
                         Parliament
                         .
                      
                       
                         Sixthly
                         ,
                         An
                         Act
                         to
                         make
                         void
                         all
                         the
                         Acts
                         ,
                         Declarations
                         ,
                         &c.
                         against
                         the
                         Parliament
                         and
                         their
                         Adherents
                         ;
                         and
                         that
                         the
                         Ordinances
                         for
                         Indempnity
                         be
                         confirmed
                         .
                      
                       
                         Seventhly
                         ,
                         An
                         Act
                         to
                         make
                         void
                         all
                         Grants
                         passed
                         under
                         the
                         said
                         Seal
                         since
                         
                           May
                           1642.
                        
                         and
                         to
                         confirm
                         and
                         make
                         those
                         valid
                         that
                         passed
                         under
                         the
                         Great
                         Seal
                         made
                         by
                         Authority
                         of
                         Parliament
                         .
                      
                       
                         Eighthly
                         ,
                         An
                         Act
                         for
                         Confirmation
                         of
                         Treaties
                         between
                         England
                         and
                         Scotland
                         ,
                         and
                         constituting
                         Conservators
                         of
                         the
                         Peace
                         between
                         them
                         .
                      
                       
                         Ninthly
                         ,
                         That
                         the
                         Ordinance
                         for
                         taking
                         away
                         the
                         Court
                         of
                         Wards
                         and
                         Liveries
                         be
                         confirmed
                         by
                         Act
                         ;
                         but
                         the
                         Kings
                         Revenue
                         made
                         up
                         another
                         way
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Officers
                         thereof
                         to
                         have
                         reparation
                         .
                      
                       
                         Tenthly
                         ,
                         An
                         Act
                         declaring
                         void
                         the
                         Cessation
                         of
                         Ireland
                         ,
                         leaving
                         that
                         War
                         to
                         the
                         prosecution
                         of
                         the
                         Parliament
                         .
                      
                       
                         Eleventhly
                         ,
                         An
                         Act
                         to
                         take
                         away
                         all
                         Coercive
                         Power
                         ,
                         Authority
                         ,
                         and
                         Iurisdiction
                         of
                         Bishops
                         ,
                         and
                         other
                         Ecclesiastical
                         Officers
                         whatsoever
                         ,
                         extending
                         to
                         civil
                         Penalties
                         upon
                         any
                         ;
                         and
                         to
                         repeal
                         all
                         Laws
                         whereby
                         the
                         Civil
                         Magistracie
                         hath
                         been
                         or
                         is
                         bound
                         upon
                         any
                         Ecclesiastical
                         Censure
                         ,
                         to
                         proceed
                         
                           ex
                           O●●icio
                        
                         unto
                         any
                         Civil
                         Penalties
                         against
                         any
                         persons
                         so
                         censured
                         .
                         
                           [
                           Mark
                           ,
                           here
                           is
                           not
                           a
                           word
                           of
                           abolishing
                           Episcopacy
                           ,
                           or
                           confirming
                           the
                           sale
                           of
                           their
                           Lands
                           ,
                           in
                           which
                           they
                           knew
                           the
                           Presbyterians
                           were
                           entangled
                           ;
                           but
                           the
                           King
                           extreamly
                           gratified
                           ,
                           who
                           abominated
                           Sacriledge
                           ,
                           and
                           so
                           was
                           the
                           likelier
                           never
                           to
                           comply
                           with
                           the
                           Parliament
                           ,
                           (
                           who
                           made
                           it
                           one
                           of
                           their
                           principal
                           demands
                           )
                           which
                        
                         Cromwel
                         
                           designed
                           .
                        
                         ]
                      
                       
                         
                         Twelfthly
                         ,
                         That
                         there
                         be
                         a
                         repeal
                         of
                         penal
                         Acts
                         or
                         Clauses
                         enjoyning
                         the
                         Common-Prayer
                         ,
                         and
                         imposing
                         Penalties
                         for
                         not
                         coming
                         to
                         Church
                         ;
                         some
                         provision
                         to
                         be
                         made
                         for
                         discovering
                         of
                         Recusancie
                         .
                      
                       
                         Thirteenthly
                         ,
                         That
                         the
                         taking
                         of
                         the
                         Covenant
                         be
                         not
                         inforced
                         upon
                         any
                         ,
                         &c.
                         but
                         that
                         all
                         Ordinances
                         enjoyning
                         that
                         be
                         repealed
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                         Fourteenthly
                         ,
                         That
                         the
                         things
                         before
                         proposed
                         being
                         provided
                         for
                         ,
                         his
                         Majestie
                         ,
                         his
                         Queen
                         and
                         Royal
                         Issue
                         ,
                         may
                         be
                         restored
                         to
                         a
                         condition
                         of
                         Safetie
                         ,
                         Honour
                         ,
                         and
                         Freedom
                         in
                         this
                         Nation
                         ,
                         without
                         diminution
                         to
                         their
                         personal
                         Rights
                         ,
                         or
                         further
                         limitation
                         to
                         the
                         exercise
                         of
                         their
                         Power
                         than
                         according
                         to
                         the
                         particulars
                         aforegoing
                         .
                         
                      
                       
                         Fifteenthly
                         ,
                         For
                         the
                         matter
                         of
                         Compositions
                         .
                         1.
                         
                         That
                         a
                         less
                         number
                         out
                         of
                         the
                         persons
                         excepted
                         in
                         the
                         two
                         first
                         qualifications
                         ,
                         
                         (
                         not
                         exceeding
                         five
                         for
                         the
                         English
                         )
                         being
                         nominated
                         particularly
                         by
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         besides
                         the
                         Irish
                         Rebels
                         ,
                         may
                         be
                         reserved
                         to
                         the
                         Iudgment
                         of
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         
                           &c.
                           
                           [
                           And
                           many
                           more
                           good
                           morrows
                           in
                           favourable
                           restrictions
                           of
                           the
                           Parliament's
                           severity
                           to
                           poor
                           Cavaliers
                           ,
                           whom
                           they
                           reserved
                           for
                           their
                           more
                           ravenous
                           jaws
                           ;
                           thinking
                           by
                           these
                           wiles
                           ,
                           first
                           to
                           betray
                           ,
                           and
                           then
                           devour
                           them
                           :
                           and
                           therefore
                           now
                           the
                           Tyger
                           is
                           become
                           a
                           mediator
                           to
                           the
                           Wolf
                           ,
                           to
                           spare
                           the
                           innocent
                           sheep
                           that
                           's
                           encompassed
                           between
                           them
                           .
                           ]
                           The
                           rest
                           of
                           this
                           batch
                           was
                        
                         for
                         particular
                         redresses
                         of
                         the
                         Law
                         ,
                         and
                         abuses
                         of
                         the
                         Lawyers
                         ;
                         concerning
                         Imprisonments
                         for
                         Debts
                         ,
                         Regulating
                         Assessements
                         ,
                         and
                         remedies
                         against
                         the
                         contentious
                         Suits
                         of
                         Tythes
                         ;
                         for
                         asserting
                         the
                         peoples
                         right
                         in
                         Petitioning
                         ;
                         against
                         Forrest-Lands
                         ;
                         and
                         almost
                         all
                         particular
                         grievances
                         ,
                         especially
                         the
                         Excise
                         and
                         Monopolies
                         ;
                         against
                         Corporation-Oaths
                         ,
                         as
                         grievous
                         to
                         tender
                         Consciences
                         ,
                         
                           being
                           too
                           long
                           to
                           enumerate
                           .
                           The
                           drift
                           of
                           all
                           being
                           to
                           please
                           all
                           sorts
                           of
                           people
                           ,
                           one
                           or
                           other
                           hitting
                           the
                           humour
                           of
                           every
                           man
                           ;
                           but
                           chiefly
                           gratifying
                           
                           the
                           Fanaticks
                           ,
                           and
                           miserable
                           Vulgar
                           ,
                           who
                           were
                           to
                           be
                           deluded
                           ,
                           and
                           then
                           used
                           as
                           a
                           bridge
                           to
                           their
                           own
                           slavery
                           .
                           The
                           conclusion
                           of
                           them
                           ,
                           was
                           to
                           tye
                           the
                           hands
                           of
                           the
                           Militia
                           of
                           the
                           Trained-Bands
                           ,
                           by
                           regulating
                           the
                           Commissioners
                           and
                           Officers
                           ,
                           from
                           their
                           former
                           Arbitrariness
                           ,
                           that
                           so
                           the
                           Souldiers
                           might
                           be
                           under
                           no
                           Command
                           ,
                           and
                           unable
                           to
                           offend
                           them
                           :
                           To
                           which
                           was
                           subjoyned
                        
                         a
                         demand
                         of
                         their
                         Arrears
                         to
                         the
                         utmost
                         penny
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         publike
                         Faith
                         to
                         be
                         satisfied
                         and
                         relieved
                         .
                         
                           [
                           And
                           then
                           they
                           have
                           more
                           particulars
                           to
                           offer
                           ;
                           if
                           any
                           body
                           that
                           knew
                           their
                           jugling
                           should
                           take
                           them
                           now
                           at
                           their
                           word
                           ,
                           which
                           they
                           would
                           rather
                           eat
                           their
                           Swords
                           than
                           perform
                           .
                           ]
                        
                      
                       
                         
                           
                             Signed
                             by
                             the
                             appointment
                             of
                             his
                             Excellency
                             Sir
                          
                           Tho.
                           Fairfax
                           ,
                           
                             and
                             the
                             Council
                             of
                             War.
                          
                           Ioh.
                           Rushworth
                           ,
                           Secretary
                           .
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 Hodgpodg
                 or
                 Alchoran
                 ,
                 containing
                 Jewish
                 ,
                 Turkish
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Christian
                 sentences
                 ;
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Condescentions
                 too
                 ,
                 were
                 far
                 more
                 tolerable
                 than
                 those
                 Heathenish
                 and
                 Pagan
                 Institutes
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 ,
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Propositions
                 :
                 which
                 He
                 having
                 declined
                 ,
                 did
                 hope
                 to
                 effect
                 his
                 and
                 his
                 Kingdoms
                 Peace
                 and
                 restitution
                 at
                 easier
                 terms
                 from
                 the
                 Army
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 was
                 instant
                 with
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 other
                 Grandees
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 were
                 evermore
                 at
                 his
                 Elbow
                 ,
                 to
                 appoint
                 Commissioners
                 to
                 Treat
                 with
                 him
                 of
                 those
                 Proposals
                 :
                 
                   His
                   Majesty
                   not
                   doubting
                   ,
                   but
                   so
                   to
                   temper
                   them
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   come
                   to
                   a
                   right
                   understanding
                   ;
                   which
                   if
                   it
                   should
                   happen
                   ,
                   it
                   would
                   be
                   the
                   Glory
                   and
                   Honour
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   had
                   laid
                   such
                   a
                   platform
                   and
                   expedient
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   good
                   ,
                   quiet
                   ,
                   Peace
                   and
                   happiness
                   of
                   their
                   King
                   and
                   Country
                   .
                
              
               
                 But
                 Cromwel
                 began
                 to
                 turn
                 a
                 deaf
                 ear
                 to
                 those
                 Charms
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 ●alter
                 in
                 his
                 Addresses
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 full
                 of
                 uncertainties
                 and
                 scruples
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 last
                 ,
                 to
                 tell
                 his
                 Majesty
                 
                   that
                   He
                   did
                   not
                   rightly
                   understand
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   interpret
                   their
                   words
                   otherwise
                   than
                   they
                   were
                   spoken
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   they
                   had
                   forgotten
                   they
                   had
                   promised
                   him
                   any
                   such
                   things
                   .
                
                 He
                 excused
                 himself
                 at
                 another
                 time
                 ,
                 for
                 not
                 performing
                 of
                 their
                 Engagements
                 ,
                 from
                 a
                 
                   reverence
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   whom
                   as
                   yet
                   they
                   durst
                   not
                   so
                   openly
                   oppose
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   take
                   up
                   his
                   Quarrel
                   .
                
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 main
                 artifice
                 ,
                 he
                 acquaints
                 Him
                 with
                 
                   the
                   boldness
                   and
                   malice
                   of
                   the
                   Agitators
                   and
                   Levellers
                   ,
                   who
                   Conspired
                   his
                   Murth●r
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   for
                   the
                   present
                   he
                   could
                   not
                   mitigate
                   their
                   violent
                   and
                   wicked
                   Counsels
                   ;
                   but
                   when
                   the
                   Discipline
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   should
                   be
                   recovered
                   ,
                   he
                   would
                   make
                   good
                   what
                   he
                   had
                   undertook
                   to
                   perform
                   .
                
                 And
                 so
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 courted
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 Plot
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 might
                 well
                 forespeak
                 ,
                 was
                 ready
                 for
                 execution
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 by
                 and
                 by
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 kept
                 at
                 
                 Hampton-Court
                 in
                 very
                 great
                 State
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 usually
                 in
                 times
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 his
                 Chaplains
                 and
                 Friends
                 about
                 him
                 ,
                 all
                 people
                 permitted
                 to
                 see
                 him
                 ,
                 Liberty
                 of
                 Hunting
                 with
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 of
                 the
                 Loyal
                 Nobility
                 allowed
                 him
                 together
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 great
                 was
                 the
                 concourse
                 thither
                 ;
                 and
                 most
                 men
                 that
                 judged
                 by
                 the
                 outside
                 and
                 fine
                 appearance
                 of
                 things
                 ,
                 concluded
                 all
                 things
                 would
                 do
                 well
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Army
                 would
                 prove
                 honest
                 and
                 Loyal
                 .
                 Others
                 contrarily
                 thought
                 that
                 the
                 Army
                 had
                 some
                 designe
                 in
                 this
                 pompous
                 and
                 open
                 Treatment
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 thereby
                 imagining
                 himself
                 in
                 his
                 Regality
                 and
                 proper
                 Orb
                 ,
                 would
                 keep
                 and
                 maintain
                 the
                 greater
                 distance
                 from
                 the
                 bold
                 approaches
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 upon
                 his
                 Soveraignty
                 ;
                 as
                 all
                 men
                 in
                 prosperity
                 are
                 naturally
                 more
                 elated
                 ,
                 more
                 jealous
                 of
                 affronts
                 ,
                 and
                 less
                 ductile
                 ,
                 than
                 in
                 an
                 adverse
                 condition
                 .
                 These
                 came
                 nearest
                 the
                 Mark
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 the
                 Kings
                 constancy
                 to
                 himself
                 not
                 disputed
                 ;
                 nothing
                 being
                 able
                 to
                 make
                 him
                 recede
                 from
                 those
                 his
                 two
                 great
                 principles
                 of
                 Honour
                 and
                 Conscience
                 ;
                 which
                 yet
                 may
                 admit
                 of
                 a
                 magis
                 and
                 minus
                 in
                 the
                 accidental
                 and
                 circumstantial
                 defence
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 more
                 magnanimously
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 more
                 warily
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 concourse
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 which
                 shewed
                 the
                 love
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 especially
                 
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 bare
                 him
                 ,
                 began
                 to
                 be
                 no
                 way
                 pleasing
                 to
                 the
                 Faction
                 ,
                 less
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 his
                 party
                 ,
                 who
                 feared
                 a
                 surprize
                 of
                 his
                 person
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 hands
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 his
                 designes
                 and
                 wits
                 were
                 at
                 an
                 end
                 .
                 He
                 resolved
                 therefore
                 speedily
                 to
                 be
                 rid
                 of
                 that
                 fear
                 :
                 and
                 though
                 he
                 had
                 deliberated
                 whether
                 it
                 were
                 more
                 conducing
                 to
                 his
                 purpose
                 to
                 assassinate
                 the
                 King
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 invade
                 the
                 Government
                 by
                 a
                 sudden
                 and
                 impetuous
                 violence
                 ,
                 when
                 all
                 men
                 should
                 have
                 been
                 in
                 a
                 consternation
                 at
                 the
                 atrocity
                 of
                 the
                 Fact
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 save
                 all
                 those
                 tedious
                 arts
                 to
                 be
                 practised
                 in
                 a
                 solemn
                 way
                 of
                 Regicide
                 ;
                 yet
                 more
                 slower
                 Counsels
                 prevailed
                 ,
                 the
                 image
                 and
                 fright
                 of
                 Death
                 should
                 serve
                 turn
                 at
                 present
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Whaley
                 is
                 ordered
                 to
                 tell
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 Adjutators
                 were
                 grown
                 to
                 that
                 height
                 of
                 violence
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 they
                 had
                 combined
                 to
                 Murther
                 Him
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 as
                 his
                 duty
                 was
                 ,
                 besides
                 his
                 particular
                 affection
                 for
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 but
                 acquaint
                 him
                 ,
                 desiring
                 him
                 to
                 consult
                 for
                 his
                 own
                 Safety
                 ;
                 it
                 being
                 also
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 said
                 )
                 the
                 advice
                 of
                 the
                 chief
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 loath
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 Murdered
                 while
                 they
                 helplesly
                 looked
                 on
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 designe
                 of
                 this
                 parricide
                 had
                 purposely
                 been
                 muttered
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 ear
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Friends
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 he
                 was
                 near
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 acquainted
                 with
                 it
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 therefore
                 called
                 to
                 him
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Berkley
                
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ashburnham
                
                 then
                 attending
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 advised
                 with
                 them
                 concerning
                 his
                 Escape
                 ,
                 where
                 between
                 them
                 they
                 unfortunately
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 deceitful
                 grounds
                 ,
                 concluded
                 to
                 fly
                 to
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 the
                 Government
                 whereof
                 was
                 newly
                 conf●rred
                 upon
                 Colonel
                 Hammond
                 ,
                 (
                 Brother
                 to
                 that
                 Reverend
                 Doctor
                 
                   Henry
                   Hamond
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 beloved
                 Chaplain
                 )
                 whom
                 the
                 crafty
                 Traytor
                 did
                 forecast
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 perplexity
                 would
                 chuse
                 to
                 trust
                 ,
                 from
                 that
                 Relation
                 .
                 Horses
                 being
                 therefore
                 laid
                 ready
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Water
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 leaves
                 his
                 Chamber
                 November
                 the
                 11.
                 (
                 in
                 a
                 very
                 dark
                 and
                 tempestuous
                 night
                 )
                 with
                 his
                 Cloak
                 spread
                 in
                 the
                 floor
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 back-stayrs
                 descends
                 to
                 the
                 Vault
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 ever
                 the
                 Thames
                 to
                 his
                 Company
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 the
                 same
                 of
                 his
                 Counsel
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 Farnham
                 (
                 after
                 much
                 tedious
                 straying
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 way
                 in
                 that
                 bad
                 weather
                 )
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Sea-side
                 neer
                 Southampton
                 ,
                 where
                 missing
                 of
                 a
                 passage
                 ,
                 the
                 Boat
                 ●ailing
                 the
                 prefixed
                 time
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 conveyed
                 to
                 the
                 Countess
                 Dowager
                 of
                 Southampton
                 at
                 Tedworth
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 lay
                 that
                 night
                 ,
                 while
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Berkley
                
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Ashburnham
                 passed
                 over
                 to
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Governour
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 entertainment
                 of
                 him
                 :
                 where
                 we
                 rest
                 this
                 relation
                 ▪
                 and
                 return
                 to
                 
                 Hampton-Court
                 .
              
               
                 
                 About
                 9
                 a
                 clock
                 at
                 night
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 missed
                 ,
                 but
                 no
                 doubt
                 to
                 the
                 little
                 wonder
                 ,
                 less
                 trouble
                 of
                 his
                 Guardians
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Centries
                 had
                 been
                 on
                 purpose
                 drawn
                 off
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 him
                 free
                 passage
                 :
                 and
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 discoursed
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 some
                 while
                 before
                 ,
                 that
                 He
                 would
                 ere
                 long
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 .
                 No
                 more
                 ado
                 therefore
                 was
                 made
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 onely
                 a
                 Letter
                 with
                 a
                 bare
                 account
                 of
                 his
                 flight
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 watchful
                 Guard
                 remanded
                 to
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ;
                 Whaley
                 having
                 first
                 taken
                 up
                 the
                 Papers
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 left
                 ,
                 the
                 contents
                 of
                 which
                 are
                 as
                 follow
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 superscribed
                 ,
                 
                   
                     
                       To
                       the
                       Lord
                       Mountague
                       of
                       Boughton
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         MOUNTAGUE
                         ,
                      
                    
                     
                       
                       FIrst
                       ,
                       I
                       do
                       hereby
                       give
                       you
                       and
                       the
                       rest
                       of
                       your
                       fellows
                       thanks
                       ,
                       for
                       the
                       civilities
                       and
                       good
                       conversations
                       that
                       I
                       have
                       had
                       from
                       you
                       .
                       Next
                       ,
                       I
                       command
                       you
                       to
                       send
                       this
                       my
                       Message
                       ,
                       which
                       you
                       will
                       finde
                       on
                       the
                       Table
                       ,
                       to
                       the
                       two
                       Houses
                       of
                       Parliament
                       ;
                       and
                       likewise
                       to
                       give
                       a
                       Copy
                       of
                       it
                       to
                       Colonel
                       Whaley
                       ,
                       to
                       be
                       sent
                       to
                       the
                       General
                       .
                       Likewise
                       I
                       desire
                       you
                       to
                       send
                       all
                       my
                       Saddle-Horses
                       to
                       the
                       Duke
                       of
                       York
                       .
                       For
                       what
                       concerns
                       the
                       resolution
                       that
                       I
                       have
                       taken
                       ,
                       my
                       Declaratory
                       
                       Message
                       says
                       so
                       much
                       ,
                       that
                       I
                       refer
                       you
                       to
                       it
                       ;
                       and
                       so
                       I
                       rest
                    
                     
                       
                         Your
                         Assured
                         Friend
                         ,
                         C.
                         R.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       The
                       second
                       to
                       Colonel
                       Whaley
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Col.
                         WHALEY
                         ,
                      
                    
                     
                       I
                       Have
                       been
                       so
                       civilly
                       used
                       by
                       you
                       and
                       Major
                       Huntington
                       ,
                       
                       that
                       I
                       cannot
                       but
                       by
                       this
                       parting
                       farewel
                       acknowledge
                       it
                       under
                       my
                       Hand
                       ,
                       as
                       also
                       to
                       desire
                       the
                       continuance
                       of
                       your
                       Courtesie
                       ,
                       by
                       the
                       protecting
                       of
                       my
                       Houshould-stuff
                       and
                       Moveables
                       of
                       all
                       sorts
                       which
                       I
                       leave
                       behind
                       me
                       in
                       this
                       House
                       ,
                       that
                       they
                       be
                       neither
                       spoiled
                       nor
                       Imbez'led
                       .
                       Only
                       there
                       are
                       here
                       three
                       Pictures
                       which
                       are
                       not
                       mine
                       ,
                       that
                       I
                       desire
                       you
                       to
                       restore
                       ;
                       to
                       wit
                       ,
                       my
                       Wives
                       Picture
                       in
                       Blew
                       sitting
                       in
                       a
                       Chair
                       ,
                       you
                       must
                       send
                       to
                       Mrs.
                       Kirk
                       ;
                       my
                       Eldest
                       Daughters
                       Picture
                       Copied
                       by
                       Belcan
                       ,
                       to
                       the
                       Countess
                       of
                       Anglesey
                       ;
                       and
                       my
                       Lady
                       Stanhop's
                       Picture
                       ,
                       to
                       
                         Cary
                         Raleigh
                      
                       .
                       There
                       is
                       a
                       Fourth
                       ,
                       which
                       I
                       had
                       almost
                       forgot
                       ,
                       it
                       is
                       the
                       Original
                       of
                       my
                       Eldest
                       Daughter
                       ,
                       it
                       hangs
                       in
                       this
                       Chamber
                       over
                       the
                       board
                       next
                       the
                       Chimney
                       ,
                       which
                       you
                       must
                       send
                       to
                       my
                       Lady
                       Aubigney
                       .
                    
                     
                       So
                       being
                       confident
                       that
                       you
                       wish
                       my
                       Preservation
                       and
                       Restitution
                       ,
                       I
                       rest
                    
                     
                       
                         Your
                         Friend
                         ,
                         C.
                         R.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         CHARLES
                         REX
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       I
                       assure
                       you
                       it
                       was
                       not
                       the
                       Letter
                       you
                       shewed
                       me
                       yesterday
                       that
                       made
                       me
                       to
                       take
                       this
                       resolution
                       ,
                       nor
                       any
                       Advertisement
                       of
                       that
                       kind
                       .
                       But
                       I
                       confess
                       ,
                       that
                       I
                       am
                       loath
                       to
                       be
                       made
                       a
                       close
                       Prisoner
                       ,
                       under
                       pretence
                       of
                       securing
                       my
                       life
                       .
                    
                     
                       I
                       had
                       almost
                       forgot
                       to
                       desire
                       you
                       to
                       send
                       the
                       Black
                       Grew
                       Bitch
                       to
                       the
                       Duke
                       of
                       Richmond
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       The
                       third
                       was
                       the
                       Message
                       to
                       both
                       Houses
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         CHARLES
                         REX
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       LIberty
                       being
                       that
                       which
                       in
                       all
                       times
                       hath
                       been
                       ,
                       
                       but
                       especially
                       now
                       is
                       ,
                       the
                       common
                       Theme
                       and
                       desire
                       of
                       all
                       men
                       ;
                       common
                       Reason
                       shews
                       ,
                       that
                       Kings
                       less
                       than
                       any
                       should
                       endure
                       Captivity
                       .
                       And
                       yet
                       I
                       call
                       God
                       and
                       the
                       World
                       to
                       Witness
                       ,
                       with
                       what
                       patience
                       I
                       have
                       endured
                       a
                       tedious
                       Restraint
                       ,
                       which
                       so
                       long
                       as
                       I
                       had
                       any
                       hopes
                       that
                       this
                       sort
                       of
                       my
                       suffering
                       might
                       conduce
                       to
                       the
                       Peace
                       of
                       my
                       Kingdoms
                       ,
                       or
                       the
                       hindring
                       of
                       more
                       effusion
                       of
                       Blood
                       ,
                       I
                       did
                       willingly
                       undergo
                       :
                       But
                       now
                       finding
                       by
                       too
                       certain
                       proofs
                       ,
                       that
                       my
                       continued
                       patience
                       would
                       not
                       only
                       turn
                       to
                       my
                       Personal
                       ruine
                       ,
                       but
                       likewise
                       be
                       of
                       much
                       more
                       prejudice
                       than
                       furtherance
                       to
                       the
                       Publike
                       good
                       ;
                       I
                       thought
                       I
                       was
                       
                       bound
                       as
                       well
                       by
                       Natural
                       as
                       Political
                       Obligations
                       to
                       seek
                       my
                       safety
                       ,
                       by
                       retiring
                       my self
                       for
                       some
                       time
                       from
                       the
                       publike
                       view
                       both
                       of
                       my
                       Friends
                       and
                       Enemies
                       .
                       And
                       I
                       appeal
                       to
                       all
                       indifferent
                       men
                       to
                       judge
                       ,
                       if
                       I
                       have
                       not
                       just
                       cause
                       to
                       free
                       My self
                       from
                       the
                       hands
                       of
                       those
                       
                         who
                         change
                         their
                         Principles
                         with
                         their
                         Condition
                         ,
                         and
                         who
                         are
                         not
                         ashamed
                         openly
                         to
                         intend
                         the
                         destruction
                         of
                         the
                         Nobility
                         by
                         taking
                         away
                         their
                         Negative
                         Voice
                         ,
                      
                       and
                       with
                       whom
                       the
                       Levellers
                       Doctrine
                       is
                       rather
                       countenanced
                       than
                       punished
                       .
                       And
                       as
                       for
                       their
                       intentions
                       to
                       My
                       Person
                       ,
                       their
                       changing
                       and
                       putting
                       more
                       strict
                       Guards
                       upon
                       Me
                       ,
                       with
                       the
                       discharging
                       most
                       of
                       all
                       those
                       Servants
                       of
                       Mine
                       ,
                       who
                       formerly
                       they
                       willingly
                       admitted
                       to
                       wait
                       upon
                       Me
                       ,
                       does
                       sufficiently
                       declare
                       .
                       Nor
                       would
                       I
                       have
                       this
                       My
                       Retirement
                       misinterpreted
                       :
                       for
                       I
                       shall
                       earnestly
                       and
                       uncessantly
                       endeavour
                       the
                       settling
                       of
                       a
                       safe
                       and
                       well-grounded
                       Peace
                       wherever
                       I
                       am
                       ,
                       or
                       shall
                       be
                       ,
                       and
                       that
                       (
                       as
                       much
                       as
                       may
                       be
                       )
                       without
                       the
                       effusion
                       of
                       Christian
                       Blood.
                       For
                       which
                       ,
                       how
                       many
                       times
                       have
                       I
                       desired
                       ,
                       prest
                       to
                       be
                       heard
                       ,
                       and
                       no
                       ear
                       given
                       me
                       ?
                       And
                       can
                       any
                       reasonable
                       man
                       think
                       ,
                       that
                       (
                       according
                       to
                       the
                       ordinary
                       course
                       of
                       affairs
                       )
                       there
                       can
                       be
                       a
                       settled
                       Peace
                       without
                       it
                       ,
                       or
                       that
                       God
                       will
                       bless
                       those
                       who
                       refuse
                       to
                       hear
                       their
                       King
                       ?
                       Surely
                       no!
                       nay
                       ,
                       I
                       must
                       further
                       add
                       ,
                       that
                       (
                       besides
                       what
                       concerns
                       My self
                       )
                       unless
                       all
                       other
                       chief
                       Interests
                       have
                       not
                       onely
                       a
                       hearing
                       ,
                       but
                       likewise
                       just
                       satisfaction
                       given
                       unto
                       them
                       ,
                       (
                       to
                       wit
                       ,
                       the
                       
                         Presbyterians
                         ,
                         Independents
                         ,
                         Army
                      
                       ,
                       those
                       who
                       have
                       adhered
                       to
                       Me
                       ,
                       and
                       even
                       the
                       Scots
                       )
                       I
                       say
                       there
                       cannot
                       (
                       I
                       speak
                       not
                       of
                       miracles
                       ,
                       it
                       being
                       in
                       My
                       opinion
                       a
                       sinful
                       presumption
                       in
                       such
                       cases
                       to
                       expect
                       or
                       trust
                       to
                       them
                       )
                       be
                       a
                       safe
                       or
                       lasting
                       Peace
                       .
                       Now
                       as
                       I
                       cannot
                       deny
                       ,
                       but
                       My
                       Personal
                       security
                       is
                       the
                       urgent
                       cause
                       of
                       this
                       My
                       Retirement
                       ,
                       so
                       I
                       take
                       God
                       to
                       Witness
                       ,
                       that
                       the
                       Publike
                       Peace
                       is
                       no
                       less
                       before
                       My
                       eyes
                       :
                       and
                       I
                       can
                       finde
                       no
                       better
                       way
                       to
                       express
                       this
                       My
                       Profession
                       ,
                       (
                       I
                       know
                       not
                       what
                       a
                       wiser
                       man
                       may
                       do
                       )
                       than
                       by
                       desiring
                       and
                       urging
                       that
                       all
                       chief
                       Interests
                       may
                       be
                       heard
                       ,
                       to
                       the
                       end
                       each
                       may
                       have
                       just
                       satisfaction
                       .
                       As
                       for
                       example
                       ,
                       The
                       Army
                       (
                       for
                       the
                       rest
                       ,
                       though
                       necessary
                       ,
                       yet
                       I
                       suppose
                       not
                       difficult
                       to
                       content
                       )
                       ought
                       (
                       in
                       My
                       judgment
                       )
                       to
                       enjoy
                       the
                       Liberty
                       of
                       their
                       Consciences
                       ,
                       have
                       an
                       Act
                       of
                       Oblivion
                       or
                       Indempnity
                       ,
                       (
                       which
                       should
                       extend
                       to
                       all
                       the
                       rest
                       of
                       My
                       loving
                       Subjects
                       )
                       and
                       that
                       all
                       their
                       Arrears
                       should
                       be
                       speedily
                       and
                       duely
                       paid
                       ;
                       which
                       I
                       will
                       undertake
                       to
                       do
                       ,
                       so
                       I
                       may
                       be
                       heard
                       ,
                       and
                       that
                       I
                       be
                       not
                       hindered
                       from
                       using
                       such
                       lawful
                       and
                       honest
                       means
                       as
                       I
                       shall
                       chuse
                       .
                       To
                       conclude
                       ,
                       Let
                       Me
                       be
                       heard
                       with
                       Freedom
                       ,
                       Honour
                       ,
                       and
                       Safety
                       ,
                       and
                       I
                       shall
                       instantly
                       break
                       through
                       this
                       Cloud
                       of
                       Retirement
                       ,
                       and
                       shew
                       My self
                       to
                       be
                       
                         Pater
                         Patriae
                      
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 From
                 the
                 hazard
                 of
                 a
                 faigned
                 attempt
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 on
                 His
                 person
                 ,
                 behold
                 the
                 Majesty
                 of
                 so
                 excellent
                 a
                 Prince
                 really
                 enda●gered
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 pit
                 of
                 destruction
                 which
                 his
                 Enemies
                 had
                 digged
                 for
                 him
                 .
                 For
                 upon
                 notice
                 given
                 to
                 Hamond
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Attendants
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Adventure
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 to
                 be
                 valued
                 at
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 His
                 Liberty
                 ;
                 He
                 presently
                 replied
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   for
                   security
                   of
                   Him
                   from
                   danger
                   he
                   would
                   undertake
                   ,
                   but
                   His
                   Liberty
                   and
                   that
                   were
                   inconsistent
                   ,
                   nor
                   could
                   be
                   answer
                   it
                   to
                   his
                   Superiors
                   the
                   Army
                   and
                   Parliament
                
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 since
                 they
                 perceived
                 the
                 necessity
                 of
                 yielding
                 to
                 these
                 terms
                 ,
                 they
                 Boated
                 over
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 by
                 one
                 Captain
                 Basket
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 King
                 
                 was
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 delivered
                 Himself
                 into
                 their
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 presently
                 conveyed
                 over
                 to
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Carisbrooke
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Island
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 interim
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 made
                 it
                 High
                 Treason
                 for
                 any
                 man
                 to
                 conceal
                 His
                 person
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 Spies
                 and
                 Guards
                 laid
                 every
                 place
                 to
                 intercept
                 Him
                 :
                 but
                 being
                 soon
                 informed
                 by
                 Hamond
                 that
                 He
                 was
                 in
                 his
                 custody
                 ,
                 they
                 derived
                 their
                 fury
                 upon
                 those
                 Gentlemen
                 that
                 accompanied
                 Him
                 ,
                 commanding
                 Hamond
                 to
                 send
                 them
                 up
                 to
                 London
                 to
                 be
                 proceeded
                 against
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 refused
                 ;
                 pretending
                 first
                 ,
                 the
                 just
                 offence
                 thereby
                 given
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 in
                 removing
                 His
                 only
                 Friends
                 and
                 Familiars
                 :
                 then
                 ,
                 his
                 Honour
                 engaged
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 said
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 indempnity
                 ;
                 and
                 declaring
                 ,
                 that
                 what
                 they
                 had
                 done
                 therein
                 ,
                 was
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 desire
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 whereas
                 the
                 meaning
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 safety
                 and
                 protection
                 was
                 obliged
                 partly
                 to
                 that
                 unwitting
                 service
                 they
                 had
                 done
                 the
                 Faction
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 (
                 honourably
                 )
                 pleased
                 to
                 shield
                 those
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 skreened
                 them
                 from
                 the
                 odium
                 of
                 that
                 unfortunate
                 and
                 pernicious
                 Escape
                 ;
                 and
                 partly
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 interposed
                 himself
                 in
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 declaring
                 ,
                 
                   If
                   those
                   Gentlemen
                   were
                   taken
                   and
                   punished
                   as
                   evil
                   doers
                   ,
                   for
                   Counseling
                   Him
                   not
                   to
                   go
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   but
                   rather
                   to
                   come
                   to
                   the
                   place
                   where
                   he
                   now
                   is
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   ends
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   their
                   endeavours
                   in
                   attending
                   Him
                   thither
                   ,
                   He
                   cannot
                   but
                   expect
                   to
                   be
                   dealt
                   with
                   accordingly
                   ,
                
                 His
                 Case
                 being
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 consideration
                 of
                 this
                 affair
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 a
                 result
                 of
                 five
                 Votes
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 forbad
                 any
                 Cavaliers
                 or
                 Papists
                 to
                 be
                 admitted
                 in
                 the
                 Island
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 the
                 guard
                 of
                 his
                 Person
                 and
                 the
                 nomination
                 of
                 Officers
                 to
                 attend
                 Him
                 to
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 and
                 allowed
                 5000
                 l.
                 for
                 the
                 expences
                 of
                 his
                 Court
                 ;
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 which
                 Hamond
                 quarrelled
                 at
                 ,
                 as
                 an
                 incompetent
                 pittance
                 ,
                 but
                 it
                 's
                 questionable
                 whether
                 he
                 meant
                 not
                 for
                 himself
                 ;
                 and
                 no
                 doubt
                 he
                 was
                 better
                 paid
                 for
                 his
                 service
                 .
                 He
                 also
                 required
                 more
                 aid
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 forsooth
                 )
                 he
                 might
                 be
                 as
                 good
                 as
                 his
                 word
                 ,
                 in
                 keeping
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 security
                 and
                 out
                 of
                 danger
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 passed
                 —
                 
                   (
                   Per
                   varios
                   casus
                   per
                   tot
                   discrimina
                   rerum
                   ,
                   —
                   ad
                   Latium
                   tendit
                   ,
                   )
                
                 so
                 many
                 perils
                 and
                 discouragements
                 ,
                 gave
                 not
                 yet
                 over
                 his
                 endeavours
                 after
                 Peace
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 a
                 just
                 resolution
                 of
                 not
                 being
                 denied
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 now
                 granted
                 almost
                 the
                 whole
                 controversie
                 ,
                 He
                 wooes
                 them
                 in
                 this
                 Message
                 from
                 His
                 Prison
                 at
                 Carisbrook
                 ,
                 (
                 where
                 He
                 had
                 only
                 the
                 liberty
                 of
                 the
                 Walls
                 under
                 a
                 Guard
                 :
                 )
                 It
                 indeed
                 comprehends
                 and
                 clears
                 all
                 the
                 differences
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       CHARLES
                       REX
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     HIs
                     Majesty
                     is
                     confident
                     that
                     before
                     this
                     time
                     His
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     have
                     received
                     the
                     Message
                     which
                     he
                     left
                     behinde
                     Him
                     at
                     Hampton-Court
                     the
                     11th
                     of
                     November
                     ,
                     
                     by
                     which
                     they
                     will
                     have
                     understood
                     the
                     reasons
                     which
                     enforced
                     Him
                     to
                     go
                     from
                     thence
                     ,
                     as
                     likewise
                     his
                     constant
                     endeavours
                     for
                     the
                     settling
                     of
                     a
                     safe
                     and
                     well-grounded
                     Peace
                     wheresoever
                     he
                     should
                     be
                     .
                     And
                     being
                     now
                     in
                     a
                     place
                     where
                     he
                     conceives
                     himself
                     to
                     be
                     at
                     much
                     more
                     freedom
                     and
                     security
                     than
                     formerly
                     ,
                     He
                     thinks
                     it
                     necessary
                     (
                     not
                     only
                     for
                     making
                     good
                     his
                     own
                     Professions
                     ,
                     but
                     also
                     for
                     the
                     speedy
                     procuring
                     of
                     a
                     Peace
                     in
                     these
                     languishing
                     and
                     distressed
                     Kingdoms
                     )
                     at
                     this
                     time
                     to
                     offer
                     such
                     grounds
                     to
                     His
                     two
                     Houses
                     for
                     that
                     effect
                     ,
                     
                     which
                     upon
                     due
                     examination
                     of
                     all
                     Interests
                     may
                     best
                     conduce
                     thereunto
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     because
                     Religion
                     is
                     the
                     best
                     and
                     chiefest
                     Foundation
                     of
                     Peace
                     ,
                     His
                     Majesty
                     will
                     begin
                     with
                     that
                     particular
                     .
                     —
                     That
                     for
                     the
                     abolishing
                     Arch-bishops
                     ,
                     Bishops
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     His
                     Majesty
                     clearly
                     professeth
                     ,
                     that
                     he
                     cannot
                     give
                     his
                     consent
                     thereunto
                     ,
                     both
                     in
                     relation
                     as
                     he
                     is
                     a
                     Christian
                     and
                     a
                     King.
                     For
                     the
                     first
                     ,
                     he
                     avows
                     that
                     he
                     is
                     satisfied
                     in
                     his
                     judgment
                     ,
                     that
                     this
                     Order
                     was
                     placed
                     in
                     the
                     Church
                     by
                     the
                     Apostles
                     
                     themselves
                     ,
                     and
                     ever
                     since
                     that
                     time
                     hath
                     continued
                     in
                     all
                     Christian
                     Churches
                     throughout
                     the
                     World
                     ,
                     until
                     this
                     last
                     Century
                     of
                     years
                     ;
                     and
                     in
                     this
                     Church
                     in
                     all
                     times
                     of
                     Change
                     and
                     Reformation
                     it
                     hath
                     been
                     upheld
                     by
                     the
                     wisdom
                     of
                     His
                     Ancestors
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     great
                     preserver
                     of
                     Doctrine
                     ,
                     Discipline
                     ,
                     and
                     Order
                     in
                     the
                     Service
                     of
                     God.
                     As
                     a
                     King
                     ,
                     at
                     his
                     Coronation
                     He
                     hath
                     not
                     onely
                     taken
                     a
                     Solemn
                     Oath
                     to
                     maintain
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     
                     but
                     His
                     Majesty
                     and
                     His
                     Predecessors
                     in
                     their
                     Confirmation
                     of
                     the
                     Great
                     Charter
                     ,
                     have
                     inseparably
                     woven
                     the
                     Rights
                     of
                     the
                     Church
                     into
                     the
                     Liberties
                     of
                     the
                     rest
                     of
                     their
                     Subjects
                     .
                     And
                     yet
                     he
                     is
                     willing
                     it
                     be
                     provided
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     particular
                     Bishops
                     perform
                     the
                     several
                     Duties
                     of
                     their
                     Callings
                     ,
                     both
                     by
                     their
                     Personal
                     residence
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     frequent
                     Preaching
                     in
                     their
                     Dioceses
                     ,
                     as
                     also
                     that
                     they
                     Exercise
                     no
                     Act
                     of
                     Iurisdiction
                     or
                     Ordination
                     ,
                     without
                     the
                     consent
                     of
                     their
                     Presbyters
                     ;
                     and
                     will
                     consent
                     that
                     their
                     Powers
                     in
                     all
                     things
                     be
                     so
                     Limited
                     ,
                     that
                     they
                     be
                     not
                     grievous
                     to
                     Tender
                     Consciences
                     .
                  
                   
                     Wherefore
                     since
                     His
                     Majesty
                     is
                     willing
                     to
                     give
                     ease
                     to
                     the
                     Consciences
                     of
                     others
                     ,
                     He
                     sees
                     no
                     reason
                     why
                     he
                     alone
                     ,
                     and
                     those
                     of
                     his
                     Iudgement
                     ,
                     should
                     be
                     pressed
                     to
                     a
                     Violation
                     of
                     theirs
                     .
                     Nor
                     can
                     His
                     Majesty
                     Consent
                     to
                     the
                     Alienation
                     of
                     Church-Lands
                     ,
                     because
                     it
                     cannot
                     be
                     denied
                     to
                     be
                     a
                     sin
                     of
                     the
                     Highest
                     Sacriledge
                     ,
                     as
                     also
                     that
                     it
                     subverts
                     the
                     intentions
                     of
                     so
                     many
                     Pious
                     Donors
                     ,
                     who
                     have
                     laid
                     a
                     heavy
                     Curse
                     upon
                     all
                     such
                     prophane
                     Violations
                     ,
                     which
                     His
                     Majesty
                     is
                     very
                     unwilling
                     to
                     undergo
                     :
                     And
                     besides
                     the
                     matter
                     of
                     Conscience
                     ,
                     His
                     Majesty
                     believes
                     it
                     to
                     be
                     a
                     prejudice
                     to
                     the
                     Publike
                     Good
                     ;
                     many
                     of
                     His
                     Subjects
                     having
                     the
                     benefit
                     of
                     renewing
                     Leases
                     at
                     much
                     easier
                     rates
                     than
                     if
                     those
                     Possessions
                     were
                     in
                     the
                     hands
                     of
                     Private
                     men
                     :
                     Not
                     omitting
                     the
                     discouragement
                     which
                     it
                     will
                     be
                     to
                     all
                     Learning
                     and
                     Industry
                     ,
                     when
                     such
                     eminent
                     rewards
                     shall
                     be
                     taken
                     away
                     ,
                     which
                     now
                     lye
                     open
                     to
                     the
                     Children
                     of
                     the
                     meanest
                     persons
                     .
                     Yet
                     His
                     Majesty
                     considering
                     the
                     present
                     great
                     distempers
                     concerning
                     Church-Discipline
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     the
                     Presbyterian
                     Government
                     is
                     now
                     in
                     practice
                     ,
                     His
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     to
                     eschew
                     Confusion
                     as
                     much
                     as
                     may
                     be
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     the
                     satisfaction
                     of
                     His
                     two
                     Houses
                     ,
                     is
                     content
                     that
                     the
                     said
                     Government
                     be
                     Legally
                     permitted
                     to
                     stand
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     condition
                     it
                     now
                     is
                     for
                     three
                     years
                     :
                     provided
                     ,
                     that
                     His
                     Majesty
                     and
                     those
                     of
                     his
                     Iudgement
                     ,
                     (
                     or
                     any
                     other
                     who
                     cannot
                     in
                     Conscience
                     submit
                     thereunto
                     )
                     be
                     not
                     obliged
                     to
                     comply
                     with
                     the
                     Presbyterian
                     Government
                     ,
                     but
                     have
                     free
                     Practice
                     of
                     their
                     own
                     Profession
                     ,
                     without
                     receiving
                     any
                     prejudice
                     thereby
                     :
                     and
                     that
                     a
                     free
                     Consultation
                     and
                     Debate
                     be
                     had
                     with
                     the
                     Divines
                     at
                     Westminster
                     (
                     twenty
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     nomination
                     being
                     added
                     unto
                     them
                     )
                     whereby
                     it
                     may
                     be
                     determined
                     by
                     his
                     Majesty
                     and
                     the
                     two
                     Houses
                     ,
                     how
                     the
                     Church-Government
                     after
                     the
                     said
                     time
                     shall
                     be
                     setled
                     ,
                     (
                     or
                     sooner
                     ,
                     if
                     differences
                     be
                     agreed
                     )
                     as
                     is
                     most
                     agreeable
                     to
                     the
                     Word
                     of
                     God
                     ;
                     with
                     full
                     Liberty
                     to
                     all
                     those
                     who
                     shall
                     differ
                     upon
                     Conscientious
                     Grounds
                     from
                     that
                     Settlement
                     .
                     Always
                     provided
                     ,
                     that
                     nothing
                     aforesaid
                     may
                     be
                     understood
                     to
                     tolerate
                     those
                     of
                     the
                     Popish
                     Profession
                     ,
                     nor
                     the
                     exempting
                     of
                     any
                     Popish
                     Recusant
                     from
                     the
                     penalties
                     of
                     the
                     Laws
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     tolerate
                     the
                     publike
                     profession
                     of
                     Atheism
                     or
                     Blasphemy
                     ,
                     contrary
                     to
                     the
                     Doctrine
                     of
                     the
                     Apostles
                     ,
                     Nicene
                     ,
                     and
                     Athanasian
                     Creeds
                     ,
                     they
                     having
                     been
                     received
                     by
                     ,
                     and
                     had
                     in
                     reverence
                     
                     of
                     ,
                     all
                     the
                     Christian
                     Churches
                     ,
                     and
                     more
                     particularly
                     by
                     us
                     of
                     England
                     ever
                     since
                     the
                     Reformation
                     .
                  
                   
                     Next
                     ,
                     the
                     Militia
                     being
                     that
                     right
                     which
                     is
                     inseparably
                     and
                     undoubtedly
                     Inherent
                     in
                     the
                     Crown
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     Laws
                     of
                     this
                     Nation
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     which
                     former
                     Parliaments
                     ,
                     as
                     likewise
                     this
                     ,
                     hath
                     acknowledged
                     to
                     be
                     so
                     ;
                     His
                     Majesty
                     cannot
                     so
                     much
                     wrong
                     that
                     Trust
                     which
                     the
                     Laws
                     of
                     God
                     and
                     the
                     Land
                     hath
                     annexed
                     to
                     the
                     Crown
                     for
                     the
                     protection
                     and
                     security
                     of
                     his
                     people
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     Devest
                     himself
                     and
                     His
                     Successors
                     of
                     the
                     Power
                     of
                     the
                     Sword
                     :
                     Yet
                     to
                     give
                     an
                     infallible
                     evidence
                     of
                     His
                     desire
                     to
                     secure
                     the
                     performance
                     of
                     such
                     Agreements
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     made
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     Peace
                     ,
                     
                     his
                     Majesty
                     will
                     consent
                     to
                     an
                     Act
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     whole
                     Power
                     of
                     the
                     Militia
                     both
                     by
                     Land
                     and
                     Sea
                     ,
                     for
                     and
                     during
                     his
                     whole
                     Raign
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     ordered
                     and
                     disposed
                     by
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     or
                     by
                     such
                     persons
                     as
                     they
                     shall
                     appoint
                     ,
                     with
                     Powers
                     limited
                     for
                     suppressing
                     of
                     Forces
                     within
                     this
                     Kingdom
                     to
                     the
                     disturbance
                     of
                     the
                     Publike
                     Peace
                     ,
                     and
                     against
                     Forain
                     Invasion
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     they
                     shall
                     have
                     Power
                     during
                     his
                     said
                     Raign
                     to
                     raise
                     money
                     for
                     the
                     present
                     purposes
                     aforesaid
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     neither
                     his
                     Majesty
                     that
                     now
                     is
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     other
                     (
                     by
                     his
                     Authority
                     derived
                     onely
                     from
                     him
                     )
                     shall
                     execute
                     any
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Powers
                     during
                     his
                     Majesties
                     said
                     Raign
                     ,
                     but
                     such
                     as
                     shall
                     act
                     by
                     the
                     consent
                     and
                     approbation
                     of
                     the
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     .
                     
                       Nevertheless
                       His
                       Majesty
                       intends
                       that
                       all
                       Patents
                       ,
                       Commissions
                       ,
                       and
                       other
                       Acts
                       concerning
                       the
                       Militia
                       ,
                       be
                       made
                       and
                       acted
                       as
                       formerly
                       ;
                       and
                       that
                       after
                       His
                       Majesties
                       Raign
                       all
                       the
                       Power
                       of
                       the
                       Militia
                       shall
                       return
                       entirely
                       to
                       the
                       Crown
                       ,
                       as
                       it
                       was
                       in
                       the
                       times
                       of
                       Queen
                    
                     Elizabeth
                     
                       and
                       King
                    
                     Iames
                     
                       of
                       Blessed
                       Memory
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     After
                     this
                     head
                     of
                     the
                     Militia
                     ,
                     
                     the
                     consideration
                     of
                     the
                     Arrears
                     due
                     to
                     the
                     Army
                     is
                     not
                     improper
                     to
                     follow
                     ;
                     for
                     the
                     payment
                     whereof
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     ease
                     of
                     his
                     people
                     ,
                     His
                     Majesty
                     is
                     willing
                     to
                     concur
                     in
                     any
                     thing
                     that
                     can
                     be
                     done
                     without
                     the
                     violation
                     of
                     His
                     Conscience
                     and
                     Honour
                     .
                     Wherefore
                     if
                     His
                     two
                     Houses
                     shall
                     consent
                     to
                     remit
                     unto
                     Him
                     such
                     benefit
                     out
                     of
                     Sequestrations
                     from
                     Michaelmas
                     last
                     ,
                     and
                     out
                     of
                     Compositions
                     that
                     shall
                     be
                     made
                     before
                     the
                     concluding
                     of
                     the
                     Peace
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Arrears
                     of
                     such
                     as
                     have
                     been
                     already
                     made
                     ,
                     the
                     assistance
                     of
                     the
                     Clergy
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Arrears
                     of
                     such
                     Rents
                     of
                     His
                     own
                     Revenue
                     as
                     His
                     two
                     Houses
                     shall
                     not
                     have
                     received
                     before
                     the
                     concluding
                     of
                     the
                     Peace
                     ,
                     His
                     Majesty
                     will
                     undertake
                     within
                     the
                     space
                     of
                     eighteen
                     months
                     ,
                     the
                     payment
                     of
                     
                       400000
                       l.
                    
                     for
                     the
                     satisfaction
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     .
                     And
                     if
                     those
                     means
                     shall
                     not
                     be
                     sufficient
                     ,
                     His
                     Majesty
                     intends
                     to
                     give
                     way
                     to
                     the
                     sale
                     of
                     Forrest-Lands
                     for
                     that
                     purpose
                     ;
                     this
                     being
                     the
                     publike
                     debt
                     which
                     in
                     His
                     Majesties
                     judgment
                     is
                     first
                     to
                     be
                     satisfied
                     :
                     And
                     for
                     other
                     publike
                     debts
                     already
                     contracted
                     upon
                     Church-Lands
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     other
                     Engagements
                     ,
                     His
                     Majesty
                     will
                     give
                     His
                     consent
                     to
                     such
                     Act
                     or
                     Acts
                     for
                     raising
                     of
                     moneys
                     for
                     payment
                     thereof
                     ,
                     as
                     both
                     Houses
                     shall
                     hereafter
                     agree
                     upon
                     ,
                     
                     so
                     as
                     they
                     be
                     equally
                     laid
                     ,
                     whereby
                     His
                     People
                     (
                     already
                     too
                     heavily
                     burthened
                     by
                     these
                     late
                     distempers
                     )
                     may
                     have
                     no
                     more
                     pressures
                     upon
                     them
                     than
                     this
                     absolute
                     necessity
                     requires
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     for
                     the
                     further
                     securing
                     all
                     Fears
                     ,
                     His
                     Majesty
                     will
                     consent
                     that
                     an
                     Act
                     of
                     Parliament
                     be
                     Passed
                     for
                     the
                     disposing
                     of
                     the
                     great
                     Offices
                     of
                     State
                     ,
                     and
                     naming
                     of
                     Privy
                     Counsellours
                     for
                     the
                     
                     whole
                     term
                     of
                     his
                     Raign
                     by
                     the
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ;
                     their
                     Patents
                     and
                     Commissions
                     being
                     taken
                     from
                     His
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     and
                     after
                     to
                     return
                     to
                     the
                     Crown
                     ,
                     as
                     is
                     exprest
                     in
                     the
                     Article
                     of
                     the
                     Militia
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     For
                     the
                     Court
                     of
                     Wards
                     and
                     Liveries
                     ,
                     His
                     Majesty
                     very
                     well
                     knows
                     the
                     consequence
                     of
                     taking
                     that
                     away
                     ,
                     by
                     turning
                     of
                     all
                     Tenures
                     into
                     common
                     Soccage
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     in
                     point
                     of
                     Revenue
                     to
                     the
                     Crown
                     ,
                     as
                     in
                     the
                     protection
                     of
                     many
                     of
                     His
                     Subjects
                     being
                     Infants
                     :
                     Nevertheless
                     ,
                     if
                     the
                     continuance
                     thereof
                     seem
                     grievous
                     to
                     His
                     Subjects
                     ,
                     rather
                     than
                     he
                     will
                     fail
                     on
                     His
                     part
                     in
                     giving
                     satisfaction
                     ,
                     He
                     will
                     consent
                     to
                     an
                     Act
                     for
                     taking
                     of
                     it
                     away
                     ;
                     so
                     as
                     a
                     full
                     recompence
                     be
                     settled
                     upon
                     his
                     Majesty
                     and
                     His
                     Successors
                     in
                     perpetuity
                     ,
                     and
                     
                       that
                       the
                       Arrears
                       now
                       d●●
                       ,
                       be
                       reserved
                       unto
                       Him
                       towards
                       the
                       payment
                       of
                       the
                       Arrears
                       of
                       the
                       Army
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     And
                     that
                     the
                     memory
                     of
                     these
                     late
                     distractions
                     may
                     be
                     wholly
                     wiped
                     away
                     ,
                     His
                     Majesty
                     will
                     consent
                     to
                     an
                     Act
                     of
                     Parliament
                     for
                     the
                     Suppressing
                     and
                     making
                     Null
                     Oaths
                     ,
                     Declarations
                     ,
                     and
                     Proclamations
                     ,
                     against
                     both
                     or
                     either
                     House
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     all
                     Indictments
                     and
                     other
                     Proceedings
                     against
                     any
                     persons
                     for
                     adhering
                     unto
                     them
                     .
                     And
                     His
                     M●jesty
                     proposeth
                     (
                     as
                     the
                     best
                     expedient
                     to
                     take
                     away
                     all
                     seeds
                     of
                     future
                     differences
                     )
                     that
                     there
                     be
                     an
                     Act
                     of
                     Oblivion
                     to
                     extend
                     to
                     all
                     His
                     Subjects
                     .
                  
                   
                     As
                     for
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     the
                     Cessation
                     there
                     is
                     long
                     since
                     determined
                     ;
                     but
                     for
                     the
                     future
                     (
                     all
                     other
                     things
                     being
                     fully
                     agreed
                     )
                     His
                     Majesty
                     will
                     give
                     full
                     satisfaction
                     to
                     His
                     Houses
                     concerning
                     that
                     Kingdom
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     although
                     His
                     Majesty
                     cannot
                     consent
                     in
                     Honour
                     and
                     Iustice
                     to
                     avoid
                     all
                     His
                     own
                     Acts
                     and
                     Grants
                     ,
                     past
                     under
                     His
                     Great
                     Seal
                     since
                     the
                     22
                     of
                     
                       May
                       1642.
                    
                     or
                     to
                     the
                     confirming
                     all
                     the
                     Acts
                     and
                     Grants
                     passed
                     under
                     that
                     made
                     by
                     the
                     two
                     Houses
                     ;
                     yet
                     His
                     Majesty
                     is
                     confident
                     ,
                     that
                     upon
                     perusal
                     of
                     particulars
                     ,
                     He
                     shall
                     give
                     full
                     satisfaction
                     to
                     His
                     two
                     Houses
                     ,
                     to
                     what
                     may
                     be
                     reasonably
                     desired
                     in
                     that
                     particular
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     now
                     his
                     Majesty
                     conceives
                     that
                     by
                     these
                     his
                     Offers
                     (
                     which
                     he
                     is
                     ready
                     to
                     make
                     good
                     upon
                     the
                     settlement
                     of
                     a
                     Peace
                     )
                     he
                     hath
                     clearly
                     manifested
                     his
                     intentions
                     to
                     give
                     full
                     security
                     and
                     satisfaction
                     to
                     all
                     Interests
                     for
                     what
                     can
                     justly
                     be
                     desired
                     ,
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     the
                     future
                     happiness
                     of
                     his
                     people
                     .
                     And
                     for
                     the
                     perfecting
                     of
                     these
                     Concessions
                     ,
                     as
                     also
                     for
                     such
                     other
                     things
                     as
                     may
                     be
                     proposed
                     by
                     the
                     two
                     Houses
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     such
                     just
                     and
                     reasonable
                     demands
                     as
                     his
                     Majesty
                     shall
                     finde
                     necessary
                     to
                     propose
                     on
                     his
                     part
                     ,
                     he
                     earnestly
                     desireth
                     a
                     Personal
                     Treaty
                     at
                     London
                     with
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     ,
                     in
                     Honour
                     ,
                     Freedom
                     ,
                     and
                     safety
                     ;
                     
                     it
                     being
                     in
                     his
                     Iudgment
                     ,
                     the
                     most
                     proper
                     ,
                     and
                     indeed
                     only
                     means
                     ,
                     to
                     a
                     firm
                     and
                     settled
                     Peace
                     ;
                     and
                     impossible
                     ,
                     without
                     it
                     ,
                     to
                     reconcile
                     former
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     avoid
                     future
                     misunderstandings
                     .
                  
                   
                     All
                     these
                     things
                     being
                     by
                     Treaty
                     perfected
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     believes
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     will
                     think
                     it
                     reasonable
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     Proposals
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     concerning
                     the
                     Succession
                     of
                     Parliaments
                     ,
                     and
                     their
                     due
                     Election
                     ,
                     should
                     be
                     taken
                     into
                     consideration
                     .
                  
                   
                     As
                     for
                     what
                     concerns
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     Scotland
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     will
                     very
                     readily
                     apply
                     himself
                     to
                     give
                     all
                     reasonable
                     satisfaction
                     ,
                     when
                     
                     the
                     desires
                     of
                     the
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     on
                     their
                     behalf
                     ,
                     or
                     of
                     the
                     Commissioners
                     of
                     that
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     or
                     of
                     both
                     joyned
                     together
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     made
                     known
                     unto
                     him
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 Answer
                 was
                 full
                 ,
                 and
                 apportioned
                 to
                 all
                 interests
                 ,
                 and
                 shewed
                 the
                 incomparable
                 prudence
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 invincible
                 constancy
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 :
                 at
                 which
                 the
                 Parliament
                 shewed
                 themselves
                 much
                 offended
                 ,
                 and
                 communicated
                 this
                 their
                 displeasure
                 to
                 the
                 Scots
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 participated
                 seemingly
                 with
                 them
                 therein
                 )
                 but
                 made
                 no
                 Reply
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 their
                 custom
                 being
                 to
                 set
                 other
                 Pens
                 on
                 work
                 to
                 discant
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 pick
                 out
                 some
                 jealous
                 Observations
                 ,
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 people
                 still
                 to
                 their
                 party
                 ,
                 by
                 bold
                 assertions
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 preva●ications
                 and
                 injustices
                 in
                 all
                 his
                 Papers
                 and
                 Messages
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 writ
                 meanly
                 ,
                 scurrilously
                 and
                 impudently
                 ,
                 (
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 a
                 most
                 execrable
                 and
                 blasphemous
                 Paper
                 called
                 
                   a
                   Hue
                   and
                   Cry
                   after
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                
                 upon
                 his
                 flight
                 from
                 Hampton
                 ,
                 by
                 one
                 Needham
                 that
                 writ
                 afterward
                 the
                 News-Book
                 for
                 them
                 )
                 in
                 others
                 more
                 modestly
                 and
                 politely
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 fine
                 but
                 false
                 edge
                 ,
                 which
                 yet
                 served
                 to
                 wound
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Reputation
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 carve
                 to
                 the
                 Grandees
                 the
                 spoils
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 secured
                 by
                 these
                 misunderstandings
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 against
                 these
                 Writers
                 there
                 appeared
                 a
                 Champion
                 of
                 Loyalty
                 ,
                 Judge
                 Ienkins
                 ,
                 who
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Wrath
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Cleveland
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Lewis
                   Dives
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stawel
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 Royalists
                 )
                 was
                 Committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Chancery-Bar
                 ,
                 refused
                 to
                 own
                 the
                 Court
                 and
                 the
                 Authority
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 was
                 remanded
                 in
                 Order
                 to
                 a
                 Tryal
                 at
                 the
                 Kings-Bench
                 ,
                 where
                 in
                 the
                 me●n
                 while
                 he
                 fully
                 Answered
                 all
                 those
                 Cavils
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 by
                 Reason
                 ,
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 own
                 words
                 and
                 Declarations
                 ,
                 ridling
                 their
                 nice
                 ,
                 time-serving
                 distinction
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Person
                 and
                 Authority
                 ,
                 his
                 Politick
                 and
                 Natural
                 Capacity
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 meer
                 Fiction
                 never
                 heard
                 of
                 before
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 their
                 as
                 bold
                 assumption
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 
                   Vertual
                   presence
                
                 in
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 ,
                 was
                 also
                 and
                 alike
                 Treasonable
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 cited
                 in
                 the
                 Case
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Spencers
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 7
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 2.
                 from
                 their
                 own
                 Oracle
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Coke
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 7
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Reports
                 ,
                 fol.
                 11.
                 
                 He
                 then
                 runs
                 over
                 the
                 whole
                 Case
                 and
                 state
                 of
                 the
                 Question
                 and
                 Dispute
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Royalists
                 and
                 Parliamentarians
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 published
                 ,
                 incredible
                 it
                 is
                 how
                 greedily
                 they
                 were
                 bought
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 many
                 honest
                 people
                 undeceived
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Cause
                 was
                 every
                 where
                 under
                 the
                 nose
                 of
                 the
                 Faction
                 well
                 spoken
                 of
                 .
                 We
                 will
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 that
                 Noble
                 person
                 ,
                 give
                 this
                 short
                 and
                 summary
                 account
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Sea-mark
                 to
                 Posterity
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         First
                         ,
                         The
                         Royalists
                         have
                         aided
                         the
                         King
                         in
                         this
                         War
                         (
                         contrary
                         to
                         the
                         Parliaments
                         Negative
                         Oath
                         and
                         Votes
                         ,
                         )
                         warranted
                         by
                         the
                         Statute
                         of
                         
                           25
                           Ed.
                           2.
                           ch
                           .
                           2.
                           
                        
                         They
                         have
                         maintained
                         the
                         Commission
                         of
                         Array
                         by
                         the
                         Kings
                         Command
                         against
                         their
                         Votes
                         ,
                         by
                         the
                         Statute
                         of
                         the
                         
                           5
                           Hen.
                           4.3
                        
                         .
                         They
                         have
                         maintained
                         Arch-bishops
                         ,
                         Bishops
                         ,
                         &c.
                         from
                         
                           Magna
                           Charta
                        
                         ,
                         and
                         many
                         other
                         Statutes
                         .
                         4.
                         
                         They
                         have
                         maintained
                         the
                         Book
                         of
                         Common
                         prayer
                         ,
                         warranted
                         by
                         five
                         Acts
                         of
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         in
                         
                           Edw.
                           6.
                        
                         
                         Queen
                         Eliz.
                         for
                         Libels
                         against
                         which
                         and
                         Church-Government
                         ,
                         some
                         have
                         been
                         Executed
                         .
                         5.
                         
                         They
                         maintained
                         the
                         Militia
                         of
                         the
                         Kingdom
                         to
                         belong
                         to
                         the
                         King
                         ,
                         from
                         the
                         Statute
                         of
                         the
                         
                           7
                           Edw.
                           1.
                        
                         and
                         many
                         Statutes
                         since
                         .
                         6.
                         
                         They
                         maintained
                         the
                         Counterfeiting
                         of
                         the
                         Kings
                         Great
                         Seal
                         to
                         be
                         High
                         Treason
                         ,
                         as
                         likewise
                         the
                         usurpation
                         of
                         the
                         Kings
                         Forts
                         ,
                         Ports
                         ,
                         and
                         Shipping
                         ,
                         &c.
                         from
                         the
                         said
                         Statute
                         of
                         
                           25
                           Ed.
                           3.
                        
                         and
                         divers
                         others
                         since
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         practice
                         of
                         all
                         times
                         .
                         7.
                         
                         They
                         maintain
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         King
                         is
                         the
                         only
                         Supreme
                         Governour
                         in
                         all
                         Cases
                         ;
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         that
                         his
                         Majestie
                         is
                         to
                         be
                         governed
                         by
                         them
                         .
                         The
                         former's
                         warrant
                         is
                         the
                         Statute
                         of
                         Queen
                         Eliz.
                         &c.
                         8.
                         
                         They
                         maintain
                         that
                         the
                         King
                         is
                         King
                         by
                         an
                         inherent
                         Birth-right
                         ,
                         by
                         Nature
                         ,
                         by
                         Gods
                         Law
                         ,
                         and
                         by
                         the
                         law
                         of
                         the
                         Land
                         ;
                         
                           These
                           say
                           ,
                           that
                           his
                           Kingly
                           Right
                           is
                           an
                           Office
                           upon
                           Trust.
                        
                         Their
                         warrant
                         is
                         the
                         Statute
                         of
                         
                         the
                         1
                         of
                         King
                         James
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         5
                         of
                         Queen
                         
                           Eliz.
                           9.
                        
                         
                         They
                         maintain
                         that
                         the
                         politick
                         capacity
                         is
                         not
                         to
                         be
                         severed
                         from
                         the
                         natural
                         ;
                         
                           vide
                           Coke
                        
                         ,
                         as
                         before
                         ,
                         their
                         Oracle
                         ,
                         who
                         hath
                         declared
                         to
                         posterity
                         ,
                         that
                         it
                         is
                         Damnable
                         ,
                         Detestable
                         ,
                         and
                         Execrable
                         Treason
                         .
                         10.
                         
                         They
                         maintain
                         ,
                         that
                         who
                         aids
                         the
                         King
                         at
                         home
                         or
                         abroad
                         ,
                         ought
                         not
                         to
                         be
                         molested
                         or
                         questioned
                         for
                         the
                         same
                         .
                         
                           (
                           These
                           practice
                           the
                           contrary
                           .
                           )
                        
                         Their
                         warrant
                         is
                         the
                         Statute
                         of
                         
                           11
                           Hen.
                           7.
                           11.
                        
                         
                         They
                         maintain
                         that
                         the
                         King
                         hath
                         power
                         to
                         disassent
                         to
                         any
                         Bill
                         agreed
                         by
                         the
                         two
                         Houses
                         ;
                         
                           which
                           these
                           deny
                        
                         .
                         Their
                         warrant
                         is
                         the
                         Statute
                         of
                         
                           2
                           Hen.
                           5.
                           the
                           practice
                           of
                           all
                           times
                           ,
                        
                         the
                         
                           1
                           Car.
                           ch
                           .
                           7.
                        
                         and
                         
                           1
                           Jam.
                           ch
                           .
                           1.
                           12.
                           
                        
                         They
                         maintain
                         that
                         Parliaments
                         ought
                         to
                         be
                         holden
                         in
                         grave
                         and
                         peaceable
                         manner
                         ,
                         without
                         Tumults
                         ;
                         
                           These
                           abet
                           and
                           keep
                           guards
                           of
                           armed
                           men
                           to
                           wait
                           upon
                           them
                           .
                        
                         Their
                         warrant
                         is
                         the
                         Statute
                         of
                         
                           7
                           Edw.
                           2.
                           13.
                        
                         
                         They
                         maintain
                         that
                         there
                         is
                         no
                         State
                         within
                         this
                         Kingdom
                         but
                         the
                         Kings
                         Majesty
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         to
                         adhere
                         to
                         any
                         other
                         State
                         within
                         this
                         Kingdom
                         is
                         High
                         Treason
                         .
                         Their
                         warrant
                         is
                         the
                         3
                         of
                         King
                         Jam.
                         and
                         
                           23
                           Eliz.
                           14.
                        
                         
                         They
                         maintain
                         that
                         to
                         levy
                         a
                         War
                         ,
                         to
                         remove
                         Counsellours
                         ,
                         to
                         alter
                         Religion
                         ,
                         or
                         any
                         Law
                         established
                         ,
                         is
                         High
                         Treason
                         ;
                         
                           These
                           hold
                           to
                           the
                           contrary
                        
                         .
                         Their
                         warrant
                         is
                         the
                         resolution
                         of
                         the
                         Iudges
                         ,
                         Queen
                         Elizabeth
                         ,
                         and
                         Sir
                         
                           Edward
                           Coke
                           .
                           15.
                        
                         
                         They
                         maintain
                         that
                         no
                         man
                         should
                         be
                         imprisoned
                         ,
                         put
                         out
                         of
                         his
                         lands
                         ,
                         but
                         by
                         due
                         Course
                         of
                         Law
                         ;
                         and
                         that
                         no
                         man
                         ought
                         to
                         be
                         adjudged
                         to
                         Death
                         ,
                         but
                         by
                         the
                         Law
                         established
                         .
                         
                           These
                           have
                           practised
                           the
                           contrary
                           in
                        
                         London
                         ,
                         Bristol
                         ,
                         and
                         Kent
                         .
                         Their
                         warrant
                         is
                         
                           Magna
                           Charta
                           ,
                           ch
                           .
                           29.
                           
                           The
                           Petition
                           of
                           Right
                           ,
                           3
                           Car.
                        
                         and
                         divers
                         others
                         .
                         16.
                         
                         They
                         believe
                         what
                         the
                         Laws
                         say
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         King
                         can
                         do
                         no
                         wrong
                         ,
                         that
                         He
                         is
                         Gods
                         Lieutenant
                         ,
                         and
                         not
                         able
                         to
                         do
                         an
                         unjust
                         thing
                         ;
                         
                           These
                           charge
                           Him
                           with
                           the
                           spoil
                           and
                           blood
                           of
                           His
                           Subjects
                           ;
                           which
                           false
                           imputation
                           was
                           like
                           the
                           rest
                           of
                           their
                           actions
                           ,
                           contrary
                           to
                           all
                           Law
                           ,
                           Reason
                           ,
                           Christianity
                           ,
                           or
                           Humanity
                           .
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 This
                 eye-salve
                 made
                 the
                 wilfully
                 blinde
                 more
                 peevish
                 ,
                 and
                 fuller
                 of
                 smart
                 and
                 anguish
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 resolved
                 to
                 have
                 hanged
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 had
                 so
                 hedged
                 up
                 their
                 way
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 by
                 upbraiding
                 them
                 with
                 their
                 former
                 Illegal
                 and
                 Tyrannical
                 Cruelty
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 only
                 kept
                 him
                 in
                 a
                 strict
                 duress
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 enlarged
                 by
                 degrees
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Restitution
                 1660
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 was
                 in
                 health
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 perfect
                 freedom
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 was
                 a
                 great
                 stickler
                 likewise
                 in
                 the
                 Feud
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 and
                 Independent
                 ,
                 siding
                 with
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 doctrinating
                 them
                 with
                 the
                 Principles
                 of
                 Allegiance
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 pretended
                 to
                 ;
                 and
                 animating
                 them
                 against
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 by
                 perswading
                 them
                 that
                 all
                 their
                 Ordinances
                 made
                 for
                 their
                 Indemnity
                 and
                 Arrears
                 ,
                 were
                 insignificant
                 and
                 invalid
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 but
                 so
                 many
                 blinds
                 for
                 the
                 present
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 their
                 security
                 and
                 satisfaction
                 depended
                 wholly
                 upon
                 the
                 King
                 :
                 which
                 designe
                 of
                 his
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 juncture
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 did
                 operate
                 successfully
                 ,
                 until
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 the
                 contention
                 ceasing
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 having
                 mastered
                 and
                 surmounted
                 all
                 the
                 rubs
                 to
                 his
                 designe
                 ,
                 the
                 effect
                 ,
                 the
                 ruine
                 of
                 both
                 ,
                 likewise
                 failed
                 .
              
               
                 Miserable
                 now
                 were
                 the
                 complaints
                 from
                 several
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 burden
                 of
                 Free-quarter
                 .
                 
                 In
                 the
                 third
                 year
                 of
                 King
                 Charles
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Expedition
                 for
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Rhee
                 ,
                 the
                 Lords
                 and
                 Commons
                 in
                 their
                 
                   Petition
                   of
                   Right
                
                 ,
                 when
                 not
                 above
                 2
                 or
                 3000
                 Souldiers
                 were
                 thinly
                 Quartered
                 upon
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 but
                 for
                 a
                 Month
                 or
                 two
                 ,
                 complained
                 thereof
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 as
                 a
                 great
                 grievance
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 and
                 Customs
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ;
                 and
                 humbly
                 prayed
                 ,
                 as
                 their
                 right
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 would
                 remove
                 it
                 :
                 which
                 his
                 Majesty
                 presently
                 granted
                 .
                 Yet
                 now
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 Country
                 was
                 ten
                 times
                 more
                 oppressed
                 ,
                 no
                 remedy
                 could
                 be
                 had
                 ;
                 the
                 Army
                 under
                 pretence
                 of
                 Lodging
                 ,
                 Fire
                 ,
                 and
                 Candle
                 ,
                 taking
                 all
                 other
                 necessaries
                 :
                 for
                 which
                 if
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 they
                 pretended
                 to
                 offer
                 money
                 ,
                 yet
                 durst
                 none
                 take
                 it
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 greater
                 damage
                 ,
                 the
                 spoiler
                 being
                 only
                 triable
                 by
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 War.
                 This
                 ,
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 were
                 taught
                 likewise
                 by
                 their
                 Adjutators
                 to
                 load
                 upon
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 through
                 their
                 neglect
                 of
                 paying
                 them
                 ;
                 when
                 indeed
                 the
                 supernumeraries
                 with
                 which
                 Cromwel
                 daily
                 recruited
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Authority
                 ,
                 far
                 beyond
                 the
                 
                 pay
                 or
                 number
                 established
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 the
                 Arrears
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 oppression
                 of
                 Free-quarter
                 ;
                 for
                 upon
                 complaints
                 thereof
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 the
                 Army
                 being
                 quartered
                 in
                 several
                 Brigades
                 ,
                 supernumeraries
                 have
                 been
                 disbanded
                 in
                 one
                 Brigade
                 ,
                 their
                 Arms
                 taken
                 by
                 their
                 Officers
                 ,
                 and
                 shortly
                 after
                 they
                 have
                 been
                 listed
                 again
                 in
                 another
                 Brigade
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Arms
                 sold
                 again
                 to
                 the
                 State
                 after
                 a
                 while
                 ,
                 to
                 new
                 arm
                 them
                 .
                 By
                 which
                 means
                 Cromwel
                 had
                 amassed
                 a
                 Magazine
                 of
                 such
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 lodged
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 rumoured
                 by
                 some
                 zealots
                 to
                 be
                 for
                 arming
                 some
                 Reformadoes
                 ,
                 were
                 now
                 upon
                 examination
                 found
                 to
                 belong
                 unto
                 Him
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 business
                 was
                 husht
                 up
                 ;
                 which
                 if
                 they
                 could
                 have
                 fastned
                 upon
                 the
                 other
                 Party
                 ,
                 should
                 have
                 been
                 noised
                 for
                 horrid
                 Treason
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 this
                 grievance
                 of
                 Free-quarter
                 they
                 were
                 doubly
                 and
                 trebly
                 payed
                 ,
                 taking
                 it
                 in
                 one
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 Composition
                 for
                 it
                 in
                 another
                 ,
                 perhaps
                 in
                 three
                 or
                 four
                 places
                 at
                 once
                 ,
                 by
                 false
                 Billets
                 ;
                 yet
                 nevertheless
                 ,
                 though
                 by
                 these
                 tricks
                 they
                 owed
                 money
                 to
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 they
                 demanded
                 and
                 compelled
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 secure
                 their
                 Arrears
                 of
                 the
                 24
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 whereby
                 they
                 had
                 the
                 two
                 thirds
                 of
                 Delinquents
                 Estates
                 ,
                 mentioned
                 or
                 comprehended
                 in
                 the
                 three
                 first
                 qualifications
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Propositions
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ;
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 money
                 arising
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 remaining
                 part
                 of
                 Bishops
                 Lands
                 ,
                 appointed
                 to
                 be
                 sold
                 by
                 former
                 Ordinances
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 the
                 sum
                 of
                 600000
                 l.
                 charged
                 on
                 the
                 receipt
                 of
                 EXCISE
                 ,
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 Forrest-Lands
                 and
                 other
                 incomes
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 securing
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Arrears
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 issued
                 out
                 to
                 the
                 Treasurers
                 at
                 War
                 ,
                 to
                 such
                 and
                 such
                 persons
                 for
                 the
                 uses
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 manner
                 as
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 Lords
                 and
                 Commons
                 for
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 five
                 of
                 them
                 under
                 their
                 hands
                 would
                 limit
                 and
                 appoint
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Audit
                 and
                 Debentures
                 ,
                 
                 sold
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 upon
                 doublings
                 on
                 purchases
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 and
                 other
                 forfeited
                 Lands
                 for
                 Half
                 a
                 Crown
                 in
                 the
                 pound
                 ,
                 besides
                 innumerable
                 cheats
                 by
                 counterfeit
                 hands
                 ,
                 but
                 more
                 to
                 the
                 talk
                 than
                 trouble
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 whose
                 general
                 Note
                 was
                 —
                 
                   Caveat
                   Emptor
                
                 .
              
               
                 Wonderful
                 it
                 is
                 (
                 since
                 we
                 have
                 now
                 mentioned
                 that
                 
                   Dutch
                   Devil
                
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 called
                 ,
                 the
                 Excise
                 )
                 what
                 vast
                 sums
                 of
                 money
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 raised
                 by
                 it
                 ,
                 amounting
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 their
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 the
                 28
                 of
                 August
                 this
                 year
                 appears
                 ,
                 to
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 from
                 its
                 Commencement
                 some
                 three
                 years
                 before
                 ,
                 to
                 One
                 million
                 three
                 hundred
                 thirty
                 four
                 thousand
                 five
                 hundred
                 thirty
                 two
                 pounds
                 ten
                 shillings
                 and
                 eleven
                 pence
                 half
                 peny
                 ,
                 clear
                 ,
                 and
                 deducted
                 of
                 all
                 charges
                 in
                 the
                 levying
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 which
                 defalked
                 not
                 above
                 two
                 shillings
                 in
                 the
                 pound
                 .
                 
                 No
                 wonder
                 therefore
                 they
                 did
                 so
                 carefully
                 enjoy
                 ▪
                 and
                 uphold
                 this
                 Tax
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 supported
                 and
                 enabled
                 them
                 in
                 all
                 their
                 atchievements
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 this
                 score
                 they
                 made
                 it
                 over
                 to
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 several
                 Uproars
                 and
                 Tumults
                 happening
                 in
                 the
                 refusal
                 of
                 payment
                 ,
                 
                 particularly
                 at
                 
                   Smithfield-bars
                   London
                
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Butchers
                 who
                 then
                 paid
                 Excise
                 for
                 the
                 Flesh
                 sold
                 ,
                 at
                 two
                 shillings
                 in
                 the
                 pound
                 ,
                 rose
                 and
                 fired
                 the
                 Excise-house
                 neer
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Papers
                 of
                 Books
                 of
                 Account
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 several
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 tryed
                 ,
                 but
                 acquitted
                 :
                 thereafter
                 ,
                 that
                 Duty
                 upon
                 Cattle
                 ,
                 as
                 likewise
                 upon
                 all
                 Salt
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 was
                 wholly
                 laid
                 aside
                 .
                 But
                 a
                 most
                 severe
                 injunction
                 was
                 now
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 continuance
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 refractory
                 threatned
                 with
                 exemplary
                 punishments
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 that
                 while
                 Cromwel
                 could
                 finde
                 Men
                 and
                 Arms
                 at
                 such
                 a
                 rate
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 such
                 heaps
                 of
                 Money
                 by
                 several
                 Revenues
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 in
                 vain
                 to
                 think
                 of
                 a
                 Peace
                 ,
                 when
                 such
                 visible
                 powerful
                 advantages
                 subserved
                 to
                 those
                 wicked
                 designes
                 of
                 inthralling
                 King
                 ,
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 City
                 and
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 now
                 mainly
                 prosecuted
                 by
                 the
                 Adjutators
                 ;
                 but
                 so
                 lendly
                 and
                 unseasonably
                 ,
                 that
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 to
                 palliate
                 his
                 secret
                 impiety
                 ,
                 abandoned
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Ringleaders
                 ,
                 one
                 White
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 his
                 Execution
                 at
                 Ware
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Sentence
                 of
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 for
                 mutinous
                 speeches
                 and
                 Papers
                 of
                 the
                 Levelling
                 principle
                 (
                 but
                 suspected
                 also
                 to
                 aim
                 at
                 himself
                 )
                 among
                 the
                 Common
                 Souldiers
                 .
                 Neer
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 one
                 Tompson
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Crue
                 ,
                 was
                 seized
                 on
                 in
                 the
                 Lobby
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 supposed
                 to
                 be
                 ready
                 with
                 some
                 Impeachment
                 or
                 Articles
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 condemned
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 by
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 War.
                 They
                 cryed
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 as
                 useless
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 had
                 got
                 a
                 Stork
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 making
                 ten
                 times
                 more
                 dangerous
                 ,
                 who
                 durst
                 crush
                 them
                 to
                 Ruine
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 rise
                 of
                 his
                 Ambition
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 misdoings
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 Government
                 ,
                 highly
                 displeased
                 and
                 incensed
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 who
                 too
                 late
                 (
                 —
                 
                   Sero
                   sapiunt
                   Phryges
                
                 )
                 saw
                 how
                 they
                 had
                 fool'd
                 themselves
                 into
                 slavery
                 ;
                 the
                 resentments
                 whereof
                 became
                 so
                 publike
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 fearlesly
                 Voyced
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 constrained
                 to
                 humour
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 personate
                 a
                 serious
                 study
                 to
                 an
                 Accommodation
                 .
                 Hereupon
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 24
                 day
                 of
                 December
                 on
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 Voted
                 Security
                 for
                 the
                 Armies
                 Arrears
                 ,
                 (
                 an
                 ill
                 Omen
                 of
                 what
                 Kindness
                 they
                 had
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 bate
                 an
                 ace
                 of
                 their
                 demands
                 )
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 present
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 
                 Carisbrook-Castle
                 four
                 Bills
                 to
                 be
                 Passed
                 as
                 Acts
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 with
                 divers
                 other
                 Proposals
                 ,
                 such
                 or
                 worse
                 than
                 those
                 at
                 
                 Hampton-Court
                 )
                 before
                 any
                 Treaty
                 might
                 be
                 admitted
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 first
                 was
                 an
                 Act
                 with
                 this
                 Title
                 ,
                 
                   Concerning
                   the
                   raising
                   ,
                   setling
                   ,
                   and
                   maintaining
                   Forces
                   by
                   Sea
                   and
                   by
                   Land
                   ,
                   within
                   the
                   Kingdoms
                   of
                
                 England
                 and
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   Dominion
                   of
                
                 Wales
                 ,
                 
                   the
                   Isles
                   of
                
                 Gernsey
                 and
                 Jersey
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   the
                   Town
                   of
                
                 Berwick
                 upon
                 Tweed
                 ;
                 whereby
                 it
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 Declared
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Lords
                   and
                   Commons
                   then
                   Assembled
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   or
                   whom
                   they
                   should
                   appoint
                   ,
                
                 (
                 that
                 was
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 of
                 Pickt
                 Grandees
                 )
                 
                   should
                   for
                   twenty
                   years
                   have
                   the
                   Militia
                   in
                   their
                   disposal
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   His
                   Heirs
                   ,
                   and
                   Successors
                   for
                   that
                   term
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   that
                   term
                   the
                   same
                   Power
                   to
                   be
                   exercised
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   but
                   with
                   the
                   consent
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   shall
                   declare
                   the
                   safety
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   to
                   be
                   concerned
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Moneys
                   raised
                   for
                   that
                   purpose
                   to
                   be
                   imployed
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   persons
                   in
                   the
                   like
                   manner
                   :
                
                 Which
                 was
                 in
                 effect
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 away
                 the
                 Kings
                 Negative
                 Voyce
                 from
                 him
                 and
                 His
                 Heirs
                 for
                 ever
                 .
                 Besides
                 ,
                 it
                 grants
                 an
                 unlimited
                 Power
                 to
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 ,
                 to
                 raise
                 what
                 Forces
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 what
                 persons
                 they
                 please
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 raise
                 money
                 in
                 what
                 sort
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 much
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 whom
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 restriction
                 or
                 exception
                 .
                 The
                 second
                 was
                 ,
                 
                   An
                   Act
                   for
                   Iustifying
                   the
                   Proceedings
                   of
                   Parliament
                   in
                   the
                   late
                   War
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   Declaring
                   all
                   Oaths
                   ,
                   Declarations
                   ,
                   Proclamations
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   proceedings
                   against
                   it
                   to
                   be
                   Void
                   ;
                   whereby
                   they
                   were
                   to
                   b●
                   declared
                   to
                   have
                   stood
                   upon
                   the
                   Defensive
                   part
                   ,
                
                 (
                 their
                 Conscience
                 prickt
                 them
                 with
                 their
                 Blood-guiltiness
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 would
                 fain
                 throw
                 it
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 adding
                 more
                 Guilt
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 load
                 it
                 upon
                 the
                 Innocent
                 ;
                 a
                 wicked
                 shift
                 !
                 )
                 
                   and
                   be
                   Indempnified
                
                 (
                 still
                 they
                 are
                 tormented
                 )
                 
                   for
                   all
                   their
                   past
                   actions
                   therein
                   .
                
                 The
                 third
                 was
                 ,
                 
                   An
                   Act
                   whereby
                   all
                   Titles
                   ,
                   and
                   Honour
                   of
                   Peerage
                   ,
                   conferred
                   on
                   any
                   since
                   the
                
                 20
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 1642.
                 
                   being
                   the
                   day
                   that
                   the
                   Lord
                   Keeper
                
                 Littleton
                 
                   deserted
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   carried
                   away
                   the
                   Seal
                   ,
                   were
                   Declared
                   Void
                   .
                   And
                   it
                   was
                   further
                   to
                   be
                   Enacted
                   ,
                   that
                   no
                   person
                   that
                   shall
                   hereafter
                   be
                   made
                   a
                   Peer
                   ,
                   or
                   his
                   Heirs
                   ,
                   shall
                   sit
                   or
                   Vote
                   in
                   the
                   Parliament
                   of
                
                 England
                 ,
                 
                   without
                   the
                   consent
                   of
                   both
                   Houses
                   of
                   Parliament
                   .
                
                 The
                 fourth
                 was
                 ,
                 
                   An
                   Act
                   concerning
                   the
                   Adjournment
                   of
                   both
                   Houses
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   whereby
                   it
                   was
                   Declared
                   ,
                   that
                   when
                   and
                   wither
                   the
                   two
                   Houses
                   shall
                   think
                   fit
                   to
                   Adjourn
                   themselves
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   Adjournments
                   shall
                   at
                   all
                   times
                   be
                   valid
                   and
                   good
                   ,
                   and
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   judged
                   or
                   deemed
                   to
                   end
                   or
                   determine
                   the
                   Session
                   of
                   this
                   Parliament
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                         
                           The
                           Proposals
                           were
                           ,
                           1.
                        
                         
                         That
                         the
                         new
                         Seal
                         be
                         Confirmed
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         old
                         Great
                         Seal
                         ,
                         and
                         all
                         things
                         passed
                         under
                         it
                         since
                         
                           May
                           1642.
                        
                         be
                         made
                         Void
                         .
                         2.
                         
                         That
                         Acts
                         be
                         Passed
                         for
                         raising
                         moneys
                         to
                         pay
                         publike
                         Debts
                         .
                         3.
                         
                         That
                         Members
                         of
                         both
                         Houses
                         put
                         from
                         their
                         places
                         by
                         the
                         King
                         ,
                         be
                         restored
                         .
                         4.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         Cessation
                         in
                         Ireland
                         be
                         made
                         Void
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         War
                         left
                         to
                         both
                         Houses
                         .
                         5.
                         
                         That
                         An
                         Act
                         of
                         Indempuity
                         be
                         passed
                         .
                         6.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         Court
                         of
                         Wards
                         be
                         taken
                         away
                         ,
                         and
                         such
                         Tenures
                         turned
                         into
                         common
                         Soccage
                         .
                         7.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         Treaties
                         between
                         England
                         and
                         Scotland
                         be
                         confirmed
                         ,
                         and
                         Conservators
                         of
                         the
                         Peace
                         and
                         Vnion
                         appointed
                         .
                         8.
                         
                         That
                         ●he
                         Arrears
                         of
                         the
                         Army
                         be
                         paid
                         out
                         of
                         Bishops
                         Lands
                         ,
                         Forfeited
                         Estates
                         and
                         Forrests
                         .
                         9.
                         
                         That
                         An
                         Act
                         be
                         passed
                         for
                         abolishing
                         Bishops
                         ,
                         and
                         all
                         appendants
                         to
                         them
                         .
                         10.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         Ordinance
                         of
                         disposing
                         Bishops
                         Lands
                         be
                         confirmed
                         by
                         Act.
                         11.
                         
                         That
                         An
                         
                         Act
                         be
                         passed
                         for
                         the
                         sale
                         of
                         Church-lands
                         .
                         12.
                         
                         That
                         Delinquents
                         be
                         proceeded
                         against
                         ,
                         and
                         their
                         Estates
                         disposed
                         of
                         according
                         to
                         their
                         several
                         Qualifications
                         .
                         13.
                         
                         That
                         an
                         Act
                         be
                         passed
                         for
                         discharge
                         of
                         publike
                         Debts
                         .
                         14.
                         
                         That
                         Acts
                         be
                         passed
                         for
                         set●ling
                         the
                         Presbyterian
                         Government
                         and
                         Directory
                         ,
                         F●urteen
                         of
                         the
                         39
                         Articles
                         revised
                         by
                         the
                         Assembly
                         of
                         Divines
                         ,
                         Rules
                         and
                         Directions
                         concerning
                         suspension
                         from
                         the
                         Lords-Supper
                         .
                         15.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         chief
                         Officers
                         in
                         England
                         and
                         Ireland
                         be
                         named
                         by
                         both
                         Houses
                         .
                         16.
                         
                         That
                         an
                         Act
                         be
                         passed
                         for
                         the
                         conviction
                         of
                         Popish
                         Recusants
                         .
                         17.
                         
                         That
                         an
                         Act
                         be
                         passed
                         for
                         the
                         Education
                         of
                         the
                         Children
                         of
                         Papists
                         by
                         Protestants
                         .
                         18.
                         and
                         19.
                         
                         Against
                         Papists
                         ,
                         for
                         levying
                         penalties
                         ,
                         and
                         prohibiting
                         the
                         hearing
                         of
                         Mass.
                         20.
                         
                         An
                         Act
                         be
                         passed
                         for
                         Observation
                         of
                         the
                         Lords-day
                         .
                         21.
                         
                         A
                         Bill
                         for
                         Suppressing
                         Innovations
                         .
                         22.
                         
                         And
                         Advancement
                         of
                         Preaching
                         .
                         23.
                         
                         And
                         against
                         Pluralities
                         and
                         Non-residencie
                         .
                      
                       
                         With●l
                         ,
                         The
                         Commissioners
                         were
                         to
                         desire
                         His
                         Majesty
                         to
                         give
                         His
                         Royal
                         Assent
                         to
                         those
                         four
                         Bills
                         by
                         His
                         Letters
                         Patents
                         under
                         the
                         Great
                         Seal
                         of
                         England
                         ,
                         Signed
                         by
                         His
                         Hand
                         ,
                         and
                         Notified
                         to
                         the
                         Lords
                         and
                         Commons
                         Assembled
                         together
                         in
                         the
                         House
                         of
                         Peers
                         ;
                         it
                         not
                         standing
                         then
                         with
                         the
                         safety
                         of
                         the
                         Kingdom
                         for
                         His
                         Majesty
                         to
                         do
                         it
                         otherwise
                         ,
                         (
                         
                           to
                           wit
                           ,
                           at
                        
                         London
                         )
                         and
                         a
                         Bill
                         to
                         be
                         drawn
                         for
                         such
                         Letters
                         Patents
                         to
                         be
                         presented
                         Him
                         ,
                         and
                         then
                         a
                         Warrant
                         to
                         Edward
                         Earl
                         of
                         Manchester
                         ,
                         &c.
                         whereupon
                         a
                         Committee
                         shall
                         be
                         sent
                         to
                         the
                         Isle
                         of
                         Wight
                         to
                         Treat
                         with
                         Him
                         only
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 not
                 intended
                 to
                 shew
                 these
                 shapeless
                 abortions
                 of
                 Laws
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 have
                 been
                 buried
                 in
                 their
                 Chaos
                 ,
                 yet
                 being
                 the
                 (
                 though
                 unprepared
                 )
                 matter
                 of
                 this
                 beautiful
                 Form
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Answer
                 ,
                 the
                 darkness
                 of
                 the
                 one
                 occasioning
                 and
                 preceding
                 the
                 light
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 here
                 represented
                 in
                 this
                 unreasonable
                 lump
                 an●
                 〈◊〉
                 :
                 Nothing
                 indeed
                 shews
                 them
                 better
                 ,
                 or
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 said
                 worse
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 〈…〉
                 Paraphrase
                 or
                 Comment
                 :
                 Give
                 me
                 leave
                 only
                 to
                 insert
                 th●
                 Scots
                 sense
                 of
                 〈◊〉
                 Bills
                 and
                 Proposals
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 Scotlan●
                 having
                 understood
                 the
                 proceeding
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 in
                 the
                 business
                 ,
                 now
                 〈◊〉
                 publikely
                 protested
                 against
                 it
                 here
                 ,
                 and
                 immediately
                 followed
                 the
                 Commissio●ers
                 to
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 likewise
                 presented
                 His
                 Majesty
                 with
                 this
                 Paper
                 .
                 —
              
               
                 
                   
                     There
                     is
                     nothing
                     which
                     we
                     have
                     more
                     constantly
                     endeavoured
                     and
                     do
                     more
                     earnestly
                     desire
                     ▪
                     
                     than
                     a
                     good
                     Agreement
                     and
                     happy
                     Vnion
                     between
                     Your
                     Majesty
                     and
                     your
                     Parliaments
                     of
                     both
                     Kingdoms
                     ;
                     neither
                     have
                     we
                     left
                     any
                     means
                     unessayed
                     ,
                     that
                     by
                     united
                     Councils
                     with
                     the
                     Parliament
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     and
                     making
                     joynt
                     applications
                     to
                     Your
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     there
                     might
                     be
                     a
                     composition
                     of
                     all
                     differences
                     .
                     But
                     the
                     new
                     Propositions
                     communicated
                     to
                     us
                     by
                     the
                     two
                     Houses
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Bills
                     therewith
                     presented
                     to
                     Your
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     are
                     so
                     prejudicial
                     to
                     Religion
                     ,
                     the
                     Crown
                     ,
                     the
                     Vnion
                     and
                     Interest
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdoms
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     far
                     different
                     from
                     the
                     former
                     proceedings
                     and
                     engagements
                     betwixt
                     the
                     Kingdoms
                     ,
                     as
                     we
                     cannot
                     concur
                     therein
                     .
                     Therefore
                     we
                     do
                     in
                     the
                     name
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     Scotland
                     ,
                     dissent
                     from
                     these
                     Proposals
                     and
                     Bills
                     tendred
                     to
                     Your
                     Majesty
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           Lowden
                           ,
                        
                         
                           Lauderdale
                           ,
                        
                         
                           Charles
                           Erskin
                           ,
                        
                         
                           Kennedy
                           ,
                        
                         
                           Berclay
                           .
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 equal
                 and
                 good
                 Office
                 meant
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 had
                 greater
                 concerns
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 something
                 served
                 to
                 justifie
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 His
                 people
                 in
                 His
                 refusal
                 to
                 Sign
                 them
                 .
                 The
                 Kings
                 Answer
                 was
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                   
                     For
                     the
                     Speaker
                     of
                     the
                     Lords
                     House
                     
                       pro
                       tempore
                    
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     Communicated
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       CHARLES
                       REX
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     THe
                     necessity
                     of
                     complying
                     with
                     all
                     engaged
                     Interests
                     in
                     these
                     great
                     distempers
                     for
                     a
                     perfect
                     Settlement
                     of
                     Peace
                     ,
                     His
                     Majesty
                     finds
                     to
                     be
                     none
                     of
                     the
                     least
                     difficulties
                     he
                     hath
                     met
                     with
                     since
                     the
                     time
                     of
                     His
                     afflictions
                     ;
                     which
                     is
                     too
                     visible
                     ,
                     when
                     at
                     the
                     same
                     time
                     that
                     the
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     the
                     English
                     Parliament
                     do
                     present
                     to
                     His
                     Majesty
                     several
                     Bills
                     and
                     Propositions
                     for
                     His
                     Consent
                     ,
                     the
                     Commissioners
                     for
                     Scotland
                     do
                     openly
                     protest
                     against
                     them
                     :
                     so
                     that
                     were
                     nothing
                     in
                     the
                     case
                     but
                     the
                     consideration
                     of
                     that
                     difference
                     ,
                     His
                     Majesty
                     cannot
                     imagine
                     how
                     to
                     give
                     such
                     an
                     Answer
                     to
                     what
                     is
                     now
                     proposed
                     ,
                     as
                     thereby
                     to
                     promise
                     himself
                     his
                     great
                     End
                     ,
                     
                       A
                       Perfect
                       Peace
                    
                     .
                     And
                     when
                     his
                     Majesty
                     further
                     considers
                     ,
                     how
                     impossible
                     it
                     is
                     (
                     in
                     the
                     condition
                     he
                     now
                     stands
                     )
                     to
                     fulfil
                     the
                     desires
                     of
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     ,
                     since
                     the
                     onely
                     ancient
                     and
                     known
                     ways
                     of
                     passing
                     Laws
                     ,
                     are
                     either
                     by
                     his
                     Majesties
                     personal
                     Assent
                     in
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Peers
                     ,
                     or
                     by
                     Commission
                     under
                     his
                     Great
                     Seal
                     of
                     England
                     ;
                     He
                     cannot
                     but
                     wonder
                     at
                     such
                     failings
                     in
                     the
                     manner
                     of
                     Address
                     which
                     is
                     now
                     made
                     unto
                     him
                     ;
                     unless
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     intend
                     that
                     his
                     Majesty
                     shall
                     allow
                     of
                     a
                     Great
                     Seal
                     made
                     without
                     his
                     Authority
                     ,
                     before
                     there
                     be
                     any
                     consideration
                     had
                     thereupon
                     in
                     a
                     Treaty
                     ;
                     which
                     as
                     it
                     may
                     hereafter
                     hazard
                     the
                     security
                     it self
                     ,
                     so
                     for
                     the
                     present
                     it
                     seems
                     very
                     unreasonable
                     to
                     his
                     Majesty
                     .
                     And
                     though
                     his
                     Majesty
                     is
                     willing
                     to
                     believe
                     that
                     the
                     intention
                     of
                     very
                     many
                     in
                     both
                     Houses
                     ,
                     in
                     sending
                     those
                     Bills
                     before
                     a
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     was
                     onely
                     to
                     obtain
                     a
                     Trust
                     from
                     him
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     to
                     take
                     any
                     advantage
                     by
                     passing
                     them
                     to
                     force
                     other
                     things
                     from
                     him
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     either
                     against
                     his
                     Conscience
                     or
                     Honour
                     ;
                     yet
                     his
                     Majesty
                     believes
                     it's
                     clear
                     to
                     all
                     understandings
                     ,
                     that
                     these
                     Bills
                     contain
                     (
                     as
                     they
                     are
                     now
                     Penned
                     )
                     not
                     onely
                     the
                     devesting
                     himself
                     of
                     all
                     Soveraignty
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     without
                     possibility
                     of
                     recovering
                     it
                     ,
                     either
                     to
                     him
                     or
                     his
                     Successors
                     (
                     except
                     by
                     repeal
                     of
                     these
                     Bills
                     )
                     but
                     also
                     the
                     making
                     his
                     Concessions
                     guilty
                     of
                     the
                     greatest
                     pressures
                     that
                     can
                     be
                     made
                     upon
                     the
                     Subject
                     ,
                     as
                     in
                     other
                     particulars
                     ,
                     so
                     by
                     giving
                     an
                     Arbitrary
                     and
                     unlimited
                     power
                     to
                     the
                     two
                     Houses
                     for
                     ever
                     ,
                     to
                     raise
                     and
                     levy
                     ,
                     for
                     Land
                     and
                     Sea-service
                     ,
                     of
                     what
                     persons
                     (
                     without
                     distinction
                     and
                     quality
                     )
                     and
                     to
                     what
                     numbers
                     they
                     please
                     ;
                     and
                     likewise
                     for
                     the
                     payment
                     of
                     the
                     Arrears
                     ,
                     to
                     levy
                     what
                     monies
                     ,
                     in
                     such
                     sort
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     such
                     ways
                     and
                     means
                     ,
                     (
                     and
                     consequently
                     upon
                     the
                     Estates
                     of
                     whatsoever
                     persons
                     )
                     as
                     they
                     shall
                     think
                     fit
                     and
                     appoint
                     ;
                     which
                     is
                     utterly
                     inconsistent
                     with
                     the
                     Liberty
                     and
                     Property
                     of
                     the
                     Subject
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Trust
                     in
                     Protecting
                     them
                     :
                     so
                     that
                     if
                     the
                     major
                     part
                     of
                     both
                     Houses
                     shall
                     think
                     it
                     necessary
                     to
                     put
                     the
                     rest
                     of
                     the
                     Propositions
                     into
                     Bills
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     leaves
                     the
                     world
                     to
                     judge
                     how
                     unsafe
                     it
                     would
                     be
                     for
                     him
                     to
                     Consent
                     thereunto
                     ;
                     and
                     if
                     not
                     ,
                     what
                     a
                     strange
                     condition
                     (
                     after
                     passing
                     those
                     four
                     Bills
                     )
                     his
                     Majesty
                     and
                     all
                     his
                     Subjects
                     would
                     be
                     cast
                     into
                     .
                     And
                     here
                     his
                     Majesty
                     thinks
                     it
                     not
                     unfit
                     ,
                     to
                     wish
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     to
                     consider
                     well
                     of
                     the
                     manner
                     of
                     their
                     proceeding
                     ;
                     That
                     when
                     his
                     Majesty
                     desires
                     a
                     personal
                     Treaty
                     with
                     them
                     for
                     the
                     setling
                     of
                     a
                     Peace
                     ,
                     they
                     in
                     answer
                     propose
                     
                     the
                     very
                     subject
                     matter
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     essential
                     part
                     thereof
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     first
                     granted
                     ;
                     a
                     thing
                     which
                     will
                     be
                     hardly
                     credible
                     to
                     posterity
                     :
                     Wherefore
                     his
                     Majesty
                     Declares
                     ,
                     That
                     neither
                     the
                     desire
                     of
                     being
                     freed
                     from
                     this
                     tedious
                     and
                     irksome
                     condition
                     of
                     life
                     his
                     Majesty
                     hath
                     so
                     long
                     suffered
                     ,
                     nor
                     the
                     apprehension
                     of
                     what
                     shall
                     befal
                     him
                     in
                     case
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     shall
                     not
                     afford
                     him
                     a
                     personal
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     shall
                     make
                     him
                     change
                     his
                     Resolution
                     of
                     not-consenting
                     to
                     any
                     Act
                     ,
                     till
                     the
                     whole
                     be
                     concluded
                     .
                     Yet
                     then
                     he
                     intends
                     not
                     onely
                     to
                     give
                     just
                     and
                     reasonable
                     satisfaction
                     in
                     the
                     particulars
                     presented
                     to
                     him
                     ;
                     but
                     also
                     to
                     make
                     good
                     all
                     other
                     Concessions
                     mentioned
                     in
                     his
                     Message
                     of
                     the
                     16
                     of
                     Novemb.
                     last
                     ,
                     which
                     he
                     thought
                     would
                     have
                     produced
                     better
                     effects
                     ,
                     than
                     what
                     he
                     finds
                     in
                     the
                     Bills
                     and
                     Propositions
                     now
                     presented
                     unto
                     him
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     yet
                     his
                     Majesty
                     cannot
                     give
                     over
                     ,
                     
                     but
                     now
                     again
                     earnestly
                     presseth
                     for
                     a
                     personal
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     (
                     so
                     passionately
                     is
                     he
                     affected
                     with
                     the
                     advantages
                     which
                     Peace
                     will
                     bring
                     to
                     his
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     his
                     Subjects
                     )
                     of
                     which
                     he
                     will
                     not
                     at
                     all
                     despair
                     ,
                     (
                     there
                     being
                     no
                     other
                     visible
                     way
                     to
                     obtain
                     a
                     well-grounded
                     Peace
                     .
                     )
                     However
                     his
                     Majesty
                     is
                     very
                     much
                     at
                     ease
                     within
                     himself
                     ,
                     for
                     having
                     fulfilled
                     the
                     Offices
                     both
                     of
                     a
                     Christian
                     and
                     a
                     King
                     ,
                     and
                     will
                     patiently
                     wait
                     the
                     good
                     pleasure
                     of
                     Almighty
                     God
                     ,
                     to
                     incline
                     the
                     hearts
                     of
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     to
                     consider
                     their
                     King
                     ,
                     and
                     Compassionate
                     their
                     fellow-Subjects
                     Miseries
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Given
                       at
                       
                       Carisbroke-Castle
                       ,
                       
                         
                           Dec.
                           28.
                        
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 following
                 ,
                 
                 this
                 Answer
                 was
                 debated
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 .
                 And
                 first
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Wroth
                
                 had
                 his
                 Cue
                 (
                 set
                 by
                 the
                 Faction
                 )
                 to
                 run
                 high
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 feel
                 the
                 pulse
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 uttered
                 in
                 this
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 like
                 Expression
                 :
                 *
                 That
                 Bedlam
                 
                   was
                   appointed
                   for
                   Mad-men
                   ,
                   and
                
                 Tophet
                 
                   for
                   Kings
                   ;
                   That
                   our
                   Kings
                   had
                   carried
                   themselves
                   of
                   late
                   as
                   if
                   they
                   were
                   fit
                   for
                   no
                   place
                   but
                
                 Bedlam
                 :
                 
                   That
                   his
                   Humble
                   Motion
                   should
                   consist
                   of
                   three
                   parts
                   .
                
                 1.
                 
                 
                   To
                   secure
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   keep
                   him
                   in
                   some
                   close
                   Inland-Castle
                   with
                   Guards
                   .
                
                 2.
                 
                 
                   To
                   draw
                   up
                   Articles
                   of
                   Impeachment
                   against
                   him
                   .
                
                 3.
                 
                 
                   To
                   lay
                   him
                   by
                   ,
                   and
                   settle
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   without
                   him
                   .
                   He
                   cared
                   not
                   what
                   Form
                   of
                   Government
                   they
                   set
                   up
                   ,
                   so
                   it
                   were
                   not
                   by
                   Kings
                   and
                   Devils
                   .
                
                 —
                 Then
                 Commissary
                 Ireton
                 (
                 seeming
                 to
                 speak
                 the
                 sense
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 notion
                 of
                 many
                 Godly
                 men
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 ventured
                 their
                 Lives
                 to
                 subdue
                 their
                 Enemies
                 )
                 said
                 after
                 this
                 manner
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   King
                   had
                   denied
                   Safety
                   and
                   Protection
                   to
                   his
                   People
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   by
                   denying
                   the
                   four
                   Bills
                   :
                   That
                   Subjection
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   was
                   but
                   in
                   lieu
                   of
                   his
                   Protection
                   to
                   his
                   People
                   ;
                   this
                   being
                   denied
                   ,
                   they
                   might
                   well
                   deny
                   any
                   more
                   Subjection
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   settle
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   without
                   him
                   .
                   That
                   it
                   was
                   now
                   expected
                   ,
                   after
                   so
                   long
                   patience
                   ,
                   they
                   should
                   shew
                   their
                   resolution
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   desert
                   those
                   Valiant
                   men
                   who
                   had
                   engaged
                   for
                   them
                   beyond
                   all
                   possibility
                   of
                   Retreat
                   ,
                   and
                   would
                   never
                   forsake
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   unless
                   the
                   Parliament
                   forsook
                   them
                   first
                   .
                
              
               
                 After
                 some
                 more
                 debate
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 House
                 was
                 ready
                 for
                 the
                 Question
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 brought
                 up
                 the
                 Rear
                 ;
                 and
                 giving
                 an
                 ample
                 Character
                 of
                 the
                 Valour
                 ,
                 good
                 affections
                 ,
                 and
                 Godliness
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 argued
                 ,
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           That
                           it
                           was
                           now
                           expected
                           the
                           Parliament
                           should
                           Govern
                           and
                           Defend
                           the
                           Kingdom
                           by
                           their
                           own
                           power
                           and
                           resolutions
                           ,
                           
                           and
                           not
                           teach
                           the
                           people
                           any
                           longer
                           to
                           expect
                           Safety
                           and
                           Government
                           from
                           an
                           Obstinate
                           Man
                           ,
                           whose
                           heart
                           God
                           had
                           hardned
                           .
                           That
                           those
                           men
                           who
                           had
                           defended
                           the
                           Parliament
                           from
                           so
                           many
                           dangers
                           ,
                           with
                           
                           the
                           expence
                           of
                           their
                           blood
                           ,
                           would
                           defend
                           them
                           herein
                           with
                           Fidelity
                           and
                           courage
                           against
                           all
                           opposition
                           .
                           Teach
                           them
                           not
                           ,
                           by
                           neglecting
                           your
                           own
                           and
                           the
                           Kingdoms
                           safety
                           ,
                           (
                           in
                           which
                           their
                           own
                           is
                           involved
                           )
                           to
                           think
                           themselves
                           betrayed
                           ,
                           and
                           left
                           hereafter
                           to
                           the
                           Rage
                           and
                           Malice
                           of
                           an
                           irreconcileable
                           Enemy
                           ,
                           whom
                           they
                           have
                           subdued
                           for
                           your
                           sake
                           ,
                           and
                           therefore
                           are
                           likely
                           to
                           finde
                           his
                           future
                           Government
                           of
                           them
                           insupportable
                           ,
                           and
                           fuller
                           of
                           Revenge
                           than
                           Iustice
                           ;
                           
                             Lest
                             despair
                             teach
                             them
                             to
                             seek
                             their
                             safety
                             by
                             some
                             other
                             means
                             then
                             adhering
                             to
                             you
                             ,
                          
                           who
                           will
                           not
                           stick
                           to
                           your selves
                           ;
                           and
                           how
                           destructive
                           such
                           a
                           resolution
                           in
                           them
                           will
                           be
                           to
                           you
                           all
                           ,
                           I
                           tremble
                           to
                           think
                           ,
                           
                           and
                           leave
                           you
                           to
                           judge
                           .
                           —
                           
                             At
                             the
                             latter
                             end
                             of
                             this
                             contrived
                             Speech
                             ,
                             he
                             laid
                             his
                             Hand
                             upon
                             his
                             Sword
                             ,
                             that
                             Sword
                             which
                             by
                             his
                             side
                             could
                             not
                             keep
                             him
                             from
                             Trembling
                             ,
                             when
                             Sir
                          
                           Philip
                           Stapleton
                           some
                           
                             while
                             before
                             baffled
                             him
                             in
                             the
                             House
                             of
                             Commons
                             .
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Now
                 we
                 discover
                 these
                 two
                 Matchiavels
                 ,
                 avowing
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 their
                 ends
                 and
                 designes
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 hitherto
                 cloaked
                 by
                 fair
                 pretences
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 charged
                 upon
                 the
                 Adjutators
                 :
                 And
                 henceforward
                 we
                 shall
                 see
                 them
                 using
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 scelerate
                 practises
                 to
                 promote
                 their
                 Conspiracie
                 .
                 This
                 bold
                 Harangue
                 and
                 Menace
                 so
                 far
                 availed
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Parliament
                 over-awed
                 therewith
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 long
                 debate
                 ,
                 from
                 9
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 till
                 night
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 the
                 ensuing
                 Votes
                 ,
                 the
                 House
                 being
                 divided
                 ,
                 141
                 Yeas
                 ,
                 to
                 91
                 Noes
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 these
                 following
                 Resolutions
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 three
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 last
                 ,
                 being
                 carried
                 more
                 easily
                 :
                 They
                 were
                 prefaced
                 with
                 a
                 short
                 Declaration
                 (
                 yet
                 of
                 twelve
                 days
                 deliberation
                 )
                 dated
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         Die
                         Sabbathi
                         15
                         Ianuarii
                         1647.
                         
                      
                       
                         
                         The
                         Lords
                         and
                         Commons
                         Assembled
                         in
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         after
                         many
                         Addresses
                         to
                         his
                         Majestie
                         for
                         the
                         preventing
                         and
                         ending
                         this
                         unnatural
                         War
                         ,
                         raised
                         by
                         him
                         against
                         his
                         Parliament
                         and
                         Kingdom
                         ,
                         having
                         lately
                         sent
                         four
                         Bills
                         to
                         his
                         Majestie
                         ,
                         which
                         did
                         contain
                         only
                         matter
                         of
                         safety
                         and
                         security
                         to
                         the
                         Parliament
                         and
                         Kingdom
                         ,
                         referring
                         the
                         composure
                         of
                         all
                         other
                         differences
                         to
                         a
                         personal
                         Treaty
                         with
                         his
                         Majestie
                         ,
                         and
                         having
                         received
                         an
                         absolute
                         Negative
                         ,
                         Do
                         hold
                         themselves
                         obliged
                         to
                         use
                         their
                         utmost
                         endeavours
                         speedily
                         to
                         settle
                         the
                         present
                         Government
                         in
                         such
                         a
                         way
                         as
                         may
                         bring
                         the
                         greatest
                         security
                         to
                         this
                         Kingdom
                         in
                         the
                         enjoyment
                         of
                         the
                         Laws
                         and
                         Liberties
                         thereof
                         ;
                         and
                         in
                         order
                         thereunto
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         the
                         Houses
                         may
                         receive
                         no
                         delays
                         nor
                         interruptions
                         in
                         so
                         great
                         and
                         necessary
                         a
                         work
                         ,
                         
                         they
                         have
                         taken
                         these
                         Resolutions
                         ,
                         and
                         passed
                         these
                         Votes
                         following
                         ,
                         viz.
                         Resolved
                         upon
                         the
                         Question
                         ,
                         1.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         Lords
                         and
                         Commons
                         do
                         declare
                         ,
                         that
                         they
                         will
                         make
                         no
                         further
                         Addresses
                         or
                         Applications
                         to
                         the
                         King.
                         
                         2.
                         
                         That
                         no
                         Application
                         or
                         Address
                         be
                         made
                         to
                         the
                         King
                         by
                         any
                         person
                         whatsoever
                         ,
                         without
                         leave
                         of
                         both
                         Houses
                         .
                         3.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         person
                         or
                         persons
                         that
                         shall
                         make
                         breach
                         of
                         this
                         Order
                         ,
                         shall
                         incur
                         the
                         penalties
                         of
                         High
                         Treason
                         .
                         4.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         Lords
                         and
                         Commons
                         do
                         declare
                         ,
                         that
                         they
                         will
                         receive
                         no
                         more
                         any
                         Message
                         from
                         the
                         King
                         ;
                         and
                         do-enjoyn
                         ,
                         that
                         no
                         person
                         whatsoever
                         do
                         presume
                         to
                         receive
                         or
                         bring
                         any
                         Message
                         from
                         the
                         King
                         ,
                         to
                         both
                         or
                         either
                         Houses
                         of
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         or
                         to
                         any
                         other
                         person
                         .
                         
                           Which
                           Resolves
                           by
                           their
                           Order
                           were
                           Printed
                           ,
                           and
                           by
                           the
                           respective
                           Members
                           dispersed
                           into
                           the
                           Counties
                           ,
                           to
                           give
                           notice
                           of
                           the
                           intended
                           severity
                           against
                           the
                           Offenders
                           .
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 But
                 this
                 was
                 not
                 all
                 ;
                 they
                 would
                 be
                 thought
                 to
                 do
                 this
                 from
                 Right
                 Reason
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 they
                 second
                 this
                 Resolution
                 with
                 another
                 Remonstrance
                 ,
                 as
                 far
                 beyond
                 the
                 other
                 delivered
                 at
                 Hampton-Court
                 ,
                 for
                 silly
                 and
                 ridiculous
                 imputations
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 from
                 Duty
                 and
                 Truth
                 :
                 
                 The
                 old
                 ,
                 stale
                 ,
                 and
                 exploded
                 Stories
                 of
                 Rochel
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Rhee
                 ,
                 Ship-money
                 ,
                 Monopolies
                 ,
                 &c.
                 for
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 given
                 them
                 satisfaction
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 numbred
                 again
                 into
                 this
                 Charge
                 .
                 They
                 would
                 fain
                 have
                 made
                 use
                 also
                 of
                 that
                 Story
                 of
                 the
                 Plaister
                 applied
                 to
                 King
                 Iames
                 by
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 ;
                 but
                 their
                 subornation
                 failing
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 attempted
                 by
                 Sir
                 Arthur
                 Haselrig's
                 Brother
                 ,
                 who
                 produced
                 one
                 Smalling
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 dis●ppointed
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 Papers
                 he
                 was
                 said
                 to
                 have
                 as
                 proofs
                 thereof
                 ,
                 (
                 it
                 being
                 a
                 most
                 notorious
                 lye
                 )
                 they
                 let
                 that
                 falshood
                 alone
                 ,
                 and
                 betook
                 themselves
                 to
                 more
                 plausible
                 ,
                 yet
                 self-guilty
                 criminations
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 all
                 these
                 devices
                 and
                 fig-leaves
                 could
                 not
                 hide
                 the
                 guilt
                 of
                 their
                 actions
                 ;
                 the
                 people
                 every
                 were
                 loathing
                 to
                 be
                 abused
                 any
                 longer
                 with
                 these
                 fictions
                 of
                 misgovernment
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 perceived
                 what
                 masters
                 of
                 misrule
                 they
                 had
                 proved
                 themselves
                 .
                 This
                 the
                 Grandees
                 found
                 at
                 some
                 conferences
                 with
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 whom
                 still
                 they
                 thought
                 to
                 have
                 befooled
                 and
                 sweetned
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 money
                 ,
                 but
                 soon
                 saw
                 they
                 were
                 mistaken
                 .
                 The
                 Art
                 of
                 perswasion
                 had
                 lost
                 its
                 power
                 ;
                 and
                 plain
                 force
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 thing
                 ,
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 used
                 ;
                 which
                 as
                 the
                 case
                 stood
                 ,
                 they
                 durst
                 not
                 venture
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 Town
                 was
                 full
                 of
                 rage
                 and
                 madness
                 ▪
                 and
                 expected
                 but
                 the
                 first
                 blow
                 .
                 However
                 ,
                 the
                 richer
                 sort
                 reserved
                 themselves
                 ,
                 as
                 equally
                 slaves
                 to
                 the
                 Army
                 and
                 Riches
                 .
                 From
                 this
                 difficulty
                 therefore
                 they
                 turn
                 to
                 a
                 more
                 facile
                 undertaking
                 ,
                 hoping
                 to
                 delude
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 whom
                 his
                 hard
                 restraint
                 could
                 not
                 but
                 have
                 softned
                 to
                 their
                 hands
                 :
                 
                 and
                 though
                 Colonel
                 Hamond
                 upon
                 the
                 delivery
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Answer
                 to
                 the
                 Propositions
                 to
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 had
                 turned
                 away
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Servants
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 Him
                 a
                 close
                 prisoner
                 ,
                 (
                 telling
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 demanded
                 the
                 reason
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 
                   He
                   was
                   acted
                   by
                   ill
                   Counsels
                   to
                   the
                   destruction
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   He
                   did
                   it
                   by
                   Authority
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                
                 before
                 they
                 knew
                 the
                 said
                 Answer
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 said
                 they
                 would
                 never
                 reply
                 to
                 )
                 yet
                 was
                 he
                 now
                 employed
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 force
                 of
                 these
                 Votes
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 new
                 Offers
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 from
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 the
                 drift
                 being
                 to
                 get
                 Him
                 to
                 own
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 as
                 He
                 had
                 formerly
                 done
                 against
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 till
                 by
                 that
                 means
                 His
                 Friends
                 reposing
                 themselves
                 likewise
                 on
                 their
                 integrity
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 people
                 also
                 amused
                 ,
                 they
                 might
                 of
                 a
                 sudden
                 irresistibly
                 destroy
                 Him.
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 they
                 cajoled
                 Colonel
                 Ashburnham
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Berkley
                
                 ,
                 whom
                 Hamond
                 yet
                 retained
                 about
                 the
                 Kings
                 Person
                 ,
                 to
                 convey
                 their
                 poyson
                 of
                 perfidy
                 more
                 unsuspectedly
                 into
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Southampton
                 was
                 likewise
                 dealt
                 withal
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 better
                 understood
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 declined
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 commerce
                 or
                 correspondence
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 having
                 had
                 the
                 advantages
                 of
                 liberty
                 ,
                 and
                 opportunity
                 of
                 prying
                 into
                 the
                 Cabal
                 .
                 Several
                 persons
                 were
                 employed
                 as
                 Messengers
                 in
                 this
                 transaction
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 never
                 questioned
                 or
                 punished
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Resolves
                 had
                 declared
                 .
              
               
                 Very
                 many
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 before
                 ,
                 were
                 the
                 discontents
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 against
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 ready
                 ,
                 but
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 to
                 burst
                 out
                 into
                 Insurrections
                 ;
                 when
                 the
                 near
                 sense
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Captivity
                 ,
                 whose
                 sighs
                 were
                 imagined
                 to
                 be
                 heard
                 in
                 the
                 Island
                 ,
                 so
                 affected
                 one
                 Captain
                 Burleigh
                 lately
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 then
                 an
                 Inhabitant
                 there
                 ,
                 that
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 endure
                 his
                 Princes
                 sufferings
                 and
                 injuries
                 ,
                 he
                 beat
                 a
                 Drum
                 in
                 the
                 Island
                 ,
                 intending
                 to
                 gather
                 a
                 force
                 sufficient
                 to
                 rescue
                 Him
                 from
                 His
                 Imprisonment
                 ;
                 but
                 was
                 quickly
                 seized
                 and
                 supprest
                 by
                 Hamond
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 sent
                 him
                 over
                 to
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 his
                 tryal
                 by
                 a
                 special
                 Commission
                 of
                 Oyer
                 and
                 ●erminer
                 .
                 Against
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 one
                 Major
                 Rolf
                 ,
                 accused
                 by
                 one
                 Osborne
                 a
                 Servant
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 a
                 designe
                 to
                 have
                 assassinated
                 Him
                 (
                 which
                 accusation
                 was
                 with
                 much
                 ado
                 admitted
                 ,
                 though
                 Rolf
                 was
                 like
                 to
                 be
                 torn
                 in
                 pieces
                 by
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 upon
                 his
                 seizure
                 in
                 Bishops-gate-street
                 ,
                 meerly
                 upon
                 the
                 bare
                 Rumour
                 of
                 his
                 Crime
                 )
                 was
                 brought
                 down
                 from
                 the
                 Gate-house
                 ,
                 and
                 tryed
                 there
                 likewise
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Judge
                 and
                 Jury
                 .
                 
                 The
                 matter
                 was
                 delegated
                 to
                 Serjeant
                 Wilde
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   H.
                   Mildmay
                
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 whom
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 (
                 packt
                 )
                 Jury
                 ,
                 Burleigh
                 was
                 found
                 guilty
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 levying
                 War
                 against
                 (
                 because
                 for
                 )
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 Rolf
                 ,
                 quitted
                 by
                 Ignoramus
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 wilful
                 intention
                 of
                 parricide
                 .
                 Captain
                 Burleigh
                 courageously
                 sealed
                 his
                 Cause
                 with
                 his
                 blood
                 ,
                 dying
                 a
                 Loyal
                 Martyr
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Country
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 worthily
                 inscribed
                 into
                 that
                 Roll
                 ;
                 though
                 the
                 stupid
                 ,
                 and
                 Subjects
                 uncompassionate
                 of
                 their
                 Princes
                 miseries
                 ,
                 accounted
                 him
                 rash
                 and
                 inconsiderate
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 this
                 Attempt
                 ,
                 
                 Hammond
                 sends
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 for
                 an
                 additional
                 strength
                 to
                 maintain
                 the
                 Island
                 ;
                 and
                 Rainsborough
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 newly
                 put
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Batten
                 ,
                 a
                 Presbyterian
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 had
                 done
                 good
                 service
                 ,
                 (
                 though
                 now
                 the
                 Independents
                 were
                 possest
                 of
                 all
                 places
                 )
                 was
                 Commanded
                 
                 with
                 his
                 Fleet
                 to
                 sorround
                 the
                 Island
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 to
                 guard
                 it
                 :
                 and
                 next
                 ,
                 out
                 comes
                 a
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 promise
                 to
                 live
                 and
                 dye
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 these
                 Votes
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 they
                 piece
                 together
                 again
                 like
                 Herod
                 and
                 Pilate
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 leave
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 cast
                 a
                 look
                 into
                 Scotland
                 and
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 Scotland
                 this
                 year
                 was
                 infamous
                 for
                 the
                 butchery
                 and
                 death
                 of
                 many
                 gallant
                 personages
                 ,
                 
                 taken
                 at
                 the
                 defeat
                 of
                 Montross
                 at
                 Philipshaugh
                 ,
                 whom
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 having
                 carried
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 setled
                 at
                 St.
                 Iohnstons
                 ,
                 there
                 Executed
                 them
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 whereof
                 was
                 Colonel
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Gordon
                
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 of
                 his
                 noble
                 name
                 ;
                 
                 then
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Spotswood
                
                 ,
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 most
                 polite
                 and
                 deep
                 learning
                 ▪
                 especially
                 in
                 the
                 Oriental
                 Languages
                 :
                 he
                 was
                 made
                 the
                 Kings
                 Secretary
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lanerick
                 ;
                 which
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 his
                 other
                 abilities
                 ,
                 accelerated
                 his
                 end
                 .
                 His
                 last
                 words
                 were
                 ,
                 —
                 Jesu
                 
                   have
                   mercy
                   on
                   me
                   ,
                   and
                   gather
                   my
                   soul
                   with
                   those
                   that
                   have
                   run
                   before
                   me
                   in
                   this
                   Race
                   .
                
                 Next
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Andrew
                   Guthrey
                
                 ,
                 Son
                 to
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Murray
                 .
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Murray
                
                 ,
                 a
                 young
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 some
                 19
                 years
                 old
                 ,
                 Brother
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Tullibardin
                 ,
                 who
                 most
                 magnanimously
                 encountred
                 Death
                 ,
                 behaving
                 himself
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 said
                 
                   His
                   End
                   would
                   prove
                
                 )
                 
                   as
                   the
                   greatest
                   honour
                   of
                   his
                   Family
                   .
                
                 For
                 this
                 Blood
                 Scotland
                 hath
                 since
                 pretty
                 well
                 satisfied
                 the
                 Divine
                 Justice
                 ;
                 I
                 pray
                 God
                 it
                 be
                 yet
                 fully
                 expiated
                 and
                 attoned
                 .
                 There
                 escaped
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 clutches
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ogleby
                 ,
                 the
                 day
                 before
                 his
                 designed
                 Martyrdom
                 ,
                 disguised
                 in
                 his
                 Sisters
                 apparel
                 .
                 
                 To
                 conclude
                 these
                 Funerals
                 in
                 
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   Ferdinando
                
                 Lord
                 Fairfax
                 ,
                 (
                 Father
                 to
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 the
                 General
                 )
                 whose
                 Barony
                 is
                 Scotish
                 ,
                 dyed
                 about
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 of
                 a
                 Gangrene
                 ,
                 occasioned
                 by
                 cutting
                 a
                 Corn
                 on
                 his
                 toe
                 ;
                 and
                 devolved
                 that
                 Honour
                 to
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 advance
                 of
                 the
                 Rebels
                 in
                 so
                 formidable
                 a
                 posture
                 against
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 capitulate
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 Iune
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 agreement
                 ,
                 delivered
                 that
                 City
                 to
                 Colonel
                 Iones
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Parliament-Commissioners
                 ,
                 who
                 brought
                 over
                 with
                 them
                 1000
                 Foot
                 and
                 500
                 Horse
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Marquess
                 came
                 over
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 attended
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 
                 Hampton-Court
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 his
                 removes
                 with
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 
                 till
                 upon
                 his
                 going
                 into
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 he
                 transported
                 himself
                 into
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 (
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 )
                 back
                 again
                 into
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Commission
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 above
                 mentioned
                 Forces
                 ,
                 some
                 recruits
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 broken
                 Troops
                 of
                 the
                 Marquesses
                 ,
                 amounting
                 in
                 all
                 to
                 3000.
                 
                 Colonel
                 Iones
                 resolved
                 to
                 march
                 against
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 who
                 under
                 the
                 Lord
                 Preston
                 ,
                 within
                 12
                 miles
                 of
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 
                 met
                 him
                 at
                 a
                 disadvantage
                 ,
                 and
                 totally
                 routed
                 him
                 ,
                 killing
                 many
                 ,
                 and
                 taking
                 some
                 few
                 prisoners
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 escaping
                 with
                 difficulty
                 to
                 Dublin
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 had
                 undertaken
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 therefore
                 troubled
                 at
                 this
                 unsuccessful
                 beginning
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 they
                 presently
                 re-inforced
                 Iones
                 ,
                 who
                 taking
                 courage
                 ,
                 met
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Enemy
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 neer
                 Trim
                 utterly
                 defeated
                 him
                 ,
                 crying
                 over
                 and
                 above
                 quits
                 with
                 him
                 for
                 his
                 last
                 defeat
                 .
                 After
                 his
                 two
                 Wings
                 had
                 discomfited
                 the
                 two
                 Wings
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 by
                 plain
                 Valour
                 ,
                 their
                 main
                 Battle
                 of
                 3000
                 Foot
                 betook
                 themselves
                 to
                 a
                 Bog
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 English
                 followed
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 great
                 slaughter
                 :
                 those
                 that
                 escaped
                 thence
                 ,
                 the
                 Horse
                 killed
                 .
                 This
                 slaughter
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 greatest
                 during
                 all
                 the
                 War
                 )
                 was
                 reckoned
                 just
                 to
                 5470.
                 
                 The
                 Commander
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 with
                 Preston
                 ,
                 
                 hardly
                 escaped
                 ,
                 and
                 joyned
                 with
                 
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 ,
                 who
                 lately
                 had
                 given
                 a
                 terrible
                 defeat
                 to
                 the
                 Scots
                 in
                 Vlster
                 .
                 Upon
                 this
                 Victory
                 twenty
                 several
                 places
                 yielded
                 themselves
                 to
                 Iones
                 ,
                 who
                 omitted
                 not
                 to
                 prosecute
                 his
                 success
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 Winter
                 summoned
                 him
                 to
                 his
                 quarters
                 at
                 Dublin
                 .
              
               
                 Neer
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 had
                 a
                 like
                 good
                 success
                 in
                 Munster
                 against
                 the
                 Lord
                 Taaf
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 killed
                 near
                 3000.
                 
                 But
                 the
                 Parliament
                 designing
                 to
                 out
                 him
                 of
                 his
                 Command
                 ,
                 (
                 he
                 being
                 President
                 of
                 that
                 Province
                 )
                 and
                 to
                 confer
                 it
                 upon
                 the
                 Lord
                 Lisle
                 or
                 Broghil
                 ,
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 secure
                 his
                 person
                 and
                 convey
                 him
                 into
                 England
                 ;
                 
                 he
                 declared
                 against
                 the
                 Independent
                 prevailing
                 party
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 a
                 speedy
                 composure
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 forthwith
                 joyned
                 his
                 Forces
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 Taaf
                 ,
                 who
                 with
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 that
                 Catholick
                 Army
                 had
                 declared
                 solely
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 This
                 spoiled
                 all
                 the
                 Triumphs
                 of
                 Iones
                 his
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 the
                 Parliament
                 look
                 about
                 them
                 ;
                 Ireland
                 being
                 by
                 this
                 means
                 further
                 from
                 being
                 reduced
                 ,
                 than
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 .
                 An
                 enterprise
                 Cromwel
                 resolved
                 to
                 undertake
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 had
                 overcome
                 the
                 difficulties
                 of
                 his
                 Invasion
                 ,
                 and
                 Usurpation
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 in
                 England
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 a
                 Treaty
                 was
                 set
                 on
                 foot
                 by
                 the
                 Faction
                 with
                 
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Inchiqueen's
                 Commission
                 taken
                 away
                 ;
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Treacherous
                 Officers
                 (
                 put
                 upon
                 him
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 as
                 Spies
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 )
                 revealing
                 and
                 deposing
                 his
                 correspondencies
                 with
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Examinations
                 sworn
                 to
                 have
                 procured
                 their
                 pardon
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 act
                 for
                 him
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 :
                 which
                 Independent
                 Fetch
                 (
                 to
                 beget
                 a
                 new
                 impeachment
                 )
                 bringing
                 us
                 back
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 we
                 proceed
                 in
                 the
                 affairs
                 thereof
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 shall
                 see
                 the
                 Scene
                 altered
                 ;
                 the
                 domineering
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Grandees
                 at
                 
                 Derby-house
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 managed
                 all
                 )
                 seeking
                 shelter
                 for
                 their
                 outrages
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 had
                 scrupled
                 the
                 passing
                 of
                 the
                 Votes
                 of
                 Non-addresses
                 ,
                 
                 10
                 against
                 10
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Army
                 quartering
                 at
                 the
                 Mews
                 and
                 at
                 White-Hall
                 ,
                 made
                 them
                 come
                 to
                 it
                 :
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 Army
                 gave
                 them
                 their
                 Thanks
                 ;
                 and
                 with
                 those
                 another
                 piece
                 of
                 Journey-work
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 comprised
                 in
                 a
                 Message
                 sent
                 down
                 from
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Commons
                 ,
                 to
                 desire
                 their
                 concurrence
                 to
                 the
                 Engagement
                 of
                 those
                 Members
                 that
                 fled
                 to
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 to
                 live
                 and
                 dye
                 with
                 the
                 Army
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 debated
                 all
                 day
                 until
                 7
                 a
                 clock
                 at
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 question
                 put
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   this
                   House
                   doth
                   approve
                   the
                   Subscription
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Members
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Engagement
                
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 carried
                 in
                 the
                 affirmative
                 by
                 10
                 Voices
                 .
                 To
                 prosecute
                 this
                 project
                 (
                 now
                 that
                 the
                 Army
                 was
                 afraid
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 advance
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 sufficient
                 ground
                 of
                 quarrel
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 set
                 forth
                 in
                 their
                 Papers
                 )
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 City
                 to
                 own
                 their
                 late
                 forcing
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 if
                 called
                 to
                 account
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 (
                 see
                 the
                 base
                 vicissitudes
                 of
                 Villany
                 !
                 now
                 insolent
                 ,
                 then
                 most
                 sordidly
                 fearful
                 .
                 )
                 [
                 Nor
                 repeating
                 all
                 the
                 Adjutators
                 said
                 to
                 this
                 subscribing
                 the
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 acknowledge
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   they
                   Rule
                   by
                   Power
                   onely
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Commons
                   is
                   no
                   longer
                   theirs
                   than
                   they
                   over-awe
                   them
                   ;
                   and
                   they
                   fear
                   the
                   Critical
                   day
                   will
                   come
                   ,
                   which
                   will
                   discover
                   the
                   Parliament
                   to
                   be
                   no
                   longer
                   theirs
                   ,
                   than
                   while
                   they
                   have
                   a
                   force
                   upon
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                 ]
                 The
                 Independent
                 party
                 Proposed
                 to
                 unite
                 all
                 Interests
                 in
                 the
                 Houses
                 ,
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 Army
                 ;
                 and
                 Cromwel
                 made
                 a
                 Speech
                 in
                 Parliament
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 snapt
                 up
                 by
                 a
                 Member
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   they
                   were
                   chosen
                   and
                   trusted
                   by
                   the
                   people
                   to
                   pursue
                   one
                   Common
                   interest
                   ,
                   and
                   Common
                   good
                   ,
                   Safety
                   and
                   Liberty
                   of
                   the
                   People
                   ;
                   and
                   whosoever
                   had
                   any
                   peculiar
                   Interest
                   eccentrick
                   from
                   that
                   ,
                   was
                   not
                   fit
                   to
                   Sit
                   in
                   that
                   Assembly
                   ,
                   and
                   deserved
                   to
                   be
                   called
                   to
                   a
                   strict
                   account
                   by
                   those
                   that
                   trusted
                   him
                   .
                
                 And
                 one
                 of
                 Cromwels
                 Agents
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Glover
                 ,
                 was
                 employed
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 errand
                 ,
                 who
                 offered
                 them
                 the
                 release
                 of
                 their
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 then
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 setting
                 up
                 their
                 Fosts
                 and
                 Chains
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 mutual
                 agreement
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 City
                 likewise
                 generously
                 rejected
                 ,
                 as
                 foreseeing
                 the
                 Scots
                 Invasion
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 denyed
                 any
                 correspondency
                 with
                 them
                 ;
                 upbraiding
                 them
                 with
                 their
                 past
                 actions
                 ,
                 and
                 reiterated
                 Violences
                 .
              
               
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 troubled
                 at
                 this
                 rejectment
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 resuming
                 his
                 wonted
                 impudence
                 ,
                 taxed
                 his
                 Agents
                 by
                 what
                 Authority
                 they
                 had
                 made
                 that
                 Overture
                 ;
                 who
                 producing
                 his
                 own
                 ,
                 he
                 falsly
                 renounced
                 it
                 .
                 Yet
                 the
                 plot
                 ceased
                 not
                 here
                 ;
                 his
                 implacable
                 malice
                 cast
                 about
                 presently
                 another
                 way
                 to
                 effect
                 his
                 mischievous
                 intent
                 against
                 the
                 City
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 suddenly
                 ,
                 leaving
                 him
                 to
                 prepare
                 against
                 the
                 storm
                 for
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 whose
                 preparations
                 we
                 now
                 speak
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Scots
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 
                 upon
                 the
                 said
                 Votes
                 ,
                 had
                 desired
                 to
                 know
                 whether
                 they
                 did
                 exclude
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 from
                 any
                 Addresses
                 ;
                 and
                 had
                 answer
                 by
                 an
                 Interpretative
                 Vote
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 left
                 at
                 liberty
                 ,
                 and
                 might
                 make
                 application
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 They
                 then
                 demanded
                 the
                 Arrears
                 of
                 money
                 due
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 mutual
                 stipulations
                 according
                 to
                 Covenant
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 delayed
                 ,
                 they
                 departed
                 home
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                 This
                 netled
                 the
                 Derby-House
                 blades
                 ,
                 which
                 from
                 a
                 
                   Committee
                   of
                   Safety
                
                 ▪
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 constituted
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 )
                 being
                 a
                 joynt
                 Committee
                 of
                 Lords
                 and
                 Commons
                 of
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 become
                 a
                 
                   Committee
                   of
                   Danger
                
                 ;
                 the
                 power
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 being
                 vested
                 wholly
                 in
                 those
                 persons
                 ,
                 English
                 only
                 (
                 with
                 some
                 other
                 Independent
                 Grandees
                 added
                 in
                 the
                 room
                 of
                 some
                 deceased
                 )
                 remaining
                 of
                 that
                 Juncto
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 appointment
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 send
                 Commissioners
                 to
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 two
                 Lords
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Nottingham
                 and
                 another
                 ;
                 and
                 four
                 Commons
                 ,
                 whereof
                 Mr.
                 Ashurst
                 was
                 the
                 chief
                 ;
                 and
                 two
                 Clergy-men
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Marshall
                 a
                 Renegado
                 and
                 Spy
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Herle
                 ;
                 who
                 did
                 no
                 more
                 there
                 but
                 give
                 constant
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 resolutions
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 forwardness
                 of
                 their
                 Levies
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 comes
                 an
                 angry
                 and
                 expostulating
                 Declaration
                 from
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 where
                 ,
                 as
                 usual
                 ,
                 the
                 Covenant
                 was
                 mentioned
                 ;
                 but
                 with
                 such
                 scorn
                 received
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 opprobriously
                 vilified
                 ,
                 that
                 of
                 all
                 its
                 former
                 veneration
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 now
                 thought
                 worthy
                 only
                 of
                 a
                 Sirreverence
                 .
                 This
                 Declaration
                 was
                 long
                 debated
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 Postilions
                 employed
                 betwixt
                 this
                 and
                 Edinburgh
                 ,
                 with
                 Lemtives
                 ,
                 Invectives
                 ,
                 Explanations
                 ,
                 Corrections
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 sort
                 of
                 scribling
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 to
                 no
                 purpose
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Scots
                 were
                 mad
                 for
                 another
                 Expedition
                 ,
                 being
                 invited
                 by
                 (
                 the
                 best
                 pay-masters
                 )
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 better
                 Cause
                 ,
                 which
                 might
                 assure
                 them
                 of
                 freer
                 and
                 more
                 welcom
                 entertainment
                 ;
                 besides
                 the
                 unknown
                 reward
                 of
                 Victory
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 should
                 prove
                 their
                 good
                 fortune
                 to
                 restore
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 whose
                 condition
                 is
                 the
                 next
                 consideration
                 ,
                 which
                 we
                 have
                 elegantly
                 described
                 by
                 himself
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Declaration
                 in
                 Answer
                 to
                 the
                 Votes
                 of
                 No
                 further
                 Addresses
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         To
                         all
                         my
                         People
                         ,
                         of
                         whatsoever
                         Nation
                         ,
                         Qualification
                         ,
                         or
                         Condition
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                         AM
                         I
                         thus
                         laid
                         aside
                         ?
                         and
                         must
                         I
                         not
                         speak
                         for
                         my self
                         ?
                         No
                         ,
                         I
                         will
                         speak
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         to
                         all
                         my
                         people
                         ,
                         (
                         which
                         I
                         would
                         rather
                         have
                         done
                         by
                         the
                         way
                         of
                         my
                         two
                         Houses
                         of
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         but
                         that
                         there
                         is
                         a
                         publike
                         Order
                         neither
                         to
                         make
                         Addresses
                         to
                         ,
                         nor
                         receive
                         Message
                         from
                         me
                         .
                         )
                         And
                         who
                         but
                         you
                         ,
                         can
                         be
                         Iudge
                         of
                         the
                         Difference
                         betwixt
                         me
                         and
                         my
                         two
                         Houses
                         ?
                         I
                         know
                         none
                         else
                         :
                         for
                         I
                         am
                         sure
                         it
                         is
                         you
                         ,
                         who
                         will
                         enjoy
                         the
                         happiness
                         ,
                         or
                         feel
                         the
                         misery
                         of
                         good
                         or
                         ill
                         Government
                         ;
                         and
                         we
                         all
                         pretend
                         who
                         shall
                         run
                         fastest
                         to
                         serve
                         you
                         ,
                         without
                         having
                         a
                         regard
                         (
                         at
                         least
                         in
                         the
                         first
                         place
                         )
                         to
                         particular
                         Interests
                         .
                         And
                         therefore
                         I
                         desire
                         you
                         to
                         consider
                         the
                         state
                         I
                         am
                         and
                         have
                         been
                         in
                         this
                         long
                         time
                         ,
                         and
                         whether
                         my
                         Actions
                         have
                         more
                         tended
                         to
                         the
                         publike
                         ,
                         or
                         my
                         own
                         particular
                         good
                         .
                         For
                         whosoever
                         will
                         look
                         upon
                         me
                         barely
                         as
                         I
                         am
                         a
                         man
                         ,
                         without
                         the
                         liberty
                         (
                         which
                         the
                         meanest
                         of
                         my
                         Subjects
                         enjoys
                         )
                         of
                         going
                         whither
                         ,
                         and
                         conversing
                         with
                         whom
                         I
                         will
                         ;
                         as
                         a
                         Husband
                         and
                         a
                         Father
                         ,
                         without
                         the
                         comfort
                         of
                         my
                         Wife
                         and
                         Children
                         ;
                         or
                         lastly
                         ,
                         as
                         a
                         King
                         ,
                         without
                         the
                         least
                         shew
                         of
                         Authority
                         or
                         power
                         to
                         protect
                         my
                         distressed
                         Subjects
                         ;
                         must
                         conclude
                         me
                         ,
                         not
                         only
                         void
                         of
                         all
                         natural
                         Affection
                         ,
                         but
                         also
                         to
                         want
                         Common
                         Vnderstanding
                         ,
                         if
                         I
                         should
                         not
                         most
                         chearfully
                         embrace
                         the
                         readiest
                         way
                         to
                         the
                         settlement
                         of
                         these
                         distracted
                         Kingdoms
                         .
                         As
                         also
                         on
                         the
                         other
                         side
                         ,
                         do
                         but
                         consider
                         the
                         Form
                         and
                         Draught
                         of
                         the
                         Bills
                         lately
                         presented
                         to
                         me
                         ,
                         and
                         as
                         they
                         are
                         the
                         conditions
                         of
                         a
                         Treaty
                         ,
                         ye
                         will
                         conclude
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         same
                         spirit
                         which
                         hath
                         still
                         been
                         able
                         to
                         frustrate
                         all
                         my
                         sincere
                         and
                         constant
                         endeavours
                         for
                         Peace
                         ,
                         hath
                         had
                         
                         a
                         powerfull
                         influence
                         on
                         this
                         Message
                         :
                         for
                         though
                         I
                         am
                         ready
                         to
                         grant
                         the
                         substance
                         ,
                         and
                         comply
                         with
                         what
                         they
                         seem
                         to
                         desire
                         ;
                         yet
                         ,
                         as
                         they
                         had
                         framed
                         it
                         ,
                         I
                         could
                         not
                         agree
                         thereunto
                         without
                         deeply
                         wounding
                         my
                         Conscience
                         and
                         Honour
                         ,
                         and
                         betraying
                         the
                         Trust
                         reposed
                         in
                         me
                         ,
                         by
                         abandoning
                         my
                         people
                         to
                         the
                         Arbitrary
                         and
                         Vnlimited
                         Power
                         of
                         the
                         two
                         Houses
                         for
                         ever
                         ,
                         for
                         the
                         levying
                         and
                         maintaining
                         of
                         Land
                         and
                         Sea-Forces
                         ,
                         without
                         distinction
                         of
                         quality
                         ,
                         or
                         limitation
                         for
                         Money
                         and
                         Taxes
                         .
                         And
                         if
                         I
                         could
                         have
                         passed
                         them
                         in
                         terms
                         ,
                         how
                         unheard-of
                         a
                         condition
                         were
                         it
                         for
                         a
                         Treaty
                         ,
                         to
                         grant
                         before-hand
                         the
                         most
                         considerable
                         part
                         of
                         the
                         Subject
                         Matter
                         ?
                         How
                         ineffectual
                         were
                         that
                         debate
                         like
                         to
                         prove
                         ,
                         wherein
                         the
                         most
                         potent
                         Party
                         had
                         nothing
                         left
                         to
                         ask
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         other
                         nothing
                         more
                         to
                         give
                         ?
                         so
                         consequently
                         how
                         hopeless
                         of
                         mutual
                         compliance
                         ?
                         without
                         which
                         ,
                         a
                         settlement
                         is
                         impossible
                         .
                         Besides
                         ,
                         if
                         after
                         my
                         Concessions
                         ,
                         the
                         two
                         Houses
                         shall
                         insist
                         on
                         those
                         things
                         from
                         which
                         I
                         cannot
                         depart
                         ,
                         how
                         desperate
                         would
                         the
                         condition
                         of
                         these
                         Kingdoms
                         be
                         ,
                         when
                         the
                         most
                         proper
                         and
                         approved
                         Remedy
                         should
                         become
                         ineffectual
                         ?
                         Being
                         therefore
                         fully
                         resolved
                         ,
                         that
                         I
                         could
                         neither
                         in
                         Conscience
                         ,
                         Honour
                         ,
                         or
                         Prudence
                         pass
                         those
                         four
                         Bills
                         ,
                         I
                         only
                         endeavoured
                         to
                         make
                         the
                         reasons
                         and
                         justice
                         of
                         my
                         denial
                         to
                         appear
                         to
                         all
                         the
                         world
                         ,
                         as
                         they
                         do
                         to
                         me
                         ,
                         intending
                         to
                         give
                         as
                         little
                         dissatisfaction
                         to
                         the
                         two
                         Houses
                         of
                         Parliament
                         (
                         without
                         betraying
                         my
                         own
                         Cause
                         )
                         as
                         the
                         matter
                         would
                         bear
                         .
                         I
                         was
                         desirous
                         to
                         give
                         my
                         Answer
                         of
                         the
                         28
                         of
                         December
                         last
                         to
                         the
                         Commissioners
                         sealed
                         (
                         as
                         I
                         had
                         done
                         others
                         heretofore
                         ,
                         and
                         sometimes
                         at
                         the
                         desire
                         of
                         the
                         Commissioners
                         )
                         chiefly
                         because
                         when
                         my
                         Messages
                         and
                         Answers
                         were
                         publikely
                         known
                         before
                         they
                         were
                         read
                         in
                         the
                         Houses
                         ,
                         prejudicial
                         interpretations
                         were
                         forced
                         on
                         them
                         ,
                         much
                         differing
                         ,
                         and
                         sometimes
                         contrary
                         to
                         my
                         meaning
                         .
                         For
                         example
                         ,
                         my
                         Answer
                         from
                         Hampton-Court
                         was
                         accused
                         of
                         dividing
                         the
                         two
                         Nations
                         ,
                         because
                         I
                         promised
                         to
                         give
                         satisfaction
                         to
                         the
                         Scots
                         in
                         all
                         things
                         concerning
                         that
                         Kingdom
                         ;
                         and
                         this
                         last
                         suffers
                         in
                         a
                         contrary
                         sense
                         ,
                         by
                         making
                         me
                         intend
                         to
                         interest
                         Scotland
                         in
                         the
                         Laws
                         of
                         this
                         Kingdom
                         ,
                         (
                         the
                         which
                         nothing
                         is
                         or
                         was
                         further
                         from
                         my
                         Thoughts
                         )
                         because
                         I
                         took
                         notice
                         of
                         the
                         Scots
                         Commissioners
                         protesting
                         against
                         the
                         Bills
                         and
                         Propositions
                         ,
                         as
                         contrary
                         to
                         the
                         Interests
                         and
                         Engagements
                         of
                         the
                         two
                         Kingdoms
                         .
                         Indeed
                         ,
                         if
                         I
                         had
                         not
                         mentioned
                         their
                         dissent
                         ,
                         an
                         Objection
                         ,
                         not
                         without
                         some
                         probability
                         ,
                         might
                         have
                         been
                         made
                         against
                         me
                         ,
                         both
                         in
                         respect
                         the
                         Scots
                         are
                         much
                         concerned
                         in
                         the
                         Bill
                         for
                         the
                         Militia
                         ,
                         and
                         several
                         other
                         Propositions
                         ,
                         and
                         my
                         silence
                         might
                         seem
                         to
                         approve
                         of
                         it
                         .
                         But
                         the
                         Commissioners
                         refusing
                         to
                         receive
                         my
                         Answer
                         sealed
                         ,
                         I
                         (
                         upon
                         the
                         Engagement
                         of
                         theirs
                         and
                         the
                         Governours
                         Honour
                         ,
                         that
                         no
                         other
                         use
                         should
                         be
                         made
                         or
                         notice
                         taken
                         of
                         it
                         ,
                         than
                         as
                         if
                         it
                         had
                         not
                         been
                         seen
                         )
                         read
                         and
                         delivered
                         it
                         open
                         unto
                         them
                         ;
                         whereupon
                         what
                         hath
                         since
                         passed
                         ,
                         either
                         by
                         the
                         Governour
                         in
                         discharging
                         most
                         of
                         my
                         servants
                         ,
                         redoubling
                         the
                         Guards
                         ,
                         and
                         restraining
                         me
                         of
                         my
                         former
                         liberty
                         ,
                         (
                         and
                         all
                         this
                         ,
                         as
                         himself
                         confest
                         ,
                         meerly
                         out
                         of
                         his
                         own
                         dislike
                         of
                         my
                         Answer
                         ,
                         notwithstanding
                         his
                         beforesaid
                         Engagement
                         ;
                         )
                         or
                         afterwards
                         by
                         the
                         two
                         Houses
                         ,
                         as
                         the
                         Governour
                         affirms
                         ,
                         in
                         confining
                         me
                         within
                         the
                         circuit
                         of
                         this
                         Castle
                         ;
                         I
                         appeal
                         to
                         God
                         and
                         the
                         World
                         ,
                         whether
                         
                         my
                         said
                         Answer
                         deserved
                         the
                         Reply
                         of
                         such
                         Proceedings
                         ;
                         besides
                         the
                         the
                         unlawfulness
                         for
                         Subjects
                         to
                         Imprison
                         their
                         King.
                         That
                         by
                         the
                         permission
                         of
                         Almighty
                         God
                         I
                         am
                         reduced
                         to
                         this
                         sad
                         condition
                         ,
                         at
                         which
                         as
                         I
                         no
                         way
                         repine
                         ,
                         so
                         I
                         am
                         not
                         without
                         hope
                         ,
                         but
                         that
                         the
                         same
                         God
                         will
                         in
                         due
                         time
                         convert
                         these
                         afflictions
                         unto
                         my
                         advantage
                         .
                         In
                         the
                         mean
                         time
                         ,
                         I
                         am
                         content
                         to
                         bear
                         those
                         crosses
                         with
                         Patience
                         ,
                         and
                         a
                         great
                         equality
                         of
                         minde
                         .
                         But
                         by
                         what
                         means
                         or
                         occasion
                         I
                         am
                         come
                         to
                         this
                         relapse
                         in
                         my
                         affairs
                         ,
                         I
                         am
                         utterly
                         to
                         seek
                         ;
                         especially
                         ,
                         when
                         I
                         consider
                         that
                         I
                         have
                         sacrificed
                         to
                         my
                         two
                         Houses
                         of
                         Parliament
                         (
                         for
                         the
                         Peace
                         of
                         my
                         Kingdoms
                         )
                         all
                         ,
                         but
                         what
                         is
                         much
                         more
                         dear
                         to
                         me
                         than
                         my
                         Life
                         ,
                         my
                         Conscience
                         and
                         Honour
                         ;
                         desiring
                         nothing
                         more
                         ,
                         than
                         to
                         perform
                         it
                         in
                         the
                         most
                         proper
                         and
                         natural
                         way
                         ,
                         A
                         
                           Personal
                           Treaty
                        
                         .
                         But
                         that
                         which
                         makes
                         me
                         most
                         at
                         a
                         loss
                         ,
                         is
                         ,
                         the
                         remembring
                         my
                         signal
                         comply
                         〈◊〉
                         with
                         the
                         Army
                         and
                         their
                         Interests
                         ,
                         and
                         of
                         what
                         importance
                         my
                         com●●yance
                         was
                         to
                         them
                         ,
                         and
                         their
                         often-repeated
                         Professions
                         and
                         Enga●●●●●ts
                         for
                         my
                         just
                         Rights
                         in
                         general
                         ,
                         at
                         New-Market
                         ,
                         and
                         Saint
                         〈◊〉
                         and
                         their
                         particular
                         Explanations
                         of
                         these
                         generals
                         ,
                         by
                         〈…〉
                         and
                         Revoted
                         Proposals
                         ,
                         which
                         I
                         had
                         reason
                         to
                         understand
                         〈…〉
                         utmost
                         extremity
                         would
                         be
                         expected
                         from
                         me
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         in
                         〈…〉
                         therein
                         I
                         should
                         be
                         eased
                         ,
                         (
                         herein
                         appealing
                         to
                         the
                         Conscien●●
                         〈◊〉
                         ●●me
                         of
                         the
                         chiefest
                         Officers
                         in
                         the
                         Army
                         ,
                         if
                         what
                         I
                         have
                         said
                         be
                         not
                         punctually
                         true
                         )
                         and
                         how
                         I
                         have
                         failed
                         of
                         their
                         expectations
                         ,
                         or
                         my
                         professions
                         to
                         them
                         ,
                         I
                         challenge
                         them
                         and
                         the
                         whole
                         World
                         to
                         produce
                         the
                         least
                         colour
                         of
                         reason
                         .
                         And
                         now
                         I
                         would
                         know
                         what
                         it
                         is
                         that
                         is
                         desired
                         :
                         Is
                         it
                         Peace
                         ?
                         I
                         have
                         shewed
                         the
                         way
                         ,
                         (
                         being
                         both
                         willing
                         and
                         desirous
                         to
                         perform
                         my
                         part
                         in
                         it
                         )
                         which
                         is
                         a
                         just
                         complyance
                         with
                         all
                         chief
                         Interests
                         .
                         Is
                         it
                         Plenty
                         and
                         Happiness
                         ?
                         they
                         are
                         the
                         inseparable
                         effects
                         of
                         Peace
                         .
                         Is
                         it
                         Security
                         ?
                         I
                         ,
                         who
                         wish
                         all
                         men
                         would
                         forget
                         and
                         forgive
                         like
                         me
                         ,
                         have
                         offered
                         the
                         Militia
                         for
                         my
                         time
                         .
                         Is
                         it
                         Liberty
                         of
                         Conscience
                         ?
                         He
                         who
                         wants
                         it
                         ,
                         is
                         most
                         ready
                         to
                         give
                         it
                         .
                         Is
                         it
                         the
                         right
                         Administration
                         of
                         Iustice
                         ?
                         Offices
                         of
                         Trust
                         are
                         committed
                         to
                         the
                         choice
                         of
                         my
                         two
                         Houses
                         of
                         Parliament
                         .
                         Is
                         it
                         the
                         Arrears
                         of
                         the
                         Army
                         ?
                         Vpon
                         a
                         settlement
                         they
                         will
                         certainly
                         be
                         paid
                         with
                         much
                         ease
                         ;
                         but
                         before
                         ,
                         there
                         will
                         be
                         found
                         much
                         difficulty
                         ,
                         if
                         not
                         impossibility
                         in
                         it
                         .
                      
                       
                         Thus
                         all
                         the
                         World
                         cannot
                         but
                         see
                         my
                         real
                         and
                         unwearied
                         Endeavours
                         for
                         Peace
                         ,
                         the
                         which
                         (
                         by
                         the
                         Grace
                         of
                         God
                         )
                         I
                         shall
                         neither
                         repent
                         me
                         of
                         ,
                         nor
                         ever
                         be
                         slackned
                         in
                         ,
                         notwithstanding
                         my
                         past
                         ,
                         present
                         ,
                         or
                         future
                         sufferings
                         :
                         But
                         if
                         I
                         may
                         not
                         be
                         heard
                         ,
                         let
                         every
                         one
                         judge
                         ,
                         who
                         it
                         is
                         that
                         obstructs
                         the
                         good
                         I
                         would
                         or
                         might
                         do
                         .
                         What
                         is
                         it
                         that
                         men
                         are
                         afraid
                         to
                         hear
                         from
                         me
                         ?
                         It
                         cannot
                         be
                         Reason
                         (
                         at
                         least
                         ,
                         none
                         will
                         declare
                         themselves
                         so
                         unreasonable
                         as
                         to
                         confess
                         it
                         ;
                         )
                         and
                         it
                         can
                         less
                         be
                         impertinent
                         or
                         unreasonable
                         discourses
                         ,
                         for
                         thereby
                         peradventure
                         I
                         might
                         more
                         justifie
                         this
                         my
                         Restraint
                         than
                         the
                         Causers
                         themselves
                         can
                         do
                         :
                         so
                         that
                         of
                         all
                         wonders
                         ,
                         this
                         yet
                         is
                         the
                         greatest
                         to
                         me
                         .
                         But
                         it
                         may
                         be
                         easily
                         gathered
                         hence
                         ,
                         how
                         these
                         men
                         intend
                         to
                         govern
                         ,
                         who
                         have
                         used
                         me
                         thus
                         .
                         And
                         if
                         it
                         be
                         my
                         hard
                         sate
                         to
                         fall
                         together
                         with
                         the
                         Liberty
                         of
                         this
                         Kingdom
                         ,
                         I
                         shall
                         not
                         blush
                         for
                         my self
                         ,
                         but
                         much
                         lament
                         the
                         future
                         miseries
                         of
                         my
                         People
                         ,
                         the
                         which
                         I
                         shall
                         still
                         pray
                         to
                         God
                         to
                         avert
                         ,
                         whatever
                         becomes
                         of
                         me
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           C.
                           R.
                           
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
               
                 So
                 we
                 have
                 attained
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 bustling
                 year
                 ,
                 the
                 23
                 of
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Pen
                 laboured
                 more
                 than
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 politick
                 
                 Matchiavel-Head
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 combated
                 all
                 opposition
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 success
                 as
                 their
                 victorious
                 Arms
                 lately
                 before
                 ;
                 their
                 power
                 now
                 appearing
                 Paramount
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 Kingdoms
                 were
                 to
                 expect
                 their
                 future
                 Government
                 ,
                 unless
                 they
                 could
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 master
                 and
                 disperse
                 that
                 Formidable
                 Host
                 ,
                 now
                 joyntly
                 and
                 unanimously
                 concurring
                 with
                 their
                 aspiring
                 and
                 Rebel-Leaders
                 .
                 And
                 behold
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 year
                 gives
                 us
                 a
                 proof
                 of
                 a
                 noble
                 and
                 gallant
                 Attempt
                 for
                 the
                 recovery
                 of
                 Englands
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 Liberty
                 and
                 Safety
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 anger
                 of
                 Heaven
                 was
                 not
                 yet
                 neer
                 appeased
                 !
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1648.
                 
              
               
                 THat
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 this
                 calamitous
                 and
                 black
                 year
                 might
                 correspond
                 and
                 suit
                 with
                 its
                 end
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 annual
                 revolution
                 thereof
                 was
                 never
                 better
                 assimilated
                 ,
                 than
                 by
                 the
                 antient
                 Hieroglyphick
                 of
                 a
                 Serpent
                 rounding
                 its
                 tail
                 to
                 its
                 Mouth
                 ;
                 the
                 Serpentine
                 windings
                 of
                 this
                 monstrous
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 terminating
                 at
                 the
                 Head
                 of
                 their
                 most
                 sacred
                 Soverain
                 )
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 the
                 Faction
                 following
                 that
                 State-principle
                 ,
                 That
                 it
                 is
                 as
                 great
                 prudence
                 to
                 keep
                 as
                 to
                 win
                 an
                 Empire
                 ,
                 resolved
                 to
                 put
                 out
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 accursed
                 Philistins
                 did
                 to
                 Sampson
                 )
                 the
                 eyes
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 they
                 might
                 make
                 sport
                 with
                 our
                 Laws
                 ,
                 Franchises
                 ,
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 ruine
                 and
                 fatally
                 destroy
                 us
                 ;
                 at
                 last
                 separating
                 the
                 Head
                 from
                 the
                 Body
                 Politick
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 ensuing
                 monstrous
                 Regicide
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 ,
                 
                 under
                 the
                 notion
                 and
                 term
                 of
                 a
                 Visitation
                 of
                 the
                 University
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 (
                 whereby
                 Authority
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 delegated
                 to
                 certain
                 Inquisitors
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 mancipated
                 to
                 their
                 interest
                 ,
                 of
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 more
                 moderate
                 Laity
                 ;
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 the
                 two
                 
                   Wilkinsons
                   ,
                   Cheynel
                   ,
                   Rogers
                   ,
                   Langley
                
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Brent
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 Tipping
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Palmer
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 :
                 to
                 whom
                 was
                 added
                 (
                 as
                 chief
                 of
                 this
                 Commission
                 )
                 Philip
                 Earl
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Stile
                 and
                 Title
                 of
                 Chancellour
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 University
                 .
                 )
                 The
                 aforesaid
                 persons
                 proceeded
                 to
                 the
                 ejectment
                 of
                 above
                 two
                 thirds
                 of
                 the
                 Heads
                 ,
                 Fellows
                 ,
                 and
                 Students
                 of
                 the
                 respective
                 Colledges
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 eminent
                 for
                 Learning
                 ,
                 and
                 Piety
                 ,
                 and
                 Duty
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 Loyal
                 obedience
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 for
                 no
                 other
                 reason
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 subscribe
                 and
                 recognize
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 two
                 pretended
                 Houses
                 had
                 any
                 Right
                 or
                 Authority
                 to
                 visit
                 that
                 University
                 ;
                 which
                 by
                 the
                 known
                 antient
                 Statutes
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 ,
                 is
                 invested
                 only
                 in
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 He
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 shall
                 depute
                 thereunto
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 this
                 most
                 wicked
                 practise
                 and
                 Dilemma
                 ,
                 of
                 either
                 ruining
                 men
                 ,
                 or
                 violating
                 their
                 Conscience
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 nearly
                 barbarized
                 those
                 Fountains
                 of
                 Learning
                 ;
                 with
                 no
                 less
                 rage
                 and
                 fury
                 inveighing
                 against
                 those
                 Confessors
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 Cause
                 ,
                 than
                 the
                 Goths
                 did
                 to
                 Old
                 Rome
                 ,
                 sparing
                 neither
                 young
                 nor
                 old
                 ;
                 even
                 very
                 Children
                 ,
                 such
                 of
                 16
                 years
                 ,
                 being
                 outed
                 of
                 their
                 places
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 score
                 ,
                 and
                 under
                 pain
                 of
                 death
                 ,
                 (
                 having
                 endured
                 a
                 civil
                 death
                 already
                 )
                 by
                 posting
                 up
                 their
                 names
                 at
                 St.
                 Maries
                 Church-Gates
                 ,
                 Commanded
                 within
                 24
                 Hours
                 to
                 depart
                 that
                 City
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 and
                 proceeded
                 against
                 as
                 Spies
                 .
                 It
                 will
                 indeed
                 rather
                 require
                 an
                 Elegie
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 Satyrical
                 Lamentation
                 ,
                 than
                 an
                 History
                 ;
                 though
                 I
                 could
                 not
                 pass
                 it
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 reverence
                 I
                 owe
                 my
                 Mother
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 but
                 slightly
                 touched
                 the
                 same
                 rudenesses
                 done
                 to
                 Her
                 Sister
                 of
                 Cambridge
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 his
                 Complices
                 ;
                 and
                 out
                 of
                 commiseration
                 to
                 those
                 Noble
                 persons
                 that
                 suffered
                 this
                 persecution
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 though
                 perhaps
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 may
                 recover
                 this
                 loss
                 by
                 timely
                 recruits
                 of
                 Literature
                 )
                 do
                 no
                 doubt
                 irremediably
                 rue
                 this
                 their
                 violent
                 Revulsion
                 out
                 of
                 that
                 Bosome
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 might
                 and
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 cherished
                 to
                 a
                 competent
                 vigour
                 ,
                 enabling
                 them
                 to
                 serve
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 own
                 thus
                 enforced
                 necessities
                 :
                 —
                 
                   Sed
                   quo
                   vehor
                
                 ?
              
               
               
                 By
                 these
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 distempers
                 and
                 pains
                 in
                 every
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 England
                 began
                 now
                 to
                 be
                 Heart-sick
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 ambulatory
                 running
                 Humours
                 which
                 spread
                 through
                 the
                 whole
                 mass
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 to
                 Center
                 at
                 last
                 in
                 the
                 Metropolis
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 which
                 had
                 more
                 successfully
                 broke
                 out
                 ,
                 but
                 for
                 the
                 opposition
                 it
                 met
                 with
                 from
                 the
                 then
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 Warner
                 ,
                 Pennington's
                 own
                 second
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Factious
                 and
                 Seditious
                 person
                 ,
                 who
                 discountenanced
                 it
                 by
                 the
                 Authority
                 of
                 his
                 place
                 ,
                 appearing
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 hubbub
                 thereof
                 openly
                 against
                 it
                 .
                 The
                 manner
                 was
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 9
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 Lords-day
                 ,
                 a
                 number
                 of
                 Apprentices
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 usual
                 )
                 were
                 playing
                 in
                 Moor-fields
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 ;
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 abrogated
                 all
                 H●lydays
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 a
                 venerable
                 Order
                 had
                 appointed
                 one
                 day
                 in
                 every
                 Month
                 for
                 their
                 Recreation
                 ,
                 in
                 lieu
                 of
                 those
                 Festivals
                 ,
                 after
                 much
                 coil
                 and
                 many
                 elaborate
                 Petitions
                 ,
                 and
                 reference
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 reports
                 from
                 Committees
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 concerning
                 them
                 )
                 which
                 being
                 told
                 to
                 a
                 Company
                 of
                 Trained-Bands
                 then
                 upon
                 the
                 Guards
                 ,
                 whose
                 Officers
                 were
                 some
                 precise
                 Schismaticks
                 ,
                 they
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 Fields
                 ,
                 and
                 commanded
                 them
                 to
                 depart
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 refusing
                 or
                 delaying
                 ,
                 they
                 fired
                 some
                 Pieces
                 at
                 them
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Boys
                 incensed
                 ,
                 took
                 up
                 Stones
                 ,
                 and
                 couragiously
                 fell
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 routed
                 them
                 ,
                 taking
                 from
                 them
                 their
                 Ensign
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 a
                 tumultuous
                 and
                 childish
                 bravery
                 they
                 marched
                 with
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 increased
                 with
                 additions
                 like
                 themselves
                 ,
                 affronted
                 the
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 him
                 hastily
                 retire
                 to
                 his
                 own
                 House
                 for
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 whither
                 they
                 followed
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 seized
                 on
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Drakes
                 he
                 had
                 planted
                 for
                 his
                 defence
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 marched
                 to
                 the
                 several
                 Gates
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 likewise
                 secured
                 ;
                 more
                 especially
                 Ludgate
                 ,
                 which
                 lay
                 neerest
                 their
                 Enemy
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 then
                 quartered
                 at
                 White-Hall
                 and
                 the
                 Mews
                 ,
                 they
                 guarded
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Drake
                 :
                 The
                 City
                 remaining
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 that
                 day
                 and
                 night
                 in
                 great
                 terrour
                 and
                 confusion
                 ,
                 the
                 Rabblé
                 crying
                 out
                 
                   for
                   God
                   and
                   King
                   Charles
                
                 ;
                 but
                 no
                 Person
                 of
                 Quality
                 undertaking
                 their
                 Conduct
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 bring
                 them
                 into
                 Order
                 and
                 Discipline
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 the
                 Army-Guards
                 take
                 the
                 Alarm
                 ;
                 and
                 conceiving
                 it
                 dangerous
                 to
                 venture
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 by
                 night
                 ,
                 kept
                 themselves
                 in
                 a
                 readiness
                 for
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 when
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 himself
                 entred
                 by
                 Aldersgate
                 with
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 fell
                 a
                 scouring
                 the
                 Streets
                 ,
                 and
                 driving
                 this
                 unarmed
                 and
                 ungoverned
                 Multitude
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 wounding
                 and
                 killing
                 divers
                 innocent
                 persons
                 ,
                 Men
                 ,
                 Women
                 ,
                 and
                 Children
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 cruel
                 and
                 hostile
                 manner
                 ,
                 until
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 Leaden-hall
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Apprentices
                 entred
                 ,
                 and
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 maintain
                 it
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 avenues
                 thereof
                 being
                 found
                 defenceless
                 ,
                 and
                 themselves
                 not
                 strong
                 enough
                 ,
                 besides
                 want
                 of
                 necessaries
                 requisite
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 they
                 wisely
                 (
                 and
                 more
                 prudently
                 than
                 any
                 thing
                 they
                 did
                 before
                 )
                 slipt
                 away
                 and
                 shifted
                 for
                 themselves
                 ,
                 few
                 or
                 none
                 falling
                 into
                 the
                 Armies
                 hand
                 ;
                 but
                 some
                 upon
                 enquiry
                 afterward
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 were
                 discovered
                 ,
                 and
                 arrained
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 ,
                 for
                 levying
                 War
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Two
                 of
                 whom
                 ,
                 a
                 Vintner
                 and
                 a
                 Meal-man
                 ,
                 Kensey
                 and
                 Matthews
                 ,
                 were
                 convicted
                 and
                 condemned
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 mediation
                 of
                 Alderman
                 Tichborn
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 best
                 deeds
                 likewise
                 he
                 ever
                 did
                 )
                 were
                 reprieved
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 means
                 at
                 last
                 pardoned
                 ,
                 and
                 assumed
                 by
                 him
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 demonstration
                 of
                 his
                 goodness
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 guard
                 to
                 his
                 person
                 on
                 publike
                 Trayning
                 days
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Insurrection
                 ,
                 or
                 Riot
                 rather
                 ,
                 was
                 quickly
                 noised
                 to
                 the
                 uttermost
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 was
                 reported
                 and
                 received
                 with
                 great
                 advantage
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 usually
                 fancy
                 and
                 credit
                 what
                 we
                 expect
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 encouraging
                 of
                 all
                 honest
                 people
                 to
                 rise
                 now
                 and
                 follow
                 this
                 example
                 ,
                 and
                 redeem
                 and
                 rescue
                 their
                 Religion
                 ,
                 Laws
                 ,
                 Lives
                 and
                 Liberties
                 now
                 at
                 stake
                 :
                 for
                 neither
                 the
                 several
                 nor
                 united
                 practices
                 of
                 Parliament
                 and
                 Army
                 ,
                 Presbyterian
                 nor
                 Independents
                 ,
                 could
                 impose
                 upon
                 them
                 any
                 longer
                 .
                 Nor
                 was
                 there
                 an
                 easie
                 belief
                 given
                 to
                 this
                 check
                 of
                 that
                 Tumult
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 supposed
                 an
                 Artifice
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 old
                 Lies
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 they
                 stuffed
                 their
                 News-Books
                 ;
                 since
                 the
                 whole
                 Nation
                 saw
                 how
                 they
                 had
                 irritated
                 the
                 City
                 by
                 their
                 insolent
                 carriage
                 towards
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 changing
                 
                 their
                 Militia
                 ,
                 &c.
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 undoubtable
                 they
                 would
                 embrace
                 and
                 improve
                 the
                 first
                 opportunity
                 .
              
               
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 the
                 next
                 Scene
                 of
                 this
                 years
                 Tragedy
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Laughorn
                   ,
                   Poyer
                
                 and
                 Powel
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 done
                 notable
                 service
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 in
                 Wales
                 ,
                 rose
                 in
                 
                 Pembroke-shire
                 and
                 
                 Flint-shire
                 ,
                 to
                 neer
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 8000
                 men
                 .
                 They
                 had
                 been
                 by
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 Authorized
                 always
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 )
                 ordered
                 to
                 disband
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 being
                 men
                 of
                 better
                 and
                 surer
                 principles
                 than
                 they
                 durst
                 confide
                 in
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 their
                 subsequent
                 designs
                 )
                 which
                 they
                 understanding
                 the
                 drift
                 of
                 ,
                 refused
                 ,
                 and
                 flew
                 to
                 their
                 Arms
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 strengthening
                 of
                 their
                 Party
                 ,
                 Declare
                 for
                 the
                 settlement
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 and
                 gave
                 notice
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 who
                 then
                 issued
                 out
                 Commissions
                 as
                 General
                 for
                 his
                 Father
                 ,
                 of
                 their
                 intentions
                 and
                 present
                 posture
                 ,
                 having
                 secured
                 
                 ●enby-Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Town
                 and
                 Castle
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 end
                 .
                 This
                 sudden
                 and
                 threatning
                 defection
                 put
                 the
                 Juncto
                 at
                 
                 Derby-house
                 to
                 their
                 dumps
                 ,
                 when
                 another
                 Express
                 brought
                 news
                 that
                 the
                 like
                 effects
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 looked
                 for
                 from
                 North-Wales
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Owen
                
                 was
                 risen
                 with
                 a
                 Force
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 def●ated
                 and
                 taken
                 Prisoner
                 the
                 High-Sheriff
                 that
                 opposed
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Kemish
                
                 (
                 an
                 eminent
                 Cavalier
                 )
                 had
                 likewise
                 surprized
                 
                 Chepstow-Castle
                 ;
                 so
                 tha●
                 all
                 Wales
                 was
                 like
                 to
                 be
                 lost
                 ,
                 without
                 a
                 blow
                 strucken
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 late
                 Conquerors
                 ,
                 who
                 therefore
                 hastened
                 away
                 Forces
                 to
                 re-establish
                 their
                 Dominion
                 ,
                 and
                 suppress
                 these
                 dangerous
                 beginnings
                 .
              
               
                 Over
                 these
                 Colonel
                 Horton
                 was
                 now
                 Commissioned
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 reducing
                 those
                 new
                 and
                 old
                 Royalists
                 ;
                 
                 Cromwel
                 being
                 (
                 if
                 occasion
                 should
                 require
                 )
                 preparing
                 to
                 second
                 him
                 .
                 Horton
                 with
                 the
                 Stafford
                 and
                 
                 Worcester-Forces
                 ,
                 and
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 quartering
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 advanceth
                 against
                 Laughorne
                 ,
                 his
                 whole
                 power
                 consisting
                 of
                 not
                 above
                 3000
                 men
                 ;
                 with
                 whom
                 making
                 more
                 hast
                 than
                 good
                 speed
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 party
                 thereof
                 being
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Fleming
                 ,
                 fell
                 unawares
                 into
                 an
                 Ambuscado
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 cut
                 off
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 sheltring
                 themselves
                 in
                 a
                 neighbouring
                 Church
                 ,
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 render
                 at
                 discretion
                 :
                 which
                 Fleming
                 seeing
                 ,
                 and
                 despairing
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 answer
                 this
                 oversight
                 at
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 some
                 other
                 cause
                 ,
                 laid
                 violent
                 hands
                 upon
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 dyed
                 .
                 Horton
                 no
                 way
                 daunted
                 with
                 this
                 inauspicious
                 entrance
                 ,
                 marched
                 up
                 and
                 faced
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 who
                 shewed
                 themselves
                 upon
                 the
                 hills
                 and
                 places
                 of
                 advantage
                 ,
                 making
                 their
                 Hubbubs
                 to
                 call
                 the
                 Country
                 to
                 their
                 assistance
                 .
                 In
                 their
                 descent
                 whence
                 into
                 more
                 even
                 ground
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliamentarians
                 desperately
                 Engaged
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 no
                 way
                 prepared
                 ,
                 or
                 thinking
                 of
                 fighting
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 (
                 though
                 Laughorn
                 resolved
                 to
                 fight
                 before
                 Cromwel
                 should
                 come
                 up
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 was
                 then
                 on
                 his
                 way
                 )
                 and
                 having
                 laid
                 an
                 Ambuscado
                 behind
                 some
                 Shrubs
                 and
                 Hedges
                 in
                 a
                 Meadow
                 ,
                 did
                 so
                 gall
                 and
                 terrifie
                 these
                 raw
                 and
                 undisciplined
                 Britons
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 made
                 to
                 stand
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 keep
                 any
                 order
                 ,
                 but
                 annoyed
                 their
                 fellows
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 the
                 Parliament-Horse
                 opportunity
                 to
                 engage
                 their
                 whole
                 Body
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 vigorously
                 prosecuted
                 and
                 maintained
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 ran
                 ,
                 some
                 1500
                 killed
                 ,
                 500
                 Officers
                 ,
                 besides
                 3000
                 Prisoners
                 taken
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 their
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 Bag
                 and
                 Baggage
                 :
                 
                 But
                 the
                 chief
                 Officers
                 ,
                 and
                 ablest
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 got
                 some
                 into
                 Tenby
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 into
                 Pembroke
                 ,
                 whither
                 Cromwel
                 came
                 presently
                 ,
                 and
                 Besieged
                 them
                 both
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 his
                 advance
                 whither
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 not
                 give
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Kemish
                
                 leave
                 or
                 leisure
                 ,
                 and
                 time
                 to
                 nestle
                 in
                 his
                 acquisition
                 ,
                 he
                 sent
                 away
                 Colonel
                 Eure
                 to
                 attempt
                 him
                 ;
                 who
                 having
                 a
                 sufficient
                 strength
                 ,
                 resolved
                 forthwith
                 to
                 storm
                 
                 Chepstow-Castle
                 ,
                 (
                 having
                 before
                 Loyally
                 refused
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Treaty
                 )
                 which
                 successfully
                 was
                 attempted
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 a
                 disastrous
                 slaughter
                 made
                 ;
                 the
                 resolute
                 and
                 noble
                 Knight
                 being
                 killed
                 in
                 cold
                 blood
                 .
                 
                 Sir
                 Iohn
                 Owen's
                 Forces
                 were
                 likewise
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 suppressed
                 by
                 Major-General
                 Mitton
                 ,
                 and
                 himself
                 likewise
                 taken
                 prisoner
                 .
              
               
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 now
                 joyned
                 with
                 Horton
                 ;
                 by
                 whose
                 united
                 Forces
                 ,
                 Tenby
                 was
                 first
                 stormed
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 yielded
                 upon
                 discretion
                 ;
                 but
                 Pembroke
                 was
                 a
                 harder
                 bit
                 ,
                 being
                 naturally
                 and
                 artificially
                 well
                 fortified
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 well
                 manned
                 ,
                 though
                 not
                 
                 proportionably
                 stored
                 with
                 necessaries
                 ;
                 and
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 Parliament-Ships
                 lay
                 before
                 the
                 Haven
                 to
                 keep
                 out
                 all
                 supply
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Prince
                 should
                 have
                 endeavoured
                 it
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 then
                 at
                 Sea
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 presently
                 .
              
               
                 
                 But
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 impatience
                 of
                 loitering
                 before
                 a
                 single
                 Town
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 corner
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Scots
                 were
                 advancing
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 account
                 with
                 the
                 besieged
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 put
                 him
                 upon
                 a
                 resolution
                 of
                 storming
                 it
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 glorious
                 and
                 facile
                 work
                 
                   Hugh
                   Peters
                
                 by
                 his
                 Sermons
                 and
                 Stories
                 of
                 Iericho
                 animated
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 .
                 
                 Accordingly
                 Approaches
                 were
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Line
                 drawn
                 round
                 ,
                 within
                 Carbine-shot
                 of
                 the
                 Works
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 night
                 and
                 hour
                 appointed
                 for
                 their
                 falling
                 on
                 ;
                 the
                 Horse
                 being
                 drawn
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 dark
                 got
                 close
                 under
                 the
                 Gates
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 ready
                 at
                 the
                 opening
                 of
                 them
                 by
                 their
                 Foot
                 when
                 entred
                 .
                 The
                 besieged
                 suspecting
                 this
                 stilness
                 of
                 the
                 Leaguer
                 would
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 Storm
                 ,
                 had
                 as
                 closely
                 prepared
                 for
                 the
                 onset
                 ;
                 just
                 about
                 the
                 time
                 thereof
                 ,
                 calling
                 off
                 their
                 Guards
                 and
                 Centries
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 making
                 semblance
                 of
                 betaking
                 themselves
                 to
                 rest
                 ;
                 when
                 with
                 great
                 fury
                 the
                 Parliament-Foot
                 fell
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 planted
                 their
                 Ladders
                 ,
                 scaled
                 the
                 Works
                 ,
                 the
                 Trenches
                 being
                 filled
                 with
                 men
                 like
                 to
                 a
                 swarm
                 of
                 Bees
                 ,
                 making
                 hast
                 to
                 get
                 over
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 the
                 designed
                 advantage
                 ,
                 the
                 Flankers
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 discharged
                 all
                 their
                 Cannon
                 laden
                 with
                 Chain-shot
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 swept
                 the
                 Trenches
                 ,
                 that
                 not
                 a
                 Ladder
                 was
                 standing
                 ,
                 abundance
                 of
                 men
                 killed
                 and
                 maimed
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 therein
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 forced
                 to
                 retreat
                 ,
                 being
                 pelted
                 fore-right
                 from
                 the
                 Walls
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 entred
                 knockt
                 on
                 the
                 Head
                 ,
                 some
                 few
                 onely
                 escaping
                 and
                 becoming
                 Prisoners
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 so
                 daunted
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 that
                 Cromwel
                 thought
                 not
                 fit
                 to
                 expose
                 them
                 any
                 more
                 to
                 such
                 danger
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 block
                 and
                 starve
                 them
                 out
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Besieged
                 perceiving
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 hopes
                 of
                 Relief
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 already
                 pinched
                 with
                 want
                 ,
                 they
                 bethought
                 themselves
                 of
                 making
                 Conditions
                 in
                 time
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 late
                 Storm
                 was
                 yet
                 in
                 recent
                 memory
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 regard
                 had
                 to
                 their
                 strength
                 and
                 courage
                 ,
                 and
                 while
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 himself
                 there
                 ;
                 upon
                 which
                 account
                 they
                 entred
                 into
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 
                 whereby
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 too
                 hard
                 for
                 them
                 :
                 For
                 giving
                 good
                 terms
                 to
                 the
                 Souldiery
                 and
                 the
                 inferior
                 Officers
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 willing
                 to
                 accept
                 of
                 less
                 ,
                 he
                 reserved
                 their
                 three
                 Leaders
                 to
                 discretion
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Superiour
                 Commanders
                 to
                 two
                 years
                 Banishment
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 having
                 quieted
                 that
                 Welch
                 commotion
                 ,
                 hastned
                 on
                 his
                 Expedition
                 against
                 the
                 Scots
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 all
                 things
                 appeared
                 now
                 ready
                 to
                 run
                 into
                 worser
                 and
                 more
                 desperate
                 mischiefs
                 ,
                 equally
                 feared
                 from
                 a
                 new
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 cicatrized
                 and
                 more
                 perilous
                 Peace
                 we
                 had
                 rather
                 past
                 than
                 enjoyed
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 quarrelling
                 Intrigues
                 of
                 the
                 Independant
                 and
                 Presbyterian
                 parties
                 ;
                 first
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 though
                 not
                 so
                 considerably
                 ;
                 
                 then
                 the
                 neighbouring
                 County
                 of
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 thought
                 it
                 a
                 good
                 and
                 neighbourly
                 Office
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 a
                 taste
                 (
                 in
                 fair
                 and
                 civil
                 language
                 ,
                 and
                 peaceable
                 quiet
                 deportment
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Kingdoms
                 resentment
                 of
                 their
                 proceedings
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 without
                 any
                 more
                 effusion
                 of
                 blood
                 ,
                 a
                 stop
                 might
                 be
                 put
                 to
                 those
                 threatning
                 evils
                 ,
                 that
                 visibly
                 were
                 imminent
                 upon
                 the
                 Nation
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 ,
                 a
                 calm
                 ,
                 milde
                 ,
                 and
                 rational
                 Petition
                 was
                 with
                 all
                 humility
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 any
                 tumultuous
                 disorder
                 (
                 attended
                 on
                 by
                 a
                 numerous
                 ,
                 yet
                 civil
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 well-reputed
                 train
                 )
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 on
                 the
                 16
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 prime
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 that
                 County
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 presently
                 ordered
                 to
                 withdraw
                 ,
                 and
                 await
                 their
                 Answer
                 ,
                 while
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 the
                 Faction
                 gave
                 notice
                 to
                 the
                 Guards
                 at
                 White-hall
                 and
                 the
                 Mews
                 to
                 come
                 and
                 free
                 them
                 from
                 this
                 (
                 otherwise
                 unanswerable
                 )
                 Address
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 interim
                 ,
                 the
                 Honest
                 Country-men
                 understanding
                 their
                 Answer
                 was
                 respited
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 chief
                 of
                 their
                 County
                 would
                 onely
                 be
                 admitted
                 to
                 receive
                 it
                 ,
                 withdrew
                 themselves
                 to
                 several
                 Inns
                 in
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 to
                 put
                 up
                 and
                 refresh
                 their
                 horses
                 and
                 themselves
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 found
                 the
                 Troopers
                 very
                 quarrelsom
                 ,
                 and
                 telling
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 room
                 ,
                 nor
                 scarce
                 accommodation
                 for
                 the
                 Army
                 ;
                 which
                 made
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 go
                 into
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 ;
                 when
                 presently
                 the
                 Guards
                 of
                 Janiza●ies
                 marched
                 in
                 haste
                 into
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 fell
                 a
                 hewing
                 and
                 cutting
                 (
                 without
                 any
                 expostulation
                 of
                 the
                 Petitioners
                 business
                 there
                 ,
                 )
                 and
                 
                 with
                 some
                 slaughter
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 more
                 terrour
                 ,
                 drove
                 them
                 into
                 the
                 Palace-yards
                 .
                 Among
                 the
                 rest
                 that
                 were
                 killed
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 Miller
                 of
                 Wandsworth
                 ,
                 a
                 stout
                 Fellow
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 died
                 not
                 unrevenged
                 ,
                 being
                 cut
                 and
                 run
                 through
                 with
                 a
                 Halbert
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 scattered
                 and
                 dispersed
                 themselves
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 no
                 capacity
                 of
                 resistance
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 home
                 their
                 Answer
                 for
                 Peace
                 ,
                 written
                 in
                 the
                 red
                 Letters
                 of
                 their
                 Fellows
                 Blood.
                 This
                 Petition
                 had
                 been
                 Subscribing
                 a
                 Month
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 much
                 order
                 and
                 exactness
                 used
                 therein
                 ;
                 but
                 one
                 Rubrick
                 blot
                 dasht
                 it
                 into
                 nothing
                 :
                 the
                 Triumphant
                 Grandees
                 
                   never
                   knew
                   the
                   ways
                   of
                   Peace
                   ,
                
                 and
                 this
                 method
                 to
                 it
                 retorting
                 their
                 own
                 practices
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 our
                 troubles
                 ,
                 was
                 most
                 distastful
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 discovered
                 to
                 the
                 people
                 that
                 the
                 right
                 prayer
                 of
                 Petitions
                 was
                 onely
                 for
                 Parliamentary
                 Priviledges
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Liberty
                 of
                 the
                 Subject
                 was
                 but
                 a
                 subservient
                 pretence
                 :
                 They
                 had
                 attained
                 the
                 mystery
                 and
                 mastership
                 of
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 those
                 silly
                 Rudiments
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 forgotten
                 ;
                 but
                 if
                 their
                 Crue
                 would
                 Petition
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 their
                 Country
                 ,
                 (
                 so
                 was
                 our
                 English
                 spirit
                 charmed
                 and
                 transformed
                 before
                 )
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 honoured
                 with
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 the
                 well-effected
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 
                   the
                   thanks
                   of
                   the
                   House
                
                 for
                 nothing
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 sanguinous
                 reception
                 of
                 so
                 innocent
                 a
                 Paper
                 ,
                 was
                 highly
                 resented
                 every
                 where
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 the
                 Kentish-men
                 reflected
                 most
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 then
                 in
                 a
                 readiness
                 with
                 a
                 Petition
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 tenor
                 ,
                 believing
                 the
                 Parliament
                 would
                 never
                 so
                 far
                 vary
                 from
                 that
                 principle
                 they
                 had
                 so
                 mainly
                 held
                 forth
                 and
                 asserted
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 Peoples
                 right
                 of
                 declaring
                 their
                 grievances
                 to
                 that
                 High
                 Court
                 :
                 But
                 now
                 sadly
                 convinced
                 of
                 that
                 opinion
                 ,
                 they
                 resolved
                 to
                 save
                 their
                 honour
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Journey
                 to
                 London
                 ;
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 baffled
                 by
                 Red-coats
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 travel
                 up
                 on
                 a
                 fools
                 errand
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 their
                 swords
                 in
                 their
                 Hands
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 onely
                 reason
                 then
                 prevailing
                 ,
                 to
                 reduce
                 those
                 by
                 force
                 to
                 their
                 duty
                 ,
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 induce
                 by
                 the
                 most
                 urgent
                 and
                 winning
                 intreaties
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 accordingly
                 appointed
                 a
                 Rendezvous
                 neer
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 to
                 resolve
                 upon
                 the
                 affair
                 ,
                 and
                 chuse
                 their
                 Officers
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 24
                 of
                 May
                 they
                 assembled
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 named
                 the
                 Lord
                 Goring
                 Earl
                 of
                 Norwich
                 (
                 then
                 upon
                 the
                 place
                 )
                 for
                 their
                 General
                 ,
                 being
                 their
                 next
                 Countryman
                 of
                 Sussex
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 had
                 pitcht
                 upon
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 then
                 at
                 Cobham
                 ;
                 who
                 declined
                 it
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 incapacity
                 for
                 action
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 Command
                 .
                 Hither
                 also
                 resorted
                 many
                 hundreds
                 of
                 
                 London-Prentices
                 ,
                 the
                 chief
                 and
                 flower
                 of
                 the
                 Youth
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Old
                 Cavalry
                 ;
                 and
                 many
                 thousands
                 more
                 had
                 gone
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 ways
                 from
                 London
                 thither
                 were
                 so
                 laid
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 passage
                 ,
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 being
                 guarded
                 with
                 the
                 like
                 diligence
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 adventurers
                 ,
                 and
                 well-willers
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 quarrel
                 ,
                 intercepted
                 .
              
               
                 'T
                 was
                 therefore
                 thought
                 hazardous
                 to
                 dally
                 with
                 such
                 an
                 Enemy
                 who
                 increased
                 every
                 hour
                 ,
                 being
                 already
                 formidable
                 ,
                 not
                 for
                 the
                 number
                 onely
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 considerableness
                 ,
                 experience
                 ,
                 and
                 gallantry
                 of
                 them
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 General
                 himself
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Forces
                 he
                 could
                 make
                 ,
                 being
                 8000
                 ,
                 six
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 drew
                 out
                 against
                 them
                 :
                 which
                 advantage
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 designed
                 and
                 hoped
                 )
                 the
                 Citizens
                 might
                 have
                 taken
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 seems
                 the
                 Army
                 was
                 sensible
                 of
                 that
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 since
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 keep
                 it
                 ,
                 were
                 contented
                 to
                 part
                 with
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 and
                 leave
                 it
                 according
                 to
                 that
                 establishment
                 which
                 they
                 so
                 abominably
                 quarrelled
                 before
                 ;
                 which
                 artificial
                 kindness
                 so
                 obliged
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 that
                 though
                 several
                 promises
                 had
                 been
                 made
                 of
                 their
                 concurrence
                 with
                 the
                 grand
                 designe
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Culpeper
                 negotiating
                 and
                 pressing
                 their
                 speedy
                 resolution
                 and
                 Declaration
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 
                 at
                 the
                 very
                 same
                 time
                 at
                 Guild-hall
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 no
                 little
                 danger
                 and
                 honour
                 ;
                 yet
                 would
                 they
                 not
                 by
                 any
                 means
                 or
                 arguments
                 of
                 their
                 Honour
                 and
                 Safety
                 ,
                 be
                 drawn
                 into
                 any
                 publike
                 undertaking
                 ;
                 not
                 minding
                 that
                 story
                 of
                 Polyphemus
                 to
                 Vlysses
                 ,
                 whose
                 onely
                 favour
                 to
                 him
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 eaten
                 up
                 last
                 .
                 And
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 strange
                 confidence
                 in
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 think
                 that
                 their
                 Militia
                 could
                 secure
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 before
                 had
                 seen
                 so
                 scurrilously
                 and
                 contumeliously
                 wrested
                 from
                 them
                 ;
                 when
                 they
                 were
                 upbraided
                 in
                 47
                 that
                 
                   they
                   were
                   not
                   able
                   therewith
                   to
                   preserve
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   much
                   less
                   the
                   Parliament
                   or
                   the
                   King.
                
                 However
                 ,
                 they
                 now
                 undertook
                 both
                 the
                 former
                 ;
                 
                 Skippon
                 ,
                 instead
                 of
                 noble
                 Brown
                 ,
                 being
                 accepted
                 (
                 a
                 meer
                 bosom-Traytor
                 to
                 them
                 )
                 as
                 their
                 Major-General
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 salary
                 of
                 600
                 l.
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                 Fairfax
                 therefore
                 securely
                 and
                 resolutely
                 advanceth
                 against
                 these
                 Kentish
                 Forces
                 ;
                 and
                 understanding
                 that
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 quartered
                 about
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 whose
                 Bridge
                 was
                 broke
                 ,
                 he
                 resolved
                 to
                 pass
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Medway
                 something
                 lower
                 neer
                 Maidstone
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 march
                 toward
                 them
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Royalists
                 sensible
                 ,
                 and
                 fore-judging
                 he
                 would
                 attempt
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 had
                 manned
                 it
                 with
                 1500
                 men
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 resolutes●
                 and
                 willingest
                 of
                 their
                 Army
                 ,
                 consisting
                 chiefly
                 of
                 
                 London-Auxiliaries
                 ;
                 who
                 though
                 surprized
                 by
                 
                 Fairfax's
                 sudden
                 approach
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 received
                 intelligence
                 from
                 some
                 Traitors
                 within
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 at
                 what
                 distance
                 and
                 in
                 what
                 security
                 the
                 Army
                 lay
                 dispersed
                 ,
                 did
                 yet
                 make
                 a
                 most
                 manful
                 resistance
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 Dispute
                 (
                 after
                 a
                 slight
                 skirmish
                 at
                 
                 Crayfield-heath
                 by
                 Gravesend
                 )
                 happened
                 at
                 
                 Northfield-bridge
                 ,
                 the
                 pass
                 to
                 Maidstone
                 ,
                 whither
                 Fairfax
                 sent
                 Major
                 Husbands
                 with
                 a
                 strong
                 party
                 before
                 him
                 ,
                 himself
                 marching
                 with
                 a
                 full
                 Body
                 ,
                 not
                 trusting
                 altogether
                 to
                 his
                 Kentish
                 intelligence
                 .
                 Major
                 Husbands
                 after
                 a
                 sharp
                 and
                 hot
                 contest
                 prevailed
                 ,
                 more
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 the
                 approach
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 ,
                 than
                 his
                 own
                 strength
                 ;
                 when
                 yet
                 that
                 handful
                 of
                 men
                 daringly
                 engaged
                 this
                 whole
                 Body
                 ,
                 and
                 fought
                 very
                 much
                 of
                 their
                 ground
                 with
                 such
                 pertinacious
                 valour
                 ,
                 that
                 Fairfax
                 (
                 then
                 troubled
                 with
                 the
                 Gout
                 )
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 light
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Coach
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 lead
                 his
                 men
                 on
                 in
                 person
                 for
                 their
                 animation
                 ,
                 the
                 service
                 proved
                 so
                 tedious
                 and
                 desperate
                 .
                 At
                 last
                 the
                 Royalists
                 (
                 fresh
                 supplies
                 overpowring
                 them
                 )
                 were
                 beat
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Barricadoes
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 made
                 a
                 more
                 bloudy
                 defence
                 than
                 in
                 the
                 Fields
                 and
                 Hedges
                 ,
                 repelling
                 the
                 Enemy
                 twice
                 :
                 And
                 being
                 thence
                 beaten
                 into
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 did
                 worser
                 annoy
                 them
                 than
                 ever
                 before
                 ,
                 firing
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Windows
                 and
                 Leads
                 ,
                 and
                 using
                 all
                 those
                 ready
                 Engines
                 of
                 death
                 which
                 the
                 Houses
                 afforded
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 very
                 great
                 slaughter
                 of
                 the
                 Red-coats
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 6
                 hours
                 compleat
                 before
                 the
                 Town
                 was
                 fully
                 gained
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 had
                 the
                 Royalists
                 from
                 Rochester
                 moved
                 to
                 their
                 relief
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 more
                 than
                 probable
                 the
                 Army
                 had
                 been
                 utterly
                 baffled
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Quarrel
                 at
                 an
                 End.
                 Of
                 the
                 Kentish
                 were
                 killed
                 300
                 ,
                 and
                 almost
                 1000
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 with
                 400
                 Horse
                 ,
                 8
                 pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Ammunition
                 .
                 Fairfax
                 confessed
                 they
                 were
                 the
                 toughest
                 Enemy
                 he
                 had
                 met
                 with
                 in
                 England
                 .
                 The
                 Fight
                 began
                 at
                 7
                 a
                 clock
                 at
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 lasted
                 till
                 midnight
                 .
              
               
                 
                 But
                 the
                 main
                 Body
                 under
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 instead
                 of
                 coming
                 to
                 their
                 rescue
                 ,
                 marched
                 in
                 hast
                 away
                 for
                 Black-heath
                 ,
                 where
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Kentish-men
                 (
                 leaving
                 him
                 not
                 above
                 500
                 )
                 deserted
                 him
                 .
                 (
                 The
                 reason
                 of
                 their
                 not
                 seconding
                 their
                 Fellows
                 ,
                 was
                 reported
                 to
                 be
                 this
                 :
                 The
                 one
                 half
                 of
                 them
                 was
                 marched
                 to
                 Dover
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 places
                 ,
                 to
                 seize
                 on
                 those
                 Castles
                 ,
                 and
                 secure
                 that
                 Country
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 weakened
                 the
                 remaining
                 Party
                 .
                 )
                 For
                 seeing
                 few
                 come
                 in
                 to
                 his
                 assistance
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 ascribed
                 to
                 the
                 strict
                 care
                 and
                 industry
                 of
                 Major-General
                 Skippon
                 ,
                 they
                 thought
                 then
                 of
                 the
                 safest
                 course
                 .
                 
                 From
                 Black-heath
                 the
                 Earl
                 sent
                 a
                 Message
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 desiring
                 free
                 passage
                 through
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 declaring
                 the
                 intentions
                 of
                 his
                 undertaking
                 :
                 But
                 they
                 flatly
                 refused
                 any
                 such
                 thing
                 ,
                 though
                 some
                 former
                 assurances
                 had
                 been
                 given
                 of
                 their
                 joyning
                 in
                 the
                 designe
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 the
                 Royalists
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 Ferry
                 and
                 Swim
                 their
                 Horses
                 ,
                 and
                 Boat
                 themselves
                 into
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Dogs
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Mile-End-Green
                 ,
                 whence
                 afresh
                 they
                 Sollicited
                 the
                 City
                 to
                 partake
                 in
                 this
                 Honourable
                 Confederacy
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 were
                 deaf
                 to
                 all
                 such
                 perswasions
                 ;
                 their
                 Major-General
                 and
                 his
                 Tarriers
                 inveagling
                 them
                 with
                 the
                 honesty
                 and
                 good
                 resolutions
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 both
                 to
                 them
                 and
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 Thence
                 the
                 Earl
                 marched
                 to
                 Stratford-Bow
                 ,
                 where
                 joyned
                 with
                 him
                 the
                 
                 Essex-Forces
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Lucas
                
                 ,
                 
                 whom
                 they
                 had
                 unanimously
                 chosen
                 for
                 their
                 General
                 ,
                 being
                 under
                 colour
                 of
                 a
                 Muster
                 ,
                 Rendezvouzed
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Far
                 ,
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 that
                 County
                 ;
                 whence
                 they
                 were
                 drawn
                 to
                 this
                 place
                 ,
                 to
                 countenance
                 and
                 favour
                 any
                 Loyal
                 attempt
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 encourage
                 them
                 to
                 shew
                 themselves
                 Men
                 and
                 Subjects
                 .
                 But
                 that
                 hope
                 proving
                 more
                 and
                 more
                 vain
                 ,
                 so
                 wretchedly
                 stupid
                 were
                 the
                 Londoners
                 ,
                 they
                 marched
                 into
                 Essex
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 seized
                 upon
                 the
                 Arms
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 that
                 then
                 lay
                 in
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                 Warwick's
                 House
                 at
                 Leez
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 then
                 in
                 open
                 hostility
                 against
                 the
                 
                 Prince
                 )
                 and
                 so
                 further
                 into
                 the
                 County
                 ,
                 until
                 at
                 last
                 they
                 setled
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Colchester
                 .
              
               
                 Fairfax
                 understanding
                 of
                 this
                 Go-by
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 conjunction
                 ,
                 having
                 dispatcht
                 away
                 Colonel
                 Rich
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Barkstead
                 with
                 their
                 Regiments
                 ,
                 to
                 reduce
                 and
                 free
                 those
                 Castles
                 which
                 the
                 Kentish-men
                 (
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 )
                 had
                 taken
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 hast
                 passed
                 his
                 Army
                 over
                 at
                 Gravesend
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 quicker
                 pursuit
                 after
                 them
                 ,
                 having
                 underhand
                 received
                 recruits
                 and
                 supplies
                 both
                 of
                 men
                 and
                 money
                 from
                 Skippon
                 to
                 re-inforce
                 him
                 ,
                 who
                 every
                 day
                 privately
                 listed
                 men
                 for
                 the
                 Service
                 .
                 At
                 Colchester
                 the
                 Lord
                 Capel
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 with
                 some
                 Horse
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 raising
                 )
                 met
                 him
                 :
                 and
                 a
                 Troop
                 of
                 Veterane
                 Royalists
                 from
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 fought
                 their
                 way
                 at
                 Epping
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 Army-Horse
                 ,
                 laid
                 to
                 obstruct
                 all
                 additions
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 by
                 that
                 Road
                 ,
                 came
                 also
                 entire
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 just
                 as
                 the
                 Van
                 of
                 Fairfax
                 his
                 Army
                 was
                 Skirmishing
                 at
                 the
                 Towns-end
                 where
                 they
                 so
                 peppered
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 great
                 confusion
                 he
                 ran
                 to
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 having
                 had
                 an
                 Essay
                 what
                 Sparks
                 he
                 had
                 to
                 deal
                 with
                 .
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Lisle
                
                 was
                 made
                 Major-General
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Essex-Forces
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 distributed
                 into
                 Regiments
                 ,
                 and
                 distinct
                 Commands
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 their
                 posts
                 and
                 places
                 assigned
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Town
                 was
                 inconsiderable
                 ,
                 either
                 in
                 it self
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 intenible
                 and
                 undefensive
                 ,
                 nothing
                 but
                 a
                 Brest-work
                 cast
                 up
                 about
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 adjacent
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 ,
                 to
                 receive
                 any
                 provisional
                 relief
                 or
                 great
                 Force
                 into
                 it
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 hopes
                 of
                 setling
                 or
                 planting
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 for
                 in
                 all
                 probability
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 thought
                 possible
                 to
                 hold
                 out
                 a
                 Month
                 to
                 an
                 end
                 ;
                 nevertheless
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 industry
                 ,
                 courage
                 ,
                 vigilance
                 ,
                 and
                 patience
                 ,
                 it
                 held
                 out
                 three
                 compleatly
                 ,
                 against
                 a
                 victorious
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 recruited
                 (
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 )
                 and
                 assisted
                 with
                 the
                 Forces
                 of
                 the
                 Neighbouring
                 County
                 of
                 Suffolk
                 ,
                 on
                 whom
                 deservedly
                 the
                 slaughter
                 principally
                 fell
                 ,
                 for
                 so
                 basely
                 engaging
                 against
                 (
                 whom
                 they
                 had
                 promised
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 )
                 these
                 
                 Essex-Royalists
                 .
                 Several
                 attempts
                 were
                 made
                 by
                 Fairfax
                 to
                 take
                 the
                 place
                 by
                 Force
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 Sallies
                 were
                 in
                 requital
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Besieged
                 ,
                 who
                 both
                 in
                 assayling
                 and
                 defending
                 did
                 great
                 Execution
                 .
                 From
                 the
                 beginning
                 to
                 the
                 ending
                 of
                 the
                 Siege
                 scarce
                 a
                 day
                 passed
                 without
                 actions
                 from
                 within
                 ,
                 at
                 first
                 to
                 fetch
                 in
                 Cattel
                 ,
                 then
                 to
                 cut
                 Grass
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 stained
                 all
                 over
                 with
                 Blood
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Besieged
                 would
                 have
                 it
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 now
                 planted
                 some
                 Cannons
                 upon
                 St.
                 
                 Mary's-Steeple
                 ,
                 whence
                 they
                 cruelly
                 annoyed
                 the
                 Leaguer
                 .
                 Insomuch
                 that
                 Fairfax
                 seeing
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 his
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 courage
                 of
                 the
                 Defendants
                 ,
                 gave
                 over
                 his
                 resolution
                 of
                 Storming
                 ,
                 
                 proceeding
                 with
                 his
                 Approaches
                 to
                 begirt
                 them
                 close
                 ,
                 and
                 fortifying
                 his
                 Camp
                 to
                 starve
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 to
                 fire
                 them
                 out
                 ;
                 which
                 forced
                 the
                 Besieged
                 to
                 burn
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 intended
                 for
                 shelter
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 possest
                 the
                 Lord
                 Lucas
                 his
                 House
                 (
                 Sir
                 Charles
                 his
                 Brother
                 )
                 and
                 ruined
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 provision
                 they
                 had
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 (
                 besides
                 what
                 they
                 fought
                 for
                 and
                 brought
                 in
                 afterwards
                 )
                 would
                 not
                 suffice
                 for
                 above
                 a
                 Month
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 all
                 hopes
                 were
                 abandoned
                 of
                 getting
                 in
                 more
                 ;
                 yet
                 the
                 courageous
                 and
                 generous
                 sufferance
                 of
                 these
                 Loyal
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 resolved
                 to
                 undergo
                 all
                 misery
                 rather
                 than
                 yield
                 ▪
                 and
                 so
                 free
                 the
                 Army
                 to
                 march
                 against
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 now
                 entred
                 England
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 account
                 .
                 Their
                 main
                 support
                 was
                 the
                 sauce
                 and
                 relish
                 to
                 their
                 meat
                 ,
                 good
                 store
                 of
                 Prunes
                 and
                 Plums
                 with
                 which
                 the
                 Town
                 was
                 stored
                 ,
                 that
                 did
                 a
                 little
                 palate
                 their
                 Hors-flesh
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 kill
                 and
                 dress
                 for
                 their
                 victuals
                 ,
                 a
                 good
                 while
                 before
                 their
                 Surrender
                 ;
                 there
                 was
                 also
                 some
                 Corn
                 ,
                 which
                 Sir
                 Charles
                 charitably
                 distributed
                 among
                 the
                 Towns-folk
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 borrowed
                 it
                 again
                 in
                 their
                 extremity
                 :
                 in
                 which
                 we
                 must
                 leave
                 these
                 Noble
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 a
                 view
                 of
                 other
                 concurrent
                 endeavours
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Fleet
                 which
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 stollen
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 debauched
                 from
                 their
                 Duty
                 by
                 their
                 first
                 pretences
                 ,
                 perceiving
                 that
                 indeed
                 they
                 were
                 but
                 such
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 more
                 ,
                 repenting
                 of
                 their
                 past
                 service
                 ,
                 did
                 ,
                 to
                 satisfie
                 for
                 their
                 former
                 offences
                 ,
                 now
                 turn
                 sides
                 ,
                 and
                 rendred
                 themselves
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 now
                 made
                 Captain-General
                 of
                 His
                 Fathers
                 Forces
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Parliament
                 had
                 some
                 inkling
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 had
                 Commissioned
                 Colonel
                 Rainsborough
                 (
                 a
                 Sea-man
                 formerly
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Command
                 
                 thereof
                 ,
                 whom
                 the
                 Loyal
                 Mariners
                 fairly
                 put
                 on
                 Shore
                 ,
                 having
                 posed
                 him
                 with
                 this
                 Question
                 ,
                 of
                 engaging
                 for
                 their
                 Soverain
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 their
                 former
                 Vice-Admiral
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Batten
                
                 ,
                 now
                 Knighted
                 by
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 being
                 disbanded
                 by
                 the
                 Independent
                 Rulers
                 ,
                 as
                 more
                 honest
                 than
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 him
                 ,
                 brought
                 some
                 other
                 Ships
                 to
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Obedience
                 .
                 With
                 this
                 Naval
                 Force
                 the
                 Prince
                 departed
                 from
                 Holland
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 into
                 
                 Yarmouth-Road
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 was
                 deliberated
                 ,
                 whether
                 he
                 should
                 land
                 ,
                 and
                 attempt
                 the
                 Relief
                 of
                 Colchester
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 then
                 in
                 company
                 with
                 Him
                 ▪
                 His
                 Illustrious
                 Brother
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 who
                 in
                 April
                 before
                 had
                 happily
                 escaped
                 from
                 St.
                 Iames's
                 ,
                 (
                 where
                 he●
                 was
                 kept
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northumberland
                 his
                 Guardian
                 )
                 by
                 the
                 conduct
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Bamfield
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 employed
                 therein
                 by
                 the
                 Queen
                 ;
                 the
                 Duke
                 pretending
                 to
                 play
                 in
                 the
                 dusk
                 of
                 the
                 Evening
                 ,
                 was
                 disguised
                 in
                 Maiden-habit
                 ,
                 and
                 landed
                 safely
                 at
                 Dort
                 in
                 Holland
                 )
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Brainford
                 ,
                 the
                 Lords
                 
                   Hopton
                   ,
                   Wilmot
                   ,
                   Willougbby
                
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 deserted
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 charged
                 ,
                 imprisoned
                 ,
                 and
                 affronted
                 by
                 the
                 Army
                 )
                 and
                 Culpeper
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Gentlemen
                 ;
                 but
                 understanding
                 that
                 Colonel
                 Scroop
                 was
                 attending
                 thereabout
                 ,
                 they
                 concluded
                 it
                 hazardous
                 to
                 venture
                 the
                 reputation
                 of
                 the
                 Princes
                 first
                 Arms
                 upon
                 so
                 well-appointed
                 an
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 thereupon
                 weighed
                 Anchor
                 ,
                 and
                 stood
                 into
                 the
                 Downs
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Navy
                 consisted
                 of
                 20
                 Ships
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 and
                 second
                 Rate
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 Frigats
                 ,
                 well
                 manned
                 and
                 furnished
                 ,
                 which
                 anchoring
                 neer
                 the
                 Mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 put
                 the
                 City
                 into
                 great
                 fear
                 ;
                 no
                 Ships
                 possibly
                 going
                 in
                 or
                 out
                 without
                 the
                 Princes
                 permission
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 
                 Hamborough-bound
                 Ship
                 richly
                 laden
                 being
                 seized
                 on
                 by
                 him
                 .
                 In
                 all
                 haste
                 there●ore
                 the
                 Parliament
                 order
                 their
                 old
                 Admiral
                 
                   Robert
                   Rich
                
                 Earl
                 of
                 Warwick
                 to
                 Equip
                 another
                 Fleet
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 set
                 to
                 Sea
                 ;
                 hoping
                 by
                 his
                 Authority
                 and
                 influence
                 to
                 reclaim
                 their
                 Revolters
                 ;
                 or
                 if
                 not
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 coming
                 of
                 more
                 Ships
                 from
                 Portsmouth
                 (
                 which
                 accordingly
                 joyned
                 with
                 him
                 )
                 to
                 fight
                 the
                 Prince
                 .
                 In
                 pursuance
                 of
                 this
                 Command
                 ,
                 Warwick
                 appears
                 with
                 his
                 Fleet
                 about
                 Quinborough
                 ;
                 but
                 for
                 all
                 his
                 former
                 indearedness
                 to
                 the
                 Sea-men
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 affection
                 his
                 Masters
                 confided
                 in
                 ,
                 he
                 durst
                 not
                 engage
                 ,
                 
                 lest
                 a
                 total
                 defection
                 might
                 have
                 ensued
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 Mariners
                 were
                 grown
                 sensible
                 how
                 Trade
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 Navigation
                 was
                 decayed
                 by
                 the
                 long
                 continuance
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ;
                 and
                 had
                 more
                 kindness
                 besides
                 for
                 Batten
                 ,
                 than
                 they
                 had
                 for
                 the
                 Earl
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Prince
                 was
                 sensible
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 in
                 civil
                 terms
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Message
                 required
                 him
                 to
                 submit
                 ,
                 and
                 bring
                 in
                 the
                 Fleet
                 under
                 his
                 Command
                 ,
                 
                 offering
                 him
                 those
                 advantages
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 obligingly
                 inviting
                 him
                 to
                 such
                 just
                 ends
                 and
                 purposes
                 ,
                 that
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 unhappinesses
                 that
                 befel
                 that
                 Nobleman
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 there
                 were
                 many
                 in
                 his
                 Family
                 and
                 Relations
                 afterwards
                 ,
                 )
                 this
                 his
                 refusal
                 made
                 the
                 greatest
                 breach
                 of
                 his
                 Honour
                 ,
                 as
                 appeared
                 to
                 him
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 this
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 was
                 ignominiously
                 turned
                 out
                 as
                 a
                 dangerous
                 person
                 by
                 his
                 Masters
                 ,
                 and
                 saw
                 his
                 onely
                 Brother
                 murdered
                 by
                 their
                 Hands
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 of
                 
                 Warwick's
                 preparation
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 not
                 seem
                 to
                 be
                 unactive
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 have
                 done
                 nothing
                 worthy
                 his
                 adventure
                 and
                 presence
                 ,
                 landed
                 500
                 men
                 to
                 the
                 Relief
                 of
                 
                   Sandwich
                   ,
                   Walmer
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Deal-Castles
                 ,
                 besieged
                 as
                 abovesaid
                 .
                 At
                 Deal
                 they
                 were
                 first
                 opposed
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 they
                 did
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 possible
                 could
                 be
                 expected
                 from
                 men
                 ,
                 yet
                 were
                 they
                 finally
                 vanquished
                 by
                 the
                 unerring
                 victorious
                 hand
                 of
                 the
                 Army-Forces
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 instantly
                 ensued
                 the
                 rendition
                 of
                 those
                 Castles
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 other
                 effect
                 than
                 a
                 perswasive
                 Letter
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 for
                 the
                 obtaining
                 of
                 a
                 Personal
                 Treaty
                 with
                 his
                 Father
                 ,
                 which
                 soon
                 after
                 ensued
                 ,
                 set
                 sail
                 for
                 Goree
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 Anchored
                 his
                 Ships
                 :
                 Warwick
                 vauntingly
                 following
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 demanding
                 the
                 States
                 to
                 thrust
                 them
                 out
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 laws
                 thereof
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 States
                 were
                 civiller
                 and
                 wiser
                 :
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 therefore
                 was
                 constituted
                 Admiral
                 thereof
                 ,
                 
                 whose
                 Navigation
                 we
                 shall
                 in
                 its
                 place
                 duely
                 observe
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 prosecute
                 and
                 advantage
                 the
                 same
                 Royal
                 Interest
                 ,
                 another
                 designe
                 was
                 laid
                 in
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 where
                 neer
                 Kingston
                 appeared
                 some
                 500
                 men
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 ▪
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                   Francis
                   Villiers
                
                 his
                 Brother
                 ,
                 the
                 young
                 Earl
                 of
                 Peterburgh
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Petre
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 no
                 sooner
                 rose
                 ,
                 but
                 Colonel
                 Rich
                 and
                 Major
                 Gibbons
                 were
                 upon
                 the
                 back
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 Rend●zvouz'd
                 between
                 Ewel
                 and
                 
                 Nonsuch-Park
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Michael
                   Livesy
                
                 joyned
                 also
                 with
                 the
                 other
                 Parliament-Forces
                 ,
                 and
                 presently
                 attaqued
                 these
                 upstarts
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 intended
                 for
                 Rygate
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 compelled
                 to
                 steer
                 their
                 course
                 for
                 Kingston
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 whither
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 all
                 along
                 skirmished
                 :
                 for
                 ,
                 to
                 preserve
                 their
                 few
                 Foot
                 they
                 had
                 placed
                 before
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 march
                 slowly
                 .
                 In
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 onsets
                 ,
                 the
                 nobly-spirited
                 Lord
                 Francis
                 (
                 being
                 too
                 far
                 engaged
                 by
                 his
                 metalsom
                 courage
                 )
                 was
                 taken
                 Prisoner
                 ,
                 and
                 refusing
                 Rebels
                 quarter
                 ,
                 was
                 basely
                 killed
                 by
                 a
                 mean
                 and
                 rude
                 hand
                 ;
                 with
                 whose
                 fall
                 fell
                 the
                 courage
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 .
                 For
                 Holland
                 having
                 gotten
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 gave
                 the
                 Foot
                 opportunity
                 to
                 shift
                 for
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 posted
                 away
                 with
                 his
                 Horse
                 to
                 St.
                 Neots
                 in
                 
                 Huntington-shire
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 he
                 and
                 his
                 Party
                 was
                 surprized
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Scroops
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Dalbeir
                 (
                 formerly
                 a
                 great
                 Parliamentarian
                 )
                 being
                 slain
                 in
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 his
                 quarters
                 ;
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Peterborough
                 escaped
                 into
                 
                 Lincoln-shire
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 beyond
                 Sea
                 ,
                 leaving
                 their
                 Estates
                 to
                 satisfie
                 for
                 their
                 offence
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Holland
                 was
                 sent
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 
                 Warwick-Castle
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 continued
                 till
                 he
                 was
                 removed
                 to
                 his
                 Tryal
                 and
                 his
                 Death
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 sum
                 up
                 all
                 the
                 disastrous
                 events
                 of
                 this
                 Second
                 War
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 called
                 ,
                 (
                 though
                 the
                 mention
                 and
                 hopeful
                 concerns
                 of
                 Peace
                 should
                 orderly
                 and
                 of
                 right
                 interv●ne
                 ,
                 a
                 Personal
                 Treaty
                 being
                 now
                 Voted
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 presently
                 )
                 we
                 must
                 look
                 Northwards
                 ,
                 where
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 13
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 ,
                 after
                 tedious
                 debates
                 and
                 struglings
                 with
                 the
                 Kirk
                 and
                 Presbyterian
                 party
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 entred
                 England
                 bringing
                 with
                 them
                 a
                 Declaration
                 containing
                 these
                 five
                 points
                 .
                 1.
                 
                 
                   That
                   the
                   King
                   be
                   forthwith
                   brought
                   to
                
                 London
                 
                   to
                   Treat
                   in
                   Person
                   with
                   the
                   two
                   Houses
                   of
                   Parliament
                   .
                
                 2.
                 
                 
                   That
                   all
                   those
                   who
                   had
                   a
                   hand
                   in
                   or
                   contrived
                   the
                   carrying
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   away
                   from
                
                 Holdenby
                 ,
                 
                   be
                   condignly
                   punished
                
                 .
                 3.
                 
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Army
                   be
                   disbanded
                
                 .
                 4.
                 
                 
                   That
                   Presbytery
                   be
                   setled
                
                 .
                 5.
                 
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Members
                   of
                   Parliament
                   who
                   were
                   forcibly
                   secluded
                   from
                   the
                   Houses
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   may
                   be
                   reseated
                
                 .
                 (
                 The
                 third
                 ,
                 first
                 and
                 last
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 very
                 sense
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Essex
                   ,
                   Surrey
                   ,
                   Kent
                
                 ,
                 and
                 London
                 Petitions
                 .
                 )
                 Of
                 this
                 Army
                 Duke
                 Hamilton
                 (
                 lately
                 freed
                 from
                 his
                 Imprisonment
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Commitment
                 at
                 
                 Pendennis-Castle
                 )
                 was
                 made
                 General
                 ;
                 which
                 when
                 the
                 King
                 first
                 understood
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 sadly
                 and
                 prophetically
                 foretold
                 the
                 fatal
                 Issue
                 of
                 that
                 Expedition
                 ,
                 reckoning
                 him
                 as
                 an
                 unfortunate
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 a
                 self-ended
                 person
                 ;
                 as
                 his
                 Service
                 in
                 Germany
                 in
                 supply
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 Elector
                 Palatine
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Ruine
                 of
                 many
                 brave
                 English
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 did
                 evidently
                 declare
                 .
                 Colonel
                 Middleton
                 ,
                 (
                 afterwards
                 Earl
                 of
                 Middleton
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesties
                 High
                 Commissioner
                 of
                 Scotland
                 )
                 was
                 Major-General
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Calender
                 Lieutenant-General
                 .
                 It
                 consisted
                 of
                 15000
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 effective
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 increased
                 by
                 an
                 addition
                 of
                 3000
                 English
                 ,
                 under
                 Sir
                 Marmaduke
                 (
                 after
                 Lord
                 )
                 Langdale
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Philip
                   Musgrave
                
                 ,
                 antient
                 Families
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 a
                 while
                 before
                 surprized
                 Carlile
                 and
                 Berwick
                 ,
                 neer
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 that
                 Major
                 Morris
                 surprized
                 
                 Pomfret-Castle
                 (
                 which
                 Cromwel
                 afterwards
                 in
                 his
                 Northern
                 march
                 visited
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 the
                 Town
                 thereof
                 )
                 just
                 upon
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Welch
                 Insurrection
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 another
                 brave
                 person
                 ,
                 we
                 may
                 not
                 omit
                 Colonel
                 Wogan
                 ,
                 
                 then
                 a
                 Captain
                 in
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 perceiving
                 the
                 wicked
                 designes
                 of
                 his
                 party
                 ,
                 deserted
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 sent
                 to
                 oppose
                 ,
                 did
                 joyn
                 with
                 this
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 ,
                 before
                 their
                 advance
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 bringing
                 a
                 gallant
                 Troop
                 along
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 He
                 afterwards
                 did
                 the
                 King
                 eminent
                 service
                 in
                 Scotland
                 and
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 hereafter
                 .
                 This
                 entire
                 strength
                 wandering
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 Westmerland
                 and
                 Cumberland
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 affords
                 a
                 pleasant
                 passage
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 the
                 Reader
                 may
                 be
                 diverted
                 ;
                 one
                 Colonel
                 Stuart
                 who
                 was
                 in
                 this
                 Expedition
                 ,
                 being
                 afterwards
                 set
                 on
                 the
                 Stool
                 of
                 Repentance
                 by
                 the
                 Kirk
                 ,
                 with
                 others
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 asked
                 gravely
                 and
                 severely
                 by
                 the
                 Minister
                 ,
                 whether
                 he
                 
                 was
                 not
                 convinced
                 that
                 by
                 his
                 Malignancy
                 he
                 went
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 
                 suddenly
                 replied
                 ,
                 Yea
                 ,
                 for
                 we
                 went
                 a
                 wrong
                 through
                 Westmerland
                 ,
                 &c.
                 when
                 we
                 should
                 have
                 marcht
                 for
                 York
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 London
                 )
                 ▪
                 an
                 ominous
                 presage
                 (
                 besides
                 the
                 unluckiness
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 )
                 of
                 their
                 overthrow
                 ,
                 
                 none
                 of
                 their
                 Armies
                 thriving
                 that
                 came
                 that
                 Road.
                 Major-General
                 Lambert
                 made
                 the
                 first
                 opposition
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 beaten
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 forced
                 back
                 to
                 Appleby
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 a
                 further
                 retreat
                 ,
                 (
                 Sir
                 Marmaduke
                 taking
                 in
                 some
                 small
                 places
                 of
                 strength
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 )
                 until
                 he
                 joyned
                 with
                 Cromwel
                 now
                 come
                 from
                 Wales
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 chiefty
                 of
                 that
                 service
                 was
                 committed
                 :
                 
                 his
                 whole
                 strength
                 amounting
                 to
                 11000
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 Horse
                 and
                 Dragoons
                 .
              
               
                 
                 At
                 Preston
                 in
                 Lancashire
                 both
                 Armies
                 faced
                 one
                 another
                 ;
                 and
                 some
                 two
                 miles
                 thence
                 ,
                 on
                 a
                 Moor
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 East-side
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 engaged
                 :
                 the
                 brunt
                 of
                 the
                 fight
                 continued
                 but
                 two
                 hours
                 ;
                 nor
                 had
                 it
                 endured
                 so
                 long
                 ,
                 but
                 through
                 the
                 valour
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 on
                 whom
                 the
                 stress
                 lay
                 .
                 The
                 Scots
                 Army
                 was
                 so
                 ill
                 ordered
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 came
                 not
                 all
                 to
                 the
                 Fight
                 ,
                 nor
                 could
                 relieve
                 one
                 another
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 a
                 general
                 Rout
                 ensued
                 ;
                 one
                 part
                 flying
                 towards
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 pursued
                 by
                 Col.
                 Twisleton
                 and
                 Tho●nhills
                 Regiments
                 of
                 Horse
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 over
                 
                 Ribley-River
                 ,
                 whom
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ●ollowed
                 :
                 most
                 of
                 their
                 Foot
                 ,
                 under
                 Major-General
                 Baily
                 ,
                 came
                 that
                 night
                 to
                 Wigan
                 ,
                 fighting
                 and
                 crying
                 Quarter
                 in
                 the
                 Rear
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 to
                 
                 Warrington-Bridge
                 ,
                 where
                 in
                 their
                 way
                 ,
                 at
                 a
                 place
                 called
                 Red-bank
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 narrow
                 lane
                 ,
                 they
                 made
                 a
                 stand
                 with
                 a
                 Body
                 of
                 Pikes
                 ,
                 and
                 lined
                 the
                 Hedges
                 with
                 Muskets
                 ,
                 who
                 so
                 rudely
                 entertained
                 the
                 pursuing
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 compelled
                 to
                 stop
                 (
                 having
                 lost
                 abundance
                 of
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 Col.
                 Thornhill
                 himself
                 )
                 until
                 the
                 coming
                 up
                 of
                 Col.
                 
                 Pride's
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 who
                 after
                 a
                 sharp
                 dispute
                 put
                 those
                 brave
                 Fellows
                 to
                 the
                 run
                 :
                 
                 they
                 were
                 Commanded
                 by
                 a
                 little
                 Spark
                 in
                 a
                 blew
                 Bonnet
                 ,
                 that
                 performed
                 the
                 part
                 of
                 an
                 excellent
                 Commander
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 killed
                 on
                 the
                 place
                 .
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 they
                 never
                 turned
                 Head
                 ,
                 but
                 ran
                 ,
                 crying
                 ,
                 Mercy
                 ,
                 Mercy
                 ,
                 (
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 noise
                 thereof
                 was
                 heard
                 at
                 5
                 Miles
                 distance
                 )
                 until
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 
                 Warrington-Bridge
                 ,
                 where
                 Baily
                 made
                 Conditions
                 for
                 Quarter
                 ,
                 and
                 rendred
                 himself
                 and
                 4000
                 of
                 them
                 Prisoners
                 .
                 
                 Middleton
                 was
                 likewise
                 taken
                 with
                 400
                 Horse
                 in
                 his
                 flight
                 homeward
                 ;
                 Hamilton
                 fled
                 first
                 to
                 Namptwich
                 with
                 3000
                 Horse
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Country-people
                 surprized
                 500
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 thence
                 in
                 haste
                 to
                 Vttoxeter
                 in
                 Staffordshire
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 yielded
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Gray
                 of
                 Grooby
                 ,
                 and
                 Col.
                 Wayt
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 ready
                 to
                 encounter
                 him
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 was
                 thence
                 brought
                 prisoner
                 to
                 
                   Ashby
                   de
                   la
                   Zouch
                
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 kept
                 in
                 great
                 state
                 ,
                 and
                 courted
                 by
                 those
                 the
                 Grandees
                 appointed
                 to
                 attend
                 him
                 ,
                 on
                 purpose
                 to
                 cajole
                 and
                 fish
                 out
                 what
                 Great
                 Oues
                 ,
                 Members
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 had
                 a
                 hand
                 in
                 his
                 undertaking
                 ;
                 it
                 being
                 more
                 than
                 suspected
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 such
                 Invitation
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 unhappy
                 man
                 was
                 yet
                 so
                 fortunate
                 to
                 others
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 reveal
                 little
                 or
                 nothing
                 to
                 their
                 prejudice
                 ,
                 reserving
                 his
                 thoughts
                 till
                 the
                 last
                 extremity
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 ransom
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 overstood
                 the
                 Market
                 .
                 To
                 save
                 the
                 Reader
                 the
                 trouble
                 of
                 particulars
                 ,
                 he
                 may
                 know
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 that
                 ever
                 belonged
                 to
                 that
                 Army
                 was
                 taken
                 ,
                 the
                 Scots
                 that
                 escaped
                 (
                 which
                 were
                 but
                 few
                 )
                 hardly
                 carrying
                 a
                 Sword
                 home
                 with
                 them
                 :
                 such
                 as
                 got
                 home
                 ,
                 happened
                 to
                 light
                 upon
                 Monro
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 was
                 marching
                 after
                 Hamilton
                 with
                 a
                 Reserve
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 news
                 of
                 this
                 defeat
                 ,
                 hasted
                 back
                 again
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 having
                 intelligence
                 that
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 marching
                 towards
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Who
                 to
                 compleat
                 his
                 Successes
                 and
                 Designes
                 together
                 ,
                 thought
                 it
                 expedient
                 to
                 make
                 sure
                 of
                 a
                 party
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 that
                 should
                 keep
                 all
                 things
                 quiet
                 there
                 ,
                 while
                 he
                 should
                 accomplish
                 his
                 intended
                 mischief
                 here
                 ,
                 and
                 under
                 the
                 notion
                 of
                 Godliness
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Godly
                 Party
                 ,
                 should
                 amuse
                 and
                 cheat
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 helping
                 and
                 bringing
                 about
                 his
                 most
                 ungodly
                 Conspiracie
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 he
                 marched
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 complementing
                 the
                 Kirk-men
                 with
                 the
                 civility
                 of
                 his
                 Journey
                 to
                 secure
                 and
                 settle
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 return
                 of
                 their
                 kindness
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 in
                 1643.
                 who
                 cawed
                 him
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 congratulated
                 his
                 Victory
                 in
                 Scripture-Language
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 no
                 way
                 behind
                 them
                 in
                 those
                 hypocritical
                 Cantings
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 was
                 likewise
                 sumptuously
                 feasted
                 by
                 Argyle
                 and
                 others
                 of
                 that
                 Party
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 
                 lastly
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 Estates
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 he
                 required
                 and
                 obtained
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 Armies
                 both
                 of
                 Monro
                 and
                 Lanerick
                 ,
                 who
                 yet
                 stood
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Argyle's
                 in
                 opposition
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 disbanded
                 (
                 Berwick
                 and
                 Carlisle
                 being
                 already
                 delivered
                 to
                 him
                 )
                 that
                 so
                 there
                 might
                 be
                 none
                 in
                 readiness
                 to
                 hinder
                 his
                 resolutions
                 .
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 new
                 Parliament
                 be
                 called
                 ▪
                 And
                 thirdly
                 ,
                 that
                 none
                 should
                 be
                 elected
                 to
                 sit
                 and
                 Vote
                 there
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 in
                 the
                 General
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 any
                 hand
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 Invasion
                 under
                 Hamilton
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 ,
                 after
                 many
                 high
                 expressions
                 of
                 their
                 thankful
                 resentments
                 and
                 obligations
                 for
                 his
                 meritorious
                 service
                 ,
                 took
                 his
                 leave
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 return'd
                 into
                 England
                 ;
                 being
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 passed
                 through
                 York-shire
                 with
                 his
                 Forces
                 ,
                 desired
                 by
                 that
                 Committee
                 to
                 assist
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 reducing
                 of
                 Scarborough
                 ,
                 some
                 while
                 before
                 declared
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 Sir
                 
                   Matthew
                   Boynton
                
                 (
                 the
                 former
                 Governour
                 )
                 returning
                 to
                 his
                 Allegeance
                 ,
                 and
                 securing
                 the
                 Town
                 on
                 that
                 score
                 .
                 
                 Tinmouth-Castle
                 was
                 likewise
                 seized
                 on
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 Major
                 Lilburn
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 (
                 that
                 famous
                 )
                 Iohn
                 Lilburn's
                 Brothers
                 ,
                 who
                 only
                 seriously
                 repented
                 of
                 his
                 disloyalty
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 have
                 made
                 satisfaction
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 redemption
                 of
                 his
                 Families
                 and
                 his
                 own
                 Honour
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 presently
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 he
                 had
                 time
                 to
                 fortifie
                 and
                 prepare
                 for
                 defence
                 ,
                 set
                 upon
                 by
                 Forces
                 sent
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Haslerig
                
                 from
                 Newcastle
                 ,
                 who
                 stormed
                 the
                 Castle
                 and
                 carried
                 it
                 ,
                 putting
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 and
                 Lilburn
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 Sword.
                 
              
               
                 Return
                 we
                 now
                 to
                 the
                 distressed
                 and
                 starved
                 Colchester
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Defendants
                 had
                 eaten
                 up
                 most
                 of
                 their
                 Horses
                 ,
                 in
                 expectation
                 of
                 relief
                 from
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 ,
                 being
                 encouraged
                 to
                 hold
                 out
                 by
                 Letters
                 from
                 the
                 Lord
                 Langdale
                 of
                 their
                 Armies
                 speedy
                 advance
                 to
                 their
                 succour
                 .
                 But
                 understanding
                 by
                 information
                 from
                 the
                 Enemy
                 without
                 ,
                 that
                 that
                 Army
                 was
                 totally
                 defeated
                 ,
                 these
                 unfortunate
                 Heroical
                 Royalists
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 bethink
                 themselves
                 of
                 a
                 Surrender
                 ;
                 which
                 Fairfax
                 would
                 now
                 accept
                 upon
                 no
                 other
                 terms
                 (
                 after
                 much
                 debate
                 by
                 Treaty
                 )
                 than
                 the
                 Common
                 Souldiers
                 to
                 quarter
                 for
                 life
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Officers
                 to
                 mercy
                 .
                 These
                 hard
                 Terms
                 were
                 disputed
                 within
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 generously
                 scorned
                 ;
                 and
                 thereupon
                 a
                 resolution
                 was
                 taken
                 ,
                 seconded
                 with
                 a
                 Protestation
                 ,
                 whereby
                 they
                 engaged
                 one
                 to
                 another
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 to
                 break
                 through
                 the
                 Enemy
                 on
                 Friday
                 night
                 the
                 23
                 of
                 August
                 :
                 but
                 through
                 the
                 dissatisfaction
                 or
                 personal
                 consideration
                 of
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Grandees
                 ,
                 this
                 noble
                 Designe
                 was
                 hindered
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 by
                 the
                 delay
                 and
                 after-consultation
                 of
                 it
                 (
                 it
                 being
                 respited
                 a
                 day
                 longer
                 )
                 being
                 enjealoused
                 as
                 if
                 the
                 Officers
                 would
                 leave
                 the
                 Foot
                 in
                 the
                 action
                 ,
                 and
                 shift
                 for
                 themselves
                 (
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 impossible
                 to
                 attempt
                 their
                 Line
                 without
                 Foot
                 and
                 Pioneers
                 )
                 they
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 accept
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 Conditions
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 accordingly
                 August
                 the
                 28th
                 they
                 rendred
                 themselves
                 ,
                 a
                 sad
                 spectacle
                 to
                 all
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 barbarous
                 and
                 insulting
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 who
                 presently
                 stript
                 them
                 of
                 all
                 they
                 had
                 left
                 comfortable
                 ,
                 their
                 Money
                 and
                 Apparel
                 .
              
               
                 Within
                 two
                 hours
                 after
                 the
                 surrender
                 ,
                 
                 Col.
                 Ireton
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Inne
                 where
                 all
                 the
                 Officers
                 were
                 put
                 ,
                 to
                 acquaint
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Lucas
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Lisle
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Bernard
                   Gascoyn
                
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 a
                 doom
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 they
                 were
                 sentenced
                 to
                 be
                 shot
                 to
                 death
                 within
                 three
                 hours
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 prepare
                 themselves
                 accordingly
                 .
                 They
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 undauntedly
                 received
                 this
                 sad
                 Message
                 ;
                 Sir
                 Charles
                 only
                 desiring
                 some
                 little
                 time
                 longer
                 to
                 prepare
                 himself
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 reference
                 to
                 his
                 peace
                 with
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 concerns
                 of
                 his
                 Relations
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 said
                 he
                 asked
                 not
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 death
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 hope
                 of
                 life
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 would
                 not
                 value
                 from
                 their
                 hands
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 was
                 refused
                 by
                 Ireton
                 ,
                 who
                 ,
                 on
                 purpose
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 General
                 odious
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 only
                 impediment
                 to
                 his
                 Father-in-Law's
                 Greatness
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 afterwards
                 removed
                 by
                 a
                 more
                 innocent
                 wile
                 )
                 had
                 urged
                 him
                 to
                 this
                 murder
                 .
                 Seven
                 a
                 Clock
                 at
                 night
                 was
                 the
                 appointed
                 time
                 ;
                 to
                 prepare
                 them
                 against
                 which
                 ,
                 Ireton
                 proffered
                 the
                 Generals
                 Chaplain
                 ;
                 but
                 him
                 they
                 refused
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Capel's
                 being
                 desired
                 to
                 assist
                 them
                 in
                 this
                 last
                 duty
                 to
                 God
                 and
                 Nature
                 .
              
               
                 Accordingly
                 they
                 were
                 brought
                 unto
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Execution
                 (
                 Sir
                 
                   Bernard
                   Gascoyn
                
                 being
                 upon
                 more
                 humane
                 consideration
                 as
                 a
                 Stranger
                 reprieved
                 )
                 where
                 after
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 ejaculations
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 Charles
                 tearing
                 open
                 his
                 Doublet
                 ,
                 and
                 crying
                 ,
                 
                   Shoot
                   Rebels
                
                 ,
                 was
                 presently
                 dispatched
                 .
                 Sir
                 George
                 seeing
                 him
                 fall
                 ,
                 
                 ran
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 fell
                 upon
                 his
                 Face
                 ,
                 and
                 kissed
                 him
                 ,
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                   Oh
                   how
                   soon
                   hath
                   a
                   brave
                   Soul
                   expired
                   !
                   but
                   I
                   shall
                   not
                   stay
                   long
                   behind
                   thee
                   ;
                   my
                   death
                   at
                   hand
                   shall
                   joyn
                   us
                   both
                   together
                   again
                   .
                
                 And
                 then
                 standing
                 up
                 in
                 a
                 most
                 heroical
                 posture
                 ,
                 drawing
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Pocket
                 five
                 pieces
                 of
                 Gold
                 ,
                 four
                 whereof
                 he
                 sent
                 to
                 four
                 Friends
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 he
                 gave
                 to
                 his
                 Executioners
                 ;
                 and
                 looking
                 round
                 about
                 him
                 ,
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                   Oh
                   how
                   many
                   do
                   I
                   see
                   here
                   ,
                   whom
                   I
                   have
                   saved
                   i●
                   but
                   blood
                   ,
                   and
                   must
                   mine
                   now
                   be
                   shed
                   in
                   cold
                   !
                   sure
                   such
                   barbarity
                   is
                   not
                   among
                   the
                
                 Scythians
                 !
                 He
                 likewise
                 then
                 opened
                 his
                 Doublet
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 Invocation
                 of
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 Jesus
                 ,
                 and
                 bidding
                 the
                 Rebels
                 shoot
                 and
                 do
                 their
                 worst
                 ,
                 was
                 likewise
                 shoot
                 dead
                 and
                 both
                 their
                 Bodies
                 interred
                 in
                 the
                 Vault
                 where
                 Sir
                 Charles
                 his
                 Family
                 were
                 laid
                 :
                 where
                 those
                 impious
                 wretches
                 ,
                 the
                 Common
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 bid
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 fit
                 them
                 for
                 succeeding
                 Barbarisms
                 )
                 did
                 violate
                 those
                 Honourable
                 Reliques
                 ,
                 by
                 taking
                 the
                 Hair
                 from
                 the
                 Scalps
                 ;
                 so
                 extending
                 their
                 malice
                 beyond
                 his
                 death
                 ,
                 even
                 to
                 his
                 deceased
                 Ancestors
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 odious
                 Fact
                 (
                 for
                 which
                 the
                 Sufferers
                 Memories
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 due
                 Renown
                 of
                 their
                 Virtue
                 and
                 Valour
                 shall
                 flourish
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Names
                 of
                 those
                 blood-thirsty
                 men
                 that
                 perpetrated
                 and
                 counselled
                 it
                 ,
                 shall
                 stink
                 and
                 rot
                 )
                 was
                 most
                 highly
                 resented
                 :
                 For
                 it
                 was
                 very
                 obvious
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 done
                 on
                 purpose
                 to
                 exasperate
                 and
                 grieve
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 Voted
                 (
                 and
                 were
                 proceeding
                 in
                 )
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 we
                 come
                 next
                 to
                 speak
                 :
                 leaving
                 these
                 two
                 Heroes
                 to
                 a
                 resuscitation
                 of
                 their
                 Glories
                 ,
                 being
                 without
                 any
                 partiality
                 of
                 affection
                 declared
                 by
                 those
                 that
                 knew
                 them
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 the
                 best
                 for
                 Horse-service
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 for
                 Infantry
                 ,
                 that
                 ever
                 Commanded
                 in
                 their
                 quality
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Armies
                 .
              
               
                 
                 During
                 all
                 these
                 several
                 warlike
                 endeavours
                 for
                 the
                 Kings
                 Restitution
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 before
                 ,
                 kept
                 it self
                 in
                 a
                 kind
                 of
                 Neutrality
                 ,
                 vainly
                 expecting
                 to
                 accomplish
                 those
                 ends
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 so
                 powerfully
                 prosecuted
                 by
                 the
                 Loyal
                 Sword
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 peaceful
                 Subscriptions
                 of
                 the
                 Pen
                 to
                 a
                 Petition
                 for
                 a
                 Personal
                 Treaty
                 .
                 But
                 indeed
                 the
                 appearance
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 dangers
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 gave
                 them
                 hopes
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 begin
                 to
                 consider
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 of
                 Peace
                 to
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 yet
                 of
                 safety
                 to
                 themselves
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 Loyal
                 Essays
                 should
                 have
                 taken
                 effect
                 :
                 Nor
                 were
                 they
                 deceived
                 therein
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 did
                 not
                 cast
                 this
                 consideration
                 far
                 enough
                 ,
                 nor
                 did
                 they
                 manage
                 it
                 rightly
                 .
                 For
                 they
                 might
                 have
                 fore-thought
                 of
                 the
                 Armies
                 prevailing
                 success
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 of
                 the
                 variation
                 and
                 different
                 course
                 of
                 their
                 intentions
                 to
                 the
                 Publique
                 ,
                 and
                 should
                 have
                 therefore
                 kept
                 the
                 balance
                 even
                 between
                 the
                 Royalists
                 (
                 whose
                 Revenge
                 upon
                 Victory
                 they
                 pretended
                 to
                 fear
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 insolent
                 Sectarian
                 Host
                 ,
                 who
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 requited
                 them
                 for
                 their
                 looking
                 on
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 most
                 impudent
                 outrages
                 upon
                 their
                 Charter
                 ;
                 excluding
                 all
                 men
                 from
                 any
                 place
                 of
                 Trust
                 ,
                 or
                 Vote
                 ,
                 or
                 Benefit
                 of
                 a
                 Vote
                 ,
                 that
                 signed
                 to
                 this
                 Personal
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 which
                 upon
                 their
                 unanimous
                 Address
                 they
                 obtained
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 to
                 methodize
                 and
                 open
                 the
                 way
                 thereto
                 ,
                 proceeded
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 Seeing
                 themselves
                 thus
                 compelled
                 into
                 this
                 Affair
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 their
                 former
                 Resolves
                 of
                 Non-address
                 had
                 so
                 quickly
                 altered
                 the
                 Scene
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Hypocritical
                 Repentance
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 at
                 the
                 very
                 same
                 time
                 (
                 for
                 their
                 former
                 sawcie
                 intermed●ings
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 Civil
                 Affairs
                 )
                 they
                 fain
                 and
                 imitate
                 likewise
                 the
                 better
                 part
                 of
                 Penitence
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 pretended
                 Restitution
                 ,
                 beginning
                 at
                 the
                 right
                 place
                 ,
                 first
                 ,
                 b●
                 these
                 ensuing
                 Nullities
                 (
                 as
                 indeed
                 at
                 last
                 they
                 proved
                 )
                 Resolves
                 or
                 Dissolves
                 ,
                 chuse
                 you
                 whether
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 have
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 deliver
                 the
                 whole
                 Treaty
                 entire
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 intercurrencie
                 of
                 other
                 State-affairs
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 main
                 and
                 sole
                 concernment
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         The
                         Votes
                         for
                         a
                         Treaty
                         .
                         
                           Die
                           Veneris
                        
                         July
                         28.
                         1648.
                         
                      
                       
                         Resolved
                         ,
                      
                       
                         That
                         a
                         Treaty
                         be
                         had
                         with
                         the
                         King
                         in
                         Person
                         in
                         the
                         Isle
                         of
                         Wight
                         ,
                         
                         by
                         a
                         Committee
                         appointed
                         by
                         both
                         Houses
                         ,
                         upon
                         the
                         Propositions
                         presented
                         to
                         him
                         at
                         Hampton-Court
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         taking
                         away
                         of
                         Wards
                         a●d
                         Li●●ries
                         ,
                         and
                         for
                         setling
                         of
                         ●●afe
                         and
                         well-grounded
                         Peace
                         .
                         
                           Which
                           was
                           followed
                        
                         Wednesday
                         
                           the
                           2
                           of
                        
                         Au●●●
                         
                           with
                           this
                           other
                        
                         :
                      
                       
                         Resolved
                         ,
                      
                       
                         That
                         a
                         Committee
                         of
                         both
                         Houses
                         be
                         sent
                         to
                         his
                         Majesty
                         ,
                         
                         to
                         acquaint
                         him
                         with
                         their
                         Resolutions
                         to
                         Treat
                         Personally
                         with
                         his
                         Majesty
                         by
                         a
                         Committee
                         of
                         both
                         Houses
                         ,
                         in
                         such
                         place
                         as
                         his
                         Majesty
                         shall
                         make
                         choice
                         of
                         in
                         the
                         Isle
                         of
                         Wight
                         ,
                         upon
                         〈◊〉
                         .
                         Propositions
                         presented
                         at
                         Hampton-Court
                         ,
                         &c.
                         which
                         Treaty
                         is
                         Resolved
                         by
                         the
                         two
                         Houses
                         to
                         be
                         transacted
                         with
                         H●nour
                         ,
                         Freedom
                         ,
                         and
                         safety
                         to
                         his
                         Majesty
                         in
                         the
                         Isle
                         of
                         Wight
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 And
                 accordingly
                 Instructions
                 were
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hippesley
                
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bulkley
                
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 delegated
                 to
                 attend
                 upon
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 what
                 they
                 should
                 say
                 to
                 ,
                 or
                 receive
                 from
                 his
                 Majesty
                 .
                 At
                 their
                 arrival
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 shewed
                 himself
                 gladded
                 with
                 the
                 good
                 news
                 brought
                 ,
                 and
                 received
                 them
                 very
                 affectionately
                 ,
                 and
                 forwith
                 applied
                 himself
                 to
                 an
                 answer
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 desired
                 ,
                 
                   in
                   haec
                   verba
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       CHARLES
                       REX
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     IF
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     my
                     Dominions
                     were
                     not
                     much
                     dearer
                     to
                     me
                     than
                     any
                     particular
                     Interest
                     whatsoever
                     ,
                     
                     I
                     had
                     too
                     much
                     reason
                     to
                     take
                     notice
                     of
                     the
                     several
                     Votes
                     which
                     passed
                     against
                     me
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     sad
                     condition
                     I
                     have
                     been
                     in
                     now
                     above
                     these
                     seven
                     Months
                     .
                     But
                     since
                     you
                     my
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     have
                     opened
                     (
                     as
                     it
                     seems
                     to
                     me
                     )
                     a
                     fair
                     beginning
                     to
                     a
                     happy
                     Peace
                     ,
                     I
                     shall
                     heartily
                     apply
                     my self
                     thereunto
                     ;
                     and
                     to
                     that
                     end
                     ,
                     
                     I
                     will
                     as
                     clearly
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     shortly
                     as
                     I
                     may
                     ,
                     set
                     you
                     down
                     those
                     things
                     which
                     I
                     conceive
                     necessary
                     to
                     this
                     blessed
                     work
                     ,
                     so
                     that
                     we
                     together
                     may
                     remove
                     all
                     Impediments
                     that
                     may
                     hinder
                     a
                     happy
                     Conclusion
                     of
                     this
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     which
                     with
                     all
                     chearfulness
                     I
                     do
                     embrace
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     to
                     this
                     end
                     ,
                     you
                     your selves
                     have
                     laid
                     most
                     excellent
                     grounds
                     :
                     For
                     what
                     can
                     I
                     reasonably
                     expect
                     more
                     ,
                     than
                     to
                     Treat
                     with
                     Honour
                     ,
                     Freedom
                     ,
                     and
                     Safety
                     ,
                     upon
                     such
                     Propositions
                     as
                     you
                     have
                     ,
                     or
                     shall
                     present
                     unto
                     me
                     ,
                     and
                     such
                     as
                     I
                     shall
                     make
                     unto
                     you
                     ?
                     But
                     withal
                     remember
                     ,
                     it
                     is
                     the
                     definition
                     ,
                     not
                     names
                     of
                     things
                     ,
                     which
                     makes
                     them
                     righly
                     known
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     without
                     means
                     to
                     perform
                     ,
                     no
                     Propositions
                     can
                     take
                     effect
                     .
                     And
                     truly
                     my
                     present
                     condition
                     is
                     such
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     can
                     no
                     more
                     Treat
                     ,
                     
                     than
                     a
                     blind
                     man
                     can
                     judge
                     of
                     colours
                     ,
                     or
                     he
                     run
                     a
                     race
                     who
                     hath
                     both
                     his
                     Feet
                     fast
                     tied
                     together
                     ;
                     wherefore
                     my
                     first
                     necessary
                     demand
                     is
                     ,
                     That
                     you
                     will
                     recall
                     all
                     such
                     Votes
                     and
                     Orders
                     ,
                     by
                     which
                     people
                     are
                     frighted
                     from
                     coming
                     ,
                     writing
                     ,
                     or
                     speaking
                     freely
                     to
                     me
                     .
                     Next
                     ,
                     that
                     such
                     men
                     of
                     all
                     Professions
                     whom
                     I
                     shall
                     send
                     for
                     ,
                     as
                     of
                     necessary
                     use
                     to
                     me
                     in
                     this
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     may
                     be
                     admitted
                     to
                     wait
                     upon
                     me
                     .
                     In
                     a
                     word
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     may
                     be
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     state
                     of
                     Freedom
                     I
                     was
                     in
                     when
                     I
                     was
                     last
                     at
                     Hampton-Court
                     .
                     
                     And
                     indeed
                     ,
                     less
                     cannot
                     in
                     any
                     reasonable
                     measure
                     make
                     good
                     those
                     offers
                     which
                     you
                     have
                     made
                     
                     me
                     by
                     your
                     Votes
                     .
                     For
                     how
                     can
                     I
                     Treat
                     with
                     Honour
                     ,
                     so
                     long
                     as
                     people
                     are
                     terrified
                     with
                     Votes
                     and
                     Orders
                     against
                     coming
                     to
                     speak
                     or
                     write
                     to
                     me
                     ?
                     And
                     am
                     I
                     honourably
                     Treated
                     ,
                     so
                     long
                     as
                     there
                     is
                     none
                     about
                     me
                     (
                     except
                     a
                     Barber
                     who
                     came
                     now
                     with
                     the
                     Commissioners
                     )
                     that
                     ever
                     I
                     named
                     to
                     wait
                     upon
                     me
                     ?
                     Or
                     with
                     Freedom
                     ,
                     until
                     I
                     may
                     call
                     such
                     to
                     me
                     of
                     whose
                     service
                     I
                     shall
                     have
                     use
                     in
                     so
                     great
                     and
                     difficult
                     a
                     work
                     ?
                     
                     And
                     for
                     Safety
                     (
                     I
                     speak
                     not
                     of
                     my
                     Person
                     ,
                     having
                     no
                     apprehension
                     that
                     way
                     )
                     how
                     can
                     I
                     judge
                     to
                     make
                     a
                     safe
                     and
                     well-grounded
                     Peace
                     ,
                     until
                     I
                     may
                     know
                     (
                     without
                     disguise
                     )
                     the
                     true
                     present
                     state
                     of
                     all
                     my
                     Dominions
                     ,
                     and
                     particularly
                     of
                     all
                     those
                     ,
                     whose
                     Interests
                     are
                     necessarily
                     concerned
                     in
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdoms
                     ?
                     Which
                     leads
                     me
                     naturally
                     to
                     the
                     last
                     necessary
                     demand
                     I
                     shall
                     make
                     for
                     the
                     bringing
                     this
                     Treaty
                     to
                     an
                     happy
                     end
                     ;
                     which
                     is
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                     That
                     you
                     alone
                     ,
                     or
                     you
                     and
                     I
                     joyntly
                     ,
                     do
                     invite
                     the
                     Scots
                     to
                     send
                     some
                     persons
                     authorized
                     by
                     them
                     ,
                     to
                     treat
                     upon
                     such
                     Propositions
                     as
                     they
                     shall
                     make
                     .
                     For
                     certainly
                     the
                     Publique
                     and
                     Necessary
                     Interest
                     they
                     have
                     in
                     this
                     great
                     Settlement
                     ,
                     is
                     so
                     clearly
                     plain
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     world
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     believe
                     no
                     body
                     will
                     deny
                     the
                     necessity
                     of
                     their
                     concurrence
                     ,
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     a
                     durable
                     Peace
                     .
                     
                     Wherefore
                     I
                     will
                     only
                     say
                     ,
                     that
                     as
                     I
                     am
                     a
                     King
                     of
                     both
                     Nations
                     ,
                     so
                     will
                     I
                     yield
                     to
                     none
                     in
                     either
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     for
                     being
                     truly
                     and
                     zealously
                     affected
                     for
                     the
                     Good
                     and
                     Honour
                     of
                     both
                     ;
                     my
                     resolution
                     being
                     never
                     to
                     be
                     partial
                     for
                     either
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     prejudice
                     of
                     the
                     other
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Now
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     the
                     place
                     (
                     because
                     I
                     conceive
                     it
                     to
                     be
                     rather
                     a
                     circumstantial
                     ,
                     than
                     a
                     real
                     part
                     of
                     this
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     I
                     shall
                     not
                     much
                     insist
                     upon
                     it
                     )
                     I
                     name
                     Newport
                     in
                     this
                     Isle
                     ;
                     yet
                     the
                     fervent
                     zeal
                     I
                     have
                     that
                     a
                     speedy
                     end
                     be
                     put
                     to
                     these
                     unhappy
                     distractions
                     ,
                     doth
                     force
                     me
                     earnestly
                     to
                     desire
                     you
                     to
                     consider
                     ,
                     what
                     a
                     great
                     loss
                     of
                     time
                     it
                     will
                     be
                     ,
                     to
                     Treat
                     so
                     far
                     from
                     the
                     Body
                     of
                     my
                     two
                     Houses
                     ,
                     when
                     every
                     small
                     Debate
                     (
                     of
                     which
                     doubtless
                     there
                     will
                     be
                     many
                     )
                     must
                     be
                     transmitted
                     to
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     
                     before
                     they
                     be
                     concluded
                     .
                     And
                     really
                     ,
                     I
                     think
                     (
                     though
                     to
                     some
                     it
                     may
                     seem
                     a
                     Paradox
                     )
                     that
                     peoples
                     minds
                     will
                     be
                     much
                     more
                     apt
                     to
                     settle
                     ,
                     seeing
                     me
                     Treat
                     in
                     or
                     near
                     London
                     ,
                     than
                     in
                     the
                     Isle
                     ,
                     because
                     ,
                     so
                     long
                     as
                     I
                     am
                     here
                     ,
                     it
                     will
                     never
                     be
                     believed
                     by
                     many
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     am
                     really
                     so
                     free
                     ,
                     as
                     before
                     this
                     Treaty
                     begin
                     I
                     expect
                     to
                     be
                     .
                     And
                     so
                     I
                     leave
                     ,
                     and
                     recommend
                     this
                     Point
                     to
                     your
                     serious
                     consideration
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     thus
                     I
                     have
                     not
                     only
                     fully
                     accepted
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     which
                     you
                     have
                     propounded
                     to
                     me
                     by
                     the
                     Votes
                     of
                     the
                     3
                     of
                     this
                     Month
                     ,
                     but
                     also
                     given
                     it
                     all
                     the
                     furtherance
                     that
                     lies
                     in
                     me
                     ,
                     by
                     demanding
                     the
                     necessary
                     means
                     for
                     the
                     effectual
                     performance
                     thereof
                     .
                     All
                     which
                     are
                     so
                     necessarily
                     implied
                     by
                     ,
                     though
                     not
                     particularly
                     mentioned
                     in
                     the
                     Votes
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     can
                     no
                     way
                     doubt
                     of
                     your
                     ready
                     compliance
                     with
                     me
                     herein
                     .
                     
                     I
                     have
                     now
                     no
                     more
                     to
                     say
                     ,
                     but
                     to
                     conjure
                     you
                     by
                     all
                     that
                     is
                     dear
                     to
                     Christians
                     ,
                     Honest
                     Men
                     ,
                     or
                     good
                     Patriots
                     ,
                     that
                     you
                     will
                     make
                     all
                     the
                     expedition
                     possible
                     to
                     begin
                     this
                     happy
                     Work
                     ,
                     by
                     hasting
                     down
                     your
                     Commissioners
                     ,
                     fully
                     authorized
                     ,
                     and
                     well
                     instructed
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     enabling
                     me
                     (
                     as
                     I
                     have
                     shewed
                     you
                     )
                     to
                     Treat
                     ;
                     Praying
                     the
                     God
                     of
                     Peace
                     so
                     to
                     bless
                     our
                     
                     endeavours
                     ,
                     that
                     all
                     my
                     Dominions
                     may
                     speedily
                     enjoy
                     a
                     safe
                     and
                     well-grounded
                     Peace
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Carisbroke
                       ,
                       
                         Aug.
                         10.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 All
                 which
                 desires
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 were
                 assented
                 to
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 their
                 full
                 intent
                 and
                 purpose
                 ;
                 and
                 five
                 Lords
                 and
                 ten
                 Commoners
                 appointed
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 the
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 whose
                 names
                 were
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
                 The
                 Earls
                 of
                 
                   Northumberland
                   ,
                   Pembroke
                   ,
                   Salisbury
                   ,
                   Middlesex
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Lord
                 Viscount
                 Say
                 :
                 The
                 Lord
                 Wenman
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Denzil
                   Hollis
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Pierpoint
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                
                 Junior
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Harbottle
                   Grimstone
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Samuel
                   Brown
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Potts
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Crew
                 ,
                 Serjeant
                 Glyn
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Bulkley
                 .
                 The
                 Treaty
                 to
                 begin
                 ten
                 days
                 after
                 the
                 Kings
                 Assent
                 to
                 Treat
                 as
                 is
                 agreed
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 continue
                 from
                 thence
                 forty
                 days
                 .
                 
                 Resolved
                 likewise
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   His
                   Majesty
                   be
                   desired
                   to
                   Pass
                   his
                   Royal
                   Word
                   to
                   make
                   his
                   constant
                   Residence
                   in
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                
                 Wight
                 ,
                 
                   from
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   his
                   Assenting
                   to
                   Treat
                   ,
                   until
                   twenty
                   days
                   after
                   the
                   Treaty
                   be
                   ended
                   ,
                   unless
                   it
                   be
                   otherwise
                   desired
                   by
                   both
                   Houses
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   after
                   His
                   Royal
                   Word
                   so
                   Passed
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Assent
                   given
                   to
                   Treat
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   from
                   thenceforth
                   the
                   former
                   Instructions
                   of
                   the
                
                 16
                 of
                 Nov.
                 1647.
                 
                   be
                   vacated
                   ,
                   and
                   these
                   observed
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   Col.
                
                 Hammond
                 
                   be
                   authorized
                   to
                   receive
                   His
                   Majesties
                   Royal
                   Word
                   Passed
                   to
                   his
                   two
                   Houses
                   of
                   Parliament
                   for
                   his
                   Residence
                   in
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                
                 Wight
                 
                   accordingly
                   ,
                   as
                   is
                   formerly
                   exprest
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   and
                   shall
                   certifie
                   the
                   same
                   to
                   both
                   Houses
                   .
                
                 They
                 likewise
                 Repealed
                 the
                 Votes
                 of
                 Non-address
                 ,
                 and
                 desired
                 a
                 List
                 from
                 his
                 Majesty
                 of
                 those
                 he
                 would
                 have
                 to
                 attend
                 him
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 his
                 Message
                 of
                 the
                 28
                 of
                 August
                 (
                 not
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 former
                 limitation
                 )
                 accepted
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 
                 desiring
                 the
                 expediting
                 of
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ;
                 and
                 sent
                 them
                 a
                 List
                 of
                 those
                 persons
                 he
                 desired
                 to
                 be
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 First
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Journey
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 he
                 desired
                 a
                 Pass
                 for
                 Mr.
                 Parsons
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Grooms
                 of
                 his
                 Presence-Chamber
                 :
                 next
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 Marquess
                 Hartford
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lindsey
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Southampton
                 ,
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 his
                 Bed-chamber
                 ;
                 Mr.
                 Kirk
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Leviston
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Murray
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ashburnham
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Legg
                 ,
                 Grooms
                 of
                 his
                 said
                 Bed-chamber
                 ;
                 Mr.
                 Hen
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Rogers
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Lovet
                 ,
                 Pages
                 of
                 his
                 Back-stairs
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Fulk
                   Grevil
                
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Titus
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Burroughs
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Cresset
                   ,
                   Abr.
                   Dowset
                   ,
                   Firebrace
                   ,
                
                 to
                 wait
                 as
                 they
                 did
                 ,
                 or
                 as
                 he
                 should
                 appoint
                 them
                 :
                 The
                 Bishops
                 of
                 London
                 and
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 Drs
                 
                   Shelden
                   ,
                   Hammond
                   ,
                   Oldsworth
                   ,
                   Sanderson
                   ,
                   Turner
                   ,
                   Heywood
                   ,
                
                 Chaplains
                 ;
                 Davis
                 his
                 Barber
                 ,
                 Rives
                 Yeoman
                 of
                 the
                 Robes
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Sidenham
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Terwhit
                   ,
                   Hunsdon
                
                 ,
                 Esquires
                 ;
                 Mrs
                 Wheeler
                 Landress
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gardiner
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Orlando
                   Bridgeman
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Holbourn
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Ieffrey
                   Palmer
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cook
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Vaughan
                
                 ,
                 Lawyers
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Walker
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Philip
                   Warwick
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Oudart
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Charles
                   Whitaker
                
                 ,
                 Clerks
                 and
                 Writers
                 ;
                 Mr.
                 
                   Clement
                   Kinnersley
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Peter
                   Newton
                
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 ready
                 the
                 House
                 for
                 Treaty
                 .
                 To
                 which
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Kings
                 request
                 ,
                 were
                 after
                 added
                 for
                 the
                 Civil
                 Law
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Advocate
                 ,
                 Dr.
                 Rives
                 ,
                 Dr.
                 Duck
                 ;
                 and
                 these
                 Divines
                 ,
                 the
                 Bishops
                 of
                 
                   Armagh
                   ,
                   Exeter
                   ,
                   Rochester
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Worcester
                 ;
                 Dr.
                 Ferne
                 ,
                 and
                 Dr.
                 Morley
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Treaty
                 began
                 the
                 18th
                 of
                 September
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 so
                 prudentially
                 managed
                 single
                 against
                 all
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 (
                 none
                 of
                 his
                 Party
                 being
                 suffered
                 to
                 assist
                 him
                 at
                 the
                 Conferences
                 )
                 that
                 there
                 appeared
                 some
                 hopes
                 of
                 a
                 right
                 understanding
                 .
                 The
                 Propositions
                 concerning
                 Religion
                 took
                 up
                 the
                 longest
                 time
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 discourse
                 and
                 writing
                 ,
                 whereby
                 he
                 fully
                 evinced
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 Episcopacie
                 :
                 which
                 his
                 Answers
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Propositions
                 on
                 the
                 2
                 of
                 Octob.
                 being
                 sent
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 produced
                 these
                 Votes
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Resolved
                   by
                   the
                   Lords
                   and
                   Commons
                   ,
                
                 
                 &c.
                 
                 
                   That
                   they
                   are
                   not
                   satisfied
                   in
                   the
                   Propositions
                   made
                   by
                   his
                   Majesty
                   in
                   his
                   Letter
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   a
                   Letter
                   be
                   sent
                   to
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   in
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                
                 Wight
                 ,
                 
                   to
                   acquaint
                   them
                   that
                   the
                   Houses
                   do
                   well
                   approve
                   of
                   their
                   proceedings
                   ,
                   and
                   do
                   give
                   them
                   thanks
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                   requiring
                   them
                   still
                   to
                   proceed
                   punctually
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   Instructions
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 
                 The
                 Sum
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Propositions
                 was
                 this
                 :
                 
                   
                     He
                     expressed
                     his
                     Consent
                     to
                     the
                     Proemial
                     or
                     first
                     Proposition
                     ,
                     of
                     acknowledging
                     his
                     beginning
                     the
                     War
                     ,
                     that
                     he
                     might
                     not
                     by
                     denying
                     it
                     be
                     refused
                     Peace
                     ;
                     but
                     that
                     his
                     Consent
                     not
                     to
                     be
                     valid
                     till
                     all
                     was
                     concluded
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     .
                     Concerning
                     the
                     Church
                     ,
                     he
                     will
                     Consent
                     that
                     the
                     Calling
                     and
                     Sitting
                     of
                     the
                     Assembly
                     of
                     Divines
                     at
                     Westminster
                     be
                     confirmed
                     for
                     three
                     years
                     by
                     Act
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ;
                     and
                     will
                     by
                     Act
                     of
                     Parliament
                     confirm
                     likewise
                     the
                     Directory
                     for
                     3
                     years
                     in
                     
                       England
                       ,
                       Ireland
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Wales
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Form
                     of
                     Government
                     by
                     Presbyters
                     for
                     the
                     same
                     term
                     .
                     Provided
                     that
                     his
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     and
                     those
                     of
                     his
                     judgment
                     ,
                     and
                     others
                     ,
                     who
                     cannot
                     in
                     Conscience
                     submit
                     thereunto
                     ,
                     he
                     not
                     obliged
                     to
                     comply
                     with
                     it
                     .
                     And
                     that
                     a
                     free
                     Consultation
                     may
                     be
                     had
                     with
                     the
                     Assembly
                     of
                     Divines
                     in
                     the
                     mean
                     time
                     ,
                     twenty
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     nomination
                     being
                     added
                     to
                     them
                     ;
                     whereby
                     it
                     may
                     be
                     determined
                     how
                     after
                     the
                     said
                     term
                     (
                     by
                     his
                     Majesty
                     and
                     the
                     Parliament
                     )
                     the
                     said
                     Church
                     Government
                     and
                     Publique
                     Worship
                     may
                     be
                     setled
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     Articles
                     of
                     Christian
                     Religion
                     (
                     now
                     delivered
                     him
                     )
                     may
                     then
                     be
                     considered
                     of
                     ,
                     and
                     care
                     taken
                     for
                     tender
                     Consciences
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Concerning
                     the
                     Bishops
                     Lands
                     and
                     Revenues
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     the
                     Contracts
                     and
                     Purchases
                     of
                     them
                     ;
                     His
                     Majesty
                     will
                     Consent
                     to
                     an
                     Act
                     or
                     Acts
                     of
                     Parliament
                     for
                     their
                     satisfaction
                     ,
                     whereby
                     the
                     Legal
                     Estates
                     for
                     Lives
                     or
                     for
                     Years
                     (
                     at
                     their
                     choice
                     )
                     not
                     exceeding
                     ninety
                     nine
                     years
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     made
                     of
                     those
                     Lands
                     ,
                     at
                     the
                     old
                     or
                     some
                     more
                     moderate
                     rents
                     ;
                     which
                     if
                     it
                     will
                     not
                     satisfie
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     will
                     propound
                     and
                     consent
                     to
                     some
                     other
                     way
                     :
                     Provided
                     that
                     the
                     Propriety
                     and
                     Inheritance
                     of
                     those
                     Lands
                     do
                     still
                     remain
                     in
                     the
                     Church
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     pious
                     intentions
                     of
                     the
                     Donors
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     rest
                     that
                     shall
                     be
                     reserved
                     to
                     be
                     for
                     their
                     maintenance
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     His
                     Majesty
                     will
                     give
                     Consent
                     for
                     a
                     Reformation
                     ,
                     viz.
                     Observation
                     of
                     the
                     Lords-day
                     ,
                     and
                     such
                     other
                     things
                     in
                     these
                     their
                     Propositions
                     as
                     they
                     have
                     desired
                     ,
                     as
                     also
                     Consents
                     to
                     those
                     Propositions
                     against
                     Papists
                     .
                     But
                     as
                     to
                     the
                     *
                     Covenant
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     is
                     not
                     therein
                     satisfied
                     that
                     he
                     can
                     either
                     Signe
                     or
                     Swear
                     it
                     ,
                     or
                     Consent
                     to
                     impose
                     it
                     on
                     the
                     Consciences
                     of
                     others
                     ;
                     nor
                     conceives
                     it
                     proper
                     or
                     useful
                     at
                     this
                     time
                     to
                     be
                     insisted
                     on
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Touching
                     the
                     Militia
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     conceives
                     that
                     their
                     Propositions
                     demand
                     a
                     far
                     larger
                     Power
                     over
                     the
                     persons
                     of
                     his
                     Subjects
                     ,
                     than
                     hath
                     ever
                     hitherto
                     been
                     warranted
                     by
                     the
                     Laws
                     and
                     Statutes
                     of
                     the
                     Realm
                     :
                     yet
                     considering
                     the
                     present
                     distractions
                     require
                     more
                     ,
                     and
                     trusting
                     in
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     that
                     they
                     will
                     not
                     abuse
                     the
                     Power
                     hereby
                     granted
                     ;
                     his
                     Majesty
                     will
                     consent
                     to
                     an
                     Act
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     wherein
                     it
                     shall
                     be
                     declared
                     ,
                     
                       That
                       for
                       the
                       space
                       of
                       ten
                       years
                       ,
                       or
                       during
                       his
                       Majesties
                       whole
                       Reign
                       ,
                       if
                       they
                       shall
                       think
                       it
                       more
                       satisfactory
                       ,
                       the
                       two
                       Houses
                       shall
                       have
                       the
                       sole
                       disposal
                       of
                       the
                       Militia
                       ,
                       and
                       raise
                       Mony
                       ,
                       as
                       in
                       their
                       Propositions
                       :
                       And
                       that
                       neither
                       the
                       King
                       ,
                       his
                       Heirs
                       or
                       Successors
                       ,
                       or
                       any
                       other
                       ,
                       but
                       such
                       as
                       shall
                       act
                       by
                       the
                       Authority
                       or
                       Approbation
                       of
                       the
                       Lords
                       and
                       Commons
                       ,
                       shall
                       during
                       the
                       space
                       of
                       ten
                       years
                       exercise
                       any
                       of
                       the
                       Powers
                       aforesaid
                       ;
                       nor
                       after
                       that
                       term
                       ,
                       without
                       the
                       Advice
                       of
                       the
                       Lords
                       and
                       Commons
                       .
                    
                     And
                     Consents
                     to
                     the
                     entrusting
                     the
                     Militia
                     into
                     the
                     Cities
                     hands
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     their
                     Propositions
                     :
                     Provided
                     ,
                     That
                     all
                     Patents
                     ,
                     Commissions
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     Acts
                     concerning
                     the
                     Premises
                     ,
                     be
                     made
                     and
                     acted
                     in
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Name
                     ,
                     
                     by
                     Warrant
                     signified
                     by
                     the
                     Lords
                     and
                     Commons
                     ,
                     or
                     such
                     other
                     as
                     they
                     shall
                     authorize
                     for
                     that
                     purpose
                     .
                  
                   
                     Touching
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     leaves
                     it
                     to
                     the
                     Determination
                     of
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     ,
                     and
                     will
                     give
                     his
                     Consent
                     as
                     is
                     herein
                     hereafter
                     expressed
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Touching
                     Publick
                     Debts
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     will
                     give
                     his
                     Consent
                     to
                     such
                     an
                     Act
                     for
                     raising
                     of
                     Monies
                     ,
                     by
                     general
                     and
                     equal
                     Taxations
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     payment
                     and
                     satisfying
                     the
                     Arrears
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                     and
                     Publique
                     Engagementss
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     agreed
                     on
                     by
                     both
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     and
                     shall
                     be
                     ordered
                     by
                     them
                     ,
                     or
                     their
                     appointment
                     ,
                     within
                     the
                     space
                     of
                     one
                     year
                     after
                     passing
                     an
                     Act
                     for
                     the
                     same
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     His
                     Majesty
                     will
                     give
                     Consent
                     that
                     all
                     the
                     Great
                     Officers
                     of
                     State
                     ,
                     and
                     Iudges
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     said
                     term
                     of
                     ten
                     years
                     ,
                     be
                     nominated
                     by
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     to
                     continue
                     
                       quamdiu
                       se
                       bene
                       gesserint
                    
                     ;
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     intervals
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     nominated
                     by
                     such
                     as
                     they
                     shall
                     authorize
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     His
                     Majesty
                     will
                     Consent
                     ,
                     
                     That
                     the
                     Militia
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     ,
                     and
                     Liberties
                     thereof
                     ,
                     during
                     the
                     space
                     of
                     ten
                     years
                     ,
                     may
                     be
                     in
                     the
                     ordering
                     and
                     Government
                     of
                     the
                     Lord
                     Mayor
                     ,
                     Aldermen
                     ,
                     and
                     Common-Council
                     assembled
                     ,
                     or
                     such
                     as
                     they
                     shall
                     appoint
                     ;
                     whereof
                     the
                     Lord
                     Major
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Sheriffs
                     for
                     the
                     time
                     being
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     three
                     ;
                     to
                     be
                     employed
                     and
                     directed
                     from
                     time
                     to
                     time
                     by
                     the
                     Parliament
                     :
                     And
                     that
                     no
                     Citizen
                     shall
                     be
                     drawn
                     forth
                     into
                     the
                     Field
                     ,
                     without
                     his
                     own
                     consent
                     .
                     And
                     an
                     Act
                     be
                     passed
                     for
                     granting
                     and
                     confirming
                     the
                     Charters
                     ,
                     Customs
                     ,
                     &c
                     thereof
                     :
                     And
                     that
                     during
                     the
                     said
                     ten
                     years
                     ,
                     the
                     Tower
                     of
                     London
                     may
                     be
                     in
                     the
                     Government
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     Chief
                     Officers
                     thereof
                     ,
                     during
                     the
                     said
                     space
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     nominated
                     and
                     removeable
                     by
                     the
                     Common-Council
                     ,
                     as
                     was
                     desired
                     in
                     the
                     Propositions
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     Majesty
                     having
                     thus
                     far
                     expressed
                     his
                     Consent
                     for
                     the
                     present
                     satisfaction
                     and
                     securing
                     of
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     and
                     those
                     that
                     have
                     adhered
                     unto
                     them
                     ,
                     touching
                     the
                     four
                     first
                     Propositions
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     the
                     particulars
                     before-specified
                     ;
                     as
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     rest
                     of
                     the
                     Propositions
                     delivered
                     to
                     him
                     at
                     Hampton-Court
                     (
                     not
                     referring
                     to
                     those
                     ●eads
                     )
                     and
                     to
                     that
                     of
                     the
                     Court
                     of
                     Wards
                     since
                     delivered
                     ;
                     as
                     also
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     remaining
                     Propositions
                     concerning
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     His
                     Majesty
                     desires
                     only
                     when
                     he
                     shall
                     come
                     to
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     personally
                     to
                     advise
                     with
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     deliver
                     his
                     Opinion
                     and
                     Reasons
                     of
                     it
                     :
                     which
                     being
                     done
                     ,
                     he
                     will
                     leave
                     the
                     whole
                     matter
                     of
                     those
                     remaining
                     Propositions
                     to
                     the
                     determination
                     of
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     ,
                     which
                     shall
                     prevail
                     with
                     him
                     for
                     his
                     Consent
                     accordingly
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     his
                     Majesty
                     doth
                     (
                     for
                     his
                     own
                     particular
                     )
                     only
                     propose
                     ,
                     
                     that
                     he
                     may
                     have
                     liberty
                     to
                     repair
                     forthwith
                     to
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     and
                     be
                     restored
                     to
                     a
                     condition
                     of
                     absolute
                     Freedom
                     and
                     Safety
                     (
                     a
                     thing
                     which
                     he
                     shall
                     never
                     deny
                     to
                     any
                     of
                     his
                     Subjects
                     )
                     and
                     to
                     the
                     possession
                     of
                     his
                     Lands
                     and
                     Revenues
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     an
                     Act
                     of
                     Oblivion
                     and
                     Indemnity
                     may
                     pass
                     ,
                     to
                     extend
                     to
                     all
                     persons
                     ,
                     for
                     all
                     matters
                     relating
                     to
                     the
                     late
                     unhappy
                     differences
                     :
                     which
                     being
                     agreed
                     by
                     his
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     his
                     Majesty
                     will
                     be
                     ready
                     to
                     make
                     these
                     his
                     Concessions
                     binding
                     ,
                     by
                     giving
                     them
                     the
                     force
                     of
                     Laws
                     by
                     his
                     Royal
                     assent
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 Though
                 these
                 Condescentions
                 (
                 nor
                 indeed
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 to
                 the
                 very
                 letter
                 of
                 the
                 Propositions
                 would
                 they
                 have
                 been
                 satisfactory
                 )
                 did
                 not
                 at
                 present
                 sute
                 the
                 high
                 and
                 imperious
                 humour
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 
                 yet
                 by
                 the
                 good
                 temperament
                 and
                 respectful
                 behaviour
                 of
                 the
                 major
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 such
                 a
                 mutual
                 confidence
                 was
                 wrought
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 won
                 with
                 their
                 dutiful
                 perswasion
                 ,
                 did
                 in
                 most
                 of
                 those
                 things
                 (
                 besides
                 Religion
                 and
                 Church-lands
                 )
                 comply
                 with
                 their
                 demands
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 Parliament
                 upon
                 debate
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 Voted
                 his
                 Concessions
                 a
                 ground
                 to
                 settle
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 of
                 which
                 presently
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 the
                 conclusion
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 which
                 hapned
                 on
                 the
                 27th
                 of
                 Nov.
                 the
                 Army
                 (
                 Cromwel
                 being
                 now
                 come
                 out
                 of
                 Scotland
                 )
                 had
                 after
                 a
                 long
                 Consultation
                 how
                 to
                 break
                 it
                 off
                 ,
                 
                 hammered
                 out
                 a
                 villanous
                 Remonstrance
                 on
                 the
                 16th
                 of
                 that
                 Month
                 ,
                 at
                 St.
                 Albans
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 28th
                 presented
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 by
                 Col.
                 Ewers
                 (
                 related
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ewers
                 )
                 and
                 seven
                 Officers
                 more
                 :
                 the
                 Treasonable
                 and
                 Execrable
                 Heads
                 thereof
                 (
                 setting
                 aside
                 that
                 Principle
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Magistery
                   of
                   the
                   People
                   is
                   Supreme
                
                 )
                 were
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
                 
                   
                     First
                     ,
                     
                     
                       That
                       the
                       Capital
                       and
                       Grand
                       Author
                       of
                       our
                       Troubles
                       ,
                    
                     viz.
                     
                       the
                       Person
                       of
                       the
                       King
                       ,
                       by
                       whose
                       procurement
                       ,
                       and
                       for
                       whose
                       Interest
                       of
                       Will
                       and
                       Power
                       all
                       our
                       Wars
                       have
                       been
                       ,
                       may
                       be
                       brought
                       to
                       Iustice
                       ,
                       for
                       the
                       Treason
                       ,
                       Blood
                       ,
                       and
                       Mischief
                       he
                       is
                       therein
                       guilty
                       of
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     Secondly
                     ,
                     
                     
                       That
                       a
                       Timely
                       Day
                       may
                       be
                       set
                       for
                       the
                       Prince
                       of
                    
                     Wales
                     
                       and
                       the
                       Duke
                       of
                    
                     York
                     
                       to
                       come
                       in
                       ;
                       by
                       which
                       time
                       ,
                       if
                       they
                       do
                       not
                       ,
                       that
                       then
                       they
                       may
                       immediately
                       be
                       declared
                       incapable
                       of
                       any
                       Trust
                       or
                       Government
                       in
                       this
                       Kingdom
                       ,
                       or
                       its
                       Dominions
                       ,
                       and
                       thence
                       to
                       stand
                       exiled
                       for
                       ever
                       ,
                       as
                       Enemies
                       or
                       Traytors
                       ,
                       to
                       die
                       without
                       mercy
                       if
                       ever
                       after
                       found
                       or
                       taken
                       therein
                       ,
                    
                     &c.
                     
                     
                       If
                       by
                       the
                       time
                       limited
                       they
                       do
                       render
                       themselves
                       ,
                       that
                       then
                       the
                       Prince
                       be
                       proceeded
                       with
                       as
                       on
                       appearance
                       he
                       shall
                       give
                       satisfaction
                       or
                       not
                       ;
                       and
                       then
                       the
                       Duke
                       as
                       he
                       shall
                       give
                       satisfaction
                       ,
                       may
                       be
                       considered
                       
                       as
                       to
                       future
                       Trust
                       or
                       not
                       .
                    
                     
                     
                       But
                       however
                       ,
                       that
                       the
                       Revenue
                       of
                       the
                       Crown
                       (
                       saving
                       necessary
                       allowances
                       for
                       the
                       Children
                       ,
                       and
                       for
                       Servants
                       and
                       Creditors
                       to
                       the
                       Crown
                       )
                       be
                       Sequestred
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       costly
                       pomp
                       suspended
                       ,
                       for
                       a
                       good
                       number
                       of
                       years
                       ;
                       and
                       that
                       this
                       Revenue
                       be
                       for
                       that
                       time
                       disposed
                       toward
                       Publike
                       Charges
                       ,
                       Debts
                       ,
                       and
                       Damages
                       ,
                       for
                       the
                       easing
                       of
                       the
                       people
                       ;
                       so
                       as
                       the
                       Estates
                       neither
                       of
                       Friends
                       to
                       publique
                       Interest
                       ,
                       nor
                       alone
                       of
                       inferior
                       Enemies
                       thereunto
                       ,
                       may
                       bear
                       the
                       whole
                       burthen
                       of
                       that
                       loss
                       and
                       charge
                       ,
                       which
                       by
                       and
                       for
                       that
                       Family
                       the
                       Kingdom
                       hath
                       been
                       put
                       unto
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       Thirdly
                       ,
                       That
                       Capital
                       punishment
                       be
                       speedily
                       Executed
                       upon
                       a
                       competent
                       number
                       of
                       his
                       Chief
                       Instruments
                       also
                       ,
                       both
                       in
                       former
                       and
                       later
                       Wars
                       ;
                       and
                       that
                       some
                       of
                       both
                       sorts
                       be
                       pitcht
                       upon
                       ,
                       as
                       are
                       really
                       in
                       your
                       hands
                       or
                       reach
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Fourthly
                       ,
                       That
                       the
                       rest
                       of
                       the
                       Delinquents
                       ,
                    
                     English
                     ,
                     
                       may
                       upon
                       rendring
                       themselves
                       to
                       Iustice
                       ,
                       have
                       mercy
                       for
                       their
                       lives
                       ,
                       and
                       that
                       only
                       Fines
                       be
                       set
                       upon
                       them
                       ;
                       and
                       their
                       persons
                       declared
                       incapable
                       of
                       any
                       Publique
                       Trust
                       ,
                    
                     
                     
                       or
                       having
                       any
                       voice
                       in
                       Elections
                       thereto
                       ,
                       at
                       least
                       for
                       a
                       good
                       number
                       of
                       years
                       :
                       And
                       that
                       a
                       short
                       day
                       may
                       be
                       set
                       by
                       which
                       all
                       such
                       Delinquents
                       may
                       come
                       in
                       :
                       and
                       for
                       those
                       who
                       come
                       not
                       in
                       by
                       that
                       day
                       ,
                       that
                       their
                       Estates
                       be
                       absolutely
                       Confiscated
                       and
                       sold
                       to
                       the
                       Publike
                       use
                       ,
                       and
                       their
                       Persons
                       stand
                       Exiled
                       as
                       Traytors
                       ,
                       and
                       to
                       die
                       without
                       mercy
                       ,
                       if
                       ever
                       after
                       found
                       in
                       the
                       Kingdom
                       or
                       its
                       Dominions
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       Fifthly
                       ,
                       That
                       the
                       satisfaction
                       of
                       Arrears
                       to
                       the
                       Souldiery
                       ,
                       with
                       other
                       publike
                       Debts
                       ,
                       and
                       competent
                       reparations
                       of
                       publique
                       Damages
                       ,
                       may
                       be
                       put
                       into
                       some
                       orderly
                       way
                       :
                       And
                       that
                       therefore
                       the
                       Fines
                       and
                       Compositions
                       of
                       Delinquents
                       be
                       disposed
                       to
                       those
                       uses
                       only
                       ,
                       as
                       also
                       the
                       Confiscations
                       of
                       such
                       who
                       shall
                       be
                       excluded
                       from
                       Pardon
                       ,
                       or
                       not
                       come
                       in
                       by
                       the
                       day
                       assigned
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Now
                   after
                   Publique
                   Iustice
                   thus
                   provided
                   for
                   ,
                   we
                   proceed
                   in
                   order
                   to
                   the
                   general
                   satisfaction
                   and
                   Settlement
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   First
                   ,
                   That
                   you
                   would
                   set
                   some
                   reasonable
                   and
                   certain
                   period
                   to
                   your
                   own
                   Power
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   That
                   with
                   a
                   period
                   to
                   this
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   that
                   there
                   may
                   be
                   a
                   Settlement
                   of
                   the
                   Peace
                   and
                   future
                   Government
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   .
                   And
                   in
                   order
                   thereto
                   ,
                   First
                   ,
                   That
                   there
                   may
                   be
                   a
                   certain
                   Succession
                   of
                   future
                   Parliaments
                   ,
                   Annual
                   or
                   Biennial
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   with
                   secure
                   provision
                
                 ,
                 1.
                 
                 
                   For
                   the
                   certainty
                   of
                   their
                   Sitting
                   ,
                   Meeting
                   ,
                   and
                   Ending
                   .
                
                 2.
                 
                 
                   For
                   equal
                   Elections
                
                 .
                 3.
                 
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Peoples
                   meeting
                   to
                   Elect
                   :
                   Provided
                   that
                   none
                   engaged
                   in
                   War
                   against
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   may
                   Elect
                   or
                   be
                   Elected
                   ,
                   nor
                   any
                   other
                   who
                   oppose
                   this
                   Settlement
                   .
                
                 4.
                 
                 
                   For
                   clearing
                   the
                   power
                   of
                   Parliaments
                   as
                   Supreme
                   ;
                   only
                   they
                   may
                   not
                   give
                   away
                   any
                   Foundation
                   of
                   Common
                   Right
                   .
                
                 5.
                 
                 
                   For
                   liberty
                   of
                   Entring
                   Dissents
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Representatives
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   people
                   may
                   know
                   who
                   are
                   fit
                   for
                   future
                   Trusts
                   ;
                   but
                   without
                   any
                   penalty
                   for
                   their
                   free
                   Iudgments
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Thirdly
                   ,
                   That
                   no
                   King
                   be
                   hereafter
                   admitted
                   ,
                   but
                   upon
                   Election
                   of
                   ,
                   and
                   as
                   upon
                   Trust
                   from
                   the
                   people
                   by
                   such
                   their
                   Representatives
                   ;
                   nor
                   without
                   first
                   disclaiming
                   all
                   pretence
                   to
                   a
                   Negative
                   Voice
                   against
                   the
                   Determinations
                   of
                   the
                   Commons
                   in
                   Parliament
                   :
                   and
                   this
                   to
                   be
                   done
                   in
                   some
                   Form
                   more
                   clear
                   ,
                   than
                   heretofore
                   in
                   the
                   Coronation-Oath
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   These
                   Matters
                   of
                   General
                   Settlement
                   ,
                   we
                   propound
                   to
                   be
                   provided
                   by
                   the
                   Authority
                   of
                   the
                   Commons
                   in
                   this
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   be
                   further
                   Established
                   by
                   a
                   general
                   Contract
                   or
                   Agreement
                   of
                   the
                   people
                   ,
                   with
                   their
                   Subscriptions
                   thereunto
                   :
                   And
                   that
                   no
                   King
                   be
                   admitted
                   to
                   the
                   Crown
                   ,
                   nor
                   other
                   person
                   to
                   any
                   Office
                   of
                   publique
                   Trust
                   ,
                   without
                   express
                   Accord
                   and
                   Subscription
                   to
                   the
                   same
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 Basis
                 ,
                 Method
                 ,
                 and
                 Model
                 of
                 Cromwels
                 Tyranny
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 he
                 had
                 changed
                 his
                 pretences
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 exigences
                 of
                 time
                 and
                 occasions
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 was
                 fixed
                 here
                 ,
                 as
                 having
                 learnt
                 from
                 Matchiavel
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 readier
                 way
                 to
                 an
                 Usurpation
                 ,
                 than
                 by
                 destroying
                 the
                 Fundamental
                 Laws
                 and
                 Essentials
                 of
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 proposing
                 pleasing
                 Innovations
                 to
                 the
                 Vulgar
                 .
                 This
                 he
                 drove
                 at
                 in
                 his
                 possessed
                 Servants
                 the
                 Levellers
                 ,
                 
                 whom
                 he
                 put
                 on
                 to
                 divulge
                 this
                 new
                 secret
                 of
                 Empire
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 they
                 thundering
                 of
                 it
                 out
                 (
                 and
                 to
                 try
                 its
                 acceptance
                 )
                 as
                 the
                 rain
                 in
                 unseasonable
                 weather
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 content
                 to
                 abandon
                 them
                 to
                 a
                 shower
                 of
                 Bullets
                 ,
                 influenced
                 on
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 prime
                 Bo●tefeus
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 as
                 beforesaid
                 ,
                 in
                 1647
                 at
                 Ware.
                 For
                 observe
                 the
                 trace
                 of
                 his
                 Policie
                 after
                 this
                 Critical
                 Juncture
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 had
                 superated
                 all
                 difficulties
                 ,
                 and
                 removed
                 all
                 obstacles
                 ;
                 and
                 you
                 shall
                 see
                 how
                 sequaciously
                 he
                 copied
                 these
                 Articles
                 of
                 Agreement
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 called
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 .
              
               
                 
                   First
                   ,
                   Destroy
                   the
                   King
                   as
                   a
                   Tyrant
                   ,
                   then
                   exclude
                   the
                   Royal
                   Progeny
                   ,
                   then
                   disable
                   its
                   potent
                   Friends
                   ,
                   and
                   ingratiate
                   with
                   the
                   mean.
                   Next
                   ,
                   Gratifie
                   and
                   engage
                   the
                   Souldiers
                   with
                   promise
                   of
                   Arrears
                   and
                   Establishment
                   .
                   Then
                   the
                   next
                   subsequent
                   great
                   work
                   is
                   the
                   dissolution
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   then
                   a
                
                 Chimaera
                 
                   of
                   Government
                   ,
                   such
                   as
                
                 Barebones
                 
                   Convention
                   :
                   And
                   lastly
                   ,
                   A
                   pretended
                   Elective
                   Tyranny
                   ,
                   under
                   the
                   Style
                   of
                
                 Protector
                 ;
                 which
                 his
                 impiety
                 afforded
                 him
                 not
                 only
                 to
                 subscribe
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 swear
                 to
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 ill
                 news
                 of
                 this
                 pestilent
                 Paper
                 flew
                 amain
                 to
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 King
                 surprised
                 with
                 this
                 monstrous
                 disloyalty
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 reading
                 of
                 it
                 to
                 him
                 at
                 Newport
                 ,
                 propounded
                 these
                 Queries
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   
                     Whether
                     this
                     Remonstrance
                     be
                     agreeable
                     to
                     the
                     form●r
                     Declarations
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     ?
                  
                   
                   
                     and
                     if
                     not
                     Whether
                     the
                     Parliament
                     would
                     maze
                     good
                     their
                     Votes
                     ,
                     that
                     after
                     he
                     had
                     consented
                     to
                     what
                     they
                     desired
                     ,
                     he
                     should
                     be
                     in
                     a
                     capacity
                     of
                     Honour
                     ,
                     Freedom
                     ,
                     and
                     Safety
                     ?
                  
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   
                     Whether
                     his
                     acknowledgment
                     of
                     the
                     Blood
                     that
                     hath
                     been
                     spilt
                     in
                     the
                     late
                     Wars
                     (
                     nothing
                     being
                     as
                     yet
                     absolutely
                     concluding
                     or
                     binding
                     )
                     could
                     be
                     urged
                     so
                     far
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     be
                     made
                     use
                     of
                     by
                     way
                     of
                     evidence
                     against
                     him
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     of
                     his
                     party
                     ?
                  
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   
                     Whether
                     the
                     Arguments
                     that
                     he
                     hath
                     used
                     in
                     a
                     free
                     and
                     personal
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     to
                     lessen
                     ,
                     or
                     extenuate
                     ,
                     and
                     avoid
                     the
                     exactness
                     of
                     the
                     Conditions
                     ,
                     though
                     in
                     manner
                     and
                     form
                     only
                     ,
                     might
                     be
                     charged
                     against
                     him
                     as
                     an
                     act
                     of
                     obstinacie
                     ,
                     or
                     wilful
                     persistence
                     in
                     what
                     is
                     alledged
                     against
                     him
                     ,
                     in
                     that
                     he
                     goes
                     on
                     in
                     a
                     destructive
                     course
                     ,
                     and
                     enmity
                     against
                     the
                     People
                     and
                     Laws
                     of
                     the
                     Land
                     ;
                     when
                     he
                     hath
                     declared
                     ,
                     that
                     his
                     Conscience
                     was
                     satisfied
                     concerning
                     divers
                     parti●ulars
                     in
                     the
                     Propositions
                     ?
                  
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                   
                     Whereas
                     by
                     the
                     Letter
                     of
                     the
                     Law
                     ,
                     all
                     persons
                     charged
                     to
                     offend
                     against
                     the
                     Law
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     tried
                     by
                     their
                     Peers
                     or
                     Equals
                     ,
                     what
                     the
                     Law
                     is
                     if
                     the
                     person
                     questioned
                     is
                     without
                     a
                     Peer
                     ?
                     And
                     if
                     the
                     Law
                     (
                     which
                     of
                     it self
                     is
                     but
                     a
                     dead
                     Letter
                     )
                     seems
                     to
                     condemn
                     him
                     ,
                     by
                     what
                     Power
                     shall
                     Iudgment
                     be
                     given
                     ,
                     and
                     who
                     shall
                     judge
                     it
                     ,
                     or
                     from
                     whence
                     shall
                     the
                     Administrators
                     of
                     such
                     Iudgment
                     derive
                     their
                     power
                     ,
                     which
                     may
                     (
                     by
                     the
                     same
                     Law
                     )
                     be
                     deemed
                     the
                     Supreme
                     Power
                     or
                     Authority
                     of
                     Magistracie
                     in
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ?
                  
                
              
               
                 These
                 his
                 Queries
                 were
                 resolved
                 no
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 
                 than
                 by
                 a
                 strict
                 Guard
                 put
                 upon
                 him
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 coming
                 to
                 receive
                 his
                 Answer
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 told
                 them
                 be
                 thought
                 to
                 have
                 sent
                 his
                 Answer
                 sealed
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 prejudiced
                 by
                 sending
                 others
                 open
                 :
                 but
                 since
                 his
                 condition
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 worse
                 (
                 no
                 body
                 suffered
                 to
                 speak
                 with
                 him
                 without
                 suspition
                 )
                 he
                 had
                 sent
                 it
                 open
                 ;
                 and
                 reading
                 it
                 ,
                 desired
                 their
                 opinion
                 ;
                 who
                 told
                 him
                 ,
                 they
                 thought
                 it
                 would
                 procure
                 a
                 well-grounded
                 Peace
                 .
                 He
                 then
                 desired
                 them
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 good
                 Interpretation
                 upon
                 his
                 manage
                 of
                 this
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 vehement
                 expressions
                 in
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Debates
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 nothing
                 in
                 his
                 Intentions
                 but
                 kindness
                 ;
                 &
                 acknowledged
                 their
                 abilities
                 which
                 had
                 taken
                 him
                 off
                 from
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 opinions
                 ;
                 as
                 he
                 doubted
                 not
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 had
                 power
                 to
                 recede
                 ,
                 he
                 could
                 have
                 prevailed
                 upon
                 theirs
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 present
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 .
                 And
                 he
                 desires
                 them
                 to
                 use
                 the
                 same
                 freedom
                 and
                 instance
                 to
                 his
                 two
                 Houses
                 ,
                 to
                 indulge
                 his
                 Conscience
                 wherein
                 he
                 cannot
                 be
                 satisfied
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 represent
                 him
                 candidly
                 to
                 his
                 two
                 Houses
                 ,
                 since
                 he
                 hath
                 parted
                 with
                 all
                 how
                 near
                 or
                 dear
                 soever
                 ,
                 but
                 wherein
                 his
                 Conscience
                 is
                 unsatisfied
                 .
                 And
                 at
                 their
                 taking
                 leave
                 ,
                 he
                 added
                 these
                 Pathetick
                 Sentences
                 .
                 —
              
               
                 
                   
                   
                     
                       MY
                       LORDS
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     You
                     are
                     come
                     to
                     take
                     your
                     leave
                     of
                     me
                     ,
                     and
                     I
                     believe
                     ,
                     we
                     shall
                     scarce
                     see
                     each
                     other
                     again
                     ;
                     
                     but
                     God's
                     Will
                     be
                     done
                     .
                     I
                     thank
                     God
                     I
                     have
                     made
                     my
                     Peace
                     with
                     him
                     ,
                     and
                     shall
                     without
                     fear
                     undergo
                     what
                     he
                     shall
                     be
                     pleased
                     to
                     suffer
                     men
                     to
                     do
                     unto
                     me
                     .
                     —
                     My
                     Lords
                     ,
                     You
                     cannot
                     but
                     know
                     ,
                     that
                     in
                     my
                     Fall
                     and
                     Ruine
                     you
                     see
                     your
                     own
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     also
                     near
                     to
                     you
                     .
                     I
                     pray
                     God
                     send
                     you
                     better
                     Friends
                     than
                     I
                     have
                     found
                     .
                     —
                     I
                     am
                     fully
                     informed
                     of
                     the
                     whole
                     Plot
                     and
                     Carriage
                     against
                     me
                     and
                     mine
                     ;
                     and
                     nothing
                     so
                     much
                     afflicts
                     me
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     sense
                     and
                     feeling
                     I
                     have
                     of
                     the
                     sufferings
                     of
                     my
                     Subjects
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     miseries
                     that
                     hang
                     over
                     my
                     three
                     Kingdoms
                     ,
                     drawn
                     upon
                     them
                     by
                     those
                     ,
                     who
                     upon
                     the
                     pretences
                     of
                     good
                     ,
                     violently
                     pursue
                     their
                     own
                     Interests
                     and
                     Ends.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 After
                 which
                 ,
                 he
                 presently
                 withdrew
                 himself
                 to
                 his
                 Guards
                 .
              
               
                 Let
                 the
                 Reader
                 give
                 me
                 leave
                 to
                 compleat
                 his
                 sorrow
                 with
                 this
                 last
                 Captive
                 Breath
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 am
                 confident
                 he
                 will
                 not
                 blame
                 me
                 for
                 vouchsafing
                 him
                 a
                 Sympathy
                 or
                 Part
                 in
                 this
                 Threnody
                 and
                 Lamentation
                 ,
                 sinc●
                 it
                 was
                 delivered
                 to
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Servants
                 just
                 at
                 his
                 departure
                 thence
                 ,
                 and
                 Commanded
                 by
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 published
                 for
                 the
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 all
                 his
                 Subjects
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                         WHen
                         large
                         Pretences
                         prove
                         but
                         the
                         shadows
                         of
                         weak
                         Performances
                         ,
                         then
                         the
                         greatest
                         Labours
                         produce
                         the
                         smallest
                         Effects
                         ;
                         and
                         when
                         a
                         period
                         is
                         put
                         to
                         a
                         Work
                         of
                         great
                         Concernment
                         ,
                         all
                         mens
                         ears
                         do
                         as
                         it
                         were
                         hunger
                         ,
                         till
                         they
                         are
                         satisfied
                         in
                         their
                         Expectations
                         .
                         Hath
                         not
                         this
                         distracted
                         Nation
                         groaned
                         a
                         long
                         time
                         under
                         the
                         burden
                         of
                         Tyranny
                         and
                         Oppression
                         ?
                         And
                         hath
                         not
                         all
                         the
                         Blood
                         that
                         hath
                         been
                         spilt
                         these
                         seven
                         years
                         been
                         cast
                         upon
                         my
                         Head
                         ,
                         who
                         am
                         the
                         greatest
                         Sufferer
                         ,
                         though
                         the
                         least
                         guilty
                         ?
                         And
                         was
                         it
                         not
                         requisite
                         to
                         endeavour
                         the
                         stopping
                         of
                         that
                         Flux
                         ,
                         which
                         if
                         not
                         stopt
                         will
                         bring
                         an
                         absolute
                         destruction
                         to
                         this
                         Nation
                         ?
                         And
                         what
                         more
                         speedy
                         way
                         was
                         there
                         to
                         consummate
                         those
                         distractions
                         ,
                         than
                         by
                         a
                         Personal
                         Treaty
                         being
                         agreed
                         on
                         by
                         my
                         two
                         Houses
                         of
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         and
                         condescended
                         to
                         by
                         me
                         ?
                         And
                         I
                         might
                         Declare
                         ,
                         that
                         I
                         conceive
                         it
                         had
                         been
                         Physick
                         ,
                         had
                         not
                         the
                         Operation
                         been
                         hindred
                         by
                         the
                         interposition
                         of
                         this
                         Imperious
                         Army
                         ,
                         who
                         were
                         so
                         audacious
                         ,
                         as
                         to
                         stile
                         me
                         in
                         their
                         unparallel'd
                         Remonstrance
                         ,
                         their
                         
                           Capital
                           Enemy
                        
                         .
                         But
                         let
                         the
                         world
                         judge
                         ,
                         whether
                         my
                         endeavours
                         have
                         not
                         been
                         attended
                         with
                         reality
                         in
                         this
                         late
                         Treaty
                         ;
                         and
                         whether
                         I
                         was
                         not
                         as
                         ready
                         to
                         grant
                         as
                         they
                         to
                         ask
                         ?
                         and
                         yet
                         all
                         this
                         is
                         not
                         satisfaction
                         to
                         them
                         that
                         pursue
                         their
                         own
                         ambitious
                         Ends
                         ,
                         more
                         than
                         the
                         welfare
                         of
                         a
                         miserable
                         Land.
                         Were
                         not
                         the
                         dying
                         hearts
                         of
                         my
                         poor
                         distressed
                         People
                         much
                         revived
                         with
                         the
                         hopes
                         of
                         a
                         happiness
                         from
                         this
                         Treaty
                         ?
                         and
                         how
                         suddenly
                         are
                         they
                         frustrated
                         in
                         theire
                         xpectations
                         !
                         Have
                         I
                         not
                         formerly
                         been
                         condemned
                         ,
                         for
                         yielding
                         too
                         little
                         to
                         my
                         Houses
                         of
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         and
                         must
                         I
                         now
                         be
                         condemned
                         for
                         yielding
                         too
                         much
                         ?
                         Have
                         I
                         not
                         formerly
                         been
                         imprisoned
                         for
                         making
                         War
                         ,
                         and
                         shall
                         I
                         now
                         be
                         condemned
                         for
                         making
                         Peace
                         ?
                         Have
                         I
                         not
                         formerly
                         enjoyed
                         the
                         society
                         of
                         my
                         dear
                         
                         Wife
                         and
                         Children
                         in
                         peace
                         and
                         quietness
                         ,
                         and
                         shall
                         I
                         now
                         neither
                         enjoy
                         them
                         nor
                         Peace
                         ?
                         Have
                         not
                         my
                         Subjects
                         formerly
                         obeyed
                         me
                         ,
                         and
                         shall
                         I
                         now
                         be
                         obedient
                         to
                         my
                         Subjects
                         ?
                         Have
                         not
                         I
                         been
                         condemned
                         for
                         Evil
                         Counsellours
                         ,
                         and
                         shall
                         I
                         now
                         be
                         condemned
                         for
                         having
                         no
                         Counsel
                         but
                         God
                         ?
                         These
                         are
                         unutterable
                         miseries
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         more
                         I
                         endeavour
                         for
                         Peace
                         ,
                         the
                         less
                         my
                         endeavours
                         are
                         respected
                         :
                         and
                         how
                         shall
                         I
                         hereafter
                         know
                         what
                         to
                         grant
                         ,
                         when
                         your selves
                         know
                         not
                         what
                         to
                         ask
                         ?
                         I
                         refer
                         it
                         to
                         your
                         Consciences
                         ,
                         whether
                         I
                         have
                         not
                         satisfied
                         your
                         desires
                         in
                         every
                         particular
                         since
                         in
                         this
                         Treaty
                         :
                         if
                         you
                         find
                         I
                         have
                         not
                         ,
                         then
                         let
                         me
                         bear
                         the
                         burthen
                         of
                         the
                         fault
                         ;
                         but
                         if
                         I
                         have
                         given
                         you
                         ample
                         satisfaction
                         (
                         as
                         I
                         am
                         sure
                         I
                         have
                         )
                         then
                         you
                         are
                         bound
                         to
                         vindicate
                         me
                         from
                         the
                         ●ury
                         of
                         those
                         ,
                         whose
                         thoughts
                         are
                         filled
                         with
                         blood
                         :
                         though
                         they
                         pretend
                         zeal
                         ,
                         yet
                         they
                         are
                         but
                         Wolves
                         in
                         Sheeps
                         cloathing
                         .
                      
                       
                         I
                         must
                         further
                         Declare
                         ,
                         that
                         I
                         conceive
                         there
                         is
                         nothing
                         can
                         more
                         obstruct
                         the
                         long-hoped-for
                         Peace
                         of
                         this
                         Nation
                         ,
                         than
                         the
                         illegal
                         proceedings
                         of
                         them
                         that
                         presume
                         from
                         Servants
                         to
                         become
                         Masters
                         ,
                         and
                         labour
                         to
                         bring
                         in
                         Democracie
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         abolish
                         Monarchy
                         .
                         Needs
                         must
                         the
                         total
                         alteration
                         of
                         Fundamentals
                         be
                         not
                         only
                         destructive
                         to
                         others
                         ,
                         but
                         in
                         conclusion
                         to
                         themselves
                         ;
                         for
                         they
                         that
                         endeavour
                         to
                         rule
                         by
                         the
                         Sword
                         ,
                         shall
                         at
                         last
                         fall
                         by
                         it
                         :
                         for
                         Faction
                         is
                         the
                         Mother
                         of
                         Ruine
                         ,
                         and
                         it
                         is
                         the
                         humour
                         of
                         those
                         that
                         are
                         of
                         this
                         Weather-cock-disposition
                         ,
                         to
                         love
                         nothing
                         but
                         Mutabilities
                         ;
                         neither
                         will
                         that
                         please
                         them
                         but
                         only
                         
                           pro
                           tempore
                        
                         ,
                         for
                         too
                         much
                         variety
                         doth
                         but
                         confound
                         the
                         senses
                         ,
                         and
                         make
                         them
                         still
                         hate
                         one
                         folly
                         ,
                         and
                         fall
                         in
                         love
                         with
                         another
                         .
                      
                       
                         Time
                         is
                         the
                         best
                         cure
                         for
                         Faction
                         ;
                         for
                         it
                         will
                         at
                         length
                         (
                         like
                         a
                         spreading
                         Leprosie
                         )
                         infect
                         the
                         whole
                         Body
                         of
                         the
                         Kingdon
                         ,
                         and
                         make
                         it
                         so
                         odious
                         ,
                         that
                         at
                         last
                         they
                         will
                         hate
                         themselves
                         for
                         love
                         of
                         that
                         ;
                         and
                         like
                         the
                         Fish
                         ,
                         for
                         love
                         of
                         the
                         Bait
                         be
                         catched
                         with
                         the
                         Hook.
                         
                      
                       
                         I
                         once
                         more
                         declare
                         to
                         all
                         my
                         loving
                         Subjects
                         ,
                         and
                         God
                         knows
                         whether
                         or
                         no
                         this
                         may
                         be
                         my
                         last
                         ,
                         that
                         I
                         have
                         earnestly
                         laboured
                         for
                         Peace
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         my
                         thoughts
                         were
                         sincere
                         and
                         absolute
                         ,
                         without
                         sinister
                         ends
                         ;
                         and
                         that
                         there
                         was
                         nothing
                         left
                         undone
                         by
                         me
                         ,
                         that
                         my
                         Conscience
                         would
                         permit
                         me
                         to
                         do
                         .
                         And
                         I
                         call
                         God
                         to
                         witness
                         ,
                         that
                         I
                         do
                         firmly
                         conceive
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         interposition
                         of
                         the
                         Army
                         (
                         that
                         Cloud
                         of
                         Malice
                         )
                         hath
                         altogether
                         eclipsed
                         the
                         glory
                         of
                         that
                         Peace
                         ,
                         which
                         began
                         again
                         to
                         shine
                         in
                         this
                         Land.
                         And
                         let
                         the
                         world
                         judge
                         ,
                         whether
                         it
                         be
                         expedient
                         for
                         an
                         Army
                         to
                         contradict
                         the
                         Votes
                         of
                         a
                         Kingdom
                         ,
                         endeavouring
                         by
                         pretending
                         for
                         Laws
                         and
                         Liberties
                         to
                         subvert
                         both
                         .
                         Such
                         acts
                         as
                         these
                         must
                         produce
                         strange
                         consequences
                         ,
                         and
                         set
                         open
                         the
                         flood-gates
                         of
                         ruine
                         ,
                         to
                         over-flow
                         this
                         Kingdom
                         in
                         a
                         moment
                         .
                         Had
                         this
                         Treaty
                         been
                         only
                         mine
                         own
                         seeking
                         ,
                         then
                         they
                         might
                         have
                         had
                         fairer
                         pretences
                         to
                         have
                         stopt
                         the
                         course
                         of
                         it
                         ;
                         but
                         I
                         being
                         importuned
                         by
                         my
                         two
                         Houses
                         ,
                         and
                         they
                         by
                         most
                         part
                         of
                         the
                         Kingdom
                         ,
                         could
                         not
                         but
                         with
                         a
                         great
                         deal
                         of
                         alacrity
                         concur
                         with
                         them
                         in
                         their
                         desires
                         ,
                         to
                         the
                         performance
                         of
                         so
                         commodious
                         a
                         work
                         .
                         And
                         I
                         hope
                         by
                         this
                         time
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         hearts
                         and
                         eyes
                         of
                         my
                         people
                         are
                         opened
                         so
                         much
                         ,
                         that
                         they
                         plainly
                         discover
                         who
                         are
                         the
                         underminers
                         of
                         this
                         Treaty
                         .
                      
                       
                         For
                         my
                         part
                         ,
                         I
                         here
                         protest
                         before
                         the
                         Face
                         of
                         Heaven
                         ,
                         that
                         my
                         own
                         
                         afflictions
                         (
                         though
                         they
                         need
                         no
                         addition
                         )
                         afflict
                         me
                         not
                         so
                         much
                         as
                         my
                         peoples
                         sufferings
                         ,
                         for
                         I
                         know
                         what
                         to
                         trust
                         to
                         already
                         ,
                         and
                         they
                         know
                         not
                         :
                         God
                         comfort
                         both
                         them
                         and
                         me
                         ,
                         and
                         proportion
                         our
                         patience
                         to
                         our
                         sufferings
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         when
                         the
                         malice
                         of
                         mine
                         Enemies
                         is
                         spun
                         out
                         to
                         the
                         smallest
                         thread
                         ,
                         let
                         them
                         know
                         that
                         I
                         will
                         by
                         the
                         Grace
                         of
                         God
                         ,
                         be
                         as
                         contented
                         to
                         suffer
                         ,
                         as
                         they
                         are
                         active
                         to
                         advance
                         my
                         Sufferings
                         ;
                         and
                         mine
                         own
                         Soul
                         tells
                         me
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         time
                         will
                         come
                         when
                         the
                         very
                         Clouds
                         shall
                         drop
                         down
                         vengeance
                         upon
                         the
                         heads
                         of
                         those
                         that
                         barricado
                         themselves
                         against
                         the
                         proceedings
                         of
                         Peace
                         ;
                         for
                         if
                         God
                         hath
                         proclaimed
                         a
                         blessing
                         to
                         the
                         Peace-makers
                         ,
                         needs
                         must
                         the
                         Peace-breakers
                         draw
                         down
                         curses
                         upon
                         their
                         heads
                         .
                      
                       
                         I
                         thank
                         my
                         God
                         I
                         have
                         armed
                         my self
                         against
                         their
                         fury
                         ;
                         and
                         let
                         the
                         Arrows
                         of
                         their
                         envy
                         fly
                         at
                         me
                         ,
                         I
                         have
                         a
                         breast
                         to
                         receive
                         them
                         ,
                         and
                         a
                         heart
                         possest
                         with
                         patience
                         to
                         sustain
                         them
                         :
                         for
                         
                           God
                           is
                           my
                           Rock
                           and
                           my
                           Shield
                           ,
                        
                         therefore
                         
                           I
                           will
                           not
                           fear
                           what
                           men
                           can
                           do
                           unto
                           me
                           .
                        
                         I
                         will
                         expect
                         the
                         worst
                         ;
                         and
                         if
                         any
                         thing
                         happen
                         beyond
                         my
                         expectation
                         ,
                         I
                         will
                         give
                         God
                         the
                         Glory
                         ,
                         
                           for
                           vain
                           is
                           the
                           help
                           of
                           man.
                           
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 This
                 Declaration
                 gave
                 entire
                 and
                 compleat
                 satisfaction
                 to
                 the
                 most
                 refractory
                 of
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 Party
                 ,
                 who
                 when
                 too
                 late
                 perceived
                 their
                 untoward
                 scuffling
                 and
                 debating
                 with
                 so
                 excellent
                 a
                 Prince
                 ,
                 had
                 brought
                 him
                 and
                 themselves
                 to
                 ruine
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 three
                 Kingdoms
                 ;
                 the
                 care
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 when
                 his
                 Protection
                 failed
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 as
                 his
                 last
                 and
                 most
                 incumbent
                 business
                 resumed
                 in
                 this
                 following
                 Letter
                 .
                 For
                 having
                 thus
                 resigned
                 himself
                 into
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 patiently
                 submitted
                 to
                 his
                 Cross
                 ,
                 he
                 in
                 a
                 way
                 of
                 renunciation
                 and
                 Self-deposition
                 of
                 his
                 Government
                 ,
                 transferred
                 and
                 bequeathed
                 the
                 Scepter
                 ,
                 with
                 these
                 following
                 excellent
                 Advices
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 Son
                 the
                 Prince
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Newport
                     ,
                     Novemb.
                     29.
                     1648.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       SON
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     BY
                     what
                     hath
                     been
                     said
                     ,
                     you
                     may
                     see
                     how
                     long
                     We
                     have
                     laboured
                     in
                     the
                     search
                     of
                     Peace
                     :
                     Do
                     not
                     you
                     be
                     discouraged
                     to
                     tread
                     those
                     ways
                     in
                     all
                     worthy
                     means
                     to
                     restore
                     your self
                     to
                     your
                     Right
                     ,
                     but
                     prefer
                     the
                     way
                     of
                     Peace
                     :
                     Shew
                     the
                     greatness
                     of
                     your
                     mind
                     ,
                     rather
                     to
                     Conquer
                     your
                     Enemies
                     by
                     pardoning
                     ,
                     than
                     by
                     punishing
                     .
                     If
                     you
                     saw
                     how
                     unmanly
                     and
                     unchristian
                     this
                     implacable
                     disposition
                     is
                     in
                     Our
                     Ill-willers
                     ,
                     you
                     would
                     avoid
                     that
                     spirit
                     .
                     Censure
                     Vs
                     not
                     for
                     having
                     parted
                     with
                     too
                     much
                     of
                     Our
                     own
                     Right
                     ;
                     the
                     Price
                     was
                     great
                     ,
                     the
                     Commodity
                     was
                     Security
                     to
                     us
                     ,
                     Peace
                     to
                     Our
                     People
                     .
                     And
                     We
                     are
                     confident
                     another
                     Parliament
                     would
                     remember
                     how
                     useful
                     a
                     Kings
                     Power
                     is
                     to
                     a
                     Peoples
                     Liberty
                     ;
                     and
                     of
                     how
                     much
                     We
                     have
                     devested
                     Our Self
                     ,
                     that
                     We
                     and
                     they
                     might
                     meet
                     again
                     in
                     a
                     due
                     Parliamentary
                     way
                     ,
                     to
                     agree
                     the
                     Bounds
                     for
                     Prince
                     and
                     People
                     .
                     And
                     in
                     this
                     give
                     belief
                     to
                     Our
                     Experience
                     ,
                     never
                     to
                     affect
                     more
                     Greatness
                     or
                     Prerogative
                     ,
                     than
                     what
                     is
                     really
                     and
                     intrinsecally
                     for
                     the
                     good
                     of
                     your
                     Subjects
                     (
                     not
                     satisfaction
                     of
                     Favourites
                     .
                     )
                     And
                     if
                     you
                     thus
                     use
                     it
                     ,
                     you
                     will
                     never
                     want
                     means
                     to
                     be
                     a
                     Father
                     to
                     all
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     bountifull
                     Prince
                     to
                     any
                     you
                     would
                     be
                     extraordinarily
                     gracious
                     unto
                     .
                     You
                     
                     may
                     perceive
                     all
                     men
                     trust
                     their
                     Treasure
                     where
                     it
                     returns
                     them
                     Interest
                     ;
                     and
                     if
                     Princes
                     ,
                     like
                     the
                     Sea
                     ,
                     receive
                     and
                     repay
                     all
                     the
                     fresh
                     Streams
                     and
                     Rivers
                     trust
                     them
                     with
                     ,
                     they
                     will
                     not
                     grudge
                     ,
                     but
                     pride
                     themselves
                     to
                     make
                     up
                     an
                     Ocean
                     .
                     These
                     considerations
                     may
                     make
                     you
                     a
                     Great
                     Prince
                     ,
                     as
                     your
                     Father
                     is
                     now
                     a
                     low
                     one
                     ;
                     and
                     your
                     State
                     may
                     be
                     so
                     much
                     the
                     more
                     established
                     ,
                     as
                     mine
                     hath
                     been
                     shaken
                     .
                     For
                     Subjects
                     have
                     learned
                     (
                     We
                     dare
                     say
                     )
                     that
                     Victories
                     over
                     their
                     Prince
                     ,
                     are
                     but
                     Triumphs
                     over
                     themselves
                     ;
                     and
                     so
                     will
                     be
                     the
                     more
                     unwilling
                     to
                     hearken
                     to
                     Changes
                     hereafter
                     .
                     The
                     English
                     Nation
                     are
                     a
                     sober
                     people
                     ,
                     however
                     at
                     present
                     under
                     some
                     infatuation
                     .
                     We
                     know
                     not
                     ,
                     but
                     this
                     may
                     be
                     the
                     last
                     time
                     We
                     may
                     speak
                     to
                     you
                     or
                     the
                     world
                     publikely
                     .
                     We
                     are
                     sensible
                     into
                     what
                     hands
                     We
                     are
                     fallen
                     ;
                     and
                     yet
                     we
                     bless
                     God
                     we
                     have
                     those
                     inward
                     refreshments
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     malice
                     of
                     Our
                     Enemies
                     cannot
                     disturb
                     .
                  
                   
                     To
                     conlude
                     ,
                     
                     if
                     God
                     give
                     you
                     Success
                     ,
                     use
                     it
                     humbly
                     ,
                     and
                     far
                     from
                     Revenge
                     :
                     If
                     he
                     restore
                     you
                     to
                     your
                     Rights
                     upon
                     hard
                     Conditions
                     ,
                     whatever
                     you
                     promise
                     keep
                     .
                     Those
                     men
                     which
                     have
                     forced
                     Laws
                     which
                     they
                     were
                     bound
                     to
                     observe
                     ,
                     will
                     find
                     their
                     Triumphs
                     full
                     of
                     troubles
                     .
                     Do
                     not
                     think
                     any
                     thing
                     in
                     this
                     world
                     worth
                     obtaining
                     by
                     force
                     and
                     unjust
                     means
                     .
                     You
                     are
                     the
                     Son
                     of
                     Our
                     Love
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     We
                     direct
                     you
                     to
                     what
                     We
                     have
                     recommended
                     to
                     you
                     ,
                     so
                     We
                     assure
                     you
                     We
                     do
                     not
                     more
                     affectionately
                     pray
                     for
                     you
                     ,
                     to
                     whom
                     We
                     are
                     a
                     Natural
                     Parent
                     ,
                     than
                     We
                     do
                     that
                     the
                     antient
                     Glory
                     and
                     Renown
                     of
                     this
                     Nation
                     be
                     not
                     buried
                     in
                     Irreligion
                     and
                     Fanatick
                     Humour
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     all
                     Our
                     Subjects
                     (
                     to
                     whom
                     We
                     are
                     a
                     Politick
                     Parent
                     )
                     may
                     have
                     such
                     sober
                     thoughts
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     seek
                     their
                     Peace
                     in
                     the
                     Orthodox
                     Profession
                     of
                     the
                     Christian
                     Religion
                     ,
                     as
                     it
                     was
                     established
                     since
                     the
                     Reformation
                     in
                     this
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     in
                     new
                     Revelations
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     the
                     antient
                     Laws
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Interpretation
                     according
                     to
                     known
                     Practices
                     ,
                     may
                     once
                     again
                     be
                     a
                     hedge
                     about
                     them
                     ;
                     that
                     You
                     may
                     in
                     
                       due
                       time
                       Govern
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     they
                     be
                     Governed
                     as
                     in
                     the
                     fear
                     of
                     the
                     Lord.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     Commissioners
                     are
                     gone
                     ,
                     the
                     Corn
                     is
                     now
                     on
                     the
                     Ground
                     ;
                     We
                     expect
                     the
                     Harvest
                     :
                     if
                     the
                     Fruit
                     be
                     Peace
                     ,
                     we
                     hope
                     the
                     God
                     of
                     Peace
                     will
                     in
                     time
                     reduce
                     all
                     to
                     Truth
                     and
                     Order
                     again
                     ;
                     which
                     that
                     he
                     may
                     do
                     ,
                     is
                     the
                     Prayer
                     of
                  
                   
                     
                       C.
                       R.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 With
                 this
                 his
                 Majesties
                 final
                 account
                 of
                 this
                 unconsummated
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 conclude
                 all
                 his
                 State-Missives
                 and
                 Papers
                 ,
                 the
                 justice
                 and
                 reasonableness
                 whereof
                 no
                 doubt
                 will
                 be
                 so
                 convincing
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 needed
                 no
                 other
                 Pen
                 to
                 assert
                 his
                 Quarrel
                 .
                 As
                 he
                 was
                 the
                 chief
                 Subject
                 of
                 this
                 History
                 ,
                 so
                 was
                 he
                 the
                 Life
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 affording
                 it
                 the
                 greatest
                 light
                 of
                 Truth
                 towards
                 its
                 composition
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 these
                 his
                 happy
                 Labours
                 shall
                 perpetuate
                 his
                 just
                 Renown
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 his
                 Moral
                 and
                 intellectual
                 Virtues
                 endure
                 together
                 ,
                 enshrined
                 in
                 the
                 hearts
                 of
                 pious
                 Posterity
                 :
                 To
                 contribute
                 whereto
                 ,
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 my
                 humble
                 devoir
                 would
                 reach
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 made
                 these
                 Collections
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 with
                 reverential
                 leave
                 to
                 their
                 blessed
                 Author
                 ,
                 I
                 proceed
                 in
                 this
                 Chronicle
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                 In
                 pursuance
                 of
                 that
                 accursed
                 Remonstrance
                 presented
                 the
                 20
                 of
                 November
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 drew
                 the
                 Army
                 into
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 quartering
                 them
                 at
                 the
                 Mews
                 and
                 at
                 York-house
                 (
                 and
                 afterwards
                 into
                 London
                 it self
                 )
                 the
                 General
                 quartering
                 himself
                 at
                 Whitehall
                 ,
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 King
                 out
                 in
                 defiance
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 resolution
                 to
                 awe
                 the
                 Parliament
                 into
                 a
                 non-compliance
                 with
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 whose
                 great
                 and
                 most
                 reasonable
                 Arguments
                 for
                 a
                 Composure
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 un-exampled
                 Condescentions
                 in
                 order
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 they
                 could
                 neither
                 fairly
                 refel
                 or
                 honestly
                 refuse
                 .
                 But
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 such
                 was
                 the
                 justice
                 of
                 God
                 in
                 favour
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Cause
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Parliament
                 who
                 had
                 so
                 obstinately
                 and
                 dilatorily
                 (
                 to
                 the
                 ruine
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 )
                 rejected
                 all
                 his
                 other
                 Accommodations
                 ,
                 closed
                 with
                 him
                 now
                 .
                 For
                 upon
                 the
                 4th
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 the
                 Question
                 being
                 put
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 
                   Whether
                   the
                   Kings
                   Answer
                   was
                   satisfactory
                   or
                   no
                   ?
                
                 (
                 though
                 the
                 Army-party
                 argued
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 satisfactory
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 not
                 granted
                 all
                 their
                 Propositions
                 in
                 terms
                 (
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 all
                 Treaties
                 ,
                 where
                 something
                 must
                 be
                 bated
                 on
                 both
                 parts
                 )
                 and
                 so
                 kept
                 the
                 business
                 in
                 question
                 (
                 until
                 8
                 a
                 Clock
                 at
                 night
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 being
                 Tuesday
                 the
                 5●h
                 of
                 December
                 )
                 the
                 Independents
                 hoping
                 (
                 by
                 their
                 usual
                 trick
                 )
                 to
                 tire
                 out
                 the
                 moderate
                 Party
                 )
                 it
                 was
                 then
                 Resolved
                 ,
              
               
                 
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Answers
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   to
                   the
                   Propositions
                   of
                   both
                   Houses
                   ,
                   are
                   a
                   Ground
                   for
                   both
                   Houses
                   to
                   proceed
                   upon
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Settlement
                   of
                   the
                   Peace
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 being
                 carried
                 Affirmatively
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 so
                 clearly
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 House
                 was
                 not
                 divided
                 about
                 it
                 ;
                 to
                 secure
                 this
                 Vote
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 earnest
                 of
                 a
                 Peace
                 ,
                 a
                 Committee
                 of
                 six
                 Members
                 was
                 appointed
                 to
                 attend
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 to
                 keep
                 a
                 good
                 Correspondencie
                 ,
                 &c.
                 but
                 we
                 shall
                 now
                 see
                 Hell
                 broke
                 loose
                 in
                 the
                 Armes
                 Insolencies
                 and
                 Violence
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 these
                 Caitiffs
                 understanding
                 the
                 courage
                 and
                 honesty
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 resolved
                 to
                 play
                 no
                 longer
                 with
                 the
                 weak
                 Reed
                 of
                 Priviledge
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 a
                 bold
                 Sword
                 to
                 solve
                 the
                 Oracle
                 of
                 their
                 Villanies
                 ,
                 in
                 th●s●
                 ensuing
                 complicated
                 mischiefs
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 ,
                 
                   Pride
                   ,
                   Hewson
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Officers
                 ,
                 having
                 had
                 some
                 Conference
                 in
                 
                   Westminster
                   Hall
                
                 the
                 Doors
                 being
                 shut
                 )
                 with
                 the
                 Speaker
                 ,
                 sent
                 in
                 a
                 Paper
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Requiring
                   the
                   Impeached
                   Members
                   and
                   Major-General
                
                 Brown
                 (
                 
                   as
                   guilty
                   of
                   calling
                   in
                
                 Hamilton
                 )
                 
                   to
                   be
                   secured
                   and
                   brought
                   to
                   Iustice
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   ninety
                   and
                   odd
                   Members
                   ,
                   who
                   refused
                   to
                   Vote
                   against
                   the
                   late
                
                 Sco●ch
                 
                   Engagement
                   ▪
                   and
                   all
                   that
                   Voted
                   for
                   recaling
                   the
                   four
                   Votes
                   of
                   Non-Addresses
                   ,
                   and
                   Voted
                   for
                   a
                   Treaty
                   ,
                   and
                   concurred
                   in
                   the
                   Yesterday's
                   acquiescing
                   Vote
                   in
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Answers
                   ,
                   may
                   be
                   immediately
                   suspended
                   the
                   House
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   all
                   such
                   faithful
                   Members
                   ,
                   who
                   are
                   innocent
                   of
                   those
                   Votes
                   ,
                   would
                   by
                   Protestation
                   acquit
                   themselves
                   from
                   any
                   concurrence
                
                 (
                 that
                 so
                 they
                 might
                 know
                 their
                 own
                 Goats
                 )
                 
                   and
                   so
                   be
                   distinguished
                
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 Paper
                 they
                 admitted
                 no
                 demur
                 ,
                 not
                 caring
                 for
                 ,
                 or
                 not
                 daigning
                 them
                 the
                 consideration
                 of
                 an
                 Answer
                 ,
                 but
                 presently
                 brought
                 three
                 or
                 four
                 Regiments
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 set
                 strong
                 Guards
                 at
                 the
                 Houses-doors
                 ,
                 the
                 Lobby-stairs
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 where
                 about
                 the
                 Palace
                 ,
                 admitting
                 none
                 but
                 Parliament-men
                 into
                 the
                 Hall
                 ;
                 where
                 the
                 said
                 two
                 Colonels
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Hardress
                   Waller
                
                 violently
                 seized
                 upon
                 divers
                 Knights
                 and
                 Burgesses
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 forcibly
                 carried
                 them
                 away
                 Prisoners
                 ;
                 others
                 were
                 by
                 feigned
                 excuses
                 called
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 pull'd
                 away
                 ,
                 and
                 committed
                 likewise
                 without
                 any
                 Warrant
                 or
                 cause
                 shewn
                 .
                 And
                 though
                 the
                 House
                 remaining
                 sent
                 the
                 Serjeant
                 of
                 Mace
                 to
                 command
                 their
                 attendance
                 ,
                 (
                 when
                 Pride
                 would
                 not
                 suffer
                 him
                 to
                 pass
                 )
                 and
                 sent
                 likewise
                 to
                 the
                 General
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 declaring
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 proceed
                 in
                 any
                 business
                 without
                 them
                 ;
                 yet
                 the
                 secured
                 Members
                 were
                 still
                 kept
                 indurance
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Rump
                 (
                 or
                 Conventicle
                 )
                 became
                 of
                 the
                 Armies
                 Complexion
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 prevaricated
                 ,
                 and
                 deserted
                 their
                 Fellows
                 .
                 The
                 Gentlemen
                 thus
                 detained
                 ,
                 were
                 afterwards
                 listed
                 in
                 a
                 Catalogue
                 by
                 
                   Hugh
                   Peters
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 carried
                 to
                 a
                 Victualling-place
                 called
                 Hell
                 ,
                 being
                 number
                 41.
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 kept
                 without
                 Beds
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 fitting
                 accommodation
                 all
                 that
                 night
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 tedious
                 attendance
                 on
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 Officers
                 ,
                 were
                 committed
                 Prisoners
                 under
                 Guard
                 to
                 two
                 several
                 Inns
                 in
                 the
                 Strand
                 .
                 Besides
                 these
                 ,
                 the
                 Belial
                 Commanders
                 
                 standing
                 several
                 days
                 with
                 Lists
                 of
                 Names
                 in
                 their
                 hands
                 at
                 the
                 Parliament-door
                 ,
                 
                 turned
                 back
                 from
                 the
                 House
                 and
                 debarred
                 above
                 160
                 other
                 Members
                 ,
                 besides
                 40
                 more
                 who
                 voluntarily
                 withdrew
                 to
                 avoid
                 their
                 violence
                 .
                 Most
                 of
                 those
                 41
                 Members
                 were
                 after
                 much
                 expostulation
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Protestation
                 of
                 this
                 Force
                 upon
                 them
                 and
                 the
                 Houses
                 ,
                 
                 released
                 ;
                 Ireton
                 insolently
                 bidding
                 them
                 to
                 look
                 to
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 act
                 nothing
                 against
                 the
                 present
                 Parliament
                 and
                 Army
                 at
                 their
                 peril
                 .
                 But
                 Major-General
                 Brown
                 was
                 sent
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 St.
                 
                 Iames's
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 put
                 a
                 trick
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 forged
                 Letter
                 brought
                 thither
                 and
                 delivered
                 him
                 (
                 which
                 he
                 understanding
                 their
                 Plot
                 ,
                 
                 would
                 have
                 publikely
                 read
                 )
                 as
                 from
                 the
                 Prince
                 .
                 The
                 Messenger
                 seeing
                 his
                 Project
                 would
                 not
                 take
                 ,
                 threw
                 the
                 Paper
                 into
                 the
                 fire
                 ,
                 and
                 escaped
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 forelaid
                 :
                 He
                 was
                 afterwards
                 sent
                 prisoner
                 to
                 Windsor
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 remaining
                 Juncto
                 having
                 met
                 and
                 conferred
                 at
                 Sommetset-house
                 ,
                 began
                 to
                 act
                 at
                 Westminster
                 as
                 a
                 Parliament
                 ▪
                 with
                 whom
                 some
                 fawning
                 Lords
                 joyned
                 ,
                 and
                 Passed
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 Declaring
                 all
                 persons
                 that
                 had
                 any
                 way
                 appeared
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 
                   even
                   by
                   Subscribing
                   to
                   the
                   personal
                   Treaty
                   ,
                
                 should
                 be
                 incapable
                 ,
                 &c.
                 whereby
                 the
                 City
                 could
                 not
                 find
                 men
                 to
                 supply
                 those
                 Trusts
                 and
                 Places
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 Petitioned
                 against
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 vain
                 ;
                 the
                 Sectaries
                 had
                 packt
                 a
                 new
                 Common-council
                 (
                 by
                 Authority
                 from
                 the
                 Juncto
                 )
                 who
                 constituted
                 a●y
                 40
                 of
                 them
                 a
                 Court
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 supreme
                 to
                 the
                 Mayor
                 )
                 whose
                 first
                 work
                 was
                 the
                 framing
                 a
                 Petition
                 for
                 Justice
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 other
                 Capital
                 Offenders
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 afterwards
                 delivered
                 by
                 Titchburn
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 the
                 thanks
                 of
                 the
                 Mock-Parliament
                 for
                 their
                 pains
                 ,
                 who
                 now
                 entred
                 a
                 Protestation
                 against
                 that
                 satisfactory
                 Vote
                 of
                 the
                 5th
                 of
                 December
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 pursue
                 the
                 Dictates
                 and
                 Directions
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 little
                 while
                 before
                 this
                 ,
                 
                 Colonel
                 Rainsborough
                 was
                 slain
                 at
                 Doncaster
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 Royalists
                 that
                 ●allied
                 out
                 of
                 Pomfract
                 ,
                 then
                 besieged
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Rhodes
                
                 and
                 the
                 County-Forces
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 in
                 his
                 Inn
                 and
                 his
                 Souldiers
                 about
                 him
                 ,
                 under
                 a
                 pretence
                 of
                 delivering
                 him
                 a
                 Letter
                 from
                 Crowel
                 .
                 They
                 would
                 have
                 only
                 taken
                 him
                 prisoner
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 him
                 through
                 his
                 own
                 Leaguer
                 into
                 their
                 Castle
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 refusing
                 ,
                 they
                 pistoled
                 him
                 in
                 his
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 departed
                 untoucht
                 .
                 
                 —
                 A
                 strange
                 ,
                 yet
                 brave
                 Adventure
                 .
                 
                 Scarbrough-Castle
                 now
                 likewise
                 yielded
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 whom
                 we
                 will
                 leave
                 ,
                 and
                 see
                 the
                 Armies
                 like
                 violence
                 and
                 outrages
                 upon
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Colonel
                 Ewres
                 was
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 this
                 Service
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 assisted
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Cobbet
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Decemb.
                 according
                 to
                 Command
                 ,
                 received
                 from
                 Hammond
                 the
                 person
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 hurried
                 him
                 out
                 of
                 that
                 Isle
                 away
                 prisoner
                 to
                 
                 Hurst-Castle
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 term
                 of
                 those
                 20
                 days
                 after
                 the
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 to
                 remain
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Houses
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 in
                 Honour
                 ,
                 Safety
                 ,
                 and
                 Freedom
                 .
                 This
                 Castle
                 stands
                 a
                 mile
                 and
                 a
                 half
                 in
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 Breach
                 full
                 of
                 mud
                 and
                 stinking
                 oaze
                 upon
                 low
                 Tides
                 ,
                 having
                 no
                 fresh
                 water
                 within
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 miles
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 so
                 cold
                 ,
                 foggy
                 ,
                 and
                 noysome
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Guards
                 cannot
                 endure
                 it
                 without
                 shifting
                 Quarters
                 .
                 Here
                 they
                 frayed
                 the
                 King
                 a
                 while
                 ,
                 till
                 Harrison
                 was
                 on
                 his
                 way
                 to
                 receive
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 brought
                 him
                 to
                 Winchester
                 ;
                 where
                 the
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Inhabitants
                 caused
                 the
                 Bells
                 to
                 ring
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 Towns-end
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 due
                 and
                 usual
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 mire
                 presented
                 his
                 Majesty
                 with
                 the
                 Keys
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 the
                 Mace
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 Ceremony
                 were
                 tumbled
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 mire
                 by
                 the
                 Horse
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Harrison
                 .
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 the
                 King
                 came
                 to
                 Farnham
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Windsor
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 kept
                 his
                 sorrowful
                 and
                 last
                 Christmass
                 ,
                 being
                 pent
                 up
                 in
                 a
                 corner
                 of
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 no
                 man
                 besides
                 his
                 Guards
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 all
                 respect
                 and
                 reverence
                 to
                 his
                 Person
                 forborn
                 ,
                 while
                 by
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Juncto
                 he
                 was
                 sent
                 for
                 up
                 to
                 his
                 Palace
                 of
                 St.
                 
                 Iames's
                 ,
                 
                 Harrison
                 impudently
                 riding
                 covered
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Coach
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Myrmidons
                 wounding
                 any
                 that
                 shewed
                 their
                 Loyal
                 Compassion
                 ,
                 and
                 lamented
                 this
                 miserable
                 condition
                 of
                 their
                 beloved
                 Sovereign
                 .
                 
                 In
                 which
                 we
                 must
                 leave
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 return
                 to
                 our
                 Grandees
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 offals
                 of
                 a
                 Parliament
                 having
                 by
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 taken
                 away
                 the
                 Oaths
                 
                 of
                 Supremacie
                 and
                 Allegeance
                 ,
                 usually
                 administred
                 to
                 Freemen
                 ,
                 &c.
                 thereby
                 to
                 free
                 themselves
                 from
                 those
                 ties
                 of
                 Duty
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 way
                 for
                 their
                 ensuing
                 Trayterous
                 designe
                 (
                 in
                 order
                 whereunto
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 had
                 forbid
                 any
                 Ceremony
                 or
                 State
                 to
                 be
                 used
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Attendants
                 lessened
                 )
                 now
                 proceeded
                 roundly
                 to
                 their
                 Army
                 Journey-work
                 :
                 for
                 on
                 the
                 28
                 of
                 
                   December
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Scot
                
                 brought
                 in
                 the
                 Ordinance
                 for
                 Trial
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 :
                 
                 it
                 was
                 read
                 and
                 recommitted
                 three
                 several
                 times
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 names
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 ,
                 to
                 engage
                 the
                 whole
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 in
                 this
                 Treason
                 inserted
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 give
                 it
                 a
                 Foundation
                 ,
                 these
                 Votes
                 passed
                 :
              
               
                 
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Lords
                   and
                   Commons
                   Assembled
                   in
                   Parliament
                   d●
                   Declare
                   and
                   Adjudge
                   ,
                   that
                   by
                   the
                   Fundamental
                   Laws
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   Treason
                   in
                   the
                   King
                   of
                
                 England
                 
                   for
                   the
                   time
                   to
                   come
                   to
                   Levy
                   War
                   against
                   the
                   Parliament
                   and
                   Kingdom
                   of
                
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 With
                 this
                 Declaratory
                 Vote
                 the
                 said
                 Ordinance
                 was
                 carried
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Gray
                 of
                 Grooby
                 ,
                 
                 Ianuary
                 2.
                 1648.
                 
                 The
                 Lords
                 being
                 16
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 met
                 that
                 day
                 ;
                 and
                 received
                 it
                 ,
                 promising
                 to
                 send
                 an
                 Answer
                 by
                 Messengers
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 Question
                 started
                 by
                 some
                 Lords
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 rather
                 had
                 a
                 thinner
                 House
                 )
                 was
                 ,
                 
                   Whether
                   it
                   should
                   be
                   presently
                   debated
                
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 affirmed
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 Debate
                 was
                 upon
                 the
                 Declaratory
                 Vote
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchester
                 said
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Parliament
                   of
                
                 England
                 
                   by
                   the
                   Fundamental
                   Laws
                   ,
                   consisted
                   of
                   three
                   Estates
                   ;
                   King
                   ,
                   Lords
                   ,
                   and
                   Commons
                   ;
                   whereof
                   the
                   King
                   is
                   the
                   first
                   and
                   chiefest
                   :
                   He
                   Calls
                   and
                   Dissolves
                   Parliaments
                   ,
                   and
                   without
                   him
                   there
                   can
                   be
                   no
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   it
                   's
                   absurd
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   can
                   be
                   a
                   Traytor
                   against
                   the
                   Parliament
                   .
                
                 Then
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northumberland
                 added
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   the
                   greatest
                   part
                   ,
                   at
                   least
                   twenty
                   to
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   people
                   of
                
                 England
                 ,
                 
                   were
                   not
                   yet
                   satisfied
                   ,
                   whether
                   the
                   King
                   Levied
                   War
                   first
                   against
                   the
                   Houses
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Houses
                   against
                   him
                   ?
                   And
                   if
                   the
                   King
                   did
                   Levy
                   War
                   first
                   against
                   the
                   Houses
                   ,
                   there
                   is
                   no
                   Law
                   to
                   make
                   it
                   Treason
                   in
                   him
                   :
                   And
                   for
                   them
                   to
                   declare
                   Treason
                   by
                   an
                   Ordinance
                   ,
                   when
                   the
                   matter
                   of
                   Fact
                   is
                   not
                   proved
                   ;
                   nor
                   any
                   Law
                   extant
                   to
                   judge
                   it
                   by
                   ,
                   is
                   very
                   unreasonable
                   .
                
                 The
                 Earls
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 and
                 Denbigh
                 said
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 would
                 be
                 torn
                 in
                 pieces
                 before
                 they
                 would
                 assent
                 with
                 the
                 Commons
                 ;
                 so
                 the
                 Lords
                 cast
                 off
                 the
                 Debate
                 ,
                 and
                 cast
                 out
                 the
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 and
                 adjourned
                 for
                 seven
                 days
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 netled
                 the
                 Commons
                 ,
                 who
                 thereupon
                 resolved
                 to
                 rid
                 their
                 hands
                 of
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 Lords
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Fellow-Commons
                 together
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 leading
                 Vote
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   all
                   Members
                   of
                   Committees
                   should
                   proceed
                   and
                   act
                   in
                   any
                   Ordinance
                   wherein
                   the
                   Lords
                   were
                   joyned
                   ,
                   though
                   the
                   Peers
                   should
                   not
                   Sit
                   nor
                   concur
                   with
                   them
                   .
                
                 And
                 added
                 thereunto
                 three
                 other
                 Democratical
                 Resolves
                 ,
                 Ian.
                 4.
                 1648.
                 1.
                 
                 
                   That
                   the
                   People
                   are
                   under
                   God
                   the
                   Original
                   of
                   all
                   just
                   Power
                   .
                
                 2.
                 
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Commons
                   of
                
                 England
                 
                   in
                   Parliament
                   Assembled
                   ,
                   chosen
                   by
                   and
                   Representing
                   the
                   People
                   ,
                   have
                   the
                   Supreme
                   Power
                   of
                   the
                   Nation
                   .
                
                 3.
                 
                 
                   That
                   whatsoever
                   is
                   enacted
                   or
                   declared
                   for
                   Law
                   by
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Commons
                   Assembled
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   hath
                   the
                   force
                   of
                   Law.
                
                 Which
                 passed
                 without
                 one
                 Negative
                 Voice
                 ;
                 which
                 shewed
                 at
                 whose
                 beck
                 they
                 were
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 first
                 they
                 hatcht
                 this
                 Monster
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   An
                   Act
                   for
                   the
                   Trial
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 which
                 is
                 here
                 transcribed
                 ;
                 transferring
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 to
                 their
                 ensuing
                 Character
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         An
                         Act
                         of
                         Parliament
                         of
                         the
                         House
                         of
                         Commons
                         for
                         Trial
                         of
                         
                           Charles
                           Stuart
                        
                         King
                         of
                         England
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                         WHereas
                         it
                         is
                         notorious
                         ,
                         that
                         
                           Charles
                           Stuart
                        
                         the
                         now
                         King
                         of
                         England
                         ,
                         not
                         content
                         with
                         the
                         many
                         Encroachments
                         which
                         his
                         Predecessors
                         had
                         made
                         upon
                         the
                         People
                         in
                         their
                         Rights
                         and
                         Freedom
                         ,
                         hath
                         had
                         a
                         wicked
                         designe
                         to
                         subvert
                         the
                         Antient
                         and
                         Fundamental
                         Laws
                         and
                         Liberties
                         of
                         this
                         Nation
                         ,
                         and
                         in
                         their
                         place
                         to
                         introduce
                         an
                         Arbitrary
                         and
                         Tyrannical
                         Government
                         ;
                         and
                         that
                         besides
                         all
                         other
                         evil
                         ways
                         to
                         bring
                         his
                         designe
                         to
                         pass
                         ,
                         he
                         hath
                         prosecuted
                         it
                         with
                         Fire
                         and
                         
                         Sword
                         ,
                         levied
                         and
                         maintained
                         a
                         Civil
                         War
                         in
                         the
                         Land
                         ,
                         against
                         the
                         Parliament
                         and
                         Kingdom
                         ;
                         whereby
                         this
                         Country
                         hath
                         been
                         miserably
                         wasted
                         ,
                         the
                         Publique
                         Treasure
                         exhi●●ted
                         ,
                         Trade
                         decreased
                         ,
                         thousands
                         of
                         people
                         murthered
                         ,
                         and
                         infinite
                         other
                         mischiefs
                         committed
                         ;
                         for
                         all
                         which
                         high
                         offences
                         ,
                         the
                         said
                         
                           Charles
                           Stuart
                        
                         might
                         long
                         since
                         have
                         been
                         brought
                         to
                         exemplary
                         and
                         condign
                         punishment
                         .
                      
                       
                         Whereas
                         also
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         well
                         hoping
                         that
                         the
                         restraint
                         and
                         imprisonment
                         of
                         his
                         person
                         ,
                         after
                         it
                         had
                         pleased
                         God
                         to
                         deliver
                         him
                         into
                         their
                         hands
                         ,
                         would
                         have
                         quieted
                         the
                         distempers
                         of
                         the
                         Kingdom
                         ,
                         did
                         forbear
                         to
                         proceed
                         judicially
                         against
                         him
                         ,
                         but
                         f●und
                         by
                         sad
                         experience
                         ,
                         that
                         such
                         their
                         remisness
                         ,
                         served
                         only
                         to
                         encourage
                         him
                         and
                         his
                         Complices
                         in
                         the
                         continuance
                         of
                         their
                         evil
                         practices
                         ,
                         and
                         in
                         raising
                         new
                         Com●●tions
                         ,
                         Rebellions
                         and
                         Practises
                         .
                      
                       
                         For
                         prevention
                         of
                         the
                         like
                         and
                         greater
                         inconveniences
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         the
                         end
                         no
                         Chief
                         Officer
                         or
                         Magistrate
                         may
                         hereafter
                         presume
                         traiterously
                         and
                         maliciously
                         to
                         imagine
                         or
                         contrive
                         the
                         enslaving
                         or
                         destroying
                         of
                         the
                         English
                         Nation
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         expect
                         impunity
                         :
                         Be
                         it
                         Enacted
                         and
                         Ordained
                         by
                         the
                         Commons
                         in
                         this
                         present
                         Parliament
                         Assembled
                         ,
                         and
                         it
                         is
                         hereby
                         Enacted
                         and
                         Ordained
                         ,
                         that
                         Thomas
                         Lord
                         Fairfax
                         ,
                         &c.
                         (
                         
                           the
                           other
                           persons
                           that
                           actually
                           did
                           Si●
                           and
                           Sentence
                           are
                           hereafter
                           subjoyned
                        
                         )
                         shall
                         be
                         and
                         are
                         appointed
                         Commissioners
                         and
                         Iudges
                         for
                         the
                         Hearing
                         ,
                         Trying
                         and
                         Iudging
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         
                           Charles
                           Stuart
                        
                         .
                         And
                         the
                         said
                         Commissioners
                         ,
                         or
                         any
                         twenty
                         of
                         them
                         shall
                         be
                         ,
                         and
                         are
                         hereby
                         Authorized
                         and
                         Constituted
                         an
                         High
                         Court
                         of
                         Iustice
                         ,
                         to
                         meet
                         at
                         such
                         convenient
                         time
                         and
                         places
                         ,
                         as
                         by
                         the
                         said
                         Commissioners
                         ,
                         or
                         the
                         major
                         part
                         ,
                         or
                         twenty
                         or
                         more
                         of
                         them
                         under
                         their
                         Hands
                         and
                         Seals
                         shall
                         be
                         appointed
                         ,
                         and
                         notified
                         by
                         publique
                         Proclamation
                         in
                         the
                         great
                         Hall
                         or
                         Palace-yard
                         of
                         Westminster
                         ;
                         and
                         to
                         adjourn
                         from
                         time
                         to
                         time
                         ,
                         and
                         from
                         place
                         to
                         place
                         ,
                         as
                         the
                         said
                         High
                         Court
                         ,
                         or
                         the
                         major
                         part
                         thereof
                         meeting
                         shall
                         hold
                         fit
                         ;
                         and
                         to
                         take
                         order
                         for
                         the
                         Charging
                         of
                         Him
                         the
                         said
                         
                           Charles
                           Stuart
                        
                         with
                         the
                         Crimes
                         above-mentioned
                         ,
                         and
                         for
                         receiving
                         his
                         personal
                         Answer
                         thereunto
                         ,
                         and
                         for
                         examination
                         of
                         Witnesses
                         upon
                         Oath
                         if
                         need
                         be
                         concerning
                         the
                         same
                         ;
                         and
                         thereupon
                         ,
                         or
                         in
                         default
                         of
                         such
                         answer
                         ▪
                         to
                         proceed
                         to
                         final
                         Sentence
                         ,
                         according
                         to
                         Iustice
                         and
                         the
                         merit
                         of
                         the
                         Cause
                         ,
                         to
                         be
                         executed
                         speedily
                         and
                         impartially
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         the
                         said
                         Court
                         is
                         hereby
                         Authorized
                         and
                         required
                         to
                         chuse
                         and
                         appoint
                         all
                         such
                         Officers
                         and
                         Attendants
                         ,
                         and
                         other
                         Circumstances
                         ,
                         as
                         they
                         or
                         the
                         Major
                         part
                         of
                         them
                         shall
                         in
                         any
                         sort
                         judge
                         necessary
                         or
                         useful
                         ,
                         for
                         the
                         ordering
                         and
                         good
                         managing
                         of
                         the
                         Premises
                         :
                         And
                         Thomas
                         Lord
                         Fairfax
                         the
                         General
                         ,
                         with
                         all
                         Officers
                         of
                         Iustice
                         ,
                         and
                         other
                         well-affected
                         persons
                         ,
                         are
                         hereby
                         Authorized
                         and
                         Required
                         to
                         be
                         aiding
                         and
                         assisting
                         to
                         the
                         said
                         Commissioners
                         ,
                         in
                         the
                         due
                         execution
                         of
                         the
                         Trust
                         hereby
                         committed
                         to
                         them
                         .
                         Provided
                         ,
                         that
                         this
                         Ordinance
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Authority
                         hereby
                         granted
                         ,
                         do
                         continue
                         for
                         the
                         space
                         of
                         one
                         Month
                         ,
                         from
                         the
                         Date
                         of
                         the
                         making
                         hereof
                         ,
                         and
                         no
                         longer
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 Act
                 was
                 followed
                 by
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 Ianuary
                 9.
                 made
                 by
                 Serjeant
                 Dendy
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 sound
                 of
                 Drums
                 and
                 Trumpets
                 ,
                 and
                 Guards
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 in
                 Westminster-Hall
                 ,
                 whereby
                 notice
                 was
                 given
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 (
                 pretended
                 )
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 were
                 to
                 sit
                 down
                 on
                 the
                 morrow
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 all
                 those
                 that
                 had
                 any
                 thing
                 to
                 say
                 against
                 
                   Charles
                   Stuart
                
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 might
                 be
                 heard
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 was
                 done
                 in
                 Cheap-side
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 old
                 Exchange
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Actors
                 or
                 Tragical
                 Persons
                 in
                 this
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 were
                 stumbled
                 at
                 several
                 illegalities
                 and
                 irregularities
                 thereof
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 a
                 presumptuous
                 confidence
                 (
                 as
                 drunken
                 men
                 passing
                 over
                 a
                 dangerous
                 Bridge
                 )
                 then
                 yet
                 slighted
                 .
                 But
                 when
                 it
                 was
                 perfected
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 consummatory
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Seal
                 to
                 be
                 affixed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 result
                 to
                 be
                 warranted
                 thereby
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 at
                 a
                 stand
                 ,
                 as
                 knowing
                 the
                 Kings
                 Seal
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 made
                 use
                 of
                 against
                 him
                 ;
                 
                 while
                 the
                 Army-Familiars
                 inspired
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Seal
                 was
                 alike
                 unnecessary
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 must
                 now
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 advice
                 )
                 act
                 by
                 themselves
                 and
                 their
                 own
                 Authority
                 ;
                 which
                 direction
                 they
                 followed
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 order
                 for
                 a
                 new
                 Seal
                 to
                 their
                 ensuing
                 Acts
                 as
                 hereafter
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 have
                 omitted
                 the
                 Cypher-Names
                 specified
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 pretended
                 Act
                 ,
                 because
                 
                 cause
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 upon
                 reluctancie
                 of
                 Conscience
                 ,
                 or
                 more
                 happy
                 perswasions
                 of
                 Friends
                 ,
                 did
                 not
                 undertake
                 the
                 Impiety
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 ,
                 because
                 we
                 would
                 not
                 defame
                 the
                 Names
                 of
                 those
                 Lords
                 and
                 Peers
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Judges
                 (
                 whose
                 Function
                 instructed
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 )
                 that
                 were
                 invited
                 ,
                 and
                 listed
                 on●e
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Treasonable
                 Combination
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 be
                 partakers
                 in
                 that
                 Guilt
                 :
                 but
                 those
                 that
                 appeared
                 and
                 prosecuted
                 their
                 Power
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 worthy
                 of
                 their
                 brand
                 ,
                 are
                 with
                 their
                 due
                 Character
                 here
                 subjoyned
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Kings
                   Iudges
                   marked
                   with
                   †
                   are
                   those
                   that
                   were
                   Executed
                   .
                
                 
                   †
                   
                   
                     Oliver
                     Cromwel
                  
                   ,
                   an
                   English
                   Monster
                   ,
                   a
                   shame
                   to
                   the
                   British
                   Chronicle
                   ;
                   a
                   name
                   of
                   ruine
                   and
                   mischief
                   ,
                   a
                   Native
                   of
                   Huntingdon-shire
                   ,
                   who
                   needs
                   no
                   other
                   Character
                   than
                   this
                   Chronicle
                   ,
                   being
                   the
                   Troubler
                   of
                   our
                   Israel
                   ;
                   whose
                   ruines
                   were
                   his
                   Grave
                   ,
                   yet
                   hath
                   found
                   another
                   under
                   Tyburn
                   ,
                   Ian.
                   30.
                   
                
                 
                   †
                   
                   
                     Henry
                     Ireton
                  
                   ,
                   Commissary-General
                   of
                   Horse
                   ,
                   
                   Cromwel's
                   Second
                   ,
                   espoused
                   his
                   Daughter
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   his
                   Designes
                   ,
                   —
                   so
                   ,
                   like
                   Father-in-law
                   ,
                   like
                   Son-out-law
                   ,
                   and
                   renterised
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   manner
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   the
                   same
                   time
                   ,
                   1660.
                   
                
                 
                   †
                   
                     Iohn
                     Bradshaw
                  
                   ,
                   President
                   ,
                   
                     Cum
                     nemini
                     ▪
                     obtrudi
                     potest
                     itur
                     ad
                     Hunc
                     ,
                  
                   —
                   there
                   was
                   no
                   such
                   Villain
                   to
                   be
                   found
                   among
                   the
                   Long-Rob●
                   ,
                   who
                   drowned
                   all
                   his
                   wickedness
                   and
                   false
                   practises
                   ,
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   compared
                   ,
                   under
                   this
                   most
                   flagitious
                   and
                   scelerate
                   parricide
                   of
                   the
                   King.
                   
                   A
                   
                   Cheshire-man
                   born
                   ,
                   but
                   hateful
                   to
                   his
                   Country
                   ,
                   more
                   abominable
                   to
                   his
                   Name
                   ,
                   most
                   odious
                   to
                   his
                   Nation
                   ,
                   whose
                   hopeful
                   recovery
                   by
                   the
                   first
                   endeavours
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   County
                   under
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Booth
                  
                   ,
                   
                   in
                   1659.
                   he
                   so
                   pined
                   at
                   ,
                   that
                   taking
                   a
                   just
                   desperation
                   ,
                   he
                   died
                   .
                   Two
                   Terms
                   before
                   the
                   Perpetration
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Murther
                   ,
                   he
                   had
                   took
                   the
                   Oath
                   of
                   Allegeance
                   as
                   a
                   Serjeant
                   at
                   Law
                   ,
                   being
                   called
                   to
                   that
                   Dignity
                   from
                   the
                   scolding
                   and
                   railing
                   of
                   
                     Guild-hall
                     London
                  
                   ,
                   to
                   convitiate
                   and
                   reproach
                   his
                   most
                   peaceable
                   Sovereign
                   .
                   He
                   grew
                   conscious
                   (
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   safety
                   of
                   his
                   Body
                   )
                   of
                   his
                   Fact
                   ,
                   when
                   he
                   shewed
                   his
                   aversness
                   to
                   Oliver
                   ,
                   the
                   very
                   name
                   of
                   a
                   Single
                   Person
                   frighting
                   him
                   ;
                   but
                   so
                   cauterized
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   salvation
                   of
                   his
                   Soul
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   departed
                   in
                   a
                   most
                   damnable
                   obstinacie
                   and
                   maintenance
                   of
                   his
                   Fact
                   ,
                   presuming
                   there
                   was
                   no
                   
                     High
                     Court
                     of
                     Iustice
                  
                   in
                   Heaven
                   ,
                   or
                   else
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   judged
                   already
                   .
                   The
                   price
                   of
                   this
                   Villany
                   was
                   the
                   Presidencie
                   of
                   their
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   Lord
                   
                   Cottington's
                   Estate
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   ,
                   with
                   some
                   Advance-Money
                   like
                   Iudas
                   for
                   his
                   undertaking
                   .
                   It
                   is
                   observed
                   he
                   died
                   in
                   his
                   Bed
                   ,
                   advantageously
                   Commented
                   on
                   by
                   the
                   Imps
                   and
                   Abettors
                   of
                   his
                   villany
                   ;
                   by
                   others
                   ,
                   at
                   least
                   taken
                   as
                   a
                   note
                   of
                   admiration
                   ,
                   leaving
                   his
                   Name
                   and
                   Memory
                   to
                   be
                   tortured
                   for
                   ever
                   .
                   The
                   good
                   Providence
                   of
                   God
                   removing
                   this
                   wretch
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   most
                   implacable
                   Enemies
                   of
                   our
                   Sovereign
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   easie
                   hand
                   (
                   which
                   might
                   otherwise
                   have
                   been
                   died
                   in
                   blood
                   )
                   with
                   which
                   it
                   restored
                   Him
                   to
                   his
                   Kingdoms
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   people
                   to
                   their
                   Laws
                   ,
                   Liberty
                   ,
                   and
                   Religion
                   ;
                   he
                   was
                   likewise
                   digged
                   out
                   of
                   
                   Westminster-Abby
                   ,
                   and
                   thrown
                   under
                   the
                   Gallows
                   .
                
                 
                   †
                   
                   Col.
                   
                     Thomas
                     Harrison
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Son
                   of
                   a
                   Butcher
                   at
                   Newcastle-under-line
                   in
                   Stafford-shire
                   ,
                   once
                   Servant
                   to
                   Mr.
                   Hulker
                   an
                   Attorney
                   .
                   He
                   betook
                   himself
                   to
                   the
                   Army
                   in
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   the
                   Wars
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   Preaching
                   and
                   such-like
                   sanctity
                   ,
                   came
                   to
                   be
                   a
                   Major
                   ;
                   where
                   his
                   pragmatical
                   spirit
                   cherished
                   by
                   Cromwel
                   ,
                   preferred
                   him
                   to
                   a
                   Colonel
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   custody
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   person
                   ,
                   when
                   taken
                   from
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                   Wight
                   ;
                   which
                   he
                   mos●
                   irreverently
                   abused
                   ,
                   by
                   no
                   less
                   sawcie
                   behaviour
                   than
                   Treasonable
                   speeches
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   afterwards
                   the
                   great
                   Captain
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Schismatiques
                   ,
                   especially
                   Fifth-Monarchy-men
                   ,
                   in
                   whose
                   love
                   ,
                   and
                   no
                   others
                   ,
                   he
                   died
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   expectedly
                   Executed
                   at
                   Charing-Cross
                   ,
                   in
                   that
                   expiatory
                   Month
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   1660.
                   
                
                 
                   †
                   
                   
                     Iohn
                     Carew
                  
                   ,
                   Brother
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Alexander
                     Carew
                  
                   beheaded
                   in
                   1644.
                   
                   This
                   person
                   was
                   no
                   doubt
                   deluded
                   by
                   the
                   mistaken
                   impulses
                   of
                   Satan
                   ,
                   for
                   those
                   of
                   the
                   Spirit
                   ,
                   being
                   a
                   Rank
                   Fifth-monarchist
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   pre-disposed
                   against
                   all
                   Government
                   
                   and
                   Authority
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   helped
                   to
                   strike
                   at
                   in
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   the
                   King.
                   
                
                 
                   †
                   
                     Iohn
                     Cook
                  
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   Sollicitor
                   of
                   the
                   High
                   Court
                   ,
                   whose
                   Plea
                   (
                   charitably
                   taken
                   )
                   is
                   his
                   best
                   Character
                   ,
                   that
                   his
                   Crime
                   was
                   not
                   out
                   of
                   Malice
                   but
                   Avarice
                   ;
                   being
                   a
                   poor
                   man
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   a
                   wanting
                   Condition
                   ,
                   before
                   he
                   undertook
                   this
                   most
                   scelerate
                   piece
                   of
                   Service
                   .
                   —
                   Better
                   be
                   out
                   of
                   practice
                   ,
                   than
                   in
                   such
                   as
                   this
                   .
                
                 
                   †
                   
                     Hugh
                     Peters
                  
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   shame
                   of
                   the
                   Clergy
                   ,
                   a
                   Pulpit-Buffoon
                   ,
                   a
                   seditious
                   abominable
                   Fellow
                   ,
                   Trumpet
                   to
                   this
                   Pageantry
                   of
                   a
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Justice
                   ,
                   the
                   most
                   unparallell'd
                   Ecclesiastick
                   in
                   all
                   Story
                   or
                   Times
                   .
                
                 
                   †
                   
                     Thomas
                     Scot
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Brewers
                   Clerk
                   ,
                   then
                   turned
                   Country-Attorney
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   countenance
                   of
                   the
                   Grandees
                   was
                   chosen
                   a
                   recruit
                   for
                   the
                   Borough
                   of
                   Wickham
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Buckingham
                   ;
                   so
                   violent
                   an
                   Enemy
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   wished
                   for
                   no
                   other
                   Epitaph
                   or
                   Inscription
                   on
                   his
                   Grave
                   ,
                   than
                   
                     Here
                     lies
                  
                   Thomas
                   Scot
                   
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     King's
                     Iudges
                  
                   :
                   but
                   he
                   should
                   first
                   have
                   wished
                   for
                   a
                   Grave
                   .
                
                 
                   †
                   
                     Gregory
                     Clement
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Merchant
                   ,
                   who
                   procured
                   and
                   purchased
                   a
                   place
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   means
                   as
                   he
                   did
                   his
                   lustful
                   debaucheries
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   notoriety
                   of
                   which
                   ,
                   his
                   Fellow-villains
                   discarded
                   him
                   their
                   Company
                   .
                   He
                   contributed
                   to
                   the
                   destruction
                   of
                   his
                   Sovereign
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   might
                   Reign
                   in
                   his
                   own
                   wickedness
                   .
                
                 
                   †
                   
                     Adrian
                     Scroop
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Colonel
                   of
                   Horse
                   ,
                   very
                   active
                   against
                   the
                   Kings
                   Party
                   in
                   1648.
                   and
                   more
                   diligent
                   against
                   his
                   Life
                   and
                   Honour
                   at
                   this
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Justice
                   .
                   'T
                   is
                   sad
                   to
                   think
                   he
                   should
                   be
                   allied
                   to
                   so
                   Honourable
                   a
                   Family
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   deserving
                   and
                   Noble
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   name
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Adrian
                     Scroop
                  
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Bath
                   ,
                   13
                   Caroli
                   2.
                   
                
                 
                   †
                   Col.
                   
                     Iohn
                     Iones
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Serving-man
                   ,
                   of
                   a
                   mean
                   fortune
                   ,
                   till
                   the
                   times
                   ,
                   which
                   afforded
                   him
                   advantages
                   among
                   the
                   ruined
                   Loyal
                   Welch
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   was
                   first
                   a
                   great
                   Committee-man
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   a
                   recruit
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   married
                   one
                   of
                   Cromwels
                   Sisters
                   (
                   who
                   had
                   as
                   many
                   Females
                   to
                   bestow
                   as
                   a
                   Cardinal
                   )
                   and
                   might
                   therefore
                   be
                   presumed
                   on
                   to
                   make
                   one
                   in
                   this
                   Tragedy
                   .
                
                 
                   †
                   
                     Francis
                     Hacker
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Souldier
                   of
                   Fortune
                   ,
                   of
                   notable
                   Resolution
                   and
                   Conduct
                   ,
                   the
                   success
                   whereof
                   wrought
                   him
                   into
                   Cromwels
                   familiarity
                   ,
                   from
                   whence
                   he
                   had
                   not
                   the
                   faculty
                   or
                   power
                   to
                   recede
                   ,
                   but
                   was
                   charmed
                   into
                   this
                   desperate
                   designe
                   ;
                   his
                   being
                   the
                   last
                   hand
                   through
                   which
                   it
                   passed
                   to
                   the
                   Scaffold
                   .
                
                 
                   †
                   
                     Daniel
                     Axtel
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   kind
                   of
                   Country-Mercer
                   in
                   Bedfordshire
                   ,
                   obeyed
                   the
                   Call
                   (
                   as
                   he
                   said
                   )
                   of
                   the
                   (
                   seditious
                   )
                   Pulpits
                   ,
                   and
                   went
                   forth
                   some
                   small
                   Officer
                   to
                   fight
                   against
                   the
                   Mighty
                   :
                   after
                   many
                   Traverses
                   ,
                   was
                   made
                   Lieutenant-Colonel
                   ,
                   and
                   employed
                   by
                   Cromwel
                   out
                   of
                   favour
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   ready
                   way
                   to
                   Greatness
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   Captain
                   of
                   the
                   Guard
                   at
                   the
                   Kings
                   Trial
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   made
                   his
                   Ianizaries
                   by
                   blows
                   and
                   threats
                   ,
                   to
                   cry
                   out
                   ,
                   Iustice
                   and
                   Execution
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   guilty
                   of
                   a
                   great
                   deal
                   more
                   (
                   but
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   mentioned
                   with
                   this
                   )
                   blood
                   in
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   gotten
                   a
                   pretty
                   soul
                   Estate
                   .
                
                 
                   †
                   Col.
                   Okey
                   ,
                   
                   formerly
                   a
                   Stoker
                   in
                   a
                   Brew-house
                   ,
                   then
                   a
                   Chandler
                   near
                   Billingsgate
                   ;
                   but
                   leaving
                   his
                   Trade
                   for
                   his
                   hopes
                   in
                   the
                   War
                   ,
                   passed
                   through
                   the
                   several
                   Commands
                   to
                   that
                   of
                   a
                   Colonel
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   very
                   short
                   space
                   of
                   time
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   a
                   daring
                   bold
                   Commander
                   ,
                   which
                   rendred
                   him
                   open
                   and
                   suitable
                   to
                   Cromwels
                   designes
                   ,
                   who
                   likewise
                   bewitched
                   him
                   into
                   the
                   Partnership
                   of
                   this
                   accursed
                   Murther
                   .
                
                 
                   †
                   
                     Miles
                     Corbet
                  
                   ,
                   
                   of
                   a
                   very
                   good
                   Family
                   in
                   Norfolk
                   ,
                   chosen
                   Burgess
                   for
                   Yarmouth
                   in
                   that
                   County
                   ,
                   when
                   he
                   had
                   no
                   other
                   advantage
                   but
                   troublesome
                   times
                   to
                   recover
                   himself
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   helped
                   forward
                   into
                   the
                   ensuing
                   Calamities
                   .
                   —
                   
                     Hoc
                     faciunt
                     mores
                     Pontilianae
                     Tui
                  
                   .
                   —
                   He
                   was
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Male-content
                   Members
                   of
                   the
                   former
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   with
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Elliot
                  
                   and
                   others
                   ;
                   and
                   now
                   took
                   the
                   opportunity
                   of
                   wreaking
                   all
                   those
                   old
                   grudges
                   upon
                   the
                   Kings
                   life
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   share
                   himself
                   an
                   Estate
                   from
                   several
                   great
                   places
                   in
                   England
                   and
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   was
                   in
                   effect
                   Lord
                   Chancellor
                   .
                
                 
                   †
                   Col.
                   
                     Iohn
                     Berkstead
                  
                   ,
                   
                   once
                   a
                   sorry
                   Goldsmith
                   in
                   the
                   Strand
                   ,
                   and
                   having
                   learnt
                   a
                   little
                   City-Souldiery
                   ,
                   for
                   want
                   of
                   better
                   Commanders
                   ,
                   was
                   made
                   Captain
                   of
                   a
                   Foot-company
                   under
                   Colonel
                   Ven
                   at
                   Windsor
                   ▪
                   was
                   afterwards
                   Governour
                   of
                   
                   Reading
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   his
                   pliantness
                   ingratiated
                   with
                   Oliver
                   ,
                   who
                   made
                   him
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Judges
                   ,
                   afterwards
                   preferred
                   him
                   to
                   the
                   Lieutenancie
                   of
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   where
                   now
                   his
                   head
                   stands
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   These
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Iudges
                   marked
                   with
                   *
                   are
                   those
                   that
                   died
                   before
                   the
                   Kings
                   Return
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   Col.
                   
                     Thomas
                     Pride
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Brewer
                   ,
                   to
                   which
                   he
                   ascended
                   from
                   a
                   Dray
                   man
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   steps
                   as
                   from
                   thence
                   he
                   became
                   a
                   Lord
                   :
                   
                   he
                   was
                   a
                   resolute
                   ignorant
                   fellow
                   ,
                   but
                   of
                   very
                   good
                   success
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   fit
                   to
                   partake
                   with
                   Cromwel
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   venture
                   on
                   that
                   prime
                   and
                   hardy
                   work
                   of
                   garbling
                   the
                   Parliament
                   for
                   him
                   .
                   That
                   done
                   ,
                   he
                   deserved
                   any
                   employment
                   from
                   his
                   Master
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   put
                   upon
                   this
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   discharged
                   with
                   as
                   much
                   brutishness
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                   Col.
                   
                     Isaac
                     Ewer
                  
                   ,
                   descended
                   of
                   an
                   Antient
                   and
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Family
                   in
                   Yorkshire
                   ,
                   but
                   the
                   Patrimony
                   thereof
                   so
                   wasted
                   ,
                   that
                   this
                   Cadet
                   was
                   forced
                   to
                   be
                   take
                   himself
                   to
                   the
                   wealthier
                   side
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   profited
                   alike
                   in
                   Principles
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   thought
                   fit
                   (
                   because
                   of
                   his
                   Birth
                   )
                   to
                   be
                   the
                   Kings
                   Guardian
                   from
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                   Wight
                   ;
                   which
                   he
                   performed
                   ,
                   and
                   afterwards
                   to
                   be
                   his
                   Murtherer
                   .
                   His
                   Relacion
                   was
                   chosen
                   one
                   of
                   Olivers
                   Lords
                   of
                   the
                   other
                   House
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                   Thomas
                   Lord
                   Gray
                   of
                   Grooby
                   ,
                   Son
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Stamford
                   ,
                   a
                   Colonel
                   in
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   infected
                   .
                   By
                   the
                   Honour
                   of
                   his
                   Family
                   he
                   escapes
                   a
                   mention
                   or
                   condemnation
                   for
                   this
                   Crime
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   others
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Danvers
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Brother
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Danby
                   ,
                   a
                   Loyal
                   and
                   Noble
                   Peer
                   :
                   
                     Sed
                     scio
                     quis
                     Deus
                     est
                     ,
                     hunc
                     qui
                     tibi
                     dividit
                     astris
                     .
                  
                   The
                   covetousness
                   after
                   his
                   Brothers
                   Estate
                   (
                   who
                   was
                   made
                   a
                   Delinquent
                   )
                   suckt
                   him
                   in
                   ,
                   and
                   afterwards
                   swallowed
                   his
                   Name
                   and
                   Honour
                   in
                   this
                   Whirl-pool
                   of
                   confusion
                   ,
                   and
                   Royal
                   Blood.
                   
                
                 
                   *
                   
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Maleverer
                  
                   ,
                   descended
                   also
                   of
                   a
                   very
                   good
                   Family
                   in
                   Yorkshire
                   ,
                   but
                   obliged
                   to
                   the
                   kindness
                   of
                   the
                   two
                   last
                   Kings
                   for
                   their
                   Honour
                   ,
                   which
                   being
                   above
                   his
                   Estate
                   ,
                   wickedly
                   prompted
                   him
                   for
                   the
                   equalling
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   to
                   drain
                   the
                   Fountain
                   of
                   his
                   Masters
                   life
                   and
                   Honour
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Bourchier
                  
                   ,
                   another
                   Yorkshire
                   Knight
                   ,
                   an
                   Independent
                   Mercenary
                   ,
                   who
                   from
                   the
                   Crisis
                   of
                   their
                   prevalencie
                   workt
                   for
                   them
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   he
                   might
                   not
                   be
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   way
                   when
                   occasion
                   should
                   serve
                   them
                   ,
                   diligently
                   dined
                   at
                   Hell
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   compleat
                   his
                   work
                   ,
                   consented
                   to
                   this
                   Murther
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   Col.
                   Purefoy
                   ,
                   a
                   Warwickshire
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   and
                   Governour
                   once
                   of
                   Coventry
                   ;
                   a
                   great
                   Zealot
                   against
                   Crosses
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   no
                   less
                   against
                   Crowns
                   .
                   He
                   imbrued
                   his
                   hands
                   in
                   the
                   Blood
                   of
                   his
                   Prince
                   ,
                   but
                   could
                   not
                   tell
                   (
                   for
                   the
                   ease
                   of
                   his
                   Conscience
                   upon
                   his
                   death-bed
                   )
                   how
                   he
                   should
                   wipe
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                   
                     Iohn
                     Blakestone
                  
                   ,
                   formerly
                   a
                   Shop-keeper
                   in
                   Newcastle
                   ,
                   where
                   pretending
                   himself
                   a
                   Presbyterian
                   while
                   the
                   Scots
                   were
                   there
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   chosen
                   Burgess
                   for
                   that
                   Town
                   ;
                   and
                   jugling
                   a
                   while
                   among
                   the
                   Independent
                   Faction
                   ,
                   learnt
                   a
                   worse
                   Trade
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   wicked
                   Craft
                   of
                   King-killing
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Constable
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   
                   Yorkshire-man
                   ,
                   one
                   who
                   sold
                   his
                   Lands
                   to
                   Sir
                   Marmaduke
                   (
                   after
                   Lord
                   Langdale
                   )
                   in
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   our
                   Troubles
                   ,
                   but
                   when
                   the
                   said
                   Lord
                   was
                   made
                   a
                   Delinquent
                   ,
                   regained
                   them
                   for
                   nothing
                   ;
                   was
                   a
                   great
                   Rumper
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   their
                   hand
                   for
                   this
                   Parricide
                   ,
                   he
                   died
                   Governour
                   of
                   Gloucester
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   great
                   Commander
                   in
                   the
                   North.
                   
                
                 
                   *
                   
                   
                     Richard
                     Dean
                  
                   ,
                   Colonel
                   and
                   General
                   at
                   Sea
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   was
                   slain
                   by
                   a
                   Cannon-shot
                   ,
                   standing
                   by
                   the
                   Renowned
                   General
                   Monk
                   his
                   Colleague
                   .
                   This
                   person
                   was
                   formerly
                   a
                   Hoymans
                   servant
                   in
                   Ipswich
                   ,
                   and
                   when
                   the
                   War
                   began
                   ,
                   was
                   a
                   Matross
                   in
                   the
                   Train
                   of
                   Artillery
                   ,
                   and
                   role
                   to
                   a
                   Captains
                   Command
                   therein
                   ;
                   and
                   was
                   famous
                   first
                   at
                   the
                   Siege
                   of
                   Exeter
                   ,
                   &
                   being
                   a
                   cross
                   Fellow
                   ,
                   was
                   thought
                   fit
                   to
                   be
                   one
                   of
                   Cromwels
                   Complices
                   ,
                   to
                   execute
                   his
                   Plots
                   against
                   his
                   Sovereigns
                   life
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                   
                     Francis
                     Allen
                  
                   ,
                   once
                   a
                   Gold-smith
                   in
                   Fleet-street
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   leapt
                   into
                   a
                   pretty
                   Estate
                   by
                   marrying
                   his
                   Mistress
                   ;
                   was
                   chose
                   a
                   Recruit
                   of
                   the
                   Long
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   adhered
                   to
                   the
                   Juncto
                   for
                   their
                   admission
                   of
                   him
                   ;
                   was
                   made
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   
                   Treasurers
                   at
                   War
                   ,
                   a
                   Customer
                   ;
                   and
                   had
                   Crone-house
                   given
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   held
                   it
                   in
                   
                     Capite
                     Regis
                  
                   :
                   after
                   that
                   Murther
                   ,
                   was
                   made
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Committees
                   for
                   sale
                   of
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Lands
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   *
                   
                   
                     Peregrine
                     Pelham
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Yorkshire
                   Tike
                   ,
                   not
                   of
                   the
                   
                   Sussex-Family
                   ;
                   a
                   kind
                   of
                   Governour
                   of
                   Hull
                   after
                   Hotham
                   ;
                   the
                   dutiful
                   carriage
                   of
                   which
                   place
                   taught
                   him
                   afterwards
                   this
                   Trayterous
                   deportment
                   in
                   the
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Justice
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                     Iohn
                     Moor
                  
                   ,
                   
                   formerly
                   Colonel
                   of
                   the
                   Guards
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   the
                   benefit
                   of
                   all
                   Passes
                   from
                   London
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                     Iohn
                     Allured
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Souldier
                   of
                   Fortune
                   ,
                   promoted
                   (
                   for
                   his
                   hand
                   in
                   this
                   Villany
                   )
                   to
                   be
                   a
                   Colonel
                   ,
                   died
                   just
                   before
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Restitution
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                     Humphry
                     Edwards
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Member
                   of
                   the
                   Long-Parliament
                   ,
                   discontented
                   against
                   the
                   King
                   for
                   being
                   denied
                   by
                   him
                   a
                   Preferment
                   he
                   deserved
                   not
                   ;
                   which
                   rankled
                   and
                   fe●red
                   him
                   into
                   this
                   malicious
                   Parricide
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   Sir
                   
                     Gregory
                     Norton
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   poor
                   Knight
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Pensioners
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   had
                   
                   Richmond-Mannor
                   and
                   House
                   as
                   good
                   as
                   given
                   him
                   for
                   this
                   Service
                   against
                   his
                   good
                   Master
                   and
                   Sovereign
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   *
                   
                     Iohn
                     Ven
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   broken
                   Silk-man
                   in
                   Cheap-side
                   ,
                   made
                   Governour
                   of
                   
                   Windsor-Castle
                   in
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   the
                   War
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   other
                   profits
                   and
                   emoluments
                   .
                   It
                   is
                   credibly
                   reported
                   that
                   he
                   hanged
                   himself
                   ;
                   certain
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   he
                   died
                   strangely
                   and
                   suddenly
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                     Thomas
                     Andrews
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Linnen-draper
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   afterwards
                   a
                   Treasurer
                   for
                   the
                   Guild-hall
                   Plate
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   Receiver
                   for
                   the
                   Army
                   ;
                   he
                   afterwards
                   proclaimed
                   the
                   Act
                   against
                   Kingly
                   Government
                   ,
                   and
                   very
                   narrowly
                   prevented
                   Justice
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                     Anthony
                     Stapely
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Sussex
                   Gentleman
                   and
                   Colonel
                   ,
                   and
                   Governour
                   of
                   Chichester
                   strangely
                   wrought
                   into
                   this
                   wicked
                   Conspiracie
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                     Thomas
                     Horton
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Recruit
                   to
                   the
                   Long-Parliament
                   ,
                   of
                   so
                   mean
                   and
                   unknown
                   a
                   Quality
                   before
                   St.
                   
                   Fagons-Fight
                   ,
                   that
                   that
                   's
                   all
                   the
                   Character
                   can
                   be
                   given
                   him
                   here
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                     Iohn
                     Fry
                  
                   ,
                   
                   another
                   Recruit
                   to
                   the
                   Long-Parliament
                   ,
                   a
                   Yeoman
                   and
                   Committee-man
                   of
                   Dorsetshire
                   ;
                   he
                   proved
                   an
                   Arrian
                   in
                   Print
                   ,
                   which
                   Colonel
                   Downs
                   charged
                   him
                   with
                   ;
                   and
                   so
                   no
                   wonder
                   he
                   that
                   dar'd
                   deny
                   the
                   Divinity
                   of
                   Christ
                   ,
                   was
                   so
                   cruelly
                   Traiterous
                   to
                   the
                   Majesty
                   of
                   his
                   Prince
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                     Thomas
                     Hammond
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Son
                   to
                   Prince
                   
                   Henry's
                   Physitian
                   ,
                   who
                   most
                   ungratefully
                   and
                   disloyally
                   was
                   the
                   Kings
                   Jaylor
                   ,
                   and
                   verified
                   that
                   sad
                   Presage
                   and
                   Oracle
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     there
                     are
                     but
                     few
                     steps
                     between
                     the
                     Prisons
                     and
                     Graves
                     of
                     Princes
                  
                   ;
                   to
                   the
                   great
                   trouble
                   of
                   his
                   most
                   Loyal
                   and
                   Learned
                   Brother
                   ,
                   Dr.
                   
                     Henry
                     Hammond
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Kings
                   beloved
                   Chaplain
                   .
                
                 
                   *
                   
                     Isaack
                     Pennington
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                   of
                   London
                   two
                   years
                   together
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   Kings
                   express
                   Command
                   from
                   Oxford
                   ,
                   a
                   most
                   implacable
                   Rebel
                   ;
                   yet
                   for
                   all
                   the
                   spoil
                   he
                   got
                   ,
                   broke
                   twice
                   ,
                   and
                   hop'd
                   to
                   make
                   good
                   all
                   by
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   his
                   Sovereign
                   :
                   since
                   his
                   Imprisonment
                   he
                   died
                   in
                   the
                   Tower.
                   
                
                 
                   *
                   
                     Simon
                     Meyne
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   
                   Buckingham-shire-man
                   ,
                   of
                   a
                   good
                   Estate
                   ,
                   but
                   an
                   illegal
                   Recruit
                   of
                   the
                   Long-Parliament
                   ;
                   a
                   great
                   Committee-man
                   and
                   Sequestrator
                   of
                   other
                   mens
                   Estates
                   ,
                   and
                   being
                   so
                   initiated
                   ,
                   thought
                   it
                   no
                   great
                   matter
                   to
                   assist
                   in
                   this
                   business
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   life
                   :
                   since
                   his
                   Imprisonment
                   he
                   died
                   in
                   the
                   Tower.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   These
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Iudges
                   marked
                   with
                   ¶
                   are
                   such
                   as
                   are
                   in
                   Prison
                   in
                   the
                   Tower
                   of
                   London
                   and
                   elsewhere
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   under
                   Sentence
                   of
                   Death
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   Executed
                   at
                   the
                   pleasure
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   Parliament
                   .
                
                 
                   ¶
                   Sir
                   
                     Hardress
                     Waller
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Souldier
                   of
                   Fortune
                   ,
                   once
                   a
                   Cavalier
                   in
                   Judgment
                   ,
                   then
                   a
                   Presbyterian
                   ;
                   upon
                   the
                   new
                   Model
                   an
                   Independent
                   ,
                   where
                   finding
                   the
                   uncontroulable
                   sweetness
                   of
                   Pay
                   ,
                   and
                   likeliness
                   of
                   greater
                   Spoils
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   hardned
                   into
                   this
                   Conspiracie
                   against
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   mastered
                   his
                   hopes
                   of
                   Wealth
                   
                   in
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   being
                   Major-General
                   :
                   he
                   was
                   a
                   prisoner
                   in
                   the
                   Tower
                   of
                   London
                   ▪
                   and
                   confessed
                   and
                   deprecated
                   his
                   crime
                   .
                
                 
                   ¶
                   
                   
                     William
                     Heveningham
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   of
                   the
                   fairest
                   Estate
                   ,
                   and
                   as
                   Gentile
                   and
                   Ancient
                   a
                   Family
                   as
                   any
                   in
                   Suffolk
                   .
                   To
                   keep
                   ill
                   Company
                   ,
                   is
                   the
                   way
                   to
                   be
                   wicked
                   .
                   Other
                   causes
                   and
                   inducements
                   to
                   this
                   horrid
                   action
                   are
                   not
                   publique
                   ;
                   and
                   I
                   will
                   not
                   dive
                   further
                   .
                
                 
                   ¶
                   
                   Col.
                   
                     Henry
                     Marten
                  
                   ,
                   Son
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Marten
                  
                   Judge
                   of
                   the
                   Perrogative-Court
                   ;
                   a
                   most
                   lewd
                   ,
                   vicious
                   ,
                   and
                   infamous
                   person
                   ,
                   who
                   first
                   spoke
                   Treason
                   against
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   his
                   Family
                   in
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Commons
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   in
                   complement
                   committed
                   and
                   suspended
                   .
                   There
                   was
                   no
                   question
                   ,
                   but
                   he
                   would
                   act
                   what
                   he
                   spoke
                   ,
                   when
                   the
                   power
                   thereof
                   was
                   in
                   his
                   fellow-Traytors
                   hands
                   .
                
                 
                   ¶
                   
                   
                     Owen
                     Row
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Silk-man
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   a
                   constant
                   Commander
                   in
                   the
                   Independent
                   Militia
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   trained
                   up
                   to
                   the
                   perpetration
                   of
                   this
                   wickedness
                   .
                
                 
                   ¶
                   
                   
                     Augustine
                     Garland
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Recruit
                   of
                   the
                   Long-Parliament
                   for
                   the
                   Borough
                   of
                   Quinborough
                   in
                   Kent
                   ,
                   in
                   1647.
                   
                   Chair-man
                   of
                   the
                   Committee
                   that
                   drew
                   up
                   the
                   pretended
                   Act
                   for
                   the
                   Kings
                   Trial
                   :
                   as
                   rare
                   a
                   Blade
                   as
                   the
                   worst
                   of
                   them
                   at
                   the
                   spoil
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   a
                   Lawyer
                   ,
                   and
                   suspected
                   to
                   have
                   spit
                   in
                   the
                   Kings
                   Face
                   at
                   his
                   Trial.
                   
                
                 
                   ¶
                   
                   
                     Henry
                     Smith
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Lawyer
                   ,
                   but
                   a
                   mean
                   one
                   ,
                   of
                   a
                   fair
                   Estate
                   in
                   Leicestershire
                   ,
                   40
                   which
                   was
                   added
                   (
                   as
                   the
                   hire
                   of
                   this
                   villany
                   )
                   a
                   Six
                   Clerks
                   place
                   in
                   Cancery
                   ;
                   supposed
                   to
                   be
                   drawn
                   in
                   ,
                   and
                   complicated
                   in
                   this
                   Guilt
                   .
                
                 
                   ¶
                   
                     Robert
                     Titchbourn
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Linnen-draper
                   ,
                   of
                   good
                   City-Extraction
                   ,
                   a
                   Colonel
                   ,
                   made
                   by
                   Fairfax
                   Lieutenant
                   of
                   the
                   Tower
                   for
                   a
                   while
                   ,
                   
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   infamous
                   Triers
                   of
                   his
                   Sovereign
                   ,
                   the
                   meritorious
                   service
                   o●
                   all
                   his
                   preferments
                   and
                   greatness
                   .
                
                 
                   ¶
                   Col.
                   
                     George
                     Fleetwood
                  
                   of
                   Buckingham-shire
                   ,
                   Kinsman
                   to
                   Sir
                   Miles
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Court
                   of
                   Wards
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   Brother
                   to
                   Sir
                   William
                   a
                   very
                   Loyal
                   and
                   honest
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   
                     Charles
                     Fleetwood
                  
                   a
                   very
                   Knave
                   and
                   Fool.
                   
                
                 
                   ¶
                   
                     Iames
                     Temple
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   Sussex
                   ,
                   Colonel
                   ,
                   came
                   in
                   to
                   this
                   pack
                   for
                   his
                   share
                   of
                   the
                   spoil
                   ▪
                   
                   a
                   man
                   remarkable
                   for
                   nothing
                   but
                   this
                   horrid
                   business
                   .
                
                 
                   ¶
                   
                     Thomas
                     Wait
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   
                   R●tl●ndshire-man
                   ,
                   a
                   Recruit
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   chosen
                   by
                   the
                   Armes
                   influence
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   from
                   a
                   mean
                   person
                   made
                   by
                   them
                   Governour
                   of
                   Burleigh
                   ,
                   by
                   which
                   means
                   he
                   became
                   engaged
                   to
                   their
                   Interests
                   and
                   Designes
                   .
                
                 
                   ¶
                   
                   
                     Peter
                     Temple
                  
                   ,
                   formerly
                   a
                   Linnen-drapers
                   ,
                   apprentice
                   in
                   Friday-street
                   ,
                   but
                   his
                   elder
                   Brother
                   dying
                   ,
                   forsook
                   his
                   Trade
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   possest
                   of
                   some
                   400
                   pounds
                   a
                   year
                   in
                   Leicestershire
                   ;
                   was
                   as
                   a
                   Recruit
                   chosen
                   Burgess
                   for
                   that
                   County-town
                   ,
                   as
                   Colleague
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Arthur
                     Haslerig
                  
                   ;
                   made
                   a
                   Captain
                   of
                   Horse
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   great
                   Committee-man
                   ,
                   but
                   of
                   very
                   weak
                   parts
                   ,
                   and
                   easie
                   to
                   be
                   led
                   where
                   the
                   hopes
                   and
                   promises
                   of
                   profit
                   guided
                   him
                   :
                   yet
                   got
                   nothing
                   (
                   though
                   a
                   constant
                   Rumper
                   )
                   being
                   fooled
                   by
                   Oliver
                   into
                   the
                   snare
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   hath
                   often
                   confessed
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   ¶
                   
                   
                     Robert
                     Lilburn
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   Bishoprick
                   of
                   Durham
                   ,
                   Brother
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Lilburn
                  
                   the
                   Trouble-world
                   ,
                   sided
                   formerly
                   with
                   Cromwel
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   through-paced
                   to
                   his
                   Interests
                   ;
                   though
                   another
                   Brother
                   repented
                   ,
                   and
                   would
                   have
                   kept
                   
                   Tinmouth-castle
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   when
                   Iohn
                   fell
                   off
                   upon
                   a
                   Model
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   .
                   A
                   Colonel
                   of
                   Horse
                   he
                   was
                   made
                   a
                   while
                   before
                   this
                   Regicide
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   ran
                   fearlesly
                   into
                   the
                   danger
                   of
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   ¶
                   
                   
                     Gilbert
                     Millington
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Lawyer
                   ,
                   and
                   constant
                   Chair-man
                   of
                   the
                   Committee
                   for
                   plundered
                   Ministers
                   ,
                   the
                   sweets
                   of
                   which
                   Imployment
                   set
                   his
                   Teeth
                   on
                   edge
                   ,
                   and
                   sharpned
                   him
                   to
                   this
                   cruel
                   attempt
                   upon
                   his
                   Sovereigns
                   life
                   .
                
                 
                   ¶
                   
                   
                     Vincent
                     Potter
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Recruit
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Long-Parliament
                   ,
                   a
                   Mushroom-Member
                   ,
                   so
                   suddenly
                   sprung
                   up
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   such
                   igno●e
                   Relations
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   only
                   knowledge
                   of
                   him
                   came
                   by
                   this
                   infamous
                   Murder
                   .
                
                 
                   ¶
                   
                     Iohn
                     Downes
                  
                   ,
                   formerly
                   a
                   Citizen
                   ,
                   then
                   a
                   Colonel
                   in
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Recruit
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   by
                   menaces
                   and
                   threats
                   engaged
                   in
                   this
                   fatal
                   business
                   :
                   he
                   would
                   have
                   opposed
                   the
                   violence
                   that
                   carried
                   it
                   ,
                   but
                   was
                   over-born
                   himself
                   ,
                   his
                   Allegeance
                   and
                   Conscience
                   being
                   over-awed
                   by
                   Cromwel
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   These
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Iudges
                   marked
                   with
                   ‖
                   are
                   those
                   that
                   fled
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   upon
                   His
                   Majesties
                   Return
                   .
                
                 
                   ‑
                   
                     Thomas
                     Wogan
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   recruit
                   likewise
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   had
                   his
                   lesson
                   set
                   him
                   upon
                   his
                   procured
                   Election
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   to
                   endeavour
                   the
                   Ruine
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   for
                   his
                   share
                   in
                   it
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   destroy
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   to
                   become
                   himself
                   one
                   of
                   our
                   Princes
                   in
                   the
                   Anarchy
                   .
                
                 
                   ‑
                   
                     Iohn
                     Lisle
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   and
                   a
                   Lawyer
                   bred
                   ,
                   was
                   born
                   of
                   a
                   good
                   Family
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   a
                   fair
                   Patrimony
                   in
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                   Wight
                   ,
                   whose
                   Father
                   dyed
                   there
                   during
                   the
                   Treaty
                   :
                   a
                   severe
                   and
                   supercilious
                   person
                   ,
                   clouded
                   always
                   with
                   pretences
                   of
                   Religion
                   ,
                   and
                   Common-wealth
                   Interest
                   .
                   The
                   very
                   picture
                   of
                   a
                   male-content
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   his
                   countenance
                   (
                   the
                   counterfeit
                   of
                   
                     Guy
                     Fauks
                  
                   his
                   Dark-lanthorn
                   )
                   directed
                   to
                   this
                   conspiracy
                   .
                   For
                   his
                   service
                   done
                   herein
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   made
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   of
                   the
                   new
                   Great
                   Seal
                   ,
                   Master
                   of
                   Saint
                   Crosses
                   ,
                   a
                   place
                   onely
                   fit
                   for
                   a
                   Divine
                   ,
                   worth
                   800
                   
                     per
                     annum
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   place
                   of
                   a
                   reverend
                   Doctor
                   ;
                   for
                   which
                   preferments
                   he
                   became
                   obliged
                   to
                   the
                   Blood-sucking
                   State
                   ,
                   to
                   assume
                   the
                   Scarlet
                   Robes
                   and
                   the
                   as
                   deep
                   dyed
                   guilt
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Bradshaw
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   be
                   President
                   to
                   all
                   the
                   High
                   Courts
                   of
                   Justice
                   during
                   the
                   Usurpation
                   :
                   the
                   last
                   effects
                   of
                   his
                   sanguinous
                   violence
                   being
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Slingsby
                  
                   ,
                   Doctor
                   Hewit
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   of
                   lesser
                   quality
                   .
                   He
                   fled
                   upon
                   the
                   return
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   long
                   after
                   fell
                   himself
                   by
                   the
                   hand
                   of
                   Violence
                   .
                
                 
                   ‑
                   
                     William
                     Say
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Member
                   also
                   of
                   the
                   Long
                   Robe
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   well-practised
                   but
                   ill
                   counselled
                   Lawyer
                   —
                   who
                   for
                   the
                   Fee
                   of
                   this
                   wicked
                   combination
                   ,
                   had
                   Liberty
                   to
                   get
                   what
                   he
                   could
                   ,
                   being
                   foysted
                   in
                   as
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   illegal
                   recruits
                   of
                   the
                   Long-Parliament
                   .
                   He
                   sate
                   in
                   the
                   Chair
                   of
                   the
                   Scorner
                   when
                   Lenthall
                   the
                   Speaker
                   was
                   sick
                   of
                   the
                   sullens
                   for
                   ten
                   days
                   ,
                   upon
                   the
                   approach
                   of
                   General
                   Monke
                   ;
                   and
                   gave
                   himself
                   the
                   Thanks
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   while
                   three
                   Kingdoms
                   gave
                   him
                   their
                   Curses
                   .
                   He
                   is
                   relatively
                   good
                   ,
                   by
                   a
                   Brother
                   now
                   living
                   ,
                   Fellow
                   of
                   
                   Oriel-Colledge
                   in
                   Oxford
                   ,
                   for
                   whose
                   sake
                   I
                   will
                   speak
                   no
                   more
                   of
                   him
                   ,
                   till
                   Justice
                   finde
                   him
                   ,
                   for
                   he
                   is
                   fled
                   .
                
                 
                   ‑
                   Col.
                   
                     Valentine
                     Walton
                  
                   ,
                   
                   whose
                   first
                   remarque
                   was
                   the
                   marriage
                   of
                   
                   Cromwel's
                   Sister
                   ,
                   by
                   whose
                   awe
                   and
                   command
                   he
                   was
                   made
                   by
                   the
                   Parliament
                   Governour
                   of
                   Lyn
                   ,
                   and
                   Bashaw
                   of
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                   Ely
                   ;
                   which
                   place
                   he
                   had
                   fortified
                   ,
                   if
                   before
                   Cromwel
                   could
                   have
                   compleated
                   his
                   designe
                   ,
                   he
                   had
                   been
                   forced
                   thither
                   .
                   He
                   hath
                   escaped
                   hitherto
                   ,
                   but
                   remains
                   in
                   the
                   list
                   of
                   the
                   Fugitives
                   of
                   that
                   tribe
                   .
                
                 
                   ‑
                   Col.
                   
                     Edward
                     Whalley
                  
                   ;
                   
                   once
                   a
                   Wollen-draper
                   ,
                   descended
                   from
                   a
                   Family
                   in
                   Nottingham-shire
                   ,
                   but
                   decaying
                   ,
                   left
                   the
                   Ell
                   and
                   took
                   up
                   the
                   Spear
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   our
                   first
                   Troubles
                   continued
                   in
                   them
                   ,
                   till
                   he
                   rose
                   to
                   be
                   Commissary-General
                   of
                   the
                   Horse
                   .
                   These
                   advantages
                   taught
                   him
                   first
                   to
                   betray
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   Hampton-Court
                   under
                   pretence
                   of
                   affection
                   ,
                   when
                   he
                   made
                   him
                   fly
                   to
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                   Wight
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   murder
                   him
                   afterwards
                   ,
                   without
                   any
                   scruple
                   .
                   He
                   is
                   fled
                   also
                   .
                
                 
                   ‑
                   
                     Edmund
                     Ludlow
                  
                   ,
                   
                   whose
                   Father
                   was
                   a
                   Traytor
                   before
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   uttered
                   Treasonable
                   words
                   against
                   the
                   King
                   in
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Commons
                   in
                   1643.
                   which
                   were
                   afterwards
                   accomplished
                   by
                   his
                   Son
                   in
                   this
                   unparallell'd
                   Fact
                   ,
                   who
                   by
                   several
                   gradations
                   in
                   the
                   Parliament
                   and
                   Army
                   came
                   to
                   be
                   a
                   Lieutenant-General
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   chief
                   Commissioners
                   for
                   Ireland
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   ‑
                   Sir
                   
                     Michael
                     Livesey
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   person
                   of
                   an
                   undone
                   reputation
                   and
                   Estate
                   in
                   Kent
                   ,
                   whose
                   Plunder-Master-General
                   he
                   was
                   in
                   the
                   progress
                   of
                   the
                   War
                   ;
                   a
                   fit
                   person
                   for
                   the
                   employment
                   ,
                   
                   
                     Dignum
                     patella
                     operculum
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   ‑
                   
                     Iohn
                     Hewson
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   broken
                   Shoo-maker
                   or
                   Cobler
                   ,
                   who
                   by
                   degrees
                   rose
                   to
                   be
                   a
                   Colonel
                   :
                   a
                   Fellow
                   fit
                   for
                   any
                   mischief
                   ,
                   and
                   capable
                   of
                   nothing
                   else
                   ,
                   as
                   his
                   story
                   will
                   declare
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   no
                   wonder
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   a
                   partaker
                   in
                   this
                   impiety
                   .
                   He
                   is
                   since
                   dead
                   in
                   Exile
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   buried
                   by
                   report
                   at
                   Amsterdam
                   .
                
                 
                   ‑
                   
                     William
                     Goffe
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Salters
                   Apprentice
                   ,
                   run
                   from
                   his
                   Master
                   into
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   and
                   
                   by
                   his
                   boldness
                   was
                   notified
                   to
                   the
                   Grandees
                   thereof
                   ,
                   who
                   liking
                   of
                   his
                   humour
                   preferred
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   served
                   themselves
                   with
                   his
                   company
                   in
                   this
                   flagitious
                   crime
                   .
                
                 
                   ‑
                   
                     Cornelius
                     Holland
                  
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Servant
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Vane
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   preferred
                   by
                   him
                   to
                   the
                   Green-cloth
                   in
                   the
                   Kings
                   Houshould
                   .
                   His
                   Father
                   was
                   a
                   poor
                   man
                   ,
                   and
                   dyed
                   a
                   Prisoner
                   in
                   the
                   Fleet
                   ;
                   but
                   this
                   Fellow
                   got
                   a
                   vast
                   Estate
                   by
                   his
                   disloyalty
                   against
                   a
                   good
                   Master
                   ,
                   
                   whom
                   he
                   not
                   onely
                   robbed
                   but
                   murthered
                   .
                
                 
                   ‑
                   
                     Thomas
                     Challoner
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   great
                   Republican
                   ,
                   and
                   Enemy
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   his
                   Family
                   and
                   Government
                   ,
                   since
                   he
                   knew
                   what
                   it
                   was
                   ;
                   the
                   great
                   Speech-maker
                   against
                   him
                   ,
                   having
                   been
                   a
                   traveller
                   ,
                   and
                   no
                   doubt
                   Jesuitically
                   affected
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   made
                   more
                   visibly
                   manifest
                   in
                   the
                   practise
                   of
                   their
                   Doctrine
                   of
                   Regicide
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   ‑
                   
                     William
                     Cawley
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Brewer
                   of
                   Chichester
                   ,
                   and
                   returned
                   for
                   a
                   recruit
                   of
                   the
                   Long-Parliament
                   ,
                   could
                   not
                   for
                   Trade-sake
                   but
                   concur
                   with
                   his
                   Brethren
                   
                     Oliver
                     Cromwel
                  
                   and
                   
                     Thomas
                     Scot.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   ‑
                   
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Love
                  
                   ,
                   Doctor
                   
                   Love's
                   Son
                   of
                   Winchester
                   ,
                   Chamber-fellow
                   with
                   the
                   Speaker
                   Lenthall
                   ,
                   made
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   six
                   Clerks
                   of
                   Chancery
                   in
                   Master
                   Penrudducks
                   place
                   ;
                   a
                   violent
                   Enemy
                   against
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   his
                   Friends
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   very
                   beginning
                   of
                   our
                   Troubles
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   an
                   Army-partaker
                   in
                   this
                   horrible
                   Act.
                   
                
                 
                   ‑
                   
                     Iohn
                     Dixwell
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   recruit
                   of
                   the
                   Long-Parliament
                   for
                   Dover
                   ,
                   Colonel
                   and
                   Governour
                   of
                   
                   Dover-Castle
                   ;
                   one
                   so
                   far
                   obliged
                   to
                   them
                   for
                   their
                   promotion
                   of
                   him
                   ,
                   
                   that
                   he
                   could
                   do
                   no
                   less
                   for
                   them
                   ,
                   than
                   assist
                   them
                   in
                   this
                   grand
                   Conspiracy
                   against
                   the
                   King.
                   
                
                 
                   ‑
                   
                     Daniel
                     Blagrave
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   recruit
                   also
                   for
                   Reading
                   in
                   Bark-shire
                   ,
                   of
                   a
                   small
                   but
                   competent
                   Fortune
                   ,
                   there
                   to
                   have
                   kept
                   him
                   guiltless
                   of
                   this
                   great
                   offence
                   .
                
                 
                   ‑
                   
                   
                     Daniel
                     Broughton
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Clerk
                   ,
                   bred
                   up
                   among
                   Committees
                   in
                   the
                   War
                   ,
                   and
                   preferred
                   therefore
                   at
                   last
                   to
                   be
                   chief
                   Scribe
                   to
                   this
                   Pharisaical
                   murderous
                   crue
                   of
                   the
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Justice
                   .
                
                 
                   ‑
                   
                     Edward
                     Dendy
                  
                   ,
                   
                   Serjeant
                   at
                   Arms
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Court
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   outed
                   his
                   Father
                   from
                   the
                   employment
                   of
                   the
                   Mace
                   before
                   :
                   no
                   wonder
                   such
                   a
                   Rebel
                   to
                   his
                   Father
                   ,
                   should
                   prove
                   a
                   parricide
                   to
                   his
                   Prince
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   These
                   following
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Iudges
                   ,
                   but
                   recanting
                   ,
                   were
                   pardoned
                   ,
                   or
                   otherwise
                   mulcted
                   and
                   punished
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Col.
                   
                     Iohn
                     Hutchison
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   both
                   Sentenced
                   and
                   Signed
                   to
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Execution
                   ,
                   by
                   a
                   timely
                   repentance
                   (
                   which
                   he
                   publikely
                   testified
                   by
                   tears
                   )
                   obtained
                   his
                   pardon
                   ,
                   being
                   onely
                   discharged
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Commons
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   future
                   Trusts
                   ,
                   and
                   fined
                   a
                   years
                   profit
                   of
                   his
                   Estate
                   to
                   the
                   King.
                   
                
                 
                   Col.
                   
                     Francis
                     Lassels
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   
                   York-shire
                   man
                   ,
                   who
                   sate
                   once
                   ,
                   but
                   neither
                   Sentenced
                   nor
                   Signed
                   ,
                   
                   was
                   mulcted
                   accordingly
                   as
                   Colonel
                   Hutchison
                   ,
                   having
                   alike
                   given
                   ▪
                   proof
                   his
                   sorrow
                   and
                   detestation
                   of
                   that
                   monstrous
                   Fact.
                   
                
                 
                   
                   William
                   Lord
                   
                     Munson
                     ,
                     Iames
                     Challoner
                  
                   Esq.
                   deceased
                   in
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Hen.
                     Mildmay
                     ,
                     Robert
                     Wallop
                  
                   Esq.
                   Sir
                   
                     Iames
                     Harrington
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Iohn
                     Phelps
                  
                   another
                   of
                   the
                   Clerks
                   ,
                   for
                   sitting
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   pretended
                   
                     High
                     Court
                     of
                     Iustice
                  
                   ,
                   were
                   by
                   Act
                   of
                   Parliament
                   deprived
                   of
                   their
                   Estates
                   ,
                   and
                   ordered
                   to
                   be
                   drawn
                   to
                   Tiburn
                   in
                   Sledges
                   ,
                   with
                   Ropes
                   about
                   their
                   Necks
                   ,
                   as
                   Traytors
                   are
                   used
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   back
                   again
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   there
                   to
                   be
                   imprisoned
                   during
                   their
                   natural
                   Lives
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 is
                 the
                 perfect
                 Catalogue
                 and
                 Character
                 of
                 these
                 unfortunate
                 men
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 obedience
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 pretended
                 Act
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 out
                 of
                 dread
                 of
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 his
                 Red-coats
                 ,
                 (
                 though
                 some
                 others
                 named
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Act
                 wisely
                 withdrew
                 themselves
                 )
                 met
                 according
                 to
                 appointment
                 in
                 
                 Westminster-hall
                 ,
                 having
                 adjourned
                 thither
                 from
                 the
                 Painted-Chamber
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 had
                 chosen
                 Serjeant
                 Bradshaw
                 for
                 their
                 Bold
                 President
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 made
                 Proclamation
                 at
                 the
                 Palace-gate
                 and
                 in
                 London
                 for
                 the
                 Witnesses
                 (
                 whom
                 they
                 had
                 raked
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 refuse
                 and
                 most
                 perdite
                 sort
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 ready
                 there
                 with
                 their
                 evidence
                 ;
                 which
                 Witnesses
                 were
                 numbered
                 to
                 near
                 40.
                 
                 So
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 preparation
                 ,
                 come
                 we
                 now
                 to
                 the
                 perpetration
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   The
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice.
                   
                
                 
                   On
                   Saturday
                   ,
                   
                   being
                   the
                   twentieth
                   day
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   1648.
                   
                   Bradshaw
                   President
                   of
                   the
                   
                     High
                     Court
                     of
                     Iustice
                  
                   ,
                   with
                   about
                   seventy
                   of
                   the
                   Members
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Court
                   ,
                   having
                   Colonel
                   Fox
                   ,
                   and
                   sixteen
                   Fellows
                   with
                   Partizans
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Sword
                   born
                   by
                   Colonel
                   Humphrey
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Mace
                   by
                   Serjeant
                   Dendy
                   ,
                   with
                   their
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Court
                   marching
                   before
                   them
                   ,
                   came
                   to
                   the
                   place
                   ordered
                   to
                   be
                   prepared
                   for
                   their
                   sitting
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   West-end
                   of
                   the
                   great
                   Hall
                   in
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   
                   where
                   the
                   President
                   in
                   a
                   Crimson-Velvet
                   Chair
                   ,
                   fixed
                   in
                   the
                   midst
                   of
                   the
                   Court
                   ,
                   placed
                   himself
                   ,
                   having
                   a
                   Desk
                   with
                   a
                   Crimson-Velvet
                   Cushion
                   before
                   him
                   .
                   The
                   rest
                   of
                   the
                   Members
                   placing
                   themselves
                   on
                   each
                   side
                   of
                   him
                   ,
                   upon
                   the
                   several
                   seats
                   or
                   benches
                   ,
                   prepared
                   and
                   hung
                   with
                   Scarlet
                   for
                   that
                   purpose
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Partizans
                   dividing
                   themselves
                   on
                   each
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Court
                   before
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Court
                   being
                   thus
                   set
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   Silence
                   made
                   ,
                   the
                   Great
                   Gate
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Hall
                   was
                   set
                   open
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   end
                   that
                   all
                   persons
                   ,
                   (
                   without
                   exception
                   )
                   desirous
                   to
                   see
                   ,
                   or
                   hear
                   ,
                   might
                   come
                   into
                   it
                   ;
                   upon
                   which
                   the
                   Hall
                   was
                   presently
                   filled
                   ,
                   and
                   Silence
                   again
                   ordered
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   done
                   ,
                   
                   Colonel
                   Thomlinson
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   as
                   a
                   Prisoner
                   ,
                   was
                   commanded
                   to
                   bring
                   him
                   to
                   the
                   Court
                   ;
                   who
                   within
                   a
                   quarter
                   of
                   an
                   hours
                   space
                   brought
                   him
                   ,
                   attended
                   with
                   about
                   twenty
                   Officers
                   with
                   Partizans
                   marching
                   before
                   him
                   ;
                   there
                   being
                   Colonel
                   Hacker
                   and
                   other
                   Guard-men
                   ,
                   to
                   whose
                   care
                   and
                   custody
                   he
                   was
                   then
                   committed
                   ,
                   marching
                   in
                   his
                   Rear
                   .
                
                 
                   Being
                   thus
                   brought
                   up
                   within
                   the
                   face
                   of
                   the
                   Court
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   Serjeant
                   at
                   Arms
                   ,
                   with
                   his
                   Mace
                   ,
                   received
                   and
                   conducted
                   him
                   streight
                   to
                   the
                   Bar
                   ,
                   where
                   a
                   Crimson-Velvet
                   Chair
                   was
                   set
                   for
                   the
                   King.
                   After
                   a
                   stern
                   looking
                   upon
                   the
                   Court
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   people
                   in
                   the
                   Galleries
                   on
                   each
                   side
                   of
                   him
                   ,
                   he
                   placed
                   himself
                   ,
                   not
                   at
                   all
                   moving
                   his
                   Hat
                   ,
                   or
                   otherwise
                   shewing
                   the
                   least
                   respect
                   to
                   the
                   Court
                   ;
                   but
                   presently
                   rose
                   up
                   again
                   ,
                   and
                   turned
                   about
                   ,
                   looking
                   downwards
                   upon
                   the
                   Guards
                   placed
                   on
                   the
                   left
                   side
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   the
                   multitude
                   of
                   Spectators
                   on
                   the
                   right
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   great
                   Hall.
                   
                   After
                   Silence
                   made
                   among
                   the
                   people
                   ,
                   the
                   Act
                   of
                   Parliament
                   for
                   the
                   Trying
                   of
                   
                     Charles
                     Stuart
                  
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   was
                   read
                   over
                   by
                   the
                   Clerk
                   of
                   the
                   Court
                   ;
                   who
                   sate
                   on
                   one
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Table
                   covered
                   with
                   a
                   rich
                   Turkey-carpet
                   ,
                   and
                   placed
                   at
                   the
                   feet
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   President
                   ;
                   upon
                   which
                   Table
                   was
                   also
                   laid
                   the
                   Sword
                   and
                   Mace.
                   
                
                 
                   After
                   reading
                   the
                   said
                   Act
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   several
                   names
                   of
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   were
                   called
                   over
                   ;
                   every
                   one
                   who
                   was
                   present
                   ,
                   rising
                   up
                   ,
                   and
                   answering
                   to
                   his
                   call
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   King
                   having
                   again
                   placed
                   himself
                   in
                   his
                   Chair
                   ,
                   with
                   his
                   face
                   towards
                   the
                   Court
                   ,
                   Silence
                   being
                   again
                   ordered
                   ,
                   the
                   President
                   stood
                   up
                   ,
                   and
                   said
                   ;
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     Charles
                     Stuart
                     ,
                     
                     
                       King
                       of
                    
                     England
                     ,
                     
                       The
                       Commons
                       of
                    
                     England
                     
                       Assembled
                       in
                       Parliament
                       ,
                       being
                       deeply
                       sensible
                       of
                       the
                       Calamities
                       that
                       have
                       been
                       brought
                       upon
                       this
                       Nation
                       ,
                       (
                       which
                       is
                       fixed
                       upon
                       you
                       as
                       the
                       principal
                       Author
                       of
                       it
                       )
                       have
                       resolved
                       to
                       make
                       inquisition
                       for
                       Blood
                       ,
                       and
                       according
                       to
                       that
                       debt
                       and
                       duty
                       they
                       owe
                       to
                       Iustice
                       ,
                       to
                       God
                       ,
                       the
                       Kingdom
                       ,
                       and
                       themselves
                       ,
                       and
                       according
                       to
                       the
                       Fundamental
                       Power
                       that
                       rests
                       in
                       themselves
                       ,
                       They
                       have
                       resolved
                       to
                       bring
                       you
                       to
                       Tryal
                       and
                       Iudgement
                       ;
                       and
                       for
                       that
                       purpose
                       have
                       constituted
                       this
                    
                     High
                     Court
                     of
                     Justice
                     ,
                     
                       before
                       which
                       you
                       are
                       brought
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   This
                   said
                   Cook
                   Sollicitor-General
                   of
                   the
                   Commonwealth
                   (
                   standing
                   within
                   a
                   Bar
                   on
                   the
                   right
                   hand
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   )
                   offered
                   to
                   speak
                   ;
                   
                   but
                   the
                   King
                   having
                   a
                   staff
                   in
                   his
                   hand
                   ,
                   held
                   it
                   up
                   ,
                   and
                   laid
                   it
                   upon
                   the
                   said
                   Cooks
                   shoulder
                   two
                   or
                   three
                   times
                   ,
                   bidding
                   him
                   hold
                   :
                   Nevertheless
                   ,
                   the
                   President
                   ordering
                   him
                   to
                   go
                   on
                   ,
                   he
                   said
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Cook.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       My
                       Lord
                    
                     ,
                     
                     
                       I
                       am
                       commanded
                       to
                       charge
                    
                     Charles
                     Stuart
                     
                       King
                       of
                    
                     England
                     ,
                     
                       in
                       the
                       name
                       of
                       the
                       Commons
                       of
                    
                     England
                     ,
                     
                       with
                       Treason
                       and
                       high
                       Misdemeanors
                       ;
                       I
                       desire
                       the
                       said
                       Charge
                       may
                       be
                       read
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     The
                     said
                     Charge
                     being
                     delivered
                     to
                     the
                     Clerk
                     of
                     the
                     Court
                     ,
                     the
                     President
                     ordered
                     it
                     should
                     be
                     read
                     ,
                     but
                     the
                     King
                     bid
                     him
                     hold
                     :
                     Nevertheless
                     ,
                     being
                     commanded
                     by
                     the
                     President
                     to
                     read
                     it
                     ,
                     
                     the
                     Clerk
                     begun
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Charge
                     being
                     read
                     ,
                     (
                     which
                     ,
                     for
                     its
                     falshood
                     and
                     Treasonable
                     impudence
                     ,
                     is
                     purposely
                     omitted
                     ,
                     as
                     imputing
                     to
                     the
                     King
                     the
                     Blood
                     spilt
                     ,
                     by
                     his
                     presence
                     in
                     several
                     Fights
                     ;
                     
                     )
                     The
                     President
                     replyed
                     :
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       have
                       heard
                       your
                       Charge
                       read
                       ,
                    
                     &c.
                     
                     
                       The
                       Court
                       expects
                       your
                       Answer
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     would
                     know
                     by
                     what
                     power
                     I
                     am
                     called
                     hither
                     :
                     I
                     was
                     ,
                     not
                     long
                     ago
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Isle
                     of
                     Wight
                     ;
                     how
                     I
                     came
                     there
                     ,
                     is
                     a
                     longer
                     story
                     than
                     I
                     think
                     is
                     fit
                     at
                     this
                     time
                     for
                     me
                     to
                     speak
                     of
                     ;
                     but
                     there
                     I
                     entred
                     into
                     a
                     Treaty
                     with
                     both
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     with
                     as
                     much
                     publike
                     faith
                     as
                     't
                     is
                     possible
                     to
                     be
                     had
                     of
                     any
                     people
                     in
                     the
                     World.
                     I
                     Treated
                     there
                     with
                     a
                     number
                     of
                     Honourable
                     Lords
                     and
                     Gentlemen
                     ,
                     and
                     Treated
                     honestly
                     and
                     uprightly
                     :
                     I
                     cannot
                     say
                     but
                     they
                     did
                     very
                     nobly
                     with
                     me
                     ;
                     we
                     were
                     upon
                     a
                     conclu●ion
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     .
                     Now
                     I
                     would
                     know
                     by
                     what
                     Authority
                     ,
                     
                     I
                     mean
                     ,
                     lawful
                     :
                     there
                     are
                     many
                     unlawful
                     Authorities
                     in
                     the
                     world
                     ,
                     Theeves
                     and
                     Robbers
                     by
                     the
                     high
                     ways
                     ;
                     but
                     I
                     would
                     know
                     by
                     what
                     Authority
                     I
                     was
                     brought
                     from
                     thence
                     ,
                     and
                     carried
                     from
                     place
                     to
                     place
                     ,
                     (
                     and
                     I
                     know
                     not
                     what
                     )
                     and
                     when
                     I
                     know
                     by
                     what
                     lawful
                     Authority
                     ,
                     I
                     shall
                     answer
                     :
                     Remember
                     I
                     am
                     your
                     King
                     ,
                     and
                     what
                     sins
                     you
                     bring
                     upon
                     this
                     Land.
                     Think
                     well
                     upon
                     it
                     ,
                     I
                     say
                     ,
                     think
                     well
                     upon
                     it
                     ,
                     before
                     you
                     go
                     further
                     from
                     one
                     sin
                     to
                     a
                     greater
                     ;
                     therefore
                     let
                     me
                     know
                     by
                     what
                     lawful
                     Authority
                     I
                     am
                     seated
                     here
                     ,
                     and
                     I
                     shall
                     not
                     be
                     unwilling
                     to
                     Answer
                     :
                     in
                     the
                     mean
                     time
                     I
                     shall
                     not
                     betray
                     my
                     Trust.
                     I
                     have
                     a
                     Trust
                     committed
                     to
                     me
                     by
                     God
                     ,
                     by
                     old
                     and
                     lawful
                     descent
                     ,
                     I
                     will
                     not
                     betray
                     it
                     ,
                     to
                     Answer
                     to
                     a
                     new
                     and
                     unlawful
                     Authority
                     ;
                     therefore
                     resolve
                     me
                     that
                     ,
                     and
                     you
                     shall
                     hear
                     more
                     of
                     me
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       If
                       you
                       had
                       been
                       pleased
                       to
                       have
                       observed
                       what
                       was
                       hinted
                       to
                       you
                       by
                       the
                       Court
                       at
                       your
                       first
                       coming
                       hither
                       ,
                       you
                       would
                       have
                       known
                       by
                       what
                       Authority
                       ,
                       which
                       Authority
                       requires
                       you
                       ,
                       in
                       the
                       name
                       of
                       the
                       people
                       of
                    
                     England
                     ,
                     
                       of
                       which
                       you
                       are
                       Elected
                       King
                       ,
                       to
                       answer
                       them
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     No
                     Sir
                     ,
                     I
                     deny
                     that
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       If
                       you
                       acknowledg
                       not
                       the
                       Authority
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       ,
                       they
                       must
                       proceed
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     do
                     tell
                     them
                     so
                     ,
                     England
                     was
                     never
                     an
                     Elective
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     but
                     an
                     Hereditary
                     Kingdom
                     for
                     neer
                     these
                     thousand
                     years
                     :
                     
                     therefore
                     let
                     me
                     know
                     by
                     what
                     Authority
                     I
                     am
                     called
                     hither
                     .
                     I
                     do
                     stand
                     more
                     for
                     the
                     Liberty
                     of
                     my
                     people
                     than
                     any
                     here
                     ,
                     that
                     come
                     to
                     be
                     my
                     pretended
                     Judges
                     ;
                     and
                     therefore
                     let
                     me
                     know
                     by
                     what
                     lawful
                     Authority
                     I
                     am
                     seated
                     here
                     ,
                     and
                     I
                     will
                     Answer
                     it
                     ,
                     otherwise
                     I
                     will
                     not
                     Answer
                     it
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       how
                       really
                       you
                       have
                       managed
                       your
                       Trust
                       ,
                       is
                       known
                       :
                       your
                       way
                       of
                       Answer
                       is
                       to
                       interrogate
                       the
                       Court
                       ;
                       which
                       beseems
                       not
                       you
                       in
                       this
                       condition
                       .
                       You
                       have
                       been
                       told
                       of
                       it
                       twice
                       or
                       thrice
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     is
                     a
                     Gentleman
                     (
                     Lieutenant-Colonel
                     Cobbet
                     )
                     ask
                     him
                     ,
                     if
                     he
                     did
                     not
                     bring
                     me
                     from
                     the
                     Isle
                     of
                     Wight
                     by
                     force
                     ?
                     I
                     do
                     not
                     come
                     here
                     as
                     submitting
                     to
                     the
                     Court
                     ;
                     I
                     will
                     stand
                     as
                     much
                     for
                     the
                     priviledge
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Commons
                     ,
                     rightly
                     understood
                     ,
                     as
                     any
                     man
                     here
                     whatsoever
                     .
                     I
                     see
                     no
                     House
                     of
                     Lords
                     here
                     that
                     may
                     constitute
                     a
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     and
                     (
                     the
                     King
                     too
                     )
                     should
                     have
                     been
                     .
                     Is
                     this
                     the
                     bringing
                     of
                     the
                     King
                     to
                     his
                     Parliament
                     ?
                     Is
                     this
                     the
                     bringing
                     an
                     end
                     to
                     the
                     Treaty
                     in
                     the
                     Publike
                     faith
                     of
                     the
                     world
                     ?
                     Let
                     me
                     see
                     a
                     legal
                     Authority
                     warranted
                     by
                     the
                     Word
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     the
                     Scriptures
                     ,
                     or
                     warranted
                     by
                     the
                     Constitutions
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     and
                     I
                     will
                     Answer
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       You
                       have
                       propounded
                       a
                       Question
                       ,
                       and
                       have
                       been
                       Answered
                       :
                       seeing
                       you
                       will
                       not
                       Answer
                       ,
                    
                     
                     
                       the
                       Court
                       will
                       consider
                       how
                       to
                       proceed
                       ;
                       in
                       the
                       mean
                       time
                       ,
                       those
                       that
                       brought
                       you
                       hither
                       ,
                       are
                       to
                       take
                       charge
                       of
                       you
                       back
                       again
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Court
                       desires
                       to
                       know
                       whether
                       this
                       he
                       all
                       the
                       Answer
                       you
                       will
                       give
                       ,
                       or
                       no
                       ?
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     Sir
                     ,
                     I
                     would
                     desire
                     that
                     you
                     would
                     give
                     me
                     and
                     all
                     the
                     world
                     satisfaction
                     in
                     this
                     ;
                     let
                     me
                     tell
                     you
                     ,
                     it
                     is
                     not
                     a
                     slight
                     thing
                     you
                     are
                     about
                     .
                     I
                     am
                     
                     sworn
                     to
                     keep
                     the
                     Peace
                     by
                     that
                     duty
                     I
                     owe
                     to
                     God
                     and
                     my
                     Country
                     ,
                     and
                     I
                     will
                     do
                     it
                     to
                     the
                     last
                     breath
                     of
                     my
                     Body
                     ;
                     and
                     therefore
                     you
                     shall
                     do
                     well
                     to
                     satisfie
                     first
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     then
                     the
                     Country
                     ,
                     by
                     what
                     Authority
                     you
                     do
                     it
                     :
                     if
                     you
                     do
                     it
                     by
                     an
                     usurped
                     Authority
                     ,
                     that
                     will
                     not
                     last
                     long
                     .
                     There
                     is
                     a
                     God
                     in
                     Heaven
                     that
                     will
                     call
                     you
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     that
                     give
                     you
                     Power
                     ,
                     to
                     an
                     account
                     :
                     satisfie
                     me
                     in
                     that
                     ,
                     and
                     I
                     will
                     Answer
                     ,
                     otherwise
                     I
                     betray
                     my
                     Trust
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Liberties
                     of
                     the
                     people
                     ,
                     and
                     therefore
                     think
                     of
                     that
                     ,
                     and
                     then
                     I
                     shall
                     be
                     willing
                     .
                     For
                     I
                     do
                     avow
                     ,
                     that
                     it
                     is
                     as
                     great
                     a
                     sin
                     to
                     withstand
                     lawful
                     Authority
                     ,
                     as
                     it
                     is
                     to
                     submit
                     to
                     a
                     Tyrannical
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     other
                     ways
                     unlawful
                     Authority
                     ;
                     and
                     therefore
                     satisfie
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     me
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     the
                     World
                     in
                     that
                     ,
                     and
                     you
                     shall
                     receive
                     my
                     Answer
                     :
                     I
                     am
                     not
                     afraid
                     of
                     the
                     Bill
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Court
                       expects
                       you
                       should
                       give
                       them
                       a
                       final
                       Answer
                       :
                    
                     
                     
                       their
                       purpose
                       is
                       to
                       adjourn
                       till
                       Monday
                       next
                       ,
                       if
                       you
                       do
                       not
                       satisfie
                       your self
                       ,
                       though
                       we
                       do
                       tell
                       you
                       our
                       Authority
                       ,
                       we
                       are
                       satisfied
                       with
                       our
                       Authority
                       ,
                       and
                       it
                       is
                       upon
                       Gods
                       Authority
                       and
                       the
                       Kingdoms
                       :
                       and
                       that
                       Peace
                       you
                       speak
                       of
                       ,
                       will
                       be
                       kept
                       in
                       the
                       doing
                       of
                       Iustice
                       ,
                       and
                       that
                       's
                       our
                       present
                       work
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Let
                     me
                     tell
                     you
                     ,
                     if
                     you
                     will
                     shew
                     me
                     what
                     lawful
                     Authority
                     you
                     have
                     ,
                     I
                     shall
                     be
                     satisfied
                     :
                     But
                     what
                     you
                     have
                     hitherto
                     said
                     ,
                     satisfies
                     no
                     reasonable
                     man.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       That
                       's
                       in
                       your
                       apprehension
                       ;
                       we
                       think
                       it
                       reasonable
                       that
                       are
                       your
                       Iudges
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     'T
                     is
                     not
                     my
                     apprehension
                     ,
                     nor
                     yours
                     neither
                     ,
                     that
                     ought
                     to
                     decide
                     it
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Court
                       hath
                       heard
                       you
                    
                     ,
                     
                     
                       and
                       you
                       are
                       to
                       be
                       disposed
                       of
                       as
                       they
                       have
                       commanded
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Two
                   things
                   were
                   remarkable
                   in
                   this
                   days
                   proceedings
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   is
                   observed
                   ,
                   That
                   as
                   the
                   Charge
                   was
                   reading
                   against
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   the
                   silver
                   head
                   of
                   his
                   staff
                   fell
                   off
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   which
                   he
                   wondered
                   at
                   ;
                   and
                   seeing
                   none
                   to
                   take
                   it
                   up
                   ,
                   he
                   stoop'd
                   for
                   it
                   himself
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   it
                   in
                   his
                   pocket
                   .
                   The
                   other
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   people
                   as
                   the
                   King
                   went
                   out
                   cried
                   aloud
                   and
                   shouted
                   
                     God
                     save
                     the
                     King
                  
                   ,
                   while
                   the
                   weaker
                   noise
                   of
                   hired
                   and
                   commanded
                   Souldiers
                   cried
                   out
                   
                     Iustice
                     and
                     Execution
                  
                   ,
                   at
                   Colonel
                   Axtels
                   Threats
                   and
                   Bastinadoes
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   At
                   the
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                   sitting
                   in
                   Westminster-Hall
                   ,
                   Monday
                   ,
                   January
                   22.
                   1648.
                   
                
                 
                   Upon
                   the
                   Kings
                   coming
                   a
                   shout
                   was
                   made
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Sollicitor
                     .
                  
                   
                     May
                     it
                     please
                     your
                     Lordship
                     ,
                     my
                     Lord
                     President
                     ,
                     I
                     did
                     at
                     the
                     last
                     Court
                     in
                     the
                     behalf
                     of
                     the
                     Commons
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     exhibit
                     and
                     give
                     into
                     this
                     Court
                     a
                     Charge
                     of
                     High
                     Treason
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     High
                     Crimes
                     ,
                     against
                     the
                     Prisoner
                     at
                     the
                     Bar
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     My
                     humble
                     Motion
                     to
                     this
                     High
                     Court
                     is
                     ,
                     That
                     the
                     Prisoner
                     may
                     be
                     directed
                     to
                     make
                     a
                     positive
                     Answer
                     ,
                     or
                     else
                     the
                     Charge
                     may
                     be
                     taken
                     
                       pro
                       confesso
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Court
                     may
                     proceed
                     according
                     to
                     Justice
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       You
                       may
                       remember
                       at
                       the
                       last
                       Court
                       you
                       were
                       told
                       the
                       occasion
                       of
                       your
                       being
                       brought
                       hither
                       ,
                    
                     &c.
                     
                       you
                       were
                       then
                       pleased
                       to
                       make
                       some
                       scruples
                       concerning
                       the
                       Authority
                       of
                       this
                       Court
                       ,
                    
                     &c.
                     
                     
                       Since
                       that
                       ,
                       the
                       Court
                       hath
                       taken
                       into
                       consideration
                       what
                       you
                       then
                       said
                       ,
                       they
                       are
                       fully
                       satisfied
                       with
                       their
                       own
                       Authority
                       ,
                       and
                       they
                       hold
                       it
                       fit
                       you
                       should
                       stand
                       satisfied
                       with
                       it
                       too
                       :
                       and
                       they
                       do
                       require
                       it
                       ,
                       that
                       you
                       do
                       give
                       a
                       positive
                       and
                       particular
                       Answer
                       to
                       this
                       Charge
                       that
                       is
                       exhibited
                       against
                       you
                       :
                    
                     
                     
                       they
                       do
                       expect
                       you
                       should
                       either
                       confess
                       or
                       deny
                       it
                       ;
                       if
                       you
                       deny
                       it
                       ,
                       it
                       is
                       offered
                       in
                       the
                       behalf
                       of
                       the
                       Nation
                       to
                       be
                       made
                       good
                       against
                       you
                       ;
                       their
                       Authority
                       they
                       do
                       avow
                       to
                       the
                       whole
                       world
                       ,
                       that
                       the
                       whole
                       Kingdom
                       are
                       to
                       rest
                       satisfied
                       in
                       ;
                       and
                       you
                       are
                       to
                       lose
                       no
                       more
                       time
                       ,
                       but
                       to
                       give
                       a
                       positive
                       Answer
                       thereunto
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     When
                     I
                     was
                     here
                     last
                     ,
                     't
                     is
                     true
                     ,
                     I
                     made
                     that
                     Question
                     ;
                     and
                     truly
                     if
                     it
                     
                     were
                     onely
                     my
                     own
                     particular
                     case
                     ,
                     
                     I
                     would
                     have
                     satisfied
                     my self
                     with
                     the
                     Protestation
                     I
                     made
                     the
                     last
                     time
                     I
                     was
                     here
                     against
                     the
                     Legality
                     of
                     this
                     Court
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     a
                     King
                     cannot
                     be
                     tried
                     by
                     any
                     Superiour
                     Jurisdiction
                     on
                     Earth
                     ;
                     but
                     it
                     is
                     not
                     my
                     case
                     alone
                     ,
                     it
                     is
                     the
                     Freedom
                     and
                     Liberty
                     of
                     the
                     people
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     and
                     do
                     you
                     pretend
                     what
                     you
                     will
                     ,
                     I
                     stand
                     more
                     for
                     their
                     Liberties
                     .
                     For
                     of
                     Power
                     without
                     Law
                     ,
                     may
                     make
                     Laws
                     ,
                     may
                     alter
                     the
                     Fundamental
                     Laws
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     I
                     do
                     not
                     know
                     what
                     Subject
                     he
                     is
                     in
                     England
                     ,
                     that
                     can
                     be
                     sure
                     of
                     his
                     Life
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     thing
                     that
                     he
                     calls
                     his
                     own
                     ;
                     therefore
                     when
                     I
                     came
                     here
                     ,
                     I
                     did
                     expect
                     particular
                     Reasons
                     ,
                     
                     to
                     know
                     by
                     what
                     Law
                     ,
                     what
                     Authority
                     you
                     did
                     proceed
                     against
                     me
                     here
                     ,
                     and
                     therefore
                     I
                     am
                     a
                     little
                     to
                     seek
                     what
                     to
                     say
                     to
                     you
                     in
                     this
                     particular
                     ,
                     because
                     the
                     Affirmative
                     is
                     proved
                     ,
                     the
                     Negative
                     often
                     is
                     very
                     hard
                     to
                     do
                     :
                     but
                     since
                     I
                     cannot
                     perswade
                     you
                     to
                     do
                     it
                     ,
                     I
                     shall
                     tell
                     you
                     my
                     Reasons
                     as
                     short
                     as
                     I
                     can
                     .
                  
                   
                     My
                     Reasons
                     why
                     in
                     Conscience
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     duty
                     I
                     owe
                     to
                     God
                     first
                     ,
                     and
                     my
                     people
                     next
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     preservation
                     of
                     their
                     Lives
                     ,
                     Liberties
                     and
                     Estates
                     ;
                     I
                     conceive
                     I
                     cannot
                     answer
                     this
                     ,
                     
                     till
                     I
                     be
                     satisfied
                     of
                     the
                     legality
                     of
                     it
                     .
                  
                   
                     All
                     proceedings
                     against
                     any
                     man
                     whatsoever
                     —
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       I
                       must
                       interrupt
                       you
                       ;
                       which
                       I
                       would
                       not
                       do
                       ,
                       but
                       that
                       what
                       you
                       do
                       is
                       not
                       agreable
                       to
                       the
                       proceedings
                       of
                       any
                       Court
                       of
                       Iustice
                       :
                       you
                       are
                       about
                       to
                       enter
                       into
                       Argument
                       and
                       Dispute
                       concerning
                       the
                       Authority
                       of
                       this
                       Court
                       ,
                       before
                       whom
                       you
                       appear
                       as
                       a
                       Prisoner
                       ,
                       and
                       are
                       Charged
                       as
                       a
                       Delinquent
                       ;
                       if
                       you
                       take
                       upon
                       you
                       to
                       dispute
                       the
                       Authority
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       ,
                       we
                       may
                       not
                       do
                       it
                       ,
                       nor
                       will
                       any
                       Court
                       give
                       way
                       unto
                       it
                       ;
                       you
                       are
                       to
                       submit
                       unto
                       it
                       ,
                       you
                       are
                       to
                       give
                       in
                       a
                       punctual
                       and
                       direct
                       Answer
                       ,
                       whether
                       you
                       will
                       Answer
                       to
                       your
                       Charge
                       or
                       no
                       ,
                       and
                       what
                       your
                       Answer
                       is
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     ,
                     by
                     your
                     favour
                     ,
                     I
                     do
                     not
                     know
                     the
                     forms
                     of
                     Law
                     ,
                     I
                     do
                     know
                     Law
                     and
                     Reason
                     :
                     
                     though
                     I
                     am
                     no
                     Lawyer
                     professed
                     ,
                     yet
                     I
                     know
                     as
                     much
                     Law
                     as
                     any
                     Gentleman
                     in
                     England
                     ;
                     and
                     therefore
                     (
                     under
                     favour
                     )
                     I
                     do
                     plead
                     for
                     the
                     Liberties
                     of
                     the
                     people
                     of
                     England
                     more
                     than
                     you
                     do
                     ,
                     and
                     therefore
                     if
                     I
                     should
                     impose
                     a
                     belief
                     upon
                     any
                     man
                     without
                     Reasons
                     give
                     for
                     it
                     ,
                     it
                     were
                     unreasonable
                     ;
                     but
                     I
                     must
                     tell
                     you
                     ,
                     That
                     by
                     that
                     Reason
                     that
                     I
                     have
                     as
                     thus
                     informed
                     ,
                     I
                     cannot
                     yield
                     unto
                     it
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       I
                       must
                       interrupt
                       you
                       ,
                       you
                       may
                       not
                       be
                       permitted
                       :
                       you
                       speak
                       of
                       Law
                       and
                       Reason
                       ,
                    
                     
                     
                       and
                       there
                       is
                       both
                       against
                       you
                       .
                       Sir
                       ,
                       the
                       Vote
                       of
                       the
                       Commons
                       of
                    
                     England
                     
                       Assembled
                       in
                       Parliament
                       ,
                       it
                       is
                       the
                       Reason
                       of
                       the
                       Kingdom
                       ,
                       and
                       they
                       are
                       those
                       two
                       that
                       have
                       given
                       that
                       Law
                       ,
                       according
                       to
                       which
                       you
                       should
                       have
                       Ruled
                       and
                       Reigned
                       .
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       are
                       not
                       to
                       dispute
                       our
                       Authority
                       ,
                       you
                       are
                       told
                       it
                       again
                       by
                       the
                       Court.
                       Sir
                       ,
                       it
                       will
                       be
                       taken
                       notice
                       of
                       ,
                       that
                       you
                       stand
                       in
                       contempt
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       ,
                       and
                       your
                       contempt
                       will
                       be
                       recorded
                       accordingly
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     do
                     not
                     know
                     how
                     a
                     King
                     can
                     be
                     a
                     Delinquent
                     :
                     not
                     by
                     any
                     Law
                     that
                     ever
                     I
                     heard
                     of
                     ;
                     all
                     men
                     (
                     Delinquents
                     or
                     what
                     you
                     will
                     )
                     let
                     me
                     tell
                     you
                     ,
                     they
                     may
                     put
                     in
                     Demurrers
                     against
                     any
                     proceedings
                     as
                     legal
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     I
                     do
                     demand
                     that
                     ,
                     and
                     demand
                     to
                     be
                     heard
                     with
                     my
                     Reasons
                     ;
                     if
                     you
                     deny
                     that
                     ,
                     you
                     deny
                     Reason
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       have
                       offered
                       something
                       to
                       the
                       Court
                       ,
                       I
                       shall
                       speak
                       something
                       unto
                       you
                       of
                       the
                       sense
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       ;
                       Sir
                       ,
                       neither
                       you
                       nor
                       any
                       man
                       are
                       permitted
                       to
                       dispute
                       that
                       point
                       ,
                    
                     
                     
                       you
                       are
                       concluded
                       ,
                       you
                       may
                       not
                       Demur
                       to
                       the
                       Iurisdiction
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       ;
                       if
                       you
                       do
                       ,
                       I
                       must
                       let
                       you
                       know
                       ,
                       that
                       they
                       over-rule
                       your
                       Demurrer
                       :
                       they
                       sit
                       here
                       by
                       the
                       Authority
                       of
                       the
                       Commons
                       of
                    
                     England
                     ,
                     
                       and
                       all
                       your
                       Predecessors
                       and
                       you
                       are
                       responsible
                       to
                       them
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     deny
                     that
                     ,
                     shew
                     me
                     one
                     precedent
                     .
                     —
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       ought
                       not
                       to
                       interrupt
                       while
                       the
                       Court
                       is
                       speaking
                       to
                       you
                       ;
                       this
                       point
                       is
                       not
                       to
                       be
                       debated
                       by
                       you
                       ,
                    
                     
                     
                       neither
                       will
                       the
                       Court
                       permit
                       you
                       to
                       do
                       it
                       ;
                       if
                       you
                       offer
                       it
                       by
                       way
                       of
                       Demurrer
                       to
                       the
                       Iurisdiction
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       ,
                       they
                       have
                       considered
                       of
                       their
                       Iurisdiction
                       ,
                       they
                       do
                       affirm
                       their
                       own
                       Iurisdiction
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     say
                     Sir
                     ,
                     by
                     your
                     favour
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     Commons
                     of
                     England
                     was
                     never
                     a
                     Court
                     of
                     Judicature
                     ,
                     I
                     would
                     know
                     how
                     they
                     came
                     to
                     be
                     so
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       you
                       are
                       not
                       to
                       be
                       permitted
                       to
                       go
                       on
                       in
                       that
                       speech
                       ,
                       and
                       these
                       Discourses
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     Then
                     the
                     Clerk
                     of
                     the
                     Court
                     read
                     as
                     followeth
                     .
                  
                   
                     Charles
                     Stuart
                     ,
                     
                     
                       King
                       of
                    
                     England
                     ,
                     
                       You
                       have
                       been
                       accused
                       on
                       the
                       behalf
                       of
                       the
                       people
                       of
                    
                     England
                     ,
                     
                       of
                       High
                       Treason
                       ,
                       and
                       other
                       high
                       Crimes
                       ;
                       the
                       Court
                       have
                       determined
                       ,
                       that
                       you
                       ought
                       to
                       Answer
                       the
                       same
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     will
                     Answer
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     as
                     soon
                     as
                     I
                     know
                     by
                     what
                     Authority
                     you
                     do
                     this
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       If
                       this
                       be
                       all
                       that
                       you
                       will
                       say
                       ,
                    
                     
                     
                       then
                       ,
                       Gentlemen
                       ,
                       you
                       that
                       brought
                       the
                       Prisoner
                       hither
                       ,
                       take
                       charge
                       of
                       him
                       back
                       again
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     do
                     require
                     that
                     I
                     may
                     give
                     in
                     my
                     Reasons
                     why
                     I
                     do
                     not
                     Answer
                     ;
                     and
                     give
                     me
                     time
                     for
                     that
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       'T
                       is
                       not
                       for
                       Prisoners
                       to
                       require
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Prisoner
                     ?
                     Sir
                     ,
                     I
                     am
                     not
                     an
                     ordinary
                     Prisoner
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Court
                       hath
                       considered
                       of
                       their
                       Iurisdiction
                       ,
                       and
                       they
                       have
                       already
                       affirmed
                       their
                       Iurisdiction
                       :
                       if
                       you
                       will
                       not
                       Answer
                       ,
                       we
                       shall
                       give
                       order
                       to
                       Record
                       your
                       default
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     You
                     never
                     heard
                     my
                     Reasons
                     yet
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       your
                       Reasons
                       are
                       not
                       to
                       be
                       heard
                       against
                       the
                       highest
                       Iurisdiction
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Shew
                     me
                     that
                     Jurisdiction
                     ,
                     where
                     Reason
                     is
                     not
                     to
                     be
                     heard
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       we
                       shew
                       it
                       you
                       here
                       ,
                       the
                       Commons
                       of
                    
                     England
                     :
                     
                       and
                       the
                       next
                       time
                       you
                       are
                       brought
                       ,
                       you
                       will
                       know
                       more
                       the
                       pleasure
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       ,
                       and
                       it
                       may
                       be
                       ,
                       their
                       final
                       determination
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Shew
                     me
                     wherever
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Commons
                     was
                     a
                     Court
                     of
                     Judicature
                     of
                     that
                     kind
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Serjeant
                       ,
                       take
                       away
                       the
                       Prisoner
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Well
                     Sir
                     ,
                     remember
                     that
                     the
                     King
                     is
                     not
                     suffered
                     to
                     give
                     his
                     Reasons
                     for
                     the
                     Liberty
                     and
                     Freedom
                     of
                     all
                     his
                     Subjects
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       are
                       not
                       to
                       have
                       liberty
                       to
                       use
                       this
                       Language
                       ;
                       how
                       great
                       a
                       friend
                       you
                       have
                       been
                       to
                       the
                       Laws
                       and
                       Liberties
                       of
                       the
                       people
                       ,
                       let
                       all
                    
                     England
                     
                       and
                       the
                       World
                       Iudge
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     ,
                     under
                     favour
                     ,
                     it
                     was
                     the
                     Liberty
                     ,
                     Freedom
                     and
                     Laws
                     of
                     the
                     Subject
                     that
                     ever
                     I
                     took
                     —
                     defended
                     my self
                     with
                     Arms
                     :
                     I
                     never
                     took
                     up
                     Arms
                     against
                     the
                     people
                     ,
                     but
                     for
                     my
                     people
                     and
                     the
                     Laws
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       command
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       must
                       be
                       obeyed
                       ;
                       no
                       answer
                       will
                       be
                       given
                       to
                       the
                       Charge
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Well
                     Sir.
                     
                  
                   
                     Then
                     the
                     President
                     ordered
                     the
                     default
                     to
                     be
                     recorded
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     contempt
                     of
                     the
                     Court
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     that
                     no
                     Answer
                     would
                     be
                     given
                     to
                     the
                     Charge
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     so
                     the
                     King
                     was
                     guarded
                     forth
                     to
                     Sir
                     Robert
                     Cotton's
                     house
                     .
                  
                   
                     Then
                     the
                     Court
                     adjourned
                     to
                     the
                     Painted-chamber
                     on
                     Tuesday
                     at
                     twelve
                     a
                     clock
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     from
                     thence
                     they
                     adjourned
                     again
                     to
                     Westminster-hall
                     ,
                     at
                     which
                     time
                     all
                     persons
                     concerned
                     were
                     to
                     give
                     their
                     attendance
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   At
                   the
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                   sitting
                   in
                   Westminster-hall
                   ,
                   Tuesday
                   ,
                   January
                   23.
                   1648.
                   
                
                 
                   O
                   yes
                   made
                   .
                   Silence
                   commanded
                   ,
                   The
                   Court
                   called
                   ,
                   seventy
                   three
                   persons
                   present
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   King
                   came
                   in
                   with
                   his
                   Guard
                   ,
                   
                   looking
                   with
                   an
                   austere
                   countenance
                   upon
                   the
                   Court
                   ,
                   and
                   sate
                   down
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Cook.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sollicitor-General
                     .
                     May
                     it
                     please
                     your
                     Lordship
                     ,
                     my
                     Lord
                     President
                     ,
                  
                   
                     This
                     is
                     now
                     the
                     third
                     time
                     ,
                     that
                     by
                     the
                     great
                     grace
                     and
                     favour
                     of
                     this
                     high
                     Court
                     ,
                     the
                     Prisoner
                     hath
                     been
                     brought
                     to
                     the
                     Bar
                     ,
                     before
                     any
                     Issue
                     joyned
                     in
                     the
                     Cause
                     .
                     My
                     Lord
                     ,
                     I
                     did
                     at
                     the
                     first
                     Court
                     Exhibit
                     a
                     Charge
                     against
                     him
                     ,
                     &c.
                     —
                  
                   
                   
                     
                     My
                     Lord
                     ,
                     after
                     this
                     great
                     delay
                     of
                     Justice
                     ,
                     I
                     shall
                     now
                     humbly
                     move
                     your
                     Lordship
                     for
                     speedy
                     Judgment
                     against
                     him
                     .
                     My
                     Lord
                     ,
                     I
                     might
                     press
                     your
                     Lordship
                     upon
                     the
                     whole
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     known
                     Rules
                     of
                     the
                     Law
                     of
                     the
                     Land
                     ,
                     That
                     if
                     a
                     Prisoner
                     shall
                     stand
                     as
                     contumacious
                     in
                     contempt
                     ,
                     and
                     shall
                     not
                     put
                     in
                     an
                     Issuable
                     Plea
                     ,
                     Guilty
                     or
                     not
                     Guilty
                     of
                     the
                     Charge
                     given
                     against
                     him
                     ,
                     whereby
                     he
                     may
                     come
                     to
                     a
                     fair
                     Tryal
                     ;
                     that
                     as
                     by
                     an
                     implicite
                     Confession
                     ,
                     it
                     may
                     be
                     taken
                     
                       pro
                       confesso
                    
                     ,
                     as
                     it
                     hath
                     been
                     done
                     to
                     those
                     who
                     have
                     deserved
                     more
                     f●vour
                     than
                     the
                     Prisoner
                     at
                     the
                     Bar
                     has
                     done
                     :
                     but
                     besides
                     ,
                     my
                     Lord
                     ,
                     I
                     shall
                     humbly
                     press
                     your
                     Lordship
                     upon
                     the
                     whole
                     Fact.
                     The
                     House
                     of
                     Commons
                     ,
                     the
                     supreme
                     Authority
                     and
                     Jurisdiction
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     they
                     have
                     Declared
                     ,
                     that
                     it
                     is
                     notorious
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     matter
                     of
                     the
                     Charge
                     is
                     true
                     ,
                     as
                     it
                     is
                     in
                     truth
                     (
                     my
                     Lord
                     )
                     as
                     clear
                     as
                     Crystal
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     the
                     Sun
                     that
                     shines
                     at
                     Noon-day
                     ;
                     which
                     if
                     your
                     Lordship
                     and
                     the
                     Court
                     be
                     not
                     satisfied
                     in
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     notwithstanding
                     ,
                     on
                     the
                     People
                     of
                     Englands
                     behalf
                     ,
                     several
                     Witnesses
                     to
                     produce
                     :
                     And
                     there●ore
                     I
                     do
                     humbly
                     pray
                     ,
                     and
                     yet
                     I
                     must
                     confess
                     it
                     is
                     not
                     so
                     much
                     I
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     ●nnocent
                     Blood
                     that
                     hath
                     been
                     shed
                     ,
                     the
                     cry
                     whereof
                     is
                     very
                     great
                     for
                     Justice
                     and
                     Judgement
                     ;
                     and
                     therefore
                     I
                     do
                     humbly
                     pray
                     ,
                     that
                     speedy
                     Judgement
                     be
                     pronounced
                     against
                     the
                     prisoner
                     at
                     the
                     Bar.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       have
                       heard
                       what
                       is
                       moved
                       by
                       the
                       Counsel
                       on
                       the
                       behalf
                       of
                       the
                       Kingdom
                       against
                       you
                       .
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       may
                       well
                       remember
                       ,
                       and
                       if
                       you
                       do
                       not
                       ▪
                       the
                       Court
                       cannot
                       forget
                       ,
                       what
                       Dilatory
                       dealings
                       the
                       Court
                       hath
                       found
                       at
                       your
                       hands
                       .
                       You
                       were
                       told
                       ,
                    
                     
                     
                       that
                       it
                       was
                       not
                       for
                       you
                       ,
                       nor
                       any
                       other
                       man
                       ,
                       to
                       dispute
                       the
                    
                     Jurisdiction
                     of
                     the
                     Supreme
                     and
                     highest
                     Authority
                     of
                     
                       England
                       ,
                       from
                       which
                       there
                       is
                       no
                       appeal
                       ,
                       and
                       touching
                       which
                       there
                       must
                       be
                       no
                       dispute
                       ;
                       yet
                       you
                       did
                       persist
                       in
                       such
                       carriage
                       ,
                       as
                       you
                       gave
                       no
                       manner
                       of
                       obedience
                       ,
                       nor
                       did
                       you
                       acknowledge
                       any
                       Authority
                       in
                       them
                       ,
                       nor
                       the
                    
                     High
                     Court
                     that
                     constituted
                     this
                     Court
                     of
                     Justice
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       I
                       must
                       let
                       you
                       know
                       from
                       the
                       Court
                       ,
                       that
                       they
                       are
                       very
                       sensible
                       of
                       these
                       delays
                       of
                       yours
                       ,
                       and
                       that
                       they
                       ought
                       not
                       ,
                       being
                       thus
                       Authorized
                       by
                       the
                       Supreme
                    
                     Court
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     
                       to
                       be
                       thus
                       trifled
                       withal
                       ;
                       and
                       that
                       they
                       might
                       in
                       Iustice
                       ,
                       if
                       they
                       pleased
                       ,
                       and
                       according
                       to
                       the
                       Rules
                       of
                       Iustice
                       ,
                       take
                       advantage
                       of
                       the
                       delays
                       ,
                       and
                       proceed
                       to
                       pronounce
                       Iudgement
                       against
                       you
                       ;
                       yet
                       nevertheless
                       they
                       are
                       pleased
                       to
                       give
                       direction
                       ,
                       and
                       on
                       their
                       behalfs
                       I
                       do
                       require
                       you
                       ,
                       that
                       you
                       make
                       a
                       positive
                       Answer
                       unto
                       this
                       Charge
                       that
                       is
                       against
                       you
                       .
                       Sir
                       ,
                       in
                       plain
                       terms
                       ,
                       for
                       Iustice
                       knows
                       no
                       respect
                       of
                       persons
                       ,
                       you
                       are
                       to
                       give
                       your
                       positive
                       and
                       final
                       Answer
                       in
                       plain
                       English
                       ,
                    
                     
                     
                       whether
                       you
                       be
                       Guilty
                       or
                       not
                       Guilty
                       of
                       these
                       Treasons
                       laid
                       to
                       your
                       charge
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     The
                     King
                     after
                     a
                     little
                     pause
                     ,
                     said
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                     When
                     I
                     was
                     here
                     yesterday
                     ,
                     I
                     did
                     desire
                     to
                     speak
                     for
                     the
                     
                       Liberties
                       of
                       the
                       people
                       of
                       England
                    
                     ;
                     I
                     was
                     interrupted
                     :
                     I
                     desire
                     to
                     know
                     yet
                     whether
                     I
                     may
                     speak
                     freely
                     or
                     not
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       have
                       heard
                       the
                       resolution
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       upon
                       the
                       like
                       Question
                       the
                       last
                       day
                       ,
                       and
                       you
                       were
                       told
                       ,
                       that
                       having
                       such
                       a
                       Charge
                       of
                       so
                       high
                       a
                       Nature
                       against
                       you
                       ,
                       and
                       your
                       Work
                       was
                       ,
                       that
                       you
                       ought
                       to
                       acknowledge
                       the
                       Iurisdiction
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       ,
                    
                     And
                     to
                     Answer
                     to
                     your
                     Charge
                     .
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       if
                       you
                       Answer
                       to
                       your
                       Charge
                       ,
                       which
                       the
                       Court
                       gives
                       you
                       leave
                       now
                       to
                       do
                       ,
                       though
                       they
                       might
                       have
                       taken
                       the
                       advantage
                       of
                       your
                       contempt
                       ,
                    
                     
                     
                       yet
                       if
                       you
                       be
                       able
                       to
                       Answer
                       to
                       your
                       Charge
                       ,
                       when
                       you
                       have
                       once
                       Answered
                       ,
                       you
                       shall
                       be
                       heard
                       at
                       large
                       ;
                       make
                       the
                       best
                       Defence
                       you
                       can
                       .
                       But
                       Sir
                       ,
                       I
                       must
                       let
                       you
                       know
                       from
                       the
                       Court
                       ,
                       at
                       their
                       commands
                       ,
                       that
                       you
                       are
                       not
                       to
                       be
                       permitted
                       to
                       issue
                       out
                       into
                       other
                       discourses
                       ,
                       till
                       such
                       time
                       as
                       you
                       have
                       given
                       a
                       positive
                       Answer
                       concerning
                       the
                    
                     Matter
                     
                       that
                       is
                    
                     Charged
                     
                       upon
                       you
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     For
                     the
                     Charge
                     ,
                     I
                     value
                     it
                     not
                     a
                     Rush
                     ,
                     it
                     is
                     the
                     Liberty
                     of
                     the
                     People
                     of
                     England
                     that
                     I
                     stand
                     for
                     ;
                     for
                     me
                     to
                     acknowledge
                     a
                     new
                     Court
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     never
                     heard
                     of
                     before
                     ,
                     I
                     that
                     am
                     your
                     King
                     ,
                     that
                     should
                     be
                     an
                     example
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     people
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     to
                     uphold
                     Justice
                     ,
                     to
                     maintain
                     the
                     old
                     Laws
                     ;
                     indeed
                     I
                     do
                     not
                     know
                     how
                     to
                     do
                     it
                     :
                     you
                     spoke
                     very
                     well
                     the
                     first
                     day
                     that
                     I
                     came
                     here
                     ,
                     (
                     on
                     Saturday
                     )
                     of
                     the
                     Obligations
                     that
                     I
                     had
                     laid
                     upon
                     me
                     by
                     God
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     maintenance
                     of
                     the
                     
                       Liberties
                       of
                       my
                       people
                    
                     :
                     The
                     same
                     Obligation
                     you
                     spake
                     of
                     ,
                     I
                     do
                     acknowledge
                     to
                     God
                     that
                     I
                     owe
                     to
                     Him
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     my
                     people
                     ,
                     to
                     defend
                     ,
                     as
                     much
                     
                     as
                     in
                     me
                     lies
                     ,
                     
                     the
                     antient
                     Laws
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ;
                     therefore
                     until
                     I
                     may
                     ●now
                     that
                     this
                     is
                     not
                     against
                     the
                     
                       Fundamental
                       Laws
                    
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     by
                     your
                     f●vo●r
                     ,
                     I
                     can
                     put
                     in
                     no
                     particular
                     Answer
                     :
                     If
                     you
                     will
                     give
                     me
                     time
                     ,
                     I
                     will
                     then
                     shew
                     you
                     my
                     Reasons
                     why
                     I
                     cannot
                     do
                     it
                     ,
                     and
                     this
                     —
                  
                   
                     
                       Here
                       being
                       interrupted
                       ,
                       he
                       said
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     B●
                     your
                     favour
                     ,
                     
                     you
                     ought
                     not
                     to
                     interrupt
                     me
                     :
                     how
                     I
                     came
                     here
                     ,
                     I
                     know
                     no●
                     ,
                     th●re's
                     no
                     Law
                     for
                     it
                     ,
                     to
                     make
                     your
                     King
                     your
                     Prisoner
                     :
                     I
                     was
                     lately
                     in
                     a
                     Treaty
                     up
                     on
                     the
                     publike
                     Faith
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     
                     that
                     was
                     the
                     known
                     —
                     the
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     that
                     was
                     the
                     Representative
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ;
                     and
                     when
                     that
                     I
                     had
                     almost
                     made
                     an
                     end
                     of
                     the
                     Treaty
                     ,
                     then
                     I
                     was
                     hurried
                     away
                     and
                     brought
                     hither
                     ,
                     and
                     therefore
                     —
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     the
                  
                   President
                   
                     interrupted
                     him
                  
                   ,
                   
                   
                     and
                     said
                     ,
                     Sir
                     ,
                     you
                     must
                     know
                     the
                     pleasure
                     of
                     the
                     Court.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     By
                     your
                     favour
                     Sir
                     ,
                     —
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Nay
                       Sir
                       ,
                       by
                       your
                       favour
                       ,
                       you
                       may
                       not
                       be
                       permitted
                       to
                       fall
                       into
                       these
                       discourses
                       ;
                       you
                       appear
                       as
                       a
                       Delinquent
                       ,
                       you
                       have
                       not
                       acknowledged
                       the
                       Authority
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       ;
                       the
                       Court
                       craves
                       it
                       not
                       of
                       you
                       ,
                       and
                       once
                       more
                       they
                       command
                       you
                       to
                       give
                       your
                       positive
                       Answer
                    
                     —
                     Clerk
                     ,
                     
                       do
                       your
                       Duty
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Duty
                     Sir
                     !
                  
                   
                     The
                     Clerk
                     reads
                     .
                     
                  
                   
                     Charles
                     Stuart
                     ,
                     
                       King
                       of
                    
                     England
                     ,
                     
                       you
                       are
                       accused
                       in
                       the
                       behalf
                       of
                       the
                       Commons
                       of
                    
                     England
                     ,
                     
                       of
                       divers
                       high
                       Crimes
                       and
                       Treasons
                       ;
                       which
                       Charge
                       hath
                       been
                       read
                       unto
                       you
                       ;
                       the
                       Court
                       now
                       requires
                       you
                       to
                       give
                       your
                       positive
                       and
                       final
                       Answer
                       ,
                       by
                       way
                       of
                       confession
                       or
                       denial
                       of
                       the
                       Charge
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     ,
                     I
                     say
                     again
                     to
                     you
                     ,
                     So
                     that
                     I
                     might
                     give
                     satisfaction
                     to
                     the
                     people
                     of
                     England
                     of
                     the
                     clearness
                     of
                     my
                     proceedings
                     ,
                     
                     not
                     by
                     way
                     of
                     Answer
                     ,
                     not
                     in
                     this
                     way
                     ,
                     but
                     to
                     satisfie
                     them
                     that
                     I
                     have
                     done
                     nothing
                     against
                     that
                     Trust
                     that
                     hath
                     been
                     committed
                     to
                     me
                     ,
                     I
                     would
                     do
                     it
                     ;
                     but
                     to
                     acknowledge
                     a
                     new
                     Court
                     against
                     their
                     Priviledges
                     ;
                     to
                     alter
                     the
                     Fundamental
                     Laws
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ;
                     Sir
                     ,
                     you
                     must
                     excuse
                     me
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       this
                       is
                       the
                       third
                       time
                       that
                       you
                       have
                       publikely
                       disowned
                       the
                       Court
                       ,
                       and
                       put
                       an
                       affront
                       upon
                       it
                       ;
                       how
                       far
                       you
                       have
                       preserv'd
                       the
                       Priviledges
                       of
                       the
                       People
                       ,
                       your
                       Actions
                       have
                       spoke
                       it
                       ;
                       but
                       truly
                       Sir
                       ,
                       mens
                       intentions
                       ought
                       to
                       be
                       known
                       by
                       their
                       Actions
                       :
                       you
                       have
                       written
                       your
                       meaning
                       in
                       bloody
                       Characters
                       throughout
                       the
                       whole
                       Kingdom
                       :
                       but
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       understand
                       the
                       pleasure
                       of
                       the
                       Court.
                       —
                       Clerk
                       ,
                       Record
                       the
                       default
                       ,
                    
                     
                     
                       —
                       and
                       Gentlemen
                       ,
                       you
                       that
                       took
                       charge
                       of
                       the
                       Prisoner
                       ,
                       take
                       him
                       back
                       again
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     will
                     onely
                     say
                     this
                     one
                     word
                     to
                     you
                     ,
                     If
                     it
                     were
                     onely
                     my
                     own
                     particular
                     ,
                     I
                     would
                     not
                     say
                     any
                     more
                     ,
                     nor
                     interrupt
                     you
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       have
                       heard
                       the
                       pleasure
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       ,
                       and
                       you
                       are
                       (
                       notwithstanding
                       you
                       will
                       not
                       understand
                       it
                       )
                       to
                       finde
                       that
                       you
                       are
                       before
                       a
                       Court
                       of
                       Iustice.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     Then
                     the
                     King
                     went
                     forth
                     with
                     his
                     Guard
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     Proclamation
                     was
                     made
                     ,
                     that
                     all
                     persons
                     who
                     had
                     then
                     appeared
                     ,
                     and
                     had
                     further
                     to
                     do
                     at
                     the
                     Court
                     ,
                     might
                     depart
                     into
                     the
                     Painted-Chamber
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     place
                     the
                     Court
                     did
                     forthwith
                     adjourn
                     ,
                     and
                     intended
                     to
                     meet
                     in
                     Westminster-hall
                     by
                     ten
                     of
                     the
                     Clock
                     the
                     next
                     morning
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Cryer
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       God
                       bless
                       the
                       Kingdom
                       of
                    
                     England
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   
                   His
                   Majesties
                   Reasons
                   against
                   the
                   pretended
                   Iurisdiction
                   of
                   the
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   intended
                   to
                   have
                   delivered
                   in
                   writing
                   on
                   Monday
                   ,
                   
                     January
                     22.
                     1648.
                  
                   
                   But
                   was
                   not
                   permitted
                   .
                
                 
                   HAving
                   already
                   made
                   my
                   Protestations
                   ,
                   not
                   onely
                   against
                   the
                   illegality
                   of
                   this
                   pretended
                   Court
                   ,
                   but
                   also
                   that
                   no
                   earthly
                   Power
                   can
                   justly
                   call
                   Me
                   (
                   who
                   am
                   your
                   King
                   )
                   in
                   question
                   as
                   a
                   Delinquent
                   ;
                   I
                   would
                   not
                   any
                   more
                   open
                   my
                   Mouth
                   upon
                   this
                   occasion
                   ,
                   more
                   than
                   to
                   refer
                   my self
                   to
                   what
                   I
                   have
                   spoken
                   ,
                   were
                   I
                   in
                   this
                   case
                   alone
                   concerned
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   duty
                   I
                   owe
                   to
                   God
                   in
                   the
                   preservation
                   of
                   the
                   true
                   Liberty
                   of
                   my
                   People
                   ,
                   will
                   not
                   suffer
                   me
                   at
                   this
                   time
                   to
                   be
                   silent
                   :
                   For
                   ,
                   how
                   can
                   any
                   free-born
                   Subject
                   of
                   England
                   call
                   life
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   thing
                   he
                   possesseth
                   ,
                   his
                   own
                   ,
                   if
                   Power
                   without
                   Right
                   may
                   daily
                   make
                   new
                   ▪
                   and
                   abrogate
                   the
                   old
                   Fundamental
                   Law
                   of
                   the
                   Land
                   ?
                   which
                   I
                   now
                   take
                   to
                   be
                   the
                   present
                   case
                   .
                   VVherefore
                   when
                   I
                   came
                   hither
                   ,
                   I
                   expected
                   that
                   you
                   would
                   have
                   endeavoured
                   to
                   have
                   satisfied
                   me
                   concerning
                   these
                   grounds
                   which
                   hinder
                   me
                   to
                   answer
                   to
                   your
                   pretended
                   Impeachment
                   ;
                   but
                   since
                   I
                   see
                   that
                   nothing
                   I
                   can
                   say
                   will
                   move
                   you
                   to
                   it
                   (
                   though
                   Negatives
                   are
                   not
                   so
                   naturally
                   proved
                   as
                   Affirmatives
                   )
                   yet
                   I
                   will
                   shew
                   you
                   the
                   Reasons
                   why
                   I
                   am
                   confident
                   you
                   cannot
                   Judge
                   me
                   ,
                   nor
                   indeed
                   the
                   meanest
                   man
                   in
                   England
                   :
                   for
                   I
                   will
                   not
                   (
                   like
                   you
                   )
                   without
                   shewing
                   a
                   Reason
                   ,
                   seek
                   to
                   impose
                   a
                   belief
                   upon
                   my
                   Subjects
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   There
                   is
                   no
                   proceeding
                   just
                   against
                   any
                   man
                   ,
                   but
                   what
                   is
                   warranted
                   either
                   by
                   Gods
                   Laws
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Municipal
                   Laws
                   of
                   the
                   Country
                   where
                   he
                   lives
                   .
                   Now
                   I
                   am
                   most
                   confident
                   ,
                   this
                   days
                   proceeding
                   cannot
                   be
                   warranted
                   by
                   Gods
                   Law
                   ;
                   for
                   on
                   the
                   contrary
                   ,
                   the
                   Authority
                   of
                   obedience
                   unto
                   Kings
                   is
                   clealy
                   warranted
                   ,
                   and
                   strictly
                   commanded
                   both
                   in
                   the
                   Old
                   and
                   New
                   Testaments
                   ;
                   which
                   if
                   denied
                   ,
                   I
                   am
                   ready
                   instantly
                   to
                   Prove
                   :
                   and
                   for
                   the
                   Question
                   now
                   in
                   hand
                   ,
                   there
                   it
                   is
                   said
                   ,
                   That
                   
                     where
                     the
                     word
                     of
                     a
                     King
                     is
                     ,
                     there
                     is
                     Power
                     ;
                     and
                     who
                     may
                     say
                     unto
                     him
                     ,
                     What
                     doest
                     thou
                     ?
                     Eccles.
                     8.4
                     .
                  
                   Then
                   for
                   the
                   Law
                   of
                   this
                   Land
                   ,
                   I
                   am
                   no
                   less
                   confident
                   that
                   no
                   learned
                   Lawyer
                   will
                   affirm
                   that
                   an
                   Impeachment
                   can
                   lie
                   against
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   
                   they
                   all
                   going
                   in
                   His
                   Name
                   :
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   their
                   Maximes
                   is
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     the
                     King
                     can
                     do
                     no
                     wrong
                     .
                  
                   Besides
                   ,
                   the
                   Law
                   upon
                   which
                   you
                   ground
                   your
                   proceedings
                   ,
                   must
                   either
                   be
                   Old
                   or
                   New
                   :
                   if
                   Old
                   ,
                   shew
                   it
                   ;
                   if
                   New
                   ,
                   tell
                   what
                   Authority
                   warranted
                   by
                   the
                   Fundamental
                   Laws
                   of
                   the
                   Land
                   hath
                   made
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   when
                   .
                   But
                   how
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Commons
                   can
                   erect
                   a
                   Court
                   of
                   Iudicature
                   ,
                   
                   which
                   was
                   never
                   one
                   it self
                   ,
                   (
                   as
                   is
                   well
                   known
                   to
                   all
                   Lawyers
                   )
                   I
                   leave
                   to
                   God
                   and
                   the
                   world
                   to
                   Iudge
                   :
                   And
                   it
                   were
                   full
                   as
                   strange
                   that
                   they
                   should
                   pretend
                   to
                   make
                   Laws
                   without
                   King
                   or
                   Lords
                   House
                   ,
                   to
                   any
                   that
                   have
                   heard
                   speak
                   of
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   England
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   admitting
                   ,
                   but
                   not
                   granting
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   People
                   of
                   Englands
                   Commission
                   could
                   grant
                   your
                   pretended
                   Power
                   ;
                   I
                   see
                   nothing
                   you
                   can
                   shew
                   for
                   that
                   :
                   for
                   certainly
                   you
                   never
                   asked
                   the
                   question
                   of
                   the
                   tenth
                   
                   man
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   :
                   and
                   in
                   this
                   way
                   you
                   manifestly
                   wrong
                   even
                   the
                   poorest
                   Plow-man
                   ,
                   if
                   you
                   demand
                   not
                   his
                   free
                   consent
                   ;
                   nor
                   can
                   you
                   pretend
                   any
                   colour
                   for
                   this
                   your
                   pretended
                   Commission
                   without
                   the
                   Consent
                   at
                   least
                   of
                   the
                   major
                   part
                   of
                   every
                   man
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   
                   of
                   whatsoever
                   quality
                   or
                   Condition
                   ,
                   which
                   I
                   am
                   sure
                   you
                   never
                   went
                   about
                   to
                   seek
                   ;
                   so
                   far
                   are
                   you
                   from
                   having
                   it
                   .
                   Thus
                   you
                   see
                   that
                   I
                   speak
                   not
                   for
                   my
                   own
                   right
                   alone
                   as
                   I
                   am
                   your
                   King
                   ,
                   but
                   also
                   for
                   the
                   true
                   Liberty
                   of
                   all
                   my
                   Subjects
                   ;
                   which
                   consists
                   not
                   in
                   the
                   power
                   of
                   Government
                   ,
                   but
                   in
                   living
                   under
                   such
                   laws
                   ,
                   such
                   a
                   Government
                   ,
                   as
                   may
                   give
                   themselves
                   the
                   best
                   assurance
                   of
                   their
                   lives
                   ,
                   and
                   propriety
                   of
                   their
                   goods
                   .
                   
                   Nor
                   in
                   this
                   must
                   or
                   do
                   I
                   forget
                   the
                   Priviledges
                   of
                   both
                   Houses
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   which
                   this
                   days
                   proceedings
                   do
                   not
                   onely
                   violate
                   ,
                   but
                   likewise
                   occasion
                   the
                   greatest
                   breach
                   of
                   their
                   publike
                   Faith
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   believe
                   ever
                   was
                   heard
                   of
                   ;
                   with
                   which
                   I
                   am
                   far
                   from
                   charging
                   the
                   two
                   Houses
                   :
                   for
                   all
                   the
                   pretended
                   Crimes
                   laid
                   against
                   me
                   ,
                   bear
                   date
                   long
                   before
                   this
                   late
                   Treaty
                   at
                   Newport
                   ,
                   in
                   which
                   I
                   having
                   concluded
                   ,
                   as
                   much
                   as
                   in
                   me
                   lay
                   ,
                   and
                   hopefully
                   expecting
                   the
                   Houses
                   agreement
                   thereunto
                   ,
                   I
                   was
                   suddenly
                   surpriz'd
                   ,
                   and
                   hurried
                   from
                   thence
                   as
                   a
                   Prisoner
                   ,
                   upon
                   which
                   account
                   I
                   am
                   against
                   my
                   will
                   brought
                   hither
                   ;
                   where
                   since
                   I
                   am
                   come
                   ,
                   I
                   cannot
                   but
                   to
                   my
                   power
                   ,
                   defend
                   the
                   antient
                   Laws
                   and
                   Liberties
                   of
                   this
                   Kingnom
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   my
                   own
                   just
                   Rights
                   .
                   Then
                   for
                   any
                   thing
                   I
                   can
                   see
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   Higher
                   House
                   is
                   totally
                   excluded
                   ;
                   and
                   for
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Commons
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   too
                   well
                   known
                   that
                   the
                   major
                   part
                   of
                   them
                   are
                   detained
                   or
                   deterred
                   from
                   sitting
                   ;
                   so
                   as
                   if
                   I
                   'had
                   no
                   other
                   ,
                   this
                   were
                   sufficient
                   Reason
                   for
                   me
                   to
                   protest
                   against
                   the
                   Lawfulness
                   of
                   your
                   pretended
                   Court.
                   Besides
                   all
                   this
                   ,
                   the
                   Peace
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   is
                   not
                   the
                   least
                   of
                   My
                   thoughts
                   :
                   and
                   what
                   hopes
                   of
                   Settlement
                   is
                   there
                   ,
                   so
                   long
                   as
                   Power
                   reigns
                   without
                   Rule
                   or
                   Law
                   ,
                   
                   changing
                   the
                   whole
                   frame
                   of
                   that
                   Government
                   ,
                   under
                   which
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   hath
                   flourished
                   for
                   many
                   hundred
                   years
                   ?
                   (
                   nor
                   will
                   I
                   say
                   what
                   will
                   fall
                   out
                   ,
                   in
                   case
                   this
                   lawless
                   unjust
                   Proceedings
                   against
                   me
                   do
                   go
                   on
                   .
                   )
                   And
                   believe
                   it
                   ,
                   the
                   Commons
                   of
                   England
                   will
                   not
                   thank
                   you
                   for
                   this
                   Change
                   ,
                   for
                   they
                   will
                   remember
                   how
                   happy
                   they
                   have
                   been
                   of
                   late
                   years
                   ,
                   under
                   the
                   reign
                   of
                   Queen
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   my
                   Father
                   ,
                   and
                   my Self
                   ,
                   until
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   these
                   unhappy
                   Troubles
                   ;
                   and
                   will
                   have
                   cause
                   to
                   doubt
                   that
                   they
                   shall
                   never
                   be
                   so
                   happy
                   under
                   any
                   new
                   .
                   And
                   by
                   this
                   time
                   it
                   will
                   be
                   too
                   sensibly
                   evident
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Arms
                   I
                   took
                   up
                   ,
                   were
                   onely
                   to
                   defend
                   the
                   Fundamental
                   Laws
                   of
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   against
                   those
                   who
                   have
                   supposed
                   my
                   Power
                   hath
                   totally
                   changed
                   the
                   antient
                   Government
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   having
                   shewed
                   you
                   briefly
                   the
                   Reasons
                   why
                   I
                   cannot
                   submit
                   to
                   your
                   pretended
                   Authority
                   ,
                   without
                   violating
                   the
                   Trust
                   which
                   I
                   have
                   from
                   God
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Welfare
                   and
                   Liberty
                   of
                   my
                   People
                   :
                   I
                   expect
                   from
                   you
                   either
                   clear
                   Reasons
                   to
                   convince
                   my
                   Iudgement
                   ,
                   shewing
                   me
                   that
                   I
                   am
                   in
                   an
                   Error
                   (
                   and
                   then
                   truly
                   I
                   will
                   Answer
                   )
                   or
                   that
                   you
                   will
                   withdraw
                   your
                   proceedings
                   .
                
                 
                   ¶
                   
                     This
                     the
                     King
                     intended
                     to
                     speak
                     in
                  
                   Westminster-hall
                   
                     on
                     Monday
                  
                   ,
                   Jan.
                   22.
                   
                     but
                     against
                     Reason
                     was
                     hindred
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   
                   The
                   Proceedings
                   of
                   the
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                   sitting
                   at
                   Westminster-hall
                   ,
                   on
                   Saturday
                   the
                   27
                   of
                   
                     January
                     ,
                     1648.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                   O
                   yes
                   made
                   .
                   Silence
                   commanded
                   .
                   The
                   Court
                   called
                   ,
                   Serjeant
                   Bradshaw
                   President
                   ,
                   in
                   his
                   Scarlet-Robe
                   (
                   sutable
                   to
                   the
                   work
                   of
                   this
                   day
                   )
                   with
                   sixty
                   eight
                   other
                   Members
                   of
                   the
                   Court
                   called
                   .
                   As
                   the
                   King
                   came
                   into
                   the
                   Court
                   ,
                   
                   in
                   his
                   usual
                   posture
                   ,
                   with
                   his
                   Hat
                   on
                   ,
                   a
                   cry
                   made
                   in
                   the
                   Hall
                   by
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   Souldiers
                   for
                   
                     Iustice
                     ,
                     Iustice
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Execution
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     shall
                     desire
                     a
                     word
                     to
                     be
                     heard
                     a
                     little
                     ,
                     and
                     I
                     hope
                     I
                     shall
                     give
                     no
                     occasion
                     of
                     interruption
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       You
                       may
                       Answer
                       in
                       your
                       time
                       ,
                       hear
                       the
                       Court
                       first
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     If
                     it
                     please
                     you
                     Sir
                     ,
                     I
                     desire
                     to
                     be
                     heard
                     ,
                     and
                     I
                     shall
                     not
                     give
                     any
                     occasion
                     of
                     interruption
                     ,
                     and
                     it
                     is
                     onely
                     in
                     a
                     word
                     :
                     A
                     sudden
                     judgment
                     —
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       You
                       shall
                       be
                       heard
                       in
                       due
                       time
                       ,
                       but
                       you
                       are
                       to
                       hear
                       the
                       Court
                       first
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     ,
                     I
                     desire
                     it
                     ;
                     it
                     will
                     be
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     what
                     I
                     believe
                     the
                     Court
                     will
                     say
                     ;
                     and
                     therefore
                     Sir
                     ,
                     a
                     hasty
                     Judgement
                     is
                     not
                     so
                     soon
                     re-called
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       shall
                       be
                       heard
                       before
                       the
                       Iudgement
                       be
                       given
                       ,
                       and
                       in
                       the
                       mean
                       time
                       you
                       may
                       forbear
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Well
                     Sir
                     ,
                     shall
                     I
                     be
                     heard
                     before
                     the
                     Judgement
                     given
                     ?
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Gentlemen
                       ,
                       it
                       is
                       well
                       known
                       to
                       all
                       or
                       most
                       of
                       you
                       here
                       present
                       ,
                       That
                       the
                       Prisoner
                       at
                       the
                       Bar
                       ●ath
                       been
                       several
                       times
                       convented
                       ,
                       and
                       brought
                       before
                       the
                       Court
                       ,
                       to
                       make
                       Answer
                       to
                       a
                       charge
                       of
                       Treason
                       and
                       other
                       high
                       Crimes
                       exhibited
                       against
                       him
                       ,
                       in
                       the
                       name
                       of
                       the
                       People
                       of
                    
                     England
                     ;
                     
                       to
                       which
                       Charge
                       ,
                       being
                       required
                       to
                       Answer
                       he
                       hath
                       been
                       so
                       far
                       from
                       obeying
                       the
                       commands
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       ,
                       by
                       submitting
                       to
                       their
                       Iustice
                       ,
                       as
                       he
                       began
                       to
                       take
                       upon
                       him
                       to
                       offer
                       Reasoning
                       and
                       debate
                       unto
                       the
                       Authority
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       ,
                       and
                       of
                       the
                       highest
                       Court
                       that
                       constituted
                       them
                       to
                       try
                       and
                       judge
                       him
                       ;
                       but
                       being
                       over-ruled
                       in
                       that
                       ,
                       and
                       required
                       to
                       make
                       his
                       Answer
                       ,
                       he
                       was
                       still
                       pleased
                       to
                       continue
                       contumacious
                       ,
                       and
                       to
                       refuse
                       to
                       submit
                       or
                       Answer
                       ,
                    
                     &c.
                     
                     
                       But
                       Sir
                       ,
                       if
                       you
                       have
                       any
                       thing
                       to
                       say
                       in
                       defence
                       of
                       your self
                       concerning
                       the
                       matter
                       charged
                       ,
                       the
                       Court
                       hath
                       given
                       me
                       command
                       to
                       let
                       you
                       know
                       they
                       will
                       hear
                       you
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Since
                     I
                     see
                     you
                     will
                     not
                     hear
                     any
                     thing
                     of
                     debate
                     concerning
                     that
                     which
                     I
                     confess
                     I
                     thought
                     most
                     material
                     for
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     the
                     Liberty
                     of
                     the
                     Subject
                     ,
                     I
                     shall
                     wave
                     it
                     ,
                     I
                     shall
                     speak
                     nothing
                     to
                     it
                     ;
                     but
                     onely
                     I
                     must-tell
                     you
                     ,
                     that
                     this
                     many
                     a
                     day
                     all
                     things
                     have
                     been
                     taken
                     away
                     from
                     me
                     ,
                     but
                     that
                     that
                     I
                     call
                     more
                     dear
                     to
                     me
                     than
                     my
                     life
                     ,
                     which
                     is
                     
                       My
                       Conscience
                       and
                       my
                       Honour
                    
                     ;
                     and
                     if
                     I
                     had
                     respect
                     to
                     my
                     life
                     more
                     than
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdoms
                     and
                     
                       the
                       Liberty
                       of
                       the
                       Subject
                    
                     ,
                     certainly
                     I
                     should
                     have
                     made
                     a
                     particular
                     defence
                     for
                     my self
                     ;
                     for
                     by
                     that
                     at
                     least-wise
                     I
                     might
                     have
                     delayed
                     an
                     ugly
                     Sentence
                     ,
                     which
                     I
                     believe
                     will
                     pass
                     upon
                     me
                     :
                     therefore
                     certainly
                     Sir
                     ,
                     as
                     a
                     man
                     that
                     hath
                     some
                     understanding
                     ,
                     some
                     knowledge
                     of
                     the
                     world
                     ,
                     if
                     that
                     my
                     Zeal
                     to
                     my
                     Country
                     had
                     not
                     over-born
                     the
                     care
                     that
                     I
                     have
                     of
                     my
                     own
                     preservation
                     ,
                     I
                     should
                     have
                     gone
                     another
                     way
                     to
                     work
                     than
                     that
                     I
                     have
                     done
                     .
                     Now
                     Sir
                     ,
                     I
                     conceive
                     that
                     an
                     hasty
                     Sentence
                     once
                     past
                     ,
                     may
                     be
                     sooner
                     repented
                     than
                     recalled
                     ;
                     and
                     truely
                     the
                     self-same
                     desire
                     that
                     I
                     have
                     for
                     
                       the
                       Peace
                       of
                       the
                       Kingdom
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       Liberty
                       of
                       the
                       Subject
                       ,
                       more
                       than
                       my
                       own
                       particular
                       ,
                    
                     does
                     make
                     me
                     now
                     at
                     last
                     desire
                     ,
                     that
                     having
                     somethimg
                     to
                     say
                     that
                     concerns
                     both
                     ,
                     I
                     desire
                     before
                     Sentence
                     be
                     given
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     may
                     be
                     heard
                     in
                     the
                     Painted
                     Chamber
                     before
                     the
                     Lords
                     and
                     Commons
                     :
                     this
                     delay
                     cannot
                     be
                     prejudicial
                     to
                     you
                     ,
                     whatsoever
                     I
                     say
                     ;
                     if
                     no
                     Reason
                     ,
                     those
                     that
                     hear
                     me
                     must
                     be
                     Judges
                     ;
                     if
                     it
                     be
                     Reason
                     ,
                     and
                     real
                     for
                     the
                     
                       Welfare
                       of
                       the
                       Kingdom
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       Liberty
                       of
                       the
                       Subject
                       ,
                    
                     I
                     am
                     sure
                     on
                     it
                     ,
                     it
                     is
                     very
                     well
                     worth
                     the
                     hearing
                     ;
                     therefore
                     I
                     do
                     conjure
                     you
                     ,
                     as
                     you
                     love
                     that
                     you
                     pretend
                     ,
                     I
                     hope
                     it
                     is
                     real
                     ,
                     
                       the
                       Liberty
                       of
                       the
                       Subject
                       ,
                       the
                       Peace
                       of
                       the
                       Kingdom
                       ,
                    
                     that
                     you
                     will
                     grant
                     me
                     the
                     hearing
                     ,
                     before
                     any
                     Sentence
                     ●e
                     passed
                     :
                     I
                     onely
                     desire
                     you
                     will
                     take
                     this
                     into
                     your
                     consideration
                     ;
                     it
                     may
                     be
                     you
                     have
                     not
                     heard
                     of
                     it
                     beforehand
                     ;
                     if
                     you
                     will
                     ,
                     I
                     'le
                     retire
                     ,
                     and
                     you
                     may
                     think
                     of
                     it
                     :
                     but
                     
                     if
                     I
                     cannot
                     get
                     this
                     Liberty
                     ,
                     I
                     do
                     here
                     protest
                     ,
                     that
                     so
                     fair
                     shews
                     of
                     
                       Liberty
                       and
                       Peace
                    
                     are
                     pure
                     shews
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     otherwise
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     you
                     will
                     not
                     hear
                     your
                     KING
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       have
                       now
                       spoken
                       ?
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Yes
                     Sir.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       And
                       this
                       that
                       you
                       have
                       said
                       is
                       a
                       further
                       declining
                       of
                       the
                       Iurisdiction
                       of
                       this
                       Court
                       ,
                       which
                       was
                       the
                       thing
                       wherein
                       you
                       were
                       limited
                       before
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Pray
                     excuse
                     me
                     Sir
                     ,
                     for
                     my
                     interruption
                     ,
                     because
                     you
                     mistake
                     me
                     ;
                     it
                     is
                     not
                     a
                     declining
                     of
                     it
                     ,
                     you
                     do
                     Judge
                     me
                     before
                     you
                     hear
                     me
                     speak
                     ;
                     I
                     say
                     it
                     will
                     not
                     ,
                     I
                     do
                     not
                     decline
                     it
                     ,
                     though
                     I
                     cannot
                     acknowledge
                     the
                     Jurisdiction
                     of
                     the
                     Court
                     ;
                     yet
                     Sir
                     ,
                     in
                     this
                     give
                     me
                     leave
                     to
                     say
                     ,
                     I
                     would
                     do
                     it
                     though
                     I
                     did
                     not
                     acknowledge
                     it
                     in
                     this
                     :
                     I
                     do
                     protest
                     it
                     is
                     not
                     the
                     declining
                     of
                     it
                     ,
                     since
                     I
                     say
                     ,
                     if
                     that
                     I
                     do
                     say
                     any
                     thing
                     but
                     that
                     that
                     is
                     for
                     
                       the
                       Peace
                       of
                       the
                       Kingdom
                       and
                       the
                       Liberty
                       of
                       the
                       Subject
                       ,
                    
                     then
                     the
                     shame
                     is
                     mine
                     .
                     Now
                     I
                     desire
                     that
                     you
                     will
                     take
                     this
                     into
                     your
                     consideration
                     ,
                     if
                     you
                     will
                     I
                     'll
                     withdraw
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       this
                       is
                       not
                       altogether
                       n●w
                       that
                       you
                       have
                       moved
                       unto
                       us
                       ;
                       not
                       altogether
                       new
                       to
                       us
                       ,
                       though
                       the
                       first
                       time
                       in
                       person
                       you
                       have
                       offered
                       it
                       to
                       the
                       Court
                       :
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       say
                       you
                       do
                       not
                       Decline
                       the
                       Iurisdiction
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       ?
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Not
                     in
                     this
                     that
                     I
                     have
                     said
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       I
                       understand
                       you
                       well
                       Sir
                       :
                       That
                       which
                       you
                       now
                       tender
                       ,
                       is
                       to
                       have
                       another
                       Iurisdiction
                       ,
                       and
                       a
                    
                     co-ordinate
                     Jurisdiction
                     .
                     
                       I
                       know
                       very
                       well
                       you
                       express
                       your self
                       ,
                       Sir
                       ,
                       that
                       notwithstanding
                       what
                       you
                       will
                       offer
                       to
                       the
                       Lords
                       and
                       Commons
                       in
                       the
                       Painted-Chamber
                       ,
                       you
                       would
                       nevertheless
                       proceed
                       on
                       here
                       .
                       Sir
                       ,
                       because
                       you
                       shall
                       know
                       the
                       further
                       pleasure
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       upon
                       that
                       which
                       you
                       have
                       moved
                       ,
                       the
                       Court
                       will
                       withdraw
                       for
                       a
                       time
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Shall
                     I
                     withdraw
                     ?
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       shall
                       know
                       the
                       pleasure
                       of
                       the
                       Court
                       presently
                       .
                    
                     The
                     Court
                     withdrew
                     for
                     half
                     an
                     hour
                     into
                     the
                     Court
                     of
                     Wards
                     .
                     
                  
                   
                     Then
                     the
                     Court
                     commanded
                     the
                     Serjeant
                     at
                     Arms
                     to
                     withdraw
                     the
                     King
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     expect
                     order
                     for
                     his
                     return
                     again
                     .
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     Court
                     withdrew
                     for
                     half
                     an
                     hour
                     ,
                     and
                     returned
                     (
                     this
                     withdrawing
                     was
                     occasioned
                     by
                     the
                     importunacy
                     and
                     disturbance
                     of
                     Colonel
                     Downs
                     ,
                     who
                     sate
                     next
                     to
                     Cromwel
                     ;
                     
                     but
                     Downs
                     was
                     quickly
                     quieted
                     ,
                     being
                     awed
                     by
                     Cromwel
                     during
                     this
                     short
                     stay
                     .
                     )
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Serjeant
                       at
                       Arms
                       ,
                       send
                       for
                       your
                       Prisoner
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       their
                       withdrawing
                       and
                       adjournment
                       was
                    
                     pro
                     forma
                     tantum
                     ;
                     
                       for
                       it
                       did
                       not
                       seem
                       to
                       them
                       that
                       there
                       was
                       any
                       difficulty
                       in
                       the
                       thing
                    
                     ;
                     
                     
                       the
                       Court
                       is
                       now
                       resolved
                       to
                       proceed
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     ,
                     
                     I
                     know
                     it
                     is
                     in
                     vain
                     for
                     me
                     to
                     dispute
                     ,
                     I
                     am
                     no
                     Sceptick
                     for
                     to
                     deny
                     the
                     power
                     that
                     you
                     have
                     ,
                     I
                     know
                     that
                     you
                     have
                     power
                     enough
                     :
                     Sir
                     ,
                     I
                     confess
                     I
                     think
                     it
                     would
                     have
                     been
                     for
                     the
                     Kingdoms
                     Peace
                     ,
                     if
                     you
                     would
                     have
                     taken
                     the
                     pains
                     to
                     have
                     shown
                     the
                     lawfulness
                     of
                     your
                     power
                     .
                     For
                     this
                     delay
                     that
                     I
                     have
                     desired
                     ,
                     I
                     confess
                     it
                     is
                     a
                     delay
                     ,
                     but
                     very
                     important
                     for
                     the
                     Peace
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ;
                     for
                     it
                     is
                     not
                     my
                     person
                     that
                     I
                     look
                     on
                     alone
                     ,
                     it
                     is
                     the
                     Kingdoms
                     welfare
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Kingdoms
                     Peace
                     :
                     it
                     is
                     an
                     old
                     sentence
                     ,
                     
                       That
                       we
                       should
                       think
                       on
                       long
                       before
                       we
                       have
                       resolved
                       of
                       great
                       matters
                       suddenly
                    
                     ;
                     Therefore
                     Sir
                     ,
                     I
                     do
                     say
                     again
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     do
                     put
                     at
                     your
                     doors
                     all
                     the
                     inconveniency
                     of
                     an
                     hasty
                     Sentence
                     .
                     I
                     confess
                     I
                     have
                     been
                     here
                     now
                     I
                     think
                     this
                     week
                     ;
                     this
                     day
                     eight
                     days
                     was
                     the
                     day
                     I
                     came
                     here
                     first
                     ;
                     but
                     a
                     little
                     delay
                     of
                     a
                     day
                     or
                     two
                     further
                     ,
                     may
                     give
                     peace
                     ,
                     whereas
                     an
                     
                       H●sty
                       Iudgement
                    
                     may
                     bring
                     on
                     that
                     trouble
                     and
                     perpetual
                     inconveniency
                     to
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     Child
                     that
                     is
                     unborn
                     may
                     repent
                     it
                     ;
                     and
                     therefore
                     again
                     ,
                     out
                     of
                     the
                     Duty
                     I
                     owe
                     to
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     my
                     Country
                     ,
                     I
                     do
                     desire
                     that
                     I
                     may
                     be
                     heard
                     by
                     the
                     Lords
                     and
                     Commons
                     in
                     the
                     Painted-Chamber
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     other
                     Chamber
                     that
                     you
                     will
                     appoint
                     me
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Court
                       will
                       proceed
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     say
                     this
                     Sir
                     ,
                     That
                     if
                     you
                     will
                     hear
                     me
                     ,
                     I
                     doubt
                     not
                     but
                     I
                     shall
                     give
                     some
                     satisfaction
                     to
                     you
                     all
                     here
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     my
                     people
                     after
                     that
                     ;
                     and
                     therefore
                     I
                     
                     do
                     require
                     you
                     ,
                     as
                     you
                     will
                     answer
                     it
                     at
                     the
                     dreadful
                     day
                     of
                     Judgement
                     ,
                     that
                     you
                     will
                     consider
                     it
                     once
                     again
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       I
                       have
                       received
                       direction
                       from
                       the
                       Court.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Well
                     Sir.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       If
                       this
                       must
                       be
                       re-enforc'd
                       ,
                       or
                       any
                       thing
                       of
                       this
                       nature
                       ,
                       your
                       Answer
                       must
                       be
                       the
                       same
                       ,
                       and
                       they
                       will
                       proceed
                       to
                       Sentence
                       if
                       you
                       have
                       nothing
                       more
                       to
                       say
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     have
                     nothing
                     more
                     to
                     say
                     ;
                     but
                     I
                     shall
                     desire
                     that
                     this
                     may
                     be
                     entred
                     what
                     I
                     have
                     said
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Court
                       then
                       Sir
                       hath
                       something
                       to
                       say
                       to
                       you
                       ,
                       which
                       although
                       I
                       know
                       it
                       will
                       be
                       very
                       unacceptable
                       ,
                       yet
                       notwithstanding
                       they
                       are
                       willing
                       ,
                       and
                       are
                       resolved
                       to
                       discharge
                       their
                       Duty
                       .
                    
                     
                     [
                     and
                     so
                     proceeded
                     by
                     way
                     of
                     ●iery
                     ,
                     how
                     other
                     Nations
                     in
                     all
                     times
                     had
                     taken
                     the
                     same
                     course
                     with
                     their
                     Kings
                     and
                     Princes
                     ,
                     deposing
                     and
                     executing
                     of
                     them
                     ,
                     especially
                     ,
                     and
                     more
                     frequently
                     in
                     the
                     Kings
                     Native
                     Realm
                     of
                     Scotland
                     ;
                     mis-citing
                     ,
                     and
                     wresting
                     ,
                     and
                     abusing
                     the
                     truth
                     of
                     History
                     ,
                     to
                     varnish
                     the
                     Rhapsody
                     and
                     Treason
                     of
                     this
                     lying
                     Harangue
                     :
                     of
                     all
                     which
                     ,
                     one
                     most
                     remarkable
                     paragraph
                     ,
                     as
                     noted
                     by
                     the
                     King
                     himself
                     with
                     an
                     admiration
                     ,
                     is
                     here
                     inserted
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       That
                       that
                       we
                       are
                       now
                       upon
                       by
                       the
                       command
                       of
                       the
                    
                     highest
                     Court
                     ,
                     
                       hath
                       been
                       and
                       is
                       to
                       Try
                       and
                       Iudge
                       you
                       for
                       those
                       great
                       offences
                       of
                       yours
                       .
                       Sir
                       ,
                       the
                    
                     Charge
                     
                       hath
                       called
                       you
                    
                     Tyrant
                     ,
                     a
                     Traytor
                     ,
                     a
                     Murtherer
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     publike
                     Enemy
                     to
                     the
                     Commonwealth
                     of
                     England
                     .
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       it
                       had
                       been
                       well
                       ,
                       if
                       any
                       of
                       all
                       these
                       terms
                       rightly
                       and
                       justly
                       might
                       have
                       been
                       spared
                       ,
                       if
                       any
                       one
                       of
                       them
                       at
                       all
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Ha!
                     —
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     —
                     
                       To
                       do
                       Iustice
                       Impartially
                       ,
                       and
                       even
                       upon
                       You
                       ,
                       is
                       all
                       our
                       Resolutions
                       .
                       Sir
                       ,
                       I
                       say
                       for
                       your self
                       ,
                       we
                       do
                       ●eartily
                       wish
                       and
                       desire
                       ,
                       that
                       God
                       would
                       be
                       pleased
                       to
                       give
                       you
                       a
                       sense
                       of
                       your
                       sins
                       ,
                       that
                       you
                       would
                       see
                       wherein
                       you
                       have
                       done
                       amiss
                       ,
                       that
                       you
                       may
                       cry
                       unto
                       him
                       ,
                       that
                       God
                       would
                       deliver
                       you
                       from
                       Blood
                       guiltiness
                       .
                       A
                       good
                       King
                       was
                       once
                       guilty
                       of
                       that
                       particular
                       thing
                       ,
                       and
                       was
                       clear
                       otherwise
                       ,
                       saving
                       in
                       the
                       matter
                       of
                    
                     Uriah
                     .
                     
                       Truly
                       Sir
                       ,
                       the
                       story
                       tells
                       us
                       that
                       he
                       was
                       a
                       repentant
                       King
                       ,
                       and
                       it
                       signifies
                       enough
                       that
                       he
                       had
                       died
                       for
                       it
                       ,
                       but
                       that
                       God
                       was
                       pleased
                       to
                       accept
                       of
                       him
                       ,
                       and
                       to
                       give
                       him
                       his
                       pardon
                       .
                    
                     Thou
                     shalt
                     not
                     dye
                     ,
                     but
                     the
                     Child
                     shall
                     dye
                     ;
                     thou
                     hast
                     given
                     cause
                     to
                     the
                     enemies
                     of
                     God
                     to
                     blaspheme
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     would
                     desire
                     onely
                     one
                     word
                     before
                     you
                     give
                     Sentence
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     is
                     ;
                     That
                     you
                     would
                     hear
                     me
                     concerning
                     those
                     great
                     Imputations
                     that
                     you
                     have
                     laid
                     to
                     my
                     charge
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       You
                       must
                       give
                       me
                       leave
                       to
                       go
                       on
                       ,
                       for
                       I
                       am
                       not
                       far
                       from
                       your
                    
                     Sentence
                     ,
                     
                       and
                       your
                       time
                       is
                       now
                       past
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     But
                     I
                     shall
                     desire
                     you
                     will
                     hear
                     me
                     a
                     few
                     words
                     to
                     you
                     ;
                     for
                     truly
                     ,
                     what
                     ever
                     Sentence
                     you
                     will
                     put
                     upon
                     me
                     ,
                     in
                     respect
                     of
                     those
                     heavy
                     Imputations
                     I
                     see
                     by
                     your
                     speech
                     you
                     have
                     put
                     upon
                     me
                     ,
                     
                     that
                     I
                     Sir
                     ,
                     it
                     is
                     very
                     true
                     that
                     —
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       ,
                       I
                       must
                       put
                       you
                       in
                       minde
                       :
                       truly
                       Sir
                       ,
                       I
                       would
                       not
                       willingly
                       at
                       this
                       time
                       especially
                       interrupt
                       you
                       in
                       any
                       thing
                       you
                       have
                       to
                       say
                       ,
                       that
                       is
                       proper
                       for
                       us
                       to
                       admit
                       of
                       ;
                       but
                       Sir
                       ,
                       you
                       have
                       not
                       owned
                       us
                       as
                       a
                       Court
                       ,
                       and
                       you
                       look
                       upon
                       us
                       as
                       a
                       sort
                       of
                       people
                       met
                       together
                       ;
                       and
                       we
                       know
                       what
                       Language
                       we
                       receive
                       from
                       your
                       party
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     know
                     nothing
                     of
                     that
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     President
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       You
                       dis-avow
                       us
                       as
                       a
                       Court
                       ,
                       and
                       therefore
                       for
                       you
                       to
                       address
                       your self
                       to
                       us
                       ,
                       and
                       not
                       to
                       acknowledge
                       us
                       as
                       a
                       Court
                       to
                       judge
                       of
                       what
                       you
                       say
                       ,
                       it
                       is
                       not
                       to
                       be
                       permitted
                       :
                       and
                       the
                       truth
                       is
                       ,
                       all
                       along
                       from
                       the
                       first
                       time
                       ,
                       you
                       were
                       pleased
                       to
                       dis-avow
                       and
                       disown
                       us
                       ,
                       the
                       Court
                       needed
                       not
                       to
                       have
                       heard
                       you
                       one
                       word
                       ;
                       for
                       unless
                       they
                       be
                       acknowledged
                       a
                       Court
                       ,
                       and
                       engaged
                       ,
                       it
                       is
                       not
                       proper
                       for
                       you
                       to
                       speak
                       :
                       Sir
                       ,
                       we
                       have
                       given
                       you
                       too
                       much
                       liberty
                       already
                       ,
                       and
                       admitted
                       of
                       too
                       much
                       delay
                       ,
                    
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   President
                   commands
                   the
                   Sentence
                   to
                   be
                   read
                   .
                   
                     Make
                     an
                     O
                     Yes
                     ,
                     and
                     command
                     Silence
                     while
                     the
                     Sentence
                     is
                     read
                     .
                  
                
                 
                 
                   O
                   Yes
                   made
                   ,
                   
                   Silence
                   commanded
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Clerk
                   read
                   the
                   Sentence
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   drawn
                   up
                   in
                   Parchment
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Whereas
                     the
                     Commons
                     of
                  
                   England
                   
                     in
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     have
                     appointed
                     them
                     an
                     high
                     Court
                     of
                     Iustice
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     Trying
                     of
                  
                   Charles
                   Stuart
                   
                     King
                     of
                  
                   England
                   ;
                   
                     before
                     whom
                     he
                     had
                     been
                     three
                     times
                     convented
                     ,
                     and
                     at
                     first
                     time
                     a
                     Charge
                     of
                     high
                     Treason
                     and
                     other
                     Crimes
                     and
                     Misdemeanours
                     was
                     read
                     in
                     the
                     behalf
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                  
                   England
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Here
                   the
                   Clerk
                   read
                   the
                   Charge
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Which
                     Charge
                     being
                     read
                     unto
                     him
                     as
                     aforesaid
                     ,
                     He
                     the
                     said
                  
                   Charles
                   Stuart
                   
                     was
                     required
                     to
                     give
                     his
                     Answer
                  
                   ;
                   
                   
                     but
                     he
                     refused
                     so
                     to
                     do
                     .
                  
                   [
                   expressing
                   the
                   several
                   passages
                   of
                   his
                   refusing
                   in
                   the
                   former
                   proceedings
                   .
                   ]
                
                 
                   
                     For
                     all
                     which
                     Treasons
                     and
                     Crimes
                     ,
                     this
                     Court
                     doth
                     adjudge
                     ,
                     that
                     He
                     the
                     said
                  
                   Charles
                   Stuart
                   ,
                   
                     as
                     a
                     Tyrant
                     ,
                     Traytor
                     ,
                     Murtherer
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     publike
                     Enemy
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     put
                     to
                     Death
                     by
                     severing
                     his
                     Head
                     from
                     his
                     Body
                     ,
                  
                   Jan.
                   27.
                   1648.
                   
                   Which
                   being
                   read
                   ,
                   Bradshaw
                   added
                   —
                   This
                   Sentence
                   now
                   read
                   and
                   published
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   the
                   Act
                   ,
                   Sentence
                   ,
                   Judgement
                   ,
                   and
                   Resolution
                   of
                   the
                   whole
                   Court.
                   
                
                 
                   To
                   which
                   they
                   all
                   expressed
                   their
                   assent
                   by
                   standing
                   up
                   ,
                   as
                   was
                   before
                   agreed
                   and
                   ordered
                   .
                   And
                   then
                   the
                   King
                   (
                   not
                   being
                   admitted
                   to
                   reply
                   )
                   was
                   taken
                   by
                   his
                   Guards
                   and
                   carried
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Robert
                     Cottons
                  
                   :
                   
                   the
                   Souldiers
                   as
                   he
                   passed
                   down
                   the
                   Staires
                   ,
                   scoffing
                   at
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   casting
                   the
                   smoak
                   of
                   their
                   Tobacco
                   (
                   a
                   thing
                   odious
                   to
                   him
                   )
                   in
                   his
                   Face
                   ,
                   and
                   strewing
                   the
                   Pipes
                   in
                   his
                   way
                   .
                   And
                   one
                   more
                   insolent
                   than
                   the
                   rest
                   Spitting
                   in
                   his
                   Face
                   ;
                   which
                   his
                   Majesty
                   according
                   to
                   his
                   wonted
                   Heroick
                   Patience
                   ,
                   took
                   no
                   more
                   notice
                   of
                   ,
                   than
                   to
                   wipe
                   it
                   away
                   .
                   As
                   he
                   passed
                   along
                   further
                   ,
                   hearing
                   the
                   same
                   wretches
                   crying
                   out
                   Justice
                   ,
                   Execution
                   ;
                   He
                   said
                   —
                   
                     Alass
                     poor
                     souls
                     ,
                     for
                     a
                     piece
                     of
                     money
                     they
                     would
                     do
                     so
                     for
                     their
                     Commanders
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Being
                   brought
                   thus
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Robert
                     Cottons
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   house
                   neer
                   adjoyning
                   and
                   thence
                   by
                   water
                   to
                   White-●all
                   ;
                   the
                   Souldiers
                   (
                   at
                   their
                   Commanders
                   instigation
                   ,
                   who
                   were
                   set
                   on
                   likewise
                   by
                   Cromwel
                   )
                   continued
                   their
                   brutish
                   carriage
                   toward
                   him
                   ,
                   abusing
                   all
                   that
                   seemed
                   to
                   shew
                   any
                   respect
                   or
                   even
                   compassion
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   not
                   suffering
                   him
                   to
                   rest
                   in
                   his
                   Chamber
                   ,
                   but
                   thrusting
                   in
                   ,
                   and
                   smoaking
                   their
                   Tobacco
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   disturbing
                   his
                   privacy
                   .
                   But
                   through
                   all
                   these
                   Trials
                   (
                   unusual
                   to
                   Princes
                   )
                   he
                   passed
                   with
                   such
                   a
                   calm
                   and
                   even
                   temper
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   let
                   nothing
                   fall
                   unbeseeming
                   his
                   former
                   Majesty
                   and
                   Magnanimity
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   Evening
                   ,
                   a
                   Member
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   acquainted
                   the
                   Committee
                   with
                   his
                   Majesties
                   desire
                   ,
                   that
                   seeing
                   they
                   had
                   passed
                   a
                   Sentence
                   of
                   Death
                   upon
                   him
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   his
                   time
                   might
                   be
                   nigh
                   ,
                   he
                   might
                   see
                   his
                   Children
                   ,
                   and
                   Doctor
                   Iuxon
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   might
                   be
                   admitted
                   to
                   assist
                   him
                   in
                   his
                   private
                   Devotions
                   ,
                   and
                   receiving
                   the
                   Sacrament
                   .
                   Both
                   which
                   at
                   length
                   were
                   granted
                   .
                
                 
                   At
                   this
                   time
                   did
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   Grandees
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   tempt
                   the
                   King
                   with
                   new
                   Proposals
                   ;
                   
                   but
                   so
                   destructive
                   to
                   the
                   peoples
                   Liberty
                   and
                   Safety
                   ,
                   so
                   contrary
                   to
                   his
                   Honour
                   and
                   Conscience
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   reproachful
                   to
                   any
                   Christian
                   Government
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   with
                   the
                   like
                   courage
                   and
                   constancy
                   which
                   he
                   had
                   shewed
                   throughout
                   his
                   Troubles
                   ,
                   rejected
                   ,
                   and
                   chose
                   the
                   Cross
                   ;
                   to
                   prepare
                   him
                   whereto
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   on
                   Sunday
                   (
                   being
                   that
                   day
                   guarded
                   at
                   Saint
                   
                   Iames's
                   )
                   preached
                   before
                   him
                   on
                   these
                   words
                   —
                   
                     In
                     the
                     day
                     when
                     God
                     shall
                     judge
                     the
                     secrets
                     of
                     all
                     men
                     by
                     Iesus
                     Christ
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     according
                     to
                     my
                     Gospel
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   On
                   Monday
                   following
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   day
                   before
                   his
                   death
                   ,
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Gloucester
                   and
                   the
                   Lady
                   Elizabeth
                   were
                   brought
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   whom
                   he
                   most
                   joyfully
                   received
                   ;
                   and
                   giving
                   his
                   Blessing
                   to
                   the
                   Princess
                   ▪
                   
                     He
                     had
                     her
                     remember
                     to
                     tell
                     her
                     Brother
                  
                   James
                   ,
                   
                     when
                     even
                     she
                     should
                     see
                     him
                     ,
                     That
                     it
                     was
                     his
                     Fathers
                     last
                     desire
                     ,
                     that
                     he
                     should
                     look
                     no
                     more
                     upon
                  
                   Charles
                   
                     as
                     his
                     eldest
                     Brother
                     onely
                     ,
                     but
                     be
                     obedient
                     unto
                     him
                     as
                     his
                     Sovereign
                     :
                     And
                     that
                     they
                     should
                     love
                     one
                     another
                     ,
                     and
                     forgive
                     their
                     
                     Fathers
                     Enemies
                     .
                  
                   And
                   then
                   said
                   unto
                   her
                   ,
                   
                     Sweet-heart
                     ,
                     you
                     will
                     forget
                     this
                     .
                     No
                     ,
                  
                   said
                   she
                   ,
                   
                     I
                     shall
                     never
                     forget
                     it
                     while
                     I
                     live
                     .
                  
                   And
                   pouring
                   forth
                   abundance
                   of
                   Tears
                   ,
                   promised
                   him
                   to
                   write
                   down
                   the
                   particulars
                   .
                
                 
                   Then
                   the
                   King
                   taking
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Gloucester
                   upon
                   his
                   Knee
                   ,
                   said
                   ,
                   
                     Sweet-heart
                     ,
                     now
                     they
                     will
                     Cut
                     off
                     thy
                     Fathers
                     Head.
                  
                   (
                   upon
                   which
                   words
                   the
                   Child
                   looked
                   very
                   wishfully
                   on
                   him
                   .
                   )
                   
                     Mark
                     Child
                     what
                     I
                     say
                     ;
                     They
                     will
                     Cut
                     off
                     my
                     Head
                     ,
                     and
                     perhaps
                     make
                     thee
                     a
                     King
                     :
                     But
                     mark
                     what
                     I
                     say
                     ,
                     you
                     must
                     n●t
                     be
                     a
                     King
                     ,
                     so
                     long
                     as
                     your
                     Brothers
                  
                   Charles
                   and
                   James
                   
                     do
                     live
                     ;
                     for
                     they
                     will
                     Cut
                     off
                     your
                     Brothers
                     Heads
                     (
                     when
                     they
                     can
                     catch
                     them
                     )
                     and
                     Cut
                     thy
                     Head
                     off
                     too
                     at
                     last
                     :
                     and
                     therefore
                     ,
                     I
                     charge
                     you
                     do
                     not
                     be
                     made
                     a
                     King
                     by
                     them
                     .
                  
                   At
                   which
                   the
                   Child
                   sighing
                   ,
                   said
                   ,
                   I
                   will
                   be
                   torn
                   in
                   pieces
                   first
                   .
                   Which
                   falling
                   so
                   unexpectedly
                   from
                   one
                   so
                   young
                   ,
                   
                   it
                   made
                   the
                   King
                   rejoyce
                   exceedingly
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Another
                   Relation
                   from
                   the
                   Lady
                   Elizabeths
                   own
                   Hand
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     What
                     the
                     King
                     said
                     to
                     me
                  
                   29
                   of
                   January
                   
                     last
                     ,
                     being
                     the
                     last
                     time
                     I
                     had
                     the
                     happiness
                     to
                     see
                     him
                     :
                  
                   
                   
                     He
                     told
                     me
                     he
                     was
                     glad
                     I
                     was
                     come
                     ,
                     and
                     although
                     he
                     had
                     not
                     time
                     to
                     say
                     much
                     ,
                     yet
                     somewhat
                     he
                     had
                     to
                     say
                     to
                     me
                     ,
                     which
                     he
                     had
                     not
                     to
                     another
                     ,
                     or
                     leave
                     in
                     writing
                     ,
                     because
                     he
                     feared
                     their
                     Crueltie
                     was
                     such
                     ,
                     as
                     that
                     they
                     would
                     not
                     have
                     permitted
                     him
                     to
                     write
                     to
                     me
                     .
                     He
                     wished
                     me
                     not
                     to
                     grieve
                     and
                     torment
                     my self
                     for
                     him
                     ;
                     for
                     that
                     would
                     be
                     a
                     glorious
                     Death
                     that
                     he
                     should
                     die
                     ,
                     it
                     being
                     for
                     the
                     Laws
                     and
                     Liberties
                     of
                     the
                     Land.
                     He
                     bid
                     me
                     read
                     Bishop
                  
                   Andrews
                   Sermons
                   ,
                   Hookers
                   Ecclesiastical
                   Policy
                   ,
                   
                   
                     and
                     Bishop
                  
                   Laud
                   
                     's
                     Book
                     against
                  
                   Fisher
                   ,
                   
                     which
                     would
                     ground
                     me
                     against
                     Poperie
                     .
                     He
                     told
                     me
                     ,
                     he
                     had
                     forgiven
                     all
                     his
                     Enemies
                     ,
                     and
                     hoped
                     God
                     would
                     forgive
                     them
                     also
                     ;
                     and
                     commanded
                     us
                     ,
                  
                   &c.
                   
                     to
                     forgive
                     them
                     .
                     He
                     bid
                     me
                     tell
                     my
                     Mother
                     ,
                     that
                     his
                     thoughts
                     had
                     never
                     strayed
                     from
                     her
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     his
                     Love
                     would
                     be
                     the
                     same
                     to
                     his
                     last
                     .
                     Withal
                     ,
                     he
                     commanded
                     me
                     and
                     my
                     Brother
                     to
                     be
                     obedient
                     to
                     her
                     .
                     And
                     bid
                     me
                     send
                     his
                     Blessing
                     to
                     the
                     rest
                     of
                     my
                     Brothers
                     and
                     Sisters
                     ,
                     with
                     commendation
                     to
                     all
                     his
                     Friends
                     .
                     So
                     after
                     he
                     had
                     given
                     me
                     his
                     Blessing
                     ,
                     I
                     took
                     my
                     leave
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Further
                     ,
                     he
                     commanded
                     us
                     all
                     to
                     forgive
                     those
                     People
                     ,
                     but
                     never
                     to
                     trust
                     them
                     ;
                     for
                     they
                     had
                     been
                     most
                     false
                     to
                     him
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     those
                     that
                     gave
                     them
                     power
                     ,
                     and
                     be
                     feared
                     also
                     to
                     their
                     own
                     Souls
                     .
                     And
                     desired
                     me
                     not
                     to
                     grieve
                     for
                     him
                     ,
                     for
                     he
                     should
                     die
                     a
                     Martyr
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     he
                     doubted
                     not
                     but
                     that
                     the
                     Lord
                     would
                     settle
                     his
                     Throne
                     upon
                     his
                     Son
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     we
                     should
                     all
                     be
                     happier
                     than
                     we
                     could
                     have
                     expected
                     to
                     have
                     been
                     if
                     he
                     had
                     lived
                     .
                     With
                     many
                     other
                     things
                     ,
                     which
                     at
                     present
                     I
                     cannot
                     Remember
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   The
                   same
                   day
                   the
                   Regicides
                   met
                   (
                   being
                   sixty
                   four
                   in
                   number
                   )
                   at
                   the
                   Painted-Chamber
                   ,
                   in
                   pursuance
                   of
                   their
                   Bloody
                   Sentence
                   ,
                   and
                   appointed
                   Sir
                   
                     Hardress
                     Waller
                     ,
                     Harrison
                     ,
                     Ireton
                     ,
                     Dean
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Okey
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   a
                   Committee
                   to
                   consider
                   of
                   the
                   Time
                   and
                   Place
                   for
                   the
                   Execution
                   ;
                   who
                   having
                   made
                   a
                   report
                   ,
                   fourty
                   eight
                   of
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   meeting
                   again
                   the
                   same
                   day
                   ,
                   made
                   this
                   Resolve
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Vpon
                     Report
                     made
                     for
                     considering
                     of
                     the
                     Time
                     and
                     Place
                     of
                     the
                     Executing
                     of
                     the
                     Iudgement
                     against
                     the
                     King
                     :
                     that
                     the
                     said
                     Committee
                     have
                     Resolved
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     open
                     street
                     before
                  
                   White-hall
                   
                     is
                     a
                     fit
                     place
                  
                   ;
                   
                   
                     and
                     that
                     the
                     said
                     Committee
                     conceive
                     it
                     fit
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     King
                     be
                     there
                     Executed
                     to
                     Morrow
                     ,
                     the
                     King
                     having
                     already
                     notice
                     thereof
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   Court
                   approved
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   ordered
                   a
                   Warrant
                   to
                   be
                   drawn
                   for
                   that
                   purpose
                   ;
                   which
                   Warrant
                   was
                   accordingly
                   drawn
                   and
                   agreed
                   unto
                   ,
                   and
                   ordered
                   to
                   be
                   ingrossed
                   :
                   which
                   was
                   done
                   ,
                   and
                   Signed
                   and
                   Sealed
                   accordingly
                   ,
                   as
                   followeth
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   At
                   the
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                   for
                   Trying
                   and
                   Iudging
                   of
                   
                     Charles
                     Stuart
                  
                   King
                   of
                   
                     England
                     ,
                     January
                     29.
                     1648.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Whereas
                       
                         Char●es
                         Stuart
                      
                       King
                       of
                       England
                       ,
                       
                       is
                       and
                       standeth
                       Convicted
                       ,
                       Attainted
                       ,
                       and
                       Condemned
                       of
                       high
                       Treas●n
                       ,
                       and
                       other
                       high
                       Crimes
                       ;
                       and
                       Sentence
                       upon
                       Saturday
                       last
                       was
                       pronounced
                       against
                       him
                       by
                       this
                       Court
                       ,
                       to
                       be
                       put
                       to
                       death
                       ,
                       by
                       severing
                       his
                       Head
                       from
                       his
                       Body
                       ;
                       of
                       which
                       Sentence
                       Execution
                       yet
                       remains
                       to
                       be
                       done
                       :
                       These
                       are
                       therefore
                       to
                       will
                       and
                       require
                       you
                       ,
                       to
                       see
                       the
                       said
                       Sentence
                       Executed
                       in
                       the
                       open
                       street
                       before
                       White-hall
                       ,
                       upon
                       the
                       morrow
                       ,
                       being
                       the
                       30
                       day
                       of
                       this
                       instant
                       Month
                       of
                       January
                       ,
                       between
                       the
                       hours
                       of
                       ten
                       in
                       the
                       Morning
                       ,
                       and
                       five
                       of
                       the
                       afternoon
                       of
                       the
                       same
                       day
                       ,
                       with
                       full
                       effect
                       :
                       And
                       for
                       your
                       so
                       doing
                       ,
                       this
                       shall
                       be
                       your
                       sufficient
                       Warrant
                       .
                       
                       And
                       these
                       are
                       to
                       require
                       all
                       Officers
                       and
                       Souldiers
                       ,
                       and
                       other
                       the
                       good
                       People
                       of
                       this
                       Nation
                       of
                       England
                       ,
                       to
                       be
                       assisting
                       unto
                       you
                       in
                       this
                       Service
                       .
                    
                     
                       To
                       Col.
                       
                         Francis
                         Hacker
                      
                       ,
                       Colonel
                       Huncks
                       ,
                       and
                       Lieutenant
                       Colonel
                       Phray
                       ,
                       and
                       every
                       of
                       them
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         
                           Given
                           under
                           our
                           hands
                           and
                           S●als
                           ,
                           &c.
                           John
                           Bradshaw
                           ,
                           Thomas
                           Gray
                           ,
                           Oliver
                           Cromwel
                           ,
                        
                         &c.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   But
                   to
                   amuse
                   the
                   people
                   ,
                   for
                   prevention
                   of
                   a
                   rescue
                   ,
                   they
                   caused
                   it
                   to
                   be
                   rumoured
                   as
                   if
                   they
                   would
                   respit
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   better
                   consider
                   of
                   so
                   weighty
                   and
                   important
                   a
                   business
                   ,
                   when
                   the
                   next
                   day
                   discovered
                   their
                   villany
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   Tuesday
                   the
                   30
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   (
                   the
                   Fatal
                   day
                   )
                   being
                   come
                   ,
                   the
                   Comissioners
                   met
                   ,
                   and
                   ordered
                   four
                   or
                   five
                   of
                   their
                   Ministers
                   to
                   attend
                   upon
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   Saint
                   Iames's
                   ,
                   
                   where
                   they
                   yet
                   kept
                   him
                   ;
                   but
                   his
                   Majesty
                   well
                   knowing
                   what
                   miserable
                   comforters
                   they
                   were
                   like
                   to
                   prove
                   ,
                   refused
                   to
                   have
                   conference
                   with
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                   That
                   Morning
                   ,
                   before
                   his
                   Majesty
                   was
                   brought
                   thence
                   ,
                   the
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   d●d
                   again
                   Officiate
                   ,
                   and
                   read
                   Divine
                   Service
                   in
                   his
                   presence
                   ;
                   to
                   which
                   Duty
                   ,
                   the
                   27
                   Chapter
                   of
                   Saint
                   Matthew
                   ,
                   being
                   the
                   History
                   of
                   our
                   Saviours
                   Passion
                   ,
                   was
                   appointed
                   by
                   the
                   Church-Calendar
                   for
                   the
                   second
                   Lesson
                   .
                   The
                   King
                   supposing
                   it
                   to
                   have
                   been
                   selected
                   on
                   purpose
                   ,
                   thanked
                   him
                   afterwards
                   for
                   his
                   seasonable
                   choice
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   Bishop
                   modestly
                   declining
                   those
                   undue
                   thanks
                   ,
                   told
                   him
                   that
                   it
                   came
                   by
                   course
                   to
                   be
                   read
                   on
                   that
                   day
                   ;
                   
                   which
                   very
                   much
                   comforted
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   who
                   proceeded
                   to
                   the
                   remaining
                   duties
                   of
                   receiving
                   from
                   the
                   Bishop
                   the
                   Holy
                   Sacrament
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   other
                   preparations
                   for
                   his
                   approaching
                   passion
                   .
                
                 
                   His
                   Devotions
                   being
                   ended
                   ,
                   about
                   ten
                   a
                   clock
                   his
                   Majesty
                   was
                   brought
                   from
                   Saint
                   Iames's
                   to
                   
                     White
                     hall
                  
                   by
                   a
                   Regiment
                   of
                   Foot
                   ,
                   
                   with
                   Colours
                   flying
                   ,
                   and
                   Drums
                   beating
                   ,
                   (
                   through
                   the
                   Park
                   )
                   part
                   marching
                   before
                   ,
                   and
                   part
                   behind
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   private
                   Guard
                   of
                   Partizans
                   about
                   him
                   ,
                   the
                   Bishop
                   on
                   the
                   one
                   hand
                   ,
                   and
                   Colonel
                   Thomlinson
                   (
                   who
                   had
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   him
                   )
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   bare-headed
                   .
                   The
                   Guards
                   marching
                   a
                   slow
                   pace
                   ,
                   as
                   on
                   a
                   solemn
                   and
                   sad
                   occasion
                   ,
                   to
                   their
                   ill-tuned
                   Drums
                   :
                   He
                   bid
                   them
                   go
                   faster
                   ,
                   (
                   as
                   his
                   usual
                   manner
                   of
                   walking
                   was
                   )
                   saying
                   —
                   
                     That
                     he
                     now
                     went
                     before
                     them
                     to
                     strive
                     for
                     an
                     Heavenly
                     Crown
                     ,
                     with
                     less
                     Sollicitude
                     than
                     he
                     had
                     often
                     encouraged
                     his
                     Souldiers
                     to
                     fight
                     for
                     an
                     Earthly
                     Diadem
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   B●ing
                   ●ome
                   to
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Park
                   ,
                   he
                   went
                   up
                   the
                   stayers
                   leading
                   to
                   the
                   Long
                   -
                   〈◊〉
                   in
                   White-hall
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   used
                   formerly
                   to
                   lodge
                   .
                   There
                   finding
                   an
                   unexpected
                   delay
                   in
                   being
                   brought
                   upon
                   the
                   Scaffold
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   had
                   begun
                   but
                   that
                   Morning
                   ,
                   He
                   past
                   the
                   most
                   of
                   that
                   time
                   (
                   having
                   received
                   a
                   Letter
                   from
                   the
                   Prince
                   in
                   the
                   interim
                   by
                   Mr.
                   Seymor
                   )
                   in
                   prayer
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   About
                   twelve
                   a
                   clock
                   his
                   Majesty
                   (
                   refusing
                   to
                   dine
                   )
                   eat
                   onely
                   a
                   bit
                   of
                   Bread
                   ,
                   and
                   drank
                   a
                   g●ass
                   of
                   Claret
                   ;
                   and
                   about
                   an
                   hour
                   after
                   ,
                   Colonel
                   Hacker
                   with
                   
                   other
                   Officers
                   and
                   Souldiers
                   ,
                   brought
                   him
                   with
                   the
                   Bishop
                   and
                   Colonel
                   Thomlinson
                   through
                   the
                   Banqueting-house
                   to
                   the
                   Scaffold
                   ,
                   whereto
                   the
                   passage
                   was
                   made
                   through
                   a
                   Window
                   .
                   A
                   strong
                   Guard
                   of
                   several
                   Regiments
                   of
                   Horse
                   and
                   Foot
                   were
                   placed
                   on
                   all
                   sides
                   ,
                   which
                   hindred
                   the
                   neer
                   approach
                   of
                   his
                   miserable
                   and
                   distracted
                   Subjects
                   ,
                   
                   (
                   who
                   for
                   manifesting
                   their
                   sorrow
                   ,
                   were
                   barbarously
                   used
                   )
                   and
                   the
                   King
                   from
                   speaking
                   what
                   he
                   had
                   designed
                   for
                   their
                   Ears
                   :
                   whereupon
                   his
                   Majesty
                   finding
                   himself
                   disappointed
                   ,
                   omitted
                   much
                   of
                   his
                   intended
                   Matter
                   ;
                   but
                   having
                   viewed
                   the
                   Scaffold
                   (
                   which
                   had
                   Irons
                   driven
                   in
                   it
                   to
                   force
                   him
                   down
                   to
                   the
                   Block
                   by
                   Ropes
                   ,
                   if
                   he
                   should
                   have
                   resisted
                   )
                   and
                   the
                   Axe
                   ,
                   (
                   of
                   whose
                   Edge
                   he
                   was
                   very
                   careful
                   ,
                   having
                   minded
                   one
                   (
                   a
                   Knight
                   then
                   present
                   )
                   of
                   touching
                   it
                   wi●h
                   his
                   Cloak
                   .
                   )
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   King
                   being
                   come
                   upon
                   the
                   Scaffold
                   ,
                   look'd
                   very
                   earnestly
                   upon
                   the
                   Block
                   ,
                   and
                   asked
                   Colonel
                   Hacker
                   if
                   there
                   were
                   no
                   higher
                   :
                   And
                   then
                   spake
                   thus
                   :
                   (
                   directing
                   his
                   Speech
                   chiefly
                   to
                   Colonel
                   Thomlinson
                   .
                   )
                
                 
                   I
                   Shall
                   be
                   very
                   little
                   heard
                   of
                   any
                   body
                   else
                   ,
                   I
                   shall
                   therefore
                   speak
                   a
                   word
                   to
                   you
                   here
                   :
                   Indeed
                   I
                   could
                   have
                   held
                   my
                   peace
                   very
                   well
                   ,
                   
                   if
                   I
                   did
                   not
                   think
                   ,
                   that
                   holding
                   my
                   peace
                   would
                   make
                   some
                   men
                   think
                   that
                   I
                   did
                   submit
                   to
                   the
                   Guilt
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   Punishment
                   :
                   But
                   I
                   think
                   it
                   is
                   my
                   dutie
                   to
                   God
                   first
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   to
                   my
                   Countrie
                   ,
                   to
                   clear
                   my self
                   ,
                   both
                   as
                   an
                   honest
                   man
                   ,
                   a
                   good
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   good
                   Christian.
                   I
                   shall
                   begin
                   first
                   with
                   my
                   Innocency
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   troath
                   ,
                   I
                   think
                   it
                   not
                   very
                   needful
                   for
                   me
                   to
                   Insist
                   long
                   upon
                   this
                   :
                   For
                   all
                   the
                   world
                   knows
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   did
                   never
                   begin
                   a
                   War
                   with
                   the
                   
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                  
                   ;
                   
                   and
                   I
                   
                     call
                     God
                     to
                     witness
                  
                   ,
                   unto
                   whom
                   I
                   must
                   shortly
                   make
                   an
                   account
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   did
                   never
                   intend
                   to
                   incroach
                   upon
                   their
                   Priviledges
                   :
                   They
                   began
                   upon
                   me
                   ;
                   it
                   is
                   the
                   Militia
                   they
                   began
                   upon
                   :
                   
                   They
                   confess'd
                   the
                   Militia
                   was
                   mine
                   ,
                   but
                   they
                   thought
                   it
                   fit
                   to
                   have
                   it
                   from
                   me
                   .
                   And
                   to
                   be
                   short
                   ,
                   if
                   any
                   body
                   will
                   look
                   to
                   the
                   dates
                   of
                   Commissions
                   ,
                   of
                   their
                   Commissions
                   and
                   mine
                   ,
                   and
                   likewise
                   to
                   the
                   Declaration
                   ,
                   he
                   will
                   see
                   clearly
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   began
                   these
                   unhappie
                   Troubles
                   ,
                   not
                   I.
                   So
                   as
                   for
                   the
                   guilt
                   of
                   these
                   enormous
                   Crimes
                   that
                   are
                   laid
                   against
                   me
                   ,
                   I
                   hope
                   that
                   God
                   will
                   clear
                   me
                   out
                   .
                   I
                   will
                   not
                   (
                   for
                   I
                   am
                   in
                   charitie
                   )
                   and
                   God
                   forbid
                   that
                   I
                   should
                   lay
                   it
                   upon
                   the
                   
                     two
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                  
                   ,
                   
                   there
                   is
                   no
                   necessity
                   of
                   either
                   ,
                   I
                   hope
                   they
                   are
                   free
                   of
                   this
                   guilt
                   ;
                   but
                   I
                   believe
                   ,
                   that
                   ill
                   instruments
                   between
                   them
                   and
                   me
                   ,
                   have
                   been
                   the
                   chief
                   cause
                   of
                   all
                   this
                   blood-shed
                   :
                   So
                   that
                   as
                   I
                   finde
                   my self
                   clear
                   of
                   this
                   ,
                   I
                   hope
                   (
                   and
                   pray
                   God
                   )
                   that
                   they
                   may
                   too
                   :
                   Yet
                   for
                   all
                   this
                   ,
                   God
                   forbid
                   that
                   I
                   should
                   be
                   so
                   ill
                   a
                   Christian
                   ,
                   as
                   not
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   that
                   Gods
                   judgements
                   are
                   just
                   upon
                   me
                   :
                   Many
                   times
                   he
                   doth
                   pay
                   justice
                   by
                   an
                   unjust
                   Sentence
                   ,
                   
                   that
                   is
                   ordinarie
                   :
                   I
                   will
                   say
                   this
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     unjust
                     Sentence
                     that
                     I
                     suffered
                     to
                     take
                     effect
                     ,
                     is
                     punished
                     by
                     an
                     unjust
                     Sentence
                     upon
                     me
                     :
                  
                   So
                   far
                   I
                   have
                   said
                   to
                   shew
                   you
                   ,
                   
                     〈…〉
                     am
                     an
                     innocent
                     man.
                  
                   Now
                   to
                   shew
                   you
                   
                     that
                     I
                     am
                     a
                     good
                     Christian
                  
                   ;
                   I
                   hope
                   there
                   is
                   a
                   good
                   man
                   that
                   will
                   bear
                   me
                   witness
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   have
                   forgiven
                   all
                   the
                   world
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   even
                   those
                   in
                   particular
                   ,
                   that
                   have
                   been
                   the
                   chief
                   causers
                   of
                   my
                   Death
                   :
                   who
                   they
                   are
                   ,
                   God
                   knows
                   I
                   do
                   not
                   desire
                   to
                   know
                   ,
                   I
                   pray
                   God
                   forgive
                   them
                   .
                   But
                   this
                   is
                   not
                   all
                   ,
                   my
                   
                   charitie
                   must
                   go
                   further
                   ;
                   I
                   wish
                   that
                   they
                   may
                   repent
                   ,
                   for
                   in
                   ●eed
                   they
                   have
                   committed
                   a
                   great
                   sin
                   in
                   that
                   particular
                   ;
                   I
                   pray
                   God
                   with
                   St.
                   Stephen
                   ,
                   
                   
                     that
                     this
                     be
                     not
                     laid
                     to
                     their
                     charge
                     :
                  
                   And
                   with●●
                   that
                   they
                   may
                   take
                   the
                   way
                   to
                   the
                   Peace
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ;
                   for
                   my
                   charitie
                   commands
                   me
                   ,
                   not
                   onely
                   to
                   forgive
                   particular
                   men
                   ,
                   but
                   to
                   endeavour
                   to
                   the
                   last
                   gasp
                   ,
                   the
                   Peace
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   .
                   So
                   (
                   Sirs
                   )
                   I
                   do
                   wish
                   with
                   all
                   my
                   soul
                   ,
                   (
                   I
                   see
                   there
                   are
                   some
                   here
                   that
                   will
                   carry
                   it
                   further
                   )
                   that
                   they
                   endeavour
                   the
                   Peace
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   .
                   (
                   Sirs
                   )
                   I
                   must
                   shew
                   you
                   ,
                   both
                   how
                   you
                   are
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   way
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   you
                   in
                   a
                   way
                   .
                   First
                   ,
                   You
                   are
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   way
                   ;
                   for
                   certainly
                   all
                   the
                   ways
                   you
                   ever
                   had
                   yet
                   ,
                   as
                   far
                   as
                   I
                   could
                   finde
                   by
                   any
                   thing
                   ,
                   is
                   in
                   the
                   way
                   of
                   Conquest
                   :
                   
                   certainly
                   this
                   is
                   an
                   ill
                   way
                   ;
                   for
                   Conquest
                   ,
                   in
                   my
                   Opinion
                   ,
                   is
                   never
                   just
                   ,
                   except
                   there
                   be
                   a
                   just
                   and
                   good
                   cause
                   ,
                   either
                   for
                   matter
                   of
                   wrong
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   just
                   Title
                   ;
                   and
                   then
                   if
                   ye
                   go
                   beyond
                   the
                   first
                   quarrel
                   that
                   ye
                   have
                   ,
                   that
                   makes
                   it
                   unjust
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   ,
                   that
                   was
                   just
                   at
                   first
                   :
                   for
                   if
                   there
                   be
                   onely
                   matter
                   of
                   Conquest
                   ,
                   then
                   it
                   is
                   a
                   great
                   Robbery
                   ;
                   as
                   a
                   Pirate
                   said
                   to
                   
                     Alexander
                     ,
                     That
                     he
                     was
                     a
                     great
                     Robber
                     ,
                     himself
                     was
                     but
                     a
                     petty
                     Robber
                     :
                  
                   And
                   so
                   Sirs
                   ,
                   I
                   think
                   for
                   the
                   way
                   that
                   you
                   are
                   in
                   ,
                   you
                   are
                   much
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   way
                   .
                   Now
                   ,
                   Sirs
                   ,
                   to
                   put
                   you
                   in
                   the
                   way
                   ;
                   believe
                   it
                   ,
                   you
                   shall
                   never
                   go
                   right
                   ,
                   nor
                   God
                   will
                   never
                   prosper
                   you
                   ,
                   
                   until
                   you
                   give
                   God
                   his
                   due
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   his
                   due
                   (
                   that
                   is
                   ,
                   my
                   Successor
                   )
                   and
                   the
                   people
                   their
                   due
                   ;
                   I
                   am
                   as
                   much
                   for
                   them
                   as
                   any
                   of
                   you
                   .
                   You
                   must
                   give
                   God
                   his
                   due
                   ,
                   by
                   regulating
                   rightly
                   his
                   Church
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Scripture
                   ,
                   (
                   which
                   is
                   now
                   out
                   of
                   order
                   .
                   
                   )
                   And
                   to
                   set
                   you
                   in
                   a
                   way
                   particularly
                   ,
                   now
                   I
                   cannot
                   ;
                   but
                   onely
                   this
                   :
                   A
                   National
                   Synod
                   freely
                   called
                   ,
                   freely
                   debating
                   among
                   themselves
                   ,
                   must
                   settle
                   this
                   :
                   When
                   every
                   Opinion
                   is
                   freely
                   heard
                   .
                   
                   For
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   indeed
                   I
                   will
                   not
                   ,
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   the
                   Land
                   will
                   clearly
                   instruct
                   you
                   for
                   that
                   ;
                   therefore
                   because
                   it
                   concerns
                   mine
                   own
                   particular
                   ,
                   I
                   onely
                   give
                   you
                   a
                   touch
                   of
                   it
                   .
                   For
                   the
                   People
                   ,
                   truly
                   I
                   desire
                   their
                   Libertie
                   and
                   freedom
                   as
                   much
                   as
                   any
                   body
                   whomsoever
                   :
                   
                   But
                   I
                   must
                   tell
                   you
                   ,
                   that
                   their
                   Libertie
                   and
                   their
                   freedom
                   consist
                   in
                   having
                   Government
                   under
                   those
                   Laws
                   ,
                   by
                   which
                   their
                   lives
                   and
                   theirs
                   may
                   be
                   most
                   their
                   own
                   ;
                   it
                   is
                   not
                   in
                   having
                   a
                   share
                   in
                   the
                   Government
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   nothing
                   pertaining
                   to
                   them
                   :
                   A
                   Subject
                   and
                   a
                   Soveraign
                   are
                   clean
                   different
                   things
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   until
                   you
                   do
                   that
                   ,
                   I
                   mean
                   ,
                   that
                   you
                   put
                   the
                   People
                   into
                   that
                   Libertie
                   ,
                   as
                   I
                   say
                   ,
                   certainly
                   they
                   will
                   never
                   enjoy
                   themselves
                   .
                
                 
                   Sirs
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   for
                   this
                   that
                   now
                   I
                   am
                   come
                   hither
                   ;
                   for
                   if
                   I
                   would
                   have
                   given
                   way
                   to
                   an
                   Arbitrary
                   way
                   ,
                   for
                   to
                   have
                   all
                   Laws
                   changed
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Power
                   of
                   the
                   Sword
                   ,
                   I
                   need
                   not
                   have
                   come
                   here
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   I
                   tell
                   you
                   (
                   and
                   I
                   pray
                   God
                   it
                   be
                   not
                   laid
                   to
                   your
                   charge
                   )
                   that
                   I
                   am
                   the
                   MARTYR
                   of
                   the
                   people
                   .
                   
                   In
                   troath
                   Sirs
                   ,
                   I
                   shall
                   not
                   hold
                   you
                   any
                   longer
                   ;
                   I
                   will
                   onely
                   say
                   this
                   to
                   you
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   could
                   have
                   desired
                   some
                   little
                   time
                   longer
                   ,
                   because
                   I
                   would
                   have
                   put
                   this
                   ,
                   what
                   I
                   have
                   said
                   ,
                   a
                   little
                   better
                   digested
                   than
                   I
                   have
                   done
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   I
                   hope
                   you
                   will
                   excuse
                   me
                   .
                   I
                   have
                   delivered
                   my
                   Conscience
                   :
                   I
                   pray
                   God
                   you
                   take
                   those
                   Courses
                   ,
                   that
                   are
                   
                   best
                   for
                   the
                   good
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   and
                   your
                   own
                   Salvation
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Dr.
                     Juxon
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Will
                       your
                       Majesty
                       (
                       though
                       your
                       Majesties
                       affections
                       may
                       be
                       very
                       well
                       known
                       to
                       Religion
                       ,
                       )
                       yet
                       it
                       may
                       be
                       expected
                       that
                       you
                       should
                       say
                       somewhat
                       for
                       the
                       worlds
                       satisfaction
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     thank
                     you
                     very
                     heartily
                     ,
                     my
                     Lord
                     ,
                     for
                     that
                     I
                     had
                     almost
                     forgotten
                     it
                     .
                     Introath
                     Sirs
                     ,
                     My
                     Conscience
                     in
                     Religion
                     I
                     think
                     is
                     very
                     well
                     known
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     world
                     ,
                     and
                     therefore
                     I
                     declare
                     before
                     you
                     all
                     ,
                     
                     That
                     I
                     die
                     a
                     Christian
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     profession
                     of
                     the
                     Church
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     as
                     I
                     found
                     it
                     left
                     me
                     by
                     my
                     Father
                     :
                     and
                     this
                     honest
                     man
                     I
                     think
                     will
                     witness
                     it
                     .
                     
                       Then
                       turning
                       to
                       the
                       Officers
                       ,
                       said
                       ,
                    
                     Sirs
                     ,
                     excuse
                     me
                     for
                     this
                     same
                     ;
                     I
                     have
                     a
                     good
                     cause
                     ,
                     and
                     I
                     have
                     a
                     gracious
                     God
                     ,
                     I
                     will
                     say
                     no
                     more
                     .
                     
                       Then
                       turning
                       to
                       Colonel
                    
                     Hacker
                     ,
                     
                       he
                       said
                    
                     ;
                     Take
                     care
                     they
                     do
                     not
                     put
                     me
                     to
                     pain
                     ;
                     and
                     Sir
                     ,
                     this
                     ,
                     and
                     it
                     please
                     you
                     .
                     
                       But
                       then
                       a
                    
                     *
                     
                       Gentleman
                       coming
                       near
                       the
                       Ax
                       ,
                       the
                       King
                       said
                       ,
                    
                     Take
                     heed
                     of
                     the
                     Ax
                     ,
                     pray
                     take
                     heed
                     of
                     the
                     Ax.
                     
                       Then
                       the
                       King
                       speaking
                       to
                       the
                       Executioner
                       ,
                       said
                       ,
                    
                     I
                     shall
                     say
                     but
                     very
                     short
                     prayers
                     ;
                     and
                     when
                     I
                     thrust
                     out
                     my
                     hands
                  
                   
                     Then
                     the
                     King
                     called
                     to
                     Doctor
                     Iuxon
                     for
                     his
                     Night-cap
                     ;
                     and
                     having
                     put
                     it
                     on
                     ,
                     he
                     said
                     to
                     the
                     Executioner
                     ,
                     
                     
                       Does
                       my
                       hair
                       trouble
                       you
                    
                     ?
                     who
                     desired
                     him
                     to
                     put
                     it
                     all
                     under
                     his
                     Cap
                     ;
                     which
                     the
                     King
                     did
                     accordingly
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     help
                     of
                     the
                     Executioner
                     and
                     the
                     Bishop
                     :
                     Then
                     the
                     King
                     turning
                     to
                     Doctor
                     Iuxon
                     ,
                     said
                     ,
                     
                       I
                       have
                       a
                       good
                       Cause
                       and
                       a
                       gracious
                       God
                       on
                       my
                       side
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Dr.
                     Juxon
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       There
                       is
                       but
                       one
                       Stage
                       more
                       ;
                       this
                       Stage
                       is
                       turbulent
                       and
                       troublesome
                       ,
                       it
                       is
                       a
                       short
                       one
                       :
                       But
                       you
                       may
                       consider
                       ,
                       it
                       will
                       soon
                       carry
                       you
                       a
                       very
                       great
                       way
                       :
                       it
                       will
                       carry
                       you
                       from
                       Earth
                       to
                       Heaven
                       ;
                       and
                       there
                       you
                       will
                       finde
                       a
                       great
                       deal
                       of
                       cordial
                       Ioy
                       and
                       Comfort
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     I
                     go
                     from
                     a
                     corruptible
                     to
                     an
                     incorruptible
                     Crown
                     ;
                     where
                     no
                     disturbance
                     can
                     be
                     ,
                     no
                     disturbance
                     in
                     the
                     world
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Dr.
                     Juxon
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       You
                       are
                       exchanged
                       from
                       a
                       Temporary
                       to
                       an
                       Eternal
                       Crown
                       ;
                       a
                       good
                       exchange
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     The
                     King
                     then
                     said
                     to
                     the
                     Executioner
                     ,
                     
                       Is
                       my
                       hair
                       well
                    
                     ?
                     Then
                     the
                     King
                     took
                     off
                     his
                     Cloak
                     and
                     his
                     George
                     ,
                     giving
                     his
                     George
                     to
                     Doctor
                     Iuxon
                     ,
                     
                     saying
                     ,
                     Remember
                     .
                  
                   
                     Then
                     the
                     King
                     put
                     off
                     his
                     Doublet
                     ,
                     and
                     being
                     in
                     his
                     Wast-coat
                     ,
                     put
                     his
                     Cloak
                     on
                     again
                     :
                     then
                     looking
                     upon
                     the
                     Block
                     ,
                     said
                     to
                     the
                     Executioner
                     ,
                     
                       You
                       must
                       set
                       it
                       fast
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Executioner
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       It
                       is
                       fast
                       ,
                       Sir.
                    
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     When
                     I
                     put
                     my
                     hands
                     out
                     this
                     way
                     ,
                     
                       stretching
                       them
                       out
                    
                     ,
                     then
                     ,
                     —
                  
                   
                     After
                     that
                     ,
                     having
                     said
                     two
                     or
                     three
                     words
                     (
                     as
                     he
                     stood
                     )
                     to
                     himself
                     ,
                     with
                     hands
                     and
                     eyes
                     lift
                     up
                     ;
                     Immediately
                     stooping
                     down
                     ,
                     he
                     laid
                     his
                     Neck
                     upon
                     the
                     Block
                     ;
                     and
                     then
                     the
                     Executioner
                     again
                     putting
                     his
                     hair
                     under
                     his
                     Cap
                     ,
                     the
                     King
                     (
                     thinking
                     he
                     had
                     been
                     going
                     to
                     strike
                     )
                     said
                     ,
                     
                       Stay
                       for
                       the
                       Signe
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Executioner
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Yes
                       ,
                       I
                       will
                       ,
                       and
                       it
                       please
                       your
                       Majesty
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   And
                   after
                   a
                   very
                   little
                   pause
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   stretching
                   forth
                   his
                   Hands
                   ,
                   the
                   Executioner
                   at
                   one
                   Blow
                   severed
                   his
                   Head
                   from
                   his
                   Body
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Head
                   being
                   off
                   ,
                   the
                   Executioner
                   held
                   it
                   up
                   ,
                   and
                   shewed
                   it
                   to
                   the
                   people
                   ;
                   which
                   done
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   with
                   the
                   Body
                   put
                   in
                   a
                   Coffin
                   covered
                   with
                   Black
                   Velvet
                   for
                   that
                   purpose
                   ,
                   and
                   conveyed
                   into
                   his
                   Lodgings
                   there
                   :
                   And
                   from
                   thence
                   it
                   was
                   carried
                   to
                   his
                   House
                   at
                   Saint
                   
                   Iames's
                   ,
                   where
                   his
                   Body
                   was
                   Embalmed
                   and
                   put
                   in
                   a
                   Coffin
                   of
                   Lead
                   ,
                   and
                   laid
                   there
                   a
                   fortnight
                   to
                   be
                   seen
                   by
                   the
                   people
                   :
                   and
                   on
                   the
                   Wednesday
                   sevennight
                   ,
                   his
                   Corps
                   Embalmed
                   and
                   Coffined
                   in
                   Lead
                   ,
                   was
                   
                   delivered
                   chiefly
                   to
                   the
                   care
                   of
                   four
                   of
                   his
                   Servants
                   ,
                   
                   viz.
                   Mr.
                   Herbert
                   ,
                   Captain
                   
                     Anthony
                     Mildmay
                  
                   ,
                   his
                   Sewers
                   ;
                   Captain
                   Preston
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Iohn
                     Ioyner
                  
                   ,
                   formerly
                   Cook
                   to
                   his
                   Majesty
                   :
                   they
                   attended
                   (
                   with
                   others
                   )
                   clothed
                   in
                   Mourning
                   ●utes
                   and
                   Cloaks
                   ;
                   accompanied
                   the
                   Herse
                   that
                   night
                   to
                   Windsor
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   placed
                   it
                   in
                   h●t
                   which
                   was
                   formerly
                   the
                   Kings
                   Bed-chamber
                   :
                   next
                   day
                   it
                   was
                   removed
                   into
                   the
                   
                     Deans
                     Hall
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   Room
                   was
                   hanged
                   with
                   black
                   ,
                   and
                   made
                   dark
                   ,
                   with
                   Lights
                   burning
                   round
                   the
                   Herse
                   ;
                   in
                   which
                   it
                   remained
                   till
                   three
                   in
                   the
                   afternoon
                   ,
                   about
                   which
                   time
                   came
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Lenox
                   ,
                   the
                   Marquess
                   of
                   Hertford
                   ,
                   the
                   Marquess
                   of
                   Dorchester
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Lyndsey
                   ,
                   having
                   obtained
                   an
                   Order
                   from
                   the
                   Parliament
                   for
                   the
                   decent
                   Interment
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   their
                   Royal
                   Master
                   ,
                   provided
                   the
                   expence
                   thereof
                   exceeded
                   not
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   .
                   At
                   their
                   coming
                   into
                   the
                   Castle
                   ,
                   they
                   shewed
                   their
                   Order
                   of
                   Parliament
                   to
                   Colonel
                   Whichcot
                   Governour
                   of
                   the
                   Castle
                   ,
                   
                   desiring
                   the
                   Interment
                   might
                   be
                   in
                   Saint
                   
                   George's
                   Chappel
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   the
                   form
                   in
                   the
                   Common-prayer-Book
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   of
                   England
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   request
                   was
                   by
                   the
                   Governour
                   denyed
                   ,
                   saying
                   ,
                   
                     it
                     was
                     improbable
                     that
                     the
                     Parliament
                     would
                     permit
                     the
                     use
                     of
                     what
                     they
                     had
                     so
                     solemnly
                     abolished
                     ,
                     and
                     therein
                     destroy
                     their
                     own
                     Act.
                  
                   To
                   which
                   the
                   Lords
                   replyed
                   ,
                   
                     There
                     was
                     a
                     difference
                     betwixt
                     destroying
                     their
                     own
                     Act
                     ,
                     and
                     dispensing
                     with
                     it
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   
                     that
                     no
                     Power
                     so
                     binds
                     its
                     own
                     hands
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     disable
                     it self
                     in
                     some
                     Cases
                     .
                  
                   But
                   all
                   could
                   not
                   prevail
                   ,
                   the
                   Governour
                   persisting
                   in
                   the
                   search
                   of
                   a
                   convenient
                   place
                   for
                   the
                   Burial
                   of
                   the
                   Corps
                   ;
                   
                   the
                   which
                   after
                   some
                   pains
                   taken
                   therein
                   ,
                   they
                   discovered
                   a
                   Vault
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   of
                   the
                   Quire
                   ,
                   wherein
                   ,
                   as
                   it
                   was
                   probably
                   conjectured
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   eighth
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   beloved
                   Wife
                   ,
                   the
                   Lady
                   
                     Iane
                     Seymor
                  
                   ,
                   both
                   in
                   Coffins
                   of
                   Lead
                   :
                   in
                   this
                   Vault
                   ,
                   there
                   being
                   room
                   for
                   one
                   more
                   ,
                   they
                   resolved
                   to
                   interre
                   the
                   Body
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ;
                   the
                   which
                   was
                   accordingly
                   brought
                   to
                   the
                   place
                   ,
                   
                   born
                   by
                   the
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   Garrison
                   ,
                   the
                   four
                   Corners
                   of
                   the
                   Velvet
                   Pall
                   born
                   up
                   by
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   four
                   Lords
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   following
                   next
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   persons
                   of
                   Quality
                   ;
                   the
                   Body
                   was
                   committed
                   to
                   the
                   Earth
                   with
                   sighs
                   and
                   Tears
                   ,
                   especially
                   of
                   the
                   Reverend
                   Bishop
                   ,
                   as
                   denyed
                   to
                   do
                   the
                   last
                   Duty
                   and
                   Service
                   to
                   his
                   Dear
                   and
                   Royal
                   Master
                   ;
                   the
                   Velvet
                   Pall
                   being
                   cast
                   into
                   the
                   Vault
                   ,
                   was
                   laid
                   over
                   the
                   Body
                   .
                   Upon
                   the
                   Coffin
                   were
                   these
                   words
                   set
                   :
                   
                     KING
                     CHARLES
                     .
                     1648.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       All
                       Elegies
                       are
                       useless
                       and
                       in
                       vain
                       ,
                    
                     
                       While
                       Charles
                       the
                       Second
                       shall
                       be
                       King
                       again
                       .
                    
                     
                       No
                       learned
                       Grief
                       can
                       tell
                       the
                       Church
                       and
                       State
                    
                     
                       What
                       Heaven
                       conceals
                       in
                       this
                       blest
                       Martyrs
                       Fate
                       .
                    
                     
                       Fortune
                       may
                       play
                       with
                       Scepters
                       for
                       a
                       time
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Yet
                       make
                       the
                       Peoples
                       Liberty
                       their
                       Crime
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
             
               A
               CHRONICLE
               OF
               THE
               CIVIL
               WARS
               OF
               ENGLAND
               ,
               SCOTLAND
               ,
               and
               IRELAND
               .
               THE
               SECOND
               PART
               :
               BEING
               The
               Democracie
               .
            
             
               THe
               Scepter
               had
               not
               departed
               from
               
                 Great
                 Britain
              
               ,
               nor
               had
               the
               Imperial
               Majesty
               of
               England
               been
               ever
               darkned
               ,
               
               or
               in
               any
               part
               so
               Eclipsed
               ,
               since
               the
               Nation
               first
               Inhabited
               the
               Island
               ,
               which
               is
               beyond
               the
               computation
               of
               any
               History
               .
               
                 Regnum
                 Britanniae
                 principio
                 Regis
                 habuere
              
               ,
               was
               an
               original
               and
               constant
               truth
               through
               innumerable
               successions
               ,
               nor
               did
               it
               ever
               vary
               in
               the
               most
               difficult
               perplexities
               of
               whatsoever
               Revolutions
               .
               Indeed
               Monarchy
               was
               so
               congenerous
               with
               the
               People
               and
               Inhabitants
               of
               this
               Island
               ,
               that
               civil
               Fortune
               ,
               when
               she
               had
               given
               up
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               world
               to
               the
               potent
               Arms
               of
               Romes
               Senate
               ,
               and
               that
               victorious
               Commonwealth
               (
               for
               Caesar
               had
               Conquered
               France
               and
               Spain
               as
               a
               General
               in
               their
               service
               )
               yet
               reserved
               us
               to
               be
               the
               infallible
               next
               and
               immediate
               Omen
               of
               his
               future
               Empire
               ,
               when
               he
               parted
               hence
               with
               a
               resolved
               and
               facilitated
               Ambition
               of
               seizing
               the
               universal
               Soveraignty
               ;
               and
               't
               is
               observable
               ,
               that
               the
               Britains
               were
               never
               taken
               into
               the
               protection
               of
               the
               Senate
               and
               people
               of
               Rome
               ,
               but
               of
               Caesar
               onely
               .
            
             
               After
               the
               decay
               of
               that
               Empire
               ,
               we
               changed
               our
               Governours
               onely
               ,
               
               not
               the
               Government
               ,
               which
               in
               our
               
                 British
                 ,
                 Saxon
              
               ,
               and
               Danish
               Rule
               ,
               was
               one
               and
               the
               same
               ,
               save
               that
               it
               was
               divided
               into
               several
               Principalities
               under
               the
               Heptarchy
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               parted
               among
               the
               Invading
               Potentates
               ,
               until
               the
               Norman
               Line
               successfully
               grasped
               all
               ,
               and
               united
               the
               whole
               Realm
               of
               England
               under
               one
               entire
               Regality
               .
            
             
             
               
               In
               this
               Royal
               race
               the
               Crown
               had
               continued
               562
               years
               ;
               and
               though
               some
               of
               those
               Princes
               had
               been
               dispossessed
               and
               outed
               of
               the
               Throne
               ,
               yet
               was
               it
               but
               transferred
               to
               another
               proprietor
               ;
               changed
               onely
               the
               Temples
               ,
               that
               it
               might
               sit
               faster
               and
               easier
               ,
               and
               with
               more
               spreading
               splendor
               shew
               its
               self
               to
               the
               World.
               Of
               such
               a
               veneration
               was
               the
               Royal
               right
               always
               esteemed
               ,
               that
               the
               Laws
               placed
               it
               beyond
               the
               power
               of
               Fate
               ,
               and
               made
               it
               the
               supreme
               sanction
               ,
               that
               the
               King
               never
               Dieth
               ;
               like
               the
               Sun
               in
               his
               Glorious
               Orb
               ,
               that
               perpetually
               shires
               ,
               though
               our
               interposed
               sight
               conceives
               him
               benighted
               ,
               
                 Moritur
                 &
                 Oritur
              
               ,
               In
               the
               s●me
               instance
               and
               moment
               he
               sets
               and
               riseth
               .
            
             
               
               But
               oh
               ,
               the
               thick
               gloominess
               ,
               those
               dismal
               Clouds
               ,
               that
               palpable
               Darkness
               ,
               which
               enveloped
               the
               setting
               of
               this
               our
               Martyr'd
               Soveraign
               !
               The
               Face
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               gathered
               blackness
               ,
               and
               we
               seemed
               to
               have
               returned
               to
               our
               first
               Cha●s
               ;
               nothing
               of
               Order
               ,
               Frame
               ,
               or
               Constitution
               remaining
               to
               be
               seen
               .
               If
               we
               l●oked
               upwards
               ,
               the
               incensed
               Heavens
               had
               vailed
               themselves
               from
               beholding
               this
               Impiety
               :
               if
               upon
               our selves
               ,
               our
               stupified
               senses
               and
               our
               despairing
               looks
               gave
               s●gnes
               ,
               Humanity
               was
               fled
               ,
               and
               Nature
               could
               not
               long
               continue
               :
               if
               round
               about
               us
               ,
               the
               reproaches
               and
               derision
               of
               the
               world
               ,
               and
               the
               affronts
               and
               impudence
               of
               these
               flagitious
               Regicides
               ,
               pointing
               at
               ,
               and
               deriding
               us
               for
               our
               disloyal
               cowardise
               ,
               sharpned
               those
               stings
               of
               Conscience
               ,
               and
               made
               us
               seek
               Soli●udes
               ,
               and
               wish
               for
               a
               total
               dissolution
               :
               If
               downwards
               ,
               the
               mournful
               Earth
               gaped
               for
               vengeance
               ,
               and
               represented
               us
               the
               infernal
               Tomb
               of
               less
               wicked
               Rebels
               ,
               Corah
               and
               his
               Tribe
               .
               
               Nothing
               but
               horrour
               and
               amazement
               possest
               us
               ,
               Hope
               abandoned
               us
               ;
               Women
               miscarried
               and
               died
               .
               Young
               people
               made
               vows
               of
               abstinence
               and
               perpetual
               chastity
               ,
               Old
               Mens
               spirits
               ●ai●ed
               them
               ,
               and
               they
               gave
               up
               the
               Ghost
               ,
               Children
               wept
               and
               lamented
               (
               by
               a
               natural
               instinct
               )
               for
               this
               Father
               of
               their
               Country
               ;
               an
               universal
               out-cry
               there
               was
               to
               Heaven
               for
               help
               and
               mercy
               :
               those
               whose
               stronger
               hearts
               could
               not
               presently
               yield
               ,
               felt
               such
               Convulsions
               within
               them
               ,
               as
               if
               they
               were
               in
               travel
               with
               grief
               ,
               and
               knew
               not
               how
               to
               be
               delivered
               of
               their
               unwieldy
               burden
               .
               In
               fine
               ,
               shame
               and
               anguish
               laid
               hold
               upon
               us
               ,
               and
               our
               
                 Glory
                 departed
              
               .
            
             
               
               No
               less
               extasies
               of
               grief
               could
               serve
               to
               shew
               how
               sensible
               we
               were
               of
               the
               dissolution
               of
               that
               Political
               Machine
               ,
               which
               had
               so
               long
               and
               so
               happily
               conserved
               our
               Honour
               ,
               our
               Lives
               ,
               and
               our
               Liberties
               ;
               wherein
               the
               Princes
               Prerogative
               ,
               and
               the
               Subjects
               Propriety
               ,
               so
               harmoniously
               moved
               ,
               without
               the
               least
               jar
               and
               discordance
               for
               so
               many
               hundred
               of
               years
               ,
               till
               our
               unhappy
               Reformers
               took
               too
               much
               upon
               them
               ,
               and
               would
               be
               tampering
               with
               that
               
                 Noli
                 me
                 Tangere
              
               ▪
               the
               sacred
               (
               and
               not
               to
               be
               profaned
               )
               right
               of
               Princes
               ;
               boldly
               distingui●●ing
               betwixt
               the
               personal
               and
               political
               capacity
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               so
               making
               him
               co-ordinate
               with
               his
               Parliament
               :
               An
               impious
               Treasonable
               Tenet
               ,
               and
               the
               corrupt
               Founta●n
               and
               bitter
               source
               of
               all
               those
               undutiful
               and
               rebellious
               actions
               ●gainst
               that
               blessed
               Prince
               ,
               and
               since
               damn'd
               by
               a
               Parliament
               it self
               in
               those
               ●x●ress
               Epithets
               .
            
             
               It
               therefor●
               the
               Indians
               do
               customarily
               every
               night
               with
               sorrowful
               Lamentations
               take
               le●ve
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               whom
               yet
               undoubtedly
               they
               expect
               in
               the
               Morning
               ;
               no
               wonder
               will
               it
               seem
               to
               posterity
               (
               nor
               will
               these
               evidences
               of
               our
               consternation
               (
               before
               recited
               )
               be
               thought
               an
               hyperbolical
               strain
               )
               if
               so
               disconsolately
               we
               saw
               our
               Sun
               pulled
               out
               of
               his
               Orb
               ,
               and
               darkned
               in
               the
               shadow
               of
               Death
               ;
               his
               Beams
               cut
               off
               and
               eloigned
               into
               obscure
               and
               remote
               corners
               ,
               from
               whence
               ,
               it
               was
               treason
               against
               these
               Princes
               of
               Darkness
               to
               return
               ,
               and
               with
               their
               hereditary
               successive
               influence
               to
               re-visit
               and
               revive
               the
               drooping
               dying
               hearts
               of
               a
               forlorn
               and
               deserted
               people
               .
            
             
               Such
               was
               our
               condition
               in
               the
               deprivation
               and
               extinguishing
               of
               that
               lamp
               of
               life
               ,
               which
               supplied
               with
               so
               many
               vertues
               and
               graces
               ,
               rendred
               our
               Martyr'd
               Soveraign
               the
               most
               conspicuous
               of
               all
               Monarchs
               ,
               
               and
               might
               have
               prolonged
               his
               days
               to
               an
               extraordinary
               term
               ;
               so
               proportionate
               and
               fit
               ,
               had
               God
               and
               Nature
               made
               him
               to
               Eternity
               .
               The
               same
               was
               our
               fearful
               case
               ,
               in
               the
               absence
               and
               exile
               of
               our
               present
               miraculously-restored
               Prince
               ,
               Charles
               the
               second
               ;
               
               whom
               yet
               wiser
               and
               kinder
               providence
               had
               secured
               in
               that
               cloud
               ,
               
               and
               by
               a
               timely
               rescue
               had
               in
               safety
               conveyed
               into
               Forrain
               Parts
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               reach
               of
               these
               Herods
               ,
               who
               would
               have
               stretched
               out
               their
               Hands
               also
               against
               his
               innocent
               and
               most
               precious
               Life
               .
            
             
               Now
               when
               there
               was
               neither
               Sun
               ,
               Moon
               ,
               nor
               Stars
               (
               the
               King
               murthered
               ,
               Regal
               Authority
               abolished
               ,
               the
               Heir
               excluded
               ,
               the
               House
               of
               Lords
               turned
               out
               of
               doors
               ,
               and
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               turned
               into
               a
               Den
               of
               Thieves
               ,
               and
               packt
               Juncto
               and
               Conventicle
               of
               a
               most
               perdite
               sort
               of
               men
               )
               did
               these
               Bats
               and
               Scritch-owls
               usurp
               the
               Dominiou
               of
               the
               night
               of
               our
               confusions
               ,
               
               and
               take
               upon
               them
               to
               Enact
               and
               give
               Laws
               suitable
               to
               their
               interests
               ,
               as
               rational
               as
               true
               ;
               which
               shewed
               they
               concerned
               the
               Law-givers
               ,
               not
               the
               receivers
               .
            
             
               The
               first
               hoarse
               and
               ominous
               noise
               they
               made
               ,
               as
               a
               foundation
               and
               main
               principle
               of
               their
               wild
               Government
               ,
               was
               a
               fained
               note
               to
               catch
               the
               Vulgar
               and
               the
               mad
               rabble
               ,
               on
               whom
               they
               wholely
               depended
               ,
               and
               whom
               they
               were
               to
               flatter
               (
               no
               force
               )
               into
               slavery
               and
               servitude
               ,
               by
               the
               specious
               hopes
               of
               their
               arriving
               also
               in
               time
               to
               be
               Governours
               and
               States-men
               ,
               and
               to
               share
               in
               the
               honours
               and
               profits
               of
               their
               new
               Commonwealth
               .
               
               This
               was
               concluded
               ,
               as
               is
               mentioned
               before
               ,
               in
               these
               few
               words
               ,
               
                 viz.
                 That
                 all
                 power
                 and
                 Authority
                 is
                 originally
                 in
                 the
                 people
                 :
              
               And
               in
               order
               to
               that
               ,
               they
               now
               emitted
               a
               Tidy
               Act
               by
               way
               of
               a
               Proclamation
               ;
               which
               was
               with
               wonderful
               Expedition
               sounded
               all
               the
               Kingdom
               over
               ,
               in
               these
               or
               the
               like
               words
               .
            
             
               
                 That
                 where
                 as
                 several
                 pretences
                 might
                 be
                 made
                 to
                 this
                 Crown
                 ,
                 and
                 Title
                 to
                 the
                 Kingly
                 Office
                 set
                 on
                 foot
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 apparent
                 hazard
                 of
                 the
                 publike
                 Peace
                 ;
                 Be
                 it
                 Enacted
                 and
                 Ordained
                 by
                 this
                 present
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Authority
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Person
                 whatsoever
                 do
                 presume
                 to
                 Proclaim
                 ,
                 declare
                 ,
                 publish
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 ways
                 to
                 promote
              
               Charles
               Stuart
               ,
               
                 Son
                 of
                 the
                 said
              
               Charles
               
                 late
                 King
                 of
              
               England
               ,
               
                 commonly
                 called
                 Prince
                 of
              
               Wales
               ,
               
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 person
                 to
                 be
                 King
                 on
                 chief
                 Magistrate
                 of
              
               England
               or
               Ireland
               ,
               
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 Dominions
                 belonging
                 to
                 them
                 ;
                 by
                 colour
                 of
                 Inheritance
                 ,
                 Succession
                 ,
                 Election
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 claim
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 free
                 consent
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 in
                 Parliament
                 first
                 had
                 or
                 signified
                 by
                 a
                 particular
                 Act
                 or
                 Ordinance
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 :
                 any
                 Law
                 ,
                 Statute
                 ,
                 Vsage
                 ,
                 or
                 Custom
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 notwithstanding
                 .
                 And
                 whosoever
                 shall
                 contrary
                 to
                 this
                 Act
                 ,
                 Proclaim
                 or
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 Proclaimed
                 ,
              
               &c.
               
                 shall
                 be
                 deemed
                 and
                 adjudged
                 a
                 Traytor
                 ,
                 and
                 suffer
                 accordingly
                 .
              
            
             
               So
               did
               they
               contrive
               and
               imagine
               to
               obstruct
               and
               bar
               the
               way
               to
               the
               Throne
               which
               themselves
               had
               Invaded
               ,
               and
               parted
               into
               shares
               ;
               but
               such
               monstrous
               wickedness
               boyling
               up
               to
               an
               excess
               of
               malice
               towards
               the
               dead
               and
               living
               Proprietors
               of
               the
               Crown
               ,
               was
               not
               suffered
               to
               pass
               without
               an
               allay
               and
               cooler
               ,
               in
               a
               Printed
               Proclamation
               thrown
               about
               streets
               ,
               
               letting
               them
               see
               the
               people
               would
               not
               run
               a
               gadding
               after
               their
               Calves
               at
               Bethel
               ,
               as
               they
               would
               have
               fancied
               to
               themselves
               ,
               but
               would
               keep
               in
               the
               old
               path
               ,
               and
               beaten
               track
               of
               Government
               ,
               in
               the
               succession
               of
               Charles
               the
               second
               to
               the
               Majesty
               of
               England
               .
               Which
               Proclamation
               was
               as
               followeth
               :
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         We
                         the
                         Noblemen
                         ,
                         
                         Iudges
                         ,
                         Knights
                         ,
                         Lawyers
                         ,
                         Gentlemen
                         ,
                         Ministers
                         ,
                         Freeholders
                         ,
                         Merchants
                         ,
                         Citizens
                         ,
                         &c.
                         and
                         other
                         Free-men
                         of
                         England
                         ,
                         do
                         according
                         to
                         our
                         Allegiance
                         and
                         Covenant
                         ,
                         by
                         these
                         Presents
                         ,
                         heartily
                         ,
                         joyfully
                         ,
                         and
                         unanimously
                         acknowledge
                         ,
                         and
                         Proclaim
                         ,
                         the
                         Illustrious
                         Charles
                         Prince
                         of
                         Wales
                         ,
                         next
                         Heir
                         of
                         the
                         Blood
                         Royal
                         to
                         his
                         Blessed
                         Father
                         King
                         Charles
                         (
                         whose
                         late
                         wicked
                         and
                         Trayterous
                         Murder
                         we
                         do
                         from
                         our
                         so●ts
                         abominate
                         ,
                         and
                         all
                         parties
                         and
                         consenters
                         thereunto
                         )
                         to
                         be
                         by
                         Hereditary
                         Birth-right
                         ,
                         and
                         Lawful
                         Succession
                         ,
                         rightful
                         and
                         undoubted
                         King
                         of
                         
                           Great
                           Britain
                           ,
                           France
                        
                         ,
                         and
                         Ireland
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Dominions
                         thereunto
                         belonging
                         —
                         And
                         that
                         we
                         will
                         faithfully
                         ,
                         constantly
                         ,
                         and
                         sincerely
                         ,
                         in
                         our
                         several
                         places
                         and
                         callings
                         defend
                         and
                         maintain
                         his
                         Royal
                         Person
                         ,
                         Crown
                         ,
                         and
                         Dignity
                         ,
                         with
                         our
                         Blates
                         ,
                         Lives
                         ,
                         and
                         last
                         drop
                         of
                         our
                         Blood
                         ,
                         against
                         all
                         Opposers
                         thereof
                         ,
                         whom
                         we
                         do
                         hereby
                         declare
                         to
                         be
                         Traytors
                         ,
                         and
                         Enemies
                         to
                         his
                         Majesty
                         and
                         his
                         Kingdoms
                         .
                         In
                         Testimony
                         whereof
                         ,
                         we
                         have
                         ordered
                         ,
                         and
                         caused
                         these
                         to
                         be
                         
                         published
                         and
                         Proclaimed
                         throughout
                         all
                         Countries
                         and
                         Corporations
                         of
                         this
                         Realm
                         ,
                         the
                         first
                         day
                         of
                         February
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         first
                         year
                         of
                         his
                         Majesties
                         Raign
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           God
                           save
                           King
                        
                         Charles
                         
                           the
                           second
                        
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               This
               without
               any
               solemnity
               ,
               or
               indeed
               open
               appearance
               ,
               met
               with
               the
               chearful
               reception
               ,
               and
               inward
               Loyal
               resolutions
               ,
               as
               if
               vent
               had
               been
               given
               to
               a
               publike
               manifestation
               of
               Duty
               and
               Joy
               ,
               upon
               his
               Majesties
               present
               accession
               to
               the
               Crown
               :
               for
               it
               revived
               the
               Hearts
               of
               mourning
               and
               disconsolate
               Subjects
               ,
               to
               see
               the
               sure
               and
               certain
               Succession
               thereof
               to
               be
               continued
               in
               the
               same
               most
               beloved
               name
               ,
               the
               Eldest
               Branch
               and
               descendant
               of
               their
               Martyr'd
               Soveraign
               ,
               in
               whose
               ruines
               the
               Regicides
               thought
               to
               have
               raked
               up
               and
               buried
               all
               the
               claims
               and
               just
               Titles
               to
               this
               Impartial
               Diadem
               .
            
             
               In
               tendency
               whereunto
               ,
               they
               first
               considered
               how
               to
               keep
               the
               honest
               Members
               (
               the
               Army
               had
               Secluded
               )
               from
               entring
               in
               again
               ,
               
               that
               they
               might
               not
               have
               too
               many
               partakers
               in
               the
               spoil
               of
               the
               Kingdoms
               ;
               and
               therefore
               another
               Legislative
               by-blow
               was
               Enacted
               ,
               
                 That
                 all
                 those
                 Members
                 that
                 had
                 assented
                 to
                 the
                 Vote
                 of
                 the
              
               5
               of
               December
               ,
               
                 concerning
                 the
                 Kings
                 Concessions
                 ,
                 should
                 never
                 be
                 re-admitted
                 ;
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 Voted
                 in
                 the
                 Negative
                 should
                 presently
                 enter
                 their
                 said
                 dissent
                 ,
                 or
                 before
                 they
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 admitted
                 .
              
               And
               this
               characteristical
               discrimination
               they
               most
               punctually
               insisted
               on
               to
               the
               very
               last
               ,
               as
               the
               main
               Pillar
               of
               their
               Oligarchy
               :
               and
               we
               shall
               see
               this
               difference
               hardly
               laboured
               throughout
               their
               Usurpation
               .
            
             
               
               On
               the
               5
               of
               February
               they
               fell
               again
               upon
               the
               standing
               remains
               of
               the
               dissolved
               Government
               ,
               the
               Peerage
               and
               Nobility
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
               whose
               medling
               in
               State-affairs
               to
               the
               settlement
               of
               the
               Nation
               ,
               and
               their
               Message
               to
               that
               purpose
               ,
               they
               had
               scornfully
               rejected
               ,
               not
               looking
               upon
               them
               as
               a
               part
               of
               the
               people
               ;
               but
               at
               one
               blow
               ,
               and
               with
               the
               breath
               of
               one
               Vote
               ,
               which
               imported
               that
               the
               House
               of
               Lords
               were
               useless
               and
               dangerous
               ,
               and
               so
               ought
               to
               be
               abolished
               ,
               they
               laid
               them
               aside
               ,
               having
               given
               order
               for
               an
               Act
               to
               be
               drawn
               up
               accordingly
               ;
               yet
               so
               far
               indulging
               their
               Honours
               the
               favour
               of
               any
               mean
               Subjects
               priviledge
               ,
               to
               be
               Elected
               either
               Knight
               or
               Burgess
               to
               serve
               in
               their
               House
               .
            
             
               Against
               this
               civil
               and
               political
               Execution
               ,
               came
               forthwith
               likewise
               a
               Declaration
               and
               Protestation
               ,
               
               dated
               ,
               February
               the
               8.
               in
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Nobility
               ,
               braving
               them
               with
               their
               illegal
               ,
               Trayterous
               ,
               Barbarous
               ,
               and
               bold
               saucy
               Usurpation
               ,
               with
               other
               arguments
               ,
               mingled
               with
               threats
               ,
               menaces
               ,
               invectives
               ,
               which
               will
               be
               too
               tedious
               to
               recite
               :
               And
               indeed
               it
               was
               to
               little
               purpose
               then
               ,
               for
               it
               was
               too
               late
               to
               argue
               with
               ,
               or
               to
               Vapour
               against
               those
               men
               ,
               who
               were
               so
               Fortified
               in
               their
               new
               Empire
               ,
               by
               a
               so
               numerous
               ,
               and
               potent
               ,
               and
               well-paid
               Army
               .
               —
               Something
               might
               have
               been
               done
               when
               this
               Cockatrice
               was
               a
               hatching
               ;
               but
               now
               its
               angry
               looks
               were
               enough
               to
               kill
               those
               that
               enviously
               beheld
               it
               .
               And
               to
               let
               them
               see
               how
               little
               they
               valued
               ,
               and
               how
               slightly
               they
               thought
               of
               the
               injury
               the
               Peers
               so
               highly
               urged
               ,
               they
               with
               the
               same
               easie
               demolition
               of
               Kingly-Government
               ,
               
               by
               a
               Vote
               that
               it
               is
               unnecessary
               ,
               burdensome
               ,
               and
               dangerous
               ,
               overwhelm
               the
               whole
               Fabrick
               together
               ,
               bidding
               them
               seek
               a
               place
               to
               erect
               their
               Monumental
               Lordships
               ;
               and
               Honour
               was
               never
               yet
               so
               neer
               a
               shaddow
               .
            
             
               Now
               that
               they
               were
               thus
               possest
               of
               the
               whole
               entire
               Power
               and
               Authority
               ,
               for
               the
               better-exercise
               thereof
               ,
               and
               the
               speedier
               fruition
               of
               the
               sweets
               thereof
               ,
               they
               agree
               to
               part
               and
               divide
               the
               Province
               ,
               the
               Government
               among
               them
               .
               To
               this
               end
               ,
               they
               concluded
               to
               erect
               an
               Athenian
               Tyranny
               of
               some
               40
               of
               them
               ,
               under
               the
               Name
               and
               Title
               of
               a
               
                 Council
                 of
                 State
              
               ,
               
               to
               whom
               the
               Executive
               part
               of
               their
               Power
               should
               be
               committed
               ,
               while
               the
               Parliament
               (
               as
               they
               called
               their
               Worships
               )
               should
               exercise
               onely
               the
               Judicatory
               part
               thereof
               ;
               and
               so
               between
               them
               make
               quick
               work
               of
               their
               business
               ,
               in
               confounding
               and
               ruining
               the
               Kingdom
               .
            
             
             
               And
               that
               they
               might
               likewise
               appear
               to
               the
               people
               as
               great
               preservers
               of
               the
               Laws
               ,
               and
               to
               study
               their
               weal
               in
               the
               due
               aministration
               of
               Justice
               ;
               their
               next
               care
               was
               for
               drawing
               up
               Commissions
               for
               the
               Judges
               ;
               
               which
               ran
               in
               the
               new
               stile
               of
               the
               
                 Keepers
                 of
                 the
                 Liberties
                 of
              
               England
               ,
               
                 by
                 Authority
                 of
                 Parliament
              
               ;
               and
               to
               that
               purpose
               ,
               a
               Conference
               was
               had
               by
               a
               Committee
               with
               the
               Judges
               about
               it
               ;
               -
               six
               whereof
               agreed
               to
               hold
               ,
               upon
               a
               Proviso
               to
               be
               made
               by
               an
               Act
               of
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               ,
               that
               the
               Fundamental
               Laws
               should
               not
               be
               abolished
               :
               a
               very
               weak
               security
               ,
               but
               that
               it
               met
               with
               strong
               and
               prepared
               confidence
               :
               these
               were
               Lord
               Chief
               Justice
               Rolls
               ,
               and
               Justice
               Iermyn
               of
               the
               Kings-Bench
               ;
               Chief
               Justice
               Saint-Iohn
               ,
               and
               Justice
               Pheasant
               ,
               of
               the
               Common-Pleas
               ,
               and
               Chief
               Justice
               Wilde
               ,
               (
               how
               he
               was
               made
               so
               ,
               Captain
               Burleigh
               tells
               us
               ,
               )
               and
               Baron
               Yates
               :
               the
               other
               six
               refused
               ,
               as
               knowing
               the
               Laws
               and
               the
               present
               Anarchy
               were
               incompatible
               and
               incapable
               of
               any
               expedient
               to
               sute
               them
               together
               .
               But
               the
               one
               half
               was
               very
               fair
               ,
               and
               served
               to
               keep
               the
               Lawyers
               in
               practice
               ,
               and
               from
               dashing
               at
               their
               illegal
               Authority
               .
            
             
               In
               pursuance
               of
               that
               promise
               made
               to
               those
               Judges
               that
               held
               ,
               and
               to
               deceive
               and
               cologne
               the
               people
               ,
               they
               Passed
               a
               Declaration
               ,
               
                 That
                 they
                 were
                 fully
                 resolved
                 to
                 maintain
                 ,
              
               
               
                 and
                 would
                 uphold
                 and
                 maintain
                 ,
                 preserve
                 and
                 keep
                 the
                 Fundamental
                 Laws
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 preservation
                 of
                 the
                 Lives
                 ,
                 Liberties
                 ,
                 and
                 Properties
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 things
                 incident
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 saving
                 those
                 alterations
                 concerning
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 already
                 made
                 .
              
               And
               yet
               notwithstanding
               ,
               they
               at
               the
               same
               time
               were
               Erecting
               High
               Courts
               of
               Justice
               ;
               impressed
               Sea-men
               ,
               and
               levied
               illegal
               Taxes
               by
               Souldiers
               ,
               and
               many
               other
               Enormities
               .
               But
               it
               seems
               those
               Judges
               were
               content
               with
               the
               preservation
               of
               the
               litigious
               part
               of
               the
               Law
               ,
               extending
               this
               Proviso
               no
               further
               ,
               than
               to
               the
               private
               disputes
               of
               
                 Meum
                 &
                 Tuum
              
               ,
               whilst
               this
               publike
               Monster
               swallowed
               all
               .
            
             
               Having
               thus
               establisht
               themselves
               in
               the
               Civil
               Power
               ,
               with
               some
               face
               of
               a
               Democratical
               Authority
               ,
               they
               proceeded
               to
               other
               Acts
               of
               State
               ,
               to
               give
               reputation
               to
               themselves
               ,
               and
               strength
               to
               their
               Government
               ;
               the
               first
               whereof
               ,
               was
               their
               Voting
               a
               New
               stamp
               for
               Coyn
               ,
               
               whereby
               their
               Soveraignty
               might
               be
               notified
               to
               all
               the
               world
               ,
               in
               the
               Trade
               and
               traffique
               thereof
               :
               Next
               ,
               designing
               several
               Agents
               and
               Envoys
               to
               go
               to
               the
               Courts
               of
               Forrain
               Princes
               ,
               
               and
               there
               by
               their
               specious
               challenges
               and
               shews
               of
               Liberty
               and
               publike
               good
               ,
               the
               pretence
               of
               the
               Law
               of
               Nations
               ,
               peculiarly
               the
               Municipal
               Laws
               of
               this
               ,
               to
               palliate
               over
               ,
               the
               Justifie
               their
               unparallell'd
               proceedings
               against
               the
               King
               ;
               of
               which
               Messengers
               we
               shall
               presently
               speak
               .
               And
               so
               we
               shall
               for
               a
               while
               leave
               these
               Usurpers
               amidst
               the
               several
               Complements
               given
               them
               by
               way
               of
               Salutation
               from
               the
               Army
               and
               Sectarian
               party
               ,
               under
               the
               yet-continued
               Notion
               of
               the
               Godly
               ;
               who
               forsooth
               highly
               magnified
               their
               Justice
               in
               this
               ,
               and
               urged
               them
               in
               their
               Addresses
               to
               extend
               it
               further
               .
               
               (
               About
               this
               time
               the
               Parliament
               Nulled
               the
               Monthly
               Fast
               on
               Wednesday
               ,
               which
               had
               continued
               through
               all
               the
               War
               ,
               thinking
               to
               impose
               upon
               the
               people
               ,
               as
               if
               God
               had
               answered
               all
               their
               prayers
               in
               that
               Murther
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               work
               of
               Reformation
               was
               now
               accomplished
               .
               )
            
             
               It
               was
               high
               time
               therefore
               for
               such
               of
               the
               Kings
               party
               as
               were
               in
               their
               hands
               to
               look
               about
               them
               ;
               for
               besides
               the
               rise
               and
               most
               certain
               rumour
               of
               a
               general
               Massacre
               intended
               against
               the
               whole
               ,
               which
               was
               debated
               at
               a
               Council
               of
               War
               ;
               and
               carried
               but
               by
               two
               Votes
               ,
               
               they
               had
               special
               information
               of
               proceedings
               to
               be
               had
               against
               them
               ,
               in
               the
               same
               way
               of
               Tryal
               ,
               before
               a
               High
               Court
               of
               Justice
               .
               First
               therefore
               Colonel
               Massey
               escapes
               away
               from
               Saint
               Iames's
               ,
               just
               upon
               the
               Kings
               Death
               ;
               next
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Lewis
                 Dives
              
               and
               Master
               Holden
               being
               brought
               to
               White-hall
               upon
               examination
               ,
               pretending
               to
               ease
               themselves
               ,
               got
               down
               the
               Common-shore
               to
               the
               Water-side
               ,
               and
               escaped
               ,
               leaving
               their
               Warders
               in
               the
               lurch
               ;
               and
               to
               a
               vain
               research
               after
               them
               .
               The
               Lord
               Capel
               likewise
               made
               a
               handsome
               escape
               out
               of
               the
               Tower
               ;
               but
               passing
               by
               Water
               to
               Lambeth
               ,
               in
               the
               Boat
               of
               one
               Davis
               a
               Water-man
               ,
               and
               unhappily
               and
               fatally
               casting
               out
               some
               words
               by
               way
               of
               enquiry
               of
               the
               said
               Lord
               ;
               the
               wicked
               villain
               suspecting
               the
               truth
               ,
               
               seized
               him
               at
               Lambeth
               ,
               
               from
               whence
               he
               was
               re-conveyed
               to
               the
               same
               Prison
               ,
               in
               order
               to
               his
               speedy
               Tryal
               ;
               his
               Betrayer
               being
               preferred
               by
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               became
               the
               scorn
               and
               contempt
               of
               every
               body
               ,
               and
               lived
               afterward
               in
               shame
               and
               misery
               .
               
               And
               the
               Lord
               of
               Loughborough
               Brother
               to
               Ferdinando
               then
               Earl
               of
               Huntingdon
               ,
               famous
               for
               several
               Loyal
               Services
               ,
               but
               most
               maligned
               by
               the
               Parliament
               for
               the
               last
               effort
               thereof
               at
               Colchester
               ,
               gave
               them
               also
               the
               slip
               from
               
               Windsor-Castle
               (
               where
               he
               and
               the
               Colonels
               
                 Tuke
                 ,
                 Hamond
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Francis
                 Heath
              
               (
               newly
               at
               liberty
               upon
               his
               parole
               to
               finde
               good
               security
               )
               and
               other
               Royalists
               were
               imprisoned
               )
               and
               got
               cleaverly
               away
               ,
               and
               in
               March
               arrived
               at
               Rotterdam
               in
               Holland
               ,
               where
               on
               the
               New-bridge
               he
               accidently
               met
               with
               Colonel
               Massey
               ,
               who
               claiming
               knowledge
               of
               him
               ,
               from
               
               Lidbury-figh●
               ,
               where
               they
               more
               unhappily
               encountred
               each
               other
               ;
               his
               Lor●ship
               was
               civilly
               and
               Nobly
               pleased
               ●upon
               the
               Colonels
               protestation
               of
               a
               ●●urn
               and
               entire
               obedience
               to
               his
               Majesties
               Authority
               )
               to
               pass
               with
               him
               in
               company
               to
               the
               Hague
               ,
               whither
               .
               this
               occasion
               happily
               directs
               us
               .
            
             
               
               The
               King
               our
               Soveraign
               ,
               Charles
               the
               second
               ,
               then
               kept
               his
               Court
               there
               ,
               furnished
               with
               Blacks
               and
               other
               mournful
               Embl●●s
               of
               his
               ra●●●rs
               Death
               ,
               at
               the
               charge
               of
               the
               Prince
               of
               Aurange
               ,
               whose
               mo●●●ignal
               kindnesses
               to
               the
               Royal
               Fa●●●y
               may
               not
               pass
               without
               a
               due
               Commemoration
               .
               The
               King
               was
               here
               attended
               by
               the
               Lord
               Marquess
               of
               Montress
               the
               Lords
               
                 Hopton
                 ,
                 Wilmot
                 ,
                 Culpeper
                 ,
                 We●worth
                 ,
              
               and
               other
               great
               Personages
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Hide
              
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Nicholas
              
               ,
               and
               a
               Noble
               (
               though
               poor
               )
               retinue
               of
               old
               Royalists
               ,
               who
               had
               vowed
               to
               his
               Majesties
               Fortunes
               .
               The
               Relator
               was
               present
               ,
               when
               the
               Lord
               of
               Loughborough
               added
               Colonel
               Massey
               to
               that
               number
               ,
               both
               of
               them
               kissing
               the
               Kings
               Hand
               the
               same
               morning
               ;
               the
               Lord
               in
               his
               Majesties
               Privy-Chamber
               ,
               where
               he
               was
               received
               by
               the
               King
               with
               all
               possible
               gladness
               and
               joy
               of
               his
               escape
               ,
               and
               other
               endearments
               ;
               the
               Colonel
               was
               very
               respectfully
               and
               civilly
               treated
               ,
               and
               confirmed
               into
               the
               Kings
               Service
               and
               Trust
               ,
               by
               his
               Majesties
               gracious
               acceptation
               of
               his
               sorrow
               for
               his
               former
               actions
               ,
               and
               his
               resolutions
               of
               reparatory
               Duty
               .
            
             
               The
               new
               Estates
               of
               England
               liked
               not
               well
               of
               his
               so
               neer
               neighbourhood
               and
               entertainment
               ,
               in
               a
               Commonwealth
               too
               ,
               and
               thought
               their
               greatness
               so
               formidable
               ,
               that
               it
               could
               perswade
               (
               without
               any
               more
               trouble
               )
               all
               places
               and
               people
               to
               his
               dereliction
               ;
               and
               to
               this
               purpose
               ,
               they
               insinuated
               the
               same
               intentions
               to
               
                 Myn
                 Heer
                 Pauw
              
               (
               the
               then
               Dutch
               Resident
               here
               )
               who
               was
               sent
               over
               by
               the
               States
               ,
               as
               also
               another
               Embassador
               from
               the
               French
               ,
               besides
               the
               earnest
               intervention
               of
               the
               Scots
               Commissioners
               ,
               to
               intercede
               for
               the
               King
               )
               with
               whom
               they
               had
               several
               discourses
               about
               the
               dangerous
               greatness
               of
               the
               Prince
               of
               Aurange
               :
               and
               't
               is
               reported
               the
               Man
               was
               made
               by
               them
               .
               He
               departed
               hence
               about
               the
               middle
               of
               March
               ,
               very
               well
               pleased
               with
               the
               pronts
               of
               his
               Embassie
               .
            
             
               Though
               they
               could
               not
               reach
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               though
               some
               of
               his
               best
               Subjects
               had
               outreached
               them
               ,
               yet
               many
               others
               could
               not
               so
               escape
               them
               .
               Master
               Beaumount
               a
               Minister
               belonging
               to
               the
               Garison
               of
               Pomfret
               ,
               then
               beleagured
               by
               Major-General
               Lambert
               ,
               in
               place
               of
               Rainsborough
               ,
               who
               was
               killed
               ,
               and
               buried
               at
               Wapping
               neer
               London
               ,
               as
               aforesaid
               ,
               was
               taken
               for
               holding
               correspondence
               in
               cypher
               ;
               and
               by
               a
               Council
               of
               War
               Condemned
               and
               Hanged
               before
               the
               Castle
               ,
               
               presently
               after
               the
               Kings
               Death
               ;
               and
               deserves
               to
               be
               placed
               as
               the
               Protomartyr
               for
               King
               Charles
               the
               second
               .
               But
               this
               was
               but
               a
               puny
               victime
               to
               the
               ensuing
               Sacrifices
               :
               for
               the
               old
               pretence
               of
               Justice
               challenged
               new
               does
               ,
               by
               the
               evidence
               of
               its
               former
               administration
               ,
               which
               would
               have
               been
               thought
               but
               a
               step
               purposely
               made
               to
               their
               ambitious
               Usurpation
               ,
               if
               other
               blood
               ,
               not
               so
               obnoxious
               to
               their
               grand
               designe
               ,
               should
               not
               (
               in
               pursuance
               of
               their
               declared
               impartial
               bringing
               to
               condigne
               punishment
               all
               sorts
               of
               Delinquents
               )
               be
               offered
               up
               to
               their
               Idol
               of
               Liberty
               .
               There
               was
               also
               another
               Reason
               of
               State
               in
               it
               ;
               for
               that
               the
               House
               of
               Lords
               being
               so
               easily
               laid
               aside
               ,
               it
               was
               requisite
               while
               the
               first
               violence
               was
               yet
               recent
               ,
               utterly
               to
               disanimate
               the
               Nobility
               by
               another
               as
               lawless
               ,
               more
               bloody
               infringement
               of
               their
               Priviledges
               .
            
             
             
               In
               order
               to
               this
               ,
               
               a
               new
               
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Iustice
              
               was
               Erected
               ,
               by
               an
               Act
               to
               that
               purpose
               ,
               wherein
               other
               Drudges
               were
               named
               under
               the
               conduct
               of
               the
               former
               President
               ;
               for
               that
               the
               State-Grandees
               could
               not
               themselves
               intend
               such
               minute
               matters
               ,
               as
               the
               lives
               of
               the
               Peerage
               .
               Before
               this
               Tribunal
               were
               brought
               (
               as
               in
               the
               said
               Act
               were
               named
               )
               Iames
               Duke
               Hamilton
               as
               Earl
               of
               Cambridge
               ,
               and
               Naturalized
               thereby
               in
               this
               Kingdom
               ,
               
                 Henry
                 Rich
              
               Earl
               of
               
                 Holland
                 ,
                 George
              
               Lord
               Goring
               then
               Earl
               of
               
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 Arthur
              
               Lord
               Capel
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Owen
              
               of
               North-Wales
               .
            
             
               Duke
               Hamilton
               was
               the
               first
               of
               those
               that
               came
               to
               this
               Bar
               ,
               
               where
               he
               was
               sooth●d
               by
               Bradshaw
               according
               to
               instruction
               ,
               in
               hopes
               he
               would
               be
               won
               to
               discover
               his
               partakers
               in
               the
               late
               Parliament
               and
               City
               ;
               and
               Peters
               to
               that
               purpose
               gave
               evidence
               that
               Lambert
               gave
               him
               quarter
               ,
               when
               Colonel
               Wait
               (
               who
               took
               him
               )
               denied
               it
               to
               the
               House
               :
               but
               when
               the
               Court
               perceived
               he
               was
               not
               so
               free
               therein
               ,
               offering
               in
               lieu
               of
               such
               Treachery
               100000
               l.
               for
               his
               life
               ,
               and
               promising
               to
               joyn
               interests
               with
               Arguile
               in
               
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 Bradshaw
              
               took
               him
               up
               short
               ,
               and
               for
               all
               his
               plea
               of
               quarter
               ,
               and
               to
               what
               he
               further
               ●rged
               against
               his
               Naturalization
               ,
               (
               that
               he
               himself
               was
               never
               Naturalized
               ,
               but
               that
               it
               was
               his
               Father
               ,
               whose
               right
               devolved
               no
               more
               to
               him
               by
               the
               Civil
               Law
               ,
               than
               the
               same
               Franchise
               doth
               to
               Children
               in
               other
               Countries
               )
               hastily
               was
               answered
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               15
               year
               of
               King
               Charles
               ,
               he
               was
               called
               to
               Parliament
               by
               Writ
               as
               Earl
               of
               Cambridge
               .
               They
               objected
               against
               him
               also
               his
               breach
               of
               Faith
               passed
               to
               the
               Governour
               of
               Windsor
               for
               his
               true
               Imprisonment
               ,
               from
               whence
               he
               had
               escaped
               ,
               and
               was
               retaken
               in
               Southwark
               ;
               which
               breach
               he
               denied
               ,
               and
               challenged
               the
               Governour
               of
               untruth
               in
               that
               particular
               .
               After
               much
               delay
               ,
               which
               he
               obtained
               in
               hopes
               of
               a
               discovery
               ,
               and
               several
               arguments
               of
               his
               Counsel
               assigned
               for
               him
               ,
               Bradshaw
               at
               last
               snapt
               him
               up
               ,
               telling
               him
               of
               his
               Treasons
               and
               Murthers
               ,
               and
               gave
               final
               Sentence
               .
               
               The
               Lord
               Capel
               likewise
               after
               several
               brave
               legal
               Defences
               ,
               as
               his
               Peerage
               ,
               &c.
               and
               his
               plea
               of
               quarter
               given
               by
               Fairfax
               ,
               who
               in
               open
               Court
               construed
               that
               quarter
               to
               be
               but
               a
               present
               saving
               from
               the
               promiscuous
               slaughter
               ,
               with
               a
               reference
               still
               to
               a
               Judicial
               proceeding
               ,
               was
               over-ruled
               ;
               they
               urged
               also
               against
               him
               ,
               his
               escape
               out
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               which
               he
               proved
               to
               amount
               to
               no
               more
               (
               at
               the
               most
               of
               it
               in
               any
               other
               case
               )
               than
               a
               bare
               Felony
               ,
               and
               within
               the
               benefit
               of
               the
               Clergy
               .
               His
               resumed
               argument
               (
               when
               all
               would
               not
               do
               )
               was
               the
               Honour
               of
               the
               Sword
               ,
               which
               seeing
               how
               little
               those
               (
               that
               should
               have
               justly
               asserted
               it
               )
               did
               value
               ,
               he
               resolved
               to
               trouble
               himself
               no
               longer
               at
               their
               Bar
               ;
               but
               being
               demanded
               what
               he
               could
               say
               more
               for
               himself
               ,
               replied
               nothing
               ;
               but
               with
               a
               chearful
               resignation
               of
               himself
               to
               providence
               ,
               expected
               his
               Doom
               ,
               then
               impending
               over
               him
               .
               The
               Earl
               of
               Holland
               came
               not
               to
               their
               Bar
               while
               they
               had
               finished
               with
               the
               other
               Lords
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               his
               indisposition
               which
               delayed
               him
               at
               
               Warwick-Castle
               ;
               but
               such
               was
               their
               impatient
               pretensions
               to
               Justice
               ,
               that
               they
               got
               him
               conveyed
               to
               their
               High
               Court
               ,
               and
               as
               they
               had
               done
               by
               the
               rest
               ,
               over-ruled
               his
               plea
               (
               which
               he
               argued
               in
               much
               weakness
               ,
               taking
               a
               spoonful
               of
               some
               Cordial
               every
               foot
               between
               his
               words
               )
               of
               quarter
               given
               ,
               and
               concluded
               him
               in
               the
               same
               Sentence
               .
            
             
               The
               Lord
               Goring
               so
               artificially
               and
               wisely
               pleaded
               to
               them
               in
               Form
               ,
               
               Not
               Guilty
               ,
               and
               withal
               insisted
               upon
               his
               Commission
               and
               Authority
               ,
               and
               harmlesness
               therein
               ,
               that
               he
               escaped
               the
               Execution
               of
               the
               like
               Condemnation
               ;
               as
               also
               did
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Owen
              
               ,
               who
               with
               a
               Britain
               confidence
               denied
               every
               tittle
               of
               the
               Charge
               against
               him
               ;
               especially
               that
               part
               relating
               to
               the
               death
               or
               Master
               Loyd
               the
               Sheriff
               of
               Cardigan
               ,
               and
               came
               off
               with
               the
               same
               danger
               ,
               and
               the
               like
               success
               as
               the
               Lord
               preceding
               ,
               whose
               Fate
               being
               referred
               to
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               proved
               fortunate
               but
               by
               the
               decision
               of
               one
               Vote
               ,
               24
               to
               24
               being
               divided
               in
               the
               question
               of
               his
               life
               ;
               and
               as
               I
               Remember
               ,
               it
               was
               the
               saving
               double
               voice
               of
               Lenthall
               the
               Speaker
               ;
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Owen
              
               was
               carried
               more
               affirmatively
               ;
               the
               rest
               all
               in
               the
               Negative
               ,
               being
               turned
               off
               with
               their
               Ladies
               and
               their
               Relations
               Petitions
               ,
               to
               the
               same
               High
               Court
               ,
               who
               to
               shew
               their
               civility
               more
               than
               their
               mercy
               ,
               were
               pleased
               to
               gratifie
               the
               Ladies
               with
               a
               respit
               of
               two
               days
               ,
               as
               long
               as
               their
               Commission
               and
               power
               lasted
               .
            
             
             
               
               On
               the
               9th
               of
               March
               ,
               the
               Duke
               ,
               the
               Earl
               of
               Holland
               ;
               and
               Lord
               Capel
               being
               guarded
               from
               Saint
               Iames's
               to
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Cottons
              
               House
               ,
               (
               the
               next
               fatal
               Stage
               of
               late
               to
               the
               Scaffold
               )
               were
               severally
               brought
               to
               the
               Palace-Yard
               through
               the
               Hall
               ,
               their
               Judges
               then
               sitting
               ,
               and
               looking
               fore-right
               upon
               their
               Execution
               .
               The
               Duke
               ascended
               first
               ;
               and
               to
               give
               him
               his
               due
               ,
               he
               kept
               a
               good
               seeming
               decorum
               in
               his
               last
               words
               and
               actions
               .
               The
               Earl
               of
               Holland
               succeeded
               to
               this
               bloody
               Theatre
               ,
               who
               very
               Christianly
               ,
               penitently
               ,
               and
               compassionately
               enough
               ,
               prepared
               him
               for
               his
               end
               ,
               justifying
               his
               honest
               intentions
               in
               that
               his
               first
               and
               last
               action
               for
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               intimating
               that
               Duty
               we
               all
               owed
               to
               our
               present
               Soveraign
               ,
               and
               so
               suffered
               for
               him
               .
               But
               the
               Lord
               Capel
               (
               like
               a
               true
               Christian
               Heroe
               )
               as
               he
               came
               last
               ,
               so
               did
               he
               sum
               up
               all
               (
               both
               in
               his
               Speech
               ,
               Countenance
               ,
               and
               Gestures
               )
               that
               was
               good
               ,
               praise-worthy
               ,
               and
               generous
               in
               them
               both
               ;
               resolutely
               asserting
               his
               own
               actions
               ,
               his
               late
               Soveraigns
               Cause
               ,
               and
               his
               present
               Majesties
               Rights
               ;
               recommending
               him
               to
               his
               people
               as
               the
               great
               example
               of
               true
               English
               worth
               ,
               and
               as
               the
               onely
               hope
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               .
               So
               as
               with
               Sampson
               he
               may
               be
               said
               to
               have
               done
               these
               Philistins
               more
               harm
               at
               his
               Death
               than
               in
               all
               his
               Life
               ,
               raising
               and
               renewing
               the
               desires
               of
               the
               people
               after
               so
               deserving
               a
               Prince
               .
            
             
               This
               Tragedy
               being
               over
               ,
               they
               resume
               afresh
               the
               debate
               of
               what
               persons
               were
               yet
               within
               their
               Clutches
               ,
               
               any
               way
               obnoxious
               to
               their
               Cannibal-Idol
               of
               Justice
               ,
               who
               could
               not
               be
               pleased
               but
               with
               whole
               Hecatombs
               :
               and
               therefore
               the
               Noble
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Stowel
              
               and
               Judge
               Ienkins
               ,
               those
               Champions
               of
               Law
               and
               Loyalty
               ,
               with
               Captain
               
                 Brown
                 Bushell
              
               ,
               were
               next
               ordered
               to
               be
               put
               in
               that
               fatal
               List
               of
               Traytors
               against
               their
               Commonwealth
               :
               the
               Marquess
               of
               Winchester
               ,
               and
               Bishop
               Wren
               ,
               who
               had
               lain
               prisoner
               from
               the
               beginning
               of
               our
               Troubles
               ,
               hardly
               escaping
               the
               like
               dangerous
               qualification
               ;
               which
               was
               upon
               a
               ●orged
               information
               intended
               likewise
               against
               Major-General
               Brown
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Clotworthy
              
               ;
               and
               to
               that
               purpose
               the
               Case
               of
               all
               those
               secluded
               (
               and
               thereafter
               imprisoned
               )
               Members
               was
               ordered
               to
               a
               Committee
               ,
               to
               make
               a
               discrimination
               of
               their
               offences
               ,
               and
               render
               those
               two
               the
               most
               liable
               to
               their
               severity
               .
               As
               for
               those
               who
               had
               escaped
               their
               hands
               by
               departing
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
               they
               satisfied
               their
               indignation
               ,
               by
               a
               decree
               of
               perpetual
               Banishment
               ,
               and
               present
               death
               upon
               the
               return
               of
               any
               so
               sentenced
               .
               The
               chief
               of
               these
               ,
               besides
               the
               Kings
               Majesty
               ,
               whom
               God
               long
               preserve
               ,
               and
               the
               Duke
               of
               York
               ,
               &c.
               were
               the
               Earl
               of
               Bristol
               ,
               the
               Duke
               of
               Buckingham
               ,
               the
               Lord
               Digby
               ▪
               Lord
               Cottington
               ,
               Marquesses
               of
               Newcastle
               and
               Worcester
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Hide
              
               ,
               Lord
               Culpeper
               ,
               Lord
               Widdrington
               ,
               and
               some
               others
               ,
               who
               were
               very
               well
               satisfied
               they
               could
               do
               no
               more
               to
               them
               ,
               and
               were
               then
               following
               ●he
               hopeful
               fortunes
               of
               the
               King.
               The
               rest
               of
               that
               unfortunate
               party
               were
               put
               to
               Ransome
               ,
               a
               Fine
               being
               set
               upon
               their
               Heads
               ,
               proportionable
               to
               their
               Estates
               ;
               to
               be
               paid
               within
               such
               times
               ,
               or
               else
               to
               be
               in
               the
               same
               predicament
               with
               the
               condemned
               .
            
             
               Having
               thus
               made
               good
               their
               Conspiracy
               or
               (
               by
               them
               stiled
               )
               Agreement
               ,
               of
               bringing
               Delinquents
               to
               Justice
               ,
               that
               the
               exactness
               of
               their
               dire
               performances
               might
               credit
               th●ir
               intentions
               and
               resolutions
               ,
               and
               make
               them
               seem
               to
               the
               Vulgar
               the
               most
               impartial
               lovers
               of
               their
               Lives
               and
               Liberties
               ;
               (
               but
               rather
               of
               their
               Estates
               )
               they
               proceeded
               in
               the
               political
               part
               of
               Government
               ,
               by
               filling
               up
               their
               Committee
               of
               Estates
               to
               the
               number
               of
               41.
               who
               were
               ordered
               particularly
               to
               enter
               their
               Assent
               to
               whatsoever
               the
               Juncto
               had
               done
               in
               reference
               to
               the
               King
               and
               Lords
               ,
               before
               they
               should
               act
               in
               that
               Committee
               ;
               and
               Cromwel
               thereupon
               reported
               to
               the
               House
               ,
               being
               impowered
               by
               them
               ,
               that
               of
               that
               just
               number
               ,
               22
               had
               refused
               to
               engage
               ,
               as
               to
               what
               was
               past
               ;
               but
               would
               joyn
               with
               them
               for
               the
               future
               ,
               and
               acknowledge
               the
               Supreme
               Power
               to
               be
               vested
               in
               them
               .
               There
               could
               no
               expedient
               be
               found
               to
               salve
               this
               sore
               ;
               so
               they
               were
               contented
               to
               cicatrize
               it
               ,
               and
               gently
               lay
               aside
               all
               disputes
               ,
               or
               further
               contrasts
               about
               it
               :
               but
               though
               they
               past
               it
               without
               doors
               ,
               they
               would
               not
               so
               within
               ,
               but
               totally
               precluded
               any
               further
               pretences
               of
               the
               Members
               of
               taking
               their
               places
               in
               Parliament
               ,
               
               who
               in
               some
               numbers
               returned
               to
               Westminster
               ;
               for
               they
               Voted
               ,
               
                 That
                 all
                 such
                 as
                 ●ad
                 absented
                 
                 themselves
                 from
                 the
              
               5
               of
               December
               ,
               
                 should
                 not
                 sit
                 till
                 further
                 order
              
               ;
               which
               was
               never
               vouchsafed
               till
               such
               claimers
               had
               given
               evidence
               of
               their
               adherence
               and
               closing
               with
               them
               .
            
             
               In
               this
               same
               Month
               ,
               
               to
               take
               away
               the
               same
               dignity
               and
               priviledge
               as
               the
               House
               of
               Lords
               was
               to
               them
               )
               from
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               and
               Court
               of
               Aldermen
               ,
               and
               to
               make
               the
               Government
               of
               
                 London
                 à
                 la
                 mode
              
               Democratical
               ,
               they
               ordered
               a
               Quorum
               of
               the
               Common-Council
               to
               act
               without
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               or
               the
               said
               Aldermen
               ,
               if
               they
               should
               refuse
               to
               joyn
               with
               them
               :
               and
               not
               long
               after
               ,
               to
               put
               another
               affront
               (
               though
               distant
               some
               space
               of
               time
               ,
               being
               the
               24
               of
               March
               ensuing
               )
               upon
               the
               Mayor
               ,
               they
               order
               him
               to
               proclaim
               their
               Act
               for
               abolishing
               Kingly
               Government
               ;
               which
               he
               disdainfully
               and
               generously
               refusing
               ,
               (
               his
               Lady
               likewise
               not
               suffering
               their
               Messenger
               that
               brought
               it
               to
               drink
               in
               her
               House
               ,
               but
               bidding
               him
               return
               to
               his
               Masters
               for
               his
               Wages
               )
               upon
               the
               report
               thereof
               by
               Alderman
               Atkins
               a
               Member
               of
               their
               House
               ,
               
               they
               Voted
               him
               Imprisonment
               in
               the
               Tower
               for
               two
               Months
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               degraded
               of
               his
               Honour
               ,
               and
               disfranchised
               ,
               and
               to
               pay
               2000
               l.
               to
               be
               distributed
               among
               the
               Poor
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               the
               Hamlets
               and
               Southwark
               ;
               which
               was
               rigidly
               levied
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               Andrews
               (
               one
               of
               the
               Kings
               Judges
               )
               was
               Elected
               in
               his
               place
               ;
               for
               whose
               choice
               at
               his
               presentment
               for
               their
               approbation
               ,
               the
               House
               gave
               the
               City
               thanks
               ,
               and
               ordered
               the
               Barons
               of
               the
               Exchequer
               to
               swear
               him
               in
               these
               words
               ,
               
                 That
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 faithful
                 to
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 now
                 established
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
              
               where
               he
               in
               state
               Proclaimed
               the
               said
               Act
               ,
               though
               the
               people
               hooted
               and
               reviled
               it
               ,
               and
               cryed
               aloud
               ,
               
                 God
                 save
                 the
                 King
              
               ,
               and
               would
               have
               made
               worse
               work
               ,
               but
               that
               the
               Guards
               of
               Horse
               awed
               them
               .
               
               Alderman
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Soams
              
               ,
               and
               Alderman
               Chambers
               ,
               for
               absenting
               themselves
               ,
               and
               justifying
               their
               conscientious
               refusal
               ,
               as
               from
               former
               Oaths
               ,
               were
               likewise
               degraded
               from
               their
               Dignity
               in
               the
               City
               ;
               Alderman
               Culham
               and
               Gibs
               excused
               themselves
               by
               business
               in
               the
               Country
               at
               the
               same
               time
               .
               A●
               Exeter
               likewise
               ,
               the
               Mayor
               and
               Sheriffs
               refused
               to
               act
               or
               joyn
               in
               Commission
               with
               Baron
               Wilde
               ,
               sent
               down
               that
               Circuit
               ;
               and
               divers
               other
               places
               were
               very
               stiff
               in
               complyance
               with
               these
               new
               Masters
               :
               but
               their
               Iron
               Bodies
               quickly
               brought
               them
               to
               perform
               those
               new
               Instructions
               the
               Parliament
               had
               given
               for
               altering
               the
               Patents
               and
               the
               Oaths
               of
               Sheriffs
               ,
               as
               in
               all
               Indictments
               ,
               a
               little
               before
               ,
               instead
               of
               
                 Contra
                 Coronam
                 &
                 Dignitatem
              
               ,
               they
               had
               ordered
               it
               ,
               
                 Contra
                 Rempublicam
                 &
                 pacem
                 publicam
              
               ,
               and
               so
               
                 Mutatis
                 Mutandis
              
               .
            
             
               To
               compleat
               the
               Martyrology
               of
               those
               that
               fell
               with
               ,
               and
               accompanied
               their
               Soveraign
               ,
               
               Colonel
               Laug●orn
               ,
               Colonel
               Powel
               ,
               and
               Colonel
               Poyer
               ,
               were
               now
               brought
               before
               a
               Court
               Martial
               ,
               for
               the
               Welch
               Insurrection
               at
               Saint
               Fagons
               and
               Pembroke
               ,
               where
               they
               were
               all
               three
               Condemned
               :
               but
               at
               the
               importunity
               of
               their
               Wives
               and
               Friends
               ,
               the
               General
               was
               pleased
               to
               exempt
               two
               of
               them
               ,
               such
               as
               the
               Lot
               should
               spare
               ;
               which
               being
               delivered
               out
               of
               a
               Hat
               by
               a
               little
               Child
               ,
               fell
               upon
               Poyer
               ,
               his
               scroll
               of
               Paper
               being
               a
               Blank
               ,
               the
               other
               ha●ing
               written
               in
               it
               ,
               
                 Life
                 given
                 by
                 the
                 Lord.
              
               Accordingly
               Poyer
               was
               Executed
               in
               Co●ent-garden
               against
               
               Bedford-House-wall
               ,
               on
               the
               25
               of
               April
               ,
               where
               he
               died
               in
               some
               reluctancy
               ,
               but
               ought
               nevertheless
               to
               be
               numbred
               with
               other
               Loyal
               Sacrifices
               ,
               from
               whom
               therefore
               I
               could
               not
               ,
               though
               against
               order
               of
               time
               ,
               disjoyn
               him
               :
               Nor
               indeed
               is
               the
               thred
               of
               this
               Chronicle
               possible
               to
               keep
               straight
               ,
               in
               such
               a
               diversity
               and
               multitude
               of
               transcurrencies
               ,
               which
               weave
               it
               up
               and
               down
               in
               the
               various
               confusions
               of
               this
               new-fashioned
               State
               ;
               but
               we
               shall
               now
               proceed
               more
               regularly
               :
               Our
               Lords
               a
               Westminster
               having
               lickt
               their
               Cub
               into
               some
               form
               ,
               and
               shewed
               us
               a
               glimpse
               of
               its
               Complexion
               ,
               and
               how
               like
               it
               was
               to
               its
               monstrous
               Parent
               (
               a
               Rebellion
               )
               in
               the
               shapes
               ensuing
               .
               Yet
               first
               we
               must
               Northward
               in
               our
               way
               to
               Scotland
               ,
               
               and
               behold
               
               Pomfret-Castle
               ,
               that
               had
               held
               out
               9
               Months
               ,
               now
               delivered
               (
               after
               much
               debate
               )
               to
               Major-General
               Lambert
               ,
               with
               this
               condition
               ,
               That
               Colonel
               Morris
               the
               Governour
               ,
               and
               five
               more
               ,
               should
               be
               exempted
               from
               Mercy
               ;
               but
               if
               they
               could
               escape
               any
               way
               ,
               they
               might
               attempt
               it
               betwixt
               the
               Agreement
               and
               the
               Surrender
               ;
               the
               Article
               to
               stand
               force
               otherwise
               
               to
               all
               purposes
               .
               These
               six-divided
               themselves
               into
               two
               parties
               ,
               wher●of
               Morris
               ,
               Cornet
               Blackburn
               ,
               and
               another
               ,
               broke
               quite
               through
               the
               Leaguer
               ,
               but
               the
               other
               three
               were
               taken
               ;
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               Garrison
               had
               liberty
               to
               go
               home
               ,
               leaving
               two
               Months
               Provision
               ,
               and
               some
               Ammunition
               behind
               them
               .
               Lambert
               was
               the
               willinger
               to
               give
               these
               terms
               ,
               for
               the
               easing
               of
               the
               Country
               ,
               which
               by
               reason
               of
               an
               Armies
               lying
               before
               it
               so
               long
               ,
               was
               wasted
               and
               exhausted
               of
               all
               provisions
               ;
               who
               to
               avoid
               the
               like
               future
               inconveniencies
               ,
               sollicited
               and
               procured
               the
               Demolition
               of
               that
               Castle
               ,
               which
               from
               the
               Grave
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               became
               now
               the
               Sepulcher
               of
               departed
               Layalty
               ,
               whose
               last
               efforts
               Expired
               here
               ,
               as
               became
               the
               repository
               of
               a
               Princes
               Ashes
               ,
               and
               his
               Royal
               Manes
               .
            
             
               There
               is
               something
               to
               be
               said
               in
               this
               place
               ,
               concerning
               the
               seizing
               of
               Lieutenant-Colonel
               
                 Iohn
                 Lilburn
              
               ,
               
               Master
               Walwyn
               ,
               Master
               Prince
               ,
               and
               others
               of
               the
               Levelling
               Faction
               ,
               which
               began
               now
               to
               shew
               it self
               in
               the
               same
               rise
               and
               danger
               to
               the
               Independent
               Faction
               ,
               as
               that
               did
               to
               the
               Presbyterian
               ;
               but
               we
               will
               take
               that
               story
               all
               together
               :
               upon
               which
               account
               we
               refer
               the
               Reader
               likewise
               as
               to
               the
               sale
               of
               the
               Kings
               Goods
               ,
               Moveables
               ,
               and
               Houshouldstuff
               ,
               now
               condemned
               there
               ,
               to
               a
               more
               exact
               account
               in
               the
               year
               following
               ,
               which
               begins
               with
               the
               Scotch
               affairs
               .
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1649.
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Estates
                 ,
                 and
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 nation
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 having
                 received
                 Advertisement
                 of
                 the
                 horrible
                 Murther
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 the
                 impeding
                 whereof
                 they
                 had
                 used
                 what
                 endeavour
                 they
                 could
                 by
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 intermediation
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 did
                 with
                 all
                 manifestation
                 and
                 expressions
                 of
                 sorrow
                 bewail
                 and
                 deplore
                 his
                 Death
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 6
                 of
                 February
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 to
                 testifie
                 the
                 truth
                 of
                 their
                 constant
                 Allegiance
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 did
                 in
                 most
                 solemn
                 manner
                 Proclaim
                 his
                 Son
                 ,
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 
                 at
                 Edingburgh
                 ,
                 the
                 Cross
                 there
                 being
                 hung
                 with
                 Tapistry
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament-Lords
                 in
                 their
                 Robes
                 ,
                 the
                 Chancellour
                 himself
                 reading
                 the
                 said
                 Proclamation
                 (
                 reciting
                 the
                 Murther
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 night
                 concluded
                 with
                 all
                 usual
                 Demonstrations
                 of
                 joy
                 and
                 gladness
                 .
                 This
                 being
                 over
                 ,
                 the
                 Estates
                 sent
                 an
                 expostulatory
                 Letter
                 to
                 their
                 former
                 Brethren
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 concerning
                 their
                 proceedings
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 by
                 Letters
                 flattered
                 with
                 the
                 cajole
                 of
                 good
                 amity
                 and
                 friendship
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 fineries
                 from
                 those
                 Regicides
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 other
                 flams
                 of
                 advantage
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 would
                 concur
                 with
                 ,
                 or
                 acquie●ce
                 in
                 what
                 the
                 Mogens
                 of
                 Independency
                 had
                 done
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 
                 But
                 the
                 passion
                 of
                 the
                 Scot
                 ,
                 as
                 seeing
                 how
                 his
                 Countries
                 Honour
                 had
                 been
                 lost
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Trayterous
                 proffers
                 ,
                 boiled
                 too
                 high
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 give
                 no
                 ear
                 to
                 such
                 overtures
                 ,
                 nor
                 would
                 they
                 enter
                 into
                 any
                 Treaty
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 nor
                 own
                 them
                 (
                 directing
                 their
                 Messages
                 to
                 the
                 Honourable
                 
                   William
                   Lenthall
                
                 Speaker
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 )
                 unless
                 they
                 were
                 a
                 free
                 Parliaments
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 force
                 upon
                 ,
                 or
                 seclusion
                 of
                 their
                 Members
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Scots
                 were
                 mainly
                 intent
                 upon
                 another
                 guess
                 Treaty
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Douglas
                
                 was
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 gone
                 forthwith
                 to
                 give
                 his
                 Mejesty
                 an
                 account
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 
                 what
                 they
                 had
                 done
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 preparing
                 to
                 do
                 ;
                 when
                 on
                 a
                 sudden
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Mackenzeys
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 Sept
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Freezer's
                 Brother
                 ,
                 seized
                 Innerness
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 them
                 into
                 perpleased
                 Counsels
                 about
                 it
                 :
                 
                 The
                 news
                 whereof
                 those
                 at
                 Westminster
                 thought
                 a
                 good
                 occa●ion
                 for
                 them
                 to
                 lay
                 hold
                 upon
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 a
                 rupture
                 with
                 their
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 that
                 distemper
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Head
                 (
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Gourdens
                 (
                 whose
                 Father
                 ,
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Huntly
                 ,
                 was
                 Beheaded
                 about
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 died
                 a
                 resolute
                 Royalist
                 )
                 with
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Middleton
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 made
                 an
                 escape
                 from
                 Barwick
                 into
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Rea
                 joyning
                 with
                 them
                 )
                 
                 they
                 failed
                 not
                 of
                 doing
                 their
                 devoir
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 offering
                 their
                 assistance
                 ,
                 and
                 ince●sin●
                 the
                 Scots
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 for
                 whose
                 sole
                 sake
                 they
                 said
                 all
                 those
                 Troubles
                 w●r●
                 ▪
                 and
                 still
                 were
                 like
                 to
                 be
                 raised
                 and
                 fomented
                 ;
                 but
                 Colonel
                 Ker
                 ,
                 and
                 Stra●ghan
                 defeating
                 that
                 party
                 ,
                 killing
                 400
                 ,
                 and
                 taking
                 the
                 Lord
                 Rea
                 and
                 800
                 Prisoners
                 ▪
                 and
                 Middleton
                 submitting
                 ,
                 that
                 disturbance
                 ended
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 was
                 again
                 reduced
                 into
                 peace
                 and
                 quietness
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Commissioners
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 were
                 dispatched
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 one
                 Earl
                 ,
                 one
                 Lord
                 ,
                 one
                 Burgess
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Minister
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Cassils
                 was
                 the
                 chief
                 ;
                 and
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 at
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   viz.
                
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 L●thian
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cheisly
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 Glendonning
                 remanded
                 ;
                 who
                 having
                 sent
                 a
                 peremptory
                 Paper
                 to
                 the
                 Juncto
                 ,
                 withdrew
                 themselves
                 privately
                 ,
                 intending
                 to
                 pass
                 by
                 Sea
                 to
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 but
                 at
                 Gravesend
                 they
                 were
                 intercepted
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 a
                 Guard
                 conveyed
                 by
                 Land
                 ,
                 an
                 Envoy
                 going
                 with
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 to
                 know
                 if
                 they
                 would
                 approve
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Paper
                 ;
                 who
                 stomaching
                 the
                 Rump
                 worse
                 and
                 worse
                 ,
                 turned
                 him
                 home
                 again
                 without
                 any
                 Answer
                 ;
                 but
                 prepared
                 for
                 defence
                 ,
                 intending
                 to
                 Levy
                 17000
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 6000
                 Horse
                 ▪
                 as
                 expecting
                 the
                 return
                 of
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 who
                 landing
                 about
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 Summer
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 brought
                 no
                 Confirmation
                 of
                 Agreement
                 ,
                 yet
                 gave
                 certain
                 hopes
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 by
                 Treaty
                 presently
                 to
                 be
                 Commenced
                 ;
                 the
                 King
                 offering
                 all
                 whatever
                 his
                 Father
                 had
                 promised
                 to
                 the
                 settlement
                 of
                 Presbytery
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Lord
                 Liberton
                 was
                 dispatcht
                 to
                 wait
                 on
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 now
                 intending
                 to
                 remove
                 from
                 the
                 Hague
                 through
                 Flanders
                 into
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 English
                 Army
                 next
                 comes
                 under
                 our
                 consideration
                 ,
                 who
                 perceiving
                 this
                 Principle
                 of
                 the
                 Levellers
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 to
                 lay
                 all
                 things
                 in
                 Common
                 ,
                 and
                 ma●●an
                 Hodgepodge
                 ,
                 an
                 Ochlarchy
                 of
                 Government
                 )
                 was
                 very
                 taking
                 ,
                 and
                 fl●w
                 high
                 in
                 their
                 speeches
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 higher
                 in
                 the
                 Noddle
                 of
                 the
                 covetous
                 Souldier
                 ;
                 had
                 ordered
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   no
                   Souldiers
                   or
                   Officers
                   should
                   keep
                   any
                   private
                   Meetings
                   ,
                   to
                   bege●
                   a
                   disturbance
                   in
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   their
                   right
                   of
                   Petitioning
                   being
                   still
                   preserved
                   :
                
                 whereupon
                 several
                 Souldiers
                 were
                 seized
                 ,
                 and
                 sentenced
                 to
                 ride
                 the
                 Wooden-horse
                 with
                 Papers
                 on
                 their
                 Heads
                 ,
                 and
                 Cashiered
                 .
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Lilburn
                 ,
                 &c.
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 was
                 likewise
                 seized
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 Book
                 of
                 his
                 called
                 ,
                 
                   Englands
                   New
                   Chains
                   Discovered
                
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 bottome
                 and
                 foundation
                 of
                 the
                 Levellers
                 designe
                 ;
                 and
                 one
                 Lockier
                 a
                 Trooper
                 ,
                 for
                 promoting
                 of
                 the
                 like
                 Models
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 others
                 ,
                 were
                 sentenced
                 by
                 a
                 Court-Martial
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 Lockier
                 was
                 shot
                 to
                 death
                 accordingly
                 in
                 Saint
                 
                 Paul's
                 Church-yard
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 sumptuously
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 great
                 state
                 ,
                 a
                 Foot-man
                 leading
                 his
                 Horse
                 in
                 black
                 after
                 his
                 Herse
                 ,
                 attended
                 by
                 thousands
                 with
                 black
                 and
                 Sea-green
                 Ribbons
                 ,
                 all
                 of
                 his
                 party
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 men
                 of
                 note
                 and
                 Estates
                 ,
                 carried
                 to
                 his
                 Grave
                 in
                 the
                 
                   New
                   Church-yard
                
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 appearances
                 of
                 danger
                 from
                 the
                 same
                 party
                 ,
                 whom
                 Cromwel
                 had
                 used
                 as
                 his
                 foot-step
                 to
                 his
                 designs
                 ,
                 lookt
                 very
                 untowardly
                 upon
                 Him
                 and
                 the
                 Grandees
                 ,
                 whom
                 this
                 deceived
                 people
                 were
                 ten
                 times
                 more
                 enraged
                 at
                 ,
                 than
                 ever
                 against
                 the
                 King.
                 For
                 the
                 prevention
                 therefore
                 of
                 this
                 evil
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 timely
                 bethought
                 himself
                 of
                 a
                 Remedy
                 ,
                 the
                 transporting
                 of
                 these
                 Mutineers
                 and
                 Male-contents
                 under
                 any
                 Government
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ;
                 (
                 for
                 which
                 11
                 Regiments
                 ,
                 besides
                 one
                 of
                 Dragoons
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Abbot
                 ,
                 were
                 by
                 lot
                 designed
                 ,
                 viz.
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 
                   Iretons
                   ,
                   Scroops
                   ,
                   Hortons
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Lamberts
                 ;
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 
                   Eures
                   ,
                   Cooks
                   ,
                   Hewsons
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Deans
                 ;
                 and
                 three
                 new
                 ones
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Cromwels
                   ,
                   Venables
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Phayrs
                 )
                 their
                 combining
                 against
                 or
                 discouraging
                 one
                 another
                 whereto
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 ca●tioned
                 before
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Order
                 :
                 but
                 that
                 proved
                 the
                 meer
                 crisis
                 of
                 that
                 disease
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Army
                 being
                 generally
                 infected
                 and
                 bewitched
                 with
                 the
                 promises
                 Cromwel
                 himself
                 and
                 his
                 Agents
                 had
                 spread
                 abroad
                 (
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 bringing
                 about
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 )
                 of
                 sharing
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 among
                 them
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 endure
                 to
                 hear
                 of
                 fighting
                 in
                 another
                 Country
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 sure
                 of
                 hardships
                 and
                 more
                 desperate
                 service
                 ,
                 and
                 leaving
                 their
                 sweets
                 (
                 they
                 had
                 already
                 swallowed
                 in
                 their
                 fancies
                 )
                 of
                 their
                 Conquest
                 here
                 .
                 There
                 was
                 one
                 Thompson
                 the
                 great
                 ringleader
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 a
                 Cornet
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 for
                 these
                 tricks
                 of
                 medling
                 with
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 adjutating
                 pranks
                 ,
                 and
                 pragmatical
                 boldness
                 
                 to
                 his
                 superior
                 Officers
                 ,
                 
                 been
                 condemned
                 at
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 reprieved
                 .
                 This
                 fellow
                 now
                 with
                 two
                 Troops
                 of
                 Horse
                 enters
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 and
                 emits
                 a
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 shewing
                 the
                 Armies
                 resolution
                 of
                 not
                 going
                 for
                 Ireland
                 (
                 though
                 they
                 think
                 that
                 Expedition
                 in
                 time
                 fit
                 to
                 be
                 undertaken
                 )
                 till
                 those
                 main
                 ends
                 ,
                 the
                 peoples
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 the
                 Army
                 first
                 engaged
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 secured
                 :
                 and
                 generally
                 the
                 Army
                 was
                 of
                 this
                 leven
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 licentio●sness
                 and
                 intolerable
                 boldness
                 which
                 their
                 Antimonarchical
                 Leaders
                 had
                 trained
                 them
                 up
                 in
                 ,
                 to
                 fit
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 purpose
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 formidable
                 eruption
                 of
                 it
                 was
                 at
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 where
                 Colonel
                 
                 Scroop's
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 laid
                 aside
                 their
                 Officers
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 with
                 their
                 Colours
                 marched
                 thence
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 a
                 conjunction
                 with
                 
                   Harrisons
                   ,
                   Iretons
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Skippous
                 Regiments
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 confederated
                 (
                 by
                 means
                 of
                 those
                 Adjutators
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 designe
                 :
                 which
                 affair
                 admitting
                 no
                 delay
                 ,
                 Fairfax
                 and
                 Cromwel
                 with
                 his
                 own
                 Regiment
                 advanced
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 Bagshot
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Alton
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 had
                 notice
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 marched
                 to
                 Abingdon
                 ,
                 whither
                 (
                 after
                 a
                 tedious
                 march
                 of
                 fourty
                 miles
                 in
                 one
                 day
                 )
                 the
                 General
                 came
                 ;
                 and
                 Cromwel
                 fell
                 presently
                 to
                 work
                 with
                 his
                 old
                 arts
                 of
                 Treachery
                 ,
                 for
                 
                 Harrison's
                 Regiment
                 was
                 hasting
                 to
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 first
                 finess
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 their
                 reducing
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 offer
                 of
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 wherein
                 satisfaction
                 might
                 be
                 mutually
                 given
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 that
                 done
                 ,
                 that
                 neither
                 party
                 should
                 come
                 within
                 ten
                 miles
                 of
                 one
                 another
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Levellers
                 marched
                 to
                 Burford
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 opposed
                 at
                 a
                 Pass
                 called
                 Newbridge
                 over
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 to
                 avoid
                 any
                 quarrel
                 ,
                 and
                 hoping
                 the
                 Souldiery
                 there
                 would
                 no
                 doubt
                 joyn
                 with
                 them
                 upon
                 the
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 passed
                 a
                 mile
                 lower
                 ,
                 and
                 arriving
                 at
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 relied
                 so
                 much
                 upon
                 the
                 Generals
                 and
                 Cromwels
                 engagements
                 ,
                 that
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 had
                 put
                 their
                 Horses
                 to
                 Grass
                 ,
                 leaving
                 a
                 
                   Corps
                   de
                   guard
                
                 of
                 some
                 60
                 men
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 party
                 making
                 in
                 all
                 900
                 men
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 12
                 entire
                 Troops
                 ,
                 reputed
                 the
                 best
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 whose
                 defeat
                 would
                 have
                 cost
                 many
                 men
                 lives
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Army
                 would
                 have
                 stood
                 against
                 them
                 .
                 But
                 to
                 save
                 that
                 difficulty
                 ,
                 while
                 those
                 secure
                 Troops
                 were
                 resting
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Horses
                 put
                 in
                 the
                 adjoyning
                 Meadows
                 ,
                 about
                 twelve
                 a
                 clock
                 at
                 night
                 Colonel
                 Reynolds
                 fell
                 into
                 their
                 Quarters
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 notice
                 from
                 some
                 Traytors
                 within
                 of
                 their
                 posture
                 ,
                 and
                 presently
                 mastered
                 the
                 Guard
                 ,
                 not
                 dreaming
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 Camisado
                 ,
                 and
                 seized
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 then
                 tipling
                 or
                 asleep
                 .
                 Here
                 were
                 taken
                 neer
                 900
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 400
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 whereof
                 there
                 onely
                 were
                 Executed
                 one
                 Thompson
                 and
                 two
                 more
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 died
                 very
                 resolutely
                 :
                 Cornet
                 Den
                 expressing
                 his
                 grief
                 and
                 sorrow
                 ,
                 was
                 reprieved
                 at
                 the
                 instant
                 of
                 Execution
                 ,
                 which
                 their
                 fellows
                 beheld
                 from
                 the
                 Leads
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 saluted
                 with
                 a
                 Message
                 of
                 Decimination
                 :
                 but
                 that
                 Cromwel
                 might
                 ingratiate
                 with
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 sake
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 his
                 instance
                 they
                 were
                 pardoned
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 home
                 to
                 their
                 own
                 Houses
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 great
                 Chieftain
                 of
                 them
                 being
                 pursued
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 marching
                 towards
                 this
                 party
                 ,
                 took
                 into
                 
                 Wellingborough-wood
                 ,
                 where
                 couragiously
                 defending
                 himself
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 killed
                 by
                 Carbine-shot
                 ,
                 refusing
                 to
                 take
                 Quarter
                 at
                 such
                 perfidious
                 peoples
                 hands
                 .
                 This
                 Hurliburly
                 being
                 over
                 ,
                 and
                 ended
                 like
                 a
                 flash
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 General
                 came
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 highly
                 Treated
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 and
                 Oliver
                 made
                 Doctors
                 of
                 the
                 Civil
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 Lambert
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 Hewson
                 made
                 Master
                 of
                 Arts
                 :
                 from
                 thence
                 having
                 intelligence
                 of
                 the
                 like
                 commotions
                 feared
                 in
                 Portsmouth
                 and
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 he
                 hasted
                 thither
                 through
                 Hampshire
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 received
                 every
                 where
                 in
                 great
                 state
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 back
                 in
                 triumph
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 complemented
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 City
                 ,
                 the
                 last
                 inviting
                 both
                 to
                 Dine
                 with
                 them
                 at
                 Grocers-hall
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 had
                 a
                 very
                 Magnificent
                 Entertainment
                 .
                 
                 Fairfax
                 (
                 as
                 their
                 farewel-complement
                 )
                 being
                 presented
                 with
                 a
                 Bason
                 and
                 Ewer
                 of
                 Beaten
                 Gold
                 ,
                 and
                 Cromwel
                 with
                 300
                 pounds
                 worth
                 of
                 Plate
                 ,
                 and
                 200
                 pieces
                 of
                 Gold
                 ;
                 and
                 great
                 rejoycing
                 there
                 was
                 ,
                 and
                 smiling
                 too
                 ,
                 at
                 this
                 the
                 Cities
                 kindness
                 ;
                 whose
                 Proclaiming
                 of
                 the
                 Act
                 for
                 abolishing
                 the
                 Kingly
                 power
                 having
                 touched
                 before
                 ,
                 I
                 think
                 I
                 am
                 not
                 obliged
                 to
                 the
                 worth
                 or
                 worshipfulness
                 of
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 to
                 say
                 any
                 thing
                 more
                 of
                 it
                 here
                 in
                 its
                 place
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 lieu
                 thereof
                 ,
                 will
                 pleasure
                 the
                 Reader
                 with
                 a
                 contra-aspect
                 in
                 
                 this
                 Archive
                 and
                 Premier
                 Record
                 of
                 Englands
                 being
                 a
                 Free-State
                 Created
                 by
                 these
                 
                   Hogen
                   Mogen
                
                 words
                 .
              
               
                 Be
                 it
                 Enacted
                 and
                 Declared
                 by
                 this
                 present
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Authority
                 thereof
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 People
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Dominions
                 and
                 Territories
                 thereunto
                 belonging
                 ,
                 are
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 hereby
                 Constituted
                 ,
                 Made
                 ,
                 and
                 Declared
                 a
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 and
                 Free-State
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 so
                 be
                 Governed
                 by
                 the
                 Supreme
                 Authority
                 the
                 Representatives
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 in
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 by
                 such
                 as
                 they
                 shall
                 constitute
                 as
                 Officers
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 without
                 any
                 King
                 ,
                 Single
                 Person
                 ,
                 or
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 Honour
                 and
                 Grace
                 of
                 this
                 Free-State
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 new
                 Mace
                 was
                 now
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 to
                 be
                 Consecrated
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 wrought
                 with
                 Flowers
                 instead
                 of
                 the
                 Cross
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 bottome
                 and
                 the
                 top
                 ,
                 the
                 Arms
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 Ireland
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 so
                 well
                 liked
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 ordered
                 all
                 the
                 Maces
                 in
                 England
                 should
                 be
                 made
                 after
                 that
                 pattern
                 .
                 But
                 that
                 which
                 they
                 did
                 most
                 like
                 a
                 Free-State
                 ,
                 was
                 giving
                 and
                 bounteously
                 bestowing
                 Estates
                 upon
                 one
                 another
                 :
                 for
                 besides
                 smaller
                 Rents
                 and
                 lesser
                 Sums
                 ,
                 kindly
                 squandered
                 and
                 reciprocated
                 among
                 the
                 Journey-men
                 by
                 themselves
                 ;
                 
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 4000
                 a
                 year
                 was
                 given
                 to
                 Fairfax
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                 Bukingham's
                 Revenues
                 ;
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Cottington's
                 Estate
                 to
                 Bradshaw
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 other
                 their
                 deserving
                 Favorites
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 requite
                 the
                 City
                 for
                 their
                 civility
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Treatment
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 engage
                 them
                 at
                 a
                 pinch
                 ;
                 New-park
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Deer
                 therein
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 liberally
                 conferred
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 hold
                 it
                 in
                 Common
                 Soccage
                 ,
                 [
                 from
                 any
                 body
                 ;
                 a
                 very
                 excellent
                 Tenure
                 and
                 Title
                 .
                 ]
              
               
                 Great
                 givers
                 must
                 be
                 great
                 receivers
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 ,
                 besides
                 their
                 former
                 Act
                 of
                 selling
                 the
                 Kings
                 Houshold-goods
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 pretended
                 to
                 satisfie
                 his
                 Debts
                 ,
                 but
                 such
                 Creditors
                 as
                 ventured
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 found
                 them
                 dear
                 pennyworths
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 in
                 conclusion
                 ,
                 but
                 for
                 the
                 present
                 ,
                 being
                 rated
                 and
                 prized
                 so
                 unreasonably
                 ,
                 that
                 100
                 l.
                 in
                 goods
                 would
                 not
                 yield
                 above
                 ten
                 in
                 money
                 )
                 There
                 came
                 out
                 an
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 sale
                 of
                 Deans
                 and
                 Chapters
                 Lands
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 product
                 whereof
                 (
                 though
                 encumbred
                 with
                 Debentures
                 )
                 amounted
                 to
                 a
                 clear
                 account
                 of
                 incredible
                 sums
                 ;
                 and
                 another
                 for
                 the
                 sale
                 of
                 the
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 Houses
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 and
                 Forrests
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 Queen
                 ,
                 or
                 Prince
                 :
                 but
                 White-hall
                 (
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 residence
                 of
                 my
                 Lords
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 Estates
                 )
                 Saint
                 Iames's
                 and
                 
                 Windsor-Castle
                 were
                 by
                 them
                 excepted
                 ;
                 and
                 Cromwel
                 for
                 a
                 pleasant
                 retreat
                 for
                 his
                 future
                 greatness
                 ,
                 saved
                 Hampton-Court
                 and
                 Greenwich
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 French-Church
                 ,
                 having
                 obtained
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Chappel
                 of
                 Somerset-house
                 ,
                 rescued
                 that
                 likewise
                 from
                 sale
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Purchasers
                 could
                 not
                 build
                 upon
                 the
                 ground
                 with
                 any
                 conveniencie
                 ,
                 if
                 that
                 were
                 not
                 demolished
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 grand
                 money-making
                 Act
                 ,
                 the
                 very
                 Mint
                 of
                 their
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 was
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 the
                 7th
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 for
                 90000
                 l.
                 a
                 Month
                 ,
                 which
                 rose
                 higher
                 afterwards
                 ,
                 though
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 it
                 was
                 never
                 more
                 than
                 56000
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 were
                 three
                 Armies
                 in
                 pay
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 seems
                 the
                 good
                 Husbands
                 had
                 accounted
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 published
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Monthly
                 charge
                 was
                 160000
                 pound
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 standing
                 force
                 amounted
                 to
                 40000
                 men
                 in
                 England
                 and
                 Ireland
                 .
                 
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 several
                 Inland
                 Castles
                 were
                 demolished
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Winchester
                   ,
                   Lancaster
                   ,
                   Belvoir
                   ,
                   Nottingham
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 and
                 some
                 reparations
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 several
                 Proprietors
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 will
                 be
                 requisite
                 now
                 to
                 enquire
                 what
                 and
                 how
                 the
                 King
                 doth
                 ,
                 
                 since
                 we
                 left
                 him
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 while
                 his
                 Rebels
                 rant
                 it
                 away
                 in
                 such
                 ample
                 manner
                 ,
                 and
                 carry
                 all
                 before
                 them
                 .
                 'T
                 is
                 true
                 ,
                 he
                 wanted
                 not
                 a
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 being
                 lookt
                 upon
                 by
                 the
                 people
                 of
                 those
                 
                   Vnited
                   Provinces
                
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 respect
                 as
                 if
                 he
                 were
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 nor
                 did
                 they
                 ●ail
                 of
                 giving
                 manifest
                 demonstration
                 thereof
                 .
                 His
                 Fathers
                 Death
                 was
                 with
                 all
                 State
                 Condoled
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 ascent
                 to
                 the
                 Throne
                 Gratulated
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 moreover
                 both
                 by
                 the
                 Swedish
                 and
                 Danish
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 then
                 resident
                 at
                 that
                 Court
                 ;
                 especially
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 by
                 his
                 respects
                 and
                 observance
                 ,
                 obliged
                 all
                 persons
                 to
                 the
                 reverence
                 of
                 his
                 Person
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 no
                 such
                 misfortunes
                 had
                 befallen
                 him
                 ;
                 nor
                 could
                 any
                 thing
                 but
                 a
                 vertuous
                 tempered
                 minde
                 
                 (
                 amidst
                 such
                 caresses
                 and
                 Honours
                 )
                 been
                 sensible
                 of
                 so
                 sudden
                 ,
                 so
                 dis-regarded
                 and
                 discountenanced
                 adversity
                 .
                 To
                 better
                 also
                 his
                 condition
                 as
                 to
                 his
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 came
                 forth
                 several
                 defences
                 of
                 his
                 Authority
                 in
                 several
                 Treatises
                 ,
                 especially
                 that
                 of
                 Salmasius
                 called
                 
                   The
                   Royal
                   Defence
                
                 (
                 which
                 one
                 Milton
                 ,
                 
                 since
                 stricken
                 with
                 blindness
                 cavilled
                 at
                 ,
                 who
                 wrote
                 also
                 against
                 that
                 imcomparable
                 Book
                 and
                 Remains
                 of
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 produced
                 to
                 light
                 ,
                 though
                 endeavoured
                 by
                 all
                 means
                 to
                 be
                 supprest
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Eikon
                   Basilike
                
                 ,
                 in
                 an
                 impudent
                 and
                 Blasphemous
                 Libel
                 ,
                 called
                 Iconoclastes
                 ,
                 since
                 deservedly
                 burnt
                 by
                 the
                 Common
                 Execution●r
                 )
                 doth
                 justly
                 challenge
                 to
                 be
                 here
                 Registred
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 He
                 triumpht
                 by
                 the
                 Pen
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 were
                 the
                 expectations
                 of
                 his
                 like
                 success
                 by
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 Scotland
                 being
                 wholely
                 his
                 ,
                 and
                 Ireland
                 v●ry
                 neer
                 reduced
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 obedience
                 ;
                 the
                 affairs
                 of
                 both
                 which
                 Kingdoms
                 calling
                 him
                 away
                 ,
                 He
                 resolved
                 to
                 depart
                 from
                 this
                 His
                 long-continued
                 abode
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 mature
                 consultations
                 with
                 the
                 Princes
                 His
                 Allyes
                 ,
                 and
                 His
                 neerer
                 Relations
                 ,
                 His
                 disconsolate
                 Mother
                 then
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 to
                 determine
                 to
                 which
                 Realm
                 He
                 should
                 first
                 betake
                 Him
                 :
                 but
                 before
                 His
                 departure
                 ,
                 fell
                 out
                 this
                 remarkable
                 passage
                 at
                 His
                 Court
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 Doctor
                 Dorislaus
                 a
                 Dutch-man
                 and
                 School-Master
                 that
                 fled
                 his
                 Country
                 ,
                 and
                 here
                 became
                 a
                 Civilian
                 ,
                 then
                 pertainer
                 to
                 the
                 University
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Professor
                 there
                 ,
                 but
                 disappointed
                 of
                 his
                 ambitious
                 expectations
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 became
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Judge-Advocate
                 in
                 their
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 expiration
                 thereof
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 acquaintance
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Mildmay
                
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 Enemy
                 to
                 (
                 though
                 raised
                 by
                 )
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 at
                 whose
                 House
                 in
                 Essex
                 ,
                 he
                 ordinarily
                 played
                 at
                 Cards
                 on
                 Sundays
                 )
                 was
                 promoted
                 to
                 the
                 Employment
                 of
                 drawing
                 up
                 that
                 Charge
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 rather
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 no
                 Englishman
                 durst
                 finde
                 or
                 make
                 a
                 way
                 to
                 that
                 illegal
                 and
                 unprecedented
                 business
                 .
                 After
                 that
                 perpetration
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 thought
                 the
                 onely
                 fit
                 man
                 to
                 be
                 sent
                 over
                 as
                 an
                 Envoy
                 to
                 his
                 Country-men
                 ,
                 to
                 prosecute
                 the
                 designs
                 of
                 that
                 Fact
                 ;
                 which
                 would
                 look
                 the
                 handsomer
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 by
                 this
                 their
                 Subjects
                 hand
                 in
                 it
                 (
                 though
                 he
                 durst
                 not
                 have
                 app●ard
                 there
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 quality
                 of
                 a
                 Forrain
                 Minister
                 .
                 )
                 He
                 arrived
                 there
                 in
                 May
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 first
                 night
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 at
                 Supper
                 there
                 ,
                 one
                 Colonel
                 Whitford
                 a
                 Scotch-man
                 (
                 then
                 attending
                 the
                 Kings
                 Court
                 )
                 with
                 some
                 twelve
                 other
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 regretting
                 and
                 disdaining
                 the
                 affront
                 done
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 impudent
                 boldness
                 of
                 this
                 F●llows
                 address
                 in
                 the
                 Face
                 of
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 entred
                 his
                 Lodging
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 with
                 a
                 broad
                 Sword
                 cleaved
                 his
                 Head
                 and
                 killed
                 him
                 ,
                 suffering
                 his
                 Pag●
                 to
                 escape
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 a
                 mistake
                 ,
                 wounding
                 another
                 Dutch-man
                 for
                 him
                 at
                 their
                 〈◊〉
                 coming
                 in
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 done
                 the
                 deed
                 ,
                 quietly
                 departed
                 :
                 and
                 though
                 the
                 States
                 pretended
                 a
                 Hue
                 and
                 Cry
                 ,
                 yet
                 the
                 people
                 were
                 generally
                 well
                 satisfied
                 ,
                 and
                 applauded
                 the
                 Execution
                 ;
                 but
                 our
                 States
                 here
                 were
                 outragiously
                 mad
                 ,
                 and
                 published
                 a
                 Paper
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 imputed
                 this
                 Fact
                 to
                 the
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 next
                 occasion
                 threatned
                 to
                 retaliate
                 it
                 upon
                 those
                 of
                 that
                 party
                 then
                 in
                 their
                 Hands
                 :
                 
                 yet
                 Ascham
                 their
                 Agent
                 and
                 Envoy
                 to
                 Spain
                 some
                 time
                 after
                 ,
                 with
                 〈◊〉
                 Interpreter
                 
                   Signour
                   Riba
                
                 ,
                 was
                 served
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 arrival
                 at
                 Madrid
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Inn
                 ,
                 by
                 one
                 Sparks
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 English
                 Merchants
                 ▪
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 account
                 :
                 Sparks
                 fled
                 to
                 the
                 Venetian
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 to
                 Sanctuary
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 subtile
                 Don
                 ,
                 to
                 curry
                 with
                 our
                 Masters
                 ,
                 then
                 dreadful
                 to
                 his
                 Plate-trade
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 oth●r
                 designed
                 advantages
                 ,
                 was
                 at
                 their
                 important
                 instance
                 taken
                 thence
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 all
                 mens
                 pitty
                 and
                 indignation
                 at
                 the
                 meanness
                 of
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 ,
                 thereafter
                 Executed
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 King
                 on
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 Iune
                 departed
                 from
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 in
                 company
                 with
                 his
                 Sister
                 and
                 her
                 Husband
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 in
                 their
                 Coach
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 early
                 to
                 Rotterdam
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Burgers
                 were
                 in
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 Nobly
                 received
                 and
                 saluted
                 at
                 his
                 passing
                 the
                 Gates
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Artillery
                 ,
                 and
                 Ringing
                 of
                 the
                 Bells
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 signes
                 of
                 Joy
                 and
                 Honour
                 ;
                 though
                 the
                 English
                 Company
                 there
                 durst
                 not
                 (
                 as
                 of
                 themselves
                 )
                 give
                 any
                 particular
                 proof
                 thereof
                 .
                 From
                 thence
                 to
                 Dort
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 received
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 ample
                 manner
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 to
                 Breda
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Antwerp
                 ,
                 where
                 by
                 the
                 Arch-Dukes
                 order
                 he
                 was
                 met
                 and
                 entertained
                 
                 with
                 〈…〉
                 ,
                 and
                 presented
                 with
                 a
                 most
                 splended
                 Chariot
                 ,
                 with
                 eight
                 Horses
                 〈…〉
                 welcomed
                 by
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Newcastle
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 fixed
                 〈…〉
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 respect
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 Civility
                 he
                 found
                 from
                 that
                 people
                 ▪
                 〈…〉
                 him
                 Excise-free
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 immunities
                 and
                 priviledges
                 )
                 and
                 〈…〉
                 to
                 Brussels
                 ,
                 wh●re
                 his
                 Treatments
                 were
                 most
                 Royally
                 ordered
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 K●ng
                 ●ft●rw●rds
                 acknowledged
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 sumptuous
                 magnificen●y
                 and
                 p●easing
                 〈◊〉
                 He
                 ever
                 met
                 with
                 )
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 grandeurs
                 as
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 had
                 received
                 them
                 himself
                 :
                 which
                 Amplitudes
                 were
                 observed
                 throughout
                 〈◊〉
                 passage
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 his
                 departure
                 thence
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lorrain
                 gave
                 him
                 the
                 like
                 entertainment
                 ,
                 and
                 conveyed
                 him
                 on
                 his
                 way
                 to
                 France
                 ,
                 where
                 in
                 Comp●●gne
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 (
                 accompanied
                 with
                 the
                 most
                 and
                 chiefest
                 of
                 his
                 Nobility
                 ▪
                 )
                 received
                 him
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Testimonies
                 of
                 affection
                 and
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 him
                 in
                 State
                 to
                 Saint
                 Germains
                 to
                 the
                 Queen
                 his
                 Mother
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 will
                 leave
                 him
                 in
                 Counsel
                 with
                 his
                 surest
                 and
                 most
                 beloved
                 friends
                 .
                 The
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 Savoy
                 his
                 Aunt
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 made
                 him
                 an
                 assignment
                 of
                 50000
                 Crown
                 :
                 a
                 year
                 ;
                 and
                 several
                 the
                 like
                 proffers
                 from
                 others
                 of
                 his
                 Family
                 :
                 while
                 His
                 Brother
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Glo●cester
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Princess
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 were
                 transferred
                 from
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                 Northumberland's
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 care
                 of
                 the
                 Countess
                 of
                 Leicester
                 at
                 Penshurst
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 3000
                 a
                 year
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 afterwards
                 lessened
                 when
                 they
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 custody
                 of
                 
                   Anthony
                   Mildmay
                
                 at
                 Carisbroke
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 a
                 bold
                 but
                 credible
                 rumour
                 of
                 a
                 resolution
                 of
                 our
                 States
                 putting
                 the
                 Duke
                 to
                 a
                 Merchant
                 or
                 some
                 other
                 Trade
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Commonwealth
                 of
                 England
                 was
                 now
                 whol●y
                 busi●d
                 about
                 the
                 affairs
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 proving
                 very
                 desperate
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Monk
                 ,
                 lately
                 dismist
                 from
                 his
                 Imprisonment
                 in
                 the
                 To●er
                 ,
                 upon
                 account
                 of
                 his
                 service
                 in
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 (
                 having
                 vowed
                 〈…〉
                 draw
                 ▪
                 Sword
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 England
                 )
                 was
                 ordered
                 privately
                 to
                 j●yn
                 
                   〈…〉
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Nuntio
                 party
                 ,
                 the
                 bloodiest
                 of
                 〈◊〉
                 the
                 R●bels
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 p●●●erve
                 what
                 was
                 yet
                 le●t
                 the
                 Parliament
                 (
                 of
                 which
                 more
                 hereafter
                 )
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 all
                 possible
                 speed
                 was
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 Expedition
                 henc●
                 ;
                 money
                 was
                 mainly
                 wanting
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 City
                 was
                 desired
                 to
                 lend
                 ●
                 20000
                 l.
                 upon
                 the
                 security
                 of
                 the
                 Act
                 of
                 90000
                 l.
                 
                   per
                   mensem
                
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 not
                 proving
                 satisfactory
                 ,
                 the
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 sale
                 〈◊〉
                 Dean
                 and
                 Chapters-lands
                 ,
                 then
                 greedily
                 bought
                 up
                 by
                 old
                 Arrears
                 ,
                 Debentures
                 ,
                 and
                 Doublings
                 ,
                 was
                 offered
                 ,
                 and
                 additional
                 Acts
                 for
                 removing
                 of
                 Obstructions
                 were
                 passed
                 ,
                 and
                 sums
                 of
                 money
                 to
                 be
                 raised
                 thereupon
                 secured
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 complemented
                 with
                 the
                 Command
                 ,
                 which
                 a●ter
                 some
                 debate
                 he
                 accepted
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 Voted
                 Lord-Governour
                 of
                 
                   I●eland
                   ,
                   Fairfax
                
                 yet
                 continuing
                 General
                 in
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 .
              
               
                 Towards
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 designed
                 for
                 that
                 service
                 ,
                 was
                 drawn
                 to
                 the
                 Sea-side
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Venables
                 Regiment
                 shipped
                 over
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 1500
                 more
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 with
                 Tuthills
                 Regiment
                 newly
                 landed
                 before
                 )
                 made
                 Iones
                 the
                 Governour
                 of
                 Dublin
                 7000
                 strong
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 he
                 attempted
                 several
                 times
                 against
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 with
                 little
                 and
                 various
                 success
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 13
                 of
                 
                   August
                   ,
                   Cromwel
                
                 having
                 passed
                 to
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 cross
                 weather
                 compelled
                 to
                 go
                 for
                 his
                 passage
                 to
                 Milford-Haven
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Fleet
                 of
                 60
                 Dutch
                 and
                 English
                 Bottoms
                 ,
                 
                 set
                 sail
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 after
                 landed
                 at
                 Dublin
                 :
                 his
                 whole
                 Force
                 with
                 Iones
                 ,
                 now
                 made
                 his
                 Lieutenant-General
                 ,
                 amounting
                 to
                 15000
                 men
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 will
                 be
                 now
                 very
                 necessary
                 to
                 give
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 state
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 and
                 because
                 it
                 is
                 the
                 first
                 atchievement
                 of
                 the
                 New
                 State
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 rendred
                 entire
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 interfering
                 affair
                 ;
                 though
                 without
                 any
                 other
                 Apology
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 take
                 up
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 remaining
                 year
                 :
                 The
                 Relation
                 whereof
                 we
                 have
                 from
                 an
                 Actor
                 and
                 Eye-Witness
                 there
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 hath
                 most
                 elegantly
                 and
                 orderly
                 laid
                 it
                 down
                 ,
                 worthy
                 of
                 all
                 belief
                 ,
                 and
                 even
                 pleasant
                 in
                 the
                 ruines
                 he
                 deplores
                 ;
                 who
                 with
                 many
                 other
                 Loyal
                 English
                 Gentry
                 having
                 escaped
                 or
                 left
                 England
                 to
                 the
                 barbarities
                 of
                 the
                 Usurpation
                 ,
                 joyned
                 with
                 the
                 more
                 civiller
                 Irish
                 ,
                 and
                 pursued
                 the
                 Kings
                 Cause
                 in
                 this
                 ,
                 another
                 of
                 his
                 Kingdoms
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                 The
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 being
                 prest
                 with
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 a
                 Siege
                 from
                 the
                 Roman-Catholick-Confederates
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 broken
                 their
                 League
                 and
                 Treaty
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 had
                 delivered
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 in
                 1647.
                 to
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 having
                 articled
                 for
                 his
                 free
                 passing
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 those
                 sums
                 of
                 money
                 he
                 had
                 expended
                 for
                 the
                 English
                 Interest
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 private
                 purse
                 ,
                 when
                 that
                 Exchecquer
                 was
                 drained
                 ;
                 and
                 accordingly
                 having
                 waited
                 on
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Army
                 carried
                 him
                 about
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 his
                 Actions
                 ,
                 passed
                 into
                 France
                 ,
                 whence
                 about
                 September
                 ,
                 1648.
                 the
                 said
                 Catholick
                 Confederates
                 perceiving
                 a
                 storm
                 impending
                 on
                 them
                 from
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 had
                 by
                 Letters
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 importuned
                 His
                 resending
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 upon
                 their
                 Engagement
                 and
                 Protestation
                 of
                 plenary
                 submission
                 to
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Authority
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 him
                 as
                 his
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 the
                 onely
                 fit
                 qualified
                 person
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 Interest
                 ,
                 Birth
                 ,
                 and
                 Relation
                 ,
                 to
                 preside
                 in
                 that
                 Nation
                 .
                 His
                 Lordship
                 accordingly
                 undertook
                 the
                 Commission
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 all
                 things
                 promised
                 fair
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 agreement
                 made
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 had
                 several
                 successes
                 against
                 the
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 joyned
                 Forces
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Confederates
                 ,
                 yet
                 did
                 the
                 Popish
                 and
                 Nuntio
                 Party
                 under
                 General
                 
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 ,
                 very
                 much
                 perplex
                 the
                 hopes
                 of
                 these
                 Affairs
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 this
                 Nuntio
                 Party
                 had
                 Excommunicated
                 the
                 Confederates
                 ,
                 which
                 consisted
                 of
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 English
                 Papists
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Irish
                 ,
                 who
                 wisely
                 foresaw
                 their
                 further
                 obstinacy
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 or
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Interest
                 would
                 finally
                 give
                 them
                 up
                 a
                 pr●y
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 Usurpation
                 (
                 which
                 yet
                 fatally
                 ev●ned
                 )
                 which
                 had
                 made
                 an
                 association
                 by
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 pract●ses
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 Sir
                 Charles-Coot
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Monke
                 ,
                 then
                 in
                 Arms
                 in
                 Vl●ter
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 the
                 Confederates
                 had
                 Proclaimed
                 the
                 Nuntio
                 party
                 Rebels
                 and
                 Traytors
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 making
                 ready
                 to
                 Reduce
                 them
                 by
                 force
                 .
              
               
                 Their
                 strength
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueens
                 ▪
                 with
                 add●tions
                 from
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Clanrickard
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Castlehaven
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 now
                 joyned
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 though
                 upon
                 hard
                 restrictions
                 and
                 conditions
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 very
                 difficult
                 for
                 him
                 to
                 divide
                 himself
                 conveniently
                 betwixt
                 those
                 two
                 former
                 opposite
                 Interests
                 ;
                 the
                 English
                 und●r
                 Inchiqueen
                 grudging
                 at
                 the
                 Exercise
                 of
                 the
                 Romish
                 Religion
                 among
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 at
                 the
                 constancy
                 of
                 the
                 Englishes
                 pay
                 and
                 contribution
                 ;
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 had
                 little
                 else
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 but
                 onely
                 go
                 in
                 and
                 out
                 before
                 this
                 Army
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 power
                 or
                 Authority
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 they
                 themselves
                 pleased
                 to
                 allow
                 :
                 the
                 source
                 and
                 occasion
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 mischiefs
                 which
                 thereafter
                 followed
                 thick
                 upon
                 these
                 ill
                 associated
                 and
                 misunderstanding
                 parties
                 .
                 
                 For
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 having
                 drawn
                 down
                 their
                 united
                 Bodies
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 there
                 was
                 Forrage
                 for
                 his
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 advance-money
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 1649.
                 to
                 the
                 reduction
                 of
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 having
                 in
                 v●in
                 Courted
                 Iones
                 the
                 Governour
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Owen
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Obedience
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 very
                 entrance
                 of
                 the
                 Expedition
                 ,
                 an
                 ominous
                 Rub
                 befel
                 him
                 ;
                 
                 Inchiqueen's
                 Forces
                 would
                 not
                 march
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 Scotch
                 -
                 Vlster
                 Forces
                 (
                 then
                 advanced
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 aid
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Union
                 )
                 unanimously
                 submit
                 before
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 was
                 Declared
                 Lieutenant-General
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 the
                 dissatisfaction
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Clanrickard
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Castlehaven
                 ;
                 though
                 the
                 former
                 made
                 his
                 merit
                 and
                 Honour
                 presently
                 yield
                 to
                 his
                 Loyalty
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 very
                 patiently
                 (
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 )
                 absented
                 himself
                 from
                 the
                 marching
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 time
                 that
                 this
                 was
                 in
                 doing
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 was
                 also
                 busied
                 in
                 Treating
                 with
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Courting
                 Iones
                 and
                 
                   Owen
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 unto
                 the
                 Kings
                 Obedience
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 which
                 (
                 being
                 as
                 is
                 believed
                 )
                 corrupted
                 by
                 Cromwels
                 bribes
                 ,
                 and
                 large
                 promises
                 ,
                 positively
                 declined
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenants
                 favour
                 ,
                 as
                 appears
                 by
                 their
                 Printed
                 Letters
                 :
                 the
                 latter
                 having
                 at
                 last
                 waved
                 all
                 things
                 concerning
                 Religion
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 what
                 was
                 granted
                 in
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 insists
                 finally
                 upon
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 6000
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 ●00
                 Horse
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 those
                 other
                 conditions
                 that
                 since
                 were
                 granted
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 Confederate
                 Commissioners
                 will
                 permit
                 his
                 Excellency
                 
                 to
                 allow
                 him
                 no
                 more
                 but
                 4000
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 800
                 Horse
                 ;
                 which
                 number
                 they
                 obstinately
                 refused
                 to
                 exceed
                 ,
                 denying
                 him
                 also
                 several
                 other
                 of
                 his
                 l●●s●r
                 demands
                 :
                 whereupon
                 
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 seeing
                 them
                 willing
                 to
                 leave
                 him
                 quite
                 out
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 have
                 him
                 come
                 in
                 upon
                 such
                 terms
                 as
                 he
                 judged
                 inconsiderable
                 (
                 they
                 peradventure
                 thinking
                 themselvs
                 able
                 to
                 do
                 the
                 work
                 without
                 him
                 )
                 makes
                 present
                 application
                 unto
                 Monke
                 ,
                 and
                 Iones
                 ,
                 either
                 to
                 be
                 revenged
                 upon
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 ,
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 that
                 he
                 conceived
                 to
                 oppose
                 him
                 ;
                 or
                 else
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 afterwards
                 said
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 himself
                 more
                 considerable
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 facilitate
                 his
                 conditions
                 with
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Whatsoever
                 his
                 motive
                 was
                 ,
                 at
                 last
                 Colonel
                 Monke
                 makes
                 an
                 agreement
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 (
                 though
                 they
                 very
                 wisely
                 by
                 Cromwels
                 advice
                 did
                 afterwards
                 think
                 fit
                 to
                 disclaim
                 it
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 its
                 ill
                 aspect
                 and
                 odiousness
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 but
                 acknowledged
                 his
                 faithfulness
                 and
                 well-meaning
                 by
                 a
                 Vote
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 )
                 upon
                 which
                 score
                 howsoever
                 ,
                 he
                 assisted
                 them
                 all
                 he
                 could
                 ,
                 undertaking
                 the
                 Relief
                 of
                 Derry
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 he
                 afterwards
                 effected
                 ;
                 and
                 notwithstanding
                 that
                 his
                 Excellency
                 (
                 during
                 all
                 this
                 time
                 )
                 was
                 very
                 sensible
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 consequence
                 of
                 
                   Owen
                   O
                
                 Neal's
                 coming
                 in
                 ,
                 or
                 standing
                 out
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 service
                 or
                 disservice
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 looked
                 upon
                 the
                 dispute
                 of
                 denying
                 him
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 6000
                 men
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 were
                 content
                 to
                 intrust
                 him
                 with
                 4000
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 strange
                 kinde
                 of
                 oversight
                 in
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 concurring
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 rather
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 knew
                 that
                 by
                 his
                 standing
                 out
                 ,
                 that
                 accursed
                 quarrel
                 between
                 the
                 Kings
                 and
                 the
                 Nuntios
                 party
                 (
                 not
                 unlike
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Guelphs
                 and
                 Gibbelines
                 in
                 Italy
                 )
                 was
                 kept
                 on
                 foot
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 refractory
                 Clergy
                 were
                 countenanced
                 and
                 upheld
                 in
                 credit
                 with
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 great
                 Cities
                 were
                 animated
                 to
                 refuse
                 Garrisons
                 ,
                 to
                 deny
                 the
                 payment
                 of
                 impositions
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 disrespect
                 both
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 and
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 :
                 yet
                 was
                 it
                 not
                 in
                 his
                 power
                 to
                 help
                 it
                 by
                 any
                 means
                 ,
                 unless
                 he
                 would
                 have
                 broken
                 Conditions
                 with
                 the
                 Confederates
                 ,
                 which
                 no
                 consideration
                 of
                 any
                 advantage
                 (
                 how
                 great
                 soever
                 )
                 could
                 induce
                 him
                 to
                 do
                 .
              
               
                 Other
                 difficulties
                 overcome
                 ,
                 his
                 Excellency
                 makes
                 directly
                 for
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Garrisons
                 in
                 his
                 way
                 (
                 but
                 Ballisanon
                 )
                 by
                 force
                 or
                 fair
                 means
                 surrendring
                 unto
                 him
                 ;
                 yet
                 is
                 he
                 set
                 forth
                 so
                 slenderly
                 provided
                 with
                 money
                 ,
                 that
                 neer
                 Kildare
                 the
                 Army
                 is
                 ready
                 to
                 mutiny
                 ,
                 and
                 fall
                 to
                 pieces
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 a
                 very
                 small
                 sum
                 ,
                 had
                 not
                 a
                 worthy
                 person
                 (
                 that
                 was
                 there
                 but
                 accidentally
                 )
                 supplied
                 them
                 in
                 that
                 extremity
                 .
                 This
                 streight
                 also
                 being
                 over-past
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Inchiqueen's
                 Forces
                 being
                 come
                 wholly
                 up
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 hold
                 on
                 for
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 and
                 compel
                 Iones
                 (
                 that
                 was
                 drawn
                 out
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 the
                 Naas
                 ,
                 with
                 what
                 strength
                 he
                 could
                 make
                 to
                 interrupt
                 them
                 )
                 to
                 retire
                 into
                 the
                 Town
                 :
                 whither
                 being
                 come
                 at
                 last
                 ,
                 and
                 finding
                 it
                 competently
                 well
                 fortified
                 ,
                 and
                 plentifully
                 man'd
                 ,
                 both
                 with
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ,
                 insomuch
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 judged
                 no
                 ways
                 fit
                 to
                 hazard
                 the
                 Army
                 upon
                 a
                 desperate
                 assault
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 not
                 as
                 yet
                 a
                 number
                 able
                 to
                 invest
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 especially
                 whilst
                 
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 and
                 Monke
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Garrisons
                 of
                 Drogbeda
                 and
                 Trim
                 lay
                 so
                 convenient
                 to
                 attempt
                 upon
                 them
                 :
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 that
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 should
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 )
                 Encamp
                 at
                 Finglasse
                 ,
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 awe
                 and
                 distress
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 ready
                 to
                 countenance
                 any
                 stirs
                 or
                 revolts
                 within
                 ,
                 whilst
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 Body
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 above
                 2000
                 Foot
                 ,
                 endeavours
                 to
                 take
                 in
                 Trim
                 and
                 Drogbeda
                 .
                 All
                 this
                 time
                 his
                 Excellency
                 found
                 great
                 wants
                 to
                 encounter
                 with
                 ,
                 his
                 Provisions
                 and
                 Contributions
                 coming
                 in
                 so
                 slowly
                 ,
                 and
                 disproportionably
                 to
                 the
                 necessities
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 ;
                 and
                 many
                 Factions
                 to
                 compose
                 and
                 temper
                 ;
                 the
                 Munster
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Forces
                 murmuring
                 against
                 the
                 Liberty
                 the
                 Irish
                 had
                 there
                 in
                 the
                 exercise
                 of
                 their
                 Religion
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Irish
                 again
                 repining
                 to
                 see
                 themselves
                 murmured
                 at
                 ;
                 but
                 more
                 especialy
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 English
                 
                 Munster-Forces
                 (
                 though
                 they
                 were
                 fewer
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 Contributions
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 )
                 to
                 swallow
                 up
                 both
                 their
                 Pay
                 ,
                 and
                 Provisions
                 also
                 ;
                 which
                 though
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 did
                 Petition
                 against
                 ,
                 his
                 Excellency
                 could
                 in
                 no
                 ways
                 remedy
                 ,
                 being
                 constrained
                 to
                 humor
                 and
                 comply
                 with
                 that
                 party
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 a
                 people
                 so
                 ticklish
                 ,
                 and
                 unsteady
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 
                 disgusted
                 ,
                 might
                 probably
                 either
                 side
                 with
                 Iones
                 ,
                 or
                 retiring
                 to
                 their
                 own
                 Garrisons
                 ,
                 compel
                 the
                 Army
                 to
                 withdraw
                 from
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 by
                 declaring
                 themselves
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 Grudge
                 slightly
                 hinted
                 before
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Armstronge
                
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Moor
                 ,
                 being
                 come
                 in
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 ;
                 Colonel
                 
                   Mark
                   Trevors
                
                 (
                 that
                 was
                 but
                 newly
                 declared
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 )
                 having
                 got
                 notice
                 of
                 a
                 choice
                 party
                 of
                 
                   O
                   Neals
                
                 ,
                 sent
                 to
                 Dundalke
                 ,
                 to
                 convey
                 thence
                 such
                 Arms
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 as
                 Monke
                 had
                 undertaken
                 to
                 supply
                 him
                 withal
                 ,
                 invited
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 to
                 intercept
                 them
                 ,
                 who
                 came
                 so
                 opportunely
                 thither
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 gained
                 
                   O
                   Neals
                
                 supply
                 of
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 utter
                 de●eat
                 of
                 his
                 Party
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 soon
                 after
                 the
                 gaining
                 of
                 Drogheda
                 ,
                 which
                 ensued
                 immediately
                 upon
                 
                   O
                   Neales
                
                 defeat
                 ,
                 
                 Dundalke
                 it self
                 being
                 summoned
                 ,
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 compelled
                 Monke
                 to
                 a
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 and
                 themselves
                 took
                 Arms
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Immediately
                 after
                 this
                 defeat
                 of
                 his
                 Party
                 ,
                 
                   O
                   Neale
                
                 hastneth
                 towards
                 the
                 Relief
                 of
                 Derry
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 onely
                 Town
                 in
                 that
                 Province
                 untaken
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 being
                 already
                 reduced
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 Ards
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Monr●
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Trevors
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 now
                 hindered
                 onely
                 by
                 
                   O
                   Neales
                
                 Army
                 and
                 the
                 Siege
                 of
                 Derry
                 ,
                 from
                 bringing
                 up
                 a
                 considerable
                 Body
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 to
                 the
                 Leaguer
                 of
                 Dublin
                 .
                 Where
                 may
                 be
                 observed
                 how
                 great
                 a
                 prejudice
                 the
                 Faction
                 of
                 those
                 men
                 (
                 who
                 desiring
                 out
                 of
                 animosities
                 and
                 ends
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 ,
                 to
                 stave
                 off
                 
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 and
                 his
                 party
                 from
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 stood
                 chaffering
                 with
                 him
                 about
                 his
                 Command
                 of
                 4000
                 ,
                 or
                 6000
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 trifles
                 )
                 have
                 done
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 service
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 whole
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 in
                 depriving
                 themselves
                 thereby
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 of
                 the
                 forementioned
                 assistance
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 of
                 the
                 possession
                 of
                 London-Derry
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 so
                 considerable
                 an
                 addition
                 of
                 Forces
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 could
                 then
                 have
                 brought
                 ;
                 whereby
                 not
                 onely
                 the
                 whole
                 Province
                 of
                 Vlster
                 would
                 have
                 been
                 secured
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 but
                 Dublin
                 it self
                 either
                 reduced
                 ,
                 or
                 so
                 strongly
                 surrounded
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 would
                 have
                 been
                 impossible
                 ,
                 either
                 for
                 Iones
                 to
                 relieve
                 himself
                 ,
                 or
                 Cromwel
                 to
                 invade
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 Which
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 these
                 forementioned
                 disadvantages
                 ,
                 was
                 upon
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 even
                 gained
                 already
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 have
                 been
                 entirely
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 manner
                 of
                 question
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 had
                 fortuned
                 that
                 His
                 Majesty
                 had
                 seasonably
                 come
                 thither
                 himself
                 in
                 Person
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 all
                 parties
                 was
                 desired
                 with
                 infinite
                 passion
                 ;
                 but
                 especially
                 by
                 those
                 whose
                 prudence
                 made
                 them
                 best
                 able
                 to
                 Judge
                 ,
                 how
                 effectual
                 his
                 presence
                 would
                 be
                 ,
                 
                 not
                 onely
                 for
                 the
                 animating
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Loyal
                 Party
                 ;
                 but
                 also
                 suppressing
                 of
                 all
                 Factious
                 humours
                 ,
                 and
                 uniting
                 all
                 Interests
                 chearfully
                 and
                 unanimously
                 to
                 go
                 on
                 against
                 the
                 common
                 Enemy
                 :
                 which
                 must
                 soon
                 have
                 put
                 a
                 period
                 to
                 that
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 his
                 Authority
                 absolute
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 without
                 dispute
                 ;
                 for
                 as
                 upon
                 his
                 arrival
                 His
                 Majesty
                 should
                 have
                 found
                 Munster
                 entirely
                 in
                 the
                 Irish
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 In●hiqueens
                 possession
                 ,
                 Vlster
                 all
                 reduced
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Fort
                 of
                 Culmore
                 and
                 Derry
                 into
                 the
                 Hands
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 ;
                 Connaght
                 by
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Clanricards
                 fortunate
                 gaining
                 the
                 strong
                 Fort
                 of
                 Slego
                 (
                 with
                 what
                 else
                 the
                 Enemy
                 had
                 then
                 remaining
                 in
                 that
                 Province
                 )
                 wholly
                 cleared
                 :
                 In
                 Leinster
                 ,
                 nothing
                 left
                 for
                 Rebellion
                 to
                 nestle
                 in
                 ,
                 but
                 Dublin
                 and
                 Ballisannon
                 ;
                 both
                 which
                 were
                 so
                 well
                 attended
                 upon
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Defendants
                 had
                 but
                 little
                 pleasure
                 to
                 air
                 themselves
                 without
                 the
                 circuit
                 of
                 their
                 Works
                 :
                 so
                 by
                 his
                 coming
                 he
                 would
                 undoubtedly
                 have
                 diverted
                 
                   Owen
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 (
                 who
                 would
                 immediately
                 have
                 submitted
                 unto
                 the
                 person
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 )
                 from
                 relieving
                 London-Derry
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 have
                 secured
                 both
                 that
                 Town
                 and
                 Province
                 ,
                 with
                 Dublin
                 also
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 thought
                 :
                 for
                 they
                 that
                 had
                 reason
                 to
                 know
                 
                 Iones's
                 minde
                 ,
                 apprehended
                 that
                 his
                 leaving
                 the
                 Kings
                 party
                 did
                 proceed
                 from
                 a
                 Pique
                 ,
                 ●●●her
                 against
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 or
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Byron
                
                 ,
                 about
                 a
                 Lieutenant-Colonels
                 place
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 conferr'd
                 over
                 his
                 head
                 upon
                 another
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 then
                 the
                 Scene
                 being
                 altered
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 old
                 Friends
                 out
                 of
                 Authority
                 there
                 ,
                 his
                 new
                 terms
                 with
                 the
                 Independents
                 also
                 yet
                 unmade
                 ,
                 he
                 himself
                 would
                 come
                 over
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 been
                 there
                 in
                 person
                 ;
                 or
                 if
                 not
                 ,
                 yet
                 his
                 Party
                 would
                 have
                 all
                 deserted
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 work
                 have
                 been
                 done
                 one
                 way
                 or
                 other
                 ;
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 wholly
                 reduced
                 without
                 a
                 blow
                 ,
                 all
                 
                 Factions
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 said
                 before
                 )
                 extinguisht
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Majesty
                 had
                 had
                 an
                 Army
                 of
                 above
                 20000
                 men
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 employed
                 where
                 he
                 pleased
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 the
                 taking
                 in
                 of
                 Trim
                 (
                 which
                 followed
                 soon
                 upon
                 the
                 surrender
                 of
                 Dundalke
                 )
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 brings
                 up
                 his
                 Forces
                 (
                 now
                 much
                 improved
                 in
                 number
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Army
                 before
                 Dublin
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 his
                 Exellency
                 leaving
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 at
                 Castleknock
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Dillon
                 of
                 Costelo
                 (
                 a
                 person
                 of
                 much
                 Gallantry
                 )
                 to
                 keep
                 them
                 in
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 the
                 Water
                 ;
                 removes
                 his
                 Camp
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 to
                 distress
                 the
                 Enemy
                 that
                 way
                 also
                 :
                 Which
                 ,
                 whilst
                 they
                 are
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 do
                 (
                 upon
                 intelligence
                 that
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 ready
                 with
                 an
                 Army
                 to
                 Embark
                 himself
                 for
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 intended
                 to
                 land
                 in
                 Munster
                 )
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 thought
                 if
                 fit
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 with
                 a
                 good
                 party
                 of
                 Horse
                 go
                 down
                 into
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 to
                 secure
                 his
                 Garrisons
                 and
                 provide
                 for
                 the
                 worst
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Lordship
                 was
                 no
                 sooner
                 gone
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 designing
                 to
                 shut
                 up
                 the
                 Enemy
                 within
                 his
                 Works
                 ,
                 and
                 quite
                 impede
                 as
                 well
                 their
                 getting
                 in
                 Hay
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Grasing
                 of
                 their
                 Cattel
                 without
                 their
                 Line
                 ;
                 gave
                 order
                 to
                 
                   Patrick
                   Purcell
                
                 ,
                 Major-General
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 Foot
                 ,
                 to
                 march
                 with
                 a
                 sufficient
                 Party
                 of
                 men
                 and
                 an
                 Engineer
                 to
                 Baggot-Rath
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 possess
                 himself
                 of
                 that
                 place
                 immediately
                 ,
                 and
                 cast
                 up
                 such
                 a
                 Work
                 as
                 had
                 been
                 already
                 designed
                 :
                 Sir
                 
                   Wiliam
                   Vaughan
                
                 Commissary-General
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 ,
                 had
                 order
                 likewise
                 to
                 draw
                 together
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Troops
                 that
                 were
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 the
                 Water
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 keep
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 Body
                 upon
                 a
                 large
                 plowed
                 Field
                 looking
                 towards
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 countenance
                 the
                 Foot
                 while
                 the
                 Works
                 were
                 finishing
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 secure
                 them
                 in
                 case
                 the
                 Enemy
                 (
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 )
                 should
                 attempt
                 to
                 interrupt
                 them
                 .
                 These
                 were
                 the
                 Orders
                 given
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 executed
                 :
                 for
                 notwithstanding
                 it
                 did
                 not
                 much
                 exceed
                 a
                 mile
                 whither
                 the
                 Foot
                 were
                 to
                 go
                 ,
                 yet
                 through
                 the
                 ignorance
                 or
                 negligence
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 that
                 were
                 to
                 conduct
                 them
                 ,
                 many
                 hours
                 were
                 spent
                 ere
                 they
                 came
                 at
                 the
                 place
                 :
                 whither
                 when
                 they
                 were
                 come
                 ,
                 they
                 found
                 the
                 Work
                 so
                 wretchlesly
                 advanced
                 by
                 Master
                 Welsh
                 the
                 Engineer
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 to
                 help
                 all
                 )
                 themselves
                 kept
                 such
                 negligent
                 Guards
                 ,
                 that
                 many
                 judged
                 it
                 was
                 done
                 on
                 purpose
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 these
                 neglects
                 proceeded
                 from
                 those
                 lurking
                 seeds
                 of
                 discord
                 between
                 the
                 Kings
                 and
                 the
                 Nuntio's
                 Parties
                 :
                 For
                 it
                 is
                 certain
                 ,
                 that
                 about
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 upon
                 an
                 apprehension
                 that
                 things
                 went
                 on
                 too
                 prosperously
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 Letters
                 written
                 to
                 
                   Owen
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 about
                 broaching
                 a
                 New
                 War
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 Dublin
                 had
                 been
                 taken
                 .
                 Whatever
                 the
                 grounds
                 of
                 these
                 failings
                 were
                 ,
                 the
                 Enemy
                 never
                 stood
                 to
                 examine
                 ,
                 but
                 being
                 troubled
                 to
                 see
                 a
                 Fort
                 designing
                 there
                 ,
                 (
                 where
                 ,
                 with
                 so
                 much
                 ease
                 they
                 might
                 not
                 onely
                 be
                 kept
                 from
                 all
                 Forrage
                 and
                 succour
                 by
                 Land
                 ,
                 but
                 intercourse
                 with
                 the
                 Sea
                 also
                 )
                 and
                 perceiving
                 the
                 posture
                 they
                 were
                 in
                 ,
                 destitute
                 of
                 Horse
                 to
                 Guard
                 them
                 ,
                 resolved
                 upon
                 a
                 desperate
                 Sally
                 to
                 disturb
                 this
                 Work
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 happened
                 to
                 make
                 about
                 eight
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 when
                 his
                 Excellency
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 on
                 horse-back
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 night
                 (
                 as
                 his
                 constant
                 custom
                 was
                 since
                 his
                 coming
                 neer
                 Dublin
                 )
                 was
                 newly
                 laid
                 him
                 down
                 in
                 his
                 Tent
                 to
                 take
                 his
                 rest
                 ,
                 however
                 the
                 
                 Westminster-Scandals
                 of
                 those
                 days
                 did
                 asperse
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Enemy
                 found
                 the
                 new
                 Fortification
                 so
                 slight
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 resistance
                 there
                 so
                 weak
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 soon
                 became
                 Masters
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ;
                 from
                 whence
                 seeing
                 the
                 Irish
                 fly
                 in
                 such
                 fright
                 and
                 disorder
                 (
                 contrary
                 to
                 their
                 first
                 intentions
                 )
                 they
                 pursued
                 them
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Avenues
                 of
                 their
                 Camp
                 ,
                 where
                 finding
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 also
                 that
                 were
                 in
                 Guard
                 with
                 great
                 security
                 and
                 unconcernment
                 looking
                 on
                 ,
                 they
                 laid
                 hold
                 on
                 the
                 advantage
                 ,
                 Charging
                 briskly
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 trice
                 beat
                 them
                 off
                 their
                 Posts
                 ;
                 which
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 defended
                 (
                 as
                 a
                 far
                 less
                 number
                 might
                 very
                 easily
                 have
                 done
                 )
                 the
                 Camp
                 being
                 no
                 way
                 accessible
                 towards
                 the
                 Town
                 (
                 excepting
                 by
                 those
                 few
                 Avenews
                 which
                 there
                 purposely
                 had
                 been
                 left
                 open
                 ,
                 nay
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 thrown
                 open
                 (
                 contrary
                 to
                 orders
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 conveniency
                 of
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 )
                 they
                 could
                 possibly
                 have
                 run
                 no
                 hazard
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 these
                 Passes
                 being
                 thus
                 lost
                 and
                 abandoned
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 men
                 coming
                 out
                 of
                 
                 the
                 Town
                 to
                 re-inforce
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 alr●ady
                 so
                 successful
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 greatest
                 t●rrour
                 and
                 confusion
                 that
                 might
                 be
                 )
                 falls
                 a
                 running
                 every
                 one
                 a
                 several
                 way
                 :
                 and
                 in
                 this
                 condition
                 were
                 all
                 things
                 brought
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Lord
                 Taafe
                 ,
                 then
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 had
                 awaked
                 the
                 Lord-Lieut●nant
                 ,
                 who
                 presently
                 taking
                 Horse
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Castlehaven
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 now
                 returned
                 back
                 to
                 his
                 Command
                 )
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                   Milo
                   Power
                
                 ,
                 made
                 towards
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 taking
                 all
                 such
                 along
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 could
                 either
                 by
                 force
                 or
                 fair
                 means
                 perswade
                 to
                 face
                 about
                 ,
                 with
                 intention
                 to
                 beat
                 them
                 back
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 ,
                 by
                 making
                 head
                 a
                 while
                 ,
                 to
                 stop
                 their
                 progress
                 ,
                 till
                 some
                 considerable
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 could
                 be
                 Rail●●d
                 and
                 brought
                 up
                 again
                 to
                 oppose
                 them
                 :
                 But
                 by
                 that
                 time
                 they
                 came
                 neer
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 their
                 followers
                 were
                 g●own
                 so
                 thin
                 ▪
                 that
                 his
                 Excellency
                 (
                 after
                 the
                 having
                 exposed
                 himself
                 to
                 much
                 danger
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 rec●ived
                 a
                 shot
                 upon
                 his
                 Arms
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 brisk
                 Charge
                 that
                 he
                 made
                 upon
                 ●●e
                 foremost
                 of
                 the
                 Enemies
                 T●oops
                 )
                 was
                 fain
                 to
                 retire
                 at
                 last
                 ,
                 and
                 s●ek
                 to
                 recover
                 his
                 Army
                 that
                 was
                 gone
                 before
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Vaughan
                
                 being
                 already
                 ki●led
                 ,
                 
                 his
                 Brother
                 Colonel
                 
                   Richard
                   Butler
                
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whol●
                 Camp
                 in
                 effect
                 abandoned
                 ,
                 except
                 by
                 those
                 that
                 could
                 not
                 get
                 them
                 ready
                 ,
                 o●
                 wanted
                 means
                 o●
                 flyi●g
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 ●o●ght
                 on
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 August
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 slaughter
                 that
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 that
                 were
                 taken
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 lot
                 of
                 mo●●
                 o●
                 the
                 English
                 that
                 were
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Wogan
                 ,
                 (
                 whose
                 b●●●viou●
                 that
                 day
                 deserves
                 much
                 commondation
                 )
                 who
                 having
                 gotten
                 tog●●●●r
                 〈…〉
                 Body
                 ,
                 defended
                 themselves
                 so
                 gallantly
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 so
                 much
                 r●s●●●●ion
                 against
                 the
                 whole
                 power
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 as
                 at
                 last
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 great
                 slaughter
                 ,
                 th●
                 〈◊〉
                 made
                 Conditions
                 ●or
                 themselves
                 before
                 they
                 could
                 be
                 in●orced
                 to
                 yield
                 or
                 lay
                 down
                 th●ir
                 Arms.
                 )
                 The
                 total
                 plunder
                 of
                 the
                 Camp
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Ar●il●ery
                 ,
                 T●n●s
                 and
                 Baggage
                 fell
                 into
                 the
                 Enemies
                 hands
                 .
                 Most
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueens
                 Foot
                 ,
                 that
                 at
                 first
                 made
                 some
                 resistance
                 ,
                 seeing
                 the
                 day
                 lost
                 ,
                 upon
                 this
                 disaster
                 changed
                 sides
                 ,
                 and
                 revolted
                 to
                 the
                 Enemy
                 .
                 All
                 this
                 was
                 done
                 in
                 so
                 short
                 a
                 space
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 so
                 little
                 noise
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Di●●on
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 res●
                 of
                 the
                 Forces
                 that
                 were
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 the
                 I●iffy
                 ▪
                 knew
                 nothing
                 of
                 what
                 was
                 done
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 business
                 was
                 over
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 runaways
                 brought
                 him
                 word
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 the
                 Irish
                 making
                 such
                 hast
                 every
                 one
                 towards
                 his
                 home
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 such
                 distraction
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 impossible
                 for
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 to
                 draw
                 any
                 Body
                 of
                 them
                 together
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 (
                 having
                 met
                 with
                 the
                 news
                 of
                 the
                 Surrender
                 of
                 Ballisannon
                 (
                 that
                 very
                 day
                 )
                 into
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 his
                 Forces
                 that
                 lay
                 before
                 it
                 )
                 he
                 rested
                 at
                 Caterlo
                 that
                 night
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 went
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 to
                 confer
                 with
                 the
                 
                   Commissioners
                   of
                   Trust
                
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 at
                 Kilkenny
                 .
              
               
                 
                 When
                 this
                 great
                 disaster
                 is
                 well
                 considered
                 ,
                 scarce
                 any
                 other
                 ●ound
                 reason
                 can
                 be
                 given
                 for
                 so
                 sad
                 a
                 misfortune
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 good
                 pleasure
                 of
                 Almighty
                 God
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 lawful
                 to
                 look
                 so
                 far
                 into
                 the
                 Judgements
                 of
                 Heaven
                 )
                 knowing
                 the
                 ill
                 int●ntions
                 and
                 designes
                 that
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 Hearts
                 of
                 many
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 and
                 English
                 there
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 Dublin
                 had
                 been
                 taken
                 ,
                 saw
                 them
                 unworthy
                 of
                 that
                 Blessing
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 that
                 time
                 for
                 their
                 punishment
                 and
                 humiliation
                 ;
                 not
                 onely
                 this
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 torrent
                 of
                 other
                 crosses
                 following
                 in
                 the
                 neck
                 one
                 upon
                 another
                 :
                 for
                 besides
                 this
                 mischance
                 before
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 ruine
                 of
                 so
                 great
                 an
                 Army
                 ,
                 about
                 which
                 same
                 time
                 
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 Relieves
                 Coot
                 in
                 London-Derry
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 the
                 immediate
                 loss
                 of
                 that
                 Province
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 future
                 scourge
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 followers
                 :
                 Not
                 long
                 before
                 likewise
                 the
                 Plague
                 was
                 brought
                 by
                 a
                 Ship
                 out
                 of
                 Spain
                 into
                 Galloway
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 besides
                 the
                 havock
                 it
                 made
                 in
                 that
                 Town
                 ,
                 so
                 disperst
                 it self
                 over
                 all
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Connaught
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Clanrickard
                 being
                 deprived
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 Calamities
                 that
                 were
                 upon
                 that
                 Town
                 and
                 Country
                 both
                 of
                 Money
                 and
                 Means
                 to
                 march
                 withal
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 for
                 many
                 Months
                 draw
                 his
                 Army
                 together
                 ,
                 either
                 to
                 act
                 any
                 thing
                 alone
                 ▪
                 or
                 joyn
                 with
                 any
                 other
                 ,
                 for
                 fear
                 lest
                 by
                 that
                 means
                 the
                 Plague
                 that
                 had
                 made
                 such
                 spoil
                 while
                 they
                 were
                 asunder
                 ,
                 should
                 Mow
                 them
                 down
                 now
                 when
                 they
                 were
                 all
                 together
                 .
              
               
               
                 This
                 rout
                 at
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 the
                 Relief
                 of
                 Derry
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Plague
                 ,
                 might
                 be
                 thought
                 competent
                 afflictions
                 to
                 be
                 cast
                 upon
                 a
                 people
                 so
                 impoverished
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Kingdom
                 so
                 wasted
                 b●fore
                 ;
                 yet
                 this
                 sufficeth
                 not
                 ,
                 there
                 are
                 heavier
                 losses
                 yet
                 to
                 follow
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 worse
                 Pestilence
                 to
                 land
                 shortly
                 at
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 that
                 will
                 sweep
                 away
                 their
                 Men
                 and
                 Towns
                 together
                 .
                 But
                 here
                 you
                 may
                 justly
                 interrupt
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 though
                 it
                 must
                 be
                 confessed
                 ,
                 that
                 whatsoever
                 befals
                 us
                 in
                 this
                 Vale
                 of
                 misery
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 attributed
                 to
                 the
                 Hand
                 of
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 permission
                 at
                 least
                 of
                 the
                 Divine
                 Providence
                 (
                 into
                 the
                 Reasons
                 of
                 whose
                 secret
                 and
                 hidden
                 Counsels
                 our
                 weak
                 capacities
                 are
                 unable
                 to
                 search
                 )
                 yet
                 nevertheless
                 ,
                 those
                 visible
                 causes
                 whereby
                 we
                 draw
                 misfortunes
                 upon
                 our selves
                 ,
                 by
                 such
                 who
                 through
                 neglect
                 of
                 their
                 Duty
                 ,
                 and
                 disobedience
                 to
                 their
                 Superiours
                 ,
                 are
                 apparently
                 the
                 Authors
                 thereof
                 ,
                 ought
                 not
                 to
                 pass
                 unpunished
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 you
                 see
                 no
                 reason
                 why
                 those
                 were
                 not
                 called
                 to
                 an
                 account
                 ,
                 that
                 deserved
                 it
                 both
                 by
                 their
                 cowardise
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 shameful
                 omission
                 of
                 their
                 Duty
                 ,
                 as
                 could
                 admit
                 of
                 no
                 excuse
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 when
                 you
                 shall
                 be
                 pleased
                 to
                 reflect
                 upon
                 what
                 I
                 said
                 before
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 Commanded
                 this
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 indeed
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 but
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 upon
                 courtesie
                 ,
                 all
                 his
                 Authority
                 in
                 effect
                 consisting
                 in
                 the
                 awing
                 one
                 Faction
                 with
                 another
                 ,
                 the
                 best
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 found
                 to
                 be
                 on
                 so
                 uncertain
                 and
                 unsetled
                 terms
                 ,
                 that
                 you
                 will
                 I
                 doubt
                 not
                 when
                 you
                 reflect
                 upon
                 it
                 easily
                 grant
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 could
                 not
                 in
                 prudence
                 do
                 an
                 act
                 that
                 was
                 likely
                 to
                 give
                 so
                 great
                 and
                 general
                 a
                 distast
                 ,
                 as
                 indeed
                 to
                 have
                 proceeded
                 against
                 Major-General
                 Purcell
                 would
                 have
                 been
                 to
                 the
                 Confederates
                 ,
                 amongst
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 so
                 many
                 alliances
                 and
                 friends
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 running
                 away
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 was
                 so
                 universal
                 a
                 fault
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 hard
                 to
                 discover
                 who
                 deserved
                 punishment
                 most
                 ,
                 and
                 harder
                 to
                 find
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 War
                 to
                 censure
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 During
                 this
                 short
                 residence
                 at
                 Kilkenny
                 ,
                 
                 his
                 Excellency
                 having
                 taken
                 Order
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 to
                 bring
                 up
                 what
                 Forces
                 he
                 could
                 possibly
                 make
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 recruiting
                 ,
                 drawing
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 arming
                 their
                 dispersed
                 Forces
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 could
                 be
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 they
                 might
                 be
                 sent
                 after
                 him
                 ;
                 he
                 speeds
                 away
                 himself
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 Company
                 onely
                 of
                 20
                 or
                 30
                 Horse
                 )
                 towards
                 Trim
                 and
                 Drogheda
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 places
                 both
                 neerest
                 the
                 Enemies
                 attempts
                 ,
                 and
                 likeliest
                 to
                 totter
                 back
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 secured
                 in
                 time
                 :
                 At
                 Tecroghan
                 (
                 a
                 House
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Luke
                   Fitzgarretts
                
                 )
                 he
                 makes
                 a
                 stay
                 ,
                 till
                 those
                 several
                 Bodies
                 that
                 he
                 then
                 expected
                 were
                 come
                 up
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 notice
                 of
                 their
                 coming
                 removes
                 to
                 Trim
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 meets
                 with
                 news
                 of
                 Iones
                 his
                 being
                 before
                 Drogheda
                 ,
                 who
                 soon
                 after
                 ,
                 upon
                 intelligence
                 that
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 was
                 at
                 Trim
                 ,
                 and
                 supposing
                 his
                 Forces
                 to
                 be
                 greater
                 than
                 indeed
                 they
                 were
                 ,
                 drew
                 off
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 returned
                 immediately
                 to
                 Dublin
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 his
                 Excellency
                 went
                 through
                 to
                 Drogheda
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 Ards
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Clanbrazill
                 came
                 up
                 unto
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 whilst
                 they
                 were
                 consulting
                 what
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 they
                 received
                 assurance
                 of
                 Cromwels
                 landing
                 with
                 very
                 considerable
                 Forces
                 :
                 Whereupon
                 concluding
                 that
                 Town
                 necessary
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 ,
                 to
                 entertain
                 the
                 Enemy
                 before
                 ,
                 whilst
                 they
                 made
                 up
                 their
                 Army
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 hoped
                 to
                 do
                 very
                 considerable
                 ,
                 and
                 soon
                 enough
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Relief
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 if
                 they
                 should
                 fail
                 ,
                 no
                 question
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 but
                 after
                 the
                 gaining
                 of
                 time
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 then
                 precious
                 )
                 they
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 should
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 make
                 Honourable
                 Conditions
                 for
                 themselves
                 ,
                 whilst
                 Cromwel
                 is
                 refreshing
                 his
                 own
                 men
                 in
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 and
                 reducing
                 
                 Iones's
                 :
                 There
                 is
                 put
                 into
                 Drogheda
                 a
                 Garrison
                 of
                 2500
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 300
                 Horse
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 was
                 thought
                 sufficient
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 having
                 furnisht
                 it
                 with
                 Provisions
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 that
                 short
                 time
                 would
                 give
                 them
                 leave
                 ,
                 his
                 Excellency
                 commits
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 that
                 place
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Aston
                
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 person
                 whose
                 Experience
                 ,
                 Courage
                 ,
                 and
                 approved
                 Fidelity
                 ,
                 did
                 worthily
                 deserve
                 the
                 highest
                 Trust.
                 These
                 things
                 thus
                 ordered
                 ,
                 
                 his
                 Excellency
                 returns
                 to
                 Trim
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 he
                 dispatched
                 away
                 Colonel
                 
                   Daniel
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Governour
                 of
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Commission
                 to
                 set
                 on
                 foot
                 the
                 Treaty
                 again
                 with
                 
                   Owen
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 possible
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 endeavour
                 the
                 reducing
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Vlster-Army
                 ,
                 even
                 upon
                 any
                 
                 conditions
                 ;
                 a
                 person
                 esteemed
                 by
                 all
                 best
                 qualified
                 for
                 that
                 employment
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 his
                 singular
                 ability
                 ,
                 and
                 approved
                 Fidelity
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 great
                 Interest
                 he
                 was
                 supposed
                 to
                 have
                 in
                 his
                 Unkle
                 ,
                 who
                 managed
                 the
                 business
                 with
                 that
                 dexterity
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 he
                 won
                 his
                 Unkle
                 to
                 hearken
                 again
                 unto
                 an
                 Agreement
                 :
                 whereupon
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Barnewell
                
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Plunkett
                
                 are
                 sent
                 after
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 an
                 absolute
                 conclusion
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 though
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 this
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 unworthy
                 of
                 observation
                 ,
                 that
                 those
                 persons
                 who
                 were
                 formerly
                 most
                 opposite
                 to
                 this
                 Agreement
                 ,
                 were
                 now
                 become
                 the
                 greatest
                 sticklers
                 to
                 promote
                 it
                 with
                 his
                 Excellency
                 ,
                 being
                 grown
                 sensible
                 of
                 the
                 imminent
                 and
                 approaching
                 danger
                 that
                 now
                 threatned
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Tecroghan
                 is
                 the
                 next
                 Stage
                 his
                 Excellency
                 removes
                 unto
                 :
                 here
                 he
                 makes
                 a
                 stand
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 the
                 most
                 ●●portune
                 place
                 to
                 draw
                 his
                 Army
                 together
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 lying
                 most
                 convenient
                 (
                 after
                 that
                 was
                 done
                 )
                 to
                 Relieve
                 Drogheda
                 ,
                 or
                 make
                 any
                 other
                 attempt
                 upon
                 the
                 Enemy
                 :
                 Where
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 remains
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 Army
                 ,
                 already
                 somewhat
                 recruited
                 ,
                 there
                 joyned
                 unto
                 him
                 a
                 good
                 Regiment
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Marquess
                 Clanrickards
                 of
                 above
                 1000
                 Foot
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 300
                 Horse
                 ;
                 likewise
                 that
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 before
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Armstrong
                
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Trevors
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 what
                 Forces
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 could
                 bring
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Precincts
                 :
                 these
                 being
                 got
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 daily
                 additions
                 being
                 still
                 expected
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 making
                 them
                 up
                 a
                 more
                 considerable
                 Body
                 than
                 they
                 were
                 at
                 Dubllin
                 ;
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 received
                 several
                 advices
                 from
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Aston
                
                 ,
                 to
                 precipitate
                 nothing
                 ;
                 
                 for
                 he
                 doubted
                 not
                 of
                 finding
                 Cromwel
                 play
                 a
                 while
                 ,
                 as
                 certainly
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 ,
                 had
                 not
                 Colonel
                 
                 Wall
                 's
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Enemy
                 had
                 been
                 twice
                 bravely
                 Repulsed
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 unfortunate
                 loss
                 of
                 their
                 Colonel
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 Assault
                 ,
                 being
                 so
                 happily
                 dismaid
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 listen
                 (
                 before
                 they
                 had
                 need
                 )
                 unto
                 the
                 Enemy
                 offering
                 them
                 Quarter
                 ,
                 and
                 admitted
                 them
                 in
                 upon
                 these
                 Terms
                 ;
                 thereby
                 betraying
                 both
                 themselves
                 and
                 all
                 their
                 Fellow-Souldiers
                 to
                 the
                 slaughter
                 .
                 For
                 Cromwel
                 being
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 told
                 by
                 Iones
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 now
                 in
                 his
                 hands
                 the
                 Flower
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 Army
                 ,
                 
                 gave
                 order
                 to
                 have
                 all
                 that
                 were
                 in
                 Arms
                 put
                 to
                 the
                 Sword
                 :
                 Where
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 gallant
                 Governour
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Aston
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edmund
                   Varney
                
                 ,
                 whose
                 Name-sake
                 was
                 Standard-bearer
                 to
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Warren
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Fleming
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Brin
                 ,
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Finglasse
                 ,
                 and
                 Major
                 Tempest
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 many
                 other
                 excellent
                 Officers
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 Butchered
                 neer
                 3000
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 truly
                 reputed
                 the
                 best
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 afford●d
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Massacre
                 at
                 Drogheda
                 having
                 lopt
                 off
                 a
                 principal
                 Limb
                 of
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenants
                 Army
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 that
                 Town
                 letting
                 the
                 Enemy
                 loose
                 ,
                 caused
                 his
                 Excellency
                 to
                 remove
                 his
                 Army
                 from
                 Castle-Iordan
                 ,
                 down
                 towards
                 the
                 Counties
                 of
                 Wexford
                 and
                 Kilkenny
                 ,
                 there
                 not
                 onely
                 to
                 lye
                 secure
                 till
                 General
                 O
                 Neal's
                 Army
                 came
                 up
                 unto
                 them
                 (
                 with
                 whom
                 now
                 at
                 last
                 ,
                 he
                 having
                 been
                 rejected
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 and
                 whipt
                 to
                 Reason
                 with
                 adversity
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 an
                 Agreement
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 submitted
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Authority
                 )
                 but
                 also
                 ready
                 to
                 be
                 drawn
                 into
                 either
                 Wexford
                 or
                 Kilkenny
                 ,
                 as
                 there
                 should
                 be
                 occasion
                 ;
                 for
                 upon
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 places
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Enemies
                 retreat
                 from
                 Drogheda
                 to
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 concluded
                 they
                 would
                 tall
                 on
                 next
                 .
                 For
                 which
                 reason
                 ,
                 his
                 Excellency
                 for
                 many
                 days
                 Courts
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Wexford
                 to
                 take
                 in
                 a
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 
                 Kilkenny
                 having
                 received
                 one
                 already
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 (
                 affirming
                 they
                 were
                 able
                 to
                 defend
                 their
                 Town
                 themselves
                 )
                 would
                 never
                 be
                 brought
                 to
                 admit
                 of
                 one
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 Enemy
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 Walls
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 tumultuarily
                 Sir
                 
                   Edmund
                   Butler
                
                 with
                 neer
                 1500
                 men
                 was
                 received
                 in
                 as
                 Governour
                 ;
                 whom
                 to
                 re-inforce
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Enemy
                 was
                 now
                 set
                 down
                 before
                 it
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 comes
                 with
                 new
                 supplies
                 within
                 sight
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 put
                 them
                 in
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 infallible
                 preservation
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 if
                 (
                 before
                 his
                 Excellencies
                 eyes
                 )
                 the
                 Town
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 given
                 up
                 into
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Cruel
                 and
                 Faithless
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 who
                 Butchered
                 there
                 also
                 ,
                 after
                 they
                 were
                 Admitted
                 in
                 ,
                 above
                 2000
                 more
                 .
              
               
                 
                 There
                 was
                 nothing
                 more
                 remaining
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 Vlster
                 Army
                 being
                 not
                 yet
                 come
                 up
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 several
                 Troops
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueens
                 being
                 since
                 the
                 
                 Siege
                 of
                 Drogheda
                 run
                 away
                 to
                 the
                 Enemy
                 )
                 but
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 Garrison
                 into
                 Ross●
                 which
                 was
                 sent
                 in
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 
                   Luke
                   T●●se
                
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 orders
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 place
                 was
                 judged
                 scarce
                 Tenable
                 against
                 powerful
                 ●n
                 Enemy
                 )
                 to
                 make
                 Conditions
                 when
                 they
                 saw
                 themselves
                 able
                 to
                 resist
                 no
                 longer
                 ;
                 as
                 at
                 last
                 they
                 did
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 breach
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ready
                 to
                 give
                 an
                 Assault
                 ,
                 having
                 Terms
                 to
                 march
                 away
                 with
                 their
                 Arms.
                 
              
               
                 About
                 Graigge
                 and
                 Thomas
                 Town
                 his
                 Excellency
                 hovered
                 with
                 his
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 small
                 remainder
                 of
                 his
                 Foot
                 ,
                 until
                 the
                 coming
                 up
                 of
                 the
                 Vlter
                 Army
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Farrell
                 (
                 the
                 General
                 himself
                 lying
                 then
                 a
                 dying
                 :
                 
                 )
                 This
                 new
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 
                   Owen
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 great
                 an
                 accession
                 of
                 Forces
                 ,
                 brings
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 into
                 a
                 condition
                 not
                 onely
                 of
                 putting
                 a
                 stop
                 upon
                 Cromwels
                 hasty
                 progress
                 ,
                 but
                 even
                 of
                 gaining
                 ground
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 as
                 questionless
                 he
                 would
                 have
                 done
                 ,
                 had
                 not
                 another
                 misfortune
                 greater
                 than
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 ,
                 intervened
                 to
                 frustrate
                 all
                 :
                 which
                 was
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 having
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 said
                 before
                 )
                 conditioned
                 to
                 have
                 the
                 ordering
                 of
                 those
                 Garrisons
                 and
                 Forces
                 that
                 he
                 brought
                 in
                 with
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Obedience
                 〈◊〉
                 wholly
                 to
                 himself
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 desire
                 (
                 as
                 is
                 believed
                 )
                 to
                 keep
                 himself
                 still
                 considerable
                 upon
                 a
                 bottome
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 ,
                 would
                 never
                 hearken
                 unto
                 any
                 Proposition
                 of
                 admitting
                 a
                 proportion
                 of
                 Irish
                 into
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 Towns
                 ,
                 Kingsale
                 onely
                 excepted
                 ,
                 into
                 which
                 place
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 importunity
                 of
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 )
                 he
                 at
                 last
                 admitted
                 some
                 :
                 Being
                 confident
                 that
                 the
                 English
                 Forces
                 under
                 his
                 Command
                 ,
                 having
                 served
                 under
                 him
                 so
                 long
                 upon
                 several
                 scores
                 ,
                 all
                 or
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 whereof
                 ,
                 being
                 either
                 creatures
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 ,
                 or
                 men
                 obliged
                 and
                 indeared
                 unto
                 him
                 upon
                 a
                 long
                 account
                 ,
                 would
                 never
                 separate
                 themselves
                 from
                 his
                 Fortune
                 ,
                 or
                 abandon
                 his
                 Service
                 .
                 But
                 his
                 Lordship
                 (
                 it
                 seems
                 )
                 took
                 wrong
                 measures
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 them
                 being
                 steered
                 wholly
                 be
                 self-Interest
                 ,
                 and
                 knowing
                 the
                 way
                 already
                 how
                 for
                 advantage
                 to
                 serve
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 whose
                 business
                 they
                 saw
                 so
                 much
                 declining
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 more
                 was
                 likely
                 to
                 be
                 got
                 that
                 way
                 )
                 whilst
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 full
                 of
                 money
                 and
                 success
                 ;
                 Conspired
                 together
                 how
                 to
                 possess
                 themselves
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueens
                 Person
                 ,
                 
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Towns
                 under
                 his
                 Command
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 make
                 a
                 surrender
                 of
                 all
                 at
                 once
                 unto
                 the
                 Enemy
                 .
                 Youghall
                 begins
                 the
                 dance
                 ,
                 and
                 taking
                 occasion
                 to
                 mutiny
                 against
                 the
                 English
                 Royalists
                 under
                 
                 Wogan's
                 Command
                 )
                 that
                 were
                 quartered
                 there
                 ,
                 imprisoned
                 and
                 disarmed
                 them
                 all
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 stood
                 upon
                 their
                 Guard.
                 
              
               
                 Whilst
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 is
                 by
                 all
                 gentle
                 means
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 reclaim
                 back
                 this
                 Town
                 ,
                 several
                 of
                 his
                 Officers
                 combine
                 to
                 seize
                 upon
                 him
                 (
                 then
                 lying
                 secure
                 at
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Barries
                 house
                 of
                 
                   Castle
                   Lions
                
                 )
                 but
                 they
                 and
                 their
                 designe
                 being
                 discovered
                 to
                 his
                 Lordship
                 by
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 complices
                 ,
                 were
                 so
                 far
                 prevented
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 to
                 be
                 seized
                 upon
                 all
                 themselves
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Youghall
                 seeing
                 Cromwel
                 yet
                 at
                 too
                 great
                 a
                 distance
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 coming
                 into
                 Munster
                 uncertain
                 ,
                 offered
                 to
                 submit
                 ,
                 upon
                 assurance
                 of
                 Indemnity
                 ,
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 the
                 Imprisoned
                 Officers
                 ,
                 and
                 removal
                 of
                 the
                 Royalists
                 ;
                 which
                 his
                 Lordship
                 either
                 wanting
                 the
                 means
                 to
                 compel
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 being
                 willing
                 with
                 kindness
                 and
                 fait
                 means
                 to
                 win
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 keep
                 them
                 in
                 Order
                 ,
                 Assented
                 unto
                 .
                 After
                 which
                 ,
                 having
                 visited
                 his
                 Garrisons
                 ,
                 and
                 believing
                 all
                 things
                 so
                 secure
                 ,
                 as
                 not
                 to
                 require
                 either
                 his
                 stay
                 further
                 there
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 bringing
                 any
                 proportion
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 into
                 those
                 other
                 Towns
                 ;
                 
                 he
                 returns
                 unto
                 his
                 charge
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 .
                 And
                 now
                 Cromwel
                 having
                 newly
                 received
                 an
                 affront
                 before
                 Duncannon
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 Courage
                 and
                 Gallantry
                 of
                 Wogan
                 ,
                 with
                 those
                 English
                 Gentlemen
                 that
                 were
                 put
                 in
                 with
                 him
                 upon
                 that
                 occasion
                 ,
                 was
                 retired
                 back
                 to
                 Rosse
                 ,
                 there
                 (
                 under
                 the
                 Protection
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 )
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 Floting-Bridge
                 over
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 having
                 a
                 passage
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 he
                 might
                 at
                 his
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 either
                 compel
                 his
                 Excellency
                 to
                 divide
                 his
                 Army
                 to
                 attend
                 upon
                 his
                 motions
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 give
                 him
                 an
                 opportunity
                 of
                 setting
                 upon
                 one
                 part
                 or
                 other
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 kept
                 together
                 ,
                 of
                 getting
                 a
                 passage
                 into
                 Munster
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 expected
                 to
                 finde
                 a
                 general
                 Revolt
                 of
                 those
                 Garrisons
                 under
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueens
                 Command
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 afterwards
                 happened
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 Taafe
                 was
                 sent
                 with
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 to
                 hinder
                 the
                 work
                 ;
                 but
                 what
                 through
                 want
                 of
                 Powder
                 (
                 and
                 indeed
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Ammunition
                 )
                 which
                 was
                 now
                 grown
                 exceeding
                 scarce
                 ,
                 extremity
                 of
                 soul
                 weather
                 ,
                 distempers
                 amongst
                 his
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 ill
                 concurring
                 accidents
                 ;
                 he
                 was
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 effect
                 it
                 .
                 The
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 (
                 through
                 Cromwels
                 sudden
                 retreating
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 from
                 before
                 Duncannon
                 having
                 lost
                 the
                 opportunity
                 of
                 fighting
                 him
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 then
                 resolved
                 ,
                 finding
                 his
                 Army
                 chearfully
                 desiring
                 the
                 occasion
                 )
                 had
                 nothing
                 left
                 him
                 now
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 but
                 wait
                 upon
                 the
                 Enemies
                 motion
                 ,
                 and
                 endeavour
                 to
                 cut
                 off
                 his
                 Provisions
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Country-people
                 (
                 allured
                 by
                 the
                 orderliness
                 of
                 his
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 money
                 to
                 pay
                 for
                 what
                 they
                 took
                 ,
                 and
                 Command
                 it
                 seems
                 to
                 do
                 so
                 )
                 brought
                 them
                 in
                 as
                 fast
                 as
                 could
                 be
                 ;
                 whilst
                 his
                 Excellency
                 having
                 no
                 money
                 to
                 pay
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
                 nor
                 indeed
                 a
                 competence
                 of
                 Bread
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 ,
                 was
                 constrained
                 to
                 let
                 them
                 take
                 their
                 sustenance
                 where
                 they
                 could
                 finde
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 
                 During
                 this
                 intermission
                 of
                 Action
                 ,
                 
                   Corke
                   ,
                   Youghall
                
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 English
                 Towns
                 of
                 Munster
                 (
                 even
                 through
                 the
                 incitation
                 of
                 those
                 Officers
                 that
                 were
                 but
                 lately
                 released
                 )
                 being
                 openly
                 Revolted
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Broghall
                 with
                 some
                 men
                 landed
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 ;
                 very
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueens
                 party
                 (
                 both
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 )
                 deserted
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 ,
                 and
                 ran
                 daily
                 over
                 to
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ;
                 insomuch
                 ,
                 that
                 both
                 the
                 Commanders
                 and
                 Souldiers
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 (
                 not
                 without
                 reason
                 )
                 grew
                 very
                 jealous
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 that
                 remained
                 behind
                 ,
                 fearing
                 that
                 if
                 ever
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 Engage
                 against
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 turn
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 betray
                 them
                 :
                 there
                 wanted
                 not
                 divers
                 also
                 (
                 though
                 doubtless
                 very
                 unjustly
                 )
                 that
                 extended
                 their
                 jealousies
                 unto
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 himself
                 ,
                 
                 grounding
                 their
                 accusations
                 upon
                 his
                 Lordships
                 not
                 punishing
                 the
                 Conspirators
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 had
                 them
                 in
                 his
                 Power
                 ,
                 upon
                 so
                 fair
                 a
                 warning
                 ,
                 and
                 just
                 an
                 occasion
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 then
                 given
                 him
                 ;
                 his
                 not
                 putting
                 Irish
                 into
                 his
                 Garrisons
                 ;
                 upon
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 his
                 Family
                 ,
                 Plate
                 ,
                 and
                 Goods
                 being
                 sent
                 him
                 safely
                 out
                 of
                 Corke
                 into
                 the
                 Irish
                 Quarters
                 ;
                 upon
                 his
                 not
                 consenting
                 to
                 the
                 dismounting
                 and
                 disarming
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 his
                 men
                 ,
                 when
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 prest
                 the
                 doing
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 upon
                 his
                 delivering
                 his
                 advice
                 in
                 Council
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 heard
                 )
                 for
                 his
                 Excellencies
                 coming
                 to
                 Conditions
                 with
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 this
                 an
                 Argument
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 That
                 his
                 men
                 would
                 fight
                 no
                 longer
                 ;
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 upon
                 an
                 impertinent
                 accusation
                 without
                 Head
                 or
                 Tail
                 (
                 as
                 appeared
                 when
                 he
                 came
                 to
                 be
                 examined
                 in
                 the
                 business
                 )
                 brought
                 against
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Antrim
                 ,
                 for
                 holding
                 correspondence
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 made
                 Conditions
                 underhand
                 with
                 the
                 Enemy
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 these
                 Foundations
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 these
                 ,
                 did
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 represent
                 unto
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 the
                 necessity
                 of
                 discharging
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 of
                 his
                 Command
                 ,
                 and
                 securing
                 his
                 person
                 ;
                 which
                 his
                 Excellency
                 being
                 more
                 tender
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Honour
                 and
                 his
                 own
                 ,
                 than
                 upon
                 bare
                 surmises
                 and
                 suspitions
                 to
                 deal
                 in
                 that
                 manner
                 with
                 a
                 person
                 that
                 had
                 but
                 lately
                 deserved
                 so
                 well
                 both
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 him
                 ,
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 brought
                 unto
                 ;
                 chusing
                 rather
                 to
                 run
                 any
                 adventure
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 be
                 guilty
                 of
                 breach
                 of
                 Conditions
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 must
                 needs
                 have
                 been
                 ,
                 if
                 before
                 a
                 Conviction
                 of
                 apparent
                 Treachery
                 ,
                 he
                 should
                 upon
                 the
                 score
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Inchiqueen's
                 over-sights
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 uncertain
                 jealousies
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 have
                 condescended
                 unto
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 things
                 proposed
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Temper
                 and
                 Justice
                 in
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 (
                 in
                 not
                 suffering
                 himself
                 to
                 be
                 led
                 by
                 the
                 clamors
                 and
                 importunity
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 and
                 Souldiers
                 )
                 involves
                 him
                 also
                 at
                 last
                 under
                 their
                 displeasure
                 and
                 mistrust
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 out
                 of
                 want
                 of
                 confidence
                 in
                 their
                 Chief
                 Commanders
                 ,
                 and
                 out
                 of
                 diffidence
                 in
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 the
                 Army
                 was
                 now
                 fallen
                 into
                 a
                 very
                 unfit
                 condition
                 of
                 hazarding
                 a
                 battel
                 with
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 if
                 an
                 occasion
                 should
                 offer
                 it self
                 :
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 it
                 worse
                 ,
                 the
                 Scots
                 that
                 were
                 there
                 (
                 being
                 tired
                 out
                 with
                 the
                 necessities
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 suffered
                 ,
                 and
                 receiving
                 news
                 of
                 the
                 Enemies
                 prevalence
                 in
                 their
                 Country
                 )
                 desired
                 leave
                 to
                 return
                 into
                 the
                 North
                 ;
                 which
                 after
                 great
                 importunity
                 at
                 last
                 being
                 granted
                 them
                 ,
                 they
                 immediately
                 withdrew
                 their
                 Forces
                 ,
                 and
                 hasted
                 homewards
                 ;
                 
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 no
                 sooner
                 come
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Monro
                
                 joyned
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 received
                 so
                 sore
                 a
                 blow
                 from
                 Coote
                 ,
                 with
                 so
                 much
                 loss
                 and
                 dispersion
                 of
                 their
                 men
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 never
                 able
                 to
                 make
                 Head
                 in
                 Vlster
                 a●ter
                 .
              
               
                 Cromwel
                 now
                 finding
                 the
                 Army
                 so
                 much
                 weakened
                 by
                 the
                 desertion
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueens
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 departure
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 and
                 likewise
                 knowing
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 in
                 such
                 disorder
                 through
                 the
                 distrust
                 and
                 animosities
                 that
                 were
                 amongst
                 them
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 in
                 reason
                 he
                 was
                 like
                 to
                 have
                 much
                 the
                 advantage
                 if
                 they
                 should
                 fight
                 him
                 ;
                 adventures
                 over
                 his
                 Bridge
                 at
                 Rosse
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Kilkenny
                 ,
                 where
                 by
                 facing
                 the
                 Lord
                 Lieutenants
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 moving
                 after
                 it
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 ▪
                 he
                 amazed
                 the
                 Irish
                 ;
                 whilst
                 Iones
                 his
                 Lieutenant-General
                 ,
                 with
                 parties
                 ,
                 
                 took
                 in
                 the
                 Castles
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 Carrick
                 given
                 into
                 his
                 hands
                 wretchedly
                 by
                 Martyn
                 that
                 Commanded
                 there
                 :
                 Upon
                 notice
                 whereof
                 Cromwel
                 hastens
                 thither
                 ,
                 to
                 pass
                 his
                 Army
                 over
                 into
                 Munster
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 now
                 his
                 business
                 ;
                 for
                 notwithstanding
                 his
                 purse
                 to
                 buy
                 provisions
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Ships
                 that
                 wherever
                 he
                 went
                 waited
                 continually
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 his
                 Army
                 through
                 the
                 unseasonableness
                 of
                 the
                 weather
                 ,
                 and
                 want
                 of
                 Quarters
                 ,
                 was
                 so
                 much
                 harassed
                 and
                 wasted
                 ,
                 many
                 of
                 his
                 men
                 falling
                 sick
                 and
                 dying
                 daily
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 he
                 did
                 not
                 hasten
                 to
                 his
                 Winter-quarters
                 ,
                 he
                 would
                 in
                 probability
                 have
                 perished
                 without
                 a
                 blow
                 ;
                 which
                 nevertheless
                 to
                 make
                 sure
                 work
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 (
                 whose
                 Army
                 also
                 was
                 qui●●tired
                 out
                 with
                 wants
                 ,
                 sufferings
                 ,
                 and
                 continual
                 marches
                 )
                 nearing
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 gone
                 towards
                 Carrick
                 ,
                 intended
                 to
                 bestow
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 before
                 necessity
                 forced
                 him
                 to
                 disperse
                 his
                 men
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 end
                 his
                 Excellency
                 marcht
                 speedily
                 after
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 designe
                 to
                 s●t
                 on
                 him
                 ,
                 whist
                 he
                 was
                 either
                 Engaged
                 before
                 Car●ick
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 incumb●●●d
                 at
                 some
                 other
                 Pass
                 upon
                 the
                 River
                 :
                 but
                 after
                 all
                 this
                 diligence
                 ,
                 when
                 his
                 Excellency
                 came
                 neer
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 he
                 then
                 learnt
                 that
                 the
                 place
                 was
                 lost
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 Cromwel
                 leaving
                 a
                 competent
                 Garrison
                 therein
                 ,
                 had
                 onely
                 past
                 his
                 Army
                 over
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 gone
                 towards
                 Waterford
                 ;
                 which
                 Town
                 during
                 Cromwels
                 Residence
                 a●
                 Rosse
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 perswasion
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 said
                 )
                 of
                 
                   Geoffry
                   Baron
                
                 and
                 
                   Hugh
                   Rochford
                
                 ,
                 had
                 underhand
                 begun
                 a
                 treaty
                 with
                 him
                 for
                 the
                 delivery
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 unto
                 him
                 ;
                 which
                 Treaty
                 onely
                 stuck
                 upon
                 the
                 free
                 exercise
                 of
                 their
                 Religion
                 and
                 the
                 Churches
                 ,
                 denied
                 unto
                 them
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 knowledge
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 caused
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 now
                 to
                 hasten
                 thither
                 ,
                 with
                 no
                 small
                 danger
                 to
                 his
                 person
                 ,
                 to
                 press
                 them
                 to
                 admit
                 of
                 a
                 Garrison
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 denied
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Castlehaven
                 ,
                 with
                 divers
                 others
                 that
                 his
                 Excellency
                 propounded
                 ,
                 being
                 utterly
                 rejected
                 by
                 them
                 ;
                 yet
                 at
                 last
                 they
                 were
                 content
                 to
                 admit
                 of
                 Farrell
                 and
                 the
                 
                 Vlster-men
                 ,
                 who
                 accordingly
                 were
                 sent
                 immediately
                 unto
                 them
                 .
                 
                 After
                 Farrells
                 admittance
                 ,
                 he
                 upon
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 Enemies
                 motion
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 fearing
                 some
                 commotion
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 thinking
                 himself
                 not
                 strong
                 enough
                 to
                 resist
                 the
                 Enemy
                 without
                 ,
                 and
                 master
                 them
                 within
                 ;
                 writes
                 unto
                 his
                 Excellency
                 for
                 a
                 supply
                 of
                 men
                 ;
                 and
                 these
                 his
                 Excellency
                 (
                 seeing
                 Cromwel
                 so
                 unexpectedly
                 got
                 over
                 into
                 Munster
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 Treachery
                 of
                 the
                 Garrison
                 of
                 Carrick
                 )
                 intends
                 now
                 to
                 conduct
                 himself
                 out
                 of
                 hand
                 into
                 Waterford
                 ,
                 before
                 which
                 the
                 Enemy
                 was
                 supposed
                 to
                 be
                 :
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 some
                 Principal
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 desired
                 leave
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 in
                 the
                 interim
                 attempt
                 the
                 re-gaining
                 of
                 Carrick
                 ;
                 against
                 whom
                 his
                 Excellency
                 objecting
                 the
                 want
                 of
                 materials
                 necessary
                 for
                 such
                 an
                 enterprize
                 ,
                 was
                 assured
                 they
                 had
                 enough
                 to
                 serve
                 their
                 turn
                 for
                 that
                 work
                 ;
                 yea
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 positively
                 undertook
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 that
                 night
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 leaving
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 business
                 ,
                 his
                 Lordship
                 bends
                 his
                 course
                 for
                 Waterford
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 arrived
                 when
                 it
                 was
                 late
                 ;
                 upon
                 notice
                 whereof
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 despairing
                 of
                 doing
                 any
                 good
                 upon
                 that
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 finding
                 many
                 of
                 his
                 men
                 fall
                 sick
                 and
                 dye
                 of
                 the
                 Flux
                 ,
                 which
                 then
                 raged
                 amongst
                 them
                 ,
                 draws
                 off
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 hastens
                 towards
                 his
                 Winter-quarters
                 at
                 Corke
                 and
                 Youghall
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 march
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 gained
                 Dungarvan
                 ,
                 so
                 he
                 lo●●
                 Iones
                 his
                 Lieutenant-General
                 .
                 
              
               
                 During
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenants
                 absence
                 ,
                 the
                 Army
                 at
                 Carrick
                 assaults
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Foot
                 falling
                 on
                 with
                 extraordinary
                 gallantry
                 and
                 resolution
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 after
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 they
                 failed
                 of
                 carrying
                 the
                 place
                 onely
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 a
                 few
                 Pickaxes
                 and
                 Spades
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 call'd
                 for
                 ,
                 were
                 no
                 where
                 to
                 be
                 found
                 ;
                 which
                 necessitated
                 the
                 poor
                 Foot
                 ,
                 after
                 having
                 done
                 so
                 handsomely
                 ,
                 and
                 stood
                 under
                 the
                 Walls
                 some
                 hours
                 ,
                 to
                 quit
                 the
                 business
                 and
                 draw
                 off
                 ;
                 when
                 extreme
                 want
                 of
                 Food
                 (
                 they
                 having
                 eaten
                 nothing
                 almost
                 for
                 two
                 days
                 )
                 enforced
                 them
                 to
                 march
                 away
                 towards
                 Clonmell
                 ;
                 all
                 the
                 Country
                 betwixt
                 Carrick
                 and
                 Kilkenny
                 being
                 totally
                 spoiled
                 already
                 .
                 This
                 Carrick
                 was
                 gained
                 and
                 now
                 defended
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Reynolds
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 removal
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 hence
                 ,
                 without
                 sending
                 notice
                 of
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 ,
                 had
                 like
                 to
                 have
                 put
                 his
                 Excellency
                 into
                 the
                 Enemies
                 hands
                 :
                 for
                 he
                 making
                 full
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 regaining
                 of
                 Carrick
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 former
                 assurance
                 that
                 was
                 given
                 him
                 ,
                 was
                 upon
                 his
                 way
                 directly
                 thither
                 (
                 where
                 the
                 Enemy
                 had
                 300
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 not
                 40
                 in
                 his
                 Company
                 )
                 when
                 Colonel
                 
                   Milo
                   Power
                
                 by
                 good
                 fortune
                 found
                 him
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 told
                 him
                 of
                 the
                 ill
                 success
                 of
                 the
                 Enterprize
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 thence
                 :
                 whereupon
                 he
                 altered
                 his
                 course
                 another
                 way
                 .
                 And
                 then
                 considering
                 that
                 the
                 Enemy
                 was
                 now
                 retired
                 into
                 his
                 Garrisons
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 weather
                 was
                 bitter
                 and
                 unfit
                 for
                 action
                 ,
                 the
                 Winter
                 being
                 now
                 come
                 on
                 ,
                 or
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 not
                 so
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 neither
                 Meat
                 ,
                 nor
                 Money
                 wherewith
                 to
                 keep
                 his
                 men
                 any
                 longer
                 together
                 ;
                 having
                 since
                 the
                 Revolt
                 of
                 Munster
                 (
                 which
                 deprived
                 him
                 of
                 the
                 greatest
                 share
                 of
                 his
                 Contributions
                 and
                 Provisions
                 )
                 been
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 already
                 forced
                 to
                 live
                 upon
                 the
                 spoil
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 ;
                 he
                 concluded
                 upon
                 dispersing
                 his
                 Army
                 into
                 Quarters
                 also
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 because
                 the
                 Principal
                 Towns
                 refused
                 to
                 admit
                 them
                 in
                 )
                 he
                 was
                 fain
                 to
                 scatter
                 over
                 all
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 The
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Vlster-Forces
                 were
                 sent
                 into
                 their
                 own
                 Province
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 chuse
                 a
                 new
                 General
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 their
                 conditions
                 allowed
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 
                   Owen
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 was
                 dead
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 
                   Luke
                   Taafe
                
                 with
                 his
                 men
                 were
                 sent
                 back
                 into
                 Connaght
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 Clanrickard
                 :
                 The
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 with
                 the
                 remainder
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 belonged
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 went
                 over
                 into
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Clare
                 ;
                 the
                 Lord
                 Dillon
                 with
                 his
                 into
                 Meath
                 ,
                 and
                 towards
                 Athlone
                 ;
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 were
                 scattered
                 several
                 ways
                 ,
                 onely
                 Major-General
                 
                   Hugh
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 was
                 admitted
                 with
                 about
                 1600
                 
                 Vlster-men
                 into
                 Clonmell
                 as
                 Governour
                 ;
                 and
                 Kilkenny
                 received
                 also
                 a
                 competent
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 to
                 secure
                 them
                 against
                 so
                 ill
                 Neighbours
                 as
                 both
                 Rosse
                 and
                 Carrick
                 were
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 you
                 may
                 behold
                 a
                 summary
                 of
                 what
                 past
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 Army
                 first
                 set
                 forth
                 ,
                 until
                 their
                 going
                 to
                 their
                 Winter-quarters
                 ;
                 in
                 all
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 how
                 ill
                 soever
                 the
                 success
                 hath
                 been
                 ,
                 nothing
                 can
                 with
                 any
                 colour
                 of
                 reason
                 be
                 laid
                 to
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenants
                 charge
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 not
                 punishing
                 those
                 many
                 Failings
                 ,
                 Treacheries
                 ,
                 and
                 Disorders
                 that
                 were
                 committed
                 during
                 this
                 Summers
                 Expedition
                 :
                 Yet
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 disobedience
                 and
                 neglects
                 in
                 the
                 Siege
                 of
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 I
                 gave
                 you
                 Reasons
                 why
                 that
                 was
                 past
                 over
                 before
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 committed
                 since
                 ,
                 were
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 by
                 men
                 of
                 that
                 condition
                 and
                 interest
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 neither
                 safe
                 nor
                 fit
                 (
                 all
                 things
                 considered
                 )
                 to
                 call
                 them
                 to
                 an
                 account
                 .
                 As
                 for
                 Treacheries
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Authors
                 of
                 them
                 took
                 care
                 to
                 secure
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 time
                 get
                 out
                 of
                 reach
                 ;
                 onely
                 Crosby
                 that
                 betrayed
                 Kingsale
                 ,
                 
                 after
                 he
                 was
                 designed
                 to
                 dye
                 by
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueens
                 coming
                 to
                 Town
                 ,
                 was
                 (
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 for
                 what
                 considerations
                 )
                 reprieved
                 and
                 saved
                 .
                 The
                 want
                 of
                 money
                 to
                 pay
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 exigences
                 they
                 were
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 in
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 mischance
                 at
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 did
                 so
                 much
                 Authorize
                 their
                 disorders
                 in
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 past
                 by
                 and
                 connived
                 at
                 ,
                 there
                 had
                 been
                 no
                 means
                 of
                 keeping
                 them
                 together
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 that
                 I
                 have
                 many
                 reasons
                 to
                 believe
                 ,
                 that
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 defeat
                 at
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 and
                 success
                 upon
                 
                   Drogheda
                   ,
                   Cromwel
                
                 with
                 all
                 his
                 great
                 Army
                 ,
                 his
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 and
                 store
                 of
                 Money
                 ,
                 had
                 been
                 lost
                 and
                 sunk
                 to
                 nothing
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Castles
                 of
                 Wexford
                 and
                 Carrick
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 so
                 foully
                 given
                 up
                 ;
                 nay
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 that
                 too
                 ,
                 if
                 those
                 Towns
                 and
                 Forces
                 in
                 Munster
                 had
                 not
                 so
                 treacherously
                 Revolted
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 did
                 the
                 knavery
                 and
                 malice
                 of
                 a
                 few
                 ,
                 steal
                 away
                 the
                 Hearts
                 of
                 the
                 generality
                 
                 of
                 that
                 undiscerning
                 simple
                 people
                 from
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 ,
                 few
                 of
                 them
                 being
                 able
                 to
                 judge
                 at
                 all
                 of
                 the
                 Prudence
                 and
                 Integrity
                 of
                 his
                 Conduct
                 ;
                 or
                 to
                 consider
                 that
                 the
                 Army
                 that
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 Field
                 the
                 foregoing
                 Summer
                 ,
                 would
                 have
                 required
                 four
                 times
                 the
                 Contribution
                 that
                 was
                 raised
                 ,
                 without
                 leaving
                 any
                 surplus
                 ,
                 
                 either
                 to
                 be
                 hoarded
                 up
                 or
                 sent
                 beyond
                 Seas
                 :
                 From
                 which
                 his
                 Excellency
                 was
                 so
                 far
                 ,
                 that
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 he
                 frequently
                 offered
                 to
                 engage
                 at
                 a
                 very
                 low
                 rate
                 ,
                 all
                 that
                 remained
                 Unmorgaged
                 of
                 his
                 Princely
                 Estate
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 support
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Surrender
                 of
                 Dublin
                 truly
                 had
                 been
                 made
                 unto
                 the
                 people
                 of
                 Ireland
                 by
                 the
                 arts
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 in
                 Government
                 amongst
                 them
                 ,
                 a
                 most
                 odious
                 thing
                 ;
                 though
                 those
                 very
                 persons
                 knew
                 well
                 enough
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 themselves
                 and
                 not
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 fault
                 ,
                 by
                 twice
                 foully
                 violating
                 their
                 Publike
                 Faith
                 with
                 him
                 :
                 First
                 ,
                 in
                 breaking
                 a
                 Peace
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 solemnly
                 published
                 both
                 at
                 Dublin
                 and
                 Kilkenny
                 (
                 the
                 Respective
                 seats
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 the
                 Confederates
                 )
                 and
                 in
                 seconding
                 that
                 Act
                 (
                 after
                 having
                 imprisoned
                 the
                 Lord
                 Muskery
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Talbott
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Lucas
                   Dillon
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 Brown
                 ,
                 Master
                 Belings
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 their
                 Supreme
                 Council
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 made
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 still
                 stood
                 honestly
                 to
                 what
                 they
                 had
                 done
                 )
                 with
                 bringing
                 their
                 Armies
                 before
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 where
                 having
                 caused
                 the
                 burning
                 and
                 destruction
                 of
                 those
                 quarters
                 ▪
                 the
                 Town
                 it self
                 must
                 have
                 been
                 lost
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 it
                 upon
                 overture
                 of
                 a
                 Treaty
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 they
                 had
                 not
                 sent
                 Men
                 and
                 Supplies
                 to
                 rescue
                 it
                 .
                 And
                 next
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 breach
                 of
                 that
                 solemn
                 Engagement
                 made
                 between
                 them
                 and
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Clanrickard
                 ,
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 (
                 upon
                 belief
                 of
                 their
                 resolution
                 to
                 return
                 unto
                 their
                 Duty
                 )
                 the
                 Treaty
                 was
                 broke
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Forces
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 sent
                 home
                 again
                 .
                 Could
                 it
                 be
                 expected
                 that
                 after
                 two
                 such
                 acts
                 as
                 these
                 ,
                 any
                 wise
                 man
                 would
                 trust
                 or
                 treat
                 with
                 the
                 Irish
                 any
                 more
                 ,
                 whilst
                 the
                 Government
                 was
                 still
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 mens
                 hands
                 ?
                 who
                 after
                 all
                 this
                 ,
                 wrought
                 the
                 whole
                 Assembly
                 to
                 declare
                 they
                 would
                 never
                 have
                 any
                 Protestant
                 Governour
                 more
                 ,
                 and
                 namely
                 not
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 ;
                 and
                 who
                 were
                 not
                 ashamed
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 both
                 to
                 annul
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 acknowledge
                 that
                 the
                 forementioned
                 Gentlemen
                 that
                 had
                 been
                 makers
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 suffered
                 in
                 justification
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 had
                 neither
                 exceeded
                 their
                 instructions
                 ,
                 nor
                 done
                 any
                 thing
                 misbecoming
                 honest
                 men
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 was
                 now
                 at
                 Kilkenny
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 having
                 in
                 vain
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 qualifie
                 the
                 universal
                 discontents
                 ,
                 and
                 observing
                 how
                 fast
                 (
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 admonitory
                 Declaration
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Bishops
                 from
                 Clonmacnosse
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 )
                 the
                 people
                 being
                 alienated
                 with
                 the
                 ravaging
                 and
                 disorder
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 Armies
                 ,
                 and
                 allured
                 with
                 the
                 successes
                 and
                 smooth
                 invitations
                 of
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 run
                 headlong
                 in
                 to
                 him
                 for
                 Protection
                 ,
                 and
                 under
                 Contribution
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 ,
                 how
                 great
                 numbers
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 
                 some
                 frighted
                 with
                 the
                 Plague
                 ,
                 which
                 now
                 began
                 to
                 spread
                 into
                 the
                 other
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 and
                 others
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 livelihood
                 ,
                 as
                 having
                 neither
                 meat
                 nor
                 pay
                 ,
                 flockt
                 in
                 unto
                 the
                 Enemy
                 :
                 He
                 went
                 into
                 Connaght
                 to
                 confer
                 about
                 carrying
                 on
                 of
                 the
                 publike
                 business
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 remedy
                 of
                 those
                 disorders
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Clanrickard
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 Castle
                 of
                 Portumna
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 Christmas
                 ;
                 who
                 being
                 a
                 person
                 of
                 that
                 eminent
                 Merit
                 towards
                 our
                 King
                 and
                 Nation
                 ,
                 and
                 deserving
                 so
                 much
                 Honour
                 from
                 all
                 honest
                 men
                 ,
                 I
                 must
                 ,
                 I
                 believe
                 ,
                 do
                 a
                 thing
                 very
                 displeasing
                 to
                 you
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 give
                 you
                 a
                 due
                 Character
                 of
                 him
                 here
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 his
                 coming
                 to
                 Portumna
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 meets
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Monro
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 posted
                 thither
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 some
                 Proposals
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 reduction
                 of
                 Vlster
                 to
                 his
                 Excellency
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Clanrickard
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 the
                 Summer
                 before
                 assisted
                 him
                 towards
                 his
                 Vlster
                 Expedition
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 a
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 100
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 1000
                 pounds
                 in
                 money
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Counaght
                 )
                 and
                 in
                 case
                 those
                 overtures
                 of
                 his
                 were
                 not
                 approved
                 of
                 ,
                 to
                 demand
                 his
                 Pass
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 leave
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 but
                 what
                 he
                 propounded
                 was
                 so
                 plausible
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 case
                 Money
                 and
                 Arms
                 could
                 be
                 had
                 in
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 proportion
                 to
                 what
                 he
                 demanded
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 infection
                 of
                 Galloway
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 which
                 
                 Town
                 chiefly
                 both
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 ,
                 made
                 it
                 very
                 difficult
                 )
                 they
                 judged
                 it
                 a
                 very
                 likely
                 Expedition
                 :
                 Whereupon
                 the
                 Lord
                 (
                 Clanrickard
                 ,
                 desirous
                 to
                 keep
                 so
                 able
                 a
                 Commander
                 as
                 Sir
                 George
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 
                 furnisheth
                 him
                 with
                 what
                 Money
                 he
                 could
                 at
                 the
                 present
                 ,
                 and
                 sends
                 him
                 Northwards
                 to
                 lay
                 and
                 prepare
                 the
                 business
                 before
                 ;
                 promising
                 to
                 do
                 his
                 uttermost
                 endeavours
                 to
                 procure
                 him
                 those
                 supplies
                 of
                 Money
                 ,
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 and
                 Arms
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 time
                 appointed
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 to
                 bring
                 his
                 Army
                 up
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 Sligo
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 countenance
                 Sir
                 George
                 in
                 his
                 undertakings
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 ready
                 for
                 any
                 fair
                 occasion
                 that
                 should
                 present
                 it self
                 for
                 the
                 mastering
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 .
              
               
                 
                 After
                 four
                 or
                 fiv●
                 days
                 stay
                 at
                 the
                 most
                 ,
                 his
                 Excellency
                 took
                 his
                 leave
                 ,
                 and
                 hastened
                 towards
                 Kilkenny
                 ,
                 obliging
                 the
                 Lord
                 Clanrickard
                 to
                 come
                 after
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 present
                 at
                 a
                 meeting
                 he
                 had
                 appointed
                 there
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 procuring
                 of
                 a
                 good
                 understanding
                 between
                 the
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 and
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 taking
                 the
                 best
                 order
                 they
                 could
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 raising
                 and
                 maintaining
                 an
                 Army
                 against
                 the
                 next
                 Spring
                 :
                 But
                 though
                 they
                 met
                 ,
                 nothing
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 could
                 be
                 done
                 or
                 agreed
                 upon
                 ;
                 wherefore
                 the
                 Lord
                 Clanrickard
                 returns
                 into
                 Connaght
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 order
                 for
                 his
                 Northern
                 Exp●dition
                 ;
                 which
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 difficulties
                 of
                 getting
                 his
                 men
                 together
                 ,
                 arising
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 universal
                 distractions
                 that
                 were
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 the
                 hard
                 Season
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 the
                 Pestilence
                 ,
                 the
                 want
                 of
                 Moneys
                 and
                 Provisions
                 ,
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 possibly
                 go
                 through
                 with
                 against
                 February
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 time
                 designed
                 ;
                 nor
                 even
                 then
                 when
                 he
                 did
                 ,
                 without
                 very
                 great
                 necessities
                 and
                 inconveniencies
                 to
                 himself
                 and
                 his
                 Army
                 ;
                 though
                 that
                 Noble
                 Person
                 declined
                 no
                 difficulty
                 ,
                 nor
                 spared
                 no
                 Charge
                 in
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Service
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 failing
                 in
                 point
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Moneys
                 promised
                 him
                 (
                 which
                 nevertheless
                 as
                 things
                 stood
                 ,
                 no
                 mans
                 industry
                 could
                 have
                 remedied
                 )
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Monro
                
                 complained
                 very
                 much
                 of
                 ,
                 affirming
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 opportunity
                 was
                 lost
                 thereby
                 ,
                 especially
                 ,
                 now
                 they
                 being
                 come
                 ,
                 the
                 Army
                 was
                 able
                 to
                 move
                 no
                 further
                 through
                 extreme
                 want
                 of
                 Provision
                 (
                 kept
                 from
                 them
                 by
                 foul
                 and
                 contrary
                 weather
                 )
                 for
                 which
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 residue
                 of
                 the
                 Money
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 hopes
                 of
                 an
                 accord
                 between
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 and
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 some
                 days
                 were
                 spent
                 in
                 expectation
                 ;
                 but
                 nothing
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 except
                 onely
                 a
                 Letter
                 from
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ormond
                 summoning
                 the
                 Lord
                 Clanrickard
                 suddainly
                 away
                 ;
                 his
                 Lordship
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 leave
                 his
                 Army
                 and
                 the
                 Northern
                 business
                 to
                 the
                 hazard
                 ,
                 and
                 return
                 back
                 to
                 meet
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 and
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 at
                 Loghreogh
                 :
                 W●ereupon
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Monro
                
                 believing
                 now
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 would
                 leave
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 seeing
                 the
                 divisions
                 amongst
                 the
                 Irish
                 grew
                 daily
                 greater
                 ,
                 and
                 giving
                 all
                 for
                 lost
                 (
                 having
                 received
                 a
                 defeat
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Coot
                
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Claneboys
                 was
                 taken
                 Prisoner
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Henderson
                 killed
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 800
                 Private
                 Souldiers
                 )
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 finding
                 the
                 impatience
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 party
                 to
                 treat
                 with
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 often
                 before
                 publikely
                 declared
                 he
                 would
                 )
                 retires
                 himself
                 to
                 Eniskillin
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 made
                 Conditions
                 for
                 himself
                 ,
                 the
                 remainder
                 of
                 his
                 Party
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Officers
                 that
                 were
                 in
                 Prison
                 ,
                 gave
                 up
                 that
                 place
                 to
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 departed
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 Very
                 soon
                 after
                 whose
                 retirement
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Clanrickard's
                 Army
                 through
                 extremity
                 of
                 want
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 return
                 from
                 Sligo
                 back
                 towards
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Galloway
                 .
              
               
                 Where
                 I
                 will
                 leave
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 come
                 back
                 to
                 his
                 Excellency
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 left
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Clanrickard
                 lately
                 in
                 Kilkenny
                 ,
                 
                 after
                 having
                 caused
                 Captain
                 Tickle
                 to
                 be
                 Executed
                 for
                 a
                 designe
                 he
                 had
                 of
                 betraying
                 that
                 Town
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 ;
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 breach
                 growing
                 daily
                 wider
                 between
                 him
                 and
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 and
                 through
                 the
                 increase
                 of
                 the
                 Sickness
                 now
                 come
                 thither
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 joynt
                 request
                 of
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 and
                 Officers
                 ,
                 induced
                 to
                 remove
                 towards
                 Limerick
                 ;
                 
                 where
                 being
                 negligently
                 received
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 accustomed
                 respect
                 used
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 he
                 after
                 a
                 short
                 stay
                 departed
                 thence
                 into
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Clare
                 .
                 Immediately
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 the
                 Enemy
                 having
                 refreshed
                 his
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 encreased
                 his
                 Army
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 accession
                 of
                 old
                 Souldiers
                 that
                 had
                 formerly
                 served
                 under
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 and
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 ,
                 takes
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 and
                 falls
                 a
                 Summoning
                 
                 Castles
                 ,
                 and
                 bringing
                 the
                 Country
                 under
                 Contribution
                 ;
                 wherein
                 he
                 had
                 a
                 general
                 success
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Castles
                 surrendring
                 upon
                 appearance
                 of
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 Horse
                 ;
                 except
                 Kiltenan
                 ,
                 which
                 gave
                 him
                 some
                 resistance
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellencies
                 Army
                 ,
                 
                 through
                 the
                 forementioned
                 obstinacy
                 and
                 disobedience
                 of
                 the
                 Towns
                 against
                 receiving
                 Garrisons
                 ,
                 was
                 so
                 far
                 dispersed
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 means
                 of
                 drawing
                 them
                 together
                 ;
                 neither
                 ,
                 if
                 that
                 were
                 done
                 ,
                 of
                 drawing
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 Body
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Country
                 was
                 destroyed
                 and
                 wast
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 could
                 not
                 supply
                 him
                 :
                 besides
                 ,
                 during
                 these
                 disagreements
                 between
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 ,
                 the
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 few
                 or
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 Souldiers
                 (
                 if
                 there
                 had
                 been
                 Provisions
                 for
                 them
                 )
                 that
                 would
                 obey
                 his
                 Excellencies
                 Orders
                 .
                 Of
                 all
                 which
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 well
                 aware
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 went
                 securely
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 confidence
                 to
                 work
                 ,
                 carrying
                 all
                 before
                 him
                 .
                 Amongst
                 other
                 of
                 his
                 successes
                 ,
                 
                 Ballisanon
                 was
                 sold
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Cahir
                   Castle
                
                 (
                 then
                 the
                 dwelling-house
                 of
                 Master
                 Matthews
                 ,
                 a
                 young
                 youth
                 ,
                 and
                 half
                 Brother
                 to
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 )
                 given
                 him
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 those
                 strict
                 orders
                 left
                 by
                 his
                 Excellency
                 with
                 Master
                 Matthews
                 for
                 the
                 keeping
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 who
                 was
                 so
                 conscious
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 misdoing
                 in
                 the
                 Act
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 refused
                 upon
                 several
                 summons
                 and
                 invitations
                 to
                 appear
                 before
                 his
                 Lordship
                 ,
                 and
                 stayed
                 s●●ll
                 in
                 the
                 Enemies
                 quarters
                 to
                 secure
                 himself
                 from
                 his
                 Excellencies
                 indignation
                 .
                 
                 But
                 nevertheless
                 ,
                 this
                 act
                 of
                 Master
                 Matthews
                 is
                 made
                 a
                 ground
                 of
                 new
                 sus●●●●ns
                 ,
                 and
                 fresh
                 clamours
                 against
                 his
                 Lordship
                 himself
                 by
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 who
                 all
                 this
                 while
                 run
                 on
                 in
                 their
                 extravagancies
                 ,
                 intent
                 onely
                 upon
                 their
                 disputes
                 in
                 hand
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 there
                 were
                 no
                 such
                 man
                 as
                 Cromwel
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 insomuch
                 ,
                 that
                 seeing
                 so
                 many
                 several
                 meetings
                 assigned
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 much
                 time
                 spent
                 to
                 so
                 little
                 purpose
                 ,
                 his
                 Excellency
                 concludes
                 that
                 those
                 people
                 would
                 never
                 be
                 brought
                 into
                 order
                 by
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 resolves
                 to
                 withdraw
                 himself
                 from
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 to
                 depart
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 commit
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 all
                 unto
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Clanrickard
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 reason
                 of
                 his
                 Lordships
                 being
                 sent
                 for
                 back
                 again
                 from
                 Sligo
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Enemy
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 having
                 the
                 Castles
                 of
                 Gowran
                 and
                 Laghlin
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Officers
                 Commanding
                 in
                 them
                 ,
                 delivered
                 into
                 his
                 hands
                 by
                 the
                 Common-Souldiers
                 ,
                 sets
                 at
                 last
                 upon
                 Kilkenny
                 ;
                 whence
                 (
                 a
                 while
                 before
                 )
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Castlehaven
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 now
                 left
                 with
                 chief
                 Command
                 in
                 Lemster
                 )
                 was
                 drawn
                 out
                 with
                 his
                 Forces
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 the
                 Sickness
                 raged
                 so
                 ,
                 leaving
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Butler
                
                 and
                 Major
                 Walsh
                 ,
                 with
                 about
                 50
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 400
                 Foot
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 where
                 a
                 breach
                 being
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Enemy
                 Assaulting
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 bravely
                 Repulsed
                 ,
                 leaving
                 600
                 Arms
                 behind
                 them
                 ;
                 after
                 which
                 check
                 ,
                 they
                 resolved
                 to
                 march
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 sending
                 their
                 Artillery
                 away
                 silently
                 before
                 ,
                 whilst
                 the
                 Townsmen
                 convey
                 a
                 Drummer
                 privately
                 over
                 the
                 Wall
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 what
                 accord
                 ,
                 
                 let
                 the
                 Enemy
                 in
                 ,
                 unknown
                 to
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 then
                 forced
                 to
                 retire
                 to
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 their
                 Terms
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 granted
                 them
                 ,
                 they
                 march
                 away
                 .
              
               
                 Kilkenny
                 being
                 gained
                 by
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 let
                 us
                 leave
                 Cromwel
                 at
                 Cashel
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 amongst
                 his
                 Committee-men
                 ,
                 and
                 return
                 into
                 Connaght
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Clergy
                 and
                 Commissioners
                 seeing
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Clanrickard
                 having
                 refused
                 to
                 take
                 the
                 Government
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 resolved
                 in
                 case
                 they
                 continued
                 disobedient
                 unto
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 (
                 lest
                 the
                 Kings
                 Authority
                 should
                 be
                 exposed
                 to
                 further
                 disobedience
                 and
                 contempt
                 )
                 to
                 leave
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 together
                 with
                 his
                 Excellency
                 :
                 and
                 considering
                 what
                 a
                 certain
                 Ruine
                 their
                 departure
                 would
                 be
                 unto
                 them
                 all
                 ,
                 are
                 now
                 courting
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 to
                 stay
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 offer
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 composition
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 who
                 demands
                 assurance
                 from
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Respective
                 Towns
                 of
                 Limerick
                 and
                 Galloway
                 shall
                 receive
                 sufficient
                 Garrisons
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 themselves
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 and
                 people
                 shall
                 hereafter
                 readily
                 obey
                 him
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 undertake
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 upon
                 condition
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 English
                 whatsoever
                 (
                 under
                 his
                 Excellencies
                 Command
                 )
                 might
                 be
                 disbanded
                 and
                 sent
                 away
                 ;
                 that
                 the
                 Bishops
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 might
                 have
                 a
                 share
                 in
                 Council
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 things
                 ;
                 that
                 the
                 Receiver-General
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Hamilton
                
                 ,
                 Brother-in-law
                 
                 to
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 person
                 of
                 great
                 parts
                 ,
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 Merit
                 )
                 might
                 give
                 in
                 his
                 accounts
                 ;
                 all
                 which
                 his
                 Excellency
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 great
                 desire
                 to
                 satisfie
                 and
                 unite
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 thereby
                 to
                 preserve
                 the
                 Country
                 and
                 the
                 Kings
                 Interest
                 (
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 possible
                 )
                 at
                 last
                 assents
                 unto
              
               
                 This
                 Agreement
                 being
                 made
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 were
                 accordingly
                 (
                 to
                 free
                 the
                 Irish
                 of
                 their
                 Jealousies
                 ,
                 who
                 either
                 were
                 or
                 would
                 seem
                 to
                 be
                 equally
                 suspicious
                 of
                 the
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 had
                 served
                 the
                 Parliament
                 before
                 )
                 disbanded
                 ;
                 and
                 since
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 further
                 employment
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 nor
                 means
                 of
                 getting
                 away
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 leave
                 to
                 make
                 their
                 Conditions
                 with
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 to
                 pass
                 through
                 his
                 quarters
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 which
                 being
                 granted
                 by
                 him
                 all
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 small
                 remainder
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueens
                 men
                 (
                 except
                 a
                 few
                 that
                 Colonel
                 Buller
                 was
                 to
                 carry
                 for
                 Scilly
                 )
                 went
                 under
                 the
                 conduct
                 of
                 Colonel
                 
                   Iohn
                   Daniel
                
                 into
                 the
                 Enemies
                 quarter
                 ;
                 so
                 did
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ards
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 him
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Armstrong
                
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 went
                 also
                 Master
                 
                   Daniel
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 score
                 of
                 carrying
                 a
                 Regiment
                 into
                 Spain
                 .
                 There
                 remained
                 none
                 behind
                 that
                 was
                 permitted
                 to
                 bear
                 any
                 charge
                 ,
                 but
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Treswell
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ormonds
                 particular
                 instance
                 ,
                 to
                 Command
                 his
                 Guards
                 of
                 Horie
                 ;
                 onely
                 
                   Iohn
                   Digby
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Henry
                   Warren
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Hugh
                 Butler
                 ●aid
                 to
                 wait
                 upon
                 his
                 Excellencies
                 person
                 ,
                 and
                 bear
                 him
                 company
                 in
                 his
                 a●●entures
                 :
                 Colonel
                 Trevor
                 rendred
                 himself
                 likewise
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 account
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 before
                 I
                 go
                 on
                 ,
                 I
                 must
                 not
                 omit
                 to
                 tell
                 you
                 ,
                 how
                 Dean
                 Boile
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 treat
                 with
                 Cromwel
                 for
                 the
                 English
                 that
                 were
                 disbanded
                 ,
                 being
                 offered
                 it
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 says
                 )
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 and
                 imagining
                 (
                 as
                 himself
                 affirms
                 )
                 to
                 do
                 a
                 service
                 to
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 adventured
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 head
                 to
                 take
                 Passes
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 departure
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 whereof
                 ,
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 ever
                 Dean
                 Boile
                 was
                 gone
                 ,
                 he
                 makes
                 use
                 ,
                 to
                 debauch
                 the
                 Irish
                 Garrisons
                 to
                 take
                 Conditions
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 assuring
                 them
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 had
                 received
                 his
                 Pass
                 to
                 depart
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 though
                 the
                 Passes
                 were
                 absolutely
                 without
                 his
                 Lordships
                 privity
                 or
                 license
                 accepted
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 indignation
                 resented
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 
                   Emer
                   Mac
                   Mahon
                
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Cloghor
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 chosen
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Vlster-Army
                 ,
                 having
                 a
                 good
                 while
                 since
                 received
                 his
                 Commission
                 from
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 gathering
                 together
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 time
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 made
                 up
                 to
                 be
                 about
                 6000
                 men
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 having
                 taken
                 several
                 little
                 Castles
                 in
                 his
                 way
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 marched
                 up
                 into
                 the
                 Claneboyes
                 ,
                 and
                 become
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 field
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 next
                 enterprize
                 Cromwel
                 went
                 in
                 hand
                 with
                 ,
                 was
                 to
                 take
                 Clonmell
                 which
                 was
                 kept
                 by
                 Major-General
                 
                   Hugh
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 ,
                 who
                 behaved
                 himself
                 so
                 discreetly
                 and
                 gallantly
                 in
                 defending
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 Cromwel
                 lost
                 neer
                 upon
                 2500
                 men
                 before
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 had
                 notwithstanding
                 gone
                 away
                 without
                 it
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 within
                 had
                 had
                 store
                 of
                 Powder
                 ;
                 but
                 their
                 small
                 proportion
                 being
                 spent
                 ,
                 the
                 Governour
                 with
                 his
                 Souldiers
                 was
                 fain
                 to
                 go
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 by
                 night
                 ,
                 towards
                 Waterford
                 ,
                 and
                 leave
                 the
                 Towns-men
                 to
                 make
                 Conditions
                 for
                 themselves
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 did
                 the
                 next
                 morning
                 ,
                 the
                 Enemy
                 not
                 knowing
                 but
                 the
                 Garrison
                 was
                 still
                 in
                 Town
                 ,
                 
                 till
                 the
                 Conditions
                 were
                 signed
                 .
                 Thus
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 this
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 other
                 Garrisons
                 ,
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 was
                 another
                 effect
                 of
                 the
                 disobedience
                 of
                 the
                 Towns
                 ;
                 insomuch
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 it
                 not
                 been
                 for
                 a
                 little
                 Magazine
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Clanrickard
                 had
                 providently
                 made
                 beforehand
                 ,
                 and
                 wherewith
                 (
                 since
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 Drogbeda
                 )
                 his
                 Excellencies
                 Army
                 ,
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 the
                 Vlsters
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Garrisons
                 were
                 furnished
                 ;
                 all
                 might
                 have
                 gone
                 to
                 an
                 irrecoverable
                 ruine
                 ,
                 whilst
                 the
                 Walled-Towns
                 (
                 like
                 Free-States
                 )
                 lookt
                 on
                 as
                 unconcern'd
                 ,
                 denying
                 to
                 afford
                 it
                 to
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                 About
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Siege
                 of
                 
                   Clonmel
                   ,
                   David
                   Roch
                
                 having
                 raised
                 above
                 2000
                 men
                 in
                 the
                 Counties
                 of
                 Corke
                 and
                 Kerry
                 ,
                 and
                 beginning
                 to
                 make
                 head
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 received
                 a
                 small
                 brush
                 from
                 the
                 Lord
                 Broghall
                 ,
                 which
                 onely
                 dispersed
                 his
                 men
                 for
                 a
                 few
                 days
                 ,
                 his
                 loss
                 being
                 not
                 considerable
                 for
                 any
                 thing
                 but
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rosse
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 taken
                 was
                 hanged
                 with
                 two
                 other
                 Priests
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 for
                 being
                 found
                 in
                 Arms
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 said
                 )
                 against
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
               
                 Soon
                 after
                 the
                 gaining
                 of
                 Clonmel
                 ,
                 
                 Cromwel
                 upon
                 Letters
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 inviting
                 him
                 thither
                 ;
                 went
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 leaves
                 Ireton
                 in
                 chief
                 Command
                 behind
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 subdue
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 that
                 miserable
                 wasted
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 whilst
                 himself
                 went
                 about
                 the
                 Conquest
                 of
                 new
                 Empires
                 ,
                 more
                 worthy
                 of
                 his
                 presence
                 .
                 Here
                 I
                 cannot
                 but
                 observe
                 ,
                 that
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 thousands
                 that
                 either
                 came
                 with
                 him
                 thither
                 ,
                 or
                 were
                 sent
                 after
                 ,
                 there
                 are
                 now
                 few
                 tens
                 surviving
                 ,
                 either
                 to
                 reap
                 the
                 benefit
                 ,
                 or
                 report
                 the
                 stories
                 of
                 their
                 Victories
                 ;
                 his
                 Army
                 upon
                 his
                 departure
                 being
                 sunk
                 to
                 a
                 very
                 inconsiderable
                 number
                 ,
                 especially
                 in
                 Foot
                 ;
                 and
                 neer
                 three
                 parts
                 of
                 those
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 either
                 Irish
                 ,
                 
                 Ione's
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Inchiqueen's
                 men
                 ,
                 who
                 onely
                 are
                 able
                 to
                 undergo
                 the
                 woful
                 incommodities
                 of
                 that
                 Country
                 ,
                 now
                 groning
                 under
                 a
                 universal
                 Plague
                 ,
                 Famine
                 ,
                 and
                 Desolation
                 ,
                 to
                 that
                 degree
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 known
                 but
                 half
                 the
                 miseries
                 that
                 expect
                 them
                 there
                 ,
                 
                 I
                 am
                 confident
                 that
                 no
                 Threats
                 nor
                 Flatteries
                 could
                 have
                 perswaded
                 men
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 thither
                 ,
                 in
                 hopes
                 of
                 reaping
                 the
                 fruits
                 of
                 their
                 fellows
                 labours
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 destroyed
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 Which
                 ,
                 as
                 low
                 as
                 't
                 is
                 brought
                 ,
                 may
                 chance
                 to
                 cost
                 Cromwel
                 a
                 second
                 Expedition
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 go
                 without
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 they
                 have
                 
                   Waterford
                   ,
                   Galloway
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Limerick
                 ,
                 three
                 of
                 the
                 strongest
                 and
                 most
                 considerable
                 Towns
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 still
                 untaken
                 ;
                 any
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 be
                 well
                 Garrisoned
                 (
                 as
                 questionless
                 now
                 they
                 are
                 )
                 will
                 be
                 neer
                 a
                 Summers
                 work
                 to
                 reduce
                 :
                 The
                 Forts
                 of
                 Duncannon
                 and
                 Sligo
                 ,
                 the
                 Castles
                 of
                 
                   Caterlo
                   ,
                   Athlone
                   ,
                   Charlemont
                
                 and
                 Neanagh
                 ,
                 are
                 not
                 easie
                 purchases
                 :
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Connaght
                 is
                 still
                 preserved
                 entire
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Clanrickard
                 ,
                 who
                 will
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 bring
                 4000
                 men
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 into
                 the
                 field
                 ,
                 now
                 that
                 Galloway
                 and
                 his
                 Country
                 is
                 somewhat
                 cleared
                 from
                 the
                 infection
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 ;
                 which
                 begins
                 to
                 rage
                 greatly
                 in
                 the
                 Enemies
                 quarters
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Corke
                   ,
                   Youghall
                   ,
                   Wexford
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Dublin
                 it self
                 ;
                 
                   Kilkenny
                   ,
                   Clonmel
                
                 ,
                 with
                 several
                 places
                 thereabouts
                 being
                 left
                 desolate
                 with
                 it
                 .
                 The
                 County
                 of
                 Clare
                 in
                 Munster
                 brought
                 unto
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 at
                 a
                 Rendezvouze
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 above
                 2000
                 men
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 his
                 Excellency
                 (
                 being
                 invited
                 by
                 the
                 Magistrates
                 )
                 was
                 ready
                 to
                 march
                 into
                 Limerick
                 to
                 Garrison
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 it
                 his
                 residence
                 .
              
               
                 What
                 Forces
                 the
                 Irish
                 had
                 in
                 Vlster
                 and
                 towards
                 Kerry
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 already
                 told
                 you
                 ,
                 as
                 likewise
                 what
                 Connaght
                 and
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Clare
                 afforded
                 :
                 I
                 must
                 adde
                 that
                 
                   Hugh
                   Mac
                   Phelim
                
                 had
                 in
                 Wi●klow
                 ,
                 and
                 towards
                 Wexford
                 ,
                 hard
                 upon
                 2000
                 men
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 Waterford
                 ,
                 General
                 Preston
                 and
                 
                   Hugh
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 had
                 little
                 less
                 :
                 to
                 conclude
                 ,
                 besides
                 all
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Castlehaven
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Dillon
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Drummore
                 ,
                 made
                 account
                 they
                 should
                 draw
                 together
                 a
                 considerable
                 Body
                 in
                 Meath
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 Leimster
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Clanrickard
                 towards
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 Tecroghan
                 ,
                 then
                 besieged
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Reynolds
                 .
                 Thus
                 you
                 may
                 see
                 that
                 (
                 provided
                 they
                 be
                 united
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 means
                 can
                 be
                 found
                 of
                 keeping
                 them
                 in
                 bodies
                 together
                 )
                 there
                 are
                 men
                 enough
                 in
                 Arms
                 yet
                 to
                 dispute
                 the
                 business
                 with
                 an
                 Enemy
                 that
                 is
                 not
                 half
                 their
                 number
                 ,
                 and
                 whose
                 quarters
                 are
                 pestered
                 likewise
                 with
                 the
                 Plague
                 and
                 Famine
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 theirs
                 ;
                 especially
                 these
                 having
                 such
                 strengths
                 and
                 fastnesses
                 still
                 in
                 their
                 hands
                 ,
                 as
                 are
                 almost
                 inaccessible
                 to
                 Cromwels
                 Souldiers
                 .
                 Who
                 after
                 having
                 mastered
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 Munster
                 and
                 Leimster
                 ,
                 their
                 supplies
                 from
                 England
                 coming
                 in
                 but
                 slowly
                 ,
                 have
                 made
                 bold
                 at
                 last
                 with
                 the
                 people
                 they
                 flattered
                 with
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 altered
                 their
                 manner
                 of
                 proceedings
                 ,
                 taking
                 from
                 them
                 by
                 force
                 what
                 they
                 pleased
                 ,
                 and
                 violating
                 their
                 protections
                 given
                 ;
                 making
                 not
                 nice
                 to
                 tell
                 them
                 ,
                 they
                 suffered
                 them
                 to
                 possess
                 their
                 Estates
                 but
                 during
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 and
                 till
                 they
                 could
                 have
                 Planters
                 to
                 put
                 into
                 their
                 rooms
                 :
                 by
                 which
                 kind
                 of
                 clear
                 dealing
                 ,
                 they
                 have
                 so
                 lost
                 and
                 made
                 desperate
                 the
                 Natives
                 ,
                 that
                 lamenting
                 their
                 former
                 too
                 ready
                 compliance
                 with
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 they
                 now
                 called
                 for
                 the
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 taking
                 Arms
                 in
                 their
                 hand
                 ,
                 began
                 to
                 rise
                 in
                 all
                 quarters
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 impossible
                 for
                 a
                 greater
                 power
                 than
                 Ireton
                 hath
                 there
                 to
                 attend
                 to
                 the
                 suppression
                 of
                 them
                 all
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 is
                 the
                 perfect
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 affairs
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 first
                 Trophees
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Commonwealth
                 raised
                 themselves
                 to
                 greater
                 Atchievements
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 
                 chain
                 of
                 successes
                 ;
                 but
                 Winter
                 growing
                 on
                 ,
                 their
                 Army
                 was
                 put
                 into
                 Winter-quarters
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 himself
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 taking
                 up
                 Youghall
                 lately
                 ,
                 with
                 Corke
                 (
                 wherein
                 were
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueens
                 Lady
                 and
                 Family
                 )
                 revolted
                 by
                 the
                 treachery
                 of
                 the
                 Colonels
                 
                   Gilford
                   ,
                   Warren
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Townsend
                 :
                 
                 (
                 Colonel
                 Wogan
                 newly
                 defeated
                 in
                 his
                 attempt
                 in
                 Passage-Fort
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 taken
                 prisoner
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Zanchy
                 )
                 whereupon
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 with
                 the
                 
                   Constant
                   Reformation
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Convertine
                 ,
                 wherein
                 was
                 Prince
                 Maurice
                 ,
                 the
                 Swallow
                 where
                 was
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mien
                
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 Sips
                 ,
                 set
                 sail
                 from
                 Kingsale
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 had
                 continued
                 Blockt
                 up
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 Summer
                 by
                 Admiral
                 Popham
                 ,
                 and
                 betook
                 themselves
                 to
                 the
                 Narrow
                 Seas
                 ,
                 now
                 that
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 most
                 of
                 that
                 Coast
                 in
                 their
                 possession
                 ,
                 and
                 sailed
                 for
                 France
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 Captain
                 Young
                 had
                 fired
                 the
                 Antilope
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 ships
                 )
                 at
                 Helvoet-sluce
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                 Guinny-Frigot
                 was
                 mastered
                 and
                 taken
                 neer
                 Scilly
                 ,
                 the
                 Rendezvouze
                 and
                 Harbour
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 that
                 did
                 very
                 much
                 hinder
                 and
                 obstruct
                 the
                 Trade
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 wherein
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Rebels
                 were
                 now
                 principally
                 concerned
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 we
                 shall
                 have
                 yet
                 further
                 occasion
                 to
                 speak
                 in
                 the
                 ensuing
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 had
                 in
                 Iune
                 filled
                 up
                 the
                 Benches
                 at
                 
                   Westminster
                   .
                   Aske
                
                 from
                 Clerk
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 Beagles
                 at
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 )
                 was
                 made
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 Vpper
                 (
                 so
                 was
                 the
                 Kings
                 )
                 Bench
                 newly
                 called
                 ;
                 and
                 Broughton
                 (
                 a
                 Clerk
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Court
                 )
                 had
                 his
                 former
                 Office.
                 Puliston
                 and
                 Warberton
                 in
                 the
                 Common-pleas
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Judge
                 Phesant
                 ,
                 Serjeant
                 Atkins
                 was
                 added
                 :
                 Colonel
                 Rigby
                 and
                 Thorpe
                 were
                 made
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ;
                 
                 by
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 whom
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Morris
                 (
                 the
                 late
                 noble
                 Governour
                 of
                 Pomfret
                 )
                 and
                 Cornet
                 Blackborne
                 ,
                 were
                 Condemned
                 and
                 Executed
                 at
                 York
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 18
                 day
                 of
                 August
                 ;
                 at
                 which
                 Sessions
                 Thorpe
                 likewise
                 in
                 his
                 Charge
                 to
                 the
                 Grand-Jury
                 magnified
                 the
                 late
                 Actions
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 justified
                 their
                 Authority
                 ,
                 and
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 shew
                 its
                 consonancy
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 :
                 which
                 fine
                 Oration
                 is
                 yet
                 extant
                 in
                 Print
                 .
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 after
                 much
                 debate
                 by
                 these
                 Judges
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 instance
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 passed
                 the
                 Act
                 commonly
                 called
                 the
                 Five
                 Pound
                 Act
                 ,
                 whereby
                 Debtors
                 in
                 Prison
                 ,
                 upon
                 their
                 Oath
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 worth
                 five
                 pound
                 ,
                 were
                 discharged
                 ;
                 by
                 Vertue
                 whereof
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Goals
                 in
                 England
                 were
                 emptied
                 ,
                 and
                 room
                 made
                 for
                 Cavaliers
                 and
                 Royalists
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 party
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Heath
                
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Noble
                 and
                 most
                 Loyal
                 Lord
                 Chief-Justice
                 of
                 England
                 (
                 being
                 an
                 excepted
                 person
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 )
                 died
                 at
                 Caen
                 in
                 Normandy
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 August
                 ;
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Kenelm
                   Digby
                
                 and
                 Master
                 
                   Walter
                   Mountague
                
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 depart
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 not
                 being
                 within
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 qualifications
                 for
                 Delinquents
                 Composition
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 stood
                 things
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Commanding
                 and
                 Authoritative
                 posture
                 :
                 we
                 will
                 see
                 next
                 how
                 they
                 fadge
                 abroad
                 ;
                 and
                 first
                 ,
                 the
                 Scot
                 their
                 next
                 Neighbours
                 having
                 an
                 Army
                 moving
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 to
                 suppress
                 the
                 Montrossian
                 Party
                 ,
                 which
                 appeared
                 in
                 the
                 Isles
                 of
                 Orkney
                 [
                 the
                 Marquess
                 then
                 bestirring
                 himself
                 in
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Holstein
                 for
                 supplies
                 ,
                 and
                 ready
                 to
                 Embarque
                 ,
                 having
                 sent
                 a
                 forerunning
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 
                 wherein
                 he
                 recited
                 the
                 greatness
                 of
                 those
                 condescentions
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 confidence
                 his
                 late
                 Majesty
                 had
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 put
                 himself
                 into
                 their
                 Hands
                 at
                 Newark
                 ;
                 both
                 which
                 some
                 wicked
                 persons
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 had
                 Trayterously
                 abused
                 ,
                 even
                 to
                 the
                 Murther
                 of
                 that
                 blessed
                 Prince
                 ,
                 and
                 thereafter
                 would
                 impose
                 Conditions
                 and
                 Limitations
                 to
                 their
                 present
                 Soveraign
                 ;
                 and
                 desired
                 all
                 good
                 and
                 honest
                 Subjects
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 misled
                 ,
                 to
                 appear
                 with
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 vindication
                 of
                 those
                 injuries
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 reproach
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Nation
                 ,
                 &c.
                 ]
                 and
                 other
                 Forces
                 quartering
                 about
                 Edenborough
                 ,
                 had
                 Decreed
                 that
                 no
                 Provision
                 whatsoever
                 should
                 he
                 carried
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 shewed
                 an
                 absolute
                 averseness
                 to
                 any
                 further
                 Treaty
                 or
                 Correspondence
                 with
                 the
                 English
                 ;
                 but
                 had
                 dispatcht
                 away
                 the
                 Laird
                 of
                 Windram
                 ,
                 one
                 Master
                 Libberton
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 after
                 his
                 arrival
                 at
                 Zeland
                 ,
                 sailed
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Iersey
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 onely
                 Conditions
                 of
                 taking
                 the
                 National-Covenant
                 ,
                 and
                 renouncing
                 of
                 Montross
                 and
                 other
                 Royalists
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 .
                 For
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 arrived
                 there
                 with
                 
                 His
                 Brother
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 in
                 company
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Carteret
                
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 his
                 Nobles
                 and
                 Confident
                 Followers
                 ,
                 having
                 before
                 his
                 departure
                 designed
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Lords
                 as
                 Embassadors
                 to
                 several
                 Princes
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 French
                 also
                 had
                 prohibited
                 the
                 Importation
                 of
                 Cloth
                 into
                 France
                 (
                 in
                 a
                 proud
                 revenge
                 and
                 quittal
                 whereof
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Parliament
                 forbad
                 the
                 Importation
                 of
                 French-wines
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 
                   States
                   General
                   of
                   the
                   Vnited
                   Provinces
                
                 had
                 denied
                 Audience
                 to
                 
                   Walter
                   Strickland
                
                 their
                 new
                 Resident
                 ,
                 after
                 several
                 instances
                 ;
                 onely
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 lately
                 before
                 acknowledged
                 the
                 same
                 Provinces
                 for
                 a
                 
                   Free
                   State
                
                 )
                 began
                 to
                 wind
                 about
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 insinuate
                 a
                 Compaliance
                 w●th
                 the
                 English
                 One
                 ,
                 as
                 imagining
                 it
                 no
                 way
                 dangerous
                 ,
                 but
                 advantageous
                 to
                 his
                 Interest
                 and
                 Stale
                 Ambition
                 of
                 Universal
                 Soveraignty
                 ,
                 as
                 Campanella
                 had
                 designed
                 it
                 .
                 For
                 in
                 tendency
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 he
                 prohibited
                 his
                 Subjects
                 in
                 Flanders
                 to
                 serve
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 his
                 Ports
                 being
                 before
                 open
                 to
                 such
                 Vessels
                 that
                 served
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 Manned
                 with
                 Flemings
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 also
                 under●tand
                 hold
                 Intelligence
                 with
                 this
                 State.
                 But
                 the
                 Emperour
                 of
                 Russia
                 no
                 sooner
                 heard
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Death
                 ,
                 but
                 he
                 immediately
                 Commanded
                 all
                 the
                 English
                 to
                 depart
                 his
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 hardly
                 perswaded
                 (
                 having
                 first
                 secured
                 their
                 Goods
                 )
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 leave
                 to
                 stay
                 a
                 while
                 in
                 Arch-Angel
                 ,
                 his
                 onely
                 Port
                 of
                 Trade
                 ,
                 whither
                 from
                 his
                 Court
                 and
                 City
                 of
                 Musco
                 he
                 had
                 driven
                 them
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 profered
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Culpeper
                 (
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Embassador
                 )
                 to
                 have
                 given
                 him
                 all
                 the
                 English
                 Estates
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 declining
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 telling
                 the
                 Emperour
                 the
                 King
                 conceived
                 very
                 well
                 of
                 those
                 His
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 very
                 frankly
                 lent
                 the
                 King
                 20000
                 l.
                 with
                 a
                 protestation
                 of
                 his
                 further
                 good
                 will
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 so
                 greatly
                 engaged
                 in
                 a
                 War
                 at
                 home
                 .
                 The
                 Dane
                 ,
                 the
                 Swede
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Pole
                 knew
                 not
                 what
                 to
                 make
                 of
                 our
                 New
                 Lords
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 let
                 them
                 alone
                 :
                 the
                 
                 Portugal's
                 actions
                 Declared
                 Him.
                 
              
               
                 Several
                 Affronts
                 were
                 likewise
                 given
                 them
                 under
                 their
                 very
                 Noses
                 :
                 
                 the
                 London
                 Presbyterian
                 Ministers
                 would
                 not
                 Officiate
                 ,
                 neither
                 at
                 their
                 Fasts
                 nor
                 Thanksgivings
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 Contempts
                 ,
                 several
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 brought
                 before
                 their
                 Committees
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 severe
                 reprehension
                 and
                 warning
                 dismissed
                 ,
                 as
                 namely
                 Master
                 Love.
                 Master
                 Ienkins
                 ,
                 and
                 Master
                 Ash
                 :
                 
                 And
                 the
                 Levellers
                 began
                 to
                 make
                 new
                 broils
                 ,
                 the
                 Garrison
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 of
                 Colonel
                 
                 Ingoldsby's
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 mutining
                 ,
                 and
                 securing
                 their
                 Officers
                 ;
                 while
                 Lilburn
                 and
                 his
                 Associates
                 vex
                 them
                 in
                 print
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 new
                 Pamphlet
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Apprentices
                   Outcry
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Mutineers
                 were
                 suppressed
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 by
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 of
                 them
                 shot
                 to
                 Death
                 :
                 
                 Lilburn
                 having
                 been
                 kept
                 a
                 long
                 while
                 before
                 Prisoner
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 brought
                 to
                 his
                 Tryal
                 at
                 
                   Guild
                   hall
                
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Commission
                 of
                 Oyer
                 and
                 Termier
                 ,
                 directed
                 to
                 the
                 new
                 Lord-Commissioner
                 Keeble
                 ,
                 Justice
                 Iermin
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ;
                 where
                 after
                 a
                 confident
                 defence
                 of
                 himself
                 ,
                 reading
                 of
                 several
                 Statutes
                 ,
                 and
                 thumming
                 of
                 
                   Magna
                   Charta
                
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 hundred
                 Slurs
                 upon
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 acquitted
                 by
                 his
                 Jury
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 chosen
                 a
                 Common-Council-man
                 for
                 the
                 City
                 ;
                 though
                 the
                 Parliament
                 (
                 by
                 Vote
                 afterwards
                 )
                 disallowed
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 him
                 uncapable
                 of
                 any
                 Office
                 :
                 And
                 finally
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 may
                 have
                 done
                 with
                 this
                 Trouble-world
                 ,
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 Sentenced
                 him
                 to
                 Banishment
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 procured
                 by
                 the
                 old
                 Feud
                 betwixt
                 him
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Hasilrigge
                
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 secure
                 themselves
                 therefore
                 from
                 that
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Parties
                 ,
                 they
                 Legislated
                 a
                 thing
                 called
                 an
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 though
                 at
                 its
                 first
                 designment
                 it
                 reached
                 onely
                 persons
                 in
                 Office
                 and
                 Trust
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lawyers
                 that
                 Pleaded
                 (
                 with
                 an
                 additional
                 precept
                 to
                 the
                 several
                 Benches
                 ,
                 to
                 remove
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 Chambers
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 Respective
                 Inns
                 of
                 Court
                 )
                 all
                 who
                 had
                 served
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 War
                 (
                 saving
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 Articles
                 )
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 kept
                 them
                 some
                 good
                 while
                 before
                 from
                 the
                 Bar
                 )
                 yet
                 at
                 last
                 it
                 included
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 men
                 from
                 18
                 years
                 old
                 and
                 upwards
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 enjoyned
                 to
                 recognize
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 subscribe
                 this
                 knack
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 Republican
                 words
                 ,
                 —
                 
                   You
                   shall
                   promise
                   to
                   be
                   true
                   ●●d
                   faithful
                   to
                   the
                   Commonwealth
                   of
                
                 England
                 ,
                 
                   as
                   it
                   is
                   now
                   established
                   without
                   King
                   or
                   House
                   of
                   Lords
                   .
                
                 And
                 their
                 repeated
                 prosperous
                 violation
                 of
                 all
                 things
                 Sacred
                 and
                 Civil
                 ,
                 had
                 so
                 
                   (
                   prob
                   Dolor
                   !
                   )
                   Atheisted
                
                 the
                 Land
                 ,
                 that
                 people
                 jested
                 themselves
                 into
                 this
                 snare
                 :
                 
                 the
                 Royalists
                 and
                 some
                 such
                 sober
                 Presbyterians
                 onely
                 disavowing
                 it
                 ,
                 though
                 no
                 protection
                 or
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 without
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 
                 On
                 the
                 4
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 happened
                 a
                 most
                 terrible
                 blow
                 by
                 Gunpowder
                 in
                 Tower-street
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 Ship-chandlers
                 cellar
                 ,
                 who
                 going
                 down
                 about
                 8
                 of
                 the
                 Clock
                 about
                 some
                 business
                 there
                 with
                 a
                 Candle
                 ,
                 it
                 unfortunately
                 sparkled
                 into
                 the
                 Powder
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 conceived
                 ,
                 and
                 blew
                 up
                 and
                 spoiled
                 above
                 100
                 Houses
                 ,
                 some
                 60
                 persons
                 being
                 killed
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 whereof
                 were
                 slain
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 drinking
                 in
                 the
                 Rose-Tavern
                 ,
                 in
                 whose
                 Ruines
                 they
                 were
                 over-whelmed
                 .
                 This
                 accident
                 invited
                 the
                 curiosity
                 of
                 some
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Treason
                 committed
                 that
                 time
                 Twelve
                 month
                 before
                 ,
                 was
                 followed
                 with
                 this
                 its
                 sutable
                 attendant
                 ,
                 to
                 point
                 to
                 the
                 Authors
                 the
                 likeness
                 of
                 their
                 Villany
                 .
                 But
                 whatever
                 that
                 disaster
                 signified
                 ,
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 Alderman
                 Hoyle
                 (
                 a
                 great
                 Rumper
                 )
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 hanged
                 himself
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 and
                 hour
                 Twelve
                 month
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 Murthered
                 ,
                 plainly
                 shewed
                 the
                 vengeance
                 and
                 displeasure
                 of
                 God
                 against
                 that
                 monstrous
                 and
                 abominable
                 Fact.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 Evening-Sacrifice
                 to
                 their
                 Thanksgiving-Devotion
                 ,
                 in
                 most
                 solemn
                 manner
                 celebrated
                 by
                 the
                 States
                 a●
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 in
                 commemoration
                 of
                 their
                 lately
                 recovered
                 Liberty
                 from
                 the
                 Laws
                 and
                 a
                 just
                 Government
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 Anniversary
                 of
                 his
                 Martyrdom
                 ;
                 but
                 had
                 so
                 many
                 ill
                 Omens
                 and
                 sinister
                 Prognosticks
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 rased
                 this
                 Festival
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 Kalendar
                 ,
                 which
                 carried
                 in
                 it
                 so
                 many
                 signal
                 remarques
                 of
                 the
                 just
                 Judgement
                 and
                 Ve●geance
                 of
                 God
                 upon
                 that
                 impious
                 Fact
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 no
                 less
                 abominable
                 mockery
                 of
                 Him
                 as
                 the
                 Author
                 thereof
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 their
                 pretended
                 religious
                 observation
                 of
                 that
                 fatal
                 Providence
                 .
              
               
                 
                 General
                 Blake
                 was
                 now
                 fitting
                 out
                 to
                 Sea
                 with
                 a
                 lusty
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 to
                 hinder
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 (
                 now
                 Commanding
                 in
                 the
                 Western-seas
                 )
                 from
                 doing
                 further
                 prejudice
                 to
                 the
                 Trade
                 ,
                 the
                 Nation
                 being
                 then
                 much
                 incommodated
                 by
                 several
                 Ships
                 of
                 War
                 set
                 out
                 by
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Commission
                 ,
                 the
                 execution
                 whereof
                 could
                 not
                 discern
                 betwixt
                 His
                 Subjects
                 and
                 His
                 Rebels
                 .
                 The
                 Prince
                 was
                 then
                 in
                 Harbour
                 at
                 Lisbone
                 ,
                 
                 whither
                 Blake
                 directly
                 sailed
                 with
                 16
                 able
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 blockt
                 up
                 the
                 Port
                 ,
                 demanding
                 license
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 the
                 Prince
                 in
                 the
                 River
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 denied
                 ,
                 an
                 attempt
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Castles
                 firing
                 upon
                 his
                 foremost
                 Frigots
                 ,
                 in
                 favour
                 and
                 protection
                 of
                 the
                 Prince's
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 give
                 it
                 over
                 ,
                 and
                 come
                 to
                 an
                 Anchor
                 at
                 the
                 Mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Tagus
                 ,
                 resolving
                 to
                 stop
                 and
                 seize
                 such
                 Vessels
                 of
                 the
                 Portugals
                 as
                 should
                 make
                 for
                 that
                 place
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 Brazile
                 Sugar-Fleet
                 was
                 then
                 daily
                 expected
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Act
                 now
                 passed
                 for
                 removing
                 obstructions
                 in
                 the
                 sale
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 Queen
                 ,
                 and
                 Princes
                 Lands
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 then
                 called
                 them
                 :
                 and
                 several
                 Mannors
                 and
                 Lands
                 were
                 apportioned
                 to
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 for
                 their
                 Arrears
                 ,
                 whose
                 Debentures
                 were
                 now
                 stated
                 by
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 the
                 Common
                 Souldiers
                 purchasing
                 in
                 manner
                 of
                 a
                 Corporation
                 by
                 Regiments
                 ;
                 the
                 frequency
                 of
                 these
                 Debentures
                 (
                 which
                 the
                 old
                 Officers
                 and
                 Reformadoes
                 sold
                 at
                 Half
                 a
                 Crown
                 in
                 the
                 pound
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 drew
                 in
                 a
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 Citizens
                 to
                 be
                 Bargainers
                 with
                 the
                 Trustees
                 named
                 in
                 the
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 sale
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 thereby
                 invested
                 and
                 setled
                 on
                 them
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Common-wealth
                 )
                 gave
                 an
                 opportunity
                 to
                 one
                 Granger
                 and
                 his
                 Complices
                 to
                 counterfeit
                 the
                 Hands
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Committee
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 which
                 means
                 several
                 false
                 Debentures
                 were
                 put
                 upon
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 Cheats
                 upon
                 those
                 that
                 bought
                 them
                 ,
                 when
                 at
                 last
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 be
                 discovered
                 .
                 This
                 Granger
                 ,
                 who
                 justified
                 his
                 little
                 Cheats
                 by
                 their
                 great
                 ones
                 ,
                 continued
                 this
                 kinde
                 of
                 Trade
                 throughout
                 the
                 Usurpation
                 ,
                 in
                 levying
                 Assessements
                 by
                 Warrants
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 would
                 counterfeit
                 and
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 to
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Treasurers
                 of
                 the
                 Costome-house
                 or
                 Chamber
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 any
                 Collectors
                 and
                 Receivers
                 of
                 any
                 publike
                 Money
                 ,
                 especially
                 in
                 Cromwels
                 raign
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 never
                 suffered
                 further
                 than
                 the
                 Pillory
                 and
                 a
                 Temporary
                 Imprisonment
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 yet
                 alive
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 custody
                 for
                 his
                 former
                 Cheats
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 endeavours
                 and
                 attempts
                 of
                 late
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 yet
                 at
                 Iersey
                 ,
                 whither
                 the
                 Lord
                 Libberton
                 was
                 Arrived
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 having
                 delivered
                 his
                 Letters
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 from
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 Estates
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 very
                 well
                 received
                 and
                 liked
                 of
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 February
                 dispacht
                 away
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 18
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Month
                 landed
                 at
                 Leith
                 with
                 Letters
                 likewise
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 which
                 though
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 in
                 all
                 particulars
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 wish
                 and
                 mind
                 of
                 the
                 Estates
                 ;
                 
                 yet
                 did
                 they
                 so
                 far
                 satisfie
                 ,
                 that
                 Commissioners
                 were
                 appointed
                 forthwith
                 to
                 go
                 for
                 Holland
                 ,
                 to
                 commence
                 the
                 Treaty
                 which
                 was
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Breda
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 being
                 desired
                 by
                 the
                 Scots
                 to
                 moderate
                 and
                 mediate
                 in
                 that
                 affair
                 .
                 
                 The
                 King
                 in
                 his
                 departure
                 from
                 Iersey
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 a
                 sudden
                 Gust
                 of
                 Wind
                 near
                 over-set
                 (
                 it
                 being
                 a
                 little
                 Bark
                 that
                 conveyed
                 him
                 into
                 France
                 )
                 had
                 not
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Retinue
                 very
                 fortunately
                 with
                 his
                 Knife
                 cut
                 the
                 Cordage
                 that
                 held
                 the
                 Main-sheet
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 it
                 flie
                 in
                 the
                 Wind.
                 So
                 the
                 good
                 hand
                 of
                 Providence
                 still
                 took
                 care
                 of
                 and
                 preserved
                 him
                 to
                 most
                 glorious
                 and
                 wonderful
                 Revolutions
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 interim
                 the
                 Scots
                 are
                 busie
                 in
                 purging
                 their
                 Army
                 of
                 al●
                 Officers
                 who
                 were
                 any
                 way
                 concerned
                 in
                 
                 Hamilton's
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 were
                 not
                 throug●ly
                 Kirkified
                 ,
                 twelve
                 of
                 such
                 being
                 turned
                 out
                 of
                 Command
                 in
                 L●shes
                 own
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 to
                 leave
                 no
                 advantage
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 requiring
                 any
                 favour
                 for
                 such
                 of
                 hi●
                 own
                 or
                 that
                 Party
                 to
                 be
                 admitted
                 into
                 Places
                 or
                 Trust
                 ;
                 and
                 withal
                 ,
                 they
                 thought
                 fit
                 now
                 to
                 give
                 an
                 answer
                 to
                 that
                 mentioned
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Montross
                 ,
                 most
                 virulently
                 and
                 falsly
                 answering
                 the
                 Contents
                 thereof
                 ,
                 by
                 utter
                 denial
                 of
                 their
                 promoting
                 the
                 War
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 or
                 selling
                 the
                 late
                 King
                 ,
                 or
                 tying
                 his
                 Son
                 (
                 their
                 present
                 Sovereign
                 )
                 to
                 any
                 further
                 Conditions
                 or
                 Agreements
                 than
                 what
                 his
                 Predecessors
                 had
                 constantly
                 been
                 bound
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Laws
                 and
                 Customs
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 did
                 require
                 ;
                 and
                 finally
                 ,
                 adjured
                 all
                 men
                 to
                 beware
                 of
                 Apostacie
                 ,
                 or
                 taking
                 part
                 with
                 that
                 Monster
                 of
                 Men
                 (
                 so
                 they
                 stiled
                 that
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 their
                 Country
                 )
                 
                   Iames
                   Graham
                
                 ,
                 more
                 deservedly
                 and
                 famously
                 known
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Montross
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Sun
                 was
                 not
                 clearer
                 at
                 Noon-day
                 ,
                 than
                 the
                 truth
                 of
                 that
                 Charge
                 in
                 very
                 particular
                 ,
                 as
                 full
                 experience
                 did
                 convincingly
                 demonstrate
                 .
                 The
                 Commissioners
                 names
                 that
                 were
                 sent
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 departed
                 in
                 March
                 ,
                 were
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 Cassils
                 and
                 Lothian
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Libberton
                 ,
                 Laird
                 
                   Broady
                   ,
                   Iefferies
                   ,
                   Leviston
                   ,
                   Wood
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Hutchinson
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 In●●ructions
                 to
                 acquaint
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 Estates
                 and
                 General
                 Assembly
                 were
                 not
                 satisfied
                 with
                 his
                 last
                 Letters
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 insist
                 that
                 he
                 would
                 take
                 the
                 National
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 and
                 enjoyn
                 others
                 to
                 do
                 it
                 ;
                 that
                 he
                 would
                 abandon
                 the
                 Counsel
                 and
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Montross
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 such
                 Malignants
                 ;
                 that
                 then
                 they
                 should
                 invite
                 him
                 to
                 come
                 into
                 his
                 Realm
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 take
                 his
                 Word
                 that
                 he
                 would
                 not
                 bring
                 any
                 Cavaliers
                 over
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 they
                 having
                 already
                 excepted
                 (
                 not
                 deigning
                 further
                 mention
                 of
                 Montross
                 )
                 against
                 Duke
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                   Lauderdaile
                   ,
                   Dunfermling
                   ,
                   Ruthen
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Lords
                 
                   Napier
                   ,
                   Fendraught
                   ,
                   St.
                   Clare
                   ,
                   Garnegy
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Eython
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 others
                 ;
                 and
                 commanded
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Calendar
                 upon
                 penalty
                 of
                 100000
                 Mark
                 Scots
                 to
                 depart
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 other
                 matters
                 upon
                 the
                 Treaty
                 the
                 King
                 left
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 likewise
                 allowed
                 and
                 confirmed
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 proceedings
                 had
                 been
                 had
                 or
                 done
                 therein
                 :
                 which
                 shall
                 suffice
                 for
                 the
                 account
                 of
                 that
                 Transaction
                 ;
                 neither
                 the
                 King
                 nor
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 taking
                 any
                 notice
                 of
                 Montrosses
                 preparation
                 to
                 come
                 into
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 but
                 purposely
                 avoiding
                 any
                 dispute
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 we
                 shall
                 have
                 occasion
                 to
                 speak
                 presently
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 home
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 comply
                 with
                 the
                 Proposals
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 and
                 their
                 former
                 Agreements
                 ,
                 made
                 shew
                 of
                 dissolving
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 chusing
                 a
                 new
                 Representative
                 ,
                 and
                 debated
                 upon
                 qualifications
                 of
                 Members
                 ,
                 for
                 new
                 Tumults
                 were
                 feared
                 among
                 the
                 Souldiery
                 ;
                 and
                 one
                 Marston
                 a
                 notable
                 Adjutator
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 had
                 escaped
                 from
                 Burford
                 defeat
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 into
                 Custody
                 .
                 The
                 Messengers
                 accordingly
                 came
                 to
                 his
                 Lodging
                 in
                 Aldersgate-street
                 ,
                 and
                 sending
                 him
                 word
                 to
                 come
                 down
                 ,
                 he
                 with
                 a
                 Stilletto
                 killed
                 two
                 of
                 them
                 out-right
                 ,
                 and
                 sorely
                 wounded
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 and
                 escaped
                 ;
                 but
                 being
                 retaken
                 ,
                 and
                 terribly
                 cut
                 in
                 his
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 make
                 another
                 escape
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 Arraigned
                 at
                 the
                 Sessions-house
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Baily
                
                 ,
                 and
                 condemned
                 to
                 be
                 hanged
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Street
                 ;
                 which
                 
                 was
                 accordingly
                 executed
                 ,
                 so
                 preventing
                 another
                 death
                 from
                 the
                 grievousness
                 of
                 his
                 wounds
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 a
                 truly
                 stout
                 person
                 ,
                 and
                 died
                 as
                 resolutely
                 as
                 his
                 weakness
                 would
                 permit
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Berkley
                
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                   Walter
                   Slingsby
                
                 were
                 now
                 taken
                 at
                 Colonel
                 Travanions
                 house
                 in
                 Cornwal
                 ,
                 and
                 secured
                 ;
                 which
                 made
                 them
                 conceive
                 there
                 was
                 some
                 designes
                 on
                 foot
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 be
                 put
                 in
                 execution
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 they
                 proceeded
                 with
                 the
                 old
                 Vizor
                 of
                 Piety
                 ,
                 voting
                 some
                 Expedients
                 for
                 the
                 propagation
                 of
                 the
                 Gospel
                 ,
                 and
                 withal
                 ,
                 very
                 strictly
                 urging
                 Subscriptions
                 to
                 the
                 new
                 Engagement
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 at
                 last
                 visited
                 the
                 University
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 as
                 unwelcome
                 and
                 destructive
                 to
                 the
                 new
                 Fellows
                 and
                 Scholars
                 ,
                 put
                 in
                 by
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 Party
                 of
                 Parliament
                 in
                 1647
                 ,
                 and
                 48.
                 as
                 the
                 Covenant
                 was
                 (
                 being
                 tendered
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 manner
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 rightful
                 proprietors
                 (
                 the
                 Loyal
                 Students
                 )
                 then
                 ejected
                 ;
                 particularly
                 Doctor
                 Reynolds
                 ,
                 who
                 come
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Doctor
                 Fell
                 ,
                 resigned
                 it
                 to
                 one
                 Owen
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 made
                 Doctor
                 in
                 Divinity
                 (
                 famous
                 for
                 his
                 primer
                 and
                 his
                 better
                 Lesson
                 of
                 flattery
                 with
                 Oliver
                 )
                 and
                 Dean
                 of
                 Christ-Church
                 .
                 Never
                 greater
                 or
                 more
                 Robberies
                 committed
                 by
                 Thieves
                 than
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 which
                 almost
                 60
                 suffered
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 at
                 two
                 Sessions
                 .
              
               
                 
                 A
                 new
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 was
                 (
                 as
                 their
                 annual
                 change
                 required
                 )
                 now
                 constituted
                 ,
                 Basil
                 Earl
                 of
                 Denbigh
                 being
                 first
                 named
                 in
                 the
                 Act
                 by
                 which
                 it
                 was
                 appointed
                 ;
                 by
                 whom
                 Mr.
                 
                   Anthony
                   Ascham
                
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Charles
                   Vane
                
                 were
                 sent
                 Agents
                 to
                 the
                 respective
                 Kings
                 of
                 Spain
                 and
                 Portugal
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 Fleet
                 with
                 General
                 Blake
                 .
                 Care
                 was
                 likewise
                 taken
                 for
                 another
                 Fleet
                 to
                 be
                 presently
                 equipped
                 ,
                 which
                 should
                 consist
                 of
                 30
                 great
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 :
                 and
                 several
                 Frigats
                 of
                 great
                 Force
                 were
                 now
                 upon
                 the
                 Stocks
                 ,
                 and
                 preparation
                 made
                 for
                 others
                 ;
                 the
                 Names
                 of
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 Navy
                 being
                 changed
                 ,
                 
                 taking
                 their
                 new
                 Names
                 from
                 the
                 several
                 places
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Successes
                 and
                 Victories
                 ;
                 others
                 relating
                 to
                 the
                 Dignities
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 President
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Faithful
                   Speaker
                
                 ,
                 now
                 newly
                 lanched
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Dutch
                 began
                 to
                 look
                 about
                 them
                 .
                 Several
                 Complaints
                 were
                 now
                 made
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 from
                 some
                 that
                 had
                 suffered
                 for
                 their
                 disloyalty
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 also
                 from
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 Loyal
                 American
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 except
                 
                   New
                   England
                
                 ,
                 that
                 yet
                 kept
                 in
                 
                   Statu
                   quo
                
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 the
                 State
                 decreed
                 to
                 send
                 a
                 Fleet
                 thither
                 to
                 reduce
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 now
                 Governed
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Willoughby
                 of
                 Parham
                 ,
                 sent
                 thither
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 from
                 Holland
                 ,
                 whither
                 his
                 Lordship
                 had
                 withdrawn
                 from
                 the
                 violence
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 being
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 Peers
                 whom
                 they
                 questioned
                 for
                 Treason
                 in
                 1647.
                 
              
               
                 
                 And
                 Act
                 came
                 now
                 out
                 likewise
                 ,
                 Commanding
                 all
                 Royallists
                 to
                 depart
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 twenty
                 miles
                 beyond
                 it
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 injunction
                 not
                 to
                 stir
                 five
                 miles
                 from
                 their
                 own
                 habitation
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 give
                 notice
                 to
                 the
                 next
                 Officer
                 of
                 their
                 arrival
                 there
                 :
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 through
                 work
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 now
                 in
                 Debate
                 of
                 exposing
                 several
                 of
                 their
                 Estates
                 to
                 sale
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 such
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 place
                 who
                 were
                 then
                 beyond
                 Sea
                 ;
                 and
                 (
                 to
                 raise
                 these
                 unhappy
                 forfeitures
                 to
                 their
                 greater
                 advantage
                 )
                 ordering
                 that
                 no
                 Estate
                 not
                 Compounded
                 for
                 in
                 the
                 Delinquents
                 life-time
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 now
                 Compounded
                 for
                 by
                 his
                 Heirs
                 ,
                 but
                 should
                 accrue
                 entire
                 to
                 the
                 State.
                 Against
                 several
                 Branches
                 of
                 this
                 and
                 other
                 harsh
                 usage
                 ,
                 particularly
                 of
                 that
                 restraint
                 and
                 confinement
                 within
                 five
                 miles
                 of
                 their
                 dwelling
                 ,
                 the
                 kinder
                 Army
                 interposed
                 their
                 desires
                 ,
                 as
                 not
                 consistent
                 with
                 their
                 former
                 Proposals
                 :
                 but
                 they
                 well
                 knew
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 to
                 ask
                 ,
                 and
                 must
                 be
                 disobeyed
                 in
                 that
                 particular
                 ;
                 yea
                 ,
                 even
                 in
                 this
                 most
                 reasonable
                 request
                 of
                 Liberty
                 to
                 those
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 Articles
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 had
                 Compounded
                 .
                 Another
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 was
                 now
                 a
                 forming
                 ,
                 which
                 though
                 the
                 Act
                 that
                 Constituted
                 it
                 bore
                 date
                 the
                 5
                 of
                 April
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 yet
                 we
                 mention
                 it
                 here
                 ,
                 because
                 Montrosses
                 Expedition
                 and
                 final
                 defeat
                 do
                 challenge
                 an
                 entire
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 to
                 register
                 them
                 .
                 Of
                 this
                 Court
                 ,
                 Keble
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 Seal
                 was
                 now
                 made
                 President
                 ,
                 Bradshaw
                 being
                 too
                 high
                 to
                 do
                 that
                 Journey-work
                 any
                 longer
                 ,
                 being
                 President
                 of
                 the
                 Councel
                 
                   of
                   State
                
                 :
                 it
                 was
                 erected
                 in
                 revenge
                 of
                 
                 Ascham's
                 and
                 
                 Doristaus's
                 death
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Vote
                 and
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 angrily
                 expressed
                 .
                 An
                 Act
                 passed
                 likewise
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 managing
                 of
                 Estates
                 under
                 Sequestration
                 ;
                 which
                 trust
                 was
                 
                 committed
                 to
                 
                   Samuel
                   Moyer
                   ,
                   Iames
                   Russel
                   ,
                   Edmund
                   Winstow
                   ,
                   Iosias
                   Barners
                   ,
                   William
                   Mullins
                   ,
                   Arthur
                   Squib
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Rowland
                   Moor
                
                 ;
                 names
                 so
                 terrible
                 ,
                 and
                 Haberdashers-Hall
                 their
                 Court
                 or
                 Judicature
                 so
                 hated
                 and
                 infamed
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 violences
                 done
                 by
                 these
                 persons
                 there
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 passed
                 without
                 a
                 mark
                 to
                 Posterity
                 .
                 They
                 likewise
                 Enacted
                 the
                 outing
                 of
                 all
                 Officers
                 who
                 should
                 not
                 nor
                 had
                 taken
                 the
                 Engagement
                 ;
                 another
                 Act
                 against
                 Mariners
                 serving
                 of
                 Forrein
                 Princes
                 ,
                 which
                 still
                 carried
                 an
                 ill
                 aspect
                 towards
                 the
                 Dutch
                 :
                 another
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 tenour
                 of
                 professed
                 Sanctity
                 )
                 against
                 Fornication
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 passed
                 in
                 April
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 was
                 not
                 to
                 take
                 place
                 till
                 the
                 24
                 of
                 Iune
                 ensuing
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 Reading
                 thereupon
                 was
                 Harry
                 Martin's
                 ,
                 who
                 said
                 it
                 was
                 made
                 to
                 catch
                 Fools
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 Clause
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   no
                   person
                   should
                   be
                   convicted
                   without
                   the
                   joynt-testimony
                   of
                   two
                   witnesses
                
                 ;
                 yet
                 an
                 Old
                 Man
                 and
                 an
                 Old
                 Woman
                 of
                 above
                 80
                 years
                 old
                 apiece
                 suffered
                 afterwards
                 for
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 open
                 guilt
                 whereof
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 turned
                 out
                 
                   Gregory
                   Clement
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 Members
                 ,
                 though
                 others
                 lewd
                 enough
                 kept
                 their
                 Seats
                 ;
                 and
                 finally
                 ,
                 one
                 for
                 the
                 levying
                 of
                 90000
                 
                   lib.
                   per
                   mensem
                
                 for
                 the
                 three
                 first
                 and
                 60000
                 l.
                 for
                 the
                 three
                 last
                 months
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 hoped
                 to
                 ingratiate
                 with
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 now
                 heavily
                 complaining
                 of
                 the
                 pressures
                 and
                 the
                 ruine
                 of
                 their
                 Trade
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 we
                 conclude
                 this
                 first
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 our
                 
                   Novel
                   Free
                   States
                
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1650.
                 
              
               
                 WE
                 begin
                 the
                 Year
                 with
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Noblest
                 Gallantest
                 Persons
                 that
                 Age
                 saw
                 amongst
                 all
                 the
                 Wars
                 and
                 Broils
                 in
                 Christendom
                 :
                 
                 A
                 Captain
                 whose
                 unexampled
                 Atchievements
                 have
                 fam'd
                 a
                 History
                 ;
                 and
                 were
                 its
                 Volume
                 ten
                 times
                 bigger
                 ,
                 it
                 would
                 yet
                 be
                 disproportionate
                 to
                 the
                 due
                 praises
                 of
                 this
                 matchless
                 Heroe
                 .
                 Enter
                 and
                 Exit
                 the
                 glorious
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Montross
                 ,
                 whose
                 most
                 lamentable
                 Fare
                 and
                 Catastrophe
                 ,
                 we
                 will
                 here
                 sum
                 up
                 in
                 this
                 (
                 no
                 way
                 competent
                 )
                 compendious
                 Narrative
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 his
                 departure
                 out
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 you
                 have
                 read
                 ,
                 he
                 betook
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 proffered
                 the
                 Captainship
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 Guards
                 to
                 that
                 King
                 ,
                 a
                 place
                 of
                 great
                 Honour
                 and
                 Revenue
                 ;
                 but
                 being
                 delayed
                 by
                 Cardinal
                 Mazarine
                 ,
                 who
                 affected
                 not
                 that
                 Nation
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 spirit
                 aiming
                 at
                 his
                 own
                 Princes
                 Service
                 ,
                 he
                 betook
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 then
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 endeavoured
                 after
                 the
                 Murther
                 of
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 a
                 like
                 new
                 Commission
                 for
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 but
                 being
                 thwarted
                 therein
                 by
                 Duke
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 then
                 residing
                 there
                 likewise
                 (
                 and
                 his
                 confident
                 Friends
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 Lauderdale
                 and
                 Calendar
                 )
                 who
                 was
                 aemulous
                 of
                 his
                 former
                 glories
                 in
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 late
                 War
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 he
                 betook
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 Emperor
                 at
                 Vienna
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 presently
                 proffered
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 an
                 Army
                 of
                 10000
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 independent
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 General
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 the
                 Peace
                 being
                 concluded
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Swede
                 and
                 the
                 Emperour
                 ,
                 he
                 departed
                 ,
                 upon
                 pursuit
                 of
                 his
                 adventure
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 having
                 obtained
                 a
                 Commission
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 that
                 Expedition
                 ,
                 was
                 furnished
                 with
                 four
                 ships
                 from
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Holstein
                 ,
                 some
                 supplies
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 ,
                 and
                 1500
                 Arms
                 from
                 the
                 Queen
                 of
                 Sweden
                 (
                 and
                 some
                 Horse
                 promised
                 under
                 General
                 King
                 from
                 thence
                 )
                 and
                 a
                 little
                 neat
                 Frigat
                 ●or
                 his
                 own
                 conveyance
                 ;
                 some
                 monies
                 also
                 were
                 disburst
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 transmitted
                 to
                 Amsterdam
                 ,
                 for
                 other
                 the
                 like
                 occasions
                 and
                 necessaries
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 falsly
                 and
                 basely
                 squandred
                 away
                 by
                 one
                 Colonel
                 Ogilby
                 ,
                 an
                 old
                 friend
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 entrusted
                 by
                 the
                 Marquess
                 in
                 that
                 affair
                 unfortunately
                 and
                 unhappily
                 enough
                 ,
                 a
                 limb
                 of
                 the
                 Designe
                 being
                 thus
                 broken
                 .
              
               
                 With
                 these
                 the
                 Marquess
                 (
                 as
                 is
                 supposed
                 )
                 fearing
                 lest
                 he
                 should
                 have
                 an
                 express
                 command
                 to
                 desist
                 from
                 his
                 purpose
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Treaty
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Prince
                 and
                 the
                 Scotish
                 Commissioners
                 was
                 now
                 very
                 neer
                 a
                 conclusion
                 ,
                 did
                 precipitate
                 himself
                 and
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 with
                 him
                 into
                 a
                 most
                 inevitable
                 ruine
                 .
                 Now
                 
                 all
                 those
                 great
                 Levies
                 and
                 Aids
                 ,
                 those
                 mighty
                 preparations
                 for
                 the
                 Invading
                 of
                 a
                 Kingdom
                 settled
                 in
                 a
                 posture
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 well
                 forewarned
                 of
                 his
                 intentions
                 ,
                 amounted
                 not
                 above
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 six
                 or
                 seven
                 hundred
                 at
                 the
                 most
                 ,
                 strangers
                 and
                 all
                 .
                 The
                 Common
                 Souldiers
                 which
                 adventured
                 over
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 Holsteyners
                 or
                 Hamburgers
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 sent
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Queen
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 arming
                 of
                 such
                 Gentlemen
                 as
                 should
                 upon
                 his
                 arrival
                 betake
                 themselves
                 to
                 his
                 Party
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 )
                 1500
                 Arms
                 compleat
                 for
                 Horse
                 ,
                 Back
                 ,
                 Brest
                 ,
                 Head-piece
                 ,
                 Carbines
                 ,
                 Pistols
                 ,
                 and
                 Swords
                 ;
                 all
                 which
                 (
                 after
                 his
                 defeat
                 in
                 Cathnes
                 )
                 were
                 taken
                 untouch'd
                 .
                 With
                 this
                 small
                 preparation
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 desperate
                 action
                 to
                 attempt
                 so
                 mighty
                 a
                 business
                 .
                 And
                 although
                 his
                 touching
                 first
                 upon
                 the
                 Island
                 did
                 encrease
                 his
                 number
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 him
                 almost
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 an
                 Army
                 ;
                 yet
                 were
                 those
                 barbarous
                 people
                 so
                 raw
                 and
                 unacquainted
                 with
                 Discipline
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 proved
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 useless
                 and
                 unserviceable
                 .
                 'T
                 is
                 true
                 ,
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 those
                 Isles
                 were
                 a
                 people
                 in
                 former
                 times
                 very
                 fierce
                 and
                 warlike
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 have
                 under
                 their
                 own
                 Captains
                 made
                 many
                 great
                 Impressions
                 into
                 the
                 very
                 heart
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 But
                 whether
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 policie
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Kings
                 to
                 leave
                 them
                 untrained
                 of
                 purpose
                 to
                 break
                 their
                 natural
                 fierceness
                 ,
                 or
                 because
                 their
                 own
                 Captains
                 being
                 quelled
                 or
                 cut
                 off
                 ,
                 they
                 cared
                 not
                 much
                 to
                 engage
                 under
                 any
                 other
                 ;
                 certain
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 for
                 200
                 years
                 last
                 past
                 hath
                 not
                 made
                 less
                 use
                 of
                 any
                 they
                 had
                 under
                 their
                 Jurisdiction
                 ,
                 nor
                 have
                 they
                 at
                 this
                 present
                 less
                 opinion
                 of
                 any
                 Scots
                 for
                 Military
                 courage
                 and
                 valour
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 may
                 be
                 alledged
                 as
                 a
                 great
                 cause
                 of
                 their
                 remissness
                 and
                 unweildiness
                 ,
                 whilst
                 they
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 Marquesses
                 Service
                 .
                 I
                 told
                 you
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 of
                 
                 Montross's
                 whole
                 strength
                 which
                 did
                 accompany
                 him
                 from
                 Germany
                 ,
                 whereof
                 two
                 ships
                 (
                 with
                 near
                 upon
                 a
                 third
                 part
                 )
                 were
                 sent
                 before
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 storm
                 of
                 weather
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 both
                 frequent
                 and
                 dangerous
                 )
                 amongst
                 those
                 Northern
                 Islands
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 were
                 lost
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 men
                 and
                 Arms
                 ,
                 nothing
                 saved
                 :
                 This
                 was
                 another
                 check
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 a
                 warning
                 and
                 a
                 forerunner
                 of
                 the
                 sad
                 event
                 which
                 followed
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 business
                 being
                 fatal
                 ,
                 he
                 must
                 needs
                 contribute
                 his
                 own
                 endeavours
                 towards
                 that
                 destruction
                 which
                 his
                 cruel
                 fortune
                 had
                 provided
                 for
                 him
                 .
                 For
                 he
                 being
                 nothing
                 terrified
                 with
                 this
                 success
                 ,
                 sends
                 out
                 a
                 second
                 party
                 ,
                 which
                 making
                 a
                 more
                 prosperous
                 Voyage
                 ,
                 landed
                 at
                 Orkney
                 ,
                 and
                 entred
                 the
                 Island
                 without
                 any
                 resistance
                 ;
                 there
                 being
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 no
                 Garrison
                 or
                 defence
                 placed
                 in
                 any
                 of
                 those
                 Islands
                 by
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Scotland
                 :
                 together
                 with
                 these
                 he
                 sent
                 several
                 Commissions
                 for
                 levying
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot.
                 Immediately
                 there
                 were
                 several
                 dispatched
                 to
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Islands
                 adjacent
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 :
                 the
                 people
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 being
                 in
                 no
                 condition
                 to
                 resist
                 these
                 Officers
                 ,
                 endeavoured
                 in
                 hopes
                 of
                 favour
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 they
                 could
                 to
                 further
                 the
                 designe
                 :
                 And
                 those
                 who
                 were
                 not
                 so
                 earnest
                 ,
                 were
                 by
                 their
                 own
                 neighbours
                 ,
                 favourers
                 of
                 the
                 Cause
                 ,
                 and
                 these
                 violent
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 forced
                 to
                 take
                 up
                 Arms.
                 Not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 landed
                 .
                 the
                 Marquess
                 himself
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 his
                 Company
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 those
                 Gentlemen
                 which
                 were
                 resolved
                 to
                 partake
                 of
                 his
                 fortune
                 ;
                 amongst
                 whom
                 were
                 several
                 persons
                 of
                 note
                 :
                 Colonel
                 Hurry
                 was
                 there
                 ,
                 a
                 man
                 who
                 had
                 engaged
                 in
                 all
                 Quarrels
                 ,
                 but
                 never
                 prospered
                 in
                 any
                 ;
                 the
                 Lord
                 Frendraught
                 (
                 for
                 his
                 Kinsman
                 the
                 Lord
                 Napier
                 was
                 left
                 in
                 Holland
                 )
                 Colonel
                 Iohnson
                 a
                 resolute
                 man
                 and
                 an
                 old
                 Souldier
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Gray
                 a
                 German
                 Souldier
                 ,
                 
                   Harry
                   Graham
                
                 his
                 own
                 natural
                 Brother
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Iames
                   Hay
                
                 of
                 Naughton
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Hay
                
                 of
                 
                   Dalgety
                   ,
                   George
                   Drummond
                
                 of
                 Ballach
                 .
                 For
                 he
                 had
                 employed
                 as
                 was
                 thought
                 Colonel
                 Sibbalds
                 (
                 his
                 Companion
                 heretofore
                 )
                 as
                 his
                 Agent
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 was
                 apprehended
                 at
                 Musselburgh
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 accompany
                 his
                 General
                 in
                 death
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 Scaffold
                 .
                 The
                 Marquess
                 continued
                 a
                 considerable
                 time
                 in
                 Orkney
                 ,
                 raising
                 of
                 Forces
                 ,
                 and
                 strengthning
                 himself
                 with
                 such
                 Recruits
                 as
                 the
                 place
                 would
                 afford
                 :
                 Neither
                 was
                 there
                 any
                 preparation
                 at
                 all
                 made
                 in
                 Scotland
                 to
                 dispossess
                 him
                 of
                 these
                 Islands
                 ,
                 either
                 because
                 it
                 might
                 be
                 thought
                 a
                 difficult
                 business
                 to
                 assail
                 him
                 within
                 those
                 places
                 naturally
                 guarded
                 with
                 a
                 rough
                 and
                 dangerous
                 Sea
                 ,
                 or
                 because
                 they
                 knowing
                 his
                 strength
                 ,
                 expected
                 a
                 better
                 opportunity
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 found
                 indeed
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 Country
                 .
              
               
               
                 After
                 this
                 poor
                 rabble
                 of
                 silly
                 creatures
                 was
                 amassed
                 ,
                 he
                 resolved
                 at
                 last
                 to
                 Embarque
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 gathers
                 all
                 the
                 Boats
                 he
                 could
                 finde
                 ,
                 ships
                 his
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 space
                 Lands
                 them
                 all
                 upon
                 the
                 point
                 of
                 Cathnes
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 farthest
                 land
                 to
                 the
                 North-west
                 of
                 Scotland
                 .
                 The
                 people
                 having
                 some
                 experience
                 of
                 the
                 carriage
                 of
                 his
                 former
                 souldiery
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 far
                 more
                 dreading
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Forrainers
                 ,
                 partly
                 by
                 the
                 terrible
                 reports
                 which
                 were
                 constantly
                 given
                 out
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 fled
                 away
                 in
                 heaps
                 ,
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 not
                 stopping
                 till
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 chief
                 City
                 Edenborough
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 there
                 gave
                 the
                 terrible
                 Alarm
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 then
                 sitting
                 .
                 The
                 Commanders
                 were
                 immediately
                 summoned
                 ,
                 and
                 charged
                 with
                 all
                 possible
                 hast
                 to
                 get
                 the
                 standing
                 Forces
                 in
                 readiness
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 Rendezvouze
                 (
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 States
                 Command
                 )
                 was
                 hereupon
                 presently
                 enjoyned
                 at
                 Brechin
                 Northward
                 .
                 
                 Colonel
                 Straughan
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 then
                 in
                 high
                 esteem
                 with
                 the
                 great
                 ones
                 for
                 his
                 Valour
                 lately
                 expressed
                 in
                 the
                 English
                 service
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Zeal
                 to
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 Cause
                 ,
                 much
                 extol'd
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 )
                 had
                 an
                 ample
                 and
                 particular
                 Commission
                 granted
                 to
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 to
                 command
                 a
                 choice
                 party
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 which
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 subject
                 to
                 David
                 Lesly's
                 Orders
                 ,
                 but
                 might
                 Engage
                 and
                 Fight
                 with
                 the
                 Enemy
                 at
                 his
                 best
                 advantage
                 .
                 With
                 these
                 (
                 being
                 not
                 above
                 300
                 )
                 he
                 advanced
                 before
                 the
                 Army
                 ;
                 
                 
                   David
                   Lesley
                
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 Holborne
                 with
                 the
                 Foot
                 marching
                 after
                 him
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 the
                 Marquess
                 advanced
                 ,
                 but
                 very
                 slowly
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 not
                 be
                 mistaken
                 ,
                 (
                 since
                 all
                 the
                 world
                 was
                 much
                 astonished
                 at
                 this
                 Invasion
                 now
                 whilst
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 upon
                 a
                 Treaty
                 )
                 he
                 published
                 a
                 second
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 
                 wherein
                 he
                 laboured
                 to
                 clear
                 himself
                 of
                 any
                 aspersion
                 of
                 sinister
                 ends
                 .
                 That
                 his
                 intention
                 was
                 onely
                 against
                 some
                 particular
                 persons
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 against
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 raised
                 and
                 maintained
                 a
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 Kings
                 Father
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 now
                 by
                 their
                 subtile
                 practises
                 endeavour
                 to
                 destroy
                 the
                 Son
                 also
                 .
                 That
                 he
                 intended
                 nothing
                 against
                 the
                 Generality
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 Exhorting
                 all
                 Subjects
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 to
                 endeavour
                 to
                 free
                 themselves
                 from
                 the
                 Tyranny
                 of
                 those
                 who
                 for
                 the
                 present
                 ruled
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 oppression
                 of
                 the
                 Ministry
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 for
                 several
                 Causes
                 ,
                 did
                 not
                 come
                 to
                 second
                 him
                 as
                 he
                 expected
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sunderland
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 potent
                 man
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 his
                 Lands
                 being
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 Marquess
                 then
                 was
                 ,
                 raised
                 a
                 great
                 power
                 of
                 his
                 Tenants
                 and
                 Friends
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 his
                 best
                 to
                 terrifie
                 and
                 hinder
                 all
                 that
                 were
                 willing
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 And
                 though
                 he
                 found
                 himself
                 unable
                 to
                 deal
                 with
                 the
                 Marquess's
                 Forces
                 ,
                 yet
                 did
                 he
                 stop
                 all
                 intercourse
                 betwixt
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Friends
                 .
                 And
                 those
                 Gentlemen
                 who
                 had
                 heretofore
                 followed
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 inclined
                 to
                 assist
                 him
                 ,
                 knowing
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 the
                 enterprse
                 ,
                 considering
                 the
                 fewness
                 of
                 his
                 number
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 his
                 Souldiers
                 were
                 much
                 undisciplined
                 ,
                 and
                 unlike
                 to
                 the
                 former
                 with
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 so
                 great
                 things
                 ,
                 began
                 to
                 be
                 averse
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 a
                 suspition
                 of
                 the
                 event
                 .
                 Yet
                 have
                 I
                 heard
                 some
                 say
                 ,
                 which
                 knew
                 well
                 enough
                 the
                 situation
                 of
                 that
                 Country
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 suppressed
                 in
                 the
                 nick
                 ,
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 gained
                 such
                 strength
                 amongst
                 the
                 Hills
                 ,
                 as
                 might
                 have
                 given
                 him
                 leisure
                 enough
                 to
                 have
                 strengthened
                 his
                 own
                 Party
                 ,
                 and
                 tired
                 out
                 the
                 Enemy
                 .
                 Howsoever
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 not
                 altogether
                 unmindful
                 of
                 a
                 retreat
                 :
                 There
                 is
                 in
                 that
                 Country
                 a
                 Castle
                 called
                 Dumbath
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 Lord
                 or
                 Laird
                 thereof
                 is
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 a
                 very
                 Antient
                 Family
                 ,
                 but
                 no
                 friend
                 of
                 the
                 Marquesses
                 .
                 This
                 Gentleman
                 (
                 having
                 left
                 his
                 House
                 in
                 the
                 keeping
                 of
                 his
                 Lady
                 and
                 some
                 servants
                 )
                 fled
                 to
                 Edenburgh
                 .
                 The
                 Lady
                 (
                 though
                 the
                 place
                 was
                 naturally
                 fortified
                 )
                 yet
                 upon
                 summons
                 delivered
                 it
                 to
                 Colonel
                 Hurry
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 sent
                 thither
                 by
                 the
                 Marquess
                 with
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 Foot
                 to
                 reduce
                 it
                 )
                 upon
                 conditions
                 her
                 Goods
                 and
                 Estate
                 might
                 be
                 secured
                 ,
                 and
                 she
                 with
                 her
                 Servants
                 suffered
                 to
                 march
                 away
                 .
                 Hurrey
                 having
                 placed
                 a
                 Governour
                 and
                 a
                 Garrison
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 thought
                 )
                 sufficient
                 for
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 returned
                 to
                 the
                 Marquess
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 advanced
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 or
                 neer
                 it
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 to
                 lose
                 at
                 one
                 Throw
                 both
                 his
                 Life
                 and
                 Fortune
                 .
                 The
                 Marquess
                 hearing
                 of
                 the
                 Enemies
                 approach
                 ,
                 made
                 his
                 whole
                 Forces
                 March
                 at
                 a
                 great
                 Trot
                 ,
                 to
                 recover
                 a
                 Pass
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 very
                 far
                 from
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 himself
                 in
                 the
                 Van-guard
                 discovered
                 the
                 first
                 party
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 
                 Straughan's
                 Forlorn-hope
                 ,
                 
                 advancing
                 very
                 fast
                 
                 upon
                 him
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 these
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 has●e
                 and
                 the
                 Soul
                 diers
                 running
                 ,
                 found
                 them
                 both
                 out
                 of
                 Breath
                 and
                 Order
                 .
                 The
                 second
                 Party
                 was
                 Commanded
                 by
                 Straughan
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Rear-guard
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Ker
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 had
                 divided
                 them
                 into
                 three
                 Bodies
                 :
                 But
                 now
                 the
                 first
                 party
                 being
                 very
                 neer
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 Forlorn-hope
                 of
                 100
                 Foot
                 drawn
                 out
                 to
                 meet
                 them
                 ,
                 who
                 giving
                 fire
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 put
                 them
                 to
                 a
                 disorderly
                 retreat
                 ;
                 but
                 being
                 immediately
                 seconded
                 by
                 
                 Straughan's
                 Party
                 ,
                 they
                 made
                 good
                 their
                 Charge
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 terrified
                 the
                 Islanders
                 with
                 that
                 breach
                 ,
                 that
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 threw
                 down
                 their
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 called
                 for
                 Quarter
                 .
                 Onely
                 the
                 Dutch-companies
                 (
                 after
                 they
                 had
                 bestowed
                 a
                 Volley
                 or
                 two
                 amongst
                 the
                 Horse
                 )
                 retreated
                 into
                 some
                 shrubs
                 hard
                 by
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 very
                 valiantly
                 defended
                 themselves
                 a
                 while
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 were
                 all
                 taken
                 at
                 last
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 killed
                 in
                 this
                 business
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 200.
                 taken
                 1200
                 ;
                 very
                 few
                 escaped
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 whole
                 Country
                 being
                 in
                 Arms
                 ,
                 especially
                 
                 Sunderland-men
                 (
                 who
                 came
                 not
                 to
                 the
                 Fight
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 the
                 Execution
                 )
                 they
                 killed
                 or
                 took
                 Prisoners
                 all
                 such
                 as
                 fled
                 .
                 In
                 that
                 skirmish
                 was
                 taken
                 the
                 Standard
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 caused
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 on
                 purpose
                 to
                 move
                 the
                 affections
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Motto
                 ,
                 
                   Iudge
                   and
                   revenge
                   my
                   Cause
                   ,
                   O
                   Lord
                
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Portraict
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 King
                 beheaded
                 ,
                 exactly
                 well
                 done
                 .
                 The
                 Standard-bearer
                 (
                 a
                 very
                 gallant
                 young
                 Gentleman
                 )
                 was
                 killed
                 ,
                 
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 several
                 times
                 refused
                 quarter
                 :
                 there
                 was
                 Colonel
                 Hurrey
                 taken
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Frendraught
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Hay
                
                 of
                 Dalgetie
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Hay
                 of
                 Naughton
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Gray
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Ministers
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Marquess
                 (
                 after
                 he
                 saw
                 the
                 day
                 was
                 absolutely
                 lost
                 )
                 threw
                 away
                 his
                 Cloak
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 the
                 Star
                 on
                 it
                 (
                 having
                 received
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 a
                 little
                 while
                 before
                 :
                 )
                 his
                 Sword
                 was
                 likewise
                 found
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 very
                 far
                 off
                 his
                 Horse
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 forsaken
                 :
                 For
                 so
                 soon
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 got
                 clear
                 off
                 that
                 ground
                 where
                 the
                 Skirmish
                 was
                 ,
                 he
                 betook
                 himself
                 to
                 foot
                 ;
                 and
                 lighting
                 upon
                 one
                 of
                 that
                 Country
                 ,
                 or
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Souldiers
                 (
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 whether
                 )
                 took
                 his
                 Highland
                 Apparel
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 in
                 that
                 Habit
                 conveyed
                 himself
                 away
                 :
                 But
                 such
                 narrow
                 search
                 being
                 made
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 long
                 escape
                 ;
                 yet
                 he
                 continued
                 in
                 the
                 open
                 fields
                 three
                 or
                 four
                 days
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 notice
                 gotten
                 of
                 him
                 .
                 At
                 last
                 the
                 Laird
                 of
                 Aston
                 (
                 being
                 in
                 Arms
                 with
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 and
                 abroad
                 in
                 that
                 search
                 )
                 happened
                 on
                 him
                 :
                 He
                 had
                 been
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 followers
                 before
                 .
                 
                 In
                 that
                 place
                 he
                 had
                 continued
                 three
                 or
                 four
                 days
                 without
                 Meat
                 or
                 Drink
                 ,
                 with
                 one
                 onely
                 man
                 in
                 his
                 company
                 .
                 The
                 Marquess
                 knowing
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 believing
                 to
                 finde
                 friendship
                 at
                 his
                 hands
                 ,
                 willingly
                 discovered
                 himself
                 ;
                 but
                 Aston
                 not
                 daring
                 to
                 conceal
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 greedy
                 of
                 the
                 reward
                 which
                 was
                 promised
                 to
                 the
                 Apprehender
                 by
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 seized
                 upon
                 him
                 and
                 disarmed
                 him
                 .
                 'T
                 is
                 said
                 he
                 profered
                 great
                 sums
                 for
                 his
                 Liberty
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 in
                 vain
                 ,
                 he
                 desired
                 to
                 dye
                 by
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 took
                 him
                 ,
                 rather
                 than
                 be
                 made
                 an
                 object
                 of
                 misery
                 and
                 shame
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 knew
                 very
                 well
                 he
                 should
                 )
                 by
                 his
                 enraged
                 Enemies
                 .
                 But
                 neither
                 of
                 his
                 desires
                 was
                 granted
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 them
                 a
                 strong
                 Guard
                 set
                 on
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 conveyed
                 to
                 
                   David
                   Lesley
                
                 .
                 
                 Straughan
                 having
                 atchieved
                 his
                 business
                 with
                 great
                 expedition
                 ,
                 and
                 freed
                 the
                 State
                 from
                 this
                 much-feared
                 danger
                 ,
                 returned
                 to
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 leaving
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 business
                 to
                 Lesley
                 and
                 Holborn
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 received
                 great
                 rewards
                 and
                 thanks
                 for
                 his
                 Eminent
                 Service
                 ;
                 not
                 without
                 the
                 great
                 heart-burning
                 of
                 
                   David
                   Lesley
                
                 ,
                 who
                 seeing
                 a
                 rival
                 risen
                 up
                 to
                 his
                 honour
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 whom
                 he
                 lookt
                 upon
                 as
                 an
                 upstart
                 Souldier
                 ,
                 have
                 so
                 great
                 success
                 ,
                 fretted
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 .
                 Howsoever
                 ,
                 forwards
                 he
                 moves
                 to
                 accomplish
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 work
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 now
                 of
                 no
                 great
                 consequence
                 ;
                 for
                 there
                 rested
                 nothing
                 within
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 but
                 onely
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Dumbath
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 being
                 out
                 of
                 all
                 hopes
                 of
                 relief
                 after
                 the
                 defeat
                 ,
                 so
                 soon
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 perfectly
                 assured
                 thereof
                 by
                 some
                 Prisoners
                 they
                 knew
                 ,
                 yielded
                 the
                 Garrison
                 .
                 The
                 Governour
                 was
                 prisoner
                 at
                 mercy
                 ;
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 being
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 were
                 upon
                 terms
                 to
                 return
                 homewards
                 .
                 There
                 was
                 nothing
                 else
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 save
                 the
                 reducing
                 of
                 the
                 Islands
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Kirkwall
                 in
                 Orkney
                 ,
                 where
                 Colonel
                 Iohnson
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                   Harry
                   Graham
                
                 were
                 left
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Marquess
                 passed
                 over
                 to
                 Cathnes
                 :
                 but
                 Montross
                 (
                 either
                 because
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 spare
                 any
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 or
                 because
                 he
                 expected
                 
                 better
                 success
                 )
                 had
                 left
                 them
                 almost
                 naked
                 ,
                 though
                 there
                 were
                 several
                 places
                 in
                 those
                 Isles
                 which
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 made
                 very
                 Tenable
                 .
                 Colonel
                 Iohnson
                 having
                 had
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 defeat
                 ,
                 with
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 took
                 shipping
                 ,
                 and
                 returned
                 from
                 whence
                 he
                 came
                 ;
                 so
                 did
                 
                   Harry
                   Graham
                
                 likewise
                 ,
                 else
                 both
                 of
                 them
                 had
                 tasted
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 sauce
                 which
                 their
                 General
                 did
                 .
                 Thus
                 
                 Lesley's
                 Forces
                 entred
                 without
                 any
                 resistance
                 ,
                 seized
                 upon
                 the
                 Arms
                 which
                 Montross
                 had
                 brought
                 thither
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 two
                 pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 the
                 Queen
                 of
                 Swedens
                 present
                 ;
                 the
                 little
                 Friggot
                 of
                 16
                 Guns
                 which
                 lay
                 in
                 Harbour
                 ,
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 her
                 being
                 gon
                 ashore
                 into
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Islands
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Company
                 seeing
                 the
                 event
                 of
                 the
                 business
                 ,
                 revolted
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 in
                 that
                 likewise
                 .
                 The
                 Victory
                 being
                 now
                 compleat
                 ,
                 
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 solemn
                 day
                 of
                 Thanksgiving
                 appointed
                 through
                 the
                 whole
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 Bonfires
                 ,
                 Shooting
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 testimonies
                 or
                 joy
                 :
                 but
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Gentry
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 under
                 his
                 Command
                 before
                 ,
                 having
                 now
                 engaged
                 with
                 him
                 again
                 ,
                 were
                 no
                 partakers
                 in
                 this
                 joy
                 .
                 For
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Papers
                 being
                 taken
                 ,
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 afterwards
                 discovered
                 ,
                 and
                 suffered
                 in
                 their
                 Estates
                 .
                 The
                 Marquess
                 being
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Custody
                 of
                 his
                 mortal
                 Enemies
                 ,
                 from
                 whom
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 expect
                 the
                 least
                 favour
                 ;
                 yet
                 exprest
                 a
                 singular
                 constancy
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 a
                 carelessness
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 condition
                 .
                 Coming
                 to
                 his
                 Father-in-laws
                 house
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Southesk
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 two
                 of
                 his
                 Children
                 were
                 ,
                 he
                 procured
                 liberty
                 from
                 his
                 Guard
                 to
                 see
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 neither
                 at
                 meeting
                 or
                 parting
                 could
                 any
                 change
                 of
                 his
                 former
                 countenance
                 be
                 discerned
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 least
                 expression
                 heard
                 which
                 was
                 not
                 suitable
                 to
                 the
                 greatness
                 of
                 his
                 spirit
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 of
                 his
                 former
                 actions
                 .
                 'T
                 is
                 Memorable
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Dundee
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 lodged
                 one
                 night
                 ,
                 though
                 it
                 had
                 suffered
                 more
                 by
                 his
                 Army
                 than
                 any
                 else
                 within
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 yet
                 were
                 they
                 amongst
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 so
                 far
                 from
                 insulting
                 over
                 him
                 ;
                 that
                 the
                 whole
                 Town
                 testified
                 a
                 great
                 deal
                 of
                 sorrow
                 for
                 his
                 woful
                 condition
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 was
                 he
                 likewise
                 furnished
                 with
                 Cloaths
                 suitable
                 to
                 his
                 Birth
                 and
                 Person
                 .
                 Being
                 come
                 to
                 Leith
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 was
                 received
                 by
                 the
                 Magistrates
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Edenburgh
                 ;
                 and
                 staying
                 a
                 while
                 there
                 to
                 refresh
                 himself
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 afterward
                 led
                 towards
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 by
                 that
                 way
                 which
                 goes
                 betwixt
                 Leith
                 and
                 the
                 Water-gate
                 of
                 the
                 Abbey
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 him
                 all
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 of
                 quality
                 on
                 foot
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 thirty
                 and
                 fourty
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 himself
                 had
                 the
                 favour
                 to
                 be
                 mounted
                 on
                 a
                 Cart-horse
                 .
                 
                 Having
                 ended
                 this
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 journey
                 ,
                 with
                 as
                 much
                 state
                 as
                 in
                 Triumphs
                 is
                 accustomed
                 to
                 be
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 met
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Cannon-gate
                 by
                 some
                 other
                 Officers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Executioner
                 in
                 his
                 Livery-coat
                 ,
                 into
                 whose
                 hands
                 he
                 was
                 delivered
                 .
                 There
                 was
                 framed
                 for
                 him
                 a
                 high
                 seat
                 in
                 fashion
                 of
                 a
                 Chariot
                 ,
                 upon
                 each
                 side
                 of
                 which
                 were
                 holes
                 ,
                 through
                 which
                 a
                 Cord
                 being
                 drawn
                 ,
                 and
                 crossing
                 his
                 Brest
                 and
                 Arms
                 ,
                 bound
                 him
                 fast
                 down
                 in
                 the
                 Chair
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Executioner
                 (
                 being
                 commanded
                 so
                 to
                 do
                 )
                 took
                 off
                 the
                 Marquess's
                 Hat
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 on
                 his
                 own
                 Bonnet
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Chariot
                 being
                 drawn
                 by
                 four
                 Horses
                 ,
                 he
                 mounted
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 and
                 very
                 solemnly
                 began
                 to
                 drive
                 along
                 towards
                 the
                 Tol-Booth
                 .
                 The
                 people
                 who
                 were
                 assembled
                 in
                 great
                 multitudes
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 heretofore
                 very
                 desirous
                 to
                 see
                 this
                 spectacle
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 now
                 refrain
                 from
                 tears
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 who
                 had
                 heretofore
                 wished
                 him
                 all
                 misfortune
                 ,
                 began
                 to
                 be
                 shaken
                 with
                 the
                 first
                 Scene
                 of
                 his
                 Tragedy
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 implacable
                 Ministry
                 having
                 him
                 now
                 at
                 their
                 mercy
                 ,
                 
                 could
                 never
                 be
                 satisfied
                 with
                 his
                 Calamities
                 :
                 they
                 reviled
                 him
                 with
                 all
                 possible
                 spite
                 ,
                 objected
                 frequently
                 to
                 him
                 his
                 former
                 condition
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 present
                 misery
                 ,
                 and
                 pronounced
                 heavy
                 judgements
                 against
                 him
                 .
                 Being
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Tol-Booth
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 was
                 very
                 closely
                 shut
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 strong
                 Guards
                 set
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 access
                 denied
                 to
                 him
                 ;
                 no
                 ,
                 not
                 his
                 Father-in-law
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 friends
                 suffered
                 to
                 come
                 nigh
                 him
                 .
                 There
                 he
                 was
                 a
                 considerable
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Ministers
                 never
                 ceasing
                 to
                 exacerbate
                 his
                 misery
                 :
                 of
                 whom
                 one
                 being
                 asked
                 why
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 otherwise
                 be
                 satisfied
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 so
                 ignominious
                 handling
                 of
                 him
                 ?
                 He
                 answered
                 ,
                 
                   They
                   knew
                   no
                   other
                   way
                   to
                   humble
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   bring
                   him
                   home
                   to
                   God.
                   
                
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 having
                 notice
                 of
                 his
                 approach
                 to
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 fearing
                 his
                 gallant
                 presence
                 might
                 gain
                 favour
                 among
                 the
                 people
                 (
                 which
                 the
                 Kirk-Ministers
                 thundred
                 at
                 afterwards
                 )
                 appointed
                 a
                 Committee
                 to
                 draw
                 up
                 a
                 Sentence
                 against
                 
                 him
                 on
                 the
                 17
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 did
                 presently
                 :
                 The
                 first
                 part
                 about
                 his
                 entrance
                 we
                 have
                 already
                 seen
                 performed
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 latter
                 part
                 ran
                 thus
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   he
                   should
                   be
                   hanged
                   on
                   a
                   Gibbet
                   at
                   the
                   Cross
                   in
                
                 Edenburgh
                 
                   until
                   he
                   died
                   ,
                   his
                   History
                   and
                   Declaration
                   being
                   tied
                   about
                   his
                   Neck
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   hang
                   three
                   hours
                   in
                   publique
                   view
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   people
                   ;
                   after
                   which
                   he
                   should
                   be
                   Beheaded
                   and
                   Quartered
                   ,
                   his
                   head
                   to
                   be
                   fixt
                   upon
                   the
                   Prison-house
                   of
                
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   his
                   Legs
                   and
                   Arms
                   over
                   the
                   Gates
                   of
                   the
                   Cities
                   of
                
                 Sterling
                 ,
                 Glascow
                 ,
                 Perth
                 ,
                 alias
                 Saint
                 Johns-town
                 ,
                 and
                 Aberdeen
                 :
                 
                   And
                   in
                   case
                   ●e
                   repented
                   (
                   whereby
                   the
                   Sentence
                   of
                   Excommunication
                   may
                   be
                   taken
                   off
                   by
                   the
                   Church
                   )
                   the
                   bulk
                   of
                   his
                   Body
                   should
                   be
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                
                 Gray-Friers
                 ;
                 
                   if
                   not
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                
                 Borrow-moor
                 (
                 a
                 place
                 like
                 Tyburn
                 .
                 )
              
               
                 
                 It
                 was
                 seven
                 a
                 Clock
                 at
                 Night
                 before
                 he
                 was
                 entred
                 into
                 the
                 Prison
                 ;
                 and
                 immediately
                 the
                 Parliament
                 met
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Members
                 and
                 some
                 Ministers
                 to
                 examine
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 refused
                 to
                 answer
                 any
                 thing
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 until
                 he
                 was
                 satisfied
                 upon
                 what
                 terms
                 they
                 stood
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 his
                 Royal
                 Master
                 :
                 which
                 being
                 reported
                 unto
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 they
                 ceased
                 proceedings
                 against
                 him
                 until
                 Monday
                 ,
                 and
                 allowed
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 to
                 tell
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 they
                 were
                 agreed
                 :
                 he
                 then
                 desired
                 to
                 be
                 at
                 rest
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 was
                 weary
                 with
                 a
                 long
                 Journey
                 ;
                 and
                 said
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   Complement
                   they
                   had
                   put
                   upon
                   him
                   that
                   day
                   was
                   somewhat
                   tedious
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 (
                 being
                 Sunday
                 )
                 he
                 was
                 constantly
                 attended
                 by
                 Ministers
                 and
                 Parliament-men
                 ,
                 who
                 still
                 pursued
                 him
                 :
                 he
                 told
                 them
                 ,
                 
                   They
                   thought
                   they
                   had
                   affronted
                   him
                   the
                   day
                   before
                   by
                   carrying
                   him
                   in
                   a
                   Cart
                   ,
                   but
                   they
                   were
                   much
                   mistaken
                   ;
                   for
                   he
                   thought
                   it
                   the
                   most
                   honourable
                   and
                   joyfullest
                   Cavalcade
                   that
                   ever
                   he
                   made
                   ,
                   God
                   having
                   all
                   the
                   while
                   most
                   comfortably
                   manifested
                   his
                   presence
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   furnished
                   him
                   with
                   a
                   resolution
                   to
                   over-look
                   the
                   reproaches
                   of
                   men
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   behold
                   Him
                   ,
                   for
                   whose
                   Cause
                   he
                   suffered
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 Upon
                 Monday
                 in
                 the
                 forenoon
                 he
                 was
                 brought
                 before
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 delivery
                 of
                 a
                 long-penned
                 discourse
                 by
                 the
                 Chancellor
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 was
                 pleased
                 to
                 take
                 notice
                 of
                 
                   his
                   miscarriages
                   against
                   the
                   first
                   Covenant
                   ,
                   the
                   League
                   and
                   Covenant
                   ,
                   his
                   Invasion
                   and
                   joyning
                   with
                   the
                   Irish
                   Rebels
                   ,
                   and
                   blood-guiltiness
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   now
                   how
                   God
                   had
                   brought
                   him
                   to
                   just
                   punishment
                   :
                
                 He
                 desired
                 to
                 know
                 if
                 he
                 might
                 be
                 allowed
                 to
                 speak
                 for
                 himself
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 being
                 granted
                 ,
                 he
                 said
                 ,
                 
                   Since
                   you
                   have
                   declared
                   unto
                   me
                   that
                   you
                   have
                   agreed
                   with
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   I
                   look
                   upon
                   you
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   his
                   Majesty
                   were
                   sitting
                   among
                   you
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   that
                   Relation
                   I
                   appear
                   with
                   this
                   Reverence
                   ,
                   Bare-headed
                   :
                   My
                   care
                   hath
                   been
                   always
                   to
                   walk
                   as
                   became
                   a
                   good
                   Christian
                   and
                   a
                   Loyal
                   Subject
                   ▪
                   I
                   engaged
                   in
                   the
                   first
                   Covenant
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   faithful
                   to
                   it
                   ,
                   until
                   I
                   perceived
                   some
                   private
                   persons
                   under
                   colour
                   of
                   Religion
                   intended
                   to
                   wring
                   the
                   Authority
                   from
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   seize
                   on
                   it
                   for
                   themselves
                   ;
                   and
                   when
                   it
                   was
                   thought
                   fit
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   clearing
                   of
                   honest
                   men
                   ,
                   that
                   a
                   Bond
                   should
                   be
                   Subscribed
                   ,
                   wherein
                   the
                   security
                   of
                   Religion
                   was
                   sufficiently
                   provided
                   for
                   ,
                   I
                   subscribed
                   .
                   For
                   the
                   League
                   and
                   Covenant
                   ,
                   I
                   thank
                   God
                   I
                   was
                   never
                   in
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   could
                   not
                   break
                   it
                   ;
                   but
                   how
                   far
                   Religion
                   hath
                   been
                   advanced
                   by
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   sad
                   consequences
                   that
                   have
                   followed
                   it
                   ,
                   these
                   poor
                   distressed
                   Kingdoms
                   can
                   witness
                   :
                   for
                   when
                   his
                   late
                   Majesty
                   had
                   by
                   the
                   blessing
                   of
                   God
                   almost
                   subdued
                   those
                   Enemies
                   that
                   rose
                   ●p
                   against
                   him
                   in
                
                 England
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   that
                   a
                   Faction
                   of
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   went
                   in
                   to
                   the
                   assistance
                   of
                   them
                   ▪
                   His
                   Majesty
                   gave
                   Commission
                   to
                   me
                   to
                   come
                   into
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   make
                   a
                   diversion
                   of
                   those
                   Forces
                   that
                   were
                   going
                   from
                   hence
                   against
                   him
                   .
                   I
                   acknowledged
                   the
                   Command
                   most
                   just
                   ,
                   and
                   I
                   conceived
                   my self
                   bound
                   in
                   Conscience
                   and
                   Duty
                   to
                   obey
                   it
                   .
                   What
                   my
                   carriage
                   was
                   in
                   this
                   Country
                   ,
                   many
                   of
                   you
                   may
                   bear
                   witness
                   ;
                   disorders
                   in
                   any
                   Army
                   cannot
                   be
                   Prevented
                   ,
                   but
                   they
                   were
                   no
                   sooner
                   known
                   than
                   punished
                   ;
                   never
                   was
                   any
                   Blood
                   spilt
                   but
                   in
                   Battle
                   ,
                   and
                   even
                   then
                   many
                   thousand
                   lives
                   have
                   I
                   preserved
                   ;
                   and
                   as
                   I
                   came
                   in
                   upon
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Warrant
                   ,
                   so
                   upon
                   his
                   Letters
                   did
                   I
                   lay
                   aside
                   all
                   Interests
                   ,
                   and
                   retreated
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   And
                   for
                   my
                   coming
                   in
                   at
                   this
                   time
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   by
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Command
                   ,
                   in
                   order
                   to
                   the
                   accelerating
                   of
                   the
                   Treaty
                   betwixt
                   Him
                   and
                   you
                   ;
                   His
                   Majesty
                   knowing
                   ,
                   that
                   when
                   ever
                   he
                   had
                   ended
                   with
                   you
                   ,
                   I
                   was
                   ready
                   to
                   retire
                   upon
                   his
                   Call.
                   I
                   may
                   justly
                   
                   say
                   ,
                   that
                   never
                   Subject
                   acted
                   upon
                   more
                   honorable
                   grounds
                   ,
                   nor
                   by
                   a
                   more
                   Lawful
                   Power
                   ,
                   than
                   I
                   did
                   in
                   this
                   Service
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   I
                   desire
                   you
                   to
                   lay
                   aside
                   prejudice
                   ,
                   and
                   consider
                   me
                   as
                   a
                   Christian
                   ,
                   in
                   relation
                   to
                   the
                   justice
                   of
                   the
                   Quarrel
                   ;
                   as
                   a
                   Subject
                   ,
                   in
                   relation
                   to
                   my
                   Royal
                   Masters
                   Command
                   ;
                   and
                   as
                   your
                   Neighbour
                   ,
                   in
                   relation
                   to
                   the
                   many
                   of
                   your
                   lives
                   I
                   have
                   preserved
                   in
                   Battle
                   :
                   And
                   be
                   not
                   too
                   rash
                   ,
                   but
                   let
                   me
                   be
                   judged
                   by
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   Nature
                   and
                   Nations
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   this
                   Land
                   ;
                   if
                   you
                   do
                   otherwise
                   ,
                   I
                   do
                   here
                   Appeal
                   from
                   you
                   to
                   the
                   righteous
                   Iudge
                   of
                   the
                   World
                   ,
                   who
                   one
                   day
                   must
                   be
                   both
                   your
                   Iudge
                   and
                   mine
                   ,
                   and
                   who
                   always
                   gives
                   righteous
                   Iudgment
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 he
                 delivered
                 with
                 such
                 gravity
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 without
                 passion
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 much
                 admired
                 even
                 of
                 his
                 Enemies
                 .
                 After
                 which
                 the
                 Chancellour
                 commanded
                 the
                 Sentence
                 to
                 be
                 read
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 heard
                 with
                 a
                 settled
                 and
                 an
                 unmoved
                 Countenance
                 ;
                 and
                 desiring
                 to
                 be
                 further
                 heard
                 ,
                 was
                 presently
                 stopt
                 by
                 the
                 Chancellour
                 ,
                 who
                 Commanded
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 presently
                 removed
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 prison
                 ;
                 
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 no
                 sooner
                 come
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Ministers
                 assault
                 him
                 afresh
                 ,
                 aggravating
                 the
                 terrour
                 of
                 the
                 Sentence
                 ,
                 thereby
                 to
                 affright
                 him
                 .
                 He
                 acknowledged
                 himself
                 much
                 beholding
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 for
                 the
                 Honour
                 they
                 had
                 put
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                   He
                   took
                   it
                   for
                   a
                   greater
                   honour
                   to
                   have
                   his
                   Head
                   stand
                   upon
                   the
                   Prison-gate
                   for
                   this
                   Quarrel
                   ,
                   than
                   to
                   have
                   his
                   Picture
                   in
                   the
                   Kings
                   Bed-chamber
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   And
                   (
                   lest
                   his
                   Loyalty
                   should
                   be
                   forgotten
                   )
                   they
                   had
                   highly
                   honoured
                   him
                   ,
                   in
                   designing
                   lasting
                   Monuments
                   to
                   four
                   of
                   the
                   chiefest
                   Cities
                   ,
                   to
                   bear
                   up
                   his
                   Memorial
                   to
                   all
                   Posterity
                   ;
                   wishing
                   he
                   had
                   had
                   flesh
                   enough
                   to
                   have
                   sent
                   a
                   piece
                   to
                   every
                   City
                   in
                   Christendom
                   ,
                   to
                   witness
                   his
                   Loyalty
                   to
                   his
                   King
                   and
                   Country
                   .
                
              
               
                 His
                 Friends
                 were
                 not
                 suffered
                 to
                 come
                 neer
                 him
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 Guard
                 was
                 always
                 in
                 the
                 Chamber
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 insomuch
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 neither
                 time
                 nor
                 place
                 for
                 his
                 private
                 Devotions
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 their
                 hearing
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 being
                 the
                 21.
                 cloathed
                 in
                 a
                 Scarlet-cloak
                 richly
                 laced
                 with
                 Gold-lace
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 was
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Scaffold
                 :
                 He
                 came
                 along
                 the
                 Streets
                 with
                 so
                 great
                 state
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 appeared
                 in
                 his
                 Countenance
                 so
                 much
                 Beauty
                 ,
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 Gravity
                 ,
                 as
                 amazed
                 the
                 Beholders
                 ;
                 and
                 many
                 even
                 of
                 his
                 Enemies
                 did
                 acknowledge
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 gallantest
                 Subject
                 in
                 the
                 World.
                 But
                 because
                 all
                 his
                 Friends
                 and
                 Well-willers
                 were
                 debarred
                 from
                 coming
                 near
                 him
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 Boy
                 (
                 designed
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 on
                 the
                 Scaffold
                 )
                 who
                 took
                 his
                 last
                 Speech
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 to
                 this
                 effect
                 :
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           I
                           Am
                           sorry
                           if
                           this
                           manner
                           of
                           my
                           End
                           be
                           scandalous
                           to
                           any
                           good
                           Christian.
                           
                           Doth
                           it
                           not
                           often
                           happen
                           to
                           the
                           righteous
                           according
                           to
                           the
                           ways
                           of
                           the
                           righteous
                           ?
                           doth
                           not
                           sometimes
                           a
                           just
                           man
                           perish
                           in
                           his
                           righteousness
                           ,
                           and
                           a
                           wicked
                           man
                           prosper
                           in
                           his
                           malice
                           ?
                           They
                           who
                           know
                           me
                           should
                           not
                           disesteem
                           me
                           for
                           this
                           ;
                           many
                           greater
                           than
                           I
                           have
                           been
                           dealt
                           with
                           in
                           this
                           kind
                           :
                           yet
                           I
                           must
                           not
                           say
                           ,
                           but
                           that
                           all
                           Gods
                           Iudgments
                           are
                           just
                           :
                           For
                           my
                           private
                           sins
                           ,
                           I
                           acknowledge
                           this
                           to
                           be
                           just
                           with
                           God
                           ,
                           I
                           submit
                           my self
                           to
                           him
                           ;
                           but
                           in
                           regard
                           of
                           man
                           ,
                           I
                           may
                           say
                           ,
                           that
                           they
                           are
                           but
                           Instruments
                           ,
                           God
                           forgive
                           them
                           ,
                           I
                           forgive
                           them
                           :
                           they
                           have
                           oppressed
                           the
                           poor
                           ,
                           and
                           vioiently
                           perverted
                           Iudgment
                           and
                           Iustice
                           ,
                           but
                           he
                           that
                           is
                           higher
                           than
                           they
                           will
                           reward
                           them
                           .
                        
                         
                           What
                           I
                           did
                           in
                           this
                           Kingdom
                           ,
                           was
                           in
                           obedience
                           to
                           the
                           most
                           just
                           Command
                           of
                           my
                           Sovereign
                           ,
                           for
                           his
                           defence
                           in
                           the
                           day
                           of
                           his
                           distress
                           ,
                           against
                           those
                           that
                           rose
                           up
                           against
                           him
                           .
                           I
                           acknowledge
                           nothing
                           ,
                           but
                           fear
                           God
                           and
                           Honour
                           the
                           King
                           ,
                           according
                           to
                           the
                           Commandments
                           of
                           God
                           ,
                           and
                           the
                           Law
                           of
                           Nature
                           and
                           Nations
                           ;
                           and
                           I
                           have
                           not
                           sinned
                           against
                           man
                           ,
                           but
                           against
                           God
                           ,
                           and
                           with
                           him
                           there
                           is
                           mercy
                           ,
                           which
                           is
                           the
                           ground
                           of
                           my
                           drawing
                           near
                           unto
                           him
                           .
                        
                         
                           It
                           is
                           objected
                           against
                           me
                           by
                           many
                           ,
                           (
                           even
                           good
                           People
                           )
                           that
                           I
                           am
                           under
                           the
                           Censure
                           of
                           the
                           Church
                           :
                           This
                           is
                           not
                           my
                           fault
                           ▪
                           since
                           it
                           is
                           only
                           for
                           doing
                           my
                           Duty
                           ,
                           by
                           obeying
                           my
                           Princes
                           most
                           just
                           Command
                           for
                           Religion
                           ,
                           his
                           Sacred
                           Person
                           and
                           Authority
                           .
                           Yet
                           I
                           am
                           sorry
                           they
                           did
                           Excommunicate
                           me
                           ,
                           and
                           in
                           that
                           which
                           is
                           according
                           to
                           Gods
                           Laws
                           ,
                           without
                           wronging
                           my
                           Conscience
                           or
                           Allegeance
                           ,
                           I
                           desire
                           to
                           be
                           relaxed
                           :
                           if
                           they
                           will
                           not
                           do
                           it
                           ,
                           I
                           appeal
                           to
                           God
                           ,
                           who
                           is
                           the
                           righteous
                           Iudge
                           of
                           the
                           world
                           ,
                           and
                           who
                           must
                           ,
                           and
                           will
                           ,
                           I
                           hope
                           ,
                           be
                           my
                           Iudge
                           and
                           Saviour
                           .
                        
                         
                         
                           It
                           is
                           spoken
                           of
                           me
                           ,
                           that
                           I
                           should
                           blame
                           the
                           King
                           (
                           God
                           forbid
                           ;
                           )
                           for
                           the
                           late
                           King
                           ,
                           he
                           lived
                           a
                           Saint
                           ,
                           and
                           died
                           a
                           Martyr
                           ;
                           I
                           pray
                           God
                           I
                           may
                           so
                           end
                           as
                           he
                           did
                           :
                           If
                           ever
                           I
                           should
                           wish
                           my
                           Soul
                           in
                           another
                           mans
                           stead
                           ,
                           it
                           should
                           be
                           in
                           his
                           .
                           For
                           his
                           Majesty
                           now
                           living
                           ,
                           never
                           people
                           I
                           believe
                           might
                           be
                           more
                           happy
                           in
                           a
                           King
                           :
                           His
                           Commands
                           to
                           me
                           were
                           most
                           just
                           :
                           in
                           nothing
                           that
                           he
                           promiseth
                           will
                           he
                           fail
                           .
                           He
                           deals
                           justly
                           with
                           all
                           men
                           ,
                           I
                           pray
                           God
                           he
                           be
                           so
                           dealt
                           withal
                           ,
                           that
                           he
                           be
                           not
                           betrayed
                           under
                           trust
                           ,
                           as
                           his
                           father
                           was
                           .
                        
                         
                           I
                           desire
                           not
                           to
                           be
                           mistaken
                           ,
                           as
                           if
                           my
                           carriage
                           at
                           this
                           time
                           in
                           relation
                           to
                           your
                           ways
                           were
                           stubborn
                           ;
                           I
                           do
                           but
                           follow
                           the
                           light
                           of
                           my
                           own
                           Conscience
                           ,
                           which
                           is
                           seconded
                           by
                           the
                           working
                           of
                           the
                           Spirit
                           of
                           God
                           that
                           is
                           within
                           me
                           :
                           I
                           thank
                           him
                           ,
                           I
                           go
                           to
                           Heavens
                           Throne
                           with
                           joy
                           .
                           If
                           he
                           enable
                           me
                           against
                           the
                           fear
                           of
                           Death
                           ,
                           and
                           furnish
                           me
                           with
                           courage
                           and
                           confidence
                           to
                           embrace
                           it
                           ,
                           even
                           in
                           its
                           most
                           ugly
                           shape
                           ,
                           let
                           God
                           be
                           glorified
                           in
                           my
                           end
                           ,
                           though
                           it
                           were
                           in
                           my
                           damnation
                           .
                           Yet
                           I
                           say
                           not
                           this
                           out
                           of
                           any
                           fear
                           or
                           mistrust
                           ,
                           but
                           out
                           of
                           my
                           Duty
                           to
                           God
                           ,
                           and
                           Love
                           to
                           his
                           people
                           .
                        
                         
                           I
                           have
                           no
                           more
                           to
                           say
                           ,
                           but
                           that
                           I
                           desire
                           your
                           Charity
                           and
                           Prayers
                           .
                           I
                           shall
                           pray
                           for
                           you
                           all
                           I
                           leave
                           my
                           Soul
                           to
                           God
                           ,
                           my
                           Service
                           to
                           my
                           Prince
                           ,
                           my
                           Good-will
                           to
                           my
                           Friends
                           ,
                           and
                           my
                           Name
                           and
                           Charity
                           to
                           you
                           all
                           .
                           And
                           thus
                           briefly
                           I
                           have
                           exonerated
                           my
                           Conscience
                           .
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 Being
                 desired
                 to
                 pray
                 apart
                 ,
                 he
                 said
                 ,
                 
                   I
                   have
                   already
                   poured
                   out
                   my
                   Soul
                   before
                   the
                   Lord
                   ,
                   who
                   knows
                   my
                   heart
                   ,
                   and
                   into
                   whose
                   hands
                   I
                   have
                   commended
                   my
                   Spirit
                   ;
                   and
                   he
                   hath
                   been
                   pleased
                   to
                   return
                   to
                   me
                   a
                   full
                   assurance
                   of
                   peace
                   in
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   my
                   Redeemer
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   if
                   you
                   will
                   not
                   joyn
                   with
                   me
                   in
                   prayer
                   ,
                   my
                   reiterating
                   it
                   again
                   will
                   be
                   both
                   Scandalous
                   to
                   you
                   and
                   me
                   .
                
                 So
                 closing
                 his
                 eyes
                 ,
                 and
                 holding
                 up
                 his
                 hands
                 ,
                 he
                 stood
                 a
                 good
                 space
                 at
                 his
                 inward
                 Devotions
                 ,
                 being
                 perceived
                 to
                 be
                 inwardly
                 moved
                 all
                 the
                 while
                 :
                 
                 when
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 ,
                 he
                 called
                 for
                 the
                 Executioner
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 him
                 money
                 ;
                 who
                 having
                 brought
                 unto
                 him
                 (
                 hanging
                 in
                 a
                 Cord
                 )
                 his
                 Declaration
                 and
                 History
                 ,
                 hanged
                 them
                 about
                 his
                 Neck
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 said
                 ,
                 
                   Though
                   it
                   hath
                   pleased
                   his
                   Sacred
                   Majesty
                   that
                   now
                   is
                   ,
                   to
                   make
                   him
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   Honourable
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   yet
                   he
                   did
                   not
                   think
                   himself
                   more
                   honoured
                   by
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   than
                   by
                   that
                   Cord
                   and
                   Book
                   which
                   he
                   would
                   embrace
                   about
                   his
                   Neck
                   with
                   as
                   much
                   joy
                   and
                   content
                   ,
                   as
                   ever
                   he
                   did
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   Chain
                   of
                   Gold
                
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 desired
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 tied
                 unto
                 him
                 as
                 they
                 pleased
                 .
              
               
                 When
                 this
                 was
                 done
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 arms
                 tied
                 ,
                 he
                 asked
                 the
                 Officers
                 ,
                 
                   If
                   they
                   had
                   any
                   more
                   Dishonour
                   (
                   as
                   they
                   conceived
                   it
                   )
                   to
                   put
                   upon
                   him
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   he
                   was
                   ready
                   to
                   accept
                   it
                   .
                
                 And
                 so
                 with
                 an
                 undaunted
                 Courage
                 and
                 Gravity
                 suffered
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Sentence
                 past
                 upon
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 fell
                 that
                 Heroical
                 Person
                 by
                 a
                 most
                 malicious
                 and
                 barbarous
                 sort
                 of
                 cruelty
                 ,
                 but
                 —
                 
                   Sequitur
                   ultor
                   à
                   tergo
                   Deus
                
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 Fury
                 at
                 hand
                 ready
                 with
                 a
                 Whip
                 of
                 Snakes
                 to
                 punish
                 this
                 Viperous
                 Brood
                 of
                 men
                 :
                 
                 For
                 Cromwel
                 having
                 been
                 secretly
                 called
                 for
                 over
                 from
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 to
                 amuse
                 all
                 parties
                 (
                 both
                 the
                 Irish
                 who
                 trembled
                 at
                 his
                 presence
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 no
                 considerable
                 resistance
                 against
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 fortune
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 General
                 himself
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 who
                 expected
                 not
                 such
                 his
                 sudden
                 rivalship
                 to
                 his
                 Command
                 ,
                 which
                 gave
                 him
                 no
                 time
                 for
                 mature
                 consideration
                 of
                 the
                 designe
                 ;
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 who
                 though
                 allarmed
                 by
                 frequent
                 rumours
                 of
                 an
                 English
                 Invasion
                 ,
                 yet
                 were
                 not
                 so
                 forward
                 in
                 their
                 Levies
                 ,
                 as
                 having
                 assurance
                 of
                 
                 Fairfax's
                 dissatisfaction
                 )
                 was
                 now
                 wasted
                 over
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 preventing
                 his
                 Letters
                 he
                 had
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 States
                 to
                 know
                 their
                 express
                 pleasure
                 for
                 his
                 departing
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 which
                 before
                 we
                 leave
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 insert
                 some
                 omissions
                 .
                 Colonel
                 Hamond
                 a
                 Kentish
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 and
                 firm
                 Royallist
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 a
                 Colchestrian
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 been
                 imprisoned
                 at
                 Windsor
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 by
                 the
                 mutiny
                 of
                 his
                 Souldiers
                 (
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormonds
                 Regiment
                 )
                 which
                 he
                 Commanded
                 ,
                 forced
                 to
                 render
                 himself
                 and
                 Officers
                 at
                 discretion
                 (
                 the
                 Garrison
                 being
                 the
                 Castle
                 before
                 mentioned
                 of
                 Gowran
                 ,
                 accepting
                 of
                 life
                 from
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 and
                 refusing
                 to
                 fight
                 )
                 was
                 immediately
                 shot
                 to
                 death
                 ,
                 one
                 Lieutenant
                 only
                 escaping
                 :
                 The
                 like
                 fate
                 suffered
                 a
                 Dutch
                 Colonel
                 ,
                 one
                 Major
                 Syms
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueens
                 Loyal
                 Party
                 that
                 yet
                 adhered
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 being
                 worsted
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Broghil
                 ,
                 where
                 
                 in
                 fight
                 they
                 lost
                 600
                 men
                 near
                 Bandon-bridge
                 .
                 
                 Colonel
                 Wogan
                 ,
                 that
                 noble
                 person
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 so
                 constant
                 a
                 terrour
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 having
                 corrupted
                 or
                 converted
                 his
                 Keeper
                 Colonel
                 Phair's
                 Marshal
                 ,
                 escaped
                 with
                 him
                 to
                 his
                 old
                 friends
                 ,
                 being
                 reserv'd
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 death
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 Providence
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 further
                 plague
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 that
                 &
                 another
                 Kingdom
                 &
                 place
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 shall
                 see
                 in
                 the
                 continuation
                 of
                 this
                 Chronicle
                 .
                 About
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 with
                 Cromwel
                 arrived
                 here
                 from
                 Holland
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ioachimi
                 ,
                 in
                 quality
                 of
                 Embassador
                 from
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 sent
                 on
                 purpose
                 to
                 understand
                 the
                 condition
                 of
                 affairs
                 here
                 ,
                 &
                 what
                 stability
                 this
                 Common-wealth
                 was
                 yet
                 grounded
                 upon
                 or
                 like
                 to
                 obtain
                 ,
                 and
                 report
                 it
                 to
                 his
                 Superiors
                 .
              
               
                 Further
                 yet
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
                 After
                 the
                 departure
                 of
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Vlster
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 
                   Cloghor
                   ,
                   Emir
                   Mac
                   Mahon
                
                 was
                 Generalissimo
                 ,
                 the
                 Irish
                 not
                 being
                 to
                 be
                 satisfied
                 till
                 the
                 Conduct
                 of
                 Affairs
                 was
                 wholly
                 left
                 to
                 themselves
                 ,
                 having
                 gathered
                 an
                 Army
                 of
                 5000
                 Foot
                 and
                 600
                 Horse
                 ,
                 was
                 ranging
                 that
                 Country
                 at
                 his
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 having
                 so
                 ordered
                 and
                 interposed
                 his
                 Forces
                 ,
                 that
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Coot
                
                 the
                 President
                 of
                 Connaught
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Venables
                 who
                 Commanded
                 in
                 Chief
                 in
                 Vlster
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 joyn
                 Forces
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 other
                 additions
                 had
                 been
                 made
                 to
                 Coot
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 faced
                 Finagh
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 that
                 Province
                 some
                 while
                 before
                 ,
                 yet
                 durst
                 they
                 not
                 engage
                 till
                 Iune
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 which
                 Month
                 ,
                 Cloghor
                 being
                 incamped
                 on
                 a
                 boggy
                 ground
                 within
                 half
                 a
                 mile
                 of
                 Sir
                 Charles
                 his
                 Leaguer
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 about
                 800
                 Horse
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 Foot
                 ,
                 stood
                 and
                 faced
                 him
                 for
                 almost
                 four
                 hours
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 drew
                 over
                 a
                 Pass
                 ,
                 wherein
                 Coot
                 fell
                 upon
                 his
                 Rear
                 with
                 250
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 charged
                 through
                 two
                 Divisions
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 routed
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 their
                 Horse
                 came
                 in
                 to
                 their
                 rescue
                 ,
                 and
                 repelled
                 that
                 Party
                 :
                 but
                 Colonel
                 
                   Richard
                   Coot
                
                 likewise
                 advancing
                 ,
                 both
                 came
                 off
                 with
                 even
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 enemy
                 over
                 Faggots
                 passed
                 another
                 way
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 but
                 a
                 Trial
                 of
                 Skill
                 ;
                 but
                 on
                 the
                 18
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Fenwick
                 with
                 1000
                 having
                 joyned
                 with
                 Sir
                 Charles
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 matter
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 final
                 decision
                 .
                 Cloghor
                 was
                 encamped
                 strongly
                 on
                 a
                 side
                 of
                 a
                 Hill
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 Coot
                 approached
                 ;
                 the
                 Irish
                 courageously
                 descended
                 to
                 Battle
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 so
                 most
                 resolutely
                 received
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 an
                 hours
                 time
                 this
                 Mitred
                 General
                 was
                 defeated
                 ,
                 himself
                 mortally
                 wounded
                 and
                 taken
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Lieutenant-General
                 
                   Henry
                   O
                   Neale
                
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 ,
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 Irish
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 total
                 loss
                 of
                 that
                 Province
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 utter
                 ruine
                 and
                 destruction
                 of
                 that
                 Rebel-Party
                 that
                 began
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 continued
                 it
                 when
                 it
                 might
                 have
                 expired
                 by
                 the
                 closing
                 with
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 Dublin
                 and
                 London-Derry
                 .
                 The
                 remaining
                 Irish
                 War
                 was
                 meerly
                 defensive
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 such
                 weak
                 dying
                 efforts
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 was
                 given
                 over
                 there
                 for
                 desperate
                 and
                 lost
                 :
                 and
                 who
                 cannot
                 ,
                 must
                 not
                 ,
                 here
                 acknowledge
                 the
                 unerring
                 certainty
                 of
                 Divine
                 Justice
                 upon
                 that
                 bloody
                 and
                 pitiless
                 people
                 ?
              
               
                 Now
                 appeared
                 in
                 Print
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 the
                 weekly
                 Champion
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 Common-wealth
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 bespatter
                 the
                 King
                 with
                 the
                 basest
                 of
                 scurrilous
                 raillery
                 ,
                 one
                 
                   Marchamount
                   Needham
                
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Politicus
                 ;
                 a
                 
                   Iack
                   of
                   all
                   sides
                
                 ,
                 transcendently
                 gifted
                 in
                 opprobrious
                 and
                 treasonable
                 Droll
                 ,
                 and
                 hired
                 therefore
                 by
                 Bradshaw
                 to
                 act
                 the
                 second
                 part
                 to
                 his
                 starcht
                 and
                 more
                 solemn
                 Treason
                 ;
                 who
                 began
                 his
                 first
                 Diurnal
                 with
                 an
                 Invective
                 against
                 Monarchy
                 and
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 Scotch
                 Kirk
                 ,
                 and
                 ended
                 it
                 with
                 an
                 Hosanna
                 to
                 
                   Oliver
                   Cromwel
                
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 Iune
                 returned
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 Bristol
                 from
                 Ireland
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 was
                 welcomed
                 by
                 Fairfax
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 many
                 Members
                 of
                 Parliament
                 and
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 at
                 Hounslo-heath
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 fully
                 complemented
                 at
                 his
                 Lodgings
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Thanks
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 significant
                 address
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 &c.
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 being
                 lookt
                 upon
                 as
                 the
                 only
                 Person
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Eclipse
                 and
                 diminution
                 of
                 his
                 Generals
                 Honour
                 ,
                 whom
                 we
                 shall
                 presently
                 see
                 paramount
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 supreme
                 Command
                 .
              
               
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 was
                 yet
                 in
                 the
                 Harbor
                 of
                 Lisbon
                 ,
                 
                 whither
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 sent
                 a
                 Fleet
                 to
                 fight
                 him
                 and
                 reduce
                 those
                 Ships
                 to
                 their
                 service
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Prince
                 declining
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Portugal
                 refusing
                 to
                 suffer
                 Blake
                 to
                 fall
                 on
                 in
                 his
                 Port
                 ,
                 and
                 trom
                 his
                 Castles
                 shooting
                 at
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Frigats
                 who
                 adventured
                 within
                 their
                 reach
                 ;
                 a
                 Quarrel
                 arose
                 betwixt
                 that
                 King
                 and
                 this
                 State
                 ,
                 whose
                 
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 seized
                 on
                 nine
                 
                 Brazile-ships
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 passing
                 into
                 that
                 Harbour
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Estates
                 of
                 Scotland
                 had
                 now
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 present
                 coming
                 into
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Dunfermling
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Murrey
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Fleming
                
                 ,
                 being
                 sent
                 before
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 acquaint
                 them
                 therewith
                 ;
                 when
                 the
                 two
                 last
                 were
                 dispatcht
                 again
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 understand
                 the
                 exceptions
                 they
                 took
                 against
                 some
                 uncovenanted
                 Scotch
                 Lords
                 ,
                 as
                 Hamilton
                 and
                 Lauderdail
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 English
                 Royalists
                 coming
                 over
                 with
                 Him
                 ;
                 but
                 before
                 their
                 Arrival
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 shipt
                 ,
                 having
                 newly
                 received
                 the
                 distastful
                 intelligence
                 of
                 the
                 Murther
                 of
                 his
                 faithful
                 Servant
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Montross
                 ,
                 which
                 ,
                 as
                 Cases
                 then
                 stood
                 ,
                 He
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 pass
                 by
                 ,
                 having
                 expostulated
                 very
                 sorrowfully
                 thereof
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 all
                 means
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 smooth
                 and
                 colour
                 that
                 perpetration
                 with
                 the
                 Vows
                 of
                 their
                 Allegiance
                 ;
                 in
                 order
                 whereunto
                 ,
                 they
                 said
                 ,
                 they
                 Executed
                 that
                 Nobleman
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 others
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Vrrey
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Spotswood
                   ,
                   Ogilby
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sibbald
                 :
                 a
                 very
                 inauspicious
                 entrance
                 and
                 beginning
                 of
                 a
                 right
                 understanding
                 between
                 his
                 Majesty
                 and
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 cemented
                 with
                 such
                 Loyal
                 Blood.
                 
              
               
                 
                 The
                 King
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 before
                 )
                 shipt
                 himself
                 at
                 Terbeyden
                 ,
                 a
                 Village
                 neer
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 aboard
                 a
                 Friggot
                 (
                 an
                 excellent
                 Sailor
                 )
                 Commanded
                 by
                 young
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 ,
                 old
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 attending
                 the
                 King
                 on
                 board
                 ,
                 and
                 charging
                 his
                 Son
                 to
                 do
                 his
                 utmost
                 devoir
                 for
                 the
                 Kings
                 preservation
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 Tears
                 parting
                 (
                 for
                 there
                 was
                 some
                 intelligence
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 lying
                 to
                 intercept
                 him
                 :
                 )
                 there
                 were
                 also
                 two
                 other
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 in
                 Company
                 ,
                 who
                 carried
                 his
                 Goods
                 and
                 Retinue
                 ,
                 well
                 provided
                 ,
                 and
                 alike
                 able
                 for
                 Fight
                 and
                 Defence
                 .
                 With
                 these
                 Ships
                 He
                 had
                 not
                 long
                 been
                 under
                 sail
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 Tempest
                 drove
                 Him
                 upon
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Danish
                 Islands
                 unknown
                 to
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 but
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 most
                 humanely
                 and
                 civilly
                 Treated
                 ,
                 and
                 whence
                 (
                 after
                 a
                 tedious
                 Navigation
                 )
                 they
                 Arrived
                 at
                 the
                 Spey
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 of
                 Scotland
                 (
                 Colonel
                 Graves
                 and
                 Captain
                 Titus
                 alone
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 attending
                 on
                 his
                 person
                 )
                 just
                 as
                 the
                 English
                 King-catchers
                 were
                 set
                 sail
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 under
                 their
                 Admiral
                 Popham
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 seek
                 out
                 after
                 him
                 .
                 At
                 His
                 Arrival
                 He
                 was
                 Complemented
                 in
                 great
                 State
                 by
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 to
                 Saint
                 Iohnstons
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Sterling
                 ,
                 being
                 presented
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 with
                 very
                 great
                 gifts
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 ability
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 now
                 rising
                 generally
                 in
                 Arms
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 Party
                 of
                 Horse
                 under
                 Major
                 Cuningham
                 ,
                 sent
                 to
                 visit
                 the
                 English
                 Borders
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 get
                 intelligence
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Messenger
                 they
                 had
                 sent
                 to
                 London
                 (
                 Colonel
                 Gray
                 )
                 was
                 secured
                 ,
                 (
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 Mr.
                 Prin
                 was
                 laid
                 up
                 in
                 Dunster-Castle
                 )
                 and
                 dismissed
                 with
                 a
                 Guard
                 back
                 again
                 unheard
                 ,
                 an
                 Answer
                 being
                 then
                 in
                 preparation
                 to
                 be
                 sent
                 by
                 a
                 General
                 ,
                 a
                 more
                 honourable
                 and
                 more
                 powerfully-attended
                 Officer
                 .
              
               
                 
                 That
                 Command
                 of
                 course
                 was
                 devolved
                 upon
                 the
                 Lord
                 Fairfax
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 desired
                 to
                 accept
                 it
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 being
                 inscrupled
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 Ministers
                 (
                 who
                 were
                 highly
                 incensed
                 at
                 this
                 War
                 )
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 cunningly
                 foreseen
                 by
                 Oliver
                 and
                 his
                 Party
                 ,
                 who
                 never
                 endeavoured
                 his
                 satisfaction
                 )
                 and
                 pretending
                 a
                 reluctancy
                 from
                 the
                 obigations
                 of
                 the
                 National
                 Covenant
                 to
                 engage
                 against
                 their
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 totally
                 declined
                 it
                 ,
                 transferring
                 the
                 long-expected
                 Military
                 Supremacy
                 by
                 a
                 Vote
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 who
                 very
                 zealously
                 accepted
                 the
                 Charge
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 all
                 readiness
                 prepared
                 for
                 the
                 Expedition
                 ;
                 which
                 makes
                 the
                 second
                 Trophy
                 or
                 Garland
                 of
                 these
                 strangely
                 and
                 wonderfully
                 prosperous
                 Free-States
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 
                 On
                 the
                 12
                 of
                 Iune
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 resolved
                 that
                 the
                 Army
                 should
                 Advance
                 Northward
                 ,
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 Iuly
                 before
                 they
                 Arrived
                 there
                 ;
                 for
                 on
                 the
                 21
                 of
                 that
                 Month
                 Cromwel
                 quartered
                 at
                 Berwick
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 he
                 sent
                 a
                 Letter
                 and
                 Declaration
                 to
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 Estates
                 ,
                 fraught
                 with
                 hypocritical
                 canting
                 expressions
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Committee
                 supprest
                 ,
                 returning
                 answer
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 reply
                 to
                 it
                 by
                 Messengers
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 .
                 And
                 lest
                 any
                 of
                 their
                 people
                 should
                 be
                 deluded
                 by
                 the
                 like
                 fair
                 words
                 ,
                 they
                 made
                 it
                 Treason
                 for
                 any
                 person
                 to
                 Correspond
                 with
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 fell
                 a
                 driving
                 all
                 their
                 
                 Cattle
                 and
                 Provisions
                 in
                 the
                 parts
                 next
                 adjacent
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 beyond
                 Edenborough
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Army
                 was
                 now
                 reckoned
                 16000
                 men
                 effective
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 he
                 came
                 first
                 to
                 Mardington
                 his
                 Head-quarters
                 ,
                 Iuly
                 25.
                 thence
                 to
                 Hadington
                 ,
                 within
                 12
                 miles
                 of
                 Edenborough
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 Hills
                 whereabout
                 the
                 Scots
                 had
                 Encamped
                 themselves
                 ,
                 declining
                 to
                 Engage
                 till
                 their
                 additional
                 Forces
                 were
                 come
                 off
                 the
                 Hig●-lands
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 25
                 of
                 Iuly
                 the
                 English
                 advanced
                 ,
                 and
                 attempted
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Hills
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 a
                 small
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 were
                 ,
                 and
                 beat
                 them
                 presently
                 off
                 ;
                 when
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 Scotch
                 Horse
                 fell
                 in
                 their
                 Rear
                 with
                 such
                 fury
                 and
                 vigour
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 wholly
                 disordered
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 Reserves
                 and
                 fresh
                 Bodies
                 seconded
                 and
                 pursued
                 this
                 advantage
                 :
                 which
                 being
                 perceived
                 by
                 Major-General
                 Lambert
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Whaley
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 the
                 Rear-guard
                 ,
                 they
                 couragiously
                 Repulsed
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 Trenches
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 action
                 Lambert
                 had
                 his
                 Horse
                 shot
                 under
                 him
                 ,
                 was
                 r●n
                 through
                 the
                 Arm
                 with
                 a
                 Lance
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 taken
                 Prisoner
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 rescued
                 by
                 one
                 Lieutenant
                 Empson
                 .
                 This
                 past
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Army
                 wet
                 and
                 weary
                 on
                 their
                 way
                 to
                 Muscleborough
                 .
                 Betwixt
                 3
                 and
                 4
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 ,
                 another
                 party
                 of
                 some
                 1500
                 Horse
                 ,
                 the
                 flower
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 being
                 veterane
                 Blades
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Montgomery
                 and
                 Straughan
                 ,
                 fell
                 with
                 great
                 fury
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 exact
                 valour
                 upon
                 them
                 betwixt
                 sleeping
                 and
                 waking
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 a
                 terrible
                 fright
                 and
                 dismay
                 upon
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 ,
                 Charging
                 almost
                 clear
                 through
                 upon
                 the
                 Sands
                 ;
                 but
                 returning
                 with
                 their
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 were
                 set
                 upon
                 by
                 fresh
                 Troops
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Okey
                 in
                 good
                 order
                 ,
                 and
                 forced
                 to
                 double
                 their
                 speed
                 home
                 to
                 their
                 Camp
                 ,
                 having
                 lost
                 100
                 men
                 (
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 number
                 in
                 the
                 former
                 attempt
                 )
                 and
                 some
                 of
                 their
                 Officers
                 slain
                 and
                 wounded
                 ,
                 but
                 came
                 off
                 otherwise
                 with
                 Honour
                 enough
                 ,
                 giving
                 the
                 Invaders
                 little
                 hopes
                 of
                 so
                 easie
                 a
                 Victory
                 and
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Fates
                 had
                 decreed
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 invincible
                 Fortune
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 Home
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 busie
                 about
                 their
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 orders
                 for
                 the
                 Composition
                 of
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 excluding
                 all
                 such
                 who
                 within
                 six
                 weeks
                 (
                 from
                 their
                 last
                 limitation
                 some
                 time
                 before
                 )
                 should
                 not
                 effectually
                 have
                 finished
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 order
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 they
                 Debated
                 upon
                 an
                 Act
                 August
                 the
                 6
                 (
                 being
                 pressed
                 for
                 Money
                 to
                 carry
                 on
                 this
                 great
                 undertaking
                 abroad
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 sale
                 of
                 Delinquents
                 Lands
                 ;
                 and
                 Voted
                 so
                 many
                 Estates
                 to
                 be
                 sold
                 ,
                 as
                 would
                 make
                 up
                 security
                 for
                 200000
                 l.
                 and
                 that
                 an
                 Act
                 should
                 likewise
                 be
                 Passed
                 for
                 doubling
                 on
                 the
                 Purchases
                 of
                 those
                 Estates
                 of
                 Deans
                 and
                 Chapters
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 into
                 this
                 black
                 list
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Derby
                 was
                 now
                 put
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 unfortunate
                 Royalists
                 :
                 of
                 which
                 hereafter
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Month
                 of
                 Iune
                 Doctor
                 Levens
                 ,
                 
                 formerly
                 a
                 Doctor
                 of
                 the
                 Civil-law
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 all
                 along
                 served
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 was
                 apprehended
                 in
                 his
                 Lodgings
                 ,
                 being
                 set
                 by
                 the
                 State-spies
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 Commissions
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 papers
                 found
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 he
                 was
                 brought
                 before
                 a
                 Court-Martial
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 Sentenced
                 to
                 be
                 Hanged
                 :
                 which
                 was
                 accordingly
                 Executed
                 on
                 the
                 13
                 day
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 Old-Exchange
                 in
                 Cornhill
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 Triumpht
                 in
                 his
                 suffering
                 .
              
               
                 See
                 we
                 next
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 their
                 Justice
                 upon
                 an
                 inanimate
                 Statue
                 ,
                 the
                 old
                 Kings
                 Effigies
                 in
                 the
                 Old-Exchange
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 his
                 Fathers
                 at
                 the
                 West-end
                 of
                 Saint
                 Pauls
                 :
                 the
                 first
                 they
                 had
                 ridiculously
                 (
                 in
                 imitation
                 of
                 their
                 more
                 scelerate
                 cruelty
                 )
                 decollated
                 ;
                 but
                 ashamed
                 of
                 that
                 impotent
                 Revenge
                 ,
                 had
                 now
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 its
                 Nich
                 altogether
                 ,
                 and
                 under
                 the
                 Basis
                 thereof
                 these
                 words
                 were
                 decreed
                 to
                 be
                 inscribed
                 :
                 
                 —
                 
                   Exit
                   Tyrannus
                   Regum
                   ultimus
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Libertatis
                   Angliae
                   restitutae
                   primo
                   ,
                   Annoque
                   Domini
                
                 1648.
                 
                 Which
                 stood
                 a
                 long
                 while
                 ,
                 a
                 Testimony
                 of
                 their
                 Guilt
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 memorial
                 to
                 Strangers
                 of
                 their
                 impudent
                 and
                 bold-fac'd
                 Treason
                 ;
                 which
                 gave
                 not
                 onely
                 Truth
                 ,
                 but
                 even
                 Time
                 it self
                 the
                 lye
                 :
                 For
                 never
                 was
                 there
                 such
                 a
                 thing
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 first
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Peoples
                 Liberty
                 under
                 their
                 Anarchical
                 Usurpation
                 .
                 The
                 other
                 Statue
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 its
                 fall
                 from
                 the
                 Gallery
                 at
                 St.
                 Pauls
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 light
                 upon
                 its
                 Feet
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 taken
                 as
                 a
                 good
                 and
                 sure
                 Omen
                 and
                 Presage
                 ,
                 that
                 His
                 Majesties
                 glorious
                 Memory
                 ,
                 
                 Fame
                 ,
                 and
                 Posterity
                 ,
                 should
                 recover
                 and
                 dure
                 ,
                 magure
                 all
                 the
                 designes
                 and
                 present
                 prosperous
                 successes
                 of
                 His
                 and
                 their
                 Enemies
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   Myn
                   Heer
                   Ioachim
                
                 was
                 Resident
                 here
                 about
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 from
                 the
                 Estates-General
                 ,
                 whom
                 the
                 Parliament
                 (
                 because
                 the
                 said
                 Estates
                 had
                 refused
                 to
                 give
                 Audience
                 to
                 Mr.
                 Strickland
                 their
                 Agent
                 )
                 had
                 sent
                 home
                 ,
                 having
                 limited
                 his
                 stay
                 here
                 to
                 a
                 prefixed
                 time
                 ;
                 but
                 at
                 his
                 departure
                 gratified
                 him
                 with
                 the
                 free
                 transport
                 of
                 some
                 able
                 Horses
                 ,
                 expressing
                 likewise
                 their
                 desire
                 of
                 Amity
                 :
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 they
                 were
                 somenting
                 a
                 Rebellion
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 by
                 offering
                 aid
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Burdeaux
                 ,
                 then
                 in
                 Arms
                 against
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 ;
                 hoping
                 to
                 make
                 all
                 the
                 world
                 follow
                 their
                 humour
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 ,
                 as
                 their
                 Libellers
                 said
                 ,
                 the
                 Government
                 thereof
                 might
                 return
                 to
                 that
                 Form
                 and
                 Constitution
                 it
                 obtained
                 most
                 universally
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Ambition
                 and
                 Tyranny
                 of
                 Single
                 Persons
                 ,
                 within
                 1600
                 years
                 last
                 past
                 ,
                 had
                 invaded
                 and
                 overthrown
                 it
                 ;
                 the
                 great
                 motive
                 and
                 argument
                 used
                 to
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 neerer
                 and
                 strict
                 alliance
                 with
                 that
                 Plebeian
                 Authority
                 and
                 Free-State
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 had
                 for
                 a
                 good
                 while
                 after
                 the
                 Kings
                 departure
                 continued
                 at
                 Iersey
                 (
                 in
                 which
                 time
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Lane
                
                 Lord-Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Seal
                 died
                 there
                 )
                 until
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 
                 whereabouts
                 he
                 arrived
                 at
                 the
                 Louvre
                 in
                 Paris
                 ,
                 bringing
                 with
                 him
                 a
                 considerable
                 sum
                 of
                 Money
                 ,
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 such
                 Prizes
                 as
                 his
                 
                 Iersey-Frigats
                 had
                 brought
                 in
                 ,
                 intending
                 speedily
                 to
                 go
                 thence
                 into
                 Holland
                 ,
                 which
                 journey
                 he
                 pursued
                 .
                 In
                 London
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 22
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 month
                 ,
                 
                   Eusebius
                   Andrews
                
                 (
                 a
                 former
                 Royallist
                 ,
                 and
                 Secretary
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Capel
                 )
                 being
                 trepan'd
                 [
                 a
                 word
                 newly
                 heard
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 Denomination
                 of
                 a
                 leud
                 sort
                 of
                 people
                 that
                 prostituted
                 Strumpets
                 under
                 pretence
                 of
                 their
                 being
                 their
                 Wives
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 deprehended
                 persons
                 of
                 Estates
                 (
                 by
                 a
                 signe
                 given
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Fact
                 ,
                 prosecuted
                 them
                 at
                 Law
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 recovery
                 of
                 great
                 damages
                 ]
                 by
                 one
                 Bernards
                 ,
                 formerly
                 his
                 Major
                 ,
                 and
                 engaged
                 in
                 a
                 kind
                 of
                 Plot
                 against
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 who
                 having
                 made
                 a
                 most
                 accurate
                 legal
                 Plea
                 against
                 the
                 lawfulness
                 and
                 Authority
                 of
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 ,
                 and
                 notably
                 defended
                 himself
                 ,
                 was
                 notwithstandnig
                 Sentenced
                 as
                 a
                 Traytor
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 the
                 favour
                 onely
                 of
                 altering
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 his
                 Execution
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 Axe
                 ,
                 on
                 Tower-hill
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 died
                 like
                 other
                 Martyrs
                 before
                 him
                 ,
                 full
                 of
                 joy
                 and
                 blessed
                 hope
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gell
                
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 prime
                 Champions
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 ,
                 in
                 recompence
                 of
                 his
                 service
                 ,
                 principally
                 aimed
                 at
                 ,
                 and
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 wrought
                 into
                 the
                 same
                 Confederacy
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 innocent
                 sollicitation
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Andrews
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 partaking
                 of
                 his
                 Man
                 Captain
                 Benson
                 therein
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 onely
                 ,
                 concerned
                 in
                 this
                 Plot
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 contrivance
                 ,
                 being
                 both
                 an
                 old
                 Reformade
                 (
                 and
                 so
                 obnoxious
                 to
                 them
                 for
                 Arrears
                 and
                 inveterated
                 discontent
                 )
                 and
                 a
                 Presbyterian
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 Party
                 Sir
                 Iohn
                 was
                 thought
                 the
                 onely
                 Chieftain
                 ;
                 )
                 but
                 he
                 wisely
                 and
                 prudently
                 declining
                 all
                 such
                 matters
                 ,
                 save
                 a
                 professing
                 himself
                 the
                 Kings
                 Servant
                 when
                 opportunity
                 should
                 serve
                 ;
                 though
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 did
                 what
                 they
                 could
                 to
                 bring
                 him
                 within
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 their
                 new
                 Act
                 of
                 new
                 Treason
                 ,
                 after
                 several
                 hearings
                 at
                 their
                 Bar
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 found
                 onely
                 guilty
                 of
                 Misprision
                 of
                 Treason
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 Concealing
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 lose
                 his
                 Estate
                 ,
                 and
                 suffer
                 perpetual
                 Imprisonment
                 ;
                 but
                 Benson
                 and
                 Astly
                 were
                 Condemned
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Benson
                   ,
                   October
                
                 7
                 ,
                 Executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 Loyally
                 and
                 Christianly
                 (
                 taxing
                 their
                 treacherous
                 cruelty
                 and
                 ingratitude
                 )
                 finished
                 his
                 Course
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 the
                 resolute
                 Garrison
                 of
                 Tecroghan
                 ,
                 Governed
                 by
                 the
                 Lady
                 Fitzgarret
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 prudence
                 and
                 magnanimity
                 as
                 
                 Latham-House
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 Countess
                 of
                 Derby
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 having
                 endured
                 a
                 very
                 hard
                 and
                 long
                 Siege
                 ,
                 rendred
                 at
                 last
                 to
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Forces
                 on
                 the
                 26
                 of
                 Iune
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 as
                 ennobled
                 place
                 for
                 brave
                 defence
                 ,
                 the
                 Garrison
                 of
                 Duncannon
                 (
                 where
                 the
                 famous
                 Colonel
                 Wogans
                 Royalists
                 resided
                 )
                 together
                 with
                 Waterford
                 ,
                 surrendred
                 on
                 the
                 20
                 of
                 August
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 upon
                 very
                 good
                 terms
                 ,
                 considering
                 how
                 the
                 Plague
                 and
                 the
                 Enemy
                 had
                 so
                 destructively
                 annoyed
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Preston
                 the
                 Governour
                 Sailed
                 into
                 
                   France
                   .
                   Caterlogh
                
                 and
                 Charlemont
                 (
                 two
                 more
                 important
                 places
                 )
                 followed
                 the
                 same
                 Fortune
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 the
                 Parliament
                 such
                 hopeful
                 assurance
                 of
                 a
                 sudden
                 plenary
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 thinking
                 of
                 transporting
                 some
                 of
                 their
                 
                 Foot
                 thence
                 into
                 the
                 West
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 where
                 Sultan
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 now
                 practising
                 ,
                 hoping
                 to
                 gain
                 Colonel
                 Ker
                 and
                 Straughan
                 (
                 a
                 kinde
                 of
                 Puritan-Presbyterians
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 Edition
                 )
                 over
                 to
                 their
                 Party
                 :
                 All
                 in
                 a
                 Zealous
                 way
                 for
                 the
                 Gospel
                 ,
                 put
                 up
                 in
                 Bags
                 here
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 new
                 gude
                 Brethren
                 of
                 the
                 Rebellious
                 Kirk
                 :
                 of
                 which
                 fine
                 juggle
                 more
                 anon
                 .
              
               
                 Several
                 jealousies
                 ,
                 
                 animosities
                 and
                 discontents
                 ,
                 were
                 now
                 reigning
                 among
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 more
                 supremely
                 than
                 the
                 Kings
                 Authority
                 :
                 the
                 Kings
                 friends
                 wholly
                 discountenanced
                 and
                 laid
                 by
                 ,
                 even
                 Presbyterians
                 themselves
                 no
                 way
                 understanding
                 one
                 another
                 ;
                 some
                 willing
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 King
                 His
                 Rights
                 without
                 more
                 stipulation
                 and
                 Engagements
                 ;
                 others
                 of
                 them
                 thinking
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 sufficiently
                 debase
                 His
                 Authority
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 it
                 should
                 wholly
                 depend
                 on
                 the
                 Kirk
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 several
                 irreverend
                 Postulata
                 were
                 put
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 beyond
                 the
                 Tenour
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 at
                 Breda
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 fine
                 ,
                 that
                 party
                 prevailed
                 so
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 the
                 Army
                 then
                 on
                 foot
                 was
                 in
                 effect
                 but
                 very
                 little
                 for
                 the
                 Kings
                 Interest
                 and
                 Service
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 wholly
                 at
                 the
                 disposal
                 of
                 the
                 rigid
                 Covenanters
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 not
                 unknown
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 thereupon
                 never
                 ceased
                 Scribling
                 and
                 Divulging
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Armies
                 good
                 intentions
                 to
                 the
                 people
                 of
                 
                   Scotland
                   ;
                   With
                   whom
                   they
                   have
                   no
                   Quarrel
                   ,
                   but
                   against
                   a
                   Malignant
                   powerful
                   Faction
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   brought
                   in
                   the
                   King
                   to
                   the
                   disturbance
                   of
                   the
                   Publike
                   National
                   Peace
                   and
                   Frendship
                   betwixt
                   the
                   two
                   People
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   willing
                   by
                   Conference
                   to
                   give
                   and
                   receive
                   satisfaction
                   therein
                   ,
                   otherwise
                   to
                   decide
                   the
                   Iustice
                   of
                   that
                   Cause
                   by
                   Battle
                   .
                
                 To
                 which
                 when
                 no
                 Answer
                 would
                 be
                 returned
                 ,
                 he
                 advanced
                 on
                 the
                 10
                 of
                 August
                 (
                 having
                 recruited
                 his
                 Army
                 by
                 those
                 Provisions
                 that
                 were
                 plentifully
                 brought
                 by
                 sea
                 ,
                 the
                 Fleet
                 sailing
                 an
                 even
                 pace
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 observing
                 the
                 same
                 Signals
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 West-side
                 of
                 Edenburgh
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Line
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 ,
                 playing
                 his
                 Cannon
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 likewise
                 Answered
                 ,
                 and
                 Encamped
                 on
                 Pencland-hills
                 a
                 little
                 above
                 
                 Edenburgh-Castle
                 ;
                 intending
                 to
                 march
                 for
                 Queens-ferry
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Passes
                 were
                 so
                 difficult
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 considerations
                 intervened
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 proceeded
                 no
                 further
                 .
                 Next
                 morning
                 came
                 a
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Declaration
                 from
                 the
                 Estates
                 and
                 Kirk
                 ,
                 by
                 sound
                 of
                 Trumpet
                 ,
                 Declaring
                 that
                 the
                 Quarrel
                 being
                 now
                 stated
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 ready
                 to
                 consent
                 to
                 their
                 demands
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 resolved
                 to
                 put
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Issue
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 world
                 may
                 see
                 what
                 that
                 was
                 like
                 to
                 prove
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 worthy
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 those
                 transactions
                 ,
                 to
                 particularize
                 them
                 in
                 this
                 short
                 abstract
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 Kirk
                 (
                 or
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 Assembly
                 )
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 as
                 the
                 state
                 of
                 the
                 Quarrel
                 ,
                 they
                 most
                 undutifully
                 set
                 forth
                 (
                 to
                 the
                 giving
                 up
                 the
                 merit
                 of
                 the
                 Cause
                 )
                 
                   That
                   the
                   King
                   stumbling
                   at
                   ,
                   and
                   refusing
                   to
                   Subscribe
                   unto
                   the
                   Declaration
                   offered
                   him
                   by
                   the
                   Committee
                   of
                   Estates
                   ,
                   and
                   Commissioners
                   of
                   the
                   Kirk
                   ,
                   concerning
                   His
                   former
                   carriage
                   ,
                   and
                   resolution
                   for
                   the
                   future
                   ,
                   is
                   cause
                   of
                   just
                   grief
                   and
                   offence
                   ,
                   in
                   reference
                   to
                   the
                   Cause
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Enemies
                   and
                   Friends
                   thereof
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   And
                   therefore
                   they
                   do
                   Declare
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   do
                   not
                   ,
                   nor
                   will
                   not
                   Espouse
                   any
                   Malignant
                   Party
                   or
                   Quarrel
                   ,
                   but
                   that
                   they
                   Fight
                   meerly
                   upon
                   their
                   former
                   grounds
                   and
                   Principles
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Cause
                   of
                   God
                   and
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ;
                   nor
                   will
                   they
                   own
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   nor
                   his
                   Interest
                   ,
                   further
                   than
                   be
                   owns
                   and
                   prosecutes
                   the
                   Cause
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 
                   Concluding
                   that
                   they
                   will
                   Answer
                
                 Oliver
                 Cromwel
                 
                   's
                   Letters
                   ,
                   and
                   clear
                   themselves
                   from
                   the
                   Falshoods
                   contained
                   therein
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   they
                   owned
                   the
                   late
                   Kings
                   proceedings
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   resolved
                   to
                   prosecute
                   His
                   present
                   Majesties
                   Interest
                   upon
                   any
                   other
                   terms
                   than
                   as
                   above
                   mentioned
                   .
                
                 And
                 this
                 peremptory
                 Kirk-resolution
                 was
                 Signed
                 by
                 
                   A.
                   Ker
                
                 ,
                 then
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 chief
                 Colonels
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 Cromwel
                 takes
                 very
                 good
                 occasion
                 to
                 reply
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 help
                 out
                 their
                 Sophistry
                 with
                 some
                 more
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 let
                 the
                 Scots
                 see
                 of
                 how
                 neer
                 affinity
                 the
                 Kirk
                 and
                 the
                 Congregational
                 way
                 were
                 in
                 this
                 respect
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 he
                 permitted
                 ,
                 nay
                 ,
                 caused
                 their
                 Declaration
                 to
                 be
                 publikely
                 read
                 to
                 his
                 Army
                 ;
                 putting
                 the
                 Scotch-remonstrants
                 upon
                 these
                 Dilemma's
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   their
                   professed
                   disowning
                   of
                   Malignants
                   ,
                   and
                   receiving
                   and
                   assisting
                   their
                   Head
                   and
                   Chief
                   ,
                   in
                   whom
                   all
                   their
                   hope
                   lies
                   ,
                   cannot
                   consist
                   in
                   common
                   sence
                   or
                   prudence
                   ,
                   (
                   reciting
                   
                   (
                   as
                   evidence
                   thereof
                   )
                   the
                   late
                   Popish
                   affairs
                   in
                
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   Prince
                
                 Rupert
                 
                   's
                   raving
                   at
                   Sea
                   )
                   That
                   suppose
                   He
                   (
                   the
                   King
                   )
                   should
                   give
                   security
                   of
                   his
                   turning
                   ,
                   it
                   must
                   be
                   some
                   other
                   way
                   ,
                   than
                   by
                   a
                   few
                   and
                   faigned
                   formal
                   submissions
                   ;
                   for
                   it
                   is
                   his
                   necessity
                   and
                   his
                   old
                   Complices
                   that
                   Counsel
                   him
                   to
                   that
                   Compliance
                   :
                   Nor
                   is
                   it
                   possible
                   for
                   the
                
                 Scots
                 
                   (
                   in
                   the
                   way
                   that
                   they
                   are
                   now
                   in
                   )
                   to
                   be
                   able
                   to
                   secure
                   themselves
                   or
                
                 England
                 ;
                 
                   and
                   concludes
                   ,
                   that
                   upon
                   this
                   Quarrel
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   be
                   ready
                   to
                   fight
                   ,
                   his
                   Army
                   attends
                   there
                   for
                   that
                   purpose
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   the
                   Scots
                   cannot
                   complain
                   for
                   want
                   of
                   an
                   opportunity
                   .
                
              
               
                 These
                 pestilent
                 and
                 alike
                 dangerous
                 Papers
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 in
                 effect
                 seemed
                 rather
                 an
                 Agreement
                 than
                 cause
                 of
                 quarrel
                 between
                 the
                 Antagonists
                 )
                 were
                 warily
                 considered
                 by
                 some
                 ,
                 even
                 of
                 themselves
                 ,
                 who
                 loved
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 sudden
                 and
                 desperate
                 consequence
                 to
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Person
                 and
                 Government
                 ,
                 so
                 highly
                 vilified
                 and
                 disregarded
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 a
                 Declaration
                 (
                 to
                 the
                 liking
                 of
                 the
                 Kirk
                 )
                 was
                 extorted
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 might
                 no
                 cause
                 of
                 pretence
                 remain
                 ,
                 either
                 for
                 their
                 obstinate
                 carriage
                 towards
                 Him
                 ,
                 or
                 ready
                 Compliance
                 with
                 the
                 Enemy
                 .
              
               
                 Hereupon
                 the
                 English
                 Army
                 advanced
                 again
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 several
                 Bodies
                 of
                 Scotch
                 Horse
                 appeared
                 ,
                 yet
                 they
                 presently
                 withdrew
                 upon
                 their
                 approach
                 :
                 which
                 that
                 it
                 might
                 not
                 be
                 altogether
                 frustrate
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 in
                 sight
                 of
                 them
                 caused
                 a
                 Garrison
                 (
                 called
                 Red-house
                 ,
                 
                 within
                 a
                 mile
                 and
                 a
                 half
                 of
                 Edenburgh
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 storm'd
                 ,
                 wherein
                 were
                 taken
                 60
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 House
                 made
                 Tenable
                 ,
                 and
                 manned
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 ;
                 while
                 the
                 Scots
                 (
                 being
                 necessitated
                 for
                 Provisions
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 some
                 other
                 Forces
                 from
                 Fife
                 and
                 the
                 West
                 )
                 had
                 marched
                 two
                 miles
                 beyond
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 a
                 great
                 Hill
                 on
                 the
                 one
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 a
                 River
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 very
                 hazardous
                 to
                 Engage
                 them
                 ,
                 being
                 drawn
                 up
                 in
                 Battalia
                 ,
                 the
                 great
                 Guns
                 playing
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 .
                 In
                 which
                 posture
                 and
                 attendance
                 the
                 Scots
                 and
                 English
                 stood
                 ,
                 and
                 neither
                 changed
                 ground
                 ,
                 till
                 Provisions
                 growing
                 exceeding
                 scarce
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 retreated
                 to
                 Pencland-hills
                 (
                 Lambert
                 having
                 had
                 some
                 discourse
                 and
                 conference
                 with
                 Straughan
                 ,
                 &c.
                 about
                 the
                 former
                 equity
                 of
                 their
                 Cause
                 ,
                 
                   de
                   lana
                   Caprina
                
                 )
                 and
                 thence
                 with
                 some
                 difficulty
                 (
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 bad
                 weather
                 )
                 to
                 Mussleborough
                 for
                 provant
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 a
                 few
                 days
                 after
                 to
                 Dunbar
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 intention
                 by
                 shipping
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 way
                 to
                 get
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 being
                 now
                 closely
                 followed
                 by
                 the
                 Scoth
                 Army
                 in
                 their
                 Rear
                 ;
                 who
                 rightly
                 guessing
                 the
                 English
                 to
                 be
                 weakned
                 with
                 long
                 marches
                 and
                 want
                 of
                 Victual
                 ,
                 made
                 cock-sure
                 of
                 a
                 total
                 Victory
                 ,
                 which
                 snatching
                 at
                 before
                 it
                 was
                 ripe
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 fearing
                 nothing
                 more
                 than
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 escape
                 them
                 ;
                 they
                 saw
                 themselves
                 miserably
                 frustrated
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 despairing
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 a
                 most
                 insulting
                 Conquerour
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 Sunday
                 at
                 night
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 (
                 making
                 at
                 most
                 not
                 above
                 12000
                 men
                 )
                 came
                 to
                 Dunbar
                 ,
                 whither
                 the
                 Scots
                 (
                 keeping
                 close
                 at
                 their
                 Heels
                 )
                 came
                 also
                 and
                 drew
                 up
                 their
                 whole
                 Army
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 between
                 20
                 and
                 24
                 thousand
                 men
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 high
                 Hill
                 within
                 a
                 mile
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 amazement
                 at
                 first
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ;
                 but
                 despair
                 adding
                 resolution
                 to
                 their
                 Courage
                 ,
                 they
                 presently
                 drew
                 out
                 in
                 Battalia
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Corn-field
                 neer
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 stood
                 all
                 night
                 ,
                 being
                 Encamped
                 upon
                 a
                 neck
                 of
                 Land
                 ,
                 whose
                 breadth
                 was
                 not
                 a
                 mile
                 and
                 a
                 half
                 from
                 Sea
                 to
                 Sea
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 by
                 Land
                 quite
                 cooped
                 up
                 .
                 In
                 confidence
                 therefore
                 of
                 an
                 assured
                 Victory
                 ,
                 
                   David
                   Lesley
                
                 who
                 Commanded
                 this
                 Kirk-Army
                 in
                 chief
                 ,
                 began
                 to
                 advance
                 as
                 early
                 as
                 the
                 Sun
                 next
                 morning
                 ,
                 and
                 drew
                 down
                 the
                 Hill
                 ,
                 fixing
                 at
                 the
                 foot
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 four
                 a
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 brought
                 down
                 his
                 Train
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 a
                 great
                 Ditch
                 betwixt
                 both
                 the
                 Armies
                 .
                 That
                 night
                 the
                 English
                 (
                 by
                 Command
                 )
                 placed
                 themselves
                 close
                 to
                 the
                 Ditch
                 ,
                 and
                 placed
                 their
                 Field-pieces
                 likewise
                 in
                 every
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 be
                 in
                 a
                 readiness
                 in
                 case
                 the
                 Enemy
                 should
                 attempt
                 any
                 thing
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 vainly
                 expecting
                 terms
                 of
                 a
                 Rendition
                 ;
                 boasting
                 that
                 they
                 had
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 worle
                 Pound
                 than
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 at
                 Lestithiel
                 in
                 Cornwall
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Ministers
                 having
                 their
                 Voice
                 in
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 held
                 by
                 this
                 Kirk-Army
                 ,
                 most
                 earnestly
                 urged
                 the
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 and
                 Fight
                 ,
                 (
                 against
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 of
                 opinion
                 to
                 let
                 the
                 English
                 escape
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 venture
                 the
                 fortune
                 of
                 War
                 upon
                 an
                 Enemy
                 made
                 desperate
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 there
                 were
                 so
                 many
                 sad
                 examples
                 )
                 saying
                 ,
                 that
                 God
                 had
                 delivered
                 Agag
                 (
                 meaning
                 Cromwel
                 )
                 into
                 their
                 power
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 they
                 let
                 him
                 go
                 ,
                 would
                 require
                 him
                 at
                 their
                 hands
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 Tuesday-morning
                 at
                 four
                 of
                 the
                 Clock
                 ,
                 a
                 Brigade
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Army
                 drew
                 down
                 to
                 possess
                 themselves
                 of
                 a
                 Pass
                 upon
                 the
                 Road
                 between
                 Edenburgh
                 and
                 Berwick
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 had
                 ,
                 they
                 might
                 with
                 the
                 more
                 ease
                 and
                 advantage
                 make
                 their
                 way
                 home
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 order
                 thereto
                 ,
                 pass
                 over
                 to
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 them
                 .
                 
                 This
                 Brigade
                 consisted
                 of
                 three
                 Regiments
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 of
                 Major-General
                 
                 Lambert's
                 ,
                 Commissary-General
                 
                 Whaley's
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                 Lilburn's
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 of
                 Foot.
                 This
                 gave
                 the
                 Scots
                 a
                 great
                 Alarm
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 sore
                 dispute
                 happened
                 about
                 the
                 Pass
                 ,
                 which
                 lasted
                 above
                 an
                 hour
                 ,
                 the
                 great
                 Guns
                 playing
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 against
                 both
                 the
                 Bodies
                 .
                 At
                 length
                 that
                 stout
                 Brigade
                 gained
                 and
                 possessed
                 the
                 Pass
                 ,
                 much
                 gallantry
                 and
                 bravery
                 being
                 shewed
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 .
                 (
                 This
                 Pass
                 lay
                 at
                 Copperspeth
                 in
                 the
                 English
                 way
                 homewards
                 ;
                 to
                 impede
                 which
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 drawn
                 off
                 their
                 best
                 Horse
                 upon
                 the
                 right
                 Wing
                 to
                 receive
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 whose
                 Word
                 was
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   Lord
                   of
                   Hosts
                
                 ;
                 theirs
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   Covenant
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Enemy
                 charged
                 hereupon
                 with
                 their
                 Lanciers
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Horse
                 gave
                 way
                 a
                 little
                 ,
                 but
                 immediately
                 Rallied
                 ▪
                 and
                 the
                 Foot
                 advancing
                 to
                 second
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Scots
                 were
                 charged
                 so
                 home
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 put
                 them
                 presently
                 to
                 the
                 rout
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 about
                 six
                 a
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ;
                 the
                 left
                 Wing
                 of
                 Horse
                 without
                 striking
                 one
                 stroke
                 following
                 the
                 same
                 way
                 :
                 the
                 Foot
                 seeing
                 this
                 rout
                 and
                 flight
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 able
                 in
                 any
                 order
                 by
                 reason
                 thereof
                 to
                 Engage
                 ,
                 were
                 all
                 of
                 a
                 sudden
                 so
                 confused
                 and
                 confounded
                 ,
                 that
                 without
                 any
                 resistance
                 or
                 offer
                 of
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 they
                 threw
                 down
                 their
                 Arms
                 and
                 fled
                 ,
                 giving
                 the
                 English
                 the
                 full
                 pursuit
                 of
                 them
                 above
                 eight
                 miles
                 beyond
                 Haddington
                 .
                 
                 The
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 slain
                 were
                 4000
                 ,
                 9000
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 many
                 whereof
                 were
                 desperately
                 wounded
                 ,
                 and
                 10000
                 Arms
                 ,
                 
                 all
                 their
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 Bag
                 and
                 Bagage
                 .
                 Prisoners
                 of
                 Note
                 were
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Lumsdale
                
                 Lieutenant-General
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Libberton
                 ,
                 imployed
                 by
                 the
                 Estates
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 lately
                 ,
                 and
                 died
                 of
                 his
                 wounds
                 presently
                 after
                 the
                 Fight
                 at
                 Dunbar
                 ,
                 Adjutant-General
                 Bickerton
                 Scout-master
                 Campbel
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Douglas
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Cranston
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Gurden
                 ;
                 12
                 Lieutenant-Colonels
                 ,
                 6
                 Majors
                 ,
                 42
                 Captains
                 ,
                 75
                 Lieutenants
                 ,
                 17
                 Cornets
                 ,
                 2
                 Quarter-masters
                 ,
                 110
                 Ensignes
                 ,
                 Foot
                 and
                 Horse
                 Colours
                 200
                 ,
                 27
                 Guns
                 ,
                 some
                 Brass
                 ,
                 Iron
                 and
                 Leather
                 :
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 not
                 above
                 300
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Major
                 Rookisly
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 after
                 of
                 his
                 Wounds
                 :
                 There
                 was
                 likewise
                 taken
                 the
                 Purse
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 Seal
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 presently
                 sent
                 up
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Colours
                 ,
                 with
                 those
                 taken
                 before
                 at
                 Preston
                 ,
                 ordered
                 forthwith
                 to
                 be
                 hung
                 up
                 in
                 Westminster-hall
                 .
                 The
                 full
                 Contents
                 of
                 all
                 which
                 ,
                 was
                 signified
                 in
                 a
                 Letter
                 from
                 the
                 General
                 in
                 his
                 usual
                 strain
                 of
                 devout
                 zeal
                 ,
                 tending
                 very
                 much
                 to
                 strengthen
                 the
                 Independent
                 against
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 advancement
                 of
                 a
                 Commonwealth
                 to
                 the
                 imitation
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ;
                 the
                 latter
                 part
                 thereof
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 severe
                 aspect
                 it
                 had
                 towards
                 the
                 Ministry
                 ,
                 in
                 favour
                 of
                 Anabaptists
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 the
                 Army
                 swarmed
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 here
                 inserted
                 .
                 —
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Ministers
                   of
                
                 Scotland
                 
                   have
                   hindered
                   the
                   passage
                   of
                   those
                   things
                
                 (
                 meaning
                 his
                 Affection
                 to
                 the
                 good
                 people
                 of
                 Scotland
                 )
                 
                   to
                   those
                   to
                   whom
                   we
                   intended
                   them
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   and
                   now
                   we
                   see
                   that
                   not
                   onely
                   the
                   deceived
                   people
                   ,
                   but
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   Ministers
                   (
                   three
                   or
                   four
                   )
                   are
                   fallen
                   in
                   the
                   fight
                   .
                   This
                   is
                   the
                   great
                   hand
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   ,
                   and
                   worthy
                   of
                   the
                   consideration
                   of
                   those
                   who
                   taking
                   into
                   their
                   hands
                   the
                   Instrument
                   of
                   a
                   foolish
                   Shepherd
                   ,
                   to
                   wit
                   ,
                   medling
                   with
                   worldly
                   policies
                   ,
                   and
                   mixtures
                   of
                   Earthly
                   powers
                   ,
                   to
                   set
                   up
                   that
                   which
                   they
                   call
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Christ
                   ,
                   (
                   which
                   is
                   neither
                   it
                   ,
                   nor
                   if
                   it
                   were
                   it
                   ,
                   would
                   such
                   be
                   found
                   effectual
                   to
                   that
                   end
                   )
                   and
                   neglect
                   ,
                   or
                   trust
                   not
                   to
                   the
                   Word
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   the
                   Sword
                   of
                   the
                   Spirit
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   alone
                   able
                   and
                   powerful
                   to
                   that
                   end
                   ,
                   and
                   when
                   trusted
                   to
                   ,
                   will
                   be
                   found
                   effectually
                   able
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 
                   This
                   is
                
                 HUMBLY
                 
                 offered
                 for
                 their
                 sakes
                 
                   (
                   who
                   have
                   lately
                   turned
                   too
                   much
                   aside
                   )
                   that
                   they
                   might
                   return
                   again
                   to
                   Preach
                   Iesus
                   Christ
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                   and
                   then
                   no
                   doubt
                   they
                   will
                   discern
                   and
                   finde
                   your
                   protection
                   and
                   encouragement
                   .
                
                 Which
                 Humble
                 offer
                 was
                 to
                 command
                 a
                 strict
                 Inquisition
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 those
                 most
                 probable
                 to
                 obstruct
                 the
                 new
                 Model
                 and
                 his
                 future
                 greatness
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 glory
                 of
                 this
                 field
                 ,
                 though
                 it
                 were
                 by
                 his
                 own
                 party
                 ascribed
                 to
                 his
                 Valour
                 ,
                 yet
                 it
                 laid
                 a
                 great
                 blemish
                 on
                 his
                 Conduct
                 :
                 and
                 indeed
                 the
                 rescue
                 of
                 his
                 honour
                 is
                 principally
                 to
                 be
                 referred
                 to
                 Colonel
                 Monke
                 ,
                 
                 whose
                 company
                 he
                 had
                 obliged
                 in
                 this
                 Expedition
                 ,
                 (
                 being
                 very
                 understanding
                 in
                 the
                 choice
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 subtile
                 in
                 the
                 shaking
                 off
                 his
                 Friends
                 and
                 Familiars
                 .
                 )
                 He
                 had
                 newly
                 had
                 a
                 Regiment
                 conferred
                 on
                 him
                 ,
                 made
                 up
                 of
                 recruits
                 and
                 other
                 imp●rfect
                 Comp●●●es
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 now
                 at
                 the
                 Generals
                 request
                 draw
                 and
                 designe
                 the
                 fight
                 ,
                 and
                 embattle
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 seconded
                 that
                 deliberate
                 speculation
                 ,
                 with
                 forwardest
                 of
                 action
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 indeed
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 were
                 very
                 praise-worthy
                 .
                 After
                 the
                 fight
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 used
                 some
                 catching
                 courtesies
                 to
                 the
                 wounded
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 feebler
                 sort
                 of
                 Prisoners
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 poor
                 Highlanders
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 such-like
                 ,
                 paid
                 dear
                 for
                 that
                 partial
                 kindness
                 shewed
                 their
                 Country-men
                 ,
                 as
                 many
                 as
                 with
                 difficulty
                 lived
                 being
                 sold
                 for
                 slaves
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 were
                 their
                 Lords
                 and
                 Superiours
                 at
                 home
                 in
                 much
                 better
                 condition
                 of
                 minde
                 ,
                 being
                 confounded
                 and
                 distracted
                 at
                 this
                 strange
                 and
                 most
                 unexpected
                 disaster
                 .
                 The
                 Kirk
                 immediately
                 ran
                 to
                 her
                 old
                 trick
                 of
                 humiliation
                 ,
                 assigning
                 their
                 vain
                 confidence
                 in
                 the
                 arm
                 of
                 flesh
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 sole
                 and
                 most
                 just
                 cause
                 of
                 this
                 their
                 defeat
                 ;
                 not
                 considering
                 their
                 disloyal
                 arrogance
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 unnatural
                 diffidence
                 in
                 their
                 Leige-Lord
                 and
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 was
                 that
                 accursed
                 thing
                 ,
                 which
                 God
                 made
                 inquisition
                 after
                 in
                 this
                 blood
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 had
                 hidden
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 hypocritically
                 vail'd
                 it
                 under
                 the
                 covering
                 of
                 the
                 Covenant
                 .
                 These
                 were
                 the
                 rigid
                 Kirk-men
                 ,
                 whose
                 peevish
                 obstinacy
                 this
                 remarkable
                 success
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 was
                 so
                 far
                 from
                 reclaiming
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 conclusion
                 they
                 totally
                 prevaricated
                 from
                 the
                 interest
                 of
                 their
                 Nation
                 .
              
               
                 Others
                 the
                 more
                 sober
                 ,
                 being
                 taught
                 by
                 this
                 Lesson
                 what
                 it
                 was
                 to
                 set
                 up
                 and
                 maintain
                 parties
                 and
                 factions
                 when
                 the
                 Enemy
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 door
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 so
                 Victoriously
                 potent
                 ,
                 were
                 for
                 the
                 perfect
                 reconciling
                 and
                 uniting
                 them
                 ;
                 which
                 necessary
                 ,
                 most
                 incumbent
                 ,
                 and
                 pressing
                 affair
                 ,
                 was
                 yet
                 unhappily
                 hindred
                 by
                 even
                 those
                 men
                 themselves
                 ,
                 who
                 when
                 they
                 began
                 to
                 consider
                 how
                 they
                 must
                 part
                 with
                 that
                 Supream
                 and
                 extraordinary
                 power
                 they
                 had
                 so
                 long
                 Usurped
                 ,
                 made
                 so
                 many
                 nice
                 difficulties
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 Cavils
                 and
                 Disputes
                 about
                 the
                 admission
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 party
                 ,
                 that
                 Cromwel
                 had
                 fixed
                 such
                 ●ooting
                 in
                 their
                 Country
                 ,
                 that
                 made
                 it
                 a
                 difficult
                 task
                 to
                 them
                 to
                 keep
                 any
                 part
                 for
                 themselves
                 .
                 The
                 Royalists
                 onely
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 ,
                 by
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 tenderness
                 and
                 condescentions
                 ,
                 studying
                 the
                 common
                 preservation
                 ,
                 and
                 suffering
                 any
                 thing
                 from
                 these
                 ,
                 though
                 uncertain
                 friends
                 ,
                 rather
                 than
                 expect
                 it
                 from
                 so
                 implacable
                 an
                 Enemy
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 some
                 sort
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 said
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 overthrow
                 did
                 much
                 serve
                 to
                 conciliate
                 both
                 interests
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 Kirk
                 could
                 not
                 now
                 defend
                 it self
                 with
                 its
                 own
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 constrained
                 to
                 accept
                 of
                 help
                 from
                 those
                 they
                 had
                 rejected
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Cleaveland
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 English
                 Royalists
                 (
                 we
                 shall
                 mention
                 the
                 Scotch
                 by
                 and
                 by
                 )
                 who
                 were
                 upon
                 their
                 departure
                 ,
                 (
                 none
                 but
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                   Massey
                   ,
                   Graves
                
                 and
                 Titus
                 being
                 permitted
                 to
                 stay
                 )
                 now
                 continued
                 there
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 common
                 voice
                 then
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 lost
                 nothing
                 in
                 the
                 discomfiture
                 of
                 that
                 Army
                 of
                 the
                 Kirk
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 day
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 presently
                 after
                 this
                 blow
                 ,
                 the
                 Scots
                 quitted
                 Leith
                 and
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 whither
                 old
                 Leven
                 got
                 by
                 nine
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 ,
                 Lesley
                 at
                 two
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 packt
                 up
                 their
                 Bag
                 and
                 Baggage
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Queens-ferry
                 marched
                 to
                 
                   Sterling
                   .
                   Cromwel
                
                 marched
                 fast
                 after
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 quartered
                 at
                 the
                 two
                 places
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 resolution
                 to
                 fortifie
                 Leith
                 ;
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 
                   Paul
                   Hobson
                
                 being
                 made
                 Governour
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Overton
                 of
                 Edenburgh
                 with
                 his
                 Brigade
                 to
                 secure
                 it
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Army
                 marched
                 towards
                 Sterling
                 ,
                 having
                 received
                 recruits
                 by
                 
                 shipping
                 from
                 Dunbar
                 .
                 Upon
                 occasion
                 of
                 this
                 Victory
                 ,
                 several
                 Ministers
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 way
                 ,
                 were
                 summoned
                 to
                 appear
                 ,
                 Sept.
                 18
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 
                 according
                 as
                 Cromwel
                 had
                 intimated
                 in
                 the
                 before-recited
                 Letter
                 ,
                 and
                 charged
                 to
                 observe
                 the
                 Thanks-giving
                 day
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 appointed
                 for
                 this
                 their
                 great
                 success
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 14
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 General
                 Cromwel
                 marched
                 out
                 of
                 Edenburgh
                 with
                 7
                 days
                 Provision
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 Scots
                 had
                 not
                 left
                 any
                 manner
                 of
                 subsistance
                 betwixt
                 that
                 and
                 Sterling
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 15
                 reached
                 beyond
                 Linlithgow
                 ,
                 but
                 through
                 bad
                 weather
                 was
                 constrained
                 to
                 retreat
                 thither
                 that
                 night
                 for
                 shelter
                 :
                 the
                 16
                 to
                 Falkirk
                 ,
                 within
                 a
                 mile
                 of
                 Sterling
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 fresh
                 Letters
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 strain
                 were
                 sent
                 into
                 that
                 City
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Trumpeter
                 was
                 not
                 suffered
                 to
                 enter
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 Order
                 was
                 given
                 for
                 a
                 Storm
                 ,
                 but
                 upon
                 better
                 thoughts
                 of
                 the
                 danger
                 ,
                 forborn
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 on
                 the
                 19
                 of
                 September
                 they
                 returned
                 to
                 Linlithgow
                 ,
                 (
                 whither
                 came
                 General
                 Dean
                 to
                 him
                 from
                 shipboard
                 ,
                 being
                 newly
                 arrived
                 at
                 Leith
                 in
                 the
                 Speaker
                 Frigot
                 )
                 and
                 fortified
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 Road-way
                 betwixt
                 Edenburgh
                 and
                 Sterling
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 sufficient
                 Garrison
                 was
                 left
                 to
                 maintain
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 on
                 the
                 22
                 the
                 English
                 returned
                 to
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 where
                 Colonel
                 Whaley
                 had
                 offered
                 the
                 Ministers
                 fled
                 to
                 the
                 Castle
                 leave
                 to
                 come
                 out
                 and
                 Preach
                 in
                 their
                 several
                 Parishes
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 refused
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 was
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Independent
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Government
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 would
                 no
                 longer
                 halt
                 between
                 two
                 opinions
                 .
                 
                 An
                 Act
                 was
                 now
                 published
                 for
                 relief
                 of
                 Religious
                 and
                 Peaceable
                 people
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 rigour
                 of
                 former
                 Acts
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 compulsive
                 Authority
                 of
                 Presbytery
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 appurtenances
                 of
                 Lay
                 Elders
                 ,
                 was
                 quite
                 annihilated
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Separatists
                 and
                 Sectaries
                 were
                 the
                 onely
                 Church
                 countenanced
                 then
                 in
                 London
                 ;
                 who
                 to
                 make
                 themselves
                 more
                 considerable
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 grateful
                 acknowledgment
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 raised
                 one
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 another
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 of
                 well-affected
                 persons
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 ready
                 upon
                 all
                 occasions
                 for
                 defence
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 and
                 marched
                 in
                 good
                 equipage
                 through
                 the
                 City
                 to
                 Hide-park
                 ,
                 being
                 then
                 made
                 up
                 three
                 Regiments
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 8000.
                 being
                 led
                 by
                 Colonel
                 ,
                 then
                 made
                 Major-General
                 Harrison
                 :
                 
                 Several
                 other
                 recruits
                 for
                 the
                 Army
                 were
                 now
                 drawn
                 out
                 of
                 Colonel
                 
                 Barkstead's
                 Regiment
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 new
                 men
                 raised
                 in
                 divers
                 Counties
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 service
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 was
                 now
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 
                 from
                 whence
                 he
                 went
                 to
                 Breda
                 ,
                 whereabout
                 at
                 a
                 Town
                 called
                 Longstraet
                 in
                 Brabant
                 ,
                 His
                 Brother
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 was
                 raising
                 of
                 some
                 Troops
                 ,
                 designed
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 thought
                 for
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 commanded
                 by
                 the
                 Duke
                 ;
                 from
                 whence
                 a
                 while
                 after
                 he
                 passed
                 to
                 the
                 Rhyne
                 in
                 Guelderland
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 with
                 some
                 English
                 Noble-men
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ratcliff
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Byron
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Berkley
                
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 returned
                 to
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Lords
                 Iermyn
                 and
                 Seymor
                 ,
                 with
                 Colonel
                 Progers
                 ,
                 left
                 him
                 with
                 the
                 Piercy
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Lord
                 Culpeper
                 taking
                 his
                 journey
                 into
                 the
                 Dutchy
                 of
                 Cleve
                 :
                 )
                 the
                 Lord
                 Cottington
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Hide
                
                 ,
                 were
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 at
                 Madrid
                 in
                 Spain
                 ,
                 negotiating
                 the
                 Kings
                 affairs
                 at
                 that
                 Court
                 ;
                 where
                 finding
                 nothing
                 but
                 shews
                 and
                 temporary
                 Counsels
                 in
                 relation
                 to
                 any
                 assistance
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 they
                 resolved
                 to
                 depart
                 .
                 The
                 Lord
                 Goring
                 was
                 likewise
                 newly
                 come
                 into
                 the
                 Low
                 Countries
                 .
              
               
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 having
                 disengaged
                 himself
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 at
                 Lisbon
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 had
                 long
                 blockt
                 him
                 up
                 ,
                 being
                 now
                 at
                 Sea
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 coast
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 where
                 at
                 Velos
                 and
                 Malaga
                 he
                 had
                 burnt
                 five
                 or
                 six
                 English
                 ships
                 ,
                 advice
                 hereof
                 was
                 presently
                 given
                 to
                 General
                 Blake
                 ,
                 then
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 hovering
                 about
                 that
                 shore
                 ,
                 who
                 on
                 the
                 3
                 and
                 4
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 said
                 ships
                 ,
                 first
                 mastered
                 the
                 Robuck
                 ;
                 another
                 of
                 the
                 Princes
                 ,
                 named
                 the
                 
                   Black
                   Prince
                
                 ,
                 of
                 44
                 Guns
                 ,
                 being
                 ready
                 to
                 be
                 boarded
                 ,
                 ran
                 on
                 shore
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 5
                 of
                 November
                 four
                 more
                 ran
                 a
                 ground
                 ,
                 the
                 Guns
                 ,
                 Tackle
                 and
                 Furniture
                 of
                 all
                 which
                 were
                 then
                 demanded
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 by
                 Fisher
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Agent
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 promised
                 to
                 be
                 delivered
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 pledge
                 of
                 that
                 respect
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 was
                 now
                 manifesting
                 to
                 the
                 Authority
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 with
                 the
                 Reformation
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Brother
                 Prince
                 Maurice
                 in
                 the
                 Swallow
                 ,
                 by
                 good
                 intelligence
                 avoiding
                 the
                 same
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 sail'd
                 into
                 the
                 Adriatick
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 refreshing
                 themselves
                 a
                 while
                 at
                 Sicily
                 (
                 when
                 Blake
                 sailed
                 to
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Majorca
                 ,
                 guessing
                 that
                 for
                 their
                 Rendezvouze
                 )
                 put
                 to
                 Sea
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 an
                 English
                 ship
                 called
                 the●
                 Marmaduke
                 ,
                 laden
                 from
                 Archangel
                 in
                 Russia
                 to
                 Legorn
                 ,
                 with
                 Caveer
                 and
                 Hides
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 value
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 her
                 sailed
                 into
                 Toulon
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 exposed
                 her
                 to
                 sale
                 ,
                 and
                 ●ook
                 up
                 their
                 remaining
                 part
                 of
                 Winter
                 in
                 that
                 station
                 :
                 In
                 requital
                 of
                 which
                 e●tertainment
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 made
                 seizure
                 of
                 several
                 ships
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 War
                 and
                 Merchandise
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 Nation
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 before
                 this
                 loss
                 ,
                 came
                 a
                 greater
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 pleased
                 God
                 on
                 the
                 16
                 of
                 September
                 to
                 lessen
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 that
                 sorrowful
                 Family
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 Princess
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 died
                 at
                 
                 Carisbroke-Castle
                 ;
                 having
                 lain
                 sick
                 a
                 fortnight
                 :
                 she
                 first
                 complained
                 of
                 her
                 Head
                 ,
                 after
                 her
                 coming
                 from
                 Bowls
                 with
                 her
                 Brother
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 little
                 care
                 was
                 taken
                 there
                 ,
                 the
                 place
                 affording
                 no
                 learned
                 Physician
                 ,
                 yet
                 Dr.
                 May●rn
                 sent
                 down
                 some
                 fitting
                 Cordials
                 ;
                 but
                 her
                 grief
                 was
                 irremediable
                 :
                 In
                 October
                 she
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Newport
                 ,
                 the
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 attending
                 her
                 to
                 her
                 Grave
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 seconded
                 with
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 ,
                 who
                 some
                 while
                 before
                 having
                 had
                 several
                 contests
                 with
                 the
                 Burgermasters
                 of
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 chief
                 Cities
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 designed
                 the
                 seizing
                 of
                 Amsterdam
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 accomplishing
                 his
                 intentions
                 of
                 reducing
                 the
                 stubborness
                 of
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 principal
                 there
                 to
                 their
                 obedience
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 discussing
                 and
                 conclusion
                 of
                 that
                 affair
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 Hunting
                 neer
                 Arnhem
                 ,
                 a
                 destemper
                 seized
                 him
                 ,
                 which
                 turning
                 to
                 the
                 Small
                 Pox
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Flux
                 of
                 putrified
                 blood
                 falling
                 upon
                 his
                 Lungs
                 ,
                 
                 presently
                 carried
                 him
                 away
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 17
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 not
                 without
                 suspition
                 of
                 Poison
                 ;
                 leaving
                 behind
                 him
                 the
                 Princess
                 Royal
                 neer
                 her
                 time
                 ,
                 who
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 joy
                 of
                 the
                 Low
                 Countries
                 ,
                 was
                 deliv●red
                 of
                 a
                 young
                 Prince
                 on
                 the
                 5
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 cordial
                 to
                 that
                 immoderate
                 grief
                 Her
                 Highness
                 and
                 her
                 Family
                 took
                 from
                 this
                 sad
                 providence
                 ;
                 the
                 Prince
                 being
                 the
                 most
                 sincere
                 and
                 absolute
                 friend
                 his
                 late
                 and
                 present
                 Majesty
                 found
                 in
                 the
                 greatest
                 difficulties
                 of
                 their
                 affairs
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 War
                 in
                 Ireland
                 went
                 on
                 prosperously
                 still
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 success
                 being
                 very
                 much
                 facilitated
                 by
                 the
                 misunderstanding
                 and
                 divisions
                 that
                 were
                 among
                 the
                 Catholicks
                 and
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Loyal
                 party
                 there
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 so
                 much
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ormond
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 was
                 not
                 regarded
                 among
                 them
                 ,
                 nor
                 he
                 able
                 through
                 this
                 means
                 to
                 make
                 any
                 head
                 against
                 Ireton
                 ,
                 then
                 left
                 Deputy
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 little
                 of
                 any
                 memorable
                 action
                 passed
                 in
                 the
                 field
                 till
                 the
                 expiration
                 of
                 the
                 Summer
                 ,
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 Ireton
                 intending
                 to
                 besiege
                 Limrick
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 strongest
                 Cities
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 marched
                 from
                 Waterford
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 a
                 compass
                 into
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Wicklow
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 stored
                 with
                 plundered
                 Cattle
                 ,
                 furnished
                 him
                 with
                 1600
                 Cows
                 for
                 provision
                 in
                 that
                 Leaguer
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 marched
                 to
                 Athlo●e
                 in
                 hopes
                 to
                 gain
                 it
                 ;
                 but
                 finding
                 the
                 Bridge
                 broke
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Town
                 on
                 this
                 side
                 burnt
                 ,
                 he
                 left
                 that
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 two
                 other
                 Castles
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Bur
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 presently
                 clapped
                 down
                 before
                 Limrick
                 ,
                 having
                 marched
                 150
                 miles
                 (
                 and
                 in
                 some
                 Counties
                 30
                 miles
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 a
                 house
                 or
                 living
                 creature
                 to
                 be
                 seen
                 .
                 )
                 ▪
              
               
                 The
                 Marquess
                 Clanrickard
                 (
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 Military
                 power
                 was
                 by
                 general
                 consent
                 devolved
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 a
                 Papist
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Native
                 of
                 most
                 Antient
                 and
                 Noble
                 Extraction
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 very
                 good
                 liking
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 had
                 large
                 experience
                 of
                 his
                 exemplary
                 fidelity
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 English
                 interest
                 ,
                 ever
                 since
                 the
                 very
                 first
                 Rebellion
                 in
                 1641
                 )
                 having
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 Enemies
                 being
                 at
                 Athlone
                 ,
                 marched
                 with
                 3000
                 men
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 joyned
                 afterwards
                 young
                 Preston
                 late
                 at
                 Waterford
                 ,
                 presently
                 to
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 thing
                 should
                 have
                 been
                 attempted
                 ;
                 and
                 passing
                 the
                 Shanon
                 ,
                 having
                 notice
                 of
                 
                 Ireton's
                 quitting
                 Athlone
                 ,
                 took
                 the
                 two
                 Castles
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 laid
                 siege
                 to
                 the
                 Bur
                 ,
                 where
                 two
                 great
                 Guns
                 had
                 been
                 left
                 by
                 the
                 English.
                 To
                 the
                 relief
                 whereof
                 likewise
                 Colonel
                 Axtel
                 (
                 having
                 fac'd
                 them
                 before
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 reinforced
                 )
                 marched
                 with
                 a
                 resolution
                 
                 to
                 Engage
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 all
                 some
                 2500
                 men
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Marquess
                 Clanrickard
                 quitted
                 the
                 Siege
                 ,
                 and
                 retreated
                 to
                 Meleke
                 Island
                 ,
                 bordering
                 upon
                 the
                 Shanon
                 ,
                 into
                 which
                 there
                 was
                 but
                 one
                 Pass
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Bog
                 on
                 each
                 side
                 :
                 On
                 the
                 25
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 night
                 ,
                 Axtel
                 made
                 a
                 resolute
                 attempt
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 sharp
                 disp●te
                 beat
                 them
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 and
                 second
                 Passes
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 strongly
                 fortified
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 B●t-end
                 of
                 the
                 Musquet
                 ,
                 and
                 entred
                 the
                 Island
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Irish
                 in
                 flight
                 deserted
                 ,
                 leaving
                 most
                 of
                 their
                 Arms
                 behind
                 ,
                 200
                 Horse
                 ,
                 all
                 their
                 Waggons
                 and
                 Baggage
                 ▪
                 so
                 that
                 what
                 by
                 the
                 Sword
                 and
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 one
                 half
                 of
                 that
                 Army
                 perished
                 :
                 On
                 the
                 English
                 side
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Goff
                 and
                 a
                 hundred
                 more
                 were
                 killed
                 :
                 the
                 Marquess
                 was
                 himself
                 not
                 present
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 gone
                 upon
                 a
                 designe
                 against
                 the
                 Siege
                 at
                 Limerick
                 ,
                 which
                 advanced
                 very
                 slowly
                 .
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 the
                 Irish
                 quitted
                 all
                 the
                 Garrisons
                 they
                 had
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 fired
                 th●m
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 Ireton
                 drew
                 from
                 Limerick
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 in
                 the
                 st●o●g
                 Castle
                 of
                 Neanagh
                 in
                 low
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 retreated
                 to
                 his
                 Winter-quarters
                 a●
                 Kilkenny
                 in
                 November
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 untoward
                 events
                 and
                 misfortunes
                 one
                 upon
                 the
                 neck
                 of
                 another
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 displacency
                 and
                 dissatisfaction
                 among
                 themselves
                 ,
                 
                 made
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ormond
                 despair
                 of
                 retriving
                 His
                 Majesties
                 interest
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 without
                 forrain
                 assistance
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 he
                 resolved
                 to
                 depart
                 ;
                 and
                 signified
                 his
                 intentions
                 accordingly
                 to
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 who
                 after
                 some
                 arguments
                 and
                 intreaties
                 of
                 his
                 further
                 stay
                 ,
                 did
                 at
                 last
                 humbly
                 and
                 sorrowfully
                 take
                 leave
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 rendring
                 him
                 all
                 expressions
                 of
                 thanks
                 and
                 honour
                 for
                 those
                 unwearied
                 Services
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 his
                 Country
                 ,
                 and
                 passed
                 several
                 Votes
                 in
                 record
                 thereof
                 ,
                 desiring
                 his
                 Lordship
                 to
                 excuse
                 those
                 many
                 failures
                 which
                 evil
                 times
                 and
                 strange
                 necessities
                 had
                 caused
                 in
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 desiring
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 their
                 Advocate
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 other
                 Princes
                 ,
                 to
                 get
                 some
                 aid
                 and
                 supplies
                 from
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 that
                 gasping
                 Realm
                 ,
                 that
                 now
                 strugled
                 with
                 its
                 last
                 Fate
                 .
                 About
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 December
                 the
                 Marquess
                 took
                 shipping
                 in
                 a
                 little
                 Frigat
                 called
                 the
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 of
                 28
                 Tuns
                 and
                 4
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 sail
                 from
                 Galloway
                 ,
                 followed
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Vaughan
                 ,
                 the
                 Noble
                 Colonels
                 Wogan
                 and
                 Warren
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 20
                 more
                 persons
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 intending
                 for
                 
                   France
                   ,
                   Scilly
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Iersey
                 ,
                 but
                 happily
                 landed
                 at
                 St.
                 Malos
                 ,
                 in
                 France
                 in
                 Ianuary
                 ;
                 whence
                 they
                 went
                 to
                 Paris
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 the
                 Queen-Mother
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 Thence
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 removed
                 to
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 into
                 Holland
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 to
                 Amsterdam
                 ;
                 the
                 Valiant
                 Wogan
                 taking
                 the
                 first
                 opportunity
                 in
                 Scilly
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 his
                 further
                 service
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 first
                 manifested
                 his
                 Zeal
                 and
                 gallantry
                 to
                 the
                 Royal
                 Cause
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 noise
                 of
                 these
                 lucky
                 Atchievements
                 ,
                 had
                 made
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Neighbouring
                 Princes
                 consider
                 a
                 little
                 further
                 and
                 more
                 regardfully
                 of
                 this
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 more
                 especially
                 such
                 whose
                 Trade
                 by
                 Sea
                 might
                 be
                 incommodated
                 by
                 their
                 Naval-force
                 ,
                 which
                 now
                 Lorded
                 it
                 in
                 gallant
                 Fleets
                 upon
                 the
                 adjoyning
                 Seas
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 whom
                 this
                 danger
                 prevailed
                 upon
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Portugal
                   Iohn
                
                 the
                 4.
                 whose
                 Fleet
                 (
                 laden
                 with
                 Sugar
                 from
                 Brasile
                 )
                 General
                 Blake
                 had
                 met
                 with
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 his
                 entertainment
                 of
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 with
                 his
                 Fleet
                 (
                 now
                 newly
                 taken
                 and
                 dispersed
                 )
                 brought
                 away
                 9
                 of
                 them
                 into
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 Prize-goods
                 ,
                 then
                 newly
                 established
                 by
                 Authority
                 of
                 Parliament
                 (
                 upon
                 which
                 score
                 the
                 State
                 received
                 in
                 few
                 years
                 many
                 hundred
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 cheated
                 of
                 almost
                 as
                 much
                 )
                 whose
                 names
                 were
                 ,
                 
                   Blackwel
                   ,
                   Blake
                   ,
                   Sparrow
                
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 Dutch-War
                 others
                 particularly
                 named
                 for
                 that
                 very
                 Affair
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 its
                 continual
                 Employment
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Month
                 of
                 December
                 therefore
                 he
                 sent
                 hither
                 his
                 Embassador
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 landed
                 at
                 ●he
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 notice
                 to
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 of
                 his
                 Arrival
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 instead
                 of
                 a
                 better
                 complement
                 )
                 sent
                 him
                 a
                 safe
                 Conduct
                 for
                 his
                 Journey
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 then
                 open
                 Hostility
                 between
                 the
                 two
                 Nations
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Portugal
                 ,
                 to
                 satisfie
                 himself
                 of
                 his
                 damages
                 sustained
                 in
                 his
                 Sugar-fleet
                 ,
                 had
                 sei●●d
                 all
                 the
                 English
                 Merchants
                 goods
                 in
                 Lisbon
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 11
                 
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 Audience
                 before
                 a
                 Committee
                 of
                 Parliament
                 (
                 attended
                 with
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Ceremonies
                 and
                 20
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 retinue
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 at
                 first
                 refused
                 to
                 accept
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 a
                 Diminution
                 to
                 his
                 Masters
                 Greatness
                 ;
                 but
                 at
                 last
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 accept
                 of
                 the
                 Lord-Commissioner
                 Whitlock
                 ,
                 Major-General
                 Harrison
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Challoner
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 being
                 appointed
                 thereunto
                 .
                 He
                 delivered
                 his
                 Credentials
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 an
                 excellent
                 Rhetorical
                 Harangue
                 ,
                 setting
                 forth
                 the
                 Constant
                 Friendship
                 betwixt
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Civilities
                 they
                 had
                 received
                 formerly
                 and
                 of
                 late
                 from
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 desiring
                 that
                 the
                 late
                 mis-understanding
                 might
                 occasion
                 no
                 further
                 breach
                 thereof
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 a
                 firm
                 and
                 new
                 League
                 might
                 be
                 ratified
                 as
                 formerly
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 answer
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Committee
                 would
                 report
                 his
                 Message
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 after
                 a
                 mutual
                 Salutation
                 upon
                 the
                 Embassadors
                 rising
                 from
                 his
                 Chair
                 ,
                 he
                 withdrew
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 attendance
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 reason
                 he
                 had
                 no
                 solemner
                 Reception
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 pride
                 and
                 opimonastry
                 the
                 States
                 had
                 of
                 themselves
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Courtships
                 and
                 flattering
                 Insinuations
                 of
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Kings
                 Embassador
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 likewise
                 desired
                 Audience
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 with
                 a
                 most
                 welcome
                 acknowledgement
                 of
                 their
                 Commonwealth
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 reciprocal
                 kindness
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 allow
                 the
                 Portugal
                 (
                 his
                 pretended
                 Rebel
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 much
                 less
                 potent
                 Prince
                 )
                 the
                 said
                 Grandeurs
                 and
                 Legatory
                 Honours
                 ,
                 considering
                 besides
                 the
                 uninterrupted
                 amity
                 that
                 had
                 yet
                 been
                 maintained
                 by
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 16
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 therefore
                 ,
                 
                   Don
                   Alonzo
                   de
                   Cardenas
                
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 lain
                 Leiger
                 Embassador
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 time
                 throughout
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 with
                 all
                 State
                 received
                 to
                 Audience
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament-house
                 ,
                 he
                 having
                 delivered
                 his
                 Credentials
                 to
                 the
                 Speaker
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 directed
                 [
                 
                   Ad
                   Parliamentum
                   Reipublicae
                   Angliae
                
                 ]
                 and
                 Conducted
                 back
                 again
                 with
                 large
                 protestations
                 of
                 friendship
                 ,
                 and
                 good
                 correspondence
                 on
                 their
                 part
                 to
                 be
                 inviolately
                 observed
                 .
              
               
                 During
                 these
                 Forrain
                 Agencies
                 ,
                 the
                 New
                 State
                 was
                 Alarmed
                 with
                 an
                 Insurrection
                 in
                 Norfolk
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 some
                 hundreds
                 of
                 men
                 were
                 gathered
                 together
                 ,
                 Declaring
                 for
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 second
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 County-Horse
                 quartering
                 at
                 Lyn
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Troop
                 of
                 
                 Rich's
                 men
                 that
                 were
                 neer
                 at
                 hand
                 (
                 being
                 there
                 before
                 )
                 having
                 some
                 intelligence
                 of
                 the
                 designe
                 ,
                 
                 presently
                 dispersed
                 them
                 ,
                 most
                 flying
                 into
                 Lincolnshire
                 ;
                 and
                 saved
                 the
                 
                 London-Forces
                 the
                 trouble
                 of
                 a
                 long
                 Journey
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 then
                 on
                 their
                 way
                 .
                 
                 To
                 try
                 these
                 Insurrectors
                 ,
                 a
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 was
                 Erected
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 at
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 the
                 Members
                 and
                 Commissioners
                 whereof
                 chose
                 out
                 of
                 themselves
                 ;
                 Justice
                 Iermin
                 their
                 President
                 ,
                 and
                 Justice
                 Puliston
                 and
                 Warberton
                 to
                 be
                 his
                 Co-adjutors
                 .
                 Those
                 Condemned
                 24
                 ,
                 whereof
                 20
                 were
                 Executed
                 :
                 
                 the
                 chief
                 of
                 those
                 thus
                 Condemned
                 ,
                 were
                 Mr.
                 Cooper
                 a
                 Minister
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 County
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 Executed
                 at
                 Holt
                 ,
                 and
                 died
                 a
                 Loyal
                 and
                 Christian
                 Martyr
                 ;
                 Major
                 Saul
                 ,
                 formerly
                 an
                 Officer
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 Merchant
                 and
                 a
                 Brewer
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Norwich
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 several
                 persons
                 of
                 quality
                 besides
                 ,
                 as
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Tracy
                   ,
                   Gibbons
                
                 Esq.
                 and
                 others
                 secured
                 and
                 committed
                 ;
                 but
                 no
                 proof
                 coming
                 in
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 at
                 last
                 acquitted
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 we
                 mention
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 very
                 remarkable
                 instance
                 of
                 the
                 Justice
                 of
                 Heaven
                 (
                 the
                 Highest
                 Court
                 )
                 deserves
                 mention
                 .
                 One
                 
                   Anne
                   Green
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Servant
                 in
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 Read's
                 House
                 at
                 Dunstu
                 in
                 Oxfordshire
                 ,
                 being
                 supposed
                 to
                 be
                 gotten
                 with
                 Childe
                 by
                 one
                 of
                 that
                 Family
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 woman
                 constantly
                 affirmed
                 when
                 she
                 had
                 no
                 temptation
                 to
                 lye
                 )
                 neer
                 the
                 fourth
                 Month
                 of
                 her
                 time
                 ,
                 with
                 over-working
                 her self
                 by
                 turning
                 of
                 Malt
                 ,
                 fell
                 in
                 Travel
                 ;
                 and
                 not
                 knowing
                 what
                 the
                 matter
                 might
                 be
                 ,
                 went
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Office
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 some
                 straining
                 ,
                 the
                 Childe
                 (
                 not
                 above
                 a
                 span-long
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 what
                 Sex
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 distinquished
                 )
                 fell
                 unawares
                 (
                 as
                 she
                 all
                 along
                 affirmeth
                 )
                 from
                 her
                 .
                 Now
                 there
                 appearing
                 the
                 signes
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 thing
                 in
                 the
                 Linnen
                 where
                 the
                 Wench
                 lay
                 ,
                 and
                 carrying
                 a
                 suspition
                 thereof
                 ;
                 and
                 she
                 before
                 confessing
                 that
                 she
                 had
                 been
                 guilty
                 of
                 such
                 matters
                 as
                 might
                 occasion
                 his
                 being
                 with
                 Child
                 ;
                 thereupon
                 a
                 search
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 above-said
                 Infant
                 was
                 found
                 on
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 Jakes
                 ,
                 and
                 she
                 after
                 three
                 days
                 from
                 her
                 delivery
                 being
                 carried
                 to
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 was
                 
                 forthwith
                 Arraigned
                 before
                 Mr.
                 Crook
                 ,
                 sitting
                 as
                 Judge
                 in
                 a
                 Commission
                 of
                 Oyer
                 and
                 Terminer
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 him
                 Sentenced
                 to
                 be
                 Hanged
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 Executed
                 on
                 the
                 14
                 day
                 of
                 December
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Castle-yard
                 .
                 She
                 hung
                 there
                 neer
                 half
                 an
                 hour
                 ,
                 being
                 pulled
                 by
                 the
                 Legs
                 and
                 struck
                 on
                 the
                 Brest
                 by
                 divers
                 Friends
                 ,
                 and
                 above
                 all
                 received
                 several
                 stroaks
                 on
                 her
                 Stomack
                 with
                 the
                 But-end
                 of
                 a
                 Souldiers
                 Musquet
                 .
                 Being
                 cut
                 down
                 ,
                 she
                 was
                 put
                 into
                 a
                 Coffin
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 to
                 a
                 house
                 to
                 be
                 Dissected
                 (
                 before
                 a
                 Company
                 of
                 Physicians
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 appointment
                 )
                 by
                 Doctor
                 Petty
                 the
                 Anatomy-Reader
                 in
                 that
                 University
                 .
                 When
                 they
                 opened
                 the
                 Coffin
                 to
                 prepare
                 the
                 Body
                 for
                 Dissection
                 ,
                 they
                 perceived
                 some
                 small
                 ratling
                 in
                 her
                 Throat
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 lusty
                 Fellow
                 standing
                 by
                 ,
                 thinking
                 to
                 do
                 an
                 act
                 of
                 Charity
                 ,
                 stamped
                 upon
                 her
                 Breast
                 and
                 Belly
                 .
                 Doctor
                 Petty
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Willis
                 of
                 Christ-Church
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Clerk
                 of
                 
                 Magdalen-Colledge
                 ,
                 presently
                 used
                 means
                 ,
                 and
                 opening
                 a
                 Vein
                 ,
                 laid
                 her
                 in
                 a
                 warm
                 Bed
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 one
                 to
                 go
                 into
                 Bed
                 to
                 her
                 ;
                 and
                 continued
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 divers
                 Remedies
                 ,
                 respecting
                 her
                 senselessness
                 ,
                 Head
                 ,
                 Throat
                 ,
                 and
                 Brest
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 pleased
                 God
                 within
                 14
                 hours
                 she
                 spoke
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 talked
                 and
                 prayed
                 very
                 heartily
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 in
                 a
                 hopeful
                 way
                 of
                 perfect
                 health
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Governour
                 presently
                 procured
                 her
                 a
                 Reprieve
                 ;
                 thousands
                 of
                 people
                 coming
                 to
                 see
                 her
                 ,
                 and
                 magnifying
                 the
                 just
                 providence
                 of
                 God
                 in
                 asserting
                 her
                 Innocency
                 of
                 Murther
                 .
                 After
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 days
                 of
                 her
                 recovery
                 ,
                 when
                 Doctor
                 Petty
                 heard
                 she
                 had
                 spoken
                 ,
                 and
                 suspecting
                 that
                 the
                 Women
                 about
                 her
                 might
                 suggest
                 unto
                 her
                 to
                 relate
                 of
                 strange
                 Visions
                 and
                 Apparitions
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 seen
                 by
                 her
                 in
                 that
                 time
                 wherein
                 she
                 seemed
                 dead
                 (
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 begun
                 to
                 do
                 )
                 having
                 caused
                 all
                 to
                 depart
                 the
                 room
                 but
                 the
                 other
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 the
                 Faculty
                 ,
                 she
                 was
                 asked
                 concerning
                 her
                 sense
                 and
                 apprehensions
                 during
                 that
                 time
                 she
                 was
                 Hanged
                 .
                 At
                 first
                 she
                 spake
                 somewhat
                 impertinently
                 ,
                 talking
                 as
                 if
                 she
                 had
                 been
                 now
                 to
                 suffer
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 they
                 spake
                 unto
                 her
                 of
                 her
                 miraculous
                 deliverance
                 from
                 so
                 great
                 sufferings
                 ,
                 she
                 answered
                 ,
                 That
                 she
                 hoped
                 that
                 God
                 would
                 give
                 her
                 patience
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 .
                 Afterward
                 ,
                 when
                 she
                 was
                 better
                 recovered
                 ,
                 she
                 affirmed
                 ,
                 and
                 doth
                 still
                 ,
                 that
                 she
                 neither
                 remembereth
                 how
                 her
                 Fetters
                 were
                 knocked
                 off
                 ,
                 how
                 she
                 went
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Prison
                 ,
                 when
                 she
                 was
                 turned
                 off
                 t●e
                 Ladder
                 ,
                 whether
                 any
                 Psalm
                 was
                 sung
                 or
                 not
                 ,
                 nor
                 was
                 she
                 sensible
                 of
                 any
                 pain
                 as
                 she
                 can
                 remember
                 .
                 Another
                 thing
                 observable
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 she
                 came
                 to
                 her self
                 as
                 if
                 she
                 had
                 awakened
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 Sleep
                 ,
                 not
                 recovering
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 speech
                 by
                 slow
                 degrees
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 all
                 together
                 ,
                 beginning
                 to
                 speak
                 just
                 where
                 she
                 had
                 left
                 off
                 on
                 the
                 Gallows
                 .
                 I
                 have
                 thought
                 this
                 occurrence
                 no
                 way
                 unworthy
                 of
                 a
                 Remembrance
                 in
                 this
                 Chronicle
                 ,
                 but
                 very
                 fit
                 to
                 be
                 transmitted
                 to
                 Posterity
                 ,
                 for
                 Gods
                 Glory
                 ,
                 and
                 Mans
                 Caution
                 in
                 Judging
                 and
                 punishing
                 .
              
               
                 Several
                 Acts
                 passed
                 the
                 Parliament
                 this
                 Ianuary
                 ;
                 
                 as
                 namely
                 ,
                 for
                 continuance
                 of
                 the
                 Committee
                 for
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 Treasurers
                 at
                 War
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Receiving
                 and
                 Issuing
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 sums
                 of
                 Money
                 appointed
                 to
                 be
                 received
                 and
                 paid
                 ,
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 their
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 raising
                 of
                 120000
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   mensem
                
                 ,
                 for
                 4
                 Months
                 ,
                 to
                 Commence
                 the
                 28
                 of
                 Decemb.
                 1650.
                 for
                 the
                 Maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Another
                 Act
                 passed
                 for
                 Importation
                 of
                 Bullion
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 usual
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 have
                 free
                 passage
                 and
                 protection
                 without
                 any
                 seizure
                 upon
                 any
                 pretence
                 whatsoever
                 ;
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 very
                 well
                 cautioned
                 )
                 and
                 another
                 against
                 Forced
                 and
                 Stolen
                 Marriages
                 ,
                 Enabling
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 to
                 Issue
                 Commissions
                 of
                 Delegates
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 pretended
                 Marriage
                 ;
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 one
                 for
                 taking
                 away
                 the
                 Fee
                 of
                 Damage-clear
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Damna
                   Clericorum
                
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 1650.
                 
                 Not
                 to
                 omit
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 ,
                 that
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stawell
                
                 was
                 now
                 the
                 third
                 time
                 before
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice.
                
                 
              
               
                 From
                 the
                 Gown
                 pass
                 we
                 to
                 the
                 Sword.
                 
                 The
                 English
                 Army
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 not
                 being
                 able
                 to
                 effect
                 any
                 thing
                 against
                 the
                 main
                 Army
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 that
                 lay
                 on
                 
                 Sterling-side
                 ,
                 resolved
                 to
                 be
                 doing
                 with
                 a
                 party
                 that
                 then
                 lay
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Ker
                 and
                 Stra●ghan
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 Cromwel
                 had
                 maintained
                 an
                 open
                 intercourse
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 profered
                 them
                 a
                 Cessation
                 ;
                 driving
                 at
                 this
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 them
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 subdivide
                 the
                 Nation
                 in
                 several
                 parties
                 :
                 and
                 
                 the
                 effect
                 of
                 his
                 Papers
                 taxing
                 the
                 Scots
                 with
                 the
                 admission
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 upon
                 the
                 old
                 Malignant
                 score
                 ,
                 did
                 operate
                 as
                 he
                 projected
                 ;
                 for
                 thereupon
                 out
                 comes
                 a
                 Declaration
                 or
                 Remonstrance
                 from
                 these
                 Western
                 Fellows
                 ,
                 
                 full
                 of
                 saucy
                 and
                 Treasonable
                 Language
                 ,
                 which
                 accordingly
                 was
                 Voted
                 both
                 by
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 Kirk
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 Estates
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 scandalous
                 and
                 seditious
                 :
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Stuart
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cheisly
                
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Leviston
                 (
                 who
                 seemed
                 to
                 countenance
                 it
                 )
                 were
                 strictly
                 watched
                 ,
                 and
                 Straughan
                 taken
                 and
                 made
                 Prisoner
                 in
                 Dunbarton
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 in
                 
                 Cathnes-Castle
                 ,
                 whence
                 he
                 escaped
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 over
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 :
                 but
                 't
                 was
                 more
                 the
                 sacred
                 hunger
                 of
                 Gold
                 than
                 Zeal
                 for
                 Religion
                 ,
                 made
                 him
                 first
                 betray
                 his
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Country
                 after
                 :
                 and
                 we
                 shall
                 see
                 all
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Proselytes
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 ,
                 both
                 
                   Dundass
                   ,
                   Warreston
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Giffin
                 ,
                 to
                 love
                 nothing
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 the
                 Mammon
                 of
                 Presbytery
                 .
              
               
                 Straughan
                 thus
                 removed
                 ,
                 Major-General
                 Lambert
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 prevail
                 with
                 Ker
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 blows
                 or
                 words
                 ;
                 the
                 latter
                 being
                 thought
                 as
                 feasible
                 as
                 the
                 former
                 :
                 and
                 accordingly
                 on
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 having
                 difficulty
                 found
                 and
                 passed
                 a
                 Ford
                 over
                 
                 Hamilton-River
                 ,
                 Ker
                 got
                 notice
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 resolutely
                 fell
                 into
                 the
                 Major-Generals
                 Quarters
                 at
                 a
                 Town
                 of
                 that
                 name
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Horse
                 being
                 in
                 a
                 readiness
                 to
                 receive
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 lost
                 a
                 hundred
                 men
                 ,
                 had
                 his
                 Hand
                 almost
                 cut
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 taken
                 Prisoner
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 his
                 party
                 ,
                 being
                 5
                 Regiments
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 two
                 whereof
                 were
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Cassels
                 and
                 Kirconbrights
                 ,
                 pursued
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 Ayre
                 ,
                 where
                 Commissary-General
                 Whaley
                 was
                 now
                 left
                 to
                 Command
                 in
                 chief
                 in
                 those
                 Western-parts
                 .
                 Cromwel
                 had
                 marched
                 with
                 his
                 Army
                 this
                 way
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 Glasgow
                 in
                 October
                 ;
                 but
                 understanding
                 or
                 dreading
                 the
                 Enemy
                 would
                 come
                 and
                 relieve
                 
                 Edenburgh-Castle
                 with
                 Provisions
                 and
                 another
                 Governour
                 (
                 being
                 in
                 Treaty
                 with
                 the
                 present
                 for
                 a
                 sum
                 of
                 Money
                 )
                 he
                 forthwith
                 retired
                 ;
                 having
                 there
                 took
                 and
                 Garrisoned
                 two
                 Houses
                 ,
                 while
                 Colonel
                 Whaley
                 took
                 in
                 Dalkeith
                 and
                 another
                 nest
                 of
                 Moss-Troopers
                 :
                 yet
                 his
                 coming
                 thither
                 hindred
                 Major-General
                 Mountgomery
                 from
                 marching
                 into
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 to
                 reduce
                 Ker
                 likewise
                 to
                 his
                 obedience
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 
                 Edenburgh-Castle
                 had
                 been
                 Besieged
                 some
                 Months
                 and
                 upwards
                 ,
                 with
                 little
                 loss
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 ,
                 save
                 that
                 the
                 Great
                 Guns
                 from
                 the
                 Castle
                 did
                 some
                 mischief
                 in
                 
                 Edenburgh-streets
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Captain
                 Hamilton
                 was
                 shot
                 in
                 the
                 Head
                 with
                 a
                 Musquet
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 viewing
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Morter-pieces
                 made
                 semblance
                 of
                 great
                 terrour
                 and
                 annoyance
                 to
                 the
                 Besieged
                 ;
                 a
                 Mine
                 was
                 likewise
                 carried
                 on
                 some
                 60
                 foot
                 ,
                 the
                 Stone
                 being
                 cut
                 all
                 the
                 way
                 ;
                 but
                 then
                 they
                 could
                 proceed
                 no
                 further
                 ,
                 being
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Rock
                 whereon
                 the
                 Castle
                 stands
                 :
                 nevertheless
                 the
                 
                 Derby-shire-Miners
                 (
                 being
                 12
                 in
                 number
                 )
                 did
                 what
                 they
                 could
                 to
                 proceed
                 ,
                 the
                 Enemy
                 throwing
                 Pitch
                 and
                 Flax
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 combustible
                 stuff
                 into
                 the
                 Works
                 .
                 At
                 last
                 the
                 personated
                 Hostility
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 period
                 ;
                 and
                 Dundass
                 old
                 Levens
                 Son-in-law
                 pretending
                 want
                 of
                 Water
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 Parley
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 premised
                 a
                 colourable
                 request
                 of
                 10
                 days
                 time
                 ,
                 to
                 send
                 to
                 the
                 Committee
                 of
                 Estates
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 he
                 said
                 he
                 was
                 intrusted
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 knew
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 denied
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 several
                 Missives
                 betwixt
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 Him
                 ,
                 concluded
                 the
                 rendition
                 of
                 that
                 most
                 important
                 place
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Service
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 these
                 Articles
                 agreed
                 on
                 betwixt
                 Major
                 
                   Abernethy
                   Dundasses
                
                 man
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Henderson
                 on
                 one
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Monke
                 and
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 White
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 .
                 (
                 It
                 was
                 always
                 before
                 called
                 the
                 Maiden
                 ,
                 it
                 may
                 henceforth
                 be
                 called
                 the
                 Prostitute
                 -
                 Castle
                 .
                 )
                 The
                 Articles
                 were
                 as
                 follow
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                         That
                         the
                         Castle
                         should
                         be
                         Surrendred
                         to
                         his
                         Excellency
                         
                           Oliver
                           Cromwel
                        
                         ,
                         with
                         all
                         the
                         Ordinance
                         ,
                         Arms
                         ,
                         Magazine
                         ,
                         and
                         Furniture
                         of
                         War
                         thereunto
                         belonging
                         ,
                         on
                         Tuesday
                         the
                         24
                         of
                         
                           December
                           .
                           2.
                        
                         
                         That
                         the
                         Governour
                         ,
                         Officers
                         and
                         Souldiers
                         should
                         march
                         with
                         Drums
                         beating
                         ,
                         &c.
                         in
                         Military
                         posture
                         ,
                         to
                         such
                         place
                         as
                         they
                         shall
                         appoint
                         .
                         3.
                         
                         The
                         Publike
                         moveables
                         ,
                         private
                         Writs
                         and
                         Evidences
                         to
                         be
                         removed
                         to
                         
                           Sterling
                           .
                           4.
                        
                         
                         That
                         Proclamation
                         should
                         be
                         made
                         for
                         all
                         that
                         had
                         Goods
                         in
                         the
                         Castle
                         ,
                         to
                         come
                         or
                         send
                         to
                         own
                         and
                         receive
                         them
                         .
                         5.
                         
                         All
                         sick
                         Officers
                         and
                         
                         Souldiers
                         ,
                         as
                         well
                         such
                         as
                         hurt
                         (
                         in
                         reputation
                         )
                         to
                         have
                         liberty
                         to
                         stay
                         in
                         Edenburgh
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         English
                         to
                         provide
                         Horses
                         and
                         Waggons
                         for
                         the
                         Governour
                         and
                         other
                         Officers
                         ,
                         and
                         Hostages
                         to
                         be
                         given
                         on
                         the
                         Scots
                         part
                         for
                         performance
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 There
                 were
                 found
                 in
                 it
                 five
                 French
                 Cannon
                 ,
                 nine
                 Dutch
                 half-Cannon
                 ,
                 two
                 Culverings
                 ,
                 two
                 demi-Culverings
                 ,
                 two
                 Minions
                 ,
                 two
                 Falcons
                 ,
                 28
                 Brass
                 Drakes
                 called
                 Monkeys
                 ,
                 two
                 Petards
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 seven
                 and
                 eight
                 thousand
                 Arms
                 ,
                 neer
                 eighty
                 Barrels
                 of
                 Powder
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 like
                 store
                 of
                 Cannon-shot
                 .
                 
                 Colonel
                 Fenwick
                 was
                 presently
                 upon
                 the
                 Surrender
                 made
                 Governour
                 of
                 this
                 and
                 Leith
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Haslerig
                
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Scot
                 were
                 present
                 at
                 the
                 Rendition
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 departed
                 ,
                 their
                 work
                 being
                 done
                 ;
                 which
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 the
                 better
                 appear
                 for
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 the
                 vilest
                 Treachery
                 any
                 Scot
                 ever
                 committed
                 (
                 though
                 Cromwel
                 ascribes
                 it
                 in
                 his
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Speaker
                 to
                 the
                 alone
                 wisdom
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 beyond
                 all
                 humane
                 power
                 and
                 accomplishment
                 )
                 take
                 this
                 account
                 from
                 the
                 lovers
                 themselves
                 of
                 this
                 Treason
                 at
                 
                   Edenburgh
                   .
                   The
                   greatest
                   want
                   they
                   had
                   was
                   of
                   Beer
                   ;
                   but
                   as
                   for
                   Oatmeal
                   ,
                   Butter
                   ,
                   Fresh
                   Water
                   ,
                   and
                   Salt
                   Meat
                   ,
                   they
                   had
                   enough
                   .
                   The
                   Master
                   Gunner
                   told
                   me
                   ,
                   that
                   when
                   our
                   Guns
                   were
                   a
                   drawing
                   to
                   the
                   Batteries
                   ,
                   he
                   had
                   so
                   placed
                   his
                   Peices
                   that
                   ours
                   could
                   not
                   possibly
                   have
                   been
                   planted
                   without
                   great
                   loss
                   ;
                   but
                   when
                   he
                   prepared
                   to
                   give
                   fire
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   forbidden
                   by
                   the
                   Governour
                   upon
                   pain
                   of
                   death
                   .
                   His
                   man
                
                 Abernethy
                 
                   went
                   often
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Castle
                   upon
                   pretence
                   of
                   getting
                   Intelligence
                
                 ;
                 (
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 to
                 hold
                 it
                 with
                 Cromwel
                 :
                 )
                 
                   sure
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                
                 Dundass
                 
                   and
                   he
                   and
                   some
                   others
                   were
                   a
                   little
                   wiser
                   ,
                   and
                   went
                   not
                   over
                   the
                   Water
                   as
                   they
                   had
                   made
                   Conditions
                   ,
                   some
                   of
                   th●se
                   that
                   did
                   being
                   Imprisoned
                   (
                   the
                   Court
                   and
                   Camp
                   being
                   sadly
                   affected
                   with
                   this
                   loss
                   .
                   )
                   The
                   Provost
                   of
                
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 Sir
                 James
                 Stuart
                 ,
                 
                   is
                   in
                   Town
                   ,
                   but
                   keeps
                   private
                   ,
                   lest
                   the
                   Wives
                   in
                   the
                   streets
                   should
                   abuse
                   him
                   as
                   they
                   did
                
                 Straughan
                 and
                 Ker
                 
                   at
                   their
                   coming
                   hither
                   :
                   the
                   Lord
                
                 Warreston
                 ,
                 
                   who
                   came
                   as
                   he
                   pretended
                   for
                   the
                   Records
                   ,
                   is
                   not
                   yet
                   returned
                   ,
                   but
                   stays
                   in
                   Town
                   ,
                   for
                   he
                   cares
                   not
                   to
                   go
                   back
                   .
                   He
                   and
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   that
                   Remonstrant
                   Tribe
                   are
                   Summoned
                   to
                   come
                   to
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   Colonel
                
                 Dundass
                 ,
                 Straughan
                 ▪
                 
                   and
                   Captain
                
                 Giffan
                 ,
                 with
                 Abernethy
                 ,
                 Swinton
                 and
                 Andrews
                 ,
                 
                   were
                   else
                   to
                   be
                   Excommunicated
                   ,
                   and
                   Declared
                   Traytors
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   done
                   ,
                
                 January
                 14.
                 
                 Mr.
                 James
                 Guthry
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                
                 Lothian
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   General
                
                 Holborn
                 ,
                 
                   were
                   generally
                   suspected
                   ,
                   with
                   Sir
                
                 John
                 Chiefly
                 ,
                 
                   who
                   are
                   every
                   day
                   expected
                   in
                   our
                   Quarters
                   .
                
                 Rutherford
                 and
                 Gillespy
                 
                   are
                   likewise
                   dissenters
                   from
                   the
                   present
                   manage
                   of
                   affairs
                   .
                   Ker
                
                 saith
                 ,
                 his
                 wound
                 on
                 his
                 right
                 hand
                 is
                 Gods
                 Justice
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 for
                 lifting
                 it
                 up
                 against
                 us
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 cause
                 as
                 he
                 maintained
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 I
                 will
                 conclude
                 all
                 those
                 Treasonable
                 practices
                 ,
                 and
                 fomented
                 divisions
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 against
                 their
                 common
                 Interest
                 .
              
               
                 Having
                 first
                 acquainted
                 the
                 Reader
                 with
                 an
                 occurrence
                 of
                 the
                 like
                 nature
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 better
                 mannered
                 and
                 necessity-instructed
                 Kirk
                 ,
                 who
                 yet
                 would
                 fain
                 have
                 been
                 paramount
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 were
                 most
                 boldly
                 sollicitous
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 consent
                 to
                 some
                 other
                 Acts
                 mis-becoming
                 the
                 Majesty
                 of
                 a
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 His
                 Crown
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 generously
                 and
                 disdainfully
                 refusing
                 ,
                 there
                 flew
                 such
                 rumours
                 and
                 whispers
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 some
                 disloyal
                 and
                 dishonest
                 Counsels
                 were
                 hatching
                 against
                 his
                 Person
                 ;
                 
                 whereupon
                 the
                 King
                 privately
                 withdrew
                 himself
                 to
                 his
                 Northern
                 Friends
                 and
                 Forces
                 under
                 General
                 Middleton
                 ,
                 till
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 a
                 right
                 understanding
                 (
                 Hostages
                 being
                 given
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 his
                 party
                 and
                 theirs
                 )
                 was
                 setled
                 betwixt
                 them
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 firmly
                 and
                 absolutely
                 concluded
                 in
                 an
                 unanimous
                 resolve
                 of
                 his
                 immediate
                 Coronation
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 solemnly
                 performed
                 on
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 a
                 Princes
                 Robe
                 ,
                 was
                 conducted
                 from
                 his
                 Bedchamber
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Constable
                 on
                 his
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Marshal
                 on
                 his
                 left
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Chamber
                 of
                 Presence
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 ,
                 was
                 placed
                 in
                 a
                 Chair
                 under
                 a
                 Cloath
                 of
                 State
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 Angus
                 ,
                 Chamberlain
                 ,
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 for
                 that
                 day
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 after
                 a
                 little
                 repose
                 ,
                 the
                 Noblemen
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 Barons
                 and
                 Burroughs
                 ,
                 entred
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 presented
                 themselves
                 before
                 His
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 Thereafter
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 spoke
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 this
                 purpose
                 :
                 
                   Sir
                   ,
                   your
                   
                   good
                   Subjects
                   desire
                   You
                   may
                   be
                   Crowned
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   as
                   the
                   righteous
                   and
                   Lawful
                   Heir
                   of
                   the
                   Crown
                   of
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   ;
                   that
                   You
                   would
                   maintain
                   Religion
                   as
                   it
                   is
                   presently
                   professed
                   and
                   established
                   :
                   Also
                   that
                   You
                   would
                   be
                   graciously
                   pleased
                   to
                   receive
                   them
                   under
                   Your
                   Highness's
                   Protection
                   ,
                   to
                   Govern
                   them
                   by
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   defend
                   them
                   in
                   their
                   Rights
                   and
                   Liberties
                   by
                   Your
                   Royal
                   Power
                   ;
                   offering
                   themselves
                   in
                   most
                   humble
                   manner
                   to
                   your
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   with
                   their
                   Vows
                   to
                   bestow
                   Land
                   ,
                   Life
                   ,
                   and
                   what
                   else
                   is
                   in
                   their
                   Power
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   maintenance
                   of
                   Religion
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   safety
                   of
                   Your
                   Majesties
                   sacred
                   Person
                   ,
                   and
                   maintenance
                   of
                   Your
                   Crown
                   ;
                   which
                   they
                   intreat
                   Your
                   Majesty
                   to
                   accept
                   ;
                   and
                   pray
                   Almighty
                   God
                   ,
                   that
                   for
                   many
                   years
                   You
                   may
                   happily
                   enjoy
                   the
                   same
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 The
                 King
                 made
                 this
                 Answer
                 :
                 
                   I
                   do
                   esteem
                   the
                   affections
                   of
                   my
                   good
                   People
                   more
                   than
                   the
                   Crowns
                   of
                   many
                   Kingdoms
                   ,
                   and
                   shall
                   be
                   ready
                   by
                   Gods
                   assistance
                   to
                   bestow
                   my
                   Life
                   in
                   their
                   defence
                   ;
                   wishing
                   to
                   live
                   no
                   longer
                   than
                   I
                   may
                   see
                   Religion
                   and
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   flourish
                   in
                   all
                   happiness
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 Thereafter
                 ,
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 Borroughs
                 and
                 Barons
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Noblemen
                 accompanied
                 His
                 Majesty
                 to
                 the
                 Kirk
                 of
                 Scoone
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 and
                 rank
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 quality
                 ,
                 two
                 and
                 two
                 .
                 The
                 Spurs
                 being
                 carried
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Eglington
                 .
                 Next
                 ,
                 the
                 Sword
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Rothes
                 .
                 Then
                 the
                 Scepter
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Crawford
                 and
                 Lindsey
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Crown
                 by
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Arguile
                 ,
                 immediately
                 before
                 the
                 King.
                 Then
                 came
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 great
                 Constable
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 great
                 Marshal
                 on
                 his
                 left
                 ,
                 his
                 Train
                 being
                 carried
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ereskine
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Montgomery
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Newbottle
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Machlelene
                 ,
                 four
                 Earls
                 Eldest
                 Sons
                 ,
                 under
                 a
                 Canopy
                 of
                 Crimson-Velvet
                 supported
                 by
                 six
                 Earls
                 Sons
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Drummond
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Carnegie
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ramsey
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Iohnston
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Br●chin
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Yester
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 six
                 Carriers
                 supported
                 by
                 six
                 Noblemens
                 Sons
                 .
                 Thus
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 entred
                 the
                 Kirk
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Kirk
                 being
                 fitted
                 and
                 prepared
                 with
                 a
                 Table
                 ,
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Honours
                 were
                 laid
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Chair
                 set
                 in
                 a
                 fitting
                 place
                 for
                 His
                 Majesty
                 to
                 hear
                 a
                 Sermon
                 ,
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 Minister
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 Chair
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 where
                 He
                 received
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 before
                 which
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 Bench
                 decently
                 covered
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 for
                 seats
                 about
                 for
                 Noblemen
                 ,
                 Barons
                 and
                 Burgesses
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 being
                 also
                 a
                 Stage
                 in
                 a
                 fit
                 place
                 erected
                 of
                 24
                 foot
                 square
                 ,
                 about
                 four
                 foot
                 high
                 from
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 covered
                 with
                 Carpets
                 ,
                 with
                 two
                 stairs
                 ,
                 one
                 from
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 another
                 to
                 the
                 East
                 ;
                 upon
                 which
                 great
                 Stage
                 there
                 was
                 another
                 little
                 Stage
                 erected
                 ,
                 some
                 two
                 foot
                 high
                 ,
                 ascending
                 by
                 two
                 steps
                 ;
                 on
                 which
                 the
                 Throne
                 or
                 Chair
                 of
                 State
                 was
                 set
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Kirk
                 thus
                 fittingly
                 prepared
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 entred
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 and
                 first
                 set
                 himself
                 in
                 his
                 Chair
                 ,
                 for
                 hearing
                 of
                 Sermon
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 Preached
                 by
                 Mr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Douglas
                
                 ,
                 
                 
                   A
                   la
                   mode
                
                 the
                 Covenant
                 .
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 the
                 young
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 was
                 Christened
                 ;
                 at
                 which
                 celebration
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 of
                 Amsterdam
                 ,
                 of
                 Delf
                 ,
                 were
                 his
                 God-fathers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Queen
                 of
                 Bohemia
                 and
                 the
                 old
                 Princess
                 of
                 Aurange
                 his
                 God-mothers
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 named
                 
                   William
                   Frederick
                   Henry
                
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 this
                 being
                 over
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 intended
                 to
                 march
                 Northward
                 ,
                 to
                 hasten
                 the
                 said
                 levies
                 by
                 his
                 presence
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Nobility
                 and
                 Gentry
                 of
                 the
                 High-lands
                 ,
                 promising
                 to
                 effect
                 that
                 affair
                 with
                 all
                 expedition
                 ,
                 he
                 went
                 no
                 further
                 than
                 Aberdeen
                 ,
                 having
                 more
                 occasion
                 to
                 continue
                 in
                 the
                 Southern
                 parts
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 newly
                 re-cemented
                 friendship
                 betwixt
                 both
                 parties
                 entire
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 other
                 new
                 Ruptures
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 countenance
                 his
                 friends
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 now
                 were
                 admitted
                 into
                 the
                 chiefest
                 places
                 of
                 Trust
                 and
                 Offices
                 :
                 Duke
                 Hamilton
                 being
                 received
                 into
                 the
                 Army
                 ;
                 Earl
                 of
                 Crawford
                 made
                 Governour
                 of
                 
                   Sterling
                   ,
                   Middleton
                
                 Lieutenant-General
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Loyal
                 Scotch
                 Lords
                 in
                 Offices
                 and
                 Commands
                 befitting
                 their
                 quality
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 their
                 seats
                 in
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 to
                 set
                 down
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 February
                 ;
                 the
                 King
                 diverting
                 himself
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 at
                 his
                 house
                 of
                 Falkland
                 ,
                 care
                 being
                 taken
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Fife
                 from
                 any
                 Invasion
                 ;
                 two
                 attempts
                 that
                 way
                 being
                 already
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 upon
                 Brunt
                 Island
                 ;
                 which
                 
                 nevertheless
                 miscarried
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 loss
                 of
                 men
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 want
                 of
                 Provisions
                 the
                 English
                 then
                 laboured
                 under
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 having
                 hopes
                 of
                 plenty
                 on
                 that
                 ●ide
                 (
                 Fife
                 being
                 the
                 fertilest
                 and
                 most
                 abounding
                 place
                 in
                 all
                 Scotland
                 )
                 made
                 them
                 every
                 day
                 contrive
                 and
                 venture
                 a
                 landing
                 thereon
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 flat-bottomed
                 Boats
                 and
                 Sloops
                 were
                 now
                 a
                 coming
                 from
                 Newcastle
                 and
                 London
                 for
                 the
                 accommodating
                 their
                 passage
                 .
              
               
                 Cromwel
                 likewise
                 was
                 very
                 earnest
                 and
                 intent
                 upon
                 making
                 or
                 finding
                 a
                 way
                 by
                 Sterling
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 on
                 the
                 eighth
                 of
                 February
                 he
                 marched
                 thither
                 again
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 informed
                 of
                 some
                 Fords
                 thereabouts
                 where
                 he
                 might
                 pass
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 impede
                 their
                 raising
                 of
                 new
                 Forces
                 ,
                 and
                 way-lay
                 their
                 marching
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 given
                 out
                 as
                 the
                 grand
                 designe
                 ,
                 a
                 Force
                 being
                 lef●
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 the
                 Water
                 sufficient
                 to
                 sustain
                 any
                 impression
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 Expedition
                 Duke
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 ,
                 Lords
                 
                   Cleaveland
                   ,
                   Wentworth
                   ,
                   Wilmot
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Massey
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 a
                 Noble
                 and
                 full
                 Reg●ment
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 Major-General
                 ,
                 with
                 Titus
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Graves
                 ,
                 were
                 designed
                 .
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 ,
                 to
                 this
                 purpose
                 ,
                 in
                 very
                 tempestuous
                 weather
                 reached
                 his
                 intended
                 passes
                 ;
                 but
                 found
                 the
                 approaches
                 to
                 them
                 so
                 boggy
                 and
                 unpassable
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 stress
                 of
                 weather
                 his
                 Army
                 half
                 spoiled
                 with
                 cold
                 and
                 other
                 discommodities
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 retire
                 again
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 twice
                 before
                 ,
                 (
                 having
                 onely
                 Alarm'd
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 them
                 into
                 a
                 sudden
                 posture
                 of
                 defence
                 )
                 and
                 to
                 await
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Boats
                 arrival
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 happier
                 season
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 .
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 
                 Hume-Castle
                 was
                 taken
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Fenwick
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Garrison
                 having
                 held
                 it
                 to
                 extremity
                 ,
                 being
                 forced
                 to
                 deliver
                 it
                 at
                 mercy
                 ,
                 February
                 4.
                 
                 A
                 Copy
                 of
                 the
                 Governours
                 Answer
                 to
                 the
                 Summons
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 quaint
                 briskness
                 thereof
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 pleasure
                 the
                 Reader
                 withal
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     I
                     have
                     received
                     a
                     Trumpeter
                     of
                     yours
                     ,
                     
                     as
                     he
                     tells
                     me
                     ,
                     without
                     your
                     Pass
                     ,
                     
                       (
                       he
                       had
                       forgot
                       it
                       ,
                       it
                       seems
                       ,
                       and
                       left
                       it
                       behind
                       upon
                       the
                       Table
                       )
                    
                     to
                     Render
                     
                     Hume-Castle
                     to
                     the
                     Lord-General
                     Cromwel
                     ;
                     please
                     you
                     I
                     never
                     saw
                     your
                     General
                     ,
                     nor
                     know
                     your
                     General
                     :
                     as
                     for
                     
                     Hume-Castle
                     it
                     stands
                     upon
                     a
                     Rock
                     :
                     given
                     at
                     
                     Hume-Castle
                     this
                     day
                     before
                     seven
                     a
                     Clock
                     .
                     So
                     resteth
                     without
                     prejudice
                     of
                     his
                     Native
                     Country
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Your
                         most
                         Humble
                         Servant
                      
                       ,
                       Iohn
                       Cockburn
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 Timtallon-Castle
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 very
                 prejudicial
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 Sea-traders
                 to
                 Leith
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 taken
                 more
                 men
                 than
                 all
                 the
                 Garrisons
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 Besieged
                 above
                 a
                 week
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Monke
                 ;
                 upon
                 the
                 21
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Mortar-pieces
                 had
                 played
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Battery
                 of
                 six
                 Great
                 Guns
                 was
                 raised
                 ,
                 yielded
                 to
                 mercy
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Seaton
                
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 newly
                 knighted
                 ,
                 not
                 being
                 able
                 to
                 obtain
                 any
                 other
                 Condition
                 ;
                 but
                 Colonel
                 Monke
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 usual
                 civility
                 ,
                 suffered
                 not
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 stript
                 or
                 plundered
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 15
                 Great
                 Guns
                 taken
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 passage
                 not
                 onely
                 freed
                 ,
                 but
                 an
                 Inlet
                 opened
                 to
                 the
                 Bass
                 Island
                 .
                 General
                 Ruthen
                 Earl
                 of
                 Brentford
                 and
                 Forth
                 ,
                 
                 nominated
                 to
                 be
                 this
                 Kings
                 General
                 also
                 ,
                 deceased
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 that
                 Command
                 without
                 any
                 further
                 competition
                 to
                 
                   David
                   Lesley
                
                 ,
                 old
                 Leven
                 having
                 likewise
                 retired
                 himself
                 both
                 from
                 Counsel
                 and
                 Service
                 as
                 superannuated
                 ;
                 but
                 indeed
                 disregarded
                 .
              
               
                 Our
                 New
                 States
                 at
                 home
                 found
                 it
                 opportune
                 ,
                 being
                 grown
                 so
                 potent
                 abroad
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 dreaded
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 to
                 discard
                 their
                 Journey-men
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 Sate
                 ,
                 
                 whose
                 assistance
                 they
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 use
                 (
                 though
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 assent
                 and
                 concur
                 with
                 them
                 in
                 their
                 alteration
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Murder
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 &c.
                 but
                 would
                 act
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 now
                 altered
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 rearing
                 of
                 their
                 Model
                 ;
                 twenty
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 instrumental
                 and
                 principal
                 in
                 the
                 Change
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Cromwel
                   ,
                   Bradshaw
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Judges
                 ,
                 being
                 continued
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 twenty
                 new
                 ones
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 gang
                 were
                 surrogated
                 in
                 the
                 others
                 places
                 :
                 for
                 they
                 could
                 now
                 do
                 the
                 work
                 and
                 receive
                 the
                 wages
                 themselves
                 .
                 To
                 those
                 a
                 power
                 was
                 given
                 of
                 executing
                 the
                 Admiralship
                 to
                 all
                 purposes
                 and
                 intents
                 ,
                 as
                 any
                 Admiral
                 of
                 England
                 had
                 executed
                 it
                 before
                 .
                 
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 one
                 
                   Iohn
                   Fry
                
                 another
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Judges
                 ,
                 having
                 written
                 a
                 blasphemous
                 Book
                 against
                 the
                 Trinity
                 ,
                 but
                 purposely
                 against
                 the
                 Divinity
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Socinians
                 teach
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 a
                 Vote
                 disbanded
                 their
                 Company
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Book
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 burnt
                 by
                 the
                 Sheriffs
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 not
                 a
                 word
                 of
                 the
                 Hangman
                 in
                 the
                 Order
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 would
                 have
                 sounded
                 ominous
                 to
                 the
                 whole
                 pack
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 now
                 in
                 pomp
                 and
                 great
                 splendor
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 having
                 visited
                 
                   Dundee
                   ,
                   Aberdeen
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 with
                 Arguile
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 raised
                 men
                 for
                 Him
                 in
                 his
                 Countries
                 ,
                 returned
                 to
                 St.
                 Iohnstons
                 and
                 the
                 Low-lands
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 sitting
                 down
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 at
                 that
                 City
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 appointed
                 on
                 the
                 2
                 of
                 March
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 interim
                 ,
                 He
                 gave
                 Audience
                 to
                 a
                 Dutch
                 Envoy
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 came
                 to
                 complain
                 of
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 20
                 of
                 their
                 Merchant-ships
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Greenvile
                
                 ,
                 Governour
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Scilly
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 gave
                 a
                 favourable
                 Answer
                 .
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Derby
                 likewise
                 seized
                 divers
                 Vessels
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 Irish
                 Trade
                 ,
                 and
                 held
                 intelligence
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 having
                 employed
                 one
                 Master
                 Berkenhead
                 in
                 the
                 business
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 taken
                 about
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 March
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Lilborne
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Philip
                   Musgrave
                
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Theophilus
                   Gilby
                
                 hardly
                 escaping
                 by
                 rowing
                 away
                 in
                 a
                 Boat.
                 Several
                 Dutch
                 ships
                 laden
                 with
                 Ammunition
                 ,
                 sent
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Iermin
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 Dutch
                 pretended
                 )
                 arrived
                 likewise
                 at
                 Dundee
                 ;
                 whereabouts
                 ,
                 and
                 over
                 all
                 the
                 adjacent
                 parts
                 ,
                 Drums
                 were
                 beating
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 speedy
                 march
                 was
                 resolved
                 on
                 .
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Calender
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 Hamiltonian
                 ,
                 which
                 party
                 now
                 swayed
                 ,
                 being
                 newly
                 come
                 over
                 Sea
                 ,
                 an
                 Employment
                 in
                 spight
                 of
                 the
                 Kirk
                 was
                 intended
                 to
                 be
                 conferred
                 on
                 him
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 27
                 of
                 February
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 was
                 Buried
                 in
                 great
                 state
                 at
                 Delf
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Interred
                 in
                 the
                 Vault
                 of
                 his
                 famous
                 Predecessors
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 these
                 Papers
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Berkenhead
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                 Derby's
                 designe
                 in
                 Lancashire
                 ,
                 whither
                 Massey
                 was
                 to
                 have
                 marched
                 with
                 a
                 flying
                 party
                 (
                 and
                 a
                 kind
                 of
                 a
                 motion
                 he
                 made
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 but
                 immediately
                 retreated
                 )
                 the
                 States
                 at
                 Westminster
                 to
                 exact
                 scrutiny
                 addrest
                 themselves
                 :
                 and
                 having
                 traced
                 it
                 ,
                 gave
                 order
                 for
                 the
                 apprehension
                 of
                 one
                 
                   Thomas
                   Cook
                
                 of
                 Grays-Inne
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 being
                 brought
                 ,
                 and
                 attending
                 at
                 the
                 Council-door
                 ,
                 gave
                 his
                 Keeper
                 the
                 slip
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 pursued
                 with
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 and
                 100
                 pounds
                 offered
                 to
                 any
                 should
                 take
                 him
                 and
                 bring
                 him
                 in
                 ;
                 and
                 was
                 taken
                 thereupon
                 the
                 next
                 Week
                 in
                 an
                 Upholsters-house
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ;
                 and
                 Major-General
                 Harrison
                 was
                 ordered
                 to
                 march
                 speedily
                 into
                 Lancashire
                 ,
                 to
                 attend
                 all
                 motions
                 and
                 designes
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Month
                 Maj.
                 Harrison
                 of
                 Guernsey
                 Island
                 (
                 kept
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 )
                 having
                 a
                 designe
                 upon
                 
                 Cornet-Castle
                 (
                 held
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Burgess
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 being
                 now
                 and
                 then
                 relieved
                 with
                 Shallops
                 and
                 Boats
                 which
                 struck
                 in
                 thither
                 from
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 France
                 )
                 attempted
                 it
                 by
                 Storm
                 ,
                 having
                 false
                 information
                 that
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Garrison
                 were
                 dead
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 weak
                 and
                 feeble
                 ;
                 but
                 were
                 so
                 stoutly
                 received
                 ,
                 that
                 very
                 few
                 that
                 Engaged
                 got
                 off
                 again
                 ,
                 the
                 Tide
                 too
                 coming
                 in
                 and
                 drowning
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 utter
                 disheartning
                 of
                 them
                 from
                 any
                 future
                 Assault
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 resolved
                 to
                 try
                 what
                 fair
                 means
                 would
                 do
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 a
                 sum
                 of
                 Money
                 amounting
                 to
                 1500
                 pounds
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 other
                 good
                 Conditions
                 and
                 Indemnity
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 there
                 being
                 no
                 likelihood
                 of
                 doing
                 His
                 Majesty
                 any
                 Service
                 by
                 longer
                 keeping
                 it
                 ,
                 relief
                 also
                 being
                 so
                 very
                 scarce
                 ,
                 difficult
                 ,
                 and
                 uncertain
                 )
                 was
                 at
                 last
                 accepted
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 little
                 Citadel
                 delivered
                 into
                 their
                 Hands
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 the
                 Forces
                 there
                 remaining
                 being
                 now
                 under
                 the
                 sole
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Clanrickard
                 ,
                 whom
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Castlehaven
                 did
                 to
                 the
                 last
                 assist
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Service
                 ,
                 being
                 drawn
                 to
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 Finagh
                 ,
                 were
                 there
                 totally
                 routed
                 ;
                 800
                 taken
                 and
                 killed
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Macdonnel
                 ,
                 his
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 
                 and
                 Major
                 taken
                 prisoners
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Mac
                   Hugh
                
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Caban
                 killed
                 ,
                 and
                 376
                 Officers
                 besides
                 taken
                 ;
                 upon
                 which
                 followed
                 the
                 Rendition
                 of
                 Finagh
                 upon
                 Articles
                 .
                 After
                 these
                 successes
                 ,
                 several
                 Officers
                 having
                 liberty
                 to
                 go
                 for
                 England
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 fortune
                 of
                 the
                 Colonels
                 
                   Axtell
                   ,
                   Sadler
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Irish
                 Adjutant-General
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                   Le
                   Hunt
                
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 by
                 a
                 Frigat
                 of
                 Scilly
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 Landed
                 and
                 Imprisoned
                 ,
                 till
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 that
                 Island
                 acknowledged
                 the
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 who
                 having
                 erected
                 their
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 ,
                 had
                 in
                 revenge
                 of
                 Dorislaus
                 and
                 Ascham
                 Sentenced
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Hide
                
                 Cosen
                 to
                 Sir
                 Edward
                 then
                 Lord-Chancellor
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 for
                 taking
                 upon
                 him
                 the
                 quality
                 of
                 an
                 Embassador
                 from
                 His
                 Majesty
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Grand
                   Seignior
                
                 at
                 Constantinople
                 ,
                 and
                 demanding
                 Audience
                 in
                 his
                 Name
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 aggravated
                 with
                 imputations
                 of
                 his
                 designe
                 of
                 seizing
                 those
                 Merchants
                 Estates
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 Affronting
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bendish
                
                 the
                 old
                 Resident
                 there
                 with
                 his
                 new
                 Commission
                 .
                 It
                 booted
                 nor
                 availed
                 Sir
                 Henry
                 (
                 who
                 at
                 his
                 Tryal
                 (
                 having
                 been
                 long
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 )
                 would
                 have
                 used
                 the
                 Italian
                 Tongue
                 as
                 the
                 readiest
                 for
                 his
                 defence
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 also
                 charged
                 upon
                 him
                 as
                 his
                 vanity
                 and
                 pride
                 )
                 to
                 deny
                 ,
                 extenuate
                 or
                 justifie
                 the
                 several
                 parts
                 of
                 his
                 accusation
                 :
                 
                 his
                 Name
                 was
                 guilt
                 enough
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 Sentenced
                 to
                 be
                 Beheaded
                 ;
                 which
                 Death
                 he
                 suffered
                 against
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Exchange
                
                 on
                 Cornhill
                 ,
                 with
                 as
                 much
                 courage
                 of
                 minde
                 ,
                 as
                 weakness
                 of
                 Body
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 justly
                 inscribed
                 to
                 the
                 Roll
                 of
                 Martyrs
                 .
                 Captain
                 
                   Brown
                   Bushel
                
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 delivered
                 Scarborough
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Cholmly
                
                 ,
                 then
                 revolted
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 1643.
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 Prisoner
                 at
                 Hull
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 had
                 been
                 exchanged
                 by
                 Hotham
                 ,
                 then
                 winding
                 about
                 to
                 his
                 Allegiance
                 )
                 suffered
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 the
                 29
                 of
                 March.
                 But
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 a
                 rude
                 Prolepsis
                 of
                 the
                 time
                 ,
                 to
                 assigne
                 him
                 (
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 nearness
                 of
                 their
                 Deaths
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 cause
                 of
                 Loyalty
                 )
                 his
                 place
                 in
                 this
                 year
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Hide
                
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 before
                 we
                 conclude
                 the
                 Revolution
                 of
                 this
                 year
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 adde
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 remarkable
                 occurrences
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 Embassadors
                 sent
                 by
                 this
                 State
                 to
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Low
                   Countries
                
                 ,
                 who
                 departed
                 hence
                 about
                 March
                 the
                 10
                 ,
                 and
                 landed
                 at
                 Rotterdam
                 the
                 14
                 ,
                 being
                 met
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 by
                 two
                 Yachts
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 handsomely
                 accommodated
                 at
                 the
                 English-house
                 there
                 ,
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Company
                 .
                 The
                 Names
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 ,
                 Chief-Justice
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohn
                
                 of
                 the
                 Common-Pleas
                 ,
                 formerly
                 the
                 Kings
                 Sollicitor
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Straffords
                 vehement
                 Adversary
                 ;
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Walter
                   Strickland
                
                 ;
                 stiled
                 in
                 their
                 Credentials
                 the
                 Lords
                 Embassadors
                 Extraordinary
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 they
                 ever
                 sent
                 to
                 any
                 Forrain
                 Princes
                 ;
                 for
                 as
                 from
                 Kings
                 and
                 Sovereigns
                 they
                 had
                 just
                 cause
                 to
                 fear
                 their
                 united
                 Forces
                 ,
                 to
                 chastise
                 that
                 infamous
                 Regicide
                 ,
                 whose
                 example
                 was
                 so
                 dangerous
                 to
                 themselves
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1651.
                 
              
               
                 ON
                 the
                 30
                 of
                 March
                 (
                 attended
                 by
                 a
                 gallant
                 Retinue
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 that
                 State
                 sent
                 with
                 Coaches
                 )
                 they
                 were
                 received
                 to
                 Audience
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohn
                
                 in
                 a
                 well-composed
                 Speech
                 ,
                 very
                 gravely
                 declared
                 ,
                 that
                 notwithstanding
                 several
                 injuries
                 received
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 Commonwealth
                 and
                 Subjects
                 from
                 that
                 State
                 ;
                 yet
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 sent
                 them
                 first
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 firm
                 League
                 and
                 Friendship
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 should
                 think
                 fit
                 .
                 2.
                 
                 That
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 they
                 would
                 renew
                 that
                 most
                 amicable
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Commerce
                 ,
                 made
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Burgundy
                 ,
                 their
                 then
                 Sovereign
                 in
                 1495.
                 3.
                 
                 He
                 set
                 forth
                 those
                 many
                 advantages
                 in
                 point
                 of
                 Trade
                 and
                 Navigation
                 the
                 Dutch
                 might
                 receive
                 from
                 England
                 by
                 such
                 a
                 League
                 ,
                 discoursing
                 of
                 the
                 commodiousness
                 and
                 Excellent
                 Situation
                 of
                 the
                 Ports
                 and
                 Harbours
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Emoluments
                 .
                 4.
                 
                 He
                 expressed
                 the
                 just
                 resentment
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 for
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 Doctor
                 Darislaus
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 doubted
                 not
                 but
                 their
                 High
                 and
                 Mighty
                 Lordships
                 
                 would
                 give
                 satisfaction
                 therein
                 ,
                 and
                 cause
                 Justice
                 to
                 be
                 Executed
                 upon
                 those
                 Offenders
                 .
                 Which
                 said
                 ,
                 a
                 Committee
                 was
                 appointed
                 to
                 confer
                 with
                 him
                 further
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 conducted
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 as
                 he
                 came
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 own
                 Lodgings
                 .
              
               
                 
                 But
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 shewed
                 no
                 great
                 readiness
                 to
                 embrace
                 this
                 new
                 Friendship
                 of
                 their
                 Rival
                 States
                 ,
                 although
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Holland
                 did
                 endeavour
                 to
                 promote
                 it
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 
                 Aurange's
                 Interest
                 was
                 yet
                 very
                 potent
                 in
                 their
                 Assemblies
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 reason
                 no
                 Address
                 had
                 been
                 made
                 before
                 in
                 his
                 life-time
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 who
                 very
                 much
                 courted
                 this
                 peoples
                 Amity
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 from
                 the
                 nearness
                 and
                 likeness
                 of
                 both
                 their
                 rises
                 to
                 be
                 Commonwealths
                 ;
                 but
                 for
                 that
                 no
                 danger
                 was
                 so
                 neer
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 feared
                 elsewhere
                 from
                 the
                 Interest
                 and
                 Alliance
                 of
                 the
                 King.
                 But
                 the
                 people
                 were
                 far
                 more
                 averse
                 to
                 any
                 accommodation
                 with
                 Traytors
                 and
                 Murderers
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 called
                 these
                 Ministers
                 and
                 their
                 followers
                 ;
                 which
                 Clamours
                 were
                 heightned
                 by
                 the
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 then
                 yet
                 in
                 great
                 numbers
                 residing
                 there
                 .
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 being
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 Country
                 with
                 the
                 Princess
                 of
                 Aurange
                 his
                 Sister
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Queen
                 of
                 Bohemia
                 ,
                 and
                 Prince
                 Edward
                 her
                 Son
                 ,
                 who
                 first
                 gave
                 these
                 Embassadors
                 an
                 Affront
                 as
                 they
                 chanced
                 to
                 meet
                 him
                 in
                 their
                 Coach
                 ,
                 taking
                 the
                 Air
                 neer
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Sister
                 the
                 Princess
                 Henrietta
                 in
                 his
                 Hand
                 ,
                 where
                 in
                 indignation
                 he
                 gave
                 them
                 the
                 opprobrious
                 names
                 of
                 Dogs
                 and
                 Traytors
                 .
                 
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 several
                 uproars
                 were
                 made
                 about
                 their
                 House
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 there
                 were
                 a
                 resolution
                 to
                 Storm
                 it
                 ;
                 nor
                 was
                 it
                 safe
                 for
                 them
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 their
                 Gentlemen
                 to
                 stir
                 abroad
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 advices
                 were
                 given
                 them
                 of
                 designed
                 attempts
                 upon
                 their
                 persons
                 :
                 Of
                 both
                 these
                 affronts
                 and
                 injuries
                 they
                 complained
                 to
                 the
                 States
                 ;
                 
                 who
                 after
                 a
                 long
                 and
                 tedious
                 delay
                 ,
                 summoned
                 Prince
                 Edward
                 to
                 appear
                 and
                 answer
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 pleaded
                 he
                 was
                 a
                 Prince
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 Subject
                 to
                 no
                 other
                 Jurisdiction
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 other
                 appointed
                 them
                 a
                 
                   Corps
                   du
                   guard
                
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 House
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 prohibited
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 injuries
                 or
                 violence
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 unto
                 them
                 :
                 but
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 said
                 indignities
                 were
                 yet
                 committed
                 frequently
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 sort
                 they
                 continued
                 there
                 ,
                 expecting
                 an
                 Answer
                 and
                 Conclusion
                 (
                 which
                 
                   Mounsieur
                   Bellieur
                
                 did
                 likewise
                 hinder
                 what
                 in
                 him
                 lay
                 ,
                 his
                 Servants
                 and
                 attendants
                 being
                 as
                 quarrelsome
                 and
                 slighting
                 of
                 these
                 English
                 as
                 any
                 whosoever
                 )
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 interim
                 six
                 of
                 the
                 chiefest
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 their
                 Retinue
                 travelling
                 upwards
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 were
                 met
                 by
                 a
                 
                 Lorain-Colonel
                 one
                 Harter
                 then
                 going
                 to
                 the
                 Spaw
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 Prisoners
                 for
                 a
                 Ransome
                 ,
                 which
                 at
                 length
                 was
                 paid
                 to
                 the
                 Spanish-Governour
                 of
                 Limburgh
                 ,
                 into
                 whose
                 hands
                 upon
                 a
                 remove
                 they
                 lighted
                 .
                 This
                 troublesome
                 delay
                 so
                 displeased
                 their
                 
                 Westminster-masters
                 ,
                 that
                 on
                 the
                 18
                 of
                 May
                 the
                 Parliament
                 recalled
                 them
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 notified
                 to
                 the
                 States
                 ,
                 they
                 seemed
                 surprized
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 consent
                 of
                 the
                 Embassadors
                 sent
                 away
                 an
                 Express
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 with
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thurloe
                   ,
                   Saint
                
                 Iohn's
                 Secretary
                 ,
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 desire
                 a
                 longer
                 respit
                 ,
                 in
                 hope
                 of
                 a
                 satisfactory
                 Conclusion
                 .
                 But
                 after
                 a
                 vain●r
                 Expectation
                 thereof
                 [
                 saving
                 this
                 dubious
                 insignificant
                 Resolution
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 States
                 called
                 it
                 ,
                 
                   In
                   haec
                   verba
                   ,
                   —
                   The
                   States
                   General
                   of
                   the
                
                 Netherlands
                 
                   having
                   heard
                   the
                   report
                   of
                   their
                   Commissioners
                   having
                   had
                   a
                   Conference
                   the
                   day
                   before
                   with
                   the
                   Lords
                   Embassadors
                   of
                   the
                   Commonwealth
                   of
                
                 England
                 ,
                 
                   do
                   declare
                   ,
                   That
                   for
                   their
                   better
                   satisfaction
                   ,
                   they
                   do
                   wholly
                   and
                   fully
                   condescend
                   and
                   agree
                   unto
                   the
                
                 6
                 ,
                 7
                 ,
                 8
                 ,
                 9
                 ,
                 10
                 ,
                 and
                 11
                 
                   Propositions
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   Embassadors
                
                 (
                 which
                 were
                 the
                 most
                 unconcerning
                 )
                 
                   and
                   also
                   the
                   said
                   States
                   do
                   agree
                   unto
                   the
                
                 1
                 ,
                 2
                 ,
                 3
                 ,
                 and
                 5
                 
                   Articles
                   of
                   the
                   year
                
                 1495.
                 
                 
                   Therefore
                   the
                   States
                   do
                   expect
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   manner
                   as
                   full
                   and
                   clear
                   an
                   Answer
                   from
                   the
                   Lords
                   Embassadors
                   ,
                   upon
                   the
                
                 36
                 
                   Articles
                   delivered
                   in
                   by
                   their
                   Commissioners
                   the
                
                 24
                 of
                 June
                 1647.
                 —
                 This
                 indifferency
                 being
                 maintained
                 and
                 strengthned
                 by
                 the
                 presence
                 and
                 Arguments
                 used
                 in
                 a
                 Speech
                 made
                 by
                 Mr.
                 Macdonald
                 the
                 Kings
                 Agent
                 ,
                 then
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 Resident
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 who
                 also
                 printed
                 their
                 Articles
                 or
                 Propositions
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Comments
                 on
                 them
                 .
                 ]
                 another
                 Months
                 time
                 being
                 spent
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 were
                 finally
                 remanded
                 ,
                 and
                 departed
                 on
                 the
                 20
                 of
                 
                   Iune
                   ,
                   re
                   infecta
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 trouble
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 pretended
                 )
                 of
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 Holland
                 .
              
               
                 When
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohn
                
                 gave
                 the
                 States
                 Commissioners
                 who
                 came
                 to
                 take
                 leave
                 of
                 
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 these
                 parting
                 words
                 ,
                 —
                 My
                 Lords
                 ,
                 
                   You
                   have
                   an
                   Eye
                   upon
                   the
                   Event
                   of
                   the
                   Affairs
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   of
                
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   therefore
                   do
                   refuse
                   the
                   Friendship
                   we
                   have
                   offered
                   ;
                   now
                   I
                   can
                   assure
                   you
                   that
                   many
                   in
                   the
                   Parliament
                   were
                   of
                   opinion
                   that
                   we
                   should
                   not
                   have
                   come
                   hither
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   Embassadors
                   to
                   be
                   sent
                   to
                   you
                   ,
                   before
                   they
                   had
                   superated
                   th●se
                   matters
                   between
                   them
                   and
                   that
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   expected
                   your
                   Embassadors
                   to
                   us
                   .
                   I
                   n●w
                   perceive
                   our
                   errour
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   those
                   Gentlemen
                   were
                   in
                   the
                   right
                   :
                   in
                   a
                   short
                   time
                   you
                   shall
                   see
                   that
                   business
                   ended
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   you
                   will
                   come
                   to
                   us
                   and
                   seek
                   what
                   we
                   have
                   freely
                   offered
                   ,
                   when
                   it
                   shall
                   perplex
                   you
                   that
                   you
                   have
                   refused
                   our
                   proffer
                   .
                
                 —
                 And
                 it
                 ●ell
                 ou●
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 Divined
                 it
                 .
                 Upon
                 his
                 coming
                 home
                 ,
                 after
                 those
                 welcomes
                 and
                 thanks
                 given
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 he
                 omitted
                 not
                 to
                 aggravate
                 those
                 rudenesses
                 done
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 exasperate
                 them
                 against
                 the
                 Dutch
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 angry
                 effects
                 of
                 his
                 Counsels
                 and
                 report
                 soon
                 after
                 appeared
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 9
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 and
                 designe
                 to
                 abolish
                 all
                 Badges
                 of
                 the
                 Norman
                 Tyranny
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 pleased
                 to
                 call
                 it
                 )
                 now
                 that
                 the
                 English
                 Nation
                 had
                 obtained
                 their
                 natural
                 Freedom
                 ,
                 they
                 resolved
                 to
                 Manumit
                 the
                 Laws
                 ,
                 and
                 restore
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 Original
                 Language
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 did
                 by
                 this
                 ensuing
                 additional
                 Act
                 ;
                 and
                 forthwith
                 all
                 or
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Law-books
                 were
                 turned
                 into
                 English
                 ,
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Act
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 ,
                 for
                 turning
                 Proceedings
                 of
                 Law
                 into
                 English
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 written
                 afterwards
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Tongue
                 ;
                 but
                 so
                 little
                 to
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 that
                 as
                 
                   Good
                   store
                   of
                   Game
                   is
                   the
                   Country-mans
                   Sorrow
                   ,
                
                 so
                 the
                 multitude
                 of
                 Sollicitors
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 ,
                 brought
                 a
                 great
                 deal
                 of
                 trouble
                 to
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 speak
                 of
                 more
                 injuries
                 by
                 which
                 that
                 most
                 honourable
                 profession
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 was
                 profaned
                 and
                 vilified
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 a
                 discourse
                 out
                 of
                 my
                 Sphere
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 they
                 added
                 a
                 second
                 Act
                 ,
                 explanatory
                 of
                 this
                 same
                 wonderful
                 Liberty
                 :
                 both
                 which
                 here
                 follow
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         Be
                         it
                         Enacted
                         by
                         this
                         present
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         
                         and
                         by
                         the
                         Authority
                         thereof
                         ,
                         That
                         the
                         Translation
                         into
                         English
                         of
                         all
                         Writs
                         ,
                         Process
                         and
                         Returns
                         thereof
                         ,
                         and
                         of
                         all
                         Patents
                         ,
                         Commissions
                         ,
                         and
                         all
                         Proceedings
                         whatsoever
                         ▪
                         in
                         any
                         Court
                         of
                         Iustice
                         within
                         this
                         Commonwealth
                         of
                         England
                         ,
                         and
                         which
                         concerns
                         the
                         Law
                         and
                         Administration
                         of
                         Iustice
                         ,
                         to
                         be
                         made
                         and
                         framed
                         into
                         the
                         English
                         Tongue
                         ,
                         according
                         to
                         an
                         Act
                         ,
                         entituled
                         ,
                         An
                         Act
                         for
                         the
                         turning
                         the
                         Books
                         of
                         the
                         Law
                         ,
                         and
                         all
                         Proces
                         and
                         Proceedings
                         in
                         Courts
                         of
                         Iustice
                         into
                         English
                         ,
                         be
                         ,
                         and
                         are
                         hereby
                         refered
                         to
                         the
                         Speaker
                         of
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         the
                         Lords
                         Commissioners
                         of
                         the
                         Great
                         Seal
                         of
                         England
                         ,
                         the
                         Lord
                         Chief
                         Iustice
                         of
                         the
                         Upper-Bench
                         ,
                         the
                         Lord
                         Chief
                         Iustice
                         of
                         the
                         Common-pleas
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Lord
                         Chief
                         Baron
                         of
                         the
                         Exchequer
                         ,
                         for
                         the
                         time
                         b●ing
                         ,
                         or
                         any
                         two
                         or
                         more
                         of
                         them
                         :
                         and
                         what
                         shall
                         be
                         agreed
                         by
                         them
                         ,
                         or
                         any
                         two
                         or
                         more
                         of
                         them
                         ,
                         in
                         Translating
                         the
                         same
                         ,
                         the
                         Lords
                         Commissioners
                         shall
                         and
                         may
                         affix
                         the
                         Great
                         Seal
                         thereunto
                         ,
                         in
                         Cases
                         where
                         the
                         same
                         is
                         to
                         be
                         fixed
                         :
                         And
                         so
                         that
                         no
                         miss-Translation
                         ,
                         or
                         Variation
                         in
                         Form
                         by
                         reason
                         of
                         Translation
                         ,
                         or
                         part
                         of
                         Proceedings
                         or
                         Pleadings
                         already
                         begun
                         being
                         in
                         Latine
                         ,
                         and
                         part
                         in
                         English
                         ,
                         shall
                         be
                         no
                         Errour
                         ,
                         nor
                         void
                         any
                         Proceedings
                         by
                         reason
                         thereof
                         .
                      
                       
                         Provided
                         ,
                         That
                         the
                         said
                         recited
                         Act
                         shall
                         not
                         extend
                         to
                         the
                         certifying
                         beyond
                         the
                         Seas
                         any
                         Case
                         or
                         Proceedings
                         in
                         the
                         Court
                         of
                         Admiralty
                         ;
                         but
                         that
                         in
                         such
                         Cases
                         the
                         Commissioners
                         and
                         Proceedings
                         may
                         be
                         certified
                         in
                         Latin
                         as
                         formerly
                         they
                         have
                         been
                         .
                      
                       
                         An
                         Act
                         for
                         continuing
                         the
                         Assessment
                         of
                         120000
                         l.
                         
                           per
                           mensem
                        
                         ,
                         for
                         five
                         Months
                         ,
                         from
                         the
                         25
                         day
                         of
                         
                           April
                           1651.
                        
                         for
                         maintenance
                         of
                         the
                         Armies
                         in
                         
                           England
                           ,
                           Ireland
                        
                         ,
                         and
                         Scotland
                         ,
                         was
                         likewise
                         passed
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 By
                 our
                 way
                 to
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 we
                 must
                 digress
                 to
                 a
                 petty
                 commotion
                 in
                 
                   Wales
                   ;
                   Hawarden
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Holt-Castle
                 Seized
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Hubbub
                 upon
                 the
                 Mountains
                 ,
                 which
                 engaged
                 Colonel
                 Dankins
                 to
                 a
                 craggy
                 expedition
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Middleton
                
                 purged
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Coast
                 cleared
                 of
                 a
                 Presbyterian
                 discontent
                 ,
                 upon
                 which
                 score
                 the
                 noise
                 was
                 raised
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 story
                 not
                 taking
                 ,
                 Presto
                 on
                 ,
                 all
                 's
                 gone
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 invisible
                 Royalists
                 cannot
                 be
                 found
                 ,
                 or
                 sequestred
                 for
                 their
                 combination
                 in
                 
                 Lancashire-plot
                 ,
                 
                 now
                 started
                 ,
                 and
                 hotly
                 sented
                 ,
                 and
                 pursued
                 by
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Blood-hounds
                 of
                 their
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 again
                 unkennelled
                 :
                 of
                 which
                 more
                 presently
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                 Blackness-Castle
                 was
                 now
                 delivered
                 to
                 General
                 Cromwel
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 April
                 (
                 while
                 he
                 yet
                 continued
                 sick
                 of
                 an
                 Ague
                 ,
                 )
                 General
                 Dean
                 being
                 newly
                 arrived
                 with
                 Money
                 and
                 supplies
                 from
                 England
                 two
                 days
                 before
                 :
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 11
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Month
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Parliament
                 sat
                 down
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 rescinded
                 that
                 often-mentioned
                 Act
                 of
                 Classes
                 of
                 Delinquents
                 ;
                 whereby
                 way
                 was
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 restoring
                 of
                 the
                 Loyal
                 Nobility
                 to
                 their
                 seats
                 in
                 Parliament
                 :
                 
                 and
                 an
                 Act
                 passed
                 from
                 the
                 perceipt
                 of
                 the
                 dangerous
                 consequences
                 of
                 the
                 Western
                 Remonstrance
                 ;
                 that
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 Treason
                 to
                 hold
                 correspondence
                 with
                 ,
                 or
                 abet
                 the
                 Enemy
                 .
                 Cromwel
                 having
                 already
                 made
                 another
                 journey
                 into
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 to
                 carry
                 on
                 his
                 business
                 at
                 Glascow
                 ,
                 which
                 place
                 had
                 been
                 infamed
                 at
                 the
                 beginnig
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Troubles
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 now
                 by
                 the
                 just
                 Judgement
                 of
                 God
                 the
                 Stage
                 designed
                 to
                 act
                 the
                 Catastrophe
                 ,
                 and
                 last
                 act
                 of
                 three
                 Kingdoms
                 Ruine
                 :
                 For
                 I
                 must
                 remember
                 the
                 Reader
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 here
                 the
                 first
                 Scene
                 of
                 our
                 misery
                 was
                 laid
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 illegal
                 convention
                 of
                 the
                 general
                 Assembly
                 of
                 the
                 Kirk
                 .
              
               
                 
                 By
                 his
                 Forces
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Eglington
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 second
                 Son
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 persons
                 of
                 Note
                 ,
                 were
                 surprized
                 in
                 their
                 designe
                 of
                 raising
                 Forces
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Dunbarton
                 :
                 His
                 Majesty
                 still
                 continuing
                 at
                 
                   Sterling
                   .
                   London
                
                 the
                 Chancellor
                 being
                 now
                 outed
                 of
                 his
                 Presidentship
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Gutbery
                 ,
                 and
                 Bennet
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Kirk-blades
                 Committed
                 for
                 their
                 refractoriness
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Authority
                 ,
                 which
                 yet
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 own
                 but
                 as
                 subordinate
                 to
                 the
                 General
                 Assembly
                 .
                 But
                 for
                 the
                 prevention
                 of
                 such
                 future
                 sidings
                 and
                 divisions
                 those
                 men
                 had
                 caused
                 ,
                 a
                 Committee
                 by
                 Parliament
                 was
                 now
                 empowred
                 to
                 manage
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 substitute
                 Officers
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 more
                 impertinent
                 reverences
                 to
                 the
                 Presbytery
                 ;
                 the
                 King
                 being
                 also
                 declared
                 Generalissimo
                 .
                 Cromwel
                 after
                 some
                 debates
                 and
                 publike
                 disputes
                 with
                 the
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Gillespy
                   ,
                   Rutherford
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 of
                 Glascow
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 lawfulness
                 of
                 his
                 Invasion
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 performed
                 ;
                 as
                 he
                 said
                 ,
                 in
                 much
                 weakness
                 of
                 (
                 both
                 Argument
                 and
                 )
                 Body
                 ,
                 seeing
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 drawing
                 the
                 Scot
                 out
                 that
                 way
                 to
                 fight
                 ,
                 which
                 way
                 they
                 intended
                 for
                 an
                 undisturbed
                 march
                 ,
                 marched
                 back
                 to
                 Edenburgh
                 by
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 in
                 his
                 way
                 burned
                 the
                 Lady
                 Kilsithes
                 House
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 holding
                 intelligence
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 )
                 having
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 arrival
                 of
                 his
                 Boats
                 at
                 Leith
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Transportation
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 into
                 Fife
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 last
                 remedy
                 ;
                 the
                 failure
                 of
                 Victuals
                 in
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Camp
                 ,
                 which
                 therefore
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 forced
                 to
                 abandon
                 and
                 march
                 ,
                 proving
                 a
                 meer
                 delusion
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 mist
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Montgomery
                 ,
                 Son
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Eglington
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 Cranston
                 ,
                 with
                 500
                 Horse
                 and
                 Dragoons
                 marched
                 from
                 Sterling
                 ,
                 and
                 resolutely
                 charged
                 into
                 Lithgow
                 ,
                 (
                 a
                 Garrison
                 the
                 English
                 had
                 fortified
                 upon
                 their
                 first
                 march
                 to
                 Sterling
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Market-place
                 ,
                 whence
                 having
                 taken
                 what
                 Prisoners
                 they
                 could
                 in
                 hast
                 meet
                 with
                 ,
                 they
                 retreated
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 pursued
                 by
                 Major
                 Sydenham
                 of
                 Sir
                 Arthur
                 Haslerig's
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Sanderson
                 lately
                 deceased
                 ,
                 they
                 faced
                 about
                 and
                 routed
                 him
                 ,
                 killing
                 most
                 of
                 his
                 Followers
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 some
                 60
                 ;
                 himself
                 being
                 wounded
                 mortally
                 in
                 the
                 Groyn
                 ,
                 whereof
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 he
                 died
                 ,
                 that
                 Government
                 being
                 twice
                 vacated
                 already
                 .
                 The
                 Lord
                 Register
                 Warriston
                 now
                 had
                 a
                 Pass
                 from
                 Sterling
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 Edenburgh
                 about
                 the
                 Records
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 ships
                 loading
                 that
                 was
                 staid
                 after
                 Cromwels
                 Pass
                 and
                 permission
                 by
                 Articles
                 ;
                 and
                 prosecuted
                 the
                 business
                 so
                 to
                 effect
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Goods
                 ,
                 Papers
                 ,
                 and
                 lading
                 got
                 before
                 him
                 to
                 
                   Sterling
                   ,
                   May
                
                 31.
                 whither
                 he
                 had
                 no
                 more
                 mind
                 (
                 after
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 he
                 had
                 conferred
                 )
                 to
                 return
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Dutch
                 had
                 now
                 sent
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 their
                 Admiral
                 with
                 12
                 sail
                 of
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 to
                 Scilly
                 Island
                 ,
                 to
                 demand
                 satisfaction
                 for
                 20
                 ships
                 which
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Greenvile
                
                 the
                 Governour
                 had
                 seized
                 ;
                 and
                 had
                 further
                 instructions
                 to
                 Treat
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Governour
                 :
                 which
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 aim
                 this
                 State
                 had
                 to
                 integrate
                 all
                 the
                 Antient
                 Dominions
                 of
                 England
                 under
                 a
                 new
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 did
                 very
                 much
                 enjealous
                 
                 them
                 that
                 that
                 important
                 place
                 might
                 be
                 put
                 into
                 Dutch
                 hands
                 :
                 thereupon
                 a
                 Fleet
                 was
                 presently
                 manned
                 for
                 the
                 Reduction
                 of
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ayscue
                
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 then
                 preparing
                 for
                 a
                 Voyage
                 to
                 Barbadoes
                 in
                 the
                 Rainbow
                 and
                 two
                 other
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 account
                 )
                 was
                 ordered
                 to
                 attend
                 General
                 Blake
                 in
                 that
                 Service
                 ,
                 who
                 Imbarqued
                 in
                 the
                 
                 Phoenix-Frigat
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 18
                 of
                 May
                 with
                 great
                 resolution
                 he
                 landed
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Forces
                 in
                 the
                 Islands
                 of
                 Tresco
                 and
                 Brier
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 as
                 stoutly
                 defended
                 by
                 the
                 Noble
                 Colonel
                 Wogan
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 his
                 Voyage
                 from
                 Ireland
                 had
                 taken
                 up
                 Arms
                 here
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 a
                 very
                 great
                 slaughter
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Invaders
                 :
                 but
                 footing
                 being
                 gained
                 by
                 fresh
                 Boats
                 succeeding
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 he
                 past
                 over
                 to
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 St.
                 Maries
                 ,
                 both
                 more
                 naturally
                 and
                 Artificially
                 Fortified
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 very
                 difficult
                 access
                 .
                 Some
                 few
                 attempts
                 were
                 nevertheless
                 made
                 ;
                 but
                 rather
                 to
                 shew
                 there
                 was
                 an
                 Enemy
                 there
                 ,
                 who
                 would
                 fain
                 be
                 admitted
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 otherwise
                 might
                 prove
                 very
                 troublesome
                 to
                 their
                 Trade
                 :
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 effect
                 a
                 Summons
                 or
                 invitation
                 was
                 sent
                 unto
                 the
                 Governour
                 ;
                 who
                 having
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 believed
                 )
                 the
                 Kings
                 leave
                 for
                 what
                 he
                 should
                 do
                 therein
                 ,
                 and
                 knowing
                 with
                 England
                 it
                 would
                 return
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 would
                 be
                 of
                 little
                 use
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 ;
                 after
                 some
                 Messages
                 accepted
                 of
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ;
                 which
                 after
                 caresses
                 and
                 civilities
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 concluded
                 in
                 a
                 Rendition
                 of
                 the
                 Isle
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 upon
                 very
                 Honourable
                 Terms
                 .
                 The
                 Governour
                 Sir
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 the
                 son
                 of
                 Noble
                 Sir
                 
                   Bevil
                   Greenvile
                
                 ,
                 after
                 Earl
                 of
                 Bath
                 ,
                 a
                 person
                 always
                 much
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Favour
                 ,
                 receiving
                 a
                 considerable
                 sum
                 of
                 Money
                 and
                 Indemnity
                 for
                 his
                 Estate
                 and
                 person
                 ,
                 freed
                 from
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Arrests
                 and
                 molestations
                 whatsoever
                 :
                 the
                 Officers
                 and
                 Souldiers
                 to
                 go
                 whither
                 they
                 would
                 ;
                 of
                 whom
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Fulk
                   Hunks
                
                 with
                 Doctor
                 Lesley
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Down
                 sailed
                 for
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Wogan
                 for
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 to
                 pursue
                 the
                 quarrel
                 there
                 also
                 .
                 In
                 all
                 ,
                 there
                 went
                 out
                 9
                 Colonels
                 ,
                 4
                 Lieutenant-Colonels
                 ,
                 10
                 Serjeant-Majors
                 ,
                 60
                 Captains
                 ,
                 (
                 saith
                 the
                 Catalogue
                 )
                 40
                 Lieutenants
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 under-Officers
                 of
                 a
                 proportionable
                 number
                 :
                 which
                 over
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ayscue
                
                 proceeded
                 in
                 his
                 Voyage
                 .
              
               
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 was
                 now
                 at
                 Sea
                 from
                 Toulon
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 five
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Fire-ships
                 ,
                 sailing
                 the
                 
                 Mediterranean-sea
                 ,
                 in
                 Company
                 with
                 his
                 Brother
                 Prince
                 Maurice
                 ;
                 and
                 much
                 discourse
                 there
                 was
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                 Lorrain's
                 shipping
                 and
                 Transporting
                 some
                 Forces
                 for
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 by
                 an
                 Agreement
                 made
                 with
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 and
                 promoted
                 at
                 the
                 French
                 Court
                 (
                 whither
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 was
                 now
                 expected
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Hide
                
                 arrived
                 out
                 of
                 Spain
                 )
                 and
                 several
                 Provinces
                 and
                 Cities
                 were
                 by
                 report
                 assigned
                 him
                 for
                 his
                 security
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 whole
                 story
                 proved
                 meer
                 Castles
                 in
                 the
                 Air
                 :
                 for
                 it
                 's
                 supposed
                 the
                 Duke
                 was
                 unwilling
                 to
                 come
                 where
                 his
                 plundering
                 Troops
                 should
                 finde
                 Blows
                 instead
                 of
                 Booty
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 had
                 his
                 own
                 Country
                 and
                 Dominions
                 to
                 regain
                 first
                 .
                 
                 An
                 Agent
                 likewise
                 came
                 now
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 owned
                 them
                 as
                 such
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 great
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Florence
                   ,
                   May
                
                 the
                 21.
                 
                 The
                 Lord
                 Howard
                 of
                 Escrick
                 a
                 Peer
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 got
                 himself
                 returned
                 a
                 Burgess
                 for
                 Carlisle
                 ,
                 was
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 convicted
                 of
                 Bribery
                 ,
                 dismissed
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
                 
              
               
                 Cromwel
                 being
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 having
                 notice
                 how
                 the
                 King
                 lay
                 encamped
                 at
                 Sterling
                 ,
                 Lesley's
                 Foot
                 quartering
                 on
                 the
                 South-side
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Middleton's
                 on
                 the
                 North-side
                 of
                 the
                 Park
                 encompassed
                 with
                 a
                 Stone-wall
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 abundance
                 of
                 Provision
                 was
                 brought
                 in
                 daily
                 ,
                 supposing
                 they
                 would
                 march
                 ,
                 drew
                 all
                 his
                 Forces
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 West
                 with
                 as
                 much
                 care
                 and
                 conduct
                 as
                 could
                 be
                 ,
                 and
                 Encamped
                 likewise
                 in
                 the
                 Fields
                 by
                 Edenburgh
                 in
                 a
                 readiness
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 whether
                 to
                 march
                 or
                 fight
                 :
                 
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 he
                 was
                 taken
                 very
                 ill
                 of
                 his
                 Ague
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 Doctor
                 Wright
                 ,
                 and
                 Doctor
                 Bates
                 (
                 an
                 eminent
                 Physitian
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 concealed
                 Royalist
                 ,
                 as
                 appears
                 by
                 a
                 polite
                 Piece
                 of
                 his
                 ,
                 written
                 some
                 time
                 before
                 ,
                 entituled
                 ,
                 
                   Elenehus
                   Motuum
                   nuperorum
                   in
                   Anglia
                
                 )
                 were
                 sent
                 down
                 to
                 attend
                 his
                 Cure
                 ;
                 and
                 many
                 blithe
                 and
                 anxious
                 discourses
                 were
                 concerning
                 his
                 Death
                 ,
                 as
                 either
                 partie
                 wished
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 was
                 brought
                 very
                 low
                 ;
                 but
                 being
                 recovered
                 to
                 some
                 degree
                 of
                 Health
                 by
                 these
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 presently
                 sounded
                 like
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ;
                 and
                 I
                 have
                 therefore
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 transcribe
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 the
                 Letter
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 World
                 
                 may
                 see
                 what
                 queer
                 Hypocrites
                 his
                 Attendants
                 ,
                 like
                 himself
                 and
                 his
                 times
                 ,
                 were
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 pious
                 Nonsense
                 and
                 most
                 Blasphemous
                 Flattery
                 of
                 this
                 Apocryphal
                 Epistle
                 .
                 If
                 I
                 knew
                 the
                 Secretary
                 or
                 Inditer
                 ,
                 I
                 would
                 Chronicle
                 him
                 for
                 his
                 Pen.
                 —
                 
                   Truly
                   Sir
                
                 ,
                 
                 
                   His
                   Life
                   and
                   Health
                   are
                   exceeding
                   precious
                   ,
                   and
                   I
                   account
                   it
                   every
                   day
                   a
                   greater
                   mercy
                   than
                   other
                   that
                   we
                   have
                   his
                   Life
                   ,
                   observing
                   that
                   every
                   dispensation
                   of
                   God
                   draws
                   him
                   nearer
                   to
                   himself
                   ,
                   and
                   makes
                   him
                   more
                   Heavenly
                   and
                   Holy
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   consequence
                   more
                   useful
                   for
                   his
                   Generation
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   management
                   of
                   that
                   power
                   God
                   hath
                   Committed
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Scotland
                 after
                 long
                 debate
                 had
                 Passed
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Olivion
                 for
                 all
                 things
                 done
                 thitherto
                 ;
                 inviting
                 thereby
                 all
                 Parties
                 to
                 joyn
                 in
                 carrying
                 on
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 King
                 and
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 new
                 Engagement
                 with
                 the
                 Sacrament
                 was
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 to
                 adhere
                 to
                 him
                 :
                 whereupon
                 all
                 Faction
                 and
                 Division
                 seemed
                 to
                 be
                 laid
                 aside
                 ;
                 the
                 Royalists
                 and
                 Kirk-men
                 good
                 Friends
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Calendar
                 made
                 Commander
                 in
                 chief
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 Levies
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 newly
                 made
                 Peace
                 and
                 Friendship
                 was
                 no
                 more
                 than
                 just
                 necessary
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Wolf
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 Door
                 ,
                 and
                 ready
                 to
                 seize
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 interim
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 thought
                 expedient
                 for
                 some
                 of
                 their
                 Horse
                 to
                 march
                 to
                 Dumfrize
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 now
                 deserted
                 by
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 more
                 considerable
                 Levies
                 .
              
               
                 
                 On
                 the
                 7
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Love
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Ienkins
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Drake
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Presbyterians
                 had
                 been
                 seized
                 by
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 their
                 Tryal
                 before
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 ,
                 as
                 yet
                 standing
                 by
                 Adjournments
                 (
                 and
                 having
                 three
                 times
                 convened
                 before
                 them
                 old
                 and
                 resolute
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stawel
                
                 ,
                 who
                 so
                 gravelled
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 at
                 the
                 third
                 Hearing
                 they
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 desist
                 from
                 the
                 pursuit
                 of
                 his
                 Blood
                 ;
                 and
                 making
                 report
                 thereof
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 they
                 Voted
                 the
                 sale
                 of
                 his
                 Estate
                 ,
                 giving
                 him
                 sad
                 cause
                 to
                 complain
                 with
                 
                   Iob
                   ,
                   With
                   the
                   Skin
                   of
                   my
                   Teeth
                   am
                   I
                   escaped
                
                 ;
                 making
                 an
                 exception
                 to
                 that
                 general
                 Rule
                 ,
                 —
                 
                   Vestigia
                   cerno
                   omnia
                   te
                   adversum
                   spectantia
                   nulla
                   retrorsum
                   :
                
                 He
                 first
                 escaping
                 Condemnation
                 at
                 that
                 Tribunal
                 .
                 )
                 Now
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 Laicks
                 (
                 Engaged
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 practise
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 )
                 were
                 brought
                 thither
                 ;
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Love
                 first
                 and
                 principally
                 charged
                 with
                 High
                 Treason
                 against
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 holding
                 correspondence
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Party
                 ,
                 and
                 supplying
                 them
                 with
                 Money
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 in
                 that
                 case
                 provided
                 .
                 After
                 several
                 appearances
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 which
                 Mr.
                 Love
                 very
                 undauntedly
                 disputed
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Iackson
                 a
                 Minister
                 denying
                 to
                 give
                 in
                 Evidence
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 fined
                 500
                 l.
                 and
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Fleet
                 (
                 which
                 made
                 him
                 more
                 passionate
                 and
                 confident
                 )
                 but
                 the
                 accusation
                 being
                 at
                 last
                 proved
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 desired
                 Lawyers
                 to
                 assist
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 them
                 assigned
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 not
                 having
                 taken
                 the
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 admitted
                 to
                 Plead
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Hales
                 onely
                 excepted
                 .
                 In
                 sum
                 ,
                 his
                 main
                 defence
                 appearing
                 to
                 be
                 equivocal
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 he
                 averr'd
                 he
                 did
                 not
                 personally
                 correspond
                 ,
                 neither
                 Write
                 ,
                 nor
                 receive
                 Letters
                 ,
                 nor
                 send
                 any
                 ,
                 or
                 receive
                 any
                 Money
                 to
                 that
                 use
                 himself
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 consist
                 also
                 of
                 an
                 allegation
                 of
                 his
                 merits
                 ,
                 mixt
                 with
                 invectives
                 against
                 the
                 Court
                 and
                 its
                 Authority
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 aided
                 with
                 Scripture-proof
                 ,
                 in
                 an
                 Oration
                 of
                 two
                 hours
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 Iune
                 :
                 On
                 the
                 5
                 of
                 Iuly
                 they
                 proceeded
                 to
                 Sentence
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 Beheaded
                 :
                 the
                 time
                 appointed
                 ,
                 the
                 15
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Month
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 several
                 Petitions
                 of
                 his
                 Wife
                 and
                 others
                 was
                 respited
                 to
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 August
                 .
              
               
                 
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 18
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Month
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Potter
                 an
                 Apothecary
                 in
                 Black-friers
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Gibbons
                 ,
                 were
                 tryed
                 before
                 the
                 same
                 Court
                 -
                 Potter
                 confessed
                 ,
                 and
                 craved
                 their
                 mercy
                 ;
                 Gibbons
                 pleaded
                 matter
                 of
                 Law
                 :
                 but
                 on
                 the
                 25
                 of
                 Iuly
                 they
                 were
                 both
                 Sentenced
                 as
                 Mr.
                 Love
                 ,
                 who
                 not
                 coming
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 expectation
                 of
                 discovery
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 humble
                 submission
                 and
                 acknowledgement
                 of
                 their
                 Authority
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 advanced
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 had
                 his
                 Reprieve
                 cassated
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 referring
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 ,
                 they
                 ordered
                 his
                 Execution
                 with
                 Gibbons
                 on
                 the
                 22
                 of
                 August
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 done
                 on
                 Tower-hill
                 accordingly
                 .
                 Mr.
                 Love
                 resolutely
                 enough
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 am
                 loath
                 to
                 prejudice
                 his
                 Memory
                 ;
                 for
                 his
                 designe
                 was
                 good
                 proof
                 of
                 his
                 
                 Loyalty
                 :
                 Gibbons
                 bewrayed
                 something
                 of
                 pusillanimity
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 a
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 ,
                 a
                 kind
                 of
                 Sollicitor
                 to
                 Mr.
                 Hollis
                 ,
                 for
                 whose
                 relation
                 more
                 than
                 his
                 own
                 guilt
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 suffer
                 ;
                 for
                 when
                 the
                 Blow
                 was
                 just
                 a
                 coming
                 upon
                 his
                 Neck
                 ,
                 he
                 turned
                 his
                 Eyes
                 and
                 Face
                 towards
                 the
                 Executioner
                 ,
                 in
                 hopes
                 (
                 or
                 desire
                 at
                 least
                 )
                 of
                 some
                 Reprieve
                 ;
                 but
                 present
                 Death
                 freed
                 him
                 with
                 other
                 troubles
                 and
                 sollicitudes
                 of
                 Life
                 from
                 that
                 sudden
                 anxiety
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 we
                 have
                 done
                 with
                 our
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 for
                 this
                 Session
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 was
                 so
                 much
                 their
                 darling
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 antient
                 Judicatures
                 had
                 little
                 or
                 no
                 respect
                 ,
                 especially
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 endure
                 any
                 of
                 those
                 Courts
                 that
                 more
                 immediately
                 related
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 :
                 and
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 changed
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 his
                 Bench
                 to
                 the
                 Vpper-Bench
                 ;
                 so
                 now
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 might
                 remain
                 no
                 footsteps
                 of
                 a
                 Court
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 the
                 Majesty
                 of
                 a
                 Prince
                 ,
                 they
                 abolished
                 the
                 Marshals-Court
                 at
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 a
                 kinde
                 of
                 a
                 peculiar
                 Kings-Bench
                 for
                 the
                 Verge
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 12
                 miles
                 circuit
                 every
                 way
                 round
                 the
                 Kings
                 Residence
                 and
                 Palace
                 (
                 that
                 there
                 might
                 be
                 no
                 annoyance
                 nor
                 disorder
                 committed
                 neer
                 his
                 Person
                 .
                 )
                 It
                 was
                 resolved
                 therefore
                 Iuly
                 the
                 8
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 Knight-Marshal
                 held
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 from
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 August
                 next
                 ,
                 absolutely
                 dissolved
                 and
                 taken
                 away
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 further
                 Suit
                 ,
                 Action
                 ,
                 or
                 Proceeding
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 thereupon
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 they
                 passed
                 another
                 Act
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 as
                 that
                 struck
                 at
                 the
                 Root
                 of
                 the
                 Royalty
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 so
                 this
                 lopt
                 the
                 Branches
                 that
                 clave
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 viz.
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 sale
                 of
                 Delinquents
                 Lands
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 had
                 with
                 the
                 utmost
                 of
                 their
                 Lives
                 and
                 Fortunes
                 served
                 the
                 late
                 King
                 in
                 our
                 unnatural
                 Wars
                 .
                 It
                 will
                 be
                 needless
                 and
                 too
                 bulky
                 to
                 name
                 them
                 particularly
                 ;
                 we
                 will
                 mention
                 onely
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 principal
                 :
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 ,
                 the
                 Marquesses
                 of
                 
                   Newcastle
                   ,
                   Worcester
                   ,
                   Winchester
                
                 ;
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 
                   Cleveland
                   ,
                   Norwich
                   ,
                   Scarsdale
                
                 ;
                 the
                 Lords
                 
                   Hapton
                   ,
                   Wilmot
                   ,
                   Langdale
                   ,
                   Gerard
                   ,
                   Cottington
                   ,
                   Iermin
                   ,
                   Percy
                   ,
                   Culpeper
                   ,
                   Hide
                   ,
                
                 and
                 lastly
                 the
                 Lord
                 Craven
                 ,
                 whose
                 Princely
                 Estate
                 was
                 enough
                 to
                 help
                 them
                 to
                 a
                 quarrel
                 against
                 him
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 managed
                 by
                 a
                 perjured
                 Fellow
                 one
                 Faulkner
                 ,
                 
                 into
                 a
                 suspition
                 of
                 Treason
                 ▪
                 he
                 deposing
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Lord
                 Craven
                 had
                 delivered
                 a
                 Petition
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Breda
                 ,
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Cavalier-Officers
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Parliament
                 were
                 termed
                 Bloody
                 and
                 Barbarous
                 Rebels
                 and
                 Traytors
                 .
                 This
                 wretched
                 subornation
                 was
                 laid
                 to
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Gray
                 of
                 Grooby
                 ,
                 who
                 afterwards
                 sold
                 his
                 own
                 Inheritance
                 to
                 purchase
                 some
                 of
                 this
                 Lord's
                 ,
                 whom
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 peremptorily
                 summoned
                 to
                 appear
                 by
                 a
                 day
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ▪
                 which
                 he
                 wisely
                 declining
                 ,
                 as
                 having
                 heard
                 sufficiently
                 of
                 their
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 ,
                 they
                 proceeded
                 to
                 sale
                 ;
                 and
                 although
                 afterwards
                 he
                 convicted
                 the
                 abovesaid
                 Villain
                 of
                 wilful
                 Perjury
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 prosecuted
                 his
                 right
                 before
                 a
                 Committee
                 appointed
                 to
                 adjudge
                 claims
                 ,
                 where
                 Bradshaw
                 had
                 the
                 Chair
                 ;
                 (
                 who
                 to
                 captate
                 an
                 opinion
                 of
                 Justice
                 ,
                 seemed
                 to
                 favour
                 the
                 merit
                 of
                 the
                 Cause
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 a
                 resolution
                 accordingly
                 :
                 )
                 yet
                 could
                 his
                 Lordship
                 by
                 no
                 means
                 recover
                 his
                 possession
                 ;
                 being
                 baukt
                 and
                 wearied
                 with
                 a
                 fruitless
                 Suit
                 and
                 Attendance
                 during
                 the
                 Usurpation
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 single
                 also
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 Honourable
                 the
                 Loyal
                 Commoners
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stawel
                
                 ,
                 who
                 for
                 all
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 his
                 Articles
                 at
                 Exeter
                 (
                 which
                 as
                 they
                 saved
                 his
                 Life
                 ,
                 should
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 have
                 preserved
                 his
                 Estate
                 )
                 was
                 now
                 put
                 into
                 this
                 Black
                 Bill
                 of
                 Forfeiture
                 and
                 Attainder
                 ;
                 the
                 Estates
                 of
                 them
                 all
                 being
                 vested
                 in
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Skinner
                
                 ,
                 
                 
                   William
                   Robinson
                   ,
                   Sampson
                   Sheffield
                   ,
                   Samuel
                   Gookin
                   ,
                   Henry
                   Seely
                   ,
                   William
                   Lisle
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Arthur
                   Samuel
                
                 ,
                 as
                 Trustees
                 ;
                 
                   Robert
                   Manwaring
                
                 Register-Accountant
                 ,
                 
                   Randal
                   Manwaring
                
                 Comptroller
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baker
                
                 Surveyor-General
                 .
                 These
                 were
                 again
                 named
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 trusts
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 Edition
                 of
                 this
                 libellous
                 Act
                 ,
                 which
                 began
                 with
                 a
                 Preface
                 of
                 Treason
                 and
                 Rebellion
                 against
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 :
                 and
                 great
                 fear
                 there
                 was
                 that
                 such
                 Acts
                 would
                 at
                 last
                 become
                 as
                 constant
                 as
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 Monthly
                 Assessments
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 had
                 not
                 left
                 a
                 Royalist
                 but
                 what
                 was
                 enslaved
                 and
                 sold.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 appear
                 the
                 more
                 like
                 to
                 what
                 they
                 had
                 reduced
                 them
                 
                 in
                 this
                 emptiness
                 and
                 meanness
                 of
                 Estate
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 Enacted
                 the
                 stripping
                 them
                 of
                 those
                 Honours
                 which
                 their
                 Loyalty
                 and
                 worth
                 had
                 purchased
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 be
                 fit
                 Peers
                 to
                 sit
                 with
                 any
                 Lower-House
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Gentry
                 be
                 sutable
                 Mates
                 and
                 Company
                 to
                 their
                 finical
                 Rabble
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 now
                 Coached
                 their
                 Fellow-Servant-maids
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 distinctions
                 of
                 Gentility
                 ,
                 even
                 to
                 the
                 laughter
                 of
                 the
                 enraged
                 people
                 ;
                 who
                 perceived
                 they
                 had
                 Fought
                 for
                 those
                 ,
                 that
                 were
                 so
                 much
                 uninteressed
                 in
                 the
                 Quarrel
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 what
                 they
                 had
                 to
                 lose
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 meanest
                 of
                 those
                 wretches
                 ,
                 who
                 sneak
                 in
                 for
                 Drink
                 to
                 Games
                 and
                 Matches
                 ,
                 have
                 in
                 the
                 Stake
                 and
                 Adventure
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 these
                 men
                 ,
                 a
                 penalty
                 of
                 5
                 l.
                 for
                 any
                 Knight
                 ,
                 proportionably
                 50
                 l.
                 for
                 a
                 Duke
                 ,
                 to
                 receive
                 a
                 Title
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 conferred
                 on
                 him
                 since
                 Ianuary
                 1641.
                 
                 And
                 the
                 several
                 Patentees
                 or
                 Titulado's
                 were
                 Commanded
                 to
                 bring
                 in
                 their
                 Patents
                 by
                 such
                 a
                 time
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 to
                 incur
                 worser
                 Forfeitures
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 not
                 being
                 such
                 an
                 Affront
                 and
                 Indignity
                 as
                 the
                 abrogating
                 the
                 power
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Peerage
                 ,
                 was
                 taken
                 but
                 for
                 a
                 bravado
                 ;
                 nor
                 did
                 I
                 ever
                 hear
                 any
                 one
                 that
                 paid
                 for
                 giving
                 or
                 receiving
                 this
                 due
                 civility
                 ;
                 which
                 even
                 such
                 of
                 them
                 as
                 had
                 Breeding
                 and
                 Manners
                 ,
                 would
                 be
                 guilty
                 of
                 themselves
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 Ireland
                 the
                 Lord
                 Broghal
                 had
                 given
                 a
                 notable
                 defeat
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Muskerry
                 ;
                 who
                 having
                 beaten
                 up
                 his
                 Quarters
                 could
                 not
                 so
                 conveniently
                 and
                 nimbly
                 retire
                 ,
                 but
                 Brogal
                 was
                 at
                 his
                 Heels
                 :
                 
                 It
                 was
                 a
                 dispute
                 with
                 all
                 Cavalry
                 ,
                 no
                 Foot
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 ;
                 which
                 before
                 had
                 not
                 happened
                 in
                 Ireland
                 :
                 there
                 was
                 loss
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 least
                 thereof
                 with
                 the
                 Victory
                 fell
                 to
                 the
                 English.
                 About
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Coot
                
                 having
                 attended
                 a
                 Pass
                 over
                 the
                 Shanon
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 was
                 guarded
                 all
                 along
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 by
                 the
                 help
                 of
                 three
                 Cotts
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Boat
                 ,
                 landed
                 some
                 few
                 Forces
                 upon
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Enemies
                 Guards
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 suspected
                 no
                 Boats
                 possible
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 without
                 danger
                 of
                 sinking
                 as
                 they
                 passed
                 )
                 and
                 mastered
                 it
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 all
                 the
                 Irish
                 Forces
                 disposed
                 thereabouts
                 in
                 several
                 Posts
                 ,
                 ran
                 away
                 to
                 Limerick
                 ,
                 leaving
                 the
                 River
                 free
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 laid
                 over
                 presently
                 with
                 a
                 Bridge
                 to
                 bear
                 Horse
                 and
                 Artillery
                 .
                 Athlone
                 a
                 week
                 before
                 had
                 been
                 delivered
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Dillon
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 Charles
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 means
                 the
                 whole
                 Irish
                 Council
                 and
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Clanriekard
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Castlehaven
                 ,
                 were
                 put
                 into
                 great
                 straights
                 and
                 confusion
                 of
                 Councils
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 English
                 Army
                 in
                 Scotland
                 was
                 now
                 in
                 motion
                 for
                 grass
                 ,
                 and
                 marched
                 upon
                 their
                 old
                 designe
                 of
                 Sterling
                 to
                 Newbridge
                 ,
                 so
                 to
                 Lithgow
                 ,
                 from
                 whose
                 Castle-Battlements
                 they
                 might
                 espy
                 the
                 Tents
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 ,
                 Encamped
                 in
                 Tor-wood
                 ,
                 some
                 four
                 miles
                 off
                 this
                 side
                 Sterling
                 :
                 (
                 whither
                 Warriston
                 was
                 now
                 summoned
                 by
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 Assembly
                 peremptorily
                 by
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Iuly
                 )
                 having
                 cast
                 up
                 a
                 regular
                 and
                 well-fortified
                 Line
                 with
                 Bulworks
                 mounted
                 with
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 a
                 River
                 behind
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 might
                 pass
                 at
                 pleasure
                 :
                 in
                 this
                 posture
                 they
                 awaited
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 who
                 coming
                 up
                 and
                 facing
                 them
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 following
                 the
                 Scots
                 drew
                 up
                 their
                 Cannon
                 ,
                 and
                 planted
                 them
                 on
                 the
                 brow
                 of
                 the
                 Hill
                 ,
                 and
                 next
                 morning
                 saluted
                 Cromwel
                 with
                 50
                 Great
                 Guns
                 ;
                 but
                 with
                 little
                 Execution
                 ;
                 which
                 made
                 him
                 quickly
                 draw
                 out
                 of
                 shot
                 ,
                 and
                 give
                 over
                 his
                 once-begun
                 resolution
                 of
                 attaquing
                 them
                 at
                 so
                 much
                 disadvantage
                 .
                 The
                 English
                 therefore
                 marched
                 back
                 again
                 :
                 Major-General
                 Lambert
                 being
                 sent
                 from
                 Glascow
                 a
                 week
                 after
                 to
                 view
                 the
                 Passes
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 reported
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 boggy
                 approaches
                 there
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 very
                 hazardous
                 .
                 Upon
                 their
                 departure
                 from
                 Lithgow
                 to
                 Glascow
                 the
                 Scots
                 removed
                 from
                 Tor-wood
                 ,
                 and
                 Encamped
                 at
                 Kilfith
                 ,
                 a
                 place
                 environed
                 with
                 insuperable
                 desences
                 ,
                 having
                 a
                 Bog
                 on
                 one
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 craggy
                 Mountains
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 English
                 Army
                 having
                 eaten
                 up
                 all
                 at
                 Glascow
                 and
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 and
                 trod
                 down
                 the
                 Corn
                 standing
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Scots
                 might
                 finde
                 no
                 sustenance
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 should
                 march
                 ,
                 appearing
                 and
                 marching
                 with
                 great
                 noise
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 one
                 side
                 ,
                 they
                 imaging
                 the
                 English
                 meant
                 to
                 clap
                 in
                 between
                 them
                 and
                 Sterling
                 ,
                 
                 hastened
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 their
                 old
                 Line
                 at
                 
                   Tor-wood
                   ,
                   Iuly
                
                 13
                 ,
                 whither
                 Cromwel
                 followed
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 provoke
                 them
                 to
                 an
                 Engagment
                 ,
                 Stormed
                 
                 Calendar-house
                 in
                 their
                 view
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 all
                 the
                 Defendants
                 except
                 the
                 Governour
                 to
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 then
                 seeing
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 possibility
                 of
                 fighting
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 resolved
                 to
                 keep
                 them
                 in
                 play
                 ,
                 till
                 Winters
                 scarcity
                 of
                 Horse-meat
                 should
                 make
                 them
                 give
                 over
                 and
                 depart
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 he
                 Encamped
                 himself
                 ,
                 awaiting
                 the
                 success
                 of
                 his
                 designe
                 by
                 Boat
                 into
                 Fife
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 
                 Newark-house
                 ,
                 
                 lying
                 ,
                 before
                 
                 Dunbarton-Castle
                 ,
                 was
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Houses
                 more
                 .
              
               
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Pen
                 Commander
                 of
                 a
                 Fleet
                 in
                 the
                 Streights
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 were
                 now
                 both
                 at
                 Sea
                 together
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 their
                 fortune
                 to
                 meet
                 one
                 another
                 .
                 The
                 Prince
                 had
                 lately
                 taken
                 a
                 Spanish
                 Ship
                 ,
                 
                 worth
                 100000
                 Crowns
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 put
                 forth
                 a
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 shewing
                 the
                 reason
                 thereof
                 ,
                 (
                 satisfying
                 partly
                 his
                 own
                 Revenge
                 for
                 the
                 Spanish
                 injuries
                 towards
                 the
                 Palatinate
                 )
                 which
                 were
                 ,
                 
                   First
                   ,
                   That
                   Kings
                   giving
                   Protection
                   and
                   Free
                   Port
                   to
                   the
                   Kings
                   Rebels
                   ,
                   and
                   Owning
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   denying
                   the
                   like
                   to
                   His
                   Majesties
                   ships
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   Treaty
                   between
                   both
                   Crowns
                   ;
                   his
                   forcing
                   the
                   Marriners
                   that
                   were
                   put
                   on
                   shore
                   by
                
                 Blake
                 ,
                 
                   on
                   board
                   the
                   said
                   Admiral
                   ,
                   and
                   making
                   them
                   serve
                   the
                   Rebels
                   against
                   their
                   wills
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 like
                 he
                 declared
                 against
                 the
                 Genoese
                 ,
                 from
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 taken
                 another
                 Vessel
                 ;
                 the
                 objections
                 against
                 them
                 being
                 their
                 Entertainment
                 of
                 Captain
                 Hall
                 ,
                 sent
                 into
                 those
                 Seas
                 before
                 Pen.
                 As
                 for
                 the
                 recognition
                 of
                 this
                 State
                 ,
                 the
                 Genoese
                 did
                 not
                 that
                 till
                 afterwards
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 saw
                 what
                 Influence
                 the
                 potent
                 Fleets
                 of
                 this
                 Commonwealth
                 had
                 upon
                 all
                 the
                 Trade
                 of
                 Italy
                 .
                 With
                 these
                 two
                 Vessels
                 and
                 his
                 own
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 sailed
                 to
                 the
                 Isles
                 of
                 Madera
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 designe
                 against
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Plate-fleet
                 ,
                 and
                 Domingo
                 ;
                 but
                 his
                 ship
                 the
                 Reformation
                 was
                 so
                 crazy
                 and
                 leaking
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 hardly
                 bring
                 her
                 thither
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 happier
                 she
                 had
                 been
                 broken
                 up
                 ,
                 than
                 so
                 bunglingly
                 mended
                 ;
                 those
                 Carpenters
                 and
                 Ship-wrights
                 not
                 well
                 understanding
                 the
                 Repair
                 of
                 such
                 our
                 Ships
                 ;
                 but
                 indeed
                 she
                 was
                 too
                 Old
                 for
                 any
                 slight
                 Remedy
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 Cromwel
                 attended
                 the
                 Scots
                 at
                 Tor-wood
                 ,
                 within
                 a
                 mile
                 and
                 a
                 half
                 of
                 them
                 at
                 Falkirk
                 ,
                 at
                 length
                 the
                 long-expected
                 success
                 of
                 a
                 Transportation
                 into
                 Fife
                 manifested
                 it self
                 ;
                 for
                 Colonel
                 Overton
                 with
                 1400
                 Foot
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Daniels
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 with
                 four
                 Troops
                 of
                 Horse
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Lydcots
                 ,
                 having
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 a
                 few
                 men
                 gained
                 a
                 place
                 called
                 North-ferry
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 the
                 Frith
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 17
                 of
                 Iuly
                 had
                 as
                 the
                 time
                 served
                 intrenched
                 themselves
                 ;
                 and
                 before
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 then
                 beyond
                 Sterling
                 could
                 reach
                 them
                 with
                 a
                 sufficient
                 Force
                 to
                 drive
                 them
                 out
                 ,
                 Major-General
                 Lambert
                 was
                 passed
                 over
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 an
                 Arm
                 of
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 19
                 being
                 Saturday
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Brown
                
                 Major-General
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Forces
                 ,
                 drew
                 down
                 upon
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 Lambert
                 with
                 his
                 Foot
                 defended
                 himself
                 till
                 his
                 Horse
                 came
                 over
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 he
                 drew
                 out
                 ;
                 which
                 Brown
                 perceiving
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Enemy
                 was
                 stronger
                 than
                 himself
                 ,
                 he
                 wheeled
                 about
                 ,
                 intending
                 a
                 retreat
                 ;
                 but
                 being
                 closely
                 followed
                 ,
                 he
                 Embatteled
                 himself
                 on
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 a
                 Hill
                 ,
                 intending
                 to
                 protract
                 time
                 (
                 unless
                 Lambert
                 would
                 venture
                 up
                 to
                 him
                 )
                 till
                 more
                 Forces
                 then
                 neer
                 him
                 were
                 come
                 up
                 .
                 Lambert
                 perceived
                 as
                 much
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 committing
                 the
                 right
                 Wing
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 to
                 Okey
                 ,
                 himself
                 in
                 the
                 Battel
                 ,
                 and
                 Overton
                 in
                 the
                 Reserve
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Lydcot
                 in
                 the
                 left
                 Wing
                 of
                 Horse
                 ;
                 a
                 furious
                 fight
                 began
                 ,
                 
                 Okey
                 couragiously
                 charging
                 up
                 the
                 Hill
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 as
                 gallantly
                 charged
                 by
                 the
                 Scots
                 Lanciers
                 ;
                 the
                 Highland-Foot
                 did
                 likewise
                 good
                 service
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 a
                 trice
                 Engaged
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 trice
                 ceased
                 ,
                 the
                 brunt
                 of
                 it
                 not
                 continuing
                 above
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 an
                 hour
                 :
                 the
                 slaughter
                 was
                 very
                 great
                 ,
                 occasioned
                 (
                 said
                 the
                 English
                 )
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 Highlanders
                 not
                 understanding
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 uncapable
                 of
                 crying
                 Quarter
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 others
                 it
                 's
                 more
                 justly
                 imputed
                 to
                 Command
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 Highlanders
                 were
                 most
                 hateful
                 of
                 all
                 Scots
                 to
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 more
                 Loyal
                 than
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 the
                 onely
                 cause
                 of
                 the
                 Quarrel
                 .
                 However
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 here
                 were
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 2000
                 slain
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 1600
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 ;
                 few
                 of
                 4500
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 computed
                 (
                 the
                 English
                 far
                 Exceeding
                 them
                 in
                 number
                 )
                 escaped
                 with
                 the
                 lamentable
                 tidings
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Brown
                
                 their
                 Major-General
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Buchanan
                 and
                 Scot
                 were
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 :
                 in
                 which
                 condition
                 Brown
                 died
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 at
                 Leith
                 .
              
               
               
                 Before
                 this
                 defeat
                 the
                 Scots
                 marched
                 over
                 Sterling-bridge
                 to
                 step
                 this
                 Invasion
                 ;
                 but
                 understanding
                 the
                 remedilessness
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 Cromwel
                 marching
                 towards
                 Sterling
                 ,
                 made
                 him
                 to
                 retreat
                 thither
                 again
                 :
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 was
                 boated
                 over
                 .
                 Major-General
                 Harrison
                 who
                 had
                 attended
                 about
                 Carlisle
                 and
                 Cumberland
                 ,
                 to
                 stop
                 the
                 Kings
                 advance
                 if
                 He
                 should
                 have
                 come
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 when
                 Cromwel
                 lay
                 about
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 shorter
                 cut
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 marched
                 by
                 Edenburgh
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 on
                 this
                 side
                 the
                 Frith
                 (
                 with
                 Colonel
                 Riches
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Bartons
                 Forces
                 then
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 march
                 )
                 committed
                 to
                 his
                 Command
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 English
                 Army
                 in
                 Fife
                 advanced
                 to
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohnstons
                
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 General
                 Assembly
                 had
                 fled
                 to
                 Dundee
                 ,
                 affrighted
                 with
                 this
                 news
                 .
                 
                 
                 Inchigarvey-Castle
                 standing
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 the
                 Frith
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 delivered
                 on
                 the
                 24
                 of
                 Iuly
                 with
                 the
                 Guns
                 therein
                 ,
                 and
                 Brunt-Island
                 followed
                 the
                 said
                 fortune
                 on
                 the
                 27
                 ,
                 on
                 which
                 day
                 Cromwel
                 having
                 sate
                 down
                 before
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohnstons
                
                 with
                 his
                 whole
                 Army
                 ,
                 though
                 a
                 relief
                 of
                 two
                 Regiments
                 of
                 Foot
                 had
                 been
                 newly
                 put
                 in
                 from
                 over
                 the
                 Water
                 ,
                 yet
                 despairing
                 of
                 holding
                 out
                 against
                 so
                 prevalent
                 and
                 numerous
                 an
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 
                 upon
                 the
                 Englishes
                 opening
                 their
                 Sluces
                 ,
                 Rendred
                 upon
                 Brunt-Island
                 Articles
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 the
                 usual
                 Military
                 ones
                 of
                 Drums-beating
                 ,
                 &c.
                 on
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 August
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 first
                 whereof
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 had
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 removal
                 from
                 Sterling
                 ;
                 but
                 nevertheless
                 resolved
                 to
                 proceed
                 with
                 his
                 business
                 at
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohnstons
                
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 thus
                 over
                 ,
                 he
                 marched
                 his
                 men
                 with
                 all
                 hast
                 to
                 Brunt-Island
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 Ferried
                 to
                 Leith
                 ,
                 leaving
                 General
                 Monke
                 to
                 Command
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 with
                 7000
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 his
                 march
                 to
                 reduce
                 Sterling
                 ,
                 and
                 hastned
                 after
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 
                 It
                 had
                 all
                 along
                 been
                 the
                 Kings
                 desire
                 to
                 have
                 marched
                 into
                 England
                 before
                 this
                 fatal
                 opportunity
                 ,
                 and
                 His
                 coming
                 was
                 expected
                 by
                 His
                 Friends
                 every
                 day
                 ,
                 though
                 in
                 no
                 condition
                 able
                 to
                 help
                 Him
                 ,
                 being
                 so
                 spent
                 ,
                 wasted
                 and
                 terrified
                 with
                 the
                 late
                 and
                 yet
                 grievous
                 Sequestrations
                 and
                 Sales
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 imagined
                 here
                 by
                 His
                 Party
                 to
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 do
                 His
                 business
                 without
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 late
                 immature
                 discovery
                 of
                 Loves
                 designe
                 and
                 his
                 Sentence
                 ,
                 had
                 quite
                 bogled
                 his
                 Presbyterian
                 well-wishers
                 ,
                 whatever
                 they
                 muttered
                 to
                 themselves
                 of
                 their
                 adventurous
                 Loyalty
                 .
                 Indeed
                 nothing
                 so
                 much
                 heightned
                 the
                 hopes
                 of
                 all
                 good
                 men
                 ,
                 as
                 those
                 fears
                 ,
                 and
                 distrusts
                 ,
                 and
                 ill
                 looks
                 which
                 the
                 Phanatick-party
                 discovered
                 upon
                 this
                 occassion
                 ,
                 the
                 rather
                 because
                 Harrison
                 had
                 lain
                 so
                 long
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 entred
                 ,
                 on
                 purpose
                 and
                 by
                 express
                 order
                 to
                 keep
                 him
                 out
                 if
                 possible
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 retard
                 Him
                 so
                 in
                 the
                 Borders
                 ,
                 that
                 Cromwel
                 might
                 overtake
                 him
                 there
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 now
                 three
                 days
                 march
                 behind
                 ,
                 and
                 Harrison
                 also
                 not
                 very
                 forward
                 in
                 his
                 march
                 :
                 And
                 surely
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 very
                 sensible
                 of
                 his
                 loytering
                 at
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohnstons
                
                 ,
                 through
                 a
                 proud
                 humour
                 of
                 not
                 rising
                 without
                 it
                 ,
                 since
                 England
                 was
                 of
                 the
                 far
                 greater
                 concernment
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 set
                 him
                 a
                 little
                 awry
                 in
                 the
                 opinion
                 of
                 his
                 Partisans
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 no
                 sooner
                 had
                 notice
                 of
                 this
                 Emergency
                 by
                 several
                 Expresses
                 (
                 who
                 Rid
                 as
                 if
                 their
                 Necks
                 had
                 been
                 at
                 stake
                 )
                 but
                 out
                 come
                 three
                 Acts
                 or
                 Proclamations
                 together
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 one
                 for
                 the
                 Militia
                 ,
                 setling
                 it
                 as
                 it
                 stood
                 established
                 ,
                 and
                 further
                 forbidding
                 all
                 Royalists
                 to
                 depart
                 from
                 their
                 Houses
                 ,
                 and
                 Commanding
                 all
                 other
                 people
                 to
                 give
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 their
                 Servants
                 to
                 the
                 next
                 Officer
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 shall
                 absent
                 themselves
                 .
                 An
                 Act
                 forbidding
                 Correspondence
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 or
                 His
                 Party
                 .
                 
                 And
                 therewith
                 another
                 product
                 of
                 Treason
                 in
                 grain
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 His
                 Person
                 and
                 Authority
                 :
                 which
                 said
                 Decrees
                 they
                 did
                 with
                 confidence
                 command
                 to
                 be
                 published
                 ,
                 setting
                 a
                 good
                 gloss
                 and
                 resolute
                 Face
                 upon
                 their
                 despairing
                 and
                 misgiving
                 thoughts
                 ,
                 lest
                 they
                 might
                 not
                 seem
                 (
                 what
                 they
                 were
                 most
                 sure
                 of
                 from
                 the
                 people
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 wanting
                 to
                 themselves
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 perplext
                 and
                 unconsulted
                 occurrence
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 King
                 departed
                 from
                 Sterling
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 into
                 England
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 Carlisle
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 His
                 first
                 footing
                 there
                 ,
                 was
                 Proclaimed
                 rightful
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 thereupon
                 publish
                 his
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 wherein
                 He
                 offered
                 His
                 free
                 Grace
                 and
                 Pardon
                 (
                 to
                 be
                 confirmed
                 by
                 an
                 Act
                 thereafter
                 )
                 
                 to
                 all
                 His
                 Subjects
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 whatever
                 Nature
                 or
                 Crime
                 their
                 Offences
                 ,
                 were
                 ,
                 excepting
                 
                   Cromwel
                   ,
                   Bradshaw
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Cook
                 ,
                 the
                 more
                 immediate
                 Murtherers
                 of
                 His
                 Father
                 ;
                 and
                 therewith
                 prosecuted
                 His
                 march
                 ,
                 being
                 Proclaimed
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 through
                 all
                 the
                 Towns
                 He
                 passed
                 .
                 The
                 English
                 that
                 accompanied
                 Him
                 of
                 Note
                 ,
                 were
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Cleaveland
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Wogan
                 ,
                 (
                 I
                 finde
                 him
                 in
                 all
                 Services
                 )
                 Colonel
                 
                   Matthew
                   Bointon
                
                 ,
                 Major-General
                 Massey
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                   Graves
                   ,
                   Titus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Major
                 Ashurst
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 marched
                 directly
                 North-west
                 to
                 Lancashire
                 ,
                 whither
                 Harrison
                 with
                 some
                 of
                 Lamberts
                 men
                 had
                 got
                 before
                 Him
                 ,
                 intending
                 to
                 stop
                 His
                 further
                 passage
                 at
                 Warrington
                 ;
                 
                 to
                 which
                 service
                 they
                 had
                 obliged
                 and
                 animated
                 the
                 new-raised
                 
                 Cheshire-Foot
                 ,
                 amounting
                 to
                 neer
                 3000
                 ;
                 but
                 both
                 they
                 and
                 Harrison
                 received
                 a
                 notable
                 defeat
                 at
                 that
                 place
                 by
                 the
                 conduct
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Massey
                 ,
                 who
                 set
                 them
                 a
                 forerunning
                 with
                 a
                 greater
                 speed
                 than
                 they
                 had
                 made
                 hitherto
                 to
                 overtake
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 to
                 whom
                 in
                 this
                 County
                 came
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Derby
                 ,
                 who
                 landed
                 at
                 Wye-water
                 from
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Man
                 ,
                 
                 though
                 not
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 instantaneous
                 (
                 or
                 indeed
                 any
                 )
                 success
                 ,
                 which
                 his
                 great
                 Ancestor
                 the
                 noble
                 Stanly
                 brought
                 to
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Royal
                 Progenitor
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 ,
                 upon
                 his
                 like
                 dispute
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 regaining
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 .
                 With
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Derby
                 the
                 King
                 left
                 some
                 Forces
                 of
                 English
                 under
                 his
                 Major-General
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Tildesly
                
                 ,
                 to
                 strengthen
                 what
                 Forces
                 he
                 brought
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 countenance
                 those
                 Levies
                 he
                 was
                 to
                 make
                 in
                 that
                 County
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 very
                 well
                 beloved
                 ,
                 both
                 for
                 his
                 own
                 and
                 his
                 Ancestors
                 worth
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 liberal
                 Hospitality
                 .
                 Massey
                 was
                 left
                 here
                 behind
                 ,
                 but
                 presently
                 recalled
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 Warrington
                 the
                 King
                 passed
                 with
                 quick
                 marches
                 through
                 part
                 of
                 Cheshire
                 to
                 Newport
                 in
                 Shropshire
                 ,
                 
                 whence
                 He
                 sent
                 His
                 Invitations
                 and
                 Summons
                 to
                 Colonel
                 Mackworth
                 Governour
                 of
                 Shrewsbury
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Middleton
                   .
                   Mackworth
                
                 confidently
                 refused
                 ,
                 directing
                 his
                 answer
                 to
                 the
                 Commander
                 in
                 chief
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Forces
                 ,
                 not
                 owning
                 the
                 King
                 for
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 22
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 the
                 Van
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 entred
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 some
                 resistance
                 being
                 attempted
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 by
                 some
                 new-raised
                 Forces
                 under
                 one
                 Colonel
                 Iames
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 influence
                 of
                 Baron
                 Wilde
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Towns-men
                 saved
                 them
                 the
                 labour
                 of
                 driving
                 them
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 joyfully
                 welcomed
                 these
                 weary
                 guests
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 too
                 as
                 in
                 1645.
                 had
                 been
                 extremely
                 oppressive
                 and
                 intolerably
                 burdensome
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Siege
                 of
                 Hereford
                 :
                 but
                 their
                 gladness
                 at
                 the
                 Kings
                 presence
                 ,
                 and
                 hope
                 of
                 his
                 Restitution
                 ,
                 obliterated
                 all
                 other
                 considerations
                 and
                 remembrances
                 whatsoever
                 .
                 The
                 Mayor
                 and
                 his
                 Brethren
                 at
                 the
                 Kings
                 Intrado
                 did
                 him
                 the
                 customary
                 ,
                 but
                 most
                 chearful
                 Obeysances
                 ,
                 tendring
                 Him
                 the
                 Keys
                 and
                 the
                 Mace
                 upon
                 their
                 Knees
                 ,
                 and
                 bidding
                 Him
                 and
                 His
                 Forces
                 welcome
                 to
                 this
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Antient
                 and
                 Loyal
                 City
                 ;
                 where
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 with
                 great
                 solemnity
                 He
                 was
                 anew
                 Proclaimed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 tired
                 Souldiers
                 most
                 abundantly
                 provided
                 for
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 all
                 ,
                 Scotch
                 and
                 English
                 ,
                 some
                 13000
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 marched
                 300
                 miles
                 outright
                 in
                 3
                 weeks
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 amassed
                 a
                 numerous
                 Militia
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Counties
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 had
                 mustred
                 the
                 
                 London-Regiments
                 in
                 Morefields
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 full
                 ,
                 yet
                 not
                 quarter
                 appearance
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 would
                 fight
                 for
                 them
                 against
                 their
                 Prince
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 witnessed
                 by
                 that
                 dumb
                 silence
                 which
                 was
                 obstinately
                 kept
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Reading
                 of
                 their
                 Proclamation
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 burning
                 his
                 Declaration
                 at
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 every
                 Regiment
                 ;
                 who
                 were
                 designed
                 onely
                 for
                 the
                 service
                 and
                 security
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 .
                 The
                 Country-Troops
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 advanced
                 ,
                 and
                 glad
                 were
                 the
                 Members
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 stayed
                 for
                 them
                 ;
                 for
                 nothing
                 was
                 more
                 dreaded
                 than
                 His
                 continued
                 march
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 which
                 place
                 would
                 have
                 soon
                 ridded
                 their
                 fears
                 ,
                 upon
                 an
                 approach
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 but
                 30
                 miles
                 further
                 from
                 Worcester
                 :
                 but
                 to
                 prevent
                 that
                 ,
                 as
                 Essex
                 did
                 before
                 at
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 (
                 whose
                 first
                 efforts
                 took
                 this
                 way
                 )
                 Cromwel
                 by
                 long
                 marches
                 through
                 
                   Newcastle
                   ,
                   Rippon
                   ,
                   Ferrybrigs
                   ,
                   Doncaster
                   ,
                   Mansfield
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Coventry
                 ,
                 
                 had
                 interposed
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 joyned
                 with
                 his
                 Army
                 at
                 Keynton
                 ,
                 where
                 a
                 General
                 Council
                 of
                 all
                 his
                 Officers
                 was
                 held
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 speedy
                 advance
                 to
                 Worcester
                 resolved
                 on
                 ;
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Fleetwood
                 being
                 dispatcht
                 to
                 bring
                 up
                 his
                 Forces
                 then
                 on
                 their
                 way
                 at
                 Banbury
                 ,
                 the
                 gross
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Forces
                 amounting
                 to
                 above
                 40000
                 effective
                 ,
                 Militia
                 and
                 all
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 King
                 had
                 Summoned
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Country
                 to
                 his
                 assistance
                 ,
                 and
                 Rendezvouzed
                 on
                 the
                 26
                 of
                 August
                 upon
                 
                 Pitzfodder-Heath
                 neer
                 that
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 went
                 on
                 with
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 and
                 rearing
                 the
                 Mount.
                 Of
                 the
                 chief
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 came
                 in
                 was
                 the
                 Lord
                 Talbot
                 after
                 Earl
                 of
                 Shrewsbury
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Howard
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Broughton
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Benbow
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 adventurers
                 from
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 pass
                 through
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 ;
                 nor
                 could
                 it
                 be
                 expected
                 any
                 could
                 appear
                 ,
                 when
                 such
                 powerful
                 Militia's
                 were
                 up
                 every
                 where
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 new
                 accessional
                 strength
                 the
                 King
                 received
                 ,
                 was
                 no
                 way
                 considerable
                 ,
                 save
                 for
                 the
                 Gallantry
                 and
                 Noble
                 Loyalty
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 in
                 these
                 disadvantages
                 owned
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Cause
                 and
                 Fortunes
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 Noble
                 Person
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 few
                 of
                 his
                 partakers
                 ,
                 whom
                 froward
                 unkinde
                 Fate
                 had
                 banded
                 from
                 one
                 ruine
                 to
                 a
                 worse
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 added
                 to
                 that
                 number
                 of
                 English
                 at
                 Worcester
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 truly
                 Honourable
                 Earl
                 of
                 Derby
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 left
                 behinde
                 in
                 Lancashire
                 to
                 raise
                 that
                 County
                 ,
                 whose
                 Levies
                 with
                 that
                 Force
                 left
                 him
                 did
                 not
                 amount
                 to
                 above
                 1200
                 men
                 ,
                 though
                 a
                 little
                 more
                 time
                 had
                 rendred
                 him
                 formidable
                 ;
                 with
                 those
                 he
                 was
                 marching
                 upon
                 a
                 designe
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 own
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 quartering
                 upon
                 their
                 march
                 in
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 when
                 in
                 the
                 nick
                 comes
                 Colonel
                 Lilburn
                 with
                 10
                 Troops
                 of
                 Horse
                 sent
                 by
                 the
                 General
                 from
                 York
                 upon
                 this
                 very
                 Service
                 ,
                 having
                 with
                 him
                 two
                 Regiments
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Cheshire-Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 additions
                 of
                 Horse
                 .
                 The
                 Earl
                 was
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 both
                 these
                 Parties
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 resolved
                 to
                 fight
                 with
                 Lilburn
                 ,
                 finding
                 his
                 men
                 couragious
                 and
                 desirous
                 to
                 engage
                 ,
                 though
                 most
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Lanes
                 ,
                 and
                 accordingly
                 charged
                 them
                 so
                 furiously
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 totally
                 routed
                 their
                 first
                 Troops
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 made
                 an
                 impression
                 into
                 their
                 Body
                 so
                 far
                 that
                 they
                 began
                 to
                 run
                 ,
                 while
                 other
                 fresh
                 Reserves
                 coming
                 in
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 face
                 about
                 ,
                 being
                 annoyed
                 with
                 the
                 Musquets
                 ;
                 yet
                 did
                 they
                 renew
                 the
                 charge
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 they
                 had
                 but
                 another
                 Reserve
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 in
                 all
                 probability
                 won
                 the
                 day
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 was
                 upon
                 a
                 second
                 Turn
                 ,
                 when
                 another
                 supply
                 resisted
                 the
                 torrent
                 of
                 their
                 Valour
                 ,
                 which
                 left
                 undeniable
                 proofs
                 of
                 it self
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Commanders
                 of
                 their
                 Wounds
                 in
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 Battle
                 ;
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 which
                 were
                 the
                 Lord
                 Widdrington
                 ,
                 Major-General
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Tildesly
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Mat.
                   Boyton
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Gamul
                
                 ,
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Gallyard
                 ,
                 and
                 Major
                 Trollop
                 ,
                 and
                 Chester
                 ;
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 were
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Throckmorton
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Richard
                   Leg
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Robinson
                   ,
                   Bayns
                   ,
                   Gerard
                
                 ,
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 
                   Rigby
                   ,
                   Constable
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Major
                 Gower
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 300
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 among
                 whom
                 were
                 some
                 Reformadoes
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 80
                 slain
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 chief
                 slaughter
                 fell
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 during
                 the
                 fight
                 .
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Derby
                 having
                 lost
                 his
                 George
                 and
                 Garter
                 ,
                 fled
                 with
                 some
                 30
                 towards
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 by
                 the
                 good
                 providence
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 who
                 alone
                 is
                 able
                 to
                 bring
                 Evil
                 out
                 of
                 Good
                 ,
                 sheltered
                 himself
                 one
                 night
                 in
                 a
                 house
                 called
                 Boscobel
                 ,
                 which
                 Heaven
                 by
                 this
                 means
                 had
                 prepared
                 for
                 the
                 Kings
                 retreat
                 and
                 preservation
                 .
              
               
                 
                 By
                 this
                 time
                 Cromwel
                 had
                 surrounded
                 that
                 City
                 with
                 his
                 spreading
                 Host
                 ,
                 in
                 as
                 neer
                 a
                 compass
                 as
                 the
                 Rivers
                 and
                 Passes
                 would
                 suffer
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 as
                 yet
                 lying
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 a
                 mile
                 in
                 the
                 fields
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 Pass
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 ,
                 was
                 
                 Vpton-Bridge
                 on
                 Fleetwoods
                 side
                 ,
                 which
                 Major-General
                 Lambert
                 attempted
                 with
                 500
                 Horse
                 and
                 Dragoons
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 brisk
                 dispute
                 wrested
                 from
                 Col.
                 Massey
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 defence
                 thereof
                 received
                 a
                 wound
                 in
                 his
                 Hand
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 mark
                 of
                 his
                 redeemed
                 honour
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 member
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 so
                 unhappily
                 active
                 and
                 successful
                 against
                 the
                 King.
                 The
                 Scots
                 having
                 thus
                 abandoned
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 presently
                 possest
                 by
                 a
                 strong
                 party
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 advance
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Scots
                 now
                 drawn
                 closer
                 to
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 made
                 many
                 Salleys
                 ,
                 breaking
                 down
                 
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 Bridges
                 over
                 the
                 River
                 Team
                 ,
                 and
                 shewing
                 a
                 well-ordered
                 and
                 governed
                 courage
                 ;
                 but
                 September
                 the
                 3
                 that
                 ominous
                 day
                 being
                 arrived
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 resolved
                 to
                 venture
                 the
                 event
                 upon
                 its
                 former
                 auspicia
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 having
                 his
                 Boats
                 in
                 readiness
                 pass'd
                 over
                 his
                 men
                 :
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 of
                 that
                 day
                 he
                 drew
                 out
                 from
                 his
                 own
                 Post
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 having
                 given
                 the
                 signal
                 to
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 to
                 fall
                 on
                 )
                 began
                 the
                 Fight
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 .
              
               
                 Cromwel
                 himself
                 in
                 person
                 (
                 about
                 three
                 a
                 clock
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 his
                 Life-Guard
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                 Hacker's
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 with
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Regiment
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                 Ingoldsby's
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Fairfax's
                 entire
                 )
                 passed
                 over
                 his
                 Bridge
                 of
                 Boats
                 upon
                 the
                 Severn
                 ,
                 and
                 marched
                 towards
                 the
                 City
                 ;
                 after
                 him
                 ,
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Fleetwood
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 that
                 day
                 marching
                 of
                 five
                 miles
                 from
                 Vpton
                 to
                 
                 Powick-bridge
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 had
                 broken
                 down
                 ,
                 passed
                 with
                 Colonel
                 
                 Goff's
                 and
                 Major-General
                 
                 Dean's
                 Regiments
                 ,
                 and
                 joyntly
                 advanced
                 ;
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 encountering
                 them
                 at
                 the
                 Hedges
                 ,
                 and
                 disputing
                 every
                 field
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 order
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 such
                 gallantry
                 ,
                 that
                 these
                 already
                 over
                 (
                 lest
                 they
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 wholly
                 discouraged
                 with
                 the
                 hotness
                 of
                 the
                 Service
                 )
                 were
                 relieved
                 by
                 Reserves
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 by
                 others
                 ;
                 no
                 considerable
                 progress
                 yet
                 made
                 ,
                 the
                 Highlanders
                 proving
                 excellent
                 fire-men
                 ,
                 and
                 coming
                 to
                 the
                 But-end
                 at
                 every
                 foot
                 ,
                 till
                 weary
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Ammunition
                 spent
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 being
                 then
                 upon
                 the
                 place
                 Commanded
                 them
                 in
                 some
                 haste
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 hastened
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 where
                 Colonel
                 
                 Hayn's
                 Regiment
                 with
                 Cobbet's
                 stood
                 about
                 
                 Powick-Bridge
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 entertained
                 with
                 no
                 less
                 manhood
                 and
                 slaughter
                 :
                 and
                 though
                 Colonel
                 Matthews
                 was
                 the
                 Reserve
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 Regiments
                 ,
                 yet
                 did
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Foot
                 fairly
                 drive
                 them
                 from
                 their
                 ground
                 ,
                 till
                 their
                 little
                 Army
                 being
                 every
                 way
                 engaged
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 seconds
                 or
                 supplies
                 to
                 be
                 expected
                 ,
                 after
                 some
                 wheelings
                 in
                 a
                 careless
                 regard
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 feared
                 not
                 to
                 make
                 which
                 way
                 they
                 pleased
                 ,
                 they
                 drew
                 likewise
                 into
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 as
                 did
                 that
                 Brigade
                 which
                 opposed
                 the
                 Regiments
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Gray
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Blague
                   ,
                   Gibbons
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Marsh.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 they
                 stayed
                 not
                 long
                 there
                 ;
                 but
                 as
                 if
                 their
                 pent
                 spirits
                 had
                 broke
                 out
                 with
                 greater
                 fury
                 ,
                 they
                 sallied
                 out
                 in
                 great
                 Bodies
                 upon
                 the
                 Generals
                 side
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 now
                 brought
                 the
                 Militia-Forces
                 into
                 play
                 ,
                 the
                 Veterans
                 wisely
                 detrecting
                 to
                 engage
                 first
                 upon
                 the
                 Storm
                 which
                 was
                 then
                 intended
                 ;
                 but
                 there
                 was
                 yet
                 field-matter
                 enough
                 to
                 do
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 Squadrons
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 Charged
                 with
                 that
                 gallantry
                 which
                 would
                 have
                 become
                 our
                 admiration
                 in
                 other
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 shewed
                 he
                 had
                 not
                 forgot
                 the
                 Discipline
                 of
                 War
                 in
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 brought
                 up
                 from
                 his
                 youth
                 :
                 In
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 Charges
                 he
                 made
                 ,
                 Duke
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 a
                 better
                 Souldier
                 ,
                 and
                 noble
                 gallanter
                 person
                 than
                 his
                 Brother
                 ,
                 received
                 a
                 shot
                 in
                 his
                 Thigh
                 ,
                 whereof
                 presently
                 after
                 he
                 died
                 .
                 The
                 loss
                 that
                 was
                 sustained
                 by
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 fell
                 principally
                 upon
                 the
                 
                 Essex-Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 of
                 Cheshire
                 and
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 who
                 returned
                 in
                 thin
                 Troops
                 and
                 Companies
                 to
                 their
                 Counties
                 :
                 but
                 fresh
                 and
                 entire
                 Brigades
                 and
                 Regiments
                 ,
                 in
                 Reserves
                 ,
                 namely
                 
                 Desborough's
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 Major-General
                 
                 Lambert's
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 
                 Whaley's
                 ,
                 
                 Harrison's
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Tomlinson's
                 Brigades
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 Foot
                 re-inforcing
                 them
                 ;
                 the
                 Scots
                 by
                 the
                 over-powering
                 multitude
                 were
                 driven
                 into
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 Lesley
                 with
                 2000
                 Horse
                 (
                 upon
                 what
                 account
                 not
                 known
                 )
                 not
                 stirring
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 to
                 relieve
                 them
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Enemy
                 entred
                 pell-mell
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 gained
                 the
                 Fort-Royal
                 about
                 seven
                 a
                 clock
                 at
                 night
                 ,
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 King
                 left
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 
                 it
                 being
                 dusk
                 ,
                 and
                 accompanied
                 with
                 some
                 60
                 Horse
                 of
                 the
                 chiefest
                 and
                 most
                 confident
                 of
                 his
                 Retinue
                 ,
                 (
                 though
                 many
                 more
                 pressed
                 to
                 bear
                 him
                 Company
                 )
                 departed
                 out
                 of
                 St.
                 Martins
                 gate
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 reported
                 that
                 Cobbet
                 very
                 narrowly
                 mist
                 of
                 him
                 as
                 the
                 King
                 left
                 his
                 Lodging
                 ,
                 whither
                 he
                 first
                 hastned
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Enemies
                 Foot
                 was
                 now
                 got
                 into
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 order
                 fell
                 a
                 Plundering
                 the
                 Town
                 in
                 a
                 most
                 barbarous
                 manner
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 Turks
                 were
                 again
                 Sacking
                 of
                 Constantinople
                 ,
                 and
                 giving
                 no
                 Quarter
                 to
                 any
                 they
                 found
                 in
                 the
                 Streets
                 :
                 Through
                 this
                 their
                 greediness
                 of
                 spoil
                 ,
                 they
                 kept
                 the
                 Horse
                 out
                 ,
                 
                 lest
                 they
                 should
                 have
                 shared
                 the
                 better
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 kept
                 the
                 Gates
                 fast
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 favoured
                 (
                 as
                 God
                 would
                 have
                 it
                 )
                 the
                 Kings
                 escape
                 .
                 Some
                 Scots
                 who
                 had
                 got
                 into
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Churches
                 held
                 out
                 till
                 next
                 morning
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 obtained
                 Quarter
                 for
                 Life
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 time
                 there
                 was
                 not
                 an
                 Inhabitant
                 in
                 Worcester
                 Friend
                 or
                 Foe
                 left
                 Unplundered
                 :
                 
                 but
                 the
                 Loyal
                 Inhabitants
                 soon
                 recovered
                 themselves
                 ,
                 being
                 supplied
                 with
                 fresh
                 Wares
                 to
                 their
                 desires
                 from
                 London
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 scruple
                 of
                 credit
                 or
                 payment
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Debts
                 forborn
                 till
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 God
                 should
                 enable
                 them
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Gentry
                 and
                 Inhabitants
                 round
                 about
                 them
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 bring
                 to
                 pass
                 ,
                 by
                 th●i●
                 more
                 than
                 ordinary
                 resort
                 to
                 that
                 Market
                 ,
                 for
                 all
                 necessaries
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 all
                 occasions
                 .
                 The
                 Mayor
                 (
                 being
                 Knighted
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 )
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 were
                 Committed
                 to
                 Prison
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Wife
                 of
                 one
                 Guyes
                 (
                 who
                 for
                 betraying
                 the
                 designes
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 that
                 Garrison
                 was
                 Hanged
                 )
                 was
                 rewarded
                 with
                 200
                 l.
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 200
                 l.
                 down
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 were
                 slain
                 in
                 Field
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Town
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 the
                 most
                 )
                 and
                 in
                 pursuit
                 ,
                 some
                 2000
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 8000
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 several
                 places
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 escaping
                 by
                 their
                 Shibboleth
                 ;
                 the
                 principal
                 were
                 Duke
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 presently
                 died
                 of
                 his
                 wounds
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 Newport
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lauderdale
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Rothes
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carnwarth
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Kelly
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Derby
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Cleaveland
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Packington
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Spyne
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Clare
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Cunningham
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Graves
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Richard
                   Fanshaw
                
                 Secretary
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 6
                 Colonels
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 13
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 9
                 Lieutenant-Colonels
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 8
                 Lieutenant-Colonels
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 6
                 Majors
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 13
                 Majors
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 37
                 Captains
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 72
                 Captains
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 55
                 Quarter-masters
                 ,
                 89
                 Lieutenants
                 :
                 there
                 were
                 taken
                 also
                 some
                 General
                 Officers
                 ,
                 with
                 76
                 Cornets
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 99
                 Ensignes
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 90
                 Quarter-masters
                 ,
                 80
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Servants
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 the
                 Kings
                 Standard
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 set
                 up
                 when
                 he
                 Summoned
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Coach
                 and
                 Horses
                 ,
                 and
                 Collar
                 of
                 SS
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 which
                 was
                 ten
                 times
                 more
                 worth
                 than
                 all
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Person
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 no
                 power
                 to
                 touch
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 before
                 )
                 departed
                 in
                 the
                 dusk
                 ,
                 leaving
                 Colonel
                 Carcles
                 (
                 now
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 in
                 honour
                 of
                 his
                 carefulness
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 person
                 )
                 Named
                 Carlos
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Coat
                 of
                 Arms
                 pointing
                 at
                 this
                 service
                 added
                 )
                 in
                 his
                 Rear
                 ,
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 Enemy
                 in
                 dispute
                 while
                 he
                 was
                 something
                 onward
                 on
                 his
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 dusk
                 and
                 deliberation
                 might
                 favour
                 his
                 escape
                 .
                 To
                 which
                 end
                 ,
                 all
                 persons
                 about
                 him
                 were
                 Commanded
                 to
                 speak
                 French
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 a
                 present
                 consultation
                 was
                 held
                 which
                 course
                 they
                 should
                 steer
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Derby
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 make
                 what
                 speed
                 they
                 could
                 ,
                 and
                 recover
                 a
                 place
                 called
                 Whiteladies
                 before
                 morning
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 some
                 25
                 miles
                 from
                 Worcester
                 ;
                 and
                 thereupon
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Giffard
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 Company
                 was
                 called
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 guidance
                 thither
                 ,
                 it
                 belonging
                 to
                 his
                 Family
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Walker
                 that
                 had
                 been
                 formerly
                 a
                 Scout-master
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 was
                 his
                 assistant
                 ;
                 yet
                 the
                 way
                 was
                 mistaken
                 as
                 they
                 passed
                 a
                 Heath
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 good
                 providence
                 soon
                 recovered
                 .
              
               
                 Betwixt
                 three
                 and
                 four
                 a
                 Clock
                 the
                 King
                 reached
                 this
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Giffard
                 (
                 after
                 some
                 knocking
                 at
                 the
                 Door
                 )
                 called
                 up
                 one
                 
                   George
                   Penderill
                
                 ,
                 a
                 servant
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 who
                 heating
                 and
                 knowing
                 his
                 Voice
                 ,
                 ●an
                 down
                 in
                 his
                 Shirt
                 and
                 opened
                 the
                 Door
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Retinue
                 entred
                 ;
                 where
                 after
                 a
                 little
                 debate
                 about
                 the
                 security
                 of
                 his
                 person
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Earl
                 having
                 called
                 thither
                 
                   William
                   Penderill
                
                 the
                 House-keeper
                 of
                 Boscobel
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 dispatcht
                 towards
                 Tong
                 to
                 see
                 if
                 the
                 Coast
                 was
                 yet
                 clear
                 ;
                 His
                 Majesty
                 having
                 had
                 his
                 Hair
                 cut
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Buff-doublet
                 and
                 Linnen-breeches
                 Buried
                 ,
                 and
                 disguised
                 in
                 Country-Habit
                 ,
                 was
                 with
                 adjuration
                 of
                 the
                 Fidelity
                 of
                 the
                 Penderills
                 (
                 who
                 were
                 with
                 their
                 Brother-in-law
                 
                   George
                   Yates
                
                 in
                 number
                 five
                 )
                 Committed
                 and
                 intrusted
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Derby
                 to
                 their
                 Tuition
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 most
                 solemnly
                 and
                 dutifully
                 promised
                 .
                 Then
                 the
                 Earl
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 ,
                 
                 viz.
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 and
                 that
                 train
                 ,
                 with
                 Tears
                 took
                 their
                 leave
                 (
                 Derby
                 would
                 have
                 staid
                 ;
                 but
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 probability
                 of
                 secrecy
                 for
                 two
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 with
                 
                   Iohn
                   Penderil
                
                 withdrew
                 himself
                 from
                 that
                 Company
                 to
                 another
                 retreat
                 :
                 The
                 
                 rest
                 (
                 except
                 the
                 Duke
                 ,
                 who
                 lay
                 concealed
                 in
                 other
                 friends
                 houses
                 about
                 that
                 Country
                 )
                 were
                 taken
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 at
                 Newport
                 by
                 Lilburns
                 Horse
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 who
                 had
                 defeated
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Derby
                 ,
                 who
                 now
                 rendred
                 himself
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 one
                 Captain
                 Edge
                 of
                 Lancashire
                 ,
                 on
                 promise
                 of
                 quarter
                 for
                 Life
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 soon
                 as
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 thus
                 left
                 by
                 his
                 Company
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 a
                 Wood-hill
                 in
                 his
                 hand
                 he
                 was
                 conducted
                 into
                 a
                 Wood
                 or
                 Coppice
                 neer
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 borrowing
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 
                   William
                   Iones
                
                 a
                 Wood-cutter
                 newly
                 come
                 thither
                 for
                 Work
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 accordingly
                 instructed
                 in
                 his
                 Tongue
                 and
                 Behaviour
                 .
                 That
                 day
                 proved
                 very
                 wet
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 
                 Yate's
                 Wife
                 brought
                 him
                 a
                 Blanket
                 to
                 cover
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 dish
                 of
                 Milk
                 and
                 Apples
                 for
                 his
                 refreshment
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 night
                 against
                 his
                 coming
                 home
                 (
                 where
                 the
                 Mother
                 of
                 the
                 Penderils
                 at
                 her
                 Son
                 
                 Richard's
                 most
                 joyfully
                 welcomed
                 him
                 )
                 provided
                 an
                 ordinary
                 Country
                 Supper
                 :
                 which
                 ended
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 with
                 Richard
                 his
                 Guide
                 resolving
                 for
                 Wales
                 ,
                 went
                 to
                 one
                 Mr.
                 
                 Wolfe
                 's
                 of
                 Madely
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 search
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 fain
                 to
                 take
                 up
                 his
                 quarters
                 in
                 the
                 Barn
                 ;
                 Mr.
                 Wolfe
                 and
                 his
                 Wife
                 attending
                 on
                 him
                 there
                 ,
                 while
                 no
                 accomodations
                 was
                 good
                 enough
                 for
                 his
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 now
                 lying
                 in
                 multitudes
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 that
                 Country
                 .
                 Here
                 his
                 Majesty
                 understood
                 that
                 the
                 Passes
                 over
                 the
                 Water
                 and
                 the
                 River
                 Severn
                 were
                 so
                 guarded
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 unfeasible
                 ●or
                 him
                 to
                 adventure
                 over
                 into
                 Wales
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 on
                 Friday-night
                 the
                 King
                 retreated
                 in
                 his
                 Woolen
                 accoutrements
                 about
                 his
                 Legs
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 lain
                 in
                 that
                 hard
                 lodging
                 in
                 great
                 pain
                 and
                 soreness
                 ,
                 to
                 Boscobel
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 found
                 Colonel
                 Carlos
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 also
                 betaken
                 himself
                 thither
                 for
                 shelter
                 :
                 by
                 his
                 direction
                 that
                 Saturday
                 the
                 King
                 went
                 into
                 the
                 Wood
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 pleasantness
                 whereof
                 the
                 House
                 took
                 its
                 name
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 his
                 assistance
                 ascended
                 into
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 that
                 most
                 Celebrated
                 Oak
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 being
                 thick
                 with
                 Branches
                 stretching
                 and
                 shaddowing
                 foreright
                 ,
                 was
                 altogether
                 impervious
                 to
                 the
                 sight
                 ;
                 and
                 here
                 the
                 Colonel
                 bore
                 him
                 Company
                 while
                 He
                 laid
                 his
                 Head
                 and
                 slept
                 upon
                 a
                 Pillow
                 in
                 his
                 Lap
                 :
                 At
                 night
                 they
                 both
                 descended
                 and
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 refresht
                 themselves
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 perceiving
                 the
                 secrecy
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 was
                 not
                 willing
                 to
                 keep
                 longer
                 abroad
                 :
                 Sunday
                 the
                 King
                 past
                 away
                 in
                 a
                 kinde
                 of
                 Arbour
                 or
                 Banquetting-house
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Garden
                 .
                 At
                 this
                 House
                 
                   Iohn
                   Penderil
                
                 found
                 him
                 ,
                 being
                 sent
                 before
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 ,
                 to
                 conduct
                 him
                 to
                 Mr.
                 Whitgraves
                 at
                 Mosely
                 ,
                 whither
                 with
                 much
                 difficulty
                 and
                 danger
                 he
                 himself
                 had
                 arrived
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 safety
                 there
                 answered
                 all
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 approved
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Wilmot's
                 Residence
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 Munday
                 night
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 guard
                 of
                 the
                 five
                 Brethren
                 )
                 on
                 Humphrey
                 the
                 Millers
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 like
                 accoutrements
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 Mr.
                 Whitgrave's
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 joyfully
                 welcomed
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 and
                 that
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 and
                 conveyed
                 into
                 a
                 secret
                 place
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 consultation
                 was
                 held
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 further
                 progression
                 in
                 this
                 happy
                 escape
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 to
                 this
                 purpose
                 one
                 Colonel
                 Lane
                 of
                 Bentley
                 was
                 made
                 acquainted
                 with
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 them
                 agreed
                 ,
                 that
                 Mrs.
                 
                   Iane
                   Lane
                
                 ,
                 upon
                 pretence
                 of
                 assisting
                 at
                 the
                 Child-bed
                 of
                 her
                 Sister
                 ,
                 should
                 Ride
                 to
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 as
                 her
                 Servant
                 before
                 her
                 ,
                 with
                 Mr.
                 Lassels
                 and
                 his
                 Wife
                 behinde
                 him
                 ;
                 a
                 Pass
                 accordingly
                 having
                 been
                 procured
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 their
                 way
                 thither
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 (
                 as
                 of
                 chance
                 )
                 met
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 a
                 Hauk
                 on
                 his
                 Fist
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 they
                 journeyed
                 together
                 to
                 Bromsgrove
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Kings
                 Horse
                 losing
                 a
                 Shoe
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 carry
                 the
                 Horse
                 to
                 a
                 Farrier
                 ,
                 who
                 enquiring
                 of
                 News
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 answered
                 with
                 the
                 success
                 of
                 the
                 Fight
                 at
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 escaped
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 replied
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 doubt
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 secretly
                 somewhere
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 wisht
                 he
                 knew
                 where
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 he
                 could
                 get
                 1000
                 l.
                 by
                 taking
                 of
                 him
                 .
                 That
                 he
                 providentially
                 mist
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 departing
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 Evesham
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 advising
                 how
                 to
                 avoid
                 Troopers
                 then
                 Grazing
                 their
                 Horses
                 in
                 the
                 Meadows
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 they
                 light
                 upon
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 neer
                 Village
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 civilly
                 past
                 :
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 Cirencester
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 one
                 night
                 they
                 Lodged
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 within
                 three
                 miles
                 of
                 which
                 place
                 was
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Mr.
                 Norton
                 at
                 Leigh
                 ,
                 the
                 designed
                 Journeys
                 end
                 .
                 Here
                 the
                 King
                 feigned
                 himself
                 sick
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 his
                 Chamber
                 by
                 the
                 order
                 and
                 care
                 of
                 Mrs.
                 Lane
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 next
                 morning
                 coming
                 into
                 the
                 Celler
                 ,
                 He
                 was
                 taken
                 notice
                 of
                 by
                 the
                 Butler
                 ,
                 one
                 
                   Iohn
                   Pope
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Souldier
                 formerly
                 
                 in
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 upon
                 an
                 intent
                 look
                 discerned
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 dutiful
                 manner
                 discovered
                 to
                 him
                 his
                 trusty
                 discovery
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 which
                 gained
                 His
                 Majesties
                 belief
                 so
                 far
                 as
                 to
                 employ
                 him
                 in
                 getting
                 a
                 Ship
                 for
                 his
                 Transportation
                 .
                 Thence
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 conducted
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 to
                 one
                 Colonel
                 
                 Windham's
                 at
                 Trent
                 in
                 Dorsetshire
                 ,
                 where
                 ,
                 though
                 to
                 the
                 knowledge
                 of
                 six
                 or
                 seven
                 persons
                 of
                 that
                 Houshould
                 ,
                 He
                 yet
                 continued
                 almost
                 three
                 weeks
                 ,
                 in
                 expectation
                 of
                 a
                 passage
                 from
                 Lime
                 .
                 Soon
                 after
                 his
                 arrival
                 here
                 ,
                 Mrs.
                 
                   Iane
                   Lane
                
                 with
                 Mr.
                 Lassels
                 parted
                 ,
                 being
                 openly
                 entertained
                 as
                 Kinsfolk
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 in
                 safety
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 Staffordshire
                 .
                 The
                 occurrences
                 that
                 happened
                 here
                 ,
                 I
                 cannot
                 certainly
                 relate
                 ,
                 onely
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 disappointed
                 of
                 a
                 Passage
                 ,
                 which
                 a
                 Merchant
                 had
                 procured
                 for
                 him
                 at
                 Lime
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 some
                 strange
                 accident
                 (
                 though
                 it
                 pleased
                 God
                 no
                 dangerous
                 one
                 )
                 he
                 performed
                 not
                 his
                 Word
                 ,
                 though
                 a
                 very
                 Loyal
                 and
                 True-hearted
                 person
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 a
                 while
                 Sick
                 at
                 this
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 who
                 lay
                 hereabouts
                 ,
                 was
                 employed
                 about
                 this
                 shipping
                 with
                 Colonel
                 Windham
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 errour
                 or
                 disappointment
                 had
                 like
                 to
                 have
                 proved
                 his
                 ruine
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 shooing
                 of
                 his
                 Horse
                 ,
                 (
                 there
                 was
                 one
                 Mr.
                 
                   Hen.
                   Peters
                
                 that
                 attended
                 him
                 for
                 his
                 Guide
                 .
                 )
                 The
                 Ostler
                 and
                 the
                 Smith
                 ,
                 who
                 discovered
                 by
                 the
                 Shoos
                 that
                 they
                 and
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 were
                 come
                 somewhere
                 from
                 the
                 Northern
                 parts
                 by
                 their
                 manner
                 of
                 Nailing
                 them
                 ,
                 presently
                 raising
                 a
                 rumour
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 being
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Horse
                 presently
                 scoured
                 the
                 Road
                 to
                 London
                 ;
                 but
                 his
                 Lordship
                 was
                 got
                 away
                 by
                 providence
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 directed
                 also
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 way
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 came
                 to
                 Bridport
                 ;
                 where
                 ,
                 as
                 't
                 is
                 since
                 reported
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 like
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 known
                 by
                 an
                 Ostler
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 setting
                 up
                 the
                 Horses
                 ,
                 who
                 welcomed
                 him
                 ,
                 as
                 having
                 formerly
                 seen
                 him
                 at
                 Exeter
                 ,
                 but
                 did
                 not
                 fully
                 at
                 present
                 discern
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 with
                 a
                 proffer
                 of
                 drinking
                 with
                 him
                 when
                 he
                 was
                 more
                 at
                 leisure
                 ,
                 withdrew
                 himself
                 from
                 any
                 further
                 sight
                 of
                 him
                 .
                 That
                 night
                 they
                 touched
                 at
                 Broad-Windsor
                 ,
                 where
                 again
                 the
                 King
                 met
                 with
                 some
                 disturbance
                 by
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 then
                 filling
                 those
                 places
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 their
                 shipping
                 for
                 Iersey
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 now
                 returned
                 to
                 Mr.
                 
                 Windham's
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 overtaken
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 passed
                 by
                 them
                 at
                 Bridport
                 as
                 was
                 agreed
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 (
                 for
                 it
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 safe
                 to
                 continue
                 longer
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 )
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 Salisbury
                 to
                 look
                 out
                 for
                 another
                 Sanctuary
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 confer
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 with
                 Mr.
                 Coventry
                 ,
                 who
                 agreed
                 to
                 bring
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 Mrs.
                 Hides
                 ,
                 
                 at
                 a
                 Village
                 called
                 Heal
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 his
                 way
                 to
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 Town
                 called
                 More
                 to
                 the
                 George
                 at
                 one
                 
                   Christ.
                   Philips
                
                 an
                 acquaintance
                 onely
                 of
                 the
                 Colonels
                 ,
                 where
                 drinking
                 in
                 the
                 Celler
                 ,
                 the
                 Host
                 seeing
                 the
                 King
                 stand
                 off
                 (
                 as
                 a
                 Servant
                 )
                 said
                 ,
                 Thou
                 look'st
                 like
                 an
                 honest
                 Fellow
                 ,
                 here
                 's
                 a
                 Health
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 who
                 unreadily
                 answering
                 it
                 ,
                 made
                 the
                 man
                 expostulate
                 with
                 the
                 Colonel
                 what
                 Fellow
                 he
                 had
                 brought
                 :
                 )
                 Here
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 the
                 Servants
                 being
                 sent
                 abroad
                 )
                 was
                 introduced
                 to
                 a
                 secret
                 place
                 ,
                 having
                 visited
                 Stonehenge
                 upon
                 that
                 plain
                 ,
                 attended
                 onely
                 with
                 Colonel
                 
                   Robert
                   Philips
                
                 (
                 also
                 Dr.
                 Hinchman
                 since
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Salisbury
                 had
                 the
                 honour
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 acquainted
                 with
                 the
                 Kings
                 Condition
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 Colonel
                 presently
                 dispatcht
                 away
                 to
                 procure
                 some
                 shipping
                 at
                 Southampton
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Barks
                 being
                 taken
                 up
                 and
                 employed
                 by
                 the
                 Juncto
                 ,
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 hired
                 one
                 ,
                 he
                 returned
                 with
                 his
                 labour
                 lost
                 ,
                 save
                 that
                 he
                 met
                 with
                 Colonel
                 Gunter
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 informed
                 of
                 the
                 business
                 ,
                 happily
                 ingaged
                 another
                 at
                 Brighthemstead
                 in
                 Sussex
                 ,
                 wither
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 )
                 having
                 taken
                 leave
                 of
                 this
                 Noble
                 Matron
                 ,
                 
                 accompanied
                 with
                 Colonel
                 Philips
                 by
                 night
                 ,
                 neer
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 came
                 in
                 two
                 days
                 to
                 an
                 Inne
                 at
                 Brighthemstead
                 ,
                 where
                 Colonel
                 Gunter
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Maunsell
                 the
                 Merchant
                 that
                 hired
                 the
                 ship
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ship-master
                 Tetershal
                 (
                 since
                 a
                 Captain
                 in
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Navy
                 ,
                 the
                 ship
                 that
                 Transported
                 the
                 King
                 being
                 since
                 brought
                 up
                 and
                 preserved
                 in
                 the
                 River
                 for
                 a
                 perpetual
                 memorial
                 of
                 this
                 Happy
                 Deliverance
                 )
                 met
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 Supper
                 sate
                 down
                 together
                 with
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Master
                 presently
                 discovered
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 formerly
                 seen
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 Downs
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 obtained
                 the
                 release
                 of
                 his
                 ship
                 loaden
                 from
                 Newcastle
                 .
              
               
               
                 Whereupon
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 beckoned
                 to
                 come
                 and
                 confer
                 with
                 the
                 Master
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 being
                 wrought
                 upon
                 by
                 promises
                 ,
                 and
                 Money
                 paid
                 down
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 own
                 Loyalty
                 ,
                 agreed
                 to
                 perform
                 his
                 bargain
                 ,
                 and
                 departed
                 to
                 call
                 up
                 his
                 Marriners
                 then
                 on
                 shore
                 ,
                 pretending
                 his
                 ship
                 half
                 laden
                 with
                 Coles
                 was
                 a
                 drift
                 ;
                 and
                 coming
                 home
                 for
                 a
                 Bottle
                 of
                 
                   Aqua
                   Vitae
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Wife
                 by
                 the
                 unseasonableness
                 of
                 the
                 night
                 suspecting
                 the
                 truth
                 ,
                 encouraged
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 undertaking
                 ,
                 not
                 caring
                 (
                 as
                 she
                 said
                 )
                 if
                 she
                 and
                 her
                 little
                 ones
                 begg'd
                 their
                 Bread
                 so
                 the
                 King
                 were
                 Transported
                 in
                 safety
                 .
                 The
                 Iune-keeper
                 also
                 guessing
                 at
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 gave
                 the
                 King
                 an
                 apprecation
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 himself
                 the
                 hopes
                 of
                 being
                 somebody
                 hereafter
                 .
                 About
                 five
                 a
                 clock
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 dark
                 of
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 20
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 Embarqued
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 ;
                 and
                 keeping
                 the
                 shore
                 all
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 evening
                 crost
                 over
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 dark
                 night
                 landed
                 neer
                 Diepe
                 in
                 France
                 .
                 
                 [
                 In
                 their
                 passage
                 the
                 King
                 sitting
                 upon
                 the
                 Deck
                 ,
                 and
                 observing
                 and
                 directing
                 the
                 course
                 ,
                 or
                 as
                 they
                 call
                 it
                 ,
                 Conning
                 the
                 ship
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Marriners
                 blowing
                 Tobacco
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Face
                 ,
                 the
                 Master
                 bid
                 him
                 go
                 further
                 off
                 the
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 who
                 murmuring
                 ,
                 unwittingly
                 replied
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   a
                   Cat
                   might
                   look
                   upon
                   a
                   King.
                
                 
                 ]
                 At
                 Rohan
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 his
                 Cloaths
                 changed
                 by
                 two
                 English
                 Merchants
                 residing
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 saluted
                 (
                 though
                 at
                 first
                 hardly
                 known
                 )
                 by
                 Doctor
                 Earls
                 after
                 Lord-Bishop
                 of
                 Worcester
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 notice
                 of
                 his
                 arrival
                 ,
                 the
                 Queen-Mother
                 ,
                 and
                 Duke
                 of
                 Orleans
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 whole
                 Court
                 went
                 out
                 to
                 meet
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 congratulate
                 his
                 wonderful
                 Deliverance
                 .
                 A
                 Providence
                 indeed
                 not
                 parallell'd
                 in
                 History
                 ,
                 and
                 able
                 to
                 have
                 convinced
                 his
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 if
                 their
                 rage
                 had
                 not
                 blinded
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 cheered
                 the
                 mindes
                 and
                 hopes
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 by
                 this
                 pledge
                 of
                 their
                 salvation
                 in
                 this
                 marvellous
                 protection
                 of
                 Gods
                 Anointed
                 :
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 50
                 men
                 and
                 women
                 being
                 privy
                 to
                 his
                 escape
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 very
                 few
                 of
                 his
                 Nobles
                 and
                 Officers
                 that
                 came
                 in
                 with
                 him
                 escaped
                 .
                 
                 
                   David
                   Lesley
                
                 and
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Middleton
                 were
                 taken
                 in
                 Lancashire
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 Prisoners
                 to
                 Chester
                 ,
                 whence
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lauderdale
                 ,
                 Earls
                 of
                 Kelly
                 and
                 
                   Rothes
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 were
                 Committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 Lord
                 Middleton
                 happily
                 escaped
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 were
                 (
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 )
                 sent
                 to
                 
                 Windsor-Castle
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 continued
                 till
                 the
                 Restitution
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 21
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 
                 Cromwel
                 came
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 met
                 about
                 Acton
                 with
                 the
                 Speaker
                 and
                 the
                 Members
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 and
                 Recorder
                 Steel
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 a
                 set
                 Speech
                 congratulated
                 his
                 great
                 Successes
                 ,
                 and
                 like
                 a
                 false
                 Prophet
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 mistaken
                 Prolepsis
                 ,
                 applied
                 these
                 words
                 of
                 the
                 Psalmist
                 ,
                 —
                 
                   To
                   binde
                   their
                   Kings
                   in
                   Chains
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   Nobles
                   in
                   Fetters
                   of
                   Iron
                   ,
                
                 
                 in
                 an
                 arrogant
                 Exaltation
                 of
                 his
                 Atchievements
                 .
                 Next
                 day
                 the
                 Common
                 Prisoners
                 (
                 being
                 driven
                 like
                 a
                 herd
                 of
                 Swine
                 )
                 were
                 brought
                 through
                 Westminster
                 into
                 Tuthill-Fields
                 ,
                 (
                 a
                 sadder
                 spectacle
                 was
                 never
                 seen
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 miserable
                 place
                 of
                 their
                 defeat
                 )
                 and
                 there
                 sold
                 to
                 several
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 ;
                 the
                 Colours
                 taken
                 ,
                 were
                 likewise
                 hanged
                 up
                 in
                 Westminster-hall
                 ,
                 with
                 those
                 taken
                 before
                 at
                 Preston
                 and
                 Dunbar
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 heart
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 War
                 was
                 now
                 broken
                 ;
                 yet
                 some
                 strugling
                 there
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 Limbs
                 and
                 extremities
                 thereof
                 for
                 Life
                 .
                 
                 
                 Sterling-Castle
                 seeing
                 it
                 to
                 no
                 purpose
                 to
                 endure
                 a
                 Storm
                 or
                 a
                 Siege
                 ,
                 rendred
                 upon
                 Articles
                 August
                 the
                 14
                 to
                 General
                 Monke
                 :
                 a
                 more
                 sumptuous
                 stately
                 building
                 than
                 
                 Edenburgh-Castle
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Kings
                 Royal
                 Robes
                 ,
                 the
                 Cloth
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Records
                 were
                 found
                 and
                 seized
                 .
                 From
                 hence
                 the
                 General
                 came
                 before
                 Dundee
                 (
                 whither
                 the
                 Scots
                 had
                 conveyed
                 the
                 best
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Moveables
                 as
                 a
                 secure
                 depository
                 )
                 and
                 Summoned
                 it
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Governour
                 slighting
                 ,
                 having
                 800
                 men
                 besides
                 the
                 Citizens
                 in
                 Garrison
                 ;
                 General
                 Monke
                 gave
                 order
                 to
                 Sorm
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 accordingly
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 about
                 noon
                 September
                 the
                 first
                 having
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 white
                 out
                 behind
                 ,
                 fell
                 on
                 resolutely
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 besieged
                 being
                 then
                 in
                 their
                 cups
                 ,
                 and
                 worse
                 drunk
                 with
                 a
                 haughty
                 confidence
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 short
                 but
                 sharp
                 resistance
                 ,
                 mastered
                 the
                 place
                 ;
                 and
                 put
                 all
                 they
                 found
                 in
                 Arms
                 to
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 and
                 plundered
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 all
                 its
                 former
                 and
                 newly-put-in
                 wealth
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 amounted
                 to
                 vast
                 sums
                 .
                 Houshould-goods
                 were
                 of
                 so
                 mean
                 an
                 account
                 ,
                 that
                 nothing
                 but
                 Plate
                 and
                 Money
                 was
                 regarded
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 which
                 Feather-beds
                 were
                 ript
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Feathers
                 thrown
                 
                 about
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 was
                 absolutely
                 the
                 richest
                 Town
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 lest
                 not
                 worth
                 a
                 groat
                 :
                 there
                 were
                 taken
                 here
                 also
                 60
                 sail
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 ships
                 that
                 lay
                 in
                 the
                 Harbour
                 ,
                 which
                 likewise
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 Conquerours
                 hands
                 .
                 
                 Aberdeen
                 (
                 40
                 miles
                 further
                 Northwards
                 )
                 yielded
                 without
                 any
                 further
                 constraint
                 ;
                 and
                 St.
                 Andrews
                 (
                 the
                 other
                 University
                 )
                 was
                 fined
                 500
                 l.
                 for
                 not
                 surrendring
                 upon
                 the
                 first
                 Summons
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 upon
                 their
                 humble
                 Petition
                 ,
                 setting
                 forth
                 that
                 the
                 Town
                 was
                 no
                 more
                 than
                 a
                 Receptacle
                 for
                 poor
                 Scholars
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 most
                 part
                 remitted
                 .
              
               
                 Just
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 the
                 storm
                 of
                 Dundee
                 ,
                 a
                 party
                 sent
                 under
                 Colonel
                 
                   Matthew
                   Allured
                
                 ,
                 
                 surprized
                 a
                 Convention
                 or
                 Pack
                 of
                 Scotch
                 Peers
                 and
                 Presbyters
                 at
                 Ellet
                 in
                 the
                 Highlands
                 ,
                 not
                 without
                 suspition
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 setting
                 themselves
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 of
                 some
                 treacherous
                 persons
                 among
                 them
                 ;
                 their
                 names
                 were
                 ,
                 General
                 Lesley
                 ,
                 Earl
                 Marshal
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Crawford
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Keith
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Ogilby
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Burgenny
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Humly
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Lee
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Fowles
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Lockbart
                
                 ,
                 and
                 20
                 more
                 Knights
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Mungo
                   Law
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Douglas
                
                 ,
                 eminent
                 Kirk-men
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iames
                   Sharp
                
                 ,
                 now
                 Lord-Arch-bishop
                 of
                 Saint
                 Andrews
                 ,
                 and
                 five
                 or
                 six
                 more
                 ,
                 with
                 70
                 Servants
                 :
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 that
                 took
                 them
                 had
                 as
                 good
                 (
                 if
                 not
                 a
                 better
                 )
                 Market
                 than
                 the
                 
                 Dundee-blades
                 ,
                 getting
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 500
                 ,
                 or
                 400
                 pounds
                 apiece
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 very
                 considerable
                 sums
                 .
                 These
                 Lords
                 and
                 Lairds
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 fellows
                 the
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 were
                 ●hipt
                 for
                 London
                 (
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 give
                 no
                 disturbance
                 to
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 new-intended
                 settlement
                 and
                 union
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 with
                 this
                 :
                 )
                 old
                 Lesley
                 obtained
                 the
                 favour
                 from
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Hasilrig
                
                 (
                 stopping
                 at
                 Newcastle
                 )
                 to
                 stay
                 at
                 his
                 Son-in-laws
                 Mr.
                 
                   De
                   la
                   Val
                
                 of
                 Northumberland
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 first
                 thing
                 the
                 Parliament
                 now
                 debated
                 upon
                 after
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 sitting
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 new
                 Representative
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 instance
                 and
                 motion
                 ;
                 which
                 same
                 project
                 he
                 had
                 hinted
                 covertly
                 in
                 all
                 his
                 Letters
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 true
                 interest
                 of
                 a
                 Commonwealth-Foundation
                 :
                 but
                 that
                 which
                 was
                 least
                 talkt
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 mainly
                 intended
                 ,
                 was
                 an
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 encouragement
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Navigation
                 ;
                 the
                 Soveraignty
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 main
                 controversie
                 which
                 both
                 in
                 point
                 of
                 Honour
                 and
                 Interest
                 ,
                 neither
                 State
                 (
                 we
                 nor
                 the
                 Dutch
                 )
                 would
                 acknowledge
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Judges
                 of
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 now
                 proceeded
                 where
                 they
                 left
                 off
                 with
                 Mr.
                 Love
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Presbyterian-Plot
                 ;
                 and
                 accordingly
                 on
                 the
                 10
                 of
                 October
                 Colonel
                 Vanghan
                 a
                 Leatherseller
                 ,
                 Captain
                 
                   Hugh
                   Massey
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Ienkins
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Drake
                 ,
                 did
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 confess
                 their
                 fault
                 and
                 guilt
                 ,
                 alledging
                 onely
                 for
                 defence
                 their
                 Oath
                 of
                 Secrecy
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 After
                 this
                 confession
                 they
                 were
                 remanded
                 to
                 Prison
                 ;
                 but
                 at
                 the
                 intercession
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Fairfax
                 ,
                 as
                 't
                 is
                 supposed
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 honour
                 their
                 late-acquired
                 Victory
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 pleased
                 upon
                 their
                 Petitions
                 (
                 that
                 of
                 Mr.
                 Ienkins
                 coming
                 home
                 to
                 their
                 haughty
                 humour
                 ,
                 and
                 acknowledging
                 their
                 Authority
                 from
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 was
                 Printed
                 here
                 by
                 their
                 Order
                 for
                 a
                 pattern
                 to
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Presbyters
                 ,
                 and
                 reprinted
                 at
                 Holland
                 ,
                 to
                 divulge
                 their
                 other
                 Conquest
                 over
                 the
                 stubborn
                 Rabbinical
                 Tribe
                 )
                 they
                 were
                 quitted
                 of
                 their
                 Imprisonment
                 ,
                 and
                 restored
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 though
                 they
                 escaped
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 other
                 persons
                 good
                 hap
                 :
                 A
                 Court
                 Marshal
                 was
                 now
                 established
                 at
                 Chester
                 ,
                 whither
                 divers
                 English
                 Prisoners
                 taken
                 at
                 Newport
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 pursuit
                 had
                 been
                 brought
                 ;
                 ten
                 whereof
                 were
                 Comdemned
                 by
                 Vertue
                 of
                 the
                 Act
                 against
                 holding
                 correspondence
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 five
                 Executed
                 ,
                 among
                 whom
                 was
                 one
                 Captain
                 Symkins
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 that
                 carried
                 the
                 Kings
                 Letter
                 of
                 Invitation
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Middleton
                
                 ;
                 and
                 presently
                 after
                 Sir
                 
                   Timothy
                   Fetherstonhaugh
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Benbow
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Derby
                 ,
                 were
                 Tryed
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Court-Marshal
                 ,
                 wherein
                 Colonel
                 Mackworth
                 (
                 above
                 mentioned
                 )
                 sate
                 President
                 ,
                 and
                 Major-General
                 Mitton
                 assisted
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 standing
                 Officers
                 .
                 The
                 Earl
                 would
                 fain
                 have
                 been
                 heard
                 by
                 the
                 Members
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 writ
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 a
                 Petition
                 ,
                 offering
                 the
                 surrender
                 of
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Man
                 ;
                 but
                 nothing
                 would
                 move
                 the
                 inexorable
                 Rhadamanths
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 had
                 subjoyned
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 designe
                 ,
                 at
                 their
                 own
                 or
                 their
                 Agents
                 desire
                 :
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 he
                 held
                 to
                 his
                 Plea
                 for
                 Quarter
                 given
                 him
                 by
                 Captain
                 Edge
                 ;
                 which
                 
                 being
                 over-ruled
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 argument
                 and
                 solution
                 as
                 they
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Capel
                 ,
                 they
                 avowing
                 the
                 Court
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Civil
                 Authority
                 ,
                 as
                 proceeding
                 upon
                 and
                 by
                 direction
                 of
                 Authority
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 he
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 Gentlemen
                 afterwards
                 ,
                 was
                 adjudged
                 to
                 dye
                 ;
                 the
                 Earl
                 at
                 Bolton
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Timothy
                 at
                 Chester
                 by
                 the
                 Axe
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Benbow
                 to
                 be
                 shot
                 at
                 Shrewsbury
                 .
                 After
                 Sentence
                 the
                 Earl
                 made
                 an
                 escape
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Window
                 ,
                 being
                 as
                 't
                 is
                 supposed
                 ,
                 Tranpann'd
                 out
                 of
                 some
                 money
                 in
                 hope
                 and
                 proffer
                 of
                 an
                 Escape
                 ;
                 but
                 was
                 presently
                 retaken
                 upon
                 the
                 sands
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 Dee
                 ,
                 and
                 secured
                 and
                 guarded
                 till
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 his
                 Martyrdom
                 at
                 Bolton
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 where
                 to
                 the
                 publike
                 grief
                 and
                 lamentation
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 who
                 refused
                 to
                 lend
                 a
                 Nail
                 or
                 Stick
                 to
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 the
                 Scaffold
                 though
                 the
                 very
                 pretence
                 of
                 his
                 Execution
                 there
                 ,
                 was
                 for
                 the
                 Blood
                 spilt
                 there
                 by
                 him
                 on
                 Prince
                 
                 Rupert's
                 Storming
                 the
                 Town
                 in
                 1644.
                 )
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 reason
                 it
                 was
                 late
                 ere
                 he
                 suffered
                 ,
                 and
                 beyond
                 his
                 appointed
                 time
                 by
                 three
                 hours
                 ,
                 piously
                 spent
                 by
                 him
                 :
                 He
                 most
                 Christianly
                 and
                 worthy
                 of
                 all
                 Memory
                 gave
                 up
                 his
                 Soul
                 to
                 his
                 Redeemer
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 little
                 troubled
                 at
                 his
                 longer
                 detainer
                 in
                 this
                 Vale
                 of
                 misery
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Executioner's
                 missing
                 the
                 Signe
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 sad
                 occasion
                 will
                 direct
                 us
                 to
                 a
                 further
                 account
                 of
                 those
                 English
                 Royalists
                 who
                 were
                 taken
                 in
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 same
                 defeat
                 ;
                 
                 among
                 whom
                 were
                 ,
                 besides
                 others
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Grandison
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Packington
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Blague
                 the
                 late
                 Governour
                 of
                 Wallingford
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Broughton
                 after
                 Sir
                 Edward
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Massey
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 escaped
                 the
                 fate
                 of
                 that
                 day
                 at
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 tired
                 with
                 Riding
                 ,
                 having
                 wounds
                 yet
                 green
                 ,
                 threw
                 himself
                 at
                 last
                 upon
                 the
                 Countess
                 of
                 Stamford
                 ,
                 engaging
                 his
                 parole
                 for
                 his
                 true
                 Imprisonment
                 in
                 her
                 House
                 till
                 he
                 was
                 cured
                 ;
                 when
                 he
                 was
                 removed
                 likewise
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 a
                 disguise
                 shortly
                 after
                 made
                 an
                 escape
                 .
                 The
                 often-to-be-with-Honour-mentioned
                 Colonel
                 Wogan
                 came
                 off
                 and
                 got
                 away
                 untouched
                 ,
                 and
                 recovered
                 the
                 Highlands
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 indesistible
                 courage
                 of
                 prosecuting
                 the
                 Kings
                 quarrel
                 ,
                 even
                 where
                 Nature
                 had
                 fixt
                 her
                 
                   non
                   ultra
                
                 ;
                 
                 while
                 
                   Iames
                   Hinde
                
                 the
                 famous
                 High-way-man
                 (
                 some
                 time
                 before
                 in
                 England
                 )
                 for
                 Robbing
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament-party
                 ,
                 adventuring
                 Southward
                 ,
                 was
                 betrayed
                 in
                 Fleet-street
                 at
                 his
                 lodging
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 from
                 Newgate
                 carried
                 to
                 the
                 next
                 Assizes
                 of
                 Abington
                 and
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 last
                 place
                 ,
                 when
                 none
                 would
                 come
                 in
                 to
                 swear
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 either
                 to
                 Felony
                 or
                 Treason
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 Invasion
                 (
                 as
                 't
                 was
                 called
                 )
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 betrayed
                 by
                 a
                 Minister
                 of
                 their
                 sending
                 ,
                 whose
                 name
                 I
                 cannot
                 get
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 his
                 Evidence
                 Convicted
                 ,
                 and
                 Hanged
                 ,
                 Drawn
                 and
                 Quartered
                 in
                 that
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 sale
                 of
                 Delinquents
                 Lands
                 had
                 passed
                 some
                 time
                 before
                 ;
                 now
                 their
                 Trustees
                 with
                 
                   Boon
                   Courage
                
                 resolved
                 to
                 proceed
                 ,
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 voiding
                 their
                 Trusts
                 and
                 the
                 Authority
                 conferred
                 on
                 them
                 being
                 now
                 past
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 more
                 Grist
                 being
                 like
                 to
                 come
                 into
                 their
                 Mill
                 by
                 new
                 Forfeitures
                 ;
                 wherefore
                 they
                 appointed
                 the
                 8
                 day
                 of
                 September
                 for
                 their
                 sitting
                 down
                 ,
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 those
                 powers
                 granted
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Act
                 of
                 Sale
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 chose
                 Drury-house
                 (
                 the
                 Mansion
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Craven
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 their
                 Sitting
                 ;
                 where
                 they
                 made
                 several
                 conveniencies
                 for
                 their
                 Registers
                 ,
                 Accountants
                 ,
                 Cashiers
                 ,
                 and
                 Clerks
                 ,
                 like
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 legal
                 Office
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 with
                 other
                 Estates
                 exposed
                 that
                 Lord
                 's
                 to
                 common
                 sale
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Members
                 had
                 appointed
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 October
                 for
                 the
                 Thanksgiving-day
                 for
                 this
                 
                 Worcester-Victory
                 ;
                 but
                 because
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 it
                 Celebrated
                 with
                 the
                 greater
                 solemnization
                 by
                 notice
                 thereof
                 throughout
                 the
                 three
                 Kingdoms
                 together
                 ,
                 they
                 adjourned
                 it
                 till
                 the
                 24
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Month
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 Evening
                 whereof
                 ,
                 General
                 Popham
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 Admirals
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 
                 deceased
                 on
                 the
                 19
                 of
                 August
                 before
                 ,
                 attended
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Members
                 ,
                 was
                 Interred
                 in
                 
                 Westminster-Abbey
                 .
                 This
                 day
                 was
                 without
                 any
                 more
                 scruple
                 punctually
                 observed
                 ;
                 the
                 Presbyterians
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 best
                 Livings
                 generally
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 indeed
                 no
                 body
                 else
                 scarce
                 in
                 any
                 )
                 not
                 offering
                 to
                 mutter
                 against
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 these
                 their
                 (
                 not-to-be-contended-with
                 )
                 Lords
                 and
                 Superiors
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Scotch
                 affairs
                 were
                 now
                 the
                 consultation
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 for
                 having
                 
                 reduced
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 to
                 neer
                 a
                 plenary
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 no
                 English
                 Forces
                 ,
                 or
                 scarce
                 a
                 single
                 man
                 having
                 passed
                 so
                 far
                 as
                 their
                 Army
                 was
                 now
                 Quartered
                 and
                 in
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 the
                 Civil
                 Government
                 was
                 very
                 fit
                 to
                 be
                 considered
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 managed
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 raign
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 much
                 pains
                 and
                 endeavours
                 were
                 used
                 by
                 Him
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 draught
                 and
                 accomplishment
                 of
                 an
                 Union
                 between
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 might
                 be
                 so
                 comprehensive
                 as
                 to
                 be
                 equally
                 advantagious
                 to
                 both
                 people
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Bacon
                 writ
                 an
                 Elaborate
                 discourse
                 and
                 project
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 came
                 to
                 nothing
                 ,
                 so
                 many
                 Scotch
                 proud
                 and
                 surly
                 difficulties
                 were
                 thereupon
                 raised
                 :
                 but
                 now
                 one
                 Weeks
                 work
                 finished
                 that
                 mighty
                 matter
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 Vote
                 and
                 Resolution
                 ,
                 That
                 England
                 and
                 Scotland
                 shall
                 be
                 Incorporated
                 into
                 one
                 Commonwealth
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 Commissioners
                 were
                 named
                 to
                 go
                 into
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Oliver
                   Saint
                   Iohn
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 Titchburn
                 ,
                 Major
                 Salway
                 ,
                 Major-General
                 Dean
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Fenwick
                 ,
                 and
                 General
                 Monke
                 ,
                 before
                 whose
                 arrival
                 (
                 onely
                 Major-General
                 Lambert
                 and
                 Dean
                 were
                 upon
                 perambulation
                 of
                 the
                 limits
                 already
                 gained
                 ,
                 and
                 receiving
                 submissions
                 and
                 granting
                 terms
                 )
                 several
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Nobility
                 (
                 whose
                 Ancestors
                 thought
                 the
                 English
                 Union
                 a
                 diminution
                 of
                 their
                 Greatness
                 ,
                 and
                 disdainfully
                 rejected
                 all
                 tendencies
                 thereunto
                 )
                 came
                 quietly
                 in
                 ,
                 having
                 made
                 a
                 bluster
                 of
                 doing
                 something
                 in
                 the
                 Highlands
                 ;
                 such
                 were
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Huntly
                 (
                 who
                 to
                 be
                 repaired
                 of
                 some
                 injuries
                 done
                 him
                 by
                 Arguile
                 ,
                 though
                 his
                 neer
                 Kinsman
                 ,
                 thought
                 good
                 to
                 prevent
                 him
                 by
                 a
                 timely
                 acquiescence
                 ,
                 upon
                 pact
                 of
                 having
                 right
                 done
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 controversie
                 )
                 the
                 Lord
                 Balcarris
                 ,
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 
                   Weems
                   ,
                   Angus
                
                 and
                 Calendar
                 :
                 and
                 Arguile
                 himself
                 was
                 now
                 in
                 Treaty
                 ;
                 but
                 to
                 shew
                 himself
                 more
                 considerable
                 ,
                 held
                 it
                 on
                 foot
                 almost
                 half
                 a
                 year
                 ,
                 guarding
                 his
                 Castles
                 the
                 County
                 ,
                 and
                 Levying
                 Assessments
                 like
                 a
                 Prince
                 upon
                 the
                 Country
                 .
                 The
                 late
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Montross
                 his
                 Children
                 and
                 Family
                 were
                 honourably
                 taken
                 into
                 protection
                 by
                 General
                 Monke
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Nor
                 were
                 the
                 Royal
                 Party
                 half
                 so
                 averse
                 and
                 intractable
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 Usurpation
                 (
                 for
                 they
                 had
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 well
                 hoped
                 )
                 shaken
                 off
                 the
                 insupportable
                 Tyranny
                 of
                 the
                 Presbytery
                 ,
                 and
                 could
                 hardly
                 suffer
                 more
                 by
                 any
                 power
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 which
                 might
                 in
                 time
                 veer
                 about
                 unto
                 its
                 lawful
                 Scepter
                 )
                 as
                 the
                 Kirkmen
                 and
                 that
                 brood
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 lost
                 their
                 Arbitrary
                 and
                 most
                 Tyrannical
                 sway
                 over
                 the
                 Consciences
                 ,
                 Estates
                 ,
                 and
                 Lives
                 of
                 men
                 ,
                 raged
                 at
                 this
                 Change
                 ,
                 the
                 rather
                 for
                 having
                 fooled
                 and
                 bewitched
                 themselves
                 into
                 an
                 opinion
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 able
                 by
                 the
                 Keys
                 of
                 the
                 Kirk
                 (
                 which
                 they
                 doubted
                 not
                 to
                 re-establish
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 )
                 to
                 oversway
                 the
                 Sword
                 of
                 the
                 Sectary
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 bring
                 him
                 to
                 conform
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 such
                 a
                 proximity
                 in
                 many
                 of
                 their
                 Principles
                 ,
                 assigning
                 to
                 themselves
                 that
                 time-serving
                 Complement
                 of
                 
                   Oliver's
                   ,
                   The
                   good
                   people
                   of
                   the
                   Nation
                   of
                
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 that
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 preserved
                 in
                 their
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Civil
                 and
                 Spiritual
                 ;
                 and
                 accordingly
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 the
                 Western
                 Remonstrants
                 took
                 upon
                 them
                 to
                 indict
                 an
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 they
                 damned
                 all
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 late
                 Parliament
                 and
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 and
                 published
                 a
                 Fast
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 grounds
                 wherefore
                 they
                 were
                 to
                 humble
                 themselves
                 (
                 which
                 being
                 ridiculous
                 Crambs
                 of
                 miscarriages
                 about
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 are
                 purposely
                 omitted
                 )
                 and
                 proceeded
                 afterwards
                 to
                 that
                 boldness
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 expostulate
                 and
                 refuse
                 in
                 Print
                 the
                 Tender
                 of
                 Union
                 for
                 several
                 Reasons
                 ,
                 which
                 we
                 shall
                 hint
                 in
                 its
                 proper
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Deputy
                 Ireton
                 lay
                 before
                 Limerick
                 ,
                 which
                 Siege
                 had
                 continued
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Summer
                 ,
                 the
                 Irish
                 played
                 pranks
                 ,
                 offering
                 at
                 a
                 redemption
                 of
                 their
                 losses
                 ;
                 but
                 were
                 too
                 far
                 spent
                 :
                 for
                 though
                 Colonel
                 
                   Venables
                   ,
                   Hewson
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Reynolds
                 were
                 out
                 in
                 parties
                 to
                 attend
                 their
                 motion
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Dungan
                
                 Stormed
                 
                 Ross-Town
                 ,
                 and
                 Castle-Iordan
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 carried
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Ross
                 ,
                 but
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 Provision
                 ,
                 which
                 made
                 him
                 in
                 hast
                 to
                 retreat
                 into
                 his
                 Fastnesses
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Marquess
                 Clanrickard
                 kept
                 about
                 Slego
                 and
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Cavan
                 ;
                 they
                 surprized
                 likewise
                 three
                 Troops
                 of
                 Colonel
                 
                 Sanchy's
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 notable
                 Quarter-beater
                 Nash
                 killed
                 Colonel
                 Cook
                 coming
                 with
                 a
                 party
                 from
                 Cork
                 ;
                 but
                 was
                 slain
                 in
                 the
                 onslaught
                 ,
                 though
                 his
                 party
                 were
                 victorious
                 .
                 
                 The
                 besieged
                 likewise
                 in
                 Limerick
                 made
                 many
                 fierce
                 Salleys
                 ,
                 refusing
                 to
                 hearken
                 to
                 any
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 governed
                 by
                 that
                 right-valliant
                 
                   Hugh
                   O
                   Neal
                   ▪
                
                 who
                 defended
                 Clonmel
                 so
                 resolutely
                 ,
                 and
                 resolved
                 to
                 hold
                 this
                 out
                 to
                 extremity
                 .
                 In
                 one
                 Salley
                 of
                 1000
                 men
                 they
                 killed
                 above
                 300
                 ,
                 five
                 whereof
                 were
                 Captains
                 ,
                 two
                 of
                 th●m
                 in
                 Colonel
                 Henry
                 Cromwel's
                 Regiment
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 English
                 attempt
                 made
                 upon
                 the
                 Island
                 before
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 encompassed
                 with
                 a
                 Line
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Fort
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 (
                 by
                 reason
                 the
                 Boats
                 not
                 being
                 able
                 to
                 carry
                 above
                 forty
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 but
                 three
                 Boats
                 in
                 all
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 return
                 with
                 seconds
                 to
                 make
                 good
                 the
                 Landing
                 and
                 footing
                 that
                 was
                 made
                 in
                 time
                 )
                 the
                 whole
                 party
                 consisting
                 of
                 160
                 ,
                 was
                 partly
                 cut
                 off
                 and
                 drowned
                 with
                 their
                 Leaders
                 ,
                 Major
                 Walker
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Graves
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Whiting
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 view
                 of
                 the
                 Leaguer
                 ,
                 but
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 power
                 to
                 relieve
                 them
                 .
                 This
                 happened
                 on
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 being
                 so
                 signal
                 a
                 defeat
                 ,
                 was
                 imputed
                 by
                 Ireton
                 who
                 pret●nded
                 too
                 great
                 acquaintance
                 with
                 Gods
                 Counsels
                 )
                 to
                 breach
                 of
                 Articles
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 to
                 Quarter
                 promised
                 to
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 who
                 delivered
                 a
                 Castle
                 neer
                 adjoyning
                 )
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Tuthil
                 ,
                 who
                 after
                 caused
                 the
                 men
                 to
                 be
                 knockt
                 on
                 the
                 head
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 worthily
                 by
                 Ireton
                 cashiered
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 Ireton
                 was
                 nevertheless
                 resolute
                 not
                 to
                 depart
                 without
                 it
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 in
                 hopes
                 that
                 Winter
                 would
                 force
                 him
                 to
                 draw
                 off
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 some
                 happy
                 r●ncounter
                 ,
                 might
                 relieve
                 him
                 ,
                 was
                 as
                 obstinate
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ;
                 but
                 at
                 last
                 the
                 Victuals
                 being
                 all
                 spent
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 October
                 he
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 embrace
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 hoping
                 for
                 those
                 Articles
                 which
                 Ireton
                 had
                 offered
                 the
                 Town
                 three
                 months
                 before
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 granted
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 in
                 conclusion
                 himself
                 and
                 21
                 more
                 were
                 constrained
                 to
                 yield
                 to
                 mercy
                 ;
                 
                 of
                 whom
                 the
                 chief
                 were
                 ,
                 M.
                 G.
                 
                   Patrick
                   Purcel
                
                 ,
                 who
                 lost
                 the
                 Leaguer
                 at
                 Dublin
                 by
                 his
                 Treachery
                 or
                 Cowardise
                 ,
                 
                   David
                   Roch
                
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Roch's
                 Son
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Everard
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Mayor
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 through
                 whose
                 resolution
                 the
                 Citizens
                 were
                 encouraged
                 to
                 hold
                 out
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 were
                 Fryers
                 ,
                 and
                 persons
                 guilty
                 of
                 the
                 Massacres
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 years
                 of
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 whom
                 divine
                 Vengeance
                 found
                 out
                 here
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 a
                 general
                 Article
                 of
                 that
                 nature
                 was
                 inserted
                 upon
                 all
                 surrenders
                 thereafter
                 )
                 and
                 delivered
                 them
                 on
                 the
                 29
                 of
                 October
                 upon
                 some
                 hard
                 terms
                 for
                 the
                 Citizens
                 and
                 Souldiers
                 .
                 
                 About
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Coot
                
                 defeated
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 Fitz
                 Patrick's
                 and
                 
                 Odwyr's
                 Forces
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 re-gained
                 Meleck
                 Island
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 it
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Ax●el
                 )
                 after
                 a
                 resolute
                 defence
                 thereof
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 quite
                 ba●fling
                 of
                 his
                 Foot
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 worsted
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 times
                 together
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 gallantry
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 recovered
                 the
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 300
                 desperate
                 Irish
                 accept
                 of
                 Quarter
                 onely
                 for
                 their
                 Lives
                 ,
                 some
                 300
                 more
                 being
                 slain
                 and
                 drowned
                 .
              
               
                 Limerick
                 being
                 taken
                 ,
                 Ireton
                 marched
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Coot
                
                 to
                 attempt
                 something
                 further
                 ,
                 and
                 together
                 took
                 in
                 
                 Clare-Castle
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 weather
                 not
                 proving
                 so
                 seasonable
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 tired
                 out
                 with
                 duty
                 at
                 the
                 Siege
                 of
                 Limerick
                 ,
                 they
                 parted
                 into
                 Winter-Quarters
                 ;
                 Coot
                 to
                 straighten
                 Galloway
                 ,
                 neer
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 built
                 some
                 Forts
                 ;
                 ships
                 of
                 War
                 lying
                 about
                 the
                 Harbour
                 to
                 intercept
                 Relief
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 a
                 Summons
                 having
                 been
                 sent
                 in
                 to
                 G.
                 Preston
                 ,
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Catechizing
                 that
                 vanity
                 of
                 a
                 Souldiers
                 Honour
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Citizens
                 from
                 Ireton
                 ,
                 offering
                 
                 Limerick's
                 first
                 Terms
                 ,
                 and
                 laying
                 open
                 their
                 suffering
                 from
                 their
                 stubbornness
                 ,
                 on
                 purpose
                 ,
                 as
                 Preston
                 elegantly
                 answered
                 ,
                 to
                 divide
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 common
                 Ruine
                 )
                 and
                 Ireton
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 Limerick
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 whither
                 he
                 fell
                 sick
                 on
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 Purging
                 and
                 Bleeding
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 means
                 used
                 ,
                 
                 died
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 in
                 that
                 City
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 27
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 month
                 ;
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 there
                 substituting
                 to
                 his
                 Command
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 (
                 while
                 the
                 Parliament
                 or
                 General
                 )
                 (
                 for
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 lately
                 so
                 made
                 of
                 Ireland
                 )
                 should
                 otherwise
                 appoint
                 )
                 
                   Edmund
                   Ludlow
                
                 the
                 Lieutenant-General
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 17
                 of
                 December
                 his
                 Carcass
                 was
                 landed
                 at
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 and
                 pompously
                 dismist
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 was
                 for
                 a
                 time
                 in
                 State
                 at
                 
                 Sommerset-house
                 ,
                 all
                 hung
                 with
                 black
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Scutcheon
                 over
                 the
                 gate
                 with
                 this
                 Motto
                 ,
                 
                   Dulce
                   est
                   pro
                   patria
                   mori
                
                 ;
                 how
                 suitable
                 ,
                 that
                 Countryman
                 best
                 told
                 ,
                 who
                 Englished
                 it
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 ,
                 
                   It
                   is
                   good
                   for
                   his
                   Country
                   that
                   he
                   is
                   dead
                   .
                
                 On
                 
                 February
                 6
                 following
                 he
                 was
                 Interred
                 in
                 H.
                 7's
                 Chappel
                 ;
                 but
                 hath
                 since
                 found
                 ,
                 to
                 say
                 no
                 more
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 more
                 fitting
                 and
                 deserved
                 Sepulture
                 .
                 A
                 man
                 of
                 great
                 parts
                 and
                 abilities
                 ;
                 but
                 natured
                 to
                 mischief
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 evil
                 of
                 those
                 times
                 he
                 was
                 born
                 to
                 make
                 worse
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 prodigiously
                 Infamous
                 :
                 no
                 man
                 came
                 suited
                 with
                 so
                 great
                 capacity
                 to
                 the
                 overthrow
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 reckoning
                 his
                 impiety
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 vizarded
                 piety
                 ,
                 into
                 his
                 indowments
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 was
                 now
                 ,
                 November
                 the
                 24
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 half
                 of
                 it
                 changed
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 annual
                 custome
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 month
                 all
                 that
                 remained
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Dominions
                 unreduced
                 was
                 attaqued
                 ,
                 namely
                 
                 Iersey-Island
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 Colonel
                 
                   Iames
                   Heyns
                
                 ,
                 who
                 Commanded
                 in
                 chief
                 ,
                 landed
                 his
                 men
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Neck
                 in
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 bravely
                 withstood
                 a
                 gallant
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Island-horse
                 ,
                 and
                 got
                 firm
                 footing
                 thereon
                 ,
                 and
                 forthwith
                 fell
                 a
                 Summoning
                 the
                 Castles
                 :
                 Mount
                 Orgueil
                 ,
                 wherein
                 was
                 Sir
                 
                   Philip
                   Carteret
                
                 ,
                 yielding
                 presently
                 upon
                 good
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 which
                 that
                 civil
                 Commander
                 ever
                 used
                 to
                 offer
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 18
                 of
                 December
                 before
                 
                 Elizabeth-Castle
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 impregnant
                 places
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 surrender
                 ,
                 upon
                 very
                 honourable
                 and
                 advantageous
                 terms
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 importance
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 deserved
                 ;
                 (
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Carteret
                
                 having
                 order
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 make
                 what
                 terms
                 he
                 could
                 for
                 himself
                 :
                 )
                 there
                 were
                 some
                 Morter-pieces
                 first
                 played
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 which
                 lighting
                 and
                 bursting
                 in
                 the
                 Chappel
                 of
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 killed
                 some
                 20
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 tore
                 the
                 stones
                 into
                 shivers
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 him
                 the
                 willinger
                 to
                 Treat
                 .
                 Sir
                 George
                 having
                 clearly
                 indemnified
                 himself
                 and
                 the
                 Islanders
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 way
                 bettered
                 his
                 condition
                 ,
                 departed
                 into
                 France
                 ;
                 and
                 General
                 Blake
                 came
                 home
                 by
                 
                 G●ernsey-Castle
                 ,
                 which
                 having
                 faced
                 ,
                 not
                 willing
                 to
                 attempt
                 or
                 stay
                 before
                 it
                 ,
                 he
                 le●t
                 order
                 to
                 buy
                 it
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 now
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 effected
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 have
                 anterelated
                 it
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 account
                 of
                 its
                 storming
                 by
                 Major
                 Harrison
                 ,
                 the
                 Commander
                 in
                 chief
                 of
                 that
                 Island
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 at
                 Iersey
                 )
                 for
                 fear
                 so
                 little
                 a
                 spot
                 of
                 ground
                 should
                 have
                 mist
                 our
                 observation
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Isle
                 of
                 Man
                 was
                 also
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 reduced
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Duckenfield
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 considerable
                 opposition
                 :
                 Rushen
                 and
                 
                 Peel-Castle
                 stood
                 out
                 a
                 while
                 ;
                 but
                 upon
                 the
                 news
                 of
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 ,
                 whom
                 Duckenfield
                 in
                 his
                 Letters
                 (
                 not
                 thinking
                 a
                 Summons
                 befitting
                 him
                 to
                 a
                 woman
                 )
                 had
                 stiled
                 the
                 late
                 Earl
                 of
                 Derby
                 ,
                 grief
                 overcame
                 their
                 courage
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 being
                 resolved
                 before
                 to
                 deliver
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Earl
                 had
                 proffered
                 :
                 that
                 former
                 resolution
                 da●ht
                 any
                 other
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 though
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Armstrong
                
                 who
                 was
                 come
                 thither
                 out
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 a
                 famous
                 Souldier
                 ,
                 offered
                 to
                 have
                 maintained
                 
                 Rushen-Castle
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Lady
                 was
                 ;
                 yet
                 upon
                 very
                 slender
                 terms
                 it
                 was
                 rendred
                 :
                 Into
                 such
                 distractions
                 do
                 the
                 continued
                 strokes
                 of
                 persecuting
                 Fortune
                 drive
                 the
                 most
                 resolute
                 mindes
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 most
                 constant
                 magnanimity
                 (
                 for
                 which
                 this
                 Countess
                 was
                 highly
                 famous
                 ,
                 as
                 at
                 
                 Latham-house
                 )
                 is
                 at
                 last
                 depressed
                 ,
                 and
                 forced
                 to
                 submit
                 to
                 her
                 arbitrary
                 and
                 uncontrolable
                 Tyranny
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Isle
                 of
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 been
                 Proclaimed
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 now
                 in
                 open
                 defiance
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 prosecuted
                 their
                 Trade
                 onely
                 with
                 the
                 Hollanders
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 next
                 and
                 onely
                 place
                 to
                 be
                 reduced
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Caribbe-Islands
                 there
                 adjacent
                 .
                 About
                 the
                 16
                 of
                 Octob.
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ayscue
                
                 having
                 coasted
                 several
                 places
                 about
                 Spain
                 and
                 Portugal
                 ,
                 to
                 finde
                 out
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 arrived
                 at
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 
                 Carlisle-bay
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 found
                 fourteen
                 sail
                 of
                 Hollanders
                 in
                 the
                 Road
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 prevent
                 their
                 running
                 on
                 shore
                 ,
                 sent
                 in
                 the
                 Amity
                 Frigat
                 commanded
                 by
                 Captain
                 Peck
                 ,
                 with
                 three
                 other
                 ships
                 ,
                 to
                 seize
                 them
                 ;
                 who
                 presently
                 Commanded
                 the
                 respective
                 Masters
                 aboard
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 gained
                 the
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 them
                 as
                 prize
                 ,
                 for
                 Trading
                 with
                 the
                 Enemies
                 of
                 the
                 Common-wealth
                 in
                 that
                 Island
                 ,
                 with
                 three
                 other
                 Hollanders
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 sailing
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 Islands
                 .
                 The
                 Fleet
                 having
                 plied
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 in
                 the
                 sight
                 of
                 the
                 Islanders
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 now
                 in
                 Arms
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 4000
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 anchor
                 at
                 
                 Spikes-bay
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 
                 Virginia-Merchant-Fleet
                 arriving
                 in
                 December
                 ,
                 Sir
                 George
                 advised
                 it
                 very
                 advantageous
                 for
                 the
                 Service
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 countenance
                 of
                 those
                 ships
                 which
                 seemed
                 as
                 his
                 reserve
                 of
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 to
                 attempt
                 a
                 landing
                 ;
                 which
                 accordingly
                 was
                 done
                 by
                 a
                 Regiment
                 of
                 700
                 men
                 ,
                 made
                 up
                 with
                 150
                 Scotch
                 
                 Slaves
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 being
                 Seamen
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 effected
                 on
                 the
                 17
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Islanders
                 beaten
                 up
                 to
                 their
                 Fort
                 ,
                 which
                 on
                 a
                 sudden
                 was
                 by
                 them
                 deserted
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 some
                 60
                 men
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 Fort
                 ,
                 and
                 four
                 pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 gained
                 by
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 Seamen
                 retreated
                 again
                 to
                 the
                 ships
                 ,
                 which
                 lay
                 crusing
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 continually
                 to
                 intercept
                 any
                 Trade
                 or
                 Traffick
                 coming
                 thither
                 .
                 That
                 inconvenience
                 made
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Islanders
                 weary
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 :
                 which
                 Sir
                 George
                 very
                 well
                 understanding
                 ,
                 negotiated
                 with
                 one
                 Colonel
                 Muddyford
                 ,
                 a
                 chief
                 man
                 in
                 one
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Island
                 ,
                 about
                 a
                 peace
                 and
                 accommodation
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 conclusion
                 of
                 that
                 transaction
                 was
                 
                 Muddyford's
                 publike
                 declaring
                 for
                 Peace
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 joyning
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   G
                   Ayscue
                
                 ,
                 to
                 bring
                 the
                 Governour
                 the
                 Lord
                 Willoughby
                 to
                 reason
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 called
                 .
                 Sir
                 George
                 and
                 his
                 Forces
                 made
                 up
                 2000
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 100
                 Horse
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 to
                 avoid
                 the
                 uncertainty
                 of
                 battel
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Effusion
                 of
                 blood
                 ,
                 both
                 parties
                 agreed
                 to
                 treat
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 11
                 of
                 Ian.
                 agreed
                 upon
                 the
                 Rendition
                 on
                 Articles
                 every
                 day
                 comprehensive
                 and
                 honourable
                 .
                 Commissioners
                 names
                 for
                 Sir
                 George
                 were
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Peck
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Searl
                 left
                 Governour
                 there
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Muddyford
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Colleton
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 Willoughby
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Peers
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Charles
                   Pym
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Ellice
                 ,
                 and
                 Major
                 Byham
                 :
                 his
                 Lordship
                 having
                 his
                 desired
                 Conditions
                 of
                 Indemnity
                 ,
                 and
                 freedom
                 of
                 Estate
                 and
                 person
                 ,
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 returned
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 did
                 Sir
                 George
                 ,
                 having
                 vis●●ed
                 Mevis
                 and
                 St.
                 Christophers
                 .
                 Before
                 his
                 coming
                 ,
                 Major-General
                 Poyntz
                 newly
                 Governour
                 thereof
                 had
                 shipt
                 himself
                 for
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 the
                 onely
                 retreat
                 for
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 as
                 lying
                 so
                 far
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 Continent
                 ,
                 and
                 affording
                 subsistence
                 of
                 it self
                 .
                 Thus
                 nothing
                 remained
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 British
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 either
                 of
                 profit
                 ,
                 honour
                 ,
                 or
                 security
                 to
                 the
                 Nation
                 ,
                 which
                 their
                 Handmaid
                 Success
                 had
                 not
                 attained
                 to
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 in
                 as
                 short
                 a
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 most
                 indulgent
                 Fates
                 ever
                 apportioned
                 to
                 their
                 greatest
                 and
                 whitest
                 Favourites
                 ;
                 whose
                 Glories
                 of
                 Conquest
                 they
                 increased
                 ,
                 by
                 sparing
                 and
                 lessening
                 their
                 sweat
                 and
                 travail
                 in
                 the
                 Atchievement
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 the
                 Major-Generals
                 -
                 
                   Lambert
                   ,
                   Dean
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Monke
                 ,
                 had
                 brought
                 things
                 to
                 that
                 pass
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 people
                 were
                 rated
                 by
                 Assessments
                 towards
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 the
                 Kirk
                 in
                 their
                 new
                 Assembly
                 (
                 since
                 it
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 otherwise
                 )
                 would
                 permit
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 ;
                 but
                 expresly
                 forbad
                 the
                 people
                 to
                 comply
                 ,
                 or
                 give
                 meeting
                 ,
                 or
                 cause
                 any
                 to
                 be
                 ●ad
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 closing
                 with
                 the
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 to
                 receive
                 from
                 the
                 Deputies
                 of
                 each
                 Shire
                 (
                 who
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 chuse
                 such
                 )
                 their
                 Subscriptions
                 to
                 the
                 projected
                 Union
                 ,
                 now
                 directly
                 remonstrated
                 against
                 ,
                 besides
                 other
                 arguments
                 ,
                 yea
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 
                 from
                 this
                 main
                 one
                 ,
                 
                   because
                   that
                   incorporation
                   would
                   draw
                   with
                   it
                   a
                   subordination
                   of
                   the
                   Kirk
                   to
                   the
                   State
                   in
                   the
                   things
                   of
                   Christ
                
                 :
                 for
                 here
                 the
                 Shop
                 painfully
                 wrung
                 them
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 dated
                 Ian.
                 the
                 21.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 to
                 correct
                 this
                 perversness
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 Declaration
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 purpose
                 ,
                 Decreed
                 ,
                 1.
                 
                 
                   An
                   Act
                   for
                   the
                   Vnion
                   ,
                   Abolishing
                   Kingly
                   Goverment
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                   and
                   for
                   punishing
                   such
                   as
                   should
                   contrav●ne
                   or
                   offend
                   against
                   the
                   meaning
                   and
                   purpose
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Act.
                
                 2.
                 
                 
                   That
                   in
                   Complyance
                   with
                   the
                   said
                   Vnion
                   ,
                   the
                   Shires
                   or
                   Burghs
                   should
                   Chuse
                   their
                   Deputies
                   or
                   Burgesses
                   in
                   a
                   proportionable
                   number
                   as
                   the
                   Parliament
                   should
                   think
                   fit
                   to
                   represent
                   them
                   in
                   Parliament
                
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 was
                 stiled
                 a
                 great
                 favour
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 freeing
                 the
                 Nation
                 from
                 the
                 villanage
                 of
                 their
                 Heritors
                 ,
                 Lairds
                 and
                 Lords
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 whose
                 Estates
                 (
                 that
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 two
                 late
                 Invasions
                 with
                 Hamilton
                 and
                 at
                 Worcester
                 )
                 they
                 had
                 declared
                 Confiscate
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Crown-lands
                 and
                 Houses
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 defraying
                 of
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 this
                 their
                 labour
                 of
                 Love
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 reducing
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 The
                 Bishops
                 lands
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 found
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Kirk
                 had
                 mingled
                 and
                 mixt
                 them
                 with
                 their
                 own
                 sacred
                 rights
                 and
                 perquisites
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 most
                 quick-sighted
                 sacriledge
                 could
                 hardly
                 discern
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 these
                 Summons
                 the
                 Deputies
                 of
                 the
                 Shires
                 of
                 this
                 side
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 Tay
                 ,
                 were
                 ordered
                 (
                 the
                 most
                 remote
                 )
                 to
                 appear
                 on
                 the
                 26
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 black
                 30
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 proceeded
                 with
                 their
                 instructions
                 ,
                 and
                 issued
                 out
                 several
                 Proclamations
                 against
                 the
                 King's
                 ,
                 and
                 Monarchical
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 Writs
                 should
                 no
                 longer
                 run
                 in
                 His
                 Name
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 
                   Mutatis
                   mutandis
                
                 in
                 Scotland
                 as
                 in
                 England
                 ;
                 
                 His
                 Arms
                 defaced
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 an
                 English
                 Judicature
                 to
                 be
                 there
                 established
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 Sessions
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 Term.
                 Thus
                 far
                 the
                 Political
                 and
                 Civil
                 Government
                 was
                 provided
                 for
                 already
                 ;
                 nor
                 was
                 there
                 any
                 thing
                 of
                 Note
                 among
                 the
                 Martialists
                 ,
                 save
                 the
                 taking
                 in
                 
                 Dumbarton-Castle
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 was
                 rendred
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Erskin
                
                 upon
                 Articles
                 ,
                 Ianuary
                 the
                 5
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Salvo
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lenox
                 and
                 Richmond
                 of
                 his
                 Goods
                 and
                 Great
                 Guns
                 therein
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 the
                 proper
                 Goods
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Duke
                 .
                 This
                 surrender
                 opened
                 a
                 way
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 terms
                 with
                 
                 Bass-Island
                 (
                 the
                 most
                 dangerous
                 place
                 in
                 the
                 Frith
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 Navigation
                 )
                 some
                 time
                 after
                 .
                 Some
                 Forces
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Overton
                 landed
                 in
                 the
                 Isles
                 of
                 Orkney
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                 Fitch's
                 Regiment
                 marched
                 towards
                 Innerness
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Dutch
                 had
                 rankled
                 with
                 spleen
                 at
                 the
                 successes
                 of
                 this
                 State
                 ,
                 as
                 no
                 way
                 compatible
                 with
                 ,
                 but
                 surmounting
                 those
                 indifferent
                 equal
                 Proposals
                 and
                 Overtures
                 made
                 before
                 the
                 accomplishment
                 thereof
                 :
                 and
                 perceiving
                 how
                 regardless
                 and
                 cool
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 now
                 as
                 to
                 any
                 further
                 transaction
                 of
                 a
                 League
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 on
                 the
                 contrary
                 their
                 Fishing
                 was
                 molested
                 in
                 these
                 Seas
                 upon
                 the
                 old
                 Title
                 of
                 Soveraignty
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 that
                 upon
                 any
                 the
                 least
                 pretences
                 of
                 French
                 Goods
                 and
                 Lading
                 ,
                 their
                 Merchant-ships
                 were
                 searched
                 ,
                 stayed
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 adjudged
                 Prize
                 ;
                 thought
                 it
                 advisable
                 to
                 send
                 over
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 to
                 obtain
                 reparation
                 for
                 those
                 damages
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 provide
                 for
                 future
                 security
                 against
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 case
                 they
                 perceived
                 the
                 aversness
                 or
                 untowardness
                 of
                 the
                 State
                 thereto
                 ,
                 to
                 fully
                 inform
                 themselves
                 what
                 Naval
                 preparation
                 there
                 was
                 in
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 what
                 readiness
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 the
                 Nation
                 stood
                 affected
                 to
                 or
                 would
                 yet
                 endure
                 the
                 Government
                 ;
                 as
                 by
                 a
                 Copy
                 of
                 their
                 Instructions
                 since
                 appeared
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 
                   Myn
                   heeren
                   Catz
                   ,
                   Schaep
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Vande
                   Perre
                
                 of
                 Zealand
                 (
                 as
                 of
                 custome
                 and
                 right
                 one
                 of
                 that
                 Province
                 must
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 Embassie
                 hither
                 )
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 gone
                 with
                 all
                 speed
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 encouragem●nt
                 of
                 the
                 English-Navigation
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 But
                 the
                 Wind
                 blowing
                 at
                 Southwest
                 from
                 the
                 very
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 date
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Act
                 ,
                 neither
                 they
                 nor
                 other
                 ships
                 bound
                 thence
                 from
                 England
                 with
                 East
                 and
                 West-India
                 Commodities
                 ,
                 Spice
                 and
                 such-like
                 ,
                 could
                 stir
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 Ports
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 exasperation
                 of
                 that
                 people
                 ;
                 who
                 when
                 they
                 see
                 the
                 day
                 elapsed
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 notice
                 that
                 the
                 Parliament
                 would
                 not
                 allow
                 a
                 day
                 longer
                 (
                 even
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 themselves
                 upon
                 any
                 account
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 though
                 to
                 the
                 breaking
                 of
                 several
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 whose
                 Estates
                 were
                 coming
                 over
                 in
                 such
                 Goods
                 thence
                 )
                 procured
                 the
                 Lords
                 to
                 make
                 an
                 Arrest
                 and
                 Imbargo
                 upon
                 all
                 English
                 ships
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 Texel
                 ;
                 but
                 which
                 the
                 States
                 were
                 willing
                 soon
                 after
                 to
                 recal
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 shew
                 of
                 good
                 Correspondence
                 and
                 Friendship
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 this
                 and
                 other
                 occasions
                 they
                 yet
                 testified
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Embassadors
                 with
                 the
                 first
                 opportunity
                 (
                 the
                 rather
                 to
                 prevent
                 
                   Monsieur
                   Speering
                
                 ,
                 then
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 and
                 Commissioned
                 by
                 the
                 Queen
                 of
                 Sweden
                 for
                 her
                 Embassador
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 as
                 unwilling
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 last
                 should
                 own
                 this
                 Common-wealth
                 )
                 put
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 arrived
                 here
                 about
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 greater
                 credit
                 of
                 the
                 sincerity
                 of
                 their
                 intentions
                 to
                 Peace
                 and
                 Amity
                 ,
                 they
                 brought
                 over
                 their
                 Families
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 it
                 might
                 appear
                 they
                 intended
                 to
                 stay
                 till
                 that
                 great
                 affair
                 was
                 finished
                 by
                 them
                 ;
                 being
                 also
                 men
                 for
                 their
                 particular
                 persons
                 ,
                 very
                 acceptable
                 to
                 the
                 State
                 here
                 .
                 
                 Soon
                 after
                 their
                 Reception
                 they
                 had
                 Audience
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament-house
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Committee
                 appointed
                 to
                 confer
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 they
                 were
                 at
                 the
                 entrance
                 of
                 their
                 business
                 choaked
                 with
                 our
                 claim
                 to
                 and
                 their
                 dues
                 for
                 the
                 Herring-fishing
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 old
                 story
                 of
                 bloody
                 Amboyna
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 demand
                 of
                 a
                 Free-trade
                 in
                 the
                 Schelde
                 from
                 Middleburgh
                 to
                 Antwerpe
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 English
                 had
                 a
                 good
                 Trade
                 once
                 within
                 100
                 years
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 most
                 famous
                 Mart
                 of
                 the
                 Low-countries
                 ,
                 yea
                 of
                 Europe
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 Hollanders
                 seizing
                 of
                 Flushing
                 ,
                 and
                 building
                 the
                 Fort
                 Lillo
                 opon
                 that
                 River
                 in
                 their
                 Wars
                 against
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 ,
                 the
                 Merchants
                 and
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 disaffected
                 otherwise
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 that
                 War
                 betook
                 themselves
                 to
                 
                 Amsterdam
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 the
                 sudden
                 breaking
                 in
                 of
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 breaking
                 down
                 of
                 Dams
                 ,
                 became
                 a
                 most
                 convenient
                 and
                 capacious
                 Harbour
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 a
                 great
                 Mart
                 ,
                 as
                 lying
                 most
                 opportune
                 for
                 the
                 Trade
                 of
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 and
                 North-East
                 Seas
                 .
              
               
                 Monsieur
                 Speering
                 arrived
                 here
                 likewise
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 well
                 received
                 a
                 short
                 while
                 after
                 ,
                 and
                 laid
                 a
                 foundation
                 of
                 that
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 afterwards
                 concluded
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Whitlock
                 with
                 that
                 Queen
                 :
                 but
                 he
                 deceasing
                 here
                 ,
                 soon
                 after
                 
                   Monsieur
                   Appleboom
                
                 ,
                 Resident
                 also
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 was
                 substituted
                 to
                 his
                 Embassie
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 .
                 
                 The
                 24
                 of
                 February
                 came
                 out
                 their
                 Act
                 of
                 Oblivion
                 ,
                 whereout
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Webster
                
                 of
                 Amsterdam
                 was
                 totally
                 excluded
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Executors
                 of
                 the
                 Arch-bishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 the
                 slayers
                 of
                 Dorislaus
                 and
                 Ascham
                 ,
                 the
                 Viscount
                 Mansfield
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 Goring
                 ,
                 and
                 General
                 George
                 Lord
                 Goring
                 ,
                 and
                 Charles
                 his
                 Sons
                 :
                 which
                 particulars
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 multitude
                 of
                 publike
                 exceptions
                 (
                 as
                 
                   H.
                   Martin
                
                 discanted
                 on
                 it
                 )
                 I
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Reader
                 a
                 hint
                 of
                 ,
                 that
                 such
                 a
                 precious
                 Record
                 of
                 their
                 absolute
                 greatness
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 taking
                 upon
                 them
                 to
                 pardon
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 needed
                 it
                 onely
                 themselves
                 ,
                 )
                 might
                 not
                 totally
                 be
                 lost
                 :
                 the
                 Preface
                 and
                 Induction
                 to
                 it
                 being
                 a
                 fallacy
                 ,
                 a
                 
                   non
                   concesso
                
                 ,
                 that
                 because
                 the
                 generality
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 had
                 shewed
                 themselves
                 ready
                 to
                 suppress
                 the
                 late
                 Scotch
                 Invasion
                 at
                 Worcester
                 ;
                 therefore
                 the
                 Parliament
                 out
                 of
                 meer
                 grace
                 ,
                 &c.
                 but
                 all
                 this
                 favour
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 no
                 benefit
                 to
                 any
                 one
                 without
                 taking
                 the
                 Engagement
                 .
                 Their
                 Committee
                 for
                 Regulation
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 had
                 likewise
                 proceeded
                 so
                 far
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 take
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 all
                 Courts
                 and
                 Offices
                 concerning
                 their
                 Fees
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 see
                 they
                 did
                 Execution
                 of
                 Justice
                 ;
                 for
                 corruption
                 wherein
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lilburn
                
                 and
                 
                   Iosiah
                   Primate
                
                 having
                 taxed
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 at
                 
                 Haberdashers-hall
                 (
                 about
                 a
                 Cole-pit
                 Primate
                 pretended
                 to
                 ,
                 but
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Haslerig
                
                 had
                 possession
                 of
                 ,
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 one
                 Colonel
                 
                 Wray's
                 Delinquency
                 )
                 the
                 said
                 Lilburn
                 was
                 banished
                 on
                 the
                 30
                 day
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Primate
                 fined
                 4000
                 l.
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Commissioners
                 and
                 Sir
                 Arthur
                 ,
                 and
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ;
                 but
                 upon
                 submission
                 Released
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Ireland
                 the
                 War
                 was
                 almost
                 at
                 an
                 end
                 ,
                 nothing
                 considerable
                 but
                 Galloway
                 and
                 some
                 few
                 Castles
                 holding
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 loose
                 parties
                 forraging
                 the
                 Country
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Lord
                 ●lanrickard
                 then
                 in
                 Galloway
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 March
                 sent
                 a
                 Letter
                 to
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Ludlow
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 desire
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 a
                 composure
                 and
                 conclusion
                 of
                 that
                 bloody
                 wasting
                 War
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 he
                 or
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 would
                 give
                 safe-conduct
                 for
                 the
                 chief
                 persons
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 every
                 County
                 ,
                 to
                 meet
                 and
                 to
                 agree
                 of
                 terms
                 about
                 a
                 Peace
                 ;
                 not
                 doubting
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 expressed
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 refused
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 able
                 to
                 maintain
                 themselves
                 ,
                 till
                 supplies
                 from
                 abroad
                 ,
                 and
                 courage
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 wants
                 and
                 discouragements
                 from
                 England
                 ,
                 should
                 alter
                 the
                 case
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 was
                 answered
                 by
                 Ludlow
                 ,
                 
                 That
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 could
                 not
                 ,
                 nor
                 would
                 allow
                 such
                 a
                 thing
                 as
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 to
                 settle
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 if
                 they
                 would
                 submit
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 have
                 such
                 Articles
                 and
                 Conditions
                 as
                 was
                 fit
                 for
                 them
                 .
                 For
                 that
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 whose
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 was
                 ,
                 would
                 have
                 the
                 ordering
                 and
                 Government
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 for
                 those
                 in
                 Arms
                 against
                 their
                 Authority
                 ,
                 to
                 think
                 of
                 such
                 an
                 absurd
                 condescention
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Answer
                 being
                 returned
                 to
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 offers
                 of
                 surrender
                 ,
                 took
                 not
                 effect
                 ;
                 yet
                 prevailed
                 on
                 several
                 parties
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Muskerry's
                 ,
                 Fitz
                 Patrick's
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                 Odwyr's
                 ,
                 to
                 come
                 in
                 and
                 submit
                 ,
                 with
                 liberty
                 of
                 transporting
                 their
                 Forces
                 into
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 abide
                 at
                 home
                 under
                 such
                 and
                 such
                 fines
                 ;
                 but
                 none
                 to
                 be
                 indempnified
                 by
                 any
                 Articles
                 ,
                 that
                 should
                 be
                 found
                 guilty
                 of
                 any
                 Massacre
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 .
                 Galloway
                 had
                 before
                 offered
                 to
                 capitulate
                 ;
                 but
                 because
                 the
                 Articles
                 were
                 somewhat
                 of
                 the
                 largest
                 demand
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 first
                 transmitted
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 for
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 plenipotence
                 then
                 in
                 
                   Ireland
                   ;
                   Lambert
                
                 was
                 nominated
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 mockt
                 of
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 Lord-Deputy
                 ;
                 a
                 person
                 too
                 brisk
                 (
                 and
                 understanding
                 ,
                 and
                 seeking
                 his
                 Interest
                 too
                 much
                 )
                 for
                 that
                 employment
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 reserved
                 for
                 Fleetwood
                 after
                 his
                 Marriage
                 with
                 
                 Oliver's
                 Daughter
                 and
                 
                 Ireton's
                 Relict
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 English
                 had
                 now
                 a
                 meeting
                 with
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Arguile
                 ,
                 after
                 many
                 
                 delays
                 and
                 put
                 offs
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 fine
                 excuses
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 20
                 of
                 March
                 at
                 
                 Dumbarton-Castle
                 ,
                 whither
                 within
                 an
                 hour
                 after
                 the
                 arrival
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments-Commissioners
                 (
                 Major-General
                 Dean
                 ,
                 and
                 Major
                 Saloway
                 ;
                 for
                 Dean
                 was
                 not
                 thought
                 Mercurial
                 enough
                 of
                 himself
                 ,
                 to
                 word
                 it
                 with
                 the
                 Scot
                 )
                 he
                 came
                 attended
                 by
                 some
                 30
                 persons
                 ,
                 having
                 ordered
                 before
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 his
                 Name
                 and
                 Septs
                 of
                 Highland-Gentry
                 to
                 wait
                 on
                 him
                 .
                 He
                 insisted
                 much
                 upon
                 the
                 
                   Salvo
                   Iure
                
                 of
                 the
                 Kirk
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 fasted
                 and
                 prayed
                 for
                 a
                 blessing
                 on
                 this
                 meeting
                 ,
                 the
                 Marquess
                 being
                 the
                 Patron
                 and
                 principal
                 defender
                 of
                 their
                 mouldering
                 Presbytery
                 .
                 After
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 days
                 conference
                 ,
                 the
                 Sophie's
                 parted
                 ,
                 having
                 entertained
                 their
                 time
                 with
                 some
                 Godly
                 descants
                 upon
                 providence
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 most
                 Supreme
                 Authority
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 his
                 Highland
                 mightiness
                 .
                 
                 Blackness-Castle
                 was
                 now
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 blown
                 up
                 with
                 Powder
                 by
                 Dean
                 ,
                 who
                 passed
                 by
                 
                 Newark-house
                 ,
                 (
                 Garrisoned
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 last
                 Summer
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 but
                 retaken
                 soon
                 after
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Massey
                 in
                 his
                 march
                 upon
                 the
                 Lancashire
                 designe
                 )
                 to
                 Ayre
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 platform
                 of
                 a
                 Citadel
                 was
                 now
                 laid
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 most
                 convenient
                 for
                 the
                 Trade
                 either
                 of
                 France
                 or
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 lying
                 the
                 most
                 Westward
                 part
                 of
                 Scotland
                 to
                 the
                 Highlands
                 .
                 
                 Several
                 mischiefs
                 were
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 Moss-Troopers
                 about
                 the
                 Borders
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 considerable
                 party
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 under
                 Commissary-General
                 Reynolds
                 ,
                 were
                 sent
                 to
                 Athlone
                 ,
                 which
                 lies
                 in
                 the
                 center
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 in
                 this
                 month
                 of
                 March
                 reduced
                 
                   Bally
                   League
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 two
                 other
                 Garrisons
                 in
                 the
                 Collough
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 gained
                 a
                 very
                 considerable
                 Pass
                 over
                 the
                 Shannon
                 ,
                 and
                 firm
                 hold
                 and
                 footing
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Longford
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 in
                 all
                 with
                 
                   Logh-rea
                   ,
                   Portumna
                   ,
                   Ballinaston
                   ,
                   Melecha
                   ,
                   Ragera
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 thirty
                 several
                 places
                 were
                 taken
                 :
                 Galloway
                 was
                 now
                 likewise
                 upon
                 Treaty
                 of
                 a
                 surrender
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 sent
                 out
                 their
                 Propositions
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 framing
                 whereof
                 some
                 disputes
                 and
                 difference
                 arose
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 and
                 Citizens
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 wisdome
                 and
                 menage
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 Clanrickard
                 were
                 again
                 accommodated
                 .
                 That
                 which
                 made
                 this
                 willingness
                 of
                 yielding
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 several
                 losses
                 of
                 Vessels
                 with
                 Corn
                 and
                 Provision
                 intercepted
                 by
                 some
                 ships
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 who
                 watched
                 that
                 Harbour
                 ;
                 and
                 Lorrain
                 was
                 despaired
                 of
                 ,
                 being
                 now
                 engaged
                 upon
                 a
                 march
                 into
                 France
                 .
                 Those
                 Articles
                 being
                 thought
                 too
                 high
                 by
                 L.
                 G.
                 Ludlow
                 then
                 Commander
                 in
                 chief
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 were
                 by
                 him
                 and
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 transmitted
                 to
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 year
                 ends
                 with
                 an
                 Act
                 for
                 removing
                 obstructions
                 in
                 the
                 sale
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 Queens
                 Lands
                 ,
                 &c.
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 being
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Roberts
                   ,
                   Francis
                   Mussenden
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 who
                 made
                 quick
                 work
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 Revenue
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1652.
                 
              
               
                 
                 THis
                 Year
                 began
                 with
                 a
                 most
                 dreadful
                 expectation
                 of
                 an
                 approaching
                 Eclipse
                 on
                 the
                 29
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 the
                 effects
                 whereof
                 one
                 
                   William
                   Lilly
                
                 (
                 a
                 man
                 infamous
                 for
                 Prognosticks
                 and
                 Divinations
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 His
                 Cause
                 ,
                 and
                 His
                 Party
                 )
                 and
                 others
                 of
                 that
                 Astrological
                 Tribe
                 had
                 predicted
                 should
                 be
                 sudden
                 and
                 most
                 pernicious
                 ;
                 and
                 during
                 the
                 time
                 thereof
                 ,
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 so
                 dark
                 ,
                 that
                 men
                 should
                 hardly
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 Read
                 or
                 Write
                 without
                 a
                 Candle
                 ;
                 the
                 day
                 it
                 happened
                 on
                 being
                 therefore
                 called
                 by
                 them
                 Black-munday
                 :
                 But
                 Lilly
                 so
                 shot
                 beyond
                 the
                 mark
                 ,
                 (
                 it
                 proving
                 not
                 half
                 so
                 gloomy
                 and
                 terrible
                 ,
                 though
                 most
                 people
                 were
                 so
                 foolishly
                 fearful
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 take
                 Antidotes
                 and
                 keep
                 close
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 some
                 maligne
                 Influences
                 and
                 Vapours
                 )
                 that
                 his
                 credit
                 of
                 Vaticination
                 was
                 utterly
                 lost
                 ,
                 and
                 regarded
                 no
                 more
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 than
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 old
                 worthless
                 Almanacks
                 .
                 I
                 mention
                 this
                 the
                 rather
                 ,
                 because
                 this
                 mans
                 wilde
                 presages
                 were
                 the
                 Oracles
                 of
                 the
                 Vulgar
                 ;
                 for
                 on
                 his
                 fatidical
                 Lips
                 they
                 depended
                 ,
                 which
                 never
                 failed
                 of
                 pronouncing
                 successes
                 to
                 those
                 Worthies
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 whose
                 Balaam
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 said
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 ,
                 being
                 hired
                 by
                 them
                 to
                 detract
                 from
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 having
                 the
                 Dutch
                 business
                 mainly
                 in
                 their
                 Eye
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 necessary
                 that
                 a
                 full
                 and
                 plenary
                 deliberation
                 and
                 resolution
                 should
                 be
                 used
                 in
                 that
                 affair
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 they
                 ordered
                 the
                 vacating
                 of
                 several
                 Committees
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 House
                 might
                 be
                 better
                 attended
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Publike
                 first
                 served
                 :
                 the
                 powers
                 of
                 the
                 Committees
                 for
                 the
                 University
                 and
                 Indemnity
                 (
                 which
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 happy
                 for
                 the
                 Royalists
                 had
                 never
                 been
                 in
                 〈◊〉
                 .
                 )
                 were
                 now
                 recalled
                 ;
                 the
                 one
                 was
                 utterly
                 extinct
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 revived
                 soon
                 〈◊〉
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 of-it-self-enough
                 injurious
                 Judicature
                 at
                 
                 Haberdashers-hall
                 ,
                 the
                 C●●missioners
                 thereof
                 being
                 Authorized
                 to
                 proceed
                 in
                 this
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 yet
                 at
                 Paris
                 during
                 the
                 Commotions
                 and
                 Broils
                 between
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 Princes
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 
                 more
                 especially
                 the
                 two
                 Princes
                 of
                 Conde
                 and
                 Comi
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Orleans
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Uncle
                 ,
                 was
                 rather
                 an
                 abettor
                 than
                 a
                 principal
                 in
                 the
                 Quarrel
                 ,
                 which
                 arose
                 from
                 Cardinal
                 
                 Mazarine's
                 prevalency
                 and
                 Authority
                 at
                 Court.
                 Paris
                 was
                 then
                 troubled
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Meagrome
                 that
                 whirl'd
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 into
                 those
                 tumultuous
                 Uproars
                 in
                 1641.
                 and
                 as
                 mad
                 against
                 the
                 Errours
                 of
                 Government
                 and
                 evil
                 Counsellors
                 ;
                 and
                 had
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 nay
                 ,
                 greater
                 advantages
                 and
                 countenance
                 of
                 a
                 Nobility
                 and
                 the
                 Blood
                 Royal
                 ,
                 though
                 that
                 King
                 was
                 not
                 then
                 to
                 seek
                 for
                 Arms
                 ,
                 Money
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Castles
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 a
                 well-furnisht
                 Army
                 was
                 able
                 to
                 chastise
                 these
                 undutiful
                 demeanors
                 of
                 His
                 Subjects
                 .
                 The
                 Spaniard
                 (
                 whose
                 Interest
                 it
                 was
                 to
                 keep
                 these
                 dissentions
                 on
                 foot
                 )
                 foreseeing
                 the
                 weakness
                 of
                 the
                 Princes
                 Forces
                 ,
                 offered
                 them
                 his
                 assistance
                 (
                 having
                 almost
                 mastered
                 Barcelona
                 the
                 Capital
                 City
                 in
                 Catalonia
                 held
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 and
                 Graveling
                 in
                 Flanders
                 just
                 upon
                 the
                 surrender
                 and
                 Dunkirk
                 designed
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Conquest
                 )
                 and
                 presently
                 sent
                 in
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lorrain
                 with
                 all
                 his
                 Forces
                 into
                 France
                 ,
                 while
                 in
                 the
                 interim
                 Marshal
                 
                   De
                   Turenne
                
                 the
                 Kings
                 General
                 had
                 defeated
                 the
                 Duke
                 
                   De
                   Nemours
                
                 with
                 the
                 Princes
                 Army
                 at
                 Estampes
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 these
                 Auxiliaries
                 seemed
                 so
                 to
                 turn
                 the
                 ballance
                 of
                 that
                 Victory
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 our
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 from
                 his
                 first
                 arrival
                 laboured
                 in
                 the
                 intrigue
                 of
                 that
                 difference
                 ,
                 perswading
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 to
                 some
                 condescentions
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 passed
                 personally
                 betwixt
                 both
                 parties
                 ,
                 advising
                 that
                 King
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 unhappy
                 Issues
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 so
                 fatally
                 evened
                 to
                 Himself
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 refuse
                 an
                 Accommodation
                 ;
                 and
                 accounting
                 to
                 the
                 Princes
                 the
                 Kings
                 strength
                 and
                 power
                 ,
                 and
                 probability
                 of
                 reducing
                 them
                 ,
                 though
                 to
                 little
                 effect
                 :
                 Now
                 to
                 save
                 the
                 further
                 effusion
                 of
                 Blood
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 prevent
                 that
                 Ruine
                 which
                 he
                 saw
                 so
                 neer
                 at
                 hand
                 ,
                 wherein
                 He
                 was
                 so
                 much
                 concerned
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 obstinacy
                 of
                 the
                 Princes
                 party
                 ,
                 who
                 would
                 not
                 yield
                 to
                 any
                 thing
                 without
                 the
                 Cardinals
                 removal
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Queen-mother
                 would
                 no
                 way
                 grant
                 at
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 their
                 Subjects
                 )
                 He
                 betook
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lorrain
                 then
                 at
                 Dampmartin
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 received
                 with
                 all
                 possible
                 demonstrations
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 by
                 that
                 Army
                 drawn
                 up
                 in
                 Battalia
                 ,
                 the
                 Irish
                 Officers
                 of
                 three
                 Regiments
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 being
                 admitted
                 to
                 kiss
                 his
                 Hand
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 encounter
                 at
                 Estampes
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 (
                 then
                 on
                 the
                 Kings
                 side
                 )
                 did
                 so
                 nobly
                 and
                 valiantly
                 behave
                 himself
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 Marshal
                 
                   de
                   Turenne
                
                 his
                 General
                 ,
                 gave
                 a
                 very
                 obliging
                 Character
                 of
                 him
                 in
                 his
                 Letters
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 onely
                 meriting
                 person
                 in
                 that
                 Service
                 ;
                 which
                 procured
                 him
                 especial
                 regard
                 and
                 Honour
                 from
                 that
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 abundantly
                 testified
                 on
                 all
                 occasions
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 interim
                 of
                 that
                 Action
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 His
                 Brother
                 ,
                 after
                 some
                 Conference
                 with
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lorrain
                 ,
                 had
                 engaged
                 him
                 to
                 a
                 kind
                 of
                 Neutrality
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 declared
                 and
                 made
                 evident
                 ;
                 just
                 as
                 the
                 two
                 Armies
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Princes
                 were
                 facing
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 disappointment
                 of
                 a
                 resolution
                 and
                 desperate
                 Engagement
                 on
                 the
                 Princes
                 ●ide
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 compell'd
                 to
                 retreat
                 to
                 Paris
                 ,
                 and
                 resume
                 those
                 thoughts
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 which
                 from
                 their
                 Confidence
                 in
                 Lorrain
                 they
                 had
                 totally
                 abandoned
                 .
                 The
                 frantick
                 Parisians
                 were
                 so
                 incensed
                 at
                 this
                 peaceful
                 conclusion
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 publikely
                 taxed
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 His
                 Mothers
                 menage
                 thereof
                 with
                 that
                 Duke
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 till
                 the
                 advantages
                 thereof
                 should
                 reclaim
                 their
                 mistake
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 withdrew
                 himself
                 for
                 some
                 time
                 to
                 St.
                 
                 Germains
                 ,
                 
                 whence
                 upon
                 the
                 conclusion
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 affair
                 he
                 returned
                 most
                 infinitely
                 welcome
                 to
                 those
                 so
                 lately-passionate
                 and
                 inconsiderate
                 people
                 .
                 Whither
                 a
                 while
                 before
                 ,
                 the
                 Marchioness
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 having
                 left
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 meet
                 the
                 Marquess
                 her
                 Husband
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 followed
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Castlehaven
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 must
                 back
                 again
                 return
                 to
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 now
                 quite
                 spent
                 with
                 the
                 continued
                 Calamities
                 of
                 a
                 luckless
                 War
                 ,
                 which
                 after
                 several
                 Surrenders
                 and
                 Capitulations
                 ,
                 was
                 managed
                 there
                 by
                 flyi●●
                 〈◊〉
                 ,
                 and
                 sudden
                 Excursions
                 and
                 Retreats
                 ;
                 the
                 sum
                 of
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 〈◊〉
                 :
                 
                 On
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 Roscommon-Castle
                 was
                 yi●lded
                 (
                 as
                 likewise
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   -
                   Town
                
                 )
                 to
                 Commissary-General
                 Reynolds
                 ,
                 by
                 Major
                 Daly
                 ;
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                   Connor
                   Teige
                   O.
                   Roe
                
                 submitted
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 upon
                 Articles
                 ;
                 soon
                 after
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Westmeath
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Tungan
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Talbot
                
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 others
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 800
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 Treaty
                 at
                 Kilkenny
                 did
                 the
                 same
                 ▪
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Muskerry
                 was
                 sending
                 the
                 same
                 way
                 ,
                 but
                 thought
                 his
                 past
                 Actions
                 and
                 his
                 Condition
                 more
                 considerable
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 be
                 hudled
                 up
                 in
                 common
                 and
                 ordinary
                 Terms
                 .
                 Onely
                 the
                 Lord-Marquess
                 Clanrickard
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Tenour
                 of
                 his
                 past
                 promise
                 upon
                 his
                 first
                 undertaking
                 the
                 Service
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 sole
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 resolvedly
                 and
                 Loyally
                 waived
                 the
                 proffer
                 of
                 those
                 
                 Kilkenny-Articles
                 (
                 which
                 were
                 now
                 tendered
                 as
                 their
                 standing
                 Rule
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 upon
                 submission
                 ,
                 protection
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 who
                 ever
                 they
                 were
                 that
                 should
                 be
                 found
                 guilty
                 of
                 the
                 Massacres
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 questionable
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 excluded
                 from
                 any
                 benefit
                 of
                 Conditions
                 )
                 and
                 prosecuted
                 the
                 War
                 afresh
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 16
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 
                 Connaught-Forces
                 he
                 marched
                 to
                 Ballishannon
                 ,
                 having
                 drawn
                 with
                 him
                 some
                 Ordnance
                 from
                 Slego
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 after
                 two
                 days
                 Battery
                 made
                 a
                 breach
                 and
                 Stormed
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 two
                 repulses
                 carried
                 it
                 by
                 main
                 force
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 such
                 Quarter
                 as
                 his
                 Party
                 on
                 the
                 like
                 occasion
                 used
                 to
                 receive
                 ;
                 next
                 he
                 took
                 
                 Dungal-Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 the
                 
                 Vlster-Forces
                 under
                 Sir
                 
                   Phelim
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   O.
                   Relies
                
                 and
                 Mac
                 Mahon's
                 joyned
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 upon
                 notice
                 of
                 Sir
                 Charles
                 Coot's
                 advancing
                 thither
                 after
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 
                 Venable's
                 Brigades
                 to
                 assist
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 departed
                 to
                 Armagh
                 ,
                 intending
                 for
                 Raphoe
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Ludlow
                 marched
                 towards
                 Ross
                 in
                 Kerry
                 ,
                 to
                 attaque
                 that
                 strength
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Muskerries
                 :
                 and
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 
                   Throckmorton
                   May
                
                 the
                 6
                 defeated
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 500
                 Foot
                 and
                 400
                 Horse
                 neer
                 Wexford
                 ,
                 under
                 Commissary-General
                 Duncan
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 in
                 Treaty
                 with
                 Ludlow
                 ,
                 who
                 now
                 likewise
                 had
                 reduced
                 the
                 Lord
                 Muskerry
                 to
                 a
                 necessity
                 of
                 such
                 Terms
                 (
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 his
                 Forces
                 being
                 defeated
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Broghil
                 ,
                 300
                 killed
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Supple
                 and
                 other
                 Officers
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 )
                 as
                 he
                 bogled
                 at
                 first
                 ,
                 his
                 strong
                 Hold
                 of
                 Ross
                 having
                 yielded
                 on
                 the
                 27
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 his
                 Field-forces
                 laying
                 down
                 their
                 Arms
                 upon
                 Articles
                 for
                 Transportation
                 ,
                 Iuly
                 5.
                 
                 And
                 Colonel
                 Grace
                 had
                 a
                 brush
                 from
                 Colonel
                 
                   Henry
                   Ingoldsby
                
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 part
                 of
                 that
                 Army
                 of
                 the
                 Vltoghs
                 under
                 
                   Mac
                   Reli
                
                 defeated
                 in
                 Gavan
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Theophilus
                   Iones
                
                 on
                 Iune
                 the
                 14.
                 
                 These
                 Losses
                 and
                 Defeats
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 rendition
                 of
                 Galloway
                 on
                 the
                 12
                 day
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Proclamation
                 of
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 Outlawing
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Wicklow
                 and
                 parts
                 adjacent
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 (
                 out
                 of
                 which
                 those
                 salleys
                 of
                 Tories
                 were
                 frequently
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 pursuable
                 therein
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 Fastnesses
                 and
                 Bogs
                 )
                 it
                 being
                 the
                 Store-house
                 and
                 Magazine
                 of
                 Victual
                 for
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 miserably
                 harassed
                 with
                 Fire
                 and
                 Sword
                 without
                 mercy
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 (
                 the
                 rather
                 for
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Cook
                 ,
                 
                 slain
                 by
                 Nash
                 and
                 his
                 party
                 of
                 Irish
                 ,
                 though
                 Nash
                 died
                 also
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 spot
                 some
                 while
                 before
                 )
                 made
                 Ireland
                 a
                 Scene
                 of
                 blood
                 and
                 misery
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 stubborn
                 Natives
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 resolute
                 Loyal
                 English-Irish
                 ,
                 a
                 mournful
                 consideration
                 to
                 their
                 Friends
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 wanting
                 laborious
                 defence
                 to
                 themselves
                 ;
                 nothing
                 being
                 to
                 be
                 afforded
                 further
                 upon
                 the
                 most
                 considerable
                 Surrender
                 ,
                 than
                 common
                 protection
                 and
                 Indemnity
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
                 
                 Ballishannon
                 was
                 again
                 retaken
                 upon
                 quarter
                 for
                 Life
                 ;
                 and
                 Slego
                 Rendred
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Coot
                
                 ;
                 Colonel
                 Grace
                 got
                 over
                 the
                 Shanon
                 from
                 Colonel
                 Ingoldsby
                 ,
                 having
                 lost
                 2
                 Colonels
                 ,
                 7
                 Captains
                 ,
                 and
                 800
                 Souldiers
                 killed
                 and
                 taken
                 ,
                 Iune
                 20.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 May
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 for
                 the
                 settlement
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 had
                 conference
                 with
                 the
                 Deputies
                 of
                 some
                 Shires
                 ,
                 who
                 accepted
                 the
                 Union
                 ,
                 and
                 refused
                 to
                 Treat
                 with
                 others
                 ,
                 that
                 came
                 not
                 with
                 a
                 Plenipotence
                 for
                 their
                 acquiescing
                 therein
                 ,
                 and
                 engagement
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Authority
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 fuller
                 effect
                 thereof
                 ,
                 had
                 caused
                 Proclamation
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 that
                 such
                 Deputies
                 as
                 should
                 acknowledge
                 and
                 accept
                 the
                 said
                 Union
                 ,
                 should
                 proceed
                 to
                 the
                 Election
                 of
                 14
                 Deputies
                 of
                 Shires
                 ,
                 and
                 7
                 for
                 the
                 Burghs
                 ,
                 by
                 August
                 ,
                 to
                 attend
                 the
                 Parliament
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 behalf
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 departed
                 out
                 of
                 Scotland
                 for
                 London
                 to
                 make
                 report
                 of
                 their
                 transaction
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 hitherto
                 met
                 with
                 very
                 obstinate
                 averseness
                 to
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 tender
                 of
                 Incorporation
                 ;
                 the
                 provincial
                 Assemblies
                 of
                 the
                 Kirk
                 every
                 where
                 declaring
                 against
                 it
                 ,
                 &
                 forbidding
                 the
                 people
                 to
                 accept
                 or
                 embrace
                 any
                 such
                 motion
                 .
                 Nor
                 did
                 the
                 new
                 English
                 Judges
                 finde
                 better
                 welcome
                 than
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 though
                 three
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 noted
                 men
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Nation
                 ,
                 the
                 chief
                 of
                 whom
                 was
                 the
                 Lord
                 Swinton
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Lockhart
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 at
                 their
                 opening
                 of
                 the
                 Session
                 or
                 Term
                 ,
                 they
                 declared
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 resolution
                 of
                 not
                 altering
                 any
                 thing
                 from
                 their
                 Laws
                 ,
                 save
                 the
                 Stile
                 and
                 Form
                 of
                 proceedings
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Name
                 ;
                 nor
                 would
                 lay
                 aside
                 their
                 Church-Government
                 if
                 peaceable
                 ,
                 nor
                 suffer
                 long
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 Ignorant
                 and
                 Scandalous
                 persons
                 to
                 preach
                 ,
                 or
                 Exercise
                 in
                 publike
                 ,
                 the
                 great
                 Eye-sore
                 to
                 that
                 Kirk-governed
                 people
                 .
                 At
                 first
                 the
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Courts
                 refused
                 to
                 give
                 their
                 Attendance
                 ,
                 and
                 absented
                 themselves
                 ;
                 but
                 seeing
                 their
                 places
                 wou●d
                 be
                 without
                 demur
                 disposed
                 of
                 ,
                 they
                 as
                 suddenly
                 complied
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 to
                 Martial
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 
                 
                 Dunotter-Castle
                 after
                 the
                 Cannon
                 had
                 played
                 two
                 days
                 against
                 it
                 ,
                 was
                 rendred
                 to
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 ,
                 with
                 several
                 Regalia
                 and
                 Goods
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 (
                 though
                 that
                 and
                 the
                 Chair
                 of
                 State
                 and
                 Scepter
                 ,
                 supposed
                 to
                 be
                 there
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 found
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 Marshal
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 28
                 of
                 May
                 :
                 the
                 Garrison
                 having
                 yielded
                 upon
                 Souldier-like
                 Honourable
                 Articles
                 :
                 Colonel
                 
                 Fitch's
                 Regiment
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 Innerness
                 ,
                 where
                 a
                 little
                 Frigat
                 of
                 four
                 Guns
                 ,
                 built
                 six
                 mile
                 up
                 Land
                 ,
                 was
                 brought
                 down
                 by
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 Men
                 to
                 the
                 Logh
                 wherein
                 the
                 Highlanders
                 passed
                 to
                 and
                 fro
                 ,
                 to
                 secure
                 and
                 provide
                 for
                 the
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 and
                 hinder
                 the
                 entercourse
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 .
                 A
                 Citadel
                 was
                 likewise
                 now
                 designed
                 here
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 another
                 at
                 Ayre
                 ,
                 by
                 Major-General
                 Dean
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 six
                 Bulworks
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 to
                 be
                 raised
                 upon
                 Sand
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 ordered
                 that
                 within
                 and
                 without
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 lined
                 with
                 Lime
                 ;
                 and
                 these
                 two
                 Fortifications
                 ,
                 with
                 two
                 more
                 ,
                 one
                 at
                 Leith
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 at
                 St.
                 Iohnstons
                 ,
                 being
                 all
                 built
                 with
                 Free-stone
                 ,
                 became
                 the
                 most
                 artful
                 and
                 impregnable
                 places
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Bridle
                 to
                 any
                 Scotch
                 Insurrection
                 or
                 National
                 designe
                 of
                 Liberty
                 .
                 Some
                 Companies
                 of
                 Colonel
                 
                 Overton's
                 were
                 likewise
                 shipped
                 for
                 the
                 Orkney
                 and
                 
                 Shetland-Islands
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 Northern
                 parts
                 and
                 point
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 who
                 forsooth
                 had
                 readily
                 embraced
                 the
                 English
                 Union
                 ,
                 to
                 no
                 other
                 purpose
                 I
                 wis
                 than
                 to
                 give
                 friendly
                 Entertainment
                 and
                 Harbour
                 to
                 General
                 Blake
                 ,
                 upon
                 his
                 sailing
                 neer
                 this
                 time
                 thither
                 ,
                 after
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 and
                 the
                 Dutch
                 
                   East
                   India
                
                 ships
                 then
                 expected
                 home
                 that
                 way
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Treaty
                 continued
                 yet
                 with
                 Arguile
                 and
                 other
                 the
                 Highland
                 Hogens
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 ,
                 and
                 Marquess
                 Huntly
                 and
                 
                 Montross's
                 Sons
                 had
                 another
                 conference
                 at
                 Saint
                 Iohnstons
                 ;
                 but
                 neither
                 concluded
                 nor
                 abrupted
                 the
                 matter
                 of
                 their
                 meeting
                 ,
                 saving
                 promises
                 ,
                 and
                 protestations
                 of
                 Friendship
                 ,
                 and
                 Peaceableness
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 kinde
                 of
                 neutrality
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 satisfie
                 the
                 expectation
                 of
                 a
                 Plenary
                 compliance
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 Arguile
                 was
                 most
                 prodigally
                 complemental
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 now
                 neither
                 from
                 Irish
                 nor
                 Scot
                 ,
                 nor
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 was
                 there
                 any
                 thing
                 more
                 to
                 be
                 feared
                 ,
                 than
                 that
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 England
                 would
                 loose
                 the
                 profit
                 of
                 Seizure
                 and
                 Confiscation
                 by
                 the
                 submission
                 and
                 timely
                 application
                 of
                 those
                 in
                 Arms
                 against
                 the
                 Authority
                 of
                 their
                 Victorious
                 Commonwealth
                 .
                 And
                 they
                 had
                 sufficiently
                 cautioned
                 against
                 such
                 retrenchments
                 of
                 their
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 except
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 Articles
                 to
                 important
                 places
                 and
                 persons
                 (
                 in
                 Ireland
                 (
                 as
                 is
                 said
                 before
                 )
                 it
                 being
                 taken
                 for
                 a
                 known
                 and
                 unvariable
                 Rule
                 :
                 )
                 as
                 for
                 England
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 now
                 more
                 .
                 Forfeitures
                 hastening
                 to
                 their
                 Corban
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 new
                 List
                 of
                 Papist-Delinquents
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Limboed
                 by
                 the
                 States
                 Inquisitors
                 General
                 at
                 Drury-House
                 .
              
               
               
                 These
                 were
                 their
                 civil
                 Garlands
                 and
                 Ovations
                 ,
                 not
                 because
                 they
                 had
                 saved
                 ,
                 but
                 because
                 they
                 had
                 ruined
                 so
                 many
                 of
                 their
                 fellow-Subjects
                 ,
                 whose
                 Fortunes
                 and
                 Estates
                 Oyled
                 the
                 Wheels
                 of
                 their
                 Triumphant
                 Chariots
                 ,
                 and
                 galloped
                 it
                 over
                 all
                 Obstacles
                 and
                 Impediments
                 ,
                 even
                 through
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 nay
                 an
                 Ocean
                 of
                 Blood.
                 For
                 their
                 precipitant
                 Successes
                 ,
                 disdaining
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 off
                 their
                 Glorious
                 Career
                 ,
                 made
                 the
                 Belgick
                 Lyon
                 stoop
                 to
                 the
                 Yoak
                 ,
                 and
                 draw
                 his
                 part
                 in
                 the
                 progress
                 of
                 their
                 Fame
                 ,
                 which
                 flew
                 swift
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ;
                 more
                 to
                 the
                 wonderment
                 than
                 expectation
                 of
                 all
                 Men
                 :
                 who
                 thinking
                 the
                 Circum
                 abient
                 Seas
                 of
                 their
                 new-acquired
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 not
                 Water
                 enough
                 to
                 wash
                 off
                 that
                 Pollution
                 and
                 deep-dyed
                 Guilt
                 of
                 the
                 Murther
                 of
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 saw
                 them
                 most
                 officiously
                 to
                 receive
                 and
                 swallow
                 a
                 further
                 tribute
                 of
                 Blood
                 ,
                 as
                 due
                 to
                 their
                 challenged
                 Soveraignty
                 thereon
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 impatient
                 ambition
                 of
                 being
                 supreme
                 Lords
                 over
                 the
                 High
                 and
                 Mighty
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 domineer
                 far
                 and
                 wide
                 without
                 Rivals
                 or
                 Competitors
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 extended
                 Empire
                 of
                 the
                 Ocean
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 rise
                 of
                 this
                 War
                 on
                 this
                 side
                 ,
                 we
                 partly
                 hint
                 here
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 partly
                 touched
                 before
                 ,
                 namely
                 the
                 rejectment
                 of
                 their
                 civil
                 offer
                 and
                 Embassie
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 Dutch
                 by
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohn
                
                 (
                 from
                 the
                 similitude
                 of
                 their
                 Governments
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Arrival
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 the
                 danger
                 they
                 feared
                 from
                 Monarchs
                 and
                 Princes
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 interest
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 with
                 these
                 States
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 all
                 means
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 weakened
                 by
                 the
                 neerer
                 alliance
                 of
                 both
                 Commonwealths
                 )
                 their
                 indignation
                 and
                 disdain
                 to
                 be
                 thus
                 refused
                 ,
                 and
                 lastly
                 the
                 proud
                 felicity
                 of
                 their
                 Atchievements
                 ,
                 which
                 gave
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 Quarrel
                 with
                 whom
                 they
                 pleased
                 ;
                 and
                 especially
                 ,
                 to
                 revenge
                 those
                 Contumelies
                 done
                 to
                 Dorislaus
                 and
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohn
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 presence
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ;
                 their
                 displeasure
                 whereat
                 they
                 gave
                 the
                 Dutch
                 a
                 tast
                 of
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 Act
                 forbidding
                 forrain
                 ships
                 to
                 trade
                 hither
                 ,
                 &c.
                 the
                 last
                 October
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 Dutch
                 side
                 the
                 Quarrel
                 arose
                 chiefly
                 from
                 a
                 vain
                 presumption
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 able
                 to
                 Master
                 the
                 English
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 people
                 naturally
                 measure
                 their
                 interest
                 by
                 Power
                 ,
                 not
                 by
                 Justice
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 wanted
                 not
                 those
                 great
                 ones
                 (
                 related
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 )
                 who
                 mainly
                 promoted
                 this
                 Rupture
                 among
                 the
                 States
                 themselves
                 ;
                 and
                 indeed
                 they
                 proved
                 the
                 Major
                 part
                 ,
                 hoping
                 then
                 well
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 affairs
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
                 But
                 they
                 proving
                 bad
                 ,
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 and
                 Zealand
                 ,
                 being
                 maritime
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 at
                 first
                 stickled
                 for
                 an
                 alliance
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 tendered
                 ,
                 had
                 prevailed
                 that
                 three
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 
                   Myn
                   Heeren
                   Cats
                   ,
                   Schaep
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Vandeperre
                 ,
                 should
                 immediately
                 pass
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 above-mentioned
                 Act
                 ,
                 and
                 resume
                 the
                 Treaty
                 offered
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 :
                 these
                 being
                 at
                 last
                 come
                 ,
                 found
                 very
                 cool
                 &
                 difficult
                 tendencies
                 or
                 inclinations
                 to
                 Peace
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 case
                 (
                 as
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohn
                
                 said
                 )
                 was
                 now
                 altered
                 :
                 whereupon
                 another
                 Embassador
                 the
                 Lord
                 Newport
                 was
                 sent
                 ,
                 with
                 private
                 Instructions
                 ,
                 (
                 but
                 no
                 power
                 to
                 conclude
                 )
                 to
                 enquire
                 and
                 inform
                 himself
                 ,
                 in
                 what
                 readiness
                 and
                 preparation
                 the
                 Parliament
                 were
                 for
                 a
                 Naval
                 War
                 ;
                 what
                 discontents
                 from
                 the
                 Royalist
                 ,
                 or
                 Faction
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 or
                 Ambition
                 among
                 the
                 Grandees
                 themselves
                 ,
                 might
                 effect
                 to
                 their
                 advantage
                 :
                 where
                 though
                 he
                 mist
                 of
                 the
                 main
                 ,
                 about
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 intended
                 overthrow
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 yet
                 they
                 had
                 encouragement
                 enough
                 to
                 proceed
                 on
                 the
                 designe
                 of
                 the
                 Ocean●mastership
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 themselves
                 absolute
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Worlds
                 Commerce
                 :
                 for
                 having
                 beaten
                 and
                 overcome
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 their
                 Harbours
                 at
                 command
                 ,
                 no
                 Prince
                 or
                 people
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 able
                 on
                 dare
                 to
                 offend
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 endure
                 all
                 whatsoever
                 they
                 should
                 insolently
                 enough
                 command
                 and
                 require
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 main
                 original
                 and
                 Bottom
                 of
                 that
                 War
                 ,
                 though
                 hastened
                 and
                 urged
                 by
                 some
                 peremptory
                 unexpected
                 demands
                 made
                 here
                 to
                 their
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 old
                 duty
                 of
                 the
                 Herring-fishing
                 ,
                 the
                 opening
                 of
                 the
                 Scheld
                 Custom-free
                 from
                 Middleburgh
                 to
                 Antwerp
                 ,
                 the
                 Right
                 of
                 the
                 Flag
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 business
                 of
                 Amboyna
                 ;
                 which
                 shewed
                 they
                 must
                 now
                 enter
                 into
                 League
                 upon
                 unequal
                 Terms
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Market
                 was
                 risen
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Exchange
                 higher
                 here
                 than
                 it
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 
                 Hague
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 without
                 further
                 trifling
                 away
                 time
                 in
                 such
                 stiff-neckt
                 debates
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 that
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Lyon
                 should
                 no
                 longer
                 couch
                 and
                 fawn
                 ,
                 but
                 raise
                 up
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 try
                 by
                 one
                 seizure
                 how
                 the
                 English
                 Pulse
                 beat
                 ,
                 whether
                 to
                 Fear
                 or
                 more
                 Courage
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 accordingly
                 govern
                 themselves
                 .
                 They
                 had
                 besides
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 this
                 resolution
                 ,
                 several
                 Advertisements
                 of
                 injuries
                 done
                 their
                 ships
                 and
                 Traffique
                 upon
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Act
                 ,
                 purposely
                 laid
                 in
                 their
                 way
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 the
                 occasion
                 .
              
               
                 Just
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 entrance
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 several
                 fore-running
                 Accidents
                 were
                 taken
                 notice
                 of
                 :
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 Fire
                 at
                 Glascow
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 defaced
                 that
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 damage
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 100000
                 l.
                 
                 Congleton-Church
                 in
                 Cheshire
                 fired
                 by
                 Lightning
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 ●1
                 men
                 killed
                 thereby
                 ;
                 the
                 same
                 fire
                 at
                 East-Okendon
                 in
                 Essex
                 ,
                 preceded
                 by
                 a
                 great
                 and
                 continual
                 drought
                 .
                 On
                 
                 Holland-side
                 ,
                 the
                 State-house
                 of
                 Amsterdam
                 was
                 burnt
                 ,
                 much
                 money
                 lost
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Writings
                 and
                 Goods
                 lost
                 and
                 burned
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Maze
                 ,
                 Sea-fights
                 were
                 seen
                 in
                 the
                 Air
                 at
                 noon-day
                 with
                 English
                 and
                 Dutch
                 Colours
                 ;
                 and
                 such
                 other
                 the
                 like
                 Prognosticks
                 ,
                 which
                 much
                 amazed
                 all
                 people
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 now
                 solely
                 intent
                 upon
                 the
                 Issue
                 of
                 this
                 War.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 riddance
                 of
                 this
                 anxious
                 Expectation
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 had
                 prepared
                 a
                 Fleet
                 of
                 War
                 under
                 their
                 old
                 Admiral
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 ,
                 and
                 given
                 order
                 for
                 the
                 speedy
                 equipping
                 of
                 another
                 Fleet
                 of
                 150
                 sail
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 yet
                 unprovided
                 of
                 an
                 answerable
                 Force
                 ;
                 for
                 General
                 Blake
                 plied
                 then
                 about
                 the
                 Downs
                 with
                 about
                 25
                 sail
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 more
                 :
                 thither
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 came
                 ,
                 in
                 pretence
                 of
                 Convoy
                 to
                 some
                 of
                 their
                 Merchant-men
                 from
                 the
                 Straights
                 ;
                 attempted
                 by
                 some
                 Parliament-Frigats
                 under
                 Captain
                 Young
                 ;
                 and
                 thereupon
                 ensued
                 an
                 Encounter
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 the
                 open
                 breach
                 of
                 Amity
                 and
                 Peace
                 between
                 the
                 Commonwealths
                 :
                 In
                 which
                 ,
                 because
                 both
                 parties
                 pleaded
                 the
                 Defensive
                 part
                 ,
                 though
                 apparently
                 the
                 Dutch
                 began
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 Downs
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 best
                 to
                 give
                 you
                 what
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 Generals
                 or
                 Officers
                 said
                 and
                 writ
                 themselves
                 on
                 this
                 occasion
                 :
                 Whereunto
                 are
                 added
                 the
                 Memorials
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Answer
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 open
                 rupture
                 was
                 honested
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 with
                 a
                 punctilio
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 the
                 Right
                 of
                 the
                 Flag
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Dutch
                 could
                 not
                 without
                 prejudice
                 to
                 their
                 more
                 Antient
                 State
                 give
                 to
                 this
                 puisny
                 Commonwealth
                 ;
                 who
                 contrarily
                 more
                 confidently
                 expected
                 it
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 take
                 these
                 accounts
                 from
                 several
                 of
                 their
                 Commanders
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     The
                     first
                     ,
                     in
                     a
                     Letter
                     from
                     Capt.
                     Young.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     As
                     I
                     was
                     coming
                     to
                     the
                     Westward
                     to
                     take
                     the
                     Command
                     of
                     the
                     West-guard
                     ,
                     
                     the
                     twelfth
                     instant
                     ,
                     off
                     the
                     Start
                     ,
                     I
                     descried
                     a
                     Fleet
                     of
                     ships
                     about
                     a
                     dozen
                     sail
                     ,
                     coming
                     from
                     the
                     Southward
                     ,
                     being
                     Admiral
                     ,
                     Vice
                     ,
                     and
                     Rear
                     in
                     the
                     Fleet
                     ,
                     so
                     that
                     I
                     did
                     conceive
                     them
                     to
                     be
                     Sir
                     George
                     Ayscue's
                     Fleet
                     ;
                     but
                     I
                     making
                     sail
                     off
                     to
                     them
                     ,
                     found
                     them
                     a
                     Fleet
                     of
                     Hollanders
                     come
                     from
                     Genoa
                     and
                     Legorn
                     ;
                     those
                     three
                     with
                     Flags
                     were
                     States-men
                     of
                     War
                     their
                     Convoyers
                     ,
                     the
                     other
                     Merchants
                     ships
                     ,
                     some
                     upwards
                     of
                     thirty
                     Guns
                     ,
                     and
                     some
                     under
                     ;
                     so
                     I
                     bore
                     with
                     the
                     Admiral
                     ,
                     and
                     did
                     send
                     to
                     him
                     by
                     my
                     Master
                     ,
                     that
                     he
                     should
                     strike
                     his
                     Flag
                     ,
                     and
                     did
                     desire
                     a
                     right
                     understanding
                     might
                     be
                     between
                     us
                     before
                     any
                     Blood
                     was
                     shed
                     in
                     the
                     controversie
                     ;
                     on
                     this
                     the
                     Admiral
                     took
                     in
                     his
                     Flag
                     ,
                     and
                     put
                     abroad
                     a
                     Pendant
                     :
                     he
                     said
                     he
                     did
                     belong
                     to
                     Amsterdam
                     ,
                     but
                     his
                     Name
                     I
                     know
                     not
                     ,
                     but
                     the
                     ship
                     hath
                     two
                     wilde
                     men
                     or
                     the
                     like
                     in
                     her
                     Stern
                     ,
                     and
                     some
                     other
                     things
                     between
                     them
                     ;
                     she
                     hath
                     some
                     38
                     Guns
                     :
                     to
                     then
                     the
                     Vice-Admiral
                     came
                     up
                     with
                     me
                     with
                     his
                     Flag
                     abroad
                     ,
                     being
                     a
                     ship
                     of
                     42
                     Guns
                     ;
                     so
                     I
                     called
                     to
                     perswade
                     him
                     to
                     strike
                     :
                     he
                     bid
                     me
                     come
                     on
                     board
                     and
                     strike
                     it
                     ;
                     so
                     I
                     sent
                     my
                     Boat
                     on
                     board
                     to
                     perswade
                     him
                     to
                     it
                     ,
                     to
                     prevent
                     the
                     loss
                     of
                     Blood
                     ,
                     if
                     it
                     might
                     be
                     ;
                     but
                     he
                     sent
                     me
                     word
                     by
                     my
                     Master
                     he
                     would
                     not
                     strike
                     ;
                     so
                     then
                     being
                     fitted
                     for
                     it
                     ,
                     I
                     came
                     up
                     
                     very
                     neer
                     on
                     the
                     Weather-quarter
                     ;
                     but
                     before
                     I
                     fired
                     ,
                     I
                     called
                     to
                     the
                     Captain
                     my self
                     to
                     take
                     in
                     his
                     Flag
                     ,
                     but
                     he
                     said
                     he
                     would
                     not
                     ;
                     so
                     then
                     I
                     commanded
                     a
                     Broad
                     side
                     and
                     a
                     Volley
                     of
                     small-shot
                     to
                     be
                     fired
                     on
                     him
                     ,
                     and
                     I
                     received
                     the
                     like
                     from
                     him
                     again
                     :
                     thus
                     we
                     past
                     some
                     four
                     or
                     five
                     Broad
                     sides
                     each
                     at
                     other
                     ,
                     though
                     I
                     was
                     forced
                     to
                     be
                     at
                     some
                     further
                     distance
                     from
                     him
                     than
                     at
                     first
                     ,
                     I
                     fearing
                     the
                     Admiral
                     would
                     have
                     laid
                     me
                     on
                     Board
                     on
                     the
                     Weather-side
                     ,
                     he
                     having
                     fitted
                     his
                     ship
                     ,
                     and
                     come
                     up
                     Main-sail
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     to
                     gain
                     the
                     Wind
                     of
                     me
                     ,
                     forced
                     me
                     to
                     keep
                     the
                     Wind
                     of
                     him
                     ;
                     then
                     Captain
                     Reynolds
                     being
                     come
                     up
                     fair
                     within
                     shot
                     of
                     his
                     Weather-quarter
                     ,
                     having
                     fired
                     six
                     Guns
                     before
                     at
                     the
                     Rear-Admiral
                     ,
                     as
                     he
                     came
                     in
                     amongst
                     us
                     ;
                     so
                     he
                     fired
                     part
                     of
                     a
                     Broad
                     side
                     at
                     the
                     Vice-Admiral
                     ,
                     just
                     at
                     that
                     instant
                     as
                     he
                     was
                     taking
                     in
                     his
                     Flag
                     ,
                     the
                     Recovery
                     being
                     come
                     up
                     even
                     within
                     shot
                     just
                     as
                     his
                     Flag
                     was
                     in
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Rear-Admiral
                     struck
                     likewise
                     :
                     So
                     I
                     sent
                     aboard
                     the
                     Admiral
                     ,
                     That
                     I
                     did
                     demand
                     the
                     Vice-Admiral
                     ,
                     either
                     in
                     his
                     person
                     or
                     his
                     ship
                     to
                     carry
                     into
                     Port
                     ,
                     to
                     make
                     good
                     what
                     damage
                     was
                     done
                     :
                     he
                     told
                     my
                     Master
                     ,
                     he
                     did
                     not
                     meddle
                     in
                     the
                     least
                     himself
                     as
                     yet
                     ,
                     as
                     long
                     as
                     it
                     was
                     onely
                     about
                     striking
                     the
                     Flag
                     ,
                     the
                     which
                     he
                     said
                     was
                     now
                     taken
                     in
                     ;
                     but
                     if
                     I
                     sought
                     any
                     further
                     matter
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     Surprizal
                     of
                     him
                     or
                     his
                     ship
                     ,
                     he
                     was
                     bound
                     and
                     would
                     assist
                     ,
                     she
                     being
                     the
                     States-ship
                     as
                     well
                     as
                     he
                     ,
                     not
                     then
                     knowing
                     ,
                     or
                     could
                     take
                     any
                     notice
                     of
                     any
                     further
                     intentions
                     :
                     So
                     I
                     desired
                     Captain
                     Reynolds
                     and
                     Captain
                     Chapman
                     to
                     come
                     on
                     board
                     to
                     consult
                     with
                     me
                     what
                     further
                     to
                     do
                     in
                     it
                     ;
                     it
                     being
                     neer
                     night
                     ;
                     and
                     it
                     was
                     the
                     Judgement
                     of
                     us
                     all
                     ,
                     not
                     to
                     proceed
                     any
                     further
                     in
                     it
                     ,
                     the
                     Flag
                     being
                     taken
                     in
                     ,
                     by
                     reason
                     the
                     Treaty
                     being
                     between
                     the
                     Nations
                     at
                     present
                     ,
                     the
                     case
                     of
                     Breach
                     of
                     the
                     Peace
                     might
                     not
                     be
                     any
                     way
                     imputed
                     on
                     our
                     part
                     .
                     I
                     have
                     received
                     some
                     damage
                     in
                     my
                     Hull
                     ,
                     Sails
                     ,
                     and
                     Rigging
                     ,
                     the
                     which
                     I
                     shall
                     soon
                     ;
                     God
                     willing
                     ,
                     get
                     repaired
                     again
                     .
                     I
                     had
                     one
                     man
                     even
                     as
                     good
                     as
                     killed
                     out-right
                     ,
                     died
                     ●ince
                     ,
                     and
                     some
                     four
                     wounded
                     ,
                     but
                     I
                     hope
                     they
                     will
                     recover
                     .
                     For
                     my
                     own
                     part
                     ,
                     I
                     bless
                     God
                     for
                     it
                     ,
                     I
                     am
                     very
                     well
                     :
                     I
                     do
                     believe
                     I
                     gave
                     him
                     his
                     Belly-full
                     of
                     it
                     ;
                     for
                     he
                     sent
                     me
                     word
                     he
                     had
                     Orders
                     from
                     the
                     States
                     ,
                     That
                     if
                     he
                     struck
                     he
                     should
                     lose
                     his
                     Head
                     ;
                     but
                     at
                     length
                     he
                     did
                     strike
                     ,
                     which
                     makes
                     me
                     conceive
                     he
                     had
                     enough
                     of
                     it
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Your
                         Honours
                         humble
                         Servant
                         at
                         Command
                         ,
                      
                       Anth.
                       Young.
                       
                    
                     
                       President
                       ,
                       Plymouth-Sound
                       ,
                       
                         May
                         14
                         ,
                         1652.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     The
                     second
                     ,
                     in
                     a
                     Letter
                     from
                     Gen.
                     Blake
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     I
                     have
                     dispatcht
                     away
                     this
                     Express
                     to
                     your
                     Honours
                     ,
                     to
                     give
                     you
                     an
                     account
                     of
                     what
                     past
                     yesterday
                     between
                     us
                     and
                     the
                     Dutch
                     Fleet.
                     Being
                     in
                     
                     Rye-bay
                     ,
                     I
                     received
                     intelligence
                     from
                     Major
                     Bourn
                     ,
                     that
                     
                       Van
                       Trump
                    
                     with
                     40
                     sail
                     was
                     off
                     the
                     South-sand-head
                     ,
                     whereupon
                     I
                     made
                     all
                     possible
                     speed
                     to
                     ply
                     up
                     towards
                     them
                     ,
                     and
                     yesterday
                     in
                     the
                     morning
                     we
                     saw
                     them
                     at
                     Anchor
                     in
                     and
                     neer
                     
                     Dover-Road
                     ;
                     being
                     come
                     within
                     three
                     Leagues
                     of
                     them
                     ,
                     they
                     weighed
                     and
                     stood
                     away
                     by
                     a
                     Wind
                     to
                     the
                     Eastward
                     :
                     we
                     supposing
                     their
                     intention
                     was
                     to
                     leave
                     us
                     ,
                     to
                     avoid
                     the
                     dispute
                     of
                     the
                     Flag
                     ;
                     about
                     two
                     hours
                     after
                     they
                     altered
                     their
                     course
                     and
                     bore
                     directly
                     with
                     us
                     ,
                     
                       Van
                       Trump
                    
                     the
                     headmost
                     ;
                     whereupon
                     we
                     lay
                     by
                     ,
                     and
                     put
                     ourselves
                     into
                     a
                     fighting
                     posture
                     ,
                     judging
                     they
                     had
                     a
                     resolution
                     to
                     engage
                     .
                     Being
                     come
                     within
                     Musquet-shot
                     ,
                     I
                     gave
                     order
                     to
                     fire
                     at
                     his
                     Flag
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     done
                     thrice
                     :
                     after
                     the
                     third
                     shot
                     he
                     let
                     flie
                     a
                     Broad
                     side
                     at
                     us
                     .
                     Major
                     Bourn
                     ,
                     with
                     those
                     ships
                     that
                     came
                     from
                     the
                     Downs
                     ,
                     being
                     eight
                     ,
                     was
                     then
                     making
                     towards
                     us
                     :
                     we
                     continued
                     fighting
                     till
                     night
                     ;
                     then
                     our
                     ship
                     being
                     unable
                     to
                     sail
                     ,
                     by
                     reason
                     that
                     all
                     our
                     Rigging
                     and
                     Sails
                     were
                     extreamly
                     shattered
                     ,
                     our
                     Mizen-mast
                     shot
                     off
                     ,
                     we
                     came
                     with
                     advice
                     of
                     the
                     Captains
                     to
                     an
                     Anchor
                     about
                     three
                     or
                     four
                     Leagues
                     off
                     the
                     Ness
                     ,
                     to
                     refit
                     our
                     ship
                     ,
                     at
                     which
                     we
                     laboured
                     all
                     the
                     night●
                     this
                     morning
                     we
                     espied
                     the
                     Dutch
                     Fleet
                     about
                     four
                     Leagues
                     distance
                     from
                     ours
                     
                     towards
                     the
                     Coast
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     advice
                     of
                     a
                     Council
                     of
                     War
                     ,
                     it
                     was
                     resolved
                     to
                     ply
                     to
                     windward
                     to
                     keep
                     the
                     Weather-gage
                     ,
                     and
                     we
                     are
                     now
                     ready
                     to
                     let
                     fail
                     our
                     Anchor
                     this
                     Tide
                     :
                     what
                     course
                     the
                     Dutch
                     Fleet
                     steers
                     we
                     do
                     not
                     well
                     know
                     ,
                     nor
                     can
                     we
                     tell
                     what
                     harm
                     we
                     have
                     done
                     them
                     ;
                     but
                     we
                     suppose
                     one
                     of
                     them
                     to
                     be
                     sunk
                     ,
                     and
                     another
                     of
                     thirty
                     Guns
                     we
                     have
                     taken
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Captains
                     of
                     both
                     ;
                     the
                     Main-mast
                     of
                     the
                     first
                     being
                     shot
                     by
                     the
                     Board
                     ,
                     and
                     much
                     water
                     in
                     the
                     Hold
                     ,
                     made
                     Captain
                     
                     Lawson's
                     men
                     to
                     forsake
                     her
                     .
                     We
                     have
                     six
                     men
                     of
                     ours
                     slain
                     ,
                     and
                     nine
                     or
                     ten
                     desperately
                     wounded
                     ,
                     and
                     25
                     more
                     not
                     without
                     danger
                     ,
                     amongst
                     them
                     our
                     Master
                     and
                     one
                     of
                     his
                     Mates
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     Officers
                     .
                     We
                     have
                     received
                     about
                     seventy
                     great
                     shot
                     in
                     our
                     Hull
                     and
                     Masts
                     ,
                     in
                     our
                     Sails
                     and
                     Rigging
                     without
                     number
                     ,
                     being
                     Engaged
                     with
                     the
                     whole
                     Body
                     of
                     the
                     Fleet
                     for
                     the
                     space
                     of
                     four
                     hours
                     ;
                     being
                     the
                     Mark
                     at
                     which
                     they
                     aimed
                     .
                     We
                     must
                     needs
                     acknowledge
                     it
                     a
                     great
                     mercy
                     that
                     we
                     had
                     no
                     more
                     harm
                     ,
                     and
                     our
                     hope
                     is
                     the
                     Righteous
                     God
                     will
                     continue
                     the
                     same
                     unto
                     us
                     ,
                     if
                     there
                     do
                     arise
                     a
                     War
                     between
                     us
                     ;
                     they
                     being
                     first
                     in
                     the
                     Breach
                     ,
                     and
                     seeking
                     an
                     occasion
                     to
                     Quarrel
                     ,
                     and
                     watching
                     ,
                     as
                     it
                     seems
                     ,
                     an
                     Advantage
                     to
                     brave
                     us
                     upon
                     our
                     own
                     Coast
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Your
                         most
                         humble
                         Servant
                      
                       ,
                       Robert
                       Blake
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         From
                         aboard
                         the
                      
                       James
                       ,
                       
                         three
                         Leagues
                         off
                         the
                      
                       Hydes
                       ,
                       
                         the
                         20
                         of
                         May
                         ,
                         1652.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     The
                     third
                     ,
                     in
                     a
                     Letter
                     from
                     Maj.
                     Bourne
                     .
                  
                   
                     Upon
                     the
                     18th
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     
                     the
                     Wind
                     being
                     at
                     North-East
                     ,
                     the
                     weather
                     something
                     hazy
                     ,
                     about
                     ten
                     in
                     the
                     morning
                     we
                     saw
                     a
                     great
                     Fleet
                     on
                     the
                     back-side
                     of
                     the
                     Goodwyn-sand
                     ,
                     which
                     lay
                     with
                     their
                     Sails
                     hayl'd
                     up
                     ,
                     and
                     drove
                     to
                     the
                     Southward
                     ,
                     the
                     latter
                     Tide
                     of
                     Ebb
                     in
                     land
                     ;
                     about
                     twelve
                     they
                     were
                     so
                     nigh
                     ,
                     that
                     we
                     plainly
                     descried
                     them
                     to
                     be
                     all
                     Men
                     of
                     War
                     ,
                     consisting
                     of
                     41
                     in
                     number
                     ,
                     one
                     whereof
                     had
                     a
                     Flag
                     at
                     the
                     Main-top-mast-head
                     ,
                     the
                     rest
                     Jacks
                     and
                     Ancients
                     ,
                     Hollands
                     Colours
                     ,
                     at
                     which
                     time
                     they
                     were
                     neer
                     the
                     South-sand-head
                     .
                     There
                     was
                     in
                     the
                     Downs
                     ,
                     the
                     
                       Andrew
                       ,
                       Triumph
                       ,
                       Fairfax
                       ,
                       Entrance
                       ,
                       Centurion
                       ,
                       Adventure
                       ,
                       Assurance
                       ,
                       Grey-hound
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     the
                     
                       Seven
                       Brothers
                    
                     ,
                     all
                     the
                     rest
                     of
                     the
                     Fleet
                     being
                     with
                     the
                     General
                     to
                     the
                     Westward
                     ,
                     by
                     whose
                     special
                     Command
                     I
                     wore
                     a
                     Flag
                     at
                     the
                     Main-top-mast-head
                     ;
                     the
                     appearance
                     of
                     which
                     I
                     humbly
                     conceive
                     was
                     one
                     cause
                     amongst
                     others
                     which
                     moved
                     their
                     General
                     to
                     send
                     two
                     Frigats
                     towards
                     me
                     ;
                     which
                     as
                     soon
                     as
                     I
                     perceived
                     plying
                     into
                     the
                     Road
                     ,
                     I
                     sent
                     out
                     the
                     Grey-hound
                     to
                     Examine
                     them
                     ,
                     and
                     know
                     the
                     ground
                     of
                     their
                     Approach
                     ;
                     who
                     returned
                     this
                     Answer
                     to
                     the
                     Captain
                     ,
                     That
                     they
                     had
                     a
                     Message
                     from
                     their
                     Admiral
                     to
                     the
                     Commander
                     in
                     the
                     Downs
                     ;
                     at
                     which
                     he
                     made
                     sail
                     towards
                     me
                     ,
                     and
                     permitted
                     them
                     to
                     come
                     in
                     :
                     the
                     two
                     Frigats
                     came
                     neer
                     and
                     saluted
                     the
                     Flag
                     ,
                     and
                     then
                     the
                     Captains
                     came
                     on
                     Board
                     ,
                     whose
                     Names
                     were
                     ,
                     one
                     Tyson
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     other
                     Aldred
                     ,
                     who
                     brought
                     this
                     Message
                     from
                     their
                     Admiral
                     
                       Van
                       Trump
                    
                     ,
                     That
                     by
                     reason
                     of
                     much
                     Northerly
                     Winds
                     ,
                     he
                     with
                     his
                     Fleet
                     was
                     put
                     to
                     the
                     Southward
                     further
                     than
                     he
                     intended
                     ,
                     and
                     having
                     Anchored
                     the
                     day
                     before
                     off
                     Dunkirk
                     ,
                     many
                     of
                     his
                     ships
                     had
                     lost
                     Anchors
                     and
                     Cables
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     were
                     forced
                     to
                     Leewards
                     ;
                     but
                     withal
                     declared
                     ,
                     that
                     they
                     had
                     special
                     Command
                     from
                     their
                     Admiral
                     to
                     signifie
                     thus
                     much
                     ,
                     That
                     it
                     was
                     the
                     onely
                     cause
                     of
                     their
                     coming
                     to
                     prevent
                     any
                     thoughts
                     or
                     misapprehensions
                     ,
                     for
                     that
                     he
                     had
                     not
                     the
                     least
                     purpose
                     to
                     offer
                     injury
                     to
                     any
                     of
                     the
                     English
                     Nation
                     ;
                     but
                     for
                     fear
                     lest
                     any
                     Noise
                     or
                     Alarm
                     should
                     be
                     given
                     either
                     at
                     Land
                     or
                     Sea
                     ,
                     he
                     thought
                     good
                     to
                     send
                     this
                     Message
                     .
                     And
                     further
                     ,
                     the
                     one
                     of
                     them
                     in
                     discourse
                     said
                     ,
                     that
                     their
                     Admiral
                     Trump
                     would
                     have
                     come
                     himself
                     into
                     the
                     Road
                     ,
                     but
                     that
                     he
                     was
                     not
                     willing
                     to
                     breed
                     any
                     difference
                     about
                     his
                     Flag
                     ,
                     forasmuch
                     as
                     he
                     had
                     not
                     order
                     to
                     take
                     it
                     down
                     .
                     To
                     whom
                     I
                     replied
                     ,
                     That
                     I
                     presumed
                     there
                     would
                     be
                     no
                     new
                     thing
                     required
                     of
                     them
                     ,
                     and
                     neither
                     more
                     nor
                     less
                     would
                     be
                     Expected
                     from
                     them
                     ,
                     but
                     what
                     they
                     knew
                     to
                     be
                     the
                     Antient
                     Rights
                     of
                     this
                     Nation
                     ;
                     and
                     withal
                     I
                     desired
                     them
                     
                     to
                     return
                     this
                     Answer
                     from
                     me
                     to
                     their
                     General
                     ,
                     That
                     their
                     Message
                     was
                     civil
                     ,
                     that
                     our
                     General
                     was
                     to
                     the
                     Westward
                     ,
                     whom
                     I
                     looked
                     for
                     hourly
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     received
                     ;
                     and
                     if
                     what
                     they
                     delivered
                     was
                     so
                     intended
                     ,
                     I
                     desired
                     the
                     Reality
                     thereof
                     might
                     be
                     manifested
                     by
                     their
                     speedy
                     drawing
                     off
                     from
                     this
                     place
                     with
                     their
                     Fleet
                     ,
                     for
                     else
                     this
                     their
                     appearance
                     would
                     be
                     otherwise
                     expounded
                     :
                     and
                     so
                     I
                     dismiss'd
                     them
                     ,
                     who
                     made
                     sail
                     to
                     their
                     Admiral
                     ,
                     who
                     lay
                     off
                     the
                     South-sands-head
                     .
                     I
                     expected
                     them
                     to
                     come
                     into
                     the
                     Road
                     every
                     moment
                     ,
                     and
                     therefore
                     was
                     in
                     readiness
                     with
                     the
                     small
                     strength
                     I
                     had
                     under
                     my
                     charge
                     .
                     So
                     soon
                     as
                     the
                     two
                     Frigats
                     (
                     before
                     mentioned
                     )
                     came
                     back
                     to
                     their
                     General
                     ,
                     they
                     all
                     made
                     Sail
                     and
                     stood
                     towards
                     Dover
                     ,
                     and
                     there
                     they
                     came
                     to
                     an
                     Anchor
                     that
                     Tide
                     .
                     At
                     the
                     first
                     appearance
                     of
                     them
                     ,
                     after
                     I
                     had
                     made
                     them
                     certainly
                     to
                     be
                     the
                     
                     Holland-fleet
                     ,
                     I
                     did
                     according
                     to
                     my
                     Duty
                     give
                     such
                     an
                     Account
                     thereof
                     to
                     the
                     Right
                     Honourable
                     the
                     Council
                     of
                     State
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     time
                     and
                     other
                     business
                     would
                     permit
                     ;
                     and
                     withal
                     I
                     immediately
                     dispatcht
                     a
                     Ketch
                     to
                     our
                     General
                     ,
                     who
                     met
                     with
                     the
                     advice
                     thereof
                     that
                     night
                     about
                     Ness.
                     All
                     the
                     next
                     night
                     we
                     lay
                     in
                     readiness
                     ,
                     our
                     Anchors
                     apeak
                     ,
                     and
                     kept
                     two
                     Frigats
                     one
                     at
                     a
                     distance
                     from
                     the
                     other
                     betwixt
                     us
                     and
                     them
                     ,
                     giving
                     them
                     Instructions
                     to
                     make
                     a
                     Signal
                     to
                     me
                     ,
                     either
                     night
                     or
                     day
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     might
                     understand
                     their
                     motion
                     ,
                     whether
                     towards
                     the
                     General
                     or
                     elsewhere
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     end
                     I
                     might
                     the
                     better
                     be
                     able
                     to
                     order
                     my self
                     and
                     the
                     party
                     with
                     me
                     to
                     the
                     best
                     advantage
                     ,
                     for
                     security
                     of
                     the
                     General
                     's
                     Fleet
                     and
                     our selves
                     .
                     In
                     the
                     morning
                     about
                     ten
                     a
                     clock
                     I
                     received-advice
                     from
                     the
                     General
                     ,
                     being
                     a
                     little
                     to
                     the
                     Westward
                     off
                     Foulstone
                     ;
                     and
                     according
                     to
                     Order
                     received
                     from
                     him
                     ,
                     Calculated
                     the
                     Time
                     and
                     Tide
                     ,
                     so
                     that
                     we
                     might
                     most
                     opportunely
                     make
                     Conjunction
                     of
                     our
                     Forces
                     .
                     About
                     twelve
                     a
                     clock
                     I
                     set
                     sail
                     out
                     of
                     the
                     Downs
                     ,
                     the
                     Wind
                     being
                     Easterly
                     :
                     immediately
                     after
                     I
                     p●rceived
                     the
                     Hollanders
                     to
                     be
                     under
                     sail
                     some
                     of
                     them
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     rest
                     making
                     ready
                     .
                     We
                     Steered
                     alongst
                     ,
                     and
                     when
                     we
                     came
                     as
                     high
                     as
                     the
                     South-foreland
                     ,
                     the
                     
                     Holland-Fleet
                     was
                     got
                     off
                     the
                     Shore
                     ,
                     and
                     were
                     half
                     Channel
                     over
                     ,
                     plying
                     to
                     Windward
                     towards
                     Calice
                     ;
                     at
                     which
                     time
                     I
                     saw
                     our
                     General
                     and
                     those
                     with
                     him
                     ;
                     and
                     within
                     an
                     hour
                     after
                     or
                     thereabouts
                     ,
                     the
                     Holland
                     Fleet
                     bore
                     up
                     and
                     made
                     sail
                     towards
                     him
                     :
                     We
                     hastened
                     towards
                     him
                     ,
                     and
                     hope
                     I
                     may
                     say
                     ,
                     seasonably
                     came
                     in
                     ,
                     for
                     by
                     that
                     time
                     the
                     Guns
                     were
                     fired
                     betwixt
                     the
                     Admirals
                     ,
                     we
                     were
                     with
                     the
                     Body
                     of
                     their
                     Fleet
                     ,
                     and
                     Engaged
                     with
                     them
                     from
                     half
                     an
                     hour
                     past
                     four
                     in
                     the
                     afternoon
                     till
                     it
                     was
                     dark
                     :
                     What
                     Execution
                     we
                     did
                     upon
                     them
                     they
                     best
                     know
                     ,
                     I
                     shall
                     not
                     determine
                     it
                     ;
                     but
                     surely
                     they
                     were
                     sensible
                     of
                     us
                     ,
                     for
                     they
                     did
                     their
                     utmost
                     to
                     decline
                     us
                     ,
                     and
                     avoid
                     our
                     coming
                     near
                     ,
                     which
                     we
                     endeavoured
                     by
                     all
                     means
                     ;
                     but
                     their
                     Admiral
                     leading
                     the
                     Van
                     ,
                     they
                     all
                     made
                     Sail
                     after
                     him
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     shot
                     themselves
                     to
                     Leeward
                     of
                     us
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     left
                     the
                     Rear
                     of
                     the
                     Fleet
                     to
                     us
                     ,
                     which
                     we
                     endeavoured
                     to
                     sever
                     from
                     the
                     rest
                     ,
                     and
                     accordingly
                     did
                     in
                     part
                     break
                     the
                     Body
                     ;
                     and
                     some
                     of
                     us
                     who
                     were
                     the
                     neerest
                     ,
                     and
                     had
                     the
                     advantage
                     of
                     the
                     Wind
                     ,
                     fell
                     upon
                     the
                     Sternmost
                     ,
                     who
                     I
                     suppose
                     found
                     it
                     hot
                     work
                     :
                     the
                     one
                     of
                     them
                     of
                     30
                     Guns
                     we
                     took
                     ,
                     which
                     fought
                     stoutly
                     ;
                     another
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     force
                     so
                     lamed
                     ,
                     her
                     Main-mast
                     shot
                     down
                     ,
                     and
                     having
                     much
                     Water
                     in
                     Hold
                     yielded
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Captain
                     thereof
                     came
                     into
                     our
                     Boat
                     to
                     save
                     himself
                     ;
                     the
                     night
                     coming
                     on
                     and
                     no
                     hope
                     left
                     him
                     :
                     I
                     presume
                     she
                     sunk
                     in
                     the
                     night
                     .
                     We
                     not
                     knowing
                     what
                     might
                     be
                     the
                     Issue
                     of
                     this
                     beginning
                     ,
                     endeavoured
                     to
                     finde
                     out
                     our
                     General
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     end
                     we
                     might
                     receive
                     Instructions
                     how
                     to
                     order
                     our selves
                     in
                     the
                     morning
                     ,
                     expecting
                     certainly
                     to
                     prosecute
                     the
                     business
                     then
                     ,
                     for
                     which
                     end
                     we
                     presently
                     came
                     to
                     Anchor
                     because
                     we
                     would
                     be
                     neer
                     them
                     in
                     the
                     morning
                     ;
                     but
                     they
                     did
                     not
                     stop
                     ,
                     so
                     that
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     morning
                     we
                     could
                     scarce
                     discern
                     them
                     at
                     Top-mast-head
                     ;
                     by
                     which
                     we
                     concluded
                     that
                     they
                     were
                     bound
                     over
                     to
                     the
                     Coast
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                     and
                     were
                     not
                     willing
                     to
                     try
                     it
                     further
                     at
                     this
                     time
                     ,
                     and
                     therefore
                     that
                     evening
                     emplyed
                     it
                     up
                     towards
                     Foulstone
                     ,
                     and
                     between
                     that
                     and
                     Dover
                     Anchored
                     again
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     next
                     day
                     came
                     into
                     the
                     Downs
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Your
                         very
                         assured
                         Friend
                         and
                         Servant
                         in
                         the
                         work
                         of
                         God
                         ,
                      
                       N.
                       Bourn
                       .
                    
                     
                       May
                       29
                       ,
                       1652.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                   
                     To
                     which
                     may
                     be
                     added
                     ,
                     the
                     Translation
                     of
                     the
                     Letter
                     of
                     the
                     Admiral
                     Trump
                     to
                     the
                     States
                     General
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       High
                       and
                       Mighty
                       Lords
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     My
                     last
                     Letter
                     was
                     of
                     the
                     tenth
                     instant
                     ,
                     
                     sent
                     by
                     the
                     Messenger
                     that
                     brought
                     my
                     Instructions
                     aboard
                     ,
                     since
                     when
                     I
                     crossed
                     the
                     Sea
                     before
                     the
                     
                       Mase
                       ,
                       Vilistringen
                       ,
                       Ostend
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Newport
                     ,
                     until
                     the
                     24
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     Month
                     ,
                     when
                     we
                     were
                     forced
                     to
                     cast
                     our
                     Anchor
                     ,
                     and
                     stay
                     there
                     in
                     a
                     hard
                     Weather
                     and
                     a
                     rough
                     Sea
                     ,
                     until
                     the
                     26
                     in
                     the
                     Morning
                     .
                     The
                     Weather
                     growing
                     fairer
                     ,
                     and
                     being
                     under
                     sail
                     ,
                     divers
                     Captains
                     of
                     the
                     Direction
                     came
                     aboard
                     ,
                     complaining
                     ,
                     That
                     they
                     had
                     lost
                     their
                     Anchors
                     and
                     Cables
                     ,
                     some
                     having
                     but
                     two
                     Anchors
                     and
                     two
                     Cables
                     left
                     ;
                     so
                     it
                     was
                     resolved
                     ,
                     because
                     the
                     Wind
                     did
                     grow
                     big
                     ,
                     to
                     go
                     under
                     the
                     point
                     of
                     Dover
                     ,
                     to
                     prevent
                     the
                     loss
                     of
                     our
                     ships
                     .
                     At
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     clock
                     ,
                     coming
                     before
                     the
                     Downs
                     ,
                     we
                     did
                     send
                     the
                     Commander
                     
                       Iohn
                       Thissen
                    
                     of
                     Flissingen
                     ,
                     and
                     Captain
                     
                       Peter
                       Alders
                    
                     towards
                     the
                     Downs
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     Commander
                     Bourn
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     there
                     with
                     some
                     ships
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     whom
                     they
                     saluted
                     in
                     my
                     Name
                     ,
                     advertising
                     him
                     that
                     we
                     were
                     bound
                     to
                     cruse
                     the
                     Sea
                     about
                     our
                     Coast
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     having
                     lost
                     some
                     Anchors
                     by
                     the
                     last
                     hard
                     Weather
                     ,
                     we
                     were
                     forced
                     to
                     Anchor
                     under
                     Dover
                     ,
                     to
                     help
                     one
                     another
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     to
                     return
                     to
                     our
                     appointed
                     limits
                     ;
                     having
                     also
                     no
                     other
                     order
                     but
                     to
                     protect
                     our
                     Merchant-ships
                     and
                     Fishermen
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     maintain
                     the
                     Honour
                     of
                     our
                     Country
                     .
                     That
                     we
                     therefore
                     thought
                     it
                     fit
                     to
                     acquaint
                     the
                     said
                     Commander
                     with
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     because
                     he
                     should
                     not
                     suspect
                     any
                     thing
                     to
                     the
                     contrary
                     ;
                     who
                     also
                     did
                     salute
                     me
                     ,
                     and
                     thankt
                     me
                     for
                     this
                     notice
                     .
                     Upon
                     the
                     19th
                     ,
                     at
                     two
                     of
                     the
                     clock
                     ,
                     we
                     made
                     sail
                     ,
                     the
                     Wind
                     North-East
                     ,
                     good
                     Weather
                     ,
                     sailing
                     towards
                     Calice
                     ,
                     with
                     intention
                     to
                     cross
                     towards
                     our
                     Coast
                     ,
                     to
                     provide
                     us
                     of
                     Cables
                     and
                     Anchors
                     :
                     Coming
                     about
                     
                     Calice-cliff
                     ,
                     we
                     met
                     with
                     Captain
                     
                       Ioris
                       van
                       Sanen
                    
                     of
                     Amsterdam
                     ,
                     coming
                     out
                     the
                     Streights
                     ,
                     with
                     Captain
                     Hugeluyt
                     ,
                     having
                     in
                     their
                     company
                     7
                     rich
                     Merchants
                     ships
                     ,
                     who
                     are
                     esteemed
                     at
                     above
                     50
                     Tuns
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     whom
                     he
                     left
                     the
                     19th
                     at
                     Anchor
                     right
                     against
                     Feverly
                     ,
                     where
                     about
                     12
                     ships
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     did
                     lye
                     ,
                     and
                     divers
                     Frigats
                     came
                     to
                     see
                     them
                     :
                     and
                     forasmuch
                     as
                     the
                     said
                     
                       Ioris
                       van
                       Sanen
                    
                     upon
                     the
                     12
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     about
                     Goutstart
                     ,
                     was
                     met
                     by
                     a
                     Frigat
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     who
                     fiercely
                     set
                     upon
                     him
                     to
                     make
                     him
                     strike
                     ,
                     and
                     against
                     whom
                     he
                     defended
                     him
                     neer
                     about
                     two
                     hours
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     was
                     left
                     by
                     the
                     said
                     Frigat
                     ;
                     whereupon
                     the
                     said
                     Commander
                     Hugeluyt
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     said
                     
                       Van
                       Sanen
                    
                     ,
                     did
                     endeavour
                     to
                     finde
                     out
                     our
                     main
                     Fleet
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     give
                     us
                     notice
                     of
                     it
                     ;
                     as
                     he
                     did
                     accordingly
                     ,
                     fearing
                     much
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     said
                     Merchants
                     Vessels
                     already
                     might
                     be
                     taken
                     :
                     Thereupon
                     I
                     presently
                     went
                     thither
                     ,
                     to
                     take
                     them
                     under
                     my
                     protection
                     ,
                     and
                     if
                     they
                     were
                     taken
                     ,
                     to
                     put
                     them
                     at
                     Liberty
                     ,
                     if
                     it
                     was
                     possible
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     seventh
                     and
                     eighth
                     Articles
                     of
                     my
                     Instruction
                     of
                     the
                     6
                     of
                     May
                     instant
                     .
                     Upon
                     the
                     way
                     we
                     met
                     15
                     Ships
                     and
                     Frigats
                     of
                     the
                     Parliaments
                     ,
                     among
                     whom
                     one
                     was
                     an
                     Admiral
                     ,
                     whom
                     I
                     intended
                     to
                     view
                     ,
                     taking
                     in
                     all
                     my
                     Sails
                     ,
                     except
                     both
                     my
                     Marsh-sails
                     ,
                     whom
                     we
                     did
                     avail
                     until
                     the
                     midst
                     of
                     the
                     Stangs
                     .
                     Being
                     within
                     a
                     Cannon-shot
                     ,
                     he
                     shot
                     a
                     Ball
                     over
                     our
                     ship
                     ,
                     we
                     answering
                     not
                     ,
                     he
                     shot
                     another
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     we
                     answered
                     with
                     one
                     ;
                     presently
                     he
                     gives
                     me
                     a
                     Broad
                     side
                     ,
                     being
                     within
                     a
                     Musquet-shot
                     ,
                     and
                     shot
                     all
                     his
                     side
                     through
                     our
                     Ship
                     and
                     Sails
                     :
                     Divers
                     were
                     Wounded
                     ,
                     some
                     with
                     the
                     loss
                     of
                     their
                     Arms
                     ,
                     some
                     otherwise
                     ;
                     whereupon
                     we
                     presently
                     gave
                     him
                     our
                     Broad
                     side
                     ,
                     not
                     knowing
                     what
                     they
                     intended
                     ,
                     which
                     as
                     yet
                     I
                     know
                     not
                     ,
                     because
                     they
                     did
                     not
                     speak
                     a
                     word
                     to
                     us
                     ,
                     neither
                     we
                     to
                     them
                     ;
                     and
                     we
                     fell
                     thereupon
                     to
                     a
                     general
                     Fight
                     .
                     In
                     the
                     mean
                     while
                     came
                     the
                     Commander
                     Bourn
                     out
                     of
                     the
                     Downs
                     ,
                     with
                     12
                     of
                     suchlike
                     ships
                     and
                     Frigats
                     mounted
                     ,
                     as
                     he
                     told
                     himself
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Commander
                     
                       Iohn
                       Thyssen
                    
                     and
                     Captain
                     
                       Peter
                       Alders
                    
                     ,
                     being
                     aboard
                     of
                     him
                     ,
                     with
                     60
                     to
                     70
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Frigats
                     with
                     38
                     ,
                     to
                     50
                     pieces
                     of
                     Ordnance
                     ,
                     who
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     while
                     Assaulted
                     our
                     Fleet
                     from
                     behinde
                     ;
                     and
                     we
                     fought
                     thus
                     from
                     half
                     an
                     hour
                     past
                     four
                     ,
                     till
                     nine
                     of
                     the
                     clock
                     ,
                     the
                     darkness
                     
                     parting
                     us
                     from
                     one
                     another
                     ;
                     when
                     both
                     the
                     Admirals
                     a
                     little
                     beyond
                     the
                     reach
                     of
                     our
                     Ordnance
                     cast
                     their
                     Sails
                     towards
                     the
                     Lee
                     ,
                     to
                     gather
                     their
                     Fleets
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     mend
                     what
                     was
                     shot
                     to
                     pieces
                     ,
                     we
                     floted
                     the
                     whole
                     night
                     with
                     a
                     Light
                     on
                     every
                     ship
                     .
                     The
                     20th
                     in
                     the
                     Morning
                     we
                     saw
                     the
                     English
                     Fleet
                     driven
                     Windward
                     from
                     us
                     ,
                     who
                     made
                     sail
                     and
                     went
                     towards
                     Dover
                     .
                     We
                     wanted
                     two
                     of
                     our
                     Ships
                     ,
                     who
                     were
                     in
                     the
                     Rear
                     of
                     our
                     Fleet
                     ;
                     the
                     Captains
                     ,
                     
                     Tuynman's
                     of
                     Middleburgh
                     ,
                     and
                     Siphe
                     Fook's
                     of
                     Amsterdam
                     ,
                     both
                     ships
                     of
                     the
                     Direction
                     ;
                     whereof
                     we
                     found
                     that
                     of
                     Captain
                     Siphe
                     Fook's
                     about
                     noon
                     ,
                     floating
                     without
                     Masts
                     :
                     The
                     Skipper
                     and
                     the
                     Officers
                     declared
                     unto
                     us
                     that
                     they
                     were
                     taken
                     by
                     three
                     ships
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     two
                     hours
                     after
                     Sun-set
                     ,
                     who
                     took
                     from
                     aboard
                     the
                     Captain
                     and
                     Lieutenant
                     ,
                     with
                     14
                     or
                     15
                     men
                     more
                     ,
                     and
                     put
                     instead
                     of
                     them
                     many
                     of
                     the
                     English
                     ;
                     but
                     they
                     fearing
                     that
                     the
                     ship
                     would
                     sink
                     ,
                     they
                     took
                     the
                     flight
                     ,
                     after
                     they
                     had
                     plundered
                     all
                     in
                     hostile
                     manner
                     .
                     They
                     declared
                     also
                     ,
                     that
                     they
                     see
                     the
                     said
                     
                     Tuynman's
                     (
                     being
                     with
                     them
                     in
                     the
                     Rear
                     of
                     our
                     Fleet
                     )
                     an
                     hour
                     before
                     he
                     was
                     taken
                     .
                     We
                     intend
                     with
                     this
                     Easterly
                     wind
                     to
                     cross
                     to
                     and
                     fro
                     ,
                     that
                     we
                     may
                     finde
                     out
                     the
                     said
                     Streight
                     vaerders
                     ,
                     if
                     it
                     be
                     possible
                     ,
                     and
                     with
                     all
                     other
                     Ships
                     with
                     whom
                     we
                     may
                     meet
                     ,
                     to
                     bring
                     them
                     safe
                     in
                     our
                     Country
                     .
                     So
                     ending
                     ,
                     was
                     Subscribed
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                       M.
                       Harp
                       Trump
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Dated
                         the
                         30
                         of
                         May
                         ,
                         1652.
                         
                      
                       from
                       aboard
                       the
                       Ship.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     The
                     Lords
                     Embassadors
                     Paper
                     ,
                     Exhibited
                     ●3
                     /
                     3
                     Iune
                     ,
                     1652.
                     
                     To
                     the
                     Council
                     of
                     State
                     of
                     the
                     Commonwealth
                     of
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Most
                       Illustrious
                       Lords
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     Even
                     as
                     both
                     by
                     word
                     of
                     mouth
                     ,
                     and
                     also
                     by
                     Writing
                     ,
                     we
                     have
                     signified
                     to
                     this
                     Council
                     on
                     the
                     3
                     and
                     6
                     days
                     of
                     this
                     Month
                     ,
                     taking
                     God
                     the
                     searcher
                     of
                     Mens
                     Hearts
                     to
                     witness
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     most
                     unhappy
                     Fight
                     of
                     the
                     Ships
                     of
                     both
                     Commonwealths
                     did
                     happen
                     against
                     the
                     knowledge
                     and
                     will
                     of
                     the
                     Lords
                     States
                     General
                     of
                     the
                     
                       Vnited
                       Netherlands
                    
                     ;
                     so
                     also
                     are
                     we
                     daily
                     more
                     and
                     more
                     assured
                     both
                     by
                     Messages
                     and
                     Letters
                     ,
                     witnessing
                     the
                     most
                     sincere
                     hearts
                     of
                     our
                     said
                     Lords
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     with
                     Grief
                     and
                     astonishment
                     they
                     received
                     the
                     Fatal
                     News
                     of
                     that
                     unhappy
                     rash
                     Action
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     upon
                     what
                     we
                     thereupon
                     presently
                     sent
                     them
                     word
                     of
                     ,
                     they
                     did
                     consult
                     and
                     endeavour
                     to
                     finde
                     out
                     what
                     Remedy
                     chiefly
                     may
                     be
                     applied
                     to
                     mitigate
                     that
                     raw
                     and
                     Bloody
                     Wound
                     :
                     To
                     which
                     end
                     ,
                     they
                     have
                     written
                     out
                     for
                     to
                     gather
                     a
                     solemn
                     Meeting
                     or
                     Parliament
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     Provinces
                     ,
                     whereby
                     we
                     do
                     not
                     doubt
                     but
                     there
                     will
                     be
                     provided
                     for
                     these
                     Troubles
                     (
                     by
                     Gods
                     favour
                     )
                     such
                     a
                     Cure
                     and
                     present
                     help
                     ,
                     whereby
                     not
                     onely
                     the
                     outward
                     cause
                     of
                     all
                     further
                     Evil
                     may
                     be
                     taken
                     away
                     ;
                     but
                     also
                     by
                     an
                     Int●rn
                     comfort
                     ,
                     the
                     mindes
                     may
                     be
                     redressed
                     and
                     reduced
                     again
                     to
                     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
                     their
                     common
                     Enemies
                     of
                     both
                     Nations
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     the
                     Reformed
                     Religion
                     )
                     We
                     again
                     do
                     crave
                     of
                     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
                     kinde
                     Answer
                     without
                     further
                     delay
                     upon
                     our
                     last
                     Request
                     .
                  
                   
                     Which
                     we
                     do
                     again
                     and
                     again
                     desire
                     so
                     much
                     the
                     more
                     ,
                     because
                     we
                     understand
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     Ships
                     of
                     our
                     Lords
                     and
                     of
                     our
                     Skippers
                     ,
                     both
                     on
                     the
                     broad-sea
                     ,
                     as
                     in
                     the
                     Ports
                     of
                     this
                     Commonwealth
                     ,
                     some
                     by
                     force
                     ,
                     some
                     by
                     Fighting
                     are
                     taken
                     by
                     your
                     men
                     and
                     kept
                     .
                     Given
                     at
                     Chelsey
                     ,
                     13
                     /
                     3
                     Iune
                     ,
                     1652.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Signed
                       ,
                       
                         I.
                         Cats
                         .
                         G.
                         Schaep
                         .
                         P.
                         Vanderperre
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                       
                         The
                         Answer
                         of
                         the
                         Parliament
                         of
                         the
                         Commonwealth
                         of
                         England
                         ,
                         to
                         the
                         Papers
                         presented
                         to
                         them
                         by
                         the
                         Council
                         of
                         State
                         ,
                         from
                         the
                         Embassadors
                         Extraordinary
                         of
                         the
                         Lords
                         the
                         States
                         General
                         of
                         the
                         
                           United
                           Provinces
                        
                         .
                         The
                         first
                         whereof
                         was
                         dated
                         the
                         3
                         of
                         June
                         ,
                         the
                         second
                         the
                         6
                         of
                         June
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         last
                         dated
                         the
                         13
                         of
                         
                           June
                           ,
                           1652.
                           new
                           Stile
                        
                         ,
                         upon
                         occasion
                         of
                         the
                         late
                         Fight
                         between
                         the
                         Fleets
                         .
                      
                       
                         The
                         Parliament
                         of
                         the
                         Commonwealth
                         of
                         England
                         calling
                         to
                         minde
                         with
                         what
                         continued
                         Demonstrations
                         of
                         Friendship
                         and
                         sincere
                         Affections
                         ,
                         
                         from
                         the
                         very
                         beginning
                         of
                         their
                         Intestine
                         Troubles
                         they
                         have
                         proceeded
                         towards
                         their
                         Neighbours
                         of
                         the
                         
                           Vnited
                           Provinces
                        
                         ,
                         omitting
                         nothing
                         on
                         their
                         part
                         that
                         might
                         conduce
                         to
                         a
                         good
                         Correspondence
                         with
                         them
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         a
                         growing
                         up
                         into
                         a
                         more
                         neer
                         and
                         strict
                         Union
                         than
                         formerly
                         ;
                         do
                         finde
                         themselves
                         much
                         surprized
                         with
                         the
                         unsutable
                         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
                         Commonwealth
                         ;
                         the
                         matter
                         of
                         Fact
                         whereof
                         stated
                         in
                         clear
                         Proofs
                         ,
                         is
                         hereunto
                         annexed
                         :
                         upon
                         serious
                         and
                         deliberate
                         consideration
                         of
                         all
                         ,
                         and
                         of
                         the
                         several
                         Papers
                         delivered
                         in
                         by
                         our
                         Excellencies
                         to
                         the
                         Council
                         of
                         State
                         ,
                         the
                         Parliament
                         thinks
                         fit
                         to
                         give
                         this
                         Answer
                         to
                         those
                         Papers
                         .
                      
                       
                         The
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         as
                         they
                         would
                         be
                         willing
                         to
                         make
                         a
                         charitable
                         Construction
                         of
                         the
                         Expressions
                         used
                         in
                         the
                         said
                         Papers
                         ,
                         endeavouring
                         to
                         represent
                         the
                         late
                         Engagement
                         of
                         the
                         Fleets
                         to
                         have
                         happened
                         without
                         the
                         knowledge
                         ,
                         and
                         against
                         the
                         minde
                         of
                         Your
                         Superiours
                         :
                         So
                         when
                         they
                         consider
                         how
                         disagreeable
                         to
                         that
                         profession
                         the
                         Resolutions
                         and
                         Actions
                         of
                         Your
                         State
                         ,
                         and
                         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
                         Judgements
                         ,
                         when
                         Your
                         Lordships
                         pretended
                         to
                         excuse
                         it
                         )
                         and
                         the
                         Instructions
                         themselves
                         given
                         by
                         Your
                         said
                         Superiours
                         to
                         their
                         Commanders
                         at
                         Sea
                         ,
                         do
                         finde
                         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
                         Bulworks
                         ,
                         and
                         thereby
                         expose
                         this
                         Common-wealth
                         to
                         Invasion
                         at
                         their
                         pleasure
                         ,
                         as
                         by
                         their
                         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
                         Reparation
                         of
                         the
                         Wrongs
                         already
                         suffered
                         ,
                         and
                         Security
                         that
                         the
                         like
                         be
                         not
                         attempted
                         for
                         the
                         future
                         .
                      
                       
                         Nevertheless
                         ,
                         with
                         this
                         minde
                         and
                         desire
                         ,
                         That
                         all
                         Differences
                         betwixt
                         the
                         Nations
                         may
                         (
                         if
                         possibly
                         )
                         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
                         delatory
                         ,
                         and
                         more
                         effectual
                         than
                         those
                         of
                         this
                         kinde
                         heretofore-used
                         have
                         been
                         .
                      
                       
                         This
                         Answer
                         Insinuating
                         the
                         intention
                         of
                         a
                         War
                         ,
                         being
                         Communicated
                         to
                         the
                         States
                         General
                         ,
                         they
                         ordered
                         their
                         remaining
                         Embassador
                         to
                         insist
                         upon
                         ,
                         and
                         demand
                         a
                         
                         Categorick-Answer
                         (
                         so
                         was
                         it
                         called
                         )
                         to
                         their
                         Proposals
                         in
                         the
                         Treaty
                         ,
                         positively
                         off
                         or
                         on
                         ;
                         which
                         being
                         made
                         ,
                      
                       
                         The
                         House
                         took
                         into
                         debate
                         the
                         business
                         of
                         the
                         Embassador
                         Extraordinary
                         from
                         the
                         States
                         General
                         of
                         the
                         
                           Vnited
                           Provinces
                        
                         ,
                         and
                         thereupon
                         Passed
                         these
                         Resolutions
                         ,
                         to
                         be
                         sent
                         to
                         the
                         Embassador
                         in
                         Answer
                         to
                         his
                         fourth
                         and
                         last
                         Paper
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           1.
                           
                           
                             That
                             the
                             Lords
                             the
                             States
                             General
                             of
                             the
                          
                           United
                           Provinces
                           
                             do
                             pay
                             and
                             satisfie
                             unto
                             this
                             Commonwealth
                             the
                             Charges
                             and
                             Damages
                             this
                             State
                             hath
                             sustained
                             ,
                          
                           
                           
                             and
                             been
                             put
                             unto
                             by
                             the
                             Preparations
                             of
                             the
                             said
                             States
                             General
                             ,
                             and
                             
                             their
                             attempts
                             this
                             Summer
                             ,
                             the
                             Particulars
                             whereof
                             shall
                             be
                             in
                             due
                             time
                             produced
                             .
                          
                        
                         
                           2.
                           
                           
                             That
                             upon
                             the
                             payment
                             of
                             the
                             sum
                             to
                             be
                             agreed
                             upon
                             (
                             as
                             aforesaid
                             )
                             for
                             Charges
                             and
                             Damages
                             ,
                             or
                             securing
                             the
                             same
                             to
                             the
                             satisfaction
                             of
                             the
                             Parliament
                             ,
                             there
                             shall
                             follow
                             immediately
                             thereupon
                             a
                             Cessation
                             of
                             all
                             Acts
                             of
                             Hostility
                             ,
                             and
                             the
                             Ships
                             and
                             Goods
                             taken
                             since
                             the
                             Difference
                             shall
                             be
                             Released
                             .
                          
                        
                         
                           3.
                           
                           
                             The
                             two
                             former
                             Propositions
                             being
                             assented
                             unto
                             ,
                             and
                             put
                             in
                             Execution
                             ,
                             the
                             security
                             for
                             the
                             time
                             to
                             come
                             which
                             the
                             Parliament
                             doth
                             expect
                             ,
                             is
                             by
                             both
                             States
                             contracting
                             a
                             firm
                             Alliance
                             and
                             Consistency
                             of
                             Interest
                             for
                             the
                             good
                             of
                             both
                             ,
                             which
                             the
                             Parliament
                             of
                          
                           England
                           
                             is
                             willing
                             on
                             their
                             part
                             by
                             all
                             just
                             ways
                             and
                             means
                             to
                             endeavour
                             .
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 And
                 so
                 we
                 pass
                 from
                 these
                 civil
                 Debates
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 prosecution
                 of
                 the
                 War.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 rude
                 accost
                 being
                 over
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 Fleets
                 parted
                 ,
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 to
                 the
                 back
                 of
                 the
                 Goodwyn-sand
                 ,
                 whence
                 he
                 sailed
                 for
                 Zealand
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 recruited
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 120
                 sail
                 (
                 while
                 General
                 Blake
                 with
                 70
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 was
                 gone
                 Northwards
                 to
                 seize
                 upon
                 their
                 Busses
                 and
                 Fishing-trade
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 meet
                 their
                 
                 East-India-men
                 ,
                 five
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 coming
                 as
                 usually
                 since
                 Amboyna
                 home
                 that
                 way
                 )
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 Road
                 of
                 the
                 Downs
                 again
                 ,
                 where
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ayscue
                
                 ,
                 who
                 arrived
                 at
                 
                   Plymouth
                   ,
                   May
                
                 25
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 thither
                 on
                 the
                 6
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 was
                 ordered
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 attend
                 ,
                 till
                 a
                 Fleet
                 was
                 made
                 ready
                 in
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 having
                 in
                 the
                 interim
                 on
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Iune
                 seized
                 on
                 10
                 sail
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Man
                 of
                 War
                 of
                 22
                 Guns
                 ,
                 sent
                 to
                 give
                 notice
                 to
                 all
                 Merchant-men
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 17
                 ,
                 fourteen
                 more
                 ,
                 some
                 whereof
                 were
                 stranded
                 ,
                 with
                 three
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 of
                 twenty
                 ,
                 twenty
                 six
                 ,
                 and
                 thirty
                 Guns
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 (
                 having
                 understood
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 opportunity
                 )
                 clapt
                 in
                 between
                 the
                 River
                 and
                 Sir
                 George
                 ,
                 leaving
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Fleet
                 to
                 the
                 Westward
                 ,
                 resolving
                 to
                 surprize
                 those
                 ships
                 coming
                 out
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 sink
                 those
                 under
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ayscue
                
                 ;
                 but
                 advice
                 being
                 immediately
                 given
                 from
                 Dover
                 of
                 the
                 posture
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 the
                 Navy
                 within
                 budged
                 not
                 ;
                 and
                 thereupon
                 the
                 Dutch
                 presently
                 addrest
                 themselves
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 designe
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 opportune
                 time
                 of
                 Ebb
                 coming
                 on
                 ,
                 the
                 8
                 of
                 Iuly
                 they
                 sailed
                 towards
                 Sir
                 George
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Wind
                 failing
                 ,
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 an
                 Anchor
                 a
                 League
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 next
                 Ebb
                 (
                 against
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 a
                 Platform
                 was
                 cast
                 up
                 between
                 Deal
                 and
                 
                 Sandown-Castles
                 ,
                 and
                 Cannon
                 planted
                 thereon
                 to
                 bear
                 upon
                 them
                 as
                 they
                 came
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Militia
                 thereabouts
                 in
                 Arms
                 at
                 the
                 shore
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 several
                 Mariners
                 reinforced
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 which
                 consisted
                 of
                 no
                 more
                 than
                 15
                 ships
                 )
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 under
                 sail
                 the
                 Wind
                 came
                 fully
                 about
                 South-west
                 (
                 which
                 the
                 Dutch
                 afterwards
                 said
                 was
                 the
                 Witch-Act
                 Wind
                 )
                 and
                 blew
                 so
                 directly
                 in
                 their
                 Teeth
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 possibly
                 make
                 up
                 to
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 being
                 likely
                 to
                 continue
                 so
                 ,
                 for
                 it
                 came
                 in
                 with
                 a
                 brisk
                 gale
                 ,
                 Trump
                 that
                 had
                 no
                 longer
                 time
                 to
                 stay
                 ,
                 the
                 Fleets
                 of
                 Merchants
                 for
                 the
                 Northern
                 ,
                 Eastern
                 ,
                 and
                 West-India
                 Seas
                 ,
                 waiting
                 his
                 return
                 for
                 their
                 Convoy
                 Northwards
                 ,
                 departed
                 for
                 Holland
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 received
                 the
                 said
                 charge
                 of
                 ships
                 ,
                 and
                 order
                 about
                 the
                 Fishing
                 ,
                 sailed
                 towards
                 the
                 Sound
                 ,
                 whence
                 having
                 secured
                 and
                 left
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Fleet
                 to
                 their
                 Voyage
                 ,
                 he
                 proceeded
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 towards
                 the
                 Northermost
                 point
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 the
                 Isles
                 of
                 Orkney
                 ,
                 where
                 General
                 Blake
                 was
                 newly
                 in
                 Harbour
                 ,
                 
                 after
                 a
                 Squadron
                 of
                 his
                 Frigats
                 had
                 spoiled
                 the
                 Herring-fishing
                 ,
                 by
                 driving
                 most
                 ,
                 seizing
                 some
                 other
                 Busses
                 ,
                 which
                 after
                 the
                 accustomed
                 Toll
                 of
                 every
                 tenth
                 Herring
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 in
                 gross
                 computed
                 ,
                 being
                 paid
                 ,
                 were
                 released
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 charge
                 of
                 Fishing
                 there
                 no
                 more
                 without
                 English
                 leave
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 their
                 12
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 that
                 guarded
                 them
                 ,
                 3
                 whereof
                 were
                 afterwards
                 sunk
                 .
                 (
                 They
                 made
                 a
                 stout
                 and
                 gallant
                 resistance
                 ,
                 and
                 killed
                 abundance
                 of
                 the
                 English.
                 )
              
               
                 
                 It
                 was
                 
                 Trump's
                 Resolution
                 to
                 have
                 here
                 Engaged
                 likewise
                 with
                 Blake
                 ,
                 having
                 met
                 already
                 with
                 the
                 Dutch
                 East-India
                 Fleet
                 of
                 five
                 Sail
                 ;
                 but
                 upon
                 a
                 sudden
                 such
                 a
                 Storm
                 arose
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 glad
                 to
                 put
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 his
                 Fleet
                 was
                 
                 so
                 scattered
                 and
                 dispersed
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 came
                 home
                 but
                 with
                 42
                 sail
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 came
                 after
                 much
                 tossing
                 to
                 an
                 Anchor
                 ,
                 some
                 at
                 Norway
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 with
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 East-India
                 ships
                 which
                 at
                 first
                 were
                 given
                 for
                 lost
                 ,
                 with
                 those
                 War-ships
                 that
                 were
                 missing
                 ,
                 but
                 shortly
                 after
                 ,
                 all
                 except
                 six
                 came
                 home
                 in
                 safety
                 :
                 Trump
                 to
                 Scheveling
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 an
                 account
                 :
                 Blake
                 first
                 to
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Holland
                 with
                 six
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Frigats
                 he
                 had
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 900
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 to
                 Yarmouth
                 for
                 Victual
                 ,
                 and
                 cross
                 again
                 to
                 the
                 Enemies
                 Coast
                 ;
                 several
                 losses
                 having
                 happened
                 to
                 both
                 Nations
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 by
                 private
                 Free-booters
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 small
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 taken
                 from
                 us
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 Van
                 Trump's
                 Fleet
                 was
                 now
                 rigging
                 and
                 fitting
                 out
                 ,
                 another
                 Fleet
                 of
                 50
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 set
                 to
                 Sea
                 from
                 Zealand
                 to
                 go
                 Westward
                 ,
                 and
                 Convoyed
                 a
                 Fleet
                 of
                 Merchant-men
                 the
                 same
                 way
                 where
                 Sir
                 George
                 Aycue's
                 station
                 was
                 about
                 Plymouth
                 (
                 at
                 which
                 Port
                 two
                 
                 Streights-men
                 newly
                 arrived
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 five
                 East-India
                 ships
                 came
                 in
                 soon
                 after
                 in
                 safety
                 )
                 in
                 expectation
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 They
                 were
                 seen
                 first
                 at
                 
                   Bright
                   hemstead
                
                 in
                 Sussex
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 chased
                 and
                 took
                 some
                 Barques
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 Westward
                 〈◊〉
                 the
                 back
                 of
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ;
                 advertisement
                 whereof
                 being
                 given
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 that
                 Sir
                 George
                 with
                 his
                 Fleet
                 of
                 40
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 most
                 Merchant-men
                 except
                 the
                 Flag-ships
                 ,
                 should
                 stretch
                 over
                 to
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 France
                 to
                 meet
                 them
                 .
                 Accordingly
                 on
                 the
                 16
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 between
                 one
                 and
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 ,
                 they
                 got
                 sight
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 who
                 quitted
                 their
                 Merchant-men
                 ,
                 being
                 50
                 in
                 number
                 .
                 About
                 four
                 the
                 fight
                 began
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 Admiral
                 with
                 9
                 others
                 charging
                 through
                 their
                 Fleet
                 ;
                 but
                 received
                 most
                 damage
                 in
                 the
                 Shrouds
                 ,
                 Masts
                 ,
                 Sails
                 ,
                 and
                 Rigging
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 repaid
                 the
                 Dutch
                 in
                 their
                 Hulls
                 :
                 Sir
                 George
                 having
                 thus
                 passed
                 through
                 them
                 ,
                 got
                 the
                 Weather-gage
                 and
                 Charged
                 them
                 again
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 his
                 Fleet
                 not
                 coming
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 night
                 already
                 entred
                 ,
                 they
                 parted
                 with
                 a
                 drawn
                 Battle
                 .
                 Captain
                 Peck
                 the
                 Rear-Admiral
                 lost
                 his
                 Leg
                 ,
                 whereof
                 soon
                 after
                 he
                 died
                 ;
                 several
                 Captains
                 were
                 wounded
                 ,
                 but
                 no
                 ship
                 lost
                 ,
                 onely
                 some
                 shattered
                 and
                 torn
                 ;
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 not
                 one
                 was
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 lost
                 ,
                 though
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 shot
                 through
                 and
                 through
                 ,
                 but
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 able
                 to
                 proceed
                 in
                 their
                 Voyage
                 ,
                 and
                 Anchored
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 after
                 ,
                 being
                 followed
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Bassa
                 ;
                 but
                 no
                 further
                 attempt
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 our
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 ,
                 as
                 't
                 was
                 pretended
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 the
                 French
                 Coast
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 they
                 returned
                 to
                 
                   Plymouth
                   sound
                
                 to
                 mend
                 and
                 repair
                 their
                 damage
                 .
                 Whatever
                 the
                 matter
                 might
                 be
                 ,
                 Sir
                 George
                 was
                 never
                 employed
                 more
                 in
                 their
                 Service
                 ;
                 but
                 't
                 was
                 judged
                 not
                 any
                 default
                 here
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Honourable
                 largeness
                 of
                 his
                 Articles
                 at
                 Barbadoes
                 were
                 the
                 cause
                 thereof
                 ;
                 and
                 Dean
                 was
                 now
                 remanded
                 and
                 returned
                 from
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 more
                 confiding
                 deserver
                 ,
                 on
                 whom
                 another
                 Sea-General
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 conferred
                 .
                 
                 Sir
                 George
                 had
                 300
                 l.
                 in
                 
                   Ireland
                   per
                   annum
                
                 ,
                 and
                 300
                 l.
                 in
                 Money
                 for
                 his
                 pains
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 sent
                 away
                 Messengers
                 and
                 Expresses
                 to
                 Denmark
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Hans
                 Towns
                 ,
                 to
                 Sweden
                 and
                 Poland
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 Commencement
                 of
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 gain
                 these
                 several
                 States
                 to
                 their
                 party
                 ,
                 Cordage
                 and
                 Tar
                 being
                 no
                 way
                 else
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 to
                 give
                 timely
                 advice
                 to
                 their
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 how
                 to
                 manage
                 and
                 secure
                 their
                 Estates
                 from
                 the
                 English.
                 A
                 Proposal
                 was
                 likewise
                 framed
                 of
                 sending
                 for
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 (
                 then
                 about
                 the
                 Western
                 Isles
                 of
                 America
                 ,
                 having
                 taken
                 some
                 West-Country
                 Ships
                 ,
                 being
                 known
                 by
                 his
                 black
                 Ancient
                 which
                 he
                 wore
                 in
                 his
                 Poop
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 mourning
                 Emblem
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Death
                 ,
                 attended
                 but
                 with
                 a
                 Fleet
                 of
                 six
                 ships
                 )
                 and
                 espousing
                 the
                 Kings
                 Quarrel
                 ;
                 but
                 those
                 were
                 but
                 high-flown
                 vapours
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 without
                 any
                 ground
                 ,
                 save
                 that
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 was
                 generally
                 and
                 publickly
                 commended
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 almost
                 enforced
                 upon
                 the
                 State
                 as
                 Statdholder
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain-General
                 as
                 was
                 his
                 Father
                 ;
                 and
                 some
                 affronts
                 were
                 done
                 to
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 known
                 to
                 be
                 disaffected
                 to
                 that
                 Family
                 ,
                 among
                 whom
                 was
                 the
                 Lord
                 Embassador
                 Paw
                 ,
                 whose
                 house
                 they
                 attempted
                 to
                 Storm
                 ;
                 nor
                 was
                 
                   De
                   Wit
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 prime
                 Seamen
                 ,
                 much
                 more
                 in
                 favour
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Zealanders
                 soon
                 after
                 evidenced
                 .
                 Their
                 Interest
                 indeed
                 was
                 so
                 much
                 the
                 more
                 considerable
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Brandenburgh
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 ally
                 but
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 whose
                 Usurped
                 Rights
                 ,
                 it
                 vindicated
                 
                 and
                 asserted
                 ,
                 would
                 much
                 conduce
                 to
                 the
                 advantaging
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 vigorous
                 prosecution
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 )
                 from
                 whom
                 they
                 had
                 already
                 promises
                 of
                 a
                 large
                 assistance
                 of
                 10000
                 men
                 ,
                 upon
                 no
                 other
                 score
                 but
                 his
                 Nephews
                 ,
                 as
                 appeared
                 in
                 his
                 non-performance
                 of
                 that
                 proffer
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 boggled
                 at
                 the
                 Overtures
                 and
                 Demands
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 other
                 Provinces
                 about
                 the
                 Prince
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 kinde
                 he
                 served
                 them
                 ,
                 having
                 engaged
                 their
                 concernment
                 in
                 the
                 Polish
                 War
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 leaving
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 lurch
                 after
                 the
                 
                 Elbing-Treaty
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 of
                 all
                 Princes
                 ,
                 their
                 Friends
                 ,
                 they
                 now
                 relied
                 most
                 upon
                 the
                 Dane
                 and
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 they
                 doubted
                 not
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 League
                 Offensive
                 and
                 Defensive
                 against
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 Slily
                 assisted
                 by
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 ,
                 and
                 hoping
                 of
                 a
                 fair
                 beginning
                 of
                 Amity
                 with
                 Sweden
                 onely
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 nevertheless
                 confident
                 were
                 our
                 States
                 of
                 going
                 luckily
                 through
                 this
                 hazardous
                 and
                 potent
                 Enmity
                 ,
                 or
                 would
                 their
                 proud
                 stomacks
                 (
                 Drunk
                 with
                 success
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Declaration
                 twitted
                 them
                 )
                 abate
                 a
                 sillable
                 of
                 what
                 they
                 had
                 determined
                 :
                 for
                 having
                 given
                 that
                 Categorick
                 or
                 positive
                 Answer
                 above
                 recited
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Embassadors
                 desire
                 of
                 leave
                 to
                 depart
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Superiours
                 as
                 peremptory
                 orders
                 ;
                 they
                 without
                 any
                 more
                 ado
                 ,
                 presently
                 offered
                 them
                 Audience
                 in
                 order
                 thereunto
                 (
                 Monsieur
                 Paw
                 in
                 a
                 Latine
                 Speech
                 delivered
                 the
                 sense
                 of
                 the
                 Quarrel
                 and
                 Breach
                 in
                 very
                 equal
                 words
                 )
                 without
                 any
                 further
                 expedients
                 mentioned
                 by
                 them
                 to
                 resume
                 the
                 accommodation
                 .
                 Paw
                 at
                 his
                 return
                 quickly
                 died
                 of
                 a
                 surfeit
                 of
                 broyl'd
                 Salmon
                 ,
                 
                 no
                 way
                 lamented
                 by
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Aurange
                 :
                 a
                 man
                 suspected
                 of
                 ill
                 Counsel
                 given
                 against
                 the
                 Martyr-King
                 ,
                 he
                 being
                 sent
                 hither
                 about
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Martyrdom
                 ,
                 and
                 known
                 to
                 have
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Houshold-goods
                 and
                 Jewels
                 as
                 Bribes
                 (
                 however
                 honested
                 by
                 a
                 pretence
                 of
                 purchase
                 )
                 for
                 his
                 service
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 States
                 .
                 The
                 Lord
                 Williamson
                 and
                 his
                 colleague
                 ,
                 Embassadors
                 of
                 Denmark
                 demanded
                 the
                 same
                 Audience
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 being
                 about
                 the
                 29
                 of
                 Iune
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 after
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Coot
                
                 had
                 taken
                 in
                 Ballymote
                 ,
                 he
                 pressed
                 so
                 hard
                 upon
                 the
                 Lord
                 Clanrickard
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 forced
                 for
                 shelter
                 to
                 betake
                 himself
                 into
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Carick
                 ,
                 while
                 Sir
                 Charles
                 quartered
                 at
                 Portumna
                 resolved
                 to
                 reduce
                 him
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 inevitable
                 ,
                 the
                 gallant
                 Marquess
                 came
                 now
                 at
                 last
                 in
                 this
                 desperate
                 Juncture
                 to
                 an
                 Agreement
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 no
                 more
                 than
                 ordinary
                 Liberty
                 to
                 Transport
                 himself
                 and
                 3000
                 Irish
                 more
                 into
                 any
                 Pieces
                 Country
                 and
                 service
                 then
                 in
                 Amity
                 with
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 within
                 a
                 short
                 limitation
                 of
                 time
                 .
                 Not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Richard
                   Grace
                
                 being
                 pursued
                 into
                 his
                 Fastness
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 strong
                 Fort
                 of
                 Inchlough
                 in
                 a
                 Bog
                 ,
                 yielded
                 upon
                 the
                 like
                 Terms
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 to
                 Colonel
                 Sanckey
                 ;
                 there
                 marched
                 out
                 with
                 him
                 1050
                 men
                 for
                 Transportation
                 .
                 
                   O
                   Brian
                
                 yet
                 held
                 out
                 in
                 the
                 Mountains
                 of
                 Kerry
                 and
                 
                   Cork
                   ;
                   Birn
                   ,
                   Phelim
                   ,
                   Mac
                   Hugh
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Cavenagh
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Fastnesses
                 of
                 Wexford
                 and
                 
                   Wicklow
                   ;
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 and
                 Rely
                 in
                 Vlster
                 :
                 to
                 all
                 which
                 places
                 ,
                 under
                 
                   Reynolds
                   ,
                   Venables
                   ,
                   Sanchy
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Coot
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Lieutenant-General
                 Ludlow
                 ,
                 distinct
                 Forces
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 march
                 .
                 
                   Fitz
                   Patrick
                
                 and
                 
                 Odwire's
                 men
                 were
                 also
                 now
                 shipt
                 ,
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 very
                 willing
                 to
                 be
                 rid
                 of
                 their
                 Company
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 as
                 glad
                 to
                 be
                 gone
                 ,
                 to
                 avoid
                 the
                 Halter
                 ,
                 then
                 threatned
                 by
                 a
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice.
                
                 In
                 Scotland
                 there
                 were
                 some
                 stirs
                 in
                 the
                 Highlands
                 ,
                 by
                 Glengary
                 ,
                 the
                 Frazers
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Mac
                   Reynolds
                
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 Septs
                 ,
                 whereof
                 one
                 
                   Mac
                   Knab
                
                 was
                 killed
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 more
                 of
                 his
                 men
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 a
                 party
                 which
                 was
                 met
                 with
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 Highland-Forces
                 of
                 Lilburn
                 and
                 other
                 Regiments
                 Encamped
                 at
                 Innerara
                 one
                 of
                 
                 Arguile's
                 strong
                 Castles
                 ;
                 but
                 nothing
                 else
                 happened
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 Scots
                 were
                 1500
                 strong
                 :
                 but
                 Arguile
                 absolutely
                 complied
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 sending
                 them
                 provision
                 and
                 supplies
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 ;
                 yet
                 before
                 Summer
                 was
                 quite
                 spent
                 ,
                 the
                 Highlanders
                 had
                 made
                 a
                 shift
                 to
                 surprize
                 two
                 of
                 their
                 new-Garrisoned
                 Castles
                 in
                 these
                 parts
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 good
                 their
                 several
                 Clans
                 and
                 possessions
                 .
              
               
                 
                 At
                 home
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 a
                 greater
                 mischief
                 breeding
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 than
                 they
                 feared
                 from
                 the
                 most
                 dangerous
                 of
                 their
                 Forrain
                 Enemies
                 :
                 A
                 dangerous
                 Imposture
                 of
                 Ambition
                 ,
                 whose
                 quabbing
                 beating
                 pains
                 gave
                 them
                 no
                 rest
                 ,
                 nor
                 
                 could
                 all
                 their
                 skill
                 tell
                 how
                 to
                 asswage
                 or
                 cure
                 it
                 .
                 It
                 swelled
                 every
                 day
                 more
                 and
                 more
                 ,
                 in
                 continual
                 Addresses
                 ,
                 Desires
                 ,
                 Petitions
                 ,
                 Declarations
                 ,
                 till
                 it
                 came
                 to
                 be
                 ripe
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 burst
                 out
                 to
                 the
                 dissolution
                 of
                 this
                 Political
                 body
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 reiterated
                 and
                 inculcated
                 story
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 providing
                 for
                 future
                 equal
                 Representatives
                 ,
                 and
                 putting
                 a
                 period
                 to
                 this
                 ;
                 than
                 which
                 ,
                 nothing
                 could
                 be
                 more
                 distastful
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 greater
                 antipathy
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 Members
                 :
                 which
                 yet
                 they
                 did
                 most
                 artfully
                 conceal
                 and
                 dissemble
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 hundred
                 complying
                 Votes
                 and
                 Resolves
                 ,
                 even
                 to
                 the
                 ascertaining
                 of
                 the
                 longest
                 day
                 ,
                 November
                 the
                 5
                 ,
                 1654.
                 for
                 their
                 sitting
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 was
                 two
                 years
                 too
                 long
                 for
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 whose
                 Fingers
                 itched
                 to
                 be
                 managing
                 a
                 Scepter
                 .
                 In
                 order
                 to
                 this
                 delay
                 ,
                 the
                 Committee
                 that
                 first
                 sat
                 and
                 hatcht
                 upon
                 this
                 Bill
                 ,
                 were
                 removed
                 from
                 the
                 Nest
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 addle
                 Eggs
                 put
                 under
                 the
                 chill
                 incumbency
                 of
                 other
                 Wilde-towl
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 to
                 proceed
                 therein
                 with
                 all
                 expedition
                 :
                 a
                 thing
                 so
                 unlikely
                 ,
                 that
                 Sultan
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 who
                 expected
                 a
                 
                   Grand
                   Cairo
                
                 brood
                 ,
                 resolved
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 baffled
                 much
                 longer
                 ,
                 or
                 await
                 the
                 leisure
                 of
                 his
                 Mercenary
                 servants
                 ,
                 as
                 after
                 a
                 Fast
                 and
                 Humiliation
                 of
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Council
                 of
                 Officers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Communication
                 of
                 the
                 grounds
                 thereof
                 to
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 in
                 England
                 and
                 Ireland
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 a
                 Lamentation
                 for
                 the
                 tedious
                 continuance
                 of
                 self-interested
                 persons
                 in
                 the
                 Authority
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Religious
                 melancholy
                 about
                 Charity
                 ,
                 the
                 want
                 whereof
                 was
                 greatly
                 bemoaned
                 )
                 we
                 shall
                 fully
                 discover
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 oblique
                 glancing
                 hit
                 of
                 Fortune
                 now
                 saluted
                 the
                 successful
                 Forces
                 of
                 this
                 State
                 by
                 Sea
                 :
                 
                 yet
                 far
                 more
                 advantageous
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 directly
                 concerning
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 a
                 more
                 obliging
                 good
                 turn
                 could
                 not
                 any
                 way
                 be
                 done
                 .
                 The
                 Arch-Duke
                 Leopold
                 now
                 Besieged
                 Dunkirk
                 about
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 French
                 prepared
                 to
                 relieve
                 it
                 by
                 Sea
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 purpose
                 their
                 Lord
                 Great
                 Admiral
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Vendosme
                 had
                 equipped
                 a
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 which
                 from
                 the
                 Coasts
                 of
                 Normandy
                 and
                 Britanny
                 came
                 to
                 an
                 Anchor
                 at
                 
                 Calice-road
                 ,
                 where
                 some
                 of
                 General
                 
                 Blake's
                 Frigats
                 ,
                 Crusing
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 from
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 with
                 Him
                 ,
                 espied
                 them
                 ;
                 who
                 thereupon
                 weighed
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 what
                 sail
                 they
                 could
                 towards
                 Dunkirk
                 ;
                 but
                 were
                 presently
                 fetcht
                 up
                 by
                 those
                 nimble
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 and
                 7
                 of
                 that
                 Kings
                 ships
                 (
                 the
                 Admiral
                 whereof
                 was
                 the
                 Triton
                 of
                 31
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 aboard
                 her
                 the
                 Sieur
                 Dimulet
                 ,
                 who
                 Commanded
                 in
                 chief
                 )
                 having
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 between
                 20
                 and
                 30
                 Guns
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 little
                 Frigat
                 of
                 8
                 ,
                 were
                 taken
                 and
                 brought
                 to
                 Dover
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 disaster
                 the
                 Besieged
                 were
                 necessitated
                 to
                 capitulate
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Governour
                 the
                 
                   Count
                   d'Estrades
                
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 also
                 after
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Command
                 )
                 yielded
                 it
                 thereupon
                 :
                 a
                 more
                 difficult
                 task
                 than
                 so
                 ,
                 had
                 the
                 Broils
                 in
                 France
                 not
                 been
                 so
                 high
                 ,
                 or
                 we
                 so
                 neer
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Dutch
                 proffer
                 of
                 Money
                 for
                 it
                 (
                 as
                 well
                 knowing
                 what
                 a
                 good
                 stationary
                 Port
                 it
                 would
                 be
                 for
                 their
                 Navies
                 upon
                 all
                 occasions
                 )
                 would
                 have
                 been
                 admitted
                 :
                 of
                 which
                 injurious
                 imprudence
                 ,
                 their
                 Embassador
                 Boreel
                 very
                 highly
                 and
                 angerly
                 complained
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 taken
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 loss
                 of
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 troublesome
                 Siege
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Conde
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 1647.
                 and
                 the
                 expence
                 of
                 some
                 English
                 Blood
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Oxford-Disbands
                 in
                 1646.
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Tillier
                 ;
                 after
                 retaken
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 since
                 suffered
                 many
                 vicissitudes
                 under
                 the
                 Dominations
                 of
                 three
                 Princes
                 and
                 one
                 Usurper
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 General
                 Assembly
                 now
                 convened
                 themselves
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 as
                 much
                 Authority
                 as
                 they
                 did
                 heretofore
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 began
                 the
                 War
                 ;
                 but
                 such
                 a
                 Chatter
                 there
                 was
                 of
                 Remonstrants
                 and
                 Protestations
                 ,
                 and
                 such-like
                 knacks
                 amongst
                 these
                 crums
                 of
                 the
                 Kirk
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 now
                 in
                 a
                 hundred
                 fractions
                 ,
                 that
                 for
                 very
                 quietness
                 sake
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 small
                 considerations
                 of
                 the
                 publick
                 Peace
                 (
                 whose
                 danger
                 in
                 their
                 former
                 more
                 unanimous
                 Rebellion
                 was
                 not
                 quite
                 forgotten
                 )
                 one
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Cotterel
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 dismiss
                 them
                 from
                 their
                 Seats
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 he
                 roundly
                 did
                 ,
                 charging
                 them
                 upon
                 their
                 peril
                 not
                 to
                 attempt
                 any
                 such
                 further
                 meeting
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 not
                 any
                 three
                 of
                 them
                 should
                 presume
                 to
                 meet
                 or
                 be
                 seen
                 together
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 what
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 force
                 of
                 Laws
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Vice-Roys
                 or
                 Governours
                 General
                 could
                 not
                 effect
                 ,
                 an
                 Armed
                 Officer
                 quickly
                 speeded
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 perpetual
                 shame
                 and
                 infamy
                 of
                 that
                 leud
                 Convention
                 .
                 Episcopacy
                 had
                 the
                 honour
                 to
                 precede
                 (
                 nor
                 could
                 Monarchy
                 
                 be
                 abolished
                 while
                 it
                 stood
                 )
                 and
                 Presbytery
                 had
                 the
                 disgrace
                 of
                 following
                 the
                 Regal
                 Ruines
                 ;
                 so
                 after
                 King
                 exit
                 Kirk
                 .
                 The
                 Judges
                 there
                 now
                 went
                 their
                 Circuit
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 met
                 with
                 innumerable
                 Accusations
                 and
                 Indictments
                 of
                 Adultery
                 ,
                 and
                 Fornication
                 ,
                 and
                 Incest
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 almost
                 of
                 Witchcraft
                 ,
                 the
                 ordinary
                 and
                 most
                 publick
                 frequent
                 crimes
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 ;
                 but
                 such
                 the
                 Kirks
                 cruel
                 usage
                 of
                 those
                 supposed
                 Sorcerers
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 such
                 weak
                 conviction
                 ,
                 that
                 though
                 at
                 first
                 the
                 same
                 severity
                 was
                 exercised
                 towards
                 them
                 ,
                 yet
                 the
                 Judges
                 finding
                 there
                 was
                 sometimes
                 more
                 devi●ish
                 Malice
                 in
                 the
                 Accuser
                 than
                 the
                 Accused
                 ,
                 superseded
                 that
                 numerous
                 Condemnation
                 of
                 them
                 as
                 formerly
                 .
                 Some
                 Murderers
                 and
                 
                 Moss-Troopers
                 were
                 likewise
                 Executed
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 no
                 small
                 parties
                 could
                 go
                 any
                 whither
                 without
                 danger
                 of
                 being
                 knockt
                 on
                 the
                 Head
                 ,
                 the
                 ways
                 were
                 so
                 infested
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Return
                 we
                 to
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 That
                 Fleet
                 under
                 
                   de
                   Ruyter
                
                 ,
                 that
                 fought
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ayscue
                
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 lay
                 now
                 at
                 the
                 Mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Channel
                 ,
                 crossing
                 to
                 and
                 ●ro
                 ,
                 to
                 stop
                 and
                 seize
                 all
                 English
                 Ships
                 and
                 Goods
                 coming
                 from
                 the
                 Southern
                 and
                 Western
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ;
                 yet
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 six
                 East-India
                 (
                 and
                 two
                 from
                 the
                 Streights
                 )
                 whereof
                 the
                 Eagle
                 was
                 the
                 chief
                 ,
                 arrived
                 safe
                 at
                 Plymouth
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 staid
                 in
                 Harbour
                 till
                 the
                 Fleet
                 of
                 War
                 Convoyed
                 them
                 home
                 ,
                 having
                 fitted
                 and
                 Armed
                 themselves
                 for
                 the
                 Encounter
                 .
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 was
                 ordered
                 to
                 stay
                 here
                 ,
                 upon
                 this
                 designe
                 ,
                 till
                 
                   de
                   Wit
                
                 ,
                 another
                 Admiral
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 sent
                 to
                 bring
                 him
                 home
                 through
                 the
                 Channel
                 ,
                 with
                 what
                 Merchant-men
                 he
                 had
                 ready
                 in
                 his
                 Convoy
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 should
                 casually
                 light
                 upon
                 him
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 ranged
                 at
                 pleasure
                 .
                 He
                 sent
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ayscue
                
                 word
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Bravado
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Vessel
                 he
                 took
                 and
                 freely
                 discharged
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 stayed
                 there
                 for
                 him
                 to
                 fight
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 Sir
                 George
                 had
                 no
                 such
                 orders
                 ;
                 nor
                 indeed
                 was
                 he
                 in
                 a
                 condition
                 ,
                 ever
                 since
                 his
                 last
                 Encounter
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 
                   de
                   Wit
                
                 appeared
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 while
                 General
                 Blake
                 was
                 gone
                 Westward
                 to
                 bring
                 about
                 the
                 
                 Plymouth-Fleet
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 21
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 South-sands-head
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 no
                 more
                 than
                 time
                 ,
                 for
                 Blake
                 had
                 seized
                 five
                 West-India
                 ships
                 of
                 good
                 value
                 ,
                 sneaking
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 Coast
                 ;
                 and
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Pen
                 had
                 taken
                 six
                 
                 Streights-men
                 most
                 richly
                 laden
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 been
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 newly
                 come
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                 Venice's
                 Service
                 ,
                 worth
                 above
                 200000
                 l.
                 being
                 laden
                 with
                 Piece-goods
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 best
                 Commodities
                 of
                 those
                 parts
                 )
                 and
                 came
                 in
                 ●ight
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 neer
                 Torbay
                 in
                 Devonshire
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Wind
                 almost
                 in
                 his
                 Teeth
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 proving
                 thick
                 and
                 hazy
                 Weather
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 obscurity
                 thereof
                 ,
                 he
                 slipt
                 and
                 made
                 aboard
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 Coast
                 ,
                 and
                 joyned
                 with
                 
                   de
                   Ruyter
                
                 ,
                 and
                 received
                 six
                 Plate-ships
                 ,
                 laden
                 from
                 Cadiz
                 ,
                 into
                 his
                 Convoy
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 sail
                 homewards
                 ;
                 and
                 Blake
                 having
                 touched
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 came
                 Eastward
                 likewise
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 back
                 of
                 the
                 Goodwyn
                 discovered
                 him
                 again
                 ,
                 having
                 dismist
                 his
                 charge
                 into
                 Holland
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Wind
                 blowing
                 hard
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 Engage
                 him
                 ;
                 nor
                 would
                 
                   de
                   Wit
                
                 move
                 from
                 his
                 station
                 ,
                 then
                 on
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 North-foreland
                 ,
                 knowing
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ships
                 to
                 be
                 very
                 great
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 draw
                 much
                 Water
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 Shallow
                 and
                 sand
                 lay
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Fleets
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 28
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 General
                 Blake
                 in
                 three
                 Squadrons
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 Dutch
                 were
                 divided
                 ,
                 one
                 Commanded
                 by
                 himself
                 ,
                 the
                 second
                 by
                 his
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Pen
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 third
                 by
                 Rear-Admiral
                 Bourn
                 )
                 sailed
                 towards
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 
                   de
                   Wit
                
                 had
                 fore-laid
                 it
                 ,
                 struck
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 upon
                 the
                 Sand
                 ;
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 the
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 Rigg'd
                 and
                 Mann'd
                 for
                 this
                 present
                 service
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 she
                 ever
                 was
                 in
                 ,
                 was
                 on
                 ground
                 ;
                 but
                 was
                 presently
                 got
                 off
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 stood
                 aloof
                 ,
                 till
                 
                   de
                   Wit
                
                 came
                 freely
                 from
                 his
                 advantages
                 to
                 the
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 first
                 begun
                 by
                 Bourn
                 ,
                 and
                 seconded
                 immediately
                 by
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 fought
                 stoutly
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 (
                 a
                 courageous
                 Drunken
                 Dutch
                 man
                 of
                 War
                 presuming
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Soveraign
                 a
                 Baoad-side
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 vapour
                 of
                 Boarding
                 her
                 ,
                 was
                 presently
                 sunk
                 by
                 her
                 side
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 she
                 obtained
                 among
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Golden
                   Devil
                
                 ;
                 )
                 soon
                 after
                 a
                 Rear-Admiral
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 was
                 Boarded
                 and
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 more
                 of
                 their
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 were
                 sunk
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 Blown
                 up
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 
                   de
                   Wit
                
                 was
                 glad
                 to
                 give
                 over
                 the
                 Conflict
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 ply
                 his
                 Sails
                 (
                 being
                 followed
                 till
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 was
                 no
                 more
                 
                 than
                 12
                 Leagues
                 East-South-East
                 off
                 the
                 Maze
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 that
                 Coast
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 no
                 good
                 shore
                 for
                 them
                 to
                 trust
                 to
                 )
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 remainder
                 of
                 his
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 pitifully
                 torn
                 ,
                 came
                 into
                 Goree
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 Harboured
                 .
                 This
                 Defeat
                 he
                 imputed
                 to
                 several
                 of
                 his
                 Captains
                 ,
                 who
                 did
                 not
                 their
                 devoir
                 in
                 the
                 Fight
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 Admiralty
                 were
                 appointed
                 ,
                 to
                 try
                 such
                 as
                 he
                 should
                 charge
                 for
                 their
                 Cowardise
                 or
                 Failure
                 ;
                 he
                 also
                 added
                 ,
                 for
                 another
                 Reason
                 ,
                 the
                 over-match
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 in
                 number
                 and
                 ships
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 beyond
                 expectation
                 ,
                 more
                 troubled
                 the
                 States
                 ,
                 than
                 this
                 easie
                 Discomfiture
                 .
                 Blake
                 with
                 Triumph
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 Downs
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 his
                 Fleet
                 into
                 Port
                 ,
                 to
                 mend
                 and
                 recruit
                 the
                 Damages
                 they
                 had
                 received
                 ,
                 having
                 lost
                 besides
                 neer
                 300
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 wounded
                 (
                 the
                 Dutch
                 twice
                 their
                 number
                 )
                 for
                 whose
                 cure
                 and
                 entertainment
                 ,
                 several
                 Houses
                 in
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 Hospitals
                 were
                 erecting
                 on
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Kent
                 ,
                 neer
                 Dover
                 and
                 Deal
                 ,
                 by
                 order
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 who
                 enacted
                 also
                 the
                 return
                 of
                 all
                 Sea-men
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 Prince
                 or
                 State
                 into
                 England
                 in
                 40
                 days
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 allowing
                 a
                 twelvemonth
                 to
                 those
                 in
                 the
                 East-Indies
                 ;
                 confirming
                 the
                 usage
                 and
                 custom
                 of
                 Death
                 without
                 mercy
                 ,
                 by
                 throwing
                 over-board
                 such
                 Carpenters
                 and
                 Ship-wrights
                 as
                 should
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 the
                 Enemies
                 ships
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 Noble
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Worcester
                 lately
                 come
                 from
                 beyond
                 Seas
                 (
                 where
                 his
                 wants
                 and
                 distresses
                 suffered
                 him
                 not
                 to
                 continue
                 any
                 longer
                 )
                 was
                 this
                 Month
                 of
                 September
                 taken
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 ordered
                 for
                 a
                 speedy
                 Trial
                 ;
                 but
                 after
                 consideration
                 of
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 superseded
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Lordship
                 left
                 in
                 that
                 forgotten
                 durance
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 had
                 been
                 great
                 discontents
                 among
                 the
                 
                   Vnited
                   Provinces
                
                 ,
                 concerning
                 their
                 chusing
                 of
                 a
                 Sta●dholder
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Captain-General
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 before
                 ;
                 and
                 these
                 Disorders
                 and
                 Misfortunes
                 at
                 Sea
                 did
                 rather
                 improve
                 the
                 Pince's
                 Interest
                 (
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 and
                 Friesland
                 prudentially
                 bethought
                 themselves
                 of
                 a
                 means
                 to
                 be
                 rid
                 of
                 both
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 was
                 by
                 sending
                 a
                 Letter
                 tending
                 to
                 an
                 accommodation
                 into
                 England
                 ;
                 which
                 at
                 the
                 worst
                 should
                 happen
                 ,
                 would
                 be
                 of
                 much
                 advantage
                 to
                 them
                 :
                 this
                 came
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 after
                 the
                 Fight
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 answered
                 as
                 their
                 other
                 Papers
                 )
                 so
                 that
                 as
                 
                   de
                   Wit
                
                 went
                 out
                 with
                 a
                 Mutiny
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Sea-men
                 refusing
                 to
                 go
                 on
                 Board
                 till
                 they
                 were
                 paid
                 for
                 their
                 service
                 already
                 done
                 in
                 this
                 War
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 two
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 Executed
                 at
                 Amsterdam
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 some
                 Burgers
                 shot
                 upon
                 a
                 sudden
                 surmise
                 of
                 a
                 Rescue
                 )
                 so
                 was
                 he
                 welcomed
                 home
                 with
                 the
                 like
                 Uproar
                 of
                 the
                 Women
                 of
                 Flushing
                 ,
                 who
                 hated
                 him
                 the
                 rather
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 was
                 a
                 main
                 Anti-party
                 to
                 the
                 Family
                 of
                 Aurange
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 that
                 Province
                 was
                 always
                 so
                 addicted
                 ,
                 that
                 though
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 sent
                 an
                 Embassie
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 disswade
                 them
                 from
                 their
                 resolution
                 taken
                 in
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 ;
                 (
                 and
                 they
                 hardly
                 laboured
                 it
                 with
                 Arguments
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Safety
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Nature
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 in
                 hand
                 ,
                 which
                 would
                 thereby
                 upon
                 all
                 events
                 be
                 made
                 Irreconcilable
                 )
                 yet
                 they
                 prevailed
                 not
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 dismist
                 to
                 the
                 next
                 General
                 Vergadering
                 or
                 Assembly
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 effected
                 their
                 designe
                 in
                 Denmarke
                 ,
                 by
                 making
                 sure
                 of
                 that
                 King
                 to
                 their
                 Interest
                 ,
                 he
                 refusing
                 to
                 let
                 the
                 22
                 English
                 Merchant-men
                 go
                 away
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Port
                 ,
                 being
                 laden
                 with
                 Hemp
                 ,
                 and
                 Tar
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 other
                 necessaries
                 for
                 shipping
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 recalled
                 his
                 Embassadors
                 here
                 in
                 England
                 ;
                 but
                 till
                 their
                 Arrival
                 ,
                 proceeded
                 no
                 further
                 than
                 a
                 bare
                 Imbargo
                 ,
                 having
                 brought
                 them
                 within
                 the
                 Booms
                 of
                 his
                 Castle
                 at
                 Elsenore
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 securing
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 want
                 of
                 those
                 Commodities
                 (
                 which
                 mightily
                 retarded
                 the
                 equipping
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Fleets
                 )
                 caused
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 give
                 order
                 to
                 Blake
                 to
                 send
                 away
                 Captain
                 Ball
                 with
                 a
                 Squadron
                 of
                 18
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 sail
                 for
                 the
                 Sound
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 carry
                 a
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 desiring
                 him
                 to
                 deliver
                 the
                 said
                 Ships
                 and
                 Goods
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Convoyed
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 Dane
                 at
                 first
                 pretended
                 his
                 care
                 of
                 saving
                 them
                 from
                 the
                 Dutch
                 )
                 home
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 ten
                 days
                 time
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 an
                 Anchor
                 within
                 a
                 mile
                 of
                 
                 Elsenore-Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 the
                 Letter
                 ashore
                 by
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Captains
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 affronted
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 there
                 seizing
                 his
                 Boat
                 )
                 
                 but
                 received
                 a
                 cold
                 Answer
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 would
                 not
                 deliver
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 wonder
                 they
                 did
                 approach
                 so
                 neer
                 his
                 Royal
                 Residence
                 with
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 Fleet
                 :
                 which
                 being
                 received
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Ball
                 concluded
                 presently
                 to
                 return
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 night
                 of
                 his
                 departure
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 the
                 Antelope
                 (
                 a
                 new
                 stately
                 built
                 Frigat
                 ,
                 of
                 50
                 Brass
                 Guns
                 )
                 run
                 upon
                 a
                 Rock
                 on
                 Iutland
                 side
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 unadvisedness
                 of
                 the
                 Pilot
                 )
                 about
                 three
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 bulged
                 and
                 broke
                 to
                 pieces
                 .
                 In
                 his
                 return
                 he
                 met
                 and
                 took
                 14
                 Holland
                 Fisher-men
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 
                 Tyger-Frigat
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 fight
                 ,
                 took
                 and
                 Boarded
                 a
                 Man
                 of
                 War
                 of
                 20
                 Guns
                 ,
                 having
                 killed
                 and
                 wounded
                 40
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 them
                 all
                 up
                 to
                 Yarmouth
                 .
                 Upon
                 further
                 dispute
                 of
                 this
                 detainer
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 of
                 such
                 evil
                 consequence
                 to
                 our
                 States
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 at
                 last
                 alledged
                 by
                 that
                 King
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 kept
                 those
                 ships
                 and
                 Goods
                 in
                 lieu
                 of
                 those
                 Moneys
                 due
                 to
                 him
                 from
                 the
                 late
                 King
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 engagement
                 with
                 his
                 Father
                 in
                 the
                 
                 German-War
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 Regiments
                 against
                 the
                 Emperor
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 other
                 Sums
                 accruing
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 his
                 Aunt
                 ,
                 the
                 Mother
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 Dutch
                 were
                 very
                 willing
                 to
                 be
                 dealing
                 and
                 chaffering
                 on
                 that
                 account
                 ,
                 offering
                 him
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 the
                 Goods
                 ,
                 to
                 what
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 rated
                 at
                 there
                 ,
                 in
                 ready
                 Money
                 ;
                 or
                 rather
                 than
                 fail
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 content
                 the
                 English
                 Merchants
                 that
                 were
                 concerned
                 in
                 those
                 Bottoms
                 and
                 Ladings
                 .
                 
                   Myn
                   Heer
                   Boreel
                
                 was
                 likewise
                 instant
                 with
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 for
                 a
                 speedy
                 Conclusion
                 of
                 a
                 League
                 Offensive
                 and
                 Defensive
                 .
              
               
                 Captain
                 Pen
                 having
                 been
                 recalled
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Streights
                 to
                 this
                 Service
                 here
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Badiley
                 was
                 sent
                 in
                 his
                 place
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Paragon
                 ,
                 a
                 Navy-Ship
                 ,
                 and
                 3
                 nimble
                 Frigats
                 ,
                 the
                 Phoenix
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Constant
                   Warwick
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 who
                 meeting
                 with
                 four
                 Merchant-men
                 from
                 the
                 Streights
                 ,
                 were
                 set
                 upon
                 neer
                 Portolongone
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 Naples
                 ,
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Van
                   Galen
                
                 ,
                 Commander
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 of
                 War
                 in
                 those
                 Seas
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 day
                 and
                 a
                 halfs
                 dispute
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 being
                 sore
                 battered
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 by
                 the
                 ill
                 managing
                 of
                 the
                 fight
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 ships
                 crue
                 of
                 the
                 Phoenix
                 ,
                 lost
                 that
                 Frigat
                 ,
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 retire
                 under
                 the
                 protection
                 of
                 the
                 Fort
                 of
                 Longone
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Dutch
                 would
                 have
                 fallen
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 not
                 permitted
                 ;
                 which
                 made
                 the
                 Dutch
                 block
                 up
                 the
                 Port
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Governours
                 Command
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 Fleet
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 under
                 Captain
                 Appleton
                 ,
                 then
                 at
                 Legborn
                 ,
                 engaging
                 of
                 their
                 Ships
                 away
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 Frigats
                 made
                 away
                 from
                 Longone
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 a
                 ship
                 claimed
                 by
                 the
                 Genoese
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 her
                 to
                 their
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 whose
                 Commander
                 was
                 now
                 at
                 Legborn
                 ,
                 interceding
                 with
                 that
                 Duke
                 for
                 the
                 liberty
                 of
                 Captain
                 Appleton
                 ,
                 there
                 restrained
                 upon
                 some
                 picque
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Great
                 Duke
                 of
                 Florence
                 ,
                 in
                 whose
                 tuition
                 that
                 City
                 is
                 ,
                 was
                 not
                 over-qualified
                 with
                 respect
                 to
                 this
                 Republick
                 ;
                 however
                 ,
                 his
                 Interest
                 ,
                 and
                 advantage
                 of
                 our
                 Trade
                 ,
                 and
                 famous
                 Mart
                 there
                 ,
                 kept
                 him
                 neutral
                 and
                 indifferent
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 ,
                 that
                 most
                 Renowned
                 General
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 departed
                 this
                 Warfare
                 of
                 Life
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 at
                 Bruges
                 in
                 Flanders
                 ;
                 an
                 Heroe
                 worthy
                 of
                 
                 Pompey's
                 distanced
                 Urns
                 ,
                 that
                 each
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 should
                 have
                 inhumed
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Interment
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 as
                 large
                 as
                 his
                 Fame
                 ,
                 which
                 hath
                 told
                 the
                 Universe
                 the
                 Glory
                 of
                 his
                 Actions
                 ;
                 but
                 what
                 is
                 so
                 envied
                 him
                 ,
                 was
                 direfully
                 indulged
                 to
                 the
                 Royal
                 Cause
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 assertors
                 of
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 
                   —
                   Iacere
                   ,
                   uno
                   non
                   potuit
                   tantae
                   ruina
                   loco
                   .
                
              
               
                 All
                 Nations
                 and
                 people
                 saw
                 and
                 felt
                 the
                 woful
                 Effects
                 and
                 Consequences
                 of
                 our
                 subverted
                 Monarchy
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 that
                 overthrow
                 nothing
                 was
                 more
                 miserable
                 than
                 the
                 undeserved
                 Wandrings
                 and
                 Distresses
                 of
                 these
                 Loyal
                 and
                 most
                 Noble
                 Exiles
                 ,
                 whose
                 Condition
                 mindes
                 us
                 to
                 attend
                 it
                 a
                 little
                 further
                 .
              
               
                 Against
                 the
                 French
                 Kings
                 returning
                 in
                 peace
                 to
                 his
                 tumultuous
                 City
                 of
                 Paris
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 Month
                 ,
                 wrought
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 and
                 counsel
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 He
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 his
                 Lords
                 and
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 then
                 of
                 his
                 Council
                 at
                 Paris
                 ,
                 in
                 great
                 State
                 went
                 out
                 to
                 meet
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 welcome
                 him
                 home
                 to
                 his
                 Palace
                 of
                 the
                 Louvre
                 .
                 
                 A
                 most
                 acceptable
                 glad
                 Complement
                 to
                 that
                 Prince
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 sad
                 reduction
                 to
                 his
                 own
                 minde
                 ,
                 of
                 that
                 untamable
                 force
                 and
                 injury
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 kept
                 out
                 from
                 his
                 Kingdoms
                 ;
                 though
                 now
                 the
                 progress
                 of
                 Providence
                 did
                 seem
                 to
                 verge
                 and
                 dispose
                 events
                 to
                 the
                 former
                 course
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Soveraignty
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 before
                 the
                 Cardinals
                 return
                 ,
                 gave
                 most
                 express
                 assurance
                 of
                 his
                 utmost
                 assistance
                 to
                 the
                 regaining
                 his
                 Crowns
                 ,
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 setled
                 his
                 own
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 thereby
                 rendered
                 capable
                 of
                 doing
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Dutch
                 had
                 now
                 likewise
                 made
                 overtures
                 to
                 him
                 of
                 espousing
                 his
                 Interest
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 granted
                 him
                 already
                 free
                 Ports
                 in
                 their
                 Country
                 for
                 his
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 to
                 harbour
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 sell
                 their
                 Prizes
                 they
                 should
                 take
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 was
                 every
                 day
                 expectation
                 of
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 to
                 come
                 and
                 command
                 a
                 Squadron
                 in
                 that
                 Service
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Kings
                 account
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 forward
                 hopes
                 he
                 had
                 likewise
                 received
                 from
                 several
                 Princes
                 of
                 
                   Germany
                   ,
                   viz.
                
                 The
                 Emperour
                 himself
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Taylor
                 his
                 Resident
                 in
                 honourable
                 esteem
                 ;
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Brandenburgh
                 ,
                 the
                 Dukes
                 of
                 Brunswick
                 and
                 Lunenburgh
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 those
                 Potentates
                 :
                 (
                 His
                 Couzen
                 the
                 Prince
                 Elector
                 Palatine
                 was
                 yet
                 raw
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 having
                 newly
                 Frankendale
                 delivered
                 to
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 kept
                 it
                 neer
                 forty
                 years
                 )
                 as
                 also
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 .
                 A
                 Diet
                 was
                 now
                 also
                 to
                 be
                 held
                 at
                 Ratisbone
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Election
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Romans
                 ;
                 the
                 onely
                 opportune
                 time
                 for
                 ●●m
                 to
                 prosecute
                 his
                 business
                 ,
                 for
                 supplies
                 and
                 assistance
                 to
                 recover
                 his
                 Rights
                 ,
                 finding
                 all
                 the
                 respective
                 Princes
                 personally
                 present
                 .
                 Therefore
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 ,
                 now
                 honoured
                 upon
                 this
                 grand
                 Affair
                 with
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Earl
                 of
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 was
                 designed
                 his
                 Colleague
                 )
                 was
                 honoured
                 with
                 the
                 Embassie
                 thither
                 ,
                 and
                 provision
                 made
                 to
                 discharge
                 the
                 State
                 and
                 expence
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 might
                 appear
                 not
                 altogether
                 lost
                 in
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 or
                 as
                 an
                 abject
                 and
                 forlorn
                 Prince
                 ;
                 since
                 not
                 pitty
                 of
                 his
                 misfortunes
                 ,
                 but
                 indignation
                 at
                 his
                 injuries
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 best
                 motive
                 to
                 his
                 assistance
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 becoming
                 Grandeur
                 was
                 in
                 good
                 time
                 set
                 out
                 amply
                 and
                 honourably
                 enough
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 liberal
                 Purse
                 of
                 his
                 dear
                 Relations
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 seasonable
                 payment
                 of
                 his
                 Money
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 French
                 Treasury
                 .
                 His
                 Lordship
                 departed
                 home
                 but
                 in
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 Heidelberg
                 (
                 where
                 the
                 same
                 Prince
                 Elector
                 was
                 gone
                 before
                 )
                 arrived
                 at
                 Strasburgh
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 with
                 all
                 possible
                 evidence
                 and
                 expressions
                 of
                 Honour
                 and
                 Devotion
                 to
                 his
                 Majesties
                 cause
                 ,
                 and
                 present
                 business
                 ,
                 received
                 by
                 that
                 most
                 Illustrious
                 and
                 grand
                 Assembly
                 .
                 The
                 Lord
                 Wentworth
                 was
                 afterwards
                 sent
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Employment
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 him
                 welcomed
                 and
                 entertained
                 with
                 all
                 demonstrations
                 of
                 love
                 and
                 affection
                 ,
                 becoming
                 his
                 Relation
                 ;
                 where
                 the
                 Dutch
                 upon
                 their
                 engagement
                 of
                 saving
                 that
                 King
                 harmless
                 from
                 any
                 demand
                 ,
                 or
                 whatsoever
                 pretence
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 had
                 engaged
                 him
                 to
                 joyn
                 in
                 a
                 League
                 Offensive
                 and
                 Defensive
                 with
                 that
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 concur
                 in
                 any
                 other
                 designe
                 whatsoever
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 yet
                 at
                 Paris
                 amidst
                 a
                 hundred
                 Caresses
                 ,
                 Gratulations
                 ,
                 and
                 Treatments
                 given
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 Queen-Mother
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 that
                 Court
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 happy
                 occasion
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 peaceful
                 settlement
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Dutch
                 with
                 extraordinary
                 diligence
                 and
                 intent
                 care
                 of
                 their
                 honour
                 and
                 interest
                 in
                 this
                 Quarrel
                 ,
                 
                 had
                 equipped
                 another
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 now
                 committed
                 to
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 ,
                 (
                 though
                 some
                 rumours
                 were
                 spread
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 honourably
                 laid
                 aside
                 in
                 the
                 administration
                 of
                 another
                 Land-Office
                 in
                 the
                 inspection
                 of
                 the
                 Admiralty
                 )
                 a
                 Fleet
                 of
                 300
                 Merchant-men
                 bound
                 for
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Levant
                 ,
                 and
                 these
                 Occidental
                 parts
                 ,
                 being
                 ready
                 for
                 his
                 Convoy
                 .
                 Intelligence
                 was
                 now
                 likewise
                 given
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 as
                 formerly
                 the
                 States
                 had
                 been
                 informed
                 )
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 was
                 no
                 way
                 recruited
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 that
                 Fleet
                 with
                 which
                 
                   De
                   Wit
                
                 Engaged
                 ,
                 was
                 gone
                 into
                 Ports
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 now
                 Blake
                 might
                 be
                 easily
                 beaten
                 in
                 the
                 Downs
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 Mouth
                 of
                 the
                 River
                 stopt
                 ,
                 the
                 War
                 come
                 to
                 a
                 period
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Dutch
                 have
                 satisfaction
                 for
                 the
                 damage
                 done
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 Sea-Towns
                 in
                 England
                 put
                 into
                 their
                 hands
                 for
                 future
                 security
                 ;
                 and
                 nothing
                 less
                 would
                 content
                 Hans
                 in
                 this
                 Top-gallant
                 humour
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 29
                 of
                 
                   November
                   ,
                   Trump
                
                 presented
                 himself
                 with
                 80
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 ten
                 Fireships
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 back-side
                 of
                 the
                 Goodwyn
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 according
                 to
                 expectation
                 found
                 General
                 Blake
                 attended
                 with
                 no
                 more
                 than
                 forty
                 and
                 odd
                 fail
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 ignorant
                 how
                 to
                 use
                 his
                 late
                 Victory
                 (
                 which
                 came
                 now
                 to
                 the
                 dispute
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 an
                 undecided
                 controversie
                 again
                 :
                 )
                 yet
                 Blake
                 generously
                 disdaining
                 to
                 be
                 affronted
                 again
                 in
                 the
                 Downs
                 ,
                 having
                 called
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 concluded
                 he
                 should
                 fight
                 ,
                 though
                 at
                 so
                 unequal
                 disadvantage
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Wind
                 rising
                 ,
                 the
                 Engagement
                 was
                 hindred
                 till
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 ;
                 and
                 Anchoring
                 the
                 night
                 before
                 a
                 little
                 above
                 
                 Dover-road
                 ,
                 fair
                 by
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 neer
                 morning
                 both
                 Fleets
                 plyed
                 Westward
                 ,
                 we
                 having
                 the
                 Weather-gage
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 eleven
                 or
                 twelve
                 a
                 clock
                 Engaged
                 ,
                 neer
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 first
                 Encounter
                 was
                 ;
                 but
                 not
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 success
                 ;
                 for
                 half
                 the
                 Fleet
                 did
                 not
                 Engage
                 ;
                 the
                 
                   Victory
                   ,
                   Vantguard
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Triumph
                 ,
                 the
                 Admiral-ship
                 ,
                 bore
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 stress
                 of
                 the
                 Fight
                 ,
                 being
                 at
                 one
                 time
                 engaged
                 with
                 20
                 Dutch
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 sorely
                 torn
                 in
                 their
                 Rigging
                 ,
                 Sails
                 ,
                 Yards
                 ,
                 and
                 Hull
                 ;
                 yet
                 they
                 fought
                 till
                 after
                 it
                 was
                 dark
                 ;
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 Garland
                 ,
                 (
                 whose
                 venturous
                 Captain
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 noble
                 resolution
                 ,
                 boarding
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 himself
                 ,
                 was
                 slain
                 in
                 the
                 fight
                 ,
                 and
                 overpowred
                 with
                 his
                 Reserves
                 :
                 )
                 a
                 Navy-ship
                 of
                 the
                 third
                 Rate
                 with
                 forty
                 Guns
                 ,
                 was
                 boarded
                 by
                 two
                 Dutch
                 Flags
                 ,
                 and
                 taken
                 ;
                 as
                 likewise
                 the
                 Bonadventure
                 ,
                 attempting
                 to
                 relieve
                 them
                 ,
                 its
                 Captain
                 Hookston
                 being
                 slain
                 before
                 the
                 Tryumph
                 ,
                 could
                 succour
                 them
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 was
                 not
                 done
                 without
                 great
                 hazard
                 ;
                 for
                 Blake
                 was
                 boarded
                 twice
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 his
                 Top-mast
                 shot
                 by
                 the
                 board
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 not
                 the
                 Vantguard
                 and
                 Saphire
                 stood
                 resolutely
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 might
                 have
                 gone
                 neer
                 to
                 be
                 lost
                 ;
                 the
                 Hercules
                 was
                 likewise
                 run
                 on
                 shore
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 that
                 engaged
                 ,
                 was
                 miserably
                 rent
                 and
                 torn
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 it
                 not
                 been
                 for
                 the
                 night
                 ,
                 would
                 hardly
                 have
                 come
                 off
                 ,
                 whereas
                 now
                 they
                 retreated
                 to
                 Dover
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 into
                 the
                 River
                 against
                 Leigh
                 ,
                 to
                 save
                 themselves
                 .
                 The
                 Dutch
                 Triumphantly
                 continued
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 ,
                 resolving
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 Blake
                 with
                 their
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 and
                 Fire-ships
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 at
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 missing
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 sent
                 their
                 Scouts
                 to
                 Harwich
                 and
                 Yarmouth
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 if
                 they
                 were
                 there
                 ,
                 purposing
                 to
                 pursue
                 the
                 same
                 Resolution
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 their
                 Sea-men
                 went
                 ashore
                 into
                 
                 Rumney-marsh
                 to
                 steal
                 Sheep
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Troopers
                 were
                 in
                 a
                 readiness
                 ,
                 and
                 killed
                 six
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 eight
                 more
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Trump
                 still
                 continued
                 with
                 his
                 Fleet
                 plying
                 between
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 and
                 the
                 North-foreland
                 ,
                 somewhat
                 betwixt
                 Calice
                 and
                 Dungenness
                 ,
                 having
                 put
                 ashore
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Garland
                 and
                 other
                 Sea-men
                 ,
                 who
                 informed
                 ,
                 that
                 one
                 Dutch
                 ship
                 was
                 blown
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 but
                 two
                 men
                 saved
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 Trump
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 Flag-shi●
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   de
                   Ruyter
                
                 ,
                 had
                 received
                 damage
                 .
                 Amidst
                 all
                 this
                 Fray
                 ,
                 a
                 rich
                 Streights
                 English
                 ship
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Employment
                 ,
                 valued
                 at
                 200000
                 l.
                 got
                 safe
                 into
                 Harbour
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 being
                 pursued
                 by
                 seven
                 Dutch
                 sail
                 of
                 Frigats
                 .
                 And
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 this
                 Grand
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 the
                 Diamond
                 had
                 more
                 luckily
                 light
                 upon
                 a
                 Hollander
                 from
                 Spain
                 ,
                 laden
                 with
                 100
                 Buts
                 of
                 Sack
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 quantity
                 of
                 Cocheneal
                 ,
                 60
                 Bags
                 of
                 fine
                 Spanish-wool
                 ,
                 2000
                 Bars
                 of
                 Silver
                 ,
                 400
                 West-India
                 Hides
                 ,
                 to
                 a
                 great
                 value
                 :
                 the
                 Ruby
                 and
                 the
                 Portsmouth
                 had
                 likewise
                 set
                 upon
                 two
                 Dutch
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 just
                 upon
                 boarding
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 having
                 disabled
                 their
                 sailing
                 ;
                 but
                 at
                 the
                 very
                 instant
                 ,
                 an
                 unlucky
                 shot
                 came
                 and
                 carried
                 away
                 the
                 
                 Ruby's
                 Masts
                 by
                 the
                 Board
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 her
                 into
                 the
                 same
                 condition
                 ,
                 being
                 Towed
                 home
                 by
                 the
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 and
                 leaving
                 the
                 Hollanders
                 a
                 drift
                 at
                 Sea
                 :
                 but
                 for
                 that
                 disappointment
                 ,
                 see
                 a
                 more
                 successful
                 ,
                 and
                 deservedly
                 famed
                 English
                 Exploit
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 related
                 before
                 ,
                 how
                 the
                 Dutch
                 at
                 
                 Portolongone-fight
                 had
                 taken
                 the
                 Phoenix
                 Frigat
                 and
                 brought
                 her
                 into
                 
                 Leghorn-Road
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 blockt
                 up
                 Captain
                 Appleton
                 and
                 his
                 Squadron
                 ;
                 this
                 was
                 〈◊〉
                 an
                 eye-sore
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 for
                 the
                 scandal
                 and
                 dishonour
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 she
                 lying
                 in
                 view
                 ,
                 Commanded
                 by
                 young
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 for
                 the
                 ill
                 consequences
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 pattern
                 or
                 module
                 for
                 the
                 Dutch
                 to
                 build
                 by
                 (
                 for
                 she
                 was
                 an
                 excellent
                 Saylor
                 )
                 and
                 might
                 be
                 made
                 use
                 of
                 also
                 to
                 decoy
                 other
                 ships
                 :
                 that
                 Captain
                 Cox
                 (
                 the
                 former
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 her
                 )
                 having
                 imparted
                 his
                 designe
                 to
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 
                 twentieth
                 of
                 November
                 at
                 night
                 ,
                 being
                 St.
                 Andrews
                 day
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 an
                 usual
                 Feasting
                 day
                 with
                 the
                 Hollander
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 the
                 Scot
                 )
                 accompanied
                 with
                 three
                 Boats
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 were
                 about
                 100
                 men
                 ,
                 Rowed
                 close
                 on
                 board
                 the
                 Phoenix
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 answering
                 the
                 Sentinel
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 Fisher-men
                 ,
                 got
                 under
                 her
                 Stern
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 by
                 her
                 Sides
                 ,
                 and
                 presently
                 entred
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 shut
                 down
                 the
                 Hatches
                 ,
                 and
                 secured
                 the
                 Decks
                 ,
                 they
                 made
                 towards
                 the
                 Great
                 Cabin
                 ,
                 where
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 and
                 other
                 Captains
                 were
                 making
                 merry
                 :
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 with
                 his
                 Servants
                 about
                 him
                 ,
                 made
                 some
                 resistance
                 ,
                 and
                 killed
                 one
                 with
                 a
                 Pistol
                 :
                 Trump
                 got
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Windows
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 into
                 a
                 Boat
                 that
                 was
                 tyed
                 at
                 the
                 Stern
                 ,
                 and
                 escaped
                 .
                 'T
                 was
                 an
                 hour
                 and
                 a
                 half
                 before
                 they
                 had
                 subdued
                 the
                 Dutch
                 to
                 a
                 submission
                 ,
                 being
                 nevertheless
                 all
                 the
                 while
                 under
                 sail
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 noise
                 ,
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 of
                 a
                 Musquet
                 (
                 to
                 give
                 notice
                 to
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 )
                 being
                 to
                 be
                 heard
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 came
                 with
                 her
                 cleverly
                 away
                 to
                 Naples
                 ;
                 having
                 killed
                 in
                 the
                 Conflict
                 nine
                 of
                 that
                 Company
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 had
                 now
                 constituted
                 three
                 Generals
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 next
                 years
                 Sea-service
                 ,
                 namely
                 Blake
                 again
                 ,
                 Dean
                 ,
                 and
                 General
                 Monke
                 ;
                 and
                 had
                 constituted
                 a
                 Committee
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 managing
                 of
                 the
                 Navy
                 ,
                 viz.
                 young
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Saloway
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Thompson
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Carew
                
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 more
                 vigorous
                 prosecution
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 now
                 looking
                 with
                 a
                 very
                 ill
                 aspect
                 towards
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 sink
                 that
                 must
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 would
                 swim
                 ;
                 the
                 Tax
                 was
                 raised
                 again
                 to
                 120000
                 l.
                 
                   per
                   mensem
                
                 (
                 at
                 which
                 rate
                 it
                 had
                 almost
                 continued
                 since
                 their
                 Stateship
                 ,
                 and
                 out-lived
                 them
                 but
                 two
                 Months
                 .
                 )
                 And
                 lo
                 ,
                 a
                 new
                 Scene
                 ,
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 shifted
                 for
                 the
                 next
                 year
                 again
                 ,
                 21
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 customarily
                 to
                 stand
                 ,
                 and
                 20
                 new
                 ones
                 added
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 might
                 be
                 share
                 and
                 share
                 like
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 man
                 have
                 his
                 Cue
                 in
                 this
                 Play
                 of
                 Princes
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 having
                 thus
                 in
                 part
                 effected
                 his
                 designe
                 upon
                 Blake
                 ,
                 who
                 avoided
                 sinking
                 or
                 stranding
                 by
                 his
                 getting
                 into
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 plied
                 somewhat
                 more
                 Westward
                 betwixt
                 Calice
                 and
                 Dungenness
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 met
                 with
                 some
                 English
                 ships
                 come
                 from
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 wherein
                 were
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Goods
                 and
                 other
                 things
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 late
                 Governour
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Willoughby
                 of
                 Parham
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 leisurely
                 crossing
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 the
                 Channel
                 to
                 Guernsey
                 Island
                 (
                 on
                 which
                 it
                 was
                 voiced
                 they
                 had
                 concluded
                 an
                 attempt
                 ,
                 having
                 examined
                 a
                 Master
                 of
                 a
                 Barque
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 concerning
                 its
                 Ports
                 and
                 Havens
                 )
                 intending
                 thereby
                 with
                 Fleets
                 of
                 War
                 to
                 impede
                 altogether
                 our
                 Navigation
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 confident
                 were
                 they
                 grown
                 by
                 this
                 success
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 they
                 reported
                 their
                 General
                 wore
                 a
                 Broom
                 in
                 his
                 Main-top
                 ,
                 intimating
                 that
                 he
                 would
                 sweep
                 the
                 Narrow
                 Seas
                 of
                 all
                 English
                 shipping
                 ;
                 who
                 in
                 this
                 Rant
                 and
                 Vapour
                 arrived
                 at
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Rhee
                 ,
                 to
                 stay
                 there
                 for
                 his
                 re-convoying
                 the
                 Merchants
                 from
                 those
                 quarters
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 were
                 not
                 more
                 perplext
                 about
                 their
                 admission
                 of
                 a
                 Stadtholder
                 ,
                 than
                 ours
                 were
                 cunningly
                 and
                 imperceptibly
                 undermined
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 (
                 would
                 be
                 )
                 Protector
                 ;
                 who
                 to
                 leave
                 no
                 Competitor
                 to
                 that
                 single
                 Greatness
                 he
                 grasped
                 at
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 to
                 lay
                 hold
                 on
                 ,
                 very
                 dexterously
                 quitted
                 his
                 fears
                 from
                 those
                 dangers
                 his
                 ambition
                 of
                 being
                 a
                 Monarch
                 did
                 so
                 fairly
                 invite
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 indubitable
                 Right
                 ,
                 and
                 neer
                 assumption
                 ,
                 and
                 ascent
                 to
                 the
                 Throne
                 ,
                 of
                 Henry
                 Duke
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 ,
                 
                 whose
                 claim
                 and
                 person
                 was
                 ready
                 against
                 his
                 intrusion
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 hand
                 upon
                 any
                 such
                 occasion
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 17
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 he
                 carried
                 a
                 Vote
                 of
                 Transporting
                 him
                 beyond
                 Sea
                 ,
                 on
                 pretence
                 of
                 lessening
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ;
                 all
                 which
                 should
                 now
                 allow
                 him
                 a
                 pittance
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 
                   quamdiu
                   se
                   bene
                   gesserit
                
                 ,
                 as
                 long
                 as
                 he
                 should
                 please
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 keep
                 his
                 Brother
                 company
                 :
                 which
                 condition
                 was
                 sure
                 to
                 discharge
                 their
                 fine
                 Exhibition
                 before
                 any
                 payment
                 would
                 come
                 about
                 .
                 Accordingly
                 in
                 
                 February
                 ●ollowing
                 they
                 sent
                 him
                 away
                 to
                 Dunkirk
                 from
                 his
                 Prison
                 at
                 Carisbrook
                 ,
                 (
                 where
                 none
                 but
                 a
                 Barber
                 and
                 a
                 sorry
                 Tutor
                 attended
                 him
                 ,
                 besides
                 
                   Anthony
                   Mildmay
                
                 his
                 Keeper
                 )
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 very
                 joyfully
                 received
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 conveyed
                 to
                 Brussels
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 had
                 further
                 grandeurs
                 and
                 civilities
                 done
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 thence
                 in
                 the
                 Princess
                 of
                 
                 Aurange's
                 Coach
                 ,
                 to
                 Breda
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 joy
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 Family
                 ,
                 who
                 every
                 day
                 feared
                 his
                 Life
                 from
                 those
                 Bloody
                 Usurpers
                 .
                 Soon
                 after
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 he
                 had
                 enjoyed
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 his
                 Sister
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 was
                 conducted
                 into
                 France
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Langdale
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Inchiqueen
                 ,
                 to
                 visit
                 his
                 Mother
                 ,
                 his
                 Royal
                 Brothers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Princess
                 Henrietta
                 ,
                 whose
                 delight
                 and
                 content
                 in
                 the
                 fruition
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 as
                 one
                 risen
                 from
                 the
                 Dead
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 so
                 bold
                 as
                 to
                 take
                 upon
                 me
                 to
                 express
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 while
                 before
                 his
                 arrival
                 at
                 Dunkirk
                 ,
                 and
                 just
                 upon
                 the
                 news
                 of
                 his
                 leave
                 and
                 dismission
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 had
                 by
                 the
                 advice
                 of
                 the
                 Cardinal
                 Mazarine
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 returned
                 in
                 great
                 state
                 to
                 Court
                 and
                 Council
                 ,
                 being
                 accompanied
                 by
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 principal
                 persons
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 particularly
                 by
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 in
                 high
                 Reputation
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 met
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 hims●lf
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 )
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 the
                 perswasions
                 and
                 obstructions
                 that
                 were
                 used
                 by
                 the
                 Queen-Mother
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 her
                 Interest
                 in
                 that
                 Crown
                 ,
                 sent
                 hither
                 Monsi●ur
                 
                   Bourdeaux
                   Neuville
                
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 a
                 creature
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Cardinals
                 )
                 his
                 Envoy
                 hither
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 who
                 delivered
                 his
                 Letters
                 to
                 them
                 on
                 the
                 14●
                 but
                 the
                 Superscriptions
                 not
                 being
                 as
                 full
                 and
                 as
                 ample
                 as
                 other
                 Princes
                 we●e
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 returned
                 again
                 unbroken
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Embassador
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 others
                 by
                 him
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 supposed
                 )
                 presented
                 them
                 shortly
                 after
                 ;
                 which
                 were
                 well
                 ●eceived
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 Answer
                 promised
                 to
                 be
                 with
                 all
                 speed
                 returned
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Portugal
                 Embassador
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 in
                 Treaty
                 here
                 about
                 the
                 Damages-done
                 the
                 English
                 in
                 1649.
                 )
                 came
                 now
                 to
                 a
                 conclusion
                 thereof
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 remaining
                 15500
                 l.
                 in
                 difference
                 betwixt
                 Him
                 and
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 upon
                 his
                 submission
                 ,
                 and
                 reference
                 of
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 they
                 defaulked
                 and
                 abated
                 the
                 said
                 sum
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 token
                 of
                 their
                 respect
                 and
                 good
                 will
                 to
                 that
                 King.
                 M.
                 Bourdeaux's
                 Negotiation
                 was
                 most
                 abominably
                 resented
                 here
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 abroad
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 the
                 uncivilest
                 policy
                 the
                 French
                 were
                 ever
                 guilty
                 of
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Cardinal
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 secure
                 ,
                 nor
                 better
                 ingratiate
                 with
                 the
                 Traffiquers
                 and
                 Traders
                 ,
                 which
                 consists
                 of
                 the
                 Commonalty
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 suffered
                 more
                 by
                 English
                 Sea-Rovery
                 ,
                 than
                 by
                 a
                 Peace
                 here
                 ;
                 the
                 Superscription
                 of
                 those
                 Letters
                 being
                 a
                 meer
                 Falsifie
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 present
                 satisfaction
                 to
                 the
                 desires
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Queen
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Dutch
                 Lion
                 was
                 now
                 Rampant
                 ,
                 and
                 roaring
                 out
                 Proclamations
                 and
                 Placa●●s
                 against
                 bringing
                 in
                 any
                 English
                 Manufactures
                 ,
                 or
                 holding
                 correspondence
                 with
                 us
                 ;
                 as
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 the
                 Prey
                 under
                 his
                 Paws
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 sure
                 of
                 Victory
                 :
                 all
                 Princes
                 were
                 made
                 acquainted
                 with
                 this
                 late
                 success
                 ,
                 which
                 lost
                 nothing
                 by
                 carrying
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Friends
                 and
                 Allies
                 encouraged
                 to
                 come
                 in
                 and
                 take
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 spoil
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 to
                 Friend
                 and
                 Foe
                 ,
                 they
                 peremptorily
                 forbid
                 by
                 a
                 Declaration
                 the
                 supply
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 with
                 any
                 Utensils
                 or
                 provisions
                 of
                 War
                 ;
                 and
                 Trump
                 had
                 already
                 seized
                 eleven
                 Lubeckers
                 ,
                 laden
                 with
                 Eastland
                 Commodities
                 ,
                 pretending
                 to
                 Ostend
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 Lubeckers
                 and
                 Hamburgers
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Holland-Trade
                 in
                 single
                 ships
                 was
                 disguised
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 English
                 ships
                 resolved
                 to
                 seize
                 all
                 those
                 that
                 spoke
                 IA
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Shiboleth
                 or
                 distinction
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Upon
                 this
                 score
                 ,
                 three
                 Hamburgh
                 ships
                 ,
                 laden
                 with
                 Plate
                 ,
                 coming
                 from
                 Cadiz
                 ,
                 were
                 brought
                 into
                 Plymouth
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 pretended
                 to
                 be
                 bound
                 for
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Money
                 belonged
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 consigned
                 for
                 the
                 pay
                 of
                 his
                 Armies
                 :
                 immediately
                 upon
                 notice
                 of
                 their
                 Seizure
                 ,
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Embassador
                 at
                 London
                 made
                 application
                 by
                 a
                 special
                 Audience
                 in
                 Parliament
                 for
                 their
                 delivery
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 most
                 industriously
                 sollicite
                 and
                 prosecute
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Wealth
                 was
                 too
                 considerable
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 as
                 great
                 concernment
                 to
                 their
                 occasions
                 in
                 this
                 Dutch
                 War
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 could
                 alledge
                 any
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 they
                 remitted
                 the
                 Examination
                 of
                 the
                 business
                 to
                 the
                 Judges
                 of
                 the
                 Admiralty
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 proved
                 a
                 most
                 tedious
                 Affair
                 ;
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Violet
                 a
                 Goldsmith
                 ,
                 and
                 Prosecutor
                 for
                 this
                 State
                 ,
                 engaging
                 himself
                 most
                 busily
                 ,
                 in
                 procuring
                 their
                 adjudication
                 for
                 lawful
                 Prize
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 Ireland
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 was
                 now
                 erected
                 and
                 in
                 Circuit
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 place
                 of
                 their
                 sitting
                 being
                 at
                 Kilkenny
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Grand
                 Council
                 of
                 the
                 Rebels
                 in
                 1641.
                 had
                 their
                 Residence
                 ;
                 and
                 thence
                 to
                 
                   Waterford
                   ,
                   Corke
                   ,
                   Dublin
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Vlster
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
                 They
                 were
                 attended
                 and
                 sate
                 in
                 very
                 great
                 State
                 ,
                 neer
                 the
                 pattern
                 
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 with
                 24
                 Halberdiers
                 in
                 good
                 Apparel
                 for
                 their
                 Guard
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Officers
                 sutable
                 .
                 The
                 President
                 of
                 this
                 Court
                 was
                 one
                 Justice
                 Donelan
                 ,
                 
                 an
                 Irish
                 Native
                 ,
                 pickt
                 out
                 on
                 purpose
                 for
                 the
                 greater
                 terrour
                 of
                 the
                 Delinquents
                 ;
                 to
                 whom
                 as
                 assistants
                 were
                 joyned
                 Justice
                 Cook
                 the
                 Infamous
                 Sollicitor
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 (
                 whom
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 most
                 wickedly
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 all
                 abominable
                 artifices
                 (
                 by
                 urging
                 and
                 soothing
                 their
                 Prisoners
                 to
                 confess
                 as
                 much
                 )
                 entituled
                 to
                 that
                 Rebellion
                 ;
                 but
                 found
                 not
                 by
                 all
                 their
                 scelerate
                 practises
                 what
                 they
                 sought
                 for
                 )
                 and
                 Commissary-General
                 Reynolds
                 :
                 
                 many
                 persons
                 were
                 by
                 these
                 Condemned
                 ;
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 chief
                 whereof
                 ,
                 as
                 Colonel
                 
                   Walter
                   Bagnal
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Tool
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Mac
                   Hugh
                
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 greater
                 number
                 of
                 lesser
                 Quality
                 ,
                 suffered
                 Death
                 ;
                 Bagnal
                 being
                 Beheaded
                 ,
                 a
                 manner
                 of
                 Execution
                 not
                 usual
                 in
                 Ireland
                 :
                 the
                 Lord
                 Clanmallero
                 ,
                 the
                 Viscount
                 Mayn
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 others
                 escaped
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Nation
                 was
                 was
                 so
                 generally
                 scared
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 fright
                 ,
                 that
                 happy
                 was
                 he
                 that
                 could
                 get
                 out
                 of
                 it
                 :
                 for
                 no
                 Articles
                 were
                 pleadable
                 here
                 ;
                 and
                 against
                 a
                 Charge
                 of
                 things
                 done
                 12
                 years
                 before
                 ,
                 little
                 or
                 no
                 defence
                 could
                 be
                 made
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 cry
                 that
                 was
                 made
                 of
                 Blood
                 ,
                 aggravated
                 with
                 the
                 expressions
                 of
                 so
                 much
                 horrour
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 no
                 less
                 daunting
                 aspect
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 quite
                 contounded
                 the
                 amazed
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 came
                 like
                 Sheep
                 to
                 the
                 slaughter
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 such
                 ravenous
                 Wolves
                 in
                 preying
                 upon
                 the
                 Lives
                 of
                 the
                 poor
                 unarmed
                 English
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Army
                 was
                 so
                 full
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 late
                 revolt
                 at
                 Burdeaux
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 side
                 made
                 them
                 so
                 suspicious
                 ,
                 that
                 thereafter
                 they
                 became
                 very
                 unwelcome
                 Auxiliaries
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 that
                 account
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 Muskerry
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 according
                 to
                 Articles
                 Transported
                 himself
                 ,
                 came
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 Ireland
                 without
                 leave
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 taken
                 and
                 committed
                 to
                 
                 Dublin-Castle
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 some
                 while
                 after
                 Tried
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice.
                
                 Sir
                 
                   Phelim
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 ,
                 that
                 great
                 and
                 prime
                 Ringleader
                 of
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 was
                 likewise
                 betrayed
                 by
                 his
                 own
                 party
                 in
                 February
                 following
                 at
                 Vlster
                 neer
                 Charlemount
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Caufield's
                 house
                 ,
                 whose
                 Father
                 he
                 had
                 treacherously
                 Murthered
                 ;
                 and
                 sent
                 with
                 a
                 Guard
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 Hanged
                 and
                 Quartered
                 .
                 Insomuch
                 that
                 all
                 Ireland
                 was
                 now
                 wholly
                 reduced
                 :
                 for
                 Colonel
                 Barrow
                 had
                 taken
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 places
                 in
                 Vlster
                 ,
                 save
                 what
                 Forces
                 were
                 skulking
                 in
                 the
                 Fastnesses
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 a
                 kinde
                 of
                 thieving
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 was
                 yet
                 very
                 desperate
                 .
                 Captain
                 Gibbons
                 with
                 100
                 men
                 staid
                 in
                 Kerry
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Irish
                 out
                 of
                 fear
                 and
                 distrust
                 of
                 any
                 preservation
                 or
                 favour
                 from
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 rose
                 in
                 Arms
                 again
                 :
                 there
                 remained
                 too
                 the
                 Island
                 of
                 Enisbuffin
                 ,
                 whose
                 Forces
                 had
                 in
                 December
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 500
                 in
                 Boats
                 ,
                 fallen
                 down
                 upon
                 the
                 Isles
                 of
                 Arran
                 ,
                 Garrisoned
                 by
                 an
                 English
                 company
                 of
                 150
                 ,
                 under
                 a
                 Captain
                 ,
                 who
                 upon
                 the
                 first
                 Summons
                 rendred
                 the
                 Fort
                 in
                 that
                 Island
                 upon
                 leave
                 to
                 depart
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 condemned
                 to
                 dye
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Officers
                 under
                 him
                 Cashiered
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 recover
                 this
                 Isle
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 consequence
                 to
                 the
                 peace
                 of
                 the
                 Neighbouring
                 Country
                 ,
                 Commissary-General
                 Reynolds
                 was
                 sent
                 with
                 a
                 sufficient
                 Force
                 ,
                 and
                 likewise
                 to
                 reduce
                 Enisbuffin
                 .
                 At
                 his
                 approach
                 to
                 Arran
                 ,
                 it
                 rendred
                 to
                 him
                 upon
                 the
                 first
                 Summons
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 it
                 was
                 lost
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ;
                 where
                 he
                 left
                 some
                 ships
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 securing
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 their
                 absence
                 being
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 it
                 before
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 marched
                 to
                 Enisbuffin
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 more
                 hast
                 than
                 good
                 speed
                 ,
                 300
                 of
                 the
                 Van
                 of
                 his
                 Forces
                 being
                 cut
                 off
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Island
                 being
                 blockt
                 up
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 C●sack
                 the
                 Governour
                 accepted
                 of
                 the
                 usual
                 Articles
                 for
                 Transportation
                 ,
                 and
                 Surrendered
                 that
                 place
                 .
                 
                 Never
                 were
                 any
                 Christian
                 people
                 or
                 Nation
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 wretched
                 condition
                 as
                 those
                 Irish
                 ,
                 who
                 from
                 a
                 vain
                 conceit
                 of
                 obtaining
                 their
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 and
                 shaking
                 off
                 the
                 English
                 Yo●k
                 by
                 their
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 now
                 found
                 i●
                 set
                 closer
                 and
                 harder
                 on
                 ,
                 suffering
                 the
                 very
                 extremity
                 of
                 Revenge
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 dregs
                 of
                 Rage
                 ,
                 from
                 a
                 merciless
                 Conquering
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 first
                 the
                 crying
                 Sin
                 of
                 their
                 barbarous
                 Massacres
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 their
                 contempt
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Authority
                 when
                 received
                 among
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 lastly
                 their
                 fatal
                 divisions
                 among
                 themselves
                 ,
                 caused
                 by
                 their
                 Fryers
                 and
                 the
                 
                 Nuncio-party
                 ,
                 had
                 given
                 them
                 over
                 .
                 As
                 to
                 the
                 Priests
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 were
                 by
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 upon
                 pain
                 of
                 Death
                 ,
                 Banished
                 for
                 ever
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 like
                 had
                 been
                 done
                 lately
                 before
                 
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 had
                 already
                 been
                 snapt
                 by
                 the
                 Irish
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice.
                
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 were
                 no
                 way
                 insensible
                 of
                 the
                 Damage
                 and
                 disgrace
                 they
                 had
                 suffered
                 from
                 the
                 Dutch
                 in
                 the
                 Downs
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 and
                 to
                 minde
                 them
                 the
                 more
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 and
                 his
                 Officers
                 kept
                 a
                 Fast
                 by
                 themselves
                 upon
                 that
                 occasion
                 ,
                 but
                 added
                 other
                 causes
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 delay
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 Representative
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 old
                 strain
                 )
                 and
                 therefore
                 thinking
                 the
                 meanness
                 of
                 their
                 Pay
                 might
                 dishearten
                 the
                 Seamen
                 from
                 serving
                 in
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 raised
                 their
                 Wages
                 from
                 19
                 ,
                 to
                 24
                 shillings
                 a
                 month
                 ,
                 and
                 20
                 Nobles
                 for
                 every
                 Gun
                 in
                 any
                 ship
                 they
                 should
                 take
                 from
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 advantages
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 shares
                 of
                 the
                 Prizes
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 better
                 to
                 defray
                 this
                 allowance
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 ordered
                 the
                 Sale
                 of
                 
                 Somerset-house
                 ,
                 
                 Windsor-Castle
                 ,
                 
                   Greenwich
                   ,
                   Hampton
                   Court
                   Va●●●
                
                 hall
                 in
                 Lambeth
                 &
                 
                 Cornbury-Park
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 invitation
                 to
                 which
                 purchases
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Forf●i●●d
                 Lands
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 abated
                 the
                 interest
                 of
                 Moneys
                 from
                 eight
                 to
                 six
                 
                   per
                   cent
                
                 .
                 that
                 the
                 advantages
                 of
                 laying
                 out
                 their
                 Money
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 might
                 appear
                 to
                 the
                 Usurer
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 such
                 Bargains
                 could
                 not
                 get
                 less
                 than
                 50
                 l.
                 
                   per
                   cent
                
                 .
                 provided
                 it
                 would
                 last
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lands
                 continue
                 in
                 their
                 possession
                 .
                 Those
                 Houses
                 notwithstanding
                 escaped
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 hinderance
                 and
                 artful
                 delays
                 of
                 
                   Oliver
                   Cromwel
                
                 ,
                 who
                 designed
                 them
                 for
                 his
                 own
                 greatness
                 and
                 State
                 in
                 his
                 projected
                 Supremacy
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 now
                 debating
                 in
                 Council
                 with
                 his
                 Bashaws
                 about
                 the
                 very
                 same
                 matter
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 fell
                 presently
                 upon
                 the
                 Bill
                 to
                 prevent
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Armies
                 desires
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 Representative
                 ,
                 and
                 offered
                 fair
                 ,
                 Ianuary
                 the
                 fifth
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Danish
                 Embassadors
                 had
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 October
                 departed
                 England
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 visited
                 Holland
                 ,
                 and
                 continued
                 their
                 Journey
                 by
                 Land
                 home
                 ;
                 where
                 upon
                 their
                 arrival
                 ,
                 that
                 King
                 had
                 declared
                 himself
                 for
                 the
                 Hollander
                 ;
                 yet
                 the
                 Parliament
                 hoping
                 to
                 reclaim
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 want
                 of
                 those
                 Merchandizes
                 he
                 had
                 seized
                 urging
                 them
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 
                 sent
                 Bradshaw
                 a
                 bold
                 fellow
                 like
                 his
                 Kinsman
                 who
                 preferred
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 Copenhagen
                 from
                 Hamburgh
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 resided
                 with
                 that
                 City
                 as
                 their
                 Agent
                 .
                 He
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Court
                 before
                 Christmas
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 delayed
                 Audience
                 till
                 after
                 the
                 Holy-daies
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 he
                 had
                 it
                 granted
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 to
                 so
                 little
                 purpose
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 of
                 so
                 great
                 danger
                 to
                 him
                 at
                 his
                 return
                 ,
                 he
                 being
                 besides
                 affronted
                 highly
                 in
                 the
                 streets
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 wisht
                 himself
                 quit
                 of
                 his
                 Employment
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 home
                 again
                 .
                 At
                 his
                 request
                 for
                 a
                 Guard
                 to
                 convey
                 him
                 back
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 payment
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 passing
                 by-ways
                 ,
                 and
                 over
                 several
                 Waters
                 ,
                 he
                 at
                 last
                 in
                 much
                 fear
                 (
                 being
                 certainly
                 way-laid
                 )
                 recovered
                 Hamburgh
                 ,
                 whence
                 he
                 sent
                 the
                 Parliament
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 his
                 fruitless
                 Negotiation
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 goods
                 were
                 unladen
                 and
                 sold
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Merchants
                 Books
                 of
                 Accompt
                 seized
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 hands
                 ,
                 desiring
                 also
                 the
                 repayment
                 of
                 those
                 Moneys
                 he
                 had
                 disbursed
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 carrying
                 the
                 Masters
                 and
                 Seamen
                 of
                 those
                 ships
                 to
                 Lubeck
                 and
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 being
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 stay
                 in
                 Denmark
                 any
                 longer
                 ;
                 where
                 a
                 Comet
                 newly
                 appeared
                 ,
                 the
                 effects
                 whereof
                 were
                 very
                 visible
                 in
                 those
                 calamities
                 that
                 presently
                 began
                 in
                 this
                 and
                 the
                 Swedish
                 War
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 that
                 King
                 was
                 desperately
                 Engaged
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Dutch
                 had
                 been
                 Commanded
                 to
                 Sea
                 from
                 
                   Porto
                   Longone
                
                 some
                 while
                 before
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Governour
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 English
                 ships
                 were
                 at
                 liberty
                 ;
                 and
                 Badiley
                 was
                 now
                 at
                 Leghorn
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 the
                 Great
                 Duke
                 demanded
                 the
                 Phoenix
                 to
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 at
                 their
                 instance
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 as
                 taken
                 in
                 his
                 Port
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 refused
                 ,
                 he
                 commanded
                 that
                 those
                 English
                 ships
                 that
                 then
                 lay
                 within
                 the
                 Mole
                 ,
                 being
                 six
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 should
                 put
                 to
                 Sea
                 within
                 ten
                 daies
                 :
                 the
                 debate
                 had
                 lasted
                 a
                 good
                 while
                 before
                 this
                 resolution
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Duke
                 said
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 in
                 justice
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 Nations
                 deny
                 to
                 the
                 Hollander
                 ;
                 the
                 event
                 of
                 which
                 we
                 will
                 presently
                 relate
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 home
                 the
                 Dutch
                 were
                 still
                 far
                 perter
                 ;
                 Songs
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 words
                 ,
                 and
                 Pictures
                 ,
                 made
                 of
                 this
                 English
                 defeat
                 ;
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 the
                 ships
                 discanted
                 upon
                 that
                 were
                 taken
                 ,
                 as
                 ominous
                 to
                 us
                 ,
                 having
                 lost
                 the
                 
                   Garland
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 devices
                 :
                 this
                 the
                 Vulgar
                 :
                 the
                 Great
                 ones
                 were
                 consulting
                 of
                 sending
                 a
                 Fleet
                 to
                 seize
                 all
                 our
                 
                 America-Isles
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Lord
                 it
                 there
                 ,
                 as
                 their
                 Ships
                 did
                 in
                 the
                 Streights
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   de
                   Wit
                
                 was
                 also
                 now
                 almost
                 ready
                 to
                 put
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 with
                 another
                 F●eet
                 of
                 40
                 ships
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 was
                 ordered
                 to
                 come
                 away
                 speedily
                 ,
                 with
                 such
                 Merchant-men
                 as
                 were
                 r●●dy
                 to
                 set
                 Sail
                 ,
                 and
                 Anchor
                 at
                 the
                 Thames
                 mouth
                 ,
                 and
                 block
                 up
                 General
                 Blake
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Fleet
                 that
                 was
                 there
                 ready
                 :
                 but
                 he
                 came
                 too
                 late
                 to
                 effect
                 it
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 on
                 the
                 8
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 from
                 Quinborough
                 ,
                 the
                 General
                 set
                 sail
                 with
                 about
                 60
                 men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 intending
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 20
                 more
                 from
                 Portsmouth
                 ;
                 such
                 a
                 Force
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 so
                 sudden
                 a
                 rise
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Dutch
                 found
                 themselves
                 much
                 deceived
                 in
                 their
                 designe
                 abroad
                 ,
                 and
                 Conclusions
                 at
                 home
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 11
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 the
                 
                 Portsmouth-Fleet
                 ,
                 the
                 Wind
                 blowing
                 Eastward
                 ,
                 joyned
                 with
                 the
                 General
                 at
                 
                   Beechy
                   head
                
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 sailed
                 over
                 against
                 Portland
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 lay
                 a
                 cross
                 the
                 Channel
                 ,
                 half
                 Sea
                 over
                 ,
                 to
                 discover
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 on
                 either
                 Shore
                 he
                 should
                 pass
                 by
                 .
                 
                 On
                 the
                 18th
                 ,
                 just
                 at
                 break
                 of
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 Southermost
                 ships
                 ,
                 among
                 whom
                 was
                 the
                 Admiral
                 ,
                 having
                 General
                 Dean
                 aboard
                 also
                 ,
                 descryed
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Ships
                 ,
                 being
                 betwixt
                 three
                 and
                 four
                 hundred
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 close
                 by
                 the
                 Land
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 them
                 and
                 Portland
                 ;
                 and
                 immediately
                 the
                 English
                 made
                 what
                 sail
                 they
                 could
                 towards
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 having
                 recollected
                 his
                 Ships
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 did
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 About
                 eight
                 a
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 ,
                 the
                 Triumph
                 with
                 12
                 ships
                 more
                 (
                 for
                 all
                 the
                 Fleet
                 could
                 not
                 get
                 up
                 )
                 Engaged
                 Board
                 and
                 Board
                 :
                 
                 the
                 Triumph
                 was
                 hardly
                 put
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 as
                 gallantly
                 relieved
                 by
                 Captain
                 Lawson
                 in
                 the
                 Fairfax
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 Service
                 he
                 was
                 much
                 looked
                 upon
                 afterwards
                 :
                 Both
                 were
                 lamentably
                 shattered
                 ,
                 and
                 lost
                 100
                 men
                 out
                 of
                 each
                 ship
                 ;
                 it
                 being
                 
                 Trump's
                 resolution
                 and
                 Command
                 ,
                 if
                 possible
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 carried
                 them
                 both
                 :
                 the
                 Vantguard
                 plaid
                 her
                 part
                 here
                 again
                 ,
                 but
                 lost
                 her
                 Captain
                 Mildmay
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Triumph
                 lost
                 her
                 Captain
                 Ball
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Sparrow
                 the
                 General
                 's
                 Secretary
                 ;
                 Blake
                 was
                 wounded
                 in
                 the
                 Thigh
                 with
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 Iron
                 a
                 Shot
                 had
                 driven
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Dean's
                 Coat
                 and
                 Breeches
                 torn
                 therewith
                 ;
                 the
                 Prosperous
                 ,
                 a
                 ship
                 of
                 44
                 Guns
                 ,
                 was
                 boarded
                 by
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 but
                 presently
                 recovered
                 by
                 the
                 Merlin
                 Frigat
                 ,
                 Commanded
                 by
                 Captain
                 Vessey
                 :
                 the
                 Assistance
                 ,
                 the
                 Vice-Admiral
                 of
                 the
                 Blue
                 Squadron
                 ,
                 was
                 disabled
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Fight
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 brought
                 off
                 to
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 whither
                 followed
                 the
                 Advice
                 ,
                 being
                 not
                 longer
                 able
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 Sea.
                 The
                 Dutch
                 lost
                 six
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 taken
                 and
                 sunk
                 ,
                 the
                 Rigging
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 taken
                 being
                 besmeared
                 with
                 Brains
                 and
                 Blood
                 in
                 a
                 most
                 terrible
                 manner
                 :
                 Night
                 coming
                 on
                 ,
                 they
                 parted
                 .
                 Saturday-morning
                 they
                 were
                 seen
                 again
                 ,
                 being
                 judged
                 seven
                 Leagues
                 off
                 Weymouth
                 ,
                 and
                 over
                 against
                 Dungenness
                 ,
                 whither
                 the
                 English
                 plied
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 began
                 the
                 Fight
                 again
                 ,
                 the
                 Frigats
                 fetching
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 came
                 up
                 :
                 Trump
                 now
                 had
                 put
                 his
                 Merchantmen
                 afore
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 fought
                 retreating
                 towards
                 Bulloign
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 way
                 whither
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 Frigats
                 at
                 large
                 ,
                 snapt
                 many
                 of
                 his
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Lawson
                 boarded
                 a
                 Dutch
                 Man
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 her
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 her
                 to
                 the
                 Downs
                 .
                 Sunday-morning
                 the
                 Dutch
                 were
                 at
                 Bulloign
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Fight
                 began
                 again
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 little
                 effect
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 dark
                 Trump
                 slipt
                 away
                 (
                 having
                 sent
                 his
                 Merchant-men
                 before
                 )
                 to
                 
                 Calice-sands
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 Anchored
                 that
                 day
                 with
                 forty
                 sail
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Wind
                 lying
                 cross
                 at
                 N.
                 N.
                 E.
                 but
                 no
                 further
                 dispute
                 or
                 encounter
                 happened
                 )
                 and
                 thence
                 Tyded
                 it
                 home
                 ,
                 whither
                 a
                 Fleet
                 of
                 100
                 sail
                 from
                 Roan
                 ,
                 Guarded
                 by
                 ten
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 had
                 slipt
                 through
                 the
                 Channel
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 Fight
                 )
                 having
                 lost
                 in
                 all
                 eleven
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 thirty
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 1500
                 killed
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 wounded
                 .
                 On
                 our
                 side
                 we
                 had
                 one
                 ship
                 ,
                 named
                 the
                 Sampson
                 ,
                 shot
                 through
                 and
                 through
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Captain
                 Button
                 wounded
                 ,
                 was
                 sunk
                 by
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 fight
                 ,
                 the
                 men
                 being
                 saved
                 aboard
                 other
                 Vessels
                 .
                 Though
                 it
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 dissembled
                 that
                 the
                 Dutch
                 had
                 the
                 worst
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 yet
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 was
                 highly
                 magnified
                 for
                 his
                 good
                 conduct
                 ,
                 especially
                 for
                 his
                 bringing
                 off
                 the
                 Fleet
                 from
                 Calice
                 ,
                 which
                 argued
                 the
                 English
                 had
                 no
                 more
                 minde
                 to
                 fight
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 said
                 in
                 Holland
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 a
                 stiff
                 bout
                 ,
                 especially
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 both
                 English
                 and
                 Dutch
                 did
                 very
                 gallantly
                 ,
                 
                 more
                 especially
                 our
                 Red-Coats
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 put
                 on
                 board
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 Sea-men
                 ,
                 did
                 most
                 gallantly
                 and
                 undauntedly
                 behave
                 themselves
                 ,
                 perpetually
                 firing
                 and
                 keeping
                 their
                 Station
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 danger
                 either
                 of
                 Fire
                 or
                 Water
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 half
                 of
                 the
                 Victory
                 belonged
                 to
                 them
                 ;
                 there
                 being
                 little
                 odds
                 on
                 either
                 Side
                 ,
                 save
                 that
                 we
                 were
                 the
                 cleaner
                 ,
                 being
                 newly
                 
                 Tallowed
                 and
                 trimmed
                 ,
                 and
                 just
                 set
                 out
                 to
                 Sea.
                 Several
                 Collections
                 were
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 Country
                 of
                 Money
                 and
                 Linnen
                 for
                 the
                 maimed
                 and
                 wounded
                 Sea-men
                 and
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 and
                 Provision
                 made
                 for
                 their
                 Reception
                 into
                 Hospitals
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 next
                 Encounter
                 we
                 had
                 with
                 this
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 was
                 off
                 Leghorn
                 ;
                 for
                 Captain
                 Appleton
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Duke's
                 Command
                 )
                 now
                 put
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 divers
                 Voluntier
                 English
                 freely
                 adventuring
                 themselves
                 on
                 board
                 for
                 their
                 Countries
                 Honour
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 Coast
                 being
                 filled
                 with
                 Spectators
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 Combate
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 March
                 was
                 the
                 longest
                 day
                 allowed
                 for
                 their
                 stay
                 in
                 that
                 Port
                 :
                 Now
                 it
                 was
                 agreed
                 between
                 Captain
                 Badiley
                 and
                 Appleton
                 ,
                 that
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 Appleton
                 should
                 see
                 the
                 Dutch
                 set
                 sail
                 after
                 him
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 was
                 come
                 from
                 
                   Porto
                   Ferraio
                
                 with
                 9
                 ships
                 and
                 a
                 Fire-ship
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 come
                 out
                 and
                 make
                 hast
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 Accordingly
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 Badiley
                 appeared
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Dutch
                 made
                 semblance
                 of
                 making
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 Wind
                 blowing
                 off
                 the
                 Shore
                 ,
                 he
                 weighed
                 and
                 came
                 out
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Dutch
                 observing
                 ,
                 they
                 ceased
                 their
                 prosecution
                 of
                 Badiley
                 ,
                 and
                 turning
                 the
                 Helm
                 ,
                 sailed
                 directly
                 upon
                 Appleton
                 ,
                 not
                 any
                 way
                 to
                 be
                 relieved
                 by
                 Badiley
                 as
                 the
                 Wind
                 stood
                 ;
                 who
                 suspecting
                 the
                 event
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 speed
                 got
                 off
                 to
                 Sea
                 and
                 away
                 ,
                 left
                 when
                 that
                 Encounter
                 was
                 over
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 brunt
                 would
                 fall
                 also
                 on
                 him
                 .
                 Nevertheless
                 these
                 six
                 ships
                 resolved
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 stout
                 resistance
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 sight
                 of
                 that
                 City
                 and
                 Country
                 where
                 their
                 Reputation
                 had
                 been
                 hitherto
                 nobly
                 maintained
                 :
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 first
                 Engagement
                 the
                 
                   Henry
                   Bonadventure
                
                 was
                 unluckily
                 blown
                 up
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 shot
                 from
                 
                   Van
                   Galen
                
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Admital
                 ,
                 that
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 Powder
                 ;
                 the
                 Sampson
                 (
                 another
                 of
                 the
                 six
                 )
                 was
                 Boarded
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 and
                 Entred
                 by
                 young
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 fired
                 by
                 a
                 Fire
                 ship
                 ;
                 the
                 Peregrine
                 was
                 set
                 upon
                 by
                 four
                 Dutch
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 her
                 Masts
                 shot
                 by
                 the
                 board
                 ,
                 was
                 entred
                 and
                 taken
                 ;
                 the
                 Levant
                 having
                 fought
                 four
                 hours
                 side
                 by
                 side
                 with
                 two
                 Dutch
                 Flag-ships
                 (
                 one
                 whereof
                 was
                 the
                 Virgin
                 of
                 Enchuysen
                 )
                 was
                 likewise
                 taken
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 the
                 Mary
                 (
                 amidst
                 the
                 Smoak
                 and
                 confusion
                 of
                 the
                 fight
                 )
                 got
                 clear
                 away
                 ,
                 there
                 remained
                 only
                 now
                 the
                 Leopard
                 ,
                 a
                 Navy-ship
                 of
                 50
                 Brass
                 Guns
                 ,
                 who
                 after
                 six
                 hours
                 fight
                 with
                 
                   Van
                   Galen
                
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 Flag-ship
                 ,
                 by
                 Name
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Iulius
                   Caesar
                
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 great
                 slaughter
                 was
                 commanded
                 by
                 Appleton
                 to
                 be
                 blown
                 up
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 coming
                 into
                 the
                 Enemies
                 hands
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Marriners
                 securing
                 the
                 Gunner
                 ,
                 and
                 forcing
                 him
                 to
                 yield
                 ,
                 the
                 ship
                 was
                 possest
                 by
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 
                   Van
                   Galen
                
                 having
                 lost
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Legs
                 in
                 the
                 fight
                 ,
                 whereof
                 soon
                 after
                 he
                 died
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 this
                 fight
                 400
                 ,
                 one
                 hundred
                 whereof
                 were
                 wounded
                 (
                 among
                 them
                 was
                 Captain
                 Wood
                 of
                 the
                 Peregrine
                 )
                 who
                 were
                 set
                 on
                 shore
                 and
                 at
                 liberty
                 ,
                 and
                 care
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 for
                 their
                 return
                 home
                 and
                 recovery
                 .
              
               
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 had
                 been
                 Sea-faring
                 about
                 the
                 ●aribbe
                 Islands
                 with
                 seven
                 or
                 eight
                 ships
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 had
                 taken
                 four
                 or
                 six
                 Prizes
                 ,
                 but
                 lost
                 his
                 Brother
                 Prince
                 Maurice
                 by
                 a
                 Hurricane
                 ,
                 either
                 at
                 St.
                 Christophers
                 ,
                 or
                 neer
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Tortudas
                 ,
                 whereabouts
                 the
                 Prince
                 had
                 carefully
                 expected
                 him
                 some
                 two
                 Months
                 ;
                 but
                 not
                 hearing
                 of
                 him
                 (
                 for
                 Death
                 had
                 Transported
                 him
                 to
                 farther
                 Regions
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 no
                 accompt
                 of
                 that
                 most
                 Excellent
                 Personage
                 ,
                 eminently
                 beloved
                 for
                 his
                 Conduct
                 ,
                 Valour
                 ,
                 and
                 Civility
                 in
                 our
                 late
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 whose
                 great
                 Actions
                 well
                 deserve
                 a
                 particular
                 History
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 though
                 his
                 Death
                 be
                 unknown
                 ,
                 yet
                 his
                 Life
                 and
                 the
                 Renown
                 of
                 it
                 is
                 famous
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Glory
                 of
                 it
                 Proclaimed
                 throughout
                 the
                 World
                 )
                 he
                 set
                 sail
                 from
                 those
                 unfortunate
                 Islands
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 arrived
                 at
                 Nants
                 in
                 Bri●any
                 in
                 March
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Swallow
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Prize
                 laden
                 with
                 Tobacco
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 little
                 Frigat
                 ,
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 his
                 Arrival
                 fell
                 Sick
                 ;
                 but
                 happily
                 recovering
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 invited
                 to
                 Paris
                 ,
                 and
                 Complemented
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 sent
                 the
                 first
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 his
                 Chamber
                 to
                 salute
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 highly
                 and
                 cordially
                 welcomed
                 by
                 our
                 Soveraign
                 yet
                 in
                 that
                 Court
                 ,
                 where
                 now
                 the
                 whole
                 Royal
                 Family
                 were
                 very
                 neer
                 met
                 together
                 .
              
               
                 Monsieur
                 Bor●el
                 Embassador
                 from
                 the
                 Queen
                 of
                 Sweden
                 (
                 being
                 the
                 third
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 a
                 year
                 )
                 arrived
                 in
                 England
                 about
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Letters
                 came
                 again
                 from
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 and
                 West-Friezsland
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 Dutch
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 meditating
                 on
                 a
                 speedy
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 potent
                 carrying
                 on
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 having
                 prohibited
                 the
                 
                 Greenland-Voyage
                 again
                 for
                 that
                 year
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 all
                 Expedition
                 to
                 set
                 
                   de
                   Wit
                
                 with
                 another
                 Fleet
                 to
                 Sea
                 ;
                 
                 the
                 Ballance
                 of
                 Victory
                 standing
                 still
                 in
                 aequilibrio
                 ,
                 for
                 what
                 was
                 lost
                 in
                 the
                 Channel
                 ,
                 was
                 gained
                 in
                 the
                 Streights
                 ;
                 and
                 't
                 was
                 concluded
                 ,
                 they
                 that
                 could
                 raise
                 most
                 Men
                 and
                 Ships
                 ,
                 would
                 be
                 sure
                 to
                 carry
                 it
                 .
                 And
                 their
                 first
                 designe
                 was
                 now
                 upon
                 our
                 Colliers
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 great
                 Nursery
                 and
                 Seminary
                 of
                 Sea-men
                 for
                 the
                 Service
                 ,
                 whom
                 if
                 they
                 could
                 intercept
                 ,
                 being
                 about
                 150
                 sail
                 ,
                 and
                 but
                 ten
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 for
                 their
                 Convoy
                 ,
                 the
                 Work
                 was
                 done
                 .
                 A
                 Fleet
                 of
                 20
                 great
                 ships
                 and
                 some
                 little
                 Frigats
                 was
                 dispatcht
                 first
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   de
                   Wit
                
                 followed
                 ;
                 which
                 first
                 Squadron
                 having
                 been
                 descryed
                 by
                 the
                 Colliers
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 they
                 with
                 their
                 Convoy
                 put
                 into
                 Scarborough
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 under
                 the
                 protection
                 of
                 that
                 Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 new
                 Platforms
                 raised
                 to
                 gall
                 the
                 Dutch
                 if
                 they
                 approached
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 well
                 perceived
                 by
                 them
                 )
                 they
                 Anchored
                 till
                 the
                 Dutch
                 drew
                 quite
                 off
                 (
                 having
                 pretended
                 it
                 twice
                 before
                 )
                 upon
                 the
                 coming
                 of
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Pen
                 with
                 his
                 Fleet
                 that
                 way
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 year
                 ends
                 with
                 the
                 release
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gell
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 some
                 Scotch
                 Prisoners
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 among
                 whom
                 was
                 Mr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Douglas
                
                 ;
                 and
                 submission
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Iniskillin
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Conuer
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Mac
                   Guire
                
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 usual
                 Terms
                 of
                 Transportation
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 Act
                 Constituting
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bradshaw
                
                 their
                 bold
                 President
                 and
                 their
                 great
                 Favourite
                 to
                 be
                 Chancellor
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Bartholomew
                   Hall
                
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Whitlock's
                 Dependants
                 to
                 be
                 Atturney
                 of
                 the
                 Dutchy
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 do
                 something
                 for
                 their
                 Friends
                 before
                 they
                 dye
                 .
                 And
                 lo
                 a
                 Revolution
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               A
               CHRONICLE
               OF
               THE
               CIVIL
               WARS
               OF
               ENGLAND
               ,
               SCOTLAND
               ,
               and
               IRELAND
               .
               THE
               THIRD
               PART
               :
               BEING
               The
               Protectorate
               .
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1653.
                 
              
               
                 NOw
                 to
                 the
                 reproach
                 of
                 Fortune
                 ,
                 and
                 her
                 glorious
                 Pageant
                 of
                 an
                 English
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 which
                 she
                 had
                 set
                 up
                 for
                 another
                 Wonder
                 in
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 to
                 brave
                 the
                 Pyramids
                 of
                 Stone
                 ,
                 Colossus
                 of
                 Brass
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 Times
                 injury
                 ,
                 having
                 subdued
                 all
                 likelihood
                 or
                 appearance
                 of
                 danger
                 from
                 without
                 (
                 all
                 Princes
                 being
                 ready
                 to
                 entertain
                 their
                 Friendship
                 :
                 )
                 See
                 the
                 frailty
                 of
                 this
                 structure
                 ,
                 the
                 undermines
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 cheating
                 deceitful
                 labour
                 of
                 their
                 Architect
                 and
                 prime
                 Workman
                 in
                 the
                 Ground-work
                 of
                 this
                 Republican
                 Fabrick
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 Foundation
                 was
                 laid
                 upon
                 the
                 Ruines
                 of
                 Monarchy
                 ,
                 the
                 seeds
                 whereof
                 being
                 laid
                 in
                 the
                 King's
                 Death
                 ,
                 through
                 a
                 four
                 years
                 corruption
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 reared
                 its
                 Head
                 now
                 ,
                 though
                 with
                 a
                 forced
                 and
                 precoce
                 blade
                 (
                 a
                 fading
                 verdure
                 that
                 bespoke
                 its
                 unseasonableness
                 and
                 sudden
                 perishment
                 in
                 the
                 Family
                 and
                 Person
                 of
                 this
                 Usurper
                 )
                 and
                 exerted
                 it self
                 afterwards
                 in
                 the
                 Hundredfold
                 Fruits
                 of
                 an
                 yielding
                 and
                 obedient
                 people
                 to
                 their
                 Rightful
                 Soveraign
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 perceivable
                 now
                 what
                 Chimera's
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 projection
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 so
                 many
                 ambitious
                 and
                 covetous
                 Masters
                 ,
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 managing
                 his
                 designe
                 ,
                 and
                 stretching
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 measure
                 of
                 perpetuity
                 ;
                 Sons
                 and
                 Nephews
                 being
                 brought
                 into
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 Relations
                 upon
                 the
                 score
                 of
                 Inherent
                 Merit
                 brought
                 into
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 these
                 interessedly
                 opposite
                 and
                 contrary
                 to
                 one
                 another
                 ;
                 the
                 
                   Single
                   self
                
                 (
                 to
                 the
                 reducing
                 of
                 it
                 to
                 Monarchical
                 Regiment
                 in
                 this
                 very
                 Democratick
                 form
                 )
                 being
                 solely
                 intended
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 little
                 labour
                 for
                 Cromwel
                 with
                 his
                 Instrument
                 in
                 his
                 Hand
                 to
                 charm
                 the
                 several
                 divided
                 Factions
                 of
                 that
                 
                   Individuum
                   vagum
                
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 no
                 other
                 cement
                 or
                 obligation
                 of
                 their
                 holding
                 together
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 glutinous
                 and
                 sticking
                 Guilt
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Blood
                 ;
                 and
                 all
                 places
                 of
                 Command
                 and
                 Profit
                 were
                 already
                 in
                 the
                 Hands
                 of
                 his
                 Friends
                 and
                 Favourites
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 quarrel
                 ,
                 or
                 indeed
                 without
                 any
                 perceivance
                 of
                 his
                 Grand
                 designe
                 ,
                 which
                 as
                 it
                 had
                 worried
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 to
                 the
                 destruction
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 so
                 was
                 it
                 after
                 to
                 weary
                 them
                 with
                 another
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 barbarous
                 and
                 strange
                 proceedings
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 recommend
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 People
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 indeed
                 took
                 a
                 very
                 happy
                 juncture
                 for
                 the
                 Execution
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 just
                 as
                 the
                 Scale
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 difference
                 was
                 turned
                 ,
                 and
                 Victory
                 was
                 inclining
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 a
                 very
                 potent
                 Fleet
                 was
                 out
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Moneys
                 at
                 the
                 rate
                 of
                 120000
                 l.
                 
                   per
                   mensem
                
                 was
                 just
                 coming
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Exchequer
                 and
                 other
                 Receipts
                 pretty
                 full
                 with
                 the
                 several
                 Incomes
                 ,
                 Forfeitures
                 ,
                 and
                 Revenues
                 :
                 and
                 as
                 to
                 his
                 assurance
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 he
                 wanted
                 not
                 any
                 assistance
                 ,
                 the
                 Army
                 onely
                 his
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 third
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 joyning
                 with
                 him
                 in
                 his
                 Conspiracy
                 ;
                 which
                 yet
                 was
                 a
                 rash
                 and
                 hazardous
                 venture
                 .
                 There
                 had
                 been
                 no
                 Law
                 nor
                 Government
                 before
                 ;
                 now
                 even
                 Prudence
                 and
                 Wisdom
                 forsook
                 the
                 Grandees
                 and
                 Principals
                 in
                 the
                 proceeding
                 Rebellion
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 it
                 was
                 then
                 clearly
                 and
                 truly
                 judged
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 setting
                 up
                 of
                 this
                 private
                 ,
                 and
                 indeed
                 debaucht
                 Person
                 and
                 Family
                 in
                 opposition
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 whose
                 super-excellent
                 Vertues
                 ,
                 Gifts
                 and
                 Graces
                 ,
                 and
                 His
                 cruel
                 Martyrdom
                 ,
                 were
                 yet
                 recent
                 )
                 and
                 His
                 Heirs
                 ,
                 would
                 presently
                 ruine
                 the
                 Usurper
                 :
                 for
                 it
                 being
                 like
                 to
                 prove
                 a
                 War
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Crown
                 and
                 
                   Iack
                   Cade
                
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 rightly
                 concludible
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 longer
                 than
                 his
                 Rebel-rout
                 could
                 be
                 maintained
                 and
                 kept
                 together
                 ,
                 could
                 it
                 be
                 expected
                 that
                 
                 Oliver's
                 bloody
                 house
                 could
                 stand
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 prosperous
                 Rebel
                 never
                 boded
                 this
                 ,
                 nor
                 did
                 he
                 think
                 it
                 within
                 his
                 consideration
                 :
                 his
                 great
                 aims
                 were
                 upon
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 an
                 impotent
                 and
                 feeble
                 Crue
                 that
                 stood
                 upon
                 his
                 Crutches
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 threatned
                 to
                 beat
                 him
                 with
                 them
                 ;
                 such
                 Masters
                 of
                 Defence
                 they
                 were
                 .
                 This
                 made
                 him
                 forsake
                 his
                 Wiles
                 and
                 Fabian
                 delays
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 his
                 Sword
                 riddle
                 the
                 Oracle
                 of
                 this
                 Delphick
                 Parliament
                 by
                 its
                 dissolution
                 .
              
               
                 Fate
                 never
                 played
                 such
                 a
                 frolick
                 prank
                 ,
                 nor
                 was
                 there
                 ever
                 such
                 a
                 Scene
                 of
                 Mirth
                 in
                 all
                 her
                 Mazes
                 and
                 Varieties
                 of
                 Government
                 .
                 Nor
                 often
                 do
                 wicked
                 great
                 men
                 survive
                 the
                 infamy
                 and
                 dishonour
                 of
                 their
                 Actions
                 ,
                 and
                 live
                 the
                 infamous
                 obloquie
                 and
                 reproach
                 of
                 themselves
                 :
                 but
                 as
                 if
                 God
                 would
                 invert
                 the
                 threatned
                 punishment
                 of
                 the
                 breach
                 of
                 the
                 fifth
                 Commandment
                 ,
                 these
                 unexampled
                 parricides
                 were
                 decreed
                 to
                 outlive
                 the
                 desire
                 of
                 Life
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 see
                 all
                 their
                 Greatness
                 buried
                 ;
                 their
                 Reputation
                 abroad
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Dread
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 fallen
                 into
                 such
                 Ignominy
                 and
                 Disgrace
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 turned
                 to
                 a
                 Ballad
                 ,
                 *
                 in
                 the
                 most
                 scummy
                 and
                 vilest
                 Language
                 conceivable
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 so
                 all
                 of
                 an
                 instant
                 and
                 sudden
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Portugal
                 Embassador
                 ,
                 who
                 then
                 attended
                 them
                 here
                 ,
                 said
                 ,
                 That
                 his
                 Masters
                 assumption
                 to
                 that
                 Crown
                 in
                 1640
                 was
                 very
                 speedy
                 and
                 miraculous
                 ,
                 but
                 this
                 Revolution
                 did
                 far
                 exceed
                 it
                 ,
                 both
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 bloodlessness
                 and
                 stilness
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 it
                 seeming
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 as
                 in
                 a
                 dream
                 ,
                 so
                 pitifully
                 and
                 abjectly
                 did
                 these
                 petty
                 Princes
                 behave
                 themselves
                 in
                 this
                 rencounter
                 ,
                 which
                 happened
                 on
                 the
                 20
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 .
              
               
                 Oliver
                 himself
                 ,
                 attended
                 by
                 Major-General
                 
                   Lambert
                   ,
                   Harrison
                
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 8
                 more
                 Officers
                 (
                 having
                 after
                 several
                 conferences
                 with
                 their
                 Committees
                 (
                 who
                 shewed
                 him
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 calling
                 a
                 new
                 Representative
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 case
                 then
                 stood
                 with
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 no
                 Qualifications
                 could
                 sufficiently
                 secure
                 
                 the
                 Interest
                 thereof
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 onely
                 way
                 was
                 to
                 recruit
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 which
                 could
                 judge
                 of
                 such
                 Elections
                 by
                 their
                 own
                 Authority
                 )
                 received
                 no
                 satisfaction
                 )
                 entred
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 (
                 some
                 Members
                 being
                 made
                 privy
                 to
                 his
                 designe
                 before
                 ,
                 especially
                 Sir
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Pickering
                
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 held
                 consultation
                 the
                 night
                 before
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 up
                 armed
                 in
                 his
                 Chamber
                 till
                 the
                 very
                 time
                 )
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 Speech
                 therein
                 ,
                 shewed
                 the
                 reasons
                 and
                 necessity
                 of
                 their
                 Dissolution
                 ,
                 did
                 declare
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 so
                 ,
                 and
                 desired
                 them
                 to
                 depart
                 :
                 and
                 presently
                 Major-General
                 Harrison
                 peremptorily
                 bid
                 the
                 Speaker
                 to
                 leave
                 the
                 Chair
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 he
                 refusing
                 to
                 do
                 without
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 till
                 he
                 was
                 pulled
                 out
                 ,
                 Harrison
                 desired
                 him
                 to
                 lend
                 him
                 his
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 gently
                 heaved
                 him
                 out
                 .
                 Cromwel
                 also
                 commanded
                 that
                 Bauble
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 called
                 the
                 Mace
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 away
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 carried
                 no
                 more
                 in
                 State
                 before
                 him
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 having
                 turned
                 them
                 out
                 of
                 Doors
                 ,
                 lockt
                 them
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 clapt
                 Guards
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 all
                 the
                 Avenues
                 of
                 the
                 Palace
                 ,
                 to
                 keep
                 these
                 Spirits
                 out
                 from
                 possessing
                 it
                 again
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 news
                 of
                 this
                 Luciferian
                 fall
                 ,
                 was
                 quickly
                 spread
                 throughout
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 into
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 being
                 related
                 and
                 received
                 with
                 all
                 imaginable
                 gladness
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Members
                 slunk
                 away
                 ,
                 muttering
                 to
                 themselves
                 the
                 affront
                 they
                 had
                 received
                 ,
                 and
                 laying
                 their
                 Heads
                 together
                 how
                 to
                 retrieve
                 themselves
                 ;
                 for
                 loath
                 they
                 were
                 to
                 suffer
                 this
                 violence
                 ,
                 or
                 acknowledge
                 their
                 Dissolution
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 would
                 by
                 no
                 means
                 hear
                 of
                 .
                 But
                 what
                 ever
                 they
                 fancied
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 raving
                 at
                 this
                 boldness
                 and
                 audaciousness
                 of
                 their
                 Servant
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 stiled
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 he
                 minded
                 it
                 not
                 ,
                 but
                 went
                 on
                 in
                 his
                 work
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Government
                 (
                 such
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 )
                 was
                 now
                 lodged
                 in
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 Officers
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 making
                 and
                 preferring
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 first
                 thing
                 done
                 by
                 them
                 after
                 this
                 new
                 Model
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 emitting
                 of
                 a
                 Declaration
                 from
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Officers
                 ,
                 shewing
                 the
                 grounds
                 and
                 reasons
                 of
                 this
                 Dissolution
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 their
                 Intentions
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 and
                 future
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 :
                 which
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 appear
                 by
                 how
                 slender
                 a
                 Thread
                 the
                 Sword
                 of
                 this
                 Lawless
                 Commander
                 hung
                 over
                 the
                 Heads
                 of
                 those
                 Parliament-Tyrants
                 ,
                 is
                 very
                 requisite
                 to
                 be
                 inserted
                 ,
                 it
                 holding
                 forth
                 the
                 present
                 intrigues
                 of
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 designes
                 and
                 method
                 of
                 Ambition
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                         OVr
                         intention
                         is
                         not
                         to
                         give
                         an
                         account
                         ,
                         at
                         this
                         time
                         ,
                         of
                         the
                         grounds
                         which
                         first
                         moved
                         us
                         to
                         take
                         up
                         Arms
                         ,
                         and
                         engage
                         our
                         Lives
                         and
                         all
                         that
                         was
                         dear
                         unto
                         us
                         in
                         this
                         Cause
                         ;
                         nor
                         to
                         minde
                         in
                         this
                         Declaration
                         the
                         various
                         Dispensations
                         through
                         which
                         Divine
                         Providence
                         hath
                         led
                         us
                         ,
                         or
                         the
                         witness
                         the
                         Lord
                         hath
                         born
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         many
                         signal
                         Testimonies
                         of
                         acceptance
                         which
                         he
                         hath
                         given
                         to
                         the
                         sincere
                         endeavours
                         of
                         his
                         unworthy
                         servants
                         ,
                         whilst
                         they
                         were
                         contesting
                         with
                         the
                         many
                         and
                         great
                         difficulties
                         ,
                         as
                         well
                         in
                         the
                         Wars
                         ,
                         as
                         other
                         transactions
                         in
                         the
                         three
                         Nations
                         ;
                         being
                         necessitated
                         ,
                         for
                         the
                         defence
                         of
                         the
                         same
                         Cause
                         they
                         first
                         asserted
                         ,
                         to
                         have
                         recourse
                         unto
                         extraordinary
                         actions
                         ;
                         the
                         same
                         being
                         evident
                         by
                         former
                         Declarations
                         published
                         on
                         that
                         behalf
                         .
                      
                       
                         After
                         it
                         had
                         pleased
                         God
                         not
                         onely
                         to
                         reduce
                         Ireland
                         ,
                         and
                         give
                         in
                         Scotland
                         ,
                         but
                         so
                         marvelously
                         to
                         appear
                         for
                         his
                         people
                         at
                         Worcester
                         ,
                         that
                         these
                         Nations
                         were
                         reduced
                         to
                         a
                         great
                         degree
                         of
                         Peace
                         ,
                         and
                         England
                         to
                         perfect
                         quiet
                         ,
                         and
                         thereby
                         the
                         Parliament
                         had
                         opportunity
                         to
                         give
                         the
                         people
                         the
                         Harvest
                         of
                         all
                         their
                         Labour
                         ,
                         Blood
                         ,
                         and
                         Treasure
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         settle
                         a
                         due
                         Liberty
                         both
                         in
                         reference
                         to
                         Civil
                         and
                         Spiritual
                         things
                         ;
                         whereunto
                         they
                         were
                         obliged
                         by
                         their
                         Duty
                         ,
                         their
                         Engagements
                         ,
                         as
                         also
                         the
                         great
                         &
                         wonderful
                         things
                         which
                         God
                         hath
                         wrought
                         for
                         them
                         :
                         it
                         was
                         matter
                         of
                         much
                         grief
                         to
                         the
                         good
                         and
                         well-affected
                         of
                         the
                         Land
                         to
                         observe
                         the
                         little
                         progress
                         which
                         was
                         made
                         therein
                         ;
                         who
                         thereupon
                         applied
                         to
                         the
                         Army
                         ,
                         expecting
                         redress
                         by
                         their
                         means
                         ;
                         notwithstanding
                         which
                         ,
                         the
                         Army
                         being
                         unwilling
                         to
                         meddle
                         with
                         the
                         civil
                         Authority
                         in
                         matters
                         so
                         properly
                         appertaining
                         to
                         it
                         ,
                         it
                         was
                         agreed
                         ,
                         that
                         his
                         Excellency
                         and
                         Officers
                         of
                         the
                         Army
                         ,
                         which
                         were
                         Members
                         of
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         should
                         be
                         desired
                         to
                         move
                         the
                         Parliament
                         to
                         proceed
                         vigorously
                         in
                         reforming
                         what
                         was
                         amiss
                         in
                         Government
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         the
                         setling
                         of
                         the
                         Commonwealth
                         upon
                         a
                         foundation
                         of
                         justice
                         and
                         righteousness
                         ;
                         which
                         having
                         done
                         ,
                         we
                         hoped
                         that
                         the
                         Parliament
                         would
                         seasonably
                         have
                         
                         answered
                         our
                         expectations
                         :
                         But
                         finding
                         (
                         to
                         our
                         grief
                         )
                         delays
                         therein
                         ,
                         we
                         renewed
                         our
                         desires
                         in
                         an
                         humble
                         Petition
                         to
                         them
                         ,
                         which
                         was
                         presented
                         in
                         August
                         last
                         ;
                         and
                         although
                         they
                         at
                         that
                         time
                         ,
                         signifying
                         their
                         good
                         acceptance
                         thereof
                         ,
                         returned
                         us
                         thanks
                         ,
                         and
                         referred
                         the
                         particulars
                         thereof
                         to
                         a
                         Committee
                         of
                         the
                         House
                         ,
                         yet
                         no
                         considerable
                         effect
                         was
                         produced
                         ,
                         nor
                         any
                         such
                         progress
                         made
                         ,
                         as
                         might
                         imply
                         their
                         real
                         intentions
                         to
                         accomplish
                         what
                         was
                         petitioned
                         for
                         ;
                         but
                         on
                         the
                         contrary
                         ,
                         there
                         more
                         and
                         more
                         appeared
                         amongst
                         them
                         an
                         aversion
                         to
                         the
                         things
                         themselves
                         ,
                         with
                         much
                         bitterness
                         and
                         opposition
                         to
                         the
                         people
                         of
                         God
                         ,
                         and
                         his
                         Spirit
                         acting
                         in
                         them
                         ;
                         which
                         grew
                         so
                         prevalent
                         ,
                         that
                         those
                         persons
                         of
                         Honour
                         and
                         Integrity
                         amongst
                         them
                         who
                         had
                         eminently
                         appeared
                         for
                         God
                         and
                         the
                         Publick
                         good
                         ,
                         both
                         before
                         and
                         throughout
                         this
                         War
                         ,
                         were
                         rendred
                         of
                         no
                         further
                         use
                         in
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         than
                         by
                         meeting
                         with
                         a
                         corrupt
                         party
                         ,
                         to
                         give
                         them
                         countenance
                         to
                         carry
                         on
                         their
                         ends
                         ,
                         and
                         for
                         effecting
                         the
                         desire
                         they
                         had
                         of
                         perpetuating
                         themselves
                         in
                         the
                         supream
                         Government
                         .
                         For
                         which
                         purpose
                         ,
                         the
                         said
                         party
                         long
                         opposed
                         ,
                         and
                         frequently
                         declared
                         themselves
                         against
                         having
                         a
                         new
                         Representative
                         ,
                         and
                         when
                         they
                         saw
                         themselves
                         necessitated
                         to
                         take
                         that
                         Bill
                         into
                         Consideration
                         ,
                         they
                         resolved
                         to
                         make
                         use
                         of
                         it
                         to
                         recruit
                         the
                         House
                         with
                         persons
                         of
                         the
                         same
                         Spirit
                         and
                         Temper
                         ,
                         thereby
                         to
                         perpetuate
                         their
                         own
                         sitting
                         .
                         Which
                         Intention
                         divers
                         of
                         the
                         activest
                         amongst
                         them
                         did
                         manifest
                         ,
                         labouring
                         to
                         perswade
                         others
                         to
                         a
                         consent
                         therein
                         :
                         And
                         the
                         better
                         to
                         effect
                         this
                         ,
                         divers
                         Petitions
                         preparing
                         from
                         several
                         Counties
                         for
                         the
                         continuance
                         of
                         this
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         were
                         encouraged
                         ,
                         if
                         not
                         set
                         on
                         foot
                         by
                         many
                         of
                         them
                         .
                      
                       
                         For
                         obviating
                         these
                         evils
                         ,
                         the
                         Officers
                         of
                         the
                         Army
                         obtained
                         several
                         Meetings
                         with
                         some
                         of
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         to
                         consider
                         what
                         fitting
                         means
                         and
                         remedy
                         might
                         be
                         applied
                         to
                         prevent
                         the
                         same
                         :
                         But
                         such
                         endeavours
                         proving
                         altogether
                         ineffectual
                         ,
                         it
                         became
                         most
                         evident
                         to
                         the
                         Army
                         ,
                         as
                         they
                         doubt
                         not
                         it
                         also
                         is
                         to
                         all
                         considering
                         persons
                         ,
                         that
                         this
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         through
                         the
                         corruption
                         of
                         some
                         ,
                         the
                         jealousie
                         of
                         others
                         ,
                         the
                         non-attendance
                         and
                         negligence
                         of
                         many
                         ,
                         would
                         never
                         answer
                         those
                         ends
                         which
                         God
                         ,
                         his
                         People
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         whole
                         Nation
                         expected
                         from
                         them
                         ,
                         but
                         that
                         this
                         Cause
                         which
                         the
                         Lord
                         hath
                         so
                         greately
                         blessed
                         ,
                         and
                         bore
                         witness
                         to
                         ,
                         must
                         needs
                         languish
                         under
                         their
                         Hands
                         ,
                         and
                         by
                         degrees
                         be
                         wholly
                         lost
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Lives
                         ,
                         Liberties
                         ,
                         and
                         Comforts
                         of
                         his
                         people
                         delivered
                         into
                         their
                         Enemies
                         hands
                         .
                      
                       
                         All
                         which
                         being
                         sadly
                         and
                         seriously
                         considered
                         by
                         the
                         honest
                         people
                         of
                         this
                         Nation
                         ,
                         as
                         well
                         as
                         by
                         the
                         Army
                         ,
                         and
                         Wisdome
                         and
                         Direction
                         being
                         sought
                         from
                         the
                         Lord
                         ,
                         it
                         seemed
                         to
                         be
                         a
                         duty
                         incumbent
                         upon
                         us
                         ,
                         who
                         had
                         seen
                         so
                         much
                         of
                         the
                         power
                         and
                         presence
                         of
                         God
                         going
                         along
                         with
                         us
                         ,
                         to
                         consider
                         of
                         some
                         more
                         effectual
                         means
                         to
                         secure
                         the
                         Cause
                         which
                         the
                         good
                         people
                         of
                         this
                         Commonwealth
                         had
                         been
                         so
                         long
                         engaged
                         in
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         establish
                         Righteousness
                         and
                         Peace
                         in
                         these
                         Nations
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         after
                         much
                         debate
                         ,
                         it
                         was
                         judged
                         necessary
                         ,
                         and
                         agreed
                         upon
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         Supream
                         Authority
                         should
                         be
                         by
                         the
                         Parliament
                         devolved
                         upon
                         known
                         persons
                         ,
                         men
                         fearing
                         God
                         ,
                         and
                         of
                         approved
                         Integrity
                         ;
                         and
                         the
                         Government
                         of
                         the
                         Commonwealth
                         committed
                         unto
                         them
                         for
                         a
                         time
                         ,
                         as
                         the
                         most
                         hopeful
                         way
                         to
                         encourage
                         and
                         countenance
                         all
                         Gods
                         people
                         ,
                         reform
                         the
                         Law
                         ,
                         and
                         administer
                         Iustice
                         impartially
                         ,
                         hoping
                         thereby
                         the
                         people
                         might
                         forget
                         Monarchy
                         ,
                         and
                         understanding
                         their
                         true
                         Interest
                         in
                         the
                         Election
                         of
                         successive
                         Parliaments
                         ,
                         may
                         have
                         the
                         Government
                         setled
                         upon
                         a
                         true
                         Basis
                         ,
                         without
                         hazard
                         to
                         this
                         glorious
                         Cause
                         ,
                         or
                         necessitating
                         to
                         keep
                         up
                         Armies
                         for
                         the
                         defence
                         of
                         the
                         same
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         being
                         still
                         resolved
                         to
                         use
                         all
                         means
                         possible
                         to
                         avoid
                         extraordinary
                         courses
                         ,
                         we
                         prevailed
                         with
                         about
                         twenty
                         Members
                         of
                         Parliament
                         to
                         give
                         us
                         a
                         Conference
                         ;
                         with
                         whom
                         we
                         freely
                         and
                         plainly
                         debated
                         the
                         necessity
                         and
                         justness
                         of
                         our
                         Proposals
                         on
                         that
                         behalf
                         ;
                         and
                         did
                         evidence
                         that
                         those
                         ▪
                         and
                         not
                         the
                         *
                         Act
                         under
                         their
                         Consideration
                         ,
                         would
                         most
                         probably
                         bring
                         forth
                         something
                         answerable
                         to
                         that
                         Work
                         ,
                         the
                         foundation
                         whereof
                         God
                         himself
                         hath
                         laid
                         ,
                         and
                         is
                         now
                         carrying
                         on
                         in
                         the
                         World.
                         
                      
                       
                         The
                         which
                         notwithstanding
                         found
                         no
                         acceptance
                         ;
                         but
                         in
                         stead
                         thereof
                         ,
                         it
                         was
                         offered
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         way
                         was
                         to
                         continue
                         still
                         this
                         present
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         as
                         being
                         that
                         from
                         which
                         we
                         might
                         reasonably
                         expect
                         all
                         good
                         things
                         .
                         And
                         this
                         being
                         vehemently
                         insisted
                         upon
                         ,
                         did
                         much
                         confirm
                         us
                         in
                         our
                         apprehensions
                         ,
                         That
                         not
                         any
                         love
                         to
                         a
                         Representative
                         ,
                         but
                         the
                         making
                         use
                         thereof
                         to
                         recruit
                         ,
                         and
                         so
                         to
                         perpetuate
                         themselves
                         ,
                         was
                         their
                         aim
                         .
                      
                       
                       
                         They
                         being
                         plainly
                         dealt
                         with
                         about
                         this
                         ,
                         and
                         told
                         ,
                         that
                         neither
                         the
                         Nation
                         ,
                         the
                         honest
                         Interest
                         ,
                         nor
                         we
                         our selves
                         ,
                         would
                         be
                         deluded
                         by
                         such
                         dealings
                         ;
                         They
                         did
                         agree
                         to
                         meet
                         again
                         the
                         next
                         day
                         in
                         the
                         Afternoon
                         for
                         mutual
                         satisfaction
                         ;
                         it
                         being
                         consented
                         to
                         by
                         the
                         Members
                         present
                         ,
                         that
                         Endeavours
                         should
                         be
                         used
                         ,
                         that
                         nothing
                         in
                         the
                         mean
                         time
                         should
                         be
                         done
                         in
                         Parliament
                         that
                         might
                         exclude
                         or
                         frustrate
                         the
                         Proposals
                         before-mentioned
                         .
                      
                       
                         Notwithstanding
                         this
                         ,
                         the
                         next
                         Morning
                         the
                         Parliament
                         did
                         make
                         more
                         hast
                         than
                         usual
                         in
                         carrying
                         on
                         their
                         said
                         Act
                         ,
                         being
                         helped
                         on
                         therein
                         by
                         some
                         of
                         the
                         persons
                         engaged
                         to
                         us
                         the
                         night
                         before
                         ,
                         none
                         of
                         them
                         which
                         were
                         then
                         present
                         endeavouring
                         to
                         oppose
                         the
                         same
                         ;
                         and
                         being
                         ready
                         to
                         put
                         the
                         main
                         Question
                         for
                         consummating
                         the
                         said
                         Act
                         ,
                         whereby
                         our
                         aforesaid
                         Proposals
                         would
                         have
                         been
                         rendered
                         void
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         way
                         of
                         bringing
                         them
                         into
                         a
                         fair
                         and
                         full
                         Debate
                         in
                         Parliament
                         obstructed
                         .
                      
                       
                         For
                         preventing
                         whereof
                         ,
                         and
                         all
                         the
                         sad
                         and
                         evil
                         consequences
                         which
                         must
                         upon
                         the
                         grounds
                         aforesaid
                         have
                         ensued
                         ,
                         and
                         whereby
                         at
                         one
                         blow
                         the
                         Interest
                         of
                         all
                         honest
                         men
                         ,
                         and
                         of
                         this
                         glorious
                         Cause
                         ,
                         had
                         been
                         endangered
                         to
                         be
                         laid
                         in
                         the
                         Dust
                         ,
                         and
                         these
                         Nations
                         embroyled
                         in
                         new
                         Troubles
                         ,
                         at
                         a
                         time
                         when
                         our
                         Enemies
                         abroad
                         are
                         watching
                         all
                         advantages
                         against
                         us
                         ,
                         and
                         some
                         of
                         them
                         actually
                         engaged
                         in
                         War
                         with
                         us
                         ;
                         We
                         have
                         been
                         necessitated
                         ,
                         though
                         with
                         much
                         reluctancy
                         ,
                         to
                         put
                         an
                         end
                         to
                         this
                         Parliament
                         ;
                         which
                         yet
                         we
                         have
                         done
                         ,
                         (
                         we
                         hope
                         )
                         out
                         of
                         an
                         honest
                         heart
                         ,
                         preferring
                         this
                         Cause
                         above
                         our
                         Names
                         ,
                         Lives
                         ,
                         Families
                         ,
                         or
                         Interests
                         ,
                         how
                         dear
                         soever
                         ;
                         with
                         clear
                         intentions
                         ,
                         and
                         real
                         purposes
                         of
                         heart
                         ,
                         to
                         call
                         to
                         the
                         Government
                         persons
                         of
                         approved
                         fidelity
                         and
                         honesty
                         ;
                         believing
                         ,
                         that
                         as
                         none
                         wise
                         will
                         expect
                         to
                         gather
                         Grapes
                         of
                         Thornes
                         ,
                         so
                         good
                         men
                         will
                         hope
                         ,
                         that
                         if
                         persons
                         so
                         qualified
                         be
                         chosen
                         ,
                         the
                         fruits
                         of
                         a
                         just
                         and
                         righteous
                         Reformation
                         ,
                         so
                         long
                         prayed
                         and
                         wished
                         for
                         ,
                         will
                         (
                         by
                         the
                         blessing
                         of
                         God
                         )
                         be
                         in
                         due
                         time
                         obtained
                         ,
                         to
                         the
                         refreshing
                         of
                         all
                         those
                         good
                         hearts
                         who
                         have
                         been
                         panting
                         after
                         these
                         things
                         .
                      
                       
                         Much
                         more
                         might
                         have
                         been
                         said
                         ,
                         if
                         it
                         had
                         been
                         our
                         desire
                         to
                         justifie
                         our selves
                         by
                         aspersing
                         others
                         ,
                         and
                         raking
                         into
                         the
                         Mis-government
                         of
                         affairs
                         ;
                         but
                         we
                         shall
                         conclude
                         with
                         this
                         ,
                         That
                         as
                         we
                         have
                         been
                         led
                         by
                         Necessity
                         and
                         Providence
                         to
                         act
                         as
                         we
                         have
                         done
                         ,
                         even
                         beyond
                         and
                         above
                         our
                         own
                         thoughts
                         and
                         desires
                         ;
                         so
                         we
                         shall
                         and
                         do
                         ,
                         in
                         that
                         of
                         this
                         great
                         Work
                         which
                         is
                         behinde
                         ,
                         put
                         our selves
                         wholly
                         upon
                         the
                         Lord
                         for
                         a
                         Blessing
                         ;
                         professing
                         we
                         look
                         not
                         to
                         stand
                         one
                         day
                         without
                         his
                         support
                         ,
                         much
                         less
                         to
                         bring
                         to
                         pass
                         any
                         of
                         the
                         things
                         mentioned
                         and
                         desired
                         without
                         his
                         assistance
                         :
                         And
                         therefore
                         do
                         solemnly
                         desire
                         and
                         expect
                         ,
                         that
                         all
                         men
                         ,
                         as
                         they
                         would
                         not
                         provoke
                         the
                         Lord
                         to
                         their
                         own
                         destruction
                         ,
                         should
                         wait
                         for
                         such
                         issue
                         as
                         he
                         shall
                         bring
                         forth
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         follow
                         their
                         business
                         with
                         peaceable
                         spirits
                         ;
                         wherein
                         ,
                         we
                         promise
                         them
                         protection
                         by
                         his
                         assistance
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         for
                         those
                         who
                         profess
                         their
                         fear
                         and
                         love
                         to
                         the
                         Name
                         of
                         God
                         ,
                         that
                         seeing
                         in
                         a
                         great
                         measure
                         ,
                         for
                         their
                         sakes
                         ,
                         and
                         for
                         Righteousness
                         sake
                         ,
                         we
                         have
                         taken
                         our
                         Lives
                         in
                         our
                         hand
                         to
                         do
                         these
                         things
                         ;
                         they
                         would
                         be
                         instant
                         with
                         the
                         Lord
                         day
                         and
                         night
                         on
                         our
                         behalfs
                         ,
                         that
                         we
                         may
                         obtain
                         Grace
                         from
                         him
                         :
                         And
                         seeing
                         we
                         have
                         made
                         so
                         often
                         mention
                         of
                         his
                         Name
                         ,
                         that
                         we
                         may
                         not
                         do
                         the
                         least
                         dishonour
                         thereunto
                         ;
                         which
                         indeed
                         would
                         be
                         our
                         confusion
                         ,
                         and
                         a
                         stain
                         to
                         the
                         whole
                         profession
                         of
                         Godliness
                         .
                      
                       
                         We
                         beseech
                         them
                         also
                         to
                         live
                         in
                         all
                         Humility
                         ,
                         Meekness
                         ,
                         Righteousness
                         ,
                         and
                         Love
                         one
                         towards
                         another
                         ,
                         and
                         towards
                         all
                         men
                         ;
                         that
                         so
                         they
                         may
                         put
                         to
                         silence
                         the
                         Ignorance
                         of
                         the
                         Foolish
                         ,
                         who
                         falsly
                         accuse
                         them
                         ;
                         and
                         to
                         know
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         late
                         great
                         and
                         Glorious
                         Dispensations
                         ,
                         wherein
                         the
                         Lord
                         hath
                         so
                         wonderfully
                         appeared
                         in
                         bringing
                         forth
                         these
                         things
                         ,
                         by
                         the
                         travel
                         and
                         Blood
                         of
                         his
                         Children
                         ,
                         ought
                         to
                         oblige
                         them
                         so
                         to
                         walk
                         in
                         the
                         Wisdom
                         and
                         love
                         of
                         Christ
                         ,
                         as
                         may
                         cause
                         others
                         to
                         honour
                         their
                         holy
                         Profession
                         ,
                         because
                         they
                         see
                         Christ
                         to
                         be
                         in
                         them
                         of
                         a
                         truth
                         .
                      
                       
                         We
                         do
                         further
                         purpose
                         ,
                         before
                         it
                         be
                         long
                         ,
                         more
                         particularly
                         to
                         shew
                         the
                         grounds
                         of
                         our
                         Proceedings
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Reasons
                         of
                         this
                         late
                         great
                         Action
                         and
                         Change
                         ,
                         which
                         in
                         this
                         we
                         have
                         but
                         hinted
                         at
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         we
                         do
                         lastly
                         Declare
                         ,
                         That
                         all
                         Iudges
                         ,
                         Sheriffs
                         ,
                         Iustices
                         of
                         Peace
                         ,
                         Mayors
                         ,
                         Bayliffs
                         ,
                         Committees
                         ,
                         and
                         all
                         other
                         Civil
                         Officers
                         ,
                         and
                         Publick
                         Ministers
                         whatsoever
                         ,
                         
                         within
                         this
                         Commonwealth
                         ,
                         or
                         any
                         parts
                         thereof
                         ,
                         do
                         proceed
                         in
                         their
                         respective
                         Places
                         and
                         Offices
                         ;
                         and
                         all
                         persons
                         whatsoever
                         are
                         to
                         give
                         Obedience
                         to
                         them
                         as
                         fully
                         as
                         when
                         the
                         Parliament
                         was
                         sitting
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           
                             Signed
                             in
                             the
                             Name
                             and
                             by
                             the
                             Appointment
                             of
                             his
                             Excellency
                             the
                             Lord-General
                             ,
                             and
                             his
                             Council
                             of
                             Officers
                             .
                             William
                             Malyn
                             ,
                          
                           Secret.
                           
                        
                         
                           White
                           hall
                           ,
                           
                             
                               the
                               22
                               of
                            
                             April
                             ,
                             1653.
                             
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 thing
                 they
                 published
                 ,
                 was
                 an
                 Injunction
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 Officers
                 and
                 Souldiers
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 forbidding
                 them
                 to
                 make
                 any
                 disturbance
                 in
                 Churches
                 ,
                 or
                 affronting
                 of
                 Ministers
                 and
                 people
                 in
                 Congregations
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 done
                 to
                 gain
                 them
                 an
                 opinion
                 of
                 Religious
                 Piety
                 and
                 Zeal
                 for
                 the
                 Worship
                 and
                 Service
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 now
                 frequently
                 profaned
                 by
                 the
                 Sectarian
                 Principles
                 of
                 Anabaptism
                 ,
                 Quaking
                 ,
                 and
                 Ranting
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 two
                 later
                 whereof
                 began
                 to
                 spread
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 very
                 infectious
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 and
                 their
                 Quarters
                 )
                 which
                 were
                 licensed
                 among
                 the
                 Souldiery
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 every
                 where
                 drawn
                 together
                 to
                 Rendezvouzes
                 ,
                 to
                 subscribe
                 Addresses
                 to
                 their
                 General
                 ,
                 
                 declaring
                 their
                 approbation
                 of
                 what
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 to
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 promising
                 to
                 assist
                 him
                 in
                 his
                 undertakings
                 with
                 their
                 Lives
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 hopeful
                 expectation
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 and
                 glorious
                 Work
                 to
                 be
                 accomplished
                 by
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 building
                 up
                 of
                 Sion
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 like
                 he
                 received
                 from
                 the
                 Fleet
                 upon
                 the
                 news
                 of
                 the
                 Change
                 communicated
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 who
                 resolved
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 courage
                 to
                 proceed
                 against
                 the
                 common
                 Enemy
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ;
                 
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Pen
                 being
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Downs
                 with
                 seventy
                 sail
                 of
                 ●●out
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 General
                 Monke
                 and
                 Dean
                 expected
                 with
                 some
                 more
                 of
                 the
                 Western
                 squadron
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 they
                 now
                 Anchored
                 at
                 Saint
                 Hellen's
                 Point
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 Forrain
                 Address
                 that
                 was
                 made
                 to
                 this
                 DICTATOR
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 such
                 another
                 Regiment
                 was
                 that
                 of
                 
                   Lucius
                   Scylla
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   C.
                   Marius
                
                 amongst
                 the
                 Romans
                 ,
                 for
                 by
                 that
                 term
                 of
                 Authority
                 he
                 is
                 b●●t
                 distinguished
                 ▪
                 was
                 from
                 the
                 Agents
                 of
                 the
                 Rebel-City
                 of
                 Bourdeaux
                 ,
                 (
                 then
                 maintained
                 by
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Conti
                 against
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 )
                 while
                 his
                 Embassador
                 Bourdeaux
                 was
                 here
                 for
                 a
                 Peace
                 ;
                 whose
                 offering
                 a
                 more
                 advantageous
                 Treaty
                 to
                 the
                 Interest
                 of
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 was
                 one
                 occasion
                 of
                 crushing
                 that
                 transaction
                 ;
                 and
                 Cromwel
                 besides
                 was
                 ready
                 to
                 Prince
                 it
                 himself
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 Examples
                 were
                 no
                 way
                 to
                 be
                 encouraged
                 by
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Dictator
                 having
                 held
                 the
                 Supreme
                 Power
                 some
                 few
                 days
                 ,
                 
                 devolved
                 it
                 by
                 a
                 Declaration
                 to
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ;
                 (
                 his
                 ignorant
                 conceited
                 Officers
                 soaring
                 such
                 flights
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 their
                 extravagant
                 notions
                 of
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 pertness
                 in
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 made
                 him
                 quickly
                 weary
                 of
                 such
                 Counsellors
                 or
                 Companions
                 :
                 )
                 these
                 were
                 partly
                 the
                 greatest
                 Officers
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 ;
                 as
                 
                   Lambert
                   ,
                   Dean
                   ,
                   Harrison
                
                 ;
                 and
                 partly
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 (
                 among
                 whom
                 the
                 Lord
                 Fairfax
                 was
                 by
                 name
                 now
                 listed
                 into
                 this
                 Juncto
                 )
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 new
                 Gamesters
                 of
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Cabinet
                 Counsel
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 he
                 limited
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 power
                 till
                 the
                 persons
                 of
                 known
                 Fidelity
                 and
                 Honesty
                 should
                 meet
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 nomination
                 &
                 appointment
                 of
                 his
                 Council
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 upon
                 them
                 the
                 Supream
                 Authority
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 interim
                 ,
                 to
                 this
                 Council
                 all
                 obedience
                 upon
                 Peril
                 was
                 required
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Justices
                 and
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Officers
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 continue
                 in
                 their
                 respective
                 Commissions
                 and
                 places
                 ,
                 and
                 Writs
                 to
                 run
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 stile
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Keepers
                   of
                   the
                   Liberties
                   of
                   England
                   .
                
                 The
                 first
                 work
                 this
                 Council
                 did
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 publishing
                 of
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 for
                 six
                 months
                 Assessment
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 24
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 obeyed
                 in
                 all
                 points
                 like
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 better
                 welcomed
                 than
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 ones
                 ,
                 for
                 its
                 decrease
                 of
                 the
                 Tax
                 to
                 a
                 considerable
                 fall
                 ;
                 another
                 Artifice
                 to
                 gain
                 the
                 people
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Treasuries
                 were
                 now
                 reasonable
                 full
                 by
                 the
                 Providence
                 of
                 all
                 Parliament
                 .
                 The
                 Town
                 of
                 Marlborough
                 was
                 reduced
                 almost
                 to
                 Ashes
                 April
                 28
                 ,
                 
                 an
                 ominous
                 Commencement
                 of
                 this
                 Incendiaries
                 Usurpation
                 ,
                 whose
                 red
                 and
                 fiery
                 Nose
                 was
                 the
                 burden
                 of
                 many
                 a
                 Cavalier-Song
                 .
              
               
               
                 This
                 turn
                 and
                 Translation
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 was
                 very
                 acceptable
                 news
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Paris
                 ,
                 his
                 Friends
                 and
                 Counsellors
                 saluting
                 and
                 complementing
                 him
                 with
                 the
                 infallible
                 hopes
                 of
                 his
                 Restitution
                 by
                 those
                 means
                 ;
                 and
                 much
                 Jollity
                 and
                 Gladness
                 there
                 was
                 concerning
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 Treatments
                 given
                 the
                 King.
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 
                 late
                 Lord
                 Digby
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 honoured
                 with
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 at
                 Paris
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 expectation
                 there
                 was
                 of
                 a
                 successful
                 Issue
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                 Rochester's
                 Negotiation
                 at
                 the
                 Diet
                 at
                 ●atisbone
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 potent
                 assistance
                 from
                 other
                 Princes
                 His
                 Allies
                 and
                 Confederates
                 ,
                 among
                 whom
                 the
                 Dutch
                 were
                 now
                 reckoned
                 not
                 the
                 least
                 considerable
                 ;
                 General
                 Middleton
                 being
                 on
                 his
                 Journey
                 thither
                 to
                 Treat
                 with
                 them
                 about
                 furnishing
                 an
                 Expedition
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 to
                 Command
                 in
                 chief
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Dutch
                 having
                 offered
                 a
                 Treaty
                 at
                 any
                 neutral
                 place
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 now
                 refused
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 except
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 presently
                 Engage
                 ,
                 till
                 that
                 Issue
                 was
                 known
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 now
                 also
                 published
                 his
                 Manifesto
                 against
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 declared
                 a
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 Rigged
                 his
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 and
                 secured
                 and
                 strengthned
                 his
                 Castles
                 against
                 any
                 attempt
                 of
                 their
                 Fleets
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 should
                 approach
                 so
                 neer
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 done
                 when
                 Captain
                 Ball
                 commanded
                 a
                 Squadron
                 thither
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 last
                 Summer
                 .
                 In
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 the
                 main
                 of
                 the
                 Forces
                 of
                 Vlster
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Iniskellin
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   O
                   Rely
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Mac
                   Mahon
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Mac
                   Guire
                
                 ,
                 yielded
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 an
                 end
                 to
                 that
                 War
                 ,
                 
                 May
                 18
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 old
                 Articles
                 for
                 Transportation
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 4
                 of
                 
                   May
                   ,
                   Trump
                
                 with
                 80
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 set
                 sail
                 again
                 from
                 the
                 Texel
                 ,
                 to
                 meet
                 a
                 Fleet
                 of
                 200
                 sail
                 from
                 Nants
                 and
                 other
                 parts
                 in
                 France
                 coming
                 round
                 about
                 by
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 secure
                 other
                 ships
                 from
                 the
                 Eastland
                 laden
                 with
                 Cordage
                 and
                 other
                 Ship-materials
                 and
                 necessaries
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Nants
                 Fleet
                 being
                 ready
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 nimbly
                 effected
                 ,
                 missing
                 of
                 our
                 English
                 Navy
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 Rendezvouzed
                 at
                 
                 Humber-mouth
                 ,
                 sailed
                 to
                 Aberdeen
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Shetland
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 passed
                 over
                 to
                 the
                 Danish
                 Shore
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 had
                 intelligence
                 that
                 Trump
                 had
                 dispatcht
                 his
                 errand
                 by
                 that
                 lucky
                 meeting
                 of
                 his
                 Nants
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 returned
                 for
                 Holland
                 :
                 whereupon
                 they
                 presently
                 steered
                 for
                 England
                 ;
                 but
                 before
                 their
                 arrival
                 in
                 any
                 Port
                 ,
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 having
                 quitted
                 his
                 Merchant-men
                 ,
                 and
                 delivered
                 them
                 sate
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 rejoycing
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 came
                 instantly
                 into
                 the
                 Downs
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 a
                 resolution
                 to
                 fire
                 and
                 seize
                 all
                 such
                 Ships
                 as
                 were
                 before
                 Dover
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 no
                 Guard
                 nor
                 protection
                 neer
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 26
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 missing
                 of
                 his
                 aim
                 ,
                 rantingly
                 battered
                 Dover
                 with
                 his
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 all
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Alarming
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Coast
                 adjacent
                 ;
                 while
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 having
                 visited
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 put
                 them
                 into
                 no
                 less
                 consternation
                 and
                 wonder
                 how
                 we
                 were
                 able
                 to
                 Equip
                 and
                 Man
                 100
                 sail
                 of
                 War-ships
                 in
                 so
                 short
                 a
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 distracted
                 condition
                 of
                 State.
                 Next
                 day
                 Trump
                 having
                 laid
                 his
                 Scouts
                 abroad
                 to
                 get
                 intelligence
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 to
                 intercept
                 all
                 Trade
                 and
                 ships
                 coming
                 into
                 the
                 Downs
                 and
                 River
                 ,
                 Anchored
                 on
                 the
                 back
                 of
                 the
                 Goodwyn
                 ;
                 Generals
                 Monke
                 and
                 Dean
                 being
                 in
                 
                 Yarmouth-Road
                 ,
                 and
                 General
                 Blake
                 fitting
                 himself
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 them
                 ;
                 for
                 Trump
                 stayed
                 in
                 his
                 Station
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 Iune
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 discovered
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 eleven
                 or
                 twelve
                 a
                 clock
                 Engaged
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 Fought
                 till
                 six
                 at
                 Night
                 :
                 in
                 the
                 b●ginning
                 of
                 the
                 fight
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 first
                 Broad-side
                 ,
                 General
                 Dean
                 was
                 shot
                 almost
                 off
                 in
                 the
                 Middle
                 by
                 a
                 Cannon-Bullet
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 he
                 stood
                 by
                 General
                 Monke
                 ,
                 who
                 without
                 any
                 disturbance
                 bad
                 his
                 Servants
                 and
                 Seamen
                 to
                 remove
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 continued
                 the
                 Service
                 without
                 further
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 accident
                 .
                 Of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 side
                 an
                 Admiral
                 was
                 blown
                 up
                 ,
                 the
                 Captain
                 
                   Cornelius
                   Van
                   Velso
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 
                 Bolter's
                 ship
                 and
                 three
                 more
                 sunk
                 ;
                 which
                 made
                 Trump
                 sail
                 for
                 the
                 
                 Dunkirk-Coast
                 between
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 ships
                 over
                 the
                 Flats
                 ,
                 in
                 hope
                 to
                 strand
                 the
                 English
                 upon
                 the
                 pursuit
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 case
                 the
                 great
                 ships
                 should
                 with
                 more
                 heed
                 desist
                 from
                 the
                 Chase
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 nimble
                 and
                 formost
                 Frigats
                 being
                 too
                 far
                 Engaged
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 without
                 succour
                 from
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 those
                 Shallows
                 might
                 fall
                 without
                 recovering
                 into
                 his
                 hands
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 turning
                 upon
                 them
                 with
                 his
                 ablest
                 and
                 lightest
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 store
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 escaped
                 that
                 night
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 days
                 fight
                 ,
                 Rear-Admiral
                 Lawson
                 so
                 Engaged
                 with
                 
                   de
                   Ruyter
                
                 and
                 two
                 
                 other
                 Flag-ships
                 ,
                 and
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Squadrons
                 with
                 his
                 ,
                 that
                 Trump
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 come
                 in
                 to
                 his
                 Relief
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 of
                 his
                 best
                 ships
                 ,
                 whilst
                 the
                 ordinary
                 Men
                 of
                 war
                 were
                 catcht
                 up
                 and
                 Boarded
                 ;
                 there
                 being
                 six
                 more
                 reckoned
                 taken
                 and
                 sunk
                 :
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 whereof
                 ,
                 Trump
                 by
                 good
                 Piloting
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 Coast
                 aforesaid
                 over
                 those
                 Shallows
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 English
                 found
                 them
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 Engaged
                 them
                 about
                 eight
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 ,
                 (
                 General
                 Blake
                 being
                 now
                 joyned
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Squadron
                 of
                 18
                 more
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 )
                 and
                 continued
                 till
                 eleven
                 or
                 twelve
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Dutch
                 began
                 to
                 flye
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 to
                 fire
                 at
                 those
                 ships
                 that
                 ran
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 being
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 staid
                 ,
                 run
                 all
                 into
                 a
                 huddle
                 ,
                 which
                 made
                 them
                 an
                 easie
                 prey
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 their
                 confusion
                 ;
                 ninety
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 being
                 so
                 mingled
                 one
                 with
                 another
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 come
                 to
                 do
                 any
                 Execution
                 upon
                 us
                 ,
                 without
                 greater
                 damage
                 to
                 themselves
                 .
                 This
                 lucky
                 pursuit
                 was
                 continued
                 till
                 night
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 some
                 fifteen
                 more
                 ships
                 taken
                 ;
                 and
                 had
                 day
                 lasted
                 ,
                 few
                 of
                 them
                 had
                 escaped
                 .
                 Trump
                 now
                 steered
                 S.
                 and
                 by
                 E.
                 with
                 a
                 fresh
                 Eastward
                 Gale
                 ,
                 it
                 having
                 been
                 calm
                 before
                 ;
                 and
                 General
                 Monke
                 E.
                 N.
                 E.
                 to
                 Zealand
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 to
                 an
                 Anchor
                 at
                 seven
                 Fathom
                 water
                 ,
                 and
                 found
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 arrived
                 at
                 Blackenburgh
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 places
                 of
                 strength
                 pawned
                 to
                 Queen
                 Elizabeth
                 for
                 security
                 of
                 that
                 assistance
                 in
                 men
                 and
                 money
                 she
                 afforded
                 those
                 States
                 .
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 laid
                 the
                 misfortune
                 of
                 this
                 Defeat
                 upon
                 the
                 ignorance
                 and
                 unskilfulness
                 of
                 his
                 Captains
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 ended
                 this
                 Dutch
                 Bravado
                 upon
                 our
                 Coast
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Downs
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 had
                 first
                 attempted
                 the
                 tryal
                 of
                 strength
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 wrest
                 the
                 Soveraignty
                 of
                 the
                 Seas
                 ;
                 
                 to
                 the
                 so
                 breaking
                 of
                 their
                 Stomacks
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 resolution
                 for
                 Peace
                 and
                 Agreement
                 was
                 presently
                 taken
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Vessel
                 with
                 a
                 white
                 Flag
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Messenger
                 to
                 prepare
                 the
                 way
                 for
                 two
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 was
                 sent
                 into
                 England
                 :
                 so
                 uncertain
                 and
                 ridiculous
                 is
                 the
                 greatest
                 Humane
                 confidence
                 !
              
               
                 The
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 now
                 issued
                 out
                 Summons
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament-men
                 the
                 Officers
                 had
                 nominated
                 and
                 presented
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 being
                 persons
                 of
                 Integrity
                 and
                 Fidelity
                 to
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 project
                 was
                 ,
                 because
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 choice
                 could
                 be
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Country
                 without
                 apparent
                 hazard
                 to
                 the
                 good
                 Cause
                 so
                 long
                 contested
                 for
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 disaffected
                 would
                 creep
                 in
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 this
                 extraordinary
                 Proceeding
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 Authorized
                 by
                 the
                 safety
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 the
                 Supreme
                 Law.
                 This
                 was
                 Sophistry
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 highest
                 reason
                 now
                 with
                 Oliver
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 most
                 palpable
                 and
                 bold
                 subversion
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Freedom
                 that
                 could
                 be
                 imagined
                 ;
                 but
                 Oliver
                 had
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 and
                 thought
                 he
                 gratified
                 the
                 people
                 another
                 way
                 in
                 exchange
                 ,
                 by
                 freeing
                 them
                 from
                 the
                 Task-masters
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 than
                 whom
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Old
                 Woman
                 ,
                 they
                 thought
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 have
                 worse
                 ,
                 whoever
                 came
                 next
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 the
                 new
                 Commonwealth
                 and
                 its
                 friends
                 might
                 see
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 good
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 by
                 a
                 Parliament
                 after
                 the
                 utmost
                 experiment
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 prepare
                 the
                 greater
                 acceptableness
                 of
                 his
                 Image
                 of
                 Government
                 ;
                 (
                 which
                 had
                 the
                 Brass
                 ,
                 the
                 Iron
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Clay
                 to
                 its
                 Composition
                 ,
                 in
                 its
                 rise
                 ,
                 maintenance
                 and
                 perishment
                 )
                 he
                 gave
                 them
                 a
                 tast
                 and
                 sight
                 of
                 the
                 gross
                 and
                 most
                 absurd
                 destructive
                 errours
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Purest
                   Convention
                
                 ,
                 men
                 differenced
                 from
                 the
                 rest
                 by
                 the
                 Character
                 of
                 Nathaniel
                 ,
                 being
                 without
                 Guile
                 ;
                 to
                 whom
                 he
                 directed
                 this
                 Paper
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         Forasmuch
                         as
                         upon
                         the
                         Dissolution
                         of
                         the
                         late
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         
                         it
                         became
                         necessary
                         that
                         the
                         Peace
                         should
                         be
                         provided
                         for
                         ;
                         and
                         in
                         order
                         thereunto
                         ,
                         divers
                         persons
                         
                           fearing
                           God
                        
                         ,
                         &c.
                         
                           and
                           of
                           approved
                           Fidelity
                           and
                           Integrity
                           ,
                        
                         &
                         c.
                         are
                         by
                         my self
                         and
                         the
                         Council
                         of
                         Officers
                         nominated
                         to
                         the
                         Trust
                         ,
                         &c.
                         and
                         having
                         good
                         assurance
                         of
                         your
                         Love
                         ,
                         and
                         courage
                         for
                         God
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Interest
                         of
                         his
                         Cause
                         and
                         good
                         people
                         :
                         I
                         
                           Oliver
                           Cromwel
                        
                         ,
                         Captain
                         General
                         of
                         all
                         the
                         Forces
                         raised
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         be
                         raised
                         within
                         this
                         Commonwealth
                         ,
                         do
                         require
                         and
                         Summon
                         You
                         —
                         being
                         one
                         of
                         the
                         persons
                         nominated
                         ,
                         to
                         appear
                         in
                         the
                         Chamber
                         commonly
                         called
                         the
                         Council-Chamber
                         in
                         Whitehall
                         in
                         the
                         City
                         of
                         Westminster
                         ,
                         on
                         the
                         4
                         of
                         July
                         ,
                         there
                         to
                         take
                         upon
                         you
                         the
                         Trust
                         ,
                         &c.
                         to
                         which
                         ye
                         are
                         called
                         ,
                         and
                         appointed
                         a
                         Member
                         for
                         the
                         County
                         of
                         A.
                         —
                         
                           And
                           these
                           good
                           men
                           and
                           true
                           resolved
                           to
                           come
                           together
                           and
                           give
                           their
                        
                         Verdict
                         
                           against
                           the
                           Publick
                        
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
               
                 A
                 good
                 juncture
                 now
                 offered
                 it self
                 to
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Loyal
                 Party
                 their
                 adherents
                 ,
                 to
                 redeem
                 themselves
                 and
                 Country
                 from
                 the
                 slavery
                 of
                 their
                 new
                 Master
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 deal
                 more
                 costly
                 and
                 absolute
                 than
                 their
                 Kirk-Rulers
                 ,
                 as
                 having
                 no
                 other
                 Communion
                 with
                 this
                 ,
                 
                 than
                 in
                 the
                 perillous
                 concerns
                 of
                 Person
                 and
                 Estate
                 :
                 The
                 chief
                 of
                 these
                 Nobles
                 were
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 
                   Glencarne
                   ,
                   Seaforth
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Athol
                 ;
                 the
                 Lairds
                 
                   Mac
                   Cloud
                   ,
                   Mac
                   Renalds
                
                 ;
                 the
                 Frazers
                 ;
                 the
                 Lord
                 Kenmore
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Kinoule
                 ,
                 though
                 at
                 present
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 in
                 
                 Edenburgh-Castle
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 he
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Montgomery
                 ,
                 and
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 
                   Peter
                   Hay
                
                 very
                 nearly
                 afterwards
                 escaped
                 into
                 this
                 Party
                 .
                 They
                 had
                 lately
                 received
                 a
                 Commission
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 in
                 Parties
                 appeared
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 )
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 their
                 raising
                 new
                 Levies
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 encreased
                 to
                 some
                 competent
                 numbers
                 ,
                 expecting
                 additional
                 supplies
                 from
                 beyond
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Friends
                 in
                 the
                 Low-lands
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 English
                 Auxiliaries
                 ;
                 of
                 all
                 which
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Velitatory
                 War
                 made
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 hereafter
                 in
                 its
                 place
                 expect
                 an
                 Abstract
                 and
                 Epitome
                 .
                 Nothing
                 remarkable
                 in
                 Ireland
                 but
                 the
                 raging
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 ,
                 which
                 followed
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 and
                 accompanied
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 ;
                 as
                 if
                 no
                 affliction
                 could
                 satisfie
                 for
                 the
                 Barbarous
                 Wickedness
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 ;
                 on
                 whom
                 notwithstanding
                 it
                 fell
                 not
                 alone
                 ,
                 but
                 spread
                 it self
                 afterwards
                 into
                 the
                 English
                 Quarters
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 away
                 a
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 people
                 .
                 Colonel
                 Sullyman
                 was
                 now
                 defeated
                 in
                 Kerry
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Major
                 
                   Fitz
                   Gerald
                
                 taken
                 Prisoner
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Transplantation
                 now
                 begun
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 English
                 still
                 lay
                 upon
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 (
                 having
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 refreshed
                 themselves
                 at
                 Soal-Bay
                 )
                 into
                 whose
                 Ports
                 and
                 Harbours
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 pursuit
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 the
                 Texel
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 driven
                 and
                 scattered
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 ;
                 which
                 had
                 so
                 brought
                 down
                 the
                 stomacks
                 of
                 the
                 Hollander
                 ,
                 that
                 that
                 Province
                 having
                 as
                 before
                 sent
                 away
                 a
                 Boat
                 with
                 a
                 white
                 Flag
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Messenger
                 for
                 a
                 Pasport
                 and
                 a
                 Safe-Conduct
                 for
                 two
                 Embassadors
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 obtained
                 it
                 ,
                 sent
                 away
                 the
                 Lords
                 Youngstall
                 and
                 
                   Vande
                   Perre
                
                 ,
                 to
                 follow
                 two
                 others
                 newly
                 gone
                 before
                 .
                 These
                 arrived
                 the
                 20
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 Audience
                 the
                 22
                 ,
                 their
                 Message
                 being
                 of
                 such
                 importance
                 :
                 for
                 every
                 day
                 their
                 Merchant-ships
                 were
                 taken
                 coming
                 home
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 stirring
                 out
                 for
                 any
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 an
                 absolute
                 Cessation
                 there
                 of
                 Trade
                 ,
                 
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 30
                 ships
                 of
                 good
                 lading
                 having
                 been
                 taken
                 by
                 our
                 Fleet
                 riding
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 about
                 their
                 Havens
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 expedited
                 and
                 the
                 more
                 hastily
                 and
                 intently
                 carried
                 on
                 their
                 preparations
                 for
                 War
                 ,
                 if
                 Peace
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 presently
                 concluded
                 ;
                 the
                 major
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Fleet
                 being
                 put
                 into
                 Zealand
                 and
                 that
                 Coast
                 ,
                 was
                 new
                 Rigging
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 new
                 ships
                 off
                 the
                 Stocks
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 supervised
                 :
                 another
                 new
                 Fleet
                 was
                 equipping
                 at
                 Amsterdam
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 
                   De
                   Wit
                
                 took
                 the
                 care
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 :
                 the
                 Marriners
                 Wages
                 (
                 though
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 other
                 Employment
                 for
                 them
                 )
                 were
                 now
                 raised
                 :
                 the
                 Lords
                 States
                 themselves
                 came
                 down
                 to
                 the
                 several
                 Ports
                 ,
                 and
                 saw
                 the
                 men
                 imbarqued
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 they
                 gave
                 Money
                 in
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 them
                 by
                 it
                 ,
                 requesting
                 of
                 them
                 now
                 to
                 do
                 valiantly
                 for
                 their
                 Country
                 ;
                 and
                 telling
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 they
                 fought
                 well
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 fight
                 no
                 more
                 :
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 incitement
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 see
                 every
                 man
                 do
                 his
                 duty
                 ,
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 went
                 on
                 board
                 a
                 nimble-Frigat
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 present
                 at
                 the
                 Fight
                 ,
                 now
                 with
                 all
                 speed
                 resolved
                 on
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 confidence
                 of
                 success
                 ,
                 this
                 Fleet
                 was
                 Victualled
                 for
                 five
                 Months
                 ,
                 which
                 time
                 it
                 should
                 continue
                 abroad
                 ,
                 blocking
                 up
                 our
                 Harbours
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 as
                 we
                 did
                 theirs
                 ;
                 for
                 as
                 yet
                 in
                 Forrain
                 Courts
                 and
                 Countries
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 confess
                 we
                 were
                 too
                 hard
                 for
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 bout
                 would
                 rectifie
                 all
                 ,
                 and
                 adjust
                 their
                 Stories
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 happened
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ;
                 it
                 having
                 been
                 so
                 ordered
                 ,
                 that
                 both
                 the
                 Fleets
                 under
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 from
                 the
                 Weilings
                 in
                 Zealand
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   De
                   Wit
                
                 from
                 the
                 Texel
                 ,
                 should
                 meet
                 upon
                 the
                 Engagement
                 :
                 General
                 Monke
                 with
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 lying
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 mid-way
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 29
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 the
                 Scouts
                 a
                 Head
                 discovered
                 this
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 whereupon
                 the
                 General
                 made
                 after
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 standing
                 away
                 for
                 
                   De
                   Wit
                
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 five
                 a
                 clock
                 at
                 night
                 ere
                 any
                 of
                 our
                 Frigats
                 got
                 up
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 appeared
                 to
                 be
                 90
                 sail
                 of
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 ten
                 Fire-ships
                 :
                 about
                 7
                 that
                 night
                 ,
                 General
                 Monke
                 (
                 aboard
                 the
                 Resolution
                 )
                 got
                 up
                 
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 30
                 ships
                 and
                 Frigats
                 in
                 all
                 ,
                 and
                 charged
                 through
                 their
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 ;
                 when
                 it
                 beginning
                 to
                 grow
                 duskish
                 ,
                 the
                 Masters
                 advised
                 the
                 General
                 not
                 to
                 stand
                 to
                 them
                 again
                 that
                 night
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 the
                 Fire-ships
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 noble
                 General
                 turning
                 himself
                 with
                 indignation
                 towards
                 them
                 ,
                 commanded
                 them
                 in
                 some
                 disgraceful
                 ,
                 but
                 more
                 unproper
                 terms
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 
                   To
                   um
                   again
                
                 ,
                 for
                 ,
                 said
                 He
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   very
                   Powder
                   of
                   the
                   Guns
                   of
                   this
                   Ship
                   is
                   able
                   to
                   blow
                   away
                   a
                   Fire-ship
                   from
                   it
                
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 they
                 tackt
                 about
                 ,
                 and
                 through
                 the
                 Dutch
                 again
                 :
                 in
                 which
                 by
                 a
                 Ball
                 from
                 the
                 Enemy
                 (
                 both
                 Fleets
                 being
                 close
                 to
                 one
                 another
                 )
                 the
                 Mizen-shrouds
                 of
                 the
                 Resolution
                 were
                 fired
                 ,
                 but
                 quickly
                 put
                 out
                 again
                 by
                 the
                 courageous
                 Activity
                 of
                 one
                 Captain
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Taylor
                
                 ,
                 then
                 assisting
                 and
                 standing
                 by
                 the
                 General
                 .
                 Nothing
                 of
                 more
                 remarque
                 was
                 done
                 that
                 night
                 ,
                 save
                 that
                 the
                 Garland
                 with
                 the
                 Enemy
                 received
                 much
                 prejudice
                 ,
                 being
                 known
                 and
                 saluted
                 by
                 every
                 ships
                 Broad-side
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 Dutch
                 had
                 altered
                 her
                 Decks
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 English
                 stood
                 to
                 the
                 Southward
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 to
                 the
                 Northward
                 that
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 joyned
                 with
                 
                   De
                   Wit
                
                 ,
                 and
                 withal
                 got
                 the
                 Weather-gage
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 his
                 sailing
                 Northwards
                 was
                 no
                 way
                 suspected
                 by
                 our
                 Fleet.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 there
                 being
                 much
                 Windy
                 and
                 foul
                 Weather
                 ,
                 both
                 Fleets
                 could
                 not
                 Engage
                 ,
                 the
                 Sea
                 was
                 so
                 high
                 ,
                 but
                 found
                 it
                 a
                 difficult
                 work
                 to
                 get
                 off
                 of
                 a
                 Lee-shore
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 so
                 much
                 the
                 worse
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 being
                 on
                 an
                 Enemies
                 Coast
                 ;
                 but
                 a
                 most
                 gallant
                 delightful
                 sight
                 it
                 was
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 two
                 Fleets
                 so
                 neer
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 plying
                 their
                 Sails
                 ,
                 fill'd
                 with
                 as
                 much
                 Revenge
                 and
                 desire
                 of
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 as
                 with
                 those
                 envious
                 Gusts
                 that
                 kept
                 them
                 asunder
                 .
                 But
                 next
                 morning
                 being
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 the
                 Weather
                 proving
                 fair
                 ,
                 and
                 little
                 Wind
                 ,
                 Iuly
                 31
                 ,
                 both
                 Fleets
                 Engaged
                 again
                 in
                 a
                 most
                 terrible
                 Fight
                 ;
                 the
                 Dutch
                 animated
                 with
                 the
                 equal
                 if
                 not
                 the
                 inclinable
                 success
                 of
                 Friday
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 English
                 loth
                 to
                 contest
                 so
                 long
                 for
                 a
                 resolved
                 Victory
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 three
                 days
                 were
                 always
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 apportioned
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 labour
                 in
                 Conquest
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 impossible
                 to
                 give
                 a
                 distinct
                 account
                 of
                 this
                 Battle
                 ,
                 in
                 Fire
                 and
                 Smoak
                 ,
                 Board
                 and
                 Board
                 ,
                 for
                 eight
                 hours
                 together
                 incessant
                 .
                 The
                 Garland
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 disabled
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fire-ships
                 notably
                 managed
                 their
                 business
                 :
                 the
                 
                   Andrew
                   ,
                   Victory
                   ,
                   Triumph
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Rainbow
                 ,
                 the
                 great
                 ships
                 (
                 at
                 whom
                 the
                 Dutch
                 spight
                 was
                 greatest
                 )
                 being
                 so
                 endangered
                 ,
                 that
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Triumph
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 fired
                 by
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 )
                 several
                 of
                 the
                 ships
                 crue
                 threw
                 themselves
                 into
                 the
                 Sea
                 ;
                 but
                 others
                 of
                 better
                 spirits
                 (
                 remaining
                 behinde
                 )
                 with
                 great
                 gallantry
                 quenched
                 the
                 Fire
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 a
                 merry
                 occasion
                 of
                 a
                 Civil
                 Law
                 or
                 Admiralty-Controversie
                 ,
                 Whether
                 the
                 Chests
                 ,
                 Goods
                 ,
                 and
                 Cloaths
                 (
                 which
                 those
                 that
                 stayed
                 in
                 the
                 ship
                 had
                 got
                 on
                 )
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 deserted
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 the
                 Flame
                 was
                 past
                 got
                 in
                 again
                 ,
                 should
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 Possessor
                 ,
                 who
                 refused
                 to
                 d'off
                 or
                 re-deliver
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 former
                 owner
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 much
                 troubled
                 to
                 see
                 other
                 men
                 in
                 his
                 Apparel
                 .
                 The
                 Victory
                 (
                 in
                 which
                 was
                 Captain
                 Lane
                 )
                 was
                 stoutly
                 beset
                 with
                 a
                 Vice-Admiral
                 and
                 two
                 other
                 Flemish
                 War-ships
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 distressed
                 ,
                 that
                 another
                 Dutch
                 Vice-Admiral
                 (
                 in
                 an
                 
                 East-India-ship
                 of
                 60
                 Guns
                 )
                 coming
                 up
                 by
                 her
                 Quarter
                 ,
                 and
                 mistaking
                 the
                 Condition
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 Resolution
                 of
                 that
                 Captain
                 ,
                 proffered
                 him
                 Quarter
                 ,
                 and
                 bid
                 him
                 yield
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 answered
                 with
                 the
                 thanks
                 of
                 a
                 Broad-side
                 ,
                 that
                 sunk
                 the
                 Dutch-man
                 immediately
                 by
                 his
                 side
                 .
                 No
                 less
                 gallant
                 service
                 did
                 the
                 
                 Speaker-Frigat
                 ,
                 so
                 well
                 known
                 to
                 the
                 Dutch
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 Prater
                 ;
                 and
                 truly
                 there
                 was
                 nothing
                 but
                 the
                 antient
                 glory
                 &
                 right
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 to
                 be
                 Superiors
                 to
                 that
                 Nation
                 ,
                 which
                 differenced
                 the
                 valour
                 of
                 both
                 ;
                 since
                 had
                 the
                 Dutch
                 fought
                 upon
                 a
                 juster
                 Quarrel
                 ,
                 Fortune
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 as
                 equal
                 .
                 Besides
                 ,
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 their
                 Admiral
                 (
                 the
                 brave
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Fight
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 shot
                 of
                 a
                 Musquet-bullet
                 in
                 his
                 left
                 Pap
                 ,
                 
                 mainly
                 contributed
                 to
                 their
                 Defeat
                 :
                 His
                 Flag
                 ,
                 the
                 Original
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 was
                 strucken
                 with
                 a
                 shot
                 ;
                 and
                 whether
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 a
                 signe
                 to
                 their
                 Fleet
                 to
                 revenge
                 his
                 Death
                 )
                 or
                 could
                 not
                 make
                 it
                 stand
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 such
                 Ensigne
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Fight
                 ;
                 which
                 having
                 continued
                 from
                 seven
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 till
                 one
                 or
                 two
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 at
                 last
                 gave
                 out
                 and
                 fled
                 towards
                 the
                 Texel
                 ,
                 having
                 but
                 one
                 Flag
                 standing
                 among
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 Frigats
                 pursuing
                 them
                 ;
                 the
                 smalness
                 of
                 some
                 
                 whereof
                 made
                 an
                 Admiral-ship
                 turn
                 the
                 Helm
                 ,
                 and
                 stand
                 to
                 them
                 and
                 Engage
                 ;
                 but
                 just
                 upon
                 his
                 Boarding
                 of
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 biggest
                 Frigats
                 came
                 in
                 and
                 took
                 the
                 Dutch-man
                 ,
                 whose
                 Commanders
                 with
                 Lights
                 in
                 their
                 Poops
                 (
                 for
                 day
                 was
                 so
                 far
                 spent
                 in
                 the
                 Chace
                 )
                 recovered
                 the
                 Texel
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 English
                 not
                 daring
                 to
                 venture
                 too
                 far
                 upon
                 that
                 Coast
                 ,
                 rode
                 some
                 ●ix
                 Leagues
                 that
                 night
                 over
                 against
                 it
                 ,
                 having
                 lost
                 two
                 ships
                 ,
                 the
                 Oak
                 ,
                 who
                 perished
                 by
                 fire
                 ,
                 thrusting
                 her self
                 between
                 ,
                 to
                 preserve
                 the
                 Rainbow
                 from
                 a
                 Fire-ship
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 
                 Hunter-frigat
                 ,
                 an
                 English
                 Fire-ship
                 ,
                 who
                 attended
                 the
                 orders
                 of
                 the
                 Rear-Admiral
                 Lawson
                 ,
                 whose
                 behaviour
                 this
                 day
                 ,
                 also
                 of
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Pen
                 ,
                 was
                 very
                 noble
                 and
                 Renowned
                 :
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 were
                 maimed
                 in
                 their
                 Rigging
                 ,
                 Shrouds
                 ,
                 and
                 Masts
                 ;
                 especially
                 the
                 Merchant-men
                 ,
                 (
                 whose
                 Captains
                 having
                 withdrawn
                 themselves
                 formerly
                 from
                 the
                 brunt
                 of
                 the
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 to
                 save
                 their
                 Owners
                 ,
                 were
                 now
                 transferred
                 to
                 one
                 anothers
                 Commands
                 ,
                 and
                 sought
                 here
                 stoutly
                 ,
                 )
                 especially
                 the
                 May-flower
                 was
                 terribly
                 battered
                 ,
                 and
                 hardly
                 able
                 to
                 keep
                 above
                 Water
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 greatest
                 loss
                 was
                 of
                 Commanders
                 ,
                 whose
                 Names
                 and
                 their
                 respective
                 Ships
                 out
                 of
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 killed
                 and
                 wounded
                 ,
                 were
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Dutch
                 lost
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 Burnt
                 and
                 Sunk
                 26
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ;
                 30
                 were
                 first
                 reckoned
                 ,
                 but
                 two
                 of
                 that
                 number
                 got
                 into
                 the
                 Elbe
                 much
                 torn
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 into
                 Zealand
                 ;
                 the
                 particulars
                 of
                 whose
                 Captains
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 were
                 as
                 follows
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 were
                 lost
                 beyond
                 our
                 research
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Dutch
                 would
                 never
                 publish
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                   English
                   Captains
                   Slain
                   .
                
                 
                   Andrew
                   ,
                
                 
                   Captain
                   
                     Thomas
                     Graves
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Golden
                   Cock
                   ,
                
                 
                   Capt.
                   
                     Edmund
                     Chapman
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   William
                   ,
                
                 
                   Capt.
                   
                     Iohn
                     Taylor
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   May-flower-Merchant
                   ,
                
                 
                   Capt.
                   
                     William
                     Newman
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Prosperous
                   ,
                
                 
                   Capt.
                   Crisp.
                   
                
                 
                   Phoenix
                   ,
                
                 
                   Capt.
                   
                     Owen
                     Cox
                  
                   ,
                   that
                   took
                   her
                   from
                   the
                   Duth
                   before
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   500
                   Common
                   Souldiers
                   Slain
                   .
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   English
                   Captains
                   Wounded
                   .
                
                 
                   Triumph
                   ,
                
                 
                   Captain
                   Peacock
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lawrel
                   ,
                
                 
                   Capt.
                   
                     Iohn
                     Stokes
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Dragon
                   ,
                
                 
                   Capt.
                   
                     Iohn
                     Seaman
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Portland
                   ,
                
                 
                   Capt.
                   
                     William
                     Rou●
                  
                   ▪
                
                 
                   Assurance
                   ,
                
                 
                   Capt.
                   
                     P.
                     Holland
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Tulip
                   ,
                
                 
                   Capt.
                   
                     Ioseph
                     Cubit
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   800
                   Common
                   Souldiers
                   Wounded
                   .
                
                 
              
               
                 
                   Dutch
                   Captains
                   taken
                   Prisoners
                   ,
                   the
                   Slain
                   unknown
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Cornelius
                     Evertson
                  
                   ,
                   Vice-Admiral
                   of
                   Zealand
                   ,
                   and
                   Captain
                   of
                   the
                   Zealand-Lyon
                   ,
                   28
                   Guns
                   ,
                   and
                   130
                   men
                   ,
                   Sunk
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Glause
                     Iohnson
                     Zanger
                  
                   ,
                   Captain
                   of
                   the
                   Westcappall
                   ,
                   26
                   Guns
                   ,
                   and
                   104
                   Men
                   ,
                   Sunk
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Andrew
                     Fomeen
                  
                   ,
                   Captain
                   of
                   the
                   Concord
                   of
                   Zirick-Zee
                   ,
                   22
                   Guns
                   ,
                   100
                   Men
                   ,
                   Burnt
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Gerbion
                     Scotter
                  
                   ,
                   Captain
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Golden
                     Dolphin
                  
                   ,
                   30
                   Guns
                   ,
                   110
                   Men
                   ,
                   Sunk
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     de
                     Hayes
                  
                   ,
                   Commander
                   of
                   the
                   Garland
                   ,
                   a
                   ship
                   formerly
                   taken
                   from
                   us
                   by
                   the
                   Dutch
                   ,
                   44
                   Guns
                   ,
                   180
                   Men
                   ,
                   Burnt
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     It
                     is
                     suspected
                     there
                     were
                     more
                     Captains
                     Prisoners
                     ,
                     but
                     they
                     were
                     not
                     discovered
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     At
                     least
                  
                   4500
                   
                     Dutch
                     slain
                     and
                     wounded
                     ;
                     and
                     it
                     was
                     certain
                     ,
                     of
                  
                   120
                   
                     Sail
                     ,
                     there
                     returned
                     but
                  
                   90
                   
                     into
                     the
                  
                   Texel
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 To
                 honour
                 and
                 recompence
                 the
                 desert
                 of
                 the
                 Generals
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Vice-Admiral
                 ,
                 and
                 Rear-Admiral
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Flag-Officers
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ordered
                 them
                 respectively
                 Gold-Chains
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 Officers
                 and
                 Captains
                 Meddals
                 of
                 Gold.
                 Provision
                 and
                 Maintenance
                 was
                 likewise
                 ordered
                 for
                 the
                 Widows
                 and
                 Children
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 slain
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 care
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 Wounded
                 ,
                 the
                 moiety
                 of
                 all
                 Hospital-revenues
                 applied
                 to
                 their
                 particular
                 Cure
                 ,
                 as
                 likewise
                 the
                 Tenths
                 of
                 all
                 Prizes
                 formerly
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Lord-Admiral
                 ;
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 as
                 an
                 acknowledgment
                 of
                 this
                 Victory
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Thanksgiving
                 on
                 the
                 25
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 managed
                 by
                 Owen
                 and
                 Cradock
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Dutch
                 had
                 given
                 their
                 Reward
                 before
                 ,
                 having
                 ordered
                 1000
                 l.
                 besides
                 the
                 ship
                 and
                 furniture
                 ,
                 to
                 those
                 that
                 should
                 take
                 the
                 chief
                 Admiral
                 ,
                 other
                 Admirals
                 600
                 l.
                 their
                 Flag-ships
                 400
                 l.
                 and
                 100
                 l.
                 to
                 those
                 that
                 with
                 a
                 valiant
                 and
                 courageous
                 hand
                 should
                 take
                 down
                 the
                 Admiral
                 's
                 Flag
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 proportionably
                 ;
                 but
                 none
                 of
                 these
                 Payments
                 were
                 ever
                 claimed
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 attempt
                 was
                 found
                 more
                 unfeasible
                 .
                 The
                 Dutch
                 got
                 upon
                 the
                 Steeples
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 high
                 places
                 about
                 Scheveling
                 ,
                 and
                 saw
                 something
                 of
                 the
                 Fight
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 fancied
                 to
                 their
                 advantage
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 perfecter
                 fight
                 at
                 Amsterdam
                 undid
                 their
                 belief
                 :
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 English
                 presently
                 leaving
                 their
                 Coast
                 ,
                 heightned
                 them
                 to
                 a
                 vapour
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 an
                 equal
                 Combat
                 ;
                 and
                 they
                 gave
                 it
                 out
                 accordingly
                 .
                 General
                 Monke
                 having
                 staid
                 12
                 Leagues
                 to
                 the
                 Westward
                 of
                 the
                 Texel
                 some
                 three
                 or
                 four
                 days
                 ,
                 sailed
                 for
                 Soal-Bay
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 met
                 upon
                 the
                 English
                 Coast
                 with
                 a
                 terrible
                 Storm
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 endangering
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 but
                 especially
                 such
                 ships
                 as
                 were
                 shattered
                 ;
                 and
                 thence
                 some
                 while
                 after
                 sent
                 away
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Lawson
                 to
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 while
                 
                   De
                   Wit
                
                 was
                 got
                 ready
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Sea
                 and
                 home
                 again
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Fleet
                 of
                 60
                 Sail
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 to
                 fetch
                 home
                 300
                 Merchant-men
                 from
                 the
                 Sound
                 ,
                 
                 from
                 the
                 East-Indies
                 and
                 all
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Sound
                 being
                 the
                 appointed
                 Rendezvouz
                 of
                 them
                 all
                 )
                 and
                 brought
                 them
                 in
                 safety
                 home
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 no
                 little
                 rejoycing
                 and
                 Triumph
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 asswaging
                 the
                 publick
                 discontent
                 at
                 their
                 late
                 defeat
                 .
                 The
                 States
                 had
                 been
                 in
                 election
                 of
                 a
                 Lieutenant-Admiral
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 last
                 agreed
                 upon
                 the
                 Lord
                 Opdam
                 ,
                 
                 one
                 that
                 had
                 been
                 a
                 Colonel
                 of
                 Horse
                 in
                 their
                 service
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 good
                 Conduct
                 and
                 personal
                 worth
                 ,
                 whom
                 ,
                 in
                 imitation
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 they
                 chose
                 to
                 this
                 Sea-employment
                 .
                 
                 Trump's
                 Funerals
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 solemnized
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 was
                 Interred
                 at
                 Delf
                 in
                 great
                 State
                 ,
                 becoming
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 Captain
                 ,
                 the
                 honour
                 and
                 defence
                 of
                 his
                 Country
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 he
                 nobly
                 fell
                 .
                 A
                 person
                 of
                 great
                 affection
                 to
                 the
                 Family
                 and
                 person
                 of
                 our
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 much
                 an
                 English-man
                 in
                 all
                 things
                 but
                 his
                 Nativity
                 .
                 Of
                 such
                 an
                 interest
                 in
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 that
                 with
                 him
                 it
                 begun
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 him
                 expired
                 ,
                 he
                 being
                 the
                 soul
                 that
                 actuated
                 it
                 throughout
                 .
                 In
                 his
                 glorious
                 Urn
                 we
                 will
                 deposite
                 therefore
                 this
                 History
                 and
                 Record
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 re-assume
                 the
                 mention
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 in
                 more
                 friendly
                 and
                 amicable
                 language
                 :
                 but
                 it
                 is
                 very
                 necessary
                 to
                 look
                 first
                 homewards
                 ,
                 and
                 retrospect
                 the
                 elaps'd
                 sitting
                 down
                 of
                 
                 Oliver's
                 Juncto
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 According
                 to
                 their
                 Summons
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 approved
                 Fidelity
                 ,
                 &c.
                 met
                 at
                 the
                 Council-chamber
                 in
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 where
                 Cromwel
                 in
                 a
                 zealous
                 Speech
                 ,
                 much
                 to
                 the
                 purpose
                 of
                 his
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 meeting
                 ,
                 stuft
                 with
                 various
                 citations
                 of
                 Scripture
                 (
                 I
                 am
                 loth
                 to
                 nauseate
                 the
                 Reader
                 with
                 any
                 more
                 of
                 his
                 Harangues
                 at
                 large
                 )
                 to
                 his
                 (
                 but
                 far
                 from
                 the
                 )
                 purpose
                 ;
                 devolved
                 the
                 supreme
                 Trust
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 translated
                 into
                 more
                 common
                 English
                 ,
                 adjourning
                 themselves
                 after
                 a
                 short
                 Consultation
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 a●d
                 giving
                 themselves
                 the
                 Title
                 and
                 Authority
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 voting
                 Mr.
                 
                   Francis
                   Rouse
                
                 for
                 their
                 Speaker
                 ;
                 but
                 with
                 a
                 Collateral
                 Vote
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 continue
                 in
                 the
                 Chair
                 no
                 longer
                 than
                 for
                 a
                 Month.
                 They
                 were
                 persons
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 such
                 mean
                 and
                 ignore
                 extractions
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 far
                 were
                 they
                 from
                 being
                 taken
                 notice
                 of
                 by
                 the
                 Shires
                 each
                 of
                 whom
                 but
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 represented
                 ▪
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 scarce
                 known
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 Towns
                 they
                 were
                 born
                 ,
                 or
                 afterwards
                 inhabited
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 Excise
                 ,
                 then
                 Committees
                 for
                 Sequestration
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 War
                 in
                 the
                 respective
                 Counties
                 ,
                 made
                 them
                 infamously
                 known
                 .
                 The
                 rest
                 were
                 of
                 his
                 Partisans
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 credit-sake
                 some
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 Fanatick-Noblemen
                 ,
                 (
                 excepted
                 always
                 the
                 latent
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 Renowned
                 
                   Monke
                   ,
                   Howard
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Montague
                 )
                 and
                 some
                 Knights
                 ,
                 and
                 amongst
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 honesty
                 sake
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   A.
                   Ashley
                   Cooper
                
                 ;
                 though
                 for
                 all
                 those
                 Titles
                 and
                 Generosities
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 better
                 known
                 like
                 it self
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 
                 Barebone's
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 whose
                 Christian-Name
                 was
                 
                   Praise
                   God
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Leather-seller
                 in
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 a
                 Brownist
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 kinde
                 of
                 Separatist
                 from
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 long
                 before
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 a
                 Member
                 in
                 this
                 Convention
                 ,
                 into
                 which
                 these
                 Evocati
                 had
                 adopted
                 
                   Cromwel
                   ,
                   Lambert
                   ,
                   Harrison
                   ,
                   Thomlinson
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Desborough
                 ;
                 because
                 forsooth
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 would
                 intrude
                 ;
                 and
                 generally
                 none
                 to
                 be
                 admitted
                 ,
                 but
                 such
                 of
                 whom
                 this
                 House
                 should
                 be
                 satisfied
                 of
                 their
                 real
                 Godliness
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 by
                 a
                 preliminary
                 Vote
                 ,
                 Iuly
                 5.
                 
                 These
                 strangers
                 to
                 our
                 Israel
                 ,
                 but
                 Proselytes
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Good
                   Cause
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Iewish
                 in
                 every
                 other
                 respect
                 ,
                 since
                 they
                 obtained
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 a
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 are
                 as
                 well
                 worth
                 a
                 shew
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 other
                 a
                 Ballad
                 :
                 and
                 these
                 are
                 the
                 Names
                 of
                 the
                 Monster
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                   Berks.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Samuel
                     Dunch
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Vincent
                     Goddard
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Wood.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Bedford
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Nathaniel
                     Taylor
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Edward
                     Cater
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Buckingham
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     George
                     Fleetwood
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     George
                     Baldwin
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Cambridge
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Sadler
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     French.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Castle
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Samuel
                     Warner
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Chester
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Duckenfield
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Berkenhead
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Four
                   Northern
                   Counties
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Charles
                     Howard
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Fenwick
                     ▪
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Dawson
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Ogle
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Cornwal
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Bennet
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Francis
                     Langdon
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Anthony
                     Rous.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Bawden
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Derby
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iervas
                     Bennet
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Nathaniel
                     Barton
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Devon.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     George
                     Monke
                  
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Generals
                   at
                   Sea.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Carew
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Sanders
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Christopher
                     Martin
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iames
                     Erisey
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Francis
                     Rous.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Sweet
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Dorset
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Sydenham
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Bingham
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Essex
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Ioachim
                     Matthews
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Barrington
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Brewster
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Christopher
                     Earl.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Dudly
                     Templer
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Gloucester
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Crofts
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Neast
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Holmes
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Southampton
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Norton
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Major
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Hildesly
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Hertford
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Lawrence
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Reeve
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Hereford
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Wroth
                     Rogers
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Herring
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Huntington
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Edward
                     Montague
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Stephen
                     Pheasant
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Kent
                   .
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Viscount
                   Lisle
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Blount
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Wil●iam
                     Kenrick
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Cullen
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Andrew
                     Broughton
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Lancaster
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     West
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Sawrey
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Cunliff
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Leicester
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Danvers
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Edward
                     Smith
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Prat.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Lincoln
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Brownlow
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Cust.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Barnaby
                     Bowtel
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Humphrey
                     Walcot
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Thompson
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Middlesex
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Roberts
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Augustine
                     Wingfield
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Arthur
                     Squib
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Monmouth
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Philip
                     Iones
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Northampton
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Gilbert
                     Pickering
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Brook.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Norfolk
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Iermy
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Tobias
                     Freere
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Ralph
                     Wolmer
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     King.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Burton
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Nottingham
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Oddingsels
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Edward
                     Clud
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Oxon.
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Wolsley
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Draper
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Dr.
                   
                     Ionathan
                     Goddard
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Rutland
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Edward
                     Horseman
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Salop.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Bottrel
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Baker
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Stafford
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     George
                     Bellot
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Chetwood
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Suffolk
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iacob
                     Caley
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Francis
                     Brewster
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Dunkon
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Clarke
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Edward
                     Plumstead
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Somerset
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Blake
                  
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Generals
                   at
                   Sea.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Pyne
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Dennis
                     Hollister
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Henley
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Surrey
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Samuel
                     Highland
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Lawrence
                     March.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Sussex
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Anthony
                     Stapley
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Spence
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Nathaniel
                     Studeley
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Warwick
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   St.
                   Nicholas
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Lucy
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Wilts
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Anthony
                     Ashly-Cooper
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Green.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Eyre
                     ▪
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Worcester
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Salwey
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Iames.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   York
                   .
                
                 
                   George
                   Lord
                   Eure.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Walter
                     Strickland
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Francis
                     Lassels
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Anlaby
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Dickenson
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   St.
                   Nicholas
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Roger
                     Coats
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Edward
                     Gill.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   London
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Titchborn
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Ireton
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Samuel
                     Moyer
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Langley
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Stone
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Barton
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Praise
                     God
                     Barebone
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Wales
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Bushy
                     Mansel
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iames
                     Philips
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Williams
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hugh
                     Courtney
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Price
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Brown.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Scotland
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iames
                     Hope
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Alexander
                     Bredy
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Swinton
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Lockart
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Alexander
                     Ieffries
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Ireland
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Robert
                     King.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Col.
                   
                     Iohn
                     Hewson
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Col.
                   
                     Henry
                     Cromwel
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Col.
                   
                     Iohn
                     Clark.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Daniel
                     Hutchison
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Vincent
                     Gookyn
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 Such
                 an
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 or
                 Trim
                 Tram
                 ,
                 was
                 very
                 unlikely
                 to
                 settle
                 the
                 Nation
                 ,
                 who
                 though
                 they
                 expected
                 all
                 mischief
                 imaginable
                 from
                 them
                 ,
                 yet
                 could
                 not
                 forbear
                 with
                 the
                 Sun
                 in
                 a
                 Cloud
                 to
                 smile
                 at
                 their
                 ridiculous
                 unhappiness
                 .
                 Indeed
                 it
                 was
                 but
                 a
                 Cloud
                 ,
                 for
                 it
                 soon
                 vanished
                 and
                 disappeared
                 at
                 the
                 storm
                 of
                 
                 Oliver's
                 furious
                 Ambition
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 there
                 needs
                 not
                 much
                 more
                 to
                 be
                 said
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 than
                 Astrologers
                 do
                 of
                 Comets
                 and
                 Eclipses
                 ,
                 who
                 reckon
                 onely
                 their
                 continuance
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 from
                 the
                 4
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 12
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 these
                 angry
                 products
                 were
                 visible
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 an
                 Act
                 for
                 Marriages
                 by
                 a
                 Justice
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 having
                 been
                 in
                 debate
                 by
                 the
                 Long
                 Parliament
                 )
                 the
                 Banes
                 to
                 be
                 published
                 in
                 the
                 Market
                 three
                 several
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 words
                 of
                 that
                 Sacred
                 Ordinance
                 onely
                 inverted
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 fashion
                 changed
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 Appendix
                 concerning
                 Church-Registers
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Proviso
                 that
                 no
                 other
                 Marriage
                 should
                 be
                 valid
                 and
                 Lawful
                 :
                 whereupon
                 all
                 civil
                 people
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 be
                 twice
                 joyned
                 ,
                 though
                 but
                 once
                 Married
                 .
                 Next
                 after
                 this
                 
                   Matrimonial
                   Coupling
                
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 wilder
                 humour
                 they
                 fell
                 upon
                 a
                 Consultation
                 of
                 Repudiating
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 divorcing
                 it
                 from
                 the
                 People
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 new
                 Foundation
                 to
                 be
                 laid
                 ,
                 and
                 Systems
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 projections
                 to
                 be
                 brought
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 these
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 adequated
                 to
                 the
                 measure
                 and
                 square
                 of
                 a
                 Fifth
                 Monarchy
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 Monstrous
                 absurdities
                 .
                 Then
                 in
                 order
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 an
                 
                 Act
                 was
                 hammering
                 for
                 abolishing
                 of
                 Tithes
                 ,
                 ejecting
                 scandalous
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 and
                 constituting
                 Commissioners
                 to
                 go
                 the
                 Circuit
                 to
                 enquire
                 and
                 visit
                 the
                 Parishes
                 :
                 and
                 most
                 of
                 their
                 Debates
                 were
                 spent
                 hereupon
                 .
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 in
                 preparation
                 to
                 
                 Oliver's
                 designe
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 yet
                 managed
                 and
                 put
                 them
                 upon
                 those
                 enormous
                 Whimseys
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 making
                 them
                 most
                 odious
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Parliame●ts
                 with
                 them
                 )
                 though
                 under
                 pretence
                 of
                 grievance
                 to
                 many
                 Godly
                 people
                 especially
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Nation
                 in
                 general
                 ;
                 the
                 non-procedure
                 at
                 Law
                 without
                 subscribing
                 the
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 was
                 taken
                 away
                 ;
                 also
                 all
                 Fines
                 upon
                 Bills
                 ,
                 Declarations
                 ,
                 and
                 Original
                 Writs
                 ,
                 were
                 taken
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Chancery
                 very
                 neer
                 a
                 total
                 subversion
                 ,
                 a
                 Bill
                 being
                 ready
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 .
                 Those
                 were
                 their
                 devices
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Regulation
                 of
                 Government
                 ;
                 see
                 the
                 rest
                 to
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 it
                 ▪
                 and
                 the
                 carrying
                 on
                 of
                 the
                 Affairs
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 as
                 their
                 Secretaries
                 t●●med
                 it
                 .
                 First
                 ,
                 an
                 Act
                 was
                 framed
                 out
                 of
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 preceding
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 Lottery
                 of
                 the
                 Rebels
                 Lands
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 one
                 
                   Methuselah
                   Turner
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Linnen-draper
                 in
                 Cheapside
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Brandriffe
                 a
                 Cloth-drawer
                 ,
                 were
                 Named
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 already
                 sate
                 in
                 Grocers-Hall
                 ,
                 with
                 such
                 other
                 most
                 incompetent
                 Judges
                 of
                 the
                 affair
                 :
                 In
                 this
                 Act
                 ,
                 
                   the
                   Rebellion
                   was
                   declared
                   to
                   be
                   at
                   an
                   end
                   ,
                
                 
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 several
                 Adventurers
                 and
                 Souldiers
                 for
                 their
                 Arrears
                 should
                 have
                 ten
                 Counties
                 set
                 out
                 and
                 assigned
                 for
                 their
                 satisfaction
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 that
                 should
                 not
                 satisfie
                 ,
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Louth
                 should
                 be
                 added
                 to
                 make
                 it
                 up
                 ;
                 with
                 many
                 other
                 clauses
                 of
                 length
                 and
                 restriction
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 was
                 passed
                 as
                 an
                 Introduction
                 to
                 the
                 Grand
                 Grievance
                 of
                 Publick
                 Faith-money
                 ,
                 undertaken
                 by
                 those
                 shrimps
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 able
                 to
                 crush
                 their
                 House
                 full
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 Hercules
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 well
                 applied
                 to
                 cajole
                 the
                 People
                 ,
                 (
                 many
                 of
                 whom
                 had
                 been
                 very
                 forward
                 in
                 supplies
                 of
                 Money
                 to
                 the
                 Irish
                 war
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 there
                 ,
                 that
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 firm
                 to
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Interest
                 ,
                 by
                 such
                 obligations
                 of
                 Lands
                 and
                 Estates
                 .
                 A
                 new
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 was
                 now
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 teeming
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 a
                 mightier
                 strain
                 ;
                 Oliver
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Grand
                 Officers
                 and
                 Partisans
                 entirely
                 constituting
                 it
                 ,
                 not
                 a
                 puny
                 of
                 those
                 Dwarfish
                 Politicians
                 being
                 admitted
                 into
                 the
                 number
                 .
                 Those
                 Hogens
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 did
                 all
                 the
                 business
                 ,
                 transacted
                 with
                 Forrain
                 States
                 ,
                 kept
                 the
                 Wheels
                 of
                 Government
                 on
                 going
                 here
                 and
                 abroad
                 ,
                 received
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 particularly
                 the
                 Spanish
                 ,
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 and
                 French
                 Residents
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 new
                 one
                 from
                 the
                 Great
                 Duke
                 of
                 Florence
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Princes
                 ▪
                 and
                 put
                 upon
                 the
                 Parliament
                 all
                 their
                 Intrigues
                 and
                 ill-looked
                 necessities
                 of
                 Money
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 this
                 Convention
                 at
                 first
                 dash
                 ran
                 the
                 Tax
                 up
                 again
                 to
                 120000
                 l.
                 
                   per
                   mensem
                
                 for
                 six
                 Months
                 ;
                 as
                 if
                 Pluto
                 kept
                 Court
                 there
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 like
                 possessed
                 men
                 they
                 could
                 speak
                 nothing
                 else
                 but
                 that
                 and
                 Excise
                 ,
                 now
                 continued
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 additional
                 Act
                 for
                 sales
                 of
                 Fee-farm
                 Rents
                 ,
                 Forrest-lands
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 Delinquents
                 Estates
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 finishing
                 of
                 that
                 whole
                 affair
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Lord
                 Whitlock
                 (
                 between
                 whom
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Lisle
                 the
                 Embassie
                 of
                 Sweden
                 was
                 in
                 dispute
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 ,
                 till
                 Cromwel
                 had
                 made
                 sure
                 of
                 Whitlock
                 )
                 was
                 now
                 recommended
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 for
                 their
                 Approbation
                 and
                 Commission
                 to
                 proceed
                 in
                 his
                 Voyage
                 with
                 all
                 hast
                 ,
                 to
                 pursue
                 those
                 designes
                 of
                 Agreement
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 layd
                 by
                 that
                 Queens
                 Embassadors
                 here
                 ;
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 labouring
                 with
                 such
                 another
                 Change
                 ,
                 in
                 some
                 manner
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 did
                 here
                 :
                 and
                 accordingly
                 he
                 was
                 dispatcht
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Instructions
                 (
                 as
                 all
                 other
                 things
                 of
                 designe
                 and
                 consequence
                 )
                 referred
                 to
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 State.
                 He
                 departed
                 about
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Phoenix
                 and
                 Elizabeth
                 Frigats
                 ,
                 and
                 arrived
                 the
                 15
                 at
                 Go●tenburgh
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Retinue
                 of
                 100
                 persons
                 very
                 gallant
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 suitable
                 state
                 of
                 Furniture
                 ;
                 and
                 travelled
                 from
                 thence
                 in
                 very
                 ugly
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 base
                 Accommodation
                 ,
                 (
                 no
                 Beds
                 being
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 for
                 Money
                 )
                 to
                 Vpsal
                 ,
                 an
                 University
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Queen
                 then
                 resided
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 at
                 Stockholme
                 ,
                 the
                 chief
                 City
                 and
                 Metropolis
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 General
                 
                   Blake
                   ,
                   Monke
                   ,
                   Desborough
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Pen
                 ,
                 were
                 commended
                 likewise
                 to
                 be
                 Generals
                 at
                 Sea
                 for
                 the
                 next
                 year
                 ,
                 (
                 a
                 suitable
                 Change
                 with
                 that
                 inconstant
                 Element
                 )
                 and
                 approved
                 of
                 .
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 in
                 all
                 things
                 be
                 like
                 a
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 alike
                 odious
                 to
                 all
                 people
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Cavaliers
                 might
                 have
                 recent
                 cause
                 to
                 hate
                 them
                 ,
                 a
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 was
                 Enacted
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 Lisle
                 made
                 President
                 :
                 for
                 Bradshaw
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 great
                 Commonwealths-man
                 ,
                 and
                 Enemy
                 to
                 a
                 Single
                 Person
                 ,
                 was
                 quite
                 lain
                 aside
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 the
                 sum
                 of
                 what
                 these
                 Sages
                 and
                 men
                 of
                 Fidelity
                 did
                 during
                 their
                 Session
                 ,
                 
                 besides
                 their
                 Prayers
                 and
                 Preachments
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 from
                 the
                 something
                 Honourable
                 Stile
                 of
                 a
                 Convention
                 ▪
                 it
                 raised
                 not
                 it self
                 above
                 the
                 Reputation
                 of
                 a
                 Conventicle
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 effect
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 but
                 a
                 Sub-committee
                 ,
                 that
                 truckled
                 under
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 and
                 Oliver
                 for
                 their
                 occasions
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Feake's
                 (
                 a
                 great
                 Fifth-Monarchy-Preacher
                 )
                 Congregation
                 held
                 at
                 Black-fryers
                 ,
                 (
                 this
                 H●y
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 being
                 betwixt
                 S●ylla
                 and
                 Charybdis
                 )
                 who
                 cut
                 out
                 every
                 days
                 work
                 for
                 the
                 House
                 ;
                 the
                 very
                 last
                 knack
                 of
                 their
                 Legislative-power
                 being
                 a
                 Bill
                 formed
                 in
                 Paper
                 ,
                 and
                 ready
                 drawn
                 to
                 the
                 last
                 Clause
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 would
                 have
                 presently
                 passed
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 perpetual
                 meetings
                 of
                 Parliament
                 one
                 upon
                 the
                 Dissolution
                 of
                 another
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 very
                 Coloquintida
                 of
                 their
                 Counsels
                 to
                 Oliver
                 )
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 people
                 should
                 be
                 judged
                 by
                 Committees
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 Courts
                 remain
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Mosaical
                 Law
                 should
                 take
                 place
                 ;
                 Magistracy
                 and
                 Ministry
                 both
                 being
                 to
                 be
                 abolished
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Saints
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 might
                 Rule
                 in
                 all
                 things
                 .
                 —
                 But
                 see
                 the
                 Evil
                 Spirit
                 laid
                 by
                 their
                 own
                 artful
                 Conjurer
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 12
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 directed
                 by
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 )
                 the
                 Parliament
                 being
                 sate
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Members
                 stood
                 up
                 ,
                 one
                 after
                 another
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 a
                 motion
                 for
                 a
                 Dissolution
                 thereof
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 of
                 the
                 Nations
                 to
                 continue
                 it
                 longer
                 :
                 this
                 Court-Air
                 almost
                 Blasted
                 the
                 Men
                 of
                 Fidelity
                 and
                 Committee-Blades
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 scarce
                 warmed
                 their
                 Fingers
                 ends
                 in
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 newly
                 setling
                 themselves
                 and
                 their
                 Friends
                 in
                 a
                 thriving
                 way
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 done
                 in
                 their
                 Offices
                 they
                 had
                 passed
                 before
                 ;
                 and
                 thereupon
                 they
                 began
                 one
                 after
                 another
                 to
                 make
                 Perorations
                 of
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 God
                 and
                 the
                 Godly
                 people
                 committed
                 to
                 their
                 charge
                 :
                 which
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 tell
                 how
                 to
                 answer
                 to
                 Him
                 ,
                 if
                 so
                 easily
                 they
                 should
                 give
                 it
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 leave
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 distraction
                 as
                 would
                 inevitably
                 ensue
                 :
                 and
                 Major-General
                 -
                 Harrison
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 
                   Arthur
                   Squib
                
                 (
                 the
                 great
                 Sequestrator
                 of
                 Haberdashers
                 Hall
                 )
                 were
                 very
                 copiously
                 zealous
                 in
                 defence
                 of
                 their
                 Authority
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Military
                 or
                 Court-party
                 being
                 the
                 Major
                 part
                 ,
                 not
                 thinking
                 them
                 worthy
                 of
                 a
                 dispute
                 or
                 longer
                 Debate
                 ,
                 the
                 Speaker
                 being
                 of
                 their
                 side
                 ,
                 rose
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 them
                 sitting
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 where
                 to
                 Prayers
                 they
                 went
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 resolved
                 to
                 continue
                 ●itting
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 Rous
                 the
                 Speaker
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 Mace
                 before
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 followers
                 )
                 came
                 to
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 resigned
                 the
                 Instrument
                 he
                 gave
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 constituted
                 a
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 and
                 gave
                 him
                 likewise
                 to
                 understand
                 and
                 how
                 they
                 had
                 left
                 their
                 Fellows
                 .
                 Their
                 Surrender
                 was
                 kindely
                 received
                 by
                 Oliver
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 thanked
                 for
                 the
                 pains
                 they
                 had
                 taken
                 in
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ;
                 however
                 he
                 and
                 they
                 had
                 missed
                 of
                 their
                 intentions
                 of
                 the
                 good
                 should
                 thereby
                 have
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 which
                 a
                 strange
                 spirit
                 ,
                 and
                 perverse
                 principle
                 in
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Members
                 had
                 solely
                 hindered
                 .
                 And
                 as
                 to
                 them
                 yet
                 sitting
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament-house
                 ,
                 he
                 dispatcht
                 away
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 White
                 ,
                 a
                 confident
                 of
                 his
                 ,
                 to
                 dislodge
                 them
                 ;
                 who
                 accordingly
                 with
                 a
                 guard
                 of
                 Red-coats
                 came
                 thither
                 ,
                 and
                 entring
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 Commanded
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 to
                 depart
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 Dissolved
                 :
                 who
                 replying
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 and
                 telling
                 him
                 they
                 were
                 upon
                 Business
                 ,
                 and
                 ought
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 thus
                 disturbed
                 ;
                 he
                 asked
                 ,
                 What
                 Business
                 ?
                 they
                 answered
                 ,
                 We
                 are
                 seeking
                 of
                 God.
                 P●gh
                 ,
                 saith
                 he
                 ,
                 is
                 that
                 all
                 ?
                 that
                 's
                 to
                 no
                 purpose
                 ;
                 for
                 God
                 hath
                 not
                 been
                 within
                 these
                 Walls
                 these
                 twelve
                 years
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 fairly
                 compelled
                 them
                 out
                 ,
                 muttering
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 wrath
                 ,
                 and
                 sorrowful
                 look-backs
                 ,
                 as
                 those
                 that
                 had
                 sate
                 30
                 times
                 the
                 same
                 term
                 ,
                 and
                 could
                 almost
                 have
                 pleaded
                 prescription
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 was
                 the
                 Power
                 emptied
                 from
                 one
                 Vessel
                 to
                 another
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Scribes
                 and
                 Chaplains
                 of
                 the
                 Grandees
                 phrased
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 could
                 finde
                 settlement
                 ,
                 till
                 Oliver
                 was
                 called
                 to
                 it
                 by
                 his
                 Council
                 of
                 Officers
                 ,
                 to
                 supply
                 this
                 Gap
                 in
                 Government
                 .
                 
                 And
                 now
                 a
                 Single
                 Person
                 with
                 a
                 Council
                 is
                 the
                 onely
                 expedient
                 for
                 the
                 safety
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 Trust
                 nor
                 Truth
                 in
                 Parliaments
                 ,
                 as
                 their
                 often
                 aberrations
                 and
                 failures
                 had
                 sufficiently
                 declared
                 :
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 dis●cursed
                 by
                 the
                 Abettors
                 of
                 this
                 Change
                 ,
                 that
                 't
                 was
                 not
                 Monarchy
                 which
                 was
                 quarrelled
                 at
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 corruptions
                 and
                 abuses
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 its
                 unlimited
                 ,
                 unbounded
                 Prerogative
                 ;
                 all
                 which
                 would
                 be
                 avoided
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 circumscription
                 of
                 it
                 in
                 a
                 Protector
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Council
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 new
                 Instrument
                 of
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Supreme
                 power
                 of
                 a
                 Trie●nial
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 in
                 whom
                 during
                 their
                 Session
                 the
                 Soveraign
                 Authority
                 should
                 reside
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 they
                 said
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 they
                 did
                 :
                 for
                 after
                 four
                 days
                 time
                 (
                 in
                 which
                 Feak
                 and
                 his
                 Freaking
                 Partisans
                 were
                 almost
                 run
                 from
                 their
                 Wits
                 in
                 rage
                 and
                 madness
                 )
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 Appointed
                 and
                 Declared
                 for
                 Protector
                 of
                 this
                 Infant-Commonwealth
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 tedious
                 interval
                 to
                 him
                 :
                 )
                 the
                 Chancery-Court
                 at
                 
                 Westminster-hall
                 being
                 prepared
                 for
                 the
                 Ceremony
                 of
                 the
                 Instalment
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 usual
                 seeking
                 of
                 God
                 by
                 the
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Protector
                 about
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 came
                 from
                 
                   White
                   hall
                
                 to
                 Westminster
                 to
                 the
                 Chancery-Court
                 ,
                 attended
                 by
                 the
                 Lords
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Exch●quer
                 ,
                 and
                 Judges
                 in
                 their
                 Robes
                 ;
                 after
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 Recorder
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 Scarlet
                 Gowns
                 :
                 then
                 came
                 the
                 Protector
                 attended
                 with
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 chief
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 .
                 A
                 Chair
                 of
                 State
                 being
                 set
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Court
                 of
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 the
                 Protector
                 stood
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 thereof
                 uncovered
                 ,
                 till
                 a
                 large
                 Writing
                 in
                 Parchment
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 an
                 Oath
                 )
                 was
                 read
                 ;
                 there
                 being
                 the
                 power
                 with
                 which
                 the
                 Protector
                 was
                 Invested
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 the
                 Protector
                 is
                 to
                 Govern
                 the
                 three
                 Nations
                 :
                 which
                 the
                 Protector
                 accepted
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 subscribed
                 in
                 the
                 face
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 immediately
                 hereupon
                 sate
                 down
                 covered
                 in
                 the
                 Chair
                 .
                 The
                 Lords
                 Commissioners
                 then
                 delivered
                 up
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 of
                 England
                 to
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 his
                 Sword
                 and
                 Cap
                 of
                 Maintenance
                 ;
                 all
                 which
                 the
                 Protector
                 returned
                 immediately
                 to
                 them
                 again
                 .
                 The
                 Court
                 then
                 rose
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Protector
                 was
                 attended
                 back
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Banqueting-house
                 in
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 himself
                 uncovered
                 ,
                 carrying
                 the
                 Sword
                 before
                 the
                 Protector
                 all
                 the
                 way
                 :
                 and
                 coming
                 into
                 the
                 Banqueting-house
                 ,
                 an
                 Exhortation
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 Mr.
                 Lockyer
                 ;
                 after
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 Judges
                 departed
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Instrument
                 or
                 Module
                 framed
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Foundation
                 of
                 this
                 present
                 Government
                 ,
                 was
                 chiefly
                 made
                 up
                 of
                 these
                 following
                 Heads
                 .
              
               
                 
                 1.
                 
                 
                   The
                   Protector
                   should
                   call
                   a
                   Parliament
                   every
                   three
                   years
                   .
                
                 2.
                 
                 
                   That
                   the
                   first
                   should
                   Assemble
                   on
                   the
                   third
                   of
                
                 September
                 ,
                 1654.
                 3.
                 
                 
                   That
                   he
                   would
                   not
                   Dissolve
                   the
                   Parliament
                   till
                   it
                   had
                   sat
                   five
                   Months
                   .
                
                 4.
                 
                 
                   That
                   such
                   Bills
                   as
                   they
                   offered
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   he
                   not
                   Passing
                   them
                   in
                   twenty
                   days
                   ,
                   should
                   Pass
                   without
                   him
                   .
                
                 5.
                 
                 
                   That
                   he
                   should
                   have
                   a
                   select
                   Council
                   ,
                   not
                   exceeding
                   one
                   and
                   twenty
                   ,
                   nor
                   under
                   thirteen
                   .
                
                 6.
                 
                 
                   That
                   immediately
                   after
                   his
                   Death
                   ,
                   the
                   Council
                   should
                   chuse
                   another
                   Protector
                   before
                   they
                   rose
                   .
                
                 7.
                 
                 
                   That
                   no
                   Protector
                   after
                   him
                   should
                   be
                   General
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   .
                
                 8.
                 
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Protector
                   should
                   have
                   power
                   to
                   make
                   Peace
                   or
                   War.
                
                 9.
                 
                 
                   That
                   in
                   the
                   Intervals
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   he
                   and
                   his
                   Council
                   might
                   make
                   Laws
                   that
                   should
                   be
                   binding
                   to
                   the
                   Subjects
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 With
                 some
                 other
                 popular
                 Lurdes
                 and
                 common
                 incidencies
                 of
                 Government
                 ,
                 not
                 worth
                 the
                 recital
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 confirmed
                 and
                 strenuously
                 validated
                 by
                 this
                 his
                 Oath
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                         I
                         Promise
                         in
                         the
                         presence
                         of
                         God
                         ,
                         not
                         to
                         violate
                         or
                         infringe
                         the
                         matters
                         and
                         things
                         contained
                         in
                         the
                         Instrument
                         ;
                         but
                         to
                         observe
                         ,
                         and
                         cause
                         the
                         same
                         to
                         be
                         observed
                         ;
                         and
                         in
                         all
                         things
                         to
                         the
                         best
                         of
                         my
                         understanding
                         ,
                         govern
                         the
                         Nations
                         according
                         to
                         the
                         Laws
                         ,
                         Statutes
                         ,
                         and
                         Customs
                         ;
                         to
                         seek
                         their
                         Peace
                         ,
                         and
                         cause
                         Justice
                         and
                         Law
                         to
                         be
                         equally
                         administred
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
               
                 The
                 Feat
                 needed
                 no
                 more
                 security
                 ,
                 as
                 good
                 altogether
                 as
                 its
                 Authority
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 fo●lowing
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 published
                 throughout
                 
                   England
                   ,
                   Scotland
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         Whereas
                         the
                         late
                         Parliament
                         Dissolved
                         themselves
                         ,
                         
                         and
                         resigning
                         their
                         Powers
                         Authorities
                         ,
                         the
                         Government
                         of
                         the
                         Commonwealth
                         of
                         
                           England
                           ,
                           Scotland
                        
                         ,
                         and
                         Ireland
                         ,
                         in
                         a
                         Lord
                         Protector
                         ,
                         and
                         successive
                         Triennial
                         Parliaments
                         ,
                         is
                         now
                         established
                         .
                         And
                         whereas
                         
                           Oliver
                           Cromwel
                        
                         ,
                         Captain-General
                         of
                         all
                         the
                         Forces
                         of
                         this
                         Common-wealth
                         is
                         declared
                         Lord
                         Protector
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         Nations
                         ,
                         and
                         hath
                         accepted
                         thereof
                         :
                         We
                         have
                         therefore
                         thought
                         it
                         necessary
                         (
                         as
                         we
                         hereby
                         do
                         )
                         to
                         make
                         publication
                         of
                         the
                         Premises
                         ,
                         and
                         strictly
                         to
                         charge
                         and
                         command
                         all
                         and
                         every
                         person
                         or
                         persons
                         ,
                         of
                         what
                         quality
                         and
                         condition
                         soever
                         ,
                         in
                         any
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         three
                         Nations
                         ,
                         to
                         take
                         notice
                         hereof
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         conform
                         and
                         submit
                         themselves
                         to
                         the
                         Government
                         so
                         established
                         .
                         And
                         all
                         Sheriffs
                         ,
                         Mayors
                         ,
                         Bayliffs
                         ,
                         &c.
                         are
                         required
                         to
                         publish
                         this
                         Proclamation
                         ;
                         to
                         the
                         end
                         none
                         may
                         have
                         cause
                         to
                         pretend
                         Ignorance
                         in
                         this
                         behalf
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Great
                 shooting
                 off
                 Guns
                 at
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 Vollies
                 of
                 acclamations
                 ,
                 were
                 given
                 at
                 the
                 close
                 of
                 this
                 mock-solemnity
                 ,
                 by
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Janizaries
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Royalists
                 were
                 more
                 joyfully
                 disposed
                 at
                 the
                 hopes
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Affairs
                 ;
                 but
                 no
                 body
                 of
                 any
                 account
                 giving
                 the
                 Usurper
                 a
                 good
                 word
                 or
                 miskiditchee
                 with
                 his
                 Greatness
                 ,
                 save
                 what
                 was
                 uttered
                 in
                 Fur
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 the
                 Complices
                 in
                 this
                 Fact
                 ,
                 who
                 tickled
                 his
                 Ears
                 with
                 the
                 Eccho
                 of
                 the
                 Proclamation
                 done
                 with
                 the
                 usual
                 Formalities
                 .
                 These
                 Triumphs
                 so
                 disgusted
                 Harrison
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 as
                 also
                 Colonel
                 Rich
                 )
                 that
                 he
                 withdrew
                 himself
                 from
                 the
                 Gang
                 ,
                 and
                 turned
                 publick
                 Preacher
                 or
                 Railer
                 against
                 his
                 Comrade
                 Oliver
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 glad
                 to
                 be
                 rid
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 busie
                 and
                 impertinent
                 Assistant
                 in
                 the
                 moduling
                 of
                 Government
                 .
                 So
                 Cromwel
                 had
                 now
                 two
                 Commonwealth
                 contra-divided
                 Factions
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 old
                 and
                 the
                 new
                 Parliaments
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 it
                 neerly
                 concerned
                 him
                 to
                 make
                 much
                 of
                 the
                 Anabaptist
                 and
                 Sectary
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 now
                 succeeded
                 Independency
                 as
                 the
                 Religion
                 maintained
                 and
                 favoured
                 above
                 all
                 other
                 ;
                 and
                 Kiffin
                 a
                 great
                 Leader
                 and
                 Teacher
                 was
                 now
                 in
                 great
                 request
                 at
                 the
                 Court
                 at
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 and
                 contrarily
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                
                 jun.
                 was
                 looked
                 on
                 a-skue
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 Sir
                 
                   Ar.
                   Hazilrig
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Bradshaw
                 ,
                 and
                 Scot.
                 And
                 so
                 the
                 
                 Babel-builders
                 were
                 confounded
                 one
                 amongst
                 another
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Council
                 appointed
                 by
                 Officers
                 ,
                 or
                 taken
                 rather
                 by
                 himself
                 ,
                 by
                 whose
                 advice
                 he
                 was
                 to
                 govern
                 ,
                 were
                 14
                 at
                 first
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Lord
                   Lambert
                   .
                
                 
                   Lord
                   Viscount
                   Lisle
                   .
                
                 
                   General
                   Desbrow
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Gilbert
                     Pickering
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Major-General
                   Skippon
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Anthony
                     Ashly-Cooper
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Walter
                     Strickland
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Wolsley
                  
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   Colonel
                   
                     Philip
                     Iones
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Francis
                     Rous
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Major
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Lawrence
                  
                   ,
                   Esquire
                   .
                
                 
                   Colonel
                   
                     Edward
                     Montague
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Colonel
                   
                     William
                     Sydenham
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 By
                 these
                 another
                 Proclamation
                 came
                 out
                 ,
                 enabling
                 all
                 Officers
                 ,
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 and
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 to
                 continue
                 in
                 their
                 respective
                 places
                 :
                 
                 and
                 Audience
                 and
                 Conference
                 was
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 who
                 besides
                 their
                 last
                 loss
                 by
                 Fight
                 ,
                 had
                 suffered
                 very
                 greatly
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 storm
                 that
                 endangered
                 our
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   De
                   Wit
                
                 was
                 returning
                 from
                 the
                 Sound
                 ;
                 which
                 made
                 them
                 ply
                 hard
                 for
                 a
                 Cessation
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 a
                 speedy
                 Peace
                 :
                 And
                 General
                 Monke
                 was
                 now
                 riding
                 at
                 St.
                 Hellens-point
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 considerable
                 Fleet
                 :
                 
                 Colonel
                 Lilburn
                 was
                 likewise
                 ordered
                 to
                 Command
                 in
                 chief
                 the
                 Forces
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 defeated
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Kinoule
                 and
                 his
                 party
                 ;
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Forbes
                
                 (
                 another
                 Chieftain
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 party
                 )
                 was
                 routed
                 neer
                 Dumfrieze
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 himself
                 desperately
                 wounded
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 main
                 Army
                 Quartered
                 in
                 Murrey-land
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 to
                 Elgin
                 ;
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 being
                 sent
                 to
                 attend
                 their
                 motion
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Noble
                 Wogan
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 from
                 France
                 had
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 Durham
                 and
                 Barwick
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 through
                 a
                 Fayr
                 in
                 open
                 day
                 ,
                 marched
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 joyned
                 with
                 those
                 Scotch
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 and
                 done
                 excellent
                 service
                 in
                 beating
                 up
                 of
                 Quarters
                 ,
                 and
                 attempting
                 them
                 in
                 all
                 their
                 marches
                 and
                 advances
                 ,
                 came
                 now
                 at
                 last
                 to
                 his
                 End
                 ;
                 Providence
                 having
                 reserved
                 this
                 honourable
                 Destiny
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 alone
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 English
                 of
                 Note
                 ,
                 should
                 fall
                 in
                 his
                 Majesties
                 last
                 Quarrel
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 the
                 manner
                 thus
                 .
                 Being
                 abroad
                 with
                 his
                 party
                 of
                 some
                 60
                 English
                 ,
                 he
                 met
                 with
                 Captain
                 
                 Elsenore's
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 ranging
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 adventure
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 more
                 than
                 his
                 number
                 ,
                 neer
                 Drummond
                 and
                 Weems
                 ,
                 and
                 fell
                 upon
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 very
                 sharp
                 and
                 stout
                 Conflict
                 (
                 for
                 they
                 were
                 Armed
                 with
                 Back
                 and
                 Brest
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 Veteran●
                 Blades
                 ,
                 and
                 never
                 fled
                 before
                 )
                 routed
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 Wounded
                 himself
                 with
                 a
                 Tuck
                 ,
                 whereof
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 he
                 died
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 great
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 much
                 lamentation
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Military
                 Funeral
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Kenmore
                 ;
                 and
                 Captain
                 Ker
                 a
                 valiant
                 Scot
                 was
                 killed
                 with
                 him
                 :
                 the
                 said
                 Lieutenant
                 was
                 killed
                 also
                 upon
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 with
                 30
                 of
                 his
                 men
                 ,
                 to
                 accompany
                 the
                 fate
                 of
                 this
                 Noble
                 person
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 fell
                 not
                 unrevenged
                 .
                 Great
                 indignation
                 there
                 was
                 against
                 Robinson
                 the
                 Surgeon
                 that
                 Drest
                 him
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 neglect
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Athol
                 having
                 threatned
                 to
                 kill
                 him
                 ;
                 so
                 dearly
                 was
                 this
                 Heroe
                 beloved
                 by
                 that
                 Nation
                 ,
                 who
                 constantly
                 envied
                 the
                 worth
                 and
                 gallantry
                 of
                 ours
                 .
                 And
                 here
                 we
                 must
                 leave
                 him
                 till
                 some
                 grateful
                 Learned
                 Muse
                 shall
                 sing
                 the
                 Honorable
                 Atchievements
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 laudable
                 high
                 actions
                 of
                 this
                 famous
                 and
                 renowned
                 Captain
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Mortogh
                   O
                   Brian
                
                 ,
                 the
                 onely
                 remaining
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 remnant
                 of
                 Irish
                 in
                 Arms
                 ,
                 had
                 lately
                 fallen
                 into
                 the
                 Quarters
                 ,
                 and
                 defeated
                 several
                 parties
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 some
                 small
                 places
                 ;
                 but
                 upon
                 the
                 approach
                 of
                 a
                 Body
                 of
                 English
                 ,
                 retreated
                 again
                 to
                 his
                 Fastnesses
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 better
                 bethought
                 himself
                 of
                 his
                 sculking
                 condition
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 sent
                 and
                 obtained
                 the
                 usual
                 Articles
                 of
                 Transportation
                 ;
                 
                 there
                 being
                 reckoned
                 now
                 above
                 27000
                 men
                 that
                 had
                 departed
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 within
                 a
                 year
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 transplantation
                 of
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 into
                 Connaught
                 ,
                 (
                 a
                 Province
                 environed
                 on
                 one
                 side
                 by
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 lockt
                 up
                 by
                 Rivers
                 and
                 Garrisons
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 security
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 enjoyment
                 of
                 English
                 Lands
                 and
                 Estates
                 in
                 other
                 Counties
                 )
                 had
                 so
                 dispeopled
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Commander
                 Fleetwood
                 ,
                 sent
                 over
                 Letters
                 ,
                 desiring
                 some
                 Colonies
                 of
                 English
                 to
                 be
                 sent
                 over
                 to
                 them
                 ;
                 very
                 good
                 Conditions
                 being
                 offered
                 such
                 as
                 would
                 Transport
                 themselves
                 :
                 The
                 chief
                 Towns
                 of
                 
                   Limerick
                   ,
                   Galloway
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Waterford
                 ,
                 to
                 enjoy
                 the
                 like
                 Priviledges
                 with
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 Cromwel
                 failed
                 not
                 to
                 confirm
                 Mannours
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 upon
                 his
                 Confiding
                 Creatures
                 there
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 very
                 industrious
                 to
                 procure
                 Tenants
                 and
                 Inhabitants
                 to
                 make
                 Rent
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Expedition
                 as
                 he
                 himself
                 would
                 here
                 have
                 sold
                 the
                 Forrest-lands
                 ,
                 now
                 ready
                 for
                 a
                 Purchase
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 yet
                 at
                 Paris
                 ,
                 having
                 lately
                 received
                 a
                 considerable
                 sum
                 of
                 Money
                 from
                 Germany
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 Rochester
                 continued
                 at
                 the
                 Diet
                 ,
                 and
                 promises
                 from
                 the
                 Emperour
                 of
                 his
                 appearing
                 in
                 his
                 behalf
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Engaging
                 the
                 other
                 Princes
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 upon
                 his
                 declaring
                 for
                 his
                 Interest
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 Diet.
                 The
                 French
                 King
                 was
                 yet
                 very
                 uncertain
                 how
                 to
                 carry
                 himself
                 in
                 that
                 Affair
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 yet
                 doubtful
                 whether
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 or
                 he
                 should
                 first
                 be
                 Leagued
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 ;
                 and
                 some
                 suspition
                 there
                 was
                 of
                 his
                 Rupture
                 with
                 him
                 first
                 ,
                 as
                 lying
                 most
                 opportune
                 for
                 his
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 aimed
                 at
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 his
                 Relation
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 underhand
                 he
                 gave
                 the
                 King
                 assurance
                 of
                 his
                 inviolable
                 respects
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 laboured
                 by
                 all
                 means
                 to
                 stave
                 off
                 the
                 Dutch
                 from
                 an
                 Agreement
                 ,
                 offering
                 them
                 very
                 largely
                 :
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 sagacious
                 policy
                 of
                 Cardinal
                 
                   Mazarine
                   ,
                   Cromwel
                
                 was
                 inclined
                 to
                 Friendship
                 with
                 the
                 French
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 being
                 sensible
                 whereto
                 that
                 would
                 tend
                 ,
                 
                 resolved
                 to
                 depart
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 was
                 notwithstanding
                 a
                 kinde
                 of
                 Pyratical
                 War
                 excercised
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 English
                 and
                 Irish
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Western
                 Trade
                 ,
                 by
                 some
                 15
                 sail
                 of
                 little
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 harboured
                 on
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Britany
                 ,
                 in
                 Brest
                 ,
                 and
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 very
                 much
                 mischief
                 ;
                 the
                 chief
                 and
                 Admiral
                 of
                 whom
                 ,
                 was
                 one
                 Captain
                 Beach
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Iames
                
                 ,
                 of
                 38
                 Guns
                 ,
                 whom
                 at
                 last
                 the
                 
                   Constant
                   Warwick
                
                 
                 met
                 with
                 .
                 (
                 other
                 Friga●s
                 plying
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 to
                 free
                 the
                 Channel
                 )
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 long
                 fight
                 forced
                 to
                 yield
                 .
                 Beach
                 coming
                 aboard
                 demanded
                 his
                 Articles
                 of
                 being
                 set
                 ashore
                 in
                 France
                 .
                 Captain
                 Potter
                 denied
                 any
                 such
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 he
                 did
                 not
                 like
                 the
                 Terms
                 he
                 had
                 given
                 ,
                 he
                 bid
                 him
                 go
                 abord
                 his
                 own
                 ship
                 again
                 with
                 his
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 right
                 for
                 better
                 :
                 which
                 Beach
                 seeing
                 the
                 bravery
                 of
                 the
                 man
                 ,
                 refused
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 brought
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 Plymouth
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 that
                 Nest
                 was
                 broken
                 .
              
               
                 Cromwel
                 now
                 supplied
                 the
                 Benches
                 of
                 the
                 Courts
                 at
                 Westminster
                 with
                 the
                 ablest
                 of
                 the
                 Lawyers
                 ,
                 
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 invited
                 to
                 the
                 publick
                 service
                 :
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Maynard
                   ,
                   Twisden
                   ,
                   Nudigate
                   ,
                   Hugh
                   Windham
                   ,
                
                 were
                 made
                 Serjeants
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Hales
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 Common-Pleas
                 ,
                 where
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohn
                
                 y●t
                 sate
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Cabinet
                 to
                 this
                 Protector
                 besides
                 ;
                 having
                 pre●erred
                 his
                 Man
                 Thurloe
                 (
                 his
                 Secretary
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 his
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 ;
                 the
                 Candle
                 or
                 Light
                 of
                 that
                 Dark-Lanthorn
                 ,
                 which
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohn
                
                 was
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 these
                 mysterious
                 times
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 his
                 attempts
                 and
                 designes
                 of
                 consequence
                 and
                 moment
                 .
                 Colonel
                 Mackworth
                 the
                 Governour
                 of
                 Shrewsbury
                 was
                 called
                 now
                 to
                 the
                 Council
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 partake
                 of
                 the
                 Cabal
                 of
                 the
                 Usurpation
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 person
                 of
                 fit
                 Interest
                 and
                 principles
                 to
                 strengthen
                 it
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Peace
                 now
                 concluded
                 on
                 by
                 their
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Council
                 for
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 between
                 whom
                 this
                 private
                 Article
                 was
                 agreed
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 should
                 never
                 be
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 Offices
                 ,
                 and
                 Charge
                 his
                 Ancestors
                 held
                 and
                 enjoyed
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 was
                 urged
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 Conservation
                 of
                 the
                 peace
                 ,
                 which
                 would
                 in
                 his
                 restitution
                 be
                 endangered
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 his
                 Relation
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 This
                 was
                 ill
                 resented
                 by
                 the
                 other
                 six
                 Provinces
                 ;
                 but
                 Holland
                 ,
                 whose
                 Interest
                 was
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 paid
                 more
                 than
                 half
                 of
                 the
                 publick
                 charge
                 ,
                 stood
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 alledging
                 there
                 could
                 no
                 Peace
                 be
                 made
                 without
                 it
                 :
                 The
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Articles
                 ,
                 save
                 the
                 restoring
                 of
                 the
                 Ships
                 and
                 Goods
                 detained
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 ,
                 or
                 140000
                 l.
                 in
                 lieu
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 taking
                 that
                 King
                 into
                 this
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 the
                 Hollander
                 had
                 engaged
                 to
                 the
                 Dane
                 ,
                 and
                 paying
                 the
                 damages
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 giving
                 reparation
                 for
                 all
                 private
                 injuries
                 ,
                 (
                 
                 Amboyna-business
                 being
                 an
                 express
                 Article
                 of
                 it self
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Massacrers
                 to
                 be
                 punished
                 if
                 living
                 )
                 were
                 usual
                 and
                 of
                 course
                 ;
                 save
                 also
                 that
                 the
                 Right
                 of
                 the
                 Flag
                 was
                 acknowledged
                 and
                 Articled
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 in
                 all
                 Rencounters
                 ;
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Thompson
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Winslow
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Russel
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 of
                 this
                 side
                 ,
                 were
                 appointed
                 Arbitrators
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 differences
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 the
                 ships
                 kept
                 by
                 the
                 Dane
                 .
              
               
                 Crom●el
                 was
                 the
                 willinger
                 to
                 conclude
                 this
                 Peace
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 his
                 new
                 settlement
                 in
                 the
                 Throne
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Friendship
                 was
                 very
                 necessary
                 for
                 his
                 establishment
                 ;
                 besides
                 ,
                 the
                 Money
                 was
                 very
                 welcome
                 :
                 both
                 of
                 them
                 added
                 reputation
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 Wiser
                 sort
                 knew
                 and
                 discoursed
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 brought
                 the
                 Dutch
                 to
                 any
                 thing
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Peace
                 ,
                 though
                 now
                 concluded
                 ,
                 was
                 not
                 ratified
                 and
                 proclaimed
                 till
                 April
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 arrival
                 of
                 the
                 Embassadors
                 Newport
                 and
                 Youngstal
                 ,
                 in
                 March
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 year
                 ,
                 when
                 it
                 was
                 done
                 with
                 great
                 Solemnity
                 ;
                 especially
                 the
                 Dutch
                 here
                 were
                 very
                 magnificent
                 in
                 Treatments
                 ,
                 and
                 Fireworks
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 Beacons
                 in
                 the
                 Thames
                 neer
                 their
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Protector
                 Dined
                 in
                 great
                 State
                 upon
                 an
                 Invitation
                 from
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 &c.
                 at
                 Grocers-Hall
                 ,
                 the
                 eighth
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 being
                 Ash-Wednesday
                 ,
                 a
                 very
                 unsuitable
                 day
                 for
                 any
                 Festival
                 but
                 his
                 entertainment
                 ,
                 who
                 inverted
                 all
                 things
                 ,
                 the
                 streets
                 being
                 railed
                 from
                 Temple-Bar
                 thither
                 ,
                 the
                 Liveries
                 in
                 their
                 Gowns
                 in
                 their
                 Gradual
                 standings
                 there
                 :
                 he
                 was
                 met
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 Gate
                 by
                 Alderman
                 Viner
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 who
                 delivered
                 him
                 the
                 Sword
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 received
                 it
                 from
                 him
                 back
                 again
                 ,
                 bore
                 it
                 on
                 Horse-back
                 before
                 him
                 all
                 the
                 way
                 ;
                 through
                 which
                 the
                 ●ame
                 silence
                 was
                 kept
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 a
                 Funeral
                 had
                 been
                 
                   en
                   passant
                
                 :
                 and
                 no
                 doubt
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 that
                 muteness
                 which
                 Tacitus
                 mentioned
                 in
                 
                   Tiberius
                   ,
                   quale
                   magn●
                   Ire
                   vel
                   magni
                   Metus
                   est
                   silentium
                
                 ;
                 no
                 apprecations
                 ,
                 or
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 a
                 
                   How
                   do
                   ye
                
                 ,
                 being
                 given
                 during
                 the
                 whole
                 Cavalcade
                 .
                 
                 After
                 Dinner
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 served
                 with
                 a
                 Banquet
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 conclusion
                 whereof
                 he
                 Knighted
                 Alderman
                 Viner
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 have
                 done
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 the
                 Recorder
                 Steel
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 learned
                 Speech
                 of
                 Government
                 ,
                 
                 calculated
                 and
                 measured
                 for
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 for
                 some
                 reasons
                 avoided
                 it
                 ;
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 carry
                 it
                 home
                 ,
                 and
                 anger
                 his
                 Wife
                 with
                 it
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 real
                 honour
                 both
                 in
                 her
                 Name
                 and
                 Nature
                 .
                 Oliver
                 at
                 his
                 return
                 had
                 the
                 second
                 course
                 of
                 a
                 Brick-bat
                 ,
                 
                 from
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 a
                 House
                 in
                 the
                 Strand
                 by
                 St.
                 Clements
                 ,
                 which
                 light
                 upon
                 his
                 Coach
                 ,
                 and
                 almost
                 spoiled
                 his
                 digestion
                 with
                 the
                 daringness
                 of
                 the
                 Affront
                 .
                 Search
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 vain
                 ;
                 the
                 person
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 found
                 ,
                 and
                 Vengeance
                 was
                 not
                 yet
                 from
                 Heaven
                 to
                 rain
                 upon
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 General
                 Middleton
                 now
                 landed
                 at
                 
                 Vney-Ferry
                 in
                 the
                 Highlands
                 with
                 two
                 Vessels
                 from
                 Holland
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Napier
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Monro
                
                 ,
                 Major-General
                 Dalyel
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Lod●wick
                   Drummond
                
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 200
                 more
                 ,
                 in
                 March
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 Arms
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Commission
                 to
                 Command
                 in
                 chief
                 all
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Forces
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 who
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 
                   Glencarn
                   ,
                   Athol
                   ,
                   Seaforth
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Kenmore
                 ,
                 being
                 followed
                 and
                 attended
                 by
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 ,
                 had
                 marched
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 from
                 Eglin
                 into
                 Ross
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 lately
                 been
                 met
                 withal
                 at
                 Cromar
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 lost
                 after
                 a
                 short
                 dispute
                 some
                 140
                 killed
                 and
                 taken
                 ;
                 and
                 presently
                 the
                 Garrison
                 of
                 Kildrumny
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                 Athol's
                 house
                 rendered
                 to
                 Morgan
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Cotterel
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 follow
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 whose
                 purpose
                 was
                 to
                 protract
                 the
                 War
                 by
                 running
                 from
                 place
                 to
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 weary
                 the
                 English
                 out
                 with
                 uncouth
                 and
                 weary
                 marches
                 ,
                 till
                 Middleton
                 came
                 ,
                 whose
                 additional
                 strength
                 signifying
                 little
                 ,
                 (
                 besides
                 the
                 Kings
                 Authority
                 in
                 so
                 eminent
                 a
                 person
                 and
                 Office
                 now
                 amongst
                 them
                 )
                 and
                 General
                 Monke
                 being
                 sent
                 from
                 London
                 to
                 command
                 in
                 chief
                 there
                 for
                 Oliver
                 ,
                 
                 their
                 condition
                 was
                 little
                 better
                 than
                 before
                 ;
                 Colonel
                 Brayn
                 being
                 likewise
                 ordered
                 into
                 the
                 Highlands
                 with
                 2000
                 Foot
                 by
                 Sea
                 from
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 to
                 surround
                 them
                 in
                 on
                 all
                 sides
                 ,
                 and
                 hem
                 them
                 in
                 to
                 an
                 Engagement
                 .
              
               
                 
                 At
                 home
                 (
                 prevention
                 being
                 
                 Oliver's
                 best
                 State-physick
                 )
                 a
                 Plot
                 was
                 started
                 in
                 February
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 great
                 many
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ;
                 the
                 chief
                 whereof
                 were
                 Colonel
                 Sir
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Gerrard
                
                 ,
                 
                 Colonel
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gerrard
                
                 his
                 Brother
                 ,
                 one
                 Iones
                 ,
                 and
                 Tudor
                 an
                 Apothecary
                 ;
                 and
                 afterwards
                 
                   Somerset
                   Fox
                
                 ,
                 young
                 Mr.
                 
                   Charles
                   Gerrard
                
                 another
                 Brother
                 ;
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Iohn
                 and
                 
                   William
                   Ashburnham
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Vowel
                 a
                 School-master
                 at
                 Islington
                 ;
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Philip
                   Porter
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Finch
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Wiseman
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Bayly
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Willis
                
                 ,
                 who
                 to
                 keep
                 himself
                 unsuspected
                 of
                 Intelligence
                 ,
                 now
                 and
                 ever
                 after
                 ,
                 was
                 sure
                 to
                 make
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 those
                 in
                 Custody
                 .
                 The
                 Plot
                 was
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 ,
                 by
                 him
                 that
                 best
                 understood
                 it
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 an
                 Assassinate
                 upon
                 
                 Oliver's
                 person
                 ,
                 though
                 most
                 rationally
                 refuted
                 by
                 those
                 who
                 were
                 tried
                 about
                 it
                 .
                 Tuder
                 attending
                 his
                 Examination
                 at
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 pretending
                 to
                 ease
                 himself
                 ,
                 escaped
                 down
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Office
                 ,
                 and
                 got
                 away
                 ;
                 but
                 was
                 afterwards
                 retaken
                 in
                 Norfolk
                 and
                 re-committed
                 ,
                 but
                 never
                 Arraigned
                 .
                 The
                 rest
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 kept
                 in
                 custody
                 ,
                 till
                 a
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 was
                 erected
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 stamp
                 to
                 try
                 them
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 acts
                 of
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Tyranny
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 he
                 exercised
                 the
                 Royal
                 party
                 throughout
                 his
                 Domination
                 ;
                 and
                 most
                 necessary
                 to
                 his
                 security
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 main
                 principle
                 of
                 Government
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 policy
                 of
                 such
                 wretched
                 Times
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Protector
                 now
                 sent
                 his
                 Son
                 
                   Henry
                   Cromwel
                
                 into
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 to
                 shew
                 himself
                 there
                 in
                 State
                 against
                 his
                 approaching
                 Viceroy-ship
                 there
                 ;
                 whence
                 the
                 Lord
                 Broghil
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                   Rich.
                   Coot
                
                 were
                 sent
                 with
                 Addresses
                 to
                 him
                 from
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 the
                 like
                 about
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 from
                 Coventry
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 most
                 zealous
                 Complement
                 .
                 General
                 Monke
                 was
                 likewise
                 sent
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 made
                 sure
                 of
                 the
                 three
                 Nations
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 no
                 Enemy
                 of
                 his
                 might
                 remain
                 in
                 any
                 place
                 of
                 Trust
                 ,
                 
                 Command
                 ,
                 or
                 Judicature
                 ,
                 the
                 Chancellorship
                 of
                 the
                 Dutchy
                 of
                 Lancashire
                 was
                 taken
                 from
                 Bradshaw
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Ordinance
                 transferred
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fell
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Seal
                 likewise
                 given
                 him
                 :
                 yet
                 
                   Richard
                   Bradshaw
                
                 was
                 graced
                 with
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 
                 Oliver's
                 Resident
                 at
                 Hamburgh
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 before
                 ,
                 because
                 there
                 were
                 no
                 Candidates
                 for
                 the
                 place
                 .
                 The
                 Lord
                 Embassador
                 Whitlock
                 likewise
                 owned
                 Him
                 to
                 the
                 Queen
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 
                   His
                   most
                   Serene
                   Highness
                   my
                   Master
                
                 ;
                 having
                 staid
                 there
                 all
                 that
                 Winter
                 to
                 conclude
                 that
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 which
                 depended
                 upon
                 the
                 Dutch
                 here
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 made
                 up
                 after
                 ,
                 for
                 
                 the
                 Swede
                 would
                 be
                 governed
                 solely
                 by
                 that
                 ;
                 the
                 Agent
                 or
                 Embassador
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 of
                 
                   Switzerland
                   ,
                   Myn
                   Here
                   Stockhart
                
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 Umpirage
                 between
                 the
                 Dutch
                 and
                 the
                 English
                 was
                 committed
                 ,
                 took
                 leave
                 of
                 his
                 said
                 Highness
                 ,
                 and
                 departed
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 proffered
                 his
                 Superiours
                 best
                 endeavour
                 between
                 them
                 both
                 .
                 Monsieur
                 Burdeaux
                 appeared
                 in
                 March
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 quality
                 of
                 an
                 Embassador
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 to
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Anthony
                   Ashly
                   Cooper
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Sydenham
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Strickland
                 ,
                 were
                 appointed
                 Commissioners
                 to
                 confer
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 In
                 such
                 a
                 fair
                 way
                 was
                 Cromwel
                 already
                 of
                 fixing
                 his
                 Soveraignty
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 accepted
                 for
                 a
                 Prince
                 abroad
                 and
                 at
                 home
                 ;
                 but
                 as
                 the
                 French
                 insinuated
                 into
                 his
                 Friendship
                 ,
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 abated
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 Mazarine
                 was
                 the
                 onely
                 Privado
                 and
                 confident
                 Friend
                 .
                 An
                 Ordinance
                 passed
                 for
                 continuance
                 of
                 the
                 Imposition
                 on
                 Sea-coal
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Navy
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 year
                 ends
                 with
                 another
                 Ordinance
                 for
                 the
                 tryal
                 and
                 approbation
                 of
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 wherein
                 
                   Philip
                   Nye
                
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Goodwyn
                   ,
                   Hugh
                   Peters
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Manton
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 were
                 named
                 Commissioners
                 .
                 The
                 Question
                 these
                 men
                 put
                 to
                 the
                 Examinants
                 ,
                 was
                 not
                 of
                 abilities
                 or
                 Learning
                 ,
                 but
                 Grace
                 in
                 their
                 Hearts
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 with
                 so
                 bold
                 and
                 saucy
                 inquisition
                 ,
                 that
                 some
                 mens
                 Spirits
                 trembled
                 at
                 their
                 interrogatories
                 ;
                 they
                 phrasing
                 it
                 so
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 Trent
                 )
                 they
                 had
                 the
                 Holy
                 Ghost
                 in
                 a
                 Cloak-bag
                 ,
                 or
                 were
                 rather
                 
                   Simon
                   Magus
                
                 his
                 own
                 Disciples
                 :
                 and
                 certainly
                 there
                 were
                 never
                 such
                 Simoniacks
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ;
                 not
                 a
                 Living
                 of
                 value
                 ,
                 but
                 what
                 a
                 Friend
                 or
                 the
                 best
                 Purchaser
                 was
                 admitted
                 into
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 Humane
                 Learning
                 (
                 even
                 where
                 a
                 former
                 Right
                 was
                 )
                 was
                 a
                 good
                 and
                 sufficient
                 Bar
                 ;
                 no
                 less
                 to
                 the
                 Ruine
                 than
                 the
                 Scandal
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Religion
                 and
                 professors
                 thereof
                 :
                 several
                 ignorant
                 bold
                 Laicks
                 being
                 inducted
                 into
                 the
                 best
                 Spiritualities
                 ,
                 as
                 best
                 consisted
                 with
                 
                 Oliver's
                 Interest
                 ,
                 which
                 depended
                 upon
                 the
                 Sectaries
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 hideous
                 divisions
                 in
                 Religion
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1654.
                 
              
               
                 HAving
                 thus
                 described
                 the
                 Foundation
                 of
                 this
                 Stratocracy
                 or
                 Army-power
                 ,
                 we
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 obliged
                 to
                 any
                 tedious
                 survey
                 of
                 the
                 superstructure
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 onely
                 for
                 shew
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 little
                 duration
                 ,
                 supported
                 with
                 temporary
                 shifting
                 Props
                 in
                 every
                 emergency
                 ;
                 for
                 this
                 great
                 one
                 rather
                 inhabited
                 a
                 Labyrinth
                 ,
                 than
                 a
                 Court
                 ;
                 which
                 shewed
                 much
                 variety
                 of
                 Art
                 ,
                 but
                 like
                 a
                 House
                 of
                 Cards
                 was
                 ready
                 to
                 be
                 whelmed
                 over
                 his
                 Head
                 with
                 every
                 gust
                 of
                 adverse
                 Fortune
                 :
                 a
                 cross
                 Restive
                 Government
                 he
                 had
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 never
                 able
                 to
                 keep
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 right
                 Road
                 ,
                 and
                 true
                 way
                 of
                 policy
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 we
                 proceed
                 in
                 a
                 brief
                 account
                 of
                 State-Occurrences
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 6
                 of
                 April
                 came
                 forth
                 an
                 Ordinance
                 settling
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 Probation
                 of
                 Wills
                 ,
                 and
                 Administrations
                 ,
                 &c.
                 by
                 want
                 of
                 which
                 power
                 ,
                 there
                 having
                 been
                 no
                 settled
                 Judge
                 of
                 the
                 Prerogative-Court
                 ,
                 (
                 whose
                 Name
                 abolished
                 the
                 thing
                 )
                 very
                 great
                 and
                 many
                 inconveniencies
                 had
                 happened
                 to
                 the
                 Nation
                 .
                 Another
                 Ordinance
                 prohibited
                 Cock-matches
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Horse-races
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 such
                 confluxes
                 or
                 meetings
                 of
                 people
                 :
                 for
                 a
                 Plot
                 was
                 now
                 a
                 hatching
                 at
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 overt-signe
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 Next
                 ,
                 the
                 Commission
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 was
                 altered
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Whitlock
                   ,
                   Lisle
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Widdrington
                
                 were
                 made
                 Commissioners
                 .
                 A
                 Prohibition
                 by
                 another
                 Ordinance
                 to
                 the
                 Committee
                 at
                 Salters
                 Hall
                 concerning
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 were
                 selling
                 of
                 Estates
                 ,
                 though
                 never
                 so
                 barred
                 by
                 Law
                 ,
                 to
                 satisfie
                 the
                 Creditors
                 ;
                 which
                 would
                 have
                 made
                 a
                 quick
                 confusion
                 of
                 Propriety
                 :
                 
                 And
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Peace
                 (
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 being
                 now
                 paid
                 by
                 that
                 State
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 private
                 agreement
                 of
                 the
                 sum
                 )
                 was
                 fully
                 concluded
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 April
                 Proclaimed
                 .
                 A
                 Quaking
                 Prophetess
                 ,
                 named
                 
                   Hannah
                   Trapnel
                
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 forerunner
                 of
                 
                   Iames
                   Naylor
                
                 ,
                 now
                 appeared
                 ,
                 who
                 reported
                 her
                 Visions
                 and
                 Raptures
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 attended
                 by
                 several
                 of
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 the
                 male-contented
                 party
                 ,
                 as
                 Carew
                 and
                 others
                 :
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 her
                 delusions
                 she
                 acted
                 in
                 the
                 Counties
                 of
                 Devonshire
                 and
                 Cornwal
                 ,
                 till
                 she
                 was
                 with
                 some
                 of
                 her
                 Partizans
                 secured
                 in
                 Prison
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Scotch
                 Affairs
                 were
                 reputed
                 finished
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 any
                 War
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 Bustle
                 yet
                 so
                 held
                 and
                 encreased
                 in
                 the
                 Highlands
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 spoils
                 of
                 the
                 Conquest
                 were
                 now
                 set
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 accomptable
                 to
                 the
                 Victor
                 .
                 The
                 Lords
                 Estates
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Nobility
                 and
                 Gentry
                 who
                 Invaded
                 England
                 under
                 Duke
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 in
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 yet
                 in
                 Arms
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 sold
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 were
                 invested
                 in
                 the
                 Trust
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Hope
                   ,
                   Lockhart
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Saltonstall
                
                 ,
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Wilks
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 actually
                 seized
                 into
                 their
                 hands
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 Fined
                 in
                 several
                 sums
                 of
                 Money
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 within
                 six
                 Months
                 ;
                 some
                 2000
                 l.
                 some
                 5000
                 l.
                 some
                 few
                 10000
                 l.
                 but
                 none
                 under
                 1000
                 l.
                 amounting
                 to
                 a
                 greater
                 mass
                 of
                 silver
                 than
                 Scotland
                 was
                 worth
                 in
                 ready
                 Cash
                 ▪
                 so
                 that
                 those
                 who
                 were
                 compell'd
                 to
                 obey
                 ,
                 (
                 though
                 many
                 complemental
                 and
                 humble
                 applications
                 and
                 addresses
                 (
                 as
                 is
                 customary
                 to
                 that
                 Nation
                 )
                 were
                 made
                 for
                 mitigation
                 )
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 take
                 up
                 Money
                 at
                 unreasonable
                 Interest
                 ;
                 which
                 rose
                 at
                 last
                 by
                 the
                 like
                 occasions
                 to
                 30
                 in
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
                 An
                 Ordinance
                 passed
                 with
                 this
                 ,
                 for
                 uniting
                 of
                 Scotland
                 into
                 one
                 Commonwealth
                 with
                 England
                 ,
                 (
                 it
                 seems
                 the
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 purpose
                 was
                 not
                 sufficient
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 Arms
                 thereof
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 quartered
                 ,
                 as
                 were
                 the
                 Irish
                 ,
                 with
                 our
                 Cross
                 and
                 Harp
                 ;
                 and
                 
                 Oliver's
                 Lion
                 Sal●ant
                 was
                 placed
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 as
                 good
                 Herauldry
                 as
                 this
                 Escutcheon
                 deserves
                 :
                 That
                 Kingdom
                 by
                 vertue
                 thereof
                 to
                 be
                 charged
                 no
                 otherwise
                 in
                 Assessments
                 and
                 Tax
                 ,
                 than
                 proportionably
                 to
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 pay
                 no
                 greater
                 Excise
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 An
                 Ordinance
                 likewise
                 for
                 mending
                 and
                 repairing
                 Highways
                 and
                 Bridges
                 which
                 the
                 War
                 had
                 spoiled
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 yet
                 every
                 where
                 unrepaired
                 :
                 a
                 very
                 necessary
                 and
                 good
                 work
                 for
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 ;
                 no
                 Waggon
                 being
                 suffered
                 thereafter
                 to
                 travel
                 with
                 above
                 five
                 Horses
                 ,
                 nor
                 six
                 Oxen
                 and
                 one
                 Horse
                 ;
                 and
                 care
                 was
                 taken
                 likewise
                 about
                 the
                 shodding
                 of
                 the
                 Wheels
                 .
                 General
                 Monke
                 arrives
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Proclaims
                 Oliver
                 in
                 great
                 state
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 ;
                 and
                 Arguile
                 plainly
                 and
                 openly
                 sides
                 with
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 foments
                 divisions
                 among
                 the
                 Scots
                 ;
                 his
                 Son
                 the
                 Lord
                 Lorn
                 departing
                 in
                 a
                 discontent
                 and
                 quarrel
                 from
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Glencarn
                 ,
                 and
                 returning
                 to
                 the
                 old
                 Fox
                 his
                 Father
                 .
                 The
                 French
                 King
                 Crowned
                 at
                 Rheims
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 declared
                 Major
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 Soveraign
                 invited
                 to
                 the
                 Solemnity
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Intrigues
                 of
                 Mazarine
                 were
                 driving
                 a
                 conclusion
                 of
                 peace
                 with
                 Cromwel
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Designe
                 now
                 appeared
                 ,
                 which
                 Oliver
                 had
                 hatched
                 for
                 some
                 while
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 laboured
                 by
                 his
                 treacherous
                 Agents
                 to
                 mature
                 to
                 something
                 :
                 therefore
                 first
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 a
                 general
                 search
                 is
                 made
                 throughout
                 London
                 for
                 Cavaliers
                 ;
                 and
                 thereupon
                 Colonel
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gerrard
                
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Vowel
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Somerset
                   Fox
                
                 ,
                 were
                 brought
                 before
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 ,
                 
                 Proclaimed
                 the
                 13
                 ▪
                 and
                 sitting
                 the
                 31
                 of
                 Iune
                 :
                 in
                 which
                 interval
                 they
                 had
                 prepared
                 their
                 business
                 ,
                 and
                 provided
                 Witnesses
                 ,
                 and
                 drew
                 up
                 the
                 Charge
                 .
                 After
                 twice
                 or
                 thrice
                 Conventing
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 an
                 Accusation
                 was
                 brought
                 of
                 their
                 intention
                 to
                 assassinate
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 with
                 one
                 Major
                 Henshaw
                 and
                 others
                 fled
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 proof
                 whereof
                 ,
                 they
                 produced
                 young
                 Mr.
                 
                   Charles
                   Gerrard
                
                 against
                 his
                 Brother
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 one
                 Wiseman
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Hudson
                 a
                 blinde
                 Minister
                 (
                 whose
                 Brother
                 was
                 that
                 eminent
                 person
                 who
                 accompanied
                 and
                 guarded
                 the
                 late
                 King
                 in
                 his
                 flight
                 from
                 Oxford
                 )
                 that
                 had
                 been
                 cherished
                 by
                 Mr.
                 Vowel
                 ,
                 against
                 him
                 ;
                 who
                 yet
                 retracted
                 from
                 his
                 Examination
                 ,
                 and
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 brought
                 by
                 the
                 threats
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 to
                 make
                 it
                 good
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 they
                 made
                 it
                 valid
                 :
                 
                   Somerset
                   Fox
                
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 instructed
                 before
                 )
                 by
                 promise
                 of
                 Life
                 confessing
                 the
                 Guilt
                 ,
                 (
                 thereby
                 involving
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 innocent
                 Gentlemen
                 )
                 and
                 craving
                 mercy
                 .
                 It
                 availed
                 not
                 them
                 to
                 deny
                 this
                 Charge
                 ,
                 though
                 never
                 so
                 much
                 reason
                 and
                 strength
                 of
                 argument
                 on
                 their
                 side
                 :
                 Lisle
                 the
                 President
                 summing
                 up
                 the
                 prejudiced
                 suffrages
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 
                 gave
                 Sentence
                 
                 of
                 Hanging
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 Executed
                 Iuly
                 the
                 10
                 ,
                 on
                 Mr.
                 Vowel
                 at
                 Charing-Cross
                 ,
                 where
                 with
                 a
                 Roman
                 Spirit
                 ,
                 tempered
                 with
                 Christian
                 Patience
                 ,
                 he
                 suffered
                 his
                 Martyrdom
                 ,
                 off
                 from
                 a
                 Stool
                 ●etcht
                 from
                 the
                 Guard
                 ,
                 the
                 adjacent
                 Neighbours
                 refusing
                 to
                 lend
                 any
                 thing
                 to
                 his
                 Death
                 ,
                 the
                 Executioner
                 having
                 his
                 Ladder
                 not
                 in
                 readiness
                 .
                 
                 Colonel
                 Gerrard
                 was
                 Beheaded
                 on
                 Tower-hill
                 ,
                 who
                 expresly
                 denied
                 the
                 intention
                 of
                 the
                 Fact
                 ;
                 and
                 from
                 this
                 reason
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 thought
                 it
                 might
                 be
                 far
                 from
                 the
                 honour
                 and
                 great
                 minde
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 whose
                 injunction
                 this
                 was
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 )
                 to
                 consult
                 any
                 such
                 thing
                 ,
                 though
                 by
                 the
                 like
                 practises
                 his
                 Father
                 ,
                 lost
                 his
                 Life
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 feared
                 he
                 should
                 not
                 die
                 right
                 in
                 his
                 Favour
                 ,
                 for
                 being
                 suspected
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 thing
                 :
                 and
                 then
                 most
                 courageously
                 stooped
                 to
                 the
                 Block
                 .
              
               
                 With
                 him
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 Scaffold
                 suffered
                 the
                 Portugal
                 Embassador's
                 Brother
                 ,
                 (
                 then
                 Residing
                 with
                 Oliver
                 )
                 by
                 Name
                 Don
                 P●ntaleon-Sa●
                 ●
                 He
                 had
                 a
                 while
                 before
                 made
                 a
                 Riot
                 in
                 the
                 New-Exchange
                 ,
                 upon
                 conceit
                 of
                 an
                 Affront
                 or
                 some
                 scorn
                 cast
                 upon
                 him
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 killed
                 one
                 Greenway
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 standing
                 quietly
                 at
                 a
                 Stall
                 ,
                 
                 no
                 opposition
                 being
                 made
                 but
                 by
                 this
                 Colonel
                 Gerrard
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 now
                 fatally
                 joyned
                 with
                 him
                 in
                 Death
                 .
                 The
                 Murther
                 was
                 Committed
                 by
                 a
                 Knight
                 of
                 Maltha
                 ,
                 who
                 escaped
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 Nobleman
                 and
                 four
                 more
                 of
                 the
                 Embassador's
                 Servants
                 ,
                 among
                 whom
                 was
                 an
                 Irish
                 youth
                 ,
                 were
                 arraigned
                 before
                 Chief-Justice
                 Rolls
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Blunt
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Recorder
                 
                   Steel
                   ,
                   Tichburn
                
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 joyned
                 in
                 a
                 Commission
                 of
                 Oyer
                 and
                 Terminer
                 ,
                 and
                 Tried
                 by
                 a
                 party-Jury
                 of
                 English
                 and
                 Forrainers
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 custom
                 :
                 and
                 though
                 he
                 at
                 first
                 refused
                 to
                 Plead
                 ,
                 alledging
                 his
                 Quality
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 at
                 last
                 Convicted
                 and
                 Condemned
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 made
                 an
                 Escape
                 by
                 the
                 civil
                 industry
                 of
                 the
                 Lady
                 
                   Philip
                   Mohun
                
                 ,
                 and
                 attempted
                 it
                 again
                 ;
                 but
                 was
                 retaken
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 Beheaded
                 .
                 After
                 the
                 Priests
                 and
                 he
                 had
                 prayed
                 upon
                 the
                 Scaffold
                 ,
                 he
                 shewed
                 some
                 little
                 aversion
                 of
                 D●ath
                 ;
                 but
                 whether
                 out
                 of
                 anger
                 or
                 fear
                 ,
                 is
                 uncertain
                 ;
                 the
                 people
                 and
                 spectators
                 shewing
                 different
                 passions
                 at
                 the
                 fall
                 of
                 both
                 these
                 Victimes
                 to
                 crafty
                 Tyranny
                 and
                 impartial
                 Justice
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 done
                 upon
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                 Portugal's
                 order
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 cause
                 and
                 Execution
                 of
                 Justice
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Kingdom
                 was
                 first
                 remitted
                 .
                 The
                 Embassador
                 soon
                 after
                 the
                 conclusion
                 of
                 a
                 Peace
                 disconsolately
                 departed
                 .
                 The
                 Irish
                 Youth
                 suffered
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 were
                 Reprieved
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 Released
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 same
                 month
                 a
                 ship
                 on
                 
                 Southwark-side
                 took
                 accidental
                 Fire
                 as
                 she
                 lay
                 at
                 Anchor
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 being
                 cut
                 away
                 ,
                 the
                 ship
                 (
                 as
                 Providence
                 would
                 have
                 it
                 )
                 was
                 driven
                 by
                 the
                 flowing
                 Tide
                 upon
                 a
                 Shelf
                 neer
                 the
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 where
                 she
                 stuck
                 ,
                 and
                 blew
                 up
                 her
                 powder
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 8
                 persons
                 killed
                 ▪
                 one
                 a
                 Draper
                 upon
                 his
                 Leads
                 on
                 the
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Plank
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 ship
                 ;
                 and
                 had
                 the
                 blow
                 been
                 any
                 nigher
                 ,
                 it
                 would
                 have
                 broke
                 that
                 famous
                 Pile
                 .
                 Another
                 ship
                 neer
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 fired
                 in
                 Fresh-wharf
                 ,
                 neer
                 the
                 Bridge
                 likewise
                 :
                 and
                 generally
                 there
                 were
                 many
                 and
                 very
                 sad
                 Conflagrations
                 that
                 attended
                 this
                 Boutefeu
                 and
                 his
                 Usurpation
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 memorable
                 unruly
                 accidents
                 ended
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 sequel
                 will
                 appear
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 will
                 now
                 cursorily
                 run
                 over
                 the
                 Highland-War
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 notwithstanding
                 those
                 many
                 divisions
                 and
                 animosities
                 concerning
                 Command
                 that
                 were
                 between
                 the
                 Commanders
                 in
                 this
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Glencarn
                 stomacking
                 the
                 supream
                 Command
                 to
                 be
                 conferred
                 upon
                 General
                 Middleton
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 thought
                 the
                 best
                 expedient
                 to
                 unite
                 all
                 Divisions
                 amongst
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Royal
                 Party
                 was
                 yet
                 re-inforced
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 3
                 or
                 4000
                 men
                 ,
                 whom
                 both
                 General
                 Monke
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 (
                 in
                 distinct
                 Bodies
                 and
                 several
                 ways
                 )
                 attended
                 :
                 Morgan
                 was
                 about
                 Loughaber
                 and
                 Lo●ghness
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Western
                 Highlands
                 ,
                 about
                 
                 Arguile's
                 Country
                 ,
                 and
                 keeping
                 close
                 at
                 the
                 Heels
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 who
                 ever
                 and
                 anon
                 took
                 over
                 the
                 Mountains
                 and
                 gave
                 them
                 the
                 slip
                 :
                 for
                 it
                 was
                 by
                 no
                 means
                 advised
                 to
                 venture
                 an
                 Encounter
                 ,
                 but
                 tire
                 their
                 Enemy
                 out
                 ;
                 and
                 nothing
                 but
                 invincible
                 patience
                 and
                 resolution
                 could
                 have
                 endured
                 it
                 :
                 For
                 be●ides
                 the
                 want
                 of
                 Provisions
                 in
                 that
                 scarce
                 ,
                 barren
                 Country
                 ,
                 against
                 which
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 were
                 armed
                 onely
                 with
                 Bread
                 and
                 Cheese
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 eat
                 20
                 days
                 together
                 ,
                 that
                 Nature
                 
                 could
                 hardly
                 discharge
                 it self
                 :
                 the
                 Ways
                 were
                 most
                 times
                 so
                 abrupt
                 ,
                 that
                 hardly
                 more
                 than
                 one
                 could
                 go
                 abreast
                 ;
                 and
                 over
                 the
                 Hills
                 if
                 a
                 Horse-Foot
                 slipt
                 ,
                 men
                 were
                 in
                 danger
                 of
                 breaking
                 their
                 Necks
                 down
                 the
                 Precipices
                 ,
                 and
                 Horse
                 and
                 Man
                 sure
                 to
                 be
                 lost
                 :
                 no
                 Quarter
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 Glens
                 ;
                 and
                 great
                 happiness
                 was
                 it
                 counted
                 to
                 meet
                 with
                 them
                 and
                 fresh
                 Water
                 ,
                 neer
                 which
                 to
                 pitch
                 Tents
                 ;
                 the
                 General
                 chearfully
                 undergoing
                 the
                 same
                 necessities
                 .
                 After
                 much
                 Traversing
                 these
                 difficult
                 ways
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 notwithstanding
                 easie
                 (
                 as
                 usual
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Highlander
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 Fortune
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 to
                 light
                 upon
                 General
                 Middleton
                 neer
                 Badgenoth
                 ,
                 at
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 narrow
                 Passes
                 ,
                 now
                 proving
                 incommodious
                 to
                 the
                 Natives
                 themselves
                 ;
                 for
                 they
                 could
                 neither
                 well
                 fight
                 nor
                 retreat
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 Engaged
                 in
                 no
                 order
                 nor
                 figure
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 short
                 Medly
                 or
                 Tumult
                 ,
                 rather
                 than
                 Battle
                 ,
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 flie
                 :
                 the
                 General
                 endeavouring
                 what
                 he
                 could
                 to
                 resist
                 his
                 misfortune
                 ,
                 was
                 so
                 neer
                 being
                 taken
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 lost
                 his
                 Commission
                 and
                 Instructions
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 rich
                 Coats
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Sumpter-horse
                 .
                 This
                 happened
                 on
                 the
                 19
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 the
                 total
                 defeat
                 and
                 suppression
                 of
                 that
                 War
                 :
                 
                 For
                 immediately
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Glencarn
                 with
                 500
                 men
                 submitted
                 ,
                 at
                 Dumbarton
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 there
                 happened
                 some
                 puny
                 Skirmishes
                 afterwards
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 defeating
                 of
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Athol
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Elsmores
                 taking
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Forbes
                
                 ,
                 and
                 routing
                 of
                 
                   Mac
                   Naughton
                
                 at
                 Glenlyon
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Lisle
                 with
                 a
                 party
                 from
                 Colonel
                 Cobbet
                 Governour
                 of
                 Dundee
                 defeated
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Kinoule
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 him
                 (
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Diddup
                 ,
                 and
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Mercer
                 )
                 Prisoner
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 returned
                 now
                 to
                 
                 Edenburgh-Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 young
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Montross
                 routed
                 by
                 
                 Blair-Castle
                 ;
                 yet
                 Submissions
                 and
                 Treaties
                 spent
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 time
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Middleton
                 with
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Seaforth
                 staid
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 who
                 now
                 with
                 a
                 small
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Clans
                 were
                 in
                 Catheness
                 ;
                 the
                 Lords
                 Forrester
                 and
                 Kenmore
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Athol
                 and
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Montross
                 capitulated
                 ,
                 desiring
                 onely
                 the
                 Terms
                 (
                 and
                 mitigation
                 of
                 Fines
                 )
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Glencarn
                 had
                 at
                 his
                 Rendition
                 at
                 
                 Dumbarton-Castle
                 .
                 Lorn
                 now
                 flew
                 again
                 into
                 Arms
                 ,
                 (
                 to
                 colour
                 those
                 late
                 Treacheries
                 and
                 Treasons
                 he
                 now
                 underhand
                 managed
                 for
                 Cromwel
                 )
                 and
                 joyned
                 with
                 
                   Mac
                   Naughton
                
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 surprized
                 Colonel
                 Brayn
                 and
                 Captain
                 Nichols
                 Governour
                 of
                 
                 Inner●ra-Castle
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 ,
                 thinking
                 themselves
                 secure
                 in
                 the
                 Confines
                 of
                 the
                 Lowlands
                 ,
                 had
                 dismiss'd
                 their
                 Convoy
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 his
                 Terms
                 by
                 that
                 lucky
                 surprize
                 to
                 his
                 advantage
                 .
                 Generally
                 the
                 Noble
                 General
                 Monke
                 gave
                 very
                 obliging
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 did
                 Twisleton
                 and
                 Morgan
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 order
                 ,
                 to
                 those
                 that
                 capitulated
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 shewed
                 all
                 the
                 favour
                 that
                 could
                 be
                 expected
                 in
                 point
                 of
                 Fines
                 and
                 Forfeitures
                 ;
                 which
                 firmly
                 obliged
                 the
                 Nobles
                 and
                 Gentry
                 to
                 him
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 ;
                 (
                 which
                 no
                 doubt
                 he
                 had
                 then
                 principally
                 in
                 his
                 Eye
                 )
                 and
                 also
                 invited
                 General
                 Middleton
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Seaforth
                 to
                 enter
                 into
                 Treaty
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 managed
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 concluded
                 by
                 Major-General
                 Drummond
                 ;
                 but
                 rescinded
                 by
                 Middleton
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 alledged
                 here
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 insistency
                 upon
                 the
                 former
                 Fines
                 and
                 Security
                 ;
                 but
                 judged
                 as
                 proceeding
                 from
                 a
                 principle
                 of
                 Honour
                 and
                 Right
                 ,
                 since
                 this
                 departure
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Lieutenant
                 with
                 Conditions
                 obtained
                 from
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 might
                 be
                 construed
                 a
                 Cession
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 to
                 the
                 Usurper
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ormond
                 with
                 great
                 Punctilio
                 given
                 him
                 a
                 very
                 noble
                 Precedent
                 .
                 He
                 departed
                 not
                 till
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 next
                 year
                 ;
                 and
                 Glengary
                 had
                 the
                 honour
                 (
                 for
                 
                   Mac
                   Cloud
                
                 and
                 
                   Mac
                   Eldow
                
                 had
                 Articled
                 some
                 time
                 before
                 )
                 to
                 render
                 the
                 last
                 Arms
                 that
                 were
                 taken
                 up
                 for
                 his
                 Majesty
                 in
                 that
                 Ki●gdom
                 .
                 
                 And
                 so
                 we
                 dismiss
                 that
                 War
                 with
                 this
                 valedictory
                 Elogie
                 to
                 both
                 those
                 honourable
                 Generals
                 ;
                 the
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 just
                 ceased
                 his
                 indefatigable
                 industry
                 for
                 the
                 Recovery
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Rights
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 a
                 Royal
                 Conge
                 and
                 Writ
                 of
                 
                   Emeri●us
                   est
                
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 like
                 an
                 Altern
                 Luminary
                 ,
                 began
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 renewed
                 his
                 auspicious
                 aspect
                 upon
                 the
                 Kings
                 Restitution
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 brightness
                 of
                 the
                 Majesty
                 of
                 Scotland
                 was
                 never
                 totally
                 obscured
                 ;
                 and
                 long
                 may
                 they
                 now
                 shine
                 together
                 ,
                 without
                 diminution
                 to
                 each
                 others
                 lustre
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 glorious
                 Firmament
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 present
                 and
                 perpetual
                 Empire
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 England
                 ,
                 the
                 French
                 Embassadors
                 prosecuted
                 the
                 Treaty
                 am●in
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 
                 very
                 great
                 secrecy
                 :
                 but
                 some
                 mistake
                 happening
                 in
                 point
                 of
                 civility
                 and
                 ceremony
                 by
                 Monsieur
                 
                   de
                   Baas
                
                 ,
                 Bourdeaux's
                 Colleague
                 ,
                 he
                 returned
                 into
                 France
                 to
                 meet
                 a
                 report
                 of
                 his
                 carriage
                 at
                 Paris
                 ;
                 from
                 whence
                 upon
                 timely
                 overture
                 of
                 the
                 proceedings
                 in
                 that
                 affair
                 ,
                 our
                 Soveraign
                 withdrew
                 ,
                 and
                 departed
                 to
                 the
                 Spaw
                 by
                 Leige
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 magnificently
                 treated
                 by
                 that
                 City
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 onward
                 in
                 his
                 journey
                 to
                 meet
                 the
                 Princess
                 of
                 Aurange
                 his
                 Sister
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 left
                 her
                 Son
                 the
                 Prince
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 divisions
                 about
                 his
                 being
                 Stadtholder
                 were
                 as
                 high
                 as
                 ever
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 help
                 them
                 forward
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 writ
                 to
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Zealand
                 ,
                 to
                 perswade
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 
                 Holland-resolution
                 :
                 which
                 the
                 Towns
                 of
                 Campen
                 and
                 Swol
                 had
                 so
                 far
                 withstood
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 accept
                 and
                 Swear
                 Prince
                 William
                 of
                 Frizeland
                 to
                 be
                 their
                 Stadtholder
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 minority
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 19
                 years
                 ,
                 or
                 till
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 capable
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 .
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 was
                 to
                 have
                 Commanded
                 as
                 Lieutenant-General
                 of
                 the
                 French
                 Army
                 in
                 Italy
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 unhandsome
                 Peace
                 disobliged
                 his
                 better-deserving
                 and
                 victorious
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 turned
                 them
                 afterward
                 against
                 such
                 thankless
                 and
                 regardless
                 Relations
                 :
                 he
                 continued
                 yet
                 nevertheless
                 at
                 Paris
                 till
                 after
                 the
                 said
                 Treaty
                 was
                 concluded
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 took
                 his
                 Farewel
                 of
                 that
                 unkinde
                 and
                 politick
                 Court.
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 was
                 now
                 at
                 Vienna
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 highly
                 Complemented
                 and
                 presented
                 by
                 the
                 Emperour
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 came
                 back
                 to
                 Heydelberg
                 .
              
               
                 Prince
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 was
                 now
                 wholly
                 out
                 of
                 action
                 ,
                 having
                 laid
                 his
                 Scene
                 in
                 the
                 Counties
                 and
                 Boroughs
                 for
                 Elections
                 to
                 the
                 ensuing
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 gave
                 himself
                 and
                 the
                 Town
                 a
                 little
                 recreation
                 .
                 It
                 happened
                 on
                 a
                 Friday
                 in
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 that
                 desirous
                 to
                 divert
                 himself
                 with
                 driving
                 of
                 his
                 Coach
                 and
                 six
                 Horses
                 in
                 Hide-park
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Secretary
                 Thurloe
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 like
                 Mephistophilus
                 and
                 Doctor
                 Faustus
                 careering
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 Air
                 ,
                 to
                 try
                 how
                 he
                 could
                 govern
                 Horses
                 ,
                 since
                 Rational
                 Creatures
                 were
                 so
                 unruly
                 and
                 difficult
                 to
                 be
                 reined
                 ;
                 like
                 another
                 Phaeton
                 he
                 fell
                 in
                 the
                 Experiment
                 from
                 the
                 Coach-box
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 presently
                 posted
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 ominous
                 and
                 true
                 Conjectures
                 made
                 of
                 his
                 certain
                 Catastro●ph●
                 ;
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 ingenious
                 Songs
                 on
                 the
                 occasion
                 ending
                 in
                 this
                 presagio●●
                 Rythme
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Every
                   Day
                   and
                   Hour
                   hath
                   shew'd
                   us
                   his
                   power
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   now
                   he
                   hath
                   shew'd
                   us
                   his
                   Art.
                   
                   
                
                 
                   His
                   first
                   Reproach
                   ,
                   was
                   a
                   fall
                   from
                   a
                   Coach
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   next
                   will
                   be
                   from
                   a
                   Cart.
                   
                
              
               
                 According
                 to
                 the
                 late
                 Instrument
                 of
                 Government
                 of
                 42
                 Strings
                 or
                 Articles
                 ,
                 
                 one
                 whereof
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 Parliament
                 should
                 be
                 call●d
                 every
                 three
                 years
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 September
                 next
                 ;
                 He
                 accordingly
                 Issued
                 out
                 his
                 Writs
                 ,
                 the
                 Election
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 one
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 throughout
                 England
                 :
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Boroughs
                 had
                 but
                 one
                 Burgess
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Shires
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 six
                 or
                 seven
                 Knights
                 ;
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 under
                 sure
                 qualifications
                 of
                 not
                 having
                 been
                 or
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 Cavalier-party
                 :
                 There
                 were
                 30
                 also
                 by
                 the
                 Instrument
                 Elected
                 for
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 for
                 Ireland
                 ;
                 all
                 or
                 most
                 of
                 whom
                 were
                 English
                 Commanders
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 September
                 they
                 met
                 ,
                 and
                 adjourned
                 from
                 the
                 House
                 to
                 the
                 Abbey
                 ,
                 where
                 Mr.
                 Marshal
                 Preached
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 the
                 Painted
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 had
                 a
                 Message
                 from
                 the
                 Protector
                 to
                 invite
                 them
                 to
                 a
                 Sermon
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 again
                 ,
                 when
                 Dr.
                 Goodwyn
                 Preached
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Protector
                 came
                 in
                 great
                 State
                 in
                 his
                 Coach
                 ;
                 Cleypole
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 his
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 Strickland
                 the
                 Captain
                 of
                 his
                 Guard
                 ,
                 bare-headed
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 .
                 At
                 his
                 entrance
                 into
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 Lambert
                 carried
                 the
                 Sword
                 before
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 Whitlock
                 the
                 Purse
                 .
                 The
                 Sermon
                 done
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Painted
                 Chamber
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 in
                 a
                 Speech
                 he
                 set
                 forth
                 these
                 Heads
                 :
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           That
                           some
                           few
                           years
                           ago
                           none
                           would
                           have
                           thought
                           of
                           such
                           a
                           Door
                           of
                           Hope
                           ;
                           
                           that
                           he
                           knew
                           there
                           were
                           yet
                           many
                           Humours
                           and
                           Interests
                           ,
                           and
                           that
                           Humours
                           were
                           above
                           Interest
                           ;
                           that
                           the
                           condition
                           of
                           England
                           was
                           like
                           Israel
                           in
                           the
                           Wilderness
                           ,
                           (
                           of
                           which
                           the
                           Sermon
                           was
                           )
                           that
                           this
                           was
                           a
                           Healing
                           day
                           :
                           there
                           was
                           neither
                           Nobleman
                           ,
                           
                           nor
                           Gentleman
                           ,
                           nor
                           Yeoman
                           before
                           known
                           by
                           any
                           distinction
                           ;
                           we
                           had
                           not
                           any
                           that
                           bore
                           Rule
                           or
                           Authority
                           ,
                           but
                           a
                           great
                           Contempt
                           of
                           Magistracy
                           and
                           Christ's
                           Ordinances
                           :
                           That
                           the
                           Fifth-Monarchy
                           was
                           highly
                           cried
                           up
                           by
                           persons
                           who
                           would
                           Assume
                           the
                           Government
                           ,
                           but
                           that
                           desired
                           thing
                           wanted
                           greater
                           manifestation
                           than
                           appeared
                           for
                           such
                           men
                           to
                           change
                           the
                           Authority
                           by
                           .
                           
                             (
                             And
                             this
                             directed
                             at
                             the
                             late
                             Parliament
                             .
                             )
                          
                           He
                           desired
                           this
                           Honourable
                           Assembly
                           to
                           remedy
                           all
                           these
                           Disorders
                           ;
                           shewed
                           that
                           the
                           Wars
                           with
                           
                             Portugal
                             ,
                             French
                          
                           ,
                           and
                           Dutch
                           ,
                           do
                           and
                           did
                           eat
                           up
                           the
                           Assessments
                           ;
                           that
                           swarms
                           of
                           Iesuits
                           are
                           crept
                           in
                           to
                           make
                           Divisions
                           ,
                           which
                           were
                           grown
                           so
                           wide
                           ,
                           that
                           nothing
                           but
                           his
                           Government
                           could
                           remedy
                           them
                           ;
                           and
                           let
                           men
                           say
                           what
                           they
                           will
                           ,
                           he
                           could
                           speak
                           it
                           with
                           comfort
                           before
                           a
                           greater
                           than
                           any
                           of
                           them
                           .
                           Then
                           he
                           shewed
                           what
                           he
                           had
                           done
                           during
                           his
                           Government
                           .
                           First
                           ,
                           his
                           endeavour
                           of
                           Reforming
                           the
                           Laws
                           ,
                           having
                           joyned
                           all
                           parties
                           to
                           assist
                           in
                           that
                           great
                           Work
                           :
                           Next
                           ,
                           his
                           filling
                           the
                           Benches
                           with
                           the
                           ablest
                           Lawyers
                           :
                           Then
                           ,
                           his
                           Regulation
                           of
                           the
                           Court
                           of
                           Chancery
                           ,
                           and
                           his
                           Darling-Ordinance
                           for
                           approbation
                           of
                           Ministers
                           ,
                           (
                           which
                           hindred
                           all
                           that
                           list
                           from
                           invading
                           the
                           Ministry
                           )
                           by
                           men
                           of
                           both
                           perswasions
                           ,
                           Presbyterians
                           and
                           Independents
                           ,
                           &c.
                           
                           And
                           lastly
                           ,
                           his
                           being
                           Instrumental
                           to
                           call
                           a
                           Free
                           Parliament
                           ,
                           which
                           he
                           valued
                           ,
                           and
                           would
                           keep
                           it
                           so
                           above
                           his
                           life
                           .
                        
                         
                           Then
                           he
                           shewed
                           the
                           advantages
                           of
                           the
                           Peace
                           with
                           
                             Dutch
                             ,
                             Dane
                          
                           ,
                           and
                           Swede
                           ,
                           and
                           the
                           Protestant
                           Interest
                           ,
                           which
                           he
                           would
                           have
                           them
                           improve
                           and
                           intend
                           chiefly
                           :
                           That
                           they
                           were
                           now
                           upon
                           the
                           edge
                           of
                           Canaan
                           :
                           That
                           he
                           spake
                           not
                           as
                           their
                           Lord
                           ,
                           but
                           their
                           Fellow-servant
                           .
                           And
                           then
                           bad
                           them
                           go
                           and
                           chuse
                           their
                           Speak●r
                           ;
                           which
                           they
                           did
                           without
                           presenting
                           of
                           him
                           ,
                           his
                           Name
                           
                             William
                             Lenthal
                          
                           ,
                           the
                           old
                           Chair-man
                           ▪
                           and
                           next
                           day
                           fell
                           upon
                           the
                           Instrument
                           ,
                           as
                           they
                           had
                           Voted
                           ,
                           by
                           Parts
                           as
                           it
                           lay
                           ,
                           and
                           questioned
                           the
                           Power
                           :
                           which
                           Oliver
                           understanding
                           ,
                           to
                           put
                           them
                           out
                           of
                           that
                           Course
                           ,
                           which
                           touched
                           his
                           Copy-hold
                           ,
                           after
                           9
                           days
                           he
                           came
                           to
                           the
                           Painted
                           Chamber
                           ,
                           and
                           sending
                           for
                           them
                           ,
                           declared
                           and
                           asserted
                           four
                           Fundamentals
                           in
                           the
                           Instrument
                           ,
                           which
                           they
                           were
                           not
                           to
                           meddle
                           with
                           or
                           to
                           alter
                           .
                           1.
                           
                           The
                           Government
                           by
                           a
                           Single
                           person
                           and
                           Parliament
                           .
                           2.
                           
                           The
                           Imperpetuity
                           of
                           Parliaments
                           ,
                           or
                           continued
                           Succession
                           .
                           ●
                           ▪
                           The
                           Militia
                           ,
                           which
                           was
                           his
                           onely
                           .
                           And
                           4.
                           
                           Liberty
                           of
                           Conscience
                           .
                           And
                           that
                           a
                           Free
                           Parliament
                           was
                           but
                           a
                           reciprocation
                           ;
                           for
                           that
                           power
                           which
                           made
                           him
                           a
                           Protector
                           ,
                           made
                           them
                           a
                           Parliament
                           ;
                           and
                           therefore
                           was
                           very
                           sorry
                           they
                           should
                           go
                           about
                           to
                           destroy
                           the
                           Settlement
                           ;
                           which
                           to
                           prevent
                           ,
                           and
                           cease
                           such
                           Debates
                           ,
                           (
                           though
                           he
                           denied
                           any
                           Negative
                           Voice
                           )
                           he
                           was
                           necessitated
                           to
                           appoint
                           a
                           T●st
                           or
                           Recognition
                           of
                           the
                           Government
                           as
                           it
                           was
                           established
                           (
                           by
                           every
                           Member
                           )
                           before
                           they
                           sate
                           in
                           the
                           House
                           again
                           .
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 bogled
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 three
                 quarters
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 especially
                 the
                 Commonwealths-men
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Long
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 of
                 four
                 hundred
                 and
                 odd
                 ,
                 there
                 appeared
                 but
                 two
                 hundred
                 ;
                 but
                 were
                 made
                 up
                 at
                 last
                 three
                 hundred
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 old
                 ones
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 baulked
                 so
                 ,
                 and
                 fell
                 afr●sh
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 dispu●es
                 ,
                 and
                 ran
                 out
                 all
                 the
                 Articles
                 ,
                 resolving
                 to
                 put
                 the
                 whole
                 judgement
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 upon
                 them
                 into
                 one
                 entire
                 Bill
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 present
                 it
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 truth
                 to
                 spin
                 out
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 work
                 upon
                 the
                 Protector
                 's
                 occasions
                 for
                 Money
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 proposed
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 coldly
                 and
                 slowly
                 considered
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Just
                 at
                 their
                 sitting
                 down
                 ,
                 the
                 Protector
                 published
                 several
                 Ordinances
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 passed
                 ,
                 and
                 bore
                 date
                 before
                 ,
                 were
                 to
                 pass
                 as
                 Authentick
                 as
                 Acts
                 by
                 the
                 Instrument
                 :
                 one
                 for
                 paying
                 the
                 Money
                 into
                 the
                 Trea●●●y
                 that
                 was
                 raised
                 for
                 the
                 propagation
                 of
                 the
                 Gospel
                 in
                 Wales
                 ;
                 another
                 for
                 making
                 Souldiers
                 free
                 of
                 all
                 Corporations
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 exercise
                 any
                 Trades
                 ;
                 another
                 to
                 turn
                 out
                 all
                 honest
                 men
                 under
                 the
                 notion
                 of
                 scandalous
                 Preachers
                 and
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 Common-Prayer
                 being
                 their
                 chiefest
                 imputation
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 fourth
                 to
                 survey
                 Kings
                 Lands
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 for
                 doubling
                 upon
                 Deans
                 and
                 Chapters
                 ;
                 which
                 sales
                 those
                 many
                 changes
                 of
                 Power
                 had
                 much
                 retarded
                 and
                 depretiated
                 .
                 The
                 more
                 occult
                 cause
                 of
                 the
                 publication
                 of
                 these
                 Ordinances
                 ,
                 was
                 to
                 let
                 the
                 Parliament
                 understand
                 that
                 Oliver
                 took
                 his
                 Instrument
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 a
                 good
                 Case
                 ,
                 and
                 sufficiently
                 warranted
                 already
                 .
              
               
                 Amidst
                 these
                 Jars
                 and
                 discords
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 the
                 Serpentine
                 Charms
                 of
                 Cardinal
                 
                 Mazarine
                 had
                 lulled
                 the
                 Protector
                 in
                 an
                 imaginable
                 Dream
                 of
                 the
                 worlds
                 Wealth
                 ,
                 and
                 rich
                 Empire
                 of
                 America
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 divert
                 his
                 neer
                 designes
                 upon
                 the
                 neighbourhood
                 of
                 France
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 War
                 he
                 was
                 the
                 rather
                 enclined
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 near
                 allyance
                 of
                 this
                 Crown
                 to
                 that
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 excluded
                 its
                 Interest
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 to
                 drive
                 it
                 out
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 policy
                 of
                 the
                 Cardinal
                 so
                 outreached
                 that
                 designe
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 extended
                 his
                 thoughts
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 World
                 ,
                 giving
                 him
                 the
                 fruition
                 of
                 Great
                 
                 Alexander's
                 Wish
                 .
                 This
                 complot
                 between
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 of
                 the
                 Spanish
                 and
                 English
                 side
                 very
                 much
                 conduced
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 was
                 most
                 pertinaciously
                 secreted
                 to
                 the
                 very
                 time
                 of
                 publick
                 Hostility
                 in
                 those
                 American
                 parts
                 ,
                 though
                 it
                 was
                 guessed
                 at
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 noise
                 of
                 Hispaniola
                 was
                 very
                 rife
                 in
                 discourse
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 .
                 The
                 Protector
                 began
                 to
                 Arm
                 for
                 the
                 expedition
                 ,
                 in
                 November
                 and
                 December
                 ,
                 2000
                 men
                 ,
                 old
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 and
                 reduced
                 necessitated
                 persons
                 making
                 up
                 the
                 gross
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 some
                 Red-coats
                 for
                 the
                 more
                 terrour
                 and
                 assurance
                 were
                 added
                 ,
                 being
                 drawn
                 by
                 Lot
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Regiments
                 .
                 The
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Land-service
                 was
                 conferred
                 upon
                 Colonel
                 ,
                 now
                 General
                 Venables
                 ,
                 a
                 confident
                 of
                 Cromwels
                 ,
                 who
                 very
                 unmanly
                 carried
                 his
                 Wife
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 General
                 Pen
                 for
                 Sea
                 ,
                 who
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 December
                 was
                 ready
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 where
                 attended
                 Colonel
                 Hayns
                 Major-General
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 departed
                 first
                 with
                 the
                 Rear-Admiral
                 Blag
                 for
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 followed
                 soon
                 after
                 by
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 on
                 board
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 managing
                 the
                 Treasure
                 that
                 was
                 expected
                 from
                 the
                 Mountains
                 of
                 Gold
                 ;
                 which
                 Publicans
                 ,
                 like
                 Achans
                 in
                 the
                 Camp
                 ,
                 were
                 one
                 chief
                 cause
                 of
                 the
                 successlessness
                 of
                 this
                 Indian
                 War.
                 On
                 the
                 29
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 following
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 arrived
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 good
                 and
                 speedy
                 passage
                 ,
                 at
                 Carlisle-Bay
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 all
                 except
                 the
                 two
                 Charities
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 driven
                 by
                 Weather
                 into
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 putting
                 out
                 to
                 Sea
                 after
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 much
                 wanted
                 ,
                 the
                 Horses
                 for
                 the
                 service
                 being
                 aboard
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 here
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 we
                 leave
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 after
                 they
                 had
                 chawed
                 upon
                 the
                 Recognition
                 ,
                 and
                 voted
                 it
                 not
                 to
                 b●
                 taken
                 as
                 absolute
                 in
                 every
                 point
                 of
                 the
                 Instrument
                 ,
                 limited
                 it
                 onely
                 to
                 the
                 Single
                 person
                 ,
                 and
                 successive
                 Parliaments
                 ;
                 and
                 continued
                 their
                 debates
                 as
                 high
                 as
                 ever
                 ,
                 
                 resolving
                 themselves
                 into
                 a
                 Grand
                 Committee
                 ,
                 to
                 examine
                 every
                 particle
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 another
                 to
                 hear
                 and
                 examine
                 the
                 Case
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Craven
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stawel
                
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 give
                 redress
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 there
                 were
                 abundance
                 of
                 good
                 Patriots
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 were
                 resolved
                 to
                 do
                 their
                 Country
                 service
                 .
                 )
                 The
                 Cases
                 were
                 accordingly
                 heard
                 ;
                 Mr.
                 Serjeant
                 Maynard
                 of
                 Counsel
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Craven
                 ,
                 and
                 Latch
                 for
                 the
                 Purchasers
                 ;
                 who
                 argued
                 it
                 very
                 hard
                 :
                 but
                 before
                 a
                 Report
                 could
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 favour
                 of
                 his
                 Lordship
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 terminated
                 his
                 hopes
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 in
                 vain
                 to
                 look
                 for
                 remedy
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 would
                 deter
                 all
                 future
                 Purchasers
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 sitting
                 ;
                 for
                 he
                 had
                 never
                 heard
                 from
                 them
                 since
                 their
                 coming
                 thither
                 ;
                 telling
                 them
                 after
                 many
                 good
                 morrows
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 designe
                 of
                 the
                 common
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 (
                 to
                 whose
                 hands
                 it
                 was
                 then
                 agreed
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 themselves
                 whom
                 he
                 could
                 discover
                 ,
                 to
                 deliver
                 the
                 Cause
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 good
                 people
                 ,
                 &c.
                 )
                 and
                 so
                 they
                 parted
                 .
                 Cromwel
                 spake
                 not
                 without
                 book
                 ;
                 for
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 he
                 held
                 good
                 intellig●nce
                 with
                 one
                 Manning
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Clerks
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Secretary
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 now
                 at
                 Colen
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 most
                 amply
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 more
                 than
                 customary
                 honours
                 welcomed
                 from
                 the
                 Spaw
                 and
                 Aken
                 in
                 Germany
                 .
                 From
                 Colen
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 convey
                 his
                 Sister
                 into
                 Holland
                 ,
                 brought
                 her
                 on
                 h●r
                 way
                 to
                 Dusseldorp
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Newburgh
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 no
                 less
                 sumptuously
                 treated
                 ;
                 thence
                 the
                 King
                 journeyed
                 with
                 the
                 Princess
                 as
                 ●ar
                 as
                 Benningen
                 on
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 returned
                 to
                 Hunt
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Duke
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 Cordial
                 and
                 most
                 Noble
                 Friend
                 .
                 At
                 his
                 return
                 to
                 Colen
                 ,
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 had
                 conducted
                 and
                 brought
                 away
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 from
                 the
                 Jesuits
                 Colledge
                 at
                 Paris
                 ,
                 who
                 with
                 the
                 Queen-Mother
                 (
                 that
                 sent
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Praslin
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Abbot
                 Mountague
                 ,
                 to
                 perswade
                 him
                 him
                 to
                 stay
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 displease
                 his
                 Mother
                 ,
                 but
                 follow
                 her
                 advice
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 to
                 have
                 him
                 trained
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 Romish
                 Religion
                 )
                 laboured
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 young
                 Prince
                 understanding
                 his
                 Brothers
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 answered
                 according
                 
                 as
                 his
                 blessed
                 Father
                 had
                 enjoyned
                 him
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   he
                   was
                   to
                   obey
                   his
                   Soveraign
                   before
                   his
                   Mother
                
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 came
                 away
                 with
                 the
                 Marquess
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 General
                 Blake
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 interim
                 set
                 to
                 Sea
                 for
                 the
                 Streights
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 given
                 out
                 to
                 intercept
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Guise
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 then
                 going
                 to
                 invade
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 Naples
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 was
                 landed
                 14
                 days
                 before
                 he
                 came
                 to
                 that
                 Coast
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 prevented
                 him
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 had
                 such
                 Commission
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 League
                 was
                 certainly
                 struck
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Cardinal
                 and
                 Protector
                 ,
                 however
                 they
                 v●nted
                 such
                 talk
                 to
                 amuse
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 ;
                 for
                 every
                 day
                 there
                 was
                 news
                 of
                 a
                 Rupture
                 and
                 an
                 Embargo
                 in
                 France
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Cardinals
                 Regiment
                 was
                 in
                 good
                 ●arnest
                 drawn
                 down
                 to
                 the
                 Sea-side
                 by
                 Deip
                 ,
                 on
                 purpose
                 to
                 countenance
                 these
                 rumours
                 .
                 Blake
                 from
                 Naples
                 came
                 into
                 
                 Leghorn-road
                 ,
                 and
                 demanded
                 150000
                 l.
                 damages
                 ,
                 for
                 what
                 we
                 sustained
                 in
                 the
                 Fight
                 with
                 
                   Van
                   Galen
                
                 ;
                 but
                 what
                 satisfaction
                 he
                 received
                 ,
                 is
                 uncertain
                 .
                 From
                 whence
                 he
                 sailed
                 for
                 Algiers
                 ,
                 being
                 met
                 at
                 Sea
                 by
                 
                   De
                   Wit
                
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Vice-Admiral
                 ,
                 and
                 saluted
                 with
                 extraordinary
                 respect
                 ,
                 and
                 civilly
                 treated
                 as
                 yet
                 by
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 themselves
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 at
                 Lisbon
                 by
                 that
                 King.
                 At
                 Naples
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 invited
                 him
                 on
                 shore
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 wary
                 Commander
                 excused
                 himself
                 by
                 Command
                 from
                 the
                 Protector
                 not
                 to
                 leave
                 his
                 Charge
                 ;
                 
                 in
                 which
                 we
                 shall
                 at
                 present
                 leave
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 
                 On
                 the
                 18
                 of
                 November
                 died
                 (
                 the
                 unhappy
                 Parent
                 of
                 this
                 Usurper
                 )
                 His
                 aged
                 Mother
                 ,
                 who
                 lived
                 to
                 see
                 her
                 Son
                 through
                 such
                 a
                 Deluge
                 of
                 Blood
                 swim
                 to
                 a
                 perplexed
                 Throne
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 best
                 share
                 of
                 whose
                 greatness
                 she
                 was
                 concerned
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 Princely
                 accommodation
                 of
                 her
                 maintenance
                 in
                 Life
                 ,
                 and
                 burial
                 in
                 Death
                 ;
                 being
                 laid
                 in
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh's
                 Chappel
                 in
                 great
                 state
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 December
                 following
                 ,
                 
                 died
                 that
                 most
                 Famous
                 and
                 Learned
                 Antiquary
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Selden
                
                 ,
                 a
                 person
                 of
                 such
                 worth
                 and
                 Use
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Learned
                 Eye
                 could
                 refrain
                 a
                 tear
                 upon
                 the
                 consideration
                 of
                 Death
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 rude
                 indifferencing
                 hand
                 ,
                 which
                 mingled
                 the
                 Dust
                 of
                 this
                 great
                 Restorer
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 putrid
                 Rottenness
                 of
                 her
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 the
                 Womb
                 to
                 this
                 Destroyer
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 Ireland
                 all
                 things
                 continued
                 very
                 quiet
                 ,
                 Fleetwood
                 being
                 sworn
                 Lord-Deputy
                 ,
                 Steel
                 made
                 Lord-Chancellour
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 and
                 Pepys
                 Lord-Chief-Justice
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   Corbet
                   ,
                   Goodwyn
                   ,
                   Thomlinson
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 
                   Robert
                   Hammond
                
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 :
                 by
                 whom
                 the
                 Transplantation
                 was
                 so
                 prosecuted
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 March
                 was
                 the
                 longest
                 day
                 of
                 respit
                 ,
                 upon
                 very
                 severe
                 penalties
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 this
                 new
                 Deputy
                 and
                 Council
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 arrival
                 of
                 Steel
                 ,
                 diverted
                 themselves
                 in
                 Progress
                 through
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 In
                 Ianuary
                 arrived
                 at
                 London
                 an
                 Embassador
                 ,
                 the
                 Marquess
                 
                   Hugh
                   Fiesco
                
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 State
                 of
                 Genoa
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 splendidly
                 received
                 and
                 dismissed
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 effects
                 of
                 this
                 Parliament-rupture
                 ,
                 encouraged
                 two
                 most
                 opposite
                 parties
                 to
                 conspire
                 against
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 the
                 Fifth-Monarchists
                 and
                 Cavaliers
                 ;
                 (
                 for
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 having
                 once
                 lost
                 their
                 Army
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 miserably
                 inconsiderable
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Herd
                 of
                 the
                 Rebellious
                 multitude
                 followed
                 any
                 thing
                 that
                 could
                 continue
                 it
                 in
                 what
                 form
                 soever
                 .
                 )
                 A
                 Monarchy
                 was
                 sought
                 on
                 by
                 all
                 hands
                 ;
                 the
                 true
                 Royal
                 party
                 (
                 for
                 we
                 must
                 so
                 distinguish
                 it
                 )
                 longed
                 for
                 their
                 rightful
                 Soveraign
                 Charles
                 the
                 Second
                 ;
                 the
                 Fifth-Monarchy
                 expected
                 King
                 Iesus
                 ;
                 the
                 Courtiers
                 and
                 those
                 engaged
                 by
                 them
                 or
                 with
                 them
                 with
                 Cromwel
                 himself
                 ,
                 desired
                 King
                 Oliver
                 :
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 these
                 manifested
                 much
                 impatience
                 ▪
                 but
                 none
                 o●
                 them
                 could
                 attain
                 their
                 Wishes
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 Oliver
                 might
                 afterwards
                 ,
                 he
                 durst
                 not
                 .
                 The
                 Protector
                 was
                 no
                 way
                 ignorant
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 he
                 resolved
                 to
                 deal
                 with
                 the
                 weakest
                 first
                 ,
                 which
                 yet
                 by
                 underminings
                 was
                 more
                 dangerous
                 than
                 the
                 other
                 .
                 The
                 Army
                 was
                 corrupted
                 by
                 that
                 Millenary
                 Principle
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 purged
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 as
                 Harrison
                 and
                 Rich
                 had
                 been
                 laid
                 aside
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 committed
                 with
                 Carew
                 and
                 Courtney
                 into
                 several
                 remote
                 Castles
                 :
                 
                 so
                 now
                 General
                 Monke
                 had
                 order
                 to
                 seize
                 Major-General
                 Overton
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Majors
                 Bramston
                 and
                 Holms
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Officers
                 ,
                 and
                 Cashire
                 them
                 ,
                 after
                 Fines
                 and
                 good
                 Security
                 for
                 their
                 Behaviour
                 .
                 Overton
                 was
                 sent
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Regiment
                 conferred
                 on
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 .
                 Colonel
                 
                 Okey's
                 Regiment
                 was
                 likewise
                 taken
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                 Howard
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 danger
                 from
                 the
                 Army
                 was
                 quickly
                 supprest
                 .
                 Cornet
                 (
                 but
                 since
                 Colonel
                 )
                 Ioyce
                 was
                 likewise
                 male-content
                 at
                 this
                 change
                 ,
                 and
                 signified
                 so
                 much
                 to
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Face
                 ,
                 whom
                 he
                 upbraided
                 with
                 his
                 own
                 service
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 faithlesness
                 ;
                 but
                 escaped
                 any
                 other
                 Censure
                 than
                 a
                 bidding
                 him
                 be
                 gone
                 ;
                 Cromwel
                 well
                 knowing
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 mad-men
                 that
                 would
                 say
                 or
                 do
                 any
                 thing
                 they
                 were
                 bid
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 Royalists
                 designe
                 was
                 of
                 a
                 more
                 potent
                 combination
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 had
                 been
                 truly
                 formidable
                 ,
                 had
                 it
                 not
                 by
                 Treachery
                 and
                 Treason
                 been
                 revealed
                 to
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 who
                 came
                 by
                 that
                 means
                 to
                 know
                 the
                 rise
                 ,
                 progress
                 ,
                 and
                 first
                 appearance
                 of
                 those
                 Arms
                 against
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 was
                 
                 Manning's
                 perfidy
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 too
                 late
                 discovered
                 .
                 All
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 in
                 -
                 England
                 of
                 that
                 party
                 were
                 one
                 way
                 or
                 other
                 engaged
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 were
                 made
                 acquainted
                 with
                 it
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 snatching
                 of
                 the
                 principal
                 of
                 them
                 up
                 throughout
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 the
                 Execution
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 frustrated
                 the
                 most
                 probable
                 effects
                 of
                 that
                 Rising
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 &c.
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 was
                 likewise
                 sent
                 ●or
                 ,
                 and
                 informed
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Militia
                 established
                 ;
                 Skippon
                 being
                 made
                 their
                 Major-General
                 there
                 :
                 several
                 persons
                 under
                 the
                 character
                 of
                 dissolute
                 persons
                 were
                 seized
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 to
                 that
                 effect
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 all
                 Horse-races
                 were
                 forbidden
                 ;
                 Counterplots
                 were
                 used
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Ammunition
                 were
                 sent
                 down
                 to
                 several
                 Gentlemens
                 Houses
                 with
                 Letters
                 unsubscribed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Gentlemen
                 upon
                 receipt
                 secured
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 up
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 to
                 bear
                 company
                 with
                 the
                 old
                 standers
                 of
                 that
                 party
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 Ship-chandler
                 ,
                 one
                 Frese
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Merchant
                 or
                 two
                 trepan'd
                 this
                 way
                 :
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Vernon
                
                 of
                 Derby-shire
                 ,
                 an
                 old
                 Royalist
                 ,
                 was
                 Committed
                 ,
                 and
                 Examined
                 before
                 Oliver
                 ,
                 concerning
                 a
                 Trunk
                 of
                 Pistols
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 sent
                 them
                 :
                 Who
                 resolutely
                 answered
                 ,
                 
                   His
                   Self
                
                 ;
                 which
                 so
                 dasht
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 without
                 one
                 word
                 more
                 dismist
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 from
                 his
                 Imprisonment
                 .
              
               
                 Notwithstanding
                 all
                 these
                 discouragements
                 and
                 warnings
                 to
                 give
                 over
                 ,
                 the
                 Western
                 Association
                 thought
                 themselves
                 in
                 Honour
                 engaged
                 to
                 rise
                 upon
                 the
                 day
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 agreed
                 upon
                 with
                 one
                 another
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 parts
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 had
                 notified
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 now
                 removed
                 from
                 Colen
                 ,
                 and
                 absconded
                 himself
                 neer
                 the
                 Sea-coast
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 first
                 success
                 of
                 the
                 Affair
                 to
                 be
                 ready
                 to
                 pass
                 over
                 to
                 his
                 Friends
                 .
                 Accordingly
                 on
                 the
                 11
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 being
                 Monday
                 ,
                 (
                 very
                 early
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 )
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 100
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Wagstaff
                
                 ,
                 
                 Colonel
                 Penruddock
                 and
                 Grove
                 ,
                 entred
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 (
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 Judges
                 Rolls
                 and
                 Nichols
                 were
                 there
                 in
                 Circuit
                 )
                 and
                 seized
                 all
                 their
                 Horses
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 declared
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 this
                 appearance
                 (
                 without
                 any
                 further
                 injury
                 or
                 medling
                 with
                 any
                 Money
                 which
                 lay
                 in
                 the
                 Chambers
                 of
                 Serjeant
                 Maynard
                 and
                 other
                 Lawyers
                 )
                 departed
                 ,
                 promising
                 to
                 return
                 and
                 break
                 their
                 Fast
                 with
                 the
                 Judges
                 Provisions
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 did
                 ,
                 and
                 encreased
                 their
                 number
                 to
                 400
                 ;
                 and
                 had
                 they
                 returned
                 once
                 more
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 City
                 had
                 risen
                 with
                 them
                 .
                 Thence
                 they
                 marched
                 to
                 Blandford
                 ,
                 where
                 Colonel
                 Penruddock
                 himself
                 Proclaimed
                 the
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 Market-place
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 so
                 marched
                 Westward
                 ;
                 Captain
                 Butler
                 with
                 two
                 Troops
                 of
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Horse
                 keeping
                 at
                 a
                 distance
                 in
                 their
                 Rear
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 opportunity
                 of
                 encreasing
                 ;
                 but
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 very
                 few
                 came
                 in
                 ;
                 which
                 made
                 a
                 great
                 many
                 more
                 slink
                 away
                 from
                 the
                 party
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 saw
                 no
                 hopes
                 of
                 that
                 great
                 number
                 promised
                 and
                 expected
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Noble
                 Penruddock
                 resolved
                 yet
                 to
                 try
                 what
                 could
                 be
                 done
                 in
                 Devonshire
                 and
                 Cornwal
                 :
                 and
                 as
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 all
                 one
                 whether
                 he
                 retreated
                 or
                 went
                 forward
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 was
                 engaged
                 too
                 far
                 already
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 condition
                 some
                 100
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 faithful
                 and
                 cordial
                 of
                 the
                 party
                 ,
                 Hungry
                 ,
                 Sleepy
                 ,
                 and
                 Weary
                 ,
                 having
                 staid
                 no
                 where
                 ,
                 reached
                 Southmolton
                 in
                 Devonshire
                 ,
                 hoping
                 at
                 worst
                 to
                 get
                 away
                 by
                 Sea
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 night
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 their
                 Quarters
                 were
                 beaten
                 up
                 by
                 Captain
                 Crook
                 ,
                 about
                 ten
                 a
                 clock
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 some
                 Houses
                 forced
                 :
                 but
                 Colonel
                 Penruddock
                 maintained
                 his
                 quarters
                 till
                 he
                 had
                 Quarter
                 promised
                 ,
                 and
                 Articled
                 ;
                 which
                 Crook
                 afterwards
                 unworthily
                 and
                 basely
                 denied
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 taken
                 with
                 him
                 Colonel
                 Iones
                 a
                 Kinsman
                 of
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Grove
                 an
                 old
                 Royalist
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 60
                 other
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 120
                 Horse
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Wagstaff
                
                 ,
                 
                 Mr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Mason
                
                 ,
                 Esquire
                 Clark
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Mompesson
                
                 escaped
                 beyond
                 Sea
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 this
                 unhappy
                 effort
                 was
                 suppressed
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 some
                 shadows
                 of
                 the
                 like
                 at
                 
                 Rufford-Abbey
                 in
                 Nottinghamshire
                 ,
                 at
                 Hessen-moor
                 in
                 York-shire
                 ,
                 neer
                 Wrexham
                 in
                 Montgomery
                 ,
                 in
                 Northumberland
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 some
                 were
                 Executed
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 like
                 rumour
                 of
                 a
                 designe
                 upon
                 Shrewsbury
                 ,
                 (
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Slingsby
                
                 in
                 Custody
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Maleverer
                
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Hutton
                 taken
                 ,
                 who
                 fled
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 retaken
                 at
                 Chester
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 they
                 made
                 a
                 final
                 escape
                 )
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Harris
                
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Newport
                 secured
                 ther●upon
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 vanished
                 and
                 came
                 to
                 nothing
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 mighty
                 and
                 pregnant
                 hopes
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Restitution
                 ,
                 now
                 in
                 every
                 mans
                 Mouth
                 and
                 Wish
                 proved
                 frustraneous
                 
                   hac
                   vice
                
                 ;
                 and
                 Oliver
                 very
                 prajeant
                 that
                 he
                 could
                 thus
                 over-reach
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Designes
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Treason
                 came
                 to
                 be
                 discovered
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 :
                 Some
                 Gentlemen
                 that
                 were
                 seized
                 upon
                 their
                 coming
                 home
                 ,
                 having
                 visited
                 his
                 Majesty
                 at
                 Colen
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 pleased
                 upon
                 their
                 parting
                 to
                 go
                 to
                 the
                 Stairs
                 head
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 expressed
                 some
                 good
                 apprecations
                 of
                 a
                 designe
                 ,
                 which
                 at
                 their
                 Examination
                 were
                 verbatim
                 interrogated
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 spoken
                 at
                 such
                 a
                 time
                 :
                 Advice
                 hereof
                 was
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 remembring
                 none
                 but
                 Colonel
                 Tuk●
                 and
                 this
                 Manning
                 ,
                 who
                 light
                 the
                 Candle
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 present
                 at
                 the
                 parting
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 declared
                 the
                 whole
                 matter
                 to
                 the
                 Colonel
                 ,
                 who
                 surprized
                 with
                 the
                 news
                 ,
                 having
                 protested
                 his
                 Innocency
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 command
                 went
                 directly
                 to
                 
                 Manning's
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 staying
                 the
                 opening
                 of
                 the
                 Door
                 ,
                 forced
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 found
                 him
                 a
                 chawing
                 of
                 Papers
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Packet
                 by
                 him
                 newly
                 come
                 from
                 Thurloe
                 ;
                 but
                 so
                 agast
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 knew
                 not
                 what
                 to
                 say
                 :
                 His
                 Father
                 had
                 been
                 slain
                 a
                 Colonel
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Service
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 afore
                 related
                 ;
                 he
                 himself
                 had
                 been
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                 Pembroke's
                 Secretary
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 these
                 considerations
                 admitted
                 into
                 this
                 Trust
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 so
                 basely
                 abused
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 instance
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Court
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 prevailed
                 upon
                 to
                 let
                 him
                 be
                 shot
                 in
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Castles
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Newburgh
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 to
                 terrifie
                 all
                 other
                 faithless
                 and
                 disloyal
                 Servants
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 satisfie
                 for
                 some
                 of
                 that
                 Blood
                 Cromwel
                 had
                 spilt
                 upon
                 the
                 score
                 of
                 his
                 Per●idy
                 )
                 where
                 he
                 wretchedly
                 and
                 most
                 abjectly
                 died
                 .
              
               
                 Cromwel
                 had
                 drawn
                 4000
                 Foot
                 out
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Axtel
                 and
                 Sadler
                 ,
                 and
                 600
                 Horse
                 were
                 marching
                 out
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 two
                 Troops
                 whereof
                 came
                 from
                 Ireland
                 by
                 that
                 short
                 cut
                 of
                 Sea
                 to
                 Ayre
                 ;
                 but
                 upon
                 the
                 quelling
                 of
                 this
                 Western-rising
                 they
                 all
                 were
                 remanded
                 .
                 In
                 February
                 happened
                 another
                 terrible
                 Fire
                 in
                 Fleet-street
                 ,
                 
                 neer
                 the
                 Horn-Tavern
                 ,
                 which
                 begun
                 in
                 a
                 Grocers
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 consumed
                 eleven
                 more
                 ;
                 the
                 like
                 happened
                 at
                 Aberfoyle
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 but
                 far
                 greater
                 for
                 quantity
                 .
                 Major
                 Wildman
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 Leveller
                 ,
                 was
                 taken
                 neer
                 Marleborough
                 inditing
                 Declarations
                 against
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 committed
                 to
                 Chepstow
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Gray
                 of
                 Grooby
                 was
                 brought
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 Leicester
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 upon
                 application
                 made
                 to
                 Oliver
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 released
                 .
                 Lockhart
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Judges
                 )
                 Married
                 
                 Oliver's
                 Niece
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 grew
                 famous
                 thereby
                 in
                 the
                 process
                 of
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 .
                 The
                 regulation
                 of
                 Chancery
                 and
                 Hackney-Coaches
                 took
                 force
                 now
                 .
                 
                 Another
                 horrible
                 Fire
                 in
                 Thredneedle-street
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 200000
                 l.
                 and
                 upwards
                 .
                 One
                 Harris
                 (
                 that
                 was
                 Hanged
                 afterwards
                 in
                 1661.
                 for
                 Counterfeiting
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 
                 Hide
                 's
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 breaking
                 of
                 a
                 house
                 therewith
                 by
                 armed
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 carried
                 a
                 Javelin
                 at
                 the
                 Kings
                 Martyrdome
                 )
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 Cheated
                 one
                 Manton
                 and
                 other
                 Merchants
                 with
                 a
                 counterfeit
                 License
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 from
                 Cromwel
                 )
                 for
                 Importing
                 some
                 Oyls
                 and
                 Whalebone
                 from
                 Holland
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 were
                 forbidden
                 by
                 the
                 Act
                 ,
                 and
                 got
                 neer
                 1000
                 l.
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 Commissary-General
                 Reynolds
                 was
                 made
                 a
                 kinde
                 of
                 Major-General
                 of
                 North-Wales
                 ;
                 which
                 Module
                 obtained
                 all
                 over
                 England
                 soon
                 after
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 was
                 the
                 proto-type
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 insensible
                 and
                 u●regarded
                 growth
                 of
                 all
                 Heresie
                 and
                 Errour
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 licentious
                 Toleration
                 which
                 invaded
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 among
                 many
                 other
                 most
                 pernicious
                 Tenets
                 besides
                 ,
                 &c.
                 made
                 the
                 Socinian
                 to
                 pass
                 unobserved
                 in
                 this
                 Chronicle
                 ,
                 since
                 it
                 would
                 have
                 been
                 an
                 Augean
                 labour
                 to
                 cleanse
                 the
                 Current
                 of
                 time
                 from
                 that
                 
                 Sink
                 and
                 Colluvious
                 Filth
                 of
                 those
                 Monstrous
                 Opinions
                 .
                 Upon
                 this
                 score
                 ,
                 the
                 Racovian-Catechism
                 ,
                 its
                 divulgation
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 suppression
                 of
                 it
                 by
                 the
                 Ececutioner's
                 Hands
                 in
                 the
                 Fire
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 be
                 omitted
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 preceding
                 :
                 As
                 likewise
                 Biddle
                 the
                 famous
                 Seducer
                 and
                 Teacher
                 of
                 those
                 Blasphemous
                 Principles
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 was
                 by
                 this
                 Dumb
                 Parliament
                 (
                 as
                 Oliver
                 called
                 it
                 )
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Gate-house
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 sent
                 to
                 a
                 remote
                 Prison
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Books
                 Burnt
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 ,
                 (
                 besides
                 the
                 Englishing
                 of
                 the
                 Alchoran
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 three
                 
                   Grand
                   Impostors
                
                 damned
                 for
                 shame
                 )
                 mist
                 his
                 due
                 observation
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 therefore
                 are
                 here
                 added
                 in
                 the
                 close
                 of
                 this
                 year
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1655.
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Cabal
                 of
                 Cardinal
                 Mazarine
                 and
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 designe
                 was
                 now
                 visible
                 in
                 the
                 West-Indies
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 formidable
                 and
                 amusing
                 Expedition
                 displayed
                 to
                 those
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 :
                 The
                 rich
                 Conceits
                 the
                 Usurper
                 cherished
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 appeared
                 in
                 those
                 frequent
                 divertisements
                 he
                 gave
                 himself
                 beyond
                 his
                 usual
                 reservedness
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 that
                 more
                 than
                 ordinary
                 Pomp
                 and
                 State
                 he
                 arrogated
                 to
                 himself
                 ,
                 like
                 another
                 Grand
                 Seignior
                 :
                 nothing
                 but
                 Golden
                 Smiles
                 to
                 be
                 seen
                 in
                 his
                 Court
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 solemn
                 Cringe
                 and
                 the
                 parasitical
                 Glaver
                 were
                 as
                 much
                 now
                 studied
                 ,
                 to
                 humour
                 this
                 Greatness
                 ,
                 as
                 matriculating
                 and
                 introducing
                 Piety
                 ,
                 and
                 austere
                 Hypocrisie
                 .
                 And
                 never
                 was
                 such
                 a
                 strange
                 mixture
                 in
                 the
                 Arts
                 of
                 any
                 Courtier
                 as
                 these
                 Times
                 beheld
                 ,
                 much
                 like
                 the
                 mysteries
                 of
                 the
                 as
                 strangely
                 framed
                 and
                 tempered
                 Government
                 .
                 With
                 much
                 impatience
                 did
                 all
                 men
                 indeed
                 await
                 the
                 issue
                 of
                 this
                 grand
                 Affair
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 certain
                 ,
                 the
                 Hours
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 less
                 tedious
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 belonged
                 the
                 approaching
                 Golden
                 Age
                 :
                 but
                 
                   Parturiunt
                   montes
                
                 ,
                 —
                 The
                 following
                 abstract
                 will
                 admonish
                 the
                 great
                 ones
                 ,
                 that
                 Fortune
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 over-tempted
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 without
                 the
                 Concurrence
                 of
                 good
                 Deliberation
                 ,
                 Conduct
                 ,
                 and
                 Valour
                 ,
                 she
                 is
                 not
                 always
                 obliged
                 to
                 her
                 Favourites
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 to
                 proceed
                 :
                 during
                 the
                 abode
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 at
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 the
                 Generals
                 ,
                 Colonels
                 ,
                 and
                 inferiour
                 Officers
                 were
                 not
                 negligent
                 in
                 their
                 several
                 stations
                 .
                 General
                 Pen
                 caused
                 the
                 Carpenters
                 of
                 each
                 ship
                 to
                 set
                 up
                 those
                 Shallops
                 which
                 were
                 brought
                 over
                 in
                 quarters
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 and
                 ordered
                 the
                 Coopers
                 to
                 trim
                 and
                 fit
                 Water-Casks
                 :
                 Besides
                 ,
                 he
                 sent
                 two
                 Frigats
                 to
                 St.
                 Christophers
                 and
                 Mevis
                 ,
                 for
                 raising
                 of
                 Voluntiers
                 there
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 General
                 Venables
                 formed
                 a
                 new
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Seamen
                 to
                 serve
                 upon
                 occasion
                 at
                 Land
                 ;
                 these
                 were
                 put
                 under
                 the
                 conduct
                 of
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Goodson
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Regiments
                 brought
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 were
                 easily
                 compleated
                 to
                 a
                 full
                 number
                 ;
                 likewise
                 a
                 Troop
                 of
                 gallant
                 Horse
                 were
                 raised
                 by
                 the
                 Islanders
                 ,
                 
                 at
                 their
                 own
                 cost
                 and
                 charges
                 :
                 (
                 the
                 Carcases
                 of
                 which
                 were
                 afterwards
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 Bellies
                 ,
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 better
                 food
                 .
                 )
                 But
                 these
                 were
                 not
                 all
                 the
                 strength
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Planters
                 Servants
                 understanding
                 that
                 if
                 they
                 would
                 serve
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 their
                 time
                 should
                 still
                 go
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 at
                 last
                 (
                 in
                 spight
                 of
                 their
                 Masters
                 )
                 they
                 should
                 enjoy
                 their
                 Freedoms
                 in
                 as
                 ample
                 a
                 manner
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 served
                 them
                 ;
                 this
                 spurred
                 them
                 on
                 to
                 become
                 Souldiers
                 of
                 Fortune
                 ;
                 and
                 many
                 were
                 presently
                 listed
                 into
                 several
                 Regiments
                 accordingly
                 .
                 The
                 Fleet
                 was
                 also
                 augmented
                 by
                 twenty
                 sail
                 of
                 Dutch
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 made
                 prize
                 for
                 presuming
                 to
                 traffique
                 with
                 Prohibited
                 Goods
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 Articles
                 of
                 Peace
                 betwixt
                 the
                 two
                 Nations
                 .
                 The
                 Land-Army
                 being
                 now
                 in
                 readiness
                 ,
                 their
                 number
                 was
                 found
                 to
                 be
                 so
                 great
                 ,
                 that
                 every
                 ships
                 share
                 was
                 as
                 many
                 as
                 it
                 could
                 carry
                 .
                 March
                 31
                 they
                 set
                 Sail
                 from
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 six
                 days
                 after
                 came
                 by
                 the
                 Lee
                 under
                 St.
                 Christophers
                 :
                 Here
                 joyned
                 with
                 them
                 about
                 1300
                 more
                 ,
                 which
                 came
                 off
                 from
                 several
                 Islands
                 ,
                 in
                 hopes
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 for
                 ever
                 :
                 from
                 hence
                 they
                 shaped
                 their
                 course
                 directly
                 for
                 Hispaniola
                 .
                 
                 On
                 the
                 13
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 Navy
                 came
                 fair
                 by
                 the
                 Island
                 ,
                 and
                 plainly
                 discovered
                 the
                 sown
                 of
                 
                   Sancta
                   Domingo
                
                 :
                 Immediately
                 hereupon
                 a
                 Council
                 was
                 called
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Guides
                 consulted
                 withal
                 :
                 here
                 it
                 was
                 concluded
                 that
                 General
                 Venables
                 should
                 to
                 Land.
                 According
                 to
                 which
                 resolution
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 he
                 landed
                 about
                 ten
                 Leagues
                 to
                 the
                 West-ward
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 with
                 7000
                 Foot
                 ,
                 a
                 Troop
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 days
                 Provision
                 of
                 Victuals
                 .
                 No
                 sooner
                 were
                 they
                 landed
                 ,
                 but
                 every
                 mans
                 Tongue
                 was
                 tipt
                 with
                 Gold
                 ;
                 nothing
                 could
                 be
                 thought
                 on
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 plunder
                 of
                 Plate
                 and
                 Jewels
                 ;
                 small
                 things
                 could
                 not
                 enter
                 their
                 minds
                 :
                 as
                 for
                 Hangings
                 ,
                 Housholdstuff
                 ,
                 &c.
                 they
                 would
                 be
                 cumbersome
                 to
                 carry
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 they
                 resolved
                 to
                 leave
                 such
                 things
                 behinde
                 them
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 extasie
                 of
                 joy
                 was
                 the
                 Souldiery
                 ;
                 when
                 behold
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 sudden
                 there
                 appeared
                 a
                 Proc●amation
                 from
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 commanding
                 ,
                 that
                 when
                 they
                 entred
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 
                   Sancta
                   Domingo
                
                 ,
                 no
                 man
                 should
                 plunder
                 either
                 Money
                 ,
                 Plate
                 ,
                 or
                 Jewels
                 ,
                 neither
                 kill
                 any
                 tame
                 Cattle
                 ,
                 on
                 pain
                 of
                 Death
                 .
                 This
                 made
                 the
                 Army
                 look
                 Sower
                 on
                 their
                 imaginary
                 Sweetness
                 ;
                 their
                 Golden
                 Hearts
                 were
                 now
                 turned
                 to
                 Leaden
                 Heels
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 indifferent
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 went
                 farther
                 ,
                 or
                 tarried
                 there
                 :
                 yet
                 for
                 all
                 this
                 ,
                 on
                 they
                 marched
                 through
                 Woods
                 of
                 incredible
                 thickness
                 ,
                 meeting
                 no
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 excessive
                 heat
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 which
                 caused
                 an
                 intolerable
                 drought
                 ,
                 that
                 oppressed
                 them
                 sorely
                 ,
                 having
                 not
                 had
                 one
                 drop
                 of
                 Water
                 in
                 many
                 miles
                 march
                 ,
                 but
                 what
                 they
                 carried
                 in
                 their
                 own
                 Bladders
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 Urine
                 was
                 as
                 White-wine
                 to
                 them
                 that
                 could
                 swallow
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 General
                 Pen
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 landing
                 of
                 these
                 men
                 ,
                 set
                 ashore
                 three
                 Regiments
                 more
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Buller
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Bay
                 where
                 a
                 fair
                 Fresh-water-River
                 disburdened
                 it self
                 ;
                 this
                 was
                 within
                 two
                 Leagues
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 appointed
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 place
                 for
                 conjunction
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 not
                 long
                 before
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 appointment
                 )
                 having
                 peaceably
                 past
                 the
                 Woods
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 and
                 joyned
                 himself
                 with
                 
                 Buller's
                 Brigade
                 .
                 Here
                 upon
                 view
                 ,
                 the
                 Army
                 was
                 sound
                 to
                 be
                 9700
                 (
                 but
                 few
                 fighting
                 )
                 men
                 .
                 From
                 this
                 River
                 the
                 Army
                 hasted
                 away
                 to
                 take
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 imagination
                 was
                 already
                 won
                 :
                 there
                 marched
                 on
                 before
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 a
                 Forlorn
                 Hope
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 500
                 men
                 ;
                 afterward
                 followed
                 the
                 main
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 order
                 they
                 marched
                 within
                 four
                 miles
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 when
                 on
                 the
                 sudden
                 ,
                 a
                 small
                 party
                 of
                 Spaniards
                 encountered
                 the
                 Forlorn
                 Hope
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 in
                 an
                 instant
                 forced
                 them
                 in
                 confusion
                 through
                 the
                 next
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 also
                 routed
                 :
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 coming
                 up
                 to
                 their
                 rescue
                 ,
                 made
                 the
                 Enemy
                 to
                 retire
                 to
                 a
                 Fort
                 hard
                 by
                 in
                 the
                 Woods
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 considerable
                 loss
                 at
                 all
                 to
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 English
                 side
                 was
                 slain
                 Captain
                 Cox
                 ,
                 the
                 chief
                 Guide
                 for
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 General
                 having
                 now
                 seen
                 the
                 imbecility
                 of
                 his
                 men
                 ,
                 through
                 want
                 of
                 Water
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 necessaries
                 ,
                 he
                 caused
                 them
                 to
                 march
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 refresh
                 themselves
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 a
                 full
                 prosecution
                 of
                 the
                 designe
                 in
                 hand
                 .
                 
                 To
                 which
                 end
                 ,
                 Scaling-Ladders
                 were
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 small
                 Drakes
                 mounted
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Morter-piece
                 and
                 Granado-shells
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 landed
                 from
                 the
                 Fleet
                 :
                 these
                 were
                 conveyed
                 by
                 Water
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 on
                 shore
                 at
                 a
                 convenient
                 place
                 neer
                 the
                 Fort.
                 
              
               
                 All
                 things
                 being
                 now
                 in
                 readiness
                 ,
                 to
                 try
                 conclusions
                 ,
                 the
                 Army
                 once
                 again
                 dislodged
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 by
                 the
                 Guides
                 promised
                 to
                 be
                 brought
                 upon
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 St
                 Domingo
                 by
                 a
                 private
                 way
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 might
                 pass
                 thorough
                 the
                 Woods
                 free
                 from
                 any
                 Fort.
                 Such
                 a
                 way
                 there
                 certainly
                 was
                 ;
                 but
                 these
                 blinde
                 Guides
                 taking
                 another
                 to
                 be
                 it
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 were
                 brought
                 neer
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 before
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 shamefully
                 repulsed
                 .
                 The
                 Spaniards
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 having
                 certain
                 intelligence
                 by
                 Negroes
                 and
                 Molattoes
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 march
                 ,
                 prepared
                 to
                 entertain
                 them
                 in
                 their
                 passage
                 .
                 April
                 25
                 ,
                 1655.
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 approached
                 near
                 to
                 a
                 Fort
                 which
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 had
                 in
                 the
                 Wood
                 ,
                 built
                 of
                 Brick
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 triangular
                 form
                 ,
                 without
                 Flankers
                 :
                 in
                 it
                 were
                 nine
                 pieces
                 of
                 good
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 and
                 300
                 resolute
                 fellows
                 to
                 manage
                 them
                 .
                 The
                 English
                 Army
                 ,
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 noon
                 ,
                 approaching
                 neer
                 this
                 Fort
                 ,
                 were
                 upon
                 the
                 sudden
                 charged
                 
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 that
                 lay
                 undiscovered
                 among
                 the
                 Trees
                 .
                 These
                 resolute
                 Spaniards
                 ,
                 being
                 about
                 seventy
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 at
                 first
                 fired
                 a
                 round
                 Volley
                 of
                 small
                 shot
                 upon
                 the
                 Forlorn
                 Hope
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 flew
                 in
                 like
                 mad-men
                 with
                 their
                 sharp
                 Steel-Lances
                 upon
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 were
                 already
                 even
                 suffocated
                 with
                 Thirst
                 ,
                 and
                 hardly
                 able
                 to
                 stand
                 ,
                 much
                 less
                 to
                 fight
                 )
                 so
                 that
                 in
                 a
                 moment
                 the
                 General
                 's
                 running-Regiment
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 half
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 flew
                 back
                 to
                 the
                 Rear
                 ,
                 and
                 possest
                 their
                 fellows
                 there
                 with
                 such
                 a
                 Pannick
                 fear
                 ,
                 that
                 every
                 one
                 began
                 to
                 shift
                 for
                 himself
                 .
                 Mean
                 while
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 pursued
                 the
                 Victory
                 with
                 the
                 greatest
                 slaughter
                 they
                 were
                 able
                 to
                 make
                 :
                 for
                 meeting
                 with
                 no
                 resistance
                 ,
                 (
                 but
                 what
                 that
                 ever-Renowned
                 Gentleman
                 Major-General
                 Hayns
                 was
                 able
                 to
                 make
                 with
                 twelve
                 men
                 ,
                 (
                 whom
                 he
                 engaged
                 by
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 their
                 Country
                 )
                 one
                 whereof
                 was
                 Ensigne
                 Boys
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 not
                 unrevenged
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 their
                 Enemies
                 )
                 they
                 wreaked
                 their
                 fury
                 at
                 pleasure
                 on
                 these
                 frighted
                 men
                 ;
                 till
                 at
                 last
                 ,
                 being
                 overcome
                 with
                 killing
                 ,
                 they
                 retreated
                 back
                 in
                 Triumph
                 with
                 seven
                 English
                 Colours
                 ,
                 the
                 evident
                 Trophies
                 of
                 their
                 Victory
                 .
                 The
                 retreat
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 gave
                 opportunity
                 for
                 the
                 Living
                 to
                 number
                 the
                 Dead
                 .
                 Upon
                 view
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 found
                 that
                 600
                 were
                 slain
                 outright
                 ,
                 300
                 Wounded
                 ,
                 (
                 most
                 in
                 their
                 backs
                 )
                 and
                 besides
                 200
                 more
                 crept
                 into
                 Bushes
                 ,
                 and
                 ran
                 away
                 to
                 save
                 themselves
                 ;
                 which
                 afterward
                 were
                 knockt
                 on
                 the
                 head
                 by
                 Negroes
                 and
                 Molattoes
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 this
                 sad
                 disaster
                 ,
                 the
                 Army
                 that
                 night
                 drew
                 up
                 nearer
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Fort
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 intended
                 some
                 mighty
                 matters
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 planted
                 a
                 Morter-piece
                 in
                 a
                 convenient
                 plot
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 things
                 being
                 ready
                 to
                 do
                 Execution
                 on
                 the
                 Fort
                 ;
                 upon
                 a
                 sudden
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 draw
                 off
                 :
                 So
                 the
                 Army
                 without
                 doing
                 any
                 thing
                 marched
                 away
                 to
                 their
                 old
                 Watering-place
                 in
                 the
                 Bay.
                 To
                 what
                 intent
                 and
                 purpose
                 this
                 was
                 ,
                 could
                 never
                 yet
                 be
                 comprehended
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Army
                 being
                 come
                 into
                 the
                 Bay
                 ,
                 had
                 not
                 that
                 supply
                 of
                 Victuals
                 from
                 the
                 ships
                 as
                 formerly
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 necessitated
                 by
                 parties
                 to
                 go
                 into
                 the
                 Woods
                 to
                 catch
                 Cattle
                 ,
                 which
                 many
                 times
                 cost
                 them
                 dear
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 Negroes
                 instead
                 of
                 hunting
                 Cows
                 ,
                 would
                 oftentimes
                 change
                 their
                 Game
                 ,
                 and
                 breathe
                 them
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 their
                 Quarters
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 things
                 brought
                 the
                 Army
                 to
                 such
                 distress
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 fearing
                 to
                 fight
                 for
                 Food
                 abroad
                 )
                 they
                 exercised
                 their
                 Valour
                 at
                 home
                 upon
                 the
                 Troop-horses
                 belonging
                 to
                 their
                 own
                 Army
                 .
                 Thus
                 did
                 they
                 continue
                 for
                 some
                 days
                 ,
                 till
                 a
                 resolution
                 was
                 taken
                 to
                 Imbarque
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 all
                 speed
                 to
                 make
                 for
                 
                   Iamaica
                   .
                   May
                
                 the
                 third
                 day
                 ,
                 (
                 all
                 the
                 remaining
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 being
                 shipped
                 without
                 the
                 least
                 disturbance
                 from
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 )
                 the
                 Fleet
                 set
                 sail
                 for
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Island
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 disastrous
                 defeat
                 was
                 rightly
                 imputable
                 to
                 these
                 foregoing
                 causes
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 there
                 were
                 others
                 also
                 ,
                 as
                 namely
                 the
                 Discipline
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 the
                 Licentiousness
                 and
                 Debauchery
                 of
                 those
                 Auxiliary-Islanders
                 ;
                 a
                 crue
                 of
                 such
                 dissolute
                 Fellows
                 ,
                 that
                 were
                 fitter
                 to
                 work
                 and
                 slave
                 in
                 the
                 Mines
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 fight
                 for
                 the
                 Gold.
                 But
                 they
                 did
                 not
                 alone
                 frustrate
                 the
                 assured
                 hopes
                 of
                 Victory
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 supposed
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 listed
                 but
                 for
                 number
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 Drudges
                 )
                 but
                 made
                 the
                 defeat
                 far
                 more
                 miserable
                 ,
                 by
                 eating
                 up
                 the
                 Provisions
                 designed
                 for
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 set
                 on
                 shore
                 very
                 weak
                 and
                 feeble
                 ,
                 at
                 so
                 strange
                 and
                 unreasonable
                 distance
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 advice
                 was
                 they
                 should
                 have
                 landed
                 at
                 the
                 Bay
                 of
                 Domingo
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 was
                 in
                 his
                 Cups
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Town
                 overflowed
                 with
                 Drink
                 and
                 Gladness
                 for
                 the
                 arrival
                 of
                 their
                 Fleet
                 thither
                 ,
                 they
                 supposing
                 this
                 Armada
                 of
                 ours
                 to
                 be
                 their
                 own
                 about
                 that
                 time
                 expected
                 .
                 There
                 was
                 such
                 a
                 complication
                 of
                 errours
                 and
                 misfortunes
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 insufficiency
                 and
                 ill
                 Conduct
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 to
                 say
                 no
                 worse
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 faintness
                 of
                 the
                 Souldier
                 ,
                 caused
                 by
                 the
                 carelessness
                 of
                 their
                 Friends
                 ,
                 who
                 should
                 better
                 have
                 Provisioned
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 terrour
                 of
                 their
                 Enemies
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 scorching
                 heat
                 of
                 the
                 Sand
                 ,
                 which
                 made
                 it
                 painful
                 to
                 stand
                 or
                 go
                 ,
                 that
                 hardly
                 any
                 Expedition
                 in
                 History
                 can
                 parallel
                 it
                 ;
                 for
                 they
                 were
                 beaten
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 without
                 a
                 Blow
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 these
                 miseries
                 were
                 not
                 at
                 an
                 end
                 ;
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 yet
                 easily
                 resolvable
                 what
                 
                 should
                 be
                 done
                 with
                 this
                 frighted
                 and
                 pestering
                 multitude
                 ;
                 for
                 all
                 the
                 Victual
                 was
                 spent
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 impossible
                 to
                 turn
                 to
                 Windward
                 with
                 such
                 a
                 company
                 and
                 so
                 little
                 sustenance
                 :
                 and
                 some
                 thoughts
                 there
                 were
                 of
                 abandoning
                 this
                 impotent
                 wretched
                 Crue
                 ,
                 and
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 their
                 kinde
                 and
                 undeserved
                 fate
                 that
                 proposed
                 the
                 Island
                 of
                 Iamaica
                 ,
                 whither
                 on
                 the
                 3
                 of
                 May
                 they
                 directed
                 their
                 course
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 any
                 opposition
                 Landed
                 ;
                 there
                 being
                 a
                 resolution
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 (
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 like
                 Cowardise
                 )
                 that
                 if
                 any
                 man
                 turned
                 his
                 back
                 to
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 his
                 Bringer-up
                 should
                 kill
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 Spaniards
                 having
                 no
                 intelligence
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 overthrow
                 at
                 Hispaniola
                 ,
                 nor
                 indeed
                 suspecting
                 any
                 Hostility
                 ,
                 fled
                 away
                 at
                 the
                 approach
                 of
                 this
                 formidable
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 withdrew
                 their
                 Goods
                 ;
                 their
                 pretended
                 Governour
                 staving
                 off
                 the
                 English
                 with
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 while
                 all
                 was
                 conveyed
                 away
                 into
                 the
                 Woods
                 ,
                 whither
                 parties
                 were
                 sent
                 ,
                 to
                 follow
                 and
                 to
                 kill
                 Cattle
                 for
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 they
                 found
                 very
                 good
                 ,
                 and
                 good
                 store
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 fighting
                 :
                 which
                 no
                 doubt
                 was
                 a
                 great
                 comfort
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 them
                 time
                 to
                 recover
                 their
                 Spirits
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 afterwards
                 they
                 dreaded
                 not
                 a
                 Molatto
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 lighted
                 upon
                 them
                 in
                 parties
                 in
                 those
                 Forrests
                 of
                 Cedar
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 excellent
                 Physical
                 and
                 useful
                 Trees
                 ;
                 where
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 we
                 leave
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 home
                 another
                 Portugal
                 Embassador
                 arrived
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 a
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 ;
                 that
                 King
                 having
                 consented
                 to
                 the
                 Damages
                 adjusted
                 in
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Articles
                 thereof
                 .
                 A
                 Commission
                 passed
                 under
                 the
                 Seal
                 likewise
                 for
                 the
                 Tryal
                 of
                 those
                 Western
                 Gentlemen
                 taken
                 at
                 Southmolton
                 ;
                 two
                 of
                 whom
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Penruddock
                 and
                 Iones
                 ,
                 being
                 brought
                 up
                 from
                 Exeter
                 ,
                 were
                 Examined
                 here
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 ;
                 but
                 nothing
                 could
                 be
                 extracted
                 to
                 the
                 prejudice
                 of
                 their
                 Confederates
                 ,
                 whose
                 Estates
                 he
                 aimed
                 at
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 they
                 were
                 re-guarded
                 to
                 their
                 former
                 Custody
                 .
                 
                 In
                 the
                 interim
                 whereof
                 ,
                 Iames
                 the
                 noble
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 died
                 of
                 a
                 Quartan
                 Ague
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 held
                 him
                 above
                 a
                 year
                 ,
                 contracted
                 as
                 't
                 is
                 supposed
                 from
                 a
                 continued
                 and
                 Consumptive
                 grief
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Affairs
                 ;
                 nor
                 was
                 he
                 ever
                 in
                 any
                 healthful
                 condition
                 since
                 the
                 Martyrdom
                 of
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 first
                 .
                 An
                 Ordinance
                 now
                 came
                 out
                 ,
                 for
                 setling
                 the
                 Revenue
                 of
                 the
                 poor
                 Knights
                 of
                 Windsor
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Trust
                 thereof
                 ,
                 formerly
                 in
                 the
                 Dean
                 and
                 Chapter
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 vested
                 in
                 the
                 Lord-Commissioner
                 Whitlock
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Montague
                   ,
                   Sydenham
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 five
                 Knights
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Crane
                
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Peter
                   Le
                   Meir
                
                 had
                 added
                 ,
                 were
                 incorporated
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 ;
                 the
                 Executors
                 being
                 enjoyned
                 to
                 make
                 good
                 the
                 said
                 Testators
                 Wills
                 to
                 this
                 Use
                 :
                 and
                 several
                 of
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 old
                 Trojans
                 were
                 now
                 Tituladoed
                 with
                 this
                 Pensionary
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 none
                 else
                 to
                 be
                 admitted
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 the
                 Tryal
                 of
                 the
                 Western
                 Insurrectors
                 now
                 fate
                 at
                 
                   Salisbury
                   ,
                   April
                
                 12.
                 
                 Judge
                 Windham
                 President
                 ,
                 Dove
                 High-Sheriff
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Jury
                 like
                 him
                 :
                 there
                 were
                 Condemned
                 six
                 ,
                 
                 
                   viz.
                   Iohn
                   Lucas
                
                 a
                 Mercer
                 of
                 a
                 very
                 good
                 Estate
                 at
                 Hungerford
                 ,
                 who
                 staid
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 when
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 escaped
                 ,
                 and
                 fatally
                 lost
                 his
                 Head
                 :
                 much
                 ado
                 there
                 was
                 for
                 a
                 Reprieve
                 ,
                 and
                 expected
                 by
                 the
                 Prisoner
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 was
                 basely
                 disappointed
                 .
                 Mr.
                 Dean
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Kensey
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thorp
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Laurence
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Fryer
                
                 ,
                 all
                 but
                 Dean
                 Hanged
                 at
                 the
                 Common
                 place
                 of
                 Execution
                 :
                 Mr.
                 Henry
                 and
                 
                   Edward
                   Zouch
                
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Willoughby
                 were
                 acquitted
                 ;
                 Mack
                 the
                 Apothecary
                 pleaded
                 Guilty
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 pardoned
                 .
                 Thence
                 they
                 proceeded
                 to
                 Exeter
                 ,
                 where
                 one
                 of
                 
                 Oliver's
                 Knights
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Coppleston
                
                 was
                 Sheriff
                 ,
                 and
                 Condemned
                 26
                 ,
                 
                 eleven
                 whereof
                 (
                 besides
                 Colonel
                 Penruddock
                 and
                 Grove
                 ,
                 that
                 were
                 Beheaded
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 both
                 Loyally
                 and
                 undauntedly
                 justified
                 their
                 designe
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Kings
                 indubitable
                 Right
                 )
                 were
                 Hanged
                 ,
                 and
                 buried
                 afterwards
                 in
                 a
                 very
                 solemn
                 and
                 decent
                 manner
                 in
                 that
                 City
                 ;
                 which
                 generally
                 ,
                 to
                 a
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 people
                 ,
                 attended
                 their
                 Corps
                 ,
                 and
                 defrayed
                 the
                 charge
                 thereof
                 ;
                 extending
                 the
                 same
                 civility
                 to
                 them
                 dead
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 afforded
                 liberally
                 to
                 them
                 living
                 ,
                 providing
                 for
                 them
                 in
                 Prison
                 ,
                 even
                 to
                 superfluity
                 of
                 the
                 best
                 Provisions
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 regret
                 and
                 anger
                 of
                 Cromwel●
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 contriving
                 how
                 to
                 diminish
                 this
                 plenty
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 party
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 to
                 be
                 revenged
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 at
                 and
                 by
                 another
                 RATE
                 .
                 At
                 Chard
                 in
                 Somerset-shire
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 their
                 return
                 ,
                 they
                 Condemned
                 
                 five
                 ,
                 the
                 principal
                 whereof
                 was
                 Major
                 Hunt
                 ,
                 
                 whom
                 his
                 Sisters
                 coming
                 to
                 visit
                 and
                 take
                 their
                 farewel
                 of
                 him
                 over-night
                 of
                 his
                 Execution
                 ,
                 he
                 changed
                 Cloaths
                 with
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 (
                 pretending
                 before
                 to
                 be
                 indisposed
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 keep
                 his
                 Bed
                 )
                 and
                 with
                 a
                 Handkerchief
                 (
                 as
                 weeping
                 and
                 sobbing
                 )
                 before
                 his
                 eyes
                 ,
                 was
                 let
                 out
                 ,
                 while
                 a
                 Guard
                 at
                 door
                 watched
                 his
                 Sisters
                 sleep
                 that
                 night
                 ;
                 who
                 next
                 Morning
                 waking
                 the
                 supposed
                 Major
                 to
                 make
                 ready
                 for
                 Death
                 ,
                 perceived
                 the
                 Stratagem
                 :
                 this
                 incensed
                 Cromwel
                 farther
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 commanded
                 all
                 that
                 were
                 in
                 Prison
                 for
                 that
                 Rising
                 should
                 be
                 forthwith
                 Transported
                 to
                 the
                 
                 Caribbe-Islands
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 some
                 
                 Argier-Merchants
                 ,
                 or
                 worse
                 ,
                 undertook
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 sold
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Barbarous
                 and
                 inhumane
                 Flanters
                 ,
                 (
                 worse
                 than
                 ever
                 were
                 the
                 Natives
                 )
                 for
                 Bond-men
                 and
                 Slaves
                 .
                 
                 About
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 all
                 Jesuits
                 and
                 Seminaries
                 were
                 anew
                 Exiled
                 ;
                 and
                 all
                 suspected
                 Catholicks
                 to
                 abjure
                 the
                 Pope
                 ,
                 Purgatory
                 ,
                 Transubstantiation
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Doctrines
                 of
                 that
                 Church
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 all
                 their
                 Estates
                 to
                 be
                 seized
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Judges
                 Thorp
                 and
                 Nudigate
                 laid
                 down
                 their
                 Commissions
                 in
                 May.
                 
              
               
                 During
                 the
                 War
                 in
                 America
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 all
                 our
                 Fleet
                 lay
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Plate-Fleet
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 thought
                 the
                 main
                 aim
                 of
                 our
                 preparation
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 therefore
                 much
                 feared
                 for
                 desperate
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 at
                 Sea
                 ;
                 and
                 presently
                 the
                 Marquess
                 
                   De
                   Lede
                
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 defended
                 Maestricht
                 so
                 bravely
                 some
                 time
                 before
                 against
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 ,
                 was
                 sent
                 Embassador
                 to
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 honourableness
                 of
                 his
                 Person
                 might
                 gratifie
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 ambition
                 of
                 Courtship
                 ,
                 and
                 sweeten
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 Friendship
                 and
                 Alliance
                 he
                 had
                 in
                 his
                 Instructions
                 to
                 offer
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 easily
                 to
                 insinuate
                 into
                 the
                 mystery
                 of
                 this
                 conjunct
                 designe
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 nobly
                 attended
                 ,
                 besides
                 a
                 numerous
                 train
                 of
                 Lacqueys
                 in
                 silver
                 and
                 Green
                 Livery
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 Audience
                 May
                 5
                 ,
                 and
                 continued
                 his
                 Complement
                 and
                 Cabal
                 together
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 five
                 Weeks
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 time
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 action
                 had
                 passed
                 in
                 America
                 ;
                 and
                 returned
                 unsatisfied
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   re
                   infecta
                
                 ,
                 though
                 dismist
                 with
                 more
                 than
                 ordinary
                 respects
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 Iune
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 happened
                 an
                 occasion
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 Cromwel
                 made
                 it
                 one
                 ,
                 for
                 him
                 to
                 shew
                 his
                 zeal
                 to
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Cause
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 shew
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 World
                 the
                 Champion
                 or
                 Hector
                 thereof
                 :
                 this
                 was
                 also
                 one
                 secret
                 step
                 and
                 reach
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 by
                 invading
                 the
                 sacred
                 Title
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Defender
                   of
                   the
                   Faith
                
                 ,
                 due
                 onely
                 to
                 the
                 Hereditary
                 Soveraigns
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 Herein
                 also
                 he
                 aimed
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 Proverb
                 ,
                 to
                 hit
                 two
                 Birds
                 with
                 one
                 Stone
                 ,
                 not
                 doubting
                 but
                 to
                 finde
                 another
                 Mine
                 in
                 the
                 Charitable
                 mindes
                 and
                 compassion
                 of
                 this
                 Nation
                 towards
                 the
                 parallel
                 suffering
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Waldenses
                 in
                 Piedmont
                 to
                 the
                 Irish
                 Massacres
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 were
                 set
                 out
                 and
                 drest
                 here
                 with
                 greater
                 skill
                 of
                 Butchery
                 than
                 the
                 actors
                 could
                 handsomely
                 do
                 it
                 there
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 said
                 the
                 Copy
                 was
                 drawn
                 from
                 that
                 Original
                 .
                 Most
                 certain
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 in
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 did
                 chastise
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 Obedience
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 Marquess
                 Pianella
                 a
                 very
                 zealous
                 Catholick
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Quince
                 the
                 French
                 Kings
                 Lieutenant-General
                 of
                 his
                 Italian
                 Armies
                 ,
                 then
                 joyned
                 with
                 that
                 Dukes
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 stranger-Souldiers
                 have
                 little
                 regard
                 to
                 any
                 Religion
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 may
                 ravage
                 without
                 controle
                 )
                 might
                 exceed
                 their
                 Commiss●on
                 in
                 inflicting
                 the
                 extremity
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 brought
                 upon
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 before
                 also
                 odious
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 enough
                 to
                 their
                 Catholick
                 Neighbours
                 .
                 Whatever
                 the
                 matter
                 was
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 takes
                 the
                 Massacre
                 for
                 granted
                 ,
                 enjoyns
                 a
                 Fast
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 close
                 of
                 that
                 ,
                 a
                 Collection
                 ;
                 not
                 limited
                 and
                 terminated
                 in
                 the
                 liberal
                 contributions
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 at
                 the
                 Bason
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Collectors
                 and
                 other
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Parish
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Minister
                 ,
                 were
                 to
                 go
                 from
                 door
                 to
                 door
                 ,
                 and
                 stir
                 up
                 the
                 Richer
                 sort
                 to
                 a
                 chearful
                 Contribution
                 ;
                 which
                 indeed
                 was
                 very
                 forwardly
                 and
                 charitably
                 given
                 and
                 intended
                 :
                 and
                 forthwith
                 Mr.
                 (
                 now
                 Sir
                 Samuel
                 )
                 Moreland
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 Mr.
                 
                 Thurloe's
                 Secretaries
                 ,
                 was
                 sent
                 away
                 as
                 Envoy
                 to
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Savoy
                 :
                 
                 Mr.
                 Pell
                 was
                 dispatcht
                 to
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Cantons
                 of
                 Switzerland
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 account
                 ;
                 and
                 Mr.
                 (
                 now
                 Sir
                 George
                 )
                 Downing
                 was
                 sent
                 after
                 Mr.
                 Moreland
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 began
                 the
                 complaint
                 ,
                 and
                 proceeded
                 .
                 All
                 those
                 three
                 met
                 together
                 at
                 Geneva
                 ,
                 to
                 advise
                 with
                 that
                 State
                 how
                 to
                 manage
                 this
                 importance
                 of
                 Religion
                 :
                 but
                 
                 Mr.
                 Downing
                 never
                 pursued
                 this
                 Project
                 farther
                 ,
                 being
                 remanded
                 hence
                 to
                 go
                 Secretary
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 newly
                 made
                 for
                 
                   Scotland
                   .
                   Pell
                
                 was
                 s●nt
                 of
                 his
                 form●r
                 errand
                 to
                 the
                 Cantons
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Moreland
                 returned
                 to
                 Turin
                 to
                 the
                 Duke's
                 Court
                 ;
                 where
                 perceiving
                 this
                 fraud
                 of
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 no
                 great
                 matter
                 to
                 bring
                 him
                 over
                 soon
                 after
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 service
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 he
                 continued
                 .
              
               
                 Alderman
                 Viner
                 and
                 Pack
                 were
                 made
                 Treasurers
                 for
                 this
                 Money
                 ,
                 which
                 amounted
                 to
                 a
                 very
                 large
                 sum
                 ,
                 and
                 reaching
                 the
                 designe
                 of
                 the
                 Protector
                 ;
                 a
                 small
                 parcel
                 whereof
                 was
                 now
                 remitted
                 to
                 Geneva
                 ,
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 having
                 newly
                 before
                 accommodated
                 the
                 business
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 refusing
                 to
                 admit
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Mediation
                 .
                 By
                 this
                 conclusion
                 the
                 truth
                 appeared
                 ;
                 for
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 liminary
                 words
                 ,
                 they
                 acknowledged
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 in
                 express
                 terms
                 ,
                 and
                 begged
                 pardon
                 of
                 their
                 gracious
                 Lord
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 here
                 imputed
                 and
                 charged
                 to
                 the
                 preva●ication
                 and
                 collusion
                 of
                 the
                 Cantons
                 Mediation
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 three
                 Pastors
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 in
                 that
                 affair
                 .
                 There
                 was
                 one
                 Artifice
                 of
                 the
                 Protectors
                 to
                 set
                 this
                 business
                 forward
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 countenance
                 it
                 ,
                 omitted
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 ,
                 Addresses
                 from
                 the
                 Army
                 here
                 and
                 abroad
                 ,
                 offering
                 their
                 service
                 in
                 this
                 common
                 Cause
                 of
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Religion
                 ,
                 no
                 way
                 doubting
                 but
                 that
                 God
                 in
                 his
                 due
                 time
                 would
                 confound
                 those
                 Enemies
                 of
                 his
                 People
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 shewn
                 his
                 Salvation
                 by
                 themselves
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Controversie
                 to
                 that
                 day
                 .
                 Several
                 Fires
                 yet
                 burst
                 out
                 in
                 many
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 ;
                 one
                 in
                 Barnaby-street
                 in
                 Southwark
                 ;
                 and
                 new
                 diseases
                 were
                 most
                 rife
                 and
                 mortal
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                 Easter-Term
                 ,
                 one
                 Mr.
                 
                   George
                   Coney
                
                 a
                 Merchant
                 having
                 been
                 committed
                 by
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 Customes
                 to
                 the
                 Serjeant
                 at
                 Arms
                 ,
                 for
                 refusing
                 to
                 obey
                 their
                 Orders
                 and
                 Fine
                 set
                 ,
                 for
                 not
                 paying
                 the
                 dues
                 of
                 some
                 Merchandizes
                 ,
                 brought
                 his
                 
                   Habeas
                   Corpus
                
                 in
                 the
                 Kings-Bench
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 intended
                 to
                 disprove
                 the
                 Authority
                 and
                 Legality
                 of
                 his
                 Commitment
                 ,
                 and
                 baffle-their
                 Warrant
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 Serjeant
                 Maynard
                 ,
                 
                 Twisden
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Wadham
                   Windham
                
                 were
                 retained
                 of
                 Counsel
                 by
                 him
                 ;
                 who
                 pleading
                 such
                 matters
                 for
                 their
                 Client
                 ,
                 as
                 entrenched
                 upon
                 the
                 Protector
                 's
                 pretensions
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Publicans
                 Power
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 (
                 into
                 which
                 profitable
                 Employment
                 they
                 had
                 scrued
                 themselves
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 pretence
                 of
                 serving
                 the
                 publick
                 gratis
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 any
                 Salary
                 )
                 were
                 instantly
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 to
                 consider
                 better
                 of
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Prerogative
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 help
                 his
                 Jaylor
                 Berkstead
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 thereof
                 with
                 the
                 Fees
                 of
                 that
                 chargeable
                 Imprisonment
                 ,
                 where
                 no
                 
                   Habeas
                   Corpus
                
                 would
                 be
                 allowed
                 ,
                 except
                 
                   upon
                   the
                   Knee
                
                 ;
                 their
                 enlargement
                 being
                 granted
                 upon
                 their
                 Petition
                 and
                 Submission
                 to
                 the
                 Usurper
                 .
                 Those
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 Forces
                 and
                 violences
                 in
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 fear
                 of
                 infaming
                 the
                 Bench
                 and
                 his
                 own
                 Credit
                 ,
                 made
                 Chief-Justice
                 Rolles
                 relinquish
                 his
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 sue
                 for
                 a
                 
                   Quietus
                   est
                
                 ;
                 just
                 as
                 old
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                
                 deceased
                 ,
                 entailing
                 his
                 Estate
                 upon
                 his
                 Grand-son
                 ,
                 as
                 divining
                 what
                 his
                 Son
                 (
                 with
                 whom
                 he
                 died
                 in
                 feud
                 )
                 would
                 come
                 to
                 .
              
               
                 General
                 Blake
                 was
                 yet
                 in
                 the
                 Streights
                 ,
                 demanding
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Algier-Pirates
                 for
                 the
                 depredations
                 committed
                 on
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 required
                 the
                 delivery
                 of
                 the
                 Captives
                 of
                 our
                 Nation
                 ,
                 whose
                 number
                 was
                 very
                 great
                 :
                 but
                 neither
                 of
                 these
                 would
                 be
                 hearkned
                 to
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 Blake
                 sent
                 in
                 a
                 threatning
                 Message
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 they
                 returned
                 in
                 scorn
                 and
                 contempt
                 this
                 Answer
                 :
                 —
                 
                   Here
                   are
                   our
                   Castles
                   of
                
                 Guletto
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   Castles
                   of
                
                 Porta
                 Ferino
                 ,
                 
                   do
                   what
                   you
                   can
                   ;
                   do
                   ye
                   think
                   we
                   fear
                   the
                   shew
                   of
                   your
                   Fleet
                   ?
                
                 A
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 being
                 called
                 upon
                 this
                 daring
                 affront
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 to
                 Burn
                 those
                 ships
                 in
                 Ferino
                 ,
                 in
                 defiance
                 of
                 their
                 Stone-line
                 Forts
                 ,
                 and
                 Castles
                 well
                 furnished
                 with
                 Ordinance
                 ,
                 and
                 manned
                 with
                 the
                 whole
                 Country
                 adjacent
                 .
                 
                 On
                 the
                 4
                 of
                 April
                 the
                 attempt
                 was
                 made
                 .
                 Blake
                 and
                 the
                 greater
                 ships
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 seconds
                 ,
                 coming
                 within
                 Musquet-shot
                 of
                 the
                 Castle
                 and
                 Line
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 two
                 hours
                 time
                 they
                 rendred
                 defenceless
                 ,
                 dismounting
                 all
                 the
                 Great
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 clattering
                 the
                 Stones
                 so
                 about
                 their
                 Ears
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Enemy
                 abandoned
                 them
                 ,
                 having
                 seen
                 their
                 nine
                 Ships
                 and
                 Frigats
                 burning
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 done
                 by
                 Boats
                 from
                 every
                 ship
                 during
                 this
                 hot
                 service
                 ,
                 atchieved
                 in
                 this
                 honourable
                 manner
                 .
                 Blake
                 set
                 sail
                 again
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 renewed
                 his
                 Demand
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 Answered
                 in
                 another
                 strain
                 ,
                 that
                 
                 not
                 Ours
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 Those
                 ,
                 were
                 the
                 Castles
                 and
                 ships
                 of
                 the
                 Grand
                 Seigniour
                 ,
                 who
                 would
                 be
                 sure
                 to
                 require
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 In
                 conclusion
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 Treat
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 what
                 they
                 were
                 beaten
                 to
                 ,
                 for
                 else
                 they
                 saw
                 their
                 Thieving
                 Trade
                 would
                 be
                 short
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Fiennes
                
                 ,
                 
                 second
                 Son
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Say
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 once-famous
                 Governour
                 of
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 was
                 made
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Lord
                 Privy-Seal
                 ;
                 Recorder
                 Steel
                 (
                 a
                 growing
                 Favourite
                 for
                 his
                 Speeches
                 )
                 Lord
                 Chief-Baron
                 ;
                 and
                 Lambert
                 (
                 yet
                 above-board
                 )
                 Lord-Warden
                 of
                 the
                 Cinque
                 Ports
                 ;
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 ,
                 Serjeant
                 Glyn
                 was
                 made
                 Lord
                 Chief
                 Justice
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 Mr.
                 Parker
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Vnton
                   Crook
                
                 the
                 Father
                 made
                 Serjeants
                 .
                 For
                 Military
                 Commanders
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Reynolds
                 was
                 ●ow
                 Knighted
                 ,
                 and
                 ordered
                 to
                 carry
                 it
                 with
                 him
                 to
                 grace
                 
                   Henry
                   Cromwel
                
                 then
                 preparing
                 ●or
                 his
                 journey
                 into
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 inaugurated
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 Fleetwood
                 ;
                 where
                 he
                 arrived
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 Iuly
                 :
                 and
                 Captain
                 
                   Vnton
                   Crook
                
                 was
                 rewarded
                 for
                 his
                 late
                 service
                 with
                 200
                 l.
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 .
                 The
                 Sco●c●
                 Council
                 was
                 nominated
                 and
                 dispatched
                 also
                 ,
                 
                 viz.
                 General
                 Monke
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Broughill
                 President
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Howard
                 (
                 now
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carlisle
                 )
                 Colonel
                 
                   Adrian
                   Scroop
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Cooper
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Wetham
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Desborough
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Lockhart
                 ,
                 Laird
                 Swinton
                 ,
                 and
                 Downing
                 Secretary
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 omitted
                 that
                 Sir
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Pickering
                
                 was
                 entituled
                 Lord-Chamberlain
                 to
                 Oliver
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 a
                 Guard
                 of
                 Halberdiers
                 in
                 Grey-coats
                 ,
                 Welted
                 with
                 Black-Velvet
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 and
                 custom
                 as
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 used
                 them
                 :
                 but
                 this
                 Satellitium
                 and
                 Band
                 of
                 Bailiffs
                 ,
                 was
                 rather
                 out
                 of
                 fear
                 ,
                 
                 than
                 in
                 regard
                 to
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 their
                 Attendance
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Constable
                
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Judges
                 ,
                 Governour
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 his
                 Name
                 ,
                 which
                 rots
                 in
                 his
                 dust
                 )
                 died
                 now
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Military
                 way
                 in
                 Henry
                 the
                 7th's
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 lighted
                 into
                 his
                 Tomb
                 with
                 a
                 terrible
                 Fire
                 in
                 the
                 opposite
                 Town
                 of
                 Lambeth
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 new
                 Plot
                 was
                 now
                 started
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 England
                 secured
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Geoffrey
                   Palmer
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Willoughby
                 of
                 Parham
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Lovelace
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lindsey
                 ,
                 
                 Lord
                 Newport
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Wingfield
                
                 ,
                 Lords
                 
                   Maynard
                   ,
                   Petre
                   Lucas
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Faulkland
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Frederick
                   Cornwallis
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 this
                 done
                 by
                 Manning
                 ,
                 whose
                 Villany
                 was
                 not
                 yet
                 discovered
                 ;
                 though
                 to
                 render
                 an
                 entire
                 account
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 his
                 death
                 was
                 before
                 related
                 .
                 County-Troops
                 were
                 now
                 also
                 established
                 for
                 security
                 to
                 his
                 Highness
                 ,
                 such
                 Trooper
                 8
                 l.
                 a
                 year
                 pay
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 service
                 ;
                 a
                 Captain
                 100
                 l.
                 and
                 Officers
                 proportionably
                 :
                 and
                 as
                 these
                 new
                 Forces
                 were
                 raised
                 here
                 ,
                 so
                 were
                 other
                 old
                 ones
                 disbanded
                 in
                 Scotland
                 and
                 Ireland
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 last
                 place
                 ,
                 the
                 Disbanded
                 were
                 yet
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 same
                 kinde
                 of
                 standing
                 Militia
                 ,
                 they
                 being
                 setled
                 in
                 the
                 Rebel
                 Forfeited
                 Lands
                 ,
                 their
                 Tenure
                 being
                 their
                 service
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 thus
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 was
                 re-peopled
                 .
                 An
                 Agent
                 that
                 had
                 come
                 hither
                 from
                 Ragotski
                 Prince
                 of
                 Transilvania
                 ,
                 now
                 departed
                 ;
                 the
                 Conspiracy
                 betwixt
                 whom
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Swede
                 and
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 was
                 just
                 ripe
                 for
                 Execution
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 terrible
                 news
                 came
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 
                   Carolus
                   Gustavus
                
                 with
                 an
                 Army
                 of
                 20000
                 Swedes
                 was
                 landed
                 in
                 Pomerania
                 ,
                 and
                 fallen
                 into
                 Poland
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Palatinate
                 of
                 Posen
                 had
                 submitted
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Vice-Chancellor
                 Radzikousky
                 was
                 come
                 in
                 and
                 complied
                 with
                 that
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 little
                 doubt
                 was
                 made
                 of
                 his
                 over-running
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 the
                 like
                 Treachery
                 and
                 other
                 divisions
                 among
                 the
                 discontented
                 Nobility
                 opening
                 him
                 a
                 way
                 .
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 reach
                 in
                 this
                 War
                 was
                 to
                 divert
                 the
                 Emperour
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 arming
                 apace
                 in
                 aid
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 and
                 defence
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Austria
                 against
                 the
                 French
                 (
                 as
                 foreseeing
                 also
                 the
                 rupture
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 with
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Low-Countries
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Peace
                 once
                 by
                 this
                 ballance
                 effected
                 ,
                 to
                 espouse
                 the
                 quarrel
                 of
                 our
                 King
                 :
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 purpose
                 the
                 Transilvanian
                 was
                 engaged
                 ,
                 who
                 like
                 a
                 stormy
                 Cloud
                 hung
                 over
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Dominions
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 no
                 assistance
                 could
                 be
                 had
                 from
                 this
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 World.
                 This
                 highly
                 disappointed
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 ,
                 and
                 retarded
                 those
                 hopes
                 of
                 our
                 King
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 his
                 Restitution
                 by
                 Arms.
                 He
                 was
                 yet
                 at
                 Colen
                 ,
                 and
                 caressed
                 by
                 several
                 Princes
                 ,
                 who
                 Honoured
                 his
                 Privacy
                 :
                 among
                 many
                 others
                 ,
                 the
                 Landtgrave
                 of
                 Hessen
                 gave
                 him
                 an
                 honourable
                 Visit
                 ,
                 and
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 returned
                 
                 from
                 the
                 Emperour
                 ,
                 gave
                 him
                 his
                 due
                 attendance
                 ,
                 to
                 evidence
                 that
                 the
                 Relation
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 in
                 some
                 such
                 cases
                 may
                 be
                 without
                 a
                 Kingdome
                 or
                 Subjects
                 .
              
               
                 
                 A
                 Swedish
                 Embassador
                 Named
                 
                   Christian
                   Bond
                
                 arrived
                 here
                 neer
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 in
                 great
                 State
                 received
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Amplitude
                 of
                 his
                 Highness
                 :
                 and
                 Rolt
                 a
                 Bed-chamber-man
                 of
                 this
                 Altess
                 was
                 sent
                 recipocrally
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ;
                 but
                 was
                 neer
                 quitting
                 the
                 Cost
                 of
                 his
                 Journey
                 by
                 a
                 terrible
                 Storm
                 .
                 About
                 the
                 time
                 the
                 news
                 came
                 of
                 his
                 getting
                 ashore
                 in
                 safety
                 .
                 Hannum
                 a
                 most
                 notorious
                 Thief
                 ,
                 
                 suspected
                 of
                 the
                 Robbery
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Colen
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 which
                 parts
                 he
                 was
                 no
                 stranger
                 )
                 broke
                 Prison
                 and
                 escaped
                 likewise
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 the
                 noble
                 Exploit
                 of
                 
                   Porta
                   Ferino
                   ,
                   Blake
                
                 sailed
                 to
                 Cadiz
                 and
                 those
                 parts
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 found
                 that
                 the
                 Armada
                 of
                 Spain
                 was
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 to
                 look
                 after
                 the
                 arrival
                 of
                 their
                 
                 India-Fleet
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 fell
                 out
                 that
                 the
                 English
                 and
                 Spaniards
                 met
                 together
                 in
                 those
                 Seas
                 ,
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 being
                 32
                 ships
                 in
                 all
                 ;
                 but
                 no
                 quarrel
                 happened
                 ,
                 for
                 neither
                 had
                 Commission
                 to
                 right
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 indifferent
                 (
                 but
                 more
                 cowardly
                 )
                 temper
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 instant
                 (
                 in
                 August
                 )
                 made
                 the
                 
                 Iamaica-Fleet
                 (
                 returning
                 home
                 )
                 suffer
                 the
                 longed-for
                 Plate-Fleet
                 to
                 pass
                 untought
                 ,
                 when
                 discovered
                 in
                 the
                 Gulf
                 of
                 Florida
                 upon
                 their
                 Voyage
                 to
                 Spain
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 Fates
                 were
                 wanting
                 to
                 make
                 this
                 the
                 most
                 unglorious
                 undertaking
                 of
                 the
                 English.
                 
              
               
                 Upon
                 a
                 resolution
                 taken
                 by
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 at
                 Iamaica
                 ,
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 under
                 General
                 Pen
                 set
                 sail
                 for
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 neer
                 half
                 way
                 home
                 lost
                 the
                 Paragon
                 a
                 Navy-ship
                 by
                 fire
                 ;
                 none
                 of
                 that
                 company
                 daring
                 to
                 come
                 in
                 to
                 her
                 relie●
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 her
                 Powder
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 neer
                 140
                 men
                 were
                 lost
                 by
                 fire
                 and
                 water
                 ;
                 those
                 that
                 could
                 swim
                 escaped
                 ,
                 being
                 taken
                 up
                 by
                 Boats
                 after
                 the
                 Blow
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 3
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 
                 General
                 Pen
                 arrived
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 ninth
                 Venables
                 (
                 with
                 his
                 Wife
                 )
                 very
                 sick
                 and
                 much
                 altered
                 ,
                 and
                 Quarter-Master-General
                 Rudyard
                 landed
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 in
                 the
                 Marston-moore
                 ,
                 Command
                 by
                 Rear-Admiral
                 Blag
                 ;
                 the
                 Fleet
                 at
                 Iamaica
                 consisting
                 of
                 some
                 20
                 sail
                 ,
                 being
                 left
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Goodson
                 .
                 Upon
                 their
                 coming
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 (
                 where
                 Venables
                 alledged
                 the
                 danger
                 and
                 encrease
                 of
                 sickness
                 for
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 his
                 return
                 ,
                 Pen
                 the
                 resolution
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 )
                 they
                 were
                 both
                 Committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 to
                 satisfie
                 the
                 expectation
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 any
                 intention
                 of
                 bringing
                 Venables
                 to
                 an
                 account
                 for
                 this
                 base
                 and
                 dishonourable
                 Expedition
                 .
                 The
                 Cavils
                 at
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 
                 Rhee's
                 unfortunate
                 business
                 were
                 now
                 regested
                 ,
                 and
                 retorted
                 upon
                 those
                 Enemies
                 and
                 Traducers
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 whose
                 party
                 was
                 very
                 well
                 pleased
                 with
                 this
                 disgrace
                 done
                 to
                 Oliver
                 ,
                 which
                 carried
                 with
                 it
                 future
                 advantages
                 against
                 the
                 Usurpation
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 designed
                 this
                 Forrain
                 Exchequer
                 for
                 the
                 perpetual
                 pay
                 of
                 his
                 everlasting
                 Red-coats
                 .
                 General
                 Blake
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 before
                 )
                 having
                 met
                 with
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Fleet
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 General
                 
                   Paulo
                   di
                   Contreras
                
                 ,
                 waiting
                 for
                 the
                 Plate-Fleet
                 about
                 the
                 
                   Southern
                   Cape
                
                 ,
                 and
                 mutually
                 saluted
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 returned
                 to
                 Victual
                 and
                 recruit
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 landed
                 at
                 Chattam
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Mart
                 at
                 Frankfort
                 in
                 Germany
                 was
                 held
                 this
                 September
                 ,
                 which
                 with
                 other
                 affairs
                 invited
                 the
                 King
                 from
                 Colen
                 :
                 
                 He
                 went
                 ●rom
                 Bonne
                 by
                 Water
                 ,
                 being
                 Towed
                 in
                 a
                 Pleasure-boat
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 other
                 necessary
                 Vessels
                 for
                 his
                 dressing
                 Provision
                 and
                 accommodation
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 saluted
                 by
                 all
                 the
                 Towns
                 neer
                 which
                 they
                 passed
                 ,
                 with
                 most
                 ample
                 Ceremonies
                 ;
                 and
                 where
                 he
                 entred
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 like
                 presents
                 .
                 In
                 his
                 Company
                 were
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aurange
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 ,
                 attended
                 by
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Newburgh
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                   Dan.
                   O
                   Neal
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 Frazer
                 ,
                 the
                 Lady
                 Stanhop
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 Hemfleit
                 her
                 Husband
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Domesticks
                 ▪
                 An
                 interview
                 had
                 been
                 appointed
                 at
                 a
                 Village
                 called
                 Koningsteyn
                 or
                 Kingston
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 Queen
                 Christina
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 then
                 journeying
                 to
                 the
                 Arch-Duke
                 of
                 
                 Inspruck's
                 Country
                 for
                 Italy
                 ,
                 where
                 she
                 was
                 highly
                 Treated
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Arch-Duke
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 professed
                 her self
                 a
                 Roman-Catholick
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 at
                 this
                 Village
                 (
                 after
                 the
                 publick
                 Ceremonies
                 were
                 over
                 )
                 had
                 private
                 Conference
                 with
                 this
                 Princess
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 an
                 hour
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 and
                 Princess
                 of
                 Aurange
                 did
                 the
                 like
                 ;
                 which
                 passed
                 ,
                 the
                 Noblemen
                 and
                 neer
                 Attendants
                 had
                 reception
                 given
                 them
                 .
                 The
                 Prince
                 Elector
                 of
                 Heidelburgh
                 ,
                 with
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 gave
                 her
                 likewise
                 a
                 visit
                 in
                 this
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 the
                 same
                 converse
                 with
                 her
                 :
                 Both
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 She
                 were
                 invited
                 by
                 him
                 to
                 Heidelburgh
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 took
                 several
                 ways
                 ;
                 for
                 his
                 Majesty
                 having
                 continued
                 some
                 time
                 at
                 Frankfort
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 States
                 and
                 Deputies
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 were
                 assembled
                 ,
                 to
                 finish
                 what
                 was
                 left
                 at
                 the
                 Diet
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Kings
                 business
                 there
                 depending
                 before
                 that
                 Assembly
                 )
                 and
                 having
                 been
                 splendidly
                 entertained
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 as
                 in
                 all
                 places
                 of
                 Germany
                 where
                 he
                 came
                 )
                 and
                 there
                 received
                 an
                 honourable
                 pressing
                 invitation
                 from
                 the
                 Prince
                 Elector
                 of
                 Mentz
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Earl-Marshal
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 sent
                 on
                 the
                 Embassie
                 with
                 a
                 Train
                 to
                 conduct
                 him
                 from
                 Frankfort
                 ,
                 d●parted
                 thence
                 with
                 the
                 noise
                 of
                 the
                 Cannon
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Volleys
                 and
                 Acclamations
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 and
                 arrived
                 at
                 Mentz
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 feasted
                 at
                 a
                 magnificent
                 Supper
                 in
                 a
                 Village
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 ;
                 whence
                 next
                 morning
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 State
                 that
                 Prince
                 could
                 set
                 out
                 or
                 furnish
                 his
                 entrance
                 with
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 departed
                 for
                 Mentz
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 entertained
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 days
                 with
                 an
                 Expence
                 befitting
                 his
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 and
                 diverted
                 with
                 all
                 honourable
                 Recreations
                 ;
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Grandeurs
                 departed
                 for
                 Colen
                 .
                 Most
                 abominable
                 impudent
                 scandals
                 were
                 Printed
                 in
                 the
                 News-Book
                 here
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 meanness
                 of
                 those
                 Respects
                 done
                 him
                 ;
                 when
                 it
                 is
                 most
                 true
                 ,
                 greater
                 Honours
                 were
                 not
                 done
                 to
                 any
                 Prince
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ;
                 so
                 much
                 did
                 the
                 injury
                 of
                 his
                 Condition
                 advance
                 these
                 peoples
                 Civility
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 he
                 progressed
                 hereabouts
                 ,
                 one
                 Dury
                 a
                 Minister
                 ,
                 
                 sent
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 was
                 perambulating
                 these
                 parts
                 with
                 Credentials
                 ,
                 or
                 Commission
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 would
                 needs
                 be
                 doing
                 in
                 Religious
                 Plots
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 Civil
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 himself
                 famous
                 )
                 to
                 discourse
                 and
                 Treat
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Churches
                 of
                 the
                 Reformed
                 Perswasions
                 ,
                 Calvinists
                 ,
                 and
                 Lutherans
                 ,
                 about
                 an
                 Agreement
                 and
                 Union
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Doctrine
                 might
                 be
                 one
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 his
                 Highness
                 desired
                 to
                 be
                 Instrumental
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 Pious
                 Work
                 of
                 general
                 Communion
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 main
                 of
                 his
                 Mission
                 being
                 to
                 set
                 forth
                 Oliver
                 ,
                 
                 this
                 Will
                 in
                 the
                 Wisp
                 vanished
                 and
                 returned
                 for
                 England
                 ;
                 whither
                 an
                 Embassador
                 from
                 Venice
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 layn
                 some
                 while
                 here
                 incognito
                 ,
                 appeared
                 in
                 that
                 quality
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 room
                 of
                 Signior
                 Pauluzzi
                 recalled
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 notably
                 complement
                 Cromwel
                 with
                 his
                 puissance
                 ,
                 valour
                 ,
                 and
                 prudence
                 ,
                 and
                 offered
                 the
                 respects
                 and
                 Friendships
                 of
                 that
                 Signiory
                 .
                 
                 And
                 Arguile
                 from
                 Scotland
                 came
                 to
                 kiss
                 his
                 Highness
                 Hands
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 24
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 the
                 French
                 Peace
                 having
                 been
                 some
                 while
                 before
                 concluded
                 ,
                 was
                 solemnly
                 Proclaimed
                 ;
                 first
                 in
                 the
                 Court
                 at
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 next
                 at
                 Temple-Bar
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 in
                 other
                 places
                 :
                 
                 and
                 Monsieur
                 
                   De
                   Bourdeaux
                
                 the
                 French
                 Embassador
                 next
                 day
                 treated
                 at
                 Dinner
                 by
                 the
                 Protector
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 Treaty
                 the
                 Royal
                 Family
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 all
                 but
                 the
                 Queen-Mother
                 ,
                 were
                 totally
                 Excluded
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 still
                 continued
                 at
                 Paris
                 ,
                 (
                 till
                 after
                 the
                 arrival
                 of
                 Lockhart
                 Cromwel's
                 Embassador
                 thither
                 soon
                 after
                 )
                 when
                 he
                 departed
                 for
                 Brussels
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 complementally
                 invited
                 to
                 the
                 next
                 Summers
                 Campagnia
                 .
                 Thus
                 
                   Corruptio
                   unius
                   est
                   generatio
                   alterius
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Peace
                 was
                 all
                 to
                 pieces
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 that
                 the
                 French
                 Peace
                 was
                 Proclaimed
                 ,
                 an
                 Embargo
                 was
                 laid
                 upon
                 all
                 Goods
                 in
                 the
                 Canaries
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Embassador
                 
                   Don
                   Alonso
                   de
                   Cardenas
                
                 departed
                 hence
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Gravesend
                 shipt
                 himself
                 for
                 Flanders
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 Trader
                 at
                 Vigo
                 in
                 Spain
                 was
                 taken
                 and
                 seized
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 Declaration
                 of
                 War
                 published
                 by
                 that
                 King
                 :
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 presently
                 erected
                 a
                 Committee
                 of
                 Trade
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 his
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 ,
                 Richard
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 named
                 ,
                 to
                 consult
                 how
                 to
                 manage
                 and
                 secure
                 it
                 .
                 An
                 Embargo
                 was
                 likewise
                 soon
                 after
                 laid
                 here
                 upon
                 all
                 ships
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Maynard
                 dispatcht
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Portugal
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 sure
                 of
                 his
                 Ports
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 some
                 other
                 intrigues
                 :
                 a
                 Fleet
                 was
                 likewise
                 preparing
                 to
                 set
                 out
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Footing
                 in
                 Iamaica
                 resolved
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 :
                 Maj.
                 Sedgewick
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Humphries
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Squadron
                 of
                 ships
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Regiment
                 to
                 1000
                 fresh
                 men
                 ,
                 having
                 toucht
                 at
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 being
                 landed
                 there
                 now
                 ;
                 where
                 Sedgewick
                 sent
                 to
                 Command
                 in
                 chief
                 ,
                 with
                 Colonel
                 Fortescue
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 
                 new
                 comers
                 died
                 of
                 the
                 Infection
                 that
                 was
                 among
                 them
                 :
                 Humphries
                 with
                 much
                 ado
                 ,
                 and
                 danger
                 of
                 Death
                 ,
                 returned
                 home
                 in
                 safety
                 .
                 This
                 Humphries
                 was
                 the
                 Son
                 of
                 him
                 that
                 carried
                 the
                 Sword
                 before
                 Bradshaw
                 at
                 the
                 High
                 Court.
                 
              
               
                 With
                 the
                 commencement
                 of
                 this
                 Rupture
                 ,
                 the
                 Protector
                 began
                 new
                 practises
                 against
                 the
                 Cavalier-party
                 ,
                 whose
                 Interest
                 and
                 Spirit
                 against
                 his
                 Government
                 was
                 as
                 high
                 as
                 ever
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 foreseen
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 this
                 Peace
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 onely
                 shifted
                 and
                 changed
                 that
                 storm
                 from
                 one
                 quarter
                 to
                 another
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 as
                 yet
                 as
                 neer
                 as
                 ever
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 more
                 opportune
                 and
                 advantageous
                 posture
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 and
                 he
                 would
                 certainly
                 concur
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 
                   Low
                   Countries
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Provinces
                 and
                 Ports
                 ,
                 be
                 open
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 our
                 Soveraign
                 ;
                 therefore
                 his
                 party
                 was
                 by
                 all
                 all
                 ways
                 ,
                 how
                 unjust
                 and
                 Tyrannical
                 soever
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 crusht
                 and
                 supprest
                 .
                 
                 It
                 began
                 with
                 the
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 neither
                 to
                 keep
                 School
                 nor
                 Cure
                 ,
                 nor
                 be
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 except
                 they
                 gave
                 signal
                 Testimony
                 of
                 their
                 Apostacy
                 from
                 the
                 Church
                 :
                 It
                 next
                 extended
                 to
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 men
                 ,
                 the
                 reviving
                 Act
                 of
                 1652.
                 forbidding
                 all
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 as
                 meant
                 well
                 to
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 in
                 their
                 subscription
                 to
                 the
                 p●rsonal
                 Treaty
                 in
                 1648.
                 by
                 a
                 new
                 Proclamation
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 from
                 giving
                 voices
                 of
                 Electing
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 be
                 Elected
                 themselves
                 ,
                 upon
                 their
                 utmost
                 peril
                 .
                 Then
                 came
                 out
                 a
                 Declaration
                 for
                 Decimating
                 such
                 who
                 were
                 actually
                 in
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 shew
                 the
                 reasons
                 of
                 such
                 proceedings
                 against
                 them
                 .
                 Cromwel
                 therein
                 taking
                 it
                 for
                 granted
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 whole
                 Mass
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 engaged
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 d●signe
                 of
                 
                 Penruddock's
                 ;
                 and
                 observing
                 their
                 malignity
                 to
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 refusing
                 to
                 match
                 their
                 Relations
                 but
                 within
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 propagate
                 the
                 Quarrel
                 from
                 one
                 generation
                 to
                 another
                 :
                 that
                 they
                 supplied
                 their
                 King
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 called
                 him
                 )
                 with
                 Money
                 :
                 that
                 their
                 Clergy
                 were
                 as
                 refractory
                 as
                 ever
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 therefore
                 since
                 by
                 them
                 the
                 Peace
                 so
                 endangered
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 kept
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 Cause
                 and
                 the
                 well-affected
                 s●cured
                 but
                 by
                 keeping
                 up
                 a
                 standing
                 Army
                 by
                 a
                 constant
                 pay
                 ;
                 it
                 was
                 requisite
                 the
                 charge
                 should
                 be
                 born
                 by
                 those
                 who
                 caused
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 
                 For
                 the
                 better
                 dispatch
                 of
                 this
                 affair
                 ,
                 He
                 had
                 erected
                 a
                 new
                 Military
                 Authority
                 ,
                 like
                 the
                 
                   Turkish
                   Bashaws
                
                 ,
                 distributed
                 into
                 several
                 Provinces
                 or
                 Counties
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 unbounded
                 power
                 ;
                 England
                 being
                 now
                 cantoned
                 into
                 this
                 
                   Hendecarchy
                   ,
                   viz.
                   Kent
                
                 and
                 Surrey
                 under
                 Colonel
                 
                   Kelsey
                   ;
                   Sussex
                   ,
                   Hampshire
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Berkshire
                 under
                 
                   Goff
                   ;
                   Gloucester-shire
                   ,
                   Wilts
                   ,
                   Dorset
                   ,
                   Somerset
                   ,
                   Devon
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Cornwal
                 ,
                 under
                 Colonel
                 
                   Desborough
                   ;
                   Oxford-shire
                   ,
                   Buckingham
                   ,
                   Hartford
                   ,
                   Cambridge
                   ,
                
                 Isle
                 of
                 
                   Ely
                   ,
                   Essex
                   ,
                   Norfolk
                
                 and
                 Suffolk
                 under
                 Lieutenant-General
                 
                   Fleetwood
                   ;
                   London
                
                 ,
                 under
                 Major-General
                 
                   Skippon
                   ;
                   Lincoln-shire
                   ,
                   Nottingham
                   ,
                   Derby
                   ,
                   Warwick
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 under
                 
                   Whaley
                   ;
                   Northampton-shire
                   ,
                   Bedford
                   ,
                   Rutland
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Huntington
                 ,
                 under
                 one
                 Major
                 
                   Butler
                   ;
                   Worcester-shire
                   ,
                   Hereford
                   ,
                   Shropshire
                   ,
                
                 and
                 North-Wales
                 ,
                 under
                 Colonel
                 
                   Berry
                   ;
                   Cheshire
                   ,
                   Lancashire
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Stafford
                 ,
                 under
                 Colonel
                 
                   Worsely
                   ;
                   York-shire
                   ,
                   Durham
                   ,
                   Cumberland
                   ,
                   Northumberland
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Westmerland
                 ,
                 under
                 Lord
                 
                   Lambert
                   ;
                   Westminster
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Berkstead
                 .
                 Their
                 Commission
                 was
                 to
                 take
                 a
                 Roll
                 and
                 account
                 of
                 all
                 suspected
                 persons
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 party
                 ;
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 actually
                 so
                 ,
                 to
                 receive
                 security
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 bound
                 to
                 act
                 nothing
                 against
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 reveal
                 all
                 Plots
                 that
                 should
                 come
                 to
                 their
                 knowledge
                 :
                 they
                 were
                 to
                 suppress
                 all
                 Horse-races
                 ,
                 Cock-matches
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 concourses
                 of
                 people
                 ;
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 Highways
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 engagement
                 from
                 Royalists
                 for
                 their
                 Servants
                 and
                 Children
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 that
                 did
                 not
                 so
                 ,
                 nor
                 give
                 security
                 ,
                 to
                 commit
                 to
                 prison
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 rate
                 and
                 receive
                 Money
                 rising
                 from
                 this
                 Decimation
                 .
                 In
                 short
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 nothing
                 which
                 they
                 might
                 not
                 do
                 ,
                 nor
                 which
                 they
                 did
                 not
                 ;
                 such
                 an
                 Arbitrary
                 vast
                 power
                 they
                 had
                 from
                 the
                 Protector
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 a
                 Fast
                 was
                 kept
                 by
                 the
                 charitable
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 Office
                 was
                 erected
                 here
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Major-Generals-Office
                 ,
                 somewhere
                 in
                 Fleet-street
                 ,
                 as
                 other
                 Courts
                 had
                 ,
                 where
                 these
                 Recognizances
                 were
                 entred
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 the
                 like
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 Dependencies
                 ,
                 and
                 concerns
                 thereof
                 entred
                 and
                 Recorded
                 .
                 By
                 this
                 means
                 the
                 Tyrant
                 intended
                 to
                 inform
                 himself
                 of
                 the
                 value
                 and
                 quality
                 of
                 every
                 Estate
                 and
                 Person
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 that
                 Party
                 in
                 every
                 County
                 throughout
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 Most
                 of
                 
                 those
                 Loyal
                 persons
                 formerly
                 secured
                 ,
                 were
                 hereupon
                 set
                 at
                 Liberty
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 another
                 twenty-mile-Proclamation
                 driven
                 into
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 bounds
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Major-Generals
                 ,
                 who
                 presently
                 took
                 Cognizance
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 summoned
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 respective
                 Residences
                 :
                 they
                 sate
                 sometimes
                 without
                 ,
                 other
                 times
                 with
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Committees
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 received
                 accounts
                 of
                 Estates
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 rated
                 to
                 the
                 tenth
                 peny
                 yearly
                 .
                 Some
                 bought
                 off
                 that
                 Tax
                 and
                 incumbrance
                 by
                 a
                 present
                 Sum
                 ,
                 at
                 three
                 years
                 purchase
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 very
                 acceptable
                 ,
                 for
                 Money
                 was
                 the
                 thing
                 the
                 Usurper
                 wanted
                 :
                 others
                 looked
                 for
                 a
                 nearer
                 Redemption
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 constrained
                 to
                 that
                 payment
                 .
                 The
                 well-affected
                 and
                 Godly
                 people
                 still
                 voiced
                 this
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 just
                 and
                 reasonable
                 Imposition
                 ;
                 for
                 when
                 should
                 they
                 be
                 at
                 quiet
                 ,
                 and
                 enjoy
                 themselves
                 in
                 the
                 Goods
                 they
                 had
                 got
                 ,
                 free
                 from
                 the
                 interrupting
                 endeavour
                 of
                 this
                 old
                 and
                 restless
                 Enemy
                 ?
                 so
                 that
                 there
                 wanted
                 not
                 Abettors
                 and
                 Assistants
                 to
                 this
                 most
                 Religious
                 work
                 of
                 the
                 Major-Generals
                 ;
                 who
                 had
                 ordered
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 place
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Royalist
                 should
                 keep
                 or
                 wear
                 either
                 Arms
                 offensive
                 or
                 defensive
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 straightways
                 deliver
                 them
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 lay
                 at
                 the
                 mercy
                 of
                 whomsoever
                 they
                 met
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 discretion
                 and
                 charity
                 of
                 whosoever
                 resorted
                 to
                 their
                 Houses
                 ,
                 for
                 what
                 they
                 had
                 left
                 .
              
               
                 Several
                 persons
                 were
                 apprehended
                 again
                 ,
                 for
                 breach
                 of
                 the
                 20
                 miles
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Loyal
                 guilt
                 ,
                 and
                 committed
                 to
                 a
                 neglected
                 restraint
                 to
                 the
                 Marshal
                 at
                 St.
                 
                 Iames's
                 ,
                 which
                 yet
                 continued
                 a
                 Goal
                 ;
                 three
                 of
                 whom
                 being
                 spent
                 almost
                 with
                 the
                 charge
                 and
                 tediousness
                 of
                 their
                 Confinement
                 ,
                 endeavoured
                 an
                 escape
                 ,
                 having
                 obtained
                 of
                 the
                 Marshal's
                 Wife
                 the
                 liberty
                 of
                 walking
                 in
                 the
                 Park
                 with
                 a
                 Souldier
                 ,
                 who
                 withstanding
                 their
                 endeavour
                 of
                 escape
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 and
                 being
                 hair-brain'd
                 ,
                 resolved
                 to
                 hinder
                 their
                 flight
                 )
                 was
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 after
                 several
                 warnings
                 of
                 the
                 mischief
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 yet
                 held
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 he
                 did
                 ,
                 shot
                 in
                 the
                 Arm
                 with
                 a
                 Pistol
                 ,
                 
                 whereof
                 he
                 died
                 .
                 This
                 bustle
                 brought
                 in
                 other
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 who
                 took
                 them
                 again
                 .
                 They
                 were
                 tried
                 for
                 this
                 Murther
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 Indictment
                 run
                 )
                 at
                 the
                 Upper
                 Bench
                 ,
                 before
                 Chief-Justice
                 Glyn
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 a
                 serious
                 Jury
                 found
                 onely
                 Guilty
                 of
                 Man-slaughter
                 ;
                 at
                 which
                 the
                 Court
                 seemed
                 much
                 incensed
                 ,
                 and
                 Chief-Justice
                 Glyn
                 in
                 a
                 seeming
                 anger
                 discharged
                 the
                 honest
                 Foreman
                 of
                 the
                 Jury
                 ,
                 one
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Sanderson
                
                 of
                 Shoreditch
                 ,
                 from
                 all
                 Service
                 thereafter
                 .
                 It
                 madded
                 Cromwel
                 the
                 rather
                 ,
                 because
                 Mr.
                 Davison
                 (
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 were
                 Mr.
                 
                   Henry
                   Holder
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Thorold
                
                 )
                 was
                 highly
                 suspected
                 of
                 Colonel
                 
                 Rainsborough's
                 Death
                 .
              
               
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 resolved
                 to
                 have
                 Money
                 one
                 way
                 or
                 other
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 besides
                 the
                 late
                 rapine
                 of
                 Decimation
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                 Piedmont-Sacriledge
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 speedier
                 bringing
                 in
                 of
                 which
                 Money
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 appointed
                 a
                 great
                 and
                 numerous
                 Committee
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 to
                 credit
                 the
                 receipt
                 )
                 now
                 he
                 would
                 venture
                 upon
                 a
                 greater
                 impiety
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 derogation
                 of
                 the
                 Saviour
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 :
                 that
                 nothing
                 might
                 be
                 wanting
                 to
                 fill
                 up
                 the
                 measure
                 of
                 his
                 Wickedness
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 dealt
                 underhand
                 with
                 some
                 Agents
                 from
                 the
                 Nation
                 of
                 the
                 Iews
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 had
                 proposed
                 a
                 Toleration
                 ,
                 their
                 own
                 Judges
                 ,
                 their
                 Burying-places
                 ,
                 the
                 revocation
                 of
                 all
                 Laws
                 and
                 Statutes
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 protection
                 from
                 ,
                 the
                 fealty
                 to
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 had
                 strengthned
                 the
                 reason
                 of
                 this
                 with
                 a
                 round
                 sum
                 of
                 Money
                 .
                 Cromwel
                 wanted
                 not
                 plausible
                 Arguments
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 hopeful
                 juncture
                 of
                 time
                 of
                 making
                 the
                 flock
                 of
                 Christ
                 but
                 one
                 Fold
                 ;
                 and
                 others
                 cited
                 places
                 of
                 Scripture
                 :
                 several
                 Conferences
                 were
                 held
                 about
                 it
                 before
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 the
                 Judges
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Steel
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 and
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Ienkins
                   ,
                   Manton
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 who
                 being
                 not
                 satisfied
                 with
                 what
                 appeared
                 from
                 the
                 arguments
                 of
                 
                   Manasseh
                   Ben
                   Israel
                
                 the
                 Jewish
                 Agent
                 ,
                 the
                 publick
                 admission
                 of
                 them
                 was
                 laid
                 aside
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Iews
                 gull'd
                 of
                 their
                 Money
                 they
                 had
                 upon
                 that
                 account
                 already
                 paid
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Ships
                 at
                 Iamaica
                 had
                 been
                 roving
                 abroad
                 ,
                 and
                 burnt
                 St.
                 Martha
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 some
                 spoil
                 ,
                 while
                 Doyley
                 the
                 Commander
                 in
                 chief
                 by
                 Land
                 had
                 made
                 some
                 Inroads
                 into
                 the
                 Country
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Wood
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 building
                 or
                 planting
                 a
                 new
                 Town
                 at
                 Cagway-Point
                 .
                 In
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 new
                 Commissioners
                 were
                 added
                 for
                 the
                 sale
                 of
                 Delinquents
                 Lands
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 prevent
                 their
                 frauds
                 in
                 the
                 purchasing
                 thereof
                 ,
                 a
                 New
                 great
                 and
                 Privy-Seal
                 and
                 Signet
                 was
                 likewise
                 sent
                 down
                 thither
                 
                 from
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Protestors
                 and
                 Resolution-men
                 continued
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 distance
                 .
                 A
                 Proclamation
                 there
                 to
                 stop
                 all
                 Comers
                 to
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 upon
                 pretence
                 of
                 Infection
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 all
                 going
                 out
                 without
                 License
                 .
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Glencarn
                 ,
                 upon
                 suspition
                 of
                 a
                 Plot
                 ,
                 being
                 taken
                 and
                 secured
                 by
                 General
                 Monke
                 in
                 
                 Edenburgh-Castle
                 .
                 
                 In
                 England
                 ,
                 to
                 affront
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Imbargo
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 now
                 turned
                 to
                 seizure
                 )
                 the
                 price
                 of
                 
                 Canary-Wines
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 feared
                 to
                 rise
                 by
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 were
                 now
                 by
                 Proclamation
                 abated
                 to
                 nine
                 pence
                 a
                 pint
                 ,
                 having
                 continued
                 at
                 twelve
                 some
                 years
                 before
                 .
                 The
                 Princess
                 of
                 Aurange
                 departed
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 Antwerp
                 ,
                 and
                 Peronne
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 in
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 to
                 visit
                 her
                 Mother
                 at
                 Paris
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 preparing
                 according
                 to
                 invitation
                 to
                 go
                 into
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 where
                 neer
                 Lovain
                 ,
                 in
                 February
                 ,
                 he
                 privately
                 conferred
                 with
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Fuensaldagne
                 neer
                 Lovain
                 ;
                 the
                 Arch-Duke
                 of
                 Leopold
                 being
                 upon
                 his
                 departure
                 for
                 Germany
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Don
                   Iohn
                
                 of
                 Austria
                 to
                 succeed
                 in
                 that
                 Government
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 .
                 From
                 hence
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 the
                 War
                 betwixt
                 Spain
                 and
                 us
                 being
                 publique
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Royal
                 Mansion
                 of
                 Treveur
                 neer
                 Brussels
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 a
                 nearer
                 conjunction
                 of
                 Counsels
                 :
                 and
                 Odwyr
                 newly
                 returned
                 ,
                 and
                 concealing
                 himself
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 gave
                 suspition
                 here
                 of
                 some
                 new
                 designe
                 upon
                 Ireland
                 ;
                 and
                 thereupon
                 all
                 Papists
                 and
                 Irish
                 were
                 again
                 disarmed
                 ,
                 and
                 commanded
                 to
                 keep
                 at
                 home
                 within
                 their
                 Limits
                 .
                 The
                 King's
                 Family
                 yet
                 continued
                 at
                 Colen
                 ;
                 but
                 upon
                 his
                 remaining
                 setling
                 in
                 Brugis
                 ,
                 where
                 soon
                 after
                 he
                 was
                 received
                 in
                 State
                 ,
                 it
                 removed
                 thither
                 also
                 ;
                 so
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 embraced
                 and
                 shook
                 hands
                 with
                 his
                 Interest
                 ,
                 as
                 their
                 own
                 affairs
                 governed
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 England
                 many
                 sad
                 accidents
                 happened
                 together
                 :
                 the
                 Abbey
                 of
                 Spalding
                 being
                 let
                 out
                 into
                 Chambers
                 ,
                 in
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 as
                 the
                 folks
                 were
                 prophaning
                 by
                 Dancing
                 and
                 making
                 merry
                 therein
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Roof
                 fell
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 23
                 persons
                 ,
                 Ianuary
                 22.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Ashcock
                
                 cut
                 his
                 Throat
                 ,
                 a
                 Paper
                 being
                 found
                 in
                 his
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 had
                 reckoned
                 twenty
                 several
                 preservations
                 before
                 ;
                 and
                 yet
                 God
                 gave
                 him
                 up
                 to
                 this
                 Temptation
                 .
                 Mr.
                 Skipwith
                 a
                 young
                 Gentleman
                 who
                 had
                 had
                 a
                 grudge
                 against
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Wortley
                
                 ,
                 for
                 keeping
                 his
                 Sister
                 Company
                 ,
                 
                 met
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 both
                 drew
                 their
                 Pistols
                 ,
                 but
                 Skipwith
                 killed
                 him
                 dead
                 ,
                 though
                 Wounded
                 himself
                 .
                 A
                 Stationer's
                 Servant
                 in
                 Fleet-street
                 ,
                 being
                 taken
                 in
                 Bed
                 with
                 his
                 fellow-serving-maid
                 ,
                 got
                 an
                 opportunity
                 and
                 presently
                 Hang'd
                 himself
                 .
                 
                 Mr.
                 Chamberlain
                 of
                 Oxford-shire
                 killed
                 Colonel
                 Granthamson
                 at
                 
                 Southampton-buildings
                 in
                 a
                 single
                 Duel
                 .
                 The
                 most
                 Reverend
                 the
                 Arch-Bishop
                 of
                 Armagh
                 died
                 March
                 21
                 ,
                 a
                 Prelate
                 of
                 great
                 and
                 incomparable
                 Learning
                 and
                 Piety
                 ,
                 as
                 his
                 Works
                 do
                 sufficiently
                 declare
                 ;
                 a
                 person
                 challenged
                 as
                 Indifferent
                 to
                 the
                 Church-Government
                 by
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 but
                 no
                 doubt
                 falsly
                 ;
                 however
                 ,
                 it
                 gave
                 the
                 Protector
                 a
                 fine
                 occasion
                 of
                 personating
                 a
                 love
                 to
                 Learning
                 and
                 good
                 men
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 expence
                 of
                 his
                 decent
                 and
                 fitting
                 Interment
                 ,
                 
                 200
                 l.
                 being
                 allowed
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 publick
                 Money
                 ;
                 the
                 best
                 and
                 justest
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 sums
                 he
                 squandered
                 upon
                 his
                 dying
                 and
                 perishing
                 Ambition
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 not
                 buried
                 till
                 the
                 17
                 of
                 April
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 being
                 then
                 brought
                 from
                 the
                 Countess
                 of
                 
                 Peterburgh's
                 ,
                 His
                 great
                 Patroness
                 at
                 Rygate
                 ,
                 to
                 St.
                 George's
                 ,
                 so
                 to
                 
                 Somerset-House
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 Abbey
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
                 Mr.
                 Bourdeaux
                 Embassador
                 returned
                 for
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 Lockhart
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 ,
                 dispatcht
                 for
                 France
                 .
                 The
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 Ebbed
                 and
                 Flowed
                 twice
                 in
                 two
                 hours
                 ,
                 this
                 Year
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 last
                 twelve
                 Years
                 there
                 was
                 much
                 alteration
                 in
                 them
                 .
                 
                   Freeman
                   Sonds
                
                 ,
                 the
                 younger
                 Son
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Sonds
                
                 ,
                 killed
                 his
                 onely
                 Brother
                 in
                 Bed
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 Hanged
                 for
                 it
                 :
                 which
                 sad
                 and
                 strange
                 story
                 had
                 almost
                 past
                 observation
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1656.
                 
              
               
                 GEneral
                 Blake
                 and
                 Montague
                 began
                 this
                 year
                 with
                 their
                 Fleet
                 of
                 War
                 sailing
                 for
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 having
                 toucht
                 at
                 Tangier
                 ,
                 and
                 directed
                 thence
                 their
                 course
                 to
                 Cadiz-bay
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 removing
                 of
                 the
                 English-staple
                 at
                 Roterdam
                 by
                 Proclamation
                 to
                 Dort
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 arrival
                 of
                 Mr.
                 Lockhart
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 as
                 touched
                 before
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 a
                 rencounter
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Advice
                   ,
                   President
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Drake
                 ,
                 
                 English
                 Frigats
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Maria
                 of
                 Ostend
                 ,
                 one
                 
                   Erasmus
                   Bruer
                
                 a
                 Fleming
                 Captain
                 ,
                 off
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Scarborough
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 stoutly
                 managed
                 by
                 the
                 Enemy
                 from
                 Morning
                 till
                 Night
                 ,
                 when
                 being
                 totally
                 disabled
                 and
                 over-powered
                 ,
                 he
                 yielded
                 ,
                 nothing
                 but
                 himself
                 and
                 Marriners
                 remaining
                 of
                 the
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 many
                 sound
                 ones
                 of
                 those
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 ship
                 sunk
                 presently
                 :
                 she
                 was
                 the
                 Admiral
                 of
                 that
                 place
                 .
                 
                 Worsley
                 the
                 Major-General
                 died
                 before
                 he
                 could
                 be
                 good
                 in
                 his
                 Office
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 with
                 the
                 Dirges
                 of
                 Bell
                 Book
                 and
                 Candle
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Peals
                 of
                 Musquets
                 ,
                 in
                 no
                 less
                 a
                 repository
                 than
                 Henry
                 7th's
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 as
                 became
                 a
                 Prince
                 of
                 the
                 Modern
                 Erection
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Oliver's
                 great
                 and
                 rising
                 Favourite
                 .
              
               
                 With
                 him
                 went
                 down
                 the
                 Wrestling
                 in
                 Moor-fields
                 ,
                 an
                 exercise
                 used
                 time
                 out
                 of
                 minde
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 
                 before
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 resumed
                 again
                 ;
                 together
                 also
                 with
                 pitching
                 of
                 the
                 Bar
                 ,
                 and
                 generally
                 all
                 pastime
                 and
                 sort
                 of
                 sports
                 was
                 damned
                 :
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 his
                 Exit
                 the
                 more
                 remarkable
                 ,
                 Hannam
                 the
                 most
                 notorious
                 private
                 Thief
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 expiate
                 his
                 sad
                 villany
                 at
                 Colen
                 ,
                 (
                 having
                 promised
                 Cromwel
                 some
                 Papers
                 taken
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 )
                 was
                 retaken
                 in
                 another
                 Robbery
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 his
                 due
                 by
                 being
                 hanged
                 .
              
               
                 Forces
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Brayn
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 to
                 Command
                 in
                 chief
                 in
                 Iamaica
                 ,
                 were
                 now
                 shipt
                 from
                 
                   Port
                   Patrick
                
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 (
                 where
                 the
                 Citadel
                 of
                 St.
                 Iohnstones
                 was
                 fired
                 and
                 almost
                 consumed
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 Provisions
                 saved
                 )
                 with
                 1000
                 stout
                 Fellows
                 :
                 but
                 Fate
                 so
                 crost
                 Oliver
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Governour
                 of
                 his
                 sending
                 and
                 nomination
                 survived
                 long
                 after
                 their
                 arrival
                 ;
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Doyley
                 was
                 a
                 kinde
                 of
                 an
                 old
                 Royalist
                 ,
                 as
                 were
                 many
                 or
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 remaining
                 Officers
                 ,
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 made
                 it
                 his
                 Religion
                 not
                 to
                 trust
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 in
                 England
                 appointed
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 a
                 Committee
                 for
                 inspecting
                 of
                 Charters
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 some
                 forward
                 pragmatical
                 Country-Burgesses
                 were
                 very
                 busie
                 to
                 supplicate
                 a
                 renewal
                 of
                 some
                 ,
                 augmenting
                 of
                 and
                 granting
                 others
                 
                   de
                   novo
                
                 ;
                 of
                 this
                 Committee
                 Mr.
                 
                   Gabriel
                   Beck
                
                 his
                 Highness's
                 Sollicitor
                 was
                 chief
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 to
                 report
                 their
                 Consults
                 to
                 the
                 Council
                 .
                 Gloucester
                 Cathedral
                 was
                 now
                 very
                 ruinous
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Citizens
                 begg'd
                 it
                 for
                 a
                 School-house
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 had
                 it
                 for
                 a
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 some
                 part
                 according
                 to
                 its
                 first
                 pious
                 institution
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Spanish
                 War
                 was
                 like
                 to
                 prove
                 too
                 chargeable
                 for
                 
                 Oliver's
                 Purse
                 ,
                 for
                 all
                 his
                 devices
                 of
                 Decimation
                 ,
                 Piedmont
                 ,
                 and
                 Iews
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 resolved
                 to
                 call
                 another
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 hoping
                 so
                 to
                 awe
                 the
                 Elections
                 ,
                 (
                 having
                 had
                 time
                 to
                 improve
                 that
                 power
                 he
                 had
                 assumed
                 to
                 himself
                 )
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 disappointment
                 the
                 late
                 Parliament
                 had
                 met
                 with
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 desire
                 of
                 Settlement
                 (
                 which
                 the
                 new
                 acquired
                 Wealth
                 and
                 Estates
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 vast
                 purchases
                 of
                 Crown
                 and
                 other
                 Lands
                 vehemently
                 enforced
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 severe
                 penalties
                 on
                 Royalists
                 Electing
                 and
                 Elected
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 flagging
                 wearied
                 opposition
                 of
                 striving
                 thus
                 in
                 vain
                 against
                 his
                 uncontroulable
                 will
                 )
                 would
                 so
                 propitiate
                 his
                 designes
                 in
                 this
                 Convention
                 ,
                 that
                 under
                 the
                 pretence
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Settlement
                 ,
                 he
                 might
                 establish
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 obtain
                 supplies
                 for
                 carrying
                 on
                 the
                 said
                 War.
                 He
                 set
                 up
                 the
                 Major-Generals
                 ,
                 to
                 force
                 themselves
                 into
                 the
                 peoples
                 trust
                 and
                 abhorence
                 together
                 :
                 for
                 as
                 the
                 mad
                 actions
                 of
                 the
                 Little
                 Parliament
                 were
                 on
                 purpose
                 suffered
                 and
                 dictated
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 people
                 chuse
                 any
                 Government
                 rather
                 ,
                 and
                 submit
                 to
                 a
                 Single
                 Person
                 upon
                 his
                 own
                 score
                 :
                 So
                 these
                 Major-Generals
                 tyrannical
                 
                 proceedings
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 his
                 unknown
                 unlimited
                 Authority
                 ,
                 would
                 incline
                 men
                 to
                 seek
                 for
                 a
                 Government
                 established
                 by
                 Law
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 he
                 and
                 his
                 Officers
                 under
                 him
                 might
                 be
                 thought
                 at
                 least
                 ,
                 and
                 deemed
                 accountable
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 was
                 in
                 a
                 fair
                 way
                 to
                 a
                 Monarchical
                 Form
                 ,
                 and
                 nothing
                 wanting
                 but
                 a
                 good
                 Title
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 peoples
                 Assent
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 were
                 his
                 aims
                 upon
                 this
                 Convention
                 ;
                 for
                 suffrages
                 wherein
                 ,
                 his
                 party
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 that
                 he
                 could
                 make
                 to
                 his
                 side
                 ,
                 were
                 no
                 less
                 sedulous
                 and
                 industrious
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 they
                 failed
                 in
                 the
                 major
                 voice
                 ,
                 he
                 could
                 but
                 use
                 the
                 same
                 trick
                 of
                 Seclusion
                 .
                 The
                 Major-Generals
                 had
                 pretty
                 well
                 prepared
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 by
                 aspersing
                 many
                 ,
                 seizing
                 others
                 ,
                 and
                 threatning
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Gentry
                 ;
                 by
                 displacing
                 Burgesses
                 ,
                 and
                 disfranchising
                 one
                 sort
                 ,
                 and
                 admitting
                 another
                 to
                 Freedoms
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 Election
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 20
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 attending
                 at
                 the
                 places
                 with
                 Foot
                 and
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 got
                 themselves
                 returned
                 by
                 this
                 means
                 ,
                 with
                 others
                 of
                 their
                 nomination
                 .
                 Thus
                 Berkstead
                 got
                 himself
                 ,
                 with
                 Kiffin
                 the
                 Anabaptist
                 ,
                 returned
                 Knights
                 for
                 Middlesex
                 .
                 And
                 when
                 such
                 persons
                 were
                 chosen
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 face
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 little
                 other
                 choice
                 could
                 be
                 expected
                 in
                 obscure
                 and
                 remoter
                 parts
                 .
                 A
                 rout
                 was
                 brought
                 down
                 for
                 Kiffin
                 ,
                 who
                 together
                 with
                 Red-coats
                 (
                 that
                 were
                 onely
                 the
                 good
                 people
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 most
                 right
                 to
                 chuse
                 )
                 bawled
                 ,
                 scuffled
                 ,
                 and
                 jugled
                 away
                 the
                 fair
                 Election
                 of
                 young
                 Mr.
                 Chute
                 ,
                 his
                 Father
                 difficultly
                 carrying
                 it
                 .
                 And
                 worse
                 Jugling
                 there
                 was
                 in
                 Scotland
                 and
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 60
                 there
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 any
                 choice
                 at
                 all
                 ,
                 further
                 than
                 the
                 nomination
                 of
                 the
                 respective
                 Councils
                 of
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 .
                 To
                 facilitate
                 the
                 effect
                 of
                 this
                 project
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                
                 and
                 Feak
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 and
                 Little
                 Parliaments
                 account
                 ;
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Russel
                 and
                 other
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Cavalier-account
                 ,
                 were
                 seized
                 and
                 sent
                 to
                 Prison
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 of
                 20
                 miles
                 again
                 the
                 12
                 of
                 September
                 .
                 During
                 this
                 Cabal
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 serious
                 carrying
                 of
                 it
                 on
                 ,
                 a
                 Freak
                 or
                 Crotchet
                 took
                 Mr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Villiers
                
                 (
                 next
                 related
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Purbeck
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Head
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 changing
                 his
                 Name
                 ,
                 by
                 Patent
                 of
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 to
                 Danvers
                 ,
                 having
                 Married
                 the
                 Daughter
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Danvers
                
                 ,
                 (
                 Brother
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Danby
                 )
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 that
                 Family
                 ,
                 being
                 another
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Judges
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 observed
                 in
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Constable
                
                 .
                 The
                 reason
                 he
                 alledged
                 was
                 ,
                 the
                 many
                 disservices
                 his
                 Name
                 had
                 done
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 intended
                 to
                 become
                 a
                 probationer
                 for
                 a
                 Parliament-mans
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Protectorian-Consider
                 :
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 said
                 some
                 Natural
                 ,
                 not
                 Political
                 ,
                 reasons
                 induced
                 him
                 to
                 this
                 alteration
                 .
              
               
                 
                 On
                 the
                 17
                 of
                 September
                 the
                 Members
                 met
                 at
                 the
                 Abbey-Church
                 in
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 whither
                 came
                 Cromwel
                 with
                 his
                 Guard
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 and
                 heard
                 a
                 Sermon
                 Preached
                 by
                 Dr.
                 Owen
                 ,
                 
                 Dean
                 of
                 Christ-Church
                 ,
                 upon
                 these
                 words
                 in
                 
                   Isaiah
                   ,
                   What
                   shall
                   one
                   then
                   answer
                   to
                   the
                   Messengers
                   of
                   the
                   Land
                   ?
                   That
                   the
                   Lord
                   hath
                   founded
                
                 Zion
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   the
                   poor
                   of
                   his
                   people
                   shall
                   rejoyce
                   .
                
                 (
                 A
                 Sermon
                 calculated
                 to
                 the
                 device
                 of
                 the
                 Settlement
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 which
                 ,
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Berkstead
                
                 (
                 Knighted
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 )
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Maidstone
                 the
                 Protector
                 's
                 Steward
                 of
                 his
                 house
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 the
                 Thanks
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
                 )
                 At
                 the
                 entrance
                 whereunto
                 ,
                 after
                 this
                 Preachment
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Members
                 found
                 a
                 Guard
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 Officer
                 standing
                 with
                 a
                 List
                 in
                 his
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 demanding
                 the
                 Names
                 of
                 every
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 marked
                 for
                 non-admittance
                 were
                 turned
                 back
                 :
                 for
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 this
                 diligence
                 and
                 foul
                 play
                 ,
                 far
                 the
                 major
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 were
                 against
                 the
                 Single
                 Person
                 ,
                 especially
                 against
                 Oliver
                 ,
                 whom
                 the
                 Republicans
                 hated
                 more
                 than
                 ever
                 they
                 did
                 the
                 Kingship
                 in
                 our
                 Soveraign
                 :
                 those
                 within
                 nevertheless
                 stood
                 not
                 to
                 ask
                 what
                 was
                 become
                 of
                 their
                 Fellows
                 without
                 ,
                 but
                 proceeded
                 ,
                 and
                 appointed
                 a
                 Fast
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 prevent
                 application
                 of
                 the
                 Secluded
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 right
                 ,
                 they
                 turned
                 them
                 over
                 by
                 an
                 Order
                 to
                 the
                 Protector
                 's
                 Council
                 for
                 approbation
                 ;
                 which
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Country-Gentlemen
                 disdaining
                 ,
                 quickly
                 departed
                 home
                 ;
                 which
                 others
                 seeing
                 that
                 were
                 admitted
                 ,
                 not
                 thinking
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 this
                 remnant
                 fit
                 company
                 for
                 men
                 of
                 honesty
                 or
                 fashion
                 ,
                 they
                 also
                 absented
                 themselves
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 Names
                 might
                 not
                 be
                 abused
                 by
                 continuing
                 with
                 them
                 to
                 countenance
                 their
                 proceedings
                 .
                 Cromwel
                 saw
                 the
                 Test
                 of
                 a
                 Recognition
                 would
                 not
                 serve
                 turn
                 ;
                 for
                 they
                 had
                 learnt
                 his
                 own
                 Art
                 of
                 time-serving
                 Engagements
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 
                 went
                 this
                 illegal
                 bold
                 way
                 to
                 work
                 ,
                 contenting
                 himself
                 with
                 this
                 pickt
                 Juncto
                 ,
                 which
                 made
                 a
                 shew
                 of
                 a
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 
                   quota
                   portio
                   faecis
                   Achaeae
                
                 ?
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Widdrington
                
                 was
                 chosen
                 Speaker
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 fell
                 to
                 his
                 business
                 ,
                 and
                 first
                 of
                 all
                 to
                 make
                 room
                 for
                 the
                 Olivarian
                 Title
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Bill
                 was
                 brought
                 in
                 for
                 annulling
                 the
                 pretended
                 Title
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 
                   Charles
                   Stuart
                
                 ;
                 another
                 ●or
                 the
                 Security
                 of
                 the
                 Protector
                 's
                 (
                 his
                 Highnesses
                 )
                 Person
                 ,
                 pursued
                 with
                 a
                 Vote
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Parliament
                 declared
                 the
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 to
                 be
                 undertaken
                 upon
                 just
                 grounds
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 will
                 assist
                 h●s
                 Highness
                 therein
                 ;
                 and
                 Voted
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 the
                 supply
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 into
                 consideration
                 with
                 all
                 speed
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 their
                 better
                 encouragement
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 news
                 they
                 had
                 since
                 their
                 Sitting
                 ,
                 was
                 of
                 a
                 success
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 lying
                 upon
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 in
                 expectation
                 of
                 the
                 Plate-flee●
                 coming
                 in
                 ,
                 or
                 their
                 Convoy
                 of
                 40
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 going
                 out
                 from
                 Cadiz
                 ,
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 feared
                 in
                 earnest
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 he
                 threatned
                 in
                 a
                 Bravado
                 .
                 )
                 It
                 happened
                 thus
                 :
                 the
                 Generals
                 Blake
                 and
                 Montague
                 being
                 gone
                 to
                 the
                 Bay
                 of
                 Wyers
                 to
                 take
                 in
                 fresh
                 Water
                 ,
                 le●t
                 Rear-Admiral
                 Stayner
                 with
                 7
                 Frigats
                 to
                 ply
                 before
                 that
                 Port
                 ;
                 who
                 about
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 September
                 descryed
                 at
                 Sea
                 eight
                 sail
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 proved
                 from
                 the
                 
                   West
                   Indies
                
                 )
                 who
                 having
                 met
                 and
                 taken
                 a
                 Portugal
                 Prize
                 ,
                 and
                 informed
                 by
                 them
                 that
                 the
                 English
                 were
                 gone
                 off
                 the
                 Coast
                 ,
                 
                 made
                 securely
                 to
                 Cadiz
                 ,
                 where
                 Captain
                 Stayner
                 and
                 his
                 Squadron
                 (
                 but
                 two
                 whereof
                 engaged
                 with
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Speaker
                   ,
                   viz.
                
                 the
                 Bridgewater
                 and
                 Plymouth
                 ,
                 taken
                 by
                 them
                 at
                 first
                 for
                 Fisher-men
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 their
                 lying
                 so
                 low
                 in
                 the
                 Water
                 )
                 assailed
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 fierce
                 fight
                 (
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 being
                 loth
                 to
                 part
                 with
                 his
                 Treasure
                 )
                 overcame
                 them
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 two
                 Sunk
                 ,
                 two
                 escaped
                 ,
                 two
                 run
                 aground
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 
                 Speaker-Frigat
                 .
                 In
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 was
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Badajox
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Family
                 of
                 Lopez
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 Governour
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Spain's
                   Peru
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 killed
                 in
                 the
                 Fight
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Wife
                 and
                 a
                 Daughter
                 ;
                 the
                 Eldest
                 Son
                 and
                 his
                 Brother
                 were
                 saved
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 safe
                 to
                 the
                 Generals
                 with
                 this
                 Prize
                 ,
                 wherein
                 were
                 two
                 millions
                 of
                 Pieces
                 of
                 eight
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 much
                 there
                 was
                 in
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 that
                 was
                 Sunk
                 .
                 The
                 Admiral
                 who
                 carried
                 the
                 Flag
                 (
                 for
                 concealing
                 of
                 the
                 chiefest
                 ship
                 )
                 with
                 the
                 Portugal
                 prize
                 ,
                 recovered
                 the
                 Shore
                 .
                 Soon
                 after
                 General
                 Montague
                 with
                 the
                 young
                 Marquess
                 and
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 to
                 convoy
                 the
                 Silver
                 ,
                 returned
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 delivered
                 the
                 Bullion
                 into
                 the
                 Mint
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 young
                 Marquess
                 was
                 set
                 at
                 liberty
                 .
                 For
                 this
                 a
                 Thanksgiving
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Narrative
                 to
                 be
                 read
                 thereon
                 ,
                 was
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 emitted
                 their
                 Declaration
                 of
                 War
                 against
                 Spain
                 .
                 About
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 Five
                 Frigats
                 returned
                 also
                 from
                 Iamaica
                 .
              
               
                 According
                 to
                 the
                 34th
                 Article
                 of
                 the
                 Instrument
                 ,
                 which
                 this
                 Juncto
                 roundly
                 danced
                 to
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 having
                 Named
                 Fiennes
                 and
                 Lisle
                 to
                 be
                 Lord-Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 Serjeant
                 Glyn
                 to
                 be
                 Lord
                 Chief-Justice
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 he
                 now
                 proposed
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 for
                 their
                 approbation
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 did
                 with
                 Glee
                 ,
                 and
                 confirmed
                 them
                 in
                 their
                 places
                 :
                 and
                 to
                 reciprocate
                 his
                 officious
                 comportment
                 ,
                 they
                 of
                 their
                 part
                 opened
                 the
                 intercourse
                 betwixt
                 him
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 by
                 presenting
                 him
                 several
                 Bills
                 to
                 Signe
                 and
                 Ratifie
                 as
                 Acts
                 ;
                 the
                 chief
                 whereof
                 were
                 the
                 Annulling
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 for
                 security
                 of
                 his
                 Person
                 ,
                 taking
                 away
                 Wards
                 and
                 Liveries
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Passing
                 those
                 Acts
                 should
                 not
                 determine
                 the
                 Session
                 :
                 these
                 were
                 firmed
                 in
                 the
                 Painted-Chamber
                 ,
                 in
                 ample
                 manner
                 and
                 form
                 ,
                 by
                 this
                 new-fangled-Legislator
                 ,
                 Nov.
                 27.
                 
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 October
                 died
                 Iohn
                 the
                 4th
                 King
                 of
                 Portugal
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 had
                 so
                 sucessfully
                 wrested
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 Portugal
                 from
                 the
                 unjust
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Monarchy
                 ,
                 after
                 almost
                 100
                 years
                 Usurpation
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 remarkable
                 year
                 of
                 1640.
                 
                 He
                 died
                 of
                 the
                 Stone
                 in
                 his
                 Kidneys
                 in
                 the
                 fifty
                 and
                 odd
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 leaving
                 behinde
                 him
                 by
                 his
                 Queen
                 ,
                 the
                 Sister
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Medina
                   Sidonia
                
                 in
                 Spain
                 ,
                 his
                 Son
                 Alphonso
                 the
                 sixth
                 King
                 of
                 Portugal
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Donna
                   Catharina
                
                 the
                 Illustrious
                 Infanta
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 since
                 Married
                 to
                 our
                 Gracious
                 Soveraign
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Sect
                 of
                 Quakers
                 was
                 grown
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 heigth
                 of
                 Impudence
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 presumptions
                 and
                 deceitful
                 Revelations
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Light
                   within
                
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 scarce
                 any
                 Blasphemy
                 which
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 say
                 and
                 act
                 ;
                 and
                 yet
                 very
                 many
                 were
                 bewitched
                 with
                 it
                 .
                 The
                 Divinity
                 of
                 Christ
                 had
                 been
                 oppugned
                 by
                 Biddle
                 the
                 Socinian
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 it
                 was
                 Personated
                 (
                 with
                 reverence
                 be
                 it
                 spoken
                 )
                 by
                 one
                 
                   Iames
                   Naylor
                
                 a
                 Quaker
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 resembling
                 in
                 his
                 Proportions
                 and
                 Complexion
                 the
                 picture
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 had
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 other
                 things
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 setting
                 of
                 the
                 Beard
                 and
                 Lo●ks
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 fashion
                 ,
                 ●ar●d
                 to
                 counterfeit
                 our
                 Blessed
                 Lord.
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 he
                 had
                 Disciples
                 and
                 Women
                 ministring
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 whose
                 Blasphemous
                 Expressions
                 ,
                 and
                 a●●●ications
                 of
                 several
                 Scriptures
                 relating
                 properly
                 to
                 the
                 loveliness
                 and
                 Transce●●●●nt
                 Excellency
                 of
                 Christ
                 (
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 )
                 to
                 this
                 Impostor
                 ,
                 will
                 (
                 if
                 repeated
                 )
                 move
                 Horrour
                 and
                 Trembling
                 in
                 every
                 Christian.
                 His
                 first
                 appearance
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 was
                 at
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 where
                 a
                 man
                 leading
                 his
                 Horse
                 Bare-headed
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 
                   Dorcas
                   Erbury
                
                 and
                 
                   Martha
                   Symmonds
                
                 going
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Knees
                 in
                 Mire
                 by
                 his
                 Horse-side
                 ,
                 sung
                 aloud
                 ,
                 
                   Holy
                   ,
                   Holy
                   ,
                   Holy
                   ▪
                   Hosanna
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 For
                 this
                 they
                 were
                 seized
                 by
                 the
                 Magistrates
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 complained
                 of
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 were
                 brought
                 up
                 to
                 Town
                 ,
                 into
                 which
                 (
                 as
                 in
                 all
                 places
                 )
                 they
                 entred
                 singing
                 the
                 same
                 Blasphemies
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 Bar
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 (
                 a
                 Committee
                 having
                 reported
                 their
                 opinion
                 concerning
                 his
                 punishment
                 )
                 he
                 was
                 Sentenced
                 in
                 December
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 in
                 the
                 Pillory
                 twice
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Whipt
                 twice
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Forehead
                 to
                 be
                 Stigmatized
                 with
                 the
                 letter
                 B.
                 for
                 Blasphemer
                 ,
                 and
                 Bored
                 through
                 the
                 Tongue
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 he
                 used
                 to
                 answer
                 to
                 any
                 Question
                 ,
                 
                   Thou
                   hast
                   said
                   it
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 likewise
                 Whipt
                 at
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 returned
                 to
                 Bridewel
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 close
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 eat
                 no
                 more
                 than
                 what
                 he
                 earned
                 .
                 In
                 Newgate
                 (
                 after
                 his
                 punishment
                 )
                 the
                 Impostor
                 continued
                 :
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Rich
                 (
                 a
                 Merchant
                 of
                 credit
                 )
                 that
                 held
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Hand
                 while
                 he
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 Pillories
                 ,
                 with
                 divers
                 others
                 ,
                 licked
                 his
                 Wounds
                 :
                 the
                 Women
                 were
                 observed
                 some
                 to
                 lay
                 their
                 Head
                 in
                 his
                 Lap
                 ,
                 lying
                 against
                 his
                 Feet
                 ;
                 others
                 to
                 lean
                 it
                 upon
                 his
                 Shouldiers
                 :
                 and
                 questionless
                 the
                 Quakers
                 would
                 have
                 persisted
                 in
                 this
                 delusion
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 something
                 of
                 this
                 Idol
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 kept
                 from
                 them
                 (
                 for
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 ever
                 any
                 came
                 into
                 his
                 Company
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 first
                 take
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 strange
                 note
                 say
                 ,
                 
                   Holy
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 )
                 But
                 being
                 thus
                 removed
                 ,
                 after
                 three
                 days
                 wilful
                 abstinence
                 ,
                 having
                 weakned
                 himself
                 even
                 unto
                 Death
                 ,
                 he
                 begged
                 some
                 Victuals
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 was
                 set
                 to
                 work
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 performed
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 by
                 degrees
                 to
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 reduction
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 return
                 of
                 the
                 Rump
                 he
                 got
                 his
                 liberty
                 ,
                 but
                 survived
                 it
                 not
                 ;
                 his
                 additional
                 pretended
                 Divinity
                 having
                 attenuated
                 and
                 wasted
                 his
                 Humanity
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 Body
                 sublimed
                 and
                 prepared
                 for
                 Miracles
                 ,
                 went
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 all
                 Flesh.
                 It
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 noted
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 Lambert
                 stickled
                 much
                 to
                 have
                 saved
                 him
                 from
                 Sentence
                 and
                 punishment
                 ,
                 he
                 being
                 his
                 Souldier
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 truth
                 was
                 ,
                 Lambert
                 perceived
                 what
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 driving
                 at
                 ,
                 to
                 engross
                 the
                 Soveraignty
                 to
                 himself
                 and
                 Family
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 high
                 time
                 therefore
                 to
                 ingratiate
                 with
                 all
                 parties
                 ,
                 the
                 better
                 to
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 oppose
                 him
                 :
                 and
                 henceforth
                 sprung
                 and
                 appeared
                 the
                 feud
                 betwixt
                 these
                 two
                 Army-Potentates
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 King
                 kept
                 his
                 Court
                 at
                 Bruges
                 ,
                 some
                 eight
                 Leagues
                 from
                 the
                 Court
                 at
                 Brussels
                 ,
                 where
                 
                   Don
                   Iohn
                
                 was
                 now
                 Governour
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 had
                 several
                 consultations
                 together
                 about
                 the
                 carrying
                 on
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 fair
                 overtures
                 made
                 .
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 was
                 newly
                 arrived
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Princess
                 of
                 Aurange
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 Royal
                 Family
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 youngest
                 Daughter
                 and
                 Mother
                 ,
                 were
                 present
                 together
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 newly
                 listed
                 some
                 Regiments
                 of
                 his
                 three
                 Nations
                 into
                 his
                 service
                 and
                 pay
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 now
                 quartered
                 about
                 Flanders
                 .
                 
                 Several
                 Prisoners
                 of
                 both
                 sorts
                 were
                 now
                 released
                 ,
                 as
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Feak
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Rogers
                 ,
                 Judge
                 Ienkins
                 Esquire
                 ;
                 as
                 little
                 time
                 before
                 ,
                 one
                 Mrs
                 
                   Lucy
                   Barlow
                
                 committed
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 score
                 of
                 some
                 Letters
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 found
                 about
                 her
                 .
              
               
                 
                 A
                 most
                 formidable
                 Plot
                 was
                 again
                 whispered
                 to
                 be
                 discovered
                 ,
                 that
                 tended
                 to
                 the
                 destruction
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 ;
                 and
                 most
                 terrible
                 expectations
                 there
                 were
                 .
                 What
                 more
                 monstrous
                 wickedness
                 could
                 be
                 practised
                 ,
                 than
                 what
                 the
                 Nation
                 had
                 already
                 
                 seen
                 perpetrated
                 .
                 —
                 
                   The
                   Fox
                   had
                   a
                   Wound
                   he
                   could
                   not
                   tell
                   where
                   ,
                
                 —
                 The
                 Drudgery
                 of
                 Mr.
                 Thurloe
                 ,
                 (
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Second
                 in
                 the
                 Plot
                 )
                 had
                 most
                 laboriously
                 undermined
                 a
                 sap-headed
                 fellow
                 ,
                 one
                 
                   Miles
                   Syndercombe
                
                 a
                 Leveller
                 ,
                 Cas●iered
                 in
                 Scotland
                 about
                 
                 Overton's
                 business
                 ,
                 to
                 designe
                 the
                 Life
                 of
                 his
                 most
                 Serene
                 Highness
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 effected
                 by
                 the
                 hired
                 combination
                 of
                 one
                 Cecil
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Toop
                 of
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Life-guard
                 ,
                 who
                 drew
                 in
                 this
                 male-content
                 .
                 There
                 was
                 another
                 vizarded
                 or
                 disguised
                 person
                 ,
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Priest
                 sent
                 from
                 
                   Don
                   Alonso
                
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Embassador
                 in
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 engaged
                 as
                 principal
                 .
                 Several
                 opportune
                 Houses
                 taken
                 to
                 Shoot
                 him
                 ,
                 with
                 Engines
                 ,
                 Calivers
                 ,
                 Blunderbusses
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 going
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Hampton
                   Court
                
                 ,
                 at
                 a
                 convenience
                 in
                 Hammersmith
                 ,
                 in
                 Hide-Park
                 ,
                 the
                 Gates
                 whereof
                 were
                 unhinged
                 :
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 by
                 firing
                 the
                 Chappel
                 at
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 strange
                 combustible
                 matter
                 .
                 Those
                 horrible
                 circumstances
                 Master
                 Secretary
                 delivered
                 in
                 such
                 anxious
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 discovery
                 of
                 it
                 in
                 such
                 grave
                 words
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 House
                 was
                 resolved
                 into
                 a
                 joyful
                 wonderment
                 of
                 this
                 good
                 Providence
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 which
                 they
                 first
                 ordered
                 a
                 Thanksgiving
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Narrative
                 of
                 the
                 Plot
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 House
                 to
                 come
                 and
                 congratulate
                 his
                 Highness
                 upon
                 this
                 deliverance
                 at
                 a
                 day
                 he
                 should
                 appoint
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 23
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 House
                 with
                 their
                 Speaker
                 went
                 to
                 the
                 Banquetting-house
                 ,
                 and
                 met
                 their
                 live-like
                 Protector
                 with
                 a
                 Sospital
                 Oration
                 (
                 consisting
                 of
                 these
                 Heads
                 )
                 by
                 the
                 Mouth
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Widdrington
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         First
                         ,
                         
                         the
                         danger
                         and
                         Ruine
                         of
                         the
                         Reformed
                         Churches
                         abroad
                         ,
                         and
                         three
                         Nations
                         at
                         home
                         ,
                         who
                         were
                         struck
                         at
                         in
                         this
                         Blow
                         .
                         2.
                         
                         Then
                         the
                         cunning
                         secrecy
                         of
                         it
                         ,
                         no
                         more
                         than
                         two
                         to
                         know
                         the
                         whole
                         designe
                         .
                         3.
                         
                         The
                         extensiveness
                         of
                         it
                         ,
                         if
                         they
                         failed
                         in
                         one
                         place
                         ,
                         resolved
                         to
                         do
                         in
                         another
                         ;
                         that
                         if
                         Cicero
                         were
                         living
                         ,
                         he
                         would
                         want
                         expression
                         to
                         set
                         out
                         the
                         Danger
                         or
                         the
                         Mercy
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         being
                         so
                         unparallell'd
                         unprecedented
                         a
                         Mercy
                         ,
                         the
                         
                           Parliaments
                           Hymn
                           was
                           ,
                           O
                           cantemus
                           canticum
                           novum
                           ,
                        
                         O
                         come
                         let
                         us
                         sing
                         a
                         new
                         Song
                         ,
                         &c.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 Speech
                 (
                 like
                 the
                 Plot
                 )
                 had
                 neither
                 Head
                 nor
                 Tail
                 ,
                 yet
                 was
                 well
                 enough
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Sword-men
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 no
                 other
                 acuteness
                 than
                 what
                 was
                 in
                 their
                 Scabbards
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 disaster
                 that
                 was
                 the
                 preface
                 to
                 this
                 Lame
                 Story
                 ,
                 was
                 taken
                 in
                 dudgeon
                 .
                 As
                 the
                 Members
                 were
                 ascending
                 the
                 Stairs
                 of
                 the
                 Banquetting-house
                 ,
                 a
                 press
                 of
                 people
                 crowding
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Stairs
                 broke
                 under
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 spoiled
                 the
                 Cringes
                 and
                 Obeysances
                 of
                 many
                 of
                 these
                 Parliament-gratulators
                 ,
                 particularly
                 Mr.
                 Ellis
                 (
                 afterwards
                 Knighted
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 )
                 his
                 Sollicitor-General
                 broke
                 his
                 Leg
                 ,
                 and
                 lost
                 the
                 Fees
                 of
                 a
                 whole
                 Term
                 for
                 a
                 Complement
                 .
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Son
                 Richard
                 was
                 much
                 bruised
                 ,
                 and
                 lay
                 in
                 .
              
               
                 Syndercombe
                 was
                 the
                 same
                 Term
                 for
                 this
                 Treason
                 prosecuted
                 by
                 direction
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 at
                 the
                 Kings-Bench
                 ,
                 
                 before
                 Chief-Justice
                 Glyn
                 and
                 Warburton
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 
                 Cecil's
                 and
                 
                 Toop's
                 Evidence
                 (
                 who
                 discovered
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 craved
                 mercy
                 )
                 Convicted
                 :
                 He
                 resolutely
                 denied
                 and
                 retorted
                 the
                 Plot
                 ,
                 and
                 interrogated
                 the
                 Court
                 about
                 it
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 availed
                 not
                 ,
                 Justice
                 Glyn
                 condemning
                 him
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 declared
                 that
                 the
                 Statute
                 25
                 Edw.
                 3.
                 was
                 declaratory
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 provided
                 in
                 that
                 Case
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 by
                 King
                 was
                 understood
                 any
                 Chief-Magistrate
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 carried
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 the
                 night
                 before
                 his
                 Execution
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 supposed
                 (
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 Coroners
                 Jury
                 gave
                 their
                 Verdict
                 )
                 that
                 he
                 Poysoned
                 himself
                 :
                 He
                 went
                 well
                 into
                 his
                 Bed
                 ,
                 desiring
                 a
                 while
                 before
                 a
                 space
                 of
                 half
                 an
                 hours
                 privacy
                 for
                 his
                 Prayers
                 ;
                 which
                 time
                 elapsed
                 ,
                 he
                 opened
                 the
                 Door
                 ,
                 and
                 rubbing
                 his
                 Hands
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Nose
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 chearfully
                 bid
                 his
                 Guard
                 good-night
                 .
                 His
                 Body
                 afterwards
                 was
                 tied
                 with
                 his
                 Head
                 forwards
                 to
                 a
                 Horses
                 Tail
                 ,
                 and
                 drawn
                 Naked
                 to
                 the
                 Scaffold
                 at
                 Tower-hill
                 ,
                 and
                 under
                 that
                 Buried
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 great
                 Stake
                 driven
                 through
                 him
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 covered
                 with
                 Iron
                 at
                 top
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 Thanksgiving-day
                 ,
                 February
                 20
                 ,
                 Gillespy
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Presbyter
                 preached
                 the
                 Sermon
                 at
                 St.
                 Margarets
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 they
                 marched
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Banquetting-house
                 to
                 Dinner
                 with
                 the
                 Protector
                 their
                 Host
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 gaudily
                 entertained
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Fast
                 they
                 had
                 kept
                 within
                 their
                 own
                 Walls
                 on
                 the
                 12
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 to
                 conjure
                 for
                 the
                 Plot
                 ,
                 six
                 days
                 before
                 Thurloe
                 (
                 his
                 spirit
                 )
                 brought
                 them
                 the
                 intelligence
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 on
                 the
                 18.
                 
                 Kindnesses
                 follow
                 one
                 upon
                 the
                 neck
                 of
                 another
                 .
              
               
                 
                 For
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 Alderman
                 Pack
                 (
                 a
                 great
                 Excise-Commissioner
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 greater
                 arrears
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 to
                 30000
                 l.
                 and
                 deep
                 in
                 the
                 
                 Piedmont-account
                 )
                 from
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 this
                 Royal
                 Treat
                 ,
                 suddenly
                 started
                 a
                 motion
                 like
                 a
                 Puppet
                 jerkt
                 with
                 a
                 Wire
                 ,
                 That
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 the
                 strange
                 unsettlement
                 and
                 discomposure
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 mindes
                 of
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 ill
                 aspect
                 it
                 had
                 upon
                 Forrain
                 Princes
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Trade
                 ;
                 that
                 therefore
                 the
                 Protector
                 might
                 be
                 desired
                 to
                 assume
                 the
                 Stile
                 of
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 most
                 known
                 and
                 most
                 agreeable
                 Government
                 .
                 And
                 presently
                 Tooth
                 and
                 Nail
                 the
                 Court-party
                 were
                 at
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 sundry
                 Consultations
                 ,
                 passed
                 a
                 Resolution
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 his
                 being
                 King'd
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 second
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Instrument
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Humble
                   Petition
                   and
                   Ad●ice
                
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 now
                 in
                 debate
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 leave
                 to
                 the
                 ensuing
                 Year
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Year
                 ends
                 with
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 of
                 the
                 Portugal
                 Peace
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 ratified
                 so
                 long
                 before
                 :
                 and
                 a
                 fright
                 given
                 Lockhart
                 by
                 a
                 pretended
                 Quarrel
                 between
                 some
                 Embassadors
                 Lacqueys
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 stately
                 going
                 to
                 Audience
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 at
                 Paris
                 ,
                 where
                 notwithstanding
                 his
                 Guards
                 ,
                 he
                 very
                 seldom
                 as
                 yet
                 ,
                 but
                 upon
                 publick
                 occasions
                 ,
                 appeared
                 abroad
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1657.
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 sutable
                 political
                 talk
                 of
                 the
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Usurper
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 engaged
                 in
                 strained
                 arguments
                 for
                 a
                 Monarchy
                 in
                 the
                 person
                 of
                 this
                 their
                 Ring-leader
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 Maxime
                 was
                 broacht
                 in
                 the
                 News-book
                 ,
                 That
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 everlasting
                 principle
                 in
                 Government
                 as
                 to
                 any
                 particular
                 Form
                 ;
                 That
                 Government
                 is
                 but
                 a
                 temporary
                 expedient
                 ;
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 like
                 
                   Vltima
                   tabula
                   post
                   naufragium
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 hazard
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 shift
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 use
                 of
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 was
                 the
                 inspired
                 reason
                 into
                 the
                 Humble
                 Petition
                 and
                 Advice
                 ;
                 which
                 after
                 several
                 Debates
                 and
                 Resolutions
                 ,
                 was
                 drawn
                 into
                 that
                 Consistency
                 ;
                 the
                 main
                 whereof
                 ,
                 was
                 to
                 desire
                 the
                 Protector
                 to
                 change
                 that
                 Title
                 for
                 the
                 other
                 of
                 King.
                 On
                 the
                 9
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 having
                 desired
                 a
                 meeting
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Banquetting-house
                 in
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 where
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Widdrington
                
                 in
                 a
                 Speech
                 commended
                 the
                 Title
                 and
                 Office
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 setled
                 here
                 with
                 Christianity
                 ,
                 approved
                 by
                 our
                 Ancestors
                 ,
                 consisting
                 with
                 our
                 Laws
                 and
                 Temper
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 :
                 and
                 then
                 presented
                 him
                 with
                 the
                 Module
                 of
                 the
                 Humble
                 Petition
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 To
                 this
                 tender
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 in
                 a
                 fit
                 of
                 Devotion
                 answered
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   it
                   was
                   a
                   weighty
                   matter
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   desired
                   space
                   to
                   seek
                   God
                   :
                   that
                   the
                   Charge
                   laid
                   upon
                   him
                   was
                   too
                   great
                   for
                   him
                   to
                   bear
                   without
                   His
                   assistance
                   :
                   that
                   the
                   English
                   were
                   the
                   best
                   people
                   in
                   the
                   World
                   ,
                   and
                   required
                   therefore
                   all
                   tenderness
                   and
                   consideration
                   of
                   their
                   Liberties
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 a
                 Committee
                 was
                 appointed
                 to
                 attend
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 receive
                 his
                 Answer
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 insignificant
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 Protector
                 desired
                 satisfaction
                 ,
                 they
                 upon
                 report
                 thereof
                 resolved
                 to
                 adhere
                 to
                 their
                 Petition
                 ,
                 and
                 appointed
                 a
                 Committee
                 of
                 above
                 half
                 the
                 House
                 to
                 attend
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 receive
                 from
                 him
                 his
                 doubts
                 and
                 scruples
                 touching
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 particulars
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 to
                 offer
                 Reasons
                 for
                 his
                 satisfaction
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 Resolution
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 ;
                 and
                 wherein
                 they
                 cannot
                 satisfie
                 ,
                 to
                 report
                 .
                 The
                 chief
                 of
                 this
                 Committee
                 were
                 ,
                 Whitlock
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Chief-Justice
                 Glyn
                 ,
                 Lord
                 
                   Broghall
                   ,
                   Lenthall
                   ,
                   Lisle
                   ,
                   Philip
                   Iones
                   ,
                   Fines
                   ,
                   Strickland
                   ,
                   Thurloe
                   ,
                
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Onsl●w
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Woolsley
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 These
                 wanted
                 not
                 arguments
                 from
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Safety
                 and
                 Honour
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 King
                 ;
                 under
                 which
                 Government
                 it
                 had
                 flourished
                 so
                 
                 many
                 hundred
                 years
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 safety
                 and
                 honour
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 person
                 :
                 to
                 all
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 answered
                 from
                 a
                 mixt
                 result
                 of
                 ambition
                 and
                 anger
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 deliberated
                 certainty
                 of
                 the
                 latter
                 had
                 crusht
                 the
                 Airy
                 conceit
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 .
                 The
                 danger
                 and
                 his
                 scruples
                 consisted
                 in
                 these
                 Objections
                 .
              
               
                 
                   First
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   King
                   is
                   a
                   name
                   of
                   Office
                   ,
                   which
                   any
                   name
                   that
                   may
                   imply
                   the
                   Supreme
                   Magistrate
                   hath
                   the
                   same
                   signification
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   no
                   necessity
                   of
                   change
                   .
                
                 Answer
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 is
                 onely
                 adequate
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 comprehensive
                 of
                 the
                 Office
                 of
                 the
                 Supreme
                 Magistrate
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 a
                 Rule
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 cannot
                 alter
                 the
                 Laws
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 their
                 Name
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 obligation
                 upon
                 any
                 other
                 .
                 That
                 the
                 very
                 Title
                 was
                 declared
                 necessary
                 in
                 9
                 Edw.
                 4.
                 in
                 the
                 controversie
                 betwixt
                 him
                 and
                 Hen.
                 7.
                 every
                 action
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 possession
                 was
                 valid
                 ,
                 for
                 it
                 was
                 his
                 Jurisdiction
                 Royal
                 :
                 so
                 in
                 Hen.
                 7.
                 the
                 same
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 
                   de
                   Facto
                
                 .
                 That
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 prius
                 a
                 former
                 ,
                 and
                 primum
                 a
                 first
                 ;
                 the
                 Name
                 King
                 had
                 beginning
                 with
                 our
                 Laws
                 :
                 that
                 for
                 Protector
                 there
                 must
                 be
                 a
                 new
                 Law
                 introductive
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 Title
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 other
                 Objections
                 of
                 danger
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   difficulty
                   in
                   altering
                   the
                   same
                   Government
                   to
                   a
                   Commonwealth
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   refusal
                   of
                   some
                   Iudges
                   ,
                   and
                   actings
                   of
                   others
                   upon
                   that
                   ground
                   ;
                   that
                   another
                   Parliament
                   might
                   change
                   those
                   Resolutions
                   ;
                   the
                   dislike
                   of
                   the
                   good
                   people
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   bent
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   ;
                   that
                   Providence
                   had
                   laid
                   aside
                   this
                   Title
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   after
                   seven
                   years
                   War
                   ,
                   and
                   many
                   of
                   the
                   chief
                   of
                   those
                   instruments
                   dissatisfied
                
                 (
                 of
                 which
                 presently
                 )
                 were
                 answered
                 with
                 his
                 own
                 Logick
                 of
                 Providence
                 ,
                 which
                 would
                 (
                 was
                 bound
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 said
                 )
                 to
                 wait
                 upon
                 these
                 beloved
                 and
                 glorious
                 necessities
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 as
                 to
                 Dissatisfied
                 Persons
                 ,
                 there
                 never
                 was
                 any
                 the
                 most
                 just
                 and
                 happy
                 Government
                 free
                 from
                 them
                 .
                 But
                 because
                 the
                 most
                 material
                 part
                 and
                 effect
                 of
                 our
                 Civil-War
                 came
                 to
                 
                   Entitle
                   it self
                
                 to
                 this
                 grand
                 Event
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 very
                 just
                 and
                 equal
                 to
                 shew
                 it
                 in
                 its
                 full
                 proportion
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 its
                 genuine
                 sense
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Mouths
                 of
                 the
                 then
                 Lord
                 Whitlock
                 and
                 Cromwel
                 himself
                 .
                 I
                 omit
                 to
                 acquaint
                 the
                 Reader
                 at
                 large
                 with
                 the
                 Protector
                 's
                 Jealousie
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 fortifie
                 his
                 Title
                 ,
                 and
                 dis-enable
                 his
                 Revenue
                 ;
                 for
                 he
                 demanded
                 no
                 less
                 security
                 to
                 his
                 Greatness
                 ,
                 than
                 190000
                 l.
                 a
                 year
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Spanish
                 War
                 besides
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         The
                         Lord
                         
                         Whitlock's
                         Speech
                         ,
                         the
                         26
                         of
                         April
                         .
                      
                       
                         SIR
                         ,
                      
                       
                         I
                         Have
                         very
                         little
                         to
                         trouble
                         your
                         Highness
                         with
                         ;
                         
                         so
                         much
                         hath
                         been
                         already
                         spoken
                         ,
                         and
                         so
                         well
                         ,
                         that
                         it
                         will
                         be
                         hard
                         for
                         me
                         or
                         any
                         other
                         to
                         undertake
                         to
                         adde
                         to
                         it
                         :
                         onely
                         the
                         duty
                         of
                         my
                         Employment
                         ,
                         and
                         something
                         due
                         to
                         your
                         Highness
                         ,
                         occasions
                         me
                         to
                         speak
                         a
                         few
                         words
                         ,
                         to
                         acknowledge
                         with
                         very
                         humble
                         thanks
                         the
                         Honour
                         and
                         Right
                         which
                         you
                         have
                         done
                         this
                         Committee
                         ,
                         by
                         the
                         clear
                         and
                         free
                         Discourses
                         and
                         Conferences
                         which
                         they
                         have
                         had
                         with
                         your
                         Highness
                         ;
                         and
                         for
                         your
                         frequent
                         Expressions
                         and
                         Testimonies
                         of
                         affection
                         and
                         respect
                         to
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         whose
                         sense
                         in
                         this
                         I
                         may
                         presume
                         to
                         speak
                         ,
                         that
                         never
                         any
                         persons
                         met
                         their
                         Supreme
                         Magistrate
                         with
                         more
                         Love
                         ,
                         Duty
                         ,
                         and
                         Honour
                         ,
                         than
                         the
                         Parliament
                         have
                         met
                         your
                         Highness
                         with
                         ,
                         in
                         their
                         present
                         Addresses
                         ;
                         which
                         argument
                         of
                         love
                         deserves
                         the
                         esteem
                         and
                         force
                         ,
                         which
                         I
                         doubt
                         not
                         but
                         your
                         Highness
                         will
                         put
                         upon
                         it
                         .
                         I
                         am
                         fearful
                         to
                         be
                         too
                         tedious
                         at
                         any
                         time
                         ,
                         especially
                         at
                         so
                         late
                         an
                         hour
                         ,
                         and
                         therefore
                         shall
                         speak
                         but
                         short
                         ,
                         to
                         some
                         things
                         which
                         I
                         remember
                         not
                         to
                         have
                         been
                         mentioned
                         .
                         Your
                         Highness
                         was
                         pleased
                         at
                         the
                         last
                         meeting
                         ,
                         to
                         say
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         Original
                         Institution
                         of
                         the
                         Title
                         King
                         ,
                         was
                         by
                         common
                         consent
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         the
                         same
                         common
                         consent
                         might
                         institute
                         any
                         other
                         Title
                         ,
                         and
                         make
                         it
                         as
                         effectual
                         as
                         that
                         of
                         King.
                         This
                         must
                         be
                         acknowledged
                         ;
                         but
                         withal
                         you
                         may
                         be
                         pleased
                         to
                         observe
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         Title
                         of
                         King
                         is
                         not
                         onely
                         by
                         an
                         Original
                         common
                         consent
                         ,
                         but
                         that
                         consent
                         also
                         approved
                         and
                         confirmed
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Law
                         fitted
                         thereunto
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         fitted
                         to
                         the
                         Laws
                         ,
                         by
                         the
                         experience
                         and
                         industry
                         of
                         many
                         ages
                         ,
                         and
                         many
                         hundreds
                         of
                         years
                         together
                         ;
                         whereas
                         any
                         other
                         Title
                         will
                         be
                         onely
                         by
                         present
                         common
                         consent
                         ,
                         without
                         that
                         experience
                         and
                         approbation
                         :
                         for
                         that
                         
                         experience
                         which
                         your
                         Highness
                         mentioned
                         to
                         have
                         been
                         of
                         other
                         Titles
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         due
                         administration
                         of
                         Iustice
                         under
                         them
                         :
                         this
                         experience
                         is
                         far
                         short
                         of
                         the
                         other
                         ;
                         and
                         for
                         the
                         course
                         of
                         Iustice
                         ,
                         we
                         have
                         cause
                         to
                         thank
                         that
                         care
                         which
                         plac'd
                         so
                         good
                         Iudges
                         and
                         Officers
                         over
                         us
                         ;
                         yet
                         give
                         me
                         leave
                         to
                         say
                         ,
                         that
                         in
                         private
                         Causes
                         between
                         party
                         and
                         party
                         ;
                         and
                         in
                         publick
                         matters
                         in
                         nominal
                         causes
                         ,
                         it
                         was
                         not
                         easie
                         to
                         finde
                         justice
                         to
                         be
                         done
                         by
                         some
                         Iurors
                         :
                         and
                         many
                         questions
                         have
                         risen
                         upon
                         the
                         occasion
                         of
                         those
                         new
                         Titles
                         ,
                         concerning
                         that
                         tender
                         point
                         of
                         good
                         mens
                         satisfaction
                         .
                         I
                         think
                         it
                         requires
                         a
                         very
                         great
                         regard
                         from
                         us
                         ,
                         and
                         I
                         doubt
                         not
                         but
                         those
                         good
                         People
                         will
                         be
                         fully
                         satisfied
                         ,
                         if
                         they
                         consider
                         the
                         Covenants
                         ,
                         Promises
                         ,
                         and
                         Precepts
                         ,
                         which
                         in
                         the
                         Scriptures
                         are
                         annex'd
                         to
                         the
                         Name
                         of
                         King
                         :
                         and
                         although
                         some
                         have
                         alledged
                         ,
                         that
                         they
                         belong
                         to
                         any
                         chief
                         Magistrate
                         as
                         well
                         as
                         to
                         King
                         ;
                         yet
                         no
                         man
                         did
                         ever
                         read
                         the
                         Original
                         word
                         translated
                         otherwise
                         than
                         King
                         ,
                         neither
                         do
                         I
                         finde
                         the
                         present
                         Title
                         once
                         mentioned
                         in
                         the
                         Holy
                         Text.
                         If
                         the
                         present
                         Authority
                         be
                         a
                         lawful
                         Authority
                         ,
                         which
                         I
                         hope
                         none
                         of
                         us
                         will
                         deny
                         ;
                         surely
                         those
                         good
                         men
                         ,
                         who
                         are
                         so
                         well-principled
                         in
                         Godliness
                         ,
                         will
                         not
                         forget
                         that
                         precept
                         of
                         submission
                         to
                         Authority
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         be
                         satisfied
                         with
                         that
                         which
                         Lawful
                         Authority
                         shall
                         ordain
                         .
                         Their
                         Rights
                         and
                         Liberties
                         are
                         the
                         same
                         with
                         ours
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Parliament
                         cannot
                         advise
                         any
                         thing
                         for
                         the
                         preservation
                         of
                         the
                         Peoples
                         Rights
                         ,
                         but
                         these
                         good
                         men
                         are
                         included
                         ;
                         which
                         I
                         hope
                         will
                         be
                         no
                         dissatisfaction
                         to
                         them
                         .
                         In
                         all
                         the
                         changes
                         which
                         we
                         have
                         seen
                         ,
                         there
                         hath
                         been
                         a
                         dissatisfaction
                         to
                         some
                         ;
                         yet
                         still
                         the
                         Blessing
                         of
                         God
                         hath
                         gone
                         along
                         through
                         all
                         these
                         Changes
                         ,
                         with
                         those
                         who
                         carried
                         on
                         his
                         interest
                         ;
                         and
                         the
                         Cause
                         being
                         the
                         same
                         ,
                         the
                         same
                         Mercies
                         have
                         been
                         continued
                         :
                         And
                         I
                         doubt
                         not
                         but
                         if
                         the
                         intended
                         Change
                         ,
                         or
                         rather
                         Restitution
                         be
                         made
                         ,
                         (
                         as
                         I
                         hope
                         it
                         will
                         )
                         the
                         same
                         God
                         will
                         continue
                         his
                         Blessings
                         to
                         that
                         Good
                         Old
                         Cause
                         wherein
                         we
                         are
                         engaged
                         ;
                         and
                         that
                         good
                         men
                         will
                         receive
                         satisfaction
                         by
                         it
                         .
                         Your
                         Highness
                         hath
                         been
                         told
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         Title
                         of
                         King
                         is
                         upon
                         the
                         Foundation
                         of
                         Law
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         a
                         new
                         Title
                         must
                         have
                         a
                         constitution
                         to
                         make
                         the
                         Laws
                         relate
                         unto
                         it
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         unto
                         the
                         Laws
                         .
                         I
                         shall
                         onely
                         adde
                         this
                         ,
                         that
                         a
                         Title
                         by
                         relation
                         is
                         not
                         so
                         certain
                         and
                         safe
                         ,
                         as
                         a
                         Title
                         upon
                         the
                         old
                         Foundation
                         of
                         the
                         Law
                         ;
                         and
                         that
                         a
                         Title
                         upon
                         a
                         present
                         single
                         Constitution
                         (
                         as
                         any
                         new
                         Title
                         must
                         be
                         )
                         cannot
                         be
                         so
                         firm
                         ,
                         as
                         a
                         Title
                         both
                         upon
                         the
                         present
                         Constitution
                         ,
                         and
                         upon
                         the
                         old
                         Foundation
                         of
                         the
                         Law
                         likewise
                         ,
                         which
                         the
                         Title
                         of
                         King
                         will
                         be
                         .
                         If
                         any
                         inconvenience
                         should
                         ensue
                         upon
                         your
                         acceptance
                         of
                         this
                         Title
                         which
                         the
                         Parliament
                         adviseth
                         ,
                         your
                         Highness
                         satisfaction
                         will
                         be
                         ,
                         that
                         they
                         did
                         advise
                         it
                         .
                      
                       
                         On
                         the
                         contrary
                         part
                         ,
                         if
                         any
                         inconvenience
                         should
                         arise
                         upon
                         your
                         Highness
                         refusal
                         of
                         this
                         Title
                         which
                         the
                         Parliament
                         hath
                         advised
                         ,
                         your
                         burden
                         will
                         be
                         the
                         greater
                         .
                         And
                         therefore
                         whatsoever
                         may
                         fall
                         out
                         ,
                         will
                         be
                         better
                         answered
                         by
                         your
                         Highness
                         complying
                         with
                         your
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         than
                         otherwise
                         .
                         This
                         question
                         is
                         not
                         altogether
                         new
                         ;
                         some
                         instances
                         have
                         been
                         given
                         of
                         the
                         like
                         ,
                         to
                         which
                         I
                         shall
                         adde
                         two
                         or
                         three
                         .
                         The
                         Title
                         of
                         the
                         Kings
                         of
                         England
                         in
                         the
                         Realm
                         of
                         Ireland
                         ,
                         was
                         Lord
                         of
                         Ireland
                         ;
                         and
                         the
                         Parliament
                         in
                         the
                         33
                         year
                         of
                         
                           Hen.
                           8.
                        
                         reciting
                         ,
                         that
                         inconveniencies
                         did
                         arise
                         there
                         by
                         reason
                         of
                         that
                         Title
                         ,
                         did
                         Enact
                         that
                         
                           Hen.
                           8.
                        
                         should
                         assume
                         the
                         Stile
                         and
                         Title
                         of
                         
                           King
                           of
                           Ireland
                        
                         ,
                         which
                         in
                         the
                         Iudgement
                         of
                         this
                         Parliament
                         was
                         preferred
                         before
                         the
                         other
                         .
                         In
                         the
                         State
                         of
                         Rome
                         ,
                         new
                         Titles
                         proved
                         fatal
                         to
                         their
                         Liberties
                         .
                      
                       
                         Their
                         case
                         was
                         not
                         much
                         unlike
                         ours
                         ;
                         they
                         were
                         wearied
                         with
                         a
                         Civil
                         War
                         ,
                         and
                         coming
                         to
                         a
                         Settlement
                         ,
                         
                           Cuncta
                           discordiis
                           civilibus
                           ●●ssa
                           ,
                           nomine
                           principis
                           sub
                           imperium
                           accepit
                        
                         ;
                         some
                         would
                         not
                         admit
                         the
                         Title
                         Rex
                         to
                         be
                         used
                         ,
                         but
                         were
                         contented
                         to
                         give
                         the
                         Titles
                         of
                         
                           Caesar
                           ,
                           perpetuus
                           Dictator
                           ,
                           Princeps
                           ,
                           Senatus
                           ,
                           Imperator
                           .
                           Non
                           sum
                           R●x
                           ,
                           sed
                           Caesar
                           ,
                        
                         came
                         at
                         last
                         to
                         this
                         ,
                         
                           Voluntas
                           Caesaris
                           pro
                           lege
                           habebatur
                        
                         .
                         The
                         Northern
                         people
                         were
                         more
                         happy
                         amongst
                         themselves
                         ;
                         a
                         private
                         Gentleman
                         of
                         a
                         Noble
                         Family
                         took
                         up
                         Arms
                         with
                         his
                         Country-men
                         against
                         a
                         Tyrant
                         ,
                         and
                         by
                         the
                         blessing
                         of
                         God
                         rescued
                         their
                         Native
                         Liberties
                         ,
                         and
                         Rights
                         of
                         their
                         Country
                         ,
                         from
                         the
                         oppression
                         of
                         that
                         Tyrant
                         .
                         This
                         Gentleman
                         had
                         the
                         Title
                         of
                         Marshal
                         given
                         unto
                         him
                         ,
                         which
                         continued
                         for
                         some
                         years
                         :
                         Afterwards
                         their
                         Parliament
                         (
                         judging
                         it
                         best
                         to
                         resume
                         the
                         old
                         Title
                         )
                         Elected
                         this
                         Gentleman
                         King
                         ,
                         and
                         with
                         him
                         was
                         brought
                         in
                         the
                         liberty
                         of
                         Protestant
                         Religion
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         establishment
                         
                         of
                         the
                         Civil
                         Rights
                         of
                         that
                         people
                         ,
                         which
                         have
                         continued
                         in
                         a
                         prosperous
                         condition
                         ever
                         since
                         unto
                         this
                         day
                         .
                         Sir
                         ,
                         I
                         shall
                         make
                         no
                         other
                         application
                         ,
                         but
                         in
                         my
                         prayers
                         to
                         God
                         ,
                         to
                         direct
                         your
                         Highness
                         and
                         the
                         Parliament
                         (
                         as
                         I
                         hope
                         be
                         will
                         )
                         to
                         do
                         that
                         which
                         will
                         be
                         most
                         for
                         his
                         honour
                         and
                         the
                         good
                         of
                         his
                         people
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                         Cromwel's
                         Speech
                         to
                         the
                         Parliament
                         in
                         the
                         Banquetting-house
                         at
                         White-hall
                         ,
                         the
                         8
                         of
                         May.
                         
                      
                       
                         
                           Mr.
                           Speaker
                        
                         ,
                      
                       
                         I
                         Come
                         hither
                         to
                         answer
                         that
                         that
                         was
                         in
                         your
                         last
                         Paper
                         to
                         your
                         Committee
                         you
                         sent
                         to
                         me
                         ,
                         
                         which
                         was
                         in
                         relation
                         to
                         the
                         desires
                         which
                         were
                         offered
                         to
                         me
                         by
                         the
                         House
                         ,
                         in
                         that
                         they
                         called
                         their
                         Petition
                         .
                         I
                         confess
                         that
                         business
                         hath
                         put
                         the
                         House
                         ,
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         to
                         a
                         great
                         deal
                         of
                         trouble
                         ,
                         and
                         spent
                         much
                         time
                         :
                         I
                         am
                         very
                         sorry
                         that
                         it
                         hath
                         cost
                         me
                         some
                         ,
                         and
                         some
                         thoughts
                         ;
                         and
                         because
                         I
                         have
                         been
                         the
                         unhappy
                         occasion
                         of
                         the
                         expence
                         of
                         so
                         much
                         time
                         ,
                         I
                         shall
                         spend
                         little
                         of
                         it
                         now
                         :
                         I
                         have
                         the
                         best
                         I
                         can
                         revolved
                         the
                         whole
                         business
                         in
                         my
                         thoughts
                         ▪
                         and
                         I
                         have
                         said
                         so
                         much
                         already
                         in
                         testimony
                         of
                         the
                         whole
                         ,
                         that
                         I
                         think
                         I
                         shall
                         not
                         need
                         to
                         repeat
                         any
                         thing
                         that
                         I
                         have
                         said
                         .
                         I
                         think
                         it
                         is
                         a
                         Government
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         aims
                         of
                         it
                         seek
                         much
                         a
                         setling
                         the
                         Nation
                         on
                         a
                         good
                         foot
                         in
                         relation
                         to
                         Civil
                         Rights
                         and
                         Liberties
                         ,
                         which
                         are
                         the
                         Rights
                         of
                         the
                         Nation
                         ;
                         and
                         I
                         hope
                         I
                         shall
                         never
                         be
                         found
                         to
                         be
                         of
                         them
                         that
                         shall
                         go
                         about
                         to
                         Rob
                         the
                         Nation
                         of
                         these
                         Rights
                         ,
                         but
                         to
                         serve
                         them
                         what
                         I
                         can
                         to
                         the
                         attaining
                         of
                         them
                         .
                         It
                         hath
                         also
                         exceeding
                         well
                         provided
                         for
                         the
                         safety
                         and
                         security
                         of
                         honest
                         men
                         ,
                         in
                         that
                         great
                         Natural
                         and
                         Religious
                         Liberty
                         ,
                         which
                         is
                         Liberty
                         of
                         Conscience
                         :
                         These
                         are
                         great
                         Fundamentals
                         ,
                         and
                         I
                         must
                         bear
                         my
                         testimony
                         to
                         them
                         ,
                         (
                         as
                         I
                         have
                         and
                         shall
                         do
                         still
                         ,
                         so
                         long
                         as
                         God
                         lets
                         me
                         live
                         in
                         this
                         World
                         )
                         that
                         the
                         intentions
                         of
                         the
                         things
                         are
                         very
                         honourable
                         and
                         honest
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Product
                         worthy
                         of
                         a
                         Parliament
                         .
                         I
                         have
                         onely
                         had
                         the
                         unhappiness
                         both
                         in
                         my
                         Conferences
                         with
                         your
                         Committees
                         ,
                         and
                         in
                         the
                         best
                         thoughts
                         I
                         could
                         take
                         to
                         my self
                         ,
                         not
                         to
                         be
                         convicted
                         of
                         the
                         necessity
                         of
                         that
                         thing
                         ,
                         that
                         hath
                         been
                         so
                         often
                         insisted
                         upon
                         by
                         you
                         ,
                         to
                         wit
                         ,
                         the
                         Title
                         of
                         King
                         ,
                         as
                         in
                         it self
                         so
                         necessary
                         ,
                         as
                         it
                         seems
                         to
                         be
                         apprehended
                         by
                         your selves
                         :
                         and
                         I
                         do
                         with
                         all
                         honour
                         and
                         respect
                         to
                         the
                         judgment
                         of
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         testifie
                         ,
                         that
                         (
                         
                           caeteris
                           patibus
                        
                         )
                         no
                         private
                         judgement
                         is
                         to
                         lye
                         in
                         the
                         Ballance
                         with
                         the
                         judgement
                         of
                         a
                         Parliament
                         ;
                         but
                         in
                         things
                         that
                         respect
                         particular
                         persons
                         ,
                         every
                         man
                         that
                         is
                         to
                         give
                         an
                         account
                         to
                         God
                         of
                         his
                         actions
                         ,
                         he
                         must
                         in
                         some
                         measure
                         be
                         able
                         to
                         prove
                         his
                         own
                         Work
                         ,
                         that
                         is
                         ,
                         to
                         have
                         an
                         approbation
                         in
                         his
                         own
                         Conscience
                         of
                         that
                         he
                         is
                         to
                         do
                         or
                         forbear
                         ;
                         and
                         whilst
                         you
                         are
                         granting
                         others
                         Liberties
                         ,
                         surely
                         you
                         will
                         not
                         deny
                         me
                         this
                         ,
                         it
                         being
                         not
                         onely
                         a
                         liberty
                         ,
                         but
                         a
                         duty
                         (
                         and
                         such
                         a
                         duty
                         as
                         I
                         cannot
                         without
                         sinning
                         forbear
                         )
                         to
                         examine
                         my
                         own
                         Heart
                         ,
                         and
                         thoughts
                         ,
                         and
                         judgement
                         ,
                         in
                         every
                         work
                         which
                         I
                         am
                         to
                         set
                         mine
                         Hand
                         to
                         ,
                         or
                         to
                         appear
                         in
                         or
                         for
                         .
                      
                       
                         I
                         must
                         confess
                         therefore
                         ,
                         that
                         though
                         I
                         do
                         acknowledge
                         all
                         the
                         other
                         ,
                         yet
                         I
                         must
                         be
                         a
                         little
                         confident
                         in
                         this
                         ,
                         that
                         what
                         with
                         the
                         circumstances
                         that
                         accompany
                         Humane
                         Actions
                         ,
                         whether
                         they
                         be
                         circumstances
                         of
                         time
                         or
                         persons
                         ,
                         whether
                         circumstances
                         that
                         relate
                         to
                         the
                         whole
                         ,
                         or
                         private
                         or
                         particular
                         circumstances
                         ,
                         that
                         compass
                         any
                         person
                         that
                         is
                         to
                         render
                         an
                         account
                         of
                         his
                         own
                         actions
                         :
                         I
                         have
                         truely
                         thought
                         ,
                         and
                         do
                         still
                         think
                         ,
                         that
                         if
                         I
                         should
                         (
                         at
                         the
                         best
                         )
                         do
                         any
                         thing
                         on
                         this
                         account
                         to
                         answer
                         your
                         expectation
                         ,
                         it
                         would
                         be
                         at
                         the
                         best
                         doubtingly
                         ;
                         and
                         certainly
                         what
                         is
                         so
                         ,
                         is
                         not
                         of
                         faith
                         ;
                         whatsoever
                         is
                         not
                         of
                         faith
                         ,
                         is
                         sin
                         to
                         him
                         that
                         doth
                         it
                         ,
                         whether
                         it
                         be
                         with
                         relation
                         to
                         the
                         substance
                         of
                         the
                         action
                         about
                         which
                         the
                         consideration
                         is
                         conversant
                         ,
                         or
                         whether
                         to
                         circumstances
                         about
                         it
                         ,
                         which
                         make
                         all
                         indifferent
                         actions
                         good
                         or
                         evil
                         to
                         him
                         that
                         doth
                         it
                         .
                         I
                         lying
                         under
                         this
                         consideration
                         ,
                         think
                         it
                         my
                         duty
                         ;
                         onely
                         I
                         could
                         have
                         wished
                         I
                         had
                         done
                         it
                         sooner
                         ,
                         for
                         the
                         sake
                         of
                         the
                         House
                         ,
                         who
                         have
                         laid
                         so
                         infinite
                         obligations
                         on
                         me
                         :
                         I
                         wish
                         also
                         I
                         had
                         done
                         it
                         sooner
                         for
                         your
                         sake
                         ,
                         for
                         saving
                         time
                         and
                         trouble
                         ;
                         and
                         indeed
                         for
                         the
                         Committees
                         sake
                         ,
                         to
                         whom
                         I
                         must
                         acknowledge
                         publickly
                         ,
                         I
                         have
                         been
                         unseasonably
                         troublesome
                         :
                         I
                         say
                         ,
                         I
                         could
                         have
                         wished
                         I
                         had
                         given
                         it
                         sooner
                         ;
                         but
                         truely
                         this
                         is
                         my
                         Answer
                         ,
                         that
                         although
                         I
                         think
                         the
                         Government
                         
                         doth
                         consist
                         of
                         very
                         excellent
                         parts
                         in
                         all
                         ,
                         but
                         in
                         that
                         one
                         thing
                         the
                         Title
                         :
                         as
                         to
                         me
                         ,
                         I
                         should
                         not
                         be
                         an
                         honest
                         man
                         ,
                         if
                         I
                         should
                         not
                         tell
                         you
                         ,
                         that
                         I
                         cannot
                         accept
                         of
                         the
                         Government
                         ,
                         nor
                         undertake
                         the
                         trouble
                         and
                         charge
                         of
                         it
                         ,
                         which
                         I
                         have
                         a
                         litle
                         more
                         experimented
                         than
                         every
                         man
                         ,
                         as
                         to
                         what
                         troubles
                         and
                         difficulties
                         do
                         befal
                         men
                         under
                         such
                         Trusts
                         ,
                         and
                         in
                         such
                         undertakings
                         ;
                         I
                         say
                         ,
                         I
                         am
                         perswaded
                         to
                         return
                         this
                         Answer
                         to
                         you
                         ,
                         
                           That
                           I
                           cannot
                           undertake
                           this
                           Government
                           with
                           the
                           Title
                           of
                           a
                        
                         King
                         ;
                         
                           and
                           that
                           is
                           mine
                           Answer
                           to
                           this
                           great
                           and
                           weighty
                           business
                           .
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 A
                 rumour
                 was
                 spread
                 during
                 this
                 juncture
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 too
                 pertinent
                 to
                 be
                 omitted
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 sickly
                 and
                 languishing
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 melancholy
                 lost
                 spirit
                 ;
                 That
                 his
                 Brothers
                 were
                 Papists
                 ,
                 and
                 professed
                 ones
                 :
                 which
                 with
                 the
                 Act
                 of
                 annulling
                 ,
                 &c.
                 plainly
                 shewed
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 first
                 Ambitious
                 intentions
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 truth
                 was
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 consulted
                 the
                 Oracle
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 first
                 Disciplin'd
                 with
                 Mutiny
                 against
                 the
                 Civil
                 Authority
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 coercive
                 Jurisdiction
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 therefore
                 the
                 best
                 acquainted
                 with
                 their
                 constitution
                 :
                 and
                 they
                 were
                 at
                 such
                 a
                 pitch
                 ,
                 lately
                 Sult●ning
                 of
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 powers
                 of
                 their
                 Major-Generals
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 impossible
                 or
                 improbable
                 to
                 bring
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Yoak
                 of
                 the
                 Laws
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 must
                 by
                 this
                 Title
                 undergo
                 himself
                 ;
                 and
                 Lambert
                 was
                 so
                 stiff
                 hereupon
                 ,
                 perceiving
                 how
                 Cromwel
                 prevaricated
                 from
                 the
                 Contract
                 between
                 them
                 of
                 his
                 succeeding
                 to
                 this
                 Lawless
                 Protectorship
                 after
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 brave
                 him
                 with
                 the
                 Army-Interest
                 ,
                 to
                 brandish
                 the
                 same
                 Sword
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 dispute
                 the
                 business
                 in
                 publick
                 .
                 A
                 whispering
                 there
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Lady
                 was
                 more
                 familiar
                 with
                 Cromwel
                 than
                 suted
                 with
                 her
                 Relation
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 she
                 discovered
                 his
                 secrets
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 her
                 own
                 ;
                 insomuch
                 that
                 it
                 became
                 a
                 Court-jest
                 ,
                 that
                 
                 Oliver's
                 Instrument
                 was
                 found
                 in
                 my
                 Lady
                 Lamberts
                 Petticoat
                 :
                 but
                 he
                 was
                 open
                 enough
                 of
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 too
                 pregnant
                 and
                 forward
                 a
                 Spirit
                 to
                 conceal
                 his
                 disgust
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 time
                 therefore
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Protector
                 had
                 served
                 Major-General
                 Harrison
                 before
                 ,
                 to
                 deal
                 with
                 Lambert
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 to
                 dismiss
                 him
                 from
                 Council
                 and
                 all
                 Command
                 ;
                 but
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 displeasing
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 not
                 securing
                 him
                 :
                 which
                 kinde
                 of
                 usage
                 in
                 the
                 throwing
                 off
                 an
                 old
                 ,
                 but
                 disgusted
                 Friend
                 ,
                 was
                 credited
                 into
                 a
                 by-word
                 of
                 Lambertizing
                 .
                 Thus
                 Oliver
                 chose
                 the
                 better
                 part
                 ,
                 betaking
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 Interest
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 Title
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 making
                 and
                 forming
                 ;
                 confiding
                 more
                 in
                 the
                 Arms
                 and
                 Embraces
                 of
                 the
                 Souldiery
                 ,
                 than
                 in
                 the
                 Legs
                 and
                 Complements
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 a
                 Cripple
                 also
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 this
                 Regal
                 Scene
                 ,
                 appeared
                 other
                 Actors
                 :
                 the
                 Fifth-Monarchy-men
                 were
                 contriving
                 an
                 Insurrection
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 had
                 several
                 Meetings
                 in
                 a
                 house
                 at
                 Shoreditch
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 all
                 along
                 betrayed
                 ,
                 and
                 seized
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 last
                 some
                 Arms
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 taken
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Standard
                 of
                 a
                 
                   Lyon
                   Couchant
                
                 (
                 of
                 the
                 Tribe
                 of
                 Iudah
                 )
                 with
                 this
                 Motto
                 ,
                 
                   Who
                   shall
                   rouse
                   him
                   up
                
                 ?
                 The
                 fellows
                 taken
                 ,
                 were
                 
                   Thomas
                   Venner
                
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Scribe
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 named
                 their
                 Secretary
                 )
                 
                   Gray
                   ,
                   Gowlet
                   ,
                   Hopkins
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Ashton
                 ,
                 with
                 others
                 ,
                 (
                 these
                 named
                 owe
                 another
                 more
                 desperate
                 and
                 Trayterous
                 account
                 to
                 this
                 Chronicle
                 .
                 )
                 About
                 them
                 was
                 found
                 a
                 Declaration
                 in
                 Print
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Title
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   Principle
                   of
                   the
                   Remnant
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                 A
                 Miracle
                 seconded
                 this
                 Millenary
                 Phantasie
                 :
                 one
                 Machlin
                 a
                 Scotch
                 Minister
                 ,
                 but
                 Beneficed
                 in
                 Northumberland
                 ,
                 aged
                 one
                 hundred
                 and
                 sixteen
                 years
                 ,
                 was
                 restored
                 by
                 a
                 wonderful
                 reviviscency
                 beyond
                 all
                 Poetical
                 Fiction
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 Teeth
                 ,
                 Hair
                 ,
                 and
                 Eye-sight
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 as
                 able
                 in
                 his
                 Body
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 fifty
                 .
                 Several
                 conjectures
                 were
                 made
                 and
                 applied
                 to
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 our
                 Kings
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 issue
                 credited
                 them
                 .
                 Nor
                 was
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 so
                 hopeful
                 as
                 now
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 from
                 these
                 unpracticable
                 Counsels
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 against
                 his
                 Crown
                 and
                 unextinguishable
                 Authority
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 from
                 those
                 Aids
                 and
                 Forces
                 he
                 had
                 abroad
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 assurance
                 of
                 a
                 plenary
                 conjuncture
                 with
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 to
                 this
                 purpose
                 .
                 The
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Wilmot
                 ,
                 the
                 Lords
                 Gerrard
                 and
                 Wentworth
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Taaf
                 and
                 General
                 Middleton
                 had
                 their
                 several
                 Regiments
                 Quartered
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 the
                 Sea-Coasts
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Dukes
                 of
                 York
                 and
                 Gloucester
                 had
                 Commands
                 likewise
                 in
                 Flanders
                 .
              
               
               
                 To
                 oppose
                 this
                 growing
                 strength
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 to
                 re-inforce
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 worsted
                 last
                 Summer
                 at
                 Valenchienne
                 ,
                 and
                 lost
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 sent
                 over
                 6000
                 men
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Colonel
                 
                   Iohn
                   Reynolds
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Commissary-General
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 trained
                 and
                 drilled
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 as
                 Recruits
                 to
                 Colonel
                 
                 Berkstead's
                 Regiment
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 service
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 drew
                 them
                 out
                 for
                 this
                 Forrain
                 expedition
                 .
                 They
                 Rendezvouzed
                 at
                 Black-Heath
                 ,
                 where
                 
                   Hugh
                   Peters
                
                 gave
                 them
                 a
                 Sermon
                 for
                 encouragement
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 shipped
                 with
                 a
                 Months
                 pay
                 in
                 hand
                 at
                 Dover
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 care
                 of
                 Major-General
                 Kelsey
                 ,
                 and
                 landed
                 at
                 St.
                 
                   Iohns
                   Bay
                
                 ,
                 within
                 seven
                 miles
                 of
                 Bulloyn
                 ,
                 whither
                 Reynolds
                 and
                 their
                 Major-General
                 Morgan
                 followed
                 them
                 towards
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 May
                 :
                 they
                 had
                 new
                 Red-coats
                 given
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 terrible
                 Name
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 all
                 the
                 desperate
                 attempts
                 that
                 ever
                 were
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 against
                 an
                 Enemy
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 
                 this
                 of
                 Noble
                 
                 Blake's
                 is
                 not
                 inferiour
                 to
                 any
                 .
                 He
                 lying
                 upon
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Coast
                 ,
                 had
                 intelligence
                 given
                 him
                 that
                 the
                 
                 West-India-Fleet
                 were
                 arrived
                 at
                 the
                 
                 Canary-Islands
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 Bay
                 of
                 
                   Sancta
                   Cruz
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 Island
                 of
                 Teneriff
                 .
                 Upon
                 this
                 the
                 Fleet
                 weighed
                 Anchor
                 on
                 the
                 13
                 of
                 April
                 1657.
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 20
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Month
                 ,
                 were
                 fair
                 in
                 the
                 Offing
                 of
                 
                   Sancta
                   Cruz
                
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 discovered
                 how
                 bravely
                 the
                 Spanish
                 ships
                 (
                 sixteen
                 in
                 number
                 )
                 were
                 barricado'd
                 in
                 this
                 Bay
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 lay
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 Semi-circular
                 .
                 Neer
                 to
                 the
                 Mouth
                 of
                 this
                 Haven
                 ,
                 stands
                 a
                 Castle
                 sufficiently
                 furnished
                 with
                 great
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 which
                 threatned
                 destruction
                 to
                 any
                 that
                 durst
                 enter
                 without
                 its
                 leave
                 into
                 the
                 Harbour
                 :
                 besides
                 this
                 ,
                 there
                 stood
                 seven
                 Forts
                 more
                 round
                 about
                 the
                 Bay
                 ,
                 with
                 six
                 ,
                 four
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 great
                 Guns
                 apiece
                 ;
                 and
                 united
                 together
                 by
                 a
                 Line
                 of
                 Communication
                 from
                 one
                 Fort
                 to
                 another
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 manned
                 with
                 Musqueteers
                 .
                 To
                 make
                 all
                 safe
                 ,
                 
                   Don
                   Diego
                   Diagues
                
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Fleet
                 was
                 not
                 idle
                 in
                 making
                 Provision
                 for
                 the
                 best
                 defence
                 of
                 his
                 Armado
                 :
                 he
                 caused
                 all
                 the
                 smaller
                 ships
                 to
                 be
                 mored
                 close
                 along
                 the
                 shore
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 six
                 Great
                 Galleons
                 stood
                 farther
                 out
                 at
                 Anchor
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Broad-sides
                 towards
                 the
                 Sea.
                 It
                 happened
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 Dutch
                 Merchants
                 ship
                 in
                 the
                 Bay
                 ;
                 the
                 Master
                 whereof
                 seeing
                 the
                 English
                 ready
                 to
                 enter
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 a
                 Combat
                 would
                 presently
                 be
                 commenced
                 ,
                 it
                 made
                 him
                 fear
                 that
                 among
                 all
                 the
                 Blows
                 that
                 would
                 be
                 given
                 ,
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 avoid
                 some
                 knocks
                 ;
                 therefore
                 to
                 save
                 himself
                 ,
                 he
                 went
                 to
                 
                   Don
                   Diego
                
                 ,
                 and
                 desired
                 his
                 leave
                 to
                 depart
                 the
                 Harbour
                 :
                 For
                 (
                 said
                 he
                 )
                 
                   I
                   am
                   very
                   sure
                
                 Blake
                 
                   will
                   presently
                   be
                   amongst
                   you
                
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 resolute
                 Don
                 made
                 no
                 other
                 reply
                 ,
                 but
                 ,
                 
                   Get
                   you
                   gone
                   if
                   you
                   will
                   ,
                   and
                   let
                
                 Blake
                 
                   come
                   if
                   he
                   dares
                
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 that
                 knew
                 
                 Blake's
                 Courage
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 but
                 know
                 it
                 needless
                 to
                 dare
                 him
                 to
                 an
                 Engagement
                 .
                 All
                 things
                 being
                 ordered
                 for
                 fight
                 ,
                 a
                 Squadron
                 of
                 ships
                 was
                 drawn
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 first
                 onset
                 ;
                 these
                 were
                 Commanded
                 by
                 Captain
                 Stainer
                 in
                 the
                 
                 Speaker-Frigat
                 ,
                 who
                 no
                 sooner
                 had
                 received
                 Orders
                 ,
                 but
                 immediately
                 he
                 flew
                 into
                 the
                 Bay
                 with
                 his
                 Canvas
                 Wings
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 eight
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 fell
                 pell-mell
                 upon
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 
                 without
                 the
                 least
                 regard
                 to
                 the
                 Forts
                 ,
                 that
                 spent
                 their
                 shot
                 prodigally
                 upon
                 him
                 .
                 No
                 sooner
                 were
                 these
                 entered
                 into
                 the
                 Bay
                 ,
                 but
                 Blake
                 following
                 after
                 ,
                 placed
                 certain
                 ships
                 to
                 pour
                 Broad-sides
                 into
                 the
                 Castle
                 and
                 Forts
                 :
                 these
                 played
                 their
                 parts
                 so
                 well
                 ,
                 that
                 after
                 some
                 time
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 found
                 their
                 Forts
                 too
                 hot
                 to
                 be
                 held
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 Blake
                 strikes
                 in
                 with
                 Stainer
                 ,
                 and
                 bravely
                 fought
                 the
                 Spanish
                 ships
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 not
                 much
                 inferiour
                 in
                 number
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 Men
                 they
                 were
                 far
                 the
                 superiour
                 .
                 Here
                 we
                 see
                 a
                 resolute
                 bravery
                 many
                 times
                 may
                 carry
                 the
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 number
                 lie
                 by
                 the
                 Lee
                 :
                 this
                 was
                 manifest
                 ;
                 for
                 by
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 had
                 beaten
                 their
                 Enemies
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 ships
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 Blake
                 seeing
                 an
                 impossibility
                 of
                 carrying
                 them
                 away
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 ordered
                 his
                 men
                 to
                 fire
                 their
                 Prizes
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 done
                 so
                 effectually
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Fleet
                 were
                 reduced
                 to
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 except
                 two
                 ships
                 that
                 sunk
                 downright
                 ,
                 nothing
                 remaining
                 of
                 them
                 above
                 water
                 but
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Masts
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 English
                 having
                 now
                 got
                 a
                 compleat
                 Victory
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 put
                 to
                 another
                 difficulty
                 by
                 the
                 Wind
                 ,
                 which
                 blew
                 so
                 strong
                 into
                 the
                 Bay
                 ,
                 that
                 many
                 despaired
                 of
                 
                 getting
                 out
                 again
                 .
                 But
                 Gods
                 Providence
                 was
                 miraculously
                 seen
                 ,
                 in
                 causing
                 the
                 Wind
                 upon
                 the
                 sudden
                 to
                 Vere
                 about
                 to
                 the
                 South-West
                 ,
                 (
                 a
                 thing
                 not
                 known
                 in
                 many
                 years
                 before
                 )
                 which
                 brought
                 Blake
                 and
                 his
                 Fleet
                 safe
                 to
                 Sea
                 again
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 from
                 the
                 Castle
                 played
                 their
                 Great
                 Guns
                 perpetually
                 upon
                 them
                 as
                 they
                 passed
                 by
                 .
                 The
                 Wind
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 proved
                 a
                 Friend
                 to
                 bring
                 the
                 English
                 forth
                 ,
                 so
                 it
                 continued
                 to
                 carry
                 them
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 their
                 former
                 station
                 near
                 to
                 Cadiz
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 noble
                 Service
                 made
                 Blake
                 as
                 terrible
                 as
                 Drake
                 to
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 ;
                 there
                 being
                 less
                 difference
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Fame
                 and
                 report
                 of
                 their
                 Actions
                 and
                 Exploits
                 ,
                 than
                 in
                 the
                 sound
                 of
                 their
                 Names
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 accordingly
                 resented
                 here
                 by
                 all
                 parties
                 .
                 Cromwel
                 (
                 whom
                 it
                 most
                 concerned
                 )
                 sent
                 his
                 Secretary
                 to
                 acquaint
                 the
                 House
                 with
                 the
                 particulars
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 ordered
                 a
                 Thanksgiving
                 ,
                 and
                 500
                 l.
                 to
                 buy
                 the
                 General
                 a
                 Jewel
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 testimony
                 of
                 his
                 Countries
                 Gratitude
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 honour
                 they
                 bore
                 him
                 ;
                 One
                 hundred
                 pound
                 to
                 the
                 Captain
                 that
                 brought
                 the
                 Tidings
                 ,
                 and
                 Thanks
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 Officers
                 and
                 Souldiers
                 :
                 and
                 shortly
                 after
                 the
                 Speaker
                 returning
                 home
                 ,
                 (
                 being
                 so
                 bruised
                 and
                 torn
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 that
                 she
                 was
                 unfit
                 for
                 further
                 service
                 till
                 repaired
                 )
                 the
                 Captain
                 of
                 her
                 (
                 
                   Richard
                   Stainer
                
                 )
                 was
                 Knighted
                 ,
                 who
                 indeed
                 deserved
                 that
                 Honour
                 from
                 a
                 better
                 Hand
                 ;
                 nor
                 did
                 his
                 merit
                 miss
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 
                 This
                 was
                 atchieved
                 on
                 Munday
                 the
                 20th
                 of
                 April
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Protector
                 having
                 refused
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 King
                 ,
                 (
                 awaiting
                 a
                 more
                 opportune
                 time
                 and
                 advantage
                 to
                 reach
                 that
                 top
                 and
                 height
                 of
                 his
                 Ambition
                 which
                 inwardly
                 tormented
                 him
                 )
                 was
                 now
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 be
                 confirmed
                 in
                 his
                 former
                 Dignity
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 Committee
                 called
                 of
                 the
                 Settlement
                 was
                 ordered
                 to
                 prepare
                 an
                 Explanatory
                 part
                 to
                 the
                 Humble
                 Petition
                 and
                 Advice
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Protector
                 's
                 Oath
                 ,
                 his
                 Councils
                 ,
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 House
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 to
                 consist
                 of
                 sixty
                 and
                 odd
                 Lords
                 of
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Election
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 in
                 their
                 place
                 we
                 shall
                 give
                 an
                 account
                 :
                 all
                 which
                 being
                 prepared
                 and
                 finished
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Craven
                 thought
                 it
                 a
                 fit
                 time
                 for
                 him
                 to
                 offer
                 his
                 Case
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 whom
                 a
                 day
                 was
                 no
                 sooner
                 set
                 for
                 Hearing
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Protector
                 's
                 Council
                 ordered
                 to
                 attend
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 sends
                 a
                 Letter
                 ,
                 directed
                 to
                 Our
                 Trusty
                 and
                 Well-beloved
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Widdrington
                
                 ,
                 Speaker
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 to
                 Adjourn
                 :
                 but
                 understanding
                 the
                 main
                 business
                 of
                 the
                 Assessment
                 was
                 not
                 yet
                 finished
                 ,
                 he
                 sent
                 another
                 to
                 forbid
                 his
                 former
                 ;
                 but
                 desired
                 them
                 to
                 make
                 it
                 their
                 sole
                 Affair
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 the
                 Lord
                 Craven
                 was
                 referred
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 their
                 Access
                 after
                 the
                 Adjournment
                 .
              
               
                 
                 When
                 all
                 the
                 Acts
                 were
                 ready
                 for
                 Signing
                 ,
                 the
                 Protector
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Painted-Chamber
                 and
                 sent
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Speaker
                 tendered
                 him
                 these
                 Acts
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 besides
                 others
                 relating
                 to
                 Trade
                 ,
                 &c.
                 1.
                 
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 Assessment
                 of
                 60000
                 l.
                 a
                 Month
                 ,
                 for
                 three
                 Months
                 from
                 March
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 three
                 Kingdoms
                 .
                 Another
                 Money-Act
                 for
                 50000
                 l.
                 for
                 three
                 years
                 ,
                 at
                 35000
                 l.
                 for
                 England
                 ,
                 6000
                 l.
                 for
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 and
                 9000
                 l.
                 for
                 Ireland
                 .
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 preventing
                 multiplicity
                 of
                 Buildings
                 in
                 and
                 about
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 ten
                 miles
                 thereof
                 :
                 and
                 a
                 whole
                 years
                 Revenue
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 for
                 every
                 Dwelling
                 or
                 House
                 built
                 upon
                 any
                 new
                 Foundation
                 since
                 1620.
                 (
                 and
                 this
                 was
                 the
                 reason
                 and
                 soul
                 of
                 that
                 Law.
                 )
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 punishing
                 such
                 as
                 live
                 at
                 High
                 Rates
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 no
                 visible
                 Estates
                 .
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 observation
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 day
                 .
                 There
                 was
                 a
                 Bill
                 brought
                 in
                 for
                 ascertaining
                 and
                 satisfying
                 the
                 
                   Publick
                   Faith
                
                 ,
                 that
                 these
                 Patriots
                 might
                 seem
                 to
                 intend
                 the
                 ease
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 but
                 once
                 read
                 and
                 committed
                 ,
                 and
                 resumed
                 afterwards
                 to
                 as
                 much
                 purpose
                 very
                 briskly
                 by
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 this
                 Protector
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 signing
                 of
                 these
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 made
                 this
                 short
                 Speech
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                         I
                         perceive
                         ,
                         that
                         among
                         these
                         many
                         Acts
                         of
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         there
                         hath
                         been
                         a
                         very
                         great
                         care
                         had
                         by
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         to
                         provide
                         for
                         the
                         just
                         and
                         necessary
                         support
                         of
                         the
                         Commonwealth
                         ,
                         by
                         these
                         Bills
                         for
                         Levying
                         of
                         Money
                         now
                         brought
                         to
                         me
                         ,
                         which
                         I
                         have
                         given
                         my
                         consent
                         unto
                         ;
                         and
                         understanding
                         it
                         hath
                         been
                         the
                         practise
                         of
                         those
                         
                         who
                         have
                         been
                         chief
                         Governours
                         ,
                         to
                         acknowledge
                         with
                         thanks
                         to
                         the
                         Commons
                         ,
                         their
                         care
                         and
                         regard
                         of
                         the
                         Publick
                         ,
                         I
                         do
                         very
                         heartily
                         and
                         thankfully
                         acknowledge
                         their
                         kindeness
                         herein
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         The
                         principal
                         substance
                         of
                         the
                         Humble
                         Petition
                         ,
                         &c.
                         was
                         this
                         .
                      
                       
                         1.
                         
                         That
                         his
                         Highness
                         under
                         the
                         Title
                         of
                         Lord
                         Protector
                         ,
                         
                         would
                         be
                         pleased
                         to
                         exercise
                         the
                         Office
                         of
                         Chief
                         Magistrate
                         over
                         England
                         ,
                         &c.
                         and
                         to
                         Govern
                         according
                         to
                         all
                         things
                         in
                         this
                         Petition
                         and
                         Advice
                         ;
                         also
                         ,
                         that
                         in
                         his
                         Life-time
                         he
                         would
                         appoint
                         the
                         person
                         that
                         should
                         Succeed
                         in
                         the
                         Government
                         after
                         his
                         Death
                         .
                         2.
                         
                         That
                         he
                         would
                         call
                         Parliaments
                         ,
                         consisting
                         of
                         two
                         Houses
                         ,
                         once
                         in
                         three
                         years
                         at
                         farthest
                         .
                         3.
                         
                         That
                         those
                         persons
                         who
                         are
                         Legally
                         chosen
                         by
                         a
                         Free
                         Election
                         of
                         the
                         people
                         to
                         serve
                         in
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         may
                         not
                         be
                         excluded
                         from
                         doing
                         their
                         Duties
                         ,
                         but
                         by
                         consent
                         of
                         that
                         House
                         whereof
                         they
                         are
                         Members
                         .
                         4.
                         
                         In
                         the
                         fourth
                         ,
                         was
                         shown
                         the
                         qualifications
                         of
                         Parliament-Members
                         .
                         5.
                         
                         In
                         the
                         fifth
                         ,
                         the
                         power
                         of
                         the
                         other
                         House
                         .
                         6.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         Laws
                         and
                         Statutes
                         of
                         the
                         Land
                         be
                         observed
                         and
                         kept
                         ,
                         and
                         no
                         Laws
                         altered
                         ,
                         Suspended
                         ,
                         Abrogated
                         ,
                         Repealed
                         ,
                         or
                         new
                         Laws
                         made
                         ,
                         but
                         by
                         Act
                         of
                         Parliament
                         .
                         7.
                         
                         For
                         a
                         constant
                         yearly
                         Revenue
                         ,
                         ten
                         hundred
                         thousand
                         pounds
                         to
                         be
                         setled
                         for
                         maintenance
                         of
                         the
                         Navy
                         and
                         Army
                         ,
                         and
                         three
                         hundred
                         thousand
                         pounds
                         for
                         support
                         of
                         the
                         Government
                         ,
                         besides
                         other
                         Temporary
                         supplies
                         ,
                         as
                         the
                         Commons
                         in
                         Parliament
                         shall
                         see
                         the
                         necessities
                         of
                         the
                         Nations
                         to
                         require
                         .
                         8.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         number
                         of
                         the
                         Protector
                         's
                         Council
                         shall
                         not
                         be
                         above
                         one
                         and
                         twenty
                         ;
                         whereof
                         the
                         Quorum
                         to
                         be
                         seven
                         ,
                         and
                         not
                         under
                         .
                         9.
                         
                         The
                         Chief
                         Officers
                         of
                         State
                         ,
                         as
                         Chancellors
                         ,
                         Keepers
                         of
                         the
                         Great
                         Seal
                         ,
                         &c.
                         to
                         be
                         approved
                         of
                         by
                         Parliament
                         .
                         10.
                         
                         That
                         his
                         Highness
                         would
                         encourage
                         a
                         Godly
                         Ministry
                         in
                         these
                         Nations
                         ;
                         and
                         that
                         such
                         as
                         do
                         revile
                         or
                         disturb
                         them
                         in
                         the
                         Worship
                         of
                         God
                         ,
                         may
                         be
                         punished
                         according
                         to
                         Law
                         ;
                         and
                         where
                         the
                         Laws
                         are
                         defective
                         ,
                         new
                         ones
                         to
                         be
                         made
                         in
                         that
                         behalf
                         .
                         11.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         Protestant
                         Christian
                         Religion
                         ,
                         as
                         it
                         is
                         contained
                         in
                         the
                         Old
                         and
                         New
                         Testaments
                         ,
                         be
                         asserted
                         and
                         held
                         forth
                         for
                         the
                         publick
                         profession
                         of
                         these
                         Nations
                         ,
                         and
                         no
                         other
                         ▪
                         and
                         that
                         a
                         Confession
                         of
                         Faith
                         be
                         agreed
                         upon
                         and
                         recommended
                         to
                         the
                         People
                         of
                         these
                         Nations
                         ;
                         and
                         none
                         be
                         permitted
                         by
                         Words
                         or
                         Writings
                         to
                         revile
                         or
                         reproach
                         the
                         said
                         Confession
                         of
                         Faith
                         ,
                         &c.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Which
                 he
                 having
                 Signed
                 ,
                 declared
                 his
                 acceptance
                 in
                 these
                 Words
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         That
                         he
                         came
                         thither
                         that
                         day
                         ,
                         
                         not
                         as
                         to
                         a
                         Triumph
                         ,
                         but
                         with
                         the
                         most
                         serious
                         thoughts
                         that
                         ever
                         he
                         had
                         in
                         all
                         his
                         life
                         ,
                         being
                         to
                         undertake
                         one
                         of
                         the
                         greatest
                         Burthens
                         that
                         ever
                         was
                         laid
                         upon
                         the
                         back
                         of
                         any
                         Humane
                         Creature
                         ,
                         so
                         that
                         without
                         the
                         support
                         of
                         the
                         Almighty
                         ,
                         he
                         must
                         sink
                         under
                         the
                         weight
                         of
                         it
                         ,
                         to
                         the
                         damage
                         and
                         prejudice
                         of
                         these
                         Nations
                         .
                         This
                         being
                         so
                         ,
                         he
                         must
                         ask
                         help
                         of
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         and
                         of
                         those
                         that
                         fear
                         God
                         ,
                         that
                         by
                         their
                         Prayers
                         he
                         might
                         re●●ive
                         assistance
                         from
                         God
                         :
                         For
                         nothing
                         else
                         could
                         enable
                         him
                         to
                         the
                         discharge
                         of
                         so
                         great
                         a
                         Duty
                         and
                         Trust.
                         
                      
                       
                         That
                         seeing
                         this
                         is
                         but
                         an
                         Introduction
                         to
                         the
                         carrying
                         on
                         of
                         the
                         Government
                         of
                         these
                         Nations
                         ,
                         and
                         there
                         being
                         many
                         things
                         which
                         cannot
                         be
                         supplied
                         without
                         the
                         assistance
                         of
                         the
                         Parliament
                         ,
                         it
                         was
                         his
                         duty
                         to
                         ask
                         their
                         help
                         in
                         them
                         ;
                         not
                         that
                         he
                         doubted
                         :
                         for
                         the
                         
                           same
                           Spirit
                        
                         that
                         had
                         led
                         the
                         Parliament
                         to
                         this
                         ,
                         would
                         easily
                         suggest
                         the
                         same
                         to
                         them
                         .
                         For
                         his
                         part
                         ,
                         nothing
                         would
                         have
                         induced
                         him
                         to
                         take
                         this
                         unsupportable
                         Burthen
                         to
                         Flesh
                         and
                         Blood
                         ,
                         but
                         that
                         he
                         had
                         seen
                         in
                         the
                         Parliament
                         a
                         great
                         care
                         in
                         doing
                         those
                         things
                         which
                         might
                         really
                         answer
                         the
                         ends
                         that
                         were
                         engaged
                         for
                         ,
                         and
                         make
                         clearly
                         for
                         the
                         Liberty
                         of
                         the
                         Nations
                         ,
                         and
                         for
                         the
                         Interest
                         and
                         Preservation
                         of
                         all
                         such
                         as
                         fear
                         God
                         under
                         various
                         Forms
                         .
                         And
                         if
                         these
                         Nations
                         be
                         not
                         thankful
                         to
                         them
                         for
                         their
                         care
                         therein
                         ,
                         it
                         will
                         fall
                         as
                         a
                         Sin
                         on
                         their
                         Heads
                         .
                      
                       
                         Yet
                         there
                         are
                         some
                         things
                         wanting
                         that
                         tend
                         to
                         Reformation
                         ,
                         to
                         the
                         discountenancing
                         Vice
                         ,
                         and
                         encouragement
                         of
                         Vertue
                         ;
                         but
                         he
                         spake
                         not
                         this
                         as
                         in
                         the
                         least
                         doubting
                         their
                         progress
                         ,
                         but
                         as
                         one
                         that
                         doth
                         heartily
                         desire
                         ,
                         to
                         the
                         end
                         God
                         may
                         Crown
                         their
                         
                         Work
                         ,
                         that
                         in
                         their
                         own
                         time
                         ,
                         and
                         with
                         what
                         speed
                         they
                         judge
                         fit
                         ,
                         these
                         things
                         may
                         be
                         provided
                         for
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 There
                 remained
                 onely
                 the
                 solemnity
                 of
                 the
                 Inauguration
                 or
                 Investiture
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 agreed
                 upon
                 by
                 the
                 Committee
                 and
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 appointed
                 to
                 be
                 performed
                 in
                 Westminster-hall
                 ;
                 
                 where
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 thereof
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 an
                 ascent
                 raised
                 ,
                 where
                 a
                 Chair
                 and
                 Canopy
                 of
                 State
                 was
                 set
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Table
                 with
                 another
                 Chair
                 for
                 the
                 Speaker
                 ,
                 with
                 Seats
                 built
                 Scaffold-wise
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 and
                 places
                 below
                 for
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 :
                 All
                 which
                 being
                 in
                 a
                 readiness
                 ,
                 the
                 Protector
                 came
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 Room
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 this
                 order
                 proceeded
                 into
                 the
                 Hall.
                 First
                 went
                 his
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 then
                 a
                 Herald
                 ;
                 next
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 another
                 Herald
                 ,
                 the
                 Attorney-General
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 Judges
                 ,
                 (
                 of
                 whom
                 Serjeant
                 Hill
                 was
                 one
                 ,
                 being
                 made
                 a
                 Baron
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 Iune
                 16.
                 )
                 then
                 Norroy
                 ,
                 the
                 Lords
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 Treasury
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Seal
                 carried
                 by
                 Commissioner
                 Fiennes
                 ;
                 then
                 Garter
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 him
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Warwick
                 with
                 the
                 Sword
                 born
                 before
                 the
                 Protector
                 Bare-headed
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 Titchborn
                 carrying
                 the
                 City-Sword
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 special
                 Coaks
                 of
                 the
                 Protector
                 )
                 by
                 his
                 left
                 Hand
                 .
                 Being
                 seated
                 in
                 his
                 Chair
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 thereof
                 stood
                 the
                 said
                 Titchborn
                 and
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Embassador
                 ,
                 the
                 French
                 Embassador
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Warwick
                 on
                 the
                 Right
                 ;
                 next
                 behinde
                 him
                 stood
                 his
                 Son
                 
                   Richard
                   ,
                   Fleetwood
                   ,
                   Claypool
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Privy
                 Council
                 ;
                 upon
                 a
                 lower
                 descent
                 stood
                 the
                 Lord
                 Viscount
                 Lisle
                 ,
                 Lords
                 Montague
                 and
                 Whitlock
                 ,
                 with
                 drawn
                 Swords
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Then
                 the
                 Speaker
                 (
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Widdrington
                
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 presented
                 to
                 him
                 a
                 Robe
                 of
                 Purple-Velvet
                 ,
                 a
                 Bible
                 ,
                 a
                 Sword
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Scepter
                 ;
                 (
                 all
                 which
                 were
                 precious
                 Tokens
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 favour
                 .
                 )
                 At
                 the
                 delivery
                 of
                 these
                 things
                 ,
                 the
                 Speaker
                 made
                 a
                 short
                 Comment
                 upon
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 divided
                 into
                 four
                 parts
                 ,
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                   1.
                   
                   The
                   Robe
                   of
                   Purple
                   ,
                   
                     this
                     is
                     an
                     Emblem
                     of
                     Magistracy
                     and
                     imports
                     Righteousness
                     and
                     Iustice.
                     When
                     you
                     have
                     put
                     on
                     this
                     Vestment
                     ,
                     I
                     may
                     say
                     you
                     are
                     a
                     Gown-man
                     .
                     This
                  
                   Robe
                   
                     is
                     of
                     a
                     mixt
                     colour
                     ,
                     to
                     shew
                     the
                     mixture
                     of
                     Iustice
                     and
                     Mercy
                     .
                     Indeed
                     ,
                     a
                     Magistrate
                     must
                     have
                     two
                     bands
                     ,
                  
                   Plectentem
                   &
                   amplectentem
                   ,
                   
                     to
                     cherish
                     and
                     to
                     punish
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   The
                   Bible
                   
                     is
                     a
                     Book
                     that
                     contains
                     the
                     Holy
                     Scriptures
                     ,
                     in
                     which
                     you
                     have
                     the
                     happiness
                     to
                     be
                     well
                     vers'd
                     .
                     This
                     Book
                     of
                     Life
                     consists
                     of
                     two
                     Testaments
                     ,
                     the
                     Old
                     and
                     New
                     :
                     the
                     first
                     shews
                  
                   Christum
                   Velatum
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     second
                  
                   Christum
                   Revelatum
                   ;
                   
                     Christ
                     Vailed
                     and
                     Revealed
                     :
                     it
                     is
                     a
                     Book
                     of
                     Books
                     ,
                     and
                     doth
                     contain
                     both
                     Precepts
                     and
                     Examples
                     for
                     good
                     Government
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   
                     Here
                     is
                     a
                  
                   Scepter
                   ,
                   
                     not
                     unlike
                     a
                     Staff
                     ;
                     for
                     you
                     are
                     to
                     be
                     a
                     Staff
                     to
                     the
                     Weak
                     and
                     Poor
                     :
                     it
                     is
                     of
                     antient
                     use
                     in
                     this
                     kinde
                     .
                     It
                     's
                     said
                     in
                     Scripture
                     ,
                     that
                  
                   the
                   Scepter
                   shall
                   not
                   depart
                   from
                   
                     Iudah
                     .
                     It
                     was
                     of
                     the
                     like
                     use
                     in
                     other
                     Kingdoms
                  
                   ;
                   Homer
                   
                     the
                     Greek
                     Poet
                     calls
                     Kings
                     and
                     Princes
                  
                   Scepter-bearers
                   .
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                   
                     The
                     last
                     thing
                     is
                     a
                  
                   Sword
                   ,
                   
                     not
                     a
                     Military
                     but
                     Civil
                     Sword
                     ,
                     it
                     is
                     a
                     Sword
                     rather
                     of
                     defence
                     than
                     offence
                     ;
                     not
                     to
                     defend
                     your self
                     onely
                     ,
                     but
                     your
                     People
                     also
                     .
                     If
                     I
                     might
                     presume
                     to
                     fix
                     a
                     Motto
                     upon
                     this
                     Sword
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     Valiant
                     Lord
                  
                   Talbot
                   
                     had
                     upon
                     his
                     ,
                     it
                     should
                     be
                     this
                     ,
                  
                   Ego
                   sum
                   Domini
                   Protectoris
                   ,
                   ad
                   protegendum
                   populum
                   meum
                   ,
                   
                     I
                     am
                     the
                     Protector
                     ,
                     to
                     protect
                     my
                     People
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 Speech
                 being
                 ended
                 ,
                 the
                 Speaker
                 took
                 the
                 Bible
                 and
                 gave
                 the
                 Protector
                 his
                 Oath
                 :
                 afterwards
                 Mr.
                 Manton
                 made
                 a
                 Prayer
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 recommended
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 Council
                 ,
                 the
                 Forces
                 by
                 Land
                 and
                 Sea
                 ,
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 People
                 of
                 the
                 three
                 Nations
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 protection
                 of
                 God.
                 Which
                 being
                 ended
                 ,
                 the
                 Heralds
                 by
                 sound
                 of
                 Trumpet
                 Proclaimed
                 his
                 Highness
                 Protector
                 of
                 
                   England
                   ,
                   Scotland
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Dominions
                 thereunto
                 belonging
                 ;
                 requiring
                 all
                 persons
                 to
                 yield
                 him
                 due
                 obedience
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Train
                 carried
                 up
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Sherard
                 ,
                 Warwick's
                 Nephew
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 the
                 Lord
                 Roberts
                 his
                 Eldest
                 son
                 ,
                 returned
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 posture
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Warwick
                 sitting
                 at
                 one
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Coach
                 against
                 him
                 ;
                 Richard
                 his
                 son
                 and
                 Whitlock
                 in
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 Lisle
                 and
                 Montague
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 Boot
                 ,
                 with
                 swords
                 drawn
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Claypool
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 led
                 the
                 Horse
                 of
                 Honour
                 in
                 rich
                 Caparisons
                 to
                 White-hall
                 .
                 The
                 Members
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament-house
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 Prorogued
                 their
                 sitting
                 to
                 the
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 .
              
               
                 Great
                 Rhodomontadoes
                 of
                 Proclaimings
                 ,
                 and
                 little
                 less
                 than
                 Blasphemy
                 in
                 the
                 several
                 Addresses
                 in
                 and
                 from
                 all
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 three
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 were
                 the
                 vapouring
                 and
                 ranting
                 conclusions
                 of
                 this
                 story
                 ▪
                 which
                 reduceth
                 to
                 memory
                 another
                 terrible
                 occurrence
                 to
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 amidst
                 those
                 ambages
                 and
                 suspence
                 of
                 a
                 Crown
                 ,
                 namely
                 a
                 Book
                 published
                 under
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 
                   Killing
                   no
                   Murther
                
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 which
                 it
                 was
                 proved
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 most
                 evidently
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 onely
                 Lawful
                 but
                 Honourable
                 to
                 slay
                 this
                 Tyrant
                 :
                 It
                 was
                 a
                 very
                 ingenious
                 and
                 Learned
                 Piece
                 ,
                 and
                 frighted
                 Oliver
                 exceedingly
                 ,
                 who
                 searched
                 for
                 it
                 as
                 Herod
                 did
                 in
                 another
                 case
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 discovered
                 :
                 whoever
                 the
                 Author
                 was
                 ,
                 his
                 Book
                 and
                 he
                 deserves
                 everlasting
                 memory
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 also
                 attended
                 like
                 the
                 preceding
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Usurpation
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 most
                 terrible
                 blow
                 of
                 Gunpowder
                 ,
                 
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 Mill
                 neer
                 Wapping
                 ,
                 which
                 ruined
                 and
                 destroyed
                 several
                 Houses
                 ,
                 and
                 killed
                 several
                 persons
                 ,
                 and
                 answered
                 with
                 its
                 crack
                 and
                 vicine
                 Eccho
                 the
                 but
                 just-ceased
                 Guns
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 upon
                 that
                 occasion
                 ;
                 or
                 as
                 others
                 said
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 an
                 Introduction
                 or
                 Warning-blow
                 of
                 the
                 intended
                 mischief
                 by
                 the
                 Committee
                 for
                 New
                 Buildings
                 ,
                 who
                 now
                 began
                 their
                 work
                 in
                 all
                 earnestness
                 ,
                 sitting
                 in
                 
                 Salisbury-Court
                 at
                 Mr.
                 
                 Sadler's
                 the
                 Town-Clerk
                 of
                 Lon●●n
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 seconded
                 with
                 as
                 remarkable
                 an
                 Earth-quake
                 at
                 Bickly
                 in
                 Cheshire
                 ,
                 
                 on
                 the
                 eighth
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 where
                 some
                 twenty
                 yards
                 of
                 Ground
                 ,
                 with
                 three
                 great
                 Oaks
                 and
                 other
                 Trees
                 ,
                 fell
                 as
                 with
                 the
                 noise
                 of
                 a
                 Cannon
                 (
                 the
                 same
                 tenour
                 of
                 alluding
                 Fate
                 in
                 its
                 portents
                 against
                 this
                 Governour-General
                 )
                 thirty
                 yards
                 deep
                 in
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 nothing
                 but
                 Water
                 could
                 be
                 discovered
                 .
                 Other
                 accidents
                 of
                 Murther
                 and
                 Slaughter
                 there
                 were
                 :
                 one
                 Butler
                 ,
                 a
                 Comrade
                 and
                 Companion
                 of
                 one
                 
                 Knight's
                 ,
                 Servant
                 to
                 one
                 Worth
                 a
                 Silk-man
                 ,
                 then
                 upon
                 his
                 affairs
                 at
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 being
                 tempted
                 with
                 the
                 sight
                 of
                 the
                 Money
                 ,
                 which
                 lying
                 with
                 this
                 Knight
                 in
                 his
                 Masters
                 absence
                 he
                 had
                 opportunity
                 to
                 observe
                 ,
                 cut
                 his
                 Friends
                 Throat
                 after
                 some
                 strugling
                 ,
                 and
                 escaped
                 with
                 the
                 Money
                 ;
                 but
                 was
                 most
                 providentially
                 discovered
                 .
                 One
                 Parsons
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 to
                 Pride
                 ,
                 being
                 set
                 upon
                 in
                 the
                 Highway
                 for
                 his
                 Purse
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 resistance
                 ,
                 was
                 shot
                 ,
                 for
                 all
                 the
                 care
                 of
                 his
                 Comrades
                 the
                 Major-Generals
                 ,
                 whose
                 Authority
                 now
                 began
                 to
                 wain
                 .
                 But
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 most
                 remarkable
                 of
                 these
                 occurrences
                 and
                 casualties
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 Execution
                 of
                 Captain
                 Bernard
                 ,
                 for
                 Robbing
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 his
                 Colonel
                 Winthrop
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 in
                 
                 Harrison's
                 place
                 and
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 
                 wherein
                 ,
                 this
                 Bernard
                 ,
                 for
                 betraying
                 his
                 former
                 Colonel
                 the
                 Noble
                 
                   Eusebius
                   Andrews
                
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 ,
                 had
                 a
                 Troop
                 given
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Long
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 so
                 commensurate
                 was
                 the
                 Divine
                 Justice
                 to
                 his
                 sin
                 ,
                 punishing
                 his
                 Treachery
                 against
                 the
                 one
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 crime
                 of
                 Burglary
                 against
                 his
                 other
                 Colonel
                 .
                 He
                 made
                 applications
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 and
                 alledged
                 his
                 past
                 ,
                 and
                 proffered
                 great
                 future
                 service
                 for
                 a
                 Reprieve
                 ;
                 but
                 even
                 Cromwel
                 himself
                 thought
                 not
                 such
                 a
                 fellow
                 fit
                 to
                 live
                 ;
                 besides
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 infamous
                 ,
                 and
                 too
                 well
                 known
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 had
                 new
                 ones
                 of
                 greater
                 abilities
                 retained
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 no
                 way
                 in
                 the
                 world
                 suspicable
                 of
                 such
                 practises
                 ,
                 namely
                 one
                 Corker
                 a
                 Minister
                 formerly
                 in
                 York-shire
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 violent
                 and
                 Active
                 Royalist
                 in
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 that
                 had
                 a
                 hand
                 in
                 that
                 Exploit
                 of
                 killing
                 of
                 Rainsborough
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 Knight
                 formerly
                 Governour
                 of
                 Newark
                 ,
                 far
                 more
                 eminent
                 in
                 the
                 Royal
                 service
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 presently
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Forrain
                 adjunct
                 transactions
                 ,
                 were
                 first
                 the
                 Danish
                 War
                 with
                 the
                 Swede
                 ,
                 then
                 engaged
                 in
                 a
                 far
                 distant
                 War
                 with
                 the
                 almost-subdued
                 Pole.
                 The
                 reason
                 of
                 this
                 suddain
                 Rupture
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 like
                 Invasion
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Swede
                 some
                 thirteen
                 years
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 wresting
                 by
                 his
                 Arms
                 some
                 Provinces
                 from
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 now
                 this
                 occasion
                 offered
                 them
                 the
                 recovery
                 ;
                 however
                 it
                 answered
                 not
                 its
                 promising
                 beginnings
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 who
                 Commanded
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Army
                 ,
                 was
                 marching
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 other
                 Forces
                 to
                 the
                 Relief
                 of
                 
                 Montmedy-Castle
                 in
                 Lorrain
                 ,
                 besieged
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 Marshal
                 
                   de
                   Ferte
                
                 .
                 While
                 the
                 English
                 Forces
                 joyned
                 with
                 four
                 Regiments
                 of
                 Horse
                 ;
                 were
                 advancing
                 from
                 Vervins
                 ,
                 part
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 300
                 ,
                 quartered
                 in
                 a
                 Castle
                 something
                 distant
                 from
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 with
                 a
                 Brigade
                 attaqued
                 ,
                 and
                 thereupon
                 they
                 presently
                 yielded
                 and
                 ,
                 took
                 up
                 Arms
                 with
                 him
                 :
                 notwithstanding
                 this
                 inauspicious
                 entrance
                 ,
                 they
                 marched
                 and
                 joyned
                 with
                 Turenne
                 ,
                 then
                 at
                 the
                 siege
                 of
                 St.
                 Venant
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 in
                 an
                 attempt
                 made
                 by
                 his
                 men
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 seeing
                 some
                 of
                 their
                 fellows
                 in
                 danger
                 ,
                 bravely
                 forsook
                 their
                 Trenches
                 )
                 took
                 a
                 Hal●-Moon
                 ,
                 and
                 lodged
                 themselves
                 under
                 the
                 Counterscarp
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 custom
                 of
                 taking
                 Towns
                 there
                 being
                 by
                 slower
                 progressions
                 )
                 which
                 mainly
                 conduced
                 to
                 the
                 speedy
                 surrender
                 of
                 that
                 place
                 .
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 received
                 a
                 Wound
                 in
                 his
                 Arm
                 at
                 this
                 siege
                 .
                 From
                 thence
                 the
                 United
                 Forces
                 marched
                 towards
                 Dunkirk
                 ,
                 having
                 gained
                 and
                 secured
                 the
                 Passes
                 upon
                 the
                 Colne
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 march
                 either
                 to
                 Gravelin
                 or
                 Dunkirk
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 latter
                 being
                 aimed
                 at
                 ,
                 they
                 took
                 up
                 their
                 first
                 quarters
                 at
                 Bourbrock
                 ,
                 designing
                 upon
                 
                 Mardike-Fort
                 :
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 quartered
                 at
                 Watton
                 ,
                 where
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 Colledge
                 of
                 English
                 Jesuits
                 ,
                 and
                 where
                 there
                 was
                 between
                 them
                 a
                 reciprocation
                 of
                 civil
                 usage
                 .
                 Mr.
                 Talon
                 Was
                 dispatcht
                 by
                 Turenne
                 for
                 more
                 supplies
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Reynolds
                 followed
                 him
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 the
                 Armies
                 sat
                 down
                 before
                 Mardike
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 themselves
                 between
                 it
                 and
                 Dunkirk
                 ,
                 General
                 Montague
                 riding
                 before
                 the
                 Splinter
                 with
                 a
                 Fleet
                 of
                 War
                 :
                 it
                 w●●
                 not
                 long
                 before
                 a
                 continual
                 Battery
                 had
                 made
                 the
                 Besieged
                 quit
                 the
                 Wood●
                 Fort
                 ;
                 which
                 so
                 incommodated
                 them
                 ,
                 being
                 seized
                 by
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 yield
                 to
                 Mercy
                 ,
                 Sept.
                 23.
                 
                 
                 Turenne
                 not
                 allowing
                 better
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 had
                 refused
                 his
                 first
                 offers
                 :
                 the
                 Fort
                 was
                 immediately
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 French
                 being
                 added
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 under
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 (
                 it
                 being
                 thought
                 unadviseable
                 to
                 attempt
                 a
                 Siege
                 against
                 Dunkirk
                 ,
                 the
                 Winter
                 growing
                 so
                 hard
                 upon
                 them
                 )
                 returned
                 to
                 Bourbrock
                 where
                 the
                 English
                 took
                 up
                 their
                 Winter-quarters
                 to
                 be
                 neer
                 Mardike
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 French
                 at
                 Ardres
                 .
                 Afterwards
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 that
                 two
                 Regiments
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 
                 Reynold's
                 and
                 
                 Alsop's
                 ,
                 should
                 march
                 into
                 French
                 quarters
                 ,
                 and
                 relieve
                 (
                 and
                 be
                 relieved
                 )
                 every
                 two
                 Months
                 their
                 fellows
                 hereabouts
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 strengthning
                 of
                 which
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 while
                 the
                 Fortifications
                 were
                 finished
                 ,
                 Marshal
                 Turenne
                 staid
                 some
                 time
                 with
                 his
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 taking
                 of
                 Mardike
                 was
                 very
                 grievous
                 to
                 the
                 Dunkirkers
                 and
                 Spanish-side
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 by
                 
                   Don
                   Iohn
                
                 to
                 hazard
                 a
                 Scalado
                 and
                 Assault
                 by
                 night
                 :
                 The
                 illustrious
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 and
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Caracene
                 ordered
                 and
                 were
                 present
                 in
                 the
                 business
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 our
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 ,
                 had
                 conveyed
                 themselves
                 to
                 Dunkirk
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 this
                 attempt
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 22
                 of
                 October
                 at
                 night
                 ,
                 some
                 4000
                 English
                 ,
                 Scotch
                 and
                 Irish
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 some
                 Spaniards
                 ,
                 about
                 ten
                 a
                 clock
                 at
                 night
                 began
                 the
                 Storm
                 with
                 Hand-Granadoes
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Assaulting
                 Engines
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 got
                 into
                 the
                 Trenches
                 ,
                 and
                 mounted
                 their
                 Scaling-ladders
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 English
                 within
                 being
                 in
                 a
                 readiness
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Reynolds
                   ,
                   Morgan
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Lillingstone
                 ,
                 being
                 at
                 that
                 same
                 time
                 there
                 ,
                 the
                 Assailants
                 were
                 with
                 great
                 slaughter
                 repelled
                 and
                 beaten
                 down
                 ;
                 the
                 Great
                 Guns
                 from
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 (
                 riding
                 at
                 the
                 Splinter
                 )
                 firing
                 their
                 Broad-sides
                 ,
                 being
                 directed
                 by
                 four
                 great
                 Links
                 (
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 Corners
                 of
                 the
                 Fort
                 )
                 how
                 to
                 miss
                 it
                 :
                 nevertheless
                 ,
                 about
                 four
                 a
                 clock
                 the
                 Duke
                 commanded
                 the
                 Assault
                 to
                 be
                 renewed
                 again
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 done
                 with
                 greater
                 fury
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 as
                 little
                 advantage
                 ;
                 which
                 event
                 with
                 the
                 approaching
                 day-light
                 caused
                 a
                 retreat
                 ,
                 the
                 Dead
                 being
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 carried
                 off
                 in
                 Waggons
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 some
                 hundreds
                 guessed
                 to
                 be
                 slain
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 number
                 is
                 uncertain
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 a
                 rude
                 accost
                 and
                 greeting
                 of
                 Country-men
                 ,
                 which
                 used
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 most
                 obliging
                 in
                 Forrain
                 Countries
                 ;
                 but
                 Rebellion
                 is
                 a
                 Witch
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 are
                 compared
                 with
                 a
                 pejoration
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 in
                 Scripture
                 )
                 that
                 had
                 transformed
                 the
                 Military
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 .
                 Often
                 have
                 we
                 fought
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 
                 never
                 opposed
                 in
                 any
                 Battle
                 one
                 against
                 another
                 ,
                 much
                 less
                 to
                 fight
                 an
                 home-bred
                 quarrel
                 of
                 our
                 own
                 in
                 Out-landish
                 ground
                 .
                 The
                 Noble
                 Duke
                 therefore
                 thinking
                 the
                 Hearts
                 of
                 the
                 Leaders
                 of
                 this
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 any
                 true
                 English
                 Worth
                 or
                 Honour
                 suitable
                 to
                 their
                 Commands
                 ,
                 might
                 be
                 touched
                 with
                 the
                 unnaturalness
                 of
                 the
                 Fact
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 sense
                 of
                 their
                 Allegiance
                 ,
                 and
                 respect
                 to
                 their
                 Rightful
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 and
                 himself
                 the
                 next
                 Prince
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 (
                 against
                 whom
                 they
                 indirectly
                 and
                 collaterally
                 militated
                 )
                 as
                 being
                 now
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Reach
                 ,
                 Influence
                 ,
                 and
                 Awe
                 of
                 the
                 Usurper
                 ,
                 sought
                 therefore
                 by
                 fair
                 means
                 to
                 win
                 this
                 Party
                 ,
                 which
                 would
                 highly
                 and
                 sufficiently
                 conduce
                 to
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Service
                 ,
                 to
                 their
                 obedience
                 .
                 In
                 order
                 to
                 this
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 a
                 Scotch
                 Knight
                 (
                 whose
                 Name
                 slips
                 our
                 present
                 use
                 )
                 well
                 acquainted
                 with
                 Colonel
                 Reynolds
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 prevailed
                 upon
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Duke
                 a
                 meeting
                 in
                 the
                 mid-way
                 betwixt
                 Dunkirk
                 and
                 Mardike
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 distant
                 about
                 two
                 miles
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 Horse
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 .
                 Reynolds
                 at
                 the
                 approach
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 did
                 the
                 reverence
                 which
                 was
                 redevable
                 to
                 his
                 Highness
                 ,
                 and
                 shewed
                 himself
                 in
                 all
                 respects
                 as
                 became
                 him
                 towards
                 such
                 an
                 Illustrious
                 Personage
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 handsome
                 demeanour
                 departed
                 to
                 the
                 Fort.
                 What
                 conference
                 they
                 had
                 was
                 never
                 perfectly
                 related
                 ,
                 for
                 it
                 was
                 private
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 very
                 news
                 of
                 the
                 meeting
                 in
                 that
                 amicable
                 respectful
                 manner
                 ,
                 being
                 conveyed
                 with
                 speed
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 caused
                 in
                 him
                 such
                 jealousies
                 and
                 distrusts
                 ,
                 that
                 inflamed
                 with
                 anger
                 at
                 this
                 his
                 great
                 Confident
                 and
                 Favourite
                 ,
                 he
                 presently
                 dispatcht
                 away
                 a
                 Messenger
                 to
                 Command
                 him
                 for
                 London
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 White
                 ,
                 with
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Devaux
                 the
                 Secretary
                 to
                 Reynolds
                 ,
                 readily
                 obeying
                 ,
                 and
                 taking
                 the
                 first
                 ship
                 was
                 ready
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 would
                 venture
                 to
                 go
                 off
                 ;
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 a
                 Dutch
                 Pink
                 of
                 10
                 Guns
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 stormy
                 night
                 the
                 12
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 a
                 Frigat
                 offering
                 to
                 wait
                 on
                 him
                 next
                 Morning
                 )
                 he
                 was
                 cast
                 away
                 the
                 same
                 night
                 on
                 the
                 back
                 of
                 the
                 Goodwyn-sands
                 ,
                 
                 his
                 Chest
                 ,
                 Sword
                 and
                 Belt
                 being
                 found
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 saved
                 the
                 ungrateful
                 excuse
                 of
                 his
                 duty
                 ,
                 and
                 prevented
                 the
                 prejudiced
                 revenge
                 of
                 his
                 Master
                 
                   Oliver
                   .
                   Morgan
                
                 Commanded
                 in
                 his
                 place
                 till
                 the
                 arrival
                 of
                 Marshal
                 
                   D'
                   Aumont
                
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 brought
                 with
                 him
                 Monsieur
                 Mancini
                 the
                 Cardinal's
                 Nephew
                 ,
                 desirous
                 out
                 of
                 curiosity
                 to
                 see
                 this
                 vicissitudinary
                 Fortress
                 )
                 who
                 had
                 the
                 supreme
                 Command
                 ,
                 but
                 devolved
                 the
                 exercise
                 and
                 trust
                 thereof
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 hand
                 as
                 before
                 .
                 Here
                 Marshal
                 
                   D'
                   Aumont
                
                 was
                 furnished
                 with
                 some
                 ships
                 of
                 ours
                 for
                 a
                 designe
                 upon
                 Ostend
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 thought
                 he
                 had
                 surely
                 purchased
                 :
                 but
                 of
                 this
                 hereafter
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 to
                 other
                 Forrain
                 News
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 great
                 discourse
                 about
                 the
                 right
                 to
                 the
                 Vicariat
                 or
                 Vicarship
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 which
                 now
                 happened
                 by
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 the
                 Emperour
                 Ferdinand
                 the
                 4
                 of
                 Austria
                 ,
                 his
                 Son
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Romans
                 being
                 dead
                 some
                 while
                 before
                 .
                 It
                 did
                 indisputably
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 Elector
                 Palatine
                 ;
                 but
                 upon
                 the
                 quarrel
                 for
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 Bohemia
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 proscribed
                 and
                 degraded
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Bavaria
                 (
                 a
                 descendant
                 of
                 the
                 younger
                 House
                 )
                 did
                 now
                 assert
                 and
                 maintain
                 that
                 right
                 ,
                 as
                 lately
                 confirmed
                 on
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Emperour
                 against
                 the
                 Palatine
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 it
                 remained
                 
                   sub
                   judice
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Protector
                 (
                 the
                 War
                 growing
                 hot
                 betwixt
                 the
                 two
                 Northern
                 Kings
                 ,
                 the
                 Dane
                 having
                 attaqued
                 Bremerwarden
                 ,
                 a
                 very
                 strong
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 Mastered
                 it
                 )
                 dispatcht
                 away
                 two
                 Envoys
                 Extraordinary
                 ,
                 
                 viz.
                 Sir
                 
                   Philip
                   Medows
                
                 Knighted
                 by
                 himself
                 (
                 afterwards
                 by
                 that
                 King
                 with
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Elephant
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 by
                 our
                 Soveraign
                 ;
                 being
                 the
                 same
                 Gentleman
                 that
                 was
                 employed
                 before
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Portugal
                 :
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Iephson
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 then
                 journeying
                 Post
                 out
                 of
                 Poland
                 to
                 encounter
                 this
                 new
                 Enemy
                 .
                 They
                 were
                 both
                 well
                 received
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 at
                 Copenhagen
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 Lubeck
                 )
                 at
                 Wismar
                 ,
                 whither
                 the
                 Swede
                 was
                 arrived
                 :
                 to
                 whom
                 ,
                 during
                 this
                 offered
                 Mediation
                 betwixt
                 both
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 sent
                 supplies
                 of
                 2000
                 Men
                 and
                 Arms
                 from
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   Yarmouth
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Hull
                 ,
                 in
                 several
                 ships
                 ;
                 so
                 radicated
                 was
                 his
                 Hate
                 against
                 the
                 most
                 offenceless
                 and
                 distant
                 Allies
                 and
                 Relations
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Dane
                 was
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 took
                 all
                 occasions
                 ,
                 how
                 villanous
                 and
                 base
                 soever
                 ,
                 to
                 render
                 of
                 feared
                 and
                 damnifying
                 consequence
                 ,
                 and
                 dangerous
                 prejudices
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 neighbouring
                 States
                 and
                 Princes
                 .
                 A
                 Declaration
                 
                 of
                 another
                 Massacre
                 of
                 the
                 Protestants
                 in
                 Poland
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 return
                 of
                 that
                 King
                 into
                 those
                 hinder
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 which
                 had
                 submitted
                 to
                 the
                 Swede
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 now
                 by
                 him
                 deserted
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 designe
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 of
                 Piedmont
                 was
                 yet
                 recent
                 and
                 rank
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 it
                 took
                 not
                 .
              
               
                 
                 At
                 home
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 now
                 Swearing
                 his
                 Privy-Council
                 over
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Articles
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Humble
                   Petition
                   and
                   Advice
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Mulgrave
                 was
                 made
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 because
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 declared
                 the
                 next
                 succession
                 into
                 his
                 Dignity
                 should
                 be
                 at
                 the
                 appointment
                 of
                 himself
                 by
                 Act
                 or
                 publick
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 he
                 thought
                 it
                 time
                 to
                 produce
                 his
                 Son
                 Richard
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 train
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 Government
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 therefore
                 made
                 another
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Chancellorship
                 of
                 Oxford
                 (
                 which
                 the
                 Protector
                 had
                 resigned
                 )
                 was
                 bestowed
                 on
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 solemn
                 Instalment
                 of
                 him
                 by
                 Dr.
                 Owen
                 the
                 Vice-Chancellor
                 was
                 acted
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Formalities
                 at
                 White-hall
                 .
                 The
                 course
                 of
                 his
                 life
                 before
                 this
                 calling
                 to
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 spent
                 it self
                 in
                 the
                 pleasures
                 and
                 divertisements
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 appeared
                 in
                 a
                 medium
                 of
                 privacy
                 and
                 greatness
                 ,
                 tempering
                 one
                 another
                 to
                 the
                 estimate
                 of
                 a
                 civil
                 and
                 noble
                 disposition
                 ,
                 manifested
                 in
                 several
                 kindnesses
                 obtained
                 at
                 his
                 Fathers
                 hands
                 for
                 the
                 Loyal
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 to
                 whose
                 Converse
                 and
                 Familiarity
                 he
                 was
                 out
                 of
                 policy
                 addressed
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 captating
                 their
                 good
                 will
                 and
                 favour
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 easier
                 ascent
                 to
                 his
                 designed
                 Soveraignty
                 .
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 other
                 Son
                 Henry
                 was
                 also
                 in
                 Progress
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 shewing
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 Army
                 and
                 People
                 these
                 ,
                 
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 account
                 ,
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 being
                 allotted
                 to
                 him
                 for
                 his
                 Inheritance
                 ,
                 to
                 hold
                 it
                 or
                 this
                 in
                 Fee.
                 Fleetwood
                 was
                 intended
                 for
                 Scotland
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 capacity
                 and
                 Command
                 ,
                 but
                 
                   Hic
                   labor
                   hoc
                   opus
                
                 ,
                 General
                 Monke
                 was
                 not
                 easily
                 removed
                 thence
                 ;
                 fair
                 means
                 were
                 not
                 effectual
                 nor
                 practicable
                 as
                 things
                 stood
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Rupture
                 or
                 Revolt
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 was
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 ventured
                 on
                 by
                 any
                 open
                 force
                 or
                 declared
                 War
                 against
                 him
                 .
                 His
                 third
                 Daughter
                 Mary
                 was
                 likewise
                 promoted
                 to
                 an
                 honourable
                 Match
                 ,
                 being
                 Married
                 to
                 the
                 Lord-Viscount
                 Faulconbridge
                 on
                 the
                 18
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 do
                 of
                 State
                 at
                 
                 Hampton-Court
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 recess
                 and
                 delight
                 of
                 the
                 Usurper
                 ,
                 whither
                 he
                 went
                 and
                 came
                 always
                 in
                 an
                 hurry
                 and
                 post
                 ;
                 nor
                 did
                 he
                 dare
                 to
                 be
                 further
                 off
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 )
                 This
                 Title
                 was
                 conferred
                 on
                 the
                 Family
                 of
                 Bellasis
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 was
                 taken
                 for
                 valid
                 upon
                 this
                 Wedding
                 .
                 His
                 youngest
                 Daughter
                 Francis
                 was
                 soon
                 after
                 Married
                 to
                 Mr.
                 Rich
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                 Warwick's
                 Grand-son
                 .
                 A
                 new
                 Charter
                 ,
                 constituting
                 a
                 new
                 
                 East-India-Company
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 Trade
                 had
                 lain
                 in
                 Common
                 for
                 some
                 years
                 )
                 now
                 passed
                 the
                 Seal
                 ,
                 
                 Cromwel
                 being
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 putting
                 in
                 a
                 Stock
                 :
                 which
                 turned
                 to
                 the
                 account
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 (
                 as
                 of
                 due
                 )
                 some
                 time
                 afterwards
                 .
                 Mr.
                 Downing
                 was
                 sent
                 his
                 Envoy
                 into
                 Holland
                 .
                 One
                 Colonel
                 Saxby
                 taken
                 at
                 Gravesend
                 on
                 shipboard
                 ,
                 (
                 of
                 
                 Syndercombe's
                 Counsel
                 )
                 being
                 a
                 Leveller
                 ,
                 died
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 supposed
                 of
                 Poyson
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 which
                 rendered
                 
                 Syndercombe's
                 end
                 more
                 plainly
                 suspected
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Festival
                 of
                 Christmass
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 abrogated
                 by
                 several
                 Lawless
                 Ordinances
                 ,
                 and
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 be
                 suppressed
                 ,
                 revived
                 its
                 head
                 ,
                 and
                 began
                 to
                 recover
                 its
                 pristine
                 veneration
                 .
                 This
                 greatly
                 offended
                 the
                 Usurper
                 ,
                 who
                 perceived
                 that
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 his
                 Edicts
                 and
                 Interminations
                 against
                 the
                 Church
                 and
                 her
                 Protestant-Professors
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 true
                 Religion
                 prevailed
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 that
                 infallibly
                 the
                 Kings
                 Interest
                 would
                 joyntly
                 rise
                 ,
                 the
                 thought
                 of
                 which
                 was
                 most
                 grievous
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 endurable
                 .
                 Notice
                 being
                 given
                 him
                 now
                 of
                 a
                 private
                 Assembly
                 solemnizing
                 the
                 mercy
                 and
                 memory
                 of
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 at
                 Dr.
                 
                 Gunning's
                 at
                 
                 Exeter-house
                 in
                 the
                 Strand
                 ;
                 he
                 sent
                 a
                 Band
                 of
                 Red-coats
                 to
                 seize
                 them
                 ,
                 who
                 over-and-above
                 Plundered
                 and
                 Stript
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 some
                 away
                 Prisoners
                 to
                 answer
                 this
                 contempt
                 against
                 his
                 Injunction
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 so
                 without
                 any
                 Blood
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 taken
                 for
                 a
                 wonder
                 )
                 in
                 this
                 interval
                 ,
                 we
                 are
                 arrived
                 to
                 the
                 return
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 after
                 the
                 expiration
                 of
                 the
                 Adjournment
                 ,
                 when
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 4th
                 Article
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Petition
                   and
                   Advice
                
                 ,
                 which
                 provided
                 for
                 the
                 freedom
                 of
                 Parliaments
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 for
                 
                   Another
                   House
                
                 ,
                 as
                 't
                 was
                 called
                 (
                 Cromwel
                 giving
                 it
                 that
                 Nick-name
                 or
                 Mid-word
                 ,
                 as
                 bordering
                 
                 upon
                 an
                 Upper-House
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 new
                 coyning
                 as
                 Protectorship
                 ,
                 which
                 entrencht
                 upon
                 the
                 Soveraignty
                 :
                 
                   ut
                   Canis
                   ,
                   sit
                   Catuli
                
                 .
                 )
                 They
                 met
                 together
                 in
                 two
                 Houses
                 ,
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 to
                 their
                 full
                 number
                 of
                 Elections
                 ,
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 
                   What
                   do
                   ye
                   call
                   um's
                
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 ,
                 in
                 and
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 usual
                 customs
                 of
                 the
                 Peers
                 .
                 These
                 conscious
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 worthlessness
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 inconsistency
                 with
                 the
                 English
                 honour
                 ,
                 like
                 the
                 basest
                 of
                 Upstarts
                 ,
                 bewrayed
                 their
                 meanness
                 by
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 abject
                 compliance
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 fawning
                 upon
                 the
                 Commons
                 their
                 half-Parent
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 rightly
                 constituted
                 ,
                 disowned
                 the
                 spurious
                 Brat
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 by-blow
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 Convention
                 ;
                 and
                 with
                 such
                 scorn
                 and
                 derision
                 did
                 they
                 receive
                 the
                 notice
                 of
                 their
                 meeting
                 there
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 neglect
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 the
                 most
                 ridiculous
                 fellows
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 a
                 may-game
                 ,
                 spleen-moving
                 spectacle
                 ;
                 with
                 
                   What
                   did
                   they
                   there
                   ?
                   who
                   sent
                   for
                   them
                   ?
                   what
                   was
                   their
                   business
                   ?
                
                 like
                 intruding
                 Fidlers
                 to
                 serious
                 Company
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 these
                 Imps
                 of
                 the
                 Usurpers
                 Prerogative
                 ,
                 as
                 instructed
                 ,
                 persisted
                 in
                 their
                 Courtships
                 and
                 Blandiments
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 (
                 It
                 should
                 have
                 been
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 that
                 Oliver
                 in
                 his
                 Speech
                 to
                 them
                 did
                 highly
                 magnifie
                 the
                 Settlement
                 ,
                 as
                 beyond
                 all
                 expectation
                 that
                 ever
                 such
                 brave
                 things
                 would
                 have
                 been
                 done
                 for
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 hinted
                 much
                 of
                 the
                 establishment
                 of
                 Religion
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Neck
                 whereof
                 was
                 just
                 then
                 broken
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 may
                 say
                 )
                 and
                 that
                 if
                 they
                 persevered
                 in
                 that
                 hopeful
                 beginning
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Generations
                   to
                   come
                   should
                   call
                   them
                   Blessed
                   .
                
                 )
              
               
                 That
                 posterity
                 may
                 be
                 fully
                 informed
                 of
                 the
                 Institution
                 ,
                 Number
                 ,
                 and
                 Names
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 fellows
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 House
                 ,
                 in
                 brief
                 take
                 this
                 account
                 .
                 The
                 Parliament
                 left
                 the
                 choice
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Humble
                   Petition
                
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 graced
                 with
                 this
                 Dignity
                 most
                 of
                 his
                 superiour
                 Officers
                 ,
                 some
                 Grandee-Comnonwealths-men
                 ,
                 some
                 Presbyterians
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchester
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Wharton
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Mulgrave
                 ,
                 all
                 of
                 his
                 Privy-Council
                 and
                 Relations
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 or
                 two
                 private
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 Mr.
                 Hambden
                 was
                 one
                 :
                 The
                 Nobility
                 prudentially
                 forbore
                 sitting
                 with
                 that
                 riff-raff
                 ,
                 the
                 Presbyterians
                 with
                 much
                 scruple
                 ,
                 but
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Haslerig
                
                 utterly
                 abominated
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 his
                 station
                 with
                 the
                 Commons
                 ,
                 as
                 so
                 contra-distinguished
                 .
                 The
                 whole
                 number
                 named
                 was
                 62
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 some
                 ten
                 were
                 the
                 worst
                 of
                 Mechanicks
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 
                   Pride
                   ,
                   Hewson
                   ,
                   Kelsey
                   ,
                   Cooper
                   ,
                   Goffe
                   ,
                   Berry
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 whom
                 we
                 refer
                 to
                 the
                 ensuing
                 Catalogue
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 Names
                 of
                 the
                 Judges
                 and
                 Serjeants
                 are
                 added
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Members
                   of
                   the
                   other
                   House
                   ,
                   alias
                   House
                   of
                   Lords
                   .
                
                 
                   Lord
                   
                     Richard
                     Cromwel
                  
                   .
                   
                
                 
                   Lord
                   
                     Henry
                     Cromwel
                  
                   Deputy
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Nath.
                     Fiennes
                  
                   Commis
                   .
                   of
                   the
                   Great
                   Seal
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Lisle
                  
                   .
                   Commis
                   .
                   of
                   the
                   Great
                   Seal
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hen.
                     Lawrence
                  
                   ,
                   President
                   of
                   the
                   Council
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Charles
                     Fleetwood
                  
                   Lieut.
                   Gen.
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   .
                
                 
                   Robert
                   Earl
                   of
                   Warwick
                   .
                
                 
                   Edmund
                   Earl
                   of
                   Mulgrave
                   .
                
                 
                   Edward
                   Earl
                   of
                   Manchester
                   .
                
                 
                   Will.
                   Ld.
                   Viscount
                   Say
                   and
                   Seal
                   .
                
                 
                   Philip
                   Lord
                   Viscount
                   Lisle
                   .
                
                 
                   Charles
                   Lord
                   Viscount
                   Howard
                   .
                
                 
                   Philip
                   Lord
                   Wharton
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   Lord
                   Faulconbridge
                   .
                
                 
                   George
                   Lord
                   Evers
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Cleypole
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Desbrow
                  
                   ,
                   Generals
                   at
                   Sea.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Edw.
                     Montague
                  
                   .
                   Generals
                   at
                   Sea.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Bulst
                     .
                     Whitlock
                     ▪
                  
                   Commis
                   .
                   of
                   the
                   Treasury
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Wil.
                     Sydenham
                  
                   .
                   Commis
                   .
                   of
                   the
                   Treasury
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Wolsley
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Gilbert
                     Pickering
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Walter
                     Strickland
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Philip
                     Skippon
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Francis
                     Rous
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Iones
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Strickland
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Fiennes
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Francis
                     Russel
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Honywood
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Arthur
                     Haslerig
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Hobart
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Onslow
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Gilbert
                     Gerrard
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Roberts
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Glyn
                   ,
                   Chief
                   Justices
                   of
                   both
                   Benches
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Oli.
                     St.
                     Iohn
                  
                   .
                   Chief
                   Justices
                   of
                   both
                   Benches
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Pierrepoint
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Crew
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Alexander
                     Popham
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Philip
                     Iones
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Christopher
                     Pack
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Robert
                     Titchborn
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Edward
                     Whaley
                  
                   ▪
                   Commis
                   .
                   Gen.
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Berkstead
                  
                   ,
                   Lieutenant
                   of
                   the
                   Tower.
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Pride
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Fleetwood
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Huson
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Ingoldsby
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iames
                     Berry
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Goff
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Cooper
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     George
                     Monke
                  
                   ,
                   Gen.
                   in
                   Scotland
                   .
                
                 
                   David
                   Earl
                   of
                   Cassils
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Lockhart
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Archibald
                     Iohnson
                  
                   of
                   Wareston
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Steel
                  
                   Chancellor
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                
                 
                   Roger
                   Lord
                   Broghil
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Matthew
                     Thomlinson
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Lenthal
                  
                   ,
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Rolls
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Hampden
                  
                   ,
                   Esq.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Commissioners
                   of
                   the
                   Great
                   Seal
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   Officers
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Nathaniel
                     Fiennes
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Lisle
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Lenthal
                  
                   ,
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Rolls
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Officers
                   Attending
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Middleton
                  
                   ,
                   Serjeant
                   at
                   Arms.
                   
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Brown.
                   
                
                 
                   Mr.
                   Dove
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Judges
                   of
                   both
                   Benches
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Iohn
                     Glyn
                  
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Chief-Justice
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Pet.
                     Warburton
                  
                   ,
                   Justices
                   of
                   the
                   Upper-Bench
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Rich.
                     Nudigate
                  
                   .
                   Justices
                   of
                   the
                   Upper-Bench
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Oliver
                     St.
                     Iohn
                  
                   ,
                   L.
                   Chief-Justice
                   ▪
                
                 
                   
                     Edward
                     Atkins
                  
                   ,
                   Justices
                   of
                   the
                   Com.
                   Bench.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Matthew
                     Hale
                  
                   ,
                   Justices
                   of
                   the
                   Com.
                   Bench.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Hugh
                     Windham
                  
                   ,
                   Justices
                   of
                   the
                   Com.
                   Bench.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   
                   His
                   Barons
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Robert
                     Nicholas
                     ,
                     Iohn
                     Parker
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Roger
                     Hill.
                  
                   
                
                 
                 
                   Serjeant
                   at
                   Law
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Erasmus
                     Earl.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Atturney-General
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Edmund
                     Prideaux
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sollicitor
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Ellis
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Serjeants
                   at
                   Law
                   called
                   by
                   Him
                   to
                   the
                   Bar.
                   
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Richard
                     Pepys
                  
                   ,
                   25
                   Jan.
                   1653.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Fletcher
                  
                   ,
                   25
                   Jan.
                   1653.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Matthew
                     Hale
                  
                   ,
                   25
                   Jan.
                   1653.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Steel
                  
                   ,
                   9
                   Febr.
                   1653.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Maynard
                  
                   ,
                   9
                   Febr.
                   1653.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Rich.
                     Nudigate
                  
                   ,
                   9
                   Febr.
                   1653.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Tho.
                     Twisden
                  
                   ,
                   9
                   Febr.
                   1653.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Hugh
                     Windham
                  
                   ,
                   9
                   Febr.
                   1653.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Vnton
                     Crook
                  
                   ,
                   21
                   June
                   1654.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Parker
                  
                   ,
                   21
                   June
                   1654.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Roger
                     Hill
                  
                   ,
                   28
                   June
                   1655.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Shepard
                  
                   ,
                   25
                   Oct.
                   1656.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Fountain
                  
                   ,
                   27
                   Nov.
                   1656.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Evan
                     Sithe
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 But
                 to
                 proceed
                 :
                 after
                 Cromwel
                 had
                 made
                 that
                 fair
                 Speech
                 ,
                 Fiennes
                 the
                 Lord-Commissioner
                 of
                 the
                 Seal
                 resumed
                 (
                 by
                 his
                 order
                 )
                 the
                 discourse
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 to
                 beg
                 more
                 Money
                 :
                 for
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Heart
                 could
                 not
                 stoop
                 to
                 such
                 Humble
                 Oratory
                 ;
                 declaring
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Money
                   granted
                   (
                   though
                   thought
                   sufficient
                   )
                   fell
                   much
                   beneath
                   the
                   expence
                   and
                   necessity
                   of
                   the
                   State
                   ,
                   especially
                   that
                   Tax
                   of
                   the
                   new
                   
                   Buildings
                   failed
                   altogether
                   of
                   what
                   was
                   expected
                   and
                   intended
                   by
                   it
                   ;
                   and
                   so
                   recommended
                   the
                   whole
                   affair
                   to
                   their
                   consideration
                   .
                
                 Being
                 sate
                 in
                 the
                 Houses
                 (
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 )
                 the
                 other
                 House
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Commons
                 (
                 by
                 two
                 of
                 their
                 number
                 )
                 a
                 Message
                 for
                 a
                 day
                 of
                 Humiliation
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 were
                 returned
                 with
                 this
                 Answer
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   House
                   would
                   consider
                   of
                   it
                
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 they
                 fell
                 upon
                 a
                 Vote
                 for
                 two
                 Months
                 time
                 to
                 exhibite
                 any
                 Petitions
                 against
                 undue
                 Elections
                 ,
                 and
                 assented
                 to
                 a
                 Humiliation
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 kept
                 within
                 the
                 Walls
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 by
                 Dr.
                 Reynolds
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Caryl
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Calamy
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Griffith
                 ,
                 half
                 Presbyterian
                 ,
                 half
                 Independent
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 the
                 temper
                 and
                 constitution
                 of
                 this
                 Assembly
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 past
                 ,
                 they
                 fell
                 a
                 questioning
                 the
                 Frame
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 which
                 their
                 fellow-Members
                 had
                 erected
                 during
                 their
                 Seclusion
                 ;
                 which
                 yet
                 notwithstanding
                 was
                 carried
                 but
                 by
                 two
                 Voices
                 in
                 the
                 Affirmative
                 :
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 resolution
                 of
                 unravelling
                 it
                 all
                 again
                 they
                 proceeded
                 very
                 fiercely
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 told
                 at
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 allarmed
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 ear
                 with
                 danger
                 from
                 abroad
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 designe
                 had
                 already
                 footing
                 in
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 adjacent
                 Counties
                 ;
                 Cromwel
                 dallied
                 not
                 with
                 this
                 two-handed
                 necessity
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 rid
                 himself
                 of
                 the
                 nearest
                 first
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 with
                 his
                 Guards
                 ,
                 he
                 by
                 Water
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 for
                 the
                 tother
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 ranted
                 away
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 an
                 hour
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Bias
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 now
                 he
                 plainly
                 perceived
                 the
                 old
                 stales
                 would
                 not
                 serve
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 his
                 Life
                 and
                 Greatness
                 lay
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 stake
                 ;
                 )
                 to
                 break
                 them
                 up
                 ,
                 he
                 broke
                 forth
                 into
                 very
                 rash
                 and
                 cholerick
                 Language
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 pertinent
                 resolution
                 ,
                 corolla●y
                 and
                 period
                 ,
                 he
                 added
                 an
                 adjuration
                 to
                 the
                 stain
                 of
                 his
                 larved
                 sanctity
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 or
                 such
                 Words
                 ,
                 
                 —
                 
                   By
                   the
                   Living
                   God
                   I
                   must
                   and
                   do
                   dissolve
                   you
                   .
                
              
               
                 As
                 to
                 the
                 Royal
                 Enterprize
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 begun
                 ever
                 since
                 the
                 Investiture
                 of
                 Oliver
                 ,
                 who
                 suspecting
                 such
                 practises
                 ,
                 had
                 with
                 Money
                 debauch'd
                 the
                 Fidelity
                 o●
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Willis
                
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Corker
                 a
                 Parson
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 that
                 now
                 professed
                 Physick
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 always
                 one
                 at
                 any
                 Match
                 or
                 Horse-race
                 whatsoever
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 a
                 noted
                 Royalist
                 ,
                 scrued
                 himself
                 into
                 all
                 Royalists
                 Company
                 and
                 Discourse
                 .
                 The
                 Treachery
                 of
                 these
                 men
                 was
                 employed
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 manifested
                 in
                 this
                 affair
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 Cromwel
                 was
                 certified
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 personally
                 laboured
                 in
                 t●●
                 Intrigue
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 was
                 arrived
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 to
                 lead
                 the
                 Forces
                 of
                 the
                 Loyal
                 Combination
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 instantly
                 to
                 be
                 seconded
                 with
                 an
                 Army
                 out
                 of
                 Flanders
                 :
                 
                 Just
                 therefore
                 as
                 the
                 designe
                 was
                 ripe
                 ,
                 he
                 emitted
                 out
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 of
                 twenty
                 miles
                 ,
                 and
                 seized
                 divers
                 eminent
                 Royalists
                 ,
                 and
                 among
                 them
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Will●s
                
                 ;
                 and
                 Feak
                 the
                 frantick
                 roarer
                 of
                 Sermons
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 bear
                 them
                 company
                 ,
                 but
                 soon
                 after
                 (
                 when
                 this
                 danger
                 from
                 the
                 Kings
                 party
                 was
                 more
                 compert
                 )
                 released
                 .
                 The
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Ormond
                 latitating
                 somewhere
                 in
                 Sussex
                 ,
                 very
                 difficultly
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Graves
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 that
                 County
                 ,
                 got
                 away
                 in
                 a
                 small
                 Boat
                 ,
                 and
                 escaped
                 seizure
                 ;
                 so
                 neer
                 was
                 he
                 set
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 designe
                 so
                 particularly
                 discovered
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 those
                 were
                 the
                 private
                 close
                 Intrigues
                 at
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 more
                 publique
                 ones
                 were
                 agitating
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 three
                 Kingdoms
                 ;
                 from
                 every
                 Regiment
                 whereof
                 Addresses
                 were
                 signed
                 and
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 glanced
                 upon
                 the
                 late
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 offered
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 than
                 they
                 were
                 worth
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 his
                 Highness's
                 Person
                 and
                 Government
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 Common
                 and
                 Secret
                 Enemy
                 :
                 the
                 like
                 came
                 from
                 Mardike
                 ;
                 (
                 who
                 joyned
                 with
                 some
                 French
                 ,
                 had
                 made
                 an
                 excursion
                 towards
                 Graveling
                 ,
                 and
                 surprized
                 and
                 taken
                 two
                 out-Forts
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 returned
                 :
                 )
                 the
                 same
                 Complement
                 came
                 also
                 from
                 the
                 County-Troops
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Officers
                 ,
                 who
                 attended
                 the
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 and
                 succeeded
                 in
                 the
                 room
                 of
                 the
                 Major-Generals
                 ,
                 (
                 now
                 (
                 for
                 their
                 Exorbitances
                 and
                 dangerous
                 power
                 even
                 to
                 their
                 Author
                 ,
                 and
                 because
                 the
                 work
                 for
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 called
                 was
                 over
                 )
                 laid
                 aside
                 )
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 Liveries
                 ,
                 to
                 lessen
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 pretended
                 )
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 that
                 place
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 truth
                 the
                 Protector
                 knowing
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 served
                 ●aithfully
                 by
                 the
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 
                 would
                 name
                 such
                 ,
                 no
                 matter
                 whom
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 could
                 confide
                 in
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 expence
                 of
                 retinue
                 and
                 treating
                 the
                 Judges
                 being
                 taken
                 off
                 ,
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 or
                 Tradesman
                 of
                 the
                 well-affected
                 might
                 serve
                 turn
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 make
                 profit
                 of
                 his
                 place
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 all
                 other
                 Offices
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 this
                 very
                 prick
                 for
                 the
                 year
                 coming
                 of
                 58
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 observed
                 the
                 Rule
                 he
                 had
                 given
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 its
                 place
                 omitted
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Victorious
                 Blake
                 returning
                 into
                 England
                 from
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 having
                 awed
                 all
                 the
                 Ports
                 and
                 Harbours
                 thereof
                 ,
                 fell
                 sick
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 a
                 Disease
                 his
                 Seafaring
                 had
                 brought
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Scurvy
                 and
                 Dropsie
                 ,
                 and
                 died
                 just
                 as
                 the
                 Fleet
                 was
                 entring
                 into
                 Plymouth-Sound
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 passionately
                 enquired
                 for
                 the
                 Land.
                 
                 A
                 man
                 of
                 eminent
                 Fortitude
                 ,
                 both
                 active
                 and
                 passive
                 .
                 A
                 master
                 of
                 as
                 many
                 Successes
                 and
                 Atchievements
                 ,
                 as
                 any
                 person
                 except
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 being
                 never
                 Worsted
                 but
                 once
                 in
                 his
                 whole
                 Warfare
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 Downs
                 by
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 merited
                 exceedingly
                 of
                 his
                 Country
                 ,
                 had
                 he
                 been
                 as
                 tender
                 of
                 its
                 Home-bred
                 as
                 Forrain
                 Honour
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 jealously
                 observant
                 ,
                 it
                 serving
                 for
                 his
                 argument
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 Fleet
                 free
                 from
                 any
                 Divisions
                 of
                 Factions
                 upon
                 the
                 news
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 changes
                 in
                 England
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 buried
                 with
                 a
                 handsome
                 Funeral
                 ,
                 just
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 as
                 General
                 Dean
                 was
                 from
                 Greenwich
                 ;
                 but
                 especial
                 notice
                 was
                 taken
                 of
                 Colonel
                 
                 Lambert's
                 (
                 then
                 in
                 disgrace
                 )
                 attendance
                 on
                 his
                 Horse
                 ,
                 between
                 whom
                 there
                 was
                 it
                 seems
                 a
                 more
                 intimate
                 correspondence
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 Interred
                 in
                 Hen.
                 7th's
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 as
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 Grandees
                 that
                 died
                 in
                 the
                 Usurpation
                 usually
                 were
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 other
                 Monument
                 than
                 that
                 of
                 his
                 Indelible
                 Renown
                 for
                 pure
                 Valour
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1658.
                 
              
               
                 NOw
                 did
                 the
                 Usurper
                 feel
                 the
                 Thornes
                 of
                 his
                 unjust
                 Acquists
                 in
                 the
                 restless
                 Fears
                 and
                 Disquiets
                 ,
                 which
                 measured
                 every
                 moment
                 of
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 his
                 sleeps
                 being
                 disturbed
                 with
                 the
                 apprehensions
                 of
                 those
                 dangers
                 the
                 day
                 presented
                 unto
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 approaches
                 of
                 any
                 strange
                 Face
                 ,
                 whose
                 motion
                 he
                 would
                 most
                 fixedly
                 attend
                 .
                 Above
                 all
                 ,
                 he
                 very
                 carefully
                 observed
                 such
                 whose
                 mind
                 or
                 aspect
                 were
                 featured
                 with
                 any
                 chearful
                 and
                 debonair
                 Lineaments
                 ;
                 for
                 such
                 he
                 boded
                 were
                 they
                 that
                 would
                 dispatch
                 him
                 :
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 he
                 always
                 went
                 secretly
                 Armed
                 ,
                 
                 both
                 offensive
                 and
                 defensive
                 ,
                 and
                 never
                 stirred
                 without
                 a
                 great
                 Guard.
                 In
                 his
                 usual
                 Journey
                 between
                 White-hall
                 and
                 
                 Hampton-Court
                 ,
                 by
                 several
                 Roads
                 ,
                 he
                 drove
                 full-speed
                 in
                 the
                 Summer-time
                 ,
                 making
                 such
                 a
                 dust
                 with
                 his
                 Life-guard
                 ,
                 part
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 part
                 behinde
                 ,
                 at
                 a
                 convenient
                 distance
                 ,
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 choaking
                 him
                 with
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 one
                 could
                 hardly
                 see
                 for
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 an
                 hour
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 always
                 came
                 in
                 some
                 private
                 way
                 or
                 other
                 :
                 he
                 likewise
                 never
                 Lodged
                 above
                 twice
                 or
                 thrice
                 in
                 a
                 Room
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 passage
                 but
                 by
                 twenty
                 several
                 Locks
                 .
                 Sometimes
                 he
                 would
                 pretend
                 to
                 be
                 merry
                 ,
                 and
                 invite
                 persons
                 of
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 some
                 suspition
                 to
                 his
                 Cups
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 drill
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 opened
                 Hearts
                 such
                 secrets
                 as
                 he
                 fisht
                 for
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 freaks
                 also
                 to
                 divert
                 the
                 vexations
                 of
                 his
                 misgiving
                 thoughts
                 ,
                 calling
                 in
                 by
                 the
                 beat
                 of
                 Drum
                 his
                 Foot-guards
                 ,
                 like
                 a
                 Kennel
                 of
                 Hounds
                 to
                 snatch
                 away
                 the
                 scraps
                 and
                 reliques
                 of
                 his
                 Table
                 .
                 He
                 saw
                 every
                 mans
                 hand
                 was
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 ran
                 daily
                 into
                 farther
                 perplexities
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 which
                 it
                 was
                 impossible
                 to
                 extricate
                 ,
                 or
                 secure
                 himself
                 therein
                 ,
                 without
                 running
                 into
                 further
                 danger
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 began
                 to
                 alter
                 much
                 in
                 the
                 tenour
                 of
                 his
                 former
                 converse
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 run
                 and
                 transform
                 into
                 the
                 manners
                 of
                 the
                 ancient
                 Tyrants
                 ,
                 thinking
                 to
                 please
                 and
                 mitigate
                 his
                 own
                 Tortures
                 with
                 the
                 sufferings
                 of
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Thus
                 began
                 the
                 year
                 with
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 relish
                 ,
                 for
                 Royalists
                 to
                 depart
                 London
                 twenty
                 miles
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 instantly
                 Colonel
                 Russel
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Compton
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Clayton
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 old
                 Prison-guests
                 of
                 that
                 party
                 were
                 Committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ;
                 but
                 many
                 of
                 those
                 against
                 whom
                 the
                 information
                 from
                 the
                 two
                 aforesaid
                 intelligencers
                 was
                 given
                 ,
                 were
                 Gentlemen
                 and
                 Citizens
                 
                 not
                 in
                 any
                 service
                 or
                 designe
                 before
                 ;
                 
                 whether
                 out
                 of
                 some
                 reluctancy
                 of
                 conscience
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 ruine
                 their
                 old
                 Comrades
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 discovering
                 of
                 his
                 Spies
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 should
                 have
                 perpetual
                 need
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 thought
                 not
                 fit
                 to
                 engage
                 and
                 set
                 them
                 upon
                 such
                 face
                 to
                 face
                 ,
                 they
                 being
                 not
                 otherwise
                 to
                 be
                 decoy'd
                 .
                 These
                 fresh-men
                 were
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 as
                 Mr.
                 Manly
                 a
                 Merchant
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Carent
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Iackson
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Sumner
                 :
                 the
                 other
                 principals
                 ,
                 &c.
                 were
                 Mr.
                 Mordant
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                 Peterburgh's
                 Brother
                 ,
                 and
                 Dr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Hewet
                
                 Preacher
                 then
                 at
                 St.
                 Gregories
                 by
                 Pauls
                 ;
                 Mr.
                 (
                 after
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 )
                 Woodcock
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Maunsel
                 ,
                 both
                 engaged
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 escape
                 and
                 shipping
                 out
                 of
                 Sussex
                 from
                 Worcester
                 ;
                 Mr.
                 Mallory
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Stapely
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Hartgil
                   Baron
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 :
                 most
                 of
                 these
                 were
                 taken
                 and
                 kept
                 close
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 till
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 some
                 were
                 wrought
                 upon
                 to
                 witness
                 against
                 their
                 fellows
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 set
                 at
                 liberty
                 .
                 The
                 Designe
                 was
                 laid
                 in
                 
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Essex
                   ,
                   Surry
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sussex
                 ;
                 the
                 King
                 being
                 ready
                 to
                 have
                 passed
                 over
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 )
                 with
                 an
                 Army
                 under
                 the
                 Conduct
                 of
                 the
                 Count
                 of
                 Marsin
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 
                 Conde's
                 General
                 ,
                 newly
                 honoured
                 with
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 :
                 but
                 this
                 Treachery
                 frustrated
                 the
                 Designe
                 .
              
               
                 Which
                 being
                 so
                 well
                 known
                 to
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Portsmouth
                   ,
                   Hull
                
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 Maritime
                 Fortresses
                 were
                 treated
                 for
                 and
                 reckoned
                 into
                 the
                 bargain
                 ;
                 he
                 set
                 afoot
                 the
                 like
                 practises
                 by
                 his
                 own
                 Emissaries
                 and
                 Trepans
                 ,
                 viz.
                 upon
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Slingsby
                
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 off
                 and
                 on
                 ever
                 since
                 
                 Worcester-fight
                 in
                 Hull
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 whereof
                 insinuating
                 into
                 his
                 acquaintance
                 ,
                 and
                 casting
                 out
                 some
                 disgustful
                 words
                 against
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 and
                 mixing
                 some
                 overtures
                 of
                 their
                 good
                 will
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 withal
                 intimating
                 that
                 if
                 he
                 could
                 procure
                 a
                 Commission
                 from
                 his
                 Majesty
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Town
                 was
                 at
                 his
                 service
                 .
                 The
                 old
                 Loyal
                 Gentleman
                 gladly
                 embracing
                 a
                 proffer
                 of
                 such
                 concernment
                 ,
                 made
                 use
                 of
                 an
                 old
                 Commission
                 he
                 had
                 by
                 him
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 the
                 length
                 of
                 their
                 Line
                 ,
                 these
                 Officers
                 hooked
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 him
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Condemnation
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 in
                 the
                 Tower.
                 The
                 Names
                 of
                 these
                 Officers
                 were
                 Major
                 Waterhouse
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Overton
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Lieutenant
                 Thompson
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 chief
                 Actors
                 being
                 thus
                 secured
                 ,
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 to
                 Collogue
                 with
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 sent
                 for
                 the
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 communicated
                 to
                 them
                 the
                 Plot
                 ,
                 naming
                 several
                 persons
                 and
                 particulars
                 ,
                 many
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 accommodated
                 to
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 dressed
                 them
                 for
                 their
                 horrour
                 and
                 resentment
                 ,
                 telling
                 them
                 that
                 the
                 danger
                 was
                 not
                 over
                 ,
                 though
                 so
                 happily
                 foreseen
                 ;
                 taking
                 hereby
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 having
                 a
                 new
                 Militia
                 chosen
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 desperate
                 Phanaticks
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 party
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 A
                 general
                 Train
                 was
                 soon
                 after
                 made
                 in
                 
                 Finsbury-fields
                 ,
                 and
                 Addresses
                 by
                 the
                 Officers
                 ,
                 testifying
                 their
                 resolutions
                 to
                 adhere
                 to
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 delivered
                 in
                 very
                 express
                 and
                 humouring
                 Language
                 .
                 When
                 he
                 had
                 thus
                 raised
                 the
                 expectation
                 of
                 the
                 story
                 ,
                 (
                 though
                 the
                 chief
                 in
                 the
                 business
                 understanding
                 they
                 were
                 detected
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 of
                 their
                 associates
                 in
                 Prison
                 ,
                 had
                 defisted
                 from
                 any
                 further
                 Attempt
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 16
                 of
                 May
                 he
                 doubled
                 his
                 Guards
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 sent
                 an
                 Alarm
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 that
                 that
                 night
                 the
                 Royalists
                 had
                 appointed
                 for
                 their
                 rising
                 and
                 firing
                 the
                 Town
                 ;
                 and
                 forthwith
                 marched
                 several
                 Forces
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 into
                 the
                 Liberties
                 ;
                 the
                 Drums
                 of
                 the
                 Trained-bands
                 likewise
                 beat
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 6
                 Regiments
                 appeared
                 presently
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 Guard
                 that
                 night
                 ,
                 being
                 employed
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 in
                 seizing
                 some
                 of
                 those
                 Citizens
                 afore-mentioned
                 ,
                 with
                 divers
                 others
                 ,
                 as
                 Mr.
                 Southcot
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Hern
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 young
                 men
                 and
                 Apprentices
                 whom
                 his
                 Drags
                 had
                 Trepan'd
                 .
                 These
                 made
                 work
                 for
                 a
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 ,
                 now
                 founded
                 and
                 erected
                 upon
                 a
                 Law
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 Act
                 for
                 security
                 of
                 his
                 Highness's
                 person
                 ;
                 who
                 restrained
                 the
                 power
                 thereby
                 given
                 with
                 this
                 clause
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 Try
                 none
                 but
                 such
                 as
                 should
                 be
                 named
                 to
                 them
                 by
                 him
                 or
                 his
                 Council
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 might
                 be
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Sophistry
                 as
                 the
                 Parliament
                 fought
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 for
                 the
                 preservation
                 of
                 his
                 Person
                 ,
                 they
                 might
                 try
                 the
                 Usurper
                 for
                 the
                 security
                 of
                 his
                 Highness
                 .
                 Such
                 a
                 strange
                 Judicature
                 was
                 this
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 that
                 advised
                 ,
                 framed
                 ,
                 and
                 established
                 it
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 tell
                 how
                 to
                 binde
                 or
                 tye
                 up
                 the
                 Mastiff
                 from
                 tearing
                 his
                 Masters
                 Throat
                 :
                 —
                 
                   Nec
                   Lex
                   est
                   Iustior
                   ulla
                   ,
                   Quam
                   necis
                   artifices
                   arte
                   perire
                   sua
                   .
                
                 —
                 Certainly
                 
                 haunted
                 the
                 minde
                 of
                 this
                 Tormenter
                 ;
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 House
                 were
                 Commissioners
                 herein
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Salisbury
                 being
                 named
                 among
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Before
                 these
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Slingsby
                
                 and
                 Dr.
                 Hewet
                 were
                 first
                 brought
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 Henry
                 charged
                 that
                 he
                 and
                 one
                 Gardiner
                 (
                 never
                 heard
                 of
                 ,
                 but
                 such
                 another
                 as
                 
                   Iohn
                   Doe
                
                 )
                 did
                 Traiterously
                 Conspire
                 against
                 the
                 Life
                 and
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 the
                 said
                 Trepans
                 brought
                 as
                 Evidence
                 to
                 prove
                 it
                 .
                 He
                 defended
                 himself
                 by
                 allegation
                 that
                 that
                 which
                 was
                 said
                 by
                 him
                 was
                 but
                 in
                 jest
                 and
                 discourse
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Action
                 was
                 altogether
                 impossible
                 ,
                 he
                 being
                 but
                 a
                 single
                 person
                 .
                 Dr.
                 Hewit
                 would
                 not
                 acknowledge
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 but
                 pleaded
                 several
                 Cases
                 against
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 taken
                 or
                 surprized
                 for
                 a
                 Mute
                 .
                 Had
                 he
                 pleaded
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 thought
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 escaped
                 ;
                 for
                 Mallory
                 (
                 the
                 main
                 Witness
                 against
                 him
                 )
                 was
                 fled
                 for
                 the
                 present
                 .
                 
                 Next
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mordant
                
                 was
                 set
                 to
                 the
                 Bar
                 ,
                 who
                 argued
                 his
                 Case
                 so
                 warily
                 and
                 pliantly
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 Demurrer
                 to
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 taking
                 Notes
                 of
                 the
                 Witnesses
                 Evidence
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 alone
                 of
                 the
                 three
                 was
                 quitted
                 but
                 by
                 one
                 Voice
                 ;
                 Colonel
                 Pride
                 (
                 his
                 undoubted
                 Fate
                 ,
                 troubled
                 with
                 the
                 Stone
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 long
                 at
                 Urine
                 )
                 withdrawing
                 himself
                 on
                 that
                 occasion
                 ,
                 while
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 the
                 Court
                 by
                 one
                 suffrage
                 agreed
                 upon
                 his
                 acquittal
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 may
                 well
                 be
                 said
                 
                   Evasisse
                   Calculis
                
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 the
                 custom
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 to
                 give
                 Sentence
                 by
                 plurality
                 of
                 Voices
                 .
                 Mr.
                 Mallory
                 being
                 retaken
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   Humphry
                   Bennet
                
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Woodcock
                 ,
                 were
                 charged
                 next
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Designes
                 .
                 Mallory
                 pleaded
                 Guilty
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 respited
                 and
                 saved
                 .
                 Sir
                 Humphry
                 Bennet's
                 Cause
                 was
                 not
                 then
                 determined
                 .
                 Mr.
                 Woodcock
                 so
                 handsomely
                 and
                 bravely
                 defended
                 himself
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 fasten
                 the
                 Charge
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 8
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Slingsbury
                
                 and
                 Dr.
                 Hewit
                 were
                 beheaded
                 on
                 Tower-hill
                 ;
                 
                 Sir
                 Henry
                 suffering
                 very
                 readily
                 and
                 with
                 submission
                 ;
                 the
                 Doctor
                 most
                 devoutly
                 and
                 courageously
                 ,
                 with
                 prayers
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 The
                 Tyrant
                 not
                 satisfied
                 with
                 this
                 ,
                 brought
                 in
                 more
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Mr.
                 Carent
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 whose
                 Ware-house
                 Arms
                 were
                 found
                 )
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Summers
                   ,
                   Edward
                   Stacy
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Bettely
                   ,
                   Edward
                   Ashton
                   ,
                   Oliver
                   Allen
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Fryar
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Bar
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 all
                 but
                 Mr.
                 Carent
                 Condemned
                 ,
                 who
                 escaped
                 by
                 the
                 noble
                 refusal
                 of
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Pits
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 party
                 (
                 whose
                 Examination
                 they
                 relyed
                 upon
                 )
                 to
                 give
                 Evidence
                 against
                 his
                 Friends
                 ,
                 and
                 chose
                 rather
                 to
                 suffer
                 Imprisonment
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Fine
                 of
                 500
                 l.
                 to
                 be
                 laid
                 on
                 him
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 be
                 branded
                 with
                 the
                 note
                 of
                 Treachery
                 ,
                 how
                 fairly
                 soever
                 to
                 be
                 excused
                 .
                 Three
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 
                 
                   viz.
                   Ashton
                
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 seizure
                 ,
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 Newgate
                 )
                 and
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bettely
                
                 ,
                 were
                 Executed
                 at
                 Tower-street
                 and
                 Cheap-side
                 by
                 Hanging
                 and
                 Quartering
                 ,
                 both
                 protesting
                 their
                 Innocency
                 :
                 Bettely
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 hung
                 almost
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 an
                 hour
                 ,
                 pulled
                 off
                 his
                 Cap
                 with
                 his
                 Hands
                 .
                 Stacy
                 two
                 days
                 after
                 was
                 Hanged
                 against
                 the
                 Exchange
                 in
                 Cornhil
                 .
                 None
                 of
                 them
                 but
                 were
                 worthy
                 of
                 far
                 better
                 ends
                 ;
                 which
                 made
                 the
                 Tyrant
                 most
                 Execrably
                 Odious
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 old
                 Earl
                 of
                 Warwick
                 (
                 presently
                 after
                 the
                 Espousals
                 of
                 his
                 Grand-son
                 young
                 Mr.
                 Rich
                 ,
                 with
                 Frances
                 the
                 youngest
                 Daughter
                 of
                 the
                 Protector
                 )
                 died
                 April
                 18.
                 to
                 whom
                 ,
                 his
                 late
                 honorary
                 services
                 ,
                 and
                 dishonourable
                 Relations
                 to
                 this
                 Protector
                 ,
                 were
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 least
                 unhappinesses
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 May
                 the
                 Lord
                 Faulconbridge
                 the
                 other
                 son
                 (
                 for
                 Fleetwood
                 nor
                 Claypole
                 had
                 either
                 Manners
                 or
                 Worth
                 to
                 be
                 employed
                 in
                 the
                 Complement
                 )
                 was
                 sent
                 away
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 Train
                 to
                 Salute
                 and
                 Gratulate
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 ,
                 now
                 at
                 Calis
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 opening
                 of
                 the
                 Campania
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 received
                 very
                 splendidly
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 that
                 his
                 Uncle
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Slingsby
                
                 was
                 adjudged
                 to
                 Death
                 :
                 and
                 though
                 he
                 returned
                 on
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 three
                 days
                 before
                 Execution
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 what
                 he
                 could
                 to
                 save
                 him
                 ;
                 yet
                 all
                 proved
                 in
                 vain
                 :
                 for
                 since
                 Mr.
                 Mordant
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Woodcock
                 had
                 escaped
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 room
                 for
                 his
                 life
                 .
                 Soon
                 after
                 ,
                 Monsieur
                 Mancini
                 ,
                 Mazarine's
                 Nephew
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Crequi
                 ,
                 came
                 hither
                 with
                 the
                 return
                 of
                 the
                 Complement
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 entertained
                 highly
                 at
                 
                 Brook-house
                 and
                 at
                 
                 Hampton-court
                 ,
                 with
                 Feasting
                 and
                 Hunting
                 ,
                 and
                 presently
                 returned
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 I
                 may
                 have
                 done
                 with
                 this
                 wretched
                 Family
                 of
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Lady
                 Claypole
                 died
                 at
                 
                 Hampton-court
                 
                 August
                 6
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 disease
                 in
                 her
                 Inwards
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 taken
                 Frantick
                 with
                 the
                 stopping
                 of
                 her
                 Terms
                 ,
                 raved
                 much
                 against
                 the
                 bloody
                 cruelties
                 of
                 her
                 Father
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 Dr.
                 Hewit
                 ,
                 for
                 whom
                 (
                 to
                 give
                 her
                 her
                 due
                 )
                 't
                 is
                 said
                 she
                 interceded
                 .
                 She
                 was
                 brought
                 by
                 Water
                 to
                 the
                 Painted-chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 State
                 buried
                 in
                 Hen.
                 7th's
                 Chappel
                 ;
                 her
                 Aunt
                 Wilkins
                 being
                 Mourner
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Mulgrave
                 died
                 coming
                 up
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 August
                 21.
                 and
                 though
                 misplaced
                 ,
                 I
                 must
                 remember
                 the
                 great
                 Whale
                 60
                 foot
                 long
                 ,
                 that
                 〈◊〉
                 up
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 
                   Greenwich
                   ,
                   Iune
                
                 the
                 2
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 wonder
                 of
                 all
                 people
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 dange●ous
                 pastime
                 and
                 sport
                 of
                 such
                 ,
                 who
                 hunted
                 him
                 with
                 Guns
                 and
                 other
                 Weapons
                 ;
                 thousands
                 of
                 people
                 went
                 down
                 to
                 see
                 it
                 upon
                 the
                 Sand.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Widdrington
                
                 was
                 made
                 Lord
                 Chief-Baron
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 Adjourned
                 till
                 November
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 we
                 pass
                 to
                 the
                 
                 Flandrian-Coast
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 an
                 entire
                 view
                 of
                 the
                 joynt
                 Forces
                 and
                 actions
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 against
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 and
                 our
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 then
                 concerned
                 in
                 that
                 War.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 formidable
                 Si●ge
                 was
                 framed
                 before
                 Dunkirk
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 joynt
                 Forces
                 of
                 English
                 and
                 French
                 ,
                 w●●ch
                 hotly
                 Alarm'd
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 in
                 all
                 their
                 quarters
                 :
                 hereupon
                 
                   Don
                   Iohn
                
                 of
                 Austria
                 takes
                 these
                 two
                 things
                 into
                 serious
                 consideration
                 :
                 first
                 ,
                 the
                 Importance
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ;
                 ●or
                 its
                 Situation
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 Key
                 to
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 a
                 Frontier
                 to
                 France
                 ,
                 (
                 next
                 after
                 Graveling
                 )
                 and
                 a
                 certain
                 supply
                 of
                 Moneys
                 ,
                 by
                 continual
                 Booties
                 brought
                 in
                 thither
                 by
                 his
                 Men
                 of
                 War.
                 On
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 should
                 he
                 l●se
                 Dunkirk
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 (
                 in
                 whose
                 possession
                 it
                 would
                 be
                 put
                 )
                 had
                 a
                 Door
                 opened
                 ,
                 and
                 fit
                 opportunity
                 to
                 bid
                 fair
                 for
                 all
                 Flanders
                 :
                 Here
                 might
                 an
                 Army
                 be
                 landed
                 from
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 hence
                 incursions
                 made
                 into
                 the
                 heart
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Ports
                 ,
                 Newport
                 and
                 Ostend
                 ,
                 could
                 expect
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 to
                 be
                 perpetually
                 infested
                 by
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ;
                 which
                 would
                 utterly
                 spoil
                 their
                 Trade
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 ruine
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 .
                 These
                 and
                 such-like
                 considerations
                 ,
                 mounted
                 
                   Don
                   Iohn
                
                 upon
                 fixt
                 resolutions
                 to
                 undertake
                 the
                 Relief
                 of
                 Dunkirk
                 ,
                 though
                 it
                 were
                 to
                 the
                 hazard
                 of
                 his
                 whole
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 the
                 Confederate
                 Forces
                 Beleaguering
                 this
                 strong
                 place
                 ,
                 did
                 in
                 a
                 small
                 time
                 (
                 working
                 like
                 Moles
                 )
                 run
                 their
                 Trenches
                 to
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Counterscarp
                 ;
                 and
                 still
                 encroaching
                 upon
                 the
                 Wall
                 ,
                 they
                 promised
                 fair
                 to
                 a
                 speedy
                 accomplishment
                 of
                 their
                 Designe
                 .
                 These
                 things
                 were
                 well
                 known
                 to
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Army
                 ,
                 who
                 now
                 saw
                 the
                 Relief
                 of
                 Dunkirk
                 would
                 admit
                 of
                 no
                 delay
                 ;
                 for
                 were
                 it
                 not
                 speedily
                 accomplished
                 ,
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 necessity
                 must
                 lie
                 prostrate
                 to
                 the
                 Enemies
                 mercy
                 .
                 The
                 better
                 to
                 effect
                 which
                 therefore
                 ,
                 
                   Don
                   Iohn
                
                 the
                 Spanish
                 General
                 ,
                 having
                 drained
                 his
                 Garrisons
                 to
                 fill
                 up
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
                 suddenly
                 advanced
                 with
                 15000
                 men
                 to
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 his
                 distressed
                 Friends
                 ;
                 these
                 by
                 a
                 swift
                 march
                 through
                 Fuernes
                 ,
                 quickly
                 seated
                 themselves
                 upon
                 some
                 sandy
                 Hills
                 ,
                 within
                 an
                 English
                 mile
                 and
                 a
                 half
                 of
                 Turenne
                 the
                 French
                 General
                 's
                 Camp.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 report
                 of
                 the
                 Enemies
                 neer
                 advance
                 ,
                 made
                 both
                 the
                 French
                 and
                 English
                 Officers
                 consult
                 upon
                 the
                 best
                 course
                 that
                 could
                 be
                 taken
                 to
                 repel
                 the
                 Force
                 that
                 now
                 sate
                 upon
                 their
                 Skirts
                 ,
                 and
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 frustrate
                 their
                 labours
                 in
                 the
                 present
                 Siege
                 ,
                 if
                 no
                 worse
                 success
                 .
                 Time
                 for
                 consultation
                 being
                 short
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 it
                 was
                 on
                 the
                 over-night
                 )
                 they
                 agreed
                 unamimously
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 the
                 next
                 morning
                 a
                 warm
                 Breakfast
                 .
                 All
                 this
                 night
                 the
                 Officers
                 of
                 both
                 Nations
                 were
                 very
                 busie
                 to
                 provide
                 for
                 the
                 ensuing
                 action
                 ;
                 the
                 Army
                 being
                 found
                 sufficient
                 to
                 fight
                 a
                 Field-battle
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 Besieged
                 from
                 ranging
                 abroad
                 .
                 For
                 this
                 service
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 were
                 drawn
                 from
                 their
                 Entrenchment
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 joyned
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 Horse
                 ,
                 they
                 marched
                 against
                 the
                 Enemy
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 morning
                 (
                 both
                 Armies
                 being
                 come
                 near
                 together
                 )
                 it
                 was
                 perceived
                 ,
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 posture
                 was
                 rather
                 Defensive
                 than
                 Offensive
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 English
                 Commanders
                 knowing
                 it
                 was
                 no
                 time
                 to
                 dally
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 desirous
                 withal
                 to
                 shew
                 the
                 Discipline
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 Country
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 to
                 make
                 seeing
                 and
                 fighting
                 all
                 one
                 )
                 did
                 presently
                 mount
                 the
                 Sand-hills
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Forlorn
                 of
                 300
                 Musqueriers
                 ,
                 
                 Commanded
                 by
                 Captain
                 Devaux
                 ;
                 after
                 these
                 followed
                 the
                 newly-made
                 General
                 
                 Lockhart's
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 successively
                 .
                 The
                 Spaniards
                 
                 perceiving
                 that
                 the
                 resolution
                 of
                 these
                 men
                 was
                 furiously
                 to
                 fall
                 on
                 at
                 But-end
                 ,
                 as
                 highly
                 resolved
                 to
                 keep
                 them
                 off
                 at
                 the
                 Arms-end
                 ,
                 by
                 pouring
                 down
                 perpetually
                 Volleys
                 of
                 Great
                 and
                 Small
                 shot
                 .
              
               
                 General
                 Lockhart
                 (
                 newly
                 preferred
                 to
                 that
                 Command
                 ,
                 and
                 Embassador
                 nevertheless
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 )
                 seeing
                 the
                 French
                 unwilling
                 to
                 enter
                 ,
                 now
                 the
                 English
                 had
                 opened
                 the
                 gap
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 seeing
                 the
                 gallantry
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Regiment
                 ,
                 who
                 although
                 they
                 could
                 no
                 longer
                 gain
                 ground
                 ,
                 yet
                 still
                 kept
                 their
                 station
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 they
                 were
                 exposed
                 to
                 the
                 Enemies
                 Assaults
                 ;
                 caused
                 a
                 considerable
                 Brigade
                 of
                 fresh
                 men
                 to
                 reinforce
                 those
                 that
                 had
                 first
                 born
                 the
                 brunt
                 of
                 the
                 Battle
                 .
                 This
                 Reserve
                 (
                 through
                 General
                 
                 Lockhart's
                 care
                 )
                 coming
                 in
                 time
                 to
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 their
                 tired
                 fellows
                 ,
                 made
                 no
                 long
                 delay
                 ,
                 but
                 fell
                 into
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Foot
                 with
                 the
                 But-ends
                 of
                 their
                 Musquets
                 ,
                 who
                 not
                 being
                 able
                 to
                 withstand
                 their
                 courage
                 ,
                 
                 left
                 the
                 Field
                 ,
                 and
                 fled
                 towards
                 Fuernes
                 .
                 The
                 French
                 Horse
                 seeing
                 the
                 good
                 success
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Foot
                 ,
                 did
                 likewise
                 make
                 a
                 Charge
                 upon
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Cavalry
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 disheartned
                 with
                 the
                 routing
                 of
                 their
                 Infantry
                 ,
                 thought
                 it
                 their
                 safest
                 course
                 to
                 run
                 after
                 them
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 French
                 shewed
                 excellent
                 valour
                 in
                 Pursuit
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 day
                 being
                 won
                 ,
                 none
                 durst
                 stand
                 in
                 their
                 way
                 ;
                 the
                 poor
                 Spaniards
                 were
                 sadly
                 handled
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 hew'd
                 down
                 on
                 all
                 sides
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 extreamly
                 scattered
                 in
                 their
                 flight
                 ,
                 both
                 the
                 English
                 and
                 French
                 were
                 put
                 to
                 the
                 trouble
                 of
                 gleaning
                 for
                 Prisoners
                 ;
                 the
                 custody
                 and
                 benefit
                 of
                 whom
                 redounded
                 only
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 being
                 meerly
                 Auxiliary
                 in
                 this
                 Field
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 recompenced
                 by
                 the
                 Siege
                 of
                 Dunkirk
                 ,
                 whither
                 in
                 Triumph
                 they
                 returned
                 ,
                 and
                 possessed
                 themselves
                 of
                 their
                 former
                 Posts
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 Fight
                 was
                 managed
                 chiefly
                 on
                 the
                 Spanish
                 side
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 noble
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 (
                 accompanied
                 with
                 his
                 Brother
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 )
                 the
                 Military
                 Renown
                 of
                 whose
                 actions
                 very
                 early
                 raised
                 it self
                 in
                 the
                 French
                 service
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 )
                 and
                 was
                 brighter
                 far
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 eminent
                 in
                 the
                 glories
                 of
                 this
                 day
                 ,
                 which
                 suffering
                 an
                 envious
                 Eclipse
                 ,
                 drew
                 greater
                 admiration
                 upon
                 him
                 :
                 he
                 did
                 not
                 only
                 maintain
                 the
                 Fight
                 till
                 the
                 irresistible
                 daring
                 gallantry
                 of
                 the
                 Honour-seeking
                 Red-coats
                 made
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 abandon
                 his
                 Punctilio's
                 ,
                 and
                 mend
                 his
                 retreating
                 pace
                 ,
                 but
                 sustained
                 the
                 impression
                 upon
                 the
                 flight
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 least
                 saved
                 the
                 day
                 .
                 Colonel
                 Blague
                 ,
                 who
                 Commanded
                 the
                 Kings
                 Regiment
                 there
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 did
                 very
                 nobly
                 likewise
                 .
                 Of
                 that
                 side
                 were
                 slain
                 1000
                 and
                 odd
                 ,
                 and
                 1500
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Artillery
                 ,
                 Bag
                 and
                 Baggage
                 ,
                 besides
                 800
                 Officers
                 ,
                 (
                 upon
                 which
                 account
                 the
                 French
                 refused
                 Ransome
                 or
                 Exchange
                 ,
                 because
                 
                   Don
                   Iohn
                
                 should
                 be
                 straightned
                 for
                 Commanders
                 to
                 his
                 new
                 Levies
                 .
                 )
                 Of
                 the
                 slain
                 were
                 the
                 Counts
                 of
                 Motene
                 and
                 Mille
                 ,
                 the
                 Sieurs
                 of
                 Coligni
                 and
                 Bo●teville
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 French
                 side
                 were
                 slain
                 ,
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Biragne
                 Captain
                 of
                 the
                 Cardinal's
                 Guard
                 ,
                 the
                 Sieur
                 Berbezet
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 to
                 Turenne
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 Captains
                 ;
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Castelnau
                 was
                 mortally
                 wounded
                 through
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 died
                 during
                 the
                 siege
                 of
                 Graveling
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 next
                 besieged
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 alone
                 under
                 
                   Le
                   Ferte
                
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Vxelles
                 ,
                 the
                 Counts
                 of
                 Varennes
                 and
                 Moret
                 were
                 killed
                 by
                 one
                 shot
                 )
                 the
                 Marshals
                 Staff
                 of
                 France
                 being
                 given
                 him
                 for
                 a
                 Cordial
                 upon
                 his
                 Death-bed
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 English
                 side
                 were
                 slain
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Fenwick
                 in
                 ascending
                 the
                 Hill
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 of
                 his
                 Wounds
                 ;
                 and
                 one
                 Colonel
                 Drummond
                 a
                 Scotch
                 Voluntier
                 :
                 Capt.
                 Iones
                 ,
                 who
                 Commanded
                 the
                 Horse
                 in
                 Hispaniola
                 ,
                 did
                 venturously
                 and
                 gallantly
                 here
                 ;
                 but
                 was
                 taken
                 Prisoner
                 ,
                 and
                 recovered
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 Knighted
                 after
                 by
                 Cromwel
                 .
                 Some
                 200
                 Red-coats
                 were
                 slain
                 in
                 the
                 Battle
                 :
                 after
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 resolute
                 Governour
                 of
                 Dunkirk
                 the
                 Marquess
                 
                   De
                   Lede
                
                 (
                 in
                 a
                 Salley
                 he
                 made
                 )
                 was
                 shot
                 with
                 a
                 Bullet
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 Fate
                 he
                 owed
                 more
                 to
                 his
                 Honour
                 than
                 his
                 Reason
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 being
                 dead
                 ,
                 a
                 cold
                 damp
                 seized
                 upon
                 the
                 Dunkirkers
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 seeing
                 what
                 prodigous
                 Balls
                 of
                 fire
                 were
                 flung
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Morter-pieces
                 into
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 were
                 sorely
                 terrified
                 thereby
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 much
                 the
                 more
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 their
                 not
                 being
                 accustomed
                 to
                 such
                 Engines
                 ,
                 his
                 Holiness
                 the
                 Pope
                 having
                 prohibited
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Granadoes
                 amongst
                 his
                 Catholicks
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 burning
                 of
                 Churches
                 .
                 Considering
                 therefore
                 that
                 the
                 longer
                 they
                 stood
                 out
                 ,
                 the
                 harder
                 would
                 be
                 their
                 
                 Terms
                 ;
                 and
                 seeing
                 all
                 hope
                 of
                 Relief
                 by
                 Land
                 was
                 lost
                 ,
                 the
                 Sea
                 secured
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 daily
                 discouragements
                 arising
                 every
                 way
                 ;
                 therefore
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 further
                 inconveniences
                 ,
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 offered
                 Capitulation
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 easily
                 granted
                 ,
                 
                 it
                 was
                 agreed
                 that
                 the
                 Town
                 should
                 be
                 surrendered
                 upon
                 these
                 following
                 Articles
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         1.
                         
                         That
                         the
                         Town
                         should
                         be
                         yielded
                         up
                         with
                         all
                         the
                         great
                         Guns
                         ,
                         their
                         stores
                         of
                         Victuals
                         ,
                         Magazine
                         of
                         Arms
                         and
                         Ammunition
                         ,
                         without
                         any
                         Imbezlement
                         .
                         2.
                         
                         The
                         Officers
                         and
                         Souldiers
                         to
                         march
                         out
                         with
                         Drums
                         beating
                         ,
                         Colours
                         flying
                         ,
                         two
                         pieces
                         of
                         Ordnance
                         ,
                         and
                         their
                         Baggage
                         .
                         3.
                         
                         That
                         they
                         should
                         have
                         the
                         liberty
                         to
                         march
                         with
                         a
                         Convoy
                         to
                         conduct
                         them
                         to
                         St.
                         
                           Omers
                           .
                           4.
                        
                         
                         The
                         Inhabitants
                         to
                         remain
                         indemnified
                         in
                         their
                         persons
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         enjoy
                         their
                         former
                         Customes
                         and
                         Priviledges
                         for
                         two
                         years
                         ,
                         and
                         not
                         to
                         be
                         molested
                         touching
                         the
                         Exercise
                         of
                         their
                         Religion
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 These
                 Articles
                 being
                 ratified
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 this
                 strong
                 Town
                 of
                 Dunkirk
                 was
                 delivered
                 up
                 into
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 and
                 Cardinal
                 in
                 person
                 ,
                 upon
                 Tuesday
                 Iune
                 the
                 25
                 ,
                 1658.
                 
                 The
                 Spaniards
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 quitting
                 it
                 .
                 Here
                 marched
                 out
                 1000
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 700
                 more
                 (
                 that
                 had
                 been
                 Wounded
                 in
                 the
                 Siege
                 )
                 followed
                 after
                 ,
                 as
                 their
                 strength
                 gave
                 them
                 leave
                 .
                 The
                 English
                 having
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 found
                 in
                 it
                 140
                 Guns
                 ,
                 all
                 Brass
                 except
                 eight
                 ,
                 with
                 Ammunition
                 and
                 Provision
                 sufficient
                 to
                 maintain
                 it
                 for
                 a
                 great
                 while
                 longer
                 than
                 it
                 was
                 kept
                 .
              
               
                 Dunkirk
                 thus
                 possess'd
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 were
                 sworn
                 to
                 Fealty
                 and
                 Allegiance
                 to
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 〈◊〉
                 Troop
                 of
                 Horse
                 were
                 commodated
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 under
                 Marshal
                 Turenne
                 ,
                 yet
                 keeping
                 the
                 Field
                 ,
                 while
                 
                   La
                   Ferte
                
                 carried
                 on
                 the
                 Siege
                 at
                 Graveling
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Cardinal
                 at
                 Dunkirk
                 diverted
                 himself
                 with
                 the
                 delightful
                 Wonder
                 the
                 Naseby
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 at
                 his
                 treatment
                 on
                 board
                 the
                 same
                 by
                 General
                 Montague
                 expressed
                 himself
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Fortune
                 of
                 this
                 Usurper
                 ,
                 by
                 its
                 constancy
                 and
                 confluence
                 of
                 success
                 in
                 so
                 many
                 desperate
                 hazards
                 and
                 adventures
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 his
                 ambition
                 had
                 engaged
                 him
                 ,
                 made
                 the
                 Nation
                 give
                 him
                 over
                 for
                 impatible
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 one
                 exempted
                 from
                 those
                 Conditions
                 to
                 which
                 other
                 Mortals
                 were
                 obliged
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 a
                 setled
                 Terrour
                 to
                 expect
                 the
                 Extremity
                 of
                 all
                 mischief
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 it
                 would
                 come
                 at
                 last
                 to
                 that
                 Calamity
                 and
                 Tragical
                 Slavery
                 ,
                 of
                 delivering
                 our
                 Children
                 and
                 Posierity
                 Tributaries
                 and
                 Vassals
                 to
                 the
                 Lust
                 and
                 Dominion
                 of
                 his
                 new-found
                 Family
                 .
                 Nothing
                 was
                 more
                 certainly
                 concluded
                 on
                 ,
                 than
                 this
                 ,
                 that
                 before
                 we
                 should
                 arrive
                 at
                 our
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 Fundamental
                 Rights
                 and
                 Laws
                 ,
                 we
                 were
                 to
                 pass
                 through
                 another
                 Red-sea
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 like
                 coloured
                 Element
                 of
                 Fire
                 .
                 Such
                 his
                 untractable
                 obstinacy
                 and
                 fixed
                 resolution
                 of
                 uncontroulable
                 Empire
                 or
                 vast
                 Ruine
                 ,
                 that
                 
                 Nero's
                 Jambick
                 would
                 better
                 and
                 more
                 amply
                 have
                 fitted
                 Oliver
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Blend
                   Fire
                   and
                   Earth
                   together
                   when
                   I
                   die
                   .
                
              
               
                 Nor
                 had
                 ever
                 any
                 that
                 confidence
                 in
                 any
                 presages
                 or
                 Fortuning-accidents
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 suppose
                 them
                 of
                 any
                 manner
                 of
                 concernment
                 or
                 portent
                 to
                 him
                 ?
                 no
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 loud
                 voice
                 of
                 Heaven
                 had
                 Proclaimed
                 it
                 in
                 a
                 most
                 mighty
                 and
                 terrible
                 Wind
                 :
                 for
                 as
                 to
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Whale
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 approaches
                 of
                 Death
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Family
                 by
                 the
                 decease
                 of
                 Mrs.
                 Claypole
                 ;
                 it
                 was
                 thought
                 a
                 foolish
                 curiosity
                 and
                 a
                 wresting
                 of
                 Providence
                 ,
                 (
                 so
                 much
                 his
                 Friend
                 and
                 familiar
                 Favourite
                 )
                 to
                 apply
                 their
                 Prognosticks
                 to
                 his
                 departure
                 ;
                 and
                 I
                 may
                 safely
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 it
                 been
                 Treason
                 to
                 Imagine
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 this
                 Protector
                 ,
                 very
                 few
                 but
                 his
                 Doctors
                 would
                 have
                 been
                 guilty
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 one
                 reason
                 was
                 ,
                 the
                 verdure
                 of
                 his
                 Lawrel
                 and
                 yet-flourishing
                 Triumphs
                 ,
                 whose
                 blooming
                 Glories
                 computed
                 him
                 very
                 young
                 and
                 vigorous
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 Fortune
                 is
                 seldom
                 seen
                 a
                 friend
                 to
                 Old
                 Age
                 )
                 which
                 his
                 
                 trim
                 and
                 dress
                 did
                 help
                 to
                 personate
                 .
                 In
                 short
                 ,
                 his
                 own
                 Domesticks
                 and
                 those
                 best
                 acquainted
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 nay
                 even
                 himself
                 ,
                 were
                 presumptuously
                 confirmed
                 against
                 any
                 thoughts
                 of
                 his
                 death
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 desperation
                 of
                 his
                 life
                 ,
                 as
                 will
                 presently
                 appear
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 it
                 pleased
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 given
                 us
                 so
                 many
                 bitter
                 Cups
                 to
                 drink
                 ,
                 now
                 to
                 throw
                 away
                 the
                 dregs
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 Carcass
                 of
                 this
                 Usurper
                 ,
                 and
                 empty
                 this
                 Vessel
                 of
                 his
                 Wrath
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 as
                 the
                 7th
                 Vial
                 ,
                 justly
                 taking
                 the
                 forfeiture
                 of
                 all
                 his
                 Trophies
                 and
                 Victories
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 surrender
                 on
                 the
                 appointed
                 signal
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 3d
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 not
                 die
                 in
                 debt
                 to
                 the
                 exhausted
                 credit
                 of
                 Prodigal
                 Success
                 .
                 And
                 who
                 knows
                 but
                 he
                 might
                 decease
                 on
                 that
                 his
                 Rubrick
                 day
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 annually
                 celebrated
                 with
                 a
                 Thanksgiving
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Nation
                 a
                 most
                 just
                 and
                 solemn
                 cause
                 of
                 gratitude
                 ?
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 so
                 uncharitable
                 as
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 descended
                 with
                 the
                 train
                 and
                 tincture
                 of
                 that
                 days
                 slaughter
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 further
                 commaculation
                 of
                 his
                 unrepented
                 Parricide
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 was
                 taken
                 sick
                 at
                 
                 Hampton-court
                 ,
                 having
                 not
                 been
                 well
                 in
                 Minde
                 sometime
                 before
                 (
                 troubled
                 with
                 the
                 last
                 frantick
                 words
                 of
                 his
                 beloved
                 Daughter
                 Claypole
                 ,
                 who
                 threatned
                 Judgement
                 like
                 another
                 mad
                 Cassandra
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 insinuations
                 and
                 encroachments
                 of
                 the
                 Republicans
                 party
                 into
                 the
                 Army
                 ;
                 nor
                 were
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Relations
                 taint-free
                 of
                 those
                 principles
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 winding
                 towards
                 them
                 .
                 )
                 The
                 Disease
                 was
                 a
                 bastard
                 Tertian
                 ,
                 which
                 appeared
                 not
                 at
                 first
                 of
                 any
                 danger
                 ;
                 but
                 after
                 a
                 weeks
                 time
                 it
                 began
                 to
                 shew
                 very
                 desperate
                 Symptoms
                 ;
                 wherefore
                 he
                 was
                 removed
                 to
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 where
                 his
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 of
                 that
                 pious
                 Family
                 ,
                 kept
                 private
                 meetings
                 and
                 Fastings
                 for
                 his
                 recovery
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 so
                 vainly
                 confident
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 )
                 that
                 they
                 obtruded
                 their
                 unseasonable
                 thanks
                 to
                 God
                 for
                 the
                 certainty
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 unseasonable
                 flattery
                 and
                 pickthank
                 with
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 deluded
                 him
                 into
                 the
                 like
                 perswasion
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 told
                 his
                 Physicians
                 ,
                 
                   He
                   should
                   not
                   die
                   this
                   bout
                
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Fits
                 proving
                 worse
                 and
                 worse
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 causing
                 him
                 to
                 talk
                 Idlery
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 ●aint
                 often
                 ,
                 they
                 in
                 Council
                 concluded
                 ,
                 he
                 could
                 scarce
                 survive
                 another
                 Paroxysm
                 :
                 at
                 which
                 the
                 Privy-Council
                 being
                 astonish'd
                 ,
                 they
                 immediately
                 repaired
                 to
                 him
                 about
                 his
                 fetling
                 a
                 Successor
                 ,
                 whom
                 by
                 the
                 Petition
                 he
                 was
                 to
                 declare
                 in
                 his
                 Life-time
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 was
                 then
                 scarce
                 himself
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 perceiving
                 ,
                 interrogated
                 him
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 appointed
                 not
                 his
                 Son
                 Richard
                 ?
                 whereunto
                 he
                 answered
                 in
                 the
                 Affirmative
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 thought
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 designed
                 Fleetwood
                 in
                 his
                 ultimate
                 thoughts
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 distraction
                 of
                 the
                 choice
                 betwixt
                 his
                 Son
                 and
                 Son-in-law
                 ,
                 had
                 made
                 him
                 leave
                 it
                 undetermined
                 :
                 (
                 a
                 private
                 Will
                 relating
                 to
                 his
                 Family
                 he
                 made
                 at
                 his
                 first
                 sickning
                 at
                 
                 Hampton-court
                 .
                 )
                 Continuing
                 in
                 this
                 condition
                 ,
                 he
                 died
                 on
                 Friday
                 the
                 3d
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 at
                 three
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 afternoon
                 ,
                 though
                 divers
                 rumours
                 were
                 spread
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 carried
                 away
                 in
                 the
                 Tempest
                 the
                 day
                 before
                 .
                 His
                 Body
                 being
                 opened
                 and
                 Embalmed
                 ,
                 his
                 Milt
                 was
                 found
                 full
                 of
                 Corruption
                 and
                 Filth
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 so
                 strong
                 and
                 stinking
                 ,
                 that
                 after
                 the
                 Corps
                 were
                 Embalmed
                 and
                 filled
                 with
                 Aromatick
                 Odours
                 ,
                 and
                 wrapt
                 in
                 Cerecloath
                 six
                 double
                 ,
                 in
                 an
                 inner-sheet
                 of
                 Lead
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 strong
                 Wooden-coffin
                 ;
                 yet
                 the
                 Filth
                 broke
                 through
                 them
                 all
                 ,
                 and
                 raised
                 such
                 a
                 noysome
                 stink
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 bury
                 him
                 out
                 of
                 hand
                 :
                 but
                 his
                 Name
                 and
                 Memory
                 stinks
                 worse
                 .
              
               
                 
                 As
                 to
                 his
                 Character
                 ,
                 little
                 can
                 be
                 added
                 more
                 ,
                 than
                 what
                 hath
                 been
                 said
                 in
                 the
                 progress
                 of
                 this
                 Chronicle
                 :
                 This
                 various
                 shifting
                 Polititian
                 ,
                 best
                 shewing
                 himself
                 in
                 his
                 Contaction
                 ,
                 nearness
                 and
                 present
                 relation
                 to
                 the
                 several
                 Changes
                 ,
                 and
                 diversities
                 of
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 Counsels
                 ,
                 and
                 Governments
                 he
                 passed
                 ;
                 as
                 the
                 Chamelion
                 appears
                 in
                 that
                 colour
                 that
                 is
                 next
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 cannot
                 otherwise
                 be
                 described
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 
                   alter
                   Ego
                
                 ,
                 or
                 with
                 the
                 Comedian
                 ,
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 given
                 this
                 devise
                 ,
                 
                   Egomet
                   ipse
                   non
                   sum
                   Ego
                
                 ;
                 and
                 certainly
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 his
                 designes
                 were
                 Enthusiasted
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 acted
                 beyond
                 himself
                 ,
                 as
                 prevailing
                 in
                 many
                 things
                 beyond
                 the
                 power
                 of
                 Reason
                 or
                 Strength
                 ,
                 and
                 indeed
                 all
                 imagination
                 ;
                 such
                 was
                 the
                 subversion
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 a
                 thing
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 thought
                 possible
                 to
                 be
                 projected
                 by
                 one
                 of
                 such
                 (
                 every
                 way
                 )
                 Insufficiencies
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 as
                 feat
                 a
                 Priest
                 as
                 a
                 Prince
                 ,
                 
                 yet
                 acted
                 them
                 both
                 very
                 well
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 humour
                 of
                 the
                 times
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 the
                 Standard
                 of
                 Government
                 .
                 Sometimes
                 Alloy
                 is
                 as
                 current
                 as
                 pure
                 Metal
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 could
                 never
                 have
                 Princed
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 through
                 the
                 distempers
                 and
                 misrules
                 that
                 raigned
                 before
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Preaching
                 was
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 unserviceablest
                 Functions
                 to
                 the
                 preceding
                 Anarchy
                 and
                 his
                 own
                 Usurpation
                 :
                 which
                 made
                 him
                 never
                 quit
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 last
                 .
                 The
                 Turkish
                 Emperours
                 have
                 always
                 a
                 Trade
                 ;
                 and
                 
                 Oliver's
                 was
                 this
                 Knack
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 so
                 much
                 in
                 love
                 ,
                 that
                 when
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Humble
                   Petition
                
                 there
                 was
                 inserted
                 an
                 Article
                 against
                 publick
                 Preachers
                 being
                 Members
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 he
                 excepted
                 against
                 it
                 disertly
                 and
                 expresly
                 ,
                 
                   Because
                   he
                
                 (
                 he
                 said
                 )
                 
                   was
                   one
                   ,
                   and
                   divers
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   much
                   good
                   had
                   been
                   done
                   ,
                   and
                   those
                   things
                   brought
                   about
                
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 desired
                 they
                 would
                 explain
                 the
                 said
                 Article
                 .
                 But
                 I
                 am
                 engaged
                 far
                 beyond
                 my
                 bounds
                 .
                 —
                 He
                 was
                 ,
                 in
                 sum
                 ,
                 fit
                 to
                 have
                 made
                 a
                 Prince
                 of
                 Tartars
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 other
                 Cannibal
                 Barbarous
                 and
                 Perfidious
                 people
                 ;
                 or
                 had
                 he
                 been
                 a
                 Hun
                 or
                 a
                 Vandal
                 ,
                 we
                 should
                 have
                 read
                 him
                 big
                 and
                 Famous
                 in
                 History
                 .
                 His
                 Court-friends
                 did
                 so
                 far
                 extol
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 after
                 his
                 Death
                 Sterry
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Sycophant
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 was
                 heard
                 to
                 preach
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   he
                   was
                   certain
                   ,
                   that
                   that
                   blessed
                   Person
                
                 (
                 meaning
                 Cromwel
                 )
                 
                   was
                   now
                   sitting
                   at
                   the
                   Right
                   Hand
                   of
                   God
                   making
                   Intercession
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 which
                 was
                 more
                 than
                 any
                 meer
                 Humane
                 Glory
                 could
                 reach
                 unto
                 :
                 and
                 his
                 Funerals
                 were
                 set
                 out
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 pomp
                 and
                 ostentation
                 ,
                 to
                 vouch
                 that
                 value
                 which
                 by
                 such
                 people
                 was
                 set
                 upon
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 should
                 have
                 been
                 inserted
                 the
                 Honour
                 he
                 arrogated
                 to
                 himself
                 by
                 bestowing
                 of
                 Dignities
                 :
                 but
                 there
                 being
                 but
                 one
                 Viscount
                 seigned
                 by
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 the
                 right
                 Noble
                 now
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carlisle
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Baronets
                 and
                 Knights
                 that
                 are
                 weary
                 of
                 their
                 Titles
                 ;
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 further
                 weary
                 the
                 Reader
                 .
              
               
                 
                   RICHARD'S
                   SHORT
                   Usurpation
                   .
                
                 
                   THE
                   Protectorian
                   Government
                   ,
                   like
                   a
                   Hybrida
                   or
                   Mungrii-Monster
                   begot
                   of
                   two
                   different
                   Species
                   ,
                   the
                   Army
                   the
                   Sire
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Commonwealth
                   the
                   Dam
                   ,
                   could
                   not
                   be
                   imagined
                   in
                   Reason
                   propagable
                   ;
                   however
                   Fortune
                   ,
                   that
                   sports
                   her self
                   in
                   strange
                   productions
                   ,
                   prevailed
                   against
                   the
                   course
                   of
                   Nature
                   in
                   her
                   Political
                   principles
                   ,
                   for
                   this
                   one
                   Experiment
                   or
                   Curiosity
                   ,
                   meerly
                   to
                   demonstrate
                   the
                   power
                   of
                   her
                   proud
                   and
                   most
                   scornful
                   inconstancy
                   .
                   This
                   miserable
                   Person
                   (
                   as
                   far
                   as
                   she
                   could
                   make
                   him
                   such
                   )
                   Richard
                   the
                   Son
                   and
                   Successor
                   of
                   Oliver
                   ,
                   being
                   meerly
                   set
                   up
                   as
                   the
                   But
                   and
                   Object
                   of
                   all
                   her
                   disgraceful
                   and
                   contemptuous
                   injuries
                   ,
                   with
                   which
                   she
                   Implacably
                   exercised
                   the
                   deposed
                   Estate
                   of
                   this
                   Impotent
                   Usurper
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Vulture
                   died
                   ,
                   and
                   out
                   of
                   his
                   Ashes
                   rose
                   a
                   Titmouse
                   ,
                   who
                   with
                   the
                   Frog
                   in
                   the
                   Fable
                   ,
                   being
                   swollen
                   up
                   with
                   the
                   flatteries
                   and
                   fond
                   advice
                   of
                   his
                   Counsellors
                   ,
                   
                   durst
                   vie
                   his
                   greatness
                   with
                   the
                   Regal
                   right
                   ,
                   till
                   the
                   tumid
                   Bubble
                   burst
                   and
                   vanish'd
                   into
                   nothing
                   .
                   His
                   great
                   encouragers
                   to
                   his
                   assuming
                   the
                   Title
                   ,
                   
                   were
                   Fleetwood
                   himself
                   ,
                   Desborough
                   his
                   Uncle
                   ,
                   Sydenham
                   the
                   two
                   Iones's
                   ,
                   and
                   Thurloe
                   ,
                   who
                   with
                   other
                   of
                   the
                   Council
                   ,
                   (
                   some
                   of
                   whom
                   from
                   this
                   time
                   provid●d
                   themselves
                   of
                   a
                   surer
                   interest
                   in
                   the
                   Crown
                   )
                   upon
                   notice
                   of
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   his
                   Father
                   ,
                   immediately
                   in
                   a
                   body
                   attended
                   him
                   in
                   his
                   Lodgings
                   ,
                   and
                   declared
                   to
                   him
                   his
                   Fathers
                   appointment
                   of
                   him
                   for
                   his
                   Successor
                   ;
                   which
                   they
                   did
                   most
                   obediently
                   acknowledge
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   as
                   their
                   Rightful
                   and
                   most
                   Indubitable
                   Prince
                   and
                   Governour
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   next
                   morning
                   ,
                   being
                   Saturday
                   ,
                   Proclaimed
                   him
                   in
                   great
                   State
                   ,
                   (
                   the
                   said
                   Lords
                   ,
                   and
                   most
                   of
                   the
                   Superior
                   Army-Officers
                   attending
                   the
                   solemnity
                   )
                   at
                   the
                   usual
                   places
                   in
                   London
                   ;
                   the
                   tenour
                   of
                   which
                   was
                   ,
                   
                   
                     That
                     whereas
                     it
                     had
                     pleased
                     God
                     by
                     his
                     providence
                     to
                     take
                     away
                     the
                     most
                     Serene
                     and
                     most
                     Illustrious
                  
                   Oliver
                   
                     Lord-Protector
                     ,
                     who
                     according
                     to
                     the
                  
                   Petition
                   and
                   Advice
                   ,
                   
                     in
                     his
                     life-time
                     had
                     declared
                     the
                     most
                     Noble
                     and
                     Illustrious
                     ,
                     his
                     Son
                     the
                     Lord
                  
                   Richard
                   Cromwel
                   
                     to
                     be
                     his
                     Successor
                     :
                     the
                     Council
                     ,
                     the
                     Lord
                     Mayor
                     ,
                     the
                     Officers
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     therefore
                     do
                     heartily
                     and
                     unanimously
                     acknowledge
                     the
                     said
                     Lord
                  
                   Richard
                   
                     as
                     rightful
                     ●rotector
                     and
                     Chief
                     Magistrate
                     ,
                     and
                     do
                     require
                     all
                     persons
                     to
                     yield
                     obedience
                     ;
                     beseeching
                     God
                     ,
                     by
                     whom
                     Princes
                     Raign
                     ,
                     to
                     bless
                     him
                     with
                     long
                     life
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Nations
                     under
                     him
                     with
                     peace
                     and
                     happiness
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   This
                   being
                   over
                   ,
                   the
                   Mayor
                   a●d
                   Aldermen
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   Order
                   from
                   the
                   Council
                   ,
                   that
                   Saturday
                   in
                   the
                   afternoon
                   came
                   down
                   to
                   White-hall
                   ,
                   and
                   Condoled
                   and
                   Congratulated
                   Richard
                   at
                   once
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   their
                   sight
                   Fiennes
                   the
                   Lord-Commissioner
                   gave
                   him
                   his
                   Oath
                   ,
                   
                   which
                   was
                   sufficient
                   inauguration
                   to
                   the
                   Protectorate
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Humble
                     Petition
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   Mr.
                   Manton
                   the
                   peculiar
                   Chaplain
                   to
                   this
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   as
                   Prelate
                   of
                   the
                   Protectorship
                   ,
                   said
                   Prayers
                   ,
                   and
                   Blessed
                   him
                   ,
                   his
                   Council
                   ,
                   Armies
                   ,
                   and
                   People
                   :
                   and
                   so
                   the
                   Scene
                   ended
                   .
                
                 
                   Notice
                   was
                   also
                   given
                   by
                   Sir
                   
                     Oliver
                     Fleming
                  
                   to
                   all
                   Forrain
                   Ministers
                   and
                   Embassadors
                   of
                   the
                   Decease
                   of
                   the
                   Father
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   setting
                   up
                   of
                   the
                   Son
                   ;
                   who
                   all
                   came
                   and
                   Condoled
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   Congratulated
                   him
                   in
                   very
                   ample
                   manner
                   ,
                   especially
                   the
                   French
                   ;
                   though
                   the
                   Cardinal
                   then
                   at
                   Paris
                   ,
                   immediately
                   upon
                   the
                   news
                   that
                   Cromwel
                   was
                   Dead
                   ,
                   
                   hastened
                   to
                   our
                   Queen
                   Mother
                   ,
                   and
                   congratulated
                   her
                   in
                   a
                   ●incerer
                   and
                   more
                   effectual
                   manner
                   ,
                   telling
                   her
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   grand
                   Enem●
                   of
                   her
                   and
                   her
                   Family
                   was
                   no●
                   removed
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   most
                   certainly
                   and
                   infallibly
                   the
                   Restauration
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   our
                   Soveraign
                   was
                   at
                   hand
                   ;
                   as
                   indeed
                   it
                   was
                   concluded
                   ,
                   and
                   I
                   will
                   add
                   ,
                   resolved
                   on
                   here
                   by
                   all
                   his
                   Friends
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   of
                   his
                   former
                   Enemies
                   :
                   and
                   from
                   this
                   very
                   time
                   the
                   ground-work
                   of
                   his
                   Restauration
                   was
                   most
                   artfully
                   layed
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   these
                   Aiery
                   Complements
                   were
                   nothing
                   comparable
                   to
                   the
                   Domestick
                   Addresses
                   which
                   fl●w●●
                   flocks
                   from
                   all
                   parts
                   of
                   the
                   three
                   Nations
                   of
                   White-hall
                   ,
                   to
                   salute
                   and
                   〈…〉
                   his
                   assumption
                   to
                   the
                   Soveraignty
                   :
                   he
                   was
                   celebrated
                   there
                   for
                   the
                   excellence
                   of
                   his
                   Wisdom
                   and
                   nobleness
                   of
                   Minde
                   ;
                   even
                   in
                   some
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   lovely
                   composition
                   of
                   his
                   Body
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   he
                   had
                   been
                   another
                   
                     Titus
                     ,
                     Deliciae
                     Gentis
                     &
                     Dominii
                     Britannici
                     .
                  
                   Nay
                   some
                   drops
                   of
                   this
                   Court
                   Holy-water
                   stilled
                   upon
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   his
                   Father-in-law
                   and
                   Relations
                   :
                   his
                   dead
                   Father
                   was
                   stiled
                   and
                   compared
                   to
                   Moses
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   Zerubbabel
                   ,
                   to
                   Ioshua
                   ,
                   to
                   Gideon
                   ,
                   to
                   Elijah
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Chariots
                   and
                   Horsmen
                   of
                   Israel
                   ,
                   to
                   David
                   ,
                   to
                   Solomon
                   ,
                   to
                   Hezekiah
                   ,
                   to
                   Constantine
                   ,
                   to
                   all
                   that
                   was
                   either
                   good
                   or
                   great
                   in
                   Holy
                   or
                   Humane
                   writ
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   most
                   ,
                   their
                   parallels
                   were
                   nearer
                   to
                   Blasphemy
                   than
                   any
                   of
                   his
                   qualities
                   :
                   he
                   was
                   lamented
                   as
                   the
                   Father
                   of
                   his
                   Country
                   ,
                   (
                   but
                   't
                   was
                   in
                   that
                   sence
                   no
                   doubt
                   in
                   which
                   he
                   was
                   caressed
                   by
                   that
                   Book
                   of
                   
                     Killing
                     no
                     Murther
                  
                   ;
                   for
                   as
                   long
                   as
                   he
                   lived
                   the
                   people
                   should
                   never
                   enjoy
                   their
                   inheritance
                   :
                   )
                   the
                   restorer
                   of
                   pleasant
                   Paths
                   to
                   dwell
                   in
                   ;
                   of
                   whom
                   we
                   were
                   not
                   worthy
                   ,
                   and
                   what
                   not
                   ?
                   every
                   one
                   striving
                   to
                   exceed
                   the
                   other
                   in
                   this
                   monstrous
                   and
                   most
                   absurd
                   vanity
                   ;
                   of
                   which
                   the
                   Independent
                   Churches
                   were
                   also
                   most
                   foully
                   guilty
                   ,
                   their
                   Addresses
                   being
                   drawn
                   by
                   their
                   Metropolitans
                   ,
                   Goodwyn
                   and
                   Nye
                   .
                   These
                   were
                   ordered
                   here
                   first
                   ,
                   and
                   Instructions
                   sent
                   down
                   where
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   Council
                   had
                   interest
                   ,
                   to
                   get
                   the
                   ablest
                   Pens
                   they
                   could
                   to
                   indite
                   and
                   discant
                   upon
                   this
                   solemn
                   occasion
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   Army
                   for
                   powerful
                   words
                   and
                   number
                   outdid
                   all
                   the
                   other
                   ;
                   not
                   a
                   
                   sneaking
                   Garrison
                   but
                   hired
                   a
                   Scribe
                   to
                   write
                   their
                   minde
                   to
                   their
                   young
                   Master
                   Richard.
                   
                
                 
                   These
                   Flies
                   tainted
                   the
                   contented
                   and
                   private
                   minde
                   of
                   the
                   unhappy
                   man
                   ,
                   who
                   having
                   Maried
                   one
                   
                   Major's
                   Daughter
                   of
                   Southampton
                   ,
                   with
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   a
                   very
                   competent
                   Fortune
                   ,
                   aimed
                   at
                   no
                   great
                   things
                   ,
                   till
                   the
                   Grandeurs
                   done
                   to
                   him
                   had
                   insinuated
                   Pride
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   inveagled
                   his
                   judgement
                   to
                   a
                   persistency
                   upon
                   the
                   ticklish
                   point
                   of
                   the
                   Supreme
                   Power
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   learned
                   and
                   instructed
                   now
                   to
                   keep
                   State
                   ;
                   and
                   for
                   the
                   Government
                   ,
                   his
                   Council
                   would
                   take
                   care
                   :
                   from
                   whom
                   ,
                   in
                   his
                   name
                   ,
                   came
                   first
                   out
                   a
                   Proclamation
                   ,
                   continuing
                   all
                   Officers
                   and
                   Justices
                   of
                   the
                   Peace
                   in
                   the
                   life
                   of
                   his
                   dear
                   Father
                   ,
                   of
                   most
                   renowned
                   and
                   blessed
                   Memory
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   stile
                   run
                   ;
                   whose
                   Funerals
                   were
                   under
                   consultation
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   and
                   solemnized
                   sutable
                   to
                   the
                   Glory
                   and
                   greatness
                   in
                   which
                   he
                   had
                   left
                   this
                   his
                   Successor
                   .
                
                 
                   No
                   less
                   therefore
                   than
                   60
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   was
                   alloted
                   to
                   defray
                   the
                   expence
                   thereof
                   ;
                   
                   more
                   by
                   one
                   half
                   than
                   was
                   ever
                   used
                   to
                   any
                   King
                   or
                   Queen
                   of
                   England
                   :
                   Some
                   said
                   it
                   was
                   advised
                   by
                   none
                   of
                   his
                   Friends
                   ,
                   the
                   designe
                   being
                   thereby
                   to
                   bring
                   him
                   into
                   debt
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   ruine
                   him
                   ,
                   which
                   in
                   effect
                   it
                   did
                   ,
                   and
                   those
                   that
                   trusted
                   him
                   with
                   Blacks
                   and
                   other
                   Funeral-Accommodation
                   ;
                   especially
                   one
                   Walton
                   a
                   Draper
                   ,
                   who
                   in
                   his
                   failure
                   spoiled
                   several
                   Clothiers
                   ,
                   whose
                   Goods
                   he
                   had
                   upon
                   his
                   Credit
                   ,
                   notwithstanding
                   that
                   Colonel
                   (
                   after
                   Lord
                   )
                   Pride
                   was
                   lately
                   become
                   his
                   Father-in-law
                   ,
                   and
                   he
                   himself
                   moreover
                   of
                   Kin
                   to
                   the
                   Protector
                   .
                   The
                   Funeral
                   (
                   because
                   of
                   the
                   great
                   concourse
                   it
                   drew
                   of
                   spectators
                   )
                   is
                   here
                   fully
                   described
                   ,
                   it
                   being
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   chiefest
                   remarques
                   of
                   this
                   short-lived
                   Government
                   ,
                   whose
                   Exequies
                   soon
                   after
                   followed
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Corps
                   (
                   presently
                   after
                   his
                   expiration
                   )
                   being
                   buried
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   the
                   stench
                   thereof
                   ,
                   
                   a
                   Coffin
                   was
                   on
                   the
                   26
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   about
                   ten
                   at
                   night
                   ,
                   privately
                   removed
                   from
                   White-hall
                   in
                   a
                   Mourning-herse
                   ,
                   attended
                   by
                   his
                   Domestick
                   Servants
                   ,
                   to
                   
                   Somerset-house
                   ,
                   where
                   it
                   remained
                   in
                   private
                   for
                   some
                   days
                   ,
                   till
                   all
                   things
                   were
                   in
                   readiness
                   for
                   publick
                   view
                   ;
                   which
                   being
                   accomplished
                   ,
                   his
                   Effigies
                   was
                   with
                   great
                   state
                   and
                   magnificence
                   exposed
                   openly
                   ,
                   multitudes
                   daily
                   flocking
                   to
                   see
                   the
                   sight
                   ,
                   which
                   appeared
                   in
                   this
                   order
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   first
                   Room
                   where
                   the
                   Spectators
                   entered
                   ,
                   was
                   wholly
                   hung
                   with
                   Black
                   ;
                   at
                   the
                   upper-end
                   whereof
                   ,
                   was
                   placed
                   a
                   Cloth
                   and
                   Chair
                   of
                   State.
                   In
                   the
                   like
                   manner
                   was
                   the
                   second
                   and
                   third
                   ,
                   all
                   having
                   Scutcheons
                   very
                   thick
                   upon
                   the
                   Walls
                   ,
                   and
                   Guards
                   of
                   Partizans
                   placed
                   in
                   each
                   Room
                   for
                   people
                   to
                   pass
                   through
                   .
                   The
                   fourth
                   Room
                   was
                   compleatly
                   hung
                   with
                   Black-velvet
                   ,
                   the
                   Cieling
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ;
                   here
                   lay
                   the
                   Effigies
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   large
                   Canopy
                   of
                   Black-Velvet
                   Fringed
                   ,
                   which
                   hung
                   over
                   it
                   .
                   The
                   Waxen-Picture
                   lying
                   upon
                   its
                   Back
                   ,
                   was
                   Apparrell'd
                   in
                   a
                   rich
                   Suit
                   of
                   Velvet
                   ,
                   robed
                   in
                   a
                   little
                   Robe
                   of
                   Purple-Velvet
                   ,
                   laced
                   with
                   a
                   rich
                   Gold-lace
                   ,
                   Furr'd
                   with
                   Ermins
                   :
                   upon
                   the
                   Kirtle
                   was
                   a
                   large
                   Robe
                   of
                   Purple-Velvet
                   ,
                   laced
                   and
                   furr'd
                   as
                   the
                   former
                   ,
                   with
                   rich
                   Strings
                   and
                   Tassels
                   of
                   Gold.
                   The
                   Kirtle
                   was
                   girt
                   with
                   a
                   rich
                   embroidered
                   Belt
                   ,
                   wherein
                   was
                   a
                   Sword
                   bravely
                   guilt
                   and
                   hatched
                   with
                   Gold
                   ,
                   which
                   hung
                   by
                   the
                   side
                   of
                   this
                   
                     Fine
                     thing
                  
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   Right
                   hand
                   was
                   a
                   Scepter
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Left
                   a
                   Globe
                   :
                   upon
                   his
                   Head
                   was
                   placed
                   a
                   Purple-Velvet-Cap
                   furr'd
                   with
                   Ermins
                   sutable
                   to
                   the
                   Robes
                   .
                   Behinde
                   the
                   Head
                   was
                   placed
                   a
                   rich
                   Chair
                   of
                   Tissued
                   Gold
                   ,
                   whereon
                   was
                   placed
                   an
                   Imperial
                   Crown
                   ,
                   which
                   lay
                   high
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   people
                   might
                   behold
                   it
                   .
                   The
                   Bed
                   of
                   State
                   whereon
                   he
                   lay
                   ,
                   was
                   covered
                   with
                   a
                   large
                   Pall
                   of
                   Black-Velvet
                   ,
                   under
                   which
                   was
                   a
                   Holland-sheet
                   born
                   up
                   by
                   six
                   Stools
                   covered
                   with
                   Cloath
                   of
                   Gold.
                   About
                   the
                   Bed
                   was
                   placed
                   a
                   compleat
                   suit
                   of
                   Arms
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   the
                   Feet
                   of
                   the
                   Effigies
                   stood
                   his
                   Crest
                   .
                   This
                   Bed
                   had
                   fix'd
                   about
                   it
                   an
                   ascent
                   of
                   two
                   steps
                   ;
                   a
                   little
                   from
                   thence
                   stood
                   eight
                   silver
                   Candlesticks
                   about
                   five
                   foot
                   high
                   ,
                   with
                   white
                   Wax-tapers
                   standing
                   in
                   them
                   ,
                   of
                   three
                   foot
                   long
                   .
                   All
                   these
                   things
                   were
                   environed
                   with
                   Rails
                   and
                   Ballasters
                   four-square
                   ,
                   covered
                   with
                   Velvet
                   ;
                   at
                   each
                   corner
                   whereof
                   there
                   was
                   erected
                   an
                   upright
                   Pillar
                   ,
                   which
                   bore
                   on
                   their
                   tops
                   Lions
                   and
                   Dragons
                   ,
                   who
                   held
                   in
                   their
                   Paws
                   Streamers
                   Crowned
                   .
                   On
                   both
                   sides
                   of
                   the
                   Bed
                   were
                   set
                   up
                   in
                   Sockets
                   four
                   great
                   Standards
                   of
                   the
                   
                   Protector
                   's
                   Arms
                   ,
                   with
                   Banners
                   and
                   Banrols
                   in
                   War
                   ,
                   painted
                   upon
                   Taffaty
                   .
                   About
                   the
                   Bed
                   stood
                   men
                   in
                   Mourning
                   bare-headed
                   ;
                   and
                   without
                   the
                   Rails
                   ,
                   others
                   to
                   receive
                   people
                   in
                   ,
                   and
                   turn
                   them
                   out
                   again
                   .
                
                 
                   When
                   this
                   Show
                   had
                   been
                   seen
                   for
                   many
                   weeks
                   together
                   ,
                   the
                   Scene
                   was
                   then
                   altered
                   ;
                   the
                   Effigies
                   being
                   removed
                   into
                   another
                   Room
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   there
                   set
                   up
                   ,
                   standing
                   upon
                   an
                   Ascent
                   under
                   a
                   Cloath
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                   being
                   vested
                   as
                   it
                   was
                   before
                   ,
                   lying
                   ;
                   onely
                   now
                   his
                   Purple-Velvet
                   was
                   changed
                   for
                   a
                   Crown
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   same
                   manner
                   (
                   as
                   formerly
                   )
                   were
                   men
                   waiting
                   upon
                   him
                   bare-headed
                   .
                   In
                   this
                   manner
                   he
                   continued
                   until
                   the
                   23
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   which
                   day
                   was
                   appointed
                   to
                   carry
                   him
                   with
                   all
                   solemnity
                   to
                   
                   Westminster-abbey
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   great
                   Funeral
                   was
                   performed
                   with
                   very
                   great
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   in
                   this
                   manner
                   following
                   .
                   All
                   things
                   being
                   in
                   readiness
                   ,
                   the
                   Waxen
                   Picture
                   of
                   the
                   Protector
                   (
                   with
                   a
                   Crown
                   on
                   his
                   Head
                   ,
                   a
                   Sword
                   by
                   his
                   Side
                   ,
                   a
                   Globe
                   and
                   Scepter
                   in
                   his
                   Hands
                   )
                   was
                   taken
                   down
                   from
                   his
                   standing
                   ,
                   and
                   laid
                   in
                   an
                   open
                   Chariot
                   ,
                   covered
                   all
                   over
                   with
                   Black-Velvet
                   ,
                   adorned
                   with
                   Plumes
                   and
                   Scutcheons
                   ,
                   and
                   drawn
                   by
                   six
                   horses
                   in
                   Black-Velvet
                   .
                   The
                   Streets
                   from
                   
                   Somerset-house
                   to
                   
                   Westminster-abbey
                   ,
                   were
                   guarded
                   by
                   Souldiers
                   in
                   new
                   Red
                   ▪
                   coats
                   and
                   Black-buttons
                   ,
                   with
                   their
                   Ensignes
                   wrapt
                   in
                   Cypres
                   ;
                   which
                   made
                   a
                   lane
                   to
                   keep
                   off
                   Spectators
                   from
                   crowding
                   the
                   Actors
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Procession
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     the
                     first
                     place
                     went
                     a
                     Marshal
                     attended
                     by
                     his
                     Deputy
                     ,
                     and
                     13
                     more
                     on
                     Horse-back
                     to
                     clear
                     the
                     way
                     ;
                     after
                     him
                     followed
                     the
                     Poor
                     of
                     Westminster
                     by
                     two
                     and
                     two
                     in
                     Mourning
                     Gowns
                     and
                     Hoods
                     ;
                     next
                     to
                     them
                     ,
                     the
                     Servants
                     of
                     those
                     persons
                     of
                     Quality
                     that
                     attended
                     the
                     Funeral
                     .
                     These
                     were
                     followed
                     by
                     the
                     Protector
                     's
                     late
                     Domestick
                     Servants
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     Barge-men
                     and
                     Water-men
                     .
                     Then
                     came
                     the
                     Servants
                     of
                     the
                     Lord-Mayor
                     and
                     Sheriffs
                     of
                     London
                     .
                     Following
                     them
                     ,
                     were
                     Gentlemen
                     Attendants
                     on
                     Forrain
                     Embassadors
                     and
                     publick
                     Ministers
                     .
                     After
                     marched
                     the
                     poor
                     Knights
                     of
                     Windsor
                     in
                     Gowns
                     and
                     Hoods
                     :
                     then
                     the
                     Clerks
                     ,
                     Secretaries
                     ,
                     and
                     Officers
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                     Admiralty
                     ,
                     Treasury
                     ,
                     Navy
                     ,
                     and
                     Exchequer
                     :
                     Next
                     ,
                     the
                     Commissioners
                     of
                     the
                     Excise
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                     and
                     Committee
                     of
                     the
                     Navy
                     .
                     Then
                     the
                     Commissioners
                     for
                     approbation
                     of
                     Preachers
                     :
                     behinde
                     these
                     followed
                     all
                     the
                     Officers
                     ,
                     Messengers
                     ,
                     and
                     Clerks
                     belonging
                     to
                     the
                     Privy-Council
                     ,
                     and
                     both
                     Houses
                     of
                     Parliament
                     .
                     Next
                     in
                     order
                     followed
                     his
                     Physitians
                     ,
                     the
                     head-Officers
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                     the
                     Officers
                     and
                     Aldermen
                     of
                     London
                     .
                     The
                     Masters
                     of
                     Chancery
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     Highness's
                     Council
                     at
                     Law.
                     The
                     Judges
                     of
                     Admiralty
                     ,
                     Judges
                     of
                     both
                     Benches
                     ,
                     and
                     Lord
                     Mayor
                     of
                     London
                     .
                     The
                     persons
                     Allied
                     in
                     Blood
                     to
                     the
                     Protector
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Members
                     of
                     the
                     other
                     House
                     .
                     The
                     publick
                     Ministers
                     of
                     Forrain
                     Princes
                     .
                     The
                     
                     Holland-Embassador
                     alone
                     ,
                     having
                     his
                     Train
                     held
                     up
                     by
                     four
                     Gentlemen
                     .
                     Then
                     the
                     Portugal
                     Embassador
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     French
                     Embassador
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     like
                     manner
                     .
                     The
                     Commissioners
                     of
                     the
                     Great
                     Seal
                     .
                     The
                     Commissioners
                     of
                     the
                     Treasury
                     .
                     The
                     Members
                     of
                     his
                     Privy-Council
                     .
                     All
                     the
                     Grandees
                     in
                     close
                     Mourning
                     ,
                     (
                     but
                     it
                     was
                     once
                     advised
                     otherways
                     ,
                     for
                     fear
                     of
                     a
                     surprize
                     in
                     the
                     Streets
                     )
                     the
                     rest
                     but
                     in
                     ordinary
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     whole
                     Assembly
                     passing
                     along
                     in
                     divisions
                     ,
                     were
                     distinguished
                     by
                     Drums
                     ,
                     Trumpets
                     ,
                     Banners
                     ,
                     and
                     Horses
                     ,
                     whereof
                     there
                     were
                     eleven
                     in
                     all
                     ,
                     four
                     being
                     covered
                     with
                     Black-Cloath
                     ,
                     and
                     seven
                     in
                     Velvet
                     .
                     These
                     passing
                     in
                     fine
                     order
                     ,
                     at
                     length
                     came
                     the
                     Chariot
                     with
                     the
                     Effigies
                     ,
                     on
                     each
                     side
                     of
                     which
                     were
                     six
                     Banner-Rolls
                     ,
                     (
                     twelve
                     in
                     all
                     )
                     born
                     by
                     several
                     persons
                     ;
                     and
                     likewise
                     several
                     pieces
                     of
                     the
                     Protector
                     's
                     Arms
                     carried
                     by
                     eight
                     Officers
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                     attended
                     by
                     the
                     Heralds
                     .
                     Next
                     went
                     Garter
                     principal
                     King
                     of
                     Arms
                     ,
                     attended
                     by
                     a
                     Gentleman
                     on
                     each
                     hand
                     bare-headed
                     .
                     Next
                     came
                     the
                     chief
                     Mourner
                     .
                     And
                     to
                     conclude
                     all
                     ,
                     came
                     the
                     Horse
                     of
                     Honour
                     ,
                     in
                     very
                     rich
                     Trappings
                     embroidered
                     on
                     Crimson-Velvet
                     ,
                     and
                     adorned
                     with
                     White
                     ,
                     Red
                     ,
                     and
                     Yellow
                     plumes
                     of
                     Feathers
                     ,
                     being
                     led
                     by
                     the
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     Horse
                     .
                     The
                     Rear
                     of
                     this
                     brave
                     Show
                     was
                     brought
                     up
                     by
                     the
                     Protector
                     's
                     Guard
                     of
                     Halberdiers
                     ,
                     the
                     Warders
                     of
                     the
                     Tower
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     Troop
                     of
                     Horse
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     The
                     Effigies
                     in
                     this
                     manner
                     being
                     brought
                     to
                     the
                     West-gate
                     of
                     the
                     Abbey-Church
                     of
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     it
                     was
                     taken
                     from
                     the
                     Chariot
                     by
                     ten
                     Gentlemen
                     ,
                     who
                     carried
                     it
                     to
                     the
                     East-end
                     of
                     the
                     Church
                     ,
                     and
                     there
                     placed
                     the
                     Picture
                     in
                     a
                     most
                     magnificent
                     Structure
                     ,
                     built
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     form
                     as
                     one
                     before
                     had
                     been
                     (
                     on
                     the
                     like
                     occasion
                     )
                     for
                     King
                     Iames
                     ,
                     but
                     much
                     more
                     stately
                     .
                  
                   
                     There
                     had
                     been
                     a
                     Convention
                     or
                     Synod
                     of
                     the
                     Independent
                     Ministers
                     resolved
                     upon
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     called
                     by
                     Oliver
                     in
                     his
                     Life-time
                     ,
                     to
                     make
                     out
                     a
                     Declaration
                     and
                     Confession
                     of
                     their
                     Faith
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     make
                     a
                     kinde
                     of
                     Canon
                     or
                     System
                     of
                     their
                     Tenets
                     and
                     Doctrine
                     ;
                     he
                     of
                     all
                     Religions
                     most
                     favouring
                     this
                     :
                     for
                     by
                     their
                     means
                     he
                     began
                     and
                     carried
                     on
                     his
                     Designes
                     .
                     (
                     Sometimes
                     he
                     would
                     offer
                     to
                     make
                     an
                     Agreement
                     and
                     reconcile
                     and
                     unite
                     the
                     Presbyters
                     and
                     them
                     ;
                     but
                     when
                     any
                     such
                     thing
                     came
                     in
                     agitation
                     ,
                     he
                     would
                     be
                     sure
                     to
                     divide
                     them
                     further
                     than
                     ever
                     .
                     )
                     This
                     Synod
                     or
                     Assembly
                     met
                     now
                     at
                     the
                     Savoy
                     ,
                     and
                     Prince
                     Richard
                     had
                     the
                     honour
                     to
                     have
                     his
                     Reign
                     ennobled
                     with
                     a
                     discovery
                     of
                     what
                     Independency
                     was
                     ,
                     and
                     its
                     consistency
                     ,
                     which
                     the
                     World
                     never
                     heard
                     of
                     before
                     ,
                     nor
                     was
                     it
                     the
                     wiser
                     or
                     better
                     satisfied
                     now
                     it
                     was
                     fully
                     informed
                     .
                     There
                     was
                     another
                     as
                     notable
                     a
                     passage
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     memorable
                     :
                     Richard
                     still
                     followed
                     his
                     old
                     Game
                     of
                     Hawking
                     ;
                     
                     and
                     being
                     one
                     day
                     with
                     his
                     Horse-guard
                     engaged
                     in
                     a
                     flight
                     ,
                     the
                     eagerness
                     of
                     the
                     sport
                     carried
                     him
                     out
                     of
                     their
                     sight
                     ;
                     and
                     his
                     Horse
                     Floundring
                     or
                     Leaping
                     short
                     ,
                     threw
                     him
                     into
                     a
                     Ditch
                     ,
                     where
                     by
                     the
                     help
                     of
                     a
                     Country-man
                     he
                     was
                     taken
                     out
                     and
                     preserved
                     :
                     he
                     had
                     carried
                     himself
                     very
                     quietly
                     thitherto
                     to
                     all
                     about
                     him
                     ;
                     this
                     disaster
                     and
                     accident
                     made
                     him
                     angry
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     charge
                     them
                     roughly
                     with
                     this
                     neglect
                     ,
                     telling
                     them
                     ,
                     he
                     expected
                     more
                     service
                     and
                     respect
                     ,
                     and
                     would
                     have
                     it
                     from
                     them
                     .
                     He
                     began
                     also
                     to
                     be
                     weary
                     of
                     his
                     Old
                     Cavalier-Friends
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     require
                     their
                     absence
                     from
                     his
                     Court
                     ,
                     where
                     now
                     the
                     Army
                     beginning
                     to
                     swerve
                     from
                     their
                     loving
                     Addresses
                     ,
                     the
                     Republicans
                     and
                     Lambert
                     secretly
                     tampering
                     with
                     them
                     ,
                     and
                     undermining
                     their
                     Fidelity
                     and
                     Zeal
                     to
                     
                     Oliver's
                     house
                     ,
                     (
                     as
                     it
                     was
                     timely
                     enough
                     discovered
                     )
                     a
                     resolution
                     was
                     taken
                     to
                     call
                     a
                     Parliament
                     to
                     meet
                     the
                     27
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     next
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     (
                     by
                     pretence
                     of
                     restoring
                     the
                     people
                     to
                     their
                     antient
                     way
                     of
                     Elections
                     ,
                     but
                     really
                     )
                     that
                     the
                     Court
                     might
                     command
                     the
                     more
                     Votes
                     ,
                     the
                     Burroughs
                     had
                     Writs
                     also
                     se●t
                     to
                     them
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Elections
                     were
                     all
                     made
                     in
                     the
                     ancient
                     way
                     ;
                     onely
                     thirty
                     Members
                     were
                     called
                     by
                     Writs
                     from
                     Scotland
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     from
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     late
                     Combination
                     of
                     the
                     three
                     Nations
                     into
                     one
                     Common-wealth
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     new
                     kinde
                     of
                     Parliament
                     being
                     met
                     at
                     the
                     time
                     and
                     place
                     appointed
                     ,
                     (
                     having
                     heard
                     a
                     Sermon
                     of
                     course
                     at
                     Westminster
                     Abbey
                     ,
                     the
                     young
                     Protector
                     also
                     in
                     State
                     coming
                     to
                     the
                     other
                     House
                     ,
                     and
                     making
                     a
                     Speech
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     seconded
                     by
                     Fiennes
                     ,
                     who
                     began
                     with
                     a
                     gross
                     ridiculous
                     flattery
                     (
                     though
                     designed
                     )
                     
                       What
                       can
                       a
                       man
                       say
                       after
                       the
                       King
                       ?
                    
                     a
                     quotation
                     borrowed
                     from
                     the
                     Proverbs
                     )
                     God
                     had
                     so
                     well
                     ordered
                     the
                     Elections
                     ,
                     notwithstanding
                     the
                     practices
                     of
                     men
                     ,
                     that
                     their
                     English
                     spirit
                     quickly
                     appeared
                     both
                     against
                     Impositions
                     from
                     Court
                     and
                     Army
                     .
                     And
                     though
                     their
                     Counsels
                     were
                     at
                     first
                     interrupted
                     with
                     an
                     Act
                     of
                     Recognition
                     of
                     the
                     Protector
                     ,
                     prepared
                     and
                     brought
                     in
                     by
                     the
                     Court
                     ,
                     which
                     took
                     up
                     the
                     first
                     fortnight
                     of
                     their
                     time
                     upon
                     the
                     very
                     point
                     of
                     Recognition
                     ;
                     yet
                     they
                     were
                     at
                     length
                     extricated
                     from
                     that
                     difficulty
                     by
                     the
                     Expedient
                     of
                     an
                     honest
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     in
                     passing
                     these
                     Votes
                     on
                     Munday
                     the
                     14
                     of
                     February
                     1658.
                     without
                     any
                     division
                     or
                     Negative
                     .
                  
                   
                     Resolved
                     ,
                     
                       That
                       it
                       be
                       part
                       of
                       this
                       Bill
                       to
                       Recognize
                       and
                       declare
                       his
                       Highness
                    
                     Richard
                     
                       Lord
                       Protector
                       ,
                       and
                       Chief
                       Magistrate
                       of
                       the
                       Commonwealth
                       of
                    
                     England
                     ,
                     Scotland
                     ,
                     and
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     
                       and
                       the
                       Dominions
                       and
                       Territories
                       thereunto
                       belonging
                       .
                    
                     And
                     2.
                     
                     
                       That
                       before
                       this
                       Bill
                       be
                       committed
                       ,
                       the
                       House
                       do
                       declare
                       such
                       additional
                       clauses
                       to
                       be
                       part
                       of
                       this
                       Bill
                       ,
                       as
                       may
                       bound
                       the
                       power
                       of
                       the
                       Chief
                       Magistrate
                       ,
                       and
                       fully
                       secure
                       the
                       Rights
                       and
                       Priviledges
                       of
                       Parliament
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       Liberties
                       and
                       Rights
                       of
                       the
                       people
                       :
                       And
                       that
                       neither
                       this
                       ,
                       nor
                       any
                       other
                       previous
                       Vote
                       that
                       is
                       or
                       shall
                       be
                       passed
                       in
                       order
                       to
                       this
                       Bill
                       ,
                       shall
                       be
                       of
                       force
                       ,
                       or
                       binding
                       to
                       the
                       people
                       ,
                       until
                       the
                       whole
                       Bill
                       passed
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     Their
                     next
                     work
                     was
                     to
                     appoint
                     a
                     Committee
                     for
                     inspection
                     into
                     the
                     Accounts
                     and
                     Revenue
                     of
                     the
                     Commonwealth
                     ,
                     which
                     had
                     been
                     lamentably
                     squandered
                     and
                     wasted
                     ever
                     since
                     1648.
                     and
                     twelve
                     Members
                     versed
                     in
                     matters
                     of
                     account
                     ,
                     whereof
                     Mr.
                     Scowen
                     was
                     in
                     the
                     Chair
                     ,
                     were
                     selected
                     for
                     this
                     work
                     ,
                     and
                     fully
                     impowered
                     for
                     the
                     work
                     they
                     had
                     in
                     hand
                     ,
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     the
                     retrenching
                     and
                     lessening
                     the
                     charge
                     of
                     the
                     Commonwealth
                     .
                  
                   
                     On
                     Saturday
                     the
                     19
                     of
                     February
                     ,
                     they
                     proceeded
                     in
                     the
                     Act
                     of
                     Recognition
                     ,
                     and
                     resolved
                     ,
                     That
                     it
                     shall
                     be
                     part
                     of
                     this
                     Bill
                     to
                     declare
                     the
                     Parliament
                     to
                     consist
                     of
                     two
                     Houses
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     And
                     had
                     afterwards
                     several
                     days
                     debate
                     by
                     order
                     ,
                     concerning
                     the
                     bounding
                     of
                     the
                     Chief
                     Magistrate's
                     power
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Bounds
                     and
                     powers
                     of
                     another
                     House
                     ,
                     in
                     relation
                     to
                     the
                     former
                     Votes
                     ;
                     but
                     could
                     come
                     to
                     no
                     resolution
                     thereupon
                     ;
                     the
                     Court-party
                     stickling
                     hard
                     for
                     the
                     Powers
                     given
                     them
                     by
                     the
                     
                       Petition
                       and
                       Advice
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     honest
                     Patriots
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     (
                     whose
                     weighty
                     Reasons
                     then
                     convinced
                     the
                     Commonwealth-party
                     to
                     go
                     along
                     with
                     them
                     )
                     denying
                     it
                     to
                     be
                     a
                     Law
                     ,
                     being
                     obtained
                     by
                     force
                     and
                     Exclusion
                     of
                     above
                     a
                     hundred
                     Members
                     in
                     the
                     year
                     1656.
                     by
                     which
                     force
                     also
                     the
                     Purse
                     was
                     taken
                     from
                     the
                     Commons
                     ,
                     by
                     setling
                     a
                     Revenue
                     of
                     1300000
                     l.
                     a
                     year
                     ,
                     in
                     perpetuity
                     of
                     the
                     Command
                     of
                     the
                     Single
                     person
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     ruling
                     Members
                     of
                     the
                     other
                     House
                     being
                     most
                     of
                     them
                     Officers
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     and
                     Courtiers
                     ;
                     which
                     being
                     allowed
                     for
                     Law
                     ,
                     the
                     people
                     would
                     have
                     been
                     absolute
                     Slaves
                     to
                     their
                     power
                     ,
                     the
                     Purse
                     being
                     stolen
                     from
                     the
                     Commons
                     as
                     aforesaid
                     .
                  
                   
                     Whilest
                     the
                     Temper
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     was
                     thus
                     tried
                     ,
                     and
                     they
                     appeared
                     sufficiently
                     to
                     be
                     English
                     men
                     ,
                     divers
                     of
                     the
                     Members
                     of
                     Scotland
                     and
                     Ireland
                     joyning
                     with
                     them
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     resolutions
                     .
                     By
                     the
                     joynt
                     advice
                     of
                     the
                     Court
                     and
                     Army-party
                     ,
                     the
                     question
                     of
                     Transacting
                     with
                     the
                     persons
                     sitting
                     in
                     the
                     Other
                     House
                     ,
                     as
                     an
                     House
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     was
                     set
                     before
                     them
                     ,
                     upon
                     pretended
                     grounds
                     of
                     Law
                     and
                     Necessity
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     Arguments
                     of
                     Force
                     and
                     Interposition
                     from
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     impossibility
                     to
                     proceed
                     in
                     any
                     thing
                     without
                     the
                     said
                     Other
                     House
                     .
                     This
                     attempt
                     was
                     as
                     stoutly
                     opposed
                     for
                     fourteen
                     days
                     by
                     the
                     moderate
                     honest
                     Patriots
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     former
                     ;
                     the
                     undoubted
                     right
                     of
                     the
                     antient
                     Peers
                     asserted
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     the
                     said
                     grounds
                     and
                     Arguments
                     confuted
                     ,
                     except
                     that
                     of
                     Force
                     ;
                     which
                     was
                     not
                     to
                     take
                     place
                     with
                     any
                     thing
                     like
                     a
                     Free-Parliament
                     of
                     English-men
                     .
                     But
                     in
                     the
                     close
                     of
                     the
                     fourteen
                     days
                     debate
                     ,
                     wherein
                     much
                     of
                     the
                     Honesty
                     ,
                     Ingenuity
                     ,
                     and
                     Courage
                     of
                     the
                     English
                     Nation
                     did
                     appear
                     ,
                     (
                     seeing
                     all
                     Affairs
                     at
                     a
                     stand
                     till
                     something
                     were
                     resolved
                     in
                     this
                     point
                     )
                     they
                     came
                     in
                     a
                     very
                     full
                     House
                     to
                     this
                     well-qualified
                     Resolution
                     :
                  
                   
                     
                     Resolved
                     ,
                     
                       That
                       this
                       House
                       will
                       transact
                       with
                       the
                       persons
                       now
                       sitting
                       in
                       the
                       Other
                       House
                       ,
                       as
                       an
                       House
                       of
                       Parliament
                       ,
                       during
                       this
                       present
                       Parliament
                       :
                       And
                       that
                       it
                       is
                       not
                       hereby
                       intended
                       to
                       Exclude
                       such
                       Peers
                       as
                       have
                       been
                       faithful
                       to
                       the
                       Parliament
                       from
                       their
                       priviledge
                       of
                       being
                       duly
                       summoned
                       to
                       be
                       Members
                       of
                       that
                       House
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     The
                     House
                     of
                     Commons
                     (
                     between
                     the
                     Protector
                     ,
                     the
                     Other
                     House
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     General
                     Council
                     of
                     Officers
                     now
                     summoned
                     to
                     meet
                     at
                     
                     Wallingford-house
                     )
                     may
                     well
                     be
                     conceived
                     at
                     this
                     time
                     to
                     have
                     had
                     a
                     Wolf
                     by
                     the
                     Ears
                     ,
                     and
                     (
                     having
                     shewed
                     themselves
                     English-men
                     and
                     not
                     Slaves
                     )
                     had
                     reason
                     to
                     entertain
                     wary
                     Counsels
                     ,
                     having
                     some
                     of
                     their
                     own
                     Members
                     undermining
                     them
                     without
                     doors
                     ;
                     and
                     foreseeing
                     a
                     Dissolution
                     ,
                     though
                     not
                     knowing
                     whether
                     they
                     should
                     die
                     a
                     Violent
                     or
                     Natural
                     death
                     ,
                     or
                     have
                     a
                     mixt
                     kinde
                     of
                     Disease
                     ,
                     as
                     it
                     fell
                     out
                     afterwards
                     .
                     And
                     therefore
                     they
                     resolved
                     not
                     to
                     own
                     them
                     in
                     the
                     Other
                     House
                     as
                     Lords
                     ,
                     but
                     called
                     them
                     ,
                     
                       The
                       persons
                       now
                       sitting
                       in
                       the
                       Other
                       House
                       of
                       Parliament
                    
                     ;
                     neither
                     would
                     they
                     treat
                     and
                     confer
                     with
                     them
                     in
                     the
                     usual
                     way
                     ,
                     as
                     with
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Peers
                     ,
                     and
                     therefore
                     found
                     out
                     the
                     new
                     word
                     of
                     Transacting
                     ;
                     and
                     not
                     intending
                     to
                     have
                     to
                     do
                     with
                     them
                     ,
                     but
                     for
                     a
                     tryal
                     ,
                     they
                     limited
                     the
                     time
                     to
                     be
                     during
                     this
                     present
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     foresaw
                     would
                     not
                     be
                     long
                     :
                     and
                     to
                     Muzzle
                     the
                     new
                     inconsiderable
                     Upstarts
                     sufficiently
                     ,
                     (
                     if
                     they
                     should
                     take
                     too
                     much
                     upon
                     them
                     )
                     they
                     asserted
                     the
                     priviledge
                     of
                     the
                     
                     ancient
                     Peers
                     as
                     a
                     good
                     reserve
                     ,
                     if
                     the
                     Parliament
                     should
                     by
                     the
                     Protector
                     and
                     Army
                     be
                     suffered
                     upon
                     second
                     thoughts
                     to
                     sit
                     longer
                     than
                     was
                     first
                     intended
                     .
                     And
                     resolved
                     also
                     ,
                     
                       That
                       they
                       would
                       receive
                       no
                       Message
                       from
                       those
                       persons
                       sitting
                       in
                       the
                       Other
                       House
                       ,
                       but
                       by
                       some
                       of
                       their
                       own
                       number
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     The
                     House
                     of
                     Commons
                     by
                     this
                     time
                     had
                     also
                     by
                     a
                     Saving
                     Vote
                     concerning
                     the
                     Fleet
                     ,
                     asserted
                     their
                     interess
                     in
                     the
                     Militia
                     ;
                     and
                     had
                     under
                     consideration
                     an
                     Act
                     for
                     taking
                     away
                     all
                     Laws
                     ,
                     Statutes
                     ,
                     and
                     Ordinances
                     concerning
                     the
                     Excise
                     and
                     new
                     Impost
                     ,
                     and
                     concerning
                     Customes
                     ,
                     Tunnage
                     and
                     Poundage
                     ,
                     after
                     three
                     years
                     .
                     And
                     had
                     vindicated
                     the
                     peoples
                     Liberties
                     ,
                     by
                     setting
                     Major-General
                     Overton
                     and
                     Mr.
                     Portman
                     ,
                     and
                     divers
                     others
                     (
                     illegally
                     committed
                     by
                     the
                     late
                     Protector
                     )
                     at
                     Liberty
                     without
                     paying
                     Fees
                     ,
                     and
                     declaring
                     their
                     Imprisonment
                     and
                     Detention
                     illegal
                     and
                     unjust
                     ;
                     and
                     had
                     their
                     Lord-Jaylor
                     Berkstead
                     ,
                     and
                     others
                     at
                     their
                     Bar
                     under
                     question
                     for
                     the
                     same
                     (
                     who
                     was
                     also
                     Arrested
                     upon
                     the
                     Exchange
                     in
                     London
                     ,
                     
                     at
                     the
                     Suit
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Overton
                     ,
                     for
                     false
                     Imprisonment
                     .
                     )
                     And
                     had
                     also
                     a
                     high
                     resentment
                     of
                     the
                     illegal
                     sending
                     Free-born
                     English-men
                     against
                     their
                     wills
                     to
                     the
                     Barbadoes
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     Forrain
                     Plantations
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     the
                     Isles
                     of
                     Guernsey
                     and
                     Iersey
                     ,
                     out
                     of
                     the
                     reach
                     of
                     the
                     Writ
                     of
                     
                       Habeas
                       Corpus
                    
                     ;
                     and
                     had
                     appointed
                     a
                     strict
                     Bill
                     to
                     be
                     prepared
                     for
                     remedy
                     thereof
                     .
                     And
                     had
                     Examined
                     and
                     discovered
                     many
                     other
                     Grievances
                     brought
                     upon
                     the
                     people
                     by
                     the
                     Officers
                     and
                     Farmers
                     of
                     the
                     Excise
                     ,
                     and
                     others
                     ;
                     and
                     by
                     Major-Generals
                     ,
                     amongst
                     which
                     Butler
                     was
                     for
                     his
                     insolent
                     actings
                     and
                     high
                     affronts
                     to
                     the
                     Law
                     and
                     Courts
                     of
                     Justice
                     ,
                     put
                     out
                     of
                     the
                     Commission
                     of
                     the
                     Peace
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     Committee
                     appointed
                     to
                     draw
                     up
                     an
                     Impeachment
                     against
                     him
                     .
                     The
                     Committee
                     also
                     for
                     Inspection
                     (
                     before-mentioned
                     )
                     had
                     brought
                     in
                     and
                     reported
                     to
                     the
                     House
                     the
                     state
                     of
                     the
                     publick
                     Accounts
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     the
                     Martial
                     and
                     Civil
                     Lists
                     in
                     the
                     three
                     Nations
                     ,
                     by
                     which
                     it
                     did
                     appear
                     ,
                     That
                     the
                     yearly
                     Incomes
                     of
                     
                       England
                       ,
                       Scotland
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     came
                     to
                     
                       Eighteen
                       hundred
                       sixty
                       eight
                       thousand
                       seven
                       hundred
                       and
                       seventeen
                       pounds
                       :
                    
                     
                     And
                     the
                     yearly
                     Expences
                     to
                     
                       Two
                       Millions
                       two
                       hundred
                       and
                       one
                       thousand
                       five
                       hundred
                       and
                       forty
                       pounds
                       :
                    
                     So
                     that
                     
                       Three
                       hundred
                       thirty
                       two
                       thousand
                       eight
                       hundred
                       twenty
                       three
                       pounds
                    
                     of
                     Debt
                     incurred
                     yearly
                     by
                     the
                     ill
                     management
                     of
                     double
                     the
                     Revenue
                     that
                     ever
                     King
                     of
                     England
                     enjoyed
                     .
                     And
                     to
                     maintain
                     the
                     unjust
                     Conquest
                     of
                     Scotland
                     ,
                     cost
                     us
                     yearly
                     
                       One
                       hundred
                       sixty
                       three
                       thousand
                       six
                       hundred
                       and
                       nineteen
                       pounds
                    
                     more
                     than
                     the
                     Revenue
                     it
                     yielded
                     .
                  
                   
                     Many
                     other
                     particulars
                     were
                     under
                     their
                     consideration
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     the
                     Religion
                     and
                     Civil
                     Rights
                     of
                     the
                     people
                     ,
                     too
                     long
                     now
                     to
                     be
                     mentioned
                     :
                     but
                     in
                     short
                     ,
                     to
                     give
                     them
                     their
                     due
                     ,
                     they
                     did
                     some
                     good
                     whilest
                     they
                     sate
                     ,
                     both
                     to
                     the
                     publick
                     and
                     particulars
                     ,
                     and
                     intended
                     much
                     more
                     ;
                     and
                     did
                     no
                     hurt
                     ,
                     gave
                     no
                     Offices
                     nor
                     Gratuities
                     to
                     themselves
                     out
                     of
                     the
                     publick
                     Treasure
                     ,
                     nor
                     granted
                     any
                     money
                     from
                     the
                     people
                     ;
                     which
                     is
                     more
                     than
                     can
                     be
                     said
                     of
                     any
                     Parliament
                     in
                     our
                     memory
                     .
                  
                   
                     Proceeding
                     thus
                     successfully
                     and
                     hopefully
                     to
                     the
                     general
                     satisfaction
                     of
                     the
                     people
                     in
                     the
                     three
                     Nations
                     who
                     chose
                     them
                     ,
                     the
                     Protector
                     and
                     chief
                     Officers
                     of
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                     who
                     were
                     jealous
                     of
                     one
                     another
                     before
                     ▪
                     and
                     Competitors
                     for
                     Government
                     ,
                     grew
                     now
                     jealous
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Commons
                     also
                     ,
                     who
                     being
                     the
                     Representatives
                     of
                     the
                     people
                     ,
                     were
                     become
                     also
                     their
                     Minions
                     and
                     Favourites
                     .
                     It
                     was
                     therefore
                     now
                     thought
                     seasonable
                     to
                     contend
                     among
                     themselves
                     for
                     the
                     power
                     ,
                     
                     before
                     the
                     people
                     should
                     recover
                     it
                     from
                     them
                     both
                     .
                     In
                     order
                     to
                     which
                     ,
                     the
                     General
                     Council
                     of
                     Officers
                     kept
                     their
                     constant
                     Meetings
                     at
                     
                     Wallingford-house
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Protector
                     with
                     his
                     party
                     countermined
                     them
                     at
                     White-hall
                     .
                     but
                     we
                     must
                     interrupt
                     the
                     thred
                     of
                     this
                     story
                     ,
                     to
                     i●tromit
                     the
                     year
                     1659.
                     which
                     began
                     with
                     the
                     Voyage
                     into
                     the
                     Sound
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1659.
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 former
                 respects
                 and
                 mutual
                 designes
                 betwixt
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 and
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 promoted
                 so
                 far
                 as
                 to
                 a
                 Treaty
                 concerning
                 places
                 of
                 caution
                 for
                 our
                 Engagement
                 and
                 Expence
                 in
                 the
                 Danish
                 War
                 ,
                 (
                 
                 Elsenore-Castle
                 newly
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Swede
                   ,
                   Gottenburgh
                
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Province
                 being
                 demanded
                 ,
                 and
                 Gluckstad
                 and
                 another
                 place
                 offered
                 in
                 lieu
                 thereof
                 )
                 though
                 without
                 any
                 conclusion
                 by
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 Cromwel
                 ,
                 obliged
                 his
                 son
                 Richard
                 and
                 the
                 Council
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 request
                 of
                 the
                 Swede
                 ,
                 to
                 send
                 a
                 Fleet
                 into
                 the
                 
                 Baltick-sea
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 Sea-Officers
                 and
                 Seamen
                 were
                 taken
                 into
                 his
                 Service
                 (
                 who
                 set
                 to
                 Sea
                 in
                 December
                 before
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 stormy
                 and
                 cold
                 weather
                 were
                 forced
                 back
                 again
                 ,
                 divers
                 of
                 them
                 by
                 the
                 hardship
                 of
                 the
                 Voyage
                 dying
                 at
                 their
                 return
                 )
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ayscue
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 upon
                 his
                 arrival
                 to
                 be
                 Commissioned
                 High-Admiral
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 to
                 mate
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 who
                 then
                 openly
                 sided
                 with
                 the
                 Dane
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 a
                 Fleet
                 of
                 War
                 ranging
                 thereabouts
                 .
                 The
                 Parliament
                 likewise
                 ,
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 Commerce
                 and
                 Trade
                 of
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 condescended
                 to
                 the
                 Expedition
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Conditions
                 and
                 Limitations
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 March
                 General
                 Montague
                 was
                 Commissioned
                 by
                 Richard
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Fleet
                 of
                 40
                 sail
                 of
                 the
                 best
                 ships
                 ,
                 and
                 manned
                 accordingly
                 ;
                 who
                 in
                 ten
                 days
                 time
                 from
                 Yarmouth
                 arrived
                 at
                 the
                 Scaw
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Elsenore
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 was
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Vice-Admiral
                 
                   de
                   Ruyter
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 coming
                 with
                 another
                 Fleet
                 out
                 of
                 Holland
                 to
                 re-inforce
                 his
                 Admiral
                 Opdam
                 ,
                 then
                 at
                 Copenhagen
                 .
                 The
                 General
                 here
                 met
                 with
                 Instructions
                 from
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 to
                 whose
                 Cause
                 he
                 had
                 upon
                 the
                 disposition
                 of
                 affairs
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Army
                 and
                 Protector
                 devoted
                 himself
                 ;
                 and
                 instead
                 of
                 aiding
                 the
                 Swede
                 ,
                 stood
                 more
                 than
                 neutral
                 upon
                 the
                 Danes
                 side
                 ,
                 having
                 received
                 the
                 like
                 civilities
                 from
                 that
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 murmur
                 of
                 the
                 Swedes
                 ;
                 and
                 several
                 intercourses
                 of
                 intelligence
                 a●d
                 friendship
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 intrigues
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Admiral
                 and
                 himself
                 frequently
                 passed
                 .
                 But
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 the
                 Game
                 began
                 ;
                 out
                 came
                 a
                 Remonstrance
                 from
                 the
                 Army
                 to
                 Richard
                 ,
                 setting
                 forth
                 in
                 what
                 danger
                 the
                 
                   Good
                   Old
                   Cause
                
                 was
                 ,
                 (
                 by
                 which
                 term
                 it
                 was
                 cognized
                 ever
                 after
                 :
                 
                 )
                 
                   That
                   the
                   asserters
                   of
                   it
                   were
                   every
                   where
                   Vilified
                   ,
                   the
                   great
                   Patriots
                   and
                   Patrons
                   of
                   it
                
                 (
                 the
                 Judges
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 )
                 
                   put
                   into
                   Printed
                   Lists
                   ,
                   and
                   marked
                   for
                   destruction
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   ruine
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Godly
                   and
                   the
                   Cause
                   together
                   :
                   the
                   Army
                   was
                   purposely
                   kept
                   from
                   Pay
                   that
                   they
                   might
                   Mutiny
                   ▪
                   and
                   therefore
                   desired
                   be
                   would
                   signifie
                   as
                   much
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   for
                   some
                   speedy
                   redress
                   .
                
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 that
                 kept
                 Guard
                 made
                 bold
                 with
                 his
                 Victuals
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 stop
                 it
                 from
                 his
                 Table
                 .
                 This
                 Remonstrance
                 was
                 
                 Lambert's
                 and
                 the
                 Republicans
                 project
                 ,
                 who
                 never
                 left
                 haunting
                 of
                 
                 Fleetwood's
                 house
                 upon
                 pious
                 and
                 Religious
                 pretences
                 ,
                 soothing
                 him
                 with
                 the
                 complements
                 of
                 his
                 Gifts
                 and
                 Graces
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 happiness
                 it
                 were
                 for
                 the
                 Nation
                 if
                 the
                 Government
                 were
                 laid
                 upon
                 his
                 Shoulders
                 ,
                 as
                 no
                 doubt
                 (
                 they
                 urged
                 )
                 it
                 was
                 intended
                 by
                 his
                 Father-in-law
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 heat
                 of
                 this
                 business
                 died
                 Mr.
                 
                   Chaloner
                   Ch●●e
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 their
                 Speaker
                 ;
                 a
                 man
                 fit
                 in
                 every
                 respect
                 for
                 the
                 Chair
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 judgement
                 and
                 resolution
                 as
                 cross
                 to
                 the
                 sway
                 of
                 the
                 Times
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 designed
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 to
                 oppose
                 .
                 
              
               
                 In
                 pursuance
                 of
                 this
                 Remonstrance
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 Titchborne
                 ,
                 being
                 set
                 at
                 work
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 hands
                 that
                 moulded
                 Fleetwood
                 ,
                 engaged
                 
                 Oliver's
                 Militia-Officers
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 Establishment
                 to
                 make
                 an
                 Address
                 to
                 Fleetwood
                 and
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 promised
                 to
                 stand
                 by
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 defence
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 
                   Good
                   Old
                   Cause
                
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 being
                 now
                 back'd
                 with
                 these
                 seconds
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 they
                 resolved
                 on
                 the
                 project
                 of
                 Ruining
                 the
                 Protector
                 (
                 though
                 when
                 too
                 late
                 ,
                 the
                 Officers
                 ,
                 hurl'd
                 into
                 such
                 confusions
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 neither
                 help
                 themselves
                 nor
                 him
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 implacable
                 ambition
                 and
                 revenge
                 of
                 Lambert
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 scrued
                 and
                 recovered
                 his
                 interest
                 
                 in
                 the
                 Officers
                 )
                 would
                 have
                 made
                 him
                 a
                 kind
                 of
                 Duke
                 of
                 Venice
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Title
                 and
                 a
                 Pension
                 )
                 and
                 Parliament
                 together
                 .
                 
                 Several
                 advices
                 were
                 given
                 Richard
                 all
                 this
                 while
                 by
                 his
                 Friends
                 Col.
                 
                   Ingoldsby
                   ,
                   Goffe
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Col.
                 
                   Charles
                   Howard
                
                 ,
                 made
                 a
                 Viscount
                 by
                 Oliver
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 urged
                 by
                 them
                 to
                 seize
                 upon
                 the
                 chief
                 of
                 those
                 Army-Conspirators
                 ,
                 and
                 dispatch
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 onely
                 sure
                 way
                 to
                 be
                 rid
                 of
                 their
                 Interest
                 in
                 the
                 Army
                 :
                 he
                 was
                 likewise
                 sollicited
                 by
                 other
                 hands
                 to
                 embrace
                 the
                 Kings
                 Title
                 ,
                 and
                 close
                 with
                 his
                 party
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 report
                 that
                 the
                 Danish
                 Embassador
                 (
                 then
                 Resident
                 here
                 )
                 had
                 Instructions
                 to
                 treat
                 with
                 him
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 to
                 offer
                 him
                 most
                 honourable
                 Terms
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 engage
                 his
                 Masters
                 Word
                 for
                 the
                 performance
                 :
                 which
                 hath
                 since
                 been
                 confirmed
                 to
                 be
                 true
                 .
                 As
                 to
                 the
                 Counsel
                 about
                 seizing
                 the
                 Officers
                 ,
                 Col.
                 Ingoldsby
                 his
                 Cousen
                 undertook
                 it
                 upon
                 his
                 own
                 score
                 ,
                 and
                 engaged
                 at
                 his
                 own
                 peril
                 with
                 his
                 order
                 to
                 effect
                 it
                 :
                 
                 but
                 such
                 the
                 suspense
                 and
                 pusillanimity
                 that
                 possessed
                 Richard
                 ,
                 (
                 his
                 neer
                 Relation
                 to
                 Fleetwood
                 and
                 Desborough
                 prompting
                 him
                 to
                 expect
                 nor
                 dread
                 any
                 harm
                 from
                 that
                 party
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 chief
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 thought
                 himself
                 well
                 enough
                 if
                 he
                 saved
                 his
                 Skin
                 )
                 that
                 he
                 could
                 be
                 brought
                 to
                 no
                 resolution
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 fair
                 occasion
                 of
                 crushing
                 that
                 Cockatrice
                 of
                 the
                 Rump
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 hatching
                 at
                 
                 Wallingford-house
                 ,
                 where
                 Fleetwood
                 dwelt
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 which
                 House
                 that
                 party
                 was
                 distinguished
                 ,
                 was
                 totally
                 lo●t
                 .
                 The
                 Protector
                 at
                 last
                 beginning
                 ,
                 when
                 it
                 was
                 too
                 late
                 ,
                 and
                 but
                 then
                 thinking
                 of
                 securing
                 himself
                 from
                 being
                 surprized
                 with
                 their
                 Complements
                 ,
                 and
                 stood
                 upon
                 his
                 Guard.
                 But
                 the
                 Commons-House
                 ,
                 as
                 became
                 English-men
                 ,
                 wisely
                 and
                 courageously
                 resolved
                 to
                 let
                 the
                 Officers
                 know
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 took
                 them
                 still
                 to
                 be
                 their
                 Servants
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 had
                 for
                 too
                 many
                 years
                 ill
                 deserved
                 their
                 Wages
                 ,
                 Rebelling
                 and
                 Usurping
                 the
                 Government
                 at
                 their
                 pleasure
                 :
                 and
                 intending
                 to
                 try
                 what
                 they
                 meant
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Good
                   Old
                   Cause
                
                 ;
                 which
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 seemed
                 to
                 represent
                 it
                 ,
                 smelt
                 of
                 Gunpowder
                 and
                 Ball
                 ;
                 and
                 whether
                 the
                 Repentance
                 held
                 forth
                 in
                 their
                 said
                 Representation
                 ,
                 were
                 real
                 or
                 Military
                 ,
                 passed
                 these
                 Votes
                 on
                 Munday
                 April
                 18.
                 
              
               
                 Resolved
                 ,
                 
                 
                   That
                   during
                   the
                   Sitting
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   there
                   shall
                   be
                   no
                
                 General
                 Council
                 ,
                 
                   or
                   Meeting
                   of
                   the
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   without
                   direction
                   and
                   Authority
                   of
                   his
                   Highness
                   the
                   Lord
                   Protector
                   ,
                   and
                   both
                   Houses
                   of
                   Parliament
                   .
                
              
               
                 And
                 secondly
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   no
                   person
                   shall
                   have
                   or
                   continue
                   any
                   Command
                   or
                   Trust
                   in
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   Armies
                   or
                   Nations
                   of
                
                 England
                 ,
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 and
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 
                   or
                   any
                   the
                   Dominions
                   and
                   Territories
                   thereto
                   belonging
                   ,
                   who
                   shall
                   refuse
                   to
                   subscribe
                   ,
                   That
                   he
                   will
                   not
                   disturb
                   or
                   interrupt
                   the
                   free-meetings
                   in
                   Parliament
                   of
                   any
                   the
                   Members
                   of
                   either
                   House
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   or
                   their
                   freedom
                   in
                   their
                   Debates
                   and
                   Counsels
                   .
                
              
               
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 to
                 shew
                 their
                 care
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 prevent
                 jealousies
                 ,
                 they
                 passed
                 these
                 following
                 Votes
                 .
              
               
                 Resolved
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   the
                   House
                   do
                   presently
                   take
                   into
                   consideration
                   the
                   ways
                   and
                   means
                   for
                   satisfaction
                   of
                   the
                   Arrears
                   of
                   the
                   Armies
                   ,
                   and
                   providing
                   present
                   pay
                   for
                   them
                   .
                
              
               
                 And
                 secondly
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   Serjeant
                
                 Maynard
                 ,
                 
                   the
                   Attorney-General
                   and
                   Sollicitor-General
                   ,
                   do
                   forthwith
                   prepare
                   an
                   Act
                   of
                   Indemnity
                   for
                   all
                   such
                   as
                   have
                   acted
                   under
                   the
                   Parliament
                   and
                   Commonwealth
                   .
                
              
               
                 While
                 the
                 House
                 spent
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 their
                 time
                 in
                 considering
                 how
                 to
                 provide
                 Money
                 without
                 laying
                 new
                 Burthens
                 on
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 great
                 contests
                 grew
                 between
                 the
                 Protector
                 and
                 the
                 opposite
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 both
                 sides
                 keeping
                 Guards
                 night
                 and
                 day
                 againct
                 one
                 another
                 ;
                 the
                 Protector
                 having
                 ,
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 the
                 Votes
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 forbidden
                 the
                 meetings
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 divided
                 posture
                 ,
                 affairs
                 continued
                 till
                 Friday
                 the
                 22
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 on
                 which
                 Morning
                 early
                 ,
                 Fleetwood
                 the
                 Protector
                 's
                 Brother
                 ,
                 Desborough
                 his
                 Uncle
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 mutinous
                 Officers
                 ,
                 carrying
                 the
                 greater
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 after
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Protector
                 's
                 party
                 flinching
                 ,
                 the
                 Conquest
                 was
                 made
                 without
                 one
                 drop
                 of
                 Blood
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 strange
                 in
                 so
                 Ancient
                 ,
                 Hereditary
                 ,
                 just
                 ,
                 and
                 undoubted
                 a
                 Title
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 Protector●forced
                 to
                 consent
                 to
                 a
                 Commission
                 and
                 Proclamation
                 ready
                 prepared
                 ,
                 giving
                 Desborough
                 and
                 others
                 power
                 to
                 Dissolve
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 best
                 advice
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 own
                 Interest
                 and
                 promise
                 .
                 
                 And
                 accordingly
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 Black
                 Rod
                 was
                 sent
                 twice
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 (
                 from
                 Fiennes
                 Speaker
                 of
                 the
                 Other
                 House
                 )
                 for
                 them
                 to
                 come
                 thither
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 admitted
                 him
                 not
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 much
                 scorned
                 the
                 motion
                 ,
                 having
                 ever
                 looked
                 upon
                 that
                 Mushroom-house
                 as
                 the
                 Lower-house
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 own
                 creature
                 ;
                 the
                 language
                 being
                 to
                 send
                 
                   down
                   to
                   the
                   Other
                   House
                
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 sent
                 the
                 Declaration
                 for
                 a
                 Fast
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 trial
                 of
                 transacting
                 with
                 them
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 understanding
                 there
                 were
                 Guards
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 in
                 the
                 Palace-yard
                 ,
                 after
                 some
                 motion
                 made
                 by
                 Mr.
                 Knightly
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Haselrig
                
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 wherein
                 Sir
                 Arthur
                 exceeded
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 House
                 should
                 first
                 declare
                 it
                 Treason
                 for
                 any
                 person
                 whatsoever
                 to
                 put
                 force
                 upon
                 any
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 :
                 And
                 next
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 Votes
                 ,
                 Acts
                 ,
                 and
                 Resolutions
                 ,
                 passed
                 by
                 any
                 Members
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 rest
                 were
                 detained
                 from
                 ,
                 or
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 null
                 and
                 void
                 ;
                 and
                 other
                 motions
                 becoming
                 English-men
                 to
                 that
                 end
                 ,
                 judging
                 themselves
                 under
                 a
                 force
                 ,
                 and
                 finding
                 they
                 were
                 very
                 unanimous
                 ,
                 though
                 neer
                 400
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 things
                 proposed
                 they
                 resolved
                 no
                 question
                 ,
                 but
                 adjourned
                 till
                 Munday-morning
                 the
                 25
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 and
                 attended
                 the
                 Speaker
                 in
                 order
                 through
                 Westminster-hall
                 to
                 his
                 Coach
                 in
                 the
                 face
                 of
                 the
                 Souldiery
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 the
                 Court
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 guise
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 in
                 like
                 accidents
                 )
                 shrunk
                 out
                 of
                 White-hall
                 into
                 
                 Wallingford-house
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   Fleetwood
                   ,
                   Desborough
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 ,
                 great
                 and
                 small
                 ;
                 took
                 the
                 Government
                 into
                 their
                 own
                 hands
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 discarded
                 their
                 Idol
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 had
                 Worshipped
                 and
                 Deified
                 in
                 their
                 Addresses
                 ;
                 the
                 Milksop
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 muttering
                 at
                 these
                 Affronts
                 and
                 Indignities
                 :
                 a
                 fine●
                 worthy
                 Fellow●
                 and
                 becoming
                 the
                 greatness
                 of
                 his
                 House
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 which
                 God
                 wonderfully
                 rescued
                 the
                 Majesty
                 Royal
                 and
                 Honour
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 from
                 being
                 sullied
                 with
                 such
                 base
                 and
                 sordid
                 wearing
                 (
                 and
                 great
                 talk
                 there
                 once
                 was
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 thing
                 as
                 Richard
                 the
                 4th
                 .
                 )
                 Within
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 Mornings
                 after
                 this
                 cast
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Office
                 ,
                 instead
                 of
                 his
                 Guards
                 ,
                 poor
                 Richard
                 was
                 beset
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Bayliffs
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 a
                 Writ
                 against
                 him
                 (
                 for
                 a
                 Debt
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Funeral-Expences
                 )
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Cromwel
                
                 ,
                 Esq.
                 
              
               
                 
                   —
                   Is
                   curre
                   per
                   ALPES
                
                 
                   Vt
                   pueris
                   placeas
                   &
                   Declamatio
                   Fias
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 was
                 also
                 shut
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 entrance
                 denied
                 to
                 the
                 Members
                 when
                 they
                 came
                 on
                 Monday
                 (
                 even
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Haselrig
                
                 themselves
                 )
                 according
                 to
                 Adjournment
                 ;
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Requests
                 and
                 all
                 Avenues
                 being
                 full
                 of
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 who
                 told
                 the
                 Members
                 that
                 they
                 must
                 Sit
                 no
                 more
                 .
              
               
                 
                   THE
                   RUMP
                   .
                
                 
                   AFTER
                   the
                   new
                   Officers
                   had
                   moduled
                   themselves
                   ,
                   Cashiering
                   
                     Whaley
                     ,
                     Ingoldsby
                     ,
                     Goffe
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   divers
                   others
                   of
                   the
                   Protector
                   's
                   party
                   ,
                   and
                   restoring
                   
                     Lambert
                     ,
                     Haslerig
                     ,
                     Okey
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   displaced
                   by
                   Protector
                   Oliver
                   ,
                   and
                   played
                   with
                   the
                   Government
                   for
                   a
                   few
                   days
                   ,
                   and
                   grew
                   weary
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   (
                   the
                   inferiour
                   Officers
                   and
                   the
                   Pamphlets
                   ,
                   that
                   now
                   flew
                   about
                   daily
                   without
                   controul
                   )
                   carrying
                   
                   things
                   beyond
                   the
                   intention
                   of
                   the
                   Chief
                   Officers
                   ;
                   they
                   sent
                   to
                   some
                   of
                   their
                   old
                   ●lackney
                   Drudges
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Long
                     Parliament
                  
                   then
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   they
                   knew
                   would
                   do
                   any
                   thing
                   so
                   they
                   might
                   be
                   suffered
                   to
                   Sit
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   the
                   fifth
                   and
                   sixth
                   days
                   of
                   May
                   had
                   conference
                   with
                   them
                   ;
                   the
                   last
                   of
                   which
                   was
                   at
                   their
                   never-failing
                   Speaker
                   the
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Rolls's
                   House
                   in
                   Chancery-lane
                   ,
                   where
                   both
                   Officers
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Lambert
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   already
                   gotten
                   his
                   old
                   place
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   with
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   Members
                   ,
                   viz.
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Vane
                  
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Arthur
                     Haslerig
                     ,
                     Ludlow
                     ,
                     Iohn
                     Iones
                     ,
                  
                   Mr.
                   Chaloner
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Scot
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   number
                   of
                   twenty
                   ,
                   sollicited
                   
                     William
                     Lenthal
                  
                   Esquire
                   to
                   sit
                   Speaker
                   again
                   :
                   but
                   he
                   objected
                   scruples
                   in
                   Judgement
                   and
                   Conscience
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   uncertain
                   state
                   of
                   Commonwealth
                   and
                   Army
                   ;
                   nevertheless
                   fifteen
                   Articles
                   between
                   the
                   Officers
                   and
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   Members
                   (
                   who
                   it
                   seems
                   over-confidently
                   undertook
                   for
                   the
                   rest
                   )
                   being
                   agreed
                   on
                   at
                   some
                   of
                   their
                   Meetings
                   ,
                   they
                   resolved
                   to
                   meet
                   in
                   the
                   House
                   on
                   Saturday
                   the
                   7
                   of
                   May
                   ;
                   yet
                   that
                   they
                   might
                   do
                   it
                   by
                   surprize
                   ,
                   they
                   gave
                   out
                   that
                   they
                   would
                   not
                   sit
                   till
                   Tuesday
                   the
                   10th
                   of
                   May
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   Itch
                   of
                   Ambition
                   and
                   Lording
                   it
                   over
                   the
                   peopl●
                   giving
                   them
                   no
                   quiet
                   ,
                   on
                   Saturday
                   the
                   7th
                   of
                   May
                   early
                   they
                   met
                   in
                   the
                   Painted-Chamber
                   at
                   Westminster
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   make
                   up
                   their
                   number
                   ,
                   sent
                   for
                   the
                   two
                   chast
                   Cock-Sparrows
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Munson
                   ,
                   and
                   Mr.
                   
                     Henry
                     Martin
                  
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   Prison
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   were
                   in
                   Execution
                   for
                   Debt
                   ;
                   and
                   Mr.
                   Whitlock
                   and
                   Lisle
                   off
                   the
                   Chancery-Bench
                   :
                   and
                   with
                   this
                   addition
                   ,
                   being
                   two
                   and
                   forty
                   in
                   number
                   ,
                   the
                   Chancery-Mace
                   for
                   hast
                   being
                   carried
                   before
                   them
                   ,
                   (
                   whose
                   Names
                   from
                   a
                   Noble
                   Hand
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Account
                   ,
                   I
                   have
                   Transcribed
                   .
                   )
                   viz.
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         William
                         Lenthal
                      
                       .
                       
                    
                     
                       Lord
                       Munson
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Henry
                         Martin
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Whitlock
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Lisle
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Chaloner
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Atkins
                       .
                    
                     
                       Alderman
                       Pennington
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Thomas
                         Scot.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       
                         Cornelius
                         Holland
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Henry
                         Vane
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Prideaux
                       ,
                       Attorney-General
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       
                         Iames
                         Harrington
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Ludlow
                       .
                    
                     
                       Oldsworth
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       
                         Arthur
                         Haslerig
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Iohn
                         Iones
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Purefoy
                       .
                    
                     
                       Colonel
                       White
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Henry
                         Nevil
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Say.
                       
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Blagrave
                       .
                    
                     
                       Colonel
                       Bennet
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Brewster
                       .
                    
                     
                       Serjeant
                       Wilde
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Iohn
                         Goodwin
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Lechmore
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Augustine
                         Skinner
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Downes
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Dove
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       
                         Iohn
                         Lenthal
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Saloway
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       
                         Iohn
                         Corbet
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Walton
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Gilbert
                         Millington
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Gould
                       .
                    
                     
                       Colonel
                       Sydenham
                       .
                    
                     
                       Colonel
                       Bingham
                       .
                    
                     
                       Colonel
                       Ayre
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Smith
                       .
                    
                     
                       Colonel
                       Ingoldsby
                       .
                    
                     
                       Fleetwood
                       .
                    
                  
                   stole
                   on
                   a
                   sudden
                   into
                   the
                   House
                   :
                   the
                   Invitation
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   for
                   the
                   sitting
                   of
                   the
                   Long
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   (
                   as
                   they
                   call
                   it
                   )
                   being
                   first
                   published
                   in
                   Westminster-hall
                   ;
                   wherein
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   conclusion
                   they
                   added
                   ,
                   that
                   calling
                   to
                   minde
                   that
                   Gods
                   presence
                   and
                   his
                   Blessing
                   was
                   visible
                   among
                   the
                   late
                   Members
                   of
                   the
                   Long
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   who
                   sate
                   till
                   April
                   23.
                   1653.
                   they
                   did
                   invite
                   them
                   to
                   their
                   Trust
                   :
                   and
                   they
                   answer
                   this
                   with
                   a
                   like
                   Declaration
                   ,
                   (
                   not
                   dashing
                   at
                   the
                   least
                   upon
                   the
                   Army
                   )
                   setting
                   forth
                   that
                   they
                   are
                   resolved
                   to
                   apply
                   themselves
                   to
                   the
                   discharge
                   of
                   their
                   Trust
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   endeavour
                   a
                   Settlement
                   upon
                   such
                   a
                   Foundation
                   as
                   might
                   best
                   secure
                   all
                   Christian
                   and
                   civil
                   Interest
                   ,
                   Liberty
                   ,
                   and
                   Propriety
                   ,
                   without
                   King
                   ,
                   Single
                   person
                   ,
                   or
                   House
                   of
                   Peers
                   ;
                   and
                   shall
                   endeavour
                   
                   the
                   work
                   of
                   Reformation
                   ,
                   
                   so
                   much
                   desired
                   ,
                   and
                   often
                   declared
                   for
                   ;
                   and
                   a
                   Godly
                   and
                   Faithful
                   Ministry
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   glory
                   and
                   praise
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   Jesus
                   Christ
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   reviving
                   and
                   making
                   glad
                   the
                   Hearts
                   of
                   the
                   Upright
                   in
                   the
                   Land.
                   
                
                 
                   Upon
                   Notice
                   of
                   their
                   sitting
                   ,
                   there
                   being
                   double
                   their
                   number
                   Members
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Parliament
                   in
                   Town
                   ,
                   and
                   many
                   of
                   them
                   in
                   the
                   Hall
                   ;
                   to
                   prevent
                   the
                   mischiefs
                   of
                   a
                   surreptitious
                   packed
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   they
                   agreed
                   among
                   themselves
                   in
                   the
                   Hall
                   ,
                   (
                   though
                   they
                   were
                   doubtful
                   that
                   Parliament
                   was
                   dissolved
                   )
                   that
                   about
                   a
                   dozen
                   or
                   fourteen
                   of
                   them
                   should
                   immediately
                   go
                   to
                   the
                   House
                   :
                   
                   and
                   the
                   persons
                   that
                   did
                   so
                   were
                   these
                   ,
                   viz.
                   
                   
                     
                       Mr.
                       Ansley
                       ,
                       since
                       Earl
                       of
                       Anglesey
                       ,
                       my
                       (
                       right
                       Noble
                       )
                       Author
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       
                         George
                         Booth
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Pryn.
                       
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       
                         George
                         Montague
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       
                         Iohn
                         Eveling
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Gowen
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Eveling
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Knightly
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Clive
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Hungerford
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Harley
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Peck
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   Who
                   though
                   with
                   much
                   ado
                   they
                   got
                   into
                   the
                   Lobby
                   ,
                   (
                   where
                   they
                   found
                   Mr.
                   Iames
                   ,
                   and
                   Mr.
                   
                     Iohn
                     Herbert
                  
                   )
                   they
                   were
                   not
                   suffered
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   to
                   go
                   into
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   though
                   they
                   disputed
                   their
                   priviledge
                   of
                   Sitting
                   ,
                   (
                   if
                   the
                   Parliament
                   were
                   yet
                   in
                   being
                   :
                   )
                   but
                   Reason
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   the
                   Laws
                   must
                   be
                   silent
                   among
                   men
                   of
                   War
                   :
                   and
                   therefore
                   after
                   they
                   had
                   fairly
                   made
                   their
                   claim
                   ,
                   and
                   found
                   the
                   House
                   under
                   force
                   ,
                   they
                   retired
                   ,
                   and
                   resolved
                   by
                   Letter
                   to
                   acquaint
                   the
                   Speaker
                   ,
                   and
                   those
                   Gentlemen
                   assembled
                   with
                   him
                   ,
                   what
                   usage
                   they
                   had
                   received
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   accordingly
                   on
                   Munday
                   the
                   9
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   they
                   went
                   to
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   where
                   understanding
                   that
                   there
                   were
                   no
                   Guards
                   upon
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Ansley
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Pryn
                   ,
                   and
                   Mr.
                   Hungerford
                   went
                   up
                   to
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   free
                   admittance
                   ,
                   receiving
                   the
                   Declaration
                   of
                   the
                   7th
                   of
                   May
                   at
                   the
                   Door
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   published
                   the
                   same
                   day
                   ;
                   but
                   Mr.
                   Ansley
                   walking
                   afterwards
                   into
                   the
                   Hall
                   (
                   the
                   House
                   not
                   being
                   ready
                   to
                   sit
                   )
                   to
                   let
                   the
                   Members
                   know
                   ,
                   that
                   though
                   they
                   were
                   repulsed
                   by
                   force
                   on
                   Saturday
                   ,
                   the
                   House
                   was
                   open
                   for
                   honest
                   men
                   this
                   day
                   :
                   at
                   his
                   return
                   ,
                   Captain
                   Lewson
                   of
                   
                   Goff's
                   Regiment
                   (
                   as
                   he
                   confessed
                   himself
                   )
                   and
                   other
                   Officers
                   ,
                   denied
                   him
                   entrance
                   :
                   he
                   asking
                   them
                   ,
                   whether
                   they
                   were
                   a
                   Committee
                   to
                   judge
                   of
                   Members
                   without
                   doors
                   ?
                   they
                   said
                   ,
                   No
                   ,
                   but
                   they
                   were
                   Commanded
                   by
                   their
                   superiour
                   Officers
                   to
                   let
                   none
                   in
                   that
                   had
                   not
                   sate
                   till
                   April
                   1653.
                   
                   After
                   some
                   reasoning
                   the
                   case
                   with
                   them
                   ,
                   the
                   Captain
                   told
                   Mr.
                   Ansley
                   ,
                   that
                   if
                   he
                   would
                   give
                   his
                   Parol
                   to
                   return
                   without
                   sitting
                   ,
                   he
                   might
                   go
                   in
                   and
                   speak
                   with
                   whom
                   he
                   pleased
                   ;
                   so
                   upon
                   his
                   Parol
                   passed
                   to
                   the
                   Captain
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   permitted
                   to
                   go
                   in
                   the
                   second
                   time
                   ,
                   and
                   soon
                   after
                   returned
                   ,
                   telling
                   the
                   Captain
                   as
                   he
                   came
                   out
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   had
                   kept
                   his
                   Parol
                   ,
                   and
                   wished
                   he
                   and
                   the
                   Souldiers
                   would
                   do
                   the
                   like
                   .
                   Mr.
                   Pryn
                   continued
                   still
                   there
                   ,
                   and
                   resolved
                   so
                   to
                   do
                   ,
                   since
                   he
                   saw
                   there
                   was
                   Force
                   again
                   upon
                   the
                   House
                   ;
                   and
                   had
                   some
                   discourse
                   within
                   doors
                   ,
                   and
                   made
                   them
                   lose
                   that
                   Morning
                   ,
                   and
                   adjourn
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   his
                   presence
                   ,
                   without
                   the
                   Speakers
                   taking
                   the
                   Chair
                   :
                   he
                   attempted
                   to
                   sit
                   again
                   in
                   the
                   Afternoon
                   ,
                   but
                   found
                   there
                   a
                   Troop
                   of
                   Horse
                   ,
                   and
                   two
                   Companies
                   of
                   Red-coats
                   ,
                   Keepers
                   of
                   the
                   Liberties
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   bid
                   them
                   farewel
                   :
                   immediately
                   after
                   which
                   ,
                   to
                   prevent
                   further
                   interruption
                   in
                   their
                   works
                   of
                   Darkness
                   from
                   Honest
                   men
                   ,
                   they
                   barred
                   the
                   Door
                   against
                   three
                   parts
                   of
                   four
                   of
                   the
                   Members
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   following
                   Vote
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Ordered
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     such
                     persons
                     heretofore
                     Members
                     of
                     this
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     as
                     have
                     not
                     sate
                     in
                     this
                     Parliament
                     since
                     the
                     year
                  
                   1648.
                   
                     and
                     have
                     not
                     subscribed
                     the
                     Engagement
                     in
                     the
                     Roll
                     of
                     Engagement
                     of
                     this
                     House
                     ,
                     shall
                     not
                     sit
                     in
                     this
                     House
                     till
                     further
                     order
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Whereupon
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Booth
                  
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Ansley
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Knightly
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Pryn
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   
                   rest
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   agreed
                   on
                   a
                   Letter
                   to
                   be
                   sent
                   to
                   them
                   ,
                   finding
                   them
                   in
                   their
                   old
                   temper
                   of
                   trampling
                   the
                   priviledges
                   of
                   Parliament
                   under
                   foot
                   ,
                   and
                   Judging
                   without
                   Hearing
                   ,
                   resolved
                   to
                   make
                   no
                   application
                   to
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   we
                   saw
                   (
                   to
                   the
                   vexation
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   )
                   the
                   same
                   pretended
                   Parliament
                   as
                   was
                   sitting
                   in
                   1653.
                   (
                   till
                   the
                   Protector
                   Oliver
                   by
                   the
                   best
                   act
                   of
                   his
                   life
                   pull'd
                   them
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   )
                   sitting
                   again
                   upon
                   a
                   Declaration
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   (
                   whose
                   Slaves
                   they
                   were
                   )
                   to
                   do
                   what
                   they
                   please
                   ,
                   as
                   time
                   discovered
                   .
                   And
                   that
                   we
                   might
                   see
                   they
                   could
                   trust
                   few
                   but
                   themselves
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   not
                   changed
                   ,
                   (
                   for
                   all
                   their
                   fained
                   repentance
                   )
                   they
                   were
                   already
                   returned
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Good
                     Old
                     Cause
                  
                   of
                   preferring
                   one
                   another
                   and
                   their
                   Friends
                   into
                   good
                   Offices
                   and
                   Commands
                   ,
                   and
                   Counsellors
                   places
                   ,
                   
                   as
                   appeared
                   by
                   their
                   Vote
                   of
                   the
                   9th
                   of
                   
                     May
                     ,
                     viz.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Parliament
                     doth
                     declare
                     ,
                     That
                     all
                     such
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     employed
                     in
                     any
                     place
                     of
                     Trust
                     or
                     Power
                     in
                     the
                     Commonwealth
                     ,
                     be
                     able
                     for
                     the
                     discharge
                     of
                     such
                     Trust
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     they
                     be
                     persons
                     fearing
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     have
                     given
                     testimony
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     people
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     their
                     faithfulness
                     to
                     this
                     Commonwealth
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     Declaration
                     of
                     Parliament
                     of
                     the
                  
                   7
                   
                     th
                     of
                  
                   May
                   1659.
                   
                
                 
                   And
                   such
                   their
                   proceedings
                   thereupon
                   ,
                   
                   that
                   forthwith
                   they
                   chose
                   of
                   their
                   own
                   Members
                   for
                   a
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                   21.
                   viz.
                   
                   
                     
                       Sir
                       
                         Arthur
                         Haslerig
                      
                       ,
                       or
                       the
                       Bishop
                       of
                       Durham
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       
                         Henry
                         Vane
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Ludlow
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Io.
                         Iones
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sydenham
                       .
                    
                     
                       Scot.
                       
                    
                     
                       Saloway
                       .
                    
                     
                       Fleetwood
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       
                         Iames
                         Harrington
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Col.
                       Walton
                       .
                    
                     
                       Nevil
                       .
                    
                     
                       Chaloner
                       .
                    
                     
                       Downes
                       .
                    
                     
                       Whitlock
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Herb.
                         Morley
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sidney
                       .
                    
                     
                       Col.
                       Thompson
                       .
                    
                     
                       Col.
                       Dixwel
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Reynolds
                       .
                    
                     
                       Oliver
                       St.
                       Iohn
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mr.
                       Wallop
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Of
                       Persons
                       without
                       the
                       House
                       ,
                       10.
                       viz.
                       
                    
                     
                       Bradshaw
                       .
                    
                     
                       Lambert
                       .
                    
                     
                       Desborough
                       .
                    
                     
                       Lord
                       Fairfax
                       .
                    
                     
                       Berry
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       
                         Tho.
                         Honeywood
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       
                         Archi.
                         Iohnson
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Iosiah
                         Berners
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       
                         Anth.
                         Ashley
                         Cooper
                      
                       ,
                       a
                       Gentleman
                       too
                       wise
                       &
                       honest
                       to
                       sit
                       in
                       such
                       company
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sir
                       
                         Hor.
                         Townsend
                      
                       ,
                       a
                       Gent.
                       of
                       too
                       good
                       an
                       Estate
                       to
                       be
                       hazarded
                       with
                       such
                       a
                       crew
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   Next
                   they
                   discontinued
                   the
                   Term
                   ,
                   
                   (
                   to
                   the
                   great
                   damage
                   and
                   discontent
                   of
                   the
                   people
                   )
                   because
                   many
                   Suits
                   were
                   depending
                   against
                   Vane
                   and
                   Haslerig
                   .
                   In
                   fine
                   ,
                   what
                   they
                   were
                   like
                   to
                   prove
                   ,
                   or
                   what
                   good
                   ,
                   rather
                   what
                   evil
                   was
                   dreaded
                   and
                   expected
                   from
                   them
                   ,
                   to
                   an
                   utter
                   despair
                   and
                   enragement
                   of
                   the
                   whole
                   Nation
                   ,
                   did
                   sufficiently
                   appear
                   from
                   the
                   esteem
                   the
                   people
                   had
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Elections
                   to
                   the
                   last
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   wherein
                   ,
                   though
                   none
                   but
                   persons
                   well-affected
                   to
                   Parliaments
                   had
                   Votes
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   persons
                   now
                   sitting
                   laboured
                   hard
                   to
                   be
                   chosen
                   ,
                   very
                   few
                   of
                   them
                   were
                   Elected
                   ,
                   the
                   people
                   generally
                   looking
                   upon
                   them
                   as
                   apostates
                   from
                   the
                   
                     Good
                     Old
                     Cause
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   no
                   wonder
                   they
                   would
                   have
                   that
                   Parliament
                   to
                   which
                   onely
                   they
                   were
                   chosen
                   ,
                   never
                   dissolved
                   .
                   Going
                   about
                   (
                   by
                   the
                   example
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   whose
                   Apes
                   they
                   were
                   )
                   to
                   cozen
                   the
                   people
                   of
                   their
                   
                     Religion
                     ,
                     Laws
                     ,
                     Liberties
                     ,
                     Parliaments
                  
                   and
                   Money
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   Rattle
                   ,
                   called
                   the
                   
                     Good
                     Old
                     Cause
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   a
                   Cheat
                   greater
                   than
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   former
                   .
                
                 
                   Being
                   thus
                   reseated
                   ,
                   and
                   having
                   entred
                   for
                   qualitie
                   (
                   though
                   not
                   for
                   number
                   )
                   worse
                   ,
                   if
                   worse
                   could
                   be
                   ,
                   than
                   when
                   they
                   were
                   turned
                   out
                   before
                   ,
                   they
                   fell
                   as
                   readily
                   as
                   if
                   there
                   had
                   been
                   no
                   disaster
                   on
                   their
                   power
                   ,
                   upon
                   selling
                   the
                   remainder
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Lands
                   ,
                   
                   as
                   
                   Hampton-court
                   ,
                   
                   Somerset-house
                   ,
                   Greenwich
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   All
                   persons
                   were
                   commanded
                   to
                   quit
                   White-hall
                   ,
                   whence
                   the
                   miserable
                   Richard
                   (
                   for
                   whom
                   the
                   Army
                   had
                   conditioned
                   for
                   ten
                   thousand
                   
                     per
                     annum
                  
                   for
                   his
                   life
                   ,
                   &c.
                   in
                   fear
                   of
                   Arrests
                   ,
                   had
                   withdrawn
                   himself
                   into
                   the
                   Country
                   .
                   )
                   Thither
                   
                   these
                   his
                   Masters
                   sent
                   to
                   him
                   a
                   Committee
                   ,
                   for
                   his
                   submission
                   and
                   resignation
                   ;
                   to
                   which
                   they
                   sweetned
                   him
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   kinde
                   demand
                   of
                   his
                   Debts
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   by
                   their
                   Conditions
                   they
                   were
                   tied
                   to
                   discharge
                   him
                   :
                   He
                   at
                   first
                   answered
                   not
                   home
                   to
                   the
                   Resignation
                   ;
                   but
                   being
                   urged
                   (
                   for
                   they
                   knew
                   his
                   Title
                   was
                   as
                   good
                   as
                   theirs
                   )
                   to
                   do
                   it
                   ,
                   he
                   in
                   express
                   terms
                   added
                   ,
                   
                     He
                     had
                     learnt
                     not
                     to
                     be
                     unquiet
                     under
                     Gods
                     hand
                     ,
                     and
                     should
                     cause
                     all
                     persons
                     relating
                     to
                     him
                     to
                     behave
                     themselves
                     peaceably
                     under
                     the
                     Government
                     ,
                     from
                     whom
                     he
                     expected
                     Protection
                     ,
                  
                   May
                   25.
                   
                   Then
                   he
                   gave
                   them
                   a
                   Transcript
                   of
                   his
                   Debts
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   hands
                   of
                   his
                   Steward
                   ;
                   and
                   they
                   thereupon
                   took
                   him
                   off
                   a
                   debt
                   of
                   29640
                   l.
                   and
                   gave
                   him
                   a
                   Protection
                   for
                   six
                   Months
                   ,
                   and
                   together
                   his
                   dismission
                   ,
                   having
                   taken
                   and
                   seized
                   all
                   the
                   Plate
                   ,
                   Hoshould-stuff
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Utensils
                   whatsoever
                   in
                   White-hall
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   what
                   Jewels
                   they
                   could
                   finde
                   ,
                   into
                   their
                   possession
                   ;
                   and
                   so
                   
                     exit
                     Richard
                  
                   in
                   such
                   a
                   pitiful
                   regardless
                   condition
                   ,
                   but
                   by
                   his
                   Creditors
                   ,
                   that
                   we
                   shall
                   hear
                   but
                   little
                   of
                   him
                   further
                   in
                   this
                   Chronicle
                   .
                
                 
                   They
                   were
                   next
                   saluted
                   with
                   an
                   Address
                   from
                   the
                   Army
                   in
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   wherein
                   they
                   confessed
                   and
                   lamented
                   their
                   former
                   miscarriages
                   towards
                   them
                   ;
                   but
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   thereof
                   there
                   was
                   a
                   hard
                   word
                   subjoyned
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     the
                     defection
                     was
                     fomented
                     and
                     caused
                     by
                     some
                     of
                     themselves
                     :
                  
                   and
                   this
                   was
                   afterwards
                   construed
                   as
                   a
                   bone
                   of
                   Contention
                   and
                   Jealousie
                   thrown
                   in
                   amongst
                   them
                   .
                   
                   At
                   home
                   the
                   Judges
                   Commissions
                   being
                   expired
                   ,
                   they
                   appointed
                   Serjeant
                   Nudigate
                   for
                   the
                   Kings-Bench
                   ,
                   Serjeant
                   Atkins
                   and
                   Archer
                   for
                   the
                   Common-Pleas
                   ,
                   and
                   Serjeant
                   Parker
                   for
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   ,
                   where
                   Wilde
                   and
                   Hill
                   were
                   afterwards
                   placed
                   ;
                   and
                   Voted
                   the
                   Courts
                   and
                   the
                   Term
                   to
                   be
                   in
                   as
                   full
                   force
                   as
                   if
                   the
                   Benches
                   were
                   full
                   ;
                   afterwards
                   they
                   anew
                   constituted
                   all
                   those
                   Serjeants
                   in
                   
                   Oliver's
                   time
                   ;
                   and
                   Bradshaw
                   ,
                   Serjeant
                   Terril
                   ,
                   (
                   a
                   
                   Buckingham-shire-Gentleman
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   formerly
                   of
                   their
                   party
                   ,
                   but
                   never
                   in
                   such
                   publick
                   Office
                   before
                   ,
                   and
                   now
                   making
                   use
                   of
                   it
                   to
                   good
                   purposes
                   )
                   and
                   Serjeant
                   Fountain
                   (
                   an
                   eminent
                   Royalist
                   formerly
                   at
                   Oxford
                   )
                   were
                   made
                   Lords
                   Commissioners
                   of
                   the
                   Great
                   Seal
                   .
                   Bradshaw
                   was
                   sick
                   ,
                   the
                   other
                   two
                   received
                   it
                   at
                   the
                   Hands
                   of
                   the
                   Speaker
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   Clerk
                   (
                   Thomas
                   St.
                   Nicholas
                   in
                   stead
                   of
                   Scobel
                   )
                   his
                   Table
                   ,
                   and
                   took
                   the
                   old
                   Engagement
                   ;
                   whither
                   came
                   now
                   a
                   Petition
                   or
                   Address
                   from
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   
                   in
                   prosecution
                   of
                   their
                   condition
                   of
                   dividing
                   the
                   Judicative
                   and
                   Executive
                   power
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   that
                   purpose
                   they
                   had
                   couched
                   herein
                   a
                   project
                   of
                   a
                   co-ordinate
                   or
                   select
                   Senate
                   ,
                   the
                   product
                   of
                   Sir
                   Henry
                   Vane's
                   Wisdome
                   ,
                   and
                   conveyed
                   into
                   their
                   Heads
                   by
                   Lambert
                   who
                   was
                   
                     Dominus
                     fac
                     totum
                  
                   .
                   This
                   was
                   promised
                   to
                   be
                   forthwith
                   considered
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   presenters
                   had
                   the
                   Thanks
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   who
                   resolved
                   to
                   new
                   Commissionate
                   the
                   Officers
                   ;
                   which
                   was
                   done
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   manner
                   as
                   before
                   ,
                   the
                   Speaker
                   in
                   few
                   words
                   declaring
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     the
                     Parliament
                     in
                     confidence
                     of
                     their
                     Ability
                     and
                     Fidelity
                     did
                     confer
                     ,
                  
                   &c.
                   and
                   this
                   went
                   throughout
                   the
                   Army
                   one
                   Regiment
                   after
                   another
                   .
                   Fleetwood
                   ,
                   who
                   (
                   by
                   another
                   of
                   those
                   )
                   by
                   15
                   Conditions
                   was
                   to
                   be
                   Commander
                   in
                   Chief
                   by
                   Land
                   and
                   Sea
                   ,
                   was
                   made
                   Lieutenant-General
                   with
                   the
                   said
                   express
                   Command
                   ;
                   the
                   Transcript
                   of
                   an
                   Act
                   so
                   Intituled
                   (
                   it
                   being
                   so
                   agreed
                   )
                   being
                   presented
                   ,
                   and
                   read
                   ,
                   and
                   delivered
                   to
                   him
                   at
                   the
                   Clerks
                   Table
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   as
                   his
                   Commission
                   .
                   Captain
                   Lawson
                   was
                   made
                   Vice-Admiral
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   Command
                   the
                   Fleet
                   for
                   the
                   Narrow
                   Seas
                   this
                   Summer
                   :
                   This
                   disposal
                   laying
                   aside
                   General
                   Montague
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   expected
                   shortly
                   from
                   the
                   Sound
                   ,
                   as
                   one
                   in
                   whom
                   they
                   had
                   no
                   confidence
                   ,
                   nor
                   any
                   Interest
                   .
                   Addresses
                   likewise
                   came
                   from
                   the
                   Independent
                   and
                   Anabaptist
                   Churches
                   ,
                   some
                   of
                   whom
                   kept
                   a
                   Thanksgiving
                   ,
                   and
                   invited
                   all
                   the
                   other
                   Congregations
                   of
                   that
                   Sect
                   to
                   joyn
                   with
                   them
                   in
                   that
                   Voluntary
                   Solemnization
                   of
                   this
                   good
                   providence
                   ;
                   the
                   chief
                   of
                   these
                   were
                   one
                   
                   Iessey's
                   and
                   
                   Canne's
                   Disciples
                   ,
                   the
                   prime
                   favourites
                   of
                   this
                   RUMP
                   ;
                   which
                   Name
                   it
                   now
                   universally
                   obtained
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   it
                   will
                   not
                   be
                   impertinent
                   to
                   the
                   designe
                   of
                   this
                   Chronicle
                   to
                   give
                   an
                   account
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   since
                   it
                   was
                   the
                   frequentest
                   word
                   or
                   by-word
                   of
                   the
                   times
                   .
                   This
                   Term
                   was
                   first
                   given
                   them
                   by
                   one
                   Mr.
                   Walker
                   ,
                   
                   who
                   writ
                   the
                   History
                   of
                   Independency
                   ,
                   upon
                   their
                   secluding
                   and
                   debarring
                   the
                   House
                   to
                   their
                   Fellow-Members
                   in
                   1648.
                   when
                   there
                   remained
                   a
                   Fag-end
                   or
                   Tail
                   ;
                   but
                   was
                   almost
                   abolished
                   
                   by
                   the
                   height
                   and
                   violence
                   of
                   their
                   prosperity
                   ,
                   nor
                   was
                   heard
                   of
                   again
                   until
                   
                   Richard's
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   when
                   Major-General
                   Brown
                   ,
                   repeating
                   the
                   many
                   injuries
                   he
                   had
                   received
                   from
                   that
                   party
                   or
                   Juncto
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   scornful
                   Apostrophe
                   ,
                   branded
                   it
                   with
                   this
                   Note
                   of
                   Infamy
                   ,
                   
                     The
                     RVMP
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   now
                   upon
                   their
                   re-admission
                   again
                   ,
                   was
                   their
                   onely
                   appellation
                   ,
                   except
                   among
                   their
                   own
                   party
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   court
                   and
                   oblige
                   the
                   Souldiery
                   about
                   Town
                   ,
                   and
                   who
                   as
                   their
                   Guards
                   attended
                   them
                   ,
                   they
                   raised
                   the
                   Foot
                   's
                   Pay
                   a
                   penny
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Horse
                   three
                   pence
                   a
                   day
                   .
                   Colonel
                   Alured
                   and
                   Overton
                   were
                   taken
                   into
                   favour
                   ;
                   the
                   last
                   made
                   Governour
                   of
                   Hull
                   ,
                   the
                   other
                   Captain
                   of
                   their
                   Life-guard
                   ,
                   which
                   now
                   they
                   had
                   established
                   ,
                   
                   Sir
                   Henry
                   Vane's
                   son
                   being
                   their
                   Cornet
                   .
                   Lockhart
                   was
                   also
                   confirmed
                   Governour
                   of
                   Dunkirk
                   ,
                   from
                   which
                   place
                   they
                   had
                   received
                   Addresses
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   an
                   Embassador
                   from
                   France
                   ,
                   another
                   from
                   the
                   States
                   General
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Poland
                   ,
                   an
                   Evoy
                   from
                   Sweden
                   ,
                   the
                   like
                   from
                   the
                   Hans
                   Towns
                   ,
                   from
                   Genoa
                   and
                   Portugal
                   ;
                   so
                   far
                   had
                   the
                   dread
                   of
                   those
                   inconsiderable
                   persons
                   ,
                   by
                   their
                   former
                   successes
                   ,
                   possessed
                   most
                   of
                   the
                   Princes
                   of
                   Europe
                   .
                   Spain's
                   friendship
                   they
                   made
                   themselves
                   sure
                   of
                   ,
                   with
                   whom
                   at
                   their
                   breaking
                   up
                   they
                   were
                   in
                   most
                   perfect
                   friendship
                   and
                   correspondence
                   .
                
                 
                   They
                   had
                   an
                   eye
                   also
                   to
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   Dispatches
                   thither
                   had
                   frighted
                   the
                   Illustrious
                   Lord
                   Harry
                   to
                   a
                   tame
                   surrender
                   of
                   that
                   Government
                   into
                   the
                   hands
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   Chancellor
                   Steel
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   
                     Miles
                     Corbet
                  
                   the
                   Chief-Baron
                   of
                   that
                   Exchequer
                   ,
                   upon
                   the
                   very
                   first
                   notice
                   of
                   such
                   Orders
                   coming
                   ;
                   which
                   to
                   oblige
                   them
                   the
                   more
                   ,
                   he
                   signified
                   by
                   an
                   Express
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   preparing
                   to
                   follow
                   with
                   all
                   speed
                   to
                   give
                   them
                   an
                   account
                   of
                   that
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   left
                   in
                   a
                   very
                   good
                   condition
                   ,
                   and
                   hoped
                   his
                   Successors
                   might
                   reap
                   more
                   content
                   in
                   the
                   Government
                   than
                   he
                   had
                   found
                   .
                   He
                   arrived
                   post-hast
                   immediately
                   after
                   ;
                   and
                   having
                   given
                   his
                   account
                   to
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                   had
                   liberty
                   granted
                   him
                   of
                   going
                   into
                   the
                   Country
                   ,
                   or
                   whither
                   he
                   pleased
                   ,
                   as
                   his
                   Order
                   expresly
                   and
                   indulgently
                   declared
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   perform
                   on
                   their
                   part
                   with
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   
                   now
                   came
                   out
                   the
                   new
                   Act
                   of
                   Indemnity
                   to
                   all
                   such
                   as
                   had
                   been
                   any
                   way
                   instrumental
                   or
                   active
                   ,
                   or
                   concerned
                   in
                   the
                   late
                   Mutations
                   of
                   Government
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   date
                   of
                   the
                   22
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   7th
                   of
                   May
                   1659.
                   with
                   a
                   Proviso
                   of
                   their
                   taking
                   the
                   Engagement
                   .
                   Just
                   in
                   the
                   publication
                   of
                   which
                   ,
                   happened
                   a
                   Fray
                   or
                   skirmish
                   at
                   Enfield
                   forrest
                   ;
                   
                   the
                   Country
                   who
                   had
                   right
                   of
                   Commons
                   ,
                   being
                   deprived
                   thereof
                   by
                   certain
                   Enclosures
                   to
                   new-erected
                   Buildings
                   ,
                   by
                   some
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   purchased
                   the
                   Kings
                   Lands
                   there
                   ,
                   and
                   kept
                   Guards
                   there
                   to
                   secure
                   this
                   their
                   Trespass
                   and
                   violence
                   ;
                   but
                   the
                   Country-people
                   mastered
                   them
                   ,
                   killing
                   one
                   or
                   two
                   ,
                   and
                   wounded
                   a
                   Serjeant
                   ,
                   took
                   the
                   rest
                   ,
                   and
                   got
                   them
                   committed
                   to
                   Newgate
                   ,
                   (
                   for
                   assaulting
                   them
                   as
                   they
                   were
                   throwing
                   down
                   the
                   Ditches
                   and
                   Hedges
                   )
                   whence
                   their
                   good
                   Masters
                   ordered
                   them
                   soon
                   after
                   to
                   be
                   bayled
                   ,
                   being
                   nine
                   in
                   number
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   the
                   old
                   trade
                   they
                   fell
                   next
                   against
                   the
                   Royal
                   party
                   ,
                   Priests
                   and
                   Jesuits
                   being
                   joyned
                   with
                   them
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Condemnation
                   ;
                   which
                   was
                   ,
                   that
                   all
                   such
                   as
                   had
                   not
                   compounded
                   ,
                   or
                   compounded
                   and
                   not
                   paid
                   their
                   Fines
                   ,
                   should
                   first
                   depart
                   twenty
                   miles
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   before
                   the
                   first
                   of
                   August
                   leave
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   or
                   else
                   suffer
                   as
                   Traytors
                   :
                   notwithstanding
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   was
                   impowered
                   ,
                   upon
                   subscription
                   and
                   security
                   to
                   do
                   as
                   they
                   should
                   see
                   cause
                   in
                   that
                   matter
                   ;
                   for
                   besides
                   the
                   old
                   grudge
                   ,
                   they
                   had
                   now
                   information
                   of
                   a
                   Cavalier-plot
                   ,
                   
                   laid
                   some
                   time
                   before
                   ,
                   (
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   hands
                   that
                   betrayed
                   the
                   last
                   to
                   Cromwel
                   ,
                   who
                   fearing
                   the
                   quick
                   reward
                   of
                   their
                   Treachery
                   ,
                   did
                   the
                   same
                   Offices
                   to
                   this
                   Rump
                   .
                   )
                   Hereupon
                   they
                   began
                   to
                   settle
                   their
                   respective
                   Militia's
                   ;
                   and
                   being
                   fully
                   satisfied
                   concerning
                   Mr.
                   
                   Mordant's
                   actings
                   for
                   ,
                   and
                   correspondence
                   with
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   they
                   required
                   him
                   by
                   Proclamation
                   to
                   appear
                   before
                   the
                   17
                   of
                   August
                   ,
                   or
                   else
                   his
                   offences
                   should
                   be
                   taken
                   
                     pro
                     confesso
                  
                   ;
                   the
                   designe
                   still
                   opening
                   by
                   the
                   unwary
                   discourses
                   of
                   the
                   Lady
                   Howard
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Berk-shire
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   indiscreet
                   conveyance
                   of
                   some
                   Letters
                   :
                   whereupon
                   she
                   ,
                   and
                   Mr.
                   
                     Ernestus
                     Byron
                  
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   Mrs.
                   Sumner
                   ,
                   were
                   committed
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   ;
                   as
                   also
                   Mr.
                   Harlow
                   for
                   some
                   reports
                   and
                   stories
                   of
                   their
                   base
                   actions
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                   in
                   order
                   to
                   Tryal
                   .
                   The
                   Duke
                   of
                   Buckingham
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   some
                   while
                   before
                   Married
                   the
                   Lord
                   
                   Fairfax's
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   therefore
                   spighted
                   by
                   Cromwel
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   designed
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   Daughters
                   for
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   been
                   lately
                   released
                   by
                   
                   Richard's
                   Parliament
                   out
                   of
                   
                   Windsor-castle
                   ,
                   came
                   in
                   now
                   ,
                   and
                   gave
                   security
                   for
                   his
                   peaceable
                   demeanour
                   .
                   Arms
                   were
                   every
                   where
                   privately
                   bought
                   up
                   ;
                   and
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   ,
                   Ireton
                   the
                   then
                   Lord-Mayor
                   ,
                   a
                   very
                   active
                   person
                   ,
                   Brother
                   to
                   Ireton
                   deceased
                   ,
                   raised
                   a
                   Regiment
                   of
                   City-Horse
                   ,
                   though
                   the
                   City
                   Petitioned
                   against
                   it
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   separated
                   Churches
                   raised
                   three
                   Regiments
                   of
                   their
                   Members
                   ,
                   under
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Vane
                  
                   ,
                   Colonel
                   White
                   ,
                   and
                   Skippon
                   ,
                   who
                   being
                   through-paced
                   for
                   the
                   
                     Good
                     Old
                     Cause
                  
                   ,
                   was
                   by
                   them
                   made
                   Major-General
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   Horses
                   secured
                   therein
                   ,
                
                 
                   Posts
                   came
                   now
                   from
                   several
                   parts
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   of
                   Stirs
                   and
                   Insurrections
                   ;
                   the
                   two
                   first
                   whereof
                   were
                   at
                   Tunbridge
                   ;
                   
                   but
                   a
                   party
                   of
                   Horse
                   (
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   having
                   right
                   and
                   punctual
                   Information
                   )
                   were
                   soon
                   at
                   the
                   appointed
                   place
                   of
                   Rendezvouze
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   those
                   that
                   would
                   have
                   met
                   there
                   dispersed
                   themselves
                   ;
                   some
                   few
                   being
                   taken
                   Prisoners
                   .
                   The
                   other
                   at
                   Red-hill
                   in
                   Surrey
                   ,
                   where
                   appeared
                   some
                   100
                   ,
                   under
                   the
                   Command
                   of
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Litchfield
                   ,
                   since
                   Duke
                   of
                   Richmond
                   ,
                   who
                   upon
                   notice
                   of
                   the
                   Armies
                   Horse
                   advancing
                   ,
                   got
                   timely
                   away
                   ;
                   young
                   Mr.
                   
                     Sackvile
                     Crow
                  
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Penruddock
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   others
                   of
                   note
                   ,
                   among
                   whom
                   was
                   one
                   Captain
                   Elsemere
                   ,
                   formerly
                   a
                   Captain
                   in
                   
                   Ingoldsby's
                   Regiment
                   ,
                   being
                   taken
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   former
                   Troopers
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   who
                   were
                   afterwards
                   Sentenced
                   .
                   
                   Colonel
                   Massey
                   appeared
                   likewise
                   in
                   Gloucester-shire
                   ;
                   but
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   perfect
                   intelligence
                   at
                   White-hall
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   no
                   sooner
                   up
                   ,
                   but
                   he
                   was
                   seized
                   and
                   taken
                   by
                   some
                   of
                   their
                   Horse
                   ,
                   and
                   being
                   put
                   behinde
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Troopers
                   to
                   bring
                   him
                   away
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   were
                   marching
                   down
                   a
                   Hill
                   the
                   Horse
                   fell
                   ,
                   and
                   gave
                   the
                   Colonel
                   an
                   opportunity
                   to
                   shove
                   the
                   Trooper
                   forwards
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   make
                   his
                   escape
                   into
                   an
                   adjoyning
                   Wood
                   ;
                   which
                   was
                   the
                   fourth
                   he
                   made
                   during
                   these
                   troubles
                   .
                   
                     Hertford
                     shire
                  
                   and
                   Essex
                   were
                   associated
                   likewise
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   designe
                   now
                   forming
                   and
                   acting
                   ;
                   but
                   the
                   like
                   discovery
                   prevented
                   it
                   ;
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Leventhorpe
                  
                   and
                   Mr.
                   
                     Thomas
                     Fanshaw
                  
                   hardly
                   escaping
                   a
                   surprize
                   and
                   seizure
                   .
                   Major-General
                   Brown
                   was
                   not
                   idle
                   all
                   the
                   while
                   in
                   London
                   ;
                   several
                   Lists
                   being
                   filled
                   with
                   undertakers
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Quarrel
                   :
                   but
                   such
                   was
                   the
                   vigilance
                   of
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   who
                   sate
                   day
                   and
                   night
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   many
                   defeats
                   and
                   disappointments
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   many
                   Prisoners
                   evey
                   day
                   brought
                   in
                   ,
                   that
                   nothing
                   was
                   done
                   here
                   .
                   Lambeth
                   Gate-house
                   was
                   made
                   a
                   Goal
                   ,
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     Francis
                     Vincent
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Colonel
                   Brown
                   of
                   Surrey
                   ,
                   concerned
                   in
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   
                   Litchfield's
                   attempt
                   ,
                   were
                   Committed
                   thither
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   But
                   that
                   which
                   look'd
                   indeed
                   formidable
                   ,
                   was
                   the
                   rising
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Booth
                  
                   in
                   Cheshire
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   a
                   secluded
                   Member
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   with
                   him
                   appeared
                   the
                   Lord
                   Kilmorry
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Needham
                   Brother
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Lord
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Henry
                   and
                   Mr.
                   
                     Peter
                     Brook
                  
                   a
                   Member
                   likewise
                   ;
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Neil
                  
                   ,
                   Major-General
                   
                     Randal
                     Egerton
                  
                   an
                   eminent
                   constant
                   Royalist
                   ,
                   who
                   brought
                   his
                   former
                   Valour
                   upon
                   this
                   Stage
                   ,
                   and
                   Colonel
                   
                     Robert
                     Werden
                  
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   party
                   ,
                   (
                   which
                   last
                   two
                   were
                   put
                   into
                   that
                   Proclamation
                   ,
                   wherein
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Booth
                  
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Middleton
                  
                   ,
                   with
                   their
                   adherents
                   were
                   Proclaimed
                   Traytors
                   )
                   the
                   same
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Middleton
                  
                   and
                   his
                   sons
                   who
                   Garrisoned
                   Chirk
                   and
                   Harding
                   Castles
                   ,
                   the
                   last
                   belonging
                   of
                   Justice
                   Glyn
                   :
                   there
                   joyned
                   also
                   with
                   him
                   ,
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Derby
                   (
                   whose
                   Family
                   Interest
                   in
                   that
                   Country
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   same
                   magnanimous
                   Loyalty
                   this
                   young
                   Nobleman
                   essayed
                   to
                   resuscitate
                   ,
                   and
                   gave
                   great
                   demonstration
                   of
                   his
                   personal
                   worth
                   and
                   Gallantry
                   in
                   the
                   ensuing
                   Engagement
                   :
                   but
                   I
                   may
                   not
                   be
                   (
                   as
                   I
                   ought
                   )
                   copious
                   in
                   his
                   praise
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Nec
                     Deus
                     intersit
                     nisi
                     dignus
                     vindice
                     nodus
                     .
                     )
                  
                
                 
                   Colonel
                   
                     Gilbert
                     Ireland
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   seized
                   Liverpole
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Warburton
                   ,
                   and
                   Mr.
                   Leigh
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   Lord
                   Cholmondley
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Marbury
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   (
                   since
                   Sir
                   )
                   
                     Ieoffery
                     Shackerly
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   :
                   these
                   Rendezvouzed
                   at
                   
                     Routon
                     heath
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   appeared
                   to
                   the
                   number
                   of
                   3000
                   and
                   upwards
                   ,
                   where
                   a
                   Declaration
                   was
                   read
                   and
                   published
                   ,
                   shewing
                   that
                   they
                   took
                   up
                   Arms
                   for
                   a
                   Free-Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   unyoak
                   the
                   Nation
                   from
                   the
                   slavery
                   of
                   those
                   men
                   at
                   Westminster
                   .
                   To
                   second
                   this
                   ,
                   the
                   noble
                   Lord
                   Byron
                   with
                   Colonel
                   
                     Charles
                     White
                  
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   party
                   from
                   Nottingham
                   ,
                   Rendezvouzed
                   at
                   
                   Sherwood-forrest
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   designe
                   on
                   
                   Belvoyr-castle
                   ,
                   but
                   were
                   frustrated
                   ;
                   and
                   so
                   onward
                   to
                   Derby
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   published
                   Sir
                   
                   George's
                   Declaration
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Towns-men
                   very
                   well
                   approved
                   of
                   ;
                   but
                   Forces
                   under
                   Colonel
                   Sanders
                   being
                   on
                   their
                   way
                   thither
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   forced
                   to
                   sit
                   still
                   ,
                   and
                   cry
                   peccavi
                   ;
                   Colonel
                   White
                   was
                   taken
                   Prisoner
                   .
                   Another
                   appearance
                   there
                   was
                   about
                   Shrewsbury
                   ,
                   but
                   all
                   came
                   to
                   nothing
                   ;
                   the
                   Lady
                   
                   Littletons's
                   Sons
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Whittingtons
                   were
                   herein
                   engaged
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   soon
                   as
                   the
                   news
                   of
                   this
                   Sir
                   George
                   Booth's
                   rising
                   was
                   publique
                   ,
                   a
                   Petition
                   was
                   presented
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   from
                   some
                   pretended
                   
                   Cheshire-men
                   ,
                   wherein
                   they
                   set
                   forth
                   ,
                   that
                   to
                   prevent
                   the
                   like
                   Rebellious
                   Insurrections
                   ,
                   the
                   Parliament
                   should
                   discharge
                   all
                   Tenants
                   of
                   their
                   Tenures
                   from
                   Delinquent
                   Land-lords
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   they
                   should
                   hold
                   their
                   Lands
                   thenceforth
                   of
                   the
                   Commonwealth
                   at
                   the
                   same
                   time
                   ;
                   and
                   straight
                   a
                   Committee
                   was
                   ordered
                   to
                   withdraw
                   ,
                   and
                   bring
                   in
                   a
                   draught
                   of
                   this
                   devi●e
                   :
                   
                   and
                   Major-General
                   Lambert
                   was
                   Commissioned
                   to
                   march
                   with
                   three
                   Regiments
                   of
                   Horse
                   and
                   three
                   of
                   Foot
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   Dragoons
                   ,
                   (
                   Militia-forces
                   being
                   to
                   joyn
                   with
                   him
                   in
                   his
                   march
                   )
                   and
                   some
                   Forces
                   out
                   of
                   Ireland
                   under
                   Colonel
                   Zanchy
                   and
                   
                   Ax●el
                   ●
                   to
                   the
                   reduction
                   of
                   Sir
                   George
                   and
                   his
                   Forces
                   .
                   Colonel
                   
                     Desb
                     rough
                  
                   was
                   likewise
                   sent
                   with
                   the
                   same
                   Command
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   Forces
                   into
                   the
                   West
                   .
                   Proclamati●n
                   came
                   out
                   at
                   this
                   time
                   against
                   Mr.
                   Mordant
                   ,
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   
                   Litchfield
                   ●●jor-Gen●ral
                   Brown
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Compton
                  
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Leventhorpe
                  
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   Mr.
                   Fa●shaw
                   ;
                   the
                   three
                   last
                   of
                   whom
                   rendered
                   themselves
                   within
                   the
                   time
                   ;
                   the
                   two
                   first
                   fled
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Major-General
                   awaiting
                   another
                   opportunity
                   ,
                   absconded
                   himself
                   at
                   
                   Stationers-Hall
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   faithful
                   secrecy
                   of
                   Captain
                   Burrough●
                   .
                   The
                   Earl
                   of
                   Stamford
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   likewise
                   engaged
                   in
                   this
                   business
                   ,
                   was
                   taken
                   at
                   his
                   House
                   in
                   Arms
                   ,
                   and
                   carried
                   Prisoner
                   to
                   Leicester
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   the
                   condition
                   of
                   many
                   other
                   Gentlemen
                   ;
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Oxford
                   Prisoner
                   to
                   the
                   Serjeant
                   at
                   Arms
                   ,
                   the
                   Lords
                   Faulkland
                   and
                   Delaware
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   whither
                   not
                   long
                   after
                   was
                   brought
                   the
                   Lord
                   Viscount
                   Falconbridge
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Bellasis
                   ,
                   and
                   Earl
                   of
                   Chesterfield
                   ,
                   Lord
                   
                     Charles
                     Howard
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Lord
                   
                     Castleton
                     .
                     Lambert
                  
                   with
                   no
                   great
                   hast
                   marched
                   to
                   the
                   Confines
                   of
                   Chester
                   ,
                   desirous
                   to
                   make
                   a
                   War
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   settle
                   himself
                   in
                   the
                   Souldiers
                   affections
                   ;
                   but
                   such
                   course
                   had
                   been
                   taken
                   by
                   his
                   Masters
                   ,
                   that
                   very
                   few
                   accessions
                   of
                   strength
                   came
                   in
                   to
                   Sir
                   George
                   more
                   than
                   what
                   were
                   first
                   numbered
                   ,
                   who
                   nevertheless
                   resolved
                   to
                   abide
                   the
                   fortune
                   of
                   Battle
                   ,
                   and
                   drew
                   up
                   neer
                   Norwich
                   (
                   whither
                   Lambert
                   was
                   advancing
                   )
                   in
                   the
                   Meadows
                   adjoyning
                   ,
                   having
                   the
                   Rivers
                   before
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Bridges
                   guarded
                   ;
                   but
                   
                   Lambert's
                   Horse
                   and
                   Foot
                   resolutely
                   fal●●●g
                   on
                   together
                   at
                   the
                   Bridge
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   Fight
                   was
                   soon
                   over
                   ,
                   all
                   the
                   defence
                   being
                   made
                   by
                   one
                   Morgan
                   a
                   gallant
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   Horse
                   of
                   his
                   Troop
                   ,
                   who
                   presently
                   died
                   of
                   his
                   Wounds
                   .
                   There
                   were
                   not
                   above
                   30
                   killed
                   in
                   all
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   500
                   taken
                   Prisoners
                   ,
                   and
                   most
                   of
                   the
                   Gentlemen
                   and
                   Officers
                   .
                   This
                   was
                   August
                   16.
                   and
                   presently
                   the
                   Army
                   advanced
                   to
                   Chester
                   ,
                   (
                   where
                   Colonel
                   Croxton
                   yet
                   held
                   out
                   the
                   Castle
                   )
                   and
                   had
                   it
                   presently
                   delivered
                   ;
                   from
                   thence
                   to
                   Leverpool
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   yielded
                   likewise
                   by
                   Colonel
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   while
                   in
                   the
                   mean
                   time
                   Colonel
                   Zanchy
                   and
                   Axtel
                   took
                   in
                   
                   Chirk-castle
                   ,
                   delivered
                   by
                   young
                   Mr.
                   Middleton
                   upon
                   terms
                   of
                   having
                   two
                   Months
                   time
                   to
                   make
                   Addresses
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   the
                   rest
                   were
                   to
                   be
                   Prisoners
                   of
                   War
                   ,
                   and
                   among
                   them
                   was
                   Colonel
                   (
                   since
                   Sir
                   )
                   
                     Edward
                     Broughton
                  
                   .
                   Harding-Castle
                   was
                   yielded
                   likewise
                   upon
                   the
                   like
                   Capitulations
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Booth
                  
                   had
                   made
                   his
                   escape
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Field
                   ,
                   and
                   got
                   away
                   ,
                   accompanied
                   with
                   four
                   of
                   his
                   Servants
                   ,
                   
                   in
                   a
                   Womans
                   Disguise
                   ;
                   but
                   at
                   his
                   Inne
                   in
                   Newport-pagnel
                   was
                   discovered
                   ;
                   and
                   being
                   guarded
                   and
                   secured
                   ,
                   one
                   Gibbons
                   a
                   
                   Minister
                   posted
                   to
                   give
                   the
                   Parliament
                   account
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   rewarded
                   by
                   them
                   ,
                   as
                   were
                   no
                   less
                   than
                   three
                   several
                   Messengers
                   sent
                   before
                   from
                   Lambert
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   particulars
                   of
                   the
                   
                   Cheshire-defeat
                   .
                   Upon
                   his
                   bringing
                   to
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     Fleetwood
                  
                   was
                   ordered
                   to
                   send
                   a
                   Guard
                   and
                   meet
                   him
                   at
                   Highgate
                   ,
                   and
                   secure
                   him
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   whither
                   the
                   next
                   day
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Vane
                  
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     Arthur
                     Haslerig
                  
                   were
                   sent
                   to
                   Examine
                   him
                   .
                   It
                   hath
                   since
                   been
                   plainly
                   confirmed
                   ,
                   that
                   General
                   Monke
                   was
                   engaged
                   with
                   him
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   designe
                   ,
                   under
                   pretence
                   of
                   a
                   Free-Parliament
                   ▪
                   (
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   Marquess
                   of
                   Ormond
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Habit
                   of
                   a
                   Pedlar
                   ,
                   was
                   seen
                   ab●●●
                   his
                   House
                   at
                   Dalkeith
                   )
                   but
                   it
                   was
                   so
                   secretly
                   carried
                   ,
                   that
                   nothing
                   appeared
                   at
                   this
                   time
                   ;
                   nor
                   would
                   Sir
                   George
                   be
                   drawn
                   to
                   accuse
                   any
                   man.
                   
                
                 
                   Most
                   certain
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   the
                   Kings
                   Restitution
                   was
                   the
                   bottome
                   of
                   this
                   Designe
                   :
                   for
                   before
                   the
                   appearance
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   he
                   had
                   withdrawn
                   privately
                   from
                   Brussels
                   ,
                   and
                   lay
                   ready
                   upon
                   the
                   Coast
                   of
                   Britany
                   about
                   St.
                   
                   Malo's
                   and
                   those
                   places
                   ,
                   
                   to
                   take
                   shipping
                   for
                   England
                   upon
                   the
                   first
                   good
                   event
                   of
                   those
                   his
                   Loyal
                   Friends
                   and
                   Subjects
                   ;
                   but
                   Kent
                   or
                   Sussex
                   was
                   the
                   place
                   intended
                   for
                   his
                   Landing
                   ,
                   Turenne
                   the
                   French
                   General
                   having
                   engaged
                   to
                   wait
                   upon
                   him
                   if
                   he
                   would
                   oblige
                   it
                   .
                   But
                   this
                   unhappy
                   account
                   reaching
                   him
                   there
                   ,
                   he
                   resolved
                   to
                   give
                   over
                   the
                   prosecution
                   of
                   his
                   right
                   by
                   the
                   Sword
                   at
                   present
                   ,
                   (
                   seeing
                   the
                   almost-impossibility
                   of
                   recovering
                   it
                   by
                   his
                   English
                   Subjects
                   against
                   these
                   standing
                   Armies
                   )
                   and
                   pass
                   to
                   St.
                   
                     Iean
                     de
                     Luz
                  
                   ,
                   
                   where
                   the
                   Treaty
                   betwixt
                   the
                   two
                   Crowns
                   was
                   then
                   begun
                   ,
                   and
                   whither
                   Lockhart
                   (
                   upon
                   the
                   arrival
                   of
                   a
                   French
                   Embassador
                   hither
                   )
                   was
                   ordered
                   to
                   Travel
                   ;
                   where
                   after
                   several
                   affronts
                   done
                   him
                   (
                   while
                   the
                   Ministers
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   (
                   not
                   to
                   mention
                   the
                   Grandeurs
                   of
                   the
                   Honours
                   done
                   to
                   himself
                   by
                   the
                   Cardinal
                   and
                   
                     Don
                     Lewis
                     de
                     Haro
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   during
                   his
                   short
                   stay
                   in
                   the
                   Realm
                   of
                   Spain
                   )
                   who
                   were
                   first
                   the
                   Lord
                   Iermyn
                   his
                   Plenipotentiary
                   at
                   that
                   Treaty
                   ,
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Bristol
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Chancellor
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Bennet
                  
                   the
                   Kings
                   Resident
                   at
                   the
                   Court
                   of
                   Spain
                   ,
                   after
                   Secretary
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   )
                   he
                   was
                   better
                   advised
                   to
                   return
                   ,
                   and
                   be
                   gone
                   with
                   more
                   hast
                   than
                   he
                   came
                   ;
                   His
                   Master's
                   Concerns
                   being
                   wholly
                   rejected
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Majesty's
                   most
                   affectionately
                   undertaken
                   by
                   both
                   those
                   Potentates
                   ,
                   in
                   private
                   distinct
                   Articles
                   agreed
                   between
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   those
                   Iuncto-men
                   or
                   Rumpers
                   would
                   have
                   been
                   taken
                   into
                   this
                   affair
                   of
                   the
                   Peace
                   between
                   France
                   and
                   Spain
                   ,
                   so
                   they
                   thrust
                   themselves
                   into
                   the
                   difference
                   between
                   the
                   two
                   Northern
                   Kingdoms
                   of
                   Denmark
                   and
                   Sweden
                   ,
                   sending
                   Mr.
                   Sidney
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Honeywood
                  
                   (
                   Sir
                   Henry
                   Vane's
                   Brother-in-law
                   )
                   their
                   Plenipotentiaries
                   to
                   those
                   Crowns
                   ;
                   
                   who
                   having
                   s●aid
                   there
                   to
                   no
                   purpose
                   ,
                   returned
                   some
                   time
                   after
                   to
                   as
                   much
                   ;
                   their
                   Masters
                   at
                   home
                   being
                   lurcht
                   before
                   :
                   they
                   had
                   order
                   to
                   proceed
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   method
                   ,
                   and
                   as
                   far
                   as
                   the
                   French
                   or
                   Dutch
                   ,
                   whose
                   project
                   of
                   the
                   Peace
                   framed
                   at
                   the
                   Hague
                   being
                   humbly
                   tendered
                   here
                   by
                   their
                   Embassador
                   ,
                   was
                   approved
                   ,
                   and
                   these
                   Commissioners
                   to
                   act
                   according
                   to
                   that
                   Module
                   .
                
                 
                   General
                   Montague
                   returned
                   September
                   the
                   24
                   ,
                   about
                   their
                   coming
                   thither
                   ;
                   and
                   having
                   given
                   an
                   account
                   (
                   not
                   of
                   all
                   he
                   knew
                   or
                   did
                   there
                   )
                   concerning
                   the
                   War
                   there
                   to
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                   was
                   dismissed
                   ,
                   having
                   given
                   the
                   King
                   very
                   good
                   assurance
                   of
                   his
                   readiness
                   and
                   affection
                   to
                   his
                   service
                   .
                   —
                
                 
                   The
                   Parliament
                   now
                   were
                   consulting
                   what
                   more
                   standing
                   Forces
                   to
                   keep
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   keep
                   in
                   with
                   the
                   Sects
                   and
                   Quakers
                   ,
                   now
                   numerous
                   ,
                   they
                   repealed
                   the
                   Act
                   of
                   Iohn
                   Lilburn's
                   Banishment
                   ,
                   and
                   released
                   
                     Iames
                     Naylor
                  
                   (
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   )
                   out
                   of
                   Bridewel
                   ;
                   
                   then
                   against
                   the
                   last
                   Royalists
                   ,
                   caused
                   a
                   new
                   Sequestration-Act
                   to
                   be
                   presently
                   passed
                   ,
                   and
                   Commissioners
                   Names
                   expedited
                   .
                   Thus
                   brisk
                   they
                   were
                   always
                   upon
                   the
                   Atchievement
                   and
                   accomplishment
                   of
                   every
                   success
                   ;
                   which
                   when
                   it
                   tickled
                   them
                   to
                   arrogance
                   and
                   confidence
                   ,
                   scratched
                   them
                   soon
                   after
                   to
                   their
                   trouble
                   and
                   vexation
                   :
                   for
                   Lambert
                   having
                   done
                   the
                   Feat
                   for
                   them
                   ,
                   was
                   now
                   upon
                   his
                   progress
                   in
                   the
                   Country
                   to
                   his
                   own
                   House
                   at
                   Craven
                   in
                   York-shire
                   ,
                   caressing
                   the
                   people
                   ,
                   having
                   used
                   his
                   Victory
                   very
                   civilly
                   ;
                   although
                   he
                   was
                   heard
                   to
                   say
                   upon
                   his
                   setting
                   forth
                   ,
                   (
                   questionless
                   to
                   make
                   him
                   more
                   acceptable
                   and
                   less
                   suspect
                   to
                   the
                   Rump
                   )
                   
                     That
                     he
                     would
                     not
                     
                     leave
                     a
                     Cavalier
                     to
                     Piss
                     against
                     the
                     Wall
                     ,
                  
                   or
                   words
                   to
                   that
                   effect
                   .
                   Especially
                   he
                   made
                   much
                   of
                   his
                   Officers
                   ,
                   having
                   invited
                   them
                   to
                   his
                   House
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   where
                   their
                   entertainment
                   was
                   concluded
                   with
                   a
                   Draught
                   of
                   another
                   Advice
                   ,
                   stiled
                   ,
                   
                     A
                     Petition
                     to
                     the
                     Parliament
                  
                   .
                   
                   General
                   Monke
                   in
                   the
                   mean
                   time
                   (
                   the
                   better
                   to
                   conceal
                   his
                   affection
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   )
                   caused
                   most
                   of
                   the
                   Scotch
                   Nobility
                   to
                   be
                   seized
                   on
                   a
                   sudden
                   ,
                   and
                   upon
                   the
                   refusal
                   of
                   the
                   Engagement
                   secured
                   them
                   in
                   Castles
                   .
                   Very
                   many
                   ,
                   yea
                   most
                   of
                   them
                   refused
                   ,
                   besides
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Glencarn
                   ,
                   the
                   General
                   's
                   Confident
                   and
                   Privado
                   ,
                   as
                   appeared
                   not
                   long
                   after
                   .
                
                 
                   Lambert
                   was
                   Voted
                   a
                   Jewel
                   of
                   1000
                   l.
                   for
                   a
                   gratuity
                   from
                   the
                   Parliament
                   for
                   his
                   
                   Cheshire-service
                   :
                   but
                   his
                   ambition
                   aimed
                   at
                   a
                   higher
                   Gem
                   ;
                   he
                   therefore
                   desired
                   the
                   Parliament
                   that
                   they
                   would
                   think
                   of
                   paying
                   off
                   the
                   Militia
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   deserved
                   well
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   the
                   Irish
                   Brigades
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Widows
                   and
                   relicts
                   of
                   such
                   whose
                   Husbands
                   were
                   drowned
                   passing
                   from
                   thence
                   to
                   their
                   assistance
                   :
                   which
                   they
                   readily
                   promised
                   ,
                   sitting
                   brooding
                   continually
                   upon
                   Acts
                   of
                   Sale
                   and
                   Forfeitures
                   of
                   such
                   Estates
                   whose
                   last
                   moities
                   upon
                   purchase
                   had
                   not
                   been
                   paid
                   ;
                   as
                   also
                   in
                   sifting
                   out
                   all
                   the
                   persons
                   engaged
                   with
                   Sir
                   George
                   ;
                   and
                   had
                   traced
                   it
                   so
                   close
                   by
                   their
                   Beagles
                   ,
                   
                   as
                   to
                   bring
                   Sir
                   
                     Anthony
                     Ashley
                     Cooper
                  
                   (
                   one
                   of
                   their
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   )
                   into
                   suspicion
                   ;
                   (
                   as
                   really
                   he
                   was
                   a
                   principal
                   in
                   the
                   Plot
                   ,
                   having
                   been
                   of
                   the
                   Cabal
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   kept
                   intelligence
                   with
                   Sir
                   George
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   a
                   party
                   in
                   
                     Dorset
                     shire
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   timely
                   dispersed
                   themselves
                   )
                   but
                   the
                   great
                   opinion
                   they
                   had
                   of
                   him
                   ,
                   stop'd
                   the
                   mouth
                   of
                   his
                   Accusers
                   ;
                   and
                   he
                   knew
                   well
                   enough
                   how
                   to
                   defend
                   himself
                   at
                   their
                   Bar.
                   They
                   had
                   likewise
                   got
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Letters
                   ,
                   dated
                   the
                   16
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Papers
                   ,
                   which
                   with
                   the
                   several
                   Examinations
                   were
                   read
                   in
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Thanksgiving-day
                   thereupon
                   appointed
                   ,
                   for
                   this
                   their
                   great
                   preservation
                   .
                   They
                   likewise
                   Voted
                   the
                   Charter
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   Chester
                   void
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   it
                   should
                   be
                   no
                   longer
                   a
                   County
                   of
                   it self
                   ,
                   
                   but
                   lie
                   in
                   Common
                   ;
                   as
                   also
                   the
                   Ejection
                   of
                   the
                   whole
                   Ministry
                   as
                   Malignant
                   ;
                   and
                   received
                   soon
                   after
                   an
                   Address
                   from
                   the
                   
                     Leicester-shire
                     Levites
                  
                   of
                   gratulation
                   upon
                   this
                   their
                   success
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   disclaiming
                   and
                   renouncing
                   of
                   any
                   hand
                   in
                   that
                   business
                   ,
                   (
                   which
                   was
                   feared
                   would
                   prove
                   most
                   Fatal
                   to
                   the
                   whole
                   Presbytery
                   ,
                   whose
                   designe
                   this
                   was
                   vogued
                   to
                   be
                   by
                   the
                   insulting
                   Sectary
                   ,
                   who
                   could
                   not
                   endure
                   to
                   hear
                   of
                   Tithes
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Rump
                   in
                   policy
                   had
                   lately
                   Voted
                   
                     pro
                     tempore
                  
                   .
                   )
                
                 
                   But
                   
                   Lambert's
                   ambition
                   interposed
                   betwixt
                   them
                   and
                   danger
                   ;
                   for
                   a
                   Paper
                   (
                   sent
                   to
                   Colonel
                   
                     Ashfield
                     ,
                     Cobbet
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Lieutenant-Colonel
                   Duckenfield
                   ,
                   from
                   other
                   of
                   
                   Lambert's
                   Officers
                   )
                   coming
                   to
                   the
                   notice
                   of
                   the
                   Rump
                   ,
                   they
                   sent
                   to
                   demand
                   it
                   ;
                   and
                   having
                   it
                   delivered
                   ,
                   presently
                   understood
                   the
                   device
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   a
                   quick
                   debate
                   of
                   this
                   Petition
                   ,
                   Address
                   ,
                   and
                   Proposals
                   ,
                   angrily
                   Voted
                   ,
                   —
                   
                     That
                     to
                     have
                     any
                     more
                     General
                     Officers
                     in
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                     than
                     are
                     already
                     setled
                     by
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     was
                     unnecessary
                     ,
                     burdensome
                     ,
                     and
                     dangerous
                     to
                     the
                     Commonwealth
                     .
                  
                   Notwithstanding
                   the
                   Officers
                   met
                   in
                   solemn
                   Council
                   about
                   it
                   ,
                   Lambert
                   being
                   come
                   to
                   Town
                   ,
                   and
                   sitting
                   there
                   in
                   person
                   ,
                   and
                   acting
                   his
                   own
                   designe
                   among
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   bidding
                   fair
                   for
                   it
                   among
                   the
                   Rump
                   ,
                   the
                   ablest
                   of
                   whom
                   he
                   had
                   made
                   sure
                   to
                   himself
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     What
                     need
                     was
                     there
                     of
                     the
                     other
                     ?
                     Haslerig
                  
                   who
                   was
                   the
                   most
                   formidable
                   ,
                   being
                   known
                   to
                   dare
                   and
                   say
                   more
                   than
                   he
                   would
                   do
                   ,
                   as
                   
                   Cromwel's
                   carriage
                   towards
                   him
                   had
                   sufficiently
                   evidenced
                   .
                
                 
                   At
                   this
                   Council
                   the
                   Petition
                   was
                   concluded
                   on
                   ,
                   and
                   ordered
                   to
                   be
                   presented
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   on
                   the
                   4
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   by
                   Major-General
                   Desborough
                   ;
                   which
                   he
                   accordingly
                   delivered
                   to
                   the
                   Speaker
                   as
                   the
                   sense
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   :
                   which
                   coming
                   in
                   such
                   attendance
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   countenance
                   and
                   awe
                   of
                   their
                   Masters
                   ,
                   made
                   them
                   put
                   on
                   another
                   face
                   ,
                   and
                   very
                   fairly
                   answer
                   the
                   Sword-Grandee
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   Complement
                   of
                   taking
                   it
                   into
                   their
                   first
                   Consideration
                   ,
                   nothing
                   to
                   intervene
                   ,
                   save
                   the
                   Dinner
                   the
                   City
                   gave
                   them
                   (
                   both
                   Parliament
                   and
                   Army-Officers
                   )
                   after
                   a
                   Sermon
                   preached
                   at
                   Christ-Church
                   upon
                   their
                   Thanksgiving
                   October
                   the
                   sixth
                   ,
                   at
                   Grocers-Hall
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   
                   Cheshire-Victory
                   ;
                   where
                   they
                   eat
                   in
                   spite
                   ,
                   and
                   would
                   have
                   better
                   become
                   a
                   Fray
                   than
                   a
                   Feast
                   ,
                   though
                   the
                   Army-friends
                   in
                   London
                   designed
                   this
                   Treat
                   to
                   conciliate
                   the
                   Rump
                   by
                   their
                   surfeiting
                   on
                   the
                   Memory
                   of
                   this
                   day
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   owed
                   to
                   Lambert
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   that
                   freed
                   them
                   
                   from
                   a
                   worser
                   danger
                   ,
                   than
                   his
                   whatsoever
                   designements
                   :
                   but
                   the
                   result
                   was
                   ,
                   they
                   fed
                   heartily
                   ,
                   and
                   thanked
                   the
                   City
                   next
                   day
                   heartily
                   by
                   Members
                   ,
                   whereof
                   Atkins
                   was
                   one
                   ,
                   sent
                   to
                   take
                   the
                   other
                   repast
                   and
                   Bottle
                   of
                   this
                   high
                   Entertainment
                   ;
                   and
                   withal
                   the
                   City
                   obtained
                   the
                   favour
                   of
                   having
                   liberty
                   to
                   chuse
                   a
                   new
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Alleyn
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   which
                   had
                   been
                   before
                   denied
                   ,
                   and
                   Ireton
                   Voted
                   to
                   continue
                   it
                   again
                   )
                   so
                   that
                   the
                   City-Cost
                   was
                   well
                   expended
                   .
                   An
                   Answer
                   was
                   now
                   again
                   required
                   to
                   be
                   given
                   to
                   this
                   Representation
                   ,
                   as
                   it
                   was
                   now
                   called
                   ;
                   and
                   thereupon
                   the
                   Members
                   (
                   who
                   had
                   had
                   under
                   their
                   consideration
                   an
                   Act
                   for
                   Assessment
                   of
                   120000
                   l.
                   
                     per
                     mensem
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   had
                   perfected
                   some
                   while
                   before
                   ,
                   and
                   let
                   it
                   rest
                   ,
                   as
                   being
                   informed
                   of
                   this
                   device
                   of
                   Lambert
                   ,
                   
                   on
                   purpose
                   to
                   leave
                   him
                   Moneyless
                   ,
                   and
                   without
                   any
                   support
                   to
                   his
                   Ambition
                   )
                   very
                   closely
                   and
                   as
                   cunningly
                   applied
                   themselves
                   to
                   the
                   debate
                   of
                   the
                   Representation
                   ,
                   which
                   consisting
                   of
                   seven
                   or
                   eight
                   immaterial
                   desires
                   concerning
                   maimed
                   Souldiers
                   ,
                   Widows
                   ,
                   the
                   Militia-pay
                   ,
                   
                   Lambert's
                   Officers
                   rewards
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   like
                   ,
                   had
                   this
                   onely
                   substantial
                   Article
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Parliament
                   would
                   Commission
                   a
                   General
                   ,
                   whom
                   they
                   named
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Charles
                     Fleetwood
                  
                   .
                   The
                   Rump
                   answered
                   readily
                   in
                   the
                   affirmative
                   to
                   the
                   rest
                   ;
                   but
                   to
                   this
                   Choak-pear
                   they
                   by
                   Resolve
                   stoutly
                   declared
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   as
                   other
                   Free-men
                   ,
                   have
                   right
                   to
                   Petition
                   ,
                   but
                   must
                   take
                   care
                   both
                   in
                   the
                   manner
                   and
                   matter
                   of
                   it
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   Wisdom
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   referred
                   to
                   in
                   all
                   matters
                   ,
                   and
                   what
                   they
                   had
                   or
                   should
                   decree
                   :
                   and
                   this
                   for
                   answer
                   to
                   their
                   demand
                   of
                   a
                   General
                   ;
                   and
                   withal
                   Voted
                   hereupon
                   ,
                   (
                   as
                   knowing
                   they
                   were
                   betrayed
                   by
                   some
                   of
                   their
                   own
                   selves
                   )
                   That
                   it
                   is
                   the
                   duty
                   of
                   every
                   Member
                   to
                   inform
                   to
                   his
                   knowledge
                   of
                   any
                   thing
                   that
                   concerns
                   the
                   publick
                   safety
                   :
                   and
                   foreseeing
                   the
                   imminent
                   danger
                   of
                   a
                   force
                   ,
                   ordered
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   to
                   seize
                   all
                   publick
                   Papers
                   whatsoever
                   ;
                   and
                   at
                   the
                   same
                   instant
                   passed
                   an
                   Act
                   which
                   did
                   the
                   feat
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   should
                   be
                   Treason
                   for
                   any
                   person
                   or
                   persons
                   to
                   levy
                   Money
                   without
                   the
                   consent
                   of
                   Parliament
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Before
                   the
                   whole
                   answer
                   could
                   be
                   framed
                   ,
                   Lambert
                   not
                   liking
                   a
                   word
                   of
                   that
                   about
                   the
                   General
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   the
                   main
                   ,
                   caused
                   his
                   Representation
                   to
                   be
                   Printed
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   equity
                   and
                   justice
                   of
                   it
                   might
                   be
                   publick
                   ,
                   and
                   justifie
                   his
                   future
                   Actions
                   ,
                   (
                   for
                   though
                   Fleetwood
                   was
                   mentioned
                   to
                   that
                   Supreme
                   Command
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   resolved
                   as
                   easie
                   a
                   thing
                   to
                   supplant
                   him
                   as
                   Richard
                   ,
                   if
                   the
                   Rump
                   had
                   consented
                   to
                   the
                   Proposals
                   .
                   )
                   This
                   no
                   sooner
                   appeared
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   a
                   Letter
                   delivered
                   by
                   Okey
                   ,
                   a
                   friend
                   to
                   his
                   fellow-Regicides
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   that
                   was
                   sent
                   him
                   from
                   some
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   to
                   the
                   same
                   purpose
                   ,
                   but
                   the
                   Rump
                   Voted
                   October
                   the
                   12
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   several
                   Commissions
                   of
                   Colonels
                   
                     Iohn
                     Lambert
                     ,
                     Iohn
                     Desborough
                  
                   ,
                   
                   
                     Iames
                     Berry
                     ,
                     Thomas
                     Kelsey
                     ,
                     Richard
                     Ashfield
                     ,
                     Ralph
                     Cobbet
                     ,
                     William
                     Packer
                     ,
                     Robert
                     Barrow
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Major
                   
                     Richard
                     Creed
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   subscribed
                   the
                   same
                   Letter
                   ,
                   should
                   be
                   vacated
                   .
                   Resolved
                   also
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Government
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   should
                   be
                   managed
                   by
                   Commissioners
                   :
                   That
                   an
                   Act
                   be
                   brought
                   in
                   for
                   repealing
                   the
                   Act
                   whereby
                   Fleetwood
                   was
                   constituted
                   Lieutenant-General
                   and
                   Commander
                   in
                   chief
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   
                     Fleetwood
                     ,
                     Ludlow
                  
                   ,
                   General
                   
                     Monke
                     ,
                     Haslerig
                     ,
                     Walton
                     ,
                     Morly
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Overton
                   do
                   execute
                   the
                   powers
                   granted
                   to
                   Fleetwood
                   until
                   the
                   12
                   of
                   February
                   ,
                   four
                   months
                   from
                   the
                   date
                   of
                   this
                   Resolve
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   the
                   next
                   Officers
                   in
                   the
                   respective
                   Regiments
                   of
                   these
                   Colonels
                   do
                   succeed
                   in
                   their
                   places
                   ,
                   Lieutenant-Colonel
                   Campfield
                   to
                   Lambert
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   in
                   the
                   rest
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Serjeant
                   at
                   Arms
                   was
                   ordered
                   to
                   attend
                   these
                   Cashiered
                   Officers
                   with
                   these
                   Orders
                   and
                   Resolutions
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   mean
                   while
                   Haslerig
                   in
                   a
                   great
                   heat
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Herbert
                     Morley
                  
                   his
                   Son-in-law
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   then
                   present
                   for
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   by
                   Order
                   sare
                   up
                   all
                   night
                   in
                   the
                   Speakers
                   Chamber
                   adjoyning
                   to
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   and
                   issued
                   out
                   several
                   Commands
                   to
                   such
                   Forces
                   and
                   Commanders
                   as
                   they
                   thought
                   would
                   stand
                   by
                   them
                   ,
                   resolving
                   to
                   oppose
                   Force
                   to
                   Force
                   ,
                   and
                   be
                   baffled
                   no
                   more
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Legionary
                   Spirit
                   ,
                   that
                   had
                   haunted
                   and
                   plagued
                   them
                   so
                   often
                   .
                   But
                   Lambert
                   was
                   awake
                   also
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   the
                   same
                   time
                   marched
                   several
                   Regiments
                   into
                   
                     King-street
                     Westminster
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   possessed
                   himself
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   avenues
                   to
                   the
                   Palace
                   ;
                   
                   such
                   Forces
                   as
                   these
                   Commissioners
                   had
                   got
                   to
                   their
                   side
                   being
                   forced
                   to
                   march
                   round
                   St.
                   Iames
                   Wall
                   in
                   the
                   night
                   time
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   through
                   Tuttle-street
                   into
                   the
                   Abby
                   ,
                   and
                   St.
                   
                     Margarets
                     Westminster
                  
                   Church-yard
                   ,
                   both
                   parties
                   standing
                   upon
                   their
                   Guard
                   till
                   the
                   Morning
                   ,
                   
                   October
                   13.
                   at
                   which
                   time
                   about
                   eleven
                   a
                   Clock
                   ,
                   the
                   Speaker
                   coming
                   to
                   the
                   House
                   in
                   his
                   Coach
                   ,
                   was
                   stopped
                   neer
                   the
                   Gate
                   that
                   leads
                   into
                   the
                   Palace
                   ,
                   by
                   Lieutenant
                   Col.
                   Duckenfield
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Coach
                   turned
                   and
                   sent
                   back
                   :
                   Lambert
                   on
                   Horseback
                   then
                   faced
                   the
                   Regiment
                   of
                   Morley
                   and
                   Mosse
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Church-yard
                   ;
                   and
                   much
                   stiffness
                   ,
                   and
                   ill
                   looks
                   there
                   passed
                   between
                   the
                   Officers
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   words
                   ,
                   but
                   never
                   a
                   blow
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Soldiers
                   were
                   resolved
                   not
                   to
                   Fight
                   one
                   against
                   the
                   other
                   for
                   the
                   best
                   Parliament
                   or
                   the
                   best
                   Cause
                   that
                   ever
                   was
                   in
                   England
                   .
                   In
                   this
                   posture
                   they
                   continued
                   till
                   Night
                   ,
                   when
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                   
                   who
                   umpired
                   the
                   difference
                   between
                   the
                   Red-Coats
                   ,
                   commanded
                   and
                   ordered
                   them
                   to
                   their
                   several
                   Quarters
                   ,
                   as
                   good
                   friends
                   as
                   ever
                   .
                   It
                   must
                   be
                   remembred
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Rump
                   suspecting
                   of
                   this
                   Juncto
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                   had
                   privately
                   named
                   another
                   to
                   Act
                   ,
                   if
                   a
                   dissolution
                   should
                   happen
                   .
                   The
                   Army-Officers
                   the
                   next
                   day
                   after
                   this
                   Conquest
                   ,
                   met
                   at
                   Whitehal
                   ,
                   and
                   declared
                   Fleetwood
                   for
                   their
                   General
                   .
                
                 
                   They
                   appointed
                   also
                   a
                   select
                   number
                   of
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   to
                   consider
                   of
                   fit
                   ways
                   to
                   carry
                   on
                   the
                   Affairs
                   of
                   the
                   Common-wealth
                   ,
                   and
                   suspended
                   all
                   those
                   Officers
                   that
                   were
                   active
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   ,
                   and
                   referred
                   them
                   to
                   a
                   Court
                   Martial
                   for
                   remedy
                   ;
                   
                   giving
                   power
                   to
                   
                     Fleetwood
                     ,
                     Ludlow
                     ,
                     Desborough
                     ,
                     Lambert
                     ,
                  
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Vane
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Berry
                   ,
                   to
                   nominate
                   all
                   Officers
                   ;
                   and
                   appointed
                   the
                   reviving
                   of
                   the
                   old
                   Laws
                   of
                   Military
                   Discipline
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   Fleetwood
                   ,
                   as
                   before
                   ,
                   should
                   be
                   owned
                   for
                   General
                   ,
                   and
                   Lambert
                   and
                   Desborough
                   as
                   Major
                   and
                   Commissary
                   General
                   ;
                   the
                   latter
                   in
                   England
                   and
                   Scotland
                   too
                   ;
                   not
                   a
                   syllable
                   mentioned
                   of
                   General
                   Moncks
                   consent
                   to
                   the
                   bargain
                   ,
                   save
                   that
                   Colonel
                   Cobbet
                   was
                   dispatched
                   thither
                   to
                   inform
                   him
                   of
                   the
                   Passages
                   ;
                   as
                   Colonel
                   Barrough
                   was
                   sent
                   upon
                   the
                   same
                   errand
                   to
                   Ireland
                   .
                
                 
                   That
                   Committee
                   just
                   before
                   mentioned
                   ,
                   
                   of
                   which
                   
                     Vane
                     ,
                     Whitlock
                     ,
                     Lambert
                  
                   and
                   Berry
                   were
                   chief
                   ;
                   (
                   Fleetwood
                   and
                   Desborough
                   must
                   needs
                   be
                   in
                   )
                   begot
                   or
                   gigged
                   themselves
                   into
                   another
                   Committee
                   called
                   a
                   Committee
                   of
                   Safety
                   ,
                   some
                   few
                   more
                   being
                   added
                   from
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   who
                   were
                   to
                   consider
                   of
                   a
                   form
                   of
                   Government
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   they
                   thought
                   fit
                   ,
                   to
                   advise
                   with
                   the
                   General
                   Council
                   of
                   Officers
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   to
                   bring
                   in
                   a
                   Draught
                   within
                   six
                   weeks
                   ,
                   their
                   power
                   the
                   same
                   with
                   the
                   former
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   ;
                   to
                   which
                   this
                   was
                   added
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   to
                   call
                   Delinquets
                   to
                   Tryal
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   give
                   Indemnity
                   to
                   all
                   that
                   had
                   acted
                   for
                   the
                   Parliament
                   since
                   1641.
                   to
                   suppress
                   Rebellious
                   Insurrections
                   ,
                   to
                   Treat
                   with
                   Forreign
                   Princes
                   ,
                   to
                   confer
                   Offices
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   state
                   the
                   Sales
                   and
                   Compositions
                   of
                   those
                   late
                   Delinquents
                   ;
                   their
                   Names
                   were
                   as
                   follow
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Fleetwood
                     ,
                     Lambert
                     ,
                     Desborough
                     ,
                     Steel
                     ,
                     Whitlock
                     ,
                     Vane
                     ,
                     Ludlow
                     ,
                     Sydenham
                     ,
                     Salloway
                     ,
                     Strickland
                     ,
                  
                   (
                   Seven
                   last
                   Members
                   of
                   the
                   Rump
                   )
                   
                     Berry
                     ,
                     Laurence
                  
                   Olivers's
                   President
                   of
                   his
                   Council
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Iames
                     Harrington
                  
                   another
                   Rumper
                   ,
                   Warreston
                   a
                   Scotch-man
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Henry
                     Brandrith
                  
                   a
                   Cloath-drawer
                   Citizen
                   ,
                   
                     Cornelius
                     Holland
                  
                   a
                   Member
                   ,
                   
                     Hewson
                     ,
                     Clark
                     ,
                     Bennet
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Lilbourn
                   ,
                   Colonels
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   .
                
                 
                   These
                   by
                   Letters
                   of
                   Invitation
                   being
                   brought
                   together
                   to
                   consider
                   of
                   a
                   Government
                   (
                   which
                   Vane
                   had
                   already
                   Projected
                   ,
                   the
                   Cement
                   whereof
                   was
                   an
                   intended
                   Marriage
                   betwixt
                   
                   Lamberts's
                   Son
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Daughter
                   ;
                   )
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   Officers
                   emitted
                   a
                   Declaration
                   ,
                   
                   shewing
                   the
                   reasons
                   of
                   the
                   late
                   Change
                   ,
                   
                     and
                     do
                     thereby
                     disanul
                     the
                     pretended
                     Act
                     of
                     Treason
                     ,
                  
                   Octob.
                   10.
                   
                     to
                     Levy
                     Money
                     without
                     consent
                     in
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     as
                     done
                     precipitantly
                     and
                     unduly
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     Custome
                     of
                     Parliament
                     ;
                     declare
                     for
                     Ministry
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     maintenance
                     of
                     it
                     ,
                     by
                     a
                     less
                     vexatious
                     way
                     than
                     Tithes
                     ;
                     for
                     Liberty
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     the
                     Army
                     will
                     not
                     meddle
                     in
                     Civil
                     Affairs
                     ,
                     but
                     refer
                     the
                     Civil
                     and
                     Executive
                     Power
                     to
                     the
                     Council
                     of
                     State
                     ,
                     or
                     Safety
                     ,
                     to
                     provide
                     for
                     the
                     Government
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     set
                     up
                     a
                     free
                     State
                     without
                     King
                     ,
                     single
                     Person
                     ,
                     or
                     House
                     of
                     Lords
                     :
                  
                   And
                   for
                   Conclusion
                   ,
                   
                     desire
                     the
                     Prayers
                     of
                     the
                     Godly
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   Judges
                   were
                   nevertheless
                   (
                   in
                   this
                   mad
                   state
                   of
                   Affairs
                   )
                   perswaded
                   to
                   
                   sit
                   in
                   the
                   several
                   Courts
                   ,
                   Whitlock
                   officiating
                   the
                   Chancery
                   ;
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Alleyn
                  
                   the
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                   of
                   London
                   was
                   likewise
                   sworn
                   before
                   the
                   Barons
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   .
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Waller
                  
                   and
                   others
                   that
                   had
                   been
                   snapt
                   up
                   by
                   the
                   Rump
                   ,
                   took
                   advantage
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   brought
                   their
                   
                     Habeas
                     Corpus
                  
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Kings
                     Bench.
                  
                   Sir
                   William
                   got
                   his
                   liberty
                   ;
                   and
                   shortly
                   after
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Northampton
                   ,
                   Lord
                   
                     Bellasis
                     ,
                     Faulconbridge
                     ,
                     Faulkland
                     ,
                     Castelton
                     ,
                  
                   Lord
                   Herbert
                   of
                   Ragland
                   ,
                   Lord
                   
                     Charles
                     Howard
                  
                   ,
                   were
                   all
                   released
                   upon
                   bail
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   That
                   wretch
                   Bradshaw
                   died
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   Lodgings
                   given
                   him
                   in
                   the
                   Deans-house
                   at
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   this
                   Moneth
                   of
                   Novemb.
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   desperate
                   impenitence
                   in
                   which
                   since
                   the
                   Fact
                   he
                   lived
                   ,
                   saying
                   to
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   on
                   his
                   Death-bed
                   ,
                   that
                   charitably
                   advised
                   him
                   to
                   examine
                   himself
                   about
                   the
                   matter
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Death
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     if
                     it
                     were
                     to
                     do
                     again
                     ,
                     he
                     would
                     be
                     the
                     first
                     man
                     that
                     should
                     do
                     it
                     .
                  
                   He
                   was
                   freed
                   by
                   this
                   his
                   Disease
                   (
                   which
                   was
                   occasioned
                   by
                   an
                   Ague
                   ,
                   as
                   Cromwel's
                   )
                   from
                   the
                   terrour
                   and
                   fear
                   of
                   the
                   ensuing
                   Change
                   ,
                   the
                   apprehensions
                   whereof
                   setled
                   in
                   him
                   ,
                   ever
                   since
                   his
                   Country
                   the
                   Cheshire
                   Design
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   grown
                   publiquely
                   confident
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   left
                   off
                   his
                   Guards
                   he
                   first
                   kept
                   about
                   him
                   ;
                   but
                   his
                   privacy
                   was
                   more
                   than
                   usually
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   his
                   actions
                   and
                   gestures
                   more
                   reserved
                   :
                   He
                   was
                   carried
                   out
                   with
                   a
                   great
                   Funeral
                   ,
                   and
                   much
                   attendance
                   of
                   the
                   Men
                   of
                   those
                   Times
                   ,
                   and
                   Interred
                   in
                   the
                   Abby
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Crime
                   published
                   for
                   his
                   Commendation
                   .
                   A
                   little
                   before
                   died
                   
                     Edmund
                     Prideaux
                  
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   Attorney-General
                   throughout
                   the
                   Usurpation
                   ,
                   by
                   which
                   he
                   got
                   a
                   very
                   vast
                   Estate
                   ,
                   leaving
                   
                     Sixty
                     Thousand
                     pounds
                  
                   in
                   Gold
                   (
                   as
                   credible
                   report
                   went
                   )
                   in
                   his
                   Coffers
                   ,
                   besides
                   Lands
                   of
                   very
                   great
                   demesnes
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Change
                   (
                   like
                   a
                   nine
                   days
                   wonder
                   )
                   was
                   quite
                   over
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Army
                   and
                   Lambert
                   here
                   very
                   brisk
                   and
                   slighting
                   the
                   Rump
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   it
                   could
                   do
                   ;
                   when
                   a
                   Cooling
                   Card
                   came
                   from
                   the
                   North
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   Letter
                   from
                   General
                   Monk
                   ,
                   declaring
                   his
                   unsatisfiedness
                   with
                   those
                   proceedings
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   :
                   which
                   hugely
                   deceived
                   their
                   Expectations
                   ,
                   because
                   he
                   had
                   so
                   readily
                   concurred
                   with
                   their
                   former
                   mutation
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Officers
                   there
                   were
                   many
                   of
                   them
                   Phanaticks
                   ;
                   but
                   the
                   Case
                   was
                   altered
                   ,
                   
                   he
                   resolved
                   to
                   assert
                   the
                   Parliamentary
                   Interest
                   ;
                   and
                   when
                   Cobbet
                   (
                   sent
                   hence
                   )
                   came
                   to
                   Berwick
                   ,
                   he
                   had
                   him
                   secured
                   there
                   ,
                   and
                   sent
                   with
                   a
                   Guard
                   Prisoner
                   to
                   
                     Edinborough
                     Castle
                  
                   .
                   The
                   manner
                   of
                   his
                   declaring
                   for
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   was
                   thus
                   :
                   On
                   the
                   Eighteenth
                   of
                   October
                   being
                   at
                   Dalkeith
                   ,
                   he
                   sent
                   for
                   Col.
                   Wilks
                   Governour
                   of
                   Leith
                   ,
                   Lieutenant-Col
                   .
                   Emerson
                   ,
                   Captain
                   
                     Ethelbert
                     Morgan
                  
                   now
                   made
                   his
                   Lieutenant-Colonel
                   ,
                   Lieutenant-Col
                   .
                   
                     Hubberthorne
                     ,
                     Cloberry
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Miller
                   ,
                   to
                   come
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   whom
                   he
                   acquainted
                   with
                   his
                   Resolution
                   ;
                   and
                   they
                   engaged
                   to
                   stand
                   by
                   him
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   Factious
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   ;
                   as
                   he
                   characterized
                   them
                   .
                   On
                   the
                   Nineteenth
                   he
                   come
                   to
                   Edinburgh
                   ,
                   where
                   his
                   own
                   ,
                   and
                   Col.
                   
                   Talbot's
                   Regiment
                   with
                   lighted
                   Matches
                   and
                   Ball
                   received
                   him
                   ;
                   to
                   whom
                   he
                   declared
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   and
                   promised
                   them
                   their
                   Arrears
                   ,
                   at
                   which
                   they
                   loudly
                   shouted
                   :
                   then
                   he
                   went
                   to
                   Leith
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   was
                   entertained
                   in
                   the
                   like
                   manner
                   ;
                   and
                   at
                   his
                   departure
                   had
                   Seventeen
                   Guns
                   given
                   him
                   from
                   the
                   Citadel
                   ,
                   and
                   Volleys
                   from
                   the
                   Regiment
                   :
                   
                   Then
                   he
                   turned
                   all
                   the
                   
                   Anabaptist-Officers
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Regiments
                   ,
                   and
                   secured
                   them
                   in
                   Timptallon-Castle
                   .
                   At
                   the
                   same
                   time
                   ,
                   upon
                   pretences
                   of
                   consulting
                   with
                   Lieutenant-Col
                   .
                   Young
                   of
                   Cobbets
                   Regiment
                   ,
                   Lieutenant-Col
                   .
                   Keyn
                   ,
                   and
                   Major
                   Kelke
                   of
                   Pearsons
                   Regiment
                   ,
                   he
                   sent
                   for
                   them
                   to
                   him
                   ;
                   and
                   upon
                   their
                   coming
                   clapt
                   them
                   up
                   ,
                   but
                   released
                   Keyn
                   upon
                   his
                   promise
                   of
                   adherence
                   .
                   Together
                   with
                   them
                   ,
                   he
                   had
                   advertisement
                   that
                   Col.
                   
                   Read's
                   and
                   Col.
                   
                   Fairfax's
                   Regiments
                   were
                   at
                   his
                   service
                   .
                   On
                   the
                   Twenty
                   first
                   he
                   marched
                   to
                   Lithgow
                   with
                   some
                   Horse
                   and
                   Foot
                   ,
                   intending
                   for
                   Ayre
                   ;
                   but
                   understanding
                   that
                   his
                   own
                   Lieutenant-Col
                   .
                   Holms
                   was
                   got
                   there
                   before
                   him
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   an
                   Anabaptist
                   ,
                   being
                   loth
                   to
                   receive
                   any
                   opposition
                   in
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   his
                   Enterprise
                   ,
                   he
                   returned
                   ,
                   and
                   under
                   his
                   own
                   Hand
                   and
                   Seal
                   constituted
                   and
                   commissioned
                   several
                   Officers
                   in
                   the
                   room
                   of
                   those
                   he
                   had
                   secured
                   ;
                   and
                   forthwith
                   sent
                   away
                   for
                   
                   Fairfax's
                   ,
                   
                   Read's
                   ,
                   and
                   
                   Cobbet's
                   Regiments
                   to
                   March
                   and
                   joyn
                   with
                   him
                   ,
                   leaving
                   Captain
                   Winter
                   with
                   Two
                   hundred
                   men
                   to
                   keep
                   the
                   Citadel
                   of
                   Saint
                   Iohnstons
                   ;
                   which
                   like
                   number
                   ,
                   and
                   no
                   more
                   ,
                   he
                   left
                   in
                   the
                   other
                   Three
                   ,
                   
                   upon
                   his
                   departure
                   for
                   England
                   ;
                   and
                   Rendezvouz'd
                   his
                   other
                   Forces
                   the
                   last
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   and
                   dispatcht
                   away
                   Letters
                   to
                   the
                   Speaker
                   ,
                   
                   
                     Fleetwood
                     ,
                     Lambert
                  
                   ;
                   as
                   also
                   to
                   Hull
                   ,
                   where
                   Overton
                   was
                   now
                   Governour
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   
                   Pearl-Frigot
                   :
                   and
                   lastly
                   ,
                   a
                   Letter
                   to
                   the
                   gathered
                   Churches
                   ;
                   for
                   he
                   was
                   to
                   fight
                   with
                   these
                   Hypocrites
                   at
                   their
                   own
                   Weapons
                   .
                
                 
                   Colonel
                   Pearson
                   (
                   one
                   of
                   General
                   Monkes
                   Officers
                   in
                   Scotland
                   )
                   was
                   by
                   order
                   hence
                   sent
                   down
                   as
                   to
                   his
                   Charge
                   there
                   ,
                   but
                   secretly
                   to
                   corrupt
                   and
                   incline
                   the
                   Army
                   to
                   Lambert
                   :
                   but
                   arriving
                   at
                   Newcastle
                   ,
                   and
                   understanding
                   by
                   several
                   transfuges
                   from
                   Scotland
                   of
                   the
                   Anabaptist
                   Perswasion
                   ,
                   what
                   course
                   G.
                   Monke
                   had
                   taken
                   ,
                   he
                   staid
                   there
                   ,
                   his
                   Field-Officers
                   being
                   in
                   custody
                   already
                   ,
                   except
                   Lieutenant-Col
                   .
                   Keyn
                   newly
                   released
                   :
                   during
                   his
                   stay
                   here
                   ,
                   Letters
                   were
                   by
                   his
                   means
                   intercepted
                   as
                   they
                   were
                   carrying
                   to
                   Exeter
                   and
                   Devonshire
                   ,
                   
                   sowed
                   up
                   in
                   a
                   mans
                   Doublet
                   ,
                   without
                   any
                   direction
                   ,
                   but
                   Signed
                   with
                   his
                   own
                   Hand
                   ,
                   and
                   Written
                   by
                   Master
                   (
                   after
                   Sir
                   )
                   
                     William
                     Clark
                  
                   ;
                   wherein
                   he
                   gave
                   his
                   Friends
                   notice
                   to
                   stand
                   upon
                   their
                   Guard
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   as
                   soon
                   as
                   the
                   Army
                   was
                   drawn
                   from
                   London
                   ,
                   the
                   City
                   would
                   declare
                   with
                   him
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   expected
                   likewise
                   they
                   would
                   ,
                   
                     &c.
                     
                     Pearson
                  
                   at
                   the
                   sending
                   up
                   of
                   these
                   Letters
                   (
                   a
                   Treaty
                   being
                   then
                   mentioned
                   betwixt
                   both
                   parties
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   which
                   end
                   the
                   discarded
                   Officers
                   ,
                   as
                   Whally
                   and
                   Goffe
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Caryl
                   and
                   Mr.
                   Barker
                   Independent
                   Ministers
                   ,
                   went
                   in
                   the
                   way
                   of
                   Brotherly-love
                   to
                   move
                   and
                   perswade
                   him
                   )
                   gave
                   this
                   Comment
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   as
                   one
                   well
                   acquainted
                   with
                   his
                   General
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     what
                     ever
                     he
                     pretended
                     ,
                     he
                     scorned
                     all
                     their
                     messages
                     and
                     overtures
                     ,
                     meerly
                     winning
                     time
                     by
                     them
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     nothing
                     but
                     force
                     could
                     reduce
                     him
                     .
                  
                   Col.
                   (
                   after
                   Major
                   General
                   )
                   Morgan
                   upon
                   the
                   same
                   pretences
                   ,
                   with
                   Col.
                   Whally
                   ,
                   &c.
                   went
                   out
                   of
                   Yorkshire
                   to
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   and
                   joyned
                   with
                   the
                   General
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   had
                   received
                   an
                   invitation
                   from
                   him
                   by
                   a
                   private
                   Messenger
                   ,
                   and
                   did
                   mainly
                   assist
                   in
                   this
                   ground-work
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   conclusion
                   and
                   perfection
                   thereof
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   mean
                   while
                   it
                   was
                   resolved
                   by
                   the
                   Officers
                   here
                   ,
                   for
                   fear
                   of
                   the
                   worst
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   be
                   ready
                   against
                   all
                   accidents
                   ,
                   if
                   no
                   good
                   could
                   be
                   done
                   by
                   this
                   fair
                   way
                   of
                   Message
                   ,
                   to
                   send
                   down
                   Lambert
                   with
                   most
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   Northwards
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   in
                   that
                   posture
                   to
                   expect
                   the
                   issue
                   ;
                   and
                   he
                   very
                   willingly
                   (
                   it
                   being
                   his
                   own
                   advice
                   )
                   undertook
                   it
                   ,
                   having
                   refused
                   and
                   declined
                   those
                   tenders
                   and
                   offers
                   ,
                   which
                   particularly
                   my
                   Lord
                   Hatton
                   made
                   to
                   him
                   in
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ;
                   
                   
                     If
                     he
                     would
                     now
                     at
                     last
                     mind
                     his
                     own
                     good
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Kingdoms
                     ,
                     in
                     returning
                     to
                     his
                     Allegiance
                     ;
                     and
                     convert
                     his
                     designs
                     for
                     himself
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     service
                     of
                     his
                     Soveraign
                     in
                     his
                     Restitution
                     :
                  
                   the
                   said
                   Lord
                   further
                   assuring
                   him
                   ,
                   
                     that
                     if
                     he
                     did
                     it
                     not
                     ,
                     it
                     would
                     be
                     presently
                     done
                     without
                     him
                     ,
                     beyond
                     his
                     power
                     of
                     remedying
                     it
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     therefore
                     he
                     should
                     not
                     let
                     slip
                     such
                     an
                     opportunity
                     of
                     raising
                     himself
                     and
                     his
                     posterity
                     .
                  
                   But
                   he
                   replying
                   upon
                   the
                   Army-Interest
                   (
                   which
                   if
                   it
                   could
                   have
                   been
                   cemented
                   with
                   money
                   ,
                   would
                   have
                   caused
                   a
                   hazardous
                   opposition
                   to
                   any
                   other
                   )
                   and
                   the
                   
                   Anabaptist-party
                   (
                   now
                   very
                   numerous
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   at
                   this
                   time
                   uppermost
                   )
                   for
                   that
                   had
                   its
                   turn
                   too
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   Presbytery
                   and
                   Independency
                   ,
                   but
                   swayed
                   not
                   so
                   long
                   (
                   all
                   the
                   other
                   Sects
                   centring
                   here
                   ;
                   for
                   now
                   was
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   the
                   fulness
                   ,
                   and
                   visible
                   power
                   of
                   Sion
                   ,
                   as
                   it
                   was
                   counted
                   by
                   these
                   People
                   )
                   resolved
                   to
                   proceed
                   on
                   this
                   Expedition
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   fortune
                   favoured
                   him
                   there
                   ,
                   he
                   feared
                   no
                   other
                   Enemy
                   to
                   his
                   ambition
                   .
                   On
                   the
                   Third
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   a
                   very
                   ominous
                   day
                   ,
                   as
                   it
                   was
                   observed
                   ,
                   by
                   reason
                   the
                   Long-Parliament
                   sate
                   down
                   that
                   day
                   in
                   One
                   thousand
                   six
                   hundred
                   and
                   forty
                   ,
                   he
                   departed
                   from
                   London
                   by
                   Ware-road
                   ,
                   and
                   hastned
                   to
                   New-castle
                   ,
                   just
                   as
                   Col.
                   Barrow
                   was
                   returned
                   from
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   supposed
                   acquiescence
                   of
                   that
                   Kingdome
                   in
                   this
                   change
                   ;
                   
                     Tomlinson
                     ,
                     Iohn
                     Iones
                  
                   and
                   Corbet
                   ,
                   who
                   were
                   then
                   the
                   Governours
                   and
                   Commissioners
                   declaring
                   as
                   much
                   ,
                   but
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Coot
                  
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Hardress
                     Waller
                  
                   upon
                   different
                   grounds
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   party
                   combined
                   against
                   it
                   .
                   There
                   was
                   a
                   project
                   to
                   get
                   the
                   City
                   to
                   write
                   to
                   General
                   Monke
                   for
                   a
                   good
                   Understanding
                   ,
                   
                   where
                   Master
                   (
                   now
                   Sir
                   )
                   
                     William
                     Wild
                  
                   very
                   opportunely
                   for
                   the
                   Times
                   ,
                   he
                   being
                   a
                   most
                   knowing
                   and
                   upright
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   was
                   chosen
                   Recorder
                   in
                   place
                   of
                   young
                   Master
                   Green
                   deceased
                   .
                
                 
                   General
                   Monke
                   removed
                   the
                   Officers
                   he
                   had
                   secured
                   in
                   Timptallon-Castle
                   to
                   
                   the
                   Basse-Island
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   all
                   way
                   of
                   Communication
                   ,
                   and
                   sent
                   Major
                   Knight
                   (
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   Regiment
                   of
                   Horse
                   )
                   with
                   five
                   Troops
                   as
                   far
                   as
                   Morpeth
                   in
                   Northumberland
                   ;
                   and
                   upon
                   notice
                   of
                   the
                   readiness
                   of
                   Lambert
                   ,
                   drew
                   out
                   more
                   Southwards
                   for
                   a
                   Bravado
                   ,
                   to
                   let
                   them
                   see
                   how
                   resolved
                   and
                   prepared
                   their
                   General
                   was
                   ,
                   and
                   departed
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   In
                   the
                   same
                   instant
                   Col.
                   Talbot
                   and
                   Mr.
                   
                     Thomas
                     Clargis
                  
                   his
                   Excellencies
                   Brother-in-law
                   were
                   sent
                   with
                   another
                   Complement
                   from
                   hence
                   to
                   ingratiate
                   with
                   the
                   General
                   :
                   and
                   now
                   he
                   is
                   pleased
                   (
                   though
                   he
                   had
                   refused
                   Goff
                   and
                   Whally
                   (
                   Regicides
                   )
                   and
                   Caryl
                   their
                   Priest
                   ,
                   whose
                   person
                   he
                   yet
                   outwardly
                   liked
                   )
                   to
                   accept
                   of
                   a
                   Treaty
                   ;
                   and
                   Col.
                   Wilks
                   ,
                   Lieutenant-Col
                   .
                   Clobery
                   ,
                   and
                   Major
                   Knight
                   were
                   appointed
                   his
                   Commissiomers
                   to
                   go
                   for
                   London
                   to
                   Treat
                   with
                   Three
                   more
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   mean
                   while
                   his
                   Forces
                   should
                   not
                   stir
                   further
                   Southwards
                   .
                   These
                   upon
                   their
                   journey
                   Lambert
                   met
                   with
                   ;
                   and
                   hoping
                   their
                   Errand
                   would
                   end
                   in
                   an
                   acquiescence
                   as
                   they
                   promised
                   ,
                   did
                   acquisce
                   himself
                   ,
                   and
                   await
                   the
                   Issue
                   ,
                   which
                   upon
                   the
                   arrival
                   of
                   them
                   at
                   London
                   came
                   to
                   a
                   speedy
                   result
                   (
                   though
                   Three
                   Kingdoms
                   were
                   the
                   subject
                   of
                   this
                   Treaty
                   )
                   betwixt
                   Six
                   unlearned
                   men
                   ;
                   and
                   like
                   a
                   happy
                   Revelation
                   was
                   cryed
                   about
                   the
                   Streets
                   the
                   next
                   morning
                   :
                   the
                   Heads
                   were
                   these
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Novemb.
                   16.
                   
                   They
                   were
                   proposed
                   ,
                   the
                   Seventeenth
                   concluded
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     The
                     Family
                     of
                     the
                     King
                     utterly
                     to
                     be
                     excluded
                     ,
                     a
                     Free-State
                     Setled
                     ,
                     the
                     Ministry
                     and
                     Vniversities
                     encouraged
                     ,
                     the
                     Generals
                     Officers
                     imprisoned
                     to
                     be
                     released
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     general
                     Indemnity
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament-party
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Armies
                     to
                     retire
                     presently
                     into
                     Quarters
                     ,
                     and
                     Three
                     Army-Officers
                     of
                     each
                     Kingdome
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     general
                     Council
                     of
                     them
                     ,
                     with
                     ten
                     Sea-Off●cers
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   I
                   know
                   not
                   what
                   Embryo
                   ,
                   to
                   meet
                   on
                   the
                   Sixth
                   of
                   December
                   at
                   Whitehall
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   conclude
                   as
                   Vane
                   had
                   codled
                   it
                   :
                   about
                   which
                   time
                   Captain
                   
                   Robinsons's
                   and
                   Captain
                   
                   Deans's
                   Troops
                   deserted
                   him
                   ,
                   Robinson
                   bringing
                   his
                   Troop
                   away
                   with
                   him
                   ,
                   his
                   Brother
                   being
                   then
                   Clerk
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Committee
                     of
                     Safety
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   allied
                   ,
                   by
                   Marriage
                   of
                   a
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Crispe
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   the
                   General
                   was
                   intent
                   upon
                   another
                   more
                   taking
                   Assembly
                   at
                   home
                   ,
                   having
                   issued
                   out
                   Writs
                   by
                   his
                   own
                   Precept
                   and
                   Authority
                   for
                   convening
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   Nobles
                   ,
                   and
                   two
                   for
                   every
                   County
                   of
                   Scotland
                   (
                   while
                   as
                   yet
                   he
                   lay
                   in
                   the
                   Confines
                   of
                   England
                   with
                   some
                   part
                   of
                   his
                   Army
                   ,
                   from
                   which
                   parts
                   he
                   sent
                   away
                   a
                   Letter
                   by
                   Col.
                   Markham
                   and
                   Atkins
                   to
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   Tenour
                   of
                   the
                   former
                   intercepted
                   to
                   Devonshire
                   ,
                   which
                   being
                   read
                   at
                   a
                   Common-Hall
                   ,
                   was
                   by
                   all
                   means
                   endeavoured
                   to
                   be
                   blasted
                   as
                   fictitious
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Messengers
                   imprisoned
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   The
                   Scotch
                   Convention
                   met
                   the
                   General
                   according
                   to
                   his
                   Summons
                   ,
                   at
                   Edenburgh
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   propounded
                   to
                   them
                   ;
                   First
                   ,
                   
                     The
                     security
                     of
                     the
                     Peace
                     in
                     his
                     absence
                  
                   ;
                   which
                   ,
                   he
                   said
                   ,
                   
                     He
                     was
                     constrained
                     to
                     ,
                     in
                     defence
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     and
                     our
                     Laws
                  
                   (
                   in
                   general
                   terms
                   .
                   )
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     they
                     would
                     Assist
                     him
                     if
                     any
                     Troubles
                     should
                     arise
                     .
                  
                   And
                   Thirdly
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     they
                     would
                     raise
                     him
                     some
                     money
                     .
                  
                   To
                   this
                   they
                   readily
                   answered
                   ,
                   (
                   being
                   Oracled
                   ,
                   )
                   That
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   
                     they
                     had
                     no
                     Arms
                     ,
                     and
                     therefore
                     were
                     in
                     no
                     condition
                     nor
                     capacity
                     to
                     provide
                     against
                     any
                     Insurrections
                     ,
                     but
                     would
                     endeavour
                     .
                  
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     it
                     could
                     not
                     be
                     expected
                     ,
                     nor
                     were
                     it
                     reasonable
                     for
                     them
                     to
                     interest
                     themselves
                     in
                     a
                     War
                     ,
                     which
                     if
                     prosperous
                     ,
                     had
                     no
                     assurance
                     of
                     advantage
                     ;
                     if
                     unhappy
                     ,
                     would
                     be
                     farther
                     ruinous
                     to
                     them
                     .
                  
                   Thirdly
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     as
                     to
                     moneys
                     ,
                     they
                     were
                     exhausted
                     already
                     ;
                     but
                     yet
                     confiding
                     in
                     his
                     Noble
                     and
                     Honourable
                     design
                     ,
                     they
                     would
                     raise
                     him
                     a
                     Twelve
                     Moneths
                     Assessement
                     ,
                  
                   which
                   amounted
                   
                     to
                     Sixty
                     thousand
                     pounds
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     Revenues
                     of
                     the
                     Excise
                     and
                     Customes
                     besides
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   The
                   Earl
                   of
                   Glencarn
                   had
                   the
                   Chair
                   here
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   General
                   's
                   Privadoes
                   ,
                   a
                   former
                   Eminent
                   Royallist
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   present
                   deem'd
                   a
                   moderate
                   man
                   ;
                   having
                   in
                   all
                   things
                   complyed
                   with
                   the
                   General
                   's
                   Orders
                   .
                   —
                   This
                   is
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Curtain-stories
                   which
                   cannot
                   be
                   pryed
                   into
                   as
                   yet
                   ,
                   as
                   are
                   the
                   other
                   abstruse
                   contrivances
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Restitution
                   ;
                   it
                   is
                   sufficient
                   to
                   mind
                   the
                   Reader
                   ,
                   that
                   some
                   great
                   Providence
                   was
                   at
                   hand
                   ,
                   when
                   a
                   revengeful
                   and
                   most
                   desperate
                   Enemy
                   gratified
                   his
                   Conquerour
                   by
                   the
                   opening
                   of
                   his
                   Heart
                   and
                   his
                   Hands
                   ,
                   instead
                   
                   of
                   striving
                   with
                   this
                   advantage
                   ,
                   and
                   arming
                   himself
                   to
                   the
                   recovery
                   of
                   that
                   Peoples
                   Liberty
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Committee
                     of
                     Safety
                  
                   (
                   for
                   all
                   
                   Vane's
                   curious
                   Modules
                   )
                   liked
                   not
                   themselves
                   in
                   this
                   their
                   Government
                   ;
                   but
                   to
                   free
                   themselves
                   by
                   a
                   Proclamation
                   ,
                   declared
                   their
                   resolution
                   for
                   another
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   they
                   were
                   upon
                   qualifications
                   ,
                   and
                   summoning
                   one
                   speedily
                   .
                   One
                   Barret
                   sent
                   out
                   of
                   Ireland
                   with
                   a
                   Letter
                   to
                   Gen.
                   Monke
                   from
                   the
                   Army-party
                   there
                   ,
                   was
                   likewise
                   imprisoned
                   :
                   all
                   the
                   whole
                   Force
                   in
                   Scotland
                   were
                   now
                   together
                   ;
                   to
                   wit
                   ,
                   the
                   Generals
                   Regiments
                   ,
                   
                   Wilks's
                   ,
                   
                   Talbot's
                   ,
                   
                   Fairfax's
                   ,
                   
                   Pearson's
                   ,
                   
                   Read's
                   ,
                   
                   Smith's
                   ,
                   and
                   
                   Sawrey's
                   of
                   Foot
                   ;
                   and
                   His
                   own
                   Col.
                   
                   Twisleton's
                   
                   Morgan's
                   ,
                   and
                   
                   Saunders's
                   of
                   Horse
                   (
                   the
                   latter
                   of
                   whom
                   was
                   detained
                   in
                   a
                   kind
                   of
                   restraint
                   of
                   Coventry
                   )
                   nevertheless
                   the
                   General
                   pretended
                   still
                   to
                   an
                   Agreement
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   declaring
                   not
                   himself
                   fully
                   satisfied
                   ,
                   desired
                   the
                   addition
                   of
                   two
                   more
                   Commissioners
                   to
                   treat
                   with
                   his
                   other
                   three
                   at
                   Newcastle
                   ,
                   with
                   five
                   more
                   of
                   Wallingford-house
                   ;
                   the
                   chief
                   of
                   whom
                   was
                   Col.
                   Clerk
                   ,
                   who
                   came
                   post
                   to
                   Newcastle
                   ;
                   where
                   having
                   conferred
                   ,
                   the
                   General
                   sends
                   for
                   his
                   Commissioners
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   fully
                   informed
                   of
                   the
                   transaction
                   before
                   he
                   ratified
                   it
                   ,
                   because
                   of
                   the
                   late
                   mistake
                   of
                   his
                   Commissioners
                   at
                   London
                   ;
                   and
                   upon
                   their
                   arrival
                   ,
                   clapt
                   up
                   Col.
                   Wilks
                   for
                   exceeding
                   his
                   Instructions
                   .
                   The
                   General
                   was
                   now
                   at
                   Berwick
                   ,
                   whence
                   he
                   sent
                   Letters
                   to
                   Fleetwood
                   ,
                   assuring
                   him
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   all
                   this
                   difference
                   there
                   ,
                   he
                   had
                   no
                   personal
                   quarrel
                   against
                   him
                   ,
                   but
                   could
                   return
                   into
                   a
                   most
                   firm
                   friendship
                   with
                   him
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   now
                   his
                   temporizing
                   came
                   to
                   an
                   end
                   :
                   for
                   Hazelrig
                   ,
                   
                   
                     Morley
                     ,
                     Walton
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   Col.
                   Norton
                   was
                   then
                   also
                   present
                   )
                   got
                   into
                   Portsmouth
                   ;
                   and
                   Whetham
                   the
                   Governour
                   (
                   formerly
                   of
                   the
                   Generals
                   Council
                   in
                   Scotland
                   )
                   siding
                   with
                   them
                   ,
                   they
                   presently
                   seized
                   upon
                   such
                   Officers
                   as
                   were
                   thought
                   to
                   favour
                   the
                   Wallingfordians
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   were
                   Captain
                   Brown
                   ,
                   and
                   Captain
                   Peacock
                   ,
                   and
                   declared
                   for
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   which
                   coming
                   to
                   the
                   Ears
                   of
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   Officers
                   ,
                   they
                   presently
                   ordered
                   Major
                   Cadwel
                   with
                   a
                   Party
                   of
                   Horse
                   to
                   block
                   them
                   up
                   ,
                   who
                   accordingly
                   came
                   to
                   Gospur
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   the
                   water
                   ;
                   and
                   Riches
                   and
                   Berries
                   Troops
                   were
                   sent
                   to
                   joyn
                   with
                   him
                   ;
                   who
                   instead
                   thereof
                   ,
                   being
                   inveagled
                   by
                   Col.
                   
                     Vnton
                     Crook
                  
                   and
                   Major
                   Bremen
                   ,
                   marched
                   into
                   Portsmouth
                   ,
                   and
                   joyned
                   with
                   Hazelrig
                   .
                
                 
                   Then
                   began
                   the
                   Tumults
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   instant
                   applications
                   were
                   made
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                   and
                   Aldermen
                   to
                   declare
                   against
                   both
                   Army
                   and
                   Rump
                   ,
                   the
                   last
                   of
                   whom
                   was
                   most
                   abhorred
                   ,
                   and
                   cryed
                   out
                   against
                   with
                   the
                   general
                   voice
                   ,
                   of
                   
                     No
                     Rump
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   a
                   Petition
                   for
                   a
                   Free-Parliament
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   only
                   way
                   to
                   preserve
                   the
                   City
                   and
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   was
                   preferred
                   for
                   Hands
                   ;
                   which
                   the
                   
                     Committee
                     of
                     Safety
                  
                   under
                   high
                   Penalties
                   forbid
                   :
                   but
                   no
                   regard
                   being
                   had
                   to
                   them
                   ,
                   nor
                   no
                   application
                   of
                   any
                   person
                   to
                   them
                   ,
                   but
                   their
                   own
                   Army-folk
                   (
                   save
                   that
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Booth
                  
                   obtained
                   his
                   Liberty
                   upon
                   Bail
                   ,
                   from
                   them
                   ,
                   because
                   of
                   indisposition
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   recovery
                   of
                   his
                   health
                   in
                   better
                   Ayr
                   )
                   the
                   said
                   Petitions
                   were
                   carried
                   on
                   ,
                   and
                   high
                   things
                   resolved
                   on
                   ;
                   Shops
                   being
                   shut
                   up
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Publick
                   only
                   minded
                   ,
                   people
                   running
                   in
                   clusters
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   of
                   the
                   Street
                   ,
                   and
                   hearing
                   and
                   telling
                   of
                   News
                   ,
                   an
                   threatning
                   or
                   expecting
                   (
                   as
                   news
                   came
                   )
                   nothing
                   but
                   Destruction
                   .
                
                 
                   These
                   things
                   being
                   posted
                   to
                   Wallingford-house
                   ,
                   
                   Colonel
                   Hewson
                   with
                   his
                   Regiment
                   was
                   ordered
                   to
                   march
                   into
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   quell
                   these
                   Tumults
                   and
                   Uproars
                   ;
                   who
                   accordingly
                   came
                   strutting
                   in
                   ,
                   and
                   seeing
                   some
                   gatherings
                   of
                   Apprentices
                   and
                   others
                   ,
                   having
                   commanded
                   them
                   to
                   be
                   gone
                   ,
                   bid
                   his
                   Musquetiers
                   fire
                   ,
                   who
                   killed
                   two
                   men
                   about
                   the
                   Exchange
                   :
                   Horse
                   and
                   Foot
                   were
                   also
                   quartered
                   in
                   the
                   Streets
                   ,
                   and
                   round
                   about
                   the
                   City
                   .
                
                 
                   Lambert
                   seeing
                   no
                   good
                   was
                   to
                   be
                   expected
                   by
                   this
                   Treaty
                   ,
                   
                   his
                   Messenger
                   Col.
                   Zanchy
                   being
                   secured
                   at
                   Berwick
                   ,
                   advanced
                   to
                   Perith
                   ,
                   having
                   almost
                   spoiled
                   and
                   wasted
                   the
                   Country
                   about
                   Newcastle
                   ,
                   with
                   his
                   numerous
                   (
                   and
                   indeed
                   gallant
                   )
                   Army
                   ;
                   for
                   he
                   had
                   the
                   flower
                   of
                   it
                   with
                   him
                   ,
                   both
                   for
                   Horse
                   and
                   Men
                   :
                   money
                   was
                   wanting
                   ,
                   and
                   could
                   not
                   be
                   had
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   free-quarter
                   ,
                   on
                   which
                   he
                   was
                   forced
                   to
                   subsist
                   (
                   having
                   almost
                   undone
                   himself
                   ,
                   to
                   supply
                   his
                   incident
                   necessities
                   
                   of
                   the
                   Expedition
                   ,
                   )
                   made
                   him
                   not
                   only
                   odious
                   ,
                   but
                   disheartned
                   his
                   men
                   ;
                   which
                   to
                   remedy
                   ,
                   he
                   concluded
                   to
                   March
                   forward
                   ;
                   and
                   so
                   came
                   to
                   Perith
                   ,
                   intending
                   to
                   Fight
                   .
                
                 
                   Nothing
                   in
                   the
                   interim
                   ,
                   but
                   fears
                   ,
                   rage
                   ,
                   desperation
                   ,
                   revenge
                   ,
                   private
                   and
                   publick
                   consultations
                   about
                   the
                   redress
                   of
                   these
                   mischiefs
                   ,
                   filled
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ;
                   and
                   nothing
                   but
                   a
                   Free-Parliament
                   could
                   be
                   thought
                   of
                   as
                   a
                   fit
                   expedient
                   :
                   which
                   ,
                   the
                   
                     Committee
                     of
                     Safety
                  
                   found
                   it
                   high
                   time
                   to
                   personate
                   ;
                   being
                   already
                   certain
                   ,
                   that
                   
                   Portsmouth-story
                   would
                   spoil
                   all
                   :
                   and
                   therefore
                   to
                   prevent
                   the
                   Rump
                   ,
                   
                   Proclaimed
                   ,
                   December
                   15.
                   a
                   Free-Parliament
                   to
                   sit
                   down
                   the
                   Twenty
                   fourth
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   ,
                   upon
                   sundry
                   qualifications
                   ,
                   which
                   were
                   to
                   be
                   formed
                   out
                   of
                   these
                   Seven
                   Fundamentals
                   :
                   1.
                   
                   
                     No
                     King.
                  
                   2.
                   
                   
                     No
                     single
                     Person
                  
                   .
                   3.
                   
                   
                     The
                     Army
                     to
                     be
                     continued
                  
                   .
                   4.
                   
                   
                     Liberty
                     of
                     Conscience
                  
                   .
                   5.
                   
                   
                     No
                     House
                     of
                     Peers
                  
                   .
                   6.
                   
                   
                     Legislative
                     and
                     Executive
                     Power
                     distinct
                  
                   .
                   7.
                   
                   
                     Both
                     Assemblies
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     and
                     Council
                     of
                     State
                     to
                     be
                     chosen
                     by
                     the
                     People
                  
                   ;
                   which
                   was
                   the
                   Co-ordinate
                   Senate
                   of
                   Sir
                   Henry
                   Vane's
                   Fiction
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   he
                   was
                   desperate
                   in
                   love
                   ,
                   with
                   Narcissus
                   ,
                   unto
                   his
                   death
                   .
                
                 
                   These
                   made
                   the
                   Commonalty
                   worse
                   mad
                   than
                   before
                   ,
                   and
                   made
                   them
                   more
                   the
                   scorn
                   ,
                   than
                   the
                   fear
                   of
                   the
                   People
                   ;
                   which
                   to
                   lessen
                   also
                   ,
                   Lawson
                   declares
                   for
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   came
                   up
                   with
                   his
                   Fleet
                   into
                   the
                   River
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   
                   Portsmouth-blades
                   began
                   to
                   stir
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   Wallingford-house
                   began
                   to
                   look
                   thin
                   .
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Vane
                  
                   and
                   Salway
                   howsoever
                   undertook
                   to
                   cajole
                   Lawson
                   ;
                   but
                   Mr.
                   Scot
                   met
                   them
                   on
                   Board
                   the
                   said
                   Vice-Admiral
                   (
                   where
                   the
                   righteousness
                   of
                   these
                   Actions
                   was
                   disputed
                   )
                   and
                   spoiled
                   their
                   Game
                   .
                   Another
                   Cavalier-Plot
                   was
                   discovered
                   ;
                   which
                   was
                   the
                   likeliest
                   of
                   all
                   to
                   take
                   ,
                   
                   being
                   laid
                   in
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   under
                   the
                   Conduct
                   of
                   Major-General
                   Brown
                   ;
                   some
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Forces
                   being
                   in
                   Arms
                   the
                   Night
                   appointed
                   ;
                   but
                   it
                   was
                   discovered
                   ,
                   and
                   divers
                   Gentlemen
                   and
                   Horse
                   taken
                   at
                   the
                   White-Horse
                   by
                   More-gate
                   .
                   I
                   should
                   mention
                   also
                   a
                   Plot
                   upon
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   by
                   Scot
                   and
                   Okey
                   for
                   the
                   Rump
                   ,
                   &c.
                   but
                   it
                   taking
                   no
                   effect
                   ,
                   I
                   pass
                   it
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   Reader
                   will
                   be
                   weary
                   of
                   these
                   traverses
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   to
                   the
                   event
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Things
                   being
                   thus
                   brought
                   about
                   by
                   the
                   activity
                   of
                   some
                   Rumpers
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Army
                   not
                   likely
                   to
                   receive
                   a
                   penny
                   pay
                   more
                   ,
                   as
                   full
                   information
                   was
                   given
                   the
                   Souldiery
                   ,
                   the
                   Wallingford
                   people
                   broke
                   up
                   House
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Officers
                   and
                   Army
                   in
                   Town
                   presently
                   submitted
                   to
                   the
                   Speaker
                   ;
                   Rendezvouzing
                   first
                   in
                   Lincolns-inne-fields
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   were
                   headed
                   by
                   Col.
                   Okey
                   and
                   Col.
                   Alured
                   ;
                   and
                   thence
                   they
                   Marched
                   down
                   Chancery-lane
                   through
                   Holborn
                   ,
                   where
                   the
                   Speaker
                   was
                   come
                   down
                   to
                   the
                   dore
                   of
                   the
                   Rolls
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   the
                   Officers
                   made
                   their
                   obeysance
                   ,
                   and
                   expressed
                   their
                   joy
                   ,
                   and
                   cheerfully
                   returned
                   to
                   their
                   duty
                   ;
                   which
                   done
                   ,
                   the
                   Speaker
                   with
                   Sir
                   
                     Anthony
                     Ashly
                     Cooper
                  
                   ,
                   &c.
                   took
                   Coach
                   and
                   went
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   were
                   likewise
                   admitted
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   the
                   Keys
                   delivered
                   by
                   Lieutenant-Colonel
                   Miller
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   said
                   Sir
                   Anthony
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Weaver
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Iosiah
                     Berners
                  
                   left
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Speaker
                   as
                   Lieutenant-Commissioners
                   in
                   that
                   place
                   :
                   This
                   happened
                   on
                   the
                   24
                   of
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   
                   Desborough's
                   Regiment
                   of
                   Horse
                   (
                   sent
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   North
                   to
                   assist
                   against
                   Portsmouth
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   countenance
                   the
                   Wallingfordians
                   )
                   stayed
                   at
                   Saint
                   Albans
                   ,
                   and
                   concluded
                   on
                   submission
                   ,
                   as
                   did
                   their
                   Clown
                   or
                   Colonel
                   ,
                   while
                   in
                   the
                   mean
                   time
                   Col.
                   Salmon
                   was
                   sent
                   away
                   by
                   the
                   Officers
                   here
                   ,
                   to
                   give
                   Lambert
                   an
                   account
                   of
                   this
                   turn
                   ,
                   upon
                   whose
                   back
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   York
                   was
                   risen
                   ;
                   the
                   Lord
                   Fairfax
                   with
                   a
                   great
                   party
                   of
                   Horse
                   being
                   then
                   in
                   York
                   ,
                   whither
                   Col.
                   Lilburn
                   came
                   and
                   joyned
                   with
                   him
                   :
                   the
                   Irish
                   Brigades
                   also
                   marched
                   off
                   in
                   discontent
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   there
                   needed
                   not
                   any
                   Order
                   of
                   Parliament
                   for
                   Lambert
                   to
                   lay
                   down
                   ,
                   his
                   Arms
                   and
                   be
                   quiet
                   ;
                   
                   for
                   as
                   soon
                   as
                   Salmon
                   came
                   ,
                   the
                   mighty
                   design
                   was
                   crawl'd
                   into
                   an
                   Inne
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Pot-Consulatation
                   held
                   how
                   to
                   come
                   off
                   ,
                   not
                   with
                   Honour
                   ,
                   but
                   with
                   Safety
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   next
                   News
                   heard
                   of
                   him
                   ,
                   was
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   seen
                   at
                   Northallerton
                   ,
                   with
                   about
                   Fifty
                   Horse
                   ,
                   and
                   no
                   more
                   ,
                   of
                   all
                   his
                   great
                   Army
                   .
                   And
                   thus
                   was
                   Richard
                   Cromwel's
                   deposition
                   revenged
                   by
                   
                   Lambert's
                   just
                   desertion
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Rump
                   victorious
                   ,
                   returned
                   again
                   to
                   their
                   old
                   House
                   at
                   
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   with
                   such
                   proud
                   surly
                   looks
                   ,
                   as
                   made
                   the
                   Red-coats
                   themselves
                   to
                   quake
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   26.
                   of
                   Decemb.
                   at
                   Night
                   ,
                   
                   they
                   got
                   Possession
                   again
                   ;
                   and
                   Voted
                   several
                   Orders
                   ,
                   especially
                   about
                   the
                   Souldiery
                   :
                   and
                   because
                   Sir
                   Arthur
                   and
                   Morley
                   ,
                   the
                   former
                   Commissioners
                   ,
                   were
                   not
                   present
                   ,
                   they
                   Constituted
                   new
                   ones
                   ,
                   viz.
                   Mr.
                   
                     Alexander
                     Popham
                  
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Anthony
                     Ashley
                     Cooper
                     ,
                     Scot
                     ,
                     Okey
                     ,
                     Thompson
                     ,
                     Markham
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Allured
                   ;
                   giving
                   them
                   power
                   to
                   suppress
                   Insurrections
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   they
                   were
                   much
                   in
                   danger
                   .
                   However
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                   and
                   Court
                   of
                   Aldermen
                   had
                   stilled
                   the
                   clamours
                   and
                   Petitions
                   for
                   a
                   Free-Parliament
                   (
                   for
                   they
                   scorned
                   to
                   ask
                   the
                   Rump's
                   consent
                   )
                   with
                   a
                   promise
                   it
                   should
                   be
                   effected
                   :
                   for
                   nothwithstanding
                   the
                   Rump
                   sate
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   thought
                   by
                   the
                   Vulgar
                   the
                   only
                   thing
                   intended
                   after
                   all
                   this
                   stir
                   (
                   for
                   they
                   did
                   prank
                   it
                   like
                   the
                   Flie
                   on
                   the
                   Wheel
                   (
                   in
                   the
                   Fable
                   )
                   who
                   gloried
                   that
                   he
                   raised
                   the
                   dust
                   )
                   the
                   Mayor
                   and
                   Court
                   of
                   Aldermen
                   sent
                   away
                   their
                   Sword-bearer
                   to
                   the
                   General
                   with
                   Letters
                   of
                   Cachet
                   ,
                   
                   which
                   came
                   safe
                   to
                   his
                   Hands
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   with
                   all
                   affection
                   and
                   civility
                   received
                   ,
                   and
                   answered
                   in
                   time
                   to
                   the
                   purpose
                   .
                   In
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Theophilus
                     Iones
                  
                   and
                   Col.
                   Warren
                   seize
                   Dublin-castle
                   ;
                   and
                   after
                   ,
                   
                     Ludlow
                     ,
                     Corbet
                     ,
                     Tomlinson
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Iohn
                     Iones
                  
                   were
                   summoned
                   into
                   England
                   ,
                   to
                   answer
                   an
                   Impeachment
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Coot
                  
                   against
                   them
                   .
                   A
                   new
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   was
                   appointed
                   ;
                   and
                   all
                   what
                   General
                   Monck
                   had
                   done
                   in
                   displacing
                   Officers
                   ,
                   and
                   carrying
                   on
                   the
                   Service
                   ,
                   was
                   approved
                   of
                   ,
                   and
                   thanks
                   ordered
                   him
                   ;
                   and
                   Hazelrig
                   being
                   come
                   to
                   Town
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   lighting
                   at
                   the
                   Palace-yard
                   in
                   Triumph
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   Head
                   of
                   Thirty
                   Troops
                   of
                   Horse
                   ,
                   was
                   thanked
                   likewise
                   most
                   solemnly
                   ,
                   as
                   was
                   Rich
                   also
                   in
                   the
                   House
                   ;
                   and
                   as
                   much
                   had
                   Col.
                   
                     Henry
                     Ingoldsby
                  
                   for
                   his
                   Relation
                   of
                   the
                   taking
                   of
                   Windsor-castle
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   next
                   work
                   was
                   ,
                   to
                   make
                   sure
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   to
                   borrow
                   some
                   money
                   ,
                   (
                   for
                   all
                   the
                   revenues
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Good
                     Old
                     Cause
                  
                   were
                   not
                   worth
                   one
                   farthing
                   ,
                   besides
                   Excise
                   and
                   Customes
                   ;
                   )
                   and
                   therefore
                   a
                   Conference
                   was
                   held
                   at
                   Whitehall
                   ,
                   Sir
                   Arthur
                   being
                   the
                   chief
                   of
                   the
                   Committee
                   of
                   the
                   Rump
                   :
                   but
                   the
                   one
                   would
                   not
                   endure
                   to
                   hear
                   of
                   lending
                   of
                   money
                   to
                   pay
                   their
                   Enemies
                   ;
                   nor
                   would
                   the
                   other
                   hear
                   of
                   a
                   Free-Parliament
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   mean
                   time
                   ,
                   the
                   General
                   signified
                   to
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   that
                   because
                   he
                   supposed
                   them
                   not
                   yet
                   free
                   enough
                   ,
                   he
                   would
                   with
                   his
                   Army
                   come
                   to
                   London
                   :
                   (
                   his
                   Souldiers
                   were
                   then
                   very
                   full
                   of
                   money
                   by
                   the
                   Scotch
                   advance
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   Thousands
                   of
                   pounds
                   from
                   London
                   ;
                   which
                   made
                   them
                   willing
                   to
                   undergo
                   that
                   hard
                   duty
                   (
                   the
                   necessity
                   of
                   guarding
                   themselves
                   from
                   surprize
                   and
                   treachery
                   had
                   put
                   them
                   upon
                   .
                   )
                   Upon
                   Receipt
                   of
                   this
                   Letter
                   ,
                   
                   they
                   Vote
                   him
                   a
                   Thousand
                   pounds
                   a
                   year
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   he
                   be
                   desired
                   to
                   come
                   to
                   London
                   ;
                   and
                   a
                   hundred
                   thanks
                   again
                   :
                   and
                   this
                   News
                   kept
                   them
                   from
                   proceeding
                   severely
                   against
                   Lambert
                   ;
                   upon
                   whom
                   they
                   had
                   an
                   eye
                   ,
                   to
                   oppose
                   him
                   against
                   the
                   General
                   ,
                   if
                   he
                   should
                   Army-master
                   them
                   :
                   they
                   discharged
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Vane
                  
                   of
                   his
                   Membership
                   ;
                   as
                   likewise
                   they
                   did
                   Saloway
                   ,
                   and
                   committed
                   him
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   for
                   their
                   
                     Committee
                     of
                     Safety
                  
                   project
                   .
                   All
                   the
                   Officers
                   in
                   Lamberts
                   Combination
                   ,
                   were
                   commanded
                   to
                   their
                   respective
                   Houses
                   in
                   the
                   Country
                   ;
                   and
                   Vane
                   to
                   his
                   a
                   Raby
                   ,
                   in
                   Durham
                   Bishoprick
                   ;
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     Anthony
                     Ashley
                     Cooper
                  
                   constituted
                   a
                   Col.
                   of
                   Horse
                   —
                   in
                   very
                   good
                   time
                   !
                   Sir
                   Henry
                   Vanes's
                   Phanaticks
                   of
                   the
                   Three
                   Regiments
                   were
                   disarmed
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   Arms
                   ordered
                   to
                   be
                   carried
                   into
                   the
                   Tower
                   ;
                   and
                   new
                   Commissions
                   to
                   the
                   Officers
                   in
                   England
                   ;
                   when
                   news
                   came
                   of
                   several
                   stirs
                   and
                   commotions
                   in
                   
                     Gloucestershire
                     ,
                     Devonshire
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Cornwal
                   ,
                   about
                   a
                   Free-Parliament
                   .
                   I
                   ommitted
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Officers
                   here
                   in
                   London
                   submitted
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   promise
                   of
                   Indemnity
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   Passed
                   by
                   a
                   Vote
                   ,
                   
                   with
                   this
                   condition
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     they
                     return
                     to
                     their
                     duty
                     by
                     the
                     ninth
                     of
                     Ianuary
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   Captain
                   Chillingham
                   was
                   sent
                   with
                   this
                   Order
                   to
                   Lambert
                   .
                   But
                   because
                   of
                   the
                   frequency
                   of
                   these
                   Commotions
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   matter
                   of
                   Fact
                   will
                   sufficiently
                   shew
                   this
                   Transaction
                   of
                   the
                   General
                   with
                   the
                   several
                   Counties
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   of
                   the
                   Rump
                   ,
                   Scot
                   and
                   Robinson
                   ,
                   appointed
                   to
                   wait
                   on
                   him
                   ,
                   meerly
                   to
                   sift
                   out
                   ,
                   and
                   discover
                   his
                   intentions
                   :
                   I
                   will
                   give
                   the
                   Reader
                   a
                   bare
                   Journal
                   of
                   the
                   Affairs
                   as
                   they
                   passed
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   before
                   I
                   proceed
                   ,
                   the
                   Reader
                   is
                   to
                   take
                   notice
                   ,
                   That
                   our
                   Soveraign
                   having
                   
                   been
                   highly
                   treated
                   at
                   his
                   return
                   from
                   St.
                   
                     Iean
                     de
                     Luz
                  
                   ,
                   at
                   Paris
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Orleans
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   regarded
                   now
                   as
                   the
                   Monarch
                   of
                   great
                   Britain
                   ,
                   (
                   such
                   assured
                   confidence
                   there
                   was
                   of
                   his
                   Restitution
                   ;
                   )
                   passed
                   in
                   great
                   State
                   publiquely
                   to
                   Brussels
                   ,
                   where
                   His
                   return
                   was
                   no
                   less
                   magnificently
                   welcomed
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   abode
                   till
                   the
                   dissolution
                   of
                   this
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   the
                   Rump
                   ,
                   which
                   now
                   ,
                   as
                   their
                   last
                   Engine
                   (
                   and
                   dying
                   Efforts
                   are
                   most
                   vigorous
                   )
                   against
                   Monarchy
                   ,
                   and
                   its
                   fortress
                   of
                   Loyalty
                   ,
                   had
                   under
                   their
                   consideration
                   an
                   Act
                   for
                   Renuntiation
                   and
                   Abjuration
                   of
                   the
                   Title
                   and
                   Right
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   whole
                   Line
                   of
                   King
                   Iames.
                   
                   Oliver
                   had
                   proceeded
                   to
                   the
                   disanulling
                   it
                   ;
                   this
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   damning
                   of
                   the
                   Nation
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   sworn
                   to
                   maintain
                   it
                   .
                   But
                   rather
                   than
                   sink
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   plainly
                   saw
                   the
                   King
                   would
                   at
                   last
                   be
                   too
                   hard
                   for
                   them
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   late
                   Commotions
                   and
                   Insurrections
                   in
                   his
                   behalf
                   ;
                   therefore
                   they
                   bethought
                   themselves
                   of
                   this
                   Italian
                   revenge
                   ,
                   to
                   ruine
                   the
                   Bodies
                   and
                   Souls
                   together
                   of
                   their
                   Enemies
                   :
                   this
                   was
                   afterwards
                   prosecuted
                   while
                   the
                   General
                   was
                   among
                   them
                   ;
                   and
                   a
                   Petition
                   delivered
                   by
                   Barebones
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   
                   Good-Old-Cause-men
                   ,
                   and
                   Fanaticks
                   ,
                   and
                   they
                   most
                   abominably
                   thanked
                   for
                   this
                   their
                   love
                   and
                   care
                   of
                   the
                   Common-wealth
                   .
                   At
                   the
                   same
                   time
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Roll
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Devonshire
                   Gentlemen
                   ,
                   listed
                   and
                   engaged
                   all
                   that
                   Country
                   upon
                   the
                   account
                   of
                   a
                   Free-Parliament
                   ;
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Cabal
                   betwixt
                   the
                   General
                   and
                   him
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Morrice
                   now
                   Secretary
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   strength
                   the
                   General
                   relyed
                   on
                   ,
                   upon
                   all
                   events
                   ,
                   as
                   his
                   own
                   Country-men
                   ;
                   and
                   doubtless
                   this
                   resolution
                   of
                   that
                   County
                   was
                   of
                   very
                   great
                   influence
                   in
                   the
                   ensuing
                   Affairs
                   .
                
                 
                   Scot
                   and
                   Robinson
                   were
                   sent
                   to
                   cajole
                   the
                   General
                   with
                   another
                   Letter
                   of
                   thanks
                   to
                   him
                   ;
                   as
                   also
                   another
                   was
                   sent
                   to
                   Major-General
                   Morgan
                   ;
                   Col.
                   Sydenham
                   a
                   Member
                   of
                   the
                   Committee
                   of
                   Safety
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   Oliver
                   Cromwels's
                   Council
                   ,
                   discharged
                   the
                   House
                   .
                   A
                   tumult
                   at
                   Exeter
                   about
                   a
                   Free-Parliament
                   ;
                   Commissioners
                   and
                   Judges
                   appointed
                   for
                   the
                   several
                   Courts
                   .
                   Alderman
                   
                     Fouk
                     ▪
                     Vincent
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Colonel
                   Bromfield
                   ▪
                   ordered
                   by
                   the
                   City
                   to
                   meet
                   and
                   congratulate
                   the
                   General
                   .
                   The
                   General
                   at
                   Nottingham
                   ,
                   came
                   our
                   a
                   Declaration
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   against
                   Kingship
                   ,
                   but
                   not
                   a
                   word
                   of
                   D●ssolving
                   themselves
                   ,
                   or
                   filling
                   up
                   the
                   House
                   .
                   Sir
                   
                     Robert
                     Pye
                  
                   and
                   Major
                   Fincher
                   ,
                   for
                   tendring
                   a
                   Declaration
                   of
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Berk-shire
                   for
                   a
                   Free-Parliament
                   ,
                   were
                   committed
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   ;
                   which
                   fored
                   a
                   Vote
                   for
                   Qualifications
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   The
                   Lady
                   Monck
                   arrived
                   at
                   White-hall
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   Minerva
                   and
                   great
                   Patroness
                   of
                   this
                   grand
                   design
                   .
                
                 
                   General
                   Monck
                   arrived
                   at
                   Leicester
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   met
                   there
                   by
                   Scot
                   and
                   Robinson
                   ,
                   who
                   sent
                   the
                   Parliament
                   a
                   copy
                   of
                   his
                   Letter
                   to
                   the
                   Devonshire
                   Gentlemen
                   :
                   great
                   seeming
                   kindness
                   past
                   between
                   them
                   .
                   An
                   Act
                   passed
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   being
                   a
                   Bill
                   of
                   Assessment
                   of
                   One
                   hundred
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   a
                   Moneth
                   ,
                   for
                   six
                   Moneths
                   ,
                   throughout
                   England
                   ,
                   
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   and
                   Ireland
                   :
                   they
                   had
                   made
                   it
                   at
                   first
                   for
                   Twelve
                   ;
                   but
                   it
                   passed
                   at
                   last
                   for
                   Six
                   .
                   At
                   Harborough
                   the
                   General
                   was
                   met
                   with
                   the
                   
                   London-Commissioners
                   ,
                   to
                   whom
                   he
                   speaks
                   fair
                   :
                   the
                   High
                   Sheriff
                   of
                   Northamptonshire
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Major
                   of
                   the
                   Town
                   ,
                   congratulate
                   him
                   ;
                   The
                   Lord
                   Falkland
                   came
                   thither
                   also
                   with
                   the
                   Oxfordshire
                   Address
                   for
                   a
                   Free-Parliament
                   ,
                   attended
                   by
                   the
                   Gentry
                   of
                   that
                   County
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   a
                   fair
                   reception
                   :
                   at
                   
                     Stony
                     Stratford
                  
                   the
                   Gentlemen
                   of
                   Bucks
                   :
                   the
                   like
                   at
                   Dunstable
                   ;
                   and
                   at
                   St.
                   Albans
                   he
                   received
                   more
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   nature
                   from
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Norfolk
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   hands
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   Richardson
                   ,
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     Horatio
                     Townsend
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   other
                   places
                   :
                   to
                   which
                   he
                   answered
                   ambiguously
                   and
                   fairly
                   ,
                   giving
                   them
                   all
                   civil
                   and
                   most
                   obliging
                   Reception
                   ,
                   even
                   to
                   the
                   Apprentices
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   came
                   thither
                   with
                   a
                   Petition
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   nature
                   ;
                   the
                   General
                   parting
                   with
                   the
                   expressions
                   of
                   his
                   care
                   and
                   endeavour
                   for
                   their
                   and
                   the
                   Cities
                   good
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   uncovered
                   all
                   the
                   while
                   .
                   Thence
                   he
                   desired
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Army
                   in
                   Town
                   ,
                   for
                   fear
                   of
                   Infection
                   ,
                   be
                   distributed
                   into
                   the
                   Country
                   ,
                   to
                   make
                   room
                   for
                   his
                   own
                   Forces
                   :
                   about
                   which
                   ,
                   Tumults
                   arose
                   in
                   the
                   Guards
                   at
                   St.
                   Pauls
                   ;
                   and
                   more
                   pertinaciously
                   at
                   Somerset-house
                   ;
                   which
                   caused
                   the
                   General
                   ,
                   being
                   invited
                   also
                   by
                   the
                   Rump
                   ,
                   to
                   make
                   extraordinary
                   hast
                   thither
                   .
                   Several
                   Reports
                   made
                   to
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   concerning
                   Qualifications
                   and
                   Elections
                   .
                   On
                   the
                   second
                   of
                   February
                   
                   he
                   Rendezvouzed
                   that
                   morning
                   at
                   Finchly-heath
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   drew
                   up
                   his
                   Army
                   ,
                   having
                   marched
                   from
                   Barnet
                   ;
                   
                   and
                   by
                   St.
                   Iohns-street
                   and
                   Holborn
                   ,
                   down
                   Chancery-lane
                   ,
                   came
                   with
                   his
                   Army
                   into
                   the
                   Strand
                   ,
                   where
                   at
                   Somerset-house
                   he
                   was
                   met
                   by
                   the
                   Speaker
                   .
                   They
                   saluted
                   each
                   other
                   with
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   Lord-General
                   :
                   The
                   General
                   afterwards
                   waited
                   on
                   him
                   to
                   his
                   Coach
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   to
                   refresh
                   ;
                   but
                   he
                   refused
                   White-hall
                   for
                   his
                   Quarters
                   .
                   Next
                   day
                   after
                   he
                   was
                   conducted
                   to
                   his
                   audience
                   at
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   had
                   a
                   Speech
                   made
                   to
                   him
                   by
                   the
                   Speaker
                   ,
                   being
                   a
                   thankful
                   Commemoration
                   of
                   his
                   services
                   ;
                   to
                   which
                   he
                   modestly
                   replied
                   ,
                   refusing
                   to
                   sit
                   in
                   the
                   Chair
                   placed
                   for
                   him
                   by
                   their
                   order
                   ,
                   declining
                   all
                   the
                   praises
                   given
                   him
                   (
                   as
                   he
                   never
                   intended
                   any
                   service
                   for
                   them
                   )
                   but
                   desiring
                   them
                   to
                   be
                   very
                   tender
                   of
                   the
                   Gentry
                   of
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   (
                   which
                   would
                   prove
                   their
                   Interest
                   )
                   and
                   of
                   Oaths
                   and
                   Engagements
                   ,
                   &c.
                   so
                   was
                   with
                   great
                   respects
                   reconducted
                   and
                   attended
                   to
                   his
                   Lodging
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   continued
                   in
                   good
                   intelligence
                   with
                   them
                   ,
                   till
                   their
                   politick
                   Revenge
                   put
                   him
                   upon
                   this
                   Adventure
                   to
                   make
                   a
                   Feud
                   between
                   him
                   and
                   the
                   City
                   :
                   for
                   the
                   City
                   refusing
                   to
                   pay
                   the
                   money
                   assessed
                   upon
                   them
                   by
                   the
                   late
                   Act
                   of
                   100000
                   
                     l.
                     per
                     mensem
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Rump
                   order
                   the
                   Gates
                   and
                   Portcullices
                   to
                   be
                   pulled
                   down
                   by
                   the
                   General
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   several
                   Citizens
                   to
                   be
                   apprehended
                   ,
                   viz.
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Vincent
                  
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Bludworth
                  
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Laurence
                     Bromfield
                  
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Ford
                  
                   ,
                   Major
                   Cox
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Penning
                   Lieutenant-colonel
                   Iackson
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Spencer
                   ,
                   Major
                   Chamberlain
                   ,
                   and
                   Mr.
                   Brown
                   a
                   Grocer
                   in
                   Wood-street
                   ,
                   and
                   sent
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   ;
                   which
                   the
                   General
                   performed
                   .
                   They
                   likewise
                   ordered
                   the
                   discontinuance
                   of
                   the
                   Common
                   Council
                   for
                   that
                   year
                   ,
                   and
                   proceeded
                   to
                   nominate
                   another
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   settle
                   a
                   new
                   Militia
                   .
                   The
                   Gates
                   were
                   accordingly
                   pulled
                   down
                   ,
                   the
                   thumps
                   of
                   the
                   Hammers
                   even
                   piercing
                   the
                   hearts
                   of
                   the
                   Citizens
                   .
                   Such
                   an
                   affront
                   and
                   revenge
                   never
                   any
                   of
                   our
                   Princes
                   in
                   his
                   greatest
                   rage
                   did
                   to
                   this
                   place
                   ,
                   where
                   likewise
                   the
                   Army
                   was
                   perforce
                   Quartered
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   after
                   the
                   pulling
                   down
                   of
                   the
                   Gates
                   ,
                   the
                   General
                   sent
                   a
                   Letter
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   acquainting
                   them
                   how
                   grievous
                   and
                   distastful
                   the
                   action
                   was
                   to
                   his
                   nature
                   ,
                   intimating
                   also
                   the
                   great
                   Merit
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   towards
                   them
                   throughout
                   the
                   War
                   ;
                   and
                   on
                   Friday
                   ,
                   after
                   several
                   Conferences
                   managed
                   before
                   him
                   by
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   secluded
                   Members
                   and
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   of
                   the
                   Rump
                   ,
                   (
                   He
                   pretending
                   his
                   desire
                   of
                   satisfaction
                   for
                   their
                   Exclusion
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   evidence
                   of
                   danger
                   of
                   their
                   readmission
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Rump
                   were
                   now
                   unarmed
                   to
                   dispute
                   ,
                   (
                   his
                   Commission
                   from
                   them
                   as
                   Commissioner
                   for
                   governing
                   the
                   Army
                   being
                   then
                   also
                   expired
                   )
                   (
                   and
                   the
                   publication
                   of
                   a
                   Petition
                   subscribed
                   by
                   
                   Barebone's
                   and
                   others
                   to
                   abjure
                   the
                   King
                   )
                   as
                   afterwards
                   with
                   the
                   Mayor
                   and
                   Court
                   of
                   Aldermen
                   at
                   
                     Guild
                     hall
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   used
                   their
                   endeavours
                   with
                   him
                   in
                   the
                   business
                   ;
                   he
                   marched
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   with
                   his
                   Army
                   to
                   their
                   Quarters
                   ;
                   and
                   on
                   Saturday
                   sent
                   another
                   Letter
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   wherein
                   he
                   laid
                   open
                   the
                   dangerous
                   designes
                   countenanced
                   by
                   themselves
                   in
                   conniving
                   at
                   Lambert
                   ,
                   particularly
                   the
                   business
                   of
                   
                   Barebone's
                   Petition
                   ,
                   setting
                   forth
                   that
                   there
                   had
                   been
                   Oaths
                   too
                   many
                   already
                   ;
                   
                   (
                   and
                   as
                   before
                   )
                   in
                   the
                   afternoon
                   he
                   Rendezvoused
                   in
                   Finsbury-fields
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   thence
                   marched
                   into
                   London
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   and
                   his
                   Army
                   were
                   joyfully
                   entertained
                   ,
                   declaring
                   himself
                   for
                   the
                   City
                   and
                   a
                   free
                   Parliament
                   .
                   Towards
                   evening
                   ,
                   the
                   City
                   rung
                   every
                   where
                   with
                   the
                   news
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   with
                   such
                   Acclamations
                   ,
                   and
                   shone
                   with
                   so
                   many
                   Bonfires
                   ,
                   (
                   where
                   they
                   burnt
                   and
                   roasted
                   all
                   manner
                   of
                   Rumps
                   in
                   detestation
                   of
                   the
                   Juncto
                   then
                   sitting
                   )
                   that
                   it
                   seemed
                   a
                   Theatre
                   of
                   mad
                   &
                   extasied
                   people
                   ;
                   nor
                   is
                   it
                   possible
                   any
                   expressions
                   of
                   it
                   should
                   reach
                   the
                   sense
                   and
                   belief
                   of
                   Posterity
                   ;
                   Money
                   being
                   thrown
                   among
                   the
                   Souldiers
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   now
                   there
                   would
                   be
                   no
                   more
                   occasion
                   for
                   it
                   ,
                   but
                   that
                   the
                   Golden
                   Age
                   swiftly
                   approached
                   :
                   The
                   Speaker
                   at
                   his
                   return
                   from
                   the
                   House
                   being
                   in
                   danger
                   of
                   his
                   life
                   .
                   Innumerable
                   the
                   Ballads
                   and
                   Ribaldry
                   made
                   of
                   this
                   Rump
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   General
                   continued
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   disarmed
                   most
                   of
                   those
                   Phanatick
                   persons
                   who
                   had
                   been
                   listed
                   by
                   the
                   Committee
                   of
                   Safety
                   ;
                   and
                   notwithstanding
                   the
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Rump
                   ,
                   yet
                   kept
                   their
                   Arms.
                   The
                   aforesaid
                   Conferences
                   were
                   yet
                   held
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   General
                   assisted
                   at
                   the
                   debates
                   between
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   Members
                   
                   sitting
                   ,
                   and
                   those
                   that
                   were
                   excluded
                   in
                   1648
                   ,
                   in
                   order
                   to
                   some
                   composure
                   ;
                   having
                   promised
                   to
                   stand
                   by
                   the
                   City
                   in
                   the
                   attainment
                   of
                   such
                   a
                   settlement
                   as
                   should
                   secure
                   the
                   Nation
                   .
                   These
                   conferences
                   coming
                   to
                   no
                   Issue
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Rump
                   having
                   at
                   last
                   finished
                   their
                   Qualifications
                   ,
                   so
                   rigid
                   and
                   unreasonable
                   ,
                   that
                   no
                   good
                   or
                   fair
                   meaning
                   appeared
                   in
                   them
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   modestly
                   and
                   fairly
                   told
                   them
                   ;
                   He
                   came
                   with
                   his
                   Army
                   into
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   and
                   parts
                   adjacent
                   ;
                   and
                   having
                   that
                   morning
                   convened
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   secluded
                   Members
                   at
                   White-hall
                   ,
                   went
                   with
                   them
                   to
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Commons
                   ,
                   and
                   see
                   them
                   safely
                   sit
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   who
                   presently
                   vacated
                   many
                   Orders
                   made
                   by
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   Remnant
                   in
                   1648
                   ,
                   in
                   reference
                   to
                   the
                   Death
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   own
                   forcible
                   seclusion
                   ;
                   
                   as
                   also
                   all
                   Votes
                   lately
                   made
                   by
                   them
                   ,
                   touching
                   new
                   Members
                   to
                   be
                   elected
                   to
                   sit
                   and
                   serve
                   in
                   Parliament
                   :
                   also
                   all
                   Orders
                   referring
                   to
                   Sir
                   George
                   Booth's
                   business
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   Imprisonments
                   ,
                   and
                   Sequestrations
                   thereupon
                   .
                   Next
                   ,
                   they
                   constituted
                   the
                   General
                   ,
                   Captain
                   and
                   Commander
                   in
                   chief
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Forces
                   of
                   
                     England
                     ,
                     Scotland
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Ireland
                   ;
                   discharged
                   all
                   Prisoners
                   upon
                   the
                   account
                   of
                   a
                   Free
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   suspended
                   the
                   Power
                   of
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                   till
                   they
                   had
                   erected
                   a
                   new
                   one
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   the
                   General
                   was
                   made
                   one
                   .
                
                 
                   They
                   likewise
                   ordered
                   the
                   Gates
                   and
                   Portcullises
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   to
                   be
                   repaired
                   and
                   set
                   up
                   at
                   the
                   publick
                   charge
                   ;
                   more
                   especially
                   ,
                   care
                   was
                   taken
                   by
                   them
                   for
                   securing
                   the
                   Militia
                   into
                   honest
                   and
                   faithful
                   hands
                   ,
                   both
                   in
                   London
                   and
                   the
                   respective
                   Counties
                   .
                   The
                   dispatch
                   of
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   Assessment
                   was
                   also
                   recommended
                   to
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   great
                   advance
                   of
                   money
                   lent
                   by
                   the
                   City
                   for
                   the
                   present
                   occasions
                   ;
                   their
                   promptness
                   now
                   ,
                   overmatching
                   the
                   Force
                   before
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Coot
                  
                   declares
                   for
                   a
                   Free-Parliament
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   re-admission
                   of
                   the
                   secluded
                   Members
                   ,
                   and
                   thereupon
                   possessed
                   himself
                   of
                   Dublin-castle
                   ,
                   (
                   having
                   first
                   of
                   all
                   surprized
                   Galloway
                   from
                   Colonel
                   Sadler
                   in
                   this
                   manner
                   :
                   He
                   invited
                   him
                   and
                   his
                   Officers
                   ,
                   all
                   Anabaptists
                   ,
                   to
                   his
                   house
                   over
                   the
                   water
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   merry
                   ;
                   which
                   doing
                   ,
                   Sir
                   Charles
                   pretended
                   a
                   desire
                   of
                   drinking
                   a
                   glass
                   of
                   Wine
                   in
                   Galloway
                   privately
                   with
                   Sadler
                   :
                   so
                   they
                   two
                   secretly
                   took
                   Boat
                   ,
                   with
                   each
                   a
                   servant
                   ;
                   and
                   being
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   shore
                   ,
                   Sir
                   Charles
                   said
                   ,
                   Colonel
                   
                     Sadler
                     ,
                     I
                     am
                     resolved
                     for
                     a
                     Free-Parliament
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     have
                     this
                     Garrison
                     :
                     you
                     have
                     a
                     Sword
                     about
                     you
                     ;
                     draw
                     and
                     fight
                     ,
                     or
                     else
                     engage
                     your
                     honour
                     will
                     make
                     no
                     disturbance
                     in
                     the
                     Town
                     upon
                     our
                     admission
                     ,
                     and
                     my
                     Declaration
                     :
                  
                   to
                   which
                   ,
                   Sadler
                   amazed
                   and
                   troubled
                   ,
                   answered
                   ,
                   
                     He
                     would
                     acquiesce
                  
                   .
                   Whereupon
                   he
                   caused
                   the
                   Gate
                   to
                   be
                   opened
                   ;
                   and
                   Sir
                   Charles
                   having
                   declared
                   himself
                   ,
                   the
                   Souldiers
                   cried
                   out
                   ,
                   
                     A
                     Coot
                     ,
                     a
                     Coot
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     Free-Parliament
                     :
                  
                   Whereupon
                   ,
                   nevertheless
                   ,
                   he
                   secured
                   and
                   kept
                   him
                   prisoner
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   did
                   Sir
                   
                     Hardr.
                     Waller
                  
                   at
                   Dublin
                   aforesaid
                   :
                   and
                   immediately
                   all
                   Ireland
                   declared
                   themselves
                   satisfied
                   in
                   this
                   most
                   happy
                   Change
                   ,
                   offering
                   their
                   lives
                   and
                   fortunes
                   in
                   the
                   maintenance
                   and
                   defence
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   to
                   be
                   now
                   assembled
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Some
                   Phanatick
                   Troops
                   of
                   
                   Rich's
                   Horse
                   rendezvoused
                   at
                   Bury
                   in
                   Suffolk
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   began
                   to
                   mutiny
                   :
                   but
                   Colonel
                   Ingoldsby
                   and
                   Captain
                   
                     Philip
                     Howard
                  
                   (
                   Captain
                   of
                   the
                   Life-guard
                   )
                   being
                   sent
                   against
                   them
                   ,
                   they
                   presently
                   were
                   quieted
                   ,
                   and
                   received
                   their
                   old
                   Colonel
                   Ingoldsby
                   for
                   their
                   Commander
                   :
                   whereupon
                   a
                   Proclamation
                   issued
                   for
                   the
                   better
                   regulating
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   and
                   keeping
                   it
                   in
                   obedience
                   ;
                   requiring
                   all
                   Officers
                   and
                   Souldiers
                   immediately
                   to
                   depart
                   to
                   their
                   several
                   Quarters
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   remove
                   without
                   the
                   Generals
                   order
                   or
                   license
                   in
                   that
                   behalf
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   made
                   the
                   Army
                   sensible
                   of
                   that
                   duty
                   the
                   Parliament
                   expected
                   from
                   them
                   :
                   whereupon
                   they
                   ,
                   (
                   one
                   Regiment
                   after
                   another
                   )
                   presented
                   their
                   Addresses
                   to
                   the
                   General
                   ,
                   owning
                   and
                   congratulating
                   his
                   happy
                   management
                   of
                   the
                   Affairs
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   .
                   
                   Nor
                   indeed
                   was
                   ever
                   any
                   man
                   so
                   deservedly
                   courted
                   :
                   but
                   especially
                   the
                   City
                   shewed
                   themselves
                   most
                   affectionate
                   admirers
                   of
                   those
                   great
                   Services
                   he
                   had
                   done
                   his
                   Country
                   ;
                   most
                   of
                   the
                   Twelve
                   Companies
                   having
                   invited
                   him
                   successively
                   to
                   their
                   Halls
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   was
                   feasted
                   with
                   all
                   sumptuous
                   Magnificence
                   ,
                   love
                   or
                   charge
                   could
                   show
                   and
                   afford
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   The
                   Parliament
                   had
                   no
                   less
                   resentments
                   of
                   his
                   glorious
                   undertakings
                   :
                   for
                   besides
                   the
                   Generalate
                   they
                   setled
                   upon
                   him
                   the
                   Stewardship
                   of
                   the
                   Mannor
                   of
                   Hampton-court
                   ,
                   to
                   preserve
                   ,
                   not
                   Usurp
                   and
                   possess
                   that
                   Royal
                   Mansion
                   .
                   Several
                   Prisoners
                   of
                   the
                   Phanatique-Party
                   ,
                   nothing
                   being
                   charged
                   against
                   them
                   ,
                   were
                   freed
                   by
                   the
                   General
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   now
                   also
                   constituted
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Generals
                   at
                   Sea
                   ;
                   
                   and
                   Col.
                   Montague
                   now
                   Earl
                   of
                   Sandwich
                   the
                   other
                   .
                   The
                   Scotch
                   Lords
                   who
                   were
                   taken
                   Prisoners
                   at
                   Worcester
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   been
                   long
                   secured
                   in
                   Windsor-Castle
                   ,
                   were
                   now
                   ,
                   by
                   order
                   of
                   Parliament
                   released
                   ;
                   that
                   Nation
                   under
                   Major
                   General
                   Morgan
                   quietly
                   awaiting
                   the
                   issue
                   of
                   the
                   Affairs
                   in
                   England
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                   Presbyterian-party
                   were
                   now
                   very
                   busie
                   to
                   have
                   their
                   Profession
                   Established
                   by
                   Act
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   
                   and
                   therefore
                   a
                   Confession
                   of
                   Faith
                   was
                   tendred
                   to
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   which
                   having
                   been
                   seven
                   times
                   read
                   ,
                   was
                   passed
                   ,
                   and
                   ordered
                   to
                   be
                   Printed
                   ;
                   and
                   likewise
                   
                     the
                     Solemn
                     League
                     and
                     Covenant
                  
                   was
                   also
                   ordered
                   to
                   be
                   reprinted
                   ,
                   and
                   read
                   in
                   all
                   Churches
                   once
                   in
                   every
                   year
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   be
                   set
                   up
                   in
                   the
                   Parliament-house
                   ▪
                   but
                   it
                   soon
                   after
                   found
                   a
                   different
                   entertainment
                   .
                   The
                   Parliament
                   resolved
                   during
                   their
                   Session
                   ,
                   which
                   should
                   continue
                   no
                   longer
                   than
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   to
                   proceed
                   only
                   with
                   matters
                   of
                   Religion
                   ,
                   the
                   Militia
                   ,
                   Qualifications
                   and
                   Writs
                   for
                   Elections
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   interim
                   ,
                   endeavours
                   were
                   used
                   ,
                   more
                   especially
                   at
                   Hull
                   by
                   Major
                   Gen.
                   Overton
                   ,
                   to
                   debauch
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   at
                   York
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   same
                   tricks
                   also
                   at
                   Chester
                   with
                   the
                   Irish
                   Brigades
                   ,
                   but
                   were
                   Defeated
                   ,
                   and
                   came
                   to
                   nothing
                   .
                   Therefore
                   Col.
                   Lambert
                   refusing
                   to
                   put
                   in
                   security
                   of
                   Twenty
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   ,
                   was
                   now
                   at
                   last
                   Committed
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   to
                   prevent
                   any
                   future
                   danger
                   from
                   the
                   unsatisfied
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Souldiery
                   .
                   About
                   this
                   time
                   died
                   
                     Carolus
                     Gustavus
                  
                   King
                   of
                   Sweden
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Engagement
                   made
                   by
                   the
                   remnant
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   
                   
                     Viz.
                     I
                     do
                     declare
                     and
                     promise
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     will
                     be
                     true
                     and
                     faithful
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   was
                   now
                   ordered
                   to
                   be
                   expunged
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Journal-book
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Commons
                   :
                   which
                   made
                   the
                   Phanaticks
                   begin
                   to
                   fear
                   their
                   unjust
                   Possessions
                   .
                   Hull
                   was
                   now
                   delivered
                   to
                   Col.
                   Fairfax
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Generals
                   Order
                   .
                   The
                   Inscription
                   under
                   the
                   Statue
                   of
                   King
                   Charles
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   
                     Exchange
                     London
                     ,
                     Exit
                     Tyrannus
                  
                   ,
                   was
                   expunged
                   and
                   blotted
                   out
                   by
                   a
                   private
                   hand
                   .
                
                 
                   According
                   to
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   Parliament
                   resolves
                   to
                   Dissolve
                   themselves
                   ;
                   and
                   being
                   pressed
                   by
                   the
                   General
                   ,
                   whose
                   well-governed
                   impatience
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   return
                   permitted
                   not
                   the
                   least
                   delay
                   in
                   that
                   dangerous
                   place
                   ;
                   Writs
                   were
                   ordered
                   to
                   be
                   issued
                   out
                   for
                   the
                   Election
                   of
                   Members
                   in
                   the
                   ensuing
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   
                     The
                     Keepers
                     of
                     the
                     Liberty
                     of
                  
                   England
                   ,
                   
                   
                     by
                     Authority
                     of
                     Parliament
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Bill
                   of
                   their
                   Dissolution
                   being
                   read
                   and
                   passed
                   ,
                   leaving
                   a
                   power
                   in
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   interval
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   to
                   govern
                   the
                   Nations
                   ,
                   they
                   broke
                   up
                   :
                   and
                   so
                   this
                   long-lasting
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   which
                   hath
                   done
                   and
                   suffered
                   so
                   many
                   strange
                   things
                   ,
                   came
                   with
                   fair
                   expectations
                   to
                   a
                   peaceable
                   conclusion
                   ;
                   but
                   shall
                   never
                   want
                   the
                   Elegies
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   doleful
                   complaints
                   of
                   the
                   three
                   Kingdoms
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Parliament
                   being
                   thus
                   Dissolved
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   first
                   thing
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   acted
                   ,
                   was
                   the
                   emitting
                   of
                   a
                   Proclamation
                   ,
                   forbidding
                   all
                   Persons
                   whatsoever
                   to
                   make
                   applications
                   to
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   Officers
                   and
                   Souldiers
                   in
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   way
                   of
                   Agitating
                   ;
                   declaring
                   that
                   pernitious
                   course
                   was
                   the
                   ruine
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   years
                   1647
                   ,
                   and
                   48.
                   
                   This
                   actuated
                   with
                   a
                   diligent
                   eye
                   upon
                   some
                   suspected
                   persons
                   ,
                   and
                   securing
                   of
                   others
                   ,
                   happily
                   retained
                   the
                   Army
                   in
                   their
                   duty
                   and
                   obedience
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   bringing
                   about
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Restitution
                   ;
                   which
                   was
                   every
                   day
                   more
                   visible
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   were
                   hammering
                   a
                   Proclamation
                   ,
                   requiring
                   such
                   qualifications
                   as
                   were
                   intended
                   by
                   Parliament
                   for
                   the
                   Election
                   of
                   Members
                   to
                   be
                   strictly
                   observed
                   ,
                   whereby
                   Cavaliers
                   were
                   to
                   be
                   excluded
                   ;
                   but
                   there
                   were
                   enow
                   Royallists
                   besides
                   ,
                   to
                   do
                   that
                   great
                   and
                   happy
                   work
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   soon
                   after
                   accomplisht
                   ;
                   and
                   yet
                   in
                   the
                   mean
                   while
                   made
                   Addresses
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   some
                   Letters
                   passing
                   from
                   them
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   being
                   unhappily
                   delayed
                   by
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   Mr.
                   Annesley
                   ,
                   Brother
                   to
                   the
                   now
                   Earl
                   of
                   Anglesey
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   drowned
                   as
                   he
                   was
                   taking
                   
                   Boat
                   to
                   proceed
                   in
                   his
                   Voyage
                   for
                   the
                   delivery
                   of
                   them
                   to
                   the
                   King.
                   Mr.
                   Barebone
                   and
                   Mr.
                   Scot
                   signed
                   an
                   Engagement
                   ,
                   wherein
                   they
                   promised
                   to
                   live
                   peaceably
                   ;
                   but
                   divers
                   others
                   of
                   that
                   Faction
                   ,
                   for
                   agitating
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   misdemeanors
                   ,
                   were
                   secured
                   ,
                   and
                   committed
                   to
                   prison
                   :
                   the
                   Elections
                   in
                   the
                   interim
                   went
                   hopefully
                   on
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Militia
                   was
                   every
                   where
                   well
                   established
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Letter
                   was
                   sent
                   by
                   the
                   Council
                   to
                   the
                   Bassa
                   of
                   Algier
                   ,
                   for
                   releasing
                   the
                   Lord
                   Inchequeen
                   and
                   his
                   Son
                   ,
                   who
                   were
                   lately
                   taken
                   by
                   a
                   Turkish
                   Pirate
                   neer
                   the
                   Port
                   of
                   Lisbon
                   ,
                   and
                   carried
                   to
                   Algier
                   .
                   Colonel
                   Massey
                   appeared
                   in
                   Gloucestershire
                   with
                   an
                   intention
                   to
                   stand
                   for
                   an
                   Election
                   there
                   :
                   
                   he
                   was
                   ordered
                   to
                   appear
                   before
                   the
                   Council
                   ;
                   which
                   he
                   did
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   afterwards
                   unanimously
                   chosen
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Burgesses
                   for
                   that
                   City
                   ;
                   as
                   Major-General
                   Brown
                   ,
                   who
                   sate
                   with
                   the
                   secluded
                   Members
                   before
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Recorder
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Wilde
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Robinson
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   with
                   whom
                   the
                   General
                   constantly
                   conversed
                   in
                   the
                   suspence
                   of
                   his
                   declaring
                   himself
                   ,
                   but
                   was
                   riddled
                   to
                   the
                   Royallists
                   by
                   the
                   Company
                   he
                   kept
                   )
                   were
                   Elected
                   for
                   London
                   :
                   both
                   these
                   eminent
                   Captains
                   were
                   very
                   active
                   and
                   instrumental
                   in
                   the
                   King's
                   Restauration
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   emitted
                   a
                   Declaration
                   ,
                   wherein
                   they
                   clear
                   themselves
                   of
                   the
                   Guilt
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Death
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Crimes
                   of
                   the
                   Usurpation
                   ;
                   their
                   Counsels
                   being
                   under
                   a
                   force
                   of
                   a
                   desperate
                   Juncto
                   put
                   upon
                   them
                   :
                   and
                   as
                   a
                   signet
                   of
                   the
                   Revolution
                   ensuing
                   ,
                   suffered
                   the
                   same
                   Tumults
                   to
                   the
                   Restitution
                   ,
                   which
                   it
                   had
                   fomented
                   and
                   cherished
                   in
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   the
                   Wars
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   ruine
                   and
                   overthrow
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdoms
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1660.
                 
              
               
                 WE
                 begin
                 this
                 
                   mirabilis
                   Annus
                
                 ,
                 the
                 wonderful
                 year
                 of
                 1660
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 by
                 the
                 old
                 Philosophical
                 Axiome
                 of
                 twenty
                 years
                 revolution
                 was
                 to
                 return
                 all
                 things
                 
                   in
                   statu
                   quo
                
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 condition
                 )
                 with
                 an
                 occurrence
                 of
                 no
                 seeming
                 tendencie
                 or
                 aspect
                 to
                 the
                 product
                 thereof
                 ,
                 viz.
                 The
                 Proclamation
                 from
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 against
                 Election
                 of
                 any
                 to
                 this
                 Parliament
                 that
                 had
                 served
                 his
                 Majesty
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 Wars
                 :
                 which
                 proceeded
                 from
                 the
                 unreconciled
                 Results
                 of
                 those
                 secluded
                 Members
                 ,
                 who
                 yet
                 retained
                 some
                 grudge
                 of
                 their
                 first
                 Quarrel
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 fain
                 do
                 away
                 the
                 imputation
                 of
                 their
                 unjust
                 Arming
                 themselves
                 and
                 the
                 people
                 against
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Vote
                 passed
                 this
                 last
                 sitting
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 again
                 declared
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   the
                   late
                   King
                   began
                   the
                   War
                   with
                   the
                   two
                   Houses
                
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 was
                 now
                 for
                 a
                 subsequent
                 confirmation
                 of
                 that
                 fallacious
                 Maxime
                 of
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 .
                 Mr.
                 
                   Saint
                   Iohn
                
                 that
                 was
                 of
                 this
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 
                 now
                 opened
                 and
                 discovered
                 himself
                 in
                 the
                 solution
                 of
                 his
                 former
                 actions
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 suspicions
                 and
                 fears
                 of
                 the
                 approaching
                 Revolution
                 .
                 He
                 stickled
                 first
                 for
                 the
                 Qualifications
                 which
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 General
                 's
                 designed
                 importunity
                 ,
                 had
                 left
                 unestablished
                 and
                 undetermined
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 being
                 thus
                 decreed
                 (
                 though
                 the
                 Gentry
                 found
                 means
                 to
                 Elude
                 this
                 Paper-scare-crow
                 )
                 foreseeing
                 the
                 necessity
                 and
                 absolute
                 combination
                 of
                 all
                 things
                 to
                 the
                 King's
                 Return
                 ,
                 he
                 laboured
                 to
                 clog
                 that
                 also
                 with
                 limitations
                 and
                 conditions
                 ;
                 but
                 to
                 less
                 purpose
                 than
                 he
                 had
                 straightned
                 this
                 Free
                 Convention
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 very
                 unlike
                 to
                 prove
                 so
                 ,
                 if
                 such
                 designes
                 had
                 taken
                 effect
                 .
                 For
                 to
                 the
                 Honour
                 and
                 everlasting
                 entire
                 Felicity
                 of
                 this
                 unparallelled
                 Rovolution
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 noble
                 General
                 's
                 Loyal
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 generous
                 ,
                 and
                 obliging
                 Prudence
                 (
                 beyond
                 all
                 Parliamentory
                 Engagements
                 and
                 Terms
                 whatsoever
                 )
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Rights
                 and
                 undoubted
                 Prerogative
                 were
                 left
                 and
                 returned
                 to
                 him
                 most
                 free
                 and
                 inviolate
                 .
              
               
                 
                 A
                 Convention
                 was
                 held
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 in
                 nature
                 of
                 a
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 till
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 one
                 might
                 be
                 conveniently
                 and
                 rightly
                 called
                 ,
                 for
                 to
                 provide
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 and
                 Safety
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 L.
                 Shannon
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Clothworthy
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Major
                 Aston
                 were
                 sent
                 as
                 Commissioners
                 to
                 the
                 Council
                 .
              
               
               
                 During
                 the
                 Election
                 of
                 Members
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 wonderful
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 general
                 chearfulness
                 that
                 possessed
                 the
                 minds
                 and
                 looks
                 of
                 all
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 no
                 less
                 stupid
                 consternation
                 of
                 the
                 Phanatick
                 party
                 (
                 which
                 term
                 they
                 likewise
                 obtained
                 ,
                 from
                 a
                 Letter
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 's
                 from
                 Scotland
                 a
                 little
                 while
                 before
                 )
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 plainly
                 seen
                 ,
                 God
                 had
                 disarmed
                 their
                 spirits
                 of
                 that
                 violence
                 that
                 had
                 so
                 ●ong
                 possessed
                 them
                 ,
                 even
                 to
                 their
                 personating
                 a
                 concurrent
                 Contentment
                 in
                 this
                 strange
                 mutation
                 of
                 affairs
                 .
                 Only
                 the
                 vexed
                 Rump
                 ,
                 and
                 furious
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Hazelrig
                
                 ,
                 were
                 most
                 outragiously
                 disturbed
                 ,
                 by
                 finding
                 themselves
                 so
                 out-witted
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 have
                 made
                 all
                 this
                 stir
                 with
                 Lambert
                 ,
                 for
                 no
                 other
                 purpose
                 but
                 to
                 undo
                 themselves
                 :
                 they
                 recollected
                 now
                 ,
                 
                 what
                 Idiots
                 and
                 desperate
                 Fools
                 they
                 were
                 ,
                 in
                 rejecting
                 a
                 Letter
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 presented
                 by
                 
                   Henry
                   Nevil
                
                 ,
                 as
                 casually
                 put
                 into
                 his
                 hand
                 (
                 and
                 their
                 Voting
                 of
                 it
                 
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   read
                   or
                   opened
                   in
                   the
                   House
                
                 )
                 full
                 of
                 all
                 Princely
                 tenderness
                 to
                 their
                 monstrous
                 Crimes
                 and
                 Treasons
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 now
                 on
                 their
                 part
                 in
                 exorable
                 and
                 unexpiable
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 their
                 deserved
                 punishment
                 ,
                 they
                 resolved
                 on
                 another
                 Essay
                 and
                 device
                 ,
                 like
                 the
                 Foxes
                 tyed
                 by
                 the
                 Tayls
                 with
                 fire
                 at
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 offer
                 at
                 another
                 attempt
                 ,
                 which
                 though
                 it
                 would
                 not
                 revenge
                 them
                 ,
                 would
                 if
                 it
                 succeeded
                 indempnate
                 and
                 impunifie
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 while
                 all
                 things
                 thus
                 seemed
                 to
                 forward
                 and
                 further
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Return
                 into
                 these
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 an
                 Address
                 being
                 signed
                 by
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 vehemently
                 testified
                 their
                 acquiescence
                 in
                 whatever
                 the
                 Counsels
                 of
                 the
                 ensuing
                 Parliament
                 should
                 produce
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 abhorrence
                 of
                 former
                 practices
                 by
                 intruding
                 into
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 interposing
                 themselves
                 against
                 all
                 Reason
                 and
                 Duty
                 in
                 civil
                 Matters
                 ;
                 
                 Colonel
                 Lambert
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 last
                 dying
                 effort
                 of
                 those
                 monstrous
                 Violences
                 which
                 had
                 so
                 long
                 prevailed
                 against
                 the
                 bars
                 of
                 Law
                 and
                 Authority
                 )
                 broke
                 out
                 from
                 his
                 imprisonment
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ;
                 notice
                 whereof
                 being
                 given
                 ,
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 was
                 sent
                 after
                 him
                 ,
                 requiring
                 him
                 to
                 render
                 himself
                 within
                 24
                 hours
                 at
                 his
                 utmost
                 Peril
                 ,
                 and
                 prohibiting
                 any
                 to
                 conceal
                 him
                 ;
                 declaring
                 likewise
                 ,
                 that
                 whosoever
                 should
                 take
                 him
                 should
                 have
                 100
                 l.
                 for
                 his
                 pains
                 .
                 This
                 Escape
                 was
                 thought
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 effected
                 by
                 the
                 connivence
                 or
                 permission
                 of
                 Colonel
                 Morley
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 General
                 sent
                 four
                 Companies
                 of
                 Foot
                 ,
                 under
                 Major
                 Nicholas
                 ,
                 of
                 whose
                 faith
                 he
                 had
                 experience
                 ,
                 to
                 command
                 there
                 ;
                 and
                 presently
                 gave
                 order
                 for
                 Forces
                 to
                 march
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 reducing
                 and
                 re-taking
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Colonel
                 Lambert
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 service
                 ,
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Gentry
                 and
                 Nobility
                 in
                 Town
                 presently
                 offered
                 themselves
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 especially
                 in
                 Warwick-shire
                 under
                 the
                 Lords
                 Brook
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Conway
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 first
                 intelligence
                 of
                 him
                 was
                 had
                 .
                 He
                 appeared
                 first
                 about
                 Tocester
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 small
                 company
                 of
                 Horse
                 ;
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 Naseby
                 ,
                 where
                 Major
                 Creed
                 joyned
                 with
                 one
                 hundred
                 more
                 ,
                 intending
                 for
                 Edge-hill
                 ;
                 but
                 within
                 two
                 miles
                 of
                 Daventry
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Ingoldsby
                 met
                 him
                 augmented
                 to
                 four
                 Troops
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Foot
                 ,
                 making
                 neer
                 seven
                 hundred
                 ;
                 (
                 but
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 stood
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 days
                 ,
                 would
                 have
                 encreased
                 to
                 a
                 formidable
                 power
                 ,
                 the
                 Phanaticks
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 marching
                 from
                 all
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 to
                 this
                 Rendezvouze
                 )
                 one
                 whereof
                 was
                 Captain
                 
                 Haselrig's
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 surprized
                 by
                 
                 Ingoldsby's
                 Forlorn
                 ,
                 promised
                 upon
                 his
                 Liberty
                 to
                 bring
                 over
                 his
                 Troop
                 ;
                 which
                 accordingly
                 was
                 done
                 .
                 Upon
                 this
                 ,
                 Lambert
                 desired
                 a
                 Parley
                 ,
                 
                 thinking
                 so
                 to
                 work
                 upon
                 the
                 Souldiery
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 offered
                 as
                 a
                 security
                 to
                 all
                 Interests
                 ,
                 the
                 re-admission
                 of
                 Richard
                 to
                 be
                 Protector
                 :
                 this
                 being
                 waived
                 as
                 a
                 stale
                 device
                 ,
                 and
                 Lambert
                 seeing
                 Colonel
                 Ingoldsby
                 ready
                 to
                 fall
                 on
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 that
                 another
                 Troop
                 was
                 revolted
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 presently
                 betook
                 himself
                 to
                 flight
                 ,
                 losing
                 there
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 that
                 Valour
                 (
                 especially
                 among
                 his
                 enraged
                 Phanaticks
                 )
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 purchased
                 throughout
                 the
                 War
                 ;
                 crying
                 out
                 twice
                 ,
                 
                   Pray
                   my
                   Lord
                   let
                   me
                   escape
                   ;
                   what
                   good
                   will
                   my
                   life
                   or
                   perpetual
                   imprisonment
                   do
                   you
                   ?
                
                 (
                 he
                 divined
                 well
                 )
                 which
                 ,
                 though
                 mounted
                 on
                 a
                 Barb
                 ,
                 being
                 on
                 Plow-lands
                 ,
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 effect
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 taken
                 by
                 Colonel
                 
                 Ingoldsby's
                 own
                 hands
                 :
                 
                   Creed
                   ,
                   Axtel
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Cobbet
                 escaped
                 ,
                 though
                 pursued
                 some
                 miles
                 .
                 Being
                 thus
                 secured
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 sent
                 up
                 in
                 a
                 Coach
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 by
                 Hide-park
                 on
                 
                   Tuesday
                   ,
                   April
                
                 the
                 24
                 ,
                 the
                 day
                 before
                 the
                 opening
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 City-forces
                 ,
                 exceeding
                 for
                 gallantry
                 and
                 
                 number
                 all
                 former
                 shows
                 ,
                 Mustred
                 there
                 before
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 :
                 the
                 field
                 resounding
                 with
                 the
                 cry
                 of
                 
                   King
                   Charles
                   the
                   second
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Now
                 at
                 last
                 ,
                 our
                 Right
                 and
                 desires
                 ,
                 so
                 long
                 contended
                 for
                 ,
                 prevailed
                 :
                 for
                 ,
                 April
                 the
                 25.
                 the
                 Free-Parliament
                 sate
                 down
                 in
                 two
                 Houses
                 ;
                 they
                 met
                 first
                 at
                 Saint
                 Margare●s
                 Church
                 ,
                 
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 where
                 Doctor
                 Reynolds
                 Preached
                 before
                 them
                 .
                 The
                 Lords
                 chose
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchester
                 for
                 their
                 Speaker
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 Sir
                 
                   Harbottle
                   Grimston
                
                 :
                 Mr.
                 Brown
                 Clerk
                 to
                 the
                 former
                 ;
                 Mr.
                 Iessop
                 to
                 the
                 latter
                 .
                 I
                 may
                 not
                 omit
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 General
                 was
                 chosen
                 Knight
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 County
                 of
                 Devon
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 by
                 the
                 University
                 of
                 Cambridge
                 ;
                 and
                 not
                 above
                 four
                 Rumpers
                 were
                 returned
                 .
                 Scot
                 made
                 a
                 bustle
                 for
                 his
                 new
                 Election
                 at
                 Wickham
                 ,
                 against
                 Major-Gen
                 .
                 
                 Brown's
                 Eldest
                 Son
                 ,
                 but
                 stood
                 not
                 to
                 it
                 ;
                 for
                 he
                 fled
                 to
                 Bruxels
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 known
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 relyed
                 on
                 the
                 Protection
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Spanish-Ambassador
                 here
                 formerly
                 ;
                 and
                 was
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 hither
                 back
                 again
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 thing
                 of
                 note
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 was
                 an
                 appointment
                 of
                 a
                 Thanksgiving-day
                 to
                 God
                 ,
                 for
                 raising
                 up
                 his
                 Excellency
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 eminent
                 persons
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 them
                 instrumental
                 in
                 delivering
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 from
                 
                   Thraldom
                   and
                   Misery
                
                 ;
                 and
                 ordered
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 General
                 should
                 have
                 the
                 acknowledgment
                 and
                 hearty
                 thanks
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 eminent
                 and
                 unparallel'd
                 Services
                 done
                 these
                 Nations
                 ,
                 
                   in
                   freeing
                   them
                   from
                   Slavery
                
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 accordingly
                 performed
                 :
                 Thanks
                 also
                 were
                 given
                 afterwards
                 to
                 Col.
                 Ingoldsby
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 retaking
                 of
                 Lambert
                 .
              
               
                 Several
                 persons
                 ,
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 ill-affected
                 people
                 ,
                 were
                 apprehended
                 ,
                 and
                 secured
                 in
                 several
                 places
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 strengthning
                 and
                 establishing
                 the
                 peace
                 and
                 happiness
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 so
                 forwardly
                 and
                 so
                 happily
                 begun
                 and
                 advanced
                 ;
                 for
                 now
                 at
                 last
                 we
                 were
                 arrived
                 at
                 the
                 brink
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 prospect
                 of
                 our
                 ancient
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 hopeful
                 confirmation
                 of
                 our
                 Peace
                 ,
                 after
                 which
                 we
                 had
                 so
                 long
                 laboured
                 in
                 vain
                 ;
                 and
                 here
                 our
                 Troubles
                 cease
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 in
                 this
                 alluding
                 rapture
                 we
                 bid
                 farewel
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Hunc
                     Finem
                     Belli
                     quod
                     res
                     commiscuit
                     omnes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Non
                     Gladii
                     ,
                     non
                     Saxa
                     dabant
                     ,
                     non
                     tela
                     ,
                     sed
                     ille
                  
                   
                     
                       Perfidiae
                       vindex
                    
                     &
                     tanti
                     sanguinis
                     Ultor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     MONKIUS
                     —
                     Hic
                     murus
                     abeneus
                     esto
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thus
                     ends
                     the
                     War
                     which
                     overwhelm'd
                     the
                     State
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Suffering
                     a
                     weaponless
                     and
                     bloodless
                     Fate
                     .
                  
                   
                     MONK'S
                     conquering
                     Prudence
                     did
                     Revenge
                     and
                     cease
                  
                   
                     Murder
                     and
                     Treason
                     ;
                     HE
                     ,
                     our
                     Wall
                     of
                     Peace
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               A
               CHRONICLE
               OF
               THE
               CIVIL
               WARS
               OF
               ENGLAND
               ,
               SCOTLAND
               ,
               and
               IRELAND
               .
               THE
               FOURTH
               PART
               :
               BEING
               The
               Restitution
               .
            
             
               THE
               suspence
               and
               stilness
               which
               ensued
               so
               many
               tempestuous
               Agitations
               ,
               was
               so
               far
               from
               becalming
               the
               Passions
               of
               Men
               ,
               and
               entertaining
               the
               Nation
               in
               the
               present
               felicity
               and
               acquiscence
               of
               things
               ,
               as
               is
               usual
               in
               the
               complacency
               of
               such
               unexpected
               and
               impatienced
               blessings
               ,
               that
               it
               transported
               them
               at
               the
               same
               instant
               to
               more
               vigorous
               and
               active
               Resolutions
               in
               pursuance
               of
               that
               happy
               Auspicium
               which
               so
               faitly
               directed
               to
               a
               plenary
               and
               compleat
               Establishment
               .
            
             
               It
               was
               enviously
               fresh
               in
               the
               minds
               of
               all
               Loyal
               and
               good
               men
               ,
               with
               what
               scorn
               and
               contemptuous
               derision
               ,
               the
               Enemies
               of
               the
               Kingdoms
               peace
               ,
               and
               the
               brood
               of
               the
               Usurpation
               ,
               had
               mocked
               at
               this
               Revolution
               ,
               as
               a
               most
               ridiculous
               and
               impossible
               thing
               :
               withal
               ,
               it
               ocurred
               ,
               how
               insolently
               they
               had
               upbraided
               ,
               and
               how
               impiously
               charactered
               all
               former
               endeavours
               that
               way
               ;
               which
               the
               Wisdom
               of
               God
               (
               whose
               own
               time
               is
               best
               )
               was
               pleased
               to
               disappoint
               ,
               (
               although
               he
               thereby
               made
               the
               folly
               of
               those
               wretches
               the
               more
               desperately
               hardened
               ,
               and
               the
               more
               calamitous
               )
               and
               to
               appear
               at
               last
               himself
               ,
               beyond
               their
               contradiction
               ,
               and
               the
               bold
               Sophistry
               of
               those
               Gainsayers
               .
            
             
               The
               same
               divine
               Wisdom
               had
               taught
               the
               afflicted
               to
               humble
               themselves
               ,
               and
               to
               rely
               more
               immediately
               upon
               his
               Justice
               ,
               than
               that
               of
               their
               Cause
               ;
               and
               to
               wait
               his
               retribution
               ,
               whose
               Nature
               and
               Essence
               it
               is
               to
               vindicate
               Right
               ,
               and
               deliver
               the
               injured
               and
               oppressed
               :
               and
               therefore
               now
               was
               the
               acceptable
               time
               ,
               by
               this
               prepared
               reception
               of
               the
               Mercie
               ,
               wherein
               the
               sole
               Glory
               of
               the
               Miracle
               was
               visibly
               ascribable
               to
               himself
               ;
               as
               to
               himself
               it
               mainly
               and
               chiefly
               belonged
               ,
               to
               rescue
               his
               own
               Honour
               &
               Veracity
               from
               the
               impudent
               Blasphemies
               of
               wicked
               men
               .
            
             
               The
               Triumphs
               of
               Atheists
               had
               almost
               prevailed
               unto
               Victory
               ,
               and
               braved
               Heaven
               with
               their
               success
               ,
               as
               if
               it
               were
               unconcerned
               below
               ,
               and
               those
               Affairs
               were
               only
               at
               their
               disposal
               ,
               which
               through
               so
               many
               shifts
               and
               variations
               had
               still
               reverted
               into
               the
               first
               hand
               ,
               and
               seemed
               in
               meer
               fondness
               and
               play
               to
               have
               but
               hided
               from
               them
               :
               but
               they
               were
               now
               to
               be
               convinced
               ,
               that
               the
               Power
               they
               had
               seized
               and
               wrested
               ,
               could
               never
               be
               aliened
               from
               the
               Crown
               of
               England
               ,
               to
               whose
               Restitution
               so
               many
               Enforcements
               ,
               both
               Divine
               and
               Humane
               ,
               were
               obliged
               to
               concur
               ,
               in
               this
               most
               happy
               and
               present
               Juncture
               of
               the
               Almighty's
               own
               appointment
               .
            
             
               Indeed
               the
               former
               Disappointments
               ,
               Defeats
               ,
               and
               Disasters
               ,
               which
               by
               irresistible
               Force
               and
               undiscoverable
               Treachery
               had
               hitherto
               all
               along
               exercised
               the
               Heroical
               patience
               of
               our
               Soveraign
               ,
               had
               most
               severely
               afflicted
               the
               Loyalty
               of
               many
               of
               his
               Subjects
               in
               their
               Lives
               and
               Estates
               ,
               and
               seemed
               to
               threaten
               the
               Constancie
               of
               the
               rest
               with
               the
               like
               Fate
               (
               the
               power
               circulating
               ,
               like
               an
               ill
               winde
               ,
               into
               the
               same
               corner
               whence
               our
               Tempest
               first
               arose
               ,
               which
               by
               vulgar
               conjecture
               portended
               its
               boysterous
               duration
               there
               ,
               )
               had
               so
               far
               indisposed
               the
               minds
               of
               men
               to
               desire
               or
               hope
               for
               any
               thing
               but
               a
               lingring
               death
               of
               the
               English
               Honour
               ,
               Freedom
               and
               Laws
               ,
               that
               it
               was
               a
               preceding
               Miracle
               to
               their
               Restauration
               ,
               that
               there
               was
               vertue
               enough
               left
               among
               our selves
               ,
               to
               resume
               and
               re-engage
               in
               that
               calamitous
               and
               
               destructive
               Enterprise
               ,
               or
               that
               any
               should
               be
               of
               that
               unshaken
               and
               noble
               confidence
               as
               to
               put
               himself
               upon
               those
               Rocks
               by
               which
               so
               many
               had
               already
               perished
               .
            
             
               
               But
               (
               as
               in
               the
               Jewish
               servitude
               and
               slavery
               to
               the
               Philistins
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               expiration
               of
               their
               Babylonish
               Captivity
               ,
               God
               raised
               up
               men
               to
               be
               his
               great
               and
               glorious
               Instruments
               ,
               in
               bringing
               about
               those
               his
               gracious
               purposes
               )
               so
               did
               he
               inspire
               and
               animate
               some
               eminent
               persons
               of
               this
               Nation
               ,
               now
               his
               displeasure
               was
               almost
               ceased
               ,
               with
               Courage
               and
               Conduct
               suitable
               to
               the
               Atchievement
               of
               our
               Redemption
               .
               Indeed
               it
               may
               be
               said
               ,
               that
               he
               caused
               the
               whole
               Chain
               and
               Series
               of
               his
               Providence
               to
               conspire
               and
               combine
               against
               this
               arrogant
               and
               most
               Rebellious
               Usurpation
               ;
               who
               forgetting
               that
               they
               were
               the
               Scourge
               in
               Gods
               hands
               to
               chastise
               us
               ,
               would
               have
               his
               Omnipotence
               the
               Sword
               in
               theirs
               to
               consume
               us
               ;
               as
               they
               had
               all
               along
               intituled
               him
               to
               their
               actions
               and
               successes
               .
            
             
               To
               this
               purpose
               did
               he
               so
               often
               remove
               and
               change
               their
               Modules
               of
               Government
               ,
               and
               some
               of
               those
               Leaders
               and
               Rulers
               themselves
               ,
               never
               suffering
               them
               to
               come
               to
               any
               consistency
               ;
               but
               in
               the
               fairest
               hopes
               of
               it
               ,
               like
               the
               Apples
               of
               Sodom
               ,
               caused
               it
               to
               moulder
               and
               perish
               :
               By
               this
               means
               at
               last
               exasperating
               and
               clashing
               them
               one
               against
               the
               other
               ,
               while
               with
               impatience
               and
               mutual
               hate
               ,
               they
               pursued
               their
               Prey
               ,
               the
               Estates
               of
               King
               and
               Kingdom
               ;
               which
               the
               one
               having
               seized
               ,
               the
               other
               never
               left
               snarling
               and
               baying
               at
               his
               fellow
               ,
               while
               the
               Owner
               came
               in
               and
               recovered
               his
               right
               from
               them
               both
               .
            
             
               Nor
               were
               their
               Divisions
               much
               more
               favourable
               to
               this
               happy
               Juncture
               ,
               than
               was
               the
               Reconciliation
               and
               firm
               Accord
               made
               between
               the
               two
               Crowns
               of
               France
               and
               Spain
               ,
               at
               the
               same
               time
               prop●tious
               and
               promising
               .
               The
               Kings
               Affairs
               ,
               as
               was
               touched
               before
               ,
               being
               taken
               into
               the
               concern
               of
               the
               General
               Peace
               ,
               and
               this
               the
               quarrelling
               Grandees
               here
               very
               well
               knew
               ;
               but
               their
               fewds
               were
               so
               far
               advanced
               ,
               and
               the
               blows
               of
               their
               Ruine
               fell
               so
               thick
               one
               upon
               the
               neck
               of
               another
               ,
               that
               they
               durst
               not
               take
               off
               their
               eye
               to
               bestow
               a
               glance
               ,
               to
               the
               foreseeing
               the
               consequences
               of
               that
               auspicious
               Intrigue
               .
            
             
               However
               ,
               it
               pleased
               the
               Divine
               Wisdom
               to
               free
               us
               at
               once
               from
               the
               kindness
               and
               danger
               of
               Forreign
               assistance
               ,
               and
               to
               put
               this
               his
               great
               Work
               into
               the
               hands
               of
               true
               English
               men
               ,
               who
               alone
               did
               operate
               in
               this
               wonderful
               change
               ;
               that
               it
               might
               not
               be
               imputed
               to
               us
               the
               most
               famous
               Islanders
               in
               the
               World
               ,
               
               that
               we
               stood
               in
               need
               of
               any
               thing
               from
               abroad
               ;
               and
               ordered
               it
               so
               by
               the
               management
               of
               such
               an
               English
               man
               ,
               the
               great
               Captain
               ,
               the
               for-ever-renowned
               Monck
               that
               the
               beginners
               of
               our
               Troubles
               might
               see
               and
               be
               confounded
               ,
               that
               as
               they
               raised
               Arms
               against
               their
               Soveraign
               ,
               by
               the
               Popularity
               and
               Fame
               of
               their
               first
               General
               ;
               so
               their
               last
               (
               but
               far
               more
               dear
               &
               beloved
               than
               be
               in
               the
               heighth
               of
               the
               peoples
               Lovesick
               madness
               )
               should
               turn
               them
               against
               their
               own
               selves
               ,
               and
               effect
               that
               judgment
               and
               vengeance
               which
               had
               been
               acted
               ,
               and
               thought
               accomplished
               by
               Cromwel
               ;
               and
               was
               in
               the
               like
               intentions
               of
               Lambert
               .
               A
               Fate
               they
               always
               feared
               from
               so
               many
               Experiences
               ,
               yet
               was
               it
               not
               in
               their
               power
               to
               avoid
               ,
               for
               so
               was
               their
               final
               overthrow
               most
               justly
               decreed
               .
               The
               Noble
               Duke
               of
               Ormond
               ,
               
               who
               was
               likewise
               another
               principally
               concerned
               in
               this
               blessed
               Affair
               ,
               cannot
               be
               denied
               to
               be
               an
               English
               man
               ;
               however
               originally
               descended
               of
               a
               most
               honourable
               Irish
               Family
               ,
               both
               of
               them
               Heroes
               extracted
               from
               the
               Loins
               of
               Princes
               ,
               of
               the
               latter
               ,
               this
               shall
               suffice
               ,
               the
               other
               like
               a
               Tutelary
               Angel
               ,
               occurs
               in
               every
               word
               and
               line
               I
               write
               .
            
             
               
                 Prosenteni
                 reddit
                 Linea
                 cuncta
                 Ducem
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Nor
               was
               the
               superior
               Orb
               or
               
                 Primum
                 mobile
              
               of
               this
               great
               Affair
               at
               rest
               ;
               the
               King
               contributed
               as
               much
               as
               any
               person
               to
               his
               Return
               to
               his
               people
               ,
               by
               his
               extraordinary
               diligence
               and
               wisdom
               ,
               which
               improved
               all
               advantages
               and
               opportunities
               to
               the
               accomplishing
               of
               it
               .
               He
               courted
               the
               very
               worst
               of
               his
               Enemies
               ,
               in
               the
               worst
               of
               their
               condition
               ,
               to
               be
               good
               ,
               and
               be
               tender
               of
               themselves
               ;
               and
               to
               prevent
               his
               justice
               by
               his
               Clemency
               and
               super-added
               Munificence
               ,
               even
               when
               he
               was
               as
               good
               as
               sure
               to
               effect
               his
               Restitution
               by
               insuperable
               means
               ,
               and
               unconquerable
               hands
               .
               To
               the
               best
               and
               Loyalist
               of
               his
               Subjects
               ,
               he
               spared
               no
               promises
               nor
               encouragements
               :
               and
               though
               the
               great
               unalterable
               constancy
               of
               his
               life
               and
               word
               was
               as
               firm
               and
               valid
               Caution
               as
               could
               be
               of
               any
               thing
               under
               the
               Sun
               ,
               yet
               did
               He
               strengthen
               them
               with
               most
               obliging
               ,
               and
               kindest
               assurances
               .
               Nor
               did
               he
               omit
               any
               just
               ways
               or
               means
               from
               abroad
               ,
               letting
               his
               Subjects
               see
               that
               he
               had
               a
               hand
               ready
               to
               strike
               and
               inflict
               the
               punishment
               of
               the
               Rebellion
               ,
               if
               they
               delayed
               his
               imbraces
               .
               In
               fine
               ,
               it
               was
               an
               Affair
               ,
               in
               which
               all
               the
               faculties
               and
               passions
               of
               the
               Soul
               ,
               (
               Love
               ,
               Fear
               ,
               Hope
               ,
               and
               Joy
               )
               were
               tempered
               together
               to
               a
               MIRACLE
               ,
               by
               his
               skilful
               hand
               ,
               and
               art
               of
               Government
               ;
               and
               wherein
               Reason
               and
               Necessity
               jumpt
               together
               ,
               and
               to
               which
               the
               whole
               frame
               of
               Policie
               officiously
               humbled
               and
               submitted
               it self
               ,
               at
               this
               his
               Majesties
               most
               absolute
               and
               uncontroulable
               disposal
               of
               his
               Empire
               .
            
             
               
               
                 —
                 Tibi
                 numine
                 ab
                 omni
              
               
                 Cedetur
                 ,
                 jurisque
                 tui
                 Natura
                 relinquet
                 :
              
               
                 Quis
                 Deus
                 esse
                 velis
                 ubi
                 reg●um
                 ponere
                 mundo
                 ?
              
               
                 —
                 All
                 the
                 Heavenly
                 powers
                 yield
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 Nature
                 as
                 thy
                 right
                 and
                 choice
                 doth
                 leave
                 :
              
               
                 Where
                 thou
                 wilt
                 reign
                 ,
                 what
                 Realms
                 shall
                 thee
                 receive
                 ?
              
            
             
               But
               besides
               those
               of
               the
               first
               Magnitude
               ,
               
               there
               were
               Illustrious
               persons
               ,
               and
               others
               that
               rendred
               themselves
               conspicuous
               by
               their
               conjunction
               in
               this
               Revolution
               :
               such
               were
               the
               Lord
               Chancellour
               ,
               the
               Earls
               of
               
                 Southampton
                 ,
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 Bristol
              
               ,
               S.
               Albans
               ,
               &
               the
               two
               Secretaries
               of
               State
               ,
               the
               old
               Earl
               of
               Norwich
               Ld.
               Goring
               (
               a
               person
               whose
               memory
               is
               highly
               ennobled
               by
               such
               grand
               Events
               and
               Occurrences
               of
               State
               ,
               as
               the
               Spanish
               Peace
               with
               the
               Low
               Countries
               ,
               which
               owes
               it self
               to
               his
               Transaction
               and
               Accommodation
               )
               the
               Earl
               of
               Manchester
               ,
               the
               noble
               Earl
               of
               Sandwich
               ,
               whose
               hand
               was
               engaged
               with
               his
               head
               ,
               and
               was
               the
               excellent
               General
               's
               second
               in
               this
               Affair
               ;
               the
               faithful
               and
               couragious
               Lord
               
                 Ashly
                 Cooper
              
               ,
               who
               intrepidly
               engaged
               himself
               among
               the
               Usurpers
               ,
               and
               dreaded
               not
               their
               spies
               and
               quicksighted
               sagacious
               discovery
               of
               designes
               and
               intelligence
               against
               them
               ,
               which
               he
               constantly
               managed
               ;
               the
               Lord
               Annesly
               ,
               now
               Earl
               of
               Anglesey
               ;
               Lord
               Hollis
               ;
               Lord
               Booth
               of
               Delamere
               ,
               who
               broke
               the
               Ice
               ,
               and
               endangered
               his
               Life
               and
               Fortunes
               in
               the
               Attempt
               ,
               but
               was
               bravely
               rescued
               by
               his
               Reserve
               ,
               the
               General
               ,
               who
               came
               time
               enough
               to
               preserve
               him
               :
               
               not
               to
               omit
               the
               
                 Dii
                 minores
              
               ,
               persons
               of
               lesser
               Rank
               ,
               but
               Eminent
               in
               their
               Qualities
               ;
               Sir
               
                 Samuel
                 Moreland
              
               ,
               Thurlo's
               Secretary
               ,
               and
               
               Cromwel's
               Resident
               in
               Savoy
               ,
               where
               he
               was
               set
               as
               Intelligencer
               ,
               which
               he
               proved
               most
               punctually
               to
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               and
               countermined
               all
               the
               designes
               of
               his
               Masters
               ;
               and
               by
               which
               means
               the
               King
               came
               to
               have
               intelligence
               of
               those
               disloyal
               ,
               treacherous
               ,
               and
               ingrate
               persons
               formerly
               of
               his
               side
               ,
               whom
               we
               have
               mentioned
               :
               (
               He
               came
               to
               the
               King
               at
               Breda
               ,
               where
               his
               Majesty
               Knighted
               him
               ,
               and
               made
               him
               a
               Baronet
               ,
               and
               gave
               him
               this
               Testimony
               ,
               That
               he
               had
               done
               him
               very
               signal
               Services
               for
               some
               years
               last
               passed
               .
               )
               Neither
               was
               Sir
               
                 George
                 Downing
              
               unserviceable
               to
               the
               same
               designe
               ,
               in
               his
               station
               ,
               in
               Holland
               ,
               as
               his
               Majesty's
               Respects
               to
               him
               at
               his
               coming
               to
               the
               Hague
               (
               with
               recommendation
               from
               the
               General
               )
               did
               sufficiently
               declare
               .
               To
               conclude
               ,
               the
               whole
               Mass
               of
               the
               people
               had
               a
               hand
               (
               at
               the
               least
               )
               in
               it
               ,
               conspiring
               the
               same
               purposes
               in
               their
               wishes
               and
               affections
               ;
               with
               the
               effect
               whereof
               ,
               in
               a
               compendious
               Narrative
               ,
               (
               for
               the
               Subject
               grows
               upon
               me
               to
               a
               bulk
               )
               I
               am
               next
               to
               indulge
               and
               pleasure
               the
               Reader
               .
            
             
               The
               King
               was
               yet
               at
               Brussels
               ,
               in
               a
               setled
               quiet
               expectation
               of
               the
               sitting
               down
               of
               the
               Parliament
               ;
               the
               results
               of
               whose
               Counsels
               were
               not
               thought
               so
               quick
               by
               the
               deliberating
               and
               slow
               Spaniard
               ,
               (
               who
               had
               allowed
               the
               King
               yearly
               the
               sum
               of
               9000
               l.
               besides
               the
               pay
               of
               his
               Forces
               which
               his
               Majesty
               kept
               there
               ;
               which
               money
               was
               since
               repayed
               by
               the
               King
               ,
               soon
               after
               his
               return
               )
               and
               therefore
               ,
               upon
               the
               King's
               departure
               from
               Breda
               ,
               
               (
               upon
               assurance
               that
               the
               Parliament
               would
               not
               fail
               of
               sitting
               down
               at
               the
               appointed
               time
               )
               he
               having
               traversed
               to
               and
               fro
               ,
               back
               and
               again
               to
               Antwerp
               ,
               the
               civil
               Governour
               of
               these
               Countries
               gave
               the
               King
               his
               Complement
               of
               departure
               ,
               and
               honourably
               conveyed
               him
               on
               his
               way
               to
               the
               City
               of
               Antwerp
               ,
               the
               Road
               to
               Breda
               aforesaid
               ;
               when
               it
               was
               feared
               by
               very
               many
               ,
               that
               the
               slye
               Spaniard
               would
               have
               put
               some
               demur
               or
               stay
               upon
               him
               ,
               in
               his
               Dominions
               :
               He
               afterwards
               indeed
               sent
               a
               Complement
               to
               him
               ,
               by
               an
               Envoy
               well
               attended
               ,
               intreating
               him
               to
               return
               that
               way
               ,
               and
               to
               take
               shipping
               at
               one
               of
               the
               Ports
               of
               Flanders
               ,
               for
               England
               ;
               and
               acquainted
               him
               ,
               that
               for
               his
               greater
               honour
               and
               satisfaction
               ,
               he
               should
               see
               his
               Souldiers
               payed
               as
               he
               passed
               :
               but
               the
               King
               civilly
               refused
               that
               kind
               proffer
               .
            
             
               The
               King
               was
               no
               sooner
               come
               to
               Breda
               ,
               the
               Town
               and
               Castle
               whereof
               belonged
               to
               his
               Nephew
               the
               Prince
               of
               Aurange
               ,
               
               but
               having
               notice
               the
               Parliament
               was
               ready
               to
               sit
               ,
               he
               dispatcht
               away
               his
               Letters
               by
               Mr.
               (
               now
               made
               Lord
               Viscount
               )
               Mordant
               ,
               (
               the
               Lord
               Goring
               having
               been
               sent
               before
               to
               the
               Council
               of
               State
               and
               General
               )
               and
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Greenvil
              
               ,
               now
               Earl
               of
               Bath
               ,
               with
               his
               Letters
               to
               the
               Parliament
               in
               both
               Houses
               respectively
               ;
               to
               the
               Lord-General
               and
               City
               :
               which
               were
               speedily
               made
               publick
               ,
               and
               the
               Town
               in
               a
               kind
               of
               extasie
               for
               two
               days
               together
               ,
               the
               Press
               never
               ceasing
               to
               print
               them
               ,
               
               and
               all
               persons
               having
               no
               other
               thing
               to
               do
               but
               to
               read
               them
               ;
               the
               substance
               of
               which
               Message
               ,
               with
               the
               like
               Declaration
               to
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               ,
               and
               his
               gracious
               Letters
               enclosed
               to
               his
               Excellencie
               the
               Lord
               General
               ,
               to
               be
               communicated
               to
               the
               Officers
               of
               the
               Army
               ;
               with
               a
               Letter
               likewise
               and
               Declaration
               to
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               ,
               
               Aldermen
               ,
               and
               Common
               Council
               of
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               was
               this
               :
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 granted
                 a
                 free
                 and
                 general
                 Pardon
                 to
                 all
                 his
                 Subjects
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 that
                 shall
                 within
                 forty
                 days
                 after
                 publication
                 thereof
                 ,
                 lay
                 hold
                 upon
                 that
                 grace
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 any
                 publick
                 Act
                 declare
                 their
                 doing
                 so
                 ,
                 such
                 onely
                 accepted
                 as
                 the
                 Parliament
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 to
                 be
                 excepted
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 will
                 confirm
                 upon
                 the
                 word
                 of
                 a
                 King.
                 And
                 as
                 to
                 tender
                 Consciences
                 ,
                 none
                 shall
                 be
                 called
                 in
                 question
                 for
                 
                 differences
                 in
                 opinion
                 ,
                 which
                 disturb
                 not
                 the
                 peace
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 For
                 Sales
                 &
                 Purchases
                 ,
                 he
                 will
                 refer
                 himself
                 in
                 all
                 matters
                 to
                 the
                 determination
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 that
                 he
                 will
                 consent
                 to
                 an
                 Act
                 or
                 Acts
                 of
                 Parliament
                 for
                 paying
                 off
                 and
                 satisfying
                 the
                 Arrears
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 and
                 Navy
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 received
                 into
                 his
                 Majesty's
                 service
                 upon
                 as
                 good
                 Pay
                 and
                 Conditions
                 as
                 they
                 then
                 enjoyed
                 .
              
            
             
               
               This
               gracious
               Message
               ,
               with
               the
               Letter
               to
               his
               Excellencie
               ,
               and
               the
               Declaration
               ,
               were
               read
               in
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               ,
               with
               most
               extraordinary
               Ceremony
               and
               Reverence
               ,
               as
               if
               some
               strange
               awe
               had
               seized
               upon
               the
               minds
               of
               the
               Parliament
               ;
               every
               man
               at
               the
               Speakers
               naming
               of
               the
               King
               rising
               up
               and
               uncovering
               himself
               ,
               desiring
               the
               Letters
               might
               be
               forthwith
               read
               ;
               the
               like
               also
               was
               done
               in
               the
               House
               of
               Lords
               :
               In
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               ,
               remarkable
               was
               that
               of
               Mr.
               
                 Luke
                 Robinson
              
               ,
               who
               being
               a
               great
               Commonwealths-man
               ,
               first
               of
               all
               spoke
               to
               the
               Letters
               ,
               and
               acknowledged
               his
               conviction
               .
            
             
               Nor
               was
               this
               Declaration
               less
               acceptable
               to
               all
               the
               people
               ,
               who
               were
               overjoyed
               with
               the
               news
               ,
               and
               the
               infallible
               hopes
               of
               having
               their
               gracious
               Prince
               and
               Soveraign
               restored
               to
               them
               in
               Peace
               and
               Honour
               .
               The
               Parliament
               resolved
               ,
               
               That
               they
               do
               own
               and
               declare
               ,
               that
               according
               to
               the
               Ancient
               and
               Fundamental
               Laws
               of
               this
               Kingdom
               ,
               the
               Government
               is
               ,
               and
               ought
               to
               be
               ,
               by
               King
               ,
               Lords
               ,
               and
               Commons
               .
               And
               having
               a
               deep
               sense
               of
               the
               Miseries
               and
               Distractions
               in
               which
               this
               Kingdom
               hath
               been
               involved
               since
               the
               violent
               attempts
               to
               dissolve
               the
               Established
               Government
               ;
               the
               best
               way
               to
               make
               up
               those
               breaches
               ,
               is
               by
               all
               means
               to
               obtain
               the
               Restoration
               of
               the
               King
               to
               his
               people
               ;
               and
               that
               in
               order
               thereunto
               ,
               a
               Letter
               from
               both
               Houses
               ,
               (
               drawn
               up
               by
               a
               Committee
               )
               shall
               be
               sent
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               giving
               him
               thanks
               for
               his
               gracious
               Offers
               ,
               
               and
               professing
               their
               duty
               and
               loyalty
               to
               him
               ;
               and
               that
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Greenvil
              
               have
               the
               thanks
               of
               the
               House
               ,
               and
               500
               l.
               bestowed
               on
               him
               by
               the
               Commons
               ,
               to
               buy
               him
               a
               Jewel
               ,
               as
               a
               Testimony
               of
               the
               respects
               of
               the
               House
               to
               him
               ;
               and
               a
               badge
               of
               Honour
               ,
               which
               they
               thought
               fit
               to
               place
               upon
               him
               :
               all
               which
               was
               with
               great
               solemnity
               &
               punctuality
               performed
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               to
               testifie
               their
               hearty
               obedience
               to
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               they
               ordered
               the
               sum
               of
               50000
               l.
               as
               a
               Present
               for
               him
               ;
               which
               was
               instantly
               borrowed
               ,
               with
               50000
               l.
               more
               ,
               of
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               
               who
               having
               desired
               leave
               of
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               returned
               a
               like
               dutiful
               Answer
               ,
               with
               a
               Present
               also
               to
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               and
               his
               two
               Brothers
               ;
               having
               honourably
               received
               the
               Lord
               Viscount
               Mordant
               ,
               and
               the
               said
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Greenvil
              
               ,
               who
               brought
               them
               his
               Majesty's
               Letters
               ,
               who
               also
               acknowledged
               their
               Quality
               and
               good
               Offices
               ,
               by
               300
               l.
               given
               them
               to
               buy
               them
               Rings
               .
            
             
               
               Nor
               were
               the
               Souldiery
               wanting
               to
               this
               concourse
               and
               stream
               of
               general
               Affection
               and
               Loyalty
               to
               his
               Majesty
               ;
               for
               upon
               communication
               of
               his
               Majesty's
               Letters
               and
               Declaration
               ,
               they
               quickly
               drew
               up
               an
               Address
               to
               the
               General
               ,
               wherein
               they
               shewed
               their
               willing
               and
               ready
               submission
               ,
               as
               formerly
               in
               all
               Transactions
               to
               him
               their
               General
               ,
               so
               in
               this
               their
               perfect
               Duty
               to
               the
               King
               :
               
                 To
                 whom
                 they
                 doubted
                 not
                 to
                 evince
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Excellencie
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Army
                 under
                 his
                 Command
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 engaged
                 in
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Cause
                 ,
                 had
                 complied
                 with
                 the
                 Obligations
                 for
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 raised
                 :
                 The
                 Preservation
                 of
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Religion
                 ,
                 the
                 Honour
                 and
                 Happiness
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 Priviledges
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 Liberty
                 and
                 Proprieties
                 of
                 the
                 Subject
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Fundamental
                 Laws
                 of
                 the
                 Land.
                 
              
            
             
               
               This
               was
               seconded
               by
               the
               Navy
               under
               the
               General
               Montague
               ,
               now
               Earl
               of
               Sandwich
               ,
               to
               whom
               (
               and
               the
               Fleet
               under
               him
               )
               the
               King
               had
               sent
               the
               like
               Letters
               and
               Declaration
               ;
               the
               Sea
               ringing
               with
               the
               peals
               of
               Ordnance
               ,
               upon
               the
               communication
               of
               the
               said
               Papers
               :
               and
               lastly
               ,
               the
               Governour
               Colonel
               Harlow
               ,
               and
               Garrison
               of
               Dunkirk
               ,
               did
               the
               same
               by
               an
               Address
               to
               his
               Excellencie
               .
            
             
               A
               Committee
               was
               appointed
               to
               consider
               the
               manner
               of
               his
               Majesties
               Return
               ,
               and
               to
               prepare
               all
               things
               necessary
               for
               his
               Reception
               :
               they
               likewise
               ordered
               his
               Majesty's
               Arms
               to
               be
               set
               up
               in
               all
               Churches
               ,
               
               and
               the
               Commonwealths
               to
               be
               taken
               down
               ,
               and
               that
               all
               Proceedings
               be
               in
               the
               Kings
               Majesties
               name
               ;
               and
               that
               the
               present
               Great
               Seal
               be
               made
               use
               of
               till
               further
               order
               ,
               that
               there
               might
               be
               no
               hindrance
               or
               stop
               in
               the
               proceeding
               of
               Justice
               .
               
               Easter-Term
               was
               likewise
               prorogued
               ,
               that
               no
               business
               might
               interfere
               with
               this
               grand
               and
               expected
               Affair
               of
               the
               Settlement
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               .
               All
               Officers
               (
               as
               Sheriffs
               ,
               Justices
               )
               that
               were
               in
               commission
               the
               25
               of
               April
               ,
               to
               continue
               and
               exercise
               the
               respective
               Offices
               in
               the
               King's
               Name
               .
               It
               was
               Resolved
               further
               ,
               
               That
               the
               King's
               Majesty
               be
               desired
               to
               make
               a
               speedy
               return
               to
               his
               Parliament
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               exercise
               of
               his
               Kingly-Office
               ;
               and
               that
               in
               order
               thereunto
               ,
               several
               Commissioners
               from
               both
               Houses
               be
               sent
               to
               the
               King
               at
               Breda
               ,
               with
               their
               Letters
               to
               his
               Majesty
               (
               Doctor
               Clargys
               (
               now
               Sir
               Thomas
               )
               the
               General
               's
               Brother
               ,
               having
               been
               before
               sent
               with
               his
               to
               the
               King
               )
               and
               to
               acquaint
               him
               with
               the
               said
               Desires
               and
               Votes
               of
               the
               Houses
               .
               To
               these
               Commissioners
               ,
               others
               were
               added
               from
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ;
               the
               Names
               of
               them
               all
               are
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
               
                 For
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 :
              
               
                 Earl
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Warwick
                 ,
                 (
                 staid
                 at
                 London
                 sick
                 of
                 the
                 Gout
                 )
                 Earl
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Viscount
                 Hereford
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Berckley
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Brook.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 Fairfax
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Bruce
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Falkland
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Castleton
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Herbert
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Mandevil
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Horatio
                 (
                 now
                 Lord
                 )
                 Townsend
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Anthony
                 (
                 now
                 Lord
                 )
                 
                   Ashly
                   Cooper
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Booth
                
                 ,
                 (
                 now
                 Lord
                 
                   De
                   la
                   mere
                
                 ,
                 )
                 Denzill
                 (
                 now
                 Lord
                 )
                 Hollis
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Holland
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cholmley
                
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 :
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Bunce
                
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 Langham
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 Reynardson
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Browne
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Crisp
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 Tompson
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 Frederick
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 Adams
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Wilde
                
                 Recorder
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Robinson
                
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 Sir
                 
                   Anthony
                   Bateman
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Wale
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Theophilus
                   Biddulph
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Ford
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Vincent
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bludworth
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Bateman
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lewis
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 Chamberlain
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Laurence
                   Bromfield
                
                 ;
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 (
                 not
                 Knighted
                 before
                 )
                 Knighted
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 the
                 Hague
                 upon
                 their
                 arrival
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 being
                 removed
                 thither
                 from
                 Breda
                 ,
                 as
                 nearer
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 convenient
                 for
                 his
                 shipping
                 ;
                 the
                 disposal
                 whereof
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 was
                 remitted
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty's
                 pleasure
                 ;
                 the
                 General
                 Montague
                 having
                 received
                 Orders
                 to
                 obey
                 his
                 Majesty's
                 Commands
                 and
                 Directions
                 therein
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               Instructions
               being
               delivered
               to
               the
               Commissioners
               ,
               they
               set
               Sail
               in
               several
               Frigots
               appointed
               to
               attend
               them
               ;
               and
               with
               some
               foul
               Weather
               Landed
               in
               Holland
               ,
               
               where
               they
               were
               graciously
               and
               favourably
               received
               by
               his
               Majesty
               at
               the
               Hague
               :
               (
               I
               may
               not
               omit
               ,
               that
               the
               reception
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Clergys
              
               from
               the
               General
               ,
               was
               as
               an
               Embassador
               from
               a
               Prince
               ;
               the
               Lord
               Gerard
               with
               many
               Coaches
               being
               sent
               to
               conduct
               him
               to
               Audience
               )
               where
               Mr.
               Hollis
               ,
               into
               whose
               hands
               the
               Letters
               were
               intrusted
               for
               the
               delivery
               ,
               spoke
               for
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               ;
               the
               Earl
               of
               Oxford
               for
               the
               Lords
               ;
               and
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Wilde
              
               for
               the
               City
               .
               Those
               that
               were
               there
               at
               their
               Audience
               ,
               agreed
               in
               Opinion
               ,
               that
               never
               person
               spoke
               with
               more
               affection
               ,
               or
               in
               better
               terms
               ,
               than
               Master
               Hollis
               .
               He
               insisted
               chiefly
               upon
               the
               Miseries
               the
               Kingdoms
               had
               groaned
               under
               by
               the
               tyranny
               of
               the
               pretended
               Parliament
               and
               Cromwel
               ;
               which
               should
               now
               be
               exchanged
               into
               their
               repose
               ,
               quiet
               ,
               and
               lawful
               liberty
               :
               beseeching
               his
               Majesty
               in
               the
               name
               of
               his
               people
               to
               return
               and
               resume
               the
               Scepter
               ,
               &c.
               and
               assured
               him
               he
               should
               be
               infinitely
               welcome
               without
               any
               terms
               :
               a
               thing
               so
               much
               stomacked
               by
               the
               Phanaticks
               ;
               but
               most
               just
               and
               honourable
               .
            
             
               After
               several
               Treatments
               given
               the
               King
               by
               the
               Dutch
               ,
               which
               he
               shortned
               as
               much
               as
               he
               could
               ,
               
               and
               other
               Complements
               by
               Forraign
               Ministers
               ,
               to
               whom
               he
               gave
               publick
               Audience
               ,
               the
               Portugal
               only
               excepted
               ,
               and
               Spaniard
               ;
               having
               notice
               of
               the
               Fleets
               arrival
               ,
               which
               consisted
               of
               near
               Forty
               Sail
               of
               great
               Men
               of
               War
               ,
               he
               prepared
               to
               depart
               :
               At
               this
               time
               came
               also
               to
               his
               hands
               the
               Proclamation
               made
               in
               London
               ,
               as
               a
               little
               before
               returned
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Greenvil
              
               with
               the
               happy
               news
               of
               his
               peoples
               love
               and
               entire
               affection
               .
               The
               Proclamation
               followeth
               ,
               being
               very
               fit
               to
               be
               recorded
               ;
               that
               which
               we
               mentioned
               in
               the
               second
               Part
               ,
               being
               but
               an
               earnest
               of
               this
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       ALthough
                       it
                       can
                       no
                       way
                       be
                       doubted
                       ,
                       
                       but
                       that
                       his
                       Maiesties
                       Right
                       and
                       Title
                       to
                       these
                       Crowns
                       and
                       Kingdoms
                       ,
                       is
                       and
                       was
                       every
                       way
                       compleat
                       by
                       the
                       Death
                       of
                       his
                       most
                       Royal
                       Father
                       of
                       Glorious
                       Memory
                       ,
                       without
                       the
                       Ceremony
                       or
                       Solemnity
                       
                       of
                       a
                       Proclamation
                       :
                       Yet
                       since
                       Proclamations
                       in
                       such
                       cases
                       have
                       been
                       always
                       used
                       ,
                       to
                       the
                       end
                       that
                       all
                       good
                       Subjects
                       might
                       upon
                       this
                       occasion
                       testifie
                       their
                       Duty
                       and
                       Respect
                       .
                       And
                       since
                       the
                       Armed
                       Uiolence
                       ,
                       and
                       other
                       the
                       Calamities
                       of
                       many
                       years
                       last
                       past
                       ,
                       have
                       hitherto
                       deprived
                       us
                       of
                       any
                       opportunity
                       ,
                       wherein
                       we
                       might
                       express
                       our
                       Loyalty
                       and
                       Allegiance
                       to
                       his
                       Majesty
                       :
                       We
                       therefore
                       ,
                       the
                       Lords
                       and
                       Commons
                       now
                       assembled
                       in
                       Parliament
                       ,
                       together
                       with
                       the
                       Lord
                       Mayor
                       ,
                       Aldermen
                       ,
                       and
                       Common-Council
                       of
                       the
                       City
                       of
                       London
                       ,
                       and
                       other
                       Free-men
                       of
                       this
                       Kingdom
                       now
                       present
                       ,
                       do
                       according
                       to
                       our
                       Duty
                       and
                       Allegiance
                       ,
                       heartily
                       ,
                       joyfully
                       ,
                       and
                       unanimously
                       ,
                       Acknowledge
                       and
                       Proclaim
                       ,
                       That
                       immediately
                       upon
                       the
                       decease
                       of
                       our
                       late
                       Soveraign
                       King
                       CHARLES
                       the
                       First
                       ,
                       the
                       Imperial
                       Crown
                       of
                       the
                       Realm
                       of
                       England
                       ,
                       and
                       of
                       all
                       the
                       Kingdoms
                       ,
                       Dominions
                       ,
                       and
                       Rights
                       belonging
                       to
                       the
                       same
                       ,
                       did
                       by
                       Inherent
                       Birthright
                       ,
                       and
                       lawful
                       undoubted
                       Succession
                       ,
                       descend
                       ,
                       and
                       come
                       to
                       his
                       Most
                       Excellent
                       Majesty
                       King
                       CHARLES
                       the
                       Second
                       ,
                       as
                       being
                       lineally
                       ,
                       justly
                       ,
                       and
                       lawfully
                       next
                       Heir
                       of
                       the
                       Blood
                       Royal
                       of
                       this
                       Realm
                       ;
                       and
                       that
                       by
                       the
                       goodness
                       and
                       providence
                       of
                       Almighty
                       God
                       ,
                       He
                       is
                       of
                       
                         England
                         ,
                         Scotland
                      
                       ,
                       and
                       Ireland
                       ,
                       the
                       most
                       Potent
                       ,
                       Mighty
                       ,
                       and
                       Undoubted
                       King.
                       And
                       thereunto
                       We
                       most
                       humbly
                       ,
                       and
                       faithfully
                       do
                       submit
                       ,
                       and
                       oblige
                       our Selves
                       ,
                       our
                       Heirs
                       ,
                       and
                       Posterities
                       for
                       ever
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               This
               was
               Solemnized
               with
               the
               greatest
               Magnificence
               and
               joy
               possible
               ,
               the
               Lords
               and
               Commons
               ,
               and
               Lord
               Mayor
               attending
               it
               :
               the
               shouts
               and
               acclamations
               at
               the
               reading
               of
               it
               in
               Cheap-side
               were
               so
               loud
               and
               great
               ,
               that
               Bow-bells
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               Bells
               in
               the
               Town
               (
               though
               all
               then
               Ringing
               )
               could
               not
               be
               heard
               .
               All
               was
               concluded
               with
               unspeakable
               mirth
               ,
               and
               numerous
               Bonefires
               at
               night
               ,
               which
               yielded
               not
               their
               flames
               but
               to
               the
               rising
               Sun.
               
            
             
               I
               shall
               not
               intrude
               other
               matters
               at
               home
               into
               this
               grand
               Affair
               ;
               but
               reserve
               them
               until
               ●hereafter
               ,
               and
               proceed
               .
               The
               Dutch
               also
               (
               as
               knowing
               it
               would
               please
               the
               King
               )
               enlarged
               their
               Civilities
               and
               respects
               to
               the
               Commissioners
               of
               the
               Parliament
               and
               City
               ;
               who
               received
               them
               from
               their
               Deputies
               with
               much
               satisfaction
               :
               likewise
               ,
               several
               Provisions
               were
               sent
               aboard
               the
               Fleet
               ,
               and
               the
               General
               :
               He
               also
               complemented
               with
               the
               Kings
               Restitution
               .
            
             
               
               For
               a
               Conclusion
               of
               those
               great
               Magnificences
               with
               which
               they
               had
               entertained
               his
               Majesty
               a
               Fortnight
               ,
               they
               resolved
               to
               give
               him
               a
               Farewel-Treatment
               ,
               with
               all
               the
               sumptuousness
               expressible
               ;
               which
               they
               performed
               ;
               and
               in
               the
               end
               ,
               presented
               him
               with
               the
               richest
               Bed
               and
               Furniture
               ,
               with
               Tapestry
               for
               Hangings
               ,
               imbossed
               with
               Gold
               and
               Silver
               ,
               and
               adorned
               with
               Pictures
               ,
               as
               could
               be
               had
               :
               the
               Bed
               was
               made
               at
               Paris
               for
               the
               Princess
               of
               Orange
               ;
               but
               her
               Husband
               dying
               Eight
               days
               before
               she
               was
               delivered
               ,
               it
               was
               never
               used
               .
               A
               little
               before
               this
               time
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Samuel
                 Moreland
              
               ,
               
               
               Thurloe's
               Agent
               for
               Oliver
               at
               the
               Court
               of
               Savoy
               ,
               came
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               where
               he
               was
               kindly
               received
               ,
               (
               having
               done
               the
               King
               several
               good
               Offices
               )
               and
               discovered
               the
               intrigues
               of
               Oliver
               and
               the
               Rump
               ,
               and
               was
               Knighted
               ;
               he
               revealed
               also
               several
               eminent
               Royalists
               ,
               as
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Willis
              
               ,
               Colonel
               Bamfield
               ,
               and
               others
               ,
               who
               betrayed
               the
               King's
               Affairs
               and
               Friends
               to
               Oliver
               .
               Hither
               also
               about
               the
               same
               time
               came
               Sir
               
                 George
                 Downing
              
               ,
               
               who
               was
               
               also
               graciously
               received
               ,
               who
               had
               done
               the
               like
               good
               services
               for
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               and
               was
               likewise
               Knighted
               ,
               and
               continued
               his
               Majesties
               Resident
               with
               the
               States
               .
            
             
               On
               Sunday
               the
               20
               th
               of
               May
               ,
               
               the
               King
               heard
               Doctor
               Hardy
               (
               after
               Dean
               of
               Rochester
               )
               Preach
               before
               him
               :
               the
               place
               intended
               was
               the
               French-Church
               ,
               after
               their
               Sermon
               ;
               but
               they
               knowing
               of
               it
               ,
               being
               greedy
               to
               see
               the
               King
               ,
               would
               not
               come
               out
               of
               their
               Seats
               ;
               so
               that
               it
               was
               done
               in
               the
               Princesses
               Lodgings
               .
               Here
               the
               King
               touched
               many
               of
               the
               Evil.
               In
               the
               mean
               while
               ,
               the
               Duke
               of
               York
               took
               the
               Oath
               of
               Allegiance
               of
               the
               Fleet
               ,
               having
               gone
               aboard
               the
               Naseby
               ,
               where
               the
               General
               treated
               him
               ;
               which
               Ship
               ,
               at
               his
               departure
               ,
               when
               the
               shore
               resounded
               with
               the
               Artillery
               ,
               he
               called
               the
               Charles
               :
               as
               afterwards
               the
               whole
               Fleet
               was
               new
               Christened
               in
               their
               way
               homewards
               .
            
             
               The
               King
               having
               thanked
               the
               States
               General
               and
               of
               Holland
               in
               their
               Publick
               Assemblies
               ,
               whither
               he
               went
               on
               foot
               ,
               took
               his
               leave
               of
               them
               ;
               recommending
               to
               them
               the
               interest
               of
               his
               Sister
               ,
               and
               Nephew
               the
               Prince
               of
               Orange
               ;
               and
               was
               re-saluted
               by
               them
               upon
               the
               same
               ,
               as
               also
               by
               the
               several
               Ministers
               of
               the
               several
               Princes
               ,
               one
               whereof
               ,
               the
               Count
               of
               Oldenham
               ,
               sent
               an
               Embassador
               with
               Credentials
               to
               the
               King
               just
               before
               his
               departure
               ,
               being
               the
               sole
               Minister
               so
               qualified
               while
               his
               Majesty
               staid
               at
               the
               Hague
               .
            
             
               On
               Wednesday
               the
               22
               of
               
                 May
                 ,
                 Stilo
                 veteri
              
               ,
               the
               King
               departed
               ;
               
               and
               it
               may
               be
               said
               ,
               there
               was
               no
               night
               between
               Tuesday
               and
               that
               ;
               particularly
               for
               those
               who
               found
               no
               place
               to
               put
               their
               heads
               in
               ,
               the
               houses
               not
               being
               able
               to
               lodge
               the
               croud
               of
               people
               that
               ran
               there
               from
               all
               the
               neighbouring
               Towns
               ,
               the
               most
               part
               whereof
               were
               constrained
               to
               walk
               the
               streets
               ,
               though
               the
               wiser
               sort
               took
               up
               their
               Quarters
               for
               their
               advantage
               of
               seeing
               the
               King's
               departure
               on
               Downs
               and
               Sand-hills
               which
               bordered
               all
               along
               the
               Sea-coast
               ,
               where
               they
               might
               see
               the
               Fleet
               and
               the
               King
               Embarquing
               ;
               so
               that
               it
               is
               a
               question
               ,
               whether
               the
               Hollander
               more
               wondered
               ,
               or
               we
               more
               joyed
               .
               The
               Speech
               spoken
               by
               the
               States
               of
               Holland
               ,
               at
               his
               Farewel
               ,
               for
               the
               notableness
               thereof
               ,
               is
               here
               inserted
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       IF
                       one
                       may
                       judge
                       of
                       the
                       content
                       which
                       we
                       have
                       to
                       see
                       your
                       Majesty
                       depart
                       from
                       our
                       Province
                       ,
                       
                       by
                       the
                       satisfaction
                       we
                       had
                       to
                       possess
                       you
                       ,
                       we
                       shall
                       have
                       no
                       great
                       trouble
                       to
                       make
                       it
                       known
                       to
                       you
                       .
                       Your
                       Majesty
                       might
                       have
                       observed
                       in
                       the
                       Countenance
                       of
                       all
                       our
                       people
                       ,
                       the
                       joy
                       they
                       had
                       in
                       their
                       hearts
                       ,
                       to
                       see
                       a
                       Prince
                       cherished
                       of
                       God
                       ,
                       a
                       Prince
                       wholly
                       miraculous
                       ,
                       and
                       a
                       Prince
                       that
                       is
                       probably
                       to
                       make
                       a
                       part
                       of
                       their
                       Quietness
                       and
                       Felicity
                       .
                       Your
                       Majesty
                       shall
                       see
                       presently
                       all
                       the
                       streets
                       filled
                       ,
                       all
                       the
                       ways
                       covered
                       ,
                       and
                       all
                       the
                       hills
                       loaden
                       with
                       people
                       which
                       will
                       follow
                       you
                       even
                       to
                       the
                       place
                       of
                       your
                       Embarquement
                       ,
                       and
                       would
                       not
                       leave
                       you
                       ,
                       if
                       they
                       had
                       wherewith
                       to
                       pass
                       them
                       to
                       your
                       Kingdom
                       .
                       Our
                       joy
                       is
                       common
                       unto
                       us
                       with
                       that
                       of
                       our
                       Subjects
                       :
                       but
                       as
                       we
                       know
                       better
                       than
                       they
                       the
                       inestimable
                       value
                       of
                       the
                       Treasure
                       we
                       possess
                       ,
                       so
                       are
                       we
                       more
                       sensible
                       of
                       this
                       sad
                       separation
                       .
                       It
                       would
                       be
                       insupportable
                       to
                       us
                       ,
                       Sir
                       ,
                       if
                       we
                       re-entred
                       not
                       into
                       our selves
                       ,
                       &
                       considered
                       not
                       that
                       it
                       is
                       the
                       thing
                       of
                       the
                       world
                       we
                       most
                       desired
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       greatest
                       advantage
                       also
                       that
                       we
                       could
                       wish
                       to
                       your
                       Majesty
                       .
                       We
                       acquiesce
                       therein
                       ,
                       because
                       we
                       know
                       that
                       this
                       removal
                       is
                       no
                       less
                       necessary
                       for
                       us
                       ,
                       than
                       glorious
                       to
                       your
                       Majesty
                       ;
                       and
                       that
                       't
                       is
                       in
                       your
                       Kingdom
                       that
                       we
                       must
                       finde
                       the
                       accomplishment
                       of
                       the
                       prayers
                       we
                       have
                       made
                       ,
                       and
                       make
                       still
                       for
                       you
                       and
                       us
                       :
                       so
                       shall
                       we
                       not
                       fail
                       to
                       profit
                       thence
                       ,
                       as
                       well
                       as
                       from
                       the
                       assurances
                       which
                       it
                       hath
                       pleased
                       you
                       to
                       give
                       us
                       of
                       an
                       immutable
                       affection
                       towards
                       this
                       Republick
                       .
                       We
                       render
                       most
                       humble
                       thanks
                       unto
                       your
                       Majesty
                       for
                       them
                       ,
                       and
                       particularly
                       for
                       the
                       illustrious
                       proof
                       which
                       it
                       hath
                       pleased
                       you
                       to
                       give
                       us
                       thereof
                       ,
                       by
                       the
                       glorious
                       Visit
                       wherewith
                       you
                       honoured
                       our
                       Assembly
                       .
                       We
                       shall
                       conserve
                       the
                       memory
                       of
                       it
                       most
                       dearly
                       ,
                       and
                       make
                       the
                       marks
                       of
                       that
                       goodness
                       to
                       pass
                       to
                       our
                       last
                       Posterity
                       ,
                       to
                       the
                       end
                       they
                       may
                       acknowledge
                       it
                       with
                       the
                       same
                       respect
                       with
                       which
                       we
                       have
                       received
                       it
                       .
                       The
                       appointment
                       wherein
                       we
                       see
                       your
                       Majesty
                       ready
                       to
                       take
                       horse
                       for
                       the
                       pursuit
                       of
                       your
                       Iourney
                       ,
                       forbids
                       us
                       to
                       enlarge
                       our selves
                       upon
                       a
                       Subject
                       which
                       would
                       never
                       weary
                       us
                       ,
                       if
                       we
                       had
                       words
                       conformable
                       to
                       our
                       respectful
                       sentiments
                       .
                       But
                       we
                       have
                       no
                       minde
                       to
                       encrease
                       the
                       just
                       impatience
                       which
                       your
                       Majesty
                       shall
                       have
                       to
                       see
                       your self
                       returned
                       into
                       your
                       Kingdom
                       .
                       
                       We
                       pray
                       God
                       ,
                       Sir
                       ,
                       that
                       it
                       be
                       quiet
                       and
                       happy
                       ;
                       and
                       that
                       as
                       he
                       hath
                       disposed
                       the
                       hearts
                       and
                       affections
                       of
                       your
                       Subjects
                       to
                       acknowledge
                       their
                       Soveraign
                       and
                       lawful
                       Prince
                       ,
                       it
                       will
                       please
                       him
                       also
                       to
                       command
                       the
                       Winds
                       and
                       Seas
                       to
                       expedite
                       your
                       Voyage
                       ;
                       and
                       that
                       after
                       you
                       have
                       received
                       on
                       your
                       own
                       Coast
                       the
                       same
                       Prayers
                       which
                       we
                       shall
                       reiterate
                       ,
                       you
                       may
                       injoy
                       in
                       your
                       Royal
                       Person
                       ,
                       and
                       in
                       your
                       Posterity
                       for
                       ever
                       ,
                       all
                       the
                       Felicity
                       and
                       Prosperity
                       which
                       your
                       humble
                       Servants
                       wish
                       unto
                       your
                       Majesty
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               'T
               is
               certain
               that
               their
               entertainment
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               their
               Presents
               ,
               cost
               the
               Dutch
               above
               100000
               l.
               
            
             
               
               The
               King
               departed
               (
               as
               before
               is
               mentioned
               )
               accompanied
               with
               Prince
               William
               of
               Nassau
               ,
               and
               the
               Admiral
               of
               Holland
               ,
               having
               the
               Prince
               of
               Orange
               before
               him
               ,
               being
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               his
               two
               Brothers
               the
               Dukes
               of
               York
               and
               Gloucester
               on
               horse-back
               ,
               the
               Ladies
               attending
               on
               him
               in
               their
               Coaches
               all
               along
               the
               way
               ,
               where
               the
               Citizens
               ,
               the
               Horse
               ,
               and
               the
               Regiment
               of
               the
               Guards
               stood
               in
               Battalia
               ;
               the
               Cannon
               thundred
               ,
               being
               answered
               with
               peals
               of
               Musick
               ,
               which
               conveyed
               the
               like
               Mirth
               to
               the
               English
               Fleet
               Riding
               at
               Scheveling
               .
            
             
               The
               King
               ,
               with
               his
               Aunt
               ,
               his
               Sister
               ,
               and
               some
               other
               Illustrious
               Persons
               (
               having
               taken
               his
               last
               leave
               of
               the
               States
               )
               went
               first
               on
               board
               a
               Barge
               prepared
               by
               the
               Dutch
               ,
               whose
               Streamers
               and
               Flags
               had
               this
               impress
               ,
               
                 Quo
                 fas
                 &
                 fata
              
               ,
               alluding
               to
               
                 Dieu
                 &
                 mon
                 Droit
              
               ;
               but
               upon
               the
               approach
               of
               a
               Brigandine
               from
               General
               Montague
               ,
               
               he
               entered
               therein
               ,
               and
               came
               on
               board
               the
               Charles
               ;
               the
               Seamen
               seeming
               to
               be
               in
               an
               extasie
               ,
               being
               possessed
               of
               their
               beloved
               Prince
               .
               Soon
               after
               he
               came
               up
               to
               the
               Poop
               to
               behold
               again
               that
               multitude
               on
               the
               Downs
               of
               Scheveling
               ,
               saying
               ,
               
                 That
                 he
                 thought
                 his
                 own
                 Subjects
                 could
                 scarce
                 have
                 more
                 tenderness
                 for
                 him
                 than
                 those
                 people
                 ,
                 on
                 whose
              
               Affections
               
                 he
                 saw
                 he
                 reigned
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 he
                 was
                 going
                 to
                 raign
                 on
                 the
              
               Wills
               
                 of
                 the
                 English.
              
               
            
             
               Much
               ado
               there
               was
               to
               part
               the
               Princess
               of
               Orange
               from
               him
               ,
               whom
               many
               other
               considerations
               as
               strong
               as
               Birth
               had
               rendred
               most
               dear
               to
               him
               ,
               till
               at
               last
               the
               General
               ,
               who
               with
               all
               possible
               demonstrations
               of
               Loyalty
               had
               received
               the
               King
               ,
               having
               all
               the
               Retinue
               shipt
               ,
               caused
               the
               Anchors
               to
               be
               weighed
               ,
               and
               the
               Sails
               to
               be
               spread
               ;
               and
               then
               with
               Tears
               and
               Embraces
               she
               left
               him
               ,
               and
               was
               rowed
               back
               again
               with
               the
               same
               company
               to
               the
               
               Holland-shore
               ,
               which
               lost
               fight
               of
               the
               Fleet
               about
               the
               evening
               .
            
             
               No
               sooner
               was
               the
               Fleet
               under
               sail
               ,
               but
               the
               Cannon
               began
               to
               roar
               ,
               giving
               notice
               that
               the
               Lord
               of
               the
               Sea
               was
               in
               his
               rightful
               possession
               ;
               which
               Thundring
               continued
               till
               night
               :
               Next
               day
               they
               had
               little
               winde
               ,
               but
               so
               much
               ,
               as
               on
               
               Friday-morning
               they
               came
               within
               sight
               of
               Dover
               ;
               whereupon
               an
               Express
               was
               sent
               to
               the
               General
               (
               then
               at
               Canterbury
               )
               to
               hasten
               to
               Dover
               ;
               which
               he
               did
               accordingly
               ,
               and
               about
               one
               of
               the
               clock
               with
               a
               gallant
               Train
               came
               thither
               :
               About
               three
               of
               the
               clock
               in
               the
               afternoon
               ,
               
               his
               Majesty
               landed
               at
               the
               Beach
               neer
               the
               Peer
               of
               Dover
               ,
               with
               the
               Dukes
               and
               his
               Nobles
               .
               Every
               man
               now
               put
               themselves
               into
               a
               posture
               to
               observe
               the
               meeting
               of
               the
               best
               of
               Kings
               ,
               and
               best-deserving
               (
               without
               flattery
               is
               it
               spoken
               )
               of
               Subjects
               .
            
             
               
               This
               solemn
               and
               unexampled
               meeting
               ,
               did
               with
               the
               joy
               thereof
               infuse
               a
               suspence
               of
               fear
               ,
               that
               the
               Congress
               of
               the
               King
               and
               the
               General
               would
               of
               one
               part
               or
               other
               fail
               in
               Affection
               or
               Ceremony
               ;
               but
               this
               Interview
               dispensed
               with
               all
               punctilio
               ,
               other
               than
               that
               the
               General
               kneeled
               ,
               and
               the
               King
               kissed
               and
               embraced
               him
               ,
               to
               the
               most
               pleasing
               satisfaction
               of
               Nobility
               and
               People
               .
            
             
               His
               Majesty
               then
               walked
               up
               with
               the
               General
               under
               a
               Canopy
               ,
               a
               Chair
               of
               State
               being
               carried
               by
               his
               Coach-side
               .
               In
               the
               way
               ,
               the
               Mayor
               and
               Aldermen
               of
               Dover
               ,
               with
               the
               Minister
               ,
               met
               his
               Majesty
               ;
               who
               after
               a
               short
               Speech
               ,
               presented
               him
               a
               Bible
               with
               Gold-clasps
               (
               the
               ordinary
               Present
               of
               the
               Presbyterian
               Ministers
               .
               )
               Then
               his
               Majesty
               took
               Coach
               ,
               he
               and
               the
               Duke
               of
               York
               at
               one
               end
               ,
               and
               the
               Duke
               of
               Gloucester
               and
               his
               Exellencie
               at
               the
               other
               ,
               the
               Duke
               of
               Buckingham
               in
               the
               Boot
               .
               
               About
               two
               miles
               from
               Dover
               the
               King
               took
               horse
               ,
               the
               Dukes
               on
               the
               right
               hand
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               the
               General
               on
               the
               left
               ,
               bare
               ;
               followed
               
               by
               the
               Duke
               of
               Buckingham
               ,
               
               and
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               Nobility
               and
               Gentry
               ,
               uncovered
               ,
               and
               came
               to
               Canterbury
               ,
               where
               he
               was
               met
               and
               complemented
               by
               the
               Mayor
               and
               Aldermen
               ,
               and
               Recorder
               of
               that
               City
               ,
               and
               presented
               with
               a
               Golden
               Tankard
               ,
               and
               so
               conducted
               to
               the
               Palace
               .
               Here
               he
               made
               the
               General
               Knight
               of
               the
               Honourable
               Order
               of
               the
               Garter
               ;
               the
               Duke
               of
               York
               putting
               the
               Order
               about
               his
               Neck
               .
               Saturday
               and
               Sunday
               he
               staid
               here
               ,
               and
               on
               
               Munday-morning
               departed
               for
               Rochester
               ,
               whither
               that
               evening
               he
               arrived
               ,
               and
               went
               from
               his
               Lodging
               to
               Chattam
               ,
               to
               see
               the
               Soveraign
               ,
               and
               other
               Ships
               of
               the
               Royal
               Navy
               ,
               and
               at
               night
               returned
               to
               his
               Lodgings
               at
               Colonel
               
               Gibbon's
               ,
               
               where
               he
               was
               welcomed
               by
               an
               Address
               from
               the
               Regiment
               of
               the
               said
               Colonel
               ,
               delivered
               by
               himself
               ;
               which
               his
               Majesty
               graciously
               accepted
               .
            
             
               Betwixt
               four
               and
               five
               on
               
               Tuesday-morning
               ,
               being
               the
               most
               happy
               and
               auspicious
               29
               th
               of
               May
               ,
               his
               Majesty's
               Birth-day
               ,
               he
               departed
               from
               Rochester
               ,
               the
               Militia-Forces
               of
               Kent
               lining
               the
               ways
               ,
               and
               the
               Maidens
               strowing
               Herbs
               and
               Flowers
               ;
               the
               Towns
               through
               which
               he
               passed
               ,
               hanging
               out
               White
               sheets
               .
               Being
               come
               to
               Dartford
               ,
               
               the
               Officers
               of
               the
               Regiments
               of
               Horse
               presented
               an
               humble
               Address
               to
               him
               ,
               wherein
               they
               declared
               their
               readiness
               to
               sacrifice
               their
               lives
               in
               defence
               of
               his
               Majesty's
               Person
               and
               Government
               .
            
             
               At
               Black-heath
               the
               Army
               was
               drawn
               up
               ,
               where
               his
               Majesty
               viewed
               them
               ,
               using
               many
               gracious
               Expressions
               towards
               them
               ;
               which
               were
               answered
               by
               loud
               acclamations
               .
               The
               several
               Regiments
               being
               there
               placed
               in
               order
               ,
               His
               Majesty
               advanced
               towards
               London
               ,
               and
               about
               one
               a
               Clock
               came
               to
               Saint
               
               George's
               Fields
               ,
               where
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               and
               the
               Aldermen
               were
               in
               a
               Tent
               ready
               to
               receive
               him
               .
               The
               Sword
               being
               there
               delivered
               him
               ,
               he
               re-delivered
               it
               ,
               and
               Knighted
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Alleyn
              
               .
               After
               a
               short
               repast
               ,
               the
               King
               proceeded
               into
               London
               by
               Southwarke
               :
               from
               the
               Bridge
               to
               Temple-Bar
               ,
               the
               Streets
               were
               railed
               on
               the
               one
               fide
               ,
               with
               standings
               for
               the
               Liveries
               ;
               and
               lined
               on
               the
               other
               with
               the
               Trained
               Bands
               :
               to
               which
               were
               added
               some
               Gentlemen-Volunteers
               all
               in
               white
               Doublets
               ,
               under
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Stawel
              
               .
               
               The
               manner
               of
               his
               Majesties
               Triumphal
               and
               Magnificent
               Passage
               through
               this
               orderly
               ranking
               ,
               was
               thus
               :
               First
               marched
               a
               Troop
               of
               Gentlemen
               ,
               led
               by
               Major-General
               Brown
               brandishing
               their
               Swords
               ,
               in
               Cloath
               of
               Silver-doublets
               ,
               being
               about
               Three
               hundred
               ,
               besides
               Servants
               .
               Then
               another
               Troop
               of
               about
               Two
               hundred
               in
               Velvet-Coats
               ;
               the
               Foot-men
               and
               Liveries
               in
               Purple
               .
               Next
               ,
               a
               Troop
               under
               Colonel
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Robinson
              
               ,
               with
               Buff-coats
               ,
               Cloath
               of
               Silver-sleeves
               ,
               and
               Green-scarves
               .
               After
               this
               ,
               a
               Troop
               in
               Blew
               Liveries
               and
               Silver-lace
               ,
               Colours
               red
               fringed
               with
               Silver
               ,
               about
               Two
               hundred
               .
               Next
               ,
               another
               Troop
               with
               six
               Trumpets
               ,
               seven
               Foot-men
               in
               Sea-green
               and
               Silver
               ,
               their
               Colours
               Pink
               Fringed
               with
               Silver
               .
               Then
               a
               Troop
               with
               their
               Liveries
               Gray
               and
               Blew
               ,
               Thirty
               Foot-men
               ,
               Four
               Trumpets
               ,
               about
               Two
               hundred
               and
               twenty
               ,
               their
               Colours
               Sky
               ,
               Fringed
               with
               Silver
               ,
               under
               the
               Earl
               of
               Northampton
               .
               Another
               of
               Gray
               Liveries
               ,
               Six
               Trumpets
               ,
               Colours
               Sky
               and
               Silver
               ,
               about
               One
               hundred
               and
               five
               ,
               led
               by
               the
               Lord
               Goring
               .
               Another
               of
               Seventy
               .
               Another
               Troop
               led
               by
               the
               Lord
               Cleveland
               ,
               of
               about
               Three
               hundred
               .
               Noblemen
               and
               Gentry
               ,
               another
               Troop
               of
               about
               One
               hundred
               ,
               black
               Colours
               .
               One
               more
               Troop
               of
               Three
               hundred
               Horse
               ,
               led
               by
               the
               Lord
               Mordant
               .
            
             
               After
               these
               ,
               came
               Two
               Trumpets
               ,
               with
               his
               Majesties
               Arms
               ,
               the
               Sheriffs-men
               in
               Red-cloaks
               and
               Silver-lace
               with
               Half-pikes
               ,
               Seventy
               two
               in
               number
               .
               Then
               followed
               the
               Gentlemen
               that
               rid
               out
               of
               the
               several
               Companies
               of
               London
               ,
               with
               their
               respective
               Streamers
               ,
               all
               in
               Velvet
               Coats
               with
               Gold
               Chains
               ;
               every
               Company
               having
               its
               Footmen
               with
               different
               Liveries
               .
               After
               these
               ,
               a
               Kettle-drum
               ,
               and
               five
               Trumpets
               ;
               The
               Citizens
               being
               in
               number
               about
               Six
               hundred
               .
               After
               these
               ,
               Twelve
               Ministers
               ;
               then
               his
               Majesties
               Life-guard
               led
               by
               Sir
               
                 Gilbert
                 Gerrard
              
               and
               Major
               Roscarrock
               .
               The
               City-Marshal
               with
               eight
               Footmen
               ,
               with
               the
               City-Waits
               and
               Officers
               in
               order
               :
               then
               the
               two
               Sheriffs
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               Aldermen
               of
               London
               (
               among
               whom
               ,
               much
               wondring
               there
               was
               at
               Aldermen
               Ireton
               )
               in
               their
               Scarlet
               Gowns
               and
               rich
               Trappings
               ,
               with
               Footmen
               in
               Liveries
               ,
               Red-coats
               laced
               with
               Silver
               and
               Cloath
               of
               Gold.
               The
               Maces
               and
               Heralds
               in
               their
               Rich
               coats
               ,
               
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               bare
               carrying
               the
               Sword
               ,
               his
               Excellency
               and
               Duke
               of
               Buckingham
               bare
               also
               ;
               and
               then
               ,
               as
               the
               lustre
               to
               all
               this
               splendid
               Triumph
               ,
               rode
               the
               King
               himself
               between
               his
               two
               Royal
               Brothers
               ;
               which
               order
               he
               had
               all
               along
               ever
               since
               the
               overture
               of
               his
               return
               observed
               .
               After
               them
               came
               a
               Troop
               bare
               with
               White
               Colours
               ;
               then
               the
               General
               's
               Life-guard
               ,
               and
               another
               Troop
               of
               Gentry
               .
               Last
               of
               all
               ,
               Five
               Regiments
               of
               the
               Army-Horse
               ,
               with
               Back
               ,
               Brest
               ,
               and
               Head-piece
               ,
               which
               diversified
               the
               Show
               with
               delight
               and
               Terrour
               .
               Thus
               have
               you
               in
               a
               view
               all
               that
               pleased
               and
               gratified
               the
               Eye
               ;
               but
               no
               Pen
               or
               Tongue
               is
               able
               to
               express
               those
               ravishing
               and
               loud
               musical
               notes
               of
               Acclamations
               and
               
                 Vive
                 le
              
               Roy's
               ,
               which
               charmed
               the
               Ears
               of
               all
               Loyal
               Subjects
               ,
               even
               to
               Extasie
               and
               Transportation
               ,
               and
               with
               which
               his
               Majesty
               himself
               (
               who
               endured
               the
               din
               of
               it
               all
               that
               day
               )
               was
               so
               pleasingly
               affected
               .
            
             
               With
               these
               joyful
               accents
               he
               was
               brought
               to
               his
               Palace
               of
               White-hall
               ;
               where
               after
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               had
               took
               his
               leave
               ,
               his
               Majesty
               went
               up
               to
               the
               Lords
               ,
               where
               a
               Speech
               was
               made
               to
               him
               in
               the
               Banqueting-house
               ,
               (
               where
               both
               Lords
               and
               Commons
               awaited
               him
               )
               by
               the
               Earl
               of
               Manchester
               Speaker
               of
               the
               House
               of
               Lords
               ;
               by
               which
               ,
               that
               Posterity
               may
               know
               the
               sense
               of
               the
               Kingdome
               upon
               this
               Miraculous
               Change
               ,
               it
               is
               here
               Recorded
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                       THat
                       this
                       day
                       may
                       prove
                       happy
                       to
                       your
                       Majesty
                       ,
                       is
                       the
                       hope
                       ,
                       the
                       Expectation
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       earnest
                       desire
                       of
                       my
                       Lords
                       the
                       Peers
                       ,
                       whose
                       Commands
                       are
                       upon
                       me
                       to
                       make
                       this
                       humble
                       Tender
                       to
                       your
                       Majesty
                       of
                       their
                       Loyal
                       joy
                       for
                       your
                       Majesties
                       safe
                       Return
                       to
                       your
                       Native
                       Kingdome
                       ,
                       and
                       for
                       this
                       happy
                       Restoration
                       of
                       your
                       Majesty
                       to
                       your
                       Crown
                       and
                       Dignity
                       ,
                       after
                       so
                       long
                       ,
                       and
                       so
                       severe
                       a
                       Supression
                       of
                       your
                       just
                       Right
                       and
                       Title
                       .
                    
                     
                       I
                       shall
                       not
                       reflect
                       upon
                       your
                       Majesties
                       Sufferings
                       ,
                       which
                       have
                       been
                       your
                       Peoples
                       Miseries
                       ;
                       yet
                       I
                       cannot
                       omit
                       to
                       say
                       ,
                       That
                       as
                       the
                       Nation
                       in
                       general
                       ,
                       so
                       the
                       Peers
                       with
                       a
                       more
                       personal
                       and
                       particular
                       sense
                       have
                       felt
                       the
                       stroke
                       that
                       cut
                       the
                       Gordian
                       Knot
                       which
                       fastned
                       your
                       Majesty
                       to
                       your
                       Kingdome
                       ,
                       and
                       your
                       Kingdome
                       to
                       your
                       Majesty
                       .
                    
                     
                       For
                       since
                       those
                       strange
                       and
                       various
                       Fluctuations
                       and
                       Discomposu●es
                       in
                       Government
                       ,
                       since
                       those
                       horrid
                       and
                       unparallel'd
                       Violations
                       of
                       all
                       Order
                       and
                       Iustice
                       ,
                       
                         Strangers
                         have
                         Ruled
                         over
                         us
                      
                       ,
                       even
                       with
                       a
                       Rod
                       of
                       Iron
                       :
                       But
                       now
                       ,
                       with
                       satisfaction
                       of
                       heart
                       ,
                       we
                       own
                       and
                       see
                       your
                       Majesty
                       ,
                       our
                       Native
                       King
                       ,
                       and
                       Son
                       of
                       the
                       wise
                       ;
                       a
                       Son
                       of
                       the
                       antient
                       Kings
                       ,
                       whose
                       hand
                       holds
                       forth
                       a
                       Golden
                       Scepter
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Great
                         King
                      
                       !
                       Give
                       me
                       leave
                       to
                       speak
                       the
                       Confidence
                       ,
                       as
                       well
                       as
                       the
                       Desires
                       ,
                       of
                       the
                       Peers
                       of
                       England
                       :
                       Be
                       you
                       the
                       Powerful
                       Defender
                       of
                       the
                       true
                       Protestant
                       Faith
                       ;
                       the
                       Iust
                       Assertor
                       and
                       Maintainer
                       of
                       the
                       Laws
                       and
                       Liberties
                       of
                       your
                       Subjects
                       :
                       so
                       shall
                       
                         Judgment
                         run
                         down
                         like
                         a
                         River
                         ,
                         and
                         Justice
                         like
                         a
                         mighty
                         stream
                      
                       ;
                       and
                       God
                       ,
                       the
                       God
                       of
                       your
                       Mercy
                       ,
                       who
                       hath
                       so
                       miraculously
                       preserved
                       you
                       ,
                       will
                       establish
                       your
                       Throne
                       in
                       Righteousness
                       and
                       in
                       Peace
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Dread
                         Soveraign
                      
                       !
                       I
                       offer
                       no
                       flattering
                       Titles
                       ,
                       but
                       speak
                       the
                       Words
                       of
                       Truth
                       :
                       you
                       are
                       the
                       desire
                       of
                       Three
                       Kingdoms
                       ,
                       the
                       Strength
                       and
                       the
                       Stay
                       of
                       the
                       Tribes
                       of
                       the
                       People
                       ;
                       for
                       the
                       moderating
                       of
                       Extremities
                       ,
                       the
                       reconciling
                       of
                       differences
                       ,
                       the
                       satisfying
                       of
                       all
                       interests
                       ,
                       and
                       for
                       the
                       restoring
                       of
                       the
                       collapsed
                       Honour
                       of
                       these
                       Nations
                       .
                       Their
                       Eyes
                       are
                       toward
                       your
                       Majesty
                       ;
                       their
                       Tongues
                       with
                       loud
                       Acclamations
                       of
                       Ioy
                       ,
                       speak
                       the
                       thoughts
                       and
                       Loyal
                       intentions
                       of
                       their
                       Hearts
                       ;
                       their
                       Hands
                       are
                       lift
                       up
                       to
                       Heaven
                       with
                       Prayers
                       and
                       Praises
                       :
                       and
                       what
                       Oral
                       Triumph
                       can
                       equal
                       this
                       your
                       Pomp
                       and
                       Glory
                       ?
                    
                     
                       Long
                       may
                       your
                       Majesty
                       Live
                       and
                       Reign
                       ;
                       a
                       Support
                       to
                       your
                       Friends
                       ,
                       a
                       Terrour
                       to
                       your
                       Enemies
                       ,
                       an
                       Honour
                       to
                       your
                       Nation
                       ,
                       and
                       an
                       Example
                       to
                       Kings
                       ,
                       of
                       Piety
                       ,
                       Iustice
                       ,
                       Prudence
                       and
                       Power
                       ;
                       that
                       this
                       Prophetick
                       Expression
                       may
                       be
                       verified
                       in
                       your
                       Majesty
                       ,
                       King
                       Charles
                       
                         the
                         Second
                         shall
                         be
                         greater
                         than
                         ever
                         was
                         the
                         greatest
                         of
                         that
                         Name
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                       His
                       MAjESTIES
                       Gracious
                       Answer
                       to
                       the
                       Earl
                       of
                       
                       Manchester's
                       Speech
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         My
                         Lord
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       I
                       Am
                       so
                       disordered
                       by
                       my
                       Iourney
                       ,
                       and
                       with
                       the
                       Noise
                       still
                       sounding
                       in
                       my
                       Ears
                       ,
                       (
                       which
                       I
                       confess
                       was
                       pleasing
                       to
                       me
                       ,
                       because
                       it
                       expressed
                       the
                       Affections
                       of
                       my
                       People
                       )
                       as
                       I
                       am
                       unfit
                       at
                       the
                       present
                       to
                       make
                       such
                       a
                       Reply
                       as
                       I
                       desire
                       ;
                       yet
                       thus
                       much
                       I
                       shall
                       say
                       unto
                       you
                       ,
                       That
                       I
                       take
                       no
                       greater
                       Satisfaction
                       to
                       my Self
                       in
                       this
                       my
                       Change
                       ,
                       than
                       that
                       I
                       find
                       my
                       Heart
                       really
                       set
                       to
                       endeavour
                       by
                       all
                       means
                       for
                       the
                       Restoring
                       of
                       this
                       Nation
                       to
                       their
                       Freedome
                       and
                       Happiness
                       ;
                       And
                       I
                       hope
                       ,
                       by
                       the
                       advice
                       of
                       my
                       Parliament
                       ,
                       to
                       effect
                       it
                       .
                       Of
                       this
                       also
                       you
                       may
                       be
                       confident
                       ,
                       That
                       next
                       to
                       the
                       Honour
                       of
                       God
                       ,
                       from
                       whom
                       principally
                       I
                       shall
                       ever
                       own
                       this
                       Restoration
                       to
                       my
                       Crown
                       ,
                       I
                       shall
                       study
                       the
                       Welfare
                       of
                       my
                       People
                       ;
                       And
                       shall
                       not
                       only
                       be
                       a
                       True
                       Defender
                       of
                       the
                       Faith
                       ,
                       But
                       a
                       Iust
                       Assertor
                       of
                       the
                       Laws
                       and
                       Liberties
                       of
                       my
                       Subjects
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               This
               passed
               ,
               the
               King
               retired
               to
               Supper
               ,
               and
               soon
               after
               to
               his
               rest
               ,
               where
               it
               was
               time
               he
               should
               find
               it
               ,
               after
               so
               many
               difficulties
               and
               turmoils
               in
               the
               World
               for
               Twenty
               whole
               years
               together
               .
            
             
               But
               the
               Citizens
               were
               not
               so
               weary
               of
               their
               Joy
               and
               Triumph
               ;
               
               for
               as
               soon
               as
               Night
               came
               ,
               an
               Artificial
               day
               was
               begun
               again
               ,
               the
               whole
               City
               seeming
               to
               be
               one
               great
               Light
               ,
               as
               indeed
               properly
               it
               was
               a
               Luminary
               of
               Loyalty
               ;
               the
               Bonfires
               continuing
               till
               day-break
               ,
               fed
               by
               a
               constant
               supply
               of
               Wood
               ,
               and
               maintained
               with
               an
               equal
               excess
               of
               gladness
               and
               fewel
               .
            
             
               Thus
               far
               this
               memorable
               and
               miraculous
               Affair
               hath
               carried
               me
               :
               not
               willing
               to
               break
               off
               the
               gladsome
               speculation
               and
               review
               of
               his
               glory
               and
               happy
               Influences
               ,
               I
               must
               now
               a
               little
               retrospect
               to
               what
               passed
               at
               home
               in
               the
               Parliament
               and
               Kingdome
               .
            
             
               Several
               Acts
               were
               in
               agitation
               ;
               
               one
               for
               removing
               and
               preventing
               all
               questions
               and
               disputes
               concerning
               the
               Sitting
               and
               Assembling
               of
               this
               present
               Parliament
               ;
               as
               also
               ,
               that
               of
               Oblivion
               and
               Indempnity
               ;
               and
               another
               for
               Sales
               and
               Purchases
               :
               and
               in
               the
               mean
               while
               ,
               it
               was
               ordered
               by
               the
               Lords
               ,
               That
               a
               stop
               be
               put
               to
               the
               demolishing
               ,
               defacing
               ,
               or
               committing
               wast
               in
               any
               Houses
               or
               Lands
               belonging
               to
               his
               Majesty
               ;
               and
               that
               no
               Wood
               nor
               Timber
               should
               be
               felled
               :
               and
               the
               like
               done
               in
               the
               Lands
               belonging
               to
               the
               Duke
               of
               Buckingham
               ,
               the
               Lord
               Craven
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Stawel
              
               .
               The
               Commons
               ordered
               Ten
               thousand
               pounds
               to
               be
               sent
               as
               a
               present
               to
               the
               Duke
               of
               York
               ;
               also
               that
               the
               Scotch
               Colours
               taken
               at
               
                 Preston
                 ,
                 Dunbar
              
               ,
               and
               Worcester
               ,
               and
               hung
               up
               in
               Westminster-hall
               ,
               should
               be
               taken
               down
               :
               which
               was
               accordingly
               executed
               ,
               and
               the
               Kings
               Arms
               placed
               in
               the
               Courts
               of
               Judicature
               .
            
             
               Col.
               Harrison
               (
               one
               of
               the
               Kings
               most
               malicious
               Judges
               )
               was
               apprehended
               in
               Staffordshire
               ,
               and
               brought
               up
               to
               London
               ;
               and
               by
               his
               Excellencies
               Order
               Committed
               to
               the
               Tower
               ,
               while
               Whitehall
               was
               then
               a
               preparing
               for
               his
               Majesty
               .
            
             
               The
               House
               of
               Commons
               taking
               into
               consideration
               the
               business
               of
               the
               
               Piedmont-Collection-money
               ,
               declared
               their
               detestation
               and
               abhorrence
               of
               the
               diversion
               of
               the
               said
               Money
               from
               the
               charitable
               uses
               to
               which
               pretendedly
               it
               was
               designed
               .
            
             
               The
               King
               was
               Proclaimed
               with
               great
               joy
               throughout
               the
               Nation
               ;
               while
               divers
               of
               the
               Kings
               Judges
               (
               out
               of
               consciousness
               of
               their
               guilt
               )
               escaped
               beyond
               Sea.
               
            
             
             
               
               In
               Ireland
               also
               the
               King
               was
               by
               the
               Convention
               there
               Assembled
               ,
               Proclaimed
               with
               the
               usual
               Ceremonies
               .
               Several
               of
               the
               eminentest
               of
               that
               Nation
               were
               also
               ordered
               to
               be
               sent
               to
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               in
               the
               name
               of
               that
               Kingdome
               ,
               with
               a
               present
               of
               Four
               thousand
               pound
               to
               the
               Duke
               of
               York
               ;
               so
               sympathetically
               did
               the
               Irish
               Harp
               move
               with
               the
               same
               touches
               on
               the
               English.
               
            
             
               
               The
               most
               Illustrious
               Princes
               the
               Dukes
               of
               York
               and
               Gloucester
               went
               to
               the
               House
               of
               Lords
               ,
               and
               there
               took
               their
               places
               ;
               whither
               the
               next
               day
               came
               the
               King
               himself
               by
               Water
               in
               the
               Brigandine
               which
               brought
               him
               aboard
               the
               Charles
               from
               Holland
               ;
               the
               Yeomen
               of
               the
               Guard
               making
               a
               lane
               ,
               the
               Heralds
               at
               Arms
               in
               their
               rich
               Coats
               ,
               
               the
               Maces
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               General
               Bare-headed
               before
               him
               :
               being
               seated
               ,
               the
               Commons
               were
               called
               ;
               to
               whom
               the
               King
               in
               a
               Speech
               pressed
               very
               much
               the
               Act
               of
               Oblivion
               ;
               and
               Signed
               some
               Bills
               ,
               viz.
               One
               for
               Confirmation
               of
               the
               Parliament
               .
               Another
               for
               the
               Tax
               of
               Seventy
               thousand
               pounds
               
                 per
                 Mensem
              
               ,
               for
               three
               Moneths
               ,
               from
               the
               24
               of
               Iune
               .
               A
               third
               for
               continuance
               of
               Process
               ,
               and
               Judicial
               Proceedings
               :
               and
               then
               returned
               to
               Whitehall
               ,
               where
               he
               chose
               the
               Lords
               of
               his
               Privy
               Council
               ;
               among
               whom
               ,
               were
               several
               of
               the
               Long
               Parliament
               .
               His
               Majesty
               also
               graciously
               and
               judiciously
               provided
               for
               the
               Benches
               and
               Courts
               of
               Judicature
               :
               for
               the
               Chancery
               the
               Lord
               Chancellour
               Hide
               ;
               for
               the
               Rolls
               ,
               the
               Lord
               Culpepper
               (
               who
               soon
               after
               dyed
               ,
               and
               the
               place
               was
               by
               the
               Kings
               favour
               bestowed
               on
               Sir
               
                 Harbottle
                 Grimstone
              
               ;
               )
               for
               the
               
                 Kings
                 Bench
              
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Foster
              
               ,
               Justice
               Mallet
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Twisden
              
               ;
               in
               the
               Common-Pleas
               ,
               Justice
               Atkins
               ;
               and
               in
               the
               Exchequer
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Orlando
                 Bridgeman
              
               ;
               Sir
               
                 Ieoffry
                 Palmer
              
               Attorney
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Heneage
                 Finch
              
               Sollicitor-General
               ;
               Mr.
               
                 Iohn
                 Heath
              
               ,
               son
               of
               Sir
               Robert
               ,
               Atturney
               to
               the
               Dutchy
               .
               But
               of
               this
               a
               fuller
               account
               .
            
             
               
               Several
               Persons
               guilty
               of
               the
               Murther
               of
               King
               Charles
               the
               First
               ,
               making
               their
               escapes
               beyond
               Sea
               ,
               a
               Proclamation
               drawn
               up
               by
               the
               Parliament
               was
               published
               by
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               summoning
               the
               persons
               therein
               named
               ,
               who
               sate
               ,
               gave
               Judgment
               ,
               and
               Assisted
               in
               that
               horrid
               and
               detestable
               Fact
               ,
               to
               render
               themselves
               within
               Fourteen
               days
               after
               the
               Publication
               of
               that
               His
               Majesties
               Royal
               Proclamation
               ,
               to
               the
               Speaker
               ,
               or
               Speakers
               of
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               or
               to
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               of
               London
               ,
               or
               to
               the
               respective
               Sheriffs
               of
               the
               Counties
               of
               England
               and
               Wales
               ;
               and
               that
               no
               person
               should
               presume
               to
               conceal
               or
               harbour
               them
               ,
               under
               misprision
               of
               Treason
               :
               whereupon
               divers
               came
               in
               ,
               and
               submitted
               ,
               and
               were
               secured
               in
               the
               Tower.
               
            
             
               Several
               Addresses
               were
               made
               to
               the
               King
               from
               the
               Nobility
               and
               Gentry
               of
               all
               the
               Counties
               ,
               congratulating
               his
               Majesties
               Restitution
               to
               his
               Throne
               and
               Kingdoms
               ,
               and
               testifying
               their
               exceeding
               joy
               and
               willingness
               to
               maintain
               his
               Majesties
               Royal
               Person
               and
               Authority
               .
               Divers
               eminent
               persons
               for
               their
               service
               and
               affection
               to
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               were
               honoured
               with
               Knighthood
               .
            
             
               The
               House
               of
               Commons
               ordered
               ,
               that
               others
               ,
               besides
               the
               Actual
               Judges
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               
               should
               be
               excepted
               out
               of
               the
               Act
               of
               Oblivion
               (
               which
               was
               now
               very
               far
               proceeded
               in
               )
               as
               namely
               ,
               
                 Andrew
                 Broughton
                 ,
                 Phelps
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Cook
                 ,
                 Hugh
                 Peters
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Edward
                 Denby
              
               .
               This
               so
               affrighted
               others
               who
               had
               a
               hand
               in
               that
               execrable
               business
               ,
               that
               Colonel
               
                 Iohn
                 Hutchinson
              
               a
               Member
               in
               this
               Parliament
               ,
               and
               Colonel
               
                 Francis
                 Lassells
              
               Petitioned
               the
               House
               ,
               confessing
               their
               guilt
               ,
               and
               withal
               the
               Artifices
               that
               were
               used
               to
               draw
               them
               in
               ;
               and
               by
               this
               submission
               obtained
               Pardon
               ,
               upon
               some
               forfeitures
               .
               
                 Hugh
                 Peters
              
               was
               taken
               about
               this
               time
               in
               Southwarke
               :
               at
               first
               he
               denyed
               his
               Name
               ,
               but
               being
               brought
               before
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Robinson
              
               ,
               then
               made
               Lieutenant
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               he
               was
               known
               ,
               and
               acknowledged
               himself
               ,
               
               and
               was
               there
               secured
               .
            
             
               The
               Parliament
               thought
               not
               themselves
               nor
               the
               people
               of
               England
               freed
               from
               that
               guilt
               and
               punishment
               which
               our
               unhappy
               times
               had
               contracted
               ,
               unless
               they
               laid
               hold
               on
               his
               Majesties
               Grace
               ,
               mentioned
               in
               his
               Declaration
               from
               Breda
               ;
               and
               therefore
               Resolved
               ,
               
                 That
                 the
                 House
                 doth
                 declare
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 do
                 in
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Commons
                 of
              
               England
               ,
               
                 lay
                 hold
                 on
                 his
                 Majesties
                 gracious
                 Pardon
                 mentioned
                 in
                 his
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 with
                 reference
                 to
                 the
                 excepting
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 shall
                 be
                 excepted
                 in
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Pardon
                 :
              
               and
               accordingly
               a
               Declaration
               was
               made
               ,
               and
               presented
               to
               the
               King
               by
               Master
               
                 Denzill
                 Hellis
              
               .
            
             
             
               His
               Majesty
               was
               graciously
               pleased
               to
               signifie
               his
               readiness
               and
               willingness
               to
               comply
               with
               that
               his
               Royal
               Word
               ,
               and
               gave
               direction
               for
               a
               Proclamation
               to
               that
               purpose
               :
               In
               the
               mean
               while
               ,
               several
               of
               the
               eminentest
               in
               Offices
               under
               the
               Usurpation
               ,
               to
               make
               sure
               of
               this
               Grace
               offered
               from
               Breda
               ,
               got
               their
               particular
               Pardons
               exemplified
               under
               the
               Great
               Seal
               of
               England
               ,
               as
               they
               were
               well
               advised
               by
               the
               notoriety
               of
               their
               Guilt
               ,
               and
               their
               distrustful
               Consciences
               :
               to
               secure
               and
               discharge
               which
               trouble
               ,
               the
               King
               was
               more
               than
               ordinary
               pressing
               for
               a
               speedy
               Passing
               of
               the
               Act
               of
               Oblivion
               ;
               as
               on
               the
               other
               side
               his
               Sentiments
               of
               those
               services
               to
               his
               Restitution
               ,
               gave
               him
               the
               immediate
               resolutions
               of
               dignifying
               those
               Illustrious
               Personages
               ,
               who
               most
               instrumentally
               and
               principally
               did
               accomplish
               it
               .
            
             
               And
               therefore
               ,
               on
               the
               12
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               
               he
               honoured
               the
               most
               noble
               General
               Monck
               with
               the
               Titles
               of
               Duke
               of
               Albemarle
               (
               which
               Dutchy
               formerly
               was
               appropriate
               to
               the
               Blood
               Royal
               ,
               and
               was
               extinct
               in
               the
               Reign
               of
               Henry
               the
               Fourth
               ,
               the
               Demeasnes
               and
               Jurisdiction
               whereof
               lay
               in
               the
               Dutchy
               of
               Normandy
               in
               France
               ,
               under
               the
               English
               Soveraginty
               )
               and
               Earl
               of
               Torrington
               in
               his
               own
               native
               County
               of
               Devon
               ,
               and
               Baron
               of
               Potheridge
               (
               his
               own
               Patrimony
               )
               Beauchamp
               and
               Teyes
               ;
               by
               which
               he
               hath
               right
               of
               Peerage
               in
               the
               three
               Kingdoms
               ,
               whose
               equal
               Felicity
               and
               Honour
               he
               advanced
               and
               raised
               before
               himself
               ,
               and
               now
               most
               deservingly
               shared
               with
               them
               by
               his
               Investiture
               in
               these
               Dignities
               ,
               which
               were
               compleated
               Iuly
               the
               13
               ,
               by
               his
               taking
               his
               place
               in
               the
               House
               of
               Lords
               ,
               attended
               by
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               ,
               and
               introduced
               by
               the
               Duke
               of
               Buckingham
               .
               In
               the
               same
               month
               General
               Montague
               was
               created
               Earl
               of
               Sandwich
               ,
               Viscount
               Hinchingbrooke
               his
               famous
               Mannor
               in
               Huntingtonshire
               ,
               and
               Baron
               of
               St.
               Neots
               in
               the
               same
               County
               ;
               and
               on
               the
               16
               of
               Iuly
               took
               likewise
               his
               place
               in
               the
               House
               of
               Peers
               ,
               where
               they
               both
               shine
               with
               that
               degree
               of
               splendor
               ,
               by
               which
               the
               Duke
               reduced
               ,
               and
               the
               Earl
               dawned
               at
               ,
               the
               day
               of
               Englands
               Glory
               and
               Liberty
               .
               
               The
               Duke
               of
               Ormond
               was
               likewise
               made
               Earl
               of
               Brecknock
               ,
               and
               took
               his
               place
               among
               the
               Peers
               of
               England
               :
               he
               was
               also
               made
               Lord
               Steward
               of
               his
               Majesties
               Houshold
               ,
               as
               the
               Earl
               of
               Lindsey
               was
               made
               Lord
               High-Chamberlain
               ,
               the
               Earl
               of
               Manchester
               Lord
               Chamberlain
               of
               his
               Majesties
               Houshold
               ,
               and
               the
               Earl
               of
               Southampton
               Lord
               High-Treasurer
               of
               England
               :
               Sir
               
                 Frederick
                 Cornwallis
              
               was
               made
               Treasurer
               of
               the
               Kings
               Houshold
               by
               an
               old
               Grant
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Berkley
              
               Comptroller
               ;
               and
               other
               Royalists
               were
               made
               Officers
               therein
               .
               Several
               presents
               were
               made
               to
               the
               King
               from
               the
               several
               Cities
               and
               Boroughs
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
               in
               Gold
               and
               Plate
               ,
               
               and
               resignation
               of
               Fee-farm-rents
               purchased
               from
               the
               Usurpers
               ;
               among
               the
               rest
               ,
               the
               City
               of
               London
               (
               with
               a
               Complement
               of
               their
               good
               Stewardship
               ,
               by
               the
               mouth
               of
               their
               Recorder
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Wilde
              
               )
               rendred
               their
               like
               Grant
               of
               
                 New
                 Parke
              
               in
               Surrey
               .
               All
               the
               Rents
               accruing
               at
               Michaelmas-day
               were
               now
               secured
               from
               the
               late
               Purchasers
               of
               Kings
               ,
               Queens
               ,
               Bishops
               ,
               Dean
               and
               Chapters
               lands
               ,
               for
               the
               use
               of
               the
               right
               and
               unquestionable
               Proprietors
               ;
               to
               the
               defeating
               the
               miserable
               and
               unjust
               covetousness
               of
               such
               undue
               and
               unwarrantable
               penniworths
               .
            
             
               A
               splendid
               Embassy
               came
               this
               Month
               of
               August
               from
               Denmark
               ,
               to
               congratulate
               his
               Majesties
               most
               happy
               Restitution
               ;
               as
               a
               little
               before
               ,
               the
               Lord
               Iermyn
               ,
               
               newly
               made
               Earl
               of
               Saint
               Albans
               (
               the
               Title
               last
               failing
               in
               the
               renowned
               Marquess
               of
               
                 Clanrickard
                 Vlick
                 de
                 Burgh
              
               ,
               who
               had
               so
               eminently
               asserted
               his
               Majesties
               Rights
               in
               Ireland
               ,
               and
               after
               the
               reduction
               thereof
               came
               into
               England
               ,
               and
               died
               in
               London
               in
               some
               distress
               ,
               far
               unfitting
               his
               nobleness
               of
               minde
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               former
               most
               honourable
               Estate
               ,
               a
               while
               before
               the
               Kings
               Return
               )
               was
               sent
               to
               France
               in
               the
               quality
               of
               Lord
               Embassador
               Extraordinary
               to
               that
               Crown
               .
               Soon
               after
               ,
               the
               Prince
               
                 de
                 Ligne
              
               ,
               with
               a
               right
               Princely
               Train
               and
               retinue
               becoming
               the
               grandeur
               of
               the
               Affair
               ,
               (
               he
               was
               sent
               to
               Congratulate
               from
               his
               Majesty
               of
               Spain
               ,
               betwixt
               whom
               and
               this
               Kingdom
               a
               Peace
               after
               a
               six
               years
               War
               was
               lately
               Proclaimed
               )
               was
               with
               great
               state
               received
               ,
               and
               had
               solemn
               Audience
               by
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               departed
               ;
               and
               was
               succeeded
               by
               the
               Baron
               of
               Battevile
               to
               be
               Resident
               and
               Embassador
               in
               Ordinary
               at
               this
               Court.
               From
               the
               French
               King
               soon
               
               after
               came
               another
               Illustrious
               and
               grand
               Personage
               upon
               the
               same
               account
               ,
               by
               name
               the
               Count
               of
               Soissons
               ,
               
               who
               had
               married
               the
               Cardinal's
               Neece
               ,
               and
               entred
               and
               was
               entertained
               here
               with
               all
               sumptuous
               and
               extraordinary
               Magnificence
               .
               In
               sum
               ,
               there
               was
               no
               Prince
               nor
               State
               in
               Europe
               who
               sent
               not
               ,
               or
               were
               not
               a
               sending
               their
               Embassador
               upon
               this
               wonderful
               occasion
               .
            
             
               The
               Parliament
               ,
               after
               many
               debates
               and
               disputes
               ,
               alterations
               and
               insertions
               ,
               at
               last
               finished
               the
               Act
               of
               Oblivion
               ;
               which
               was
               extraordinary
               comprehensive
               and
               indulgent
               ,
               
               to
               the
               regret
               of
               many
               injured
               Royalists
               ,
               who
               found
               no
               better
               perswasive
               to
               their
               acquiescence
               in
               it
               ,
               but
               their
               unalterable
               duty
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               whose
               special
               Act
               this
               was
               .
               Out
               of
               this
               were
               only
               excepted
               the
               Regicides
               and
               Murderers
               of
               their
               late
               Soveraign
               ,
               as
               to
               Life
               and
               Estate
               ;
               besides
               Colonel
               Lambert
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Vane
              
               ,
               and
               Twenty
               others
               ,
               reserved
               to
               such
               Forfeitures
               as
               should
               by
               Parliament
               be
               declared
               :
               the
               principal
               of
               these
               were
               Sir
               
                 Arthur
                 Haselrig
                 ,
                 Oliver
                 Saint
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 William
                 Lenthal
              
               the
               Speaker
               ,
               Mr.
               Ny
               the
               Independent
               Minister
               ,
               Burton
               of
               Yarmouth
               ;
               and
               some
               Sequestrators
               ,
               Officers
               ,
               and
               Major-Generals
               of
               the
               Army
               ;
               amongst
               whom
               was
               
                 Desborough
                 ,
                 Pine
                 ,
                 Butler
                 ,
                 Ireton
                 ,
              
               &c.
               
               They
               passed
               likewise
               an
               Act
               for
               a
               perpetual
               Anniversary
               Thanksgiving
               on
               the
               29
               of
               May
               ,
               the
               day
               of
               his
               Majesties
               Birth
               and
               Restauration
               ;
               a
               day
               indeed
               memorable
               ,
               and
               the
               most
               auspicious
               in
               our
               English
               Kalendar
               ,
               and
               worthy
               of
               a
               Parliaments
               Canonization
               :
               Both
               which
               his
               Majesty
               gave
               his
               Royal
               Assent
               to
               ,
               as
               at
               the
               Adjournment
               to
               another
               for
               Disbanding
               of
               the
               Army
               (
               and
               paying
               off
               the
               Navy
               )
               which
               once
               looked
               upon
               us
               with
               the
               same
               feared
               perpetual
               danger
               ,
               as
               the
               Mamalukes
               or
               Ianizaries
               ;
               but
               by
               this
               happy
               conjuncture
               of
               his
               Majesties
               Fortune
               with
               his
               Wisdom
               and
               Goodness
               ,
               yielded
               (
               after
               many
               Modules
               )
               to
               its
               last
               Dissolution
               .
               Great
               sums
               by
               Pole-money
               and
               other
               Assessments
               were
               imposed
               ,
               and
               speedily
               and
               cheerfully
               levied
               and
               paid
               ,
               to
               finish
               this
               desired
               work
               ,
               which
               had
               before
               wasted
               so
               many
               Millions
               of
               Treasure
               .
               Mr.
               Scowen
               ,
               Mr.
               Pryn
               ,
               Col.
               King
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Charles
                 Doyley
              
               ,
               were
               appointed
               Commissioners
               to
               disband
               them
               ;
               to
               which
               the
               Souldiery
               very
               willingly
               and
               with
               thanks
               to
               the
               King
               submitted
               ;
               the
               King
               giving
               them
               a
               Weeks
               pay
               as
               a
               Donative
               and
               Largess
               .
               The
               Parliament
               adjourned
               till
               the
               6
               of
               November
               .
            
             
               These
               Felicities
               of
               the
               King
               we
               have
               hitherto
               insisted
               on
               ,
               as
               the
               course
               of
               all
               worldly
               things
               is
               guided
               ,
               were
               abated
               and
               allayed
               by
               the
               immature
               and
               most
               lamented
               Death
               of
               the
               right
               Excellent
               Prince
               Henry
               Duke
               of
               Gloucester
               ,
               his
               Majesties
               youngest
               Brother
               ;
               a
               Prince
               of
               very
               extraordinary
               hopes
               .
               Silence
               will
               best
               become
               our
               lamentation
               :
               for
               his
               vertues
               ,
               and
               our
               loss
               of
               them
               ,
               transcend
               expression
               .
               
               He
               died
               of
               the
               Small-pox
               ,
               Aged
               Twenty
               years
               and
               two
               months
               ,
               after
               much
               Blood-letting
               ,
               and
               was
               Interred
               with
               a
               private
               Funeral
               in
               Henry
               the
               Seventh's
               Chappel
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               just
               before
               the
               arrival
               of
               his
               Sister
               the
               Princess
               of
               Orange
               ,
               who
               came
               to
               joy
               and
               felicitate
               her
               Brothers
               in
               their
               happy
               Restitution
               .
            
             
               With
               the
               King
               and
               Monarchy
               ,
               the
               Ecclesiastical
               Regiment
               by
               Bishops
               recovered
               it self
               ,
               
               by
               his
               Majesties
               Piety
               and
               Prudence
               ;
               that
               Aphorism
               being
               most
               sadly
               verified
               ,
               
                 No
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 No
                 King
              
               ;
               and
               therefore
               ,
               on
               the
               20
               of
               September
               ,
               Dr.
               Iuxon
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               that
               antient
               and
               excellent
               Prelate
               ,
               was
               by
               the
               King
               translated
               from
               that
               See
               to
               the
               Arch-bishoprick
               of
               Canterbury
               ;
               which
               was
               performed
               with
               great
               Solemnity
               :
               and
               not
               long
               after
               ,
               several
               new
               Bishops
               (
               persons
               the
               most
               eminent
               and
               valiant
               assertors
               of
               the
               Church
               and
               Laws
               of
               England
               )
               were
               Consecrated
               in
               the
               Abby
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               Diocesses
               filled
               ;
               of
               which
               together
               presently
               ,
               in
               an
               ensuing
               Catalogue
               .
            
             
               
               Divine
               Vengeance
               had
               with
               a
               slow
               foot
               traced
               the
               murtherers
               of
               our
               Martyr'd
               Soveraign
               ,
               and
               through
               several
               Mazes
               at
               last
               overtook
               them
               ;
               the
               iron
               hand
               of
               Justice
               delivering
               them
               to
               the
               punishment
               due
               to
               that
               grand
               impiety
               :
               nor
               was
               it
               the
               least
               of
               his
               present
               Majesties
               Felicities
               in
               his
               Restitution
               ,
               that
               he
               should
               parentate
               ,
               in
               this
               solemn
               manner
               ,
               to
               His
               most
               vilely
               and
               rebelliously
               abused
               Father
               ;
               That
               his
               justice
               might
               appear
               equally
               as
               resplendent
               as
               his
               clemency
               to
               the
               lesser
               guilt
               of
               his
               undutiful
               people
               ,
               in
               not
               suffering
               his
               innate
               
               goodness
               to
               be
               wrought
               upon
               so
               far
               ,
               that
               this
               unexampled
               parricide
               should
               pass
               with
               an
               unexampled
               impunity
               ;
               since
               the
               Parliament
               in
               detestation
               ,
               and
               to
               wipe
               away
               the
               stain
               of
               that
               perpetration
               ,
               had
               given
               up
               these
               persons
               following
               ,
               as
               Sacrifices
               to
               the
               Law
               ,
               and
               the
               Honour
               of
               their
               Country
               .
            
             
               On
               the
               Ninth
               of
               October
               ,
               The
               Commissioners
               of
               Oyer
               and
               Terminer
               met
               at
               
               Hicks's
               Hall
               ,
               of
               whom
               were
               several
               of
               the
               chief
               Nobility
               ;
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               and
               the
               Judges
               ;
               Sir
               
                 Orlando
                 Bridgman
              
               ,
               Lord
               chief
               Baron
               ,
               sitting
               in
               chief
               :
               the
               Counsel
               were
               Sir
               
                 Ieffery
                 Palmer
              
               the
               King's
               Attourney
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Heneage
                 Finch
              
               Solicitor-General
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Turnor
              
               the
               Duke
               of
               York's
               Attorney
               ,
               and
               Serjeant
               
                 Keeling
                 ,
                 Windham
              
               ,
               &c.
               
               The
               Grand
               Jury
               being
               Sworn
               ,
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Darcy
              
               Baronet
               their
               Foreman
               ,
               Sir
               Orlando
               gave
               them
               the
               Charge
               ,
               declaring
               the
               purport
               of
               their
               Commission
               ,
               to
               Try
               those
               excepted
               persons
               out
               of
               the
               Act
               ,
               for
               their
               Treason
               in
               Murthering
               the
               late
               King
               of
               blessed
               memory
               ,
               upon
               the
               Statute
               25
               Edw.
               3
               d.
               by
               which
               it
               was
               made
               Treason
               ,
               to
               compass
               and
               imagine
               the
               death
               of
               the
               King
               :
               which
               he
               largely
               ,
               learnedly
               ,
               and
               eloquently
               opened
               ,
               the
               Statute
               being
               but
               declarative
               of
               the
               Common
               Law.
               Which
               ended
               ,
               
                 Thomas
                 Lee
              
               of
               the
               Middle
               Temple
               Gentleman
               ,
               was
               called
               to
               give
               the
               names
               of
               the
               Witnesses
               ,
               forty
               two
               in
               number
               ;
               the
               chief
               of
               whom
               was
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Clerk
              
               ,
               the
               Duke
               of
               
               Albemarle's
               Secretary
               ,
               who
               took
               the
               Proceedings
               of
               the
               High
               Court
               in
               short-hand
               ;
               Mr.
               Masterson
               Minister
               at
               St.
               
                 Clements
                 Danes
              
               ,
               then
               of
               that
               Party
               ;
               Col.
               
                 Hun●ks
                 ,
                 Griffith
                 Bodurdo
              
               
                 Esq
              
               
                 Stephen
                 Kirk
              
               ,
               Col.
               
                 Matthew
                 Tomlinson
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Rushworth
              
               
                 Esq
              
               Sir
               
                 Purbeck
                 Temple
                 ,
                 William
                 Iessop
              
               
                 Esq
              
               Mr.
               Coitmore
               ,
               and
               
                 Anthony
                 Mildmay
              
               ,
               Brother
               to
               Sir
               Henry
               ,
               one
               of
               those
               Criminals
               .
            
             
               Next
               day
               ,
               the
               10
               of
               October
               ,
               the
               Court
               by
               Adjournment
               sate
               in
               Justice-Hall
               in
               the
               Sessions-house
               in
               the
               Old-bayly
               ;
               and
               the
               Prisoners
               having
               been
               brought
               the
               same
               day
               from
               the
               Tower
               to
               the
               Gaol
               of
               Newgate
               ,
               the
               Keeper
               was
               commanded
               to
               bring
               down
               Sir
               
                 Hardress
                 Waller
                 ,
                 William
                 Heveningham
              
               ,
               and
               Colonel
               Harrison
               ,
               and
               set
               them
               to
               the
               Bar
               ,
               where
               they
               were
               commanded
               to
               hold
               up
               their
               hands
               :
               
               but
               Harrison
               desiring
               to
               be
               heard
               first
               ,
               answered
               ,
               
                 I
                 am
                 here
              
               ;
               he
               at
               last
               held
               up
               his
               hand
               :
               then
               the
               Indictment
               was
               read
               in
               these
               words
               :
               
                 That
                 he
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 others
                 ,
                 not
                 having
                 the
                 fear
                 of
                 God
                 before
                 their
                 eyes
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 instigated
                 of
                 the
                 Devil
                 ,
                 did
                 maliciously
                 ,
                 treasonably
                 ,
                 and
                 feloniously
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 his
                 due
                 Allegiance
                 and
                 bounden
                 Duty
                 ,
                 sit
                 upon
                 and
                 condemn
                 our
                 late
                 Soveraign
                 Lord
                 King
              
               Charles
               
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 of
                 ever-blessed
                 Memory
                 ;
                 and
                 also
                 did
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Thirtieth
                 day
                 of
              
               January
               1648
               ,
               
                 signe
                 and
                 seal
                 a
                 Warrant
                 for
                 the
                 Execution
                 of
                 his
                 Sacred
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 where
                 also
                 ,
              
               &c.
               
               To
               which
               Waller
               after
               some
               debate
               ,
               pleaded
               guilty
               ;
               Heveningham
               and
               Harrison
               ,
               Not
               guilty
               :
               Then
               
                 Isaac
                 Pennington
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Marten
                 ,
                 Gilbert
                 Millingham
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Tichburn
                 ,
                 Owen
                 Roe
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Robert
                 Lilburn
              
               ,
               after
               the
               said
               Indictment
               read
               ,
               were
               bid
               to
               plead
               ,
               who
               did
               ;
               except
               
                 Henry
                 Marten
              
               ,
               who
               said
               ,
               he
               was
               not
               excepted
               out
               of
               the
               Act
               of
               Indemnity
               ,
               the
               person
               there
               being
               
                 Henry
                 Martin
              
               ,
               not
               Marten
               :
               but
               the
               Court
               answered
               ,
               A
               misname
               would
               not
               be
               pleadable
               ,
               Mr.
               Sollicitor
               citing
               a
               Case
               in
               the
               difference
               of
               names
               betwixt
               Bagster
               and
               Baxter
               .
               All
               of
               them
               insisted
               for
               Counsel
               .
               Then
               
                 Adrian
                 Scroop
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Carew
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Iones
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Scot
                 ,
                 Gregory
                 Clement
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 Cook
              
               were
               likewise
               set
               to
               the
               Bar
               ;
               where
               seeing
               the
               Court
               insist
               upon
               a
               present
               Plea
               ,
               as
               the
               rule
               of
               the
               Law
               ,
               or
               else
               Judgement
               ,
               pleaded
               to
               the
               Indictment
               Not
               guilty
               ;
               Carew
               making
               this
               salvo
               ,
               
                 Saving
                 to
                 our
                 Lord
                 Iesus
                 Christ
                 his
                 Right
                 to
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 these
                 Nations
                 .
              
               Next
               ,
               
                 Edmund
                 Harvey
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Smith
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Downs
                 ,
                 Vincent
                 Potter
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Augustine
                 Garland
              
               ;
               and
               after
               them
               
                 George
                 Fleetwood
                 ,
                 Simon
                 Meyn
                 ,
                 Iames
                 Temple
                 ,
                 Peter
                 Temple
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Wait
                 ,
                 Hugh
                 Peters
                 ,
                 Francis
                 Hacker
                 ,
                 Daniel
                 Axtel
                 ,
              
               who
               all
               but
               the
               last
               presently
               pleaded
               ,
               and
               would
               be
               tried
               by
               God
               and
               their
               Country
               :
               Peters
               would
               be
               tried
               ,
               at
               first
               ,
               by
               the
               Law
               of
               God
               ,
               having
               pleaded
               Not
               guilty
               ,
               no
               not
               for
               a
               thousand
               worlds
               ;
               but
               the
               people
               laught
               him
               out
               of
               it
               .
               Axtel
               ,
               not
               till
               informed
               of
               the
               danger
               of
               a
               mute
               ,
               and
               that
               no
               man
               can
               justifie
               Treason
               ;
               if
               the
               matter
               which
               he
               had
               to
               say
               be
               justifiable
               ,
               it
               is
               not
               Treason
               ;
               if
               Treason
               ,
               it
               is
               not
               justifiable
               :
               and
               therefore
               he
               must
               go
               to
               the
               ordinary
               way
               of
               guilty
               ,
               or
               not
               guilty
               .
            
             
             
               
               Harrison
               was
               the
               next
               day
               set
               to
               the
               Bar
               ,
               with
               Scroop
               and
               ●our
               more
               ;
               but
               they
               severally
               challenging
               the
               Judges
               ,
               the
               Court
               ordered
               to
               try
               them
               singly
               ;
               and
               proceeded
               with
               Harrison
               ,
               who
               excepted
               his
               full
               number
               thirty
               five
               of
               the
               Jury
               ;
               and
               the
               other
               twelve
               being
               sworn
               ,
               Mr.
               Sollicitor-General
               much
               Rhetorically
               laid
               forth
               the
               nature
               and
               atrocity
               of
               the
               Fact
               :
               That
               the
               very
               thoughts
               of
               such
               attempts
               were
               in
               all
               Ages
               ,
               
               and
               among
               all
               people
               ,
               counted
               an
               unpardonable
               Treason
               ,
               as
               the
               story
               of
               the
               two
               Eunuchs
               against
               
                 Ahasuerus
                 ;
                 Voluerunt
                 insurgere
              
               ,
               they
               only
               had
               a
               Will
               to
               rise
               up
               against
               him
               :
               and
               the
               testimony
               of
               
                 Tacitus
                 ,
                 qui
                 deliberant
                 desciverant
              
               ;
               who
               consult
               of
               this
               Fact
               ,
               are
               Rebels
               already
               .
               That
               it
               is
               not
               the
               sole
               interest
               of
               one
               Royal
               Person
               concerned
               in
               this
               parricide
               ,
               but
               all
               of
               the
               Nation
               .
               That
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Cooke
              
               hath
               a
               Notion
               ,
               that
               to
               the
               perfection
               of
               this
               Law
               of
               the
               25
               Edw.
               3.
               a
               time
               to
               be
               limited
               to
               the
               accuser
               was
               requisite
               ;
               but
               how
               great
               a
               mistake
               that
               was
               ,
               would
               appear
               by
               this
               ,
               That
               this
               Treason
               had
               so
               long
               out-faced
               the
               Law
               ,
               and
               the
               Justice
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
               that
               if
               there
               had
               been
               a
               time
               of
               limitation
               ,
               there
               would
               have
               been
               no
               time
               nor
               place
               left
               to
               punishment
               ;
               and
               so
               the
               guilt
               would
               have
               stuck
               upon
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
               and
               this
               wickedness
               grown
               up
               into
               an
               impunity
               .
               That
               the
               scope
               of
               the
               Indictment
               was
               ,
               for
               the
               compassing
               of
               the
               King's
               death
               ;
               the
               rest
               ,
               as
               usurping
               power
               over
               the
               King's
               person
               ,
               the
               Assembling
               ,
               Sitting
               ,
               and
               Judging
               ,
               are
               but
               as
               so
               many
               overt
               Acts
               to
               prove
               the
               intentions
               of
               the
               heart
               ;
               all
               which
               are
               not
               necessary
               to
               be
               proved
               against
               every
               particular
               person
               .
               That
               every
               other
               overt
               Act
               ,
               besides
               what
               is
               laid
               in
               the
               Indictment
               ,
               as
               incouraging
               of
               the
               Souldiers
               to
               cry
               Justice
               and
               Execution
               ,
               or
               preaching
               up
               the
               Work
               as
               godly
               ,
               may
               be
               given
               in
               evidence
               against
               the
               guilty
               persons
               ,
               whose
               Crime
               was
               of
               that
               unmeasurable
               impiety
               ,
               that
               it
               could
               neither
               be
               heightned
               by
               any
               aggravation
               ,
               or
               lessened
               by
               any
               excuse
               .
               Then
               he
               traced
               the
               steps
               and
               gradations
               to
               this
               Villany
               from
               the
               Treaty
               in
               1648
               ,
               and
               shewed
               the
               wicked
               Circumstances
               and
               Formalities
               thereof
               ;
               particularly
               he
               declared
               this
               person
               of
               those
               living
               (
               twenty
               six
               being
               already
               deceased
               ,
               and
               six
               or
               seven
               reserved
               to
               other
               penalties
               ,
               and
               a
               sorrowful
               repentance
               ;
               and
               twenty
               nine
               more
               before
               their
               Lordships
               )
               to
               be
               the
               onely
               chief
               Leader
               ,
               Captain
               ,
               and
               Conductour
               in
               this
               horrible
               Treason
               :
               and
               hinted
               at
               his
               sawcy
               demeanour
               to
               the
               King
               in
               his
               bringing
               him
               to
               his
               Tryal
               ;
               his
               irreverend
               speeches
               and
               carriages
               then
               towards
               the
               King
               ;
               at
               his
               malicious
               designe
               of
               blacking
               him
               to
               the
               people
               .
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Turner
              
               used
               the
               like
               harangue
               ;
               and
               then
               the
               Witnesses
               were
               sworn
               ;
               and
               after
               evidence
               given
               ,
               Mr.
               Windham
               closed
               it
               with
               this
               Speech
               :
               That
               the
               Indictment
               was
               for
               compassing
               the
               King's
               death
               ;
               there
               lay
               the
               Treason
               :
               for
               there
               is
               not
               one
               word
               in
               that
               Statute
               of
               killing
               the
               King
               ;
               insomuch
               that
               if
               after
               that
               sitting
               upon
               the
               King
               ,
               they
               had
               acquitted
               him
               ,
               yet
               would
               it
               have
               been
               Treason
               still
               :
               that
               this
               imagination
               of
               
               Harrison's
               was
               plainly
               proved
               ,
               and
               the
               more
               confirmed
               by
               his
               mention
               of
               blacking
               the
               King
               :
               that
               he
               had
               confessed
               he
               sat
               ,
               and
               signed
               ,
               and
               therefore
               there
               was
               no
               difficulty
               in
               the
               Verdict
               .
            
             
               This
               saying
               of
               his
               ,
               of
               blacking
               the
               King
               ,
               was
               proved
               by
               one
               Mr.
               Nutly
               ,
               who
               having
               got
               admittance
               into
               the
               Committee
               that
               drew
               up
               the
               Charge
               against
               the
               King
               ,
               over-heard
               him
               say
               those
               words
               upon
               a
               dispute
               of
               contracting
               the
               said
               Charge
               ;
               which
               Harrison
               rejected
               ,
               for
               this
               Reason
               ,
               as
               knowing
               [
               
                 calumniare
                 fortiter
                 ,
                 aliquid
                 haerebit
              
               ]
               of
               a
               multitude
               of
               imputations
               ,
               some
               of
               them
               would
               stick
               .
               It
               will
               be
               a
               trouble
               ,
               cumberance
               ,
               and
               labour
               to
               the
               Reader
               ,
               to
               particularize
               any
               more
               Speeches
               of
               the
               King's
               Counsel
               ,
               or
               their
               shewing
               the
               Record
               of
               the
               Warrant
               for
               Execution
               ,
               &c.
               to
               every
               one
               of
               the
               Prisoners
               ;
               or
               the
               Courts
               denying
               the
               Prisoners
               Counsel
               ,
               because
               it
               is
               very
               neer
               the
               same
               throughout
               ;
               and
               therefore
               there
               is
               here
               subjoyned
               only
               a
               breviate
               of
               each
               persons
               defence
               ,
               referring
               the
               more
               unsatisfied
               and
               curious
               to
               the
               Original
               and
               entire
               Copy
               of
               them
               .
            
             
               Harrison
               began
               his
               by
               a
               strange
               argumentation
               ,
               from
               the
               notoriety
               of
               the
               Fact
               ,
               that
               it
               was
               not
               done
               in
               a
               corner
               ;
               that
               he
               believed
               God
               was
               with
               his
               servants
               in
               those
               days
               ,
               (
               however
               it
               seemed
               good
               to
               him
               to
               suffer
               this
               turn
               to
               come
               upon
               them
               :
               )
               that
               he
               had
               desired
               to
               know
               the
               minde
               of
               God
               in
               it
               ;
               but
               he
               had
               received
               
               no
               conviction
               of
               the
               evil
               of
               it
               ,
               but
               rather
               assurance
               ;
               professed
               the
               harmlesness
               of
               his
               Nature
               to
               Man
               ,
               Woman
               ,
               and
               Childe
               ;
               that
               he
               followed
               not
               his
               own
               judgement
               ,
               but
               his
               Conscience
               to
               the
               Lord
               ;
               that
               he
               had
               suffered
               imprisonment
               ,
               because
               he
               would
               not
               turn
               aside
               from
               the
               Cause
               to
               Oliver
               ,
               and
               refused
               his
               temptation
               of
               sitting
               at
               his
               right
               hand
               :
               That
               what
               he
               had
               done
               in
               this
               matter
               ,
               was
               by
               authority
               of
               Parliament
               ;
               and
               that
               this
               ,
               nor
               any
               other
               inferiour
               Court
               ,
               hath
               any
               Cognizance
               or
               Jurisdiction
               on
               that
               :
               and
               therefore
               ,
               they
               could
               not
               question
               him
               that
               acted
               in
               obedience
               to
               that
               Authority
               ;
               and
               that
               he
               did
               act
               in
               the
               fear
               of
               God.
               
            
             
               Hereat
               the
               Court
               and
               Auditory
               were
               agast
               ,
               and
               cried
               ,
               Away
               with
               him
               ,
               for
               he
               made
               God
               the
               Author
               of
               his
               wickedness
               :
               and
               as
               to
               the
               pretended
               Authority
               ,
               and
               his
               Actions
               he
               warranted
               thereby
               ,
               It
               was
               answered
               ,
               that
               if
               the
               Lords
               and
               Commons
               in
               full
               Houses
               had
               then
               taken
               upon
               them
               such
               Authority
               ,
               it
               had
               yet
               been
               Treason
               :
               For
               the
               Lords
               and
               Commons
               do
               not
               ,
               nor
               never
               did
               ,
               constitute
               a
               Parliament
               ,
               without
               the
               King
               ;
               but
               that
               there
               was
               not
               an
               eighth
               part
               of
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               that
               contrived
               and
               ordered
               this
               Treason
               .
               And
               to
               this
               purpose
               spoke
               Mr.
               Annesly
               ,
               now
               Earl
               of
               Anglesey
               ,
               and
               Mr.
               (
               now
               Lord
               )
               Hollis
               ,
               ripping
               up
               the
               violence
               and
               insolence
               of
               this
               Prisoner
               and
               his
               Associates
               in
               forcing
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               ,
               and
               secluding
               them
               and
               other
               Members
               thereof
               in
               December
               1648.
               
               That
               this
               discourse
               was
               to
               infect
               the
               people
               ;
               and
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Turner
              
               added
               ,
               that
               he
               had
               the
               Plague
               all
               over
               him
               :
               and
               the
               whole
               Court
               unanimously
               ,
               and
               severally
               ,
               rejected
               that
               treasonable
               Tenet
               of
               an
               Authority
               in
               both
               or
               either
               Houses
               without
               the
               King
               ;
               and
               over-ruled
               that
               Plea.
               To
               which
               Harrison
               was
               instant
               for
               Counsel
               to
               assist
               him
               .
               After
               some
               interlocurions
               ,
               he
               began
               a
               discourse
               of
               the
               War
               ;
               the
               Kings
               setting
               up
               his
               Standard
               against
               the
               people
               (
               and
               that
               God
               is
               no
               respecter
               of
               persons
               )
               and
               shedding
               of
               innocent
               blood
               :
               and
               being
               interrupted
               there
               ,
               avouching
               the
               same
               Authority
               again
               ,
               he
               profest
               his
               abhorrence
               of
               blacking
               the
               King
               ;
               aequivocated
               with
               his
               bringing
               the
               King
               to
               his
               Tryal
               from
               
               Hurst-castle
               ;
               for
               he
               was
               commanded
               to
               do
               it
               from
               the
               General
               :
               At
               last
               he
               urged
               his
               impreparation
               for
               his
               Tryal
               ,
               being
               six
               months
               a
               close
               Prisoner
               ;
               but
               that
               he
               had
               some
               Acts
               of
               the
               Parliament
               ready
               to
               produce
               to
               his
               justification
               :
               and
               here
               he
               concluded
               .
               And
               Judgement
               being
               demanded
               ,
               the
               Jury
               gave
               in
               their
               Verdict
               ,
               (
               which
               they
               did
               without
               stirring
               from
               the
               place
               )
               and
               Sentence
               was
               past
               upon
               him
               ,
               
               in
               these
               words
               :
               
                 You
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 led
                 back
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 from
                 whence
                 you
                 came
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 be
                 drawn
                 on
                 a
                 Hurdle
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Execution
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 you
                 shall
                 be
                 hanged
                 by
                 the
                 Neck
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 alive
                 shall
                 be
                 cut
                 down
                 ,
                 your
                 privy
                 Members
                 to
                 be
                 cut
                 off
                 ,
                 your
                 Entrails
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 your
                 Body
                 ,
                 and
                 you
                 living
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 be
                 burnt
                 before
                 your
                 eyes
                 ;
                 and
                 your
                 Head
                 to
                 be
                 cut
                 off
                 ,
                 your
                 Body
                 to
                 be
                 divided
                 into
                 four
                 parts
                 ,
                 and
                 your
                 Head
                 and
                 Quarters
                 to
                 be
                 disposed
                 at
                 the
                 pleasure
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               And
               so
               he
               was
               returned
               to
               Newgate
               ,
               in
               order
               to
               Execution
               .
            
             
               Colonel
               
                 Adrian
                 Scroop
              
               was
               next
               set
               to
               the
               Bar
               ;
               
               and
               after
               some
               challenge
               of
               the
               Jury
               ,
               which
               (
               as
               Harrison
               did
               before
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               rest
               after
               )
               was
               to
               pick
               out
               the
               meanest
               of
               them
               ,
               afraid
               of
               the
               Gentry
               ,
               over
               whom
               they
               had
               tyrannously
               and
               insolently
               Lorded
               ;
               and
               convicted
               by
               the
               same
               evidence
               of
               sitting
               in
               the
               High
               Court
               ,
               and
               subscribing
               the
               Warrant
               ,
               &c.
               
               As
               also
               by
               the
               testimony
               of
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Brown
              
               ,
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               Elect
               for
               the
               next
               year
               ,
               who
               witnessed
               that
               since
               the
               Return
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               in
               some
               accidental
               conference
               ,
               he
               seemed
               to
               allow
               and
               approve
               of
               the
               Fact
               ,
               by
               saying
               ,
               Many
               people
               did
               not
               think
               it
               such
               a
               heynous
               matter
               ;
               or
               that
               some
               be
               of
               one
               minde
               ,
               and
               some
               of
               another
               :
               which
               he
               denied
               now
               to
               have
               expresly
               said
               ;
               but
               bewailed
               the
               misfortune
               of
               that
               Encounter
               with
               Sir
               Richard
               ;
               for
               whereas
               before
               he
               was
               not
               excepted
               out
               of
               the
               Act
               of
               Indemnity
               ,
               the
               very
               last
               day
               it
               passed
               he
               was
               by
               that
               means
               even
               then
               excepted
               .
               He
               justified
               that
               Authority
               ,
               and
               the
               Fact
               committed
               by
               that
               Authority
               ,
               but
               not
               the
               person
               ;
               protested
               he
               had
               no
               malice
               against
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               that
               it
               was
               an
               errour
               of
               Judgement
               ,
               not
               of
               his
               Will
               :
               that
               he
               took
               the
               Parliament's
               Authority
               for
               valid
               ,
               (
               but
               over-ruled
               by
               a
               precedent
               Tryal
               )
               acquainted
               the
               Jury
               that
               he
               lay
               under
               a
               great
               prejudice
               by
               the
               Fact
               ,
               and
               desired
               them
               to
               consider
               his
               Case
               as
               they
               
               would
               their
               own
               ;
               and
               hinted
               at
               the
               benefit
               of
               the
               Proclamation
               :
               he
               was
               found
               likewise
               guilty
               ,
               and
               sentenced
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Carew
              
               was
               next
               set
               to
               the
               Bar
               ,
               who
               rambled
               into
               the
               discourse
               of
               Harrison
               ;
               talkt
               of
               the
               Fear
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               the
               Authority
               of
               the
               Parliament
               by
               which
               he
               acted
               :
               that
               he
               declined
               it
               at
               first
               ,
               but
               being
               put
               in
               the
               Act
               for
               Tryal
               ,
               could
               not
               disobey
               the
               Lord
               nor
               the
               Parliament
               ;
               acknowledged
               his
               sitting
               and
               signing
               ,
               but
               not
               his
               guilt
               therein
               ,
               but
               highly
               vindicated
               the
               Parliament
               and
               their
               Power
               to
               the
               Jury
               ;
               but
               was
               sentenced
               as
               the
               rest
               .
            
             
               
               To
               
                 Thomas
                 Scot
              
               the
               same
               Witnesses
               were
               produced
               in
               all
               things
               as
               the
               former
               ;
               only
               he
               added
               ,
               that
               the
               Authority
               of
               the
               remaining
               Members
               might
               be
               as
               good
               as
               the
               Parliament
               was
               when
               the
               Bishops
               were
               excluded
               ;
               and
               if
               two
               Estates
               may
               take
               away
               a
               third
               ,
               if
               the
               second
               do
               not
               continue
               to
               Execute
               their
               Trust
               ,
               he
               that
               is
               in
               occupancie
               may
               have
               a
               title
               to
               the
               whole
               :
               by
               which
               Argument
               ,
               he
               affirmed
               the
               Parliaments
               Authority
               .
               To
               this
               was
               answered
               ,
               that
               the
               Bishops
               were
               taken
               away
               by
               an
               Act
               ,
               with
               the
               consent
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               Lords
               ,
               and
               Commons
               ;
               and
               that
               the
               Justification
               of
               this
               blasphemous
               principle
               (
               as
               the
               Lord
               Finch
               termed
               it
               ,
               as
               also
               Lord
               Annesly
               and
               the
               whole
               Court
               )
               was
               unsufferable
               ,
               and
               High
               Treason
               .
               Mr.
               
                 William
                 Lenthall
              
               ,
               Mr.
               
                 Theophilus
                 Biddulph
              
               ,
               and
               Lord
               Mayor
               Elect
               ,
               were
               sworn
               to
               prove
               ,
               that
               he
               said
               he
               would
               have
               it
               written
               on
               his
               Grave
               ,
               That
               
                 Here
                 lies
              
               Thomas
               Scot
               ,
               
                 one
                 that
                 adjudged
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 Death
                 .
              
               And
               to
               this
               purpose
               ,
               afterwards
               in
               the
               House
               ,
               upon
               the
               Dissolution
               of
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               he
               was
               heard
               to
               have
               added
               ,
               
                 Since
                 it
                 is
                 your
                 pleasure
                 to
                 Dissolve
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 how
                 to
                 hinder
                 ;
                 but
                 when
                 that
                 is
                 done
                 ,
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 where
                 to
                 hide
                 my
                 hated
                 head
                 .
                 Gregory
                 Clement
              
               waved
               his
               Plea
               ,
               
               and
               confessed
               his
               Crime
               ,
               and
               delivered
               a
               Petition
               ,
               as
               Waller
               had
               done
               before
               .
               And
               Colonel
               Iones
               made
               little
               defence
               ,
               
               but
               acquiesced
               upon
               the
               proof
               of
               his
               sitting
               and
               signing
               ;
               and
               so
               they
               all
               had
               Sentence
               as
               before
               .
            
             
               
               The
               Sollicitour
               
                 Iohn
                 Cook
              
               was
               next
               Arraigned
               ,
               for
               Assuming
               a
               Power
               over
               the
               King's
               Life
               ;
               for
               drawing
               and
               exhibiting
               the
               Charge
               ;
               for
               demanding
               Judgment
               ;
               for
               pressing
               the
               Charge
               to
               be
               taken
               
                 pro
                 Confesso
              
               ;
               in
               sum
               ,
               for
               being
               instrumental
               in
               the
               Kings
               Death
               .
               To
               this
               he
               Answered
               very
               acutely
               ,
               to
               the
               glory
               of
               his
               parts
               ,
               and
               infamy
               of
               his
               practice
               ,
               and
               to
               set
               up
               his
               Law
               above
               the
               Gospel
               ,
               from
               whence
               he
               borrowed
               St.
               Pauls
               elegant
               Defence
               ,
               
                 Neither
                 against
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 nor
                 against
              
               Caesar
               
                 have
                 I
              
               ,
               I
               hope
               ,
               offended
               .
               He
               alledged
               ,
               he
               was
               but
               Counsel
               ,
               and
               acted
               in
               his
               Sphere
               for
               his
               Fee
               :
               in
               that
               his
               Crime
               was
               avaritiae
               ,
               of
               covetousness
               ;
               not
               malitiae
               ,
               nor
               falsly
               nor
               Treasonably
               ,
               in
               advising
               the
               Charge
               :
               that
               he
               was
               no
               Sword-man
               :
               that
               he
               executed
               no
               Power
               over
               the
               King
               :
               that
               in
               drawing
               the
               Charge
               ,
               he
               discharged
               rather
               the
               part
               of
               a
               good
               Subject
               ;
               for
               the
               King
               being
               Prisoner
               ,
               to
               accelerate
               his
               Tryal
               was
               a
               Courtesie
               ;
               that
               he
               had
               retrencht
               the
               prolixity
               of
               it
               to
               that
               purpose
               :
               he
               denyed
               the
               examining
               of
               any
               Witnesses
               against
               the
               King
               :
               that
               in
               demanding
               Judgment
               ,
               he
               did
               not
               mean
               Judgment
               against
               the
               King
               of
               Condemnation
               ,
               but
               of
               Absolution
               .
               He
               observed
               ,
               that
               the
               word
               Instrumental
               in
               the
               exception
               of
               the
               Act
               ,
               was
               insignificant
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               incomprehensive
               of
               him
               :
               that
               by
               the
               Kings
               gracious
               Letter
               ,
               a
               Free
               Parliament
               was
               to
               declare
               the
               excepted
               persons
               ;
               which
               this
               could
               not
               be
               ,
               not
               being
               called
               by
               his
               Majesties
               Writ
               .
               All
               which
               were
               fully
               Answered
               by
               Sir
               
                 Heneage
                 Finch
              
               ;
               but
               for
               fear
               I
               may
               pervert
               or
               miss
               the
               sinewy
               strength
               of
               that
               Reply
               ,
               this
               shall
               suffice
               to
               be
               the
               reduction
               ;
               That
               his
               entring
               the
               Charge
               ,
               and
               a
               protestation
               in
               the
               Conclusion
               of
               Liberty
               to
               put
               in
               a
               new
               one
               ,
               and
               desiring
               that
               the
               King
               as
               a
               Traytor
               may
               be
               brought
               to
               Justice
               ,
               was
               no
               such
               demand
               as
               could
               be
               imagined
               to
               end
               in
               acquittal
               :
               that
               to
               the
               Act
               of
               Indemnity
               ,
               the
               Parliament
               having
               made
               a
               special
               proviso
               ,
               and
               inserted
               him
               by
               name
               therein
               ,
               the
               Words
               concluding
               him
               ,
               it
               is
               not
               material
               what
               the
               subsequent
               Reasons
               are
               ;
               so
               that
               though
               he
               might
               say
               ,
               the
               Parliament
               was
               mistaken
               in
               their
               Reason
               ,
               yet
               not
               in
               their
               Conclusion
               .
            
             
               As
               to
               the
               Kings
               Letter
               from
               Breda
               referring
               all
               Crimes
               and
               Offences
               soever
               to
               a
               Free
               Parliament
               (
               that
               the
               Honour
               of
               the
               King
               might
               be
               for
               ever
               Sacred
               )
               he
               
               said
               ,
               that
               in
               case
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               was
               not
               a
               right
               Parliament
               ,
               that
               Letter
               in
               it self
               is
               no
               Pardon
               ,
               until
               it
               had
               been
               under
               the
               Broad
               Seal
               ,
               and
               in
               more
               express
               terms
               ,
               as
               in
               the
               Case
               of
               Sir
               
                 Walter
                 Raleigh
              
               :
               but
               as
               to
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               it
               is
               plain
               the
               King
               meant
               this
               Parliament
               ,
               the
               Letter
               being
               directed
               
                 to
                 the
                 Speaker
                 of
                 our
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
              
               ;
               to
               them
               it
               was
               left
               to
               provide
               for
               security
               and
               indemnity
               ,
               and
               to
               expiate
               this
               crying
               Sin
               ;
               and
               to
               dispence
               his
               Mercy
               and
               Justice
               in
               this
               particular
               :
               they
               then
               Address
               themselves
               to
               his
               Majesties
               Clemency
               for
               the
               whole
               Nation
               ,
               and
               the
               Kings
               Proclamation
               grants
               a
               Pardon
               ;
               so
               that
               this
               must
               needs
               be
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               though
               as
               the
               times
               were
               ,
               it
               were
               not
               so
               duly
               Constituted
               ,
               but
               since
               Confirmed
               by
               his
               Majesty
               .
               It
               was
               added
               by
               Mr.
               Windham
               ,
               that
               words
               and
               advice
               ,
               when
               the
               Act
               follows
               ,
               will
               make
               any
               Counsellor
               guilty
               :
               as
               if
               a
               Counsellor
               should
               advise
               one
               man
               to
               kill
               another
               ,
               and
               he
               does
               it
               .
               All
               was
               sum'd
               up
               in
               an
               accurate
               repetition
               of
               it
               ,
               with
               Evidence
               and
               Defence
               ,
               by
               Sir
               
                 Orlando
                 Bridgman
              
               ;
               and
               he
               thereupon
               found
               guilty
               .
               The
               Court
               used
               him
               very
               civilly
               ,
               and
               he
               shewed
               very
               much
               respect
               and
               reverence
               to
               the
               Court
               ,
               behaving
               himself
               to
               the
               removing
               of
               that
               prejudice
               which
               the
               generality
               had
               of
               him
               ,
               as
               of
               a
               Monster
               .
               But
               see
               what
               a
               narrow
               Fortune
               ,
               and
               the
               streights
               of
               Debt
               ,
               and
               the
               Devils
               wide
               World
               ,
               and
               vast
               Preferments
               can
               tempt
               man
               to
               ,
               since
               his
               first
               Delusions
               bewitcht
               our
               understanding
               !
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Peters
              
               came
               to
               the
               Bar.
               
               He
               was
               charged
               with
               contriving
               the
               Kings
               Death
               at
               Ware
               with
               
                 Oliver
                 Cromwel
              
               ,
               at
               Windsor
               ,
               at
               Coleman-street
               ,
               at
               the
               
                 Painted
                 Chamber
              
               ,
               Bradshaw's
               House
               ;
               that
               in
               a
               Sermon
               he
               had
               compared
               the
               King
               to
               Barabbas
               :
               that
               in
               another
               ,
               the
               Text
               whereof
               was
               
                 to
                 bind
                 Kings
                 in
                 Chains
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               he
               had
               declared
               ,
               that
               there
               was
               an
               Act
               of
               Gods
               own
               making
               ,
               that
               they
               that
               spilt
               mans
               blood
               ,
               by
               man
               should
               his
               blood
               be
               spilt
               ;
               and
               that
               out
               of
               that
               Law
               neither
               the
               King
               ,
               nor
               Prince
               ,
               or
               Prince
               Rupert
               ,
               nor
               none
               of
               that
               rabble
               are
               excepted
               :
               that
               on
               the
               Twenty
               seventh
               of
               Ianuary
               he
               had
               Preached
               before
               the
               High
               Court
               of
               Justice
               ,
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               on
               the
               14
               of
               Isaiah
               ,
               18
               ,
               19.
               verses
               ;
               
                 All
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               All
               he
               said
               to
               this
               ,
               was
               to
               cavil
               at
               the
               Witnesses
               :
               he
               declared
               his
               course
               of
               Life
               ,
               and
               his
               Orthodox
               perseverance
               ;
               but
               ,
               as
               to
               the
               purpose
               ,
               he
               said
               he
               was
               sorry
               to
               hear
               of
               his
               carriage
               towards
               the
               King
               ,
               but
               he
               had
               no
               malice
               toward
               him
               ,
               but
               was
               meerly
               engaged
               in
               he
               Army
               .
               He
               was
               also
               upon
               suspition
               of
               being
               the
               Executioner
               ,
               but
               he
               proved
               he
               was
               sick
               a
               bed
               that
               day
               ;
               so
               Cook
               and
               he
               were
               Sentenced
               together
               .
               
               
                 Daniel
                 Axtel
              
               was
               next
               set
               to
               the
               Bar
               ,
               (
               He
               had
               escaped
               as
               he
               thought
               the
               exception
               in
               the
               Act
               ,
               being
               lately
               added
               to
               this
               miserable
               number
               ,
               for
               there
               was
               other
               blood
               barbarously
               shed
               by
               him
               ,
               that
               lay
               upon
               him
               )
               and
               charged
               with
               imagining
               and
               compassing
               the
               Kings
               Death
               ;
               the
               overt
               Act
               whereof
               was
               commanding
               the
               Guard
               at
               his
               Tryal
               ;
               his
               beating
               the
               Souldiers
               for
               not
               crying
               out
               Justice
               and
               Execution
               ;
               for
               bidding
               them
               to
               do
               it
               ,
               and
               to
               shoot
               at
               a
               Lady
               ,
               supposed
               the
               Lady
               Fairfax
               ,
               whom
               he
               there
               termed
               Whore
               ,
               for
               saying
               that
               Cromwel
               was
               a
               Rogue
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               twentieth
               part
               of
               the
               People
               never
               consented
               to
               the
               Tryal
               of
               the
               King.
               For
               defence
               he
               said
               ,
               that
               he
               was
               Commanded
               thither
               by
               his
               General
               ,
               whom
               the
               Lords
               and
               Commons
               had
               Commissioned
               :
               that
               they
               had
               declared
               themselves
               to
               be
               the
               Interpreters
               of
               the
               Law
               ;
               and
               if
               he
               had
               not
               obeyed
               his
               Generals
               Command
               ,
               he
               was
               then
               liable
               to
               the
               Punishment
               :
               that
               that
               Statute
               of
               25
               Edward
               the
               3.
               did
               not
               extend
               to
               private
               persons
               in
               that
               Case
               :
               that
               
                 Iermyn
                 ,
                 Nichols
              
               ,
               and
               Thorpe
               Judges
               ,
               had
               declared
               ,
               that
               it
               was
               lawful
               and
               justifiable
               to
               obey
               the
               Parliament
               :
               that
               if
               the
               Collected
               body
               in
               Parliament
               be
               guilty
               of
               Treason
               ,
               where
               will
               they
               find
               a
               Jury
               to
               try
               him
               in
               the
               distributed
               part
               of
               the
               People
               ?
               (
               Here
               he
               was
               charged
               for
               being
               one
               of
               those
               that
               actually
               and
               in
               person
               put
               the
               force
               upon
               the
               House
               ,
               by
               Mr.
               Annesly
               ,
               and
               made
               the
               Parliament
               a
               Juncto
               .
               )
               To
               this
               he
               answered
               ,
               That
               he
               was
               not
               to
               Justifie
               that
               fault
               ;
               for
               being
               no
               Statesman
               ,
               he
               did
               as
               commanded
               :
               produced
               his
               Commission
               ;
               said
               ,
               that
               Fairfax
               ,
               nay
               General
               Monke
               were
               guilty
               for
               acting
               by
               the
               same
               Commission
               :
               that
               it
               was
               no
               Treason
               to
               silence
               a
               Lady
               that
               spoke
               impertinently
               :
               and
               being
               charged
               with
               smiling
               at
               the
               same
               time
               ,
               he
               said
               that
               was
               no
               Treason
               ;
               that
               he
               was
               set
               there
               to
               keep
               the
               
               Peace
               :
               that
               the
               People
               and
               Souldiers
               did
               cry
               
                 Iustice
                 ,
                 Iustice
              
               ;
               &
               to
               quiet
               the
               Souldiers
               ,
               he
               might
               beat
               them
               ;
               and
               say
               ,
               
                 I
                 'le
                 Iustice
                 you
                 ,
                 I
                 'le
                 Execution
                 you
                 .
              
               That
               at
               the
               worst
               ,
               Justice
               being
               an
               Attribute
               of
               God
               ,
               it
               were
               no
               Treason
               to
               require
               it
               ;
               and
               that
               the
               execution
               of
               it
               is
               no
               more
               .
               He
               took
               much
               advantage
               of
               a
               Witness
               against
               him
               ,
               who
               said
               he
               had
               been
               imprisoned
               by
               him
               :
               his
               Evidence
               was
               about
               hiring
               the
               Executioner
               ;
               to
               which
               one
               Nelson
               likewise
               ,
               and
               Hewlet
               was
               named
               .
               That
               ,
               as
               Cook
               said
               before
               ,
               he
               neither
               Sentenced
               ,
               Signed
               ,
               Sealed
               ,
               nor
               Sate
               :
               that
               Throgmorton
               in
               Queen
               Maries
               days
               was
               acquitted
               for
               Words
               :
               that
               Words
               may
               make
               a
               Heretick
               ,
               not
               a
               Traytor
               ;
               and
               cited
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Coke
              
               ,
               urged
               also
               the
               Statute
               of
               Hen.
               7.
               ayding
               the
               King
               
                 de
                 facto
              
               .
               He
               was
               answered
               to
               all
               ,
               that
               there
               are
               no
               excuses
               for
               Treason
               :
               That
               the
               Parliament
               could
               never
               give
               any
               Authority
               to
               Murther
               the
               King
               ,
               nor
               the
               General
               ;
               nor
               was
               it
               in
               his
               Commission
               to
               Guard
               the
               Court
               of
               Justice
               at
               
               Westminster-Hall
               ,
               nor
               to
               cry
               for
               Execution
               :
               that
               any
               of
               those
               things
               was
               an
               Overt
               Act
               of
               his
               imagination
               ,
               and
               Proved
               sufficiently
               ,
               that
               Justice
               and
               Execution
               was
               the
               intent
               of
               Murthering
               the
               King
               ;
               and
               his
               wrathful
               Speech
               to
               the
               Lady
               discovered
               it
               .
               After
               a
               little
               Consultation
               ,
               the
               Jury
               brought
               him
               in
               guilty
               ;
               to
               whom
               he
               had
               pleaded
               his
               Family
               and
               small
               Children
               .
            
             
               
               Colonel
               
                 Francis
                 Hacker
              
               was
               the
               next
               .
               He
               was
               Charged
               with
               Guarding
               the
               King
               at
               the
               High
               Court
               of
               Justice
               ;
               of
               taking
               him
               from
               Colonel
               Tomlinson
               the
               day
               of
               Execution
               ;
               for
               Signing
               of
               the
               Warrant
               of
               Execution
               to
               him
               that
               did
               it
               ,
               (
               writ
               by
               Cromwel
               ;
               but
               who
               the
               man
               was
               named
               in
               it
               ,
               his
               memory
               could
               not
               tell
               ,
               or
               he
               would
               not
               ,
               upon
               much
               inquisition
               :
               )
               that
               he
               was
               on
               the
               Scaffold
               ,
               and
               brought
               the
               King
               thither
               .
               He
               Pleaded
               little
               ,
               and
               said
               ,
               he
               was
               under
               Authority
               ;
               and
               that
               he
               did
               not
               read
               the
               Warrant
               that
               Cromwel
               writ
               ,
               and
               so
               could
               not
               inform
               the
               Court
               concerning
               the
               same
               .
               He
               was
               also
               found
               guilty
               ,
               His
               being
               the
               most
               Overt
               Act
               in
               compassing
               the
               Kings
               Death
               .
            
             
               
               
                 William
                 Hewlet
              
               ,
               a
               Serjeant
               of
               Colonel
               
               Hewson's
               Regiment
               ,
               was
               Indicted
               for
               being
               the
               man
               that
               was
               in
               the
               Frock
               ,
               and
               cut
               off
               the
               Kings
               Head
               :
               it
               was
               averred
               from
               his
               own
               Confession
               ,
               by
               three
               several
               witnesses
               ;
               and
               as
               many
               attested
               it
               was
               Brandon
               the
               Common
               Executioner
               :
               that
               he
               ,
               viz.
               the
               Executioner
               ,
               was
               put
               into
               a
               Boat
               ,
               and
               trembled
               (
               after
               it
               was
               done
               )
               every
               joynt
               of
               him
               :
               that
               he
               affirmed
               as
               much
               to
               the
               Lord
               Capel
               at
               his
               Suffering
               by
               the
               same
               Axe
               ,
               of
               which
               the
               Executioner
               assured
               him
               .
               He
               said
               ,
               that
               he
               could
               make
               it
               appear
               he
               was
               not
               upon
               the
               Scaffold
               that
               day
               ,
               nor
               near
               it
               ,
               for
               that
               he
               and
               other
               Serjeants
               were
               secured
               that
               day
               ,
               for
               refusing
               to
               be
               there
               ;
               but
               the
               other
               Witnesses
               Evidence
               being
               express
               ,
               He
               was
               found
               guilty
               .
               The
               Court
               gave
               him
               all
               the
               advantage
               that
               could
               be
               ,
               and
               reprieved
               him
               ,
               so
               that
               he
               Suffered
               not
               .
            
             
               
               The
               other
               of
               the
               Judges
               that
               rendred
               themselves
               upon
               the
               Proclamation
               were
               called
               .
               Mr.
               
                 Daniel
                 Harvey
              
               was
               called
               first
               ,
               who
               pleaded
               his
               ignorance
               ,
               and
               no
               malice
               ,
               for
               that
               he
               Signed
               not
               ,
               though
               he
               was
               present
               at
               Sentence
               :
               then
               he
               proved
               by
               witness
               his
               Reluctancy
               of
               Conscience
               ,
               his
               endeavours
               with
               few
               others
               to
               adjourn
               the
               Court
               upon
               the
               Kings
               motion
               ;
               that
               he
               resolved
               to
               have
               no
               more
               to
               do
               with
               them
               ;
               and
               that
               he
               endeavoured
               to
               save
               his
               Life
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Isaac
                 Pennington
              
               next
               ,
               Pleaded
               his
               ignorance
               ,
               and
               no
               malice
               ,
               and
               utterly
               refused
               to
               Sign
               the
               Warrant
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Henry
                 Marten
              
               ,
               against
               whom
               the
               Sitting
               ,
               Signing
               ,
               and
               Sealing
               were
               proved
               ,
               and
               also
               that
               at
               the
               meeting
               of
               the
               High
               Court
               of
               Justice
               ,
               before
               they
               went
               into
               
               Westminster-Hall
               ,
               being
               in
               the
               Painted
               Chamber
               ,
               and
               upon
               the
               Landing
               of
               the
               King
               from
               
               White-Hall
               to
               Sir
               Robert
               Cotton's
               House
               ;
               Cromwel
               upon
               sight
               thereof
               ,
               asking
               them
               this
               question
               ,
               
                 The
                 first
                 thing
                 the
                 King
                 will
                 demand
                 of
                 us
                 ,
                 will
                 be
                 ,
                 by
                 what
                 Authority
                 we
                 bring
                 him
                 before
                 us
                 ;
                 what
                 shall
                 we
                 say
                 ,
                 by
                 whose
                 Authority
                 ?
              
               After
               a
               little
               pause
               ,
               Marten
               replyed
               ,
               
                 In
                 the
                 Name
                 and
                 Authority
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 in
                 Parliament
                 Assembled
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 good
                 People
                 of
              
               England
               .
               To
               this
               he
               answered
               ,
               that
               he
               had
               no
               malice
               to
               the
               King.
               It
               was
               replyed
               ,
               It
               is
               evident
               he
               had
               against
               the
               Government
               .
               Further
               he
               said
               ,
               that
               the
               Commission
               ran
               in
               
               the
               name
               of
               the
               
                 good
                 people
              
               ,
               and
               so
               it
               was
               no
               great
               matter
               for
               him
               to
               repeat
               it
               .
               Here
               Sir
               
                 Heneage
                 Finch
              
               took
               hold
               ,
               and
               gave
               notice
               to
               the
               Jury
               of
               the
               entituling
               the
               
                 good
                 people
              
               to
               it
               ,
               and
               hoped
               they
               would
               be
               none
               of
               them
               ;
               and
               observed
               the
               impenitence
               of
               the
               Man
               :
               then
               he
               justified
               the
               Parliament
               ;
               and
               though
               it
               were
               but
               a
               remnant
               of
               Parliament
               ,
               yet
               in
               the
               case
               of
               Commons
               to
               a
               Cottage
               ,
               if
               a
               stick
               be
               but
               left
               ,
               the
               Commons
               appertained
               to
               that
               Cottage
               .
               He
               added
               conclusively
               ,
               his
               acquiescing
               in
               the
               Royal
               Government
               ,
               since
               the
               King
               was
               called
               in
               by
               the
               People
               in
               Parliament
               ,
               which
               he
               intimated
               as
               the
               Kings
               best
               right
               ,
               and
               so
               added
               to
               his
               greater
               Condemnation
               .
            
             
               
                 Gilbert
                 Millington
              
               Confessed
               the
               Fact
               ,
               
               and
               the
               guilt
               of
               it
               ;
               and
               was
               favoured
               with
               an
               acceptance
               of
               it
               from
               the
               Court.
               
            
             
               Alderman
               Tichburn
               did
               the
               same
               ,
               
               with
               much
               candidness
               declaring
               his
               sin
               ,
               and
               ignorance
               of
               the
               atrocity
               of
               the
               Crime
               ;
               protested
               his
               inability
               of
               Contrivance
               ,
               his
               raw
               years
               ,
               his
               unskilfulness
               in
               the
               Laws
               ;
               said
               he
               would
               have
               rather
               gone
               into
               a
               hot
               Oven
               than
               into
               this
               business
               ,
               if
               he
               had
               known
               it
               ;
               instanced
               that
               Paul
               was
               a
               Persecutor
               ,
               and
               found
               Mercy
               ;
               and
               had
               rendred
               himself
               ,
               with
               the
               three
               before
               ,
               upon
               the
               Proclamation
               .
            
             
               
                 Owen
                 Roe
              
               pleaded
               the
               same
               ,
               
               and
               his
               reluctancy
               to
               the
               Kings
               Sentence
               ,
               and
               the
               Proclamation
               .
            
             
               Colonel
               
                 Robert
                 Lilburn
              
               did
               the
               same
               ;
               
               mentioned
               his
               endeavour
               for
               withdrawing
               the
               Court
               of
               Justice
               ,
               as
               Mr.
               Harvey
               said
               before
               :
               that
               he
               wept
               and
               mourned
               the
               day
               of
               the
               Kings
               Death
               .
            
             
               Mr.
               Smith
               pleaded
               the
               same
               ,
               
               and
               desired
               the
               Courts
               mediation
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Downes
                 ,
                 Vincent
                 Potter
                 ,
                 Augustine
                 Garland
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Simon
                 Meyne
                 ,
                 Iames
                 Temple
                 ,
                 Peter
                 Temple
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Wayt
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 William
                 Heveningham
              
               ,
               set
               (
               again
               )
               at
               the
               Bar.
               Something
               extraordinary
               must
               be
               said
               of
               Downes
               ,
               because
               he
               obliged
               the
               Court
               to
               hear
               him
               ,
               in
               these
               words
               ,
               (
               and
               they
               are
               worthy
               of
               mans
               memory
               )
               which
               he
               expressed
               in
               that
               abominable
               Judicature
               ,
               upon
               the
               Kings
               request
               of
               hearing
               in
               Parliament
               ,
               as
               he
               sate
               between
               Colonel
               Wauton
               ,
               and
               Mr.
               Cawley
               ,
               and
               
                 Oliver
                 Cromwel
              
               [
               said
               I
               ,
               
                 Have
                 we
                 hearts
                 of
                 stone
                 ,
                 or
                 are
                 we
                 men
                 ?
              
               They
               laboured
               to
               appease
               me
               ;
               they
               told
               me
               I
               would
               ruine
               both
               my self
               and
               them
               .
               Said
               I
               ,
               
                 If
                 I
                 dye
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 I
                 must
                 do
                 it
                 .
                 Cromwel
              
               sate
               just
               the
               seat
               below
               me
               .
               He
               hearing
               of
               me
               make
               some
               stir
               by
               whispering
               ,
               he
               looked
               at
               me
               ,
               and
               asked
               if
               I
               was
               my self
               ;
               what
               I
               meant
               to
               do
               ,
               that
               I
               could
               not
               be
               quiet
               .
               So
               I
               started
               upon
               the
               nick
               when
               the
               Clerk
               was
               Commanded
               by
               Bradshaw
               to
               Read
               the
               Sentence
               ,
               I
               stepped
               up
               and
               said
               ,
               
                 My
                 Lords
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 Reasons
                 to
                 offer
                 against
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 desire
                 the
                 Court
                 may
                 adjourn
                 to
                 hear
                 me
                 .
              
               Presently
               Bradshaw
               viewed
               me
               ,
               and
               said
               ,
               If
               any
               Member
               dissented
               ,
               they
               must
               adjourn
               .
               So
               they
               did
               into
               the
               Court
               of
               Wards
               ,
               where
               I
               alledged
               the
               Kings
               general
               satisfaction
               to
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               (
               that
               a
               Common
               Prisoner
               was
               not
               used
               so
               ,
               but
               that
               he
               might
               be
               heard
               .
               )
               I
               urged
               the
               Order
               of
               Parliament
               ,
               that
               upon
               any
               emergency
               or
               renata
               in
               the
               Court
               ,
               we
               should
               apply
               our selves
               to
               them
               .
               To
               which
               Cromwel
               answered
               ,
               Sure
               
                 you
                 do
                 not
                 know
                 that
                 you
                 have
                 to
                 deal
                 with
                 the
                 hardest
                 hearted
                 man
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               And
               much
               other
               incitation
               was
               used
               by
               some
               of
               those
               that
               are
               doomed
               (
               whom
               he
               desired
               favour
               not
               to
               nominate
               )
               telling
               me
               I
               was
               either
               a
               Sceptick
               or
               an
               Infidel
               .
            
             
               
                 Vincent
                 Porter
              
               was
               troubled
               with
               a
               fit
               of
               the
               Stone
               ,
               
               and
               could
               hardly
               endure
               standing
               ;
               and
               had
               a
               Chair
               to
               ease
               himself
               ,
               and
               confessed
               the
               whole
               guilt
               .
            
             
               
                 Augustine
                 Garland
              
               was
               further
               accused
               of
               spitting
               in
               the
               Kings
               face
               ,
               
               besides
               his
               sitting
               .
               He
               answered
               ,
               he
               was
               a
               Parliament
               man
               but
               in
               1648
               ,
               and
               drawn
               into
               this
               business
               ,
               and
               desired
               no
               favour
               from
               God
               if
               he
               was
               guilty
               of
               that
               inhumanity
               ;
               to
               avoid
               which
               imputation
               he
               made
               this
               troublesome
               defence
               .
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Meyn
                 ,
                 Iames
              
               and
               
                 Peter
                 Temple
              
               ,
               
               Pleaded
               ignorance
               ,
               and
               no
               malice
               .
            
             
               Colonel
               
                 Thomas
                 Wayt
              
               Pleaded
               the
               same
               with
               Downs
               for
               withdrawing
               the
               Court
               ,
               and
               his
               Courtesies
               to
               the
               Cavaliers
               Party
               ,
               and
               preventing
               a
               Petition
               for
               the
               Kings
               Murther
               in
               Rutland-shire
               ;
               
               and
               that
               the
               first
               day
               he
               came
               to
               Town
               ,
               Cromwel
               made
               him
               sit
               the
               last
               day
               of
               the
               Court
               of
               Justice
               .
            
             
             
               
               Sir
               
                 Hardress
                 Waller
              
               brought
               again
               to
               the
               Bar
               ,
               gave
               evidence
               of
               his
               penitence
               ;
               which
               my
               Lord
               Finch
               his
               kinsman
               allowed
               here
               ,
               and
               deplored
               him
               .
               Heveningham
               did
               shew
               his
               sorrow
               ;
               but
               both
               were
               Condemned
               .
            
             
               
               On
               Saturday
               the
               Fourteenth
               of
               October
               ,
               One
               thousand
               six
               hundred
               and
               sixty
               ,
               between
               nine
               and
               ten
               of
               the
               Clock
               in
               the
               morning
               ,
               Mr.
               
                 Thomas
                 Harrison
              
               ,
               or
               ,
               Major-General
               Harrison
               ,
               according
               to
               his
               Sentence
               was
               upon
               a
               Hurdle
               drawn
               from
               Newgate
               to
               the
               place
               called
               Charing-cross
               ,
               where
               within
               certain
               Rails
               lately
               there
               made
               ,
               a
               Gibbet
               was
               Erected
               ,
               and
               he
               hanged
               with
               his
               face
               looking
               towards
               the
               Banqueting-house
               at
               Whitehall
               (
               the
               place
               where
               our
               late
               Soveraign
               of
               Eternal
               memory
               was
               Sacrificed
               :
               )
               being
               half
               dead
               ,
               he
               was
               cut
               down
               by
               the
               common
               Executioner
               ,
               his
               Privy
               Members
               cut
               off
               before
               his
               Eyes
               ,
               his
               Bowels
               burned
               ,
               his
               Head
               severed
               from
               his
               Body
               ,
               and
               his
               Body
               divided
               into
               Quarters
               ,
               which
               were
               returned
               back
               to
               Newgate
               upon
               the
               same
               Hurdle
               that
               carried
               it
               ,
               the
               People
               loudly
               shooting
               at
               his
               Fall.
               His
               Head
               was
               since
               set
               upon
               a
               Pole
               on
               the
               top
               of
               the
               South-east-end
               of
               
               Westminster-Hall
               ,
               looking
               towards
               London
               .
               The
               Quarters
               of
               his
               Body
               are
               in
               like
               manner
               exposed
               upon
               some
               of
               the
               City-Gates
               .
            
             
               Monday
               following
               ,
               being
               the
               Fifteenth
               of
               October
               ,
               about
               the
               same
               hour
               ,
               Mr.
               
                 Iohn
                 Carew
              
               was
               carried
               in
               like
               manner
               to
               the
               same
               place
               of
               Execution
               ,
               
               where
               having
               suffered
               like
               pains
               ,
               his
               Quarters
               were
               also
               returned
               to
               Newgate
               on
               the
               same
               Hurdle
               which
               carried
               him
               .
               His
               Majesty
               was
               pleased
               to
               give
               (
               upon
               intercession
               made
               by
               his
               Friends
               )
               his
               Body
               to
               be
               buried
               .
            
             
               
               Tuesday
               following
               ,
               being
               the
               Sixteenth
               of
               October
               ,
               Mr.
               
                 Iohn
                 Cook
              
               ,
               and
               Mr.
               
                 Hugh
                 Peters
              
               were
               about
               the
               same
               hour
               carried
               on
               two
               Hurdles
               to
               the
               same
               place
               ,
               and
               Executed
               in
               the
               same
               manner
               ,
               and
               their
               Quarters
               returned
               in
               like
               manner
               to
               the
               place
               whence
               they
               came
               .
               The
               head
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Cook
              
               was
               set
               on
               a
               Pole
               on
               the
               North-East-end
               of
               
               Westminster-Hall
               (
               on
               the
               left
               side
               of
               Mr.
               
               Harrison's
               )
               looking
               towards
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               Head
               of
               Mr.
               Peters
               on
               
               London-Bridge
               .
               Their
               Quarters
               were
               exposed
               in
               like
               manner
               upon
               the
               tops
               of
               some
               of
               the
               City-Gates
               .
            
             
               
               Wednesday
               ,
               October
               Seventeen
               ,
               about
               the
               hour
               of
               Nine
               in
               the
               Morning
               ,
               Mr.
               
                 Thomas
                 Scot
              
               and
               Mr.
               
                 Gregory
                 Clement
              
               were
               brought
               on
               several
               Hurdles
               ;
               and
               about
               one
               hour
               after
               ,
               Mr.
               
                 Adrian
                 Scroop
              
               and
               Mr.
               
                 Iohn
                 Iones
              
               together
               in
               one
               Hurdle
               were
               carried
               to
               the
               same
               place
               ,
               and
               suffered
               the
               same
               death
               ,
               and
               were
               returned
               and
               disposed
               of
               in
               like
               manner
               .
            
             
               
               Mr.
               
                 Francis
                 Hacker
              
               and
               Mr.
               
                 Daniel
                 Axtel
              
               were
               on
               Friday
               the
               Nineteenth
               of
               October
               about
               the
               same
               time
               of
               the
               Morning
               drawn
               on
               one
               Hurdle
               from
               Newgate
               to
               Tyburn
               ,
               and
               there
               both
               Hanged
               .
               Mr.
               Axtel
               was
               Quartered
               ,
               and
               turned
               back
               ,
               and
               disposed
               as
               the
               former
               ;
               but
               the
               Body
               of
               Mr.
               Hacker
               was
               (
               by
               his
               Majesties
               great
               favour
               )
               given
               entire
               to
               his
               Friends
               ,
               and
               buried
               .
               
               Axtel's
               head
               was
               set
               up
               at
               the
               furthest
               end
               of
               
               Westminster-Hall
               .
            
             
               
               Not
               any
               one
               of
               these
               at
               his
               Death
               expressed
               any
               sorrow
               or
               Repentance
               for
               the
               Fact
               ,
               but
               justified
               the
               Authority
               by
               which
               they
               did
               it
               ,
               and
               themselves
               therein
               :
               but
               whether
               they
               agreed
               now
               ,
               by
               a
               Combination
               at
               their
               death
               ,
               as
               in
               the
               Conspiracy
               of
               the
               King
               's
               ,
               or
               whether
               it
               were
               not
               Diabolical
               infatuation
               ,
               or
               the
               Sin
               and
               impiety
               of
               their
               Crime
               ,
               that
               they
               were
               given
               over
               to
               a
               Reprobate
               sense
               ,
               it
               is
               not
               in
               man
               to
               determine
               :
               their
               Party
               and
               Abettors
               in
               the
               Rebellion
               highly
               magnified
               this
               their
               obstinacy
               for
               Christian
               Courage
               ,
               and
               printed
               their
               Prayers
               and
               Speeches
               with
               all
               the
               advantages
               Revenge
               and
               Rebellion
               could
               invent
               ;
               and
               if
               they
               could
               have
               brought
               the
               Law
               ,
               the
               sense
               of
               the
               Kingdome
               ,
               nay
               ,
               the
               whole
               Word
               into
               their
               mould
               ,
               they
               might
               have
               passed
               for
               Martyrs
               :
               for
               as
               to
               the
               repugnant
               s●ffrage
               of
               Divine
               Authority
               ,
               they
               could
               and
               did
               wrest
               that
               with
               an
               easie
               finger
               .
               Thus
               much
               therefore
               may
               suffice
               to
               Posterity
               concerning
               the
               ends
               of
               these
               men
               ,
               That
               they
               were
               Convicted
               according
               to
               Law
               ,
               whose
               utmost
               benefit
               they
               had
               ,
               by
               a
               Jury
               of
               their
               Peers
               ,
               against
               whom
               they
               had
               full
               liberty
               of
               exception
               :
               That
               the
               Person
               of
               the
               Prince
               they
               Murthered
               ,
               was
               (
               beyond
               any
               parallel
               )
               by
               the
               confession
               of
               his
               Enemies
               ,
               of
               some
               of
               these
               *
               ,
               a
               most
               virtuous
               ,
               most
               Innocent
               ,
               most
               Religious
               ,
               and
               Fit
               for
               the
               Government
               :
               That
               
               these
               his
               Judges
               and
               Murtherers
               were
               for
               the
               most
               part
               ,
               nay
               generally
               ,
               mean
               and
               desperate
               persons
               ,
               and
               their
               hands
               lifted
               up
               by
               Ambition
               ,
               Sacriledge
               ,
               Covetousness
               ,
               and
               success
               ,
               against
               the
               Life
               of
               this
               incomparable
               Prince
               ,
               whose
               lamented
               and
               barbarous
               Death
               God
               would
               not
               suffer
               to
               go
               unrevenged
               ,
               nor
               His
               own
               sacred
               Name
               to
               be
               Blasphemed
               ,
               as
               not
               only
               said
               by
               them
               to
               be
               the
               Author
               ,
               but
               the
               maintainer
               of
               this
               impiety
               .
            
             
               And
               it
               is
               remarkable
               ,
               that
               
                 Hugh
                 Peters
              
               ,
               who
               by
               his
               Function
               ,
               as
               a
               Priest
               ,
               had
               most
               dishonoured
               God
               in
               Preaching
               and
               pressing
               this
               Parricide
               ,
               making
               use
               of
               his
               holy
               Writ
               to
               this
               same
               wicked
               purpose
               ,
               most
               plainly
               discovered
               the
               footsteps
               of
               the
               Divine
               Vengeance
               in
               his
               Tragedy
               .
               
               The
               miserable
               Wretch
               had
               not
               a
               word
               to
               say
               for
               himself
               ,
               or
               to
               God
               ,
               of
               whom
               he
               said
               he
               was
               abandoned
               :
               he
               that
               was
               so
               nimble
               and
               quick
               in
               all
               Projects
               of
               this
               nature
               before
               ,
               was
               now
               like
               a
               Sot
               or
               a
               Fool
               ,
               playing
               with
               the
               Straw
               in
               the
               Sledge
               ,
               as
               he
               went
               to
               Execution
               .
               Of
               which
               his
               sad
               condition
               ,
               Cook
               ,
               his
               fellow-sufferer
               ,
               was
               so
               sensible
               ,
               as
               to
               pray
               for
               some
               respite
               for
               him
               ;
               but
               it
               was
               out
               of
               the
               Sheriffs
               power
               ,
               who
               attended
               them
               in
               person
               to
               their
               respective
               Executions
               .
               It
               was
               observed
               also
               by
               Scot
               ,
               who
               having
               wished
               the
               mention
               of
               this
               Fact
               to
               be
               graven
               on
               his
               Tomb
               ,
               
                 Digitus
                 Dei
              
               hath
               written
               it
               on
               the
               Gates
               of
               London
               in
               such
               bloody
               Characters
               and
               Hieroglyphicks
               ,
               that
               whoever
               passes
               cannot
               but
               read
               it
               .
            
             
               Those
               being
               thus
               Executed
               ,
               
               the
               other
               Prisoners
               that
               came
               in
               upon
               Proclamation
               ,
               and
               were
               to
               be
               respited
               from
               Execution
               till
               the
               pleasure
               of
               the
               Parliament
               should
               be
               known
               ,
               were
               after
               Sentence
               remitted
               to
               the
               Tower
               from
               whence
               they
               came
               ,
               their
               Estates
               being
               seized
               on
               to
               the
               use
               of
               the
               King.
               The
               Quarters
               of
               the
               other
               had
               not
               long
               been
               set
               up
               ,
               but
               a
               report
               was
               raised
               that
               a
               bright
               Star
               appeared
               over
               those
               at
               Aldgate
               ,
               and
               this
               in
               favour
               of
               these
               Saints
               as
               they
               were
               termed
               ,
               and
               as
               if
               it
               were
               a
               Constellation
               of
               their
               bright
               innocence
               :
               but
               it
               was
               observed
               and
               known
               to
               be
               the
               Planet
               Venus
               then
               in
               her
               greatest
               Elongation
               from
               the
               Sun
               ,
               the
               same
               distance
               as
               their
               Phanatical
               stories
               were
               from
               the
               Truth
               .
            
             
               This
               parentation
               being
               over
               to
               his
               Father
               ,
               His
               Majesties
               next
               respects
               were
               due
               to
               his
               Mother
               ,
               
               whose
               welcome
               to
               his
               Kingdomes
               he
               could
               not
               better
               manifest
               ,
               or
               oblige
               to
               her
               ,
               than
               by
               rendring
               them
               innocent
               and
               free
               of
               that
               horrible
               guilt
               which
               had
               divorced
               her
               from
               her
               Husband
               ,
               and
               estranged
               her
               from
               his
               People
               .
               Nor
               was
               it
               just
               or
               civil
               she
               should
               be
               here
               received
               without
               satisfaction
               and
               expiation
               of
               those
               Crimes
               ,
               the
               very
               tendencies
               whereto
               had
               so
               rudely
               driven
               her
               to
               seek
               her
               safety
               abroad
               .
               The
               King
               brought
               her
               back
               to
               his
               Palace
               at
               White-Hall
               ,
               after
               Nineteen
               years
               discontinuance
               ,
               the
               second
               of
               November
               :
               with
               her
               came
               the
               Illustrious
               Princess
               Henrietta
               ,
               who
               had
               never
               breathed
               English
               Air
               ,
               but
               some
               two
               years
               after
               her
               birth
               ,
               which
               hapned
               in
               
                 Exeter
                 ,
                 Iune
              
               16.
               1644.
               as
               also
               Prince
               Edward
               ,
               brother
               to
               Prince
               Rupert
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Prince
               Elector
               Palatine
               ,
               an
               absolute
               stranger
               to
               these
               Kingdoms
               .
               The
               meeting
               could
               not
               but
               be
               as
               joyous
               ,
               after
               so
               tedious
               and
               injurious
               an
               absence
               ,
               as
               the
               entertainment
               highly
               Magnificent
               .
               On
               the
               Sixth
               of
               November
               ,
               the
               Recess
               of
               the
               Parliament
               being
               ended
               ,
               
               the
               Lords
               and
               Commons
               met
               again
               in
               Parliament
               ,
               to
               resume
               their
               weighty
               task
               of
               setling
               the
               Kingdoms
               ;
               and
               a
               Council
               for
               Trade
               now
               began
               their
               sitting
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Kings
               Commission
               .
               Several
               dangerous
               and
               pestilent
               Speeches
               and
               Rumours
               being
               daily
               uttered
               and
               vented
               ,
               especially
               by
               the
               Fifth
               Monarchists
               at
               their
               Meeting-house
               in
               
               Coleman-street
               and
               other
               places
               ,
               and
               Colonel
               Overton
               being
               the
               chief
               man
               of
               that
               perswasion
               ;
               by
               Order
               of
               the
               Councel
               he
               was
               seized
               ,
               and
               upon
               some
               further
               information
               against
               him
               committed
               to
               the
               Tower
               for
               Treason
               :
               which
               soon
               after
               appeared
               ,
               in
               some
               of
               his
               Opinion
               .
               With
               him
               Mr.
               Lenthal
               ,
               the
               Speakers
               Son
               ,
               was
               Committed
               ,
               upon
               suspicion
               of
               Counterfeiting
               the
               Kings
               Seal
               .
            
             
               Upon
               the
               Kings
               Restitution
               ,
               the
               Marquess
               of
               Arguile
               had
               the
               confidence
               to
               come
               up
               from
               Scotland
               ,
               hoping
               to
               have
               inveagled
               and
               obtained
               his
               Pardon
               for
               all
               those
               base
               Treasons
               he
               had
               acted
               so
               covertly
               in
               that
               Kingdom
               since
               his
               Majesties
               departure
               ;
               and
               that
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               according
               to
               his
               gracious
               inclination
               ,
               would
               
               have
               past
               by
               those
               many
               undutiful
               and
               irreverent
               usages
               of
               him
               ,
               by
               him
               and
               the
               Kirk
               ,
               while
               He
               was
               there
               among
               them
               :
               but
               such
               was
               the
               general
               hatred
               and
               detestation
               of
               that
               People
               (
               and
               especially
               of
               the
               Nobility
               )
               against
               him
               ,
               that
               the
               King
               gave
               order
               for
               his
               Commitment
               while
               he
               was
               waiting
               at
               Court.
               
               He
               desired
               to
               speak
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               but
               could
               not
               be
               admitted
               ;
               he
               desired
               to
               speak
               with
               Mr.
               Calamy
               ,
               in
               his
               way
               to
               the
               Tower
               ,
               but
               that
               was
               refused
               :
               from
               thence
               by
               Sea
               he
               was
               conveyed
               to
               Edenburgh
               ,
               where
               his
               Process
               was
               making
               ready
               :
               The
               Earl
               of
               Middleton
               the
               Kings
               great
               Commissioner
               following
               him
               thither
               about
               the
               end
               of
               December
               .
            
             
               Death
               had
               tasted
               of
               the
               Blood
               Royal
               ,
               in
               the
               immature
               decease
               and
               lamented
               Fate
               of
               that
               Noble
               Henry
               Duke
               of
               Gloucester
               ,
               as
               aforesaid
               :
               and
               ,
               as
               if
               there
               were
               not
               only
               a
               Circulation
               of
               it
               in
               every
               individual
               ,
               but
               it
               naturally
               ran
               in
               the
               same
               Distempers
               round
               a
               whole
               Family
               ,
               the
               Infection
               by
               a
               kind
               of
               Sympathy
               in
               the
               same
               Disease
               of
               the
               Small
               Pox
               seized
               the
               Vitals
               of
               the
               most
               Illustrious
               Mary
               Princess
               of
               Aurange
               ;
               
               and
               in
               spight
               of
               all
               Art
               and
               Remedy
               (
               though
               the
               Blooding
               of
               her
               was
               causelesly
               and
               ignorantly
               taxed
               )
               carried
               her
               to
               the
               Grave
               ,
               leaving
               the
               whole
               Court
               in
               very
               great
               and
               almost
               disconsolate
               sadness
               ,
               and
               her
               Son
               the
               Prince
               of
               Aurange
               ten
               years
               old
               ,
               and
               a
               Moneth
               over
               .
               She
               deceased
               on
               the
               Twenty
               fourth
               of
               December
               ;
               her
               death
               being
               ushered
               with
               a
               sad
               accident
               ,
               the
               oversetting
               the
               
               Assurance-Frigate
               Riding
               at
               Anchor
               at
               Wolledge
               by
               a
               sudden
               gust
               of
               Wind
               ;
               by
               which
               disaster
               several
               Persons
               of
               the
               Ships
               Company
               were
               drowned
               .
            
             
               This
               happy
               Parliament
               ,
               which
               had
               rebuilt
               the
               Glorious
               Structure
               of
               the
               English
               Ancient
               and
               Renowned
               Government
               ,
               and
               had
               assured
               the
               Foundation
               thereof
               in
               the
               Established
               Throne
               of
               our
               Soveraign
               ,
               came
               to
               its
               Period
               .
               But
               that
               no
               Revolution
               of
               time
               should
               obliterate
               or
               blot
               out
               the
               memory
               of
               those
               Excellent
               worthy
               things
               had
               been
               done
               by
               it
               for
               the
               good
               of
               King
               and
               Kingdome
               ,
               
               his
               Majesty
               Honoured
               it
               by
               his
               Royal
               mouth
               with
               the
               never-to-be-forgotten
               Epithet
               of
               the
               
                 Healing
                 Parliament
              
               ;
               which
               will
               undoubtedly
               recommend
               it
               to
               Posterity
               ,
               as
               long
               as
               any
               grievance
               ,
               or
               humours
               ,
               or
               distempers
               shall
               remain
               in
               Church
               and
               State.
               
            
             
               The
               Princess
               of
               Aurange
               was
               buried
               with
               a
               private
               Funeral
               ;
               in
               the
               narration
               of
               which
               ,
               I
               shall
               crave
               leave
               for
               this
               digression
               :
               there
               was
               indeed
               as
               much
               Honour
               in
               that
               privacy
               ,
               as
               there
               was
               vain
               and
               profane
               solemnity
               in
               the
               gewgaw
               Exequies
               of
               Oliver
               ,
               which
               wanted
               of
               their
               due
               Grandeurs
               till
               his
               Execution
               .
               In
               opposition
               therefore
               to
               that
               rabble
               medley
               of
               a
               Funeral
               ,
               it
               will
               not
               be
               extravagant
               to
               set
               down
               ,
               here
               ,
               the
               Compact
               ,
               yet
               Illustrious
               manner
               of
               this
               Princess
               ,
               to
               shew
               the
               difference
               betwixt
               Princes
               and
               Ring-leaders
               of
               the
               Rout.
               
            
             
               On
               Saturday
               December
               the
               26
               th
               .
               but
               five
               days
               after
               her
               Decease
               ,
               the
               chiefest
               of
               the
               Nobility
               met
               together
               in
               the
               House
               of
               Peers
               ,
               to
               attend
               the
               Royal
               Corpse
               of
               the
               Princess
               ,
               which
               was
               brought
               about
               Nine
               a
               Clock
               at
               Night
               from
               Somerset-House
               thither
               :
               from
               whence
               they
               proceeded
               with
               the
               Funeral
               ,
               
               through
               a
               lane
               of
               Guards
               of
               the
               Duke
               of
               
               Albermarl's
               Regiment
               of
               Foot.
               First
               ,
               went
               several
               Gentlemen
               and
               Knights
               ;
               next
               ,
               the
               Servants
               of
               his
               Highness
               the
               Duke
               of
               York
               ;
               then
               the
               Servants
               of
               the
               Queen
               ;
               after
               whom
               came
               his
               Majesties
               Servants
               ;
               and
               next
               ,
               those
               of
               the
               Deceased
               Lady
               :
               then
               two
               Heraulds
               before
               Iames
               Marquess
               (
               now
               Duke
               )
               of
               Ormond
               Lord
               Steward
               of
               his
               Majesties
               Houshold
               ,
               and
               Edward
               Earl
               of
               Manchester
               Lord
               Chamberlain
               of
               the
               same
               ;
               after
               whom
               went
               Edward
               Lord
               Hide
               Lord
               Chancellor
               of
               England
               ,
               with
               the
               Purse
               and
               Mace
               born
               before
               him
               :
               after
               whom
               came
               another
               Herauld
               with
               a
               Coronet
               upon
               black
               Velvet
               ;
               and
               then
               the
               Royal
               Corpse
               carried
               by
               her
               own
               Servants
               ,
               the
               Pall
               being
               supported
               by
               six
               Earls
               ,
               and
               the
               Canopy
               carried
               over
               it
               by
               several
               Baronets
               .
               His
               Highness
               the
               Duke
               of
               York
               (
               as
               principal
               Mourner
               )
               followed
               the
               Corpse
               with
               a
               Herauld
               before
               him
               ,
               divers
               persons
               of
               quality
               bearing
               his
               Train
               .
               In
               this
               order
               they
               came
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               7
               th's
               Chappel
               ,
               where
               she
               was
               Interred
               in
               a
               Vault
               particularly
               set
               apart
               for
               the
               Royal
               Line
               .
            
             
             
               This
               Princess
               ,
               and
               the
               Duke
               of
               Gloucester
               who
               preceded
               her
               to
               Bliss
               ,
               needed
               no
               Effigies
               to
               present
               them
               to
               our
               Eye
               ,
               being
               (
               like
               Vertue
               )
               not
               to
               be
               Pictured
               ,
               and
               can
               have
               no
               resemblances
               but
               in
               the
               mind
               ,
               where
               with
               immortality
               they
               have
               placed
               their
               Monuments
               ,
               to
               dure
               and
               last
               with
               Eternity
               it self
               .
            
             
               
                 E
                 contra
              
               ,
               on
               the
               Thirtieth
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               that
               the
               Earth
               might
               no
               longer
               cover
               the
               Blood
               which
               was
               impiously
               and
               traiterously
               split
               on
               that
               day
               ,
               Vengeance
               pursuing
               those
               wicked
               miscreants
               even
               beyond
               the
               Sanctuary
               of
               the
               Grave
               ,
               the
               odious
               Carcasses
               of
               Cromwel
               ,
               
               Ireton
               and
               Bradshaw
               ,
               were
               digged
               out
               of
               the
               ground
               ,
               from
               those
               sumptuous
               Monuments
               ,
               which
               (
               as
               they
               did
               the
               Throne
               in
               their
               Life
               )
               they
               had
               now
               Usurped
               in
               their
               Death
               :
               they
               were
               drawn
               in
               a
               Cart
               from
               Westminster
               ,
               where
               they
               were
               first
               interred
               ,
               to
               the
               
                 Red
                 Lyon
              
               in
               Holborn
               ,
               and
               thence
               on
               Sledges
               to
               Tyborn
               ,
               where
               they
               were
               pulled
               out
               of
               their
               Coffins
               ,
               and
               hang'd
               at
               the
               several
               Angles
               or
               Corners
               of
               that
               accursed
               Tree
               ,
               
               (
               with
               the
               dregs
               of
               Peoples
               Curses
               and
               Execrations
               )
               from
               Ten
               a
               Clock
               till
               Sun-setting
               ,
               and
               then
               cut
               down
               ;
               their
               loathsome
               Bodies
               thrown
               into
               a
               deep
               hole
               under
               the
               Gallows
               :
               their
               Heads
               cut
               off
               ,
               and
               placed
               aloft
               upon
               Westminster-Hall
               .
               Where
               they
               will
               continue
               the
               Brand-marks
               of
               their
               Posterity
               ,
               and
               the
               expiatory
               remains
               of
               their
               accursed
               Crime
               .
            
             
               Notwithstanding
               the
               seizing
               of
               many
               suspected
               Persons
               ,
               Fifth
               Monarchists
               ,
               as
               Colonel
               Overton
               ,
               of
               whom
               before
               ,
               Cornet
               
                 Day
                 ,
                 Courtney
              
               ,
               Major
               
                 Allen
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               yet
               that
               Sect
               persisted
               in
               a
               Devilish
               design
               ,
               which
               soon
               after
               ,
               in
               the
               beginning
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               they
               thus
               executed
               .
            
             
               This
               strange
               and
               unheard-of
               Action
               will
               afford
               the
               truest
               sight
               and
               judgment
               of
               this
               Fanatick
               crew
               ,
               
               even
               beyond
               all
               Example
               or
               History
               of
               the
               most
               perdite
               sort
               of
               men
               :
               For
               but
               a
               handful
               of
               these
               wild
               People
               dared
               to
               attempt
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               that
               at
               two
               several
               times
               :
               First
               ,
               on
               Sunday
               the
               Sixth
               of
               Ianuary
               1660.
               
               After
               their
               meeting
               at
               
               Coleman-street
               in
               the
               same
               City
               (
               having
               then
               a
               gracious
               Liberty
               from
               the
               King
               for
               their
               Devotion
               )
               they
               Armed
               themselves
               ,
               and
               came
               to
               St.
               Pauls
               in
               the
               Dusk
               of
               the
               Evening
               ,
               where
               having
               Mustered
               and
               ordered
               their
               small
               Party
               ,
               they
               placed
               Centinels
               for
               the
               time
               ,
               one
               of
               whom
               killed
               an
               Innocent
               Person
               coming
               by
               accidentally
               ,
               for
               saying
               ,
               (
               when
               he
               was
               demanded
               by
               them
               who
               he
               was
               for
               )
               
                 For
                 God
                 and
                 King
              
               Charles
               .
               After
               this
               Exploit
               the
               Alarm
               being
               given
               ,
               and
               some
               Parties
               of
               the
               Trained
               Bands
               coming
               upon
               them
               and
               Charging
               them
               ,
               after
               they
               had
               repulsed
               those
               few
               Files
               ,
               they
               Marched
               to
               Bishops-gate
               ,
               where
               they
               passed
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               to
               Cripple-gate
               ,
               where
               they
               came
               into
               the
               City
               again
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               Aldersgate
               ,
               where
               the
               Constable
               (
               being
               weakly
               attended
               )
               at
               their
               threatning
               him
               for
               the
               Keys
               ,
               let
               them
               out
               again
               .
               Here
               they
               declared
               themselves
               for
               
                 King
                 Iesus
              
               ,
               and
               their
               Friends
               or
               Masters
               upon
               the
               Gates
               :
               Thence
               they
               proceeded
               to
               Beech-lane
               ,
               where
               a
               Headborough
               opposing
               them
               ,
               they
               shot
               him
               ,
               and
               killed
               him
               .
               [
               It
               is
               observable
               ,
               that
               none
               whomsoever
               ,
               or
               wheresoever
               they
               shot
               ,
               recovered
               of
               the
               hurt
               ;
               it
               being
               conceived
               they
               poysoned
               their
               Bullets
               and
               Slugs
               ,
               by
               chawing
               or
               other
               destructive
               Art.
               ]
               And
               so
               with
               all
               haste
               made
               towards
               Canewood
               ,
               where
               they
               lurked
               a
               while
               ,
               resolving
               to
               make
               another
               Insurrection
               in
               the
               City
               ,
               till
               they
               were
               routed
               by
               a
               Party
               of
               Horse
               and
               Foot
               sent
               to
               drive
               them
               out
               thence
               ,
               and
               some
               Thirty
               taken
               Prisoners
               and
               brought
               before
               the
               General
               ,
               who
               sent
               them
               to
               the
               Gate-house
               .
            
             
               Notwithstanding
               the
               others
               ,
               after
               they
               had
               quitted
               the
               Wood
               ,
               returned
               for
               London
               ,
               with
               assurance
               of
               success
               in
               their
               begun
               enterprize
               ;
               Venner
               telling
               them
               (
               a
               Wine-Cooper
               by
               Trade
               )
               
                 he
                 was
                 assured
                 that
                 no
                 Weapons
                 formed
                 against
                 them
                 should
                 prosper
                 ,
                 nor
                 a
                 hair
                 of
                 their
                 Head
                 be
                 touched
              
               ;
               which
               their
               impunity
               in
               their
               first
               attempt
               made
               them
               very
               credulous
               of
               ,
               even
               to
               an
               absolute
               confidence
               .
            
             
               It
               may
               not
               be
               omitted
               ,
               that
               just
               before
               this
               sudden
               eruption
               ,
               the
               King
               was
               gone
               to
               Conduct
               his
               Mother
               and
               Sister
               (
               who
               feared
               the
               same
               mortal
               Infection
               of
               the
               small
               Pox
               ,
               and
               had
               had
               some
               grudges
               thereof
               )
               to
               Portsmouth
               ,
               in
               order
               to
               their
               Embarquing
               for
               France
               ;
               which
               opportunity
               they
               took
               for
               their
               
               Rebellious
               Tumult
               ,
               having
               disposed
               ,
               as
               they
               thought
               ,
               the
               minds
               of
               their
               late
               Party
               to
               take
               part
               with
               them
               ,
               by
               their
               Declaration
               ,
               called
               ,
               
                 A
                 door
                 of
                 Hope
                 opened
              
               ,
               stuft
               with
               abominable
               slanders
               against
               the
               whole
               Royal
               Family
               ,
               and
               the
               General
               ,
               who
               (
               with
               the
               Duke
               of
               York
               )
               appeared
               presently
               with
               part
               of
               the
               Life-Guards
               to
               suppress
               them
               .
            
             
               To
               proceed
               :
               on
               
               Wednesday-morning
               ,
               Ianuary
               the
               Ninth
               ,
               after
               the
               Watches
               and
               Guards
               were
               removed
               ,
               they
               re-inforced
               their
               first
               Enterprize
               .
               Their
               first
               effort
               and
               appearance
               was
               at
               Thredneedle-street
               ,
               where
               they
               alarm'd
               the
               Trained
               Band
               that
               was
               to
               watch
               all
               that
               Day
               ;
               a
               Party
               of
               whom
               being
               sent
               out
               to
               follow
               them
               ,
               were
               forced
               to
               retreat
               to
               their
               Mainguard
               ;
               who
               Marching
               in
               a
               Body
               towards
               them
               ,
               the
               Fifth-Monarchists
               retreated
               into
               Bishops-gate-street
               ,
               some
               of
               them
               into
               an
               Ale-house
               known
               by
               the
               Sign
               of
               the
               Helmet
               ,
               where
               ,
               after
               a
               sharp
               Dispute
               ,
               two
               were
               killed
               ,
               and
               as
               many
               taken
               ;
               the
               same
               number
               being
               killed
               and
               wounded
               of
               the
               Trained-Bands
               .
               The
               next
               sight
               of
               them
               (
               for
               they
               were
               just
               like
               wild-fire
               )
               was
               at
               Golledg-Hill
               ,
               by
               which
               way
               they
               went
               up
               into
               Cheapside
               ,
               and
               so
               into
               
                 Wood-street
                 ,
                 Venner
              
               being
               their
               chief
               Leader
               ,
               having
               a
               Murrion
               on
               his
               Head
               ,
               and
               a
               Halbert
               in
               his
               Hand
               .
               Here
               was
               the
               main
               and
               fiercest
               Action
               ;
               for
               they
               fought
               stoutly
               with
               two
               of
               the
               Trained-Bands
               of
               Foot
               ,
               in
               very
               good
               Discipline
               and
               Order
               .
               Here
               also
               they
               received
               a
               Charge
               from
               the
               Horse
               of
               the
               Life-Guard
               ,
               whom
               they
               put
               to
               the
               Retreat
               ,
               till
               being
               over-powr'd
               ,
               and
               Venner
               knockt
               down
               and
               wounded
               with
               Shot
               ,
               Tufney
               and
               Crag
               ,
               two
               more
               of
               the
               chief
               of
               their
               Teachers
               being
               killed
               by
               him
               ,
               they
               began
               to
               give
               ground
               ,
               and
               soon
               after
               dispersed
               themselves
               in
               flight
               ,
               taking
               several
               routs
               and
               ways
               .
               The
               greatest
               part
               of
               them
               went
               down
               Wood-street
               to
               Cripple-gate
               ,
               firing
               in
               the
               Rear
               at
               the
               Trained-Bands
               of
               Yellow
               ,
               then
               in
               close
               pursuit
               of
               them
               .
               This
               Train-Band
               lodged
               ten
               of
               them
               in
               the
               Blew-Anchor
               Alehouse
               by
               the
               Postern
               ;
               which
               house
               they
               maintained
               .
               Soon
               after
               came
               Lieutenant-Colonel
               Cox
               with
               his
               Company
               ,
               and
               surrounded
               all
               places
               about
               it
               .
               In
               the
               interim
               ,
               part
               of
               the
               Yellow
               aforesaid
               had
               gotten
               up
               into
               the
               Tylings
               of
               the
               next
               House
               ,
               which
               they
               threw
               off
               ,
               and
               fired
               in
               ,
               the
               Rebels
               being
               in
               the
               uppermost
               Room
               ,
               who
               even
               then
               refused
               Quarter
               ;
               when
               at
               the
               very
               same
               time
               another
               File
               of
               Muskets
               got
               up
               the
               Stairs
               ,
               and
               having
               shot
               down
               the
               door
               ,
               entred
               upon
               them
               :
               six
               of
               them
               were
               killed
               before
               ,
               another
               wounded
               ,
               and
               one
               refusing
               of
               Quarter
               ,
               then
               also
               was
               knockt
               down
               with
               the
               But-end
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               shot
               with
               a
               Musket
               .
               The
               rest
               being
               demanded
               why
               they
               craved
               not
               quarter
               before
               ?
               answered
               ,
               
                 They
                 durst
                 not
                 ,
                 for
                 fear
                 their
                 own
                 Fellows
                 should
                 shoot
                 them
              
               ;
               such
               was
               their
               Resolution
               and
               Desperation
               .
            
             
               The
               whole
               number
               of
               this
               last
               Insurrection
               cannot
               be
               reckoned
               to
               more
               than
               Fifty
               Persons
               :
               though
               not
               above
               Forty
               were
               ever
               seen
               together
               ,
               yet
               so
               great
               was
               their
               confidence
               in
               the
               Revelations
               of
               their
               Teachers
               ,
               that
               they
               presumed
               to
               Subdue
               and
               Conquer
               with
               that
               small
               remnant
               ,
               alluding
               to
               that
               History
               of
               Gideon
               recorded
               in
               Holy
               Writ
               ;
               admitting
               of
               no
               other
               Sect
               but
               the
               Quakers
               ,
               (
               and
               but
               those
               also
               who
               agreed
               with
               them
               in
               the
               Tenet
               of
               their
               Monarchy
               )
               being
               the
               nearest
               of
               Affinity
               to
               their
               Enthusiastick
               Opinions
               ,
               to
               have
               the
               honour
               of
               partaking
               with
               them
               in
               this
               their
               great
               and
               glorious
               Design
               ,
               as
               they
               termed
               it
               in
               their
               aforesaid
               Declaration
               ;
               wherein
               they
               further
               Blasphemously
               said
               ,
               
                 That
                 if
                 they
                 were
                 deceived
                 or
                 misled
                 ,
                 't
                 was
                 God
                 that
                 deceived
                 them
              
               ;
               laying
               their
               delusions
               ,
               and
               charging
               their
               sinful
               and
               desperate
               folly
               upon
               him
               as
               the
               Author
               .
            
             
               In
               this
               Tumult
               and
               Rebellious
               Insurrection
               were
               slain
               of
               the
               Kings
               People
               Twenty
               two
               ,
               and
               as
               many
               of
               the
               Traytors
               ,
               most
               whereof
               were
               killed
               in
               Houses
               ;
               and
               some
               after
               being
               taken
               Prisoners
               ,
               for
               refusing
               to
               tell
               their
               Names
               were
               presently
               shot
               .
               There
               were
               taken
               Twenty
               ,
               besides
               a
               few
               upon
               suspicion
               :
               the
               Twenty
               were
               as
               followeth
               ,
               
                 viz.
                 Thomas
                 Venner
              
               the
               Wine-cooper
               their
               Captain
               ,
               
                 Roger
                 Hodgkins
              
               a
               Button-seller
               in
               St.
               
                 Clements-lane
                 Lumbard-street
                 ;
                 Leonard
                 Gowler
                 ,
                 Ionas
                 Allen
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Pym
                 ,
                 William
                 Orsingham
                 ,
                 William
                 Ashton
                 ,
                 
                 Giles
                 Pritchard
              
               A
               Cow-keeper
               ,
               
                 Stephen
                 Fall
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Smith
                 ,
                 William
                 Corbet
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Dod
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Elston
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Harris
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Gardener
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Bradley
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Marten
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Patshal
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Hopkins
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 Wells
              
               ;
               five
               of
               these
               had
               been
               in
               the
               design
               against
               Oliver
               ,
               as
               before
               .
               These
               were
               brought
               to
               the
               Bar
               together
               ;
               the
               Wounded-men
               had
               Chairs
               allowed
               them
               :
               and
               after
               the
               Indictment
               read
               to
               them
               ,
               which
               was
               laid
               both
               to
               Treason
               and
               Murther
               ,
               
                 Thomas
                 Venner
              
               was
               first
               called
               ,
               who
               ,
               when
               he
               had
               held
               up
               his
               hand
               at
               his
               Arraignment
               ,
               being
               asked
               Guilty
               ,
               or
               Not
               Guilty
               ,
               began
               a
               wild
               Phanatique
               discourse
               about
               his
               Conversation
               in
               
                 New
                 England
              
               ,
               and
               concerning
               the
               Fifth
               Monarchy
               ,
               and
               the
               Testimony
               within
               him
               above
               these
               Twenty
               years
               ,
               with
               such
               like
               impertinent
               discourses
               and
               stories
               .
               He
               confessed
               
                 he
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 Rising
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 not
                 guilty
                 of
                 Treason
                 ,
                 intending
                 not
                 to
                 levy
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 King
              
               ;
               and
               so
               sallied
               out
               into
               the
               same
               nonsensical
               defences
               as
               at
               first
               :
               but
               at
               the
               Court's
               instance
               of
               his
               Pleading
               directly
               to
               the
               Indictment
               ,
               he
               answered
               
                 Not
                 Guilty
              
               ,
               and
               put
               himself
               upon
               his
               Country
               .
               In
               the
               like
               manner
               Hodgkins
               ,
               after
               some
               rambling
               diversions
               from
               his
               present
               Business
               ,
               and
               the
               Threats
               of
               the
               Court
               of
               his
               being
               Recorded
               Mute
               ,
               and
               the
               submission
               of
               the
               rest
               of
               his
               Fellows
               ,
               (
               who
               all
               pleaded
               ,
               after
               some
               previous
               excursions
               in
               their
               way
               and
               manner
               )
               pleaded
               likewise
               to
               the
               Indictment
               :
               whereupon
               the
               Witnesses
               being
               sworn
               ,
               two
               against
               every
               particular
               Person
               ,
               they
               made
               it
               appear
               ,
               That
               Venner
               ,
               Tufney
               ,
               and
               Cragg
               ,
               (
               the
               two
               last
               whereof
               were
               slain
               in
               the
               Business
               )
               
                 did
                 several
                 times
                 perswade
                 their
                 Congregation
                 to
                 take
                 up
                 Arms
                 for
                 King
              
               Jesus
               ,
               
                 against
                 the
                 Powers
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
              
               (
               which
               were
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               the
               Duke
               of
               York
               and
               the
               General
               :
               )
               
                 That
                 they
                 were
                 to
                 kill
                 all
                 that
                 opposed
                 them
                 :
                 That
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 Praying
                 and
                 Preaching
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 Acting
                 for
                 God
                 :
                 That
                 they
                 Armed
                 themselves
                 at
                 their
                 Meeting-house
                 in
              
               Coleman-street
               
                 with
                 Blunderbusses
                 ,
                 Musquets
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               and
               other
               particular
               Evidence
               against
               each
               to
               matter
               of
               Fact.
               The
               proof
               against
               
                 Martin
                 ,
                 Hopkins
              
               and
               Wells
               was
               not
               so
               full
               ,
               and
               against
               Patshal
               only
               one
               Witness
               ;
               who
               were
               acquitted
               by
               the
               Jury
               .
               The
               other
               sixteen
               being
               found
               Guilty
               ,
               and
               brought
               to
               the
               Bar
               ,
               were
               demanded
               to
               shew
               Cause
               why
               Sentence
               should
               not
               pass
               against
               them
               ,
               &c.
               
               The
               Lord
               Chief
               Justice
               Foster
               charging
               this
               Venner
               with
               the
               Blood
               of
               his
               Complices
               by
               his
               Seduction
               and
               leading
               of
               them
               ;
               He
               answered
               ,
               
                 He
                 did
                 not
              
               .
               To
               which
               the
               Witnesses
               being
               produced
               again
               ,
               he
               Blasphemously
               quibled
               ,
               and
               said
               ,
               
                 It
                 was
                 not
                 he
                 ,
                 but
                 Iesus
                 that
                 led
                 them
                 .
              
               Three
               of
               them
               confest
               their
               Crime
               and
               Error
               ,
               and
               craved
               Mercy
               ;
               so
               they
               were
               all
               sixteen
               Condemned
               to
               be
               
                 Hang'd
                 ,
                 Drawn
              
               ,
               and
               Quartered
               .
               According
               to
               which
               Sentence
               ,
               on
               Saturday
               Ianuary
               19
               ▪
               1660
               ,
               Venner
               and
               Hodgkins
               (
               both
               uncured
               of
               the
               Wounds
               they
               received
               in
               their
               Rebellion
               )
               being
               guarded
               by
               two
               Companies
               of
               the
               Trained-Bands
               ,
               were
               drawn
               on
               a
               Sledge
               from
               Newgate
               through
               Cheapside
               ,
               over
               against
               their
               Meeting-house
               in
               Swar-Alley
               in
               Coleman-street
               ,
               and
               Executed
               according
               to
               their
               Sentence
               .
               Venner
               spoke
               little
               but
               in
               vindication
               of
               himself
               and
               his
               Fact
               ,
               and
               something
               of
               his
               Opinion
               ,
               being
               confident
               
                 the
                 Time
                 was
                 at
                 hand
                 when
                 other
                 Iudgment
                 would
                 be
              
               ;
               
               reflecting
               much
               upon
               the
               Government
               .
               The
               other
               ,
               Hodgkins
               ,
               raved
               and
               cursed
               in
               manner
               of
               Praying
               ,
               
                 calling
                 down
                 Vengeance
                 from
                 Heaven
                 upon
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 Iudges
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
              
               ;
               nor
               would
               he
               give
               over
               ,
               though
               the
               Sheriff
               forbad
               him
               to
               run
               on
               in
               that
               strange
               way
               ,
               until
               the
               Hang-man
               was
               hastned
               from
               his
               Imployment
               of
               Quartering
               Venner
               ,
               to
               turn
               him
               off
               ;
               so
               as
               in
               that
               mad
               Religion
               they
               lived
               ,
               in
               the
               same
               they
               dyed
               .
               Their
               Quarters
               were
               set
               upon
               the
               Four
               Gates
               of
               the
               City
               by
               the
               late
               Executed
               Regicides
               ,
               whose
               Quarrel
               and
               Revenge
               they
               undertook
               in
               this
               their
               Phanatique
               Attempt
               ;
               their
               Heads
               also
               set
               upon
               Poles
               by
               some
               of
               them
               on
               London-Bridge
               .
            
             
               On
               Munday
               the
               Twenty
               first
               of
               Ianuary
               Nine
               more
               of
               them
               were
               Executed
               all
               in
               one
               Morning
               ,
               at
               five
               several
               places
               ,
               by
               one
               Executioner
               ;
               Two
               at
               the
               West-end
               of
               St.
               Pauls
               ,
               two
               at
               the
               B●ll
               and
               Mouth
               ,
               two
               at
               Beech-lane
               ,
               Two
               at
               the
               
                 Royal
                 Exchange
              
               ;
               and
               a
               notable
               Fellow
               ,
               the
               last
               ,
               by
               name
               
                 Leonard
                 Gowler
              
               ,
               at
               Bishops-Gate
               .
               They
               all
               obstinately
               persisted
               in
               their
               Error
               (
               especially
               the
               last
               ,
               who
               began
               with
               Imprecations
               like
               Hodgkins
               ,
               and
               was
               silenced
               the
               same
               
               way
               by
               the
               Command
               of
               the
               Sheriff
               )
               excepting
               a
               Young
               man
               who
               was
               Harged
               in
               Redcross-street
               ,
               who
               did
               relent
               and
               Repent
               of
               his
               Sin
               ,
               and
               the
               Blood
               he
               had
               spilt
               ,
               but
               yet
               dyed
               in
               the
               Opinion
               of
               Chilianism
               .
               After
               they
               were
               cut
               down
               ,
               the
               Sentence
               was
               not
               Executed
               upon
               them
               to
               the
               full
               ,
               only
               their
               Heads
               were
               cut
               off
               ,
               and
               set
               upon
               London-Bridge
               .
            
             
               Most
               remarkable
               was
               the
               prudence
               and
               valour
               of
               the
               Right
               Honorable
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Brown
              
               the
               Lord
               Major
               ,
               in
               this
               tumultuary
               and
               dangerous
               Insurrection
               .
               He
               it
               was
               whom
               they
               designed
               as
               a
               Sacrifice
               to
               their
               first
               outrages
               ;
               and
               had
               they
               met
               with
               a
               person
               of
               indifferency
               of
               Spirit
               ,
               had
               undoubtedly
               surprized
               the
               Magistracy
               and
               Government
               of
               this
               Famous
               City
               ,
               and
               in
               him
               subdued
               (
               their
               great
               Quarrel
               )
               Authority
               .
            
             
               
               Sir
               
                 Arthur
                 Haslerig
              
               died
               a
               Prisoner
               in
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               with
               impatience
               at
               the
               happiness
               of
               the
               Times
               ;
               and
               Mr.
               Crofton
               ,
               an
               eminent
               stickler
               for
               Presbytery
               ,
               came
               in-his
               room
               .
               
            
             
               But
               we
               must
               pass
               to
               the
               Glories
               of
               the
               entrance
               of
               the
               Year
               One
               thousand
               six
               hundred
               sixty
               one
               ,
               the
               Thirteenth
               of
               the
               Kings
               Reign
               .
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 1661.
                 
              
               
                 AND
                 now
                 ,
                 lest
                 any
                 of
                 these
                 scattered
                 Rays
                 and
                 refractions
                 of
                 this
                 Monarchs
                 Glory
                 should
                 be
                 dimmed
                 or
                 disappear
                 in
                 the
                 obscurity
                 of
                 Time
                 ,
                 we
                 will
                 translate
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 bright
                 Orb
                 (
                 as
                 Iupiter
                 is
                 feigned
                 to
                 have
                 Stellified
                 his
                 Heroes
                 )
                 encircle
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 Diadem
                 ,
                 Eternize
                 them
                 in
                 that
                 Spherical
                 Figure
                 ,
                 and
                 fix
                 them
                 in
                 his
                 Crown
                 ,
                 the
                 FIRMAMENT
                 of
                 his
                 past
                 ,
                 present
                 ,
                 and
                 future
                 greatness
                 :
                 the
                 Celebrity
                 of
                 which
                 Action
                 is
                 not
                 less
                 due
                 to
                 the
                 intrinsick
                 matter
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 the
                 outward
                 beauteous
                 form
                 ;
                 it
                 being
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 an
                 excess
                 of
                 Pomp
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Boundary
                 of
                 Government
                 ;
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 height
                 of
                 Glory
                 ,
                 as
                 profoundness
                 of
                 State-reason
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 that
                 large
                 capaciousness
                 may
                 justly
                 pass
                 for
                 the
                 consummation
                 and
                 perfect
                 excellence
                 of
                 all
                 Regal
                 felicity
                 .
                 This
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 Crown
                 profaned
                 by
                 the
                 lewd
                 hands
                 of
                 those
                 prostitute
                 Members
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Regalia
                 were
                 seized
                 on
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 
                   H.
                   M.
                
                 his
                 advice
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 be
                 alienated
                 to
                 the
                 Publique
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 shared
                 among
                 the
                 Usurpers
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 afterwards
                 violated
                 ,
                 deprived
                 ,
                 and
                 widdowed
                 of
                 that
                 Sacred
                 and
                 Royal
                 Head
                 of
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 Martyr
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 Crown
                 which
                 alone
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Insignia
                 of
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 Elijah
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Prophets
                 that
                 had
                 not
                 bowed
                 their
                 knees
                 to
                 Baal
                 )
                 abhorred
                 the
                 Idolatry
                 of
                 
                 Cromwel's
                 Usurpation
                 ,
                 and
                 escaped
                 the
                 ravishing
                 and
                 polluted
                 hands
                 of
                 that
                 Tyrant
                 ,
                 when
                 like
                 Caligula
                 ,
                 that
                 set
                 the
                 heads
                 of
                 the
                 gods
                 upon
                 his
                 own
                 Statues
                 ,
                 he
                 assumed
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 Regalities
                 of
                 his
                 rightful
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 but
                 could
                 no
                 way
                 fit
                 this
                 Sacred
                 Symbole
                 of
                 Majesty
                 (
                 though
                 he
                 could
                 all
                 other
                 Holy
                 things
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Scripture
                 it self
                 ,
                 )
                 to
                 his
                 impious
                 designments
                 .
                 That
                 was
                 that
                 Crown
                 which
                 the
                 Malignity
                 of
                 a
                 dire
                 Pestilence
                 had
                 envied
                 the
                 sight
                 and
                 blessing
                 thereof
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Imperial
                 Chamber
                 (
                 which
                 sadly
                 felt
                 the
                 other
                 Plagues
                 of
                 War
                 and
                 Want
                 in
                 a
                 more
                 forcible
                 absence
                 of
                 it
                 thereafter
                 )
                 at
                 his
                 Royal
                 Fathers
                 Inauguration
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 now
                 Boded
                 and
                 bespoke
                 with
                 the
                 like
                 Contagion
                 ;
                 when
                 never
                 were
                 the
                 Influences
                 of
                 Heaven
                 more
                 curiously
                 propitious
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 Serene
                 days
                 of
                 that
                 Solemnity
                 exsiccating
                 and
                 exhaling
                 those
                 vapours
                 ,
                 which
                 a
                 long
                 moisture
                 to
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 a
                 Flood
                 did
                 seem
                 to
                 portend
                 .
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 this
                 was
                 that
                 Crown
                 ,
                 whose
                 just
                 and
                 ancient
                 Discent
                 ,
                 under
                 which
                 we
                 have
                 flourished
                 ever
                 since
                 we
                 were
                 a
                 Nation
                 ,
                 till
                 our
                 late
                 Anarchy
                 ;
                 upon
                 the
                 Head
                 of
                 this
                 Miraculous
                 Prince
                 ,
                 now
                 vindicated
                 it self
                 from
                 the
                 indignities
                 and
                 assaults
                 of
                 base
                 and
                 insolent
                 Demagogues
                 ,
                 who
                 from
                 our
                 Kings
                 regardlesness
                 of
                 State
                 and
                 Sovereignty
                 ,
                 have
                 evermore
                 wrought
                 their
                 contempt
                 in
                 the
                 Subject
                 :
                 who
                 now
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 like
                 joy
                 of
                 reverence
                 ,
                 fear
                 ,
                 and
                 love
                 ,
                 beheld
                 this
                 awful
                 and
                 most
                 delightful
                 Triumph
                 which
                 is
                 here
                 related
                 .
              
               
               
                 HIS
                 Majesty
                 on
                 the
                 Twenty
                 second
                 of
                 April
                 early
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 passed
                 from
                 Whitehall
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 by
                 Water
                 ,
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 go
                 through
                 the
                 City
                 to
                 
                   Westminster
                   Abby
                
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 be
                 Crowned
                 .
              
               
                 Two
                 days
                 were
                 allotted
                 to
                 the
                 Consummation
                 of
                 this
                 great
                 and
                 most
                 celebrated
                 Action
                 ,
                 the
                 wonder
                 ,
                 and
                 admiration
                 ,
                 and
                 delight
                 of
                 all
                 Persons
                 both
                 Forraign
                 and
                 Domestick
                 :
                 and
                 pity
                 it
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 solid
                 and
                 lasting
                 happiness
                 it
                 portended
                 should
                 not
                 have
                 taken
                 up
                 a
                 Month
                 ,
                 and
                 given
                 it
                 the
                 name
                 Coronalis
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 therefore
                 we
                 begin
                 with
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 participating
                 the
                 greatest
                 share
                 of
                 that
                 inexpressible
                 happiness
                 that
                 the
                 Three
                 Kingdoms
                 received
                 by
                 the
                 auspicious
                 Restoration
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 took
                 occasion
                 to
                 express
                 in
                 this
                 Triumph
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Coronation
                 their
                 joy
                 and
                 gladness
                 with
                 the
                 greatest
                 Magnificence
                 imaginable
                 :
                 They
                 spared
                 not
                 therein
                 any
                 cost
                 to
                 manifest
                 their
                 affectionate
                 duty
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 considering
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 ever
                 excessive
                 charges
                 might
                 be
                 justified
                 ,
                 this
                 signalizing
                 their
                 affection
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 might
                 well
                 be
                 allowed
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 his
                 passage
                 through
                 
                   Crouched
                   Friers
                
                 ,
                 He
                 was
                 entertained
                 with
                 Musick
                 ,
                 a
                 Band
                 of
                 Eight
                 Waits
                 ,
                 placed
                 on
                 a
                 Stage
                 .
                 Near
                 Algate
                 ,
                 with
                 another
                 Band
                 of
                 Six
                 Waits
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 ,
                 with
                 Musick
                 ,
                 from
                 a
                 Balcony
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Leaden-Hall
                 Street
                 ,
                 near
                 
                 Lime-Street-end
                 ,
                 was
                 Erected
                 the
                 First
                 Triumphal
                 Arch
                 after
                 the
                 Dorick
                 Order
                 :
                 on
                 the
                 North-side
                 ,
                 on
                 a
                 Pedestal
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Arch
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 Woman
                 personating
                 REBELLION
                 ,
                 mounted
                 on
                 a
                 Hydra
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Crimson
                 Robe
                 torn
                 ,
                 Snakes
                 crawling
                 on
                 her
                 Habit
                 ,
                 and
                 begirt
                 with
                 Serpents
                 ,
                 and
                 her
                 Hair
                 Snaky
                 ;
                 a
                 Crown
                 of
                 Fire
                 on
                 her
                 Head
                 ;
                 a
                 bloody
                 Sword
                 in
                 one
                 hand
                 ,
                 a
                 Charming
                 Rod
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 .
                 Her
                 attendant
                 ,
                 CONFUSION
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 deformed
                 Shape
                 ,
                 a
                 Garment
                 of
                 several
                 ill-matched
                 Colours
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 on
                 the
                 wrong
                 way
                 ;
                 on
                 her
                 Head
                 Ruines
                 of
                 Castles
                 ;
                 torn
                 Crowns
                 ,
                 and
                 broken
                 Scepters
                 in
                 each
                 Hand
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 South-Pedestal
                 was
                 a
                 Representation
                 of
                 BRITAIN'S
                 MONARCHY
                 ,
                 supported
                 by
                 LOYALTY
                 ,
                 both
                 Women
                 ;
                 Monarchy
                 in
                 a
                 large
                 purple
                 Robe
                 ,
                 adorn'd
                 with
                 Diadems
                 and
                 Scepters
                 ;
                 over
                 which
                 ,
                 a
                 loose
                 Mantle
                 ,
                 edg'd
                 with
                 blue
                 and
                 silver
                 Fringe
                 ,
                 resembling
                 Water
                 ,
                 the
                 Map
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 drawn
                 on
                 it
                 :
                 on
                 her
                 Head
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 her
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 Edenburgh
                 ;
                 in
                 her
                 left
                 ,
                 
                   Dublin
                   :
                   Loyalty
                
                 all
                 in
                 White
                 ,
                 three
                 Scepters
                 in
                 her
                 right
                 Hand
                 ,
                 three
                 Crowns
                 in
                 her
                 left
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 Painting
                 on
                 the
                 South-side
                 is
                 a
                 Prospect
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 landing
                 at
                 
                 Dover-Castle
                 ,
                 Ships
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 great
                 Guns
                 going
                 off
                 ,
                 one
                 kneeling
                 and
                 kissing
                 the
                 Kings
                 Hand
                 ;
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 people
                 gazing
                 .
                 Above
                 ,
                 
                   ADVENTVS
                   AVG.
                   
                
              
               
                 The
                 whole
                 Tablet
                 representing
                 his
                 Majesties
                 blessed
                 Arrival
                 .
                 Beneath
                 the
                 Painting
                 ,
                 this
                 Motto
                 ,
                 
                   IN
                   SOLIDO
                   RURSUS
                   FORTUNA
                   LOCAVIT
                   .
                
              
               
                 Alluding
                 to
                 that
                 of
                 Virgil
                 ,
                 Thus
                 rendred
                 ,
                 
                   
                     Fortune
                     ,
                     reviving
                     those
                     She
                     tumbled
                     down
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sporting
                     ,
                     restores
                     again
                     unto
                     the
                     Crown
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 Above
                 the
                 Arch
                 ,
                 on
                 two
                 Pedestals
                 ,
                 
                 South-ward
                 and
                 
                 North-wards
                 ,
                 stood
                 the
                 Statues
                 of
                 King
                 IAMES
                 ,
                 and
                 King
                 CHARLES
                 I.
                 In
                 the
                 middle
                 somewhat
                 higher
                 ,
                 just
                 over
                 the
                 Arch
                 ,
                 the
                 Statue
                 of
                 his
                 Sacred
                 Majesty
                 .
                 Under
                 that
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 
                   DIVO
                   JACOBO
                   .
                
              
               
                 Under
                 that
                 of
                 King
                 Charles
                 I.
                 
              
               
                 DIVO
                 CAROLO
                 .
              
               
               
                 Under
                 that
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 this
                 following
                 Inscription
                 ;
                 
                   
                     D.
                     N.
                     CAROLO
                     II.
                     
                  
                   
                     D.
                     G.
                     BRITANNIARUM
                     IMP.
                     OPT.
                     MAX.
                     
                  
                   
                     UBIQUE
                     VENERANDO
                     ,
                     SEMPER
                     AUG
                     .
                  
                   
                     BEATISSIMO
                     AC
                     PIISSIMO
                     ,
                     BONO
                     REIP.
                     NATO
                     .
                  
                   
                     DE
                     AVITA
                     BRITANNIA
                     ,
                     ET
                     OMNIUM
                     HOMINUM
                     GENERE
                     MERITISSIMO
                     .
                  
                   
                     P.
                     P.
                     EXTINCTORI
                     TYRANNIDIS
                     ,
                     RESTITUTORI
                     LIBERTATIS
                     ,
                     FUNDATORI
                     QUIETIS
                     ,
                     OB
                     FELICEM
                     REDITUM
                     ,
                     EX
                     VOTO
                     L.
                     M.
                     P.
                     S.
                     P.
                     Q.
                     L.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 Upon
                 his
                 Majesties
                 advance
                 to
                 the
                 
                 East-India-House
                 in
                 
                 Leaden-hall-street
                 ,
                 the
                 East-India
                 Company
                 took
                 occasion
                 to
                 express
                 their
                 dutiful
                 Affections
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 by
                 two
                 Youths
                 in
                 Indian
                 Habit
                 ;
                 one
                 attended
                 by
                 two
                 Black-moors
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 Youth
                 in
                 an
                 Indian
                 Vest
                 ,
                 mounted
                 upon
                 a
                 Camel
                 ,
                 led
                 out
                 by
                 two
                 Black-Moors
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Attendants
                 ;
                 the
                 Camel
                 having
                 two
                 Panniers
                 filled
                 with
                 Jewels
                 ,
                 Spices
                 ,
                 and
                 Silks
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 scattered
                 among
                 the
                 Spectators
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 Entertainment
                 was
                 at
                 
                 Corn-hil-Conduit
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 which
                 stood
                 eight
                 Nymphs
                 clad
                 in
                 White
                 ,
                 each
                 having
                 an
                 Escutcheon
                 in
                 one
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Pendent
                 and
                 Banner
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 a
                 Noise
                 of
                 Seven
                 Trumpets
                 .
              
               
               
                 NEar
                 the
                 Exchange
                 ,
                 in
                 Corn-hill
                 ,
                 was
                 erected
                 the
                 second
                 Arch
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 Naval
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 
                 East-side
                 were
                 two
                 Stages
                 Erected
                 ;
                 on
                 each
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Street
                 one
                 .
                 In
                 that
                 on
                 the
                 
                 South-side
                 was
                 a
                 Person
                 representing
                 the
                 River
                 Thames
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 other
                 Stage
                 on
                 the
                 
                 North-side
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 made
                 like
                 the
                 upper
                 Deck
                 of
                 a
                 Ship
                 ,
                 were
                 three
                 Seamen
                 ,
                 whereof
                 one
                 habited
                 like
                 a
                 Boat-swain
                 ▪
              
               
                 A
                 Shield
                 ,
                 or
                 Table
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Front
                 of
                 the
                 Arch
                 ,
                 o're
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 
                   NEPTUNO
                   BRITANNICO
                   ,
                   CAROLO
                   II.
                   
                
                 
                   CUJUS
                   ARBITRIO
                   MARE
                   VEL
                   LIBERUM
                   ,
                   VEL
                   CLAUSUM
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 Painting
                 on
                 the
                 
                 North-side
                 over
                 the
                 City-Arms
                 ,
                 represented
                 NEPTVNE
                 with
                 his
                 Trident
                 advanced
                 ;
                 the
                 Inscription
                 
                   NEPTUNO
                   REDUCI
                   .
                
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 
                 South-side
                 ,
                 opposite
                 ,
                 MARS
                 with
                 his
                 Spear
                 inverted
                 ,
                 his
                 Sheild
                 charged
                 with
                 a
                 Gorgon
                 ;
                 by
                 his
                 Knees
                 the
                 Motto
                 
                   
                     MARTI
                     PACIFERO
                     .
                  
                   
                     Over
                     the
                     Arch
                     ,
                     the
                     Marriage
                     of
                     Thame
                     and
                     Isis.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 Painting
                 on
                 the
                 
                 North-side
                 ,
                 over
                 Neptune
                 ,
                 did
                 Represent
                 the
                 Exchange
                 :
                 the
                 Motto
                 
                   
                     —
                     GENERALIS
                     LAPSI
                     SARCIRE
                     RUINAS
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 uppermost
                 great
                 Table
                 in
                 the
                 fore-ground
                 represented
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 now
                 Charles
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Hand
                 ;
                 viewing
                 the
                 Soveraign
                 of
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 leaning
                 on
                 a
                 Cannon
                 ,
                 the
                 Inscription
                 ,
                 
                   
                     
                       O
                       nimium
                       dilecte
                       Deo
                       ,
                       cui
                       militat
                       Aequor
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Et
                       conjurati
                       veniunt
                       ad
                       Classica
                       Venti
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       For
                       thee
                       O
                       
                       Iove's
                       delight
                       ,
                       the
                       Seas
                       engage
                       ,
                    
                     
                       And
                       muster'd
                       Winds
                       ,
                       drawn
                       up
                       in
                       Battle
                       ,
                       Rage
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 Stocks
                 ,
                 the
                 Entertainment
                 was
                 a
                 Body
                 of
                 Military
                 Musick
                 ,
                 placed
                 on
                 a
                 Balcony
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 six
                 Trumpets
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 Drums
                 ;
                 the
                 Fountain
                 there
                 being
                 after
                 the
                 Th●scan
                 Order
                 ,
                 venting
                 Wine
                 and
                 Water
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Entrance
                 of
                 Cheapside
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 another
                 Fountain
                 out
                 of
                 which
                 issued
                 both
                 Wine
                 and
                 Water
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 a
                 Representation
                 of
                 Temperance
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 several
                 Towers
                 of
                 that
                 Conduit
                 were
                 eight
                 Figures
                 ,
                 habited
                 like
                 Nymphs
                 ,
                 with
                 Escutcheons
                 in
                 one
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 Pendants
                 or
                 Banners
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 :
                 and
                 between
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 Wind-Musick
                 ;
                 the
                 number
                 eight
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 Standard
                 also
                 in
                 Cheap-side
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 Band
                 of
                 Waits
                 placed
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 six
                 Persons
                 .
              
               
               
                 THe
                 third
                 Triumphal
                 Arch
                 stood
                 near
                 
                 Wood-street-end
                 ,
                 not
                 far
                 from
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Cross
                 sometimes
                 stood
                 .
                 It
                 Represented
                 an
                 Artificial
                 Building
                 of
                 two
                 Stories
                 ,
                 one
                 after
                 the
                 Corinthian
                 way
                 of
                 Architecture
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 after
                 the
                 Composite
                 ,
                 Representing
                 the
                 
                   Temple
                   of
                   Concord
                
                 ;
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 on
                 a
                 Shield
                 ,
                 
                   AEDEM
                   CONCORDIAE
                   ,
                   IN
                   HONOREM
                   OPTIMI
                   PRINCIPIS
                   ,
                   CUJUS
                   ADVENTU
                   BRITANNIA
                   TERRA
                   MARIQUE
                   PACATA
                   ,
                   ET
                   PRISCIS
                   LEGIBUS
                   REFORMATA
                   EST
                   ,
                   AMPLIOREM
                   RESPLENDIDIOREM
                   RESTITUIT
                   ,
                   SPQL.
                   
                
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Spandrils
                 of
                 the
                 Arch
                 there
                 were
                 two
                 Figures
                 ,
                 in
                 Female
                 Habits
                 leaning
                 :
                 One
                 representing
                 PEACE
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 TRVTH
                 .
                 That
                 of
                 Peace
                 had
                 her
                 Shield
                 charged
                 with
                 an
                 Helmet
                 ,
                 and
                 Bees
                 Issuing
                 forth
                 ,
                 and
                 going
                 into
                 it
                 ;
                 the
                 Word
                 ,
                 
                   PAX
                   BELLO
                   POTIOR
                   .
                
              
               
                 Truth
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 in
                 a
                 thin
                 Habit
                 ,
                 on
                 her
                 Shield
                 Time
                 bringing
                 Truth
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 Cave
                 ;
                 the
                 Word
                 ,
                 
                   TANDEM
                   EMERSIT
                   .
                
              
               
                 Over
                 the
                 great
                 Painting
                 upon
                 the
                 Arch
                 of
                 the
                 Cupula
                 ,
                 was
                 represented
                 a
                 large
                 GERYON
                 with
                 three
                 Heads
                 Crowned
                 ;
                 in
                 his
                 three
                 right-hands
                 ,
                 a
                 Lance
                 ,
                 a
                 Sword
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Scepter
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 three
                 left-hands
                 ,
                 the
                 three
                 Escutcheons
                 of
                 
                   England
                   ,
                   Scotland
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Ireland
                 ;
                 before
                 him
                 the
                 Kings
                 Arms
                 with
                 three
                 Imperial
                 Crowns
                 ;
                 beneath
                 in
                 great
                 Letters
                 ,
                 
                   CONCORDIA
                   INSUPERABILIS
                   .
                
              
               
                 Here
                 the
                 City
                 Recorder
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Wild
                
                 ,
                 made
                 a
                 Speech
                 ,
                 and
                 presented
                 the
                 King
                 with
                 a
                 Purse
                 of
                 Gold.
                 
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 little
                 Conduit
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 lower
                 End
                 of
                 Cheap-side
                 ,
                 were
                 placed
                 four
                 Figures
                 ,
                 or
                 Nymphs
                 ,
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 having
                 an
                 Escutcheon
                 in
                 one
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Pendant
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 a
                 Balcony
                 ,
                 erected
                 at
                 the
                 Entrance
                 of
                 Pater-noster
                 Row
                 ,
                 were
                 placed
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Drums
                 and
                 Fi●e
                 ;
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 persons
                 Eight
                 .
              
               
                 Between
                 that
                 and
                 Ludga●e
                 there
                 were
                 two
                 other
                 Balconies
                 erected
                 :
                 In
                 one
                 was
                 placed
                 a
                 Band
                 of
                 six
                 Waits
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 six
                 Drums
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 Ludgate
                 six
                 Trumpets
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 
                 Fleet-Bridge
                 a
                 Band
                 of
                 six
                 Waits
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 
                 Fleet-Conduit
                 were
                 six
                 Figures
                 or
                 Nymphs
                 ,
                 clad
                 in
                 White
                 ,
                 each
                 with
                 an
                 Escutcheon
                 in
                 one
                 hand
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Pendant
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 a
                 Band
                 of
                 six
                 Waits
                 .
                 And
                 on
                 the
                 Lanthorn
                 of
                 the
                 Conduit
                 was
                 the
                 Figure
                 of
                 Temperance
                 ,
                 mixing
                 Water
                 and
                 Wine
                 .
              
               
               
                 IN
                 Fleet-street
                 ,
                 near
                 White-Friers
                 ,
                 stood
                 the
                 fourth
                 Triumphant
                 Arch
                 ,
                 representing
                 the
                 Garden
                 of
                 PLENTY
                 :
                 it
                 was
                 of
                 two
                 Stories
                 ;
                 the
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Dorick
                 Order
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 Ionick
                 .
                 Their
                 Capitals
                 had
                 not
                 their
                 Just
                 Measure
                 ,
                 but
                 inclined
                 to
                 the
                 Modern
                 Architecture
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 the
                 great
                 Shield
                 over
                 the
                 Arch
                 ,
                 in
                 large
                 Capitals
                 ,
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
               
                 UBERTATI
                 AUG
                 .
                 EXTINCTO
                 BELLI
                 CIVILIS
                 INCENDIO
                 ,
                 CLUSOQ
                 JANI
                 TEMPLO
                 ARAM
                 CELSIS
                 CONSTRUXIT
                 S.
                 P.
                 Q.
                 L.
                 
              
               
                 Over
                 the
                 Postern
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 
                 South-side
                 of
                 the
                 Entrance
                 was
                 BACCHUS
                 in
                 a
                 Chariot
                 drawn
                 by
                 Leopards
                 ,
                 his
                 Mantle
                 a
                 
                 Panther's
                 skin
                 ;
                 his
                 Crown
                 of
                 Grapes
                 ;
                 a
                 Thyrsis
                 with
                 Ivy
                 in
                 his
                 left
                 hand
                 ,
                 a
                 Cup
                 in
                 his
                 right
                 :
                 underneath
                 ,
                 
                   LIBER
                   PATER
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 Painting
                 over
                 this
                 ,
                 represented
                 Silenus
                 on
                 his
                 Ass
                 ,
                 Satyrs
                 dancing
                 round
                 about
                 ,
                 in
                 Drunken
                 and
                 Antick
                 Postures
                 ;
                 the
                 Prospect
                 a
                 Vineyard
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 
                 North-side
                 opposite
                 ,
                 Ceres
                 ,
                 drawn
                 in
                 a
                 Chariot
                 by
                 winged
                 Dragons
                 ,
                 and
                 Crowned
                 with
                 ears
                 of
                 Corn
                 :
                 in
                 her
                 left
                 hand
                 Poppy
                 ;
                 in
                 her
                 right
                 ,
                 a
                 Blazing
                 Torch
                 .
                 The
                 Painting
                 over
                 her
                 was
                 a
                 description
                 of
                 Harvest
                 ;
                 with
                 
                   CERES
                   AUG
                   .
                
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 having
                 passed
                 the
                 Four
                 Triumphant
                 Arches
                 ,
                 was
                 at
                 Temple-Bar
                 Entertained
                 with
                 the
                 View
                 of
                 a
                 delightful
                 Boscage
                 ,
                 full
                 of
                 several
                 Beasts
                 ,
                 both
                 tame
                 and
                 savage
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 several
                 living
                 Figures
                 ,
                 and
                 Musick
                 of
                 eight
                 Waits
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 being
                 the
                 Limit
                 of
                 the
                 Cities
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 so
                 likewise
                 of
                 the
                 Description
                 .
              
               
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 now
                 for
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 order
                 challenged
                 the
                 first
                 place
                 ;
                 but
                 't
                 was
                 best
                 to
                 deal
                 with
                 the
                 biggest
                 first
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 Colossus
                 in
                 London
                 were
                 indeed
                 Gigantick
                 and
                 stupendious
                 greatness
                 :
                 Come
                 we
                 now
                 to
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 made
                 at
                 this
                 Coronation
                 ,
                 who
                 appearing
                 at
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Requests
                 in
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 were
                 called
                 over
                 by
                 the
                 Lords
                 Commissioners
                 appointed
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 D●ke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 Steward
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 
                   Northumberland
                   ,
                   Suffolk
                   ,
                   Lindsey
                   ,
                   Manchester
                   .
                
              
               
                 Their
                 Names
                 were
                 as
                 follows
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 Fiennes
                 Lord
                 Clinton
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lincoln
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Egerton
                 Lord
                 Brackley
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Bridgewater
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Philip
                   Herbert
                
                 second
                 son
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Pembrook
                 and
                 Montgomery
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Egerton
                
                 second
                 son
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Bridgwater
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Vere
                   Fane
                
                 second
                 son
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Westmorland
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Berkley
                
                 eldest
                 son
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Berkley
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Bellasis
                
                 eldest
                 son
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Bellasis
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Hide
                
                 now
                 
                   Viscount
                   Cornbury
                
                 eldest
                 son
                 to
                 Edward
                 Earl
                 of
                 Clarendon
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Rowland
                   Bellasis
                
                 brother
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Viscount
                 Faulconberg
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Capel
                
                 brother
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Vaughan
                
                 second
                 son
                 to
                 Richard
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carbery
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Stanley
                
                 Grandchild
                 to
                 Iames
                 late
                 Earl
                 of
                 Derby
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Francis
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Fane
                
                 Grand-children
                 to
                 the
                 late
                 Earl
                 of
                 Westmorland
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Portman
                
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Ducy
                
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Trevor
                
                 Knight
                 and
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Scudamore
                
                 Baronet
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Gardner
                
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Cornwallis
                
                 son
                 to
                 Fred●rick
                 Lord
                 Cornwallis
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Nicholas
                
                 eldest
                 son
                 to
                 his
                 Majesties
                 principal
                 Secretary
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Monson
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bramston
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Temple
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Bourchier
                   Wray
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Coventry
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Hungerford
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Knevet
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Philip
                   Botler
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Adrian
                   Scroop
                
                 son
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iervas
                   Scroop
                
                 who
                 received
                 Nineteen
                 Wounds
                 at
                 Edgehill
                 in
                 his
                 Majesties
                 service
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Knightley
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Heron
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lewk●or
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Brown
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Tyringham
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Godolphin
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Baynton
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Grevil
                   Verney
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Harlow
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Walpool
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Popham
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Wise
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Calthorp
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Edgecomb
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Bromley
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bridges
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fanshaw
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Denham
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Bacon
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Altham
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Wendy
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Manson
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Freeman
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Slanning
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Ingoldsby
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Rolle
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Heath
                
                 son
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Heath
                
                 late
                 Lord
                 chief
                 Justice
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Morley
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bennet
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Simon
                   Leech
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Chester
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Atkins
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Gayer
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Powle
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Ducy
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Stephen
                   Hales
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Bush
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Whitmore
                
                 .
                 In
                 Number
                 sixty
                 eight
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 their
                 calling
                 over
                 ,
                 they
                 proceeded
                 in
                 their
                 usual
                 Habits
                 ,
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 between
                 his
                 two
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Page
                 following
                 ,
                 the
                 Heraulds
                 going
                 before
                 them
                 with
                 their
                 Coats
                 not
                 put
                 on
                 ,
                 but
                 only
                 hanging
                 loose
                 on
                 their
                 Arms
                 ,
                 to
                 King
                 Hen.
                 7.
                 
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 where
                 after
                 the
                 wonted
                 reverence
                 performed
                 ,
                 they
                 took
                 their
                 seats
                 .
                 Prayer
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 they
                 returned
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Painted
                   Chamber
                
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 Rooms
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 to
                 repose
                 themselves
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 Supper
                 of
                 Two
                 hundred
                 dishes
                 at
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Charge
                 ,
                 was
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Requests
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 placed
                 themselves
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Seniority
                 at
                 the
                 Tables
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Wall-side
                 ,
                 their
                 Esquires
                 and
                 Pages
                 waiting
                 on
                 them
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 Supper
                 ended
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Cornwallis
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Berckley
                
                 (
                 the
                 Treasurer
                 and
                 Comptroller
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Houshold
                 )
                 gave
                 them
                 his
                 welcome
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 conducted
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Painted
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lords
                 House
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 near
                 rooms
                 ,
                 where
                 their
                 Bathing
                 Vessels
                 and
                 Beds
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 Pallets
                 with
                 Canopies
                 ,
                 were
                 prepared
                 ,
                 being
                 covered
                 with
                 red
                 Say
                 :
                 There
                 ,
                 after
                 they
                 had
                 Bathed
                 more
                 or
                 less
                 as
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 found
                 convenient
                 ,
                 they
                 remained
                 all
                 Night
                 ;
                 and
                 early
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 were
                 bade
                 
                   good
                   morrow
                
                 by
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Musick
                 .
                 Then
                 arising
                 ,
                 and
                 Apparelling
                 themselves
                 in
                 a
                 Cordeliers
                 Habit
                 (
                 being
                 a
                 long
                 russet
                 Gown
                 ,
                 with
                 wide
                 sleeves
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Hood
                 tyed
                 close
                 about
                 the
                 middle
                 with
                 a
                 Cordon
                 of
                 Ash-coloured
                 and
                 Russet
                 silk
                 ,
                 reaching
                 down
                 almost
                 
                 to
                 the
                 knees
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 white
                 Napkin
                 or
                 Handkerchief
                 hanging
                 thereat
                 )
                 they
                 proceeded
                 to
                 Hen.
                 7.
                 
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 order
                 as
                 the
                 Night
                 before
                 ,
                 doing
                 the
                 same
                 rev●●●●●●
                 ,
                 and
                 heard
                 Divine
                 Service
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 the
                 usual
                 Oath
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 Lords
                 ●ommissioners
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 read
                 to
                 them
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Walker
                
                 Principal
                 King
                 o●
                 Arms
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Right
                       dear
                       Br●●her
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     GReat
                     Wo●sh●p
                     be
                     this
                     Order
                     to
                     every
                     of
                     you
                     .
                     
                     You
                     shall
                     Honour
                     God
                     above
                     all
                     things
                     .
                     ●ut
                     shall
                     be
                     stedfast
                     in
                     the
                     Faith
                     of
                     Christ
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     same
                     maintain
                     and
                     defend
                     t●
                     y●ur
                     Power
                     .
                     You
                     shall
                     love
                     your
                     Soveraign
                     above
                     all
                     earthly
                     things
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     y●u●
                     Soveraigns
                     Right
                     live
                     and
                     dye
                     .
                     You
                     shall
                     defend
                     Maidens
                     ,
                     Widdows
                     ,
                     and
                     Orphans
                     in
                     their
                     right
                     .
                     You
                     shall
                     suffer
                     no
                     Extortion
                     as
                     far
                     as
                     you
                     may
                     :
                     nor
                     sit
                     in
                     any
                     place
                     where
                     wrong
                     Iudgment
                     shall
                     be
                     given
                     ,
                     to
                     your
                     knowledge
                     .
                     And
                     of
                     as
                     great
                     Honour
                     be
                     this
                     Order
                     to
                     you
                     ,
                     as
                     ever
                     it
                     was
                     to
                     any
                     of
                     your
                     Progenitors
                     or
                     others
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 This
                 done
                 ,
                 they
                 returned
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 order
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Painted
                   Chamber
                
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 on
                 the
                 Habit
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 a
                 Mantle
                 ,
                 and
                 Surcoat
                 of
                 red
                 Taffata
                 lined
                 and
                 edged
                 with
                 white
                 Sarcenet
                 ,
                 and
                 thereto
                 fastned
                 two
                 long
                 strings
                 of
                 white
                 silk
                 ,
                 with
                 buttons
                 and
                 tassels
                 of
                 red
                 silk
                 and
                 gold
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 pair
                 of
                 white
                 Cloves
                 tyed
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 a
                 white
                 Hat
                 and
                 white
                 Feather
                 :
                 in
                 this
                 Garb
                 they
                 Dined
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Painted
                   Chamber
                
                 ;
                 and
                 thence
                 ,
                 girded
                 with
                 a
                 Sword
                 ,
                 the
                 Pummel
                 and
                 cross-Hilt
                 whereof
                 were
                 guilt
                 ,
                 the
                 Scabbard
                 of
                 white
                 Leather
                 ,
                 and
                 Belt
                 of
                 the
                 s●me
                 ,
                 with
                 guilt
                 Spurs
                 carried
                 by
                 their
                 Pages
                 ,
                 they
                 marched
                 on
                 Horse-back
                 by
                 Seniority
                 to
                 White-Hall
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Heraulds
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Old
                 Palace
                 round
                 about
                 the
                 New
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 through
                 Kingstreet
                 ,
                 going
                 round
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 Charing-Cross
                 stood
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 to
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 alighted
                 :
                 and
                 after
                 they
                 had
                 gone
                 about
                 the
                 first
                 Court
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 conducted
                 by
                 the
                 Heraulds
                 to
                 the
                 Banqueting-House
                 ,
                 where
                 His
                 Majesty
                 sate
                 under
                 a
                 Cloath
                 of
                 State
                 to
                 receive
                 them
                 .
                 They
                 were
                 brought
                 up
                 by
                 six
                 and
                 six
                 ,
                 each
                 between
                 his
                 two
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Page
                 carrying
                 his
                 Sword
                 before
                 him
                 .
                 In
                 their
                 approaches
                 towards
                 his
                 Majesty
                 they
                 made
                 three
                 Obeysances
                 ,
                 and
                 each
                 Knight
                 being
                 presented
                 by
                 his
                 two
                 Esquires
                 upon
                 their
                 knees
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chamberlain
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Houshold
                 receiving
                 the
                 Knights
                 Swords
                 from
                 the
                 Pages
                 ,
                 and
                 delivering
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 )
                 He
                 with
                 the
                 Sword
                 of
                 State
                 ready
                 drawn
                 conferred
                 upon
                 them
                 their
                 respective
                 Knight-hoods
                 ,
                 by
                 laying
                 the
                 Sword
                 upon
                 their
                 shoulders
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 put
                 the
                 presented
                 Sword
                 upon
                 the
                 Knights
                 Neck
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 sort
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 might
                 hang
                 on
                 his
                 left
                 side
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 said
                 Scabbard
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Order
                 hanging
                 at
                 it
                 .
                 Which
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 Knight
                 made
                 his
                 obeysance
                 of
                 Gratitude
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 and
                 falling
                 back
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 were
                 brought
                 up
                 and
                 Knighted
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 they
                 went
                 down
                 into
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 heard
                 Divine
                 Service
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Organ
                 and
                 Anthems
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 went
                 up
                 six
                 at
                 a
                 time
                 to
                 the
                 Altar
                 ,
                 and
                 offered
                 up
                 their
                 Swords
                 ;
                 where
                 Gilbert
                 Lord
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Dean
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Royal
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 received
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 laid
                 them
                 upon
                 the
                 Altar
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 restored
                 them
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Admonition
                 .
              
               
                 
                   By
                   the
                   Oath
                   which
                   you
                   have
                   taken
                   this
                   day
                   ,
                
                 I
                 exhort
                 and
                 admonish
                 you
                 ,
                 
                   to
                   use
                   these
                   Swords
                   to
                   the
                   Glory
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                   defence
                
                 of
                 the
                 Gospel
                 ;
                 
                   to
                   the
                   maintenance
                   of
                   your
                   Sovereigns
                   Right
                   and
                   Honour
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   upholding
                   of
                   Equity
                   and
                   Iustice
                   ,
                   to
                   your
                   power
                   .
                
                 So
                 help
                 you
                 God.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 done
                 ,
                 they
                 returned
                 from
                 the
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Kings
                 Master-Cook
                 stood
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Chopping-Knife
                 in
                 his
                 hand
                 ,
                 challenging
                 their
                 Spurs
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 severally
                 redeemed
                 with
                 a
                 Noble
                 in
                 Money
                 .
                 As
                 they
                 passed
                 by
                 ,
                 he
                 said
                 ,
                 
                   Gentlemen
                   ,
                   you
                   know
                   what
                   a
                   great
                   Oath
                   you
                   have
                   taken
                   ;
                   which
                   if
                   you
                   keep
                   ,
                   it
                   will
                   be
                   great
                   honour
                   to
                   you
                   ;
                   but
                   if
                   you
                   break
                   it
                   ,
                   I
                   must
                   back
                   off
                   your
                   Spurs
                   from
                   your
                   heels
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 When
                 they
                 came
                 unto
                 the
                 great
                 Hall
                 ,
                 the
                 Officers
                 at
                 Arms
                 acquainted
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 on
                 Monday
                 following
                 they
                 were
                 to
                 attend
                 his
                 Majesty
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 to
                 White-Hall
                 on
                 Horseback
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Robes
                 wherein
                 they
                 were
                 Knighted
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 Tuesday
                 to
                 meet
                 early
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Painted
                   Chamber
                
                 in
                 their
                 Purple
                 Sattin
                 Habits
                 ,
                 thence
                 to
                 go
                 before
                 his
                 Majesty
                 to
                 his
                 Coronation
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 Ceremony
                 being
                 over
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 honour
                 this
                 great
                 Solemnity
                 ,
                 advanced
                 some
                 eminent
                 Persons
                 to
                 higher
                 degrees
                 of
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 as
                 Jewels
                 to
                 that
                 Crown
                 which
                 should
                 be
                 placed
                 on
                 his
                 Head
                 :
                 they
                 were
                 Twelve
                 in
                 number
                 ;
                 six
                 Earls
                 ,
                 and
                 six
                 Barons
                 .
                 The
                 Names
                 of
                 whom
                 are
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
                 Edward
                 Lord
                 Hide
                 of
                 Hendon
                 Lord
                 high
                 Chancellour
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 was
                 created
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                   Clarendon
                   ;
                   Arthur
                
                 Lord
                 Capel
                 was
                 created
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                   Essex
                   ;
                   Thomas
                
                 Lord
                 Brudenel
                 was
                 created
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                   Cardigan
                   ;
                   Arthur
                   Viscount
                   Valentia
                
                 in
                 Ireland
                 was
                 created
                 Earl
                 of
                 Anglesey
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Greenvile
                
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Bed-Chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 Groom
                 of
                 the
                 Stool
                 ,
                 was
                 created
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                   Bath
                   ;
                   Charles
                   Howard
                
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Privy
                 Council
                 was
                 created
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                   Carlisle
                   ;
                   Denzil
                   Hollis
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 was
                 created
                 Lord
                 Hollis
                 of
                 Ifeld
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Frederick
                   Cornwallis
                
                 was
                 created
                 Lord
                 Cornwallis
                 of
                 Eye
                 in
                 Suffolk
                 ,
                 an
                 antient
                 Barony
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Booth
                
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 was
                 created
                 Lord
                 de-la-Mere
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Horatio
                   Townsend
                
                 was
                 created
                 Baron
                 of
                 Lyn-Regis
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Anthony
                   Ashly
                   Cooper
                
                 was
                 created
                 Baron
                 of
                 Winterbourn
                 St.
                 
                   Gyles
                   ;
                   Iohn
                   Crew
                
                 was
                 created
                 Lord
                 Crew
                 of
                 Stene
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Earls
                 at
                 their
                 Creation
                 ,
                 had
                 two
                 Earls
                 their
                 supporters
                 ,
                 their
                 Cap
                 and
                 Coronet
                 carried
                 by
                 one
                 ,
                 their
                 Sword
                 by
                 another
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Mantle
                 by
                 a
                 third
                 .
                 The
                 Lords
                 were
                 likewise
                 supported
                 by
                 two
                 Lords
                 ,
                 their
                 Cap
                 and
                 Mantle
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 ,
                 but
                 no
                 Sword.
                 
              
               
                 These
                 Peers
                 being
                 thus
                 led
                 up
                 ,
                 Garter
                 King
                 of
                 Arms
                 attending
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 upon
                 their
                 several
                 approaches
                 ,
                 their
                 Patents
                 were
                 presented
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Walker
                
                 ,
                 Principal
                 King
                 at
                 Arms
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chamberlain
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 him
                 to
                 Secretary
                 Nicholas
                 ,
                 were
                 by
                 him
                 read
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 given
                 by
                 His
                 Majesty
                 to
                 the
                 Respective
                 Nobles
                 ,
                 who
                 after
                 they
                 were
                 vested
                 with
                 their
                 Robes
                 ,
                 had
                 their
                 several
                 Caps
                 and
                 Coronets
                 placed
                 upon
                 their
                 Heads
                 by
                 His
                 Majesties
                 own
                 hands
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 sate
                 in
                 a
                 Chair
                 of
                 State.
                 
              
               
                 These
                 likewise
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 attend
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 his
                 Coronation
                 ,
                 which
                 Commenced
                 its
                 glories
                 Monday
                 the
                 Twenty
                 second
                 of
                 April
                 aforesaid
                 :
                 it
                 having
                 rained
                 a
                 Moneth
                 together
                 before
                 ,
                 it
                 pleased
                 God
                 that
                 not
                 one
                 drop
                 fell
                 on
                 this
                 Triumph
                 ,
                 which
                 appeared
                 in
                 its
                 full
                 Lustre
                 and
                 Grandeur
                 ;
                 but
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 the
                 solemnity
                 was
                 past
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Train
                 at
                 Dinner
                 in
                 Westminster-Hall
                 ,
                 it
                 fell
                 a
                 Thundering
                 ,
                 Lightning
                 and
                 Raining
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 greatest
                 force
                 ,
                 vehemence
                 ,
                 and
                 noise
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 ever
                 heard
                 or
                 seen
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Streets
                 were
                 gravelled
                 all
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 filled
                 with
                 a
                 multitude
                 of
                 Spectators
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 Forreigners
                 ,
                 who
                 acknowledged
                 themselves
                 never
                 to
                 have
                 seen
                 among
                 all
                 the
                 great
                 M●gnificences
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 any
                 to
                 come
                 near
                 or
                 equal
                 this
                 :
                 even
                 the
                 Vaunting
                 French
                 confessed
                 their
                 Pomps
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Marriage
                 with
                 the
                 Infanta
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 at
                 their
                 Majesties
                 entrance
                 into
                 Paris
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 inferiour
                 in
                 its
                 State
                 ,
                 Gallantry
                 and
                 Riches
                 ,
                 unto
                 this
                 most
                 Illustrious
                 Cavalcade
                 .
                 Which
                 proceeded
                 on
                 this
                 manner
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 NOBILITY
                 and
                 GENTRY
                 were
                 placed
                 within
                 and
                 without
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 First
                 went
                 the
                 Horse-Guard
                 of
                 his
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 the
                 Messengers
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 the
                 Esquires
                 of
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 ,
                 One
                 hundred
                 thirty
                 six
                 in
                 number
                 ;
                 the
                 Knight
                 Harbenger
                 ,
                 the
                 Serjeant-Porter
                 ,
                 the
                 Sewers
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 the
                 Quarter-waiters
                 of
                 the
                 six
                 Clerks
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 the
                 Clerks
                 of
                 the
                 Signet
                 ,
                 the
                 Clerks
                 of
                 the
                 Privy
                 Seal
                 ,
                 the
                 Clerks
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 ,
                 the
                 Clerks
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 Clerks
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 the
                 Chaplains
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 having
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 ten
                 in
                 number
                 ;
                 the
                 King's
                 Advocate
                 and
                 Remembrancer
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 learned
                 Counsel
                 at
                 Law
                 ,
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 puisne
                 Serjeants
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Attorney
                 and
                 Solicitors
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 eldest
                 Serjeants
                 ;
                 Secretaries
                 of
                 the
                 French
                 and
                 Latine
                 Tongues
                 ,
                 the
                 Gentlemen-Ushers
                 ,
                 
                 daily
                 waiters
                 ,
                 the
                 Sewers
                 ,
                 Carvers
                 and
                 Cup-bearers
                 in
                 ordinary
                 ,
                 the
                 Esquires
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 the
                 Masters
                 of
                 standing
                 Offices
                 being
                 no
                 Councellors
                 ,
                 viz.
                 of
                 the
                 Tents
                 ,
                 Revels
                 ,
                 Ceremonies
                 ,
                 Armory
                 ,
                 Wardrope
                 ,
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 Requests
                 ,
                 Chamberlain
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 and
                 Judges
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Dignity
                 ;
                 the
                 Lord
                 chief
                 Baron
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 chief
                 Justice
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Pleas
                 ,
                 the
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Rolls
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 chief
                 Justice
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 Trumpets
                 ,
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 the
                 Privy-Chamber
                 ,
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 sixty
                 eight
                 in
                 Number
                 ,
                 the
                 Knight
                 Marshal
                 ,
                 the
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Jewel-house
                 ,
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Privy
                 Council
                 ,
                 Comptroller
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Houshold
                 .
                 
                   Two
                   Trumpets
                   and
                   Serjeants
                   ,
                   Trumpets
                   ,
                   Two
                   Pursivants
                   at
                   Arms
                   ;
                   Barons
                
                 eldest
                 Sons
                 ,
                 Earls
                 youngest
                 sons
                 ,
                 Viscounts
                 eldest
                 sons
                 ,
                 
                   Barons
                   ,
                   Marquesses
                
                 younger
                 sons
                 ,
                 Earls
                 eldests
                 sons
                 .
                 
                   Two
                   Pursivants
                   at
                   Arms.
                   Viscounts
                   ,
                   Dukes
                
                 younger
                 sons
                 ,
                 Marquesses
                 eldest
                 sons
                 .
                 
                   Two
                   Heraulds
                   .
                   Earls
                   ,
                   Earl
                   Marshal
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Lord
                   Chamberlain
                
                 of
                 the
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 Dukes
                 eldest
                 sons
                 .
                 
                   Serjeants
                   at
                   Arms
                   on
                   both
                   sides
                   the
                   Nobility
                   .
                   Clarencieux
                
                 and
                 
                   Norroy
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Treasurer
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Chancellor
                   ,
                   Lord
                   High
                   Steward
                   ,
                   Duke
                
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 two
                 persons
                 representing
                 the
                 
                   Duke
                   of
                   Normandy
                
                 and
                 
                   Aquitain
                   ,
                   Gentleman-Vsher
                   ,
                   Garter
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Brown.
                   The
                   Duke
                   of
                
                 York
                 
                   alone
                   .
                   The
                   Lord
                   High
                   Constable
                   of
                
                 England
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                   Northumberland
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Great
                   Chamberlain
                   of
                
                 England
                 
                   Earl
                   of
                   Lindsey
                
                 .
                 The
                 Sword
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Duke
                   of
                   Richmond
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   KING
                   .
                
                 
                   Equerries
                   and
                   Footmen
                   next
                   and
                   about
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   Gentlemen
                   and
                   Pensioners
                   without
                   them
                   ,
                   the
                   
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     Horse
                     Duke
                     of
                     Albemarl
                  
                   leading
                   a
                   spare
                   Horse
                   ,
                   the
                   
                     Vice-Chamberlain
                     to
                     the
                     King
                     ,
                     Captain
                     of
                     the
                     Pensioners
                     ,
                     Captain
                     of
                     the
                     Guard
                     ,
                     the
                     Guard
                     ,
                     the
                     Kings
                     Life
                     guard
                  
                   Commanded
                   by
                   
                     my
                     Lord
                     Gerrard
                     ,
                     the
                     Generals
                     Life-guard
                  
                   by
                   Sir
                   
                     Philip
                     Howard
                  
                   ;
                   a
                   Troop
                   of
                   Voluntier
                   Horse
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Company
                   of
                   Foot
                   ,
                   by
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Robinson
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   way
                   from
                   the
                   Tower
                   to
                   Aldgate
                   was
                   guarded
                   by
                   the
                   Hamlets
                   ,
                   from
                   thence
                   to
                   Temple-Bar
                   by
                   the
                   Trained-Bands
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   on
                   one
                   side
                   ,
                   and
                   lined
                   with
                   the
                   Liveries
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Banners
                   of
                   each
                   Company
                   .
                   The
                   Windows
                   were
                   all
                   along
                   laid
                   with
                   the
                   best
                   Carpets
                   and
                   Tapestry
                   ;
                   Bands
                   of
                   Musick
                   in
                   several
                   places
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Conduits
                   running
                   with
                   Wine
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   St.
                   
                     Pauls
                     Church-yard
                  
                   stood
                   the
                   
                     Blew-coat
                     boys
                  
                   of
                   
                     Christ-Church
                     Hospital
                  
                   .
                   One
                   in
                   behalf
                   of
                   the
                   rest
                   declared
                   their
                   joy
                   for
                   his
                   Majesties
                   wonderful
                   preservation
                   in
                   his
                   absence
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Arrival
                   thither
                   ;
                   humbly
                   beseeching
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Gracious
                   favour
                   and
                   indulgence
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   example
                   of
                   his
                   Royal
                   Ancestors
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Father
                   of
                   blessed
                   memory
                   .
                   The
                   King
                   was
                   very
                   well
                   pleased
                   with
                   this
                   Speech
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   conferred
                   something
                   on
                   the
                   Boy
                   that
                   spoke
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   Strand
                   ,
                   and
                   through
                   Westminster
                   also
                   the
                   ways
                   were
                   gravelled
                   and
                   rayled
                   ,
                   being
                   guarded
                   on
                   both
                   sides
                   with
                   the
                   Trained
                   bands
                   of
                   that
                   Liberty
                   and
                   City
                   ;
                   and
                   his
                   Majesties
                   two
                   Regiments
                   of
                   Foot
                   ,
                   under
                   the
                   command
                   of
                   his
                   Grace
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Albemarle
                   ,
                   and
                   Colonel
                   Russel
                   brother
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Bedford
                   .
                   The
                   houses
                   were
                   also
                   richly
                   adorned
                   with
                   the
                   Carpets
                   and
                   Tapestry
                   ;
                   and
                   Musick
                   ,
                   (
                   particularly
                   a
                   stage
                   of
                   Morice-dancers
                   at
                   the
                   Maypole
                   in
                   the
                   Strand
                   )
                   in
                   the
                   several
                   places
                   all
                   along
                   his
                   Majesties
                   passage
                   .
                
                 
                   When
                   his
                   Majesty
                   came
                   through
                   Temple-bar
                   into
                   his
                   Antient
                   and
                   Native
                   City
                   of
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   the
                   Head-bayliff
                   in
                   a
                   Scarlet
                   Robe
                   ,
                   and
                   High
                   Constable
                   in
                   Scarlet
                   ,
                   received
                   his
                   Majesty
                   with
                   loud
                   Musick
                   ;
                   where
                   alighting
                   off
                   their
                   horses
                   ,
                   and
                   kneeling
                   down
                   to
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   the
                   Head-bayliff
                   on
                   behalf
                   of
                   the
                   Dean
                   and
                   Chapter
                   ,
                   City
                   and
                   Liberty
                   ,
                   signified
                   their
                   joyful
                   reception
                   of
                   his
                   Royal
                   person
                   into
                   that
                   Liberty
                   ;
                   declaring
                   how
                   much
                   more
                   happy
                   they
                   were
                   than
                   any
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Nation
                   ,
                   in
                   that
                   their
                   Sovereign
                   Lord
                   and
                   King
                   was
                   born
                   within
                   their
                   
                   Liberty
                   ,
                   and
                   humbly
                   desiring
                   his
                   Majesty
                   to
                   continue
                   his
                   Grace
                   and
                   Favour
                   still
                   to
                   them
                   ,
                   whereby
                   that
                   City
                   might
                   still
                   be
                   enabled
                   to
                   do
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Service
                   .
                   When
                   the
                   Head-Bayliff
                   had
                   ended
                   his
                   Speech
                   ,
                   he
                   and
                   the
                   High-Constable
                   mounted
                   their
                   Horses
                   ,
                   and
                   fell
                   in
                   next
                   after
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Servants
                   at
                   Mace
                   ;
                   in
                   which
                   order
                   they
                   attended
                   his
                   Majesty
                   to
                   White-hall
                   .
                
                 
                   Infinite
                   and
                   innumerable
                   were
                   the
                   Acclamations
                   and
                   Shouts
                   from
                   all
                   the
                   parts
                   as
                   his
                   Majesty
                   passed
                   along
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   no
                   less
                   joy
                   than
                   ●mazement
                   of
                   the
                   Spectators
                   ,
                   who
                   beheld
                   those
                   glorious
                   Personages
                   that
                   rid
                   before
                   and
                   behinde
                   his
                   Majesty
                   .
                   Indeed
                   it
                   were
                   in
                   vain
                   to
                   attempt
                   to
                   express
                   this
                   Solemnity
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   so
                   far
                   from
                   being
                   utterable
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   is
                   almost
                   inconceiveable
                   :
                   and
                   much
                   wonder
                   it
                   caused
                   in
                   Outlandish
                   persons
                   ,
                   who
                   were
                   acquainted
                   with
                   our
                   late
                   Troubles
                   and
                   Confusions
                   ,
                   (
                   to
                   the
                   ruine
                   almost
                   of
                   three
                   Kingdoms
                   )
                   which
                   way
                   it
                   was
                   possible
                   for
                   the
                   English
                   to
                   appear
                   in
                   so
                   Rich
                   and
                   Stately
                   a
                   manner
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   is
                   incredible
                   to
                   think
                   what
                   costly
                   Cloathes
                   were
                   worn
                   that
                   day
                   ;
                   the
                   Cloaks
                   could
                   hardly
                   be
                   seen
                   what
                   Silk
                   or
                   Sattin
                   they
                   were
                   made
                   of
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Gold
                   and
                   Silver-Laces
                   and
                   Embroidery
                   that
                   was
                   laid
                   upon
                   them
                   :
                   the
                   like
                   also
                   was
                   seen
                   in
                   their
                   Foot-cloaths
                   .
                   Besides
                   the
                   inestimable
                   value
                   and
                   treasures
                   of
                   Diamonds
                   ,
                   Pearl
                   and
                   other
                   Jewels
                   ,
                   worn
                   upon
                   their
                   Backs
                   and
                   in
                   their
                   Hats
                   :
                   To
                   omit
                   also
                   the
                   sumptuous
                   and
                   rich
                   Liveries
                   of
                   their
                   Pages
                   and
                   Footmen
                   ;
                   (
                   some
                   suits
                   of
                   Liveries
                   amounting
                   to
                   fifteen
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   ;
                   )
                   the
                   numerousness
                   of
                   these
                   Liveries
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   orderly
                   march
                   of
                   them
                   ;
                   as
                   also
                   the
                   stately
                   Equipage
                   of
                   the
                   Esquires
                   attending
                   each
                   Earl
                   by
                   his
                   Horse-side
                   :
                   so
                   that
                   all
                   the
                   World
                   that
                   saw
                   it
                   ,
                   could
                   not
                   but
                   confess
                   ,
                   that
                   what
                   they
                   had
                   seen
                   before
                   ,
                   was
                   but
                   solemn
                   Mummery
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   most
                   August
                   ,
                   noble
                   and
                   true
                   Glories
                   of
                   this
                   great
                   day
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   this
                   order
                   the
                   King
                   arrived
                   at
                   White-hall
                   a
                   good
                   time
                   before
                   the
                   Evening
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   retired
                   himself
                   to
                   Supper
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   to
                   his
                   Rest
                   ,
                   to
                   recommence
                   the
                   next
                   day
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   put
                   an
                   end
                   to
                   this
                   Triumph
                   .
                   On
                   the
                   23
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   St.
                   
                   George's
                   day
                   ,
                   to
                   consummate
                   the
                   Coronation
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   came
                   from
                   his
                   Privy-stairs
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Old
                     Palace
                  
                   ,
                   to
                   a
                   Room
                   called
                   the
                   Princes
                   Lodgings
                   ,
                   behinde
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Lords
                   ,
                   and
                   stayed
                   there
                   till
                   the
                   Lords
                   and
                   his
                   Train
                   had
                   Robed
                   and
                   ranked
                   themselves
                   in
                   
                   Westminster-hall
                   ;
                   who
                   being
                   ready
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   placed
                   himself
                   on
                   a
                   Throne
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   thereof
                   ,
                   when
                   the
                   Dean
                   of
                   Westminster
                   (
                   with
                   the
                   Prebends
                   in
                   their
                   rich
                   Copes
                   ,
                   each
                   having
                   a
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Regalia
                   )
                   with
                   St.
                   
                   Edward's
                   Crown
                   ,
                   came
                   and
                   delivered
                   them
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   High-Constable
                   ,
                   and
                   he
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Great
                   Chamberlain
                   ,
                   who
                   set
                   them
                   on
                   a
                   Table
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   King
                   immediately
                   bestowed
                   them
                   on
                   this
                   manner
                   ;
                   (
                   Sir
                   
                     Gilbert
                     Talbot
                  
                   the
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Jewels
                   ,
                   having
                   laid
                   the
                   Sword
                   of
                   State
                   and
                   Sword
                   called
                   Curtana
                   with
                   two
                   others
                   on
                   the
                   same
                   Table
                   )
                   St.
                   
                   Edward's
                   Staff
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Sandwich
                   ,
                   the
                   Spurs
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Pembrook
                   the
                   pointed
                   Sword
                   on
                   the
                   left
                   hand
                   of
                   Curtana
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Derby
                   ,
                   the
                   pointed
                   Sword
                   on
                   the
                   right
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   
                     Shrewsbury
                     ,
                     Curtana
                  
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Oxford
                   ,
                   the
                   Sword
                   of
                   State
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Manchester
                   ,
                   the
                   Scepter
                   with
                   the
                   Dove
                   to
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Albemarle
                   ,
                   the
                   Orb
                   with
                   the
                   Cross
                   to
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Buckingham
                   ,
                   St.
                   Edwards
                   Crown
                   to
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Ormond
                   ,
                   the
                   Patina
                   to
                   the
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Exeter
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Chalice
                   to
                   the
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   and
                   then
                   his
                   Majesty
                   set
                   forward
                   on
                   foot
                   (
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   order
                   as
                   before
                   almost
                   )
                   upon
                   blue
                   Cloath
                   laid
                   upon
                   the
                   ground
                   from
                   the
                   Hall
                   to
                   his
                   Chair
                   in
                   the
                   Abbey
                   ,
                   
                   by
                   the
                   appointment
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Carteret
                  
                   ,
                   His
                   Almoner
                   appointed
                   for
                   that
                   day
                   .
                   The
                   King
                   was
                   supported
                   by
                   the
                   Lord-Bishops
                   of
                   Bath
                   and
                   Durham
                   ;
                   his
                   Train
                   was
                   carried
                   up
                   by
                   the
                   Lords
                   
                     Mandevil
                     ,
                     Cavendish
                     ,
                     Ossery
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Percy
                   ,
                   assisted
                   by
                   the
                   Lord
                   Viscount
                   Ma●sfield
                   ,
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Robes
                   :
                   then
                   came
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Lauderdale
                   Gent.
                   of
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Bed-chamber
                   ,
                   next
                   came
                   Mr.
                   Seymore
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Ashburnham
                   ,
                   Grooms
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   the
                   Captain
                   of
                   the
                   Guard
                   ,
                   Captain
                   of
                   the
                   Pensioners
                   ,
                   and
                   Yeomen
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   the
                   Peers
                   with
                   their
                   Coronets
                   in
                   their
                   hands
                   came
                   up
                   along
                   with
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   till
                   his
                   Majesty
                   was
                   placed
                   in
                   a
                   Chair
                   of
                   State
                   (
                   not
                   in
                   his
                   Throne
                   :
                   )
                   
                   then
                   the
                   Lord
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   ▪
                   for
                   the
                   Lord
                   Arch-Bishop
                   of
                   Canterbury
                   ,
                   went
                   to
                   every
                   of
                   the
                   four-sides
                   of
                   the
                   Throne
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   every
                   of
                   them
                   spoke
                   to
                   the
                   People
                   in
                   these
                   words
                   .
                   
                     Here
                     I
                     present
                     unto
                     you
                  
                   KING
                   CHARLES
                   
                     the
                     rightful
                     Inheritor
                     of
                     the
                     Crown
                     of
                     this
                     Realm
                     .
                     Wherefore
                     all
                     you
                     that
                     are
                     come
                     this
                     day
                     to
                     do
                     your
                     Homage
                     ,
                     Service
                     ,
                     and
                     bounden
                     duty
                     ,
                     be
                     ye
                     willing
                     to
                     do
                     the
                     same
                     ?
                  
                
                 
                   Whereupon
                   all
                   the
                   Peers
                   in
                   their
                   Parliament-Robes
                   ,
                   and
                   People
                   ,
                   gave
                   a
                   shout
                   ,
                   testifying
                   their
                   willingness
                   .
                   This
                   while
                   the
                   King
                   standing
                   from
                   his
                   Chair
                   ,
                   turned
                   himself
                   to
                   every
                   of
                   the
                   four
                   sides
                   of
                   the
                   Throne
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   every
                   of
                   them
                   spake
                   to
                   the
                   People
                   ,
                   who
                   again
                   with
                   loud
                   acclamations
                   signified
                   their
                   willingness
                   all
                   in
                   one
                   voice
                   .
                   After
                   which
                   the
                   Choire
                   sung
                   an
                   Anthem
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   interim
                   whereof
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   Supported
                   by
                   the
                   two
                   Bishops
                   of
                   Durham
                   and
                   Bath
                   and
                   Wells
                   ,
                   and
                   attended
                   by
                   the
                   Dean
                   of
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   went
                   to
                   the
                   steps
                   before
                   the
                   Communion-Table
                   ,
                   where
                   upon
                   Carpets
                   and
                   Cushions
                   the
                   King
                   offered
                   a
                   Pall
                   and
                   a
                   piece
                   of
                   Gold.
                   
                
                 
                   After
                   his
                   Majesty
                   had
                   offered
                   ,
                   he
                   went
                   on
                   the
                   right
                   hand
                   ,
                   and
                   kneeled
                   down
                   during
                   a
                   short
                   Collect
                   or
                   Prayer
                   ;
                   and
                   then
                   Sermon
                   began
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   Preached
                   by
                   the
                   Lord
                   Bishop
                   of
                   WORCESTER
                   .
                   Sermon
                   being
                   ended
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord-Bishop
                   of
                   LONDON
                   went
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Lord
                   Arch-Bishop
                   of
                   Canterbury
                   ,
                   and
                   asked
                   if
                   he
                   were
                   pleased
                   to
                   take
                   the
                   Oath
                   usually
                   taken
                   by
                   his
                   Predecessors
                   ;
                   to
                   which
                   his
                   Majesty
                   shewed
                   himself
                   most
                   willing
                   .
                
                 
                   Then
                   his
                   Majesty
                   rose
                   out
                   of
                   his
                   Chair
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   those
                   two
                   that
                   before
                   Assisted
                   Him
                   ,
                   was
                   led
                   up
                   to
                   the
                   Communion-Table
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   made
                   a
                   solemn
                   Oath
                   to
                   observe
                   those
                   things
                   he
                   had
                   before
                   promised
                   .
                   After
                   this
                   Oath
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   returned
                   to
                   his
                   Chair
                   ,
                   and
                   kneeled
                   at
                   his
                   foot-stool
                   ,
                   while
                   the
                   Hymn
                   of
                   the
                   Holy
                   Ghost
                   was
                   singing
                   ;
                   which
                   ended
                   ,
                   the
                   Letany
                   was
                   sung
                   by
                   two
                   Bishops
                   .
                
                 
                   After
                   which
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Arch-Bishop
                   of
                   Canterbury
                   began
                   and
                   said
                   ,
                   
                     Lift
                     up
                     your
                     hearts
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   Then
                   his
                   Majesty
                   arose
                   from
                   his
                   Devotion
                   ,
                   and
                   dis-robed
                   himself
                   of
                   his
                   upper
                   Garment
                   (
                   his
                   under
                   Garment
                   being
                   so
                   made
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   places
                   to
                   be
                   anointed
                   might
                   be
                   opened
                   by
                   undoing
                   certain
                   loops
                   ;
                   which
                   the
                   Arch-Bishop
                   undid
                   ,
                   his
                   Majesty
                   sitting
                   in
                   a
                   Chair
                   .
                   )
                   The
                   Archbishop
                   first
                   Anointed
                   the
                   Palms
                   of
                   both
                   his
                   hands
                   ,
                   the
                   Choire
                   singing
                   an
                   Anthem
                   ;
                   after
                   which
                   and
                   certain
                   Prayers
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Arch-bishop
                   proceeded
                   and
                   anointed
                   his
                   breast
                   between
                   the
                   shoulders
                   ,
                   on
                   both
                   the
                   shoulders
                   ,
                   the
                   bending
                   of
                   his
                   Arms
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Crown
                   of
                   his
                   Head
                   :
                   whereupon
                   the
                   Dean
                   of
                   Westminster
                   closed
                   the
                   Loops
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Lord
                   Arch-bishop
                   said
                   several
                   Prayers
                   ;
                   which
                   ended
                   ,
                   the
                   Coif
                   was
                   put
                   on
                   His
                   Majesties
                   Head
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   
                     Colobium
                     syndonis
                  
                   or
                   Dalmatica
                   ,
                   then
                   the
                   Super-tunica
                   of
                   cloth
                   of
                   Gold
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   
                     Tissue
                     buskins
                  
                   and
                   Sandals
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ;
                   then
                   the
                   Spurs
                   were
                   put
                   on
                   by
                   the
                   Peer
                   that
                   carried
                   them
                   :
                   then
                   the
                   Arch-bishop
                   took
                   the
                   Kings
                   Sword
                   and
                   laid
                   it
                   on
                   the
                   Communion-Table
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   Prayer
                   restored
                   it
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   Girt
                   upon
                   him
                   by
                   the
                   Lord
                   great
                   Chamberlain
                   :
                   then
                   the
                   Armil
                   was
                   put
                   on
                   ,
                   next
                   the
                   Mantle
                   ,
                   or
                   open
                   Pall
                   ;
                   after
                   which
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Arch-bishop
                   took
                   the
                   Crown
                   into
                   his
                   hands
                   ,
                   and
                   laid
                   it
                   on
                   the
                   Communion-Table
                   ,
                   Prayed
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   set
                   it
                   on
                   the
                   Kings
                   Head
                   ;
                   whereupon
                   ,
                   all
                   the
                   Peers
                   put
                   on
                   their
                   Coronets
                   and
                   Caps
                   ,
                   the
                   Choire
                   singing
                   an
                   Anthem
                   :
                   next
                   ,
                   the
                   Arch-Bishop
                   took
                   the
                   Kings
                   Ring
                   ,
                   prayed
                   again
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   it
                   on
                   the
                   Fourth
                   Finger
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Hand
                   ;
                   after
                   which
                   his
                   Majesty
                   took
                   off
                   his
                   Sword
                   ,
                   and
                   offered
                   it
                   up
                   ;
                   which
                   the
                   Lord
                   great
                   Chamberlain
                   redeemed
                   ,
                   drew
                   it
                   out
                   ,
                   and
                   carried
                   it
                   naked
                   before
                   the
                   King.
                   Then
                   the
                   Arch-Bishop
                   took
                   the
                   Scepter
                   with
                   the
                   Cross
                   ,
                   and
                   delivered
                   it
                   into
                   His
                   Majesties
                   right
                   Hand
                   ,
                   the
                   Rod
                   with
                   the
                   Dove
                   in
                   the
                   left
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   King
                   kneeling
                   ,
                   blessed
                   him
                   :
                   which
                   done
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   ascended
                   his
                   Throne
                   Royal
                   ,
                   the
                   Lords
                   Spiritual
                   and
                   Temporal
                   attending
                   him
                   ,
                   where
                   after
                   
                     Te
                     Deum
                  
                   the
                   King
                   was
                   again
                   Enthroned
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   all
                   the
                   Peers
                   did
                   their
                   Homage
                   ;
                   The
                   Arch-Bishop
                   first
                   ,
                   who
                   then
                   kissed
                   the
                   Kings
                   left
                   Cheek
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   him
                   the
                   other
                   Bishops
                   .
                   After
                   their
                   Homage
                   ,
                   the
                   Peers
                   all
                   together
                   stood
                   round
                   about
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   every
                   one
                   in
                   their
                   order
                   toucht
                   the
                   Crown
                   upon
                   his
                   Head
                   ,
                   promising
                   their
                   readiness
                   to
                   support
                   it
                   with
                   their
                   power
                   .
                   The
                   Coronation
                   being
                   ended
                   ,
                   the
                   Communion
                   
                   followed
                   ,
                   which
                   his
                   Majesty
                   having
                   received
                   and
                   offered
                   ,
                   returned
                   to
                   his
                   Throne
                   till
                   the
                   Communion
                   ended
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   went
                   into
                   St.
                   
                     Edwards
                     Chappel
                  
                   ,
                   there
                   took
                   off
                   his
                   Crown
                   ,
                   and
                   delivered
                   it
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   who
                   laid
                   it
                   upon
                   the
                   Communion-Table
                   :
                   which
                   done
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   withdrew
                   into
                   a
                   Traverse
                   ,
                   where
                   the
                   Lord
                   great
                   Chamberlain
                   of
                   England
                   disrobed
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   St.
                   
                   Edward's
                   Robes
                   ,
                   and
                   delivered
                   them
                   to
                   the
                   Dean
                   of
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   then
                   His
                   Majesty
                   was
                   newly
                   arrayed
                   with
                   his
                   Robes
                   prepared
                   for
                   that
                   day
                   ,
                   and
                   came
                   to
                   the
                   Communion-Table
                   in
                   St.
                   
                   Edward's
                   Chappel
                   ,
                   where
                   the
                   Lord
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Arch-Bishop
                   ,
                   set
                   the
                   Crown
                   Imperial
                   ,
                   provided
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   to
                   wear
                   that
                   day
                   ,
                   upon
                   his
                   Head.
                   Then
                   His
                   Majesty
                   took
                   the
                   Scepter
                   and
                   the
                   Rod
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   the
                   Train
                   set
                   in
                   order
                   before
                   him
                   )
                   went
                   up
                   to
                   the
                   Throne
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   through
                   the
                   Choyre
                   and
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   out
                   at
                   the
                   West-door
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Palace
                   of
                   Westminster
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Oathes
                     of
                     Fealty
                     being
                     casually
                     omitted
                     ,
                     are
                     here
                     subjoyned
                     as
                     they
                     were
                     sworn
                     in
                     order
                     .
                  
                   
                     I
                     William
                     
                       Arch-Bishop
                       of
                    
                     Canterbury
                     
                       shall
                       be
                       True
                       and
                       Faithful
                       ,
                       and
                       true
                       Faith
                       and
                       Truth
                       bear
                       unto
                       you
                       ou●
                       Soveraign
                       Lord
                       ,
                       and
                       your
                       Heirs
                       Kings
                       of
                    
                     England
                     ;
                     
                       and
                       shall
                       ,
                       and
                       do
                       ,
                       and
                       truly
                       acknowledge
                       the
                       service
                       of
                       the
                       Land
                       which
                       I
                       claim
                       to
                       hold
                       of
                       You
                       in
                       right
                       of
                       the
                       Church
                       .
                    
                     So
                     help
                     me
                     God.
                     
                  
                   
                     Then
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     York
                     did
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     in
                     these
                     Words
                     (
                     Garter
                     principal
                     King
                     at
                     Arms
                     attending
                     him
                     in
                     his
                     Ascent
                     to
                     the
                     Throne
                     .
                     )
                  
                   
                     I
                     James
                     
                       Duke
                       of
                    
                     York
                     
                       become
                       Your
                       Leigeman
                       of
                       Life
                       ,
                       of
                       Limb
                       ,
                       and
                       of
                       Earthly
                       Worship
                       ;
                       and
                       Faith
                       and
                       Truth
                       shall
                       I
                       bear
                       unto
                       You
                       ,
                       to
                       live
                       and
                       dye
                       ,
                       against
                       all
                       manner
                       of
                       Folk
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     The
                     Dukes
                     of
                     Buckingham
                     and
                     Albemarle
                     did
                     the
                     same
                     for
                     the
                     Dukes
                     .
                     The
                     Marquesses
                     of
                     Worcester
                     and
                     Dorchester
                     for
                     the
                     Marquesses
                     .
                     The
                     Earl
                     of
                     Oxford
                     for
                     the
                     Earls
                     .
                     Viscount
                     Hereford
                     for
                     the
                     Viscounts
                     .
                     And
                     the
                     Lord
                     Audley
                     for
                     the
                     Barons
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Note
                   ,
                   that
                   there
                   were
                   Collects
                   and
                   Prayers
                   said
                   upon
                   the
                   putting
                   on
                   of
                   the
                   Regalia
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   Armil
                   ,
                   the
                   Pall
                   ;
                   the
                   delivery
                   of
                   the
                   Scepter
                   ,
                   the
                   Sword
                   ,
                   all
                   according
                   to
                   ancient
                   Form
                   ;
                   and
                   upon
                   the
                   setting
                   on
                   of
                   the
                   Crown
                   ,
                   a
                   peculiar
                   Benediction
                   .
                   The
                   Bishop
                   of
                   
                   Worcester's
                   Sermon
                   was
                   Preached
                   upon
                   the
                   28
                   of
                   Prov.
                   verse
                   2.
                   
                
                 
                   Before
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   the
                   Peers
                   now
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   Ranks
                   and
                   degrees
                   proceeded
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Palace
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   as
                   they
                   entred
                   the
                   Abbey
                   ,
                   but
                   with
                   their
                   Coronets
                   on
                   ;
                   at
                   the
                   upper
                   end
                   whereof
                   there
                   was
                   a
                   Table
                   and
                   Chair
                   of
                   State
                   raised
                   upon
                   an
                   ascent
                   :
                   on
                   the
                   South-East-side
                   of
                   the
                   Hall
                   were
                   two
                   Tables
                   placed
                   ;
                   the
                   first
                   for
                   the
                   Barons
                   of
                   the
                   Cinque
                   Ports
                   ,
                   the
                   Bishops
                   and
                   Judges
                   ;
                   the
                   other
                   for
                   the
                   Masters
                   and
                   six
                   Clerks
                   of
                   Chancery
                   ;
                   at
                   which
                   Table
                   ▪
                   by
                   some
                   mistake
                   or
                   disturbance
                   ,
                   the
                   Barons
                   dined
                   .
                   At
                   the
                   North-East-end
                   the
                   Nobility
                   at
                   one
                   Table
                   ,
                   and
                   behinde
                   them
                   ,
                   close
                   to
                   the
                   Wall
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord-Mayor
                   ,
                   the
                   Recorder
                   ,
                   the
                   Aldermen
                   ,
                   and
                   twelve
                   principal
                   Citizens
                   :
                   in
                   the
                   Court
                   of
                   Common-pleas
                   dined
                   the
                   Officers
                   at
                   Arms.
                   Which
                   Tables
                   being
                   served
                   (
                   each
                   had
                   in
                   all
                   three
                   Courses
                   and
                   a
                   Banquet
                   )
                   the
                   King
                   came
                   in
                   from
                   the
                   inner
                   Court
                   of
                   Wards
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   had
                   staid
                   half
                   an
                   hour
                   ,
                   and
                   sat
                   down
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   York
                   sate
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Table
                   on
                   the
                   left
                   hand
                   :
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Dorset
                   was
                   Sewer
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Chesterfield
                   his
                   Assistant
                   ,
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Lincoln
                   was
                   Carver
                   ;
                   the
                   Dishes
                   were
                   most
                   of
                   them
                   served
                   up
                   by
                   the
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Bath
                   :
                   at
                   the
                   second
                   course
                   came
                   in
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Dymock
                  
                   who
                   by
                   the
                   service
                   of
                   this
                   day
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   King's
                   Champion
                   ,
                   holds
                   his
                   Mannor
                   of
                   Serivelsby
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Lincoln
                   ;
                   as
                   several
                   other
                   services
                   were
                   performed
                   upon
                   the
                   same
                   account
                   :
                   (
                   particularly
                   Mr.
                   
                     Henry
                     Howard
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   behalf
                   of
                   his
                   Brother
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Norfolk
                   ,
                   for
                   a
                   Mannor
                   in
                   Norfolk
                   ;
                   gave
                   the
                   King
                   a
                   rich
                   right-hand-Glove
                   ,
                   during
                   the
                   Coronation
                   ,
                   with
                   which
                   he
                   held
                   the
                   Scepter
                   .
                   )
                   He
                   was
                   mounted
                   upon
                   a
                   goodly
                   White
                   Courser
                   ,
                   himself
                   Armed
                   at
                   all
                   points
                   ;
                   and
                   having
                   staid
                   a
                   while
                   ,
                   advanced
                   a
                   little
                   further
                   ,
                   with
                   his
                   
                   two
                   Esquires
                   ,
                   one
                   bearing
                   a
                   Lance
                   ,
                   the
                   other
                   a
                   Target
                   ,
                   and
                   threw
                   down
                   his
                   Gantlet
                   ;
                   the
                   Earl-Marshal
                   riding
                   on
                   his
                   Left
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Lord
                   High-Constable
                   on
                   his
                   Right
                   hand
                   ,
                   when
                   York
                   the
                   Herauld
                   read
                   aloud
                   his
                   Challenge
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   done
                   the
                   third
                   and
                   last
                   time
                   at
                   the
                   foot
                   of
                   the
                   Ascent
                   where
                   the
                   King
                   dined
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Gantlet
                   by
                   the
                   Herauld
                   returned
                   to
                   him
                   at
                   every
                   of
                   the
                   three
                   times
                   ,
                   after
                   it
                   had
                   layn
                   a
                   little
                   while
                   :
                   the
                   Challenge
                   was
                   in
                   these
                   words
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     If
                     any
                     person
                     of
                     what
                     degree
                     soever
                     ,
                     High
                     or
                     Low
                     ,
                     shall
                     deny
                     or
                     gainsay
                     our
                     Soveraign
                     Lord
                     King
                  
                   Charles
                   
                     the
                     second
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                  
                   England
                   ,
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   France
                   and
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   
                     defender
                     of
                     the
                     Faith
                  
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                     and
                     Son
                     and
                     Heir
                     to
                     our
                     Soveraign
                     Lord
                  
                   Charles
                   
                     the
                     first
                     ,
                     the
                     late
                     King
                     deceased
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     right
                     Heir
                     to
                     the
                     Imperial
                     Crown
                     of
                     the
                     Realm
                     of
                  
                   England
                   ,
                   
                     or
                     that
                     he
                     ought
                     not
                     to
                     enjoy
                     the
                     same
                     :
                  
                   
                     Here
                     is
                     his
                     Champion
                     ,
                     who
                     saith
                     that
                     he
                     lyeth
                     ,
                     and
                     is
                     a
                     false
                     Traytor
                     ,
                     being
                     ready
                     in
                     person
                     to
                     Combate
                     with
                     him
                     ,
                     and
                     on
                     this
                     quarrel
                     will
                     adventure
                     his
                     life
                     against
                     him
                     ,
                     what
                     day
                     soever
                     he
                     shall
                     be
                     appointed
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Which
                   read
                   aloud
                   ,
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Pembrook
                   presented
                   the
                   King
                   with
                   a
                   Guilt
                   Cup
                   fill'd
                   with
                   Wine
                   ;
                   who
                   drank
                   to
                   his
                   Champion
                   ,
                   and
                   sent
                   him
                   the
                   said
                   Cup
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Earl
                   ;
                   which
                   after
                   three
                   Reverences
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   steps
                   backward
                   ,
                   he
                   drunk
                   off
                   ,
                   and
                   kept
                   it
                   as
                   his
                   Fee
                   ,
                   and
                   departed
                   .
                
                 
                   Then
                   Garter
                   Principal
                   King-at-Arms
                   Proclaimed
                   the
                   King
                   thrice
                   with
                   his
                   Title
                   in
                   
                     Latine
                     ,
                     French
                  
                   ▪
                   and
                   English
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   every
                   time
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   cried
                   Largess
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   people
                   shouted
                   
                     God
                     save
                     the
                     King
                  
                   :
                   then
                   the
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Brown
                  
                   presented
                   a
                   Golden
                   Cup
                   and
                   Cover
                   full
                   of
                   Wine
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   King
                   drank
                   off
                   ,
                   and
                   gave
                   it
                   the
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                   for
                   his
                   Fee.
                   By
                   that
                   time
                   the
                   third
                   course
                   was
                   carrying
                   in
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   called
                   for
                   Water
                   ;
                   which
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Pembrook
                   assisted
                   by
                   another
                   Earl
                   brought
                   in
                   a
                   Basin
                   and
                   Ewer
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   King
                   having
                   washed
                   ,
                   withdrew
                   to
                   his
                   Barge
                   :
                   but
                   before
                   his
                   departure
                   ,
                   it
                   fell
                   a
                   Thundering
                   ,
                   Lightning
                   ,
                   and
                   Raining
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   it
                   imitated
                   the
                   noise
                   and
                   fire
                   of
                   the
                   Cannon
                   which
                   played
                   from
                   the
                   Tower
                   ;
                   and
                   it
                   was
                   observed
                   that
                   they
                   kept
                   time
                   in
                   this
                   loud
                   Musick
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   they
                   were
                   distinctly
                   to
                   be
                   heard
                   ;
                   the
                   Thunder
                   intermitting
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   it
                   staid
                   to
                   receive
                   and
                   answer
                   the
                   reciprocated
                   and
                   ecchoed
                   Boation
                   and
                   clashes
                   of
                   the
                   Guns
                   .
                   And
                   in
                   all
                   ancient
                   Augury
                   ,
                   such
                   signes
                   were
                   taken
                   for
                   the
                   most
                   auspicious
                   ,
                   however
                   the
                   mad
                   remnant
                   of
                   the
                   Rebellion
                   would
                   have
                   it
                   parallell'd
                   to
                   
                   Saul's
                   inauguration
                   ,
                   never
                   considering
                   the
                   season
                   ,
                   nor
                   the
                   different
                   occasion
                   and
                   case
                   between
                   the
                   most
                   ancient
                   Kingly
                   Right
                   and
                   descent
                   in
                   Christendom
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   a
                   new
                   Title
                   and
                   Government
                   in
                   Iewry
                   ,
                   which
                   had
                   before
                   the
                   most
                   special
                   presence
                   of
                   God
                   among
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   over
                   ,
                   great
                   rejoycing
                   was
                   made
                   by
                   Feasting
                   and
                   other
                   Shows
                   ,
                   as
                   Training
                   the
                   several
                   Bands
                   of
                   the
                   Countries
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   additional
                   Voluntary
                   Gentry
                   in
                   a
                   new
                   and
                   gallant
                   Cavalry
                   ,
                   which
                   shewed
                   the
                   resurrection
                   of
                   their
                   former
                   Loyalty
                   ,
                   in
                   its
                   immutable
                   state
                   of
                   Peace
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   to
                   proceed
                   to
                   the
                   disclosing
                   the
                   whole
                   lustre
                   of
                   this
                   our
                   present
                   and
                   most
                   delightful
                   Subject
                   (
                   omitting
                   the
                   same
                   Triumphs
                   in
                   Scotland
                   and
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   express
                   resemblances
                   of
                   this
                   Magnificence
                   ;
                   several
                   Honours
                   being
                   conferred
                   both
                   by
                   the
                   Lord-Commissioner
                   his
                   Grace
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Lords-Justices
                   on
                   that
                   Solemnity
                   )
                   we
                   will
                   take
                   a
                   full
                   view
                   of
                   all
                   our
                   personal
                   Dignities
                   at
                   home
                   .
                
                 
                   We
                   proceed
                   then
                   to
                   those
                   Magnificences
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   which
                   are
                   in
                   him
                   Honorante
                   ,
                   not
                   in
                   Honorato
                   .
                   After
                   the
                   miserably
                   vulgarly
                   multitude
                   of
                   those
                   evil
                   Counsellors
                   we
                   had
                   been
                   oppress'd
                   with
                   for
                   so
                   many
                   years
                   (
                   who
                   had
                   raised
                   themselves
                   to
                   the
                   mysteries
                   of
                   Government
                   by
                   their
                   publick
                   scandals
                   thereof
                   in
                   its
                   former
                   administration
                   ,
                   following
                   the
                   impious
                   politicks
                   of
                   Absalom
                   )
                   we
                   saw
                   an
                   Assembly
                   of
                   Princes
                   met
                   in
                   his
                   Majesties
                   most
                   Honourable
                   Privy
                   Council
                   ,
                   whose
                   superlative
                   and
                   eminent
                   endowments
                   ,
                   assisted
                   by
                   their
                   conspicuous
                   Grandeur
                   ,
                   restored
                   the
                   form
                   of
                   the
                   Brittish
                   Empire
                   ,
                   such
                   ,
                   as
                   Pallas
                   gloried
                   to
                   be
                   in
                   the
                   midst
                   of
                   her
                   Heavenly
                   descent
                   ;
                   such
                   their
                   Noble
                   Extractions
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   excellencies
                   in
                   all
                   prudent
                   menage
                   of
                   the
                   Publick
                   ,
                   accomplished
                   to
                   Her
                   own
                   AUTHENTICAL
                   INSTITUTION
                   of
                   true
                   policy
                   :
                   such
                   Pilots
                   ,
                   whose
                   happy
                   and
                   skilfull
                   hand
                   could
                   guide
                   the
                   tossed
                   Bark
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   
                   in
                   the
                   darkest
                   Night
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   most
                   frightful
                   Tempests
                   ,
                   when
                   there
                   was
                   neither
                   Sun
                   ,
                   Moon
                   ,
                   nor
                   Stars
                   ,
                   no
                   face
                   of
                   Authority
                   nor
                   Rule
                   ,
                   no
                   Directions
                   nor
                   Chart
                   to
                   follow
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   unexampled
                   case
                   of
                   our
                   late
                   Distractions
                   ,
                   and
                   without
                   any
                   other
                   Compass
                   than
                   their
                   Piety
                   to
                   God
                   ,
                   Duty
                   to
                   their
                   Prince
                   ,
                   and
                   love
                   to
                   their
                   Country
                   ,
                   by
                   which
                   they
                   confidently
                   steered
                   through
                   all
                   those
                   Shelves
                   ,
                   Rocks
                   ,
                   and
                   Sands
                   ,
                   which
                   imminently
                   threatned
                   its
                   Shipwrack
                   and
                   Destruction
                   .
                
                 
                   Their
                   sacred
                   Names
                   ,
                   for
                   perpetual
                   Memory
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   Eternal
                   Fame
                   of
                   this
                   their
                   blessed
                   Conduct
                   ,
                   (
                   understanding
                   that
                   by
                   his
                   Majesties
                   call
                   to
                   this
                   sublime
                   eminent
                   dignity
                   ,
                   their
                   precedent
                   Services
                   were
                   signated
                   and
                   notified
                   to
                   the
                   World
                   )
                   as
                   most
                   Religiously
                   and
                   gratefully
                   is
                   due
                   ,
                   are
                   here
                   transmitted
                   among
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   his
                   Majesties
                   felicities
                   to
                   inquisitive
                   Posterity
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Names
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     most
                     Honourable
                     Privy
                     Council
                     .
                  
                   
                     HIs
                     Royal
                     Highness
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     York
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earl
                     of
                     Clarendon
                     Lord
                     Chancellor
                     of
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earl
                     of
                     Southampton
                     Lord
                     Treasurer
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Roberts
                     Lord
                     Privy
                     Seal
                     .
                  
                   
                     Duke
                     of
                     Albemarle
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earl
                     of
                     Lindsey
                     Lord
                     High-Chamberlai●
                     of
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     Duke
                     of
                     Ormond
                     Lord
                     Steward
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Houshould
                     .
                  
                   
                     Marquess
                     of
                     Dorchester
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earl
                     of
                     Northumberland
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earl
                     of
                     Leicester
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earl
                     of
                     Berkshire
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earl
                     of
                     Portland
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earl
                     of
                     Norwich
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earl
                     of
                     St.
                     Albans
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earl
                     of
                     Sandwich
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earl
                     of
                     Anglesey
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earl
                     of
                     Carlisle
                     .
                  
                   
                     Viscount
                     Say
                     and
                     Seal
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Wentworth
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Seymor
                     Chancellour
                     of
                     the
                     Dutchy
                     of
                     Lancaster
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Hollis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Cornwallis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Cooper
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earl
                     of
                     Lauderdale
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Berkly
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       George
                       Carteret
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Charles
                       Compton
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     Secretary
                     Nicholas
                     .
                  
                   
                     Secretary
                     Morice
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   To
                   which
                   have
                   been
                   since
                   added
                   Christopher
                   Lord
                   
                     Hatton
                     ,
                     Rupert
                  
                   Duke
                   of
                   Cumberland
                   ,
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Buckingham
                   ,
                   Earl
                   of
                   Middleton
                   a
                   Scotch
                   Lord
                   ,
                   the
                   Kings
                   Commissioner
                   there
                   .
                
                 
                   From
                   these
                   Glories
                   of
                   the
                   Crown
                   ,
                   we
                   are
                   next
                   invited
                   to
                   as
                   Illustrious
                   ,
                   those
                   of
                   Chivalry
                   ,
                   a
                   medium
                   betwixt
                   War
                   and
                   Peace
                   ,
                   that
                   there
                   might
                   be
                   nothing
                   that
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Fortunes
                   could
                   not
                   comprehend
                   .
                   The
                   most
                   Honourable
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   Famous
                   for
                   its
                   Martial
                   and
                   Civil
                   Atchievements
                   ,
                   had
                   been
                   drag'd
                   in
                   the
                   Dirt
                   ,
                   and
                   trampled
                   under
                   Foot
                   of
                   
                     Plebeian
                     Anarchy
                  
                   and
                   Usurpation
                   ;
                   when
                   the
                   innocent
                   charm
                   of
                   its
                   Motto
                   ,
                   
                     H●ni
                     soit
                     qui
                     mal
                     y
                     pense
                     ,
                     Evil
                     be
                     to
                     him
                     that
                     Evil
                     thinks
                     ,
                  
                   which
                   had
                   preserved
                   it
                   so
                   many
                   Ages
                   ,
                   found
                   not
                   veneration
                   nor
                   respect
                   ,
                   being
                   ridled
                   by
                   that
                   Monster
                   of
                   Rebellion
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   a
                   badge
                   and
                   significator
                   of
                   its
                   certain
                   ,
                   though
                   long-look'd-for
                   
                     Vltion
                     and
                     Avengement
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   its
                   own
                   dire
                   Retorts
                   ,
                   and
                   self-punishing
                   Revolutions
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   is
                   not
                   ,
                   nor
                   ever
                   will
                   be
                   forgotten
                   ,
                   how
                   they
                   abased
                   this
                   Royal
                   Ensigne
                   ,
                   the
                   highest
                   Order
                   of
                   Knighthood
                   in
                   the
                   World
                   ,
                   when
                   it
                   was
                   derided
                   by
                   the
                   most
                   abject
                   and
                   meanest
                   degree
                   of
                   the
                   People
                   ;
                   when
                   its
                   
                     True
                     Blue
                  
                   was
                   stained
                   with
                   the
                   Blot
                   of
                   Faintise
                   and
                   imbecility
                   of
                   courage
                   ,
                   till
                   another
                   Saint
                   George
                   arose
                   to
                   be
                   its
                   Champion
                   ,
                   Assertor
                   ,
                   and
                   Restorer
                   of
                   its
                   Renown
                   and
                   Glory
                   .
                
                 
                   Some
                   of
                   these
                   most
                   Honourable
                   Knights
                   survived
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Restitution
                   ;
                   some
                   he
                   made
                   abroad
                   ,
                   others
                   he
                   decreed
                   so
                   ;
                   and
                   they
                   were
                   so
                   
                     de
                     jure
                  
                   ,
                   having
                   had
                   the
                   Order
                   sent
                   them
                   ,
                   but
                   the
                   Investiture
                   wanting
                   .
                   The
                   rest
                   of
                   these
                   Noble
                   Companions
                   were
                   allied
                   to
                   the
                   Restoration
                   ;
                   all
                   of
                   them
                   are
                   ranked
                   in
                   the
                   manner
                   as
                   they
                   sate
                   at
                   Windsor
                   ,
                   April
                   16.
                   1662
                   ,
                   being
                   St.
                   George
                   his
                   day
                   ;
                   where
                   after
                   the
                   usual
                   Magnificent
                   Procession
                   ,
                   His
                   Majesty
                   renewed
                   the
                   usual
                   Solemnities
                   and
                   Grandeurs
                   thereof
                   ;
                   Himself
                   being
                   there
                   in
                   Person
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   
                     The
                     Fellows
                     and
                     Companions
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     Noble
                     Order
                     of
                     St.
                     GEORGE
                     ,
                     commonly
                     called
                     the
                     GARTER
                     ,
                     as
                     they
                     were
                     the
                     23
                     of
                     April
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Thirteenth
                     year
                     of
                     King
                     Charles
                     the
                     Second
                     ,
                     1661.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       CHarles
                       the
                       Second
                    
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Great
                     
                       Britain
                       ,
                       France
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     Soveraign
                     of
                     the
                     Order
                     .
                  
                   
                     Iames
                     Duke
                     of
                     York
                     the
                     Kings
                     only
                     Brother
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Charles
                       Lodowick
                    
                     Prince
                     Elector
                     Palatine
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Frederick
                       William
                    
                     Marquess
                     and
                     Elector
                     of
                     Brandenburgh
                     .
                  
                   
                     Rupert
                     Count
                     Palatine
                     of
                     the
                     Rhine
                     ,
                     and
                     Duke
                     of
                     Cumberland
                     .
                  
                   
                     Edward
                     Count
                     Palatine
                     of
                     the
                     Rhine
                     .
                  
                   
                     William
                     of
                     Nassau
                     Prince
                     of
                     Orange
                     .
                  
                   
                     Barnard
                     Duke
                     of
                     Espernon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Charles
                     Prince
                     of
                     Tarante
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Cecil
                    
                     Earl
                     of
                     Salisbury
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Howard
                    
                     Earl
                     of
                     Berk-shire
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Algernon
                       Piercy
                    
                     Earl
                     of
                     Northumberland
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Iames
                       Butler
                    
                     Duke
                     of
                     Ormond
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       George
                       Villiers
                    
                     Duke
                     of
                     Buckingham
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Wriothesley
                    
                     Earl
                     of
                     Southampton
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Cavendish
                    
                     Marquess
                     of
                     Newcastle
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       George
                       Digby
                    
                     Earl
                     of
                     Bristol
                     .
                  
                   
                     Gasper
                     Count
                     of
                     Marsin
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       George
                       Monk
                    
                     Duke
                     of
                     Albemarle
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Edward
                       Montague
                    
                     Earl
                     of
                     Sandwich
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Aubery
                       de
                       Vere
                    
                     Earl
                     of
                     Oxford
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Charles
                       Steward
                    
                     Duke
                     of
                     Richmond
                     and
                     Lenox
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Montague
                       Berty
                    
                     Earl
                     of
                     Lindsey
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Edward
                       Montague
                    
                     Earl
                     of
                     Manchester
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Wentworth
                    
                     Earl
                     of
                     Strafford
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     A
                     Roll
                     of
                     the
                     PEERS
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     ENGLAND
                     .
                     according
                     to
                     their
                     Birth
                     and
                     Creations
                     .
                  
                   
                     Dukes
                     of
                     the
                     Blood
                     Royal.
                     
                     
                       
                         JAmes
                         Duke
                         of
                         York
                         and
                         Albany
                         ,
                         Lord
                         High
                         Admiral
                         of
                         England
                         .
                      
                       
                         Rupert
                         Duke
                         of
                         Cumberland
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         These
                         take
                         Places
                         in
                         respect
                         of
                         their
                         Offices
                         .
                      
                       
                         Edward
                         Earl
                         of
                         Clarendon
                         ,
                         Lord
                         Chancellour
                         of
                         England
                         .
                      
                       
                         Thomas
                         Earl
                         of
                         Southampton
                         ,
                         Lord
                         Treasurer
                         of
                         England
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     DUKES
                     .
                     
                       
                         
                           Thomas
                           Howard
                        
                         Duke
                         of
                         Norfolk
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Seymour
                        
                         Duke
                         of
                         Somerset
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           George
                           Villiers
                        
                         Duke
                         of
                         Buckingham
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Charles
                           Stuart
                        
                         Duke
                         of
                         Richmond
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           George
                           Monk
                        
                         Duke
                         of
                         Albemarle
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     MARQUISSES
                     .
                     
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Paulet
                        
                         Marquiss
                         of
                         Winchester
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Edward
                           Somerset
                        
                         Marquiss
                         of
                         Worcester
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Cavendish
                        
                         Marquiss
                         of
                         Newcastle
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Henry
                           Peirrepont
                        
                         Marquiss
                         of
                         Dorchester
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     EARLS
                     .
                     These
                     three
                     take
                     places
                     in
                     respect
                     of
                     their
                     Offices
                     .
                     
                       
                         
                           Montague
                           Berty
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Lindsey
                         ,
                         Lord
                         High
                         Chamberlain
                         of
                         England
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iames
                           Butler
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Brecknock
                         ,
                         Lord
                         Steward
                         of
                         his
                         Majesties
                         Houshold
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Edward
                           Montague
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Manchester
                         ,
                         Lord
                         Chamberlain
                         of
                         his
                         Majesties
                         Houshold
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     EARLS
                     .
                     
                       
                         
                           Aubery
                           de
                           Vere
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Oxford
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Algernoon
                           Piercy
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Northumberland
                         .
                         
                      
                       
                         
                           Francis
                           Talbot
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Shrewsbury
                         .
                      
                       
                         —
                         Gray
                         Earl
                         of
                         
                           Kent
                           ,
                           Infra
                           aetat
                        
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Charles
                           Stanly
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Derby
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Mannours
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Rutland
                         .
                      
                       
                         —
                         Hastings
                         Earl
                         of
                         
                           Huntingdon
                           ,
                           Infra
                           aetat
                        
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Thomas
                           Wriothesly
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Southampton
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Wil●iam
                           Russel
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Bedford
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                         
                           Philip
                           Herbert
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Pembrook
                         and
                         Montgomery
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Theophilus
                           Clinton
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Lincoln
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Charles
                           Howard
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Nottingham
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iames
                           Howard
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Suffolk
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Richard
                           Sackvil
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Dorset
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Cecil
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Salisbury
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Cecil
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Exeter
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Egerton
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Bridgewater
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Robert
                           Sidney
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Leicester
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iames
                           Compton
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Northampton
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Charles
                           Rich
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Warwick
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Cavendish
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Devonshire
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Basil
                           Fieldi●g
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Denbigh
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           George
                           Digby
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Bristol
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Lionel
                           Cranfield
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Middlesex
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Henry
                           Rich
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Holland
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Hollis
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Clare
                         .
                      
                       
                         Oliver
                         St.
                         Iohn
                         Earl
                         of
                         Bullingbrook
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Mildmay
                           Fane
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Westmorland
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Edward
                           Montague
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Manchester
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Thomas
                           Howard
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Berk-shire
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Thomas
                           Wentworth
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Cleveland
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Edward
                           Sheffield
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Mulgrave
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Henry
                           Cary
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Monmouth
                         ,
                         deceased
                         without
                         Issue
                         male
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iames
                           Ley
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Marlborough
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Thomas
                           Savage
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Rivers
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Montague
                           Bertue
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Lindsey
                         ,
                         Lord
                         Great
                         Chamberlain
                         of
                         England
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Nicholas
                           Knollis
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Banbury
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Henry
                           Cary
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Dover
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Henry
                           Morda●t
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Peterburgh
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Henry
                           Gray
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Stamford
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Heneage
                           Finch
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Winchelsey
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Charles
                           Dormer
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Carnarvan
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Montjoy
                           Blunt
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Newport
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Philip
                           Stanhop
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Chesterfield
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Tufton
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Thanet
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Ierome
                           Weston
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Portland
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Wentworth
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Strafford
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Robert
                           Spencer
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Sunderland
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iames
                           Savil
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Sussex
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Charles
                           Goring
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Norwich
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Nicholas
                           Leak
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Scarsdale
                         .
                      
                       
                         —
                         Wilmot
                         Earl
                         of
                         
                           Rochester
                           ,
                           Infra
                           aetat
                        
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Henry
                           Iermin
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         St.
                         Albans
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Edward
                           Montague
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Sandwich
                         .
                      
                       
                         *
                         
                           Iames
                           Butler
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Brecknock
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Edward
                           Hide
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Clarenden
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Arthur
                           Capel
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Essex
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Thomas
                           Brudenal
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Cardigan
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Arthur
                           Annelsley
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Anglesey
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Greenvile
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Bath
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Charles
                           Howard
                        
                         Earl
                         of
                         Carlisle
                         .
                      
                       
                         The
                         Right
                         Honourable
                         Elizabeth
                         Viscountess
                         of
                         Kynelmeky
                         was
                         by
                         Letters
                         Pattents
                         Iune
                         14
                         Created
                         Countess
                         of
                         Guildford
                         for
                         her
                         life
                         ,
                         in
                         the
                         Twelfth
                         year
                         
                           Caroli
                           S●cundi
                        
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     VISCOUNTS
                     .
                     
                       
                         
                           Leicester
                           Devereux
                        
                         Viscount
                         Hereford
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Francis
                           Brown
                        
                         Viscount
                         Montague
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iames
                           Fiennes
                        
                         Viscount
                         Say
                         and
                         Seal
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Edward
                           Conway
                        
                         Viscount
                         Conway
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Baptist
                           Noel
                        
                         Viscount
                         Camden
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Howard
                        
                         Viscount
                         Stafford
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Thomas
                           Bellasis
                        
                         Viscount
                         Faulconberg
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Mordant
                        
                         Viscount
                         Mordant
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     BARONS
                     .
                     
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Nevil
                        
                         Lord
                         Abergavenny
                         ,
                         lately
                         Deceased
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iames
                           Tutchet
                        
                         Lord
                         Audley
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Charles
                           West
                        
                         Lord
                         
                           De
                           la
                           Ware.
                        
                         
                      
                       
                         
                           George
                           Barkley
                        
                         Lord
                         Barkley
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Thomas
                           Parker
                        
                         Lord
                         Morley
                         and
                         Monteagle
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Francis
                           Lenard
                        
                         Lord
                         Dacres
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Conyers
                           Darcy
                        
                         Lord
                         Darcy
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Stourton
                        
                         Lord
                         Stourton
                         .
                      
                       
                         William
                         Lord
                         
                           Sandys
                           De
                           la
                           Vine
                        
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Edward
                           Vaux
                        
                         Lord
                         Vaux
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Thomas
                           Windsor
                        
                         Lord
                         Windsor
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Thomas
                           Wentworth
                        
                         Lord
                         Wentworth
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Wingfield
                           Cromwel
                        
                         Lord
                         Cromwell
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           George
                           Eure
                        
                         Lord
                         Eure.
                         
                      
                       
                         
                           Philip
                           Wharton
                        
                         Lord
                         Wharton
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Francis
                           Willoughby
                        
                         ,
                         Lord
                         Willoughby
                         of
                         Parham
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Paget
                        
                         Lord
                         Paget
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Dudley
                           North
                        
                         Lord
                         North.
                         
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Bruges
                        
                         Lord
                         Chaundos
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Cary
                        
                         Lord
                         Hunsdon
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Petre
                        
                         Lord
                         Petre.
                         
                      
                       
                         
                           Dutton
                           Gerrard
                        
                         Lord
                         Gerrard
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Charles
                           Stanhop
                        
                         Lord
                         Stanhop
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Henry
                           Arundel
                        
                         ,
                         Lord
                         Arundel
                         of
                         Warder
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Christopher
                           Roper
                        
                         Lord
                         Tenham
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Foulk
                           Grevil
                        
                         Lord
                         Brook.
                         
                      
                       
                         
                           Edward
                           Montague
                        
                         Lord
                         Montague
                         of
                         Boughton
                         .
                      
                       
                         Charles
                         Lord
                         Howard
                         of
                         Charleton
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Gray
                        
                         Lord
                         Gray
                         of
                         Wark
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Roberts
                        
                         Lord
                         Roberts
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Craven
                        
                         Lord
                         Craven
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Lovelace
                        
                         Lord
                         Lovelace
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Paulet
                        
                         Lord
                         Paulet
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Maynard
                        
                         Lord
                         Maynard
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                         
                           Thomas
                           Coventry
                        
                         Lord
                         Coventry
                         .
                      
                       
                         Edward
                         Lord
                         Howard
                         of
                         Escrick
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Warwick
                           Mohun
                        
                         Lord
                         Mohun
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Botiller
                        
                         Lord
                         Botiller
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Percy
                           Herbert
                        
                         Lord
                         Powis
                      
                       
                         
                           Edward
                           Herbert
                        
                         Lord
                         Herbert
                         of
                         Cherbury
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Francis
                           Seamour
                        
                         Lord
                         Seamour
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Thomas
                           Bruce
                        
                         Lord
                         Bruce
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Francis
                           Newport
                        
                         Lord
                         Newport
                         of
                         Higharchal
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Thomas
                           Leigh
                        
                         Lord
                         Leigh
                         of
                         Stone-Leigh
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Christopher
                           Hatton
                        
                         Lord
                         Hatton
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Henry
                           Hastings
                        
                         Lord
                         Loughborough
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Richard
                           Byron
                        
                         Lord
                         Byron
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Richard
                           Vaughan
                        
                         Lord
                         Vaughan
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Charles
                           Smith
                        
                         Lord
                         Carrington
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Widdrington
                        
                         Lord
                         Widdrington
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Humble
                           Ward
                        
                         Lord
                         Ward
                         .
                      
                       
                         Thomas
                         Lord
                         Culpepper
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Isaac
                           Astley
                        
                         Lord
                         Astley
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Richard
                           Boyle
                        
                         Lord
                         Clifford
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Lucas
                        
                         Lord
                         Lucas
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Bellasis
                        
                         Lord
                         Bellasis
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Lewis
                           Watson
                        
                         Lord
                         Rockingham
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Charles
                           Gerrard
                        
                         Lord
                         Gerrard
                         of
                         Brandon
                         .
                      
                       
                         Robert
                         Lord
                         Sutton
                         of
                         Lexington
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Charles
                           Kirkhoven
                        
                         Lord
                         Wotton
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Marmaduke
                           Langdale
                        
                         Lord
                         Langdale
                         deceased
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           William
                           Crofts
                        
                         Lord
                         Crofts
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Berkly
                        
                         Lord
                         Berkly
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Denzil
                           Hollis
                        
                         Lord
                         Hollis
                         of
                         Ifeild
                         .
                      
                       
                         Charles
                         Lord
                         Cornwallis
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           George
                           Booth
                        
                         Lord
                         
                           De
                           la
                           Mere.
                        
                         
                      
                       
                         
                           Horatio
                           Townsend
                        
                         Lord
                         Townsend
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Anthony
                           Ashley
                           Cooper
                        
                         Lord
                         Ashley
                         .
                      
                       
                         
                           Iohn
                           Crew
                        
                         Lord
                         Crew
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Lords
                     Spiritual
                     being
                     restored
                     to
                     their
                     Honours
                     and
                     Places
                     in
                     Parliament
                     since
                     the
                     Coronation
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     precedent
                     Honours
                     ,
                     we
                     have
                     observed
                     the
                     Order
                     of
                     Time
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     of
                     Dignity
                     ,
                     as
                     they
                     should
                     have
                     been
                     Ranked
                     before
                     the
                     Lords
                     Temporal
                     .
                  
                   
                     A.
                     DOctor
                     
                       William
                       Iuxon
                    
                     ,
                     Lord
                     Arch-Bishop
                     of
                     Canterbury
                     his
                     Grace
                     ,
                     Primate
                     and
                     Metropolitan
                     of
                     all
                     England
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     Bishop
                     of
                     London
                     1633.
                     
                     Translated
                     from
                     London
                     to
                     Canterbury
                     1660.
                     
                  
                   
                     A.
                     Dr.
                     
                       Accepted
                       Frewen
                    
                     Lord
                     Arch-Bishop
                     of
                     York
                     and
                     Metropolitan
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Coventry
                     and
                     Litchfield
                     1644.
                     
                     Translated
                     from
                     thence
                     to
                     York
                     1660.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       Gilbert
                       Sheldon
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     October
                     28
                     ,
                     1660.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       Iohn
                       Couzens
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Durham
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     December
                     2
                     ,
                     1660.
                     
                     Y.
                     
                  
                   
                     A.
                     Dr.
                     
                       Brian
                       Duppa
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Winchester
                     ,
                     (
                     this
                     See
                     is
                     now
                     possessed
                     by
                     Dr.
                     Morley
                     ,
                     Translated
                     thither
                     from
                     the
                     See
                     of
                     Worcester
                     )
                     Prelate
                     of
                     the
                     Garter
                     ,
                     and
                     Lord
                     Almoner
                     ;
                     he
                     was
                     consecrated
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Chichester
                     1638.
                     from
                     thence
                     Translated
                     to
                     Sarum
                     1640.
                     and
                     from
                     thence
                     to
                     Winchester
                     1660.
                     and
                     since
                     deceased
                     1662.
                     
                  
                   
                     A.
                     Dr.
                     
                       William
                       Piers
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Bath
                     and
                     Wells
                     ,
                     consecrated
                     1632.
                     
                  
                   
                     A.
                     Dr.
                     
                       Matthew
                       Wren
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Ely
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Hereford
                     1634.
                     thence
                     Translated
                     to
                     Norwich
                     1635.
                     from
                     thence
                     to
                     Ely
                     1638.
                     
                  
                   
                     A.
                     Dr.
                     
                       Robert
                       Skinner
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Oxon
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Bristol
                     1636.
                     thence
                     Translated
                     to
                     Oxon
                     1640.
                     
                  
                   
                     A.
                     Dr.
                     
                       William
                       Roberts
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Bangor
                     ,
                     and
                     Sub-Almoner
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     1637.
                     
                  
                   
                     A.
                     Dr.
                     
                       Iohn
                       Warner
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Rochesters
                     consecrated
                     1637.
                     
                  
                   
                     A.
                     Dr.
                     
                       Henry
                       King
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Chichester
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     1641.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       Humphry
                       Heuchman
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Salisbury
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     October
                     28.
                     1660.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       George
                       Morley
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Worcester
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     October
                     28.
                     1660.
                     since
                     possessed
                     by
                     Dr.
                     Gauden
                     ,
                     after
                     by
                     Dr.
                     Earles
                     late
                     Dean
                     of
                     Westminster
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Dr.
                     
                       Robert
                       Sauderson
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Lincoln
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     October
                     28.
                     1660.
                     since
                     deceased
                     ,
                     and
                     Dr.
                     Laney
                     Translated
                     thither
                     .
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       George
                       Griffith
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     St.
                     Asaph
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     October
                     28.
                     1660.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       William
                       Lucy
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     St.
                     Davids
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     December
                     2.
                     1660.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       Benjamin
                       Laney
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Peterborough
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     December
                     2.
                     1660.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       Hugh
                       Lloyd
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Landaff
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     December
                     2.
                     1660.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       Richard
                       Sterne
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Carlisle
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     December
                     2.
                     1660.
                     
                     Y.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       Brian
                       Walton
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Chester
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     December
                     2.
                     1660.
                     
                     Y.
                     This
                     See
                     was
                     possess'd
                     by
                     Dr.
                     Fern
                     ,
                     who
                     dying
                     also
                     ,
                     Dr.
                     
                       George
                       Hall
                    
                     was
                     Lord-Bishop
                     thereof
                     .
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       Iohn
                       Gauden
                    
                     (
                     who
                     dying
                     ,
                     Dr.
                     
                       Seth
                       Ward
                    
                     is
                     since
                     Lord-Bishop
                     thereof
                     )
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Exeter
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     December
                     2.
                     1660.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       Gilbert
                       Ironside
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Bristol
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     Ianuary
                     13.
                     1660.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       Edward
                       Reynolds
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Norwich
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     Ianuary
                     14.
                     1660.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       William
                       Nicholson
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Gloucester
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     Ianuary
                     13.
                     1660.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Monke
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Hereford
                     ,
                     was
                     consecrated
                     Ianuary
                     13.
                     1660.
                     who
                     dying
                     ,
                     Dr.
                     
                       Herbert
                       Crofts
                    
                     was
                     consecrated
                     in
                     his
                     place
                     1661.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dr.
                     
                       Iohn
                       Hacket
                    
                     Lord-Bishop
                     of
                     Coventry
                     and
                     Litchfield
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   A.
                   Notes
                   the
                   ancient
                   Bishops
                   .
                   Y.
                   The
                   Diocesses
                   in
                   the
                   Province
                   of
                   York
                   .
                   All
                   the
                   rest
                   are
                   in
                   the
                   Province
                   of
                   Canterbury
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Names
                     of
                     the
                     Iudges
                     .
                  
                   
                     EDward
                     Earl
                     of
                     Clarendon
                     Lord
                     High-Chancellor
                     of
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Foster
                    
                     Knight
                     ,
                     Chief-Justice
                     of
                     the
                     Kings-Bench
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Harbottle
                       Grimstone
                    
                     Baronet
                     ,
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     Rolls
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Orlando
                       Bridgeman
                    
                     Knight
                     and
                     Baronet
                     ,
                     Chief-Justice
                     of
                     the
                     Common-Pleas
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Matthew
                       Hale
                    
                     Chief-Baron
                     of
                     the
                     Exchequer
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Mallet
                    
                     Knight
                     .
                     Justices
                     of
                     the
                     Kings-Bench
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Twisden
                    
                     Knight
                     .
                     Justices
                     of
                     the
                     Kings-Bench
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Wadham
                       Windham
                    
                     Knight
                     .
                     Justices
                     of
                     the
                     Kings-Bench
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Hide
                    
                     Knight
                     .
                     Justices
                     of
                     the
                     Common-Pleas
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Terril
                    
                     Knight
                     .
                     Justices
                     of
                     the
                     Common-Pleas
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Samuel
                       Brown
                    
                     Knight
                     .
                     Justices
                     of
                     the
                     Common-Pleas
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Edward
                       Atkins
                    
                     Knight
                     .
                     Barons
                     of
                     the
                     Exchequer
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Christopher
                       Turner
                    
                     Knight
                     .
                     Barons
                     of
                     the
                     Exchequer
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Ieoffrey
                       Palmer
                    
                     Knight
                     ,
                     Attorney-General
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Glynne
                    
                     Knight
                     .
                     The
                     Kings
                     Serjeants
                     at
                     Law.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Maynard
                    
                     Knight
                     .
                     The
                     Kings
                     Serjeants
                     at
                     Law.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Wilde
                    
                     Knight
                     .
                     The
                     Kings
                     Serjeants
                     at
                     Law.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   two
                   Principal
                   Secretaries
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                   persons
                   eminent
                   for
                   their
                   faithful
                   and
                   industrious
                   Loyalty
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Nicholas
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   place
                   to
                   his
                   late
                   Majesty
                   ▪
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     M●rice
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   onely
                   Confident
                   the
                   Renowned
                   General
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Albemarle
                   used
                   in
                   those
                   blessed
                   Counsels
                   toward
                   the
                   Restitution
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   Kingdom
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   
                     The
                     Names
                     of
                     the
                     BARONETS
                     made
                     by
                     Letters
                     Patents
                     since
                     his
                     Majesties
                     most
                     happy
                     Restauration
                     ,
                     
                       Anno
                       1660.
                    
                     
                     With
                     the
                     times
                     of
                     their
                     several
                     Creations
                     .
                     Anno
                     Duodecimo
                     Caroli
                     Regis
                     Secundi
                     .
                  
                   
                     SIR
                     
                       Orlando
                       Bridgeman
                    
                     Knight
                     ,
                     was
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     the
                     7th
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Twelfth
                     Year
                     of
                     the
                     Raign
                     of
                     our
                     most
                     Gracious
                     Soveraign
                     Lord
                     King
                     Charles
                     the
                     Second
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     1660.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Ieoffery
                       Palmer
                    
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     the
                     7.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Heneage
                       Finch
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Bucks
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     7.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Langham
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Northampton
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     7.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Abdy
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Essex
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     9.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Draper
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Berks
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     9.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Humphrey
                       Winch
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Bedford
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     9.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Ionathan
                       Rease
                    
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     9.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Henry
                       Wright
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Essex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     12.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Hugh
                       Speke
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Wilts
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     12.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Gould
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     13.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Adams
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     13.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Richard
                       Atkins
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Surrey
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     13.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Allen
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     14.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Henry
                       North
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Suffolk
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     15.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Wiseman
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Essex
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     15.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Cullum
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Suffolk
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     18.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Davy
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Essex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     20.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       George
                       Grubbum
                       How
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Wilts
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     20.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Cutts
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Cambridge
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     20.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Humble
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     20.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Solomon
                       Swale
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     21.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Gervas
                       Ews
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Suffolk
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     22.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Robert
                       Cordel
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Suffolk
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     22.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Robinson
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     22.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Abdy
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Essex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     22.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Henry
                       Stapleton
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     23.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iacob
                       Ashly
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Warwick
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     25.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Hilliard
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     25.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Bowyer
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Bucks
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     25.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Shuckbrugh
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Warwick
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     26.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Wray
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Lincoln
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     27.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Francis
                       Hollis
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Dorset
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     27.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Steward
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Southampton
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     27.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       George
                       Warberton
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Pal.
                     of
                     Chester
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     27.
                     
                  
                   
                     Oliver
                     St.
                     Iohn
                     in
                     Com.
                     Northampton
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     28.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Ralph
                       Delaval
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Northumberland
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     29.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Andrew
                       Henley
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Somerset
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     30.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Ellis
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Lincoln
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iune
                     30.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Covert
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Sussex
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     2.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Maurice
                       Berkley
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Somerset
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     2.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Peter
                       Harr
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     2.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Henry
                       Hudson
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Leicester
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     3.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Herbert
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Monmouth
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     3.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Middleton
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Denbigh
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     4.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Verney
                       Noel
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Leicester
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     6.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       George
                       Ruswel
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Northampton
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     7.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Austen
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Kent
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     10.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Robert
                       Hales
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Kent
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     12.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Clarke
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Oxford
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     13.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Thomas
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Essex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     13.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Boothby
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Derby
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     13.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Wolstan
                       Dixey
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Leicester
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     14.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bright
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     16.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Warner
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     16.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Harbey
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Hartford
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     17.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Samuel
                       Moreland
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Berks
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     18.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Hewet
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Hartford
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     19.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Edward
                       Honywood
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Kent
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     19.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Basil
                       Dixwel
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Kent
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     19.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Brown
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     20.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Marmaduke
                       Gresham
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Surrey
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     20.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Henry
                       Kernor
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Salop
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     23.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Aubrey
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Glamorgan
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     23.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Sclator
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Cambridge
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     25.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Henry
                       C●●way
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Flint
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     25.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Edward
                       Green
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Essex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     26.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Stapley
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Sussex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     28.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Metcalf
                       Robinson
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Iuly
                     30.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Dudley
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Northampton
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     August
                     1.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Hugh
                       Smithson
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     August
                     2.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Roger
                       Mostyn
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Flint
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     August
                     3.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Willoughby
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Nottingham
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     August
                     4.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Anthony
                       Oldfield
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Lincoln
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Aug.
                     6.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Peter
                       Leicester
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Chester
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Aug.
                     10.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Willam
                       Wheeler
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Westminster
                     Kt.
                     crea●●d
                     Baronet
                     Aug.
                     11.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Lee
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Bucks
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     August
                     16.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Newton
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Gloucester
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Aug.
                     16.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Smith
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Chester
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Aug.
                     16.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Ralph
                       Ashton
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Lancaster
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Aug.
                     17.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       I●hn
                       Rous
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Suffolk
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Aug.
                     17.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Henry
                       Massingbeard
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Lincoln
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Aug.
                     22.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Hales
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Warwick
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Aug.
                     28.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Ralph
                       Bovey
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Warwick
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Aug.
                     30.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Knightly
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Warwick
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Aug.
                     30.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Drake
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Devon
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Aug.
                     30.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     Oliver
                     St.
                     George
                     in
                     Com.
                     Letrim
                     in
                     Ireland
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Sep.
                     5.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Cowy●r
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Stafford
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Sept.
                     11.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Wilde
                    
                     Kt.
                     Recorder
                     of
                     London
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Sept.
                     13.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Ioseph
                       Ash
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Middlesex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Sept.
                     19.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       How
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Gloucester
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Sept.
                     22.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       S.
                       ●●burn
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Northumberland
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Sept.
                     26.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Trot
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Southampton
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Barone
                     Octob.
                     11.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Humphrey
                       Miller
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Kent
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Octob.
                     15.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Lewis
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Octob.
                     16.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Beal
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Kent
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Octob.
                     6.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Frankline
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Hartford
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     October
                     26.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Russel
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Carmarthen
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     November
                     8.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Barkhouse
                    
                     Esq.
                     Grand-childe
                     of
                     
                       Rowland
                       Barkhouse
                    
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Nov.
                     8.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Boothby
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Essex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Nov.
                     9.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Cutler
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Nov.
                     9.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Giles
                       Mottel
                    
                     of
                     Leige
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Nov.
                     16.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Henry
                       Gifford
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Leicester
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Nov.
                     21.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Foot
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Nov.
                     21.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Manwaring
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Palatinate
                     of
                     Chester
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     November
                     21.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Bennet
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Cambridge
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Nov.
                     22.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Wroth
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Kent
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Nov.
                     29.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       George
                       Winn
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     December
                     3.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Humphrey
                       Monoux
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Bedford
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Decem.
                     4.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Gardiner
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     4.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Heneage
                       Fetherston
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Hartford
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     5.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Peynton
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Cambridge
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     10.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Fagge
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Sussex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     11.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Edmund
                       Anderson
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Lincoln
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     12.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Matthew
                       Herbert
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Salop
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     18.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Edward
                       Ward
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Norfolk
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     18.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       George
                       Marwood
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     21.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Ralph
                       Ashton
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Northampton
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     21.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Killigrew
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Cornwal
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     ,
                     entailed
                     upon
                     the
                     Heirs-Males
                     of
                     his
                     Body
                     for
                     ever
                     :
                     and
                     for
                     default
                     of
                     such
                     Issue
                     ,
                     to
                     
                       Peter
                       Killigrew
                    
                     ,
                     Son
                     of
                     Sir
                     
                       Peter
                       Killigrew
                    
                     Kt.
                     and
                     the
                     Heirs-Males
                     of
                     his
                     Body
                     for
                     ever
                     ,
                     by
                     Letters
                     Patents
                     bearing
                     date
                     at
                     
                       Westminster
                       ,
                       December
                    
                     22.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Keyt
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Gloucester
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     22.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Buck
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Lincoln
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     22.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Frankland
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     24.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Richard
                       Stydalph
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Surrey
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     24.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Iuxon
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Sussex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     28.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Leggard
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     29.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Iackson
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Dec.
                     31.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Pickering
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Cambridge
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Ianuary
                     2.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Henry
                       Bedingfield
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Norfolke
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Ian.
                     2.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Walter
                       Plomer
                    
                     of
                     Inner
                     Temple
                     in
                     London
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Ian.
                     4.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Herbert
                       Springet
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Sussex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Ian.
                     8.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Powel
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Hereford
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Ian.
                     23.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Robert
                       Newton
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Ian.
                     23.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Soughton
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Surrey
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Ian.
                     29.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Rokeby
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Ian.
                     29.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Baronets
                     made
                     in
                     the
                     
                     13th
                     year
                     of
                     the
                     Reign
                     of
                     our
                     most
                     gracious
                     Soveraign
                     Lord
                     King
                     CHARLES
                     the
                     Second
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Walter
                       Earnly
                    
                     of
                     
                       New
                       Sarum
                    
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Wilts
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     the
                     2d
                     of
                     February
                     ,
                     13.
                     
                     Carol.
                     2.
                     1660.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Husbands
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Warwick
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Feb.
                     2.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Morgan
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Moumouth
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Feb.
                     7.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Lane
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Roscommon
                     in
                     the
                     Kingd
                     .
                     of
                     Ireland
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Feb.
                     9.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       George
                       Wakefren
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Gloucester
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Feb.
                     13.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Benjamin
                       Wright
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Essex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Feb.
                     15.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Colleton
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Feb.
                     18.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iames
                       Modiford
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Feb.
                     18.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Beaumont
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Leicester
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Feb.
                     21.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Edward
                       Smith
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Durham
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Feb.
                     23.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Napier
                    
                     ,
                     alias
                     Napier
                     ,
                     alias
                     Sands
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     March
                     4.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Gifford
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Meath
                     in
                     the
                     Province
                     of
                     Lemster
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     Ireland
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     March
                     4.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Clifton
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Lancaster
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     March.
                     4.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Wilson
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Sussex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     March
                     4.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Compton
                       Reed
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Berks
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     March
                     4.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Brian
                       Broughton
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Stafford
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     Mar.
                     10.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Slingsby
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Hertford
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     March
                     16.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Ralph
                       Verney
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Bucks
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     March
                     16.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Crofts
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Suffolk
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     March
                     16.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Robert
                       Dicer
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Hereford
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     March
                     18.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bromfield
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Surrey
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     March
                     20.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Rich
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Berks
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     March
                     20.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Edward
                       Smith
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Leicester
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     March
                     25.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Walter
                       Long
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Wilts
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     March
                     26.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Fettiplace
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Berks
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     April
                     8.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Walter
                       Henly
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Sussex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     April
                     8.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Parsons
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Bucks
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     April
                     9.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Cambel
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Essex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     April
                     9.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Charles
                       Gawdy
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Suffolk
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     April
                     20.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Morice
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Devon
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     April
                     20.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Cayly
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     April
                     20.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Charles
                       Doyly
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     April
                     26.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Godolphin
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Cornwal
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     April
                     29.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       C●rson
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Oxford
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     April
                     30.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Edmund
                       Fowel
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Devon
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     May
                     1.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Iohn
                       Cropley
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Middlesex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     May
                     7.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Smith
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Bucks
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     May
                     10.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       George
                       Cook
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     York
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     M●●
                     10.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Charles
                       Lloyd
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Montgomery
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     May
                     10.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Nathaniel
                       Powel
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Sussex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     May
                     14.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Denny
                       Ashburnham
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Sussex
                     Esq.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     May
                     15.
                     
                  
                   
                     Sir
                     
                       Hugh
                       Smith
                    
                     in
                     Com.
                     Somerset
                     Kt.
                     created
                     Baronet
                     May
                     16.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   And
                   so
                   we
                   have
                   glided
                   through
                   this
                   Sphere
                   of
                   Glory
                   ,
                   in
                   which
                   the
                   ancient
                   honour
                   of
                   the
                   Government
                   is
                   refixed
                   ,
                   and
                   gives
                   us
                   the
                   full
                   and
                   compleat
                   fight
                   of
                   this
                   wonderful
                   Revolu●●on
                   ;
                   each
                   Luminary
                   shining
                   in
                   its
                   proper
                   Orb
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   its
                   Degree
                   ;
                   the
                   Soveraign
                   ,
                   Nobility
                   ,
                   Clergy
                   ,
                   and
                   Gentry
                   recovered
                   to
                   their
                   former
                   and
                   distinct
                   Lustre
                   :
                   and
                   to
                   say
                   no
                   more
                   ,
                   the
                   whole
                   community
                   of
                   English
                   Freemen
                   ,
                   whose
                   state
                   and
                   condition
                   no
                   Nation
                   can
                   parallel
                   ,
                   from
                   being
                   the
                   servants
                   of
                   servants
                   ,
                   are
                   become
                   their
                   own
                   Masters
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   arrived
                   by
                   this
                   Change
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   again
                   the
                   envy
                   ,
                   that
                   were
                   but
                   lately
                   the
                   scorn
                   and
                   derision
                   of
                   the
                   World.
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   this
                   Consistency
                   the
                   King
                   was
                   desirous
                   to
                   meet
                   this
                   Illustrious
                   Body
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   to
                   close
                   those
                   distances
                   and
                   separations
                   ,
                   and
                   redintegrate
                   the
                   mutual
                   affections
                   ,
                   endearments
                   ,
                   and
                   natural
                   kindnesses
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   unnaturalness
                   and
                   perverse
                   malignity
                   of
                   the
                   times
                   had
                   by
                   our
                   Divisions
                   abrupted
                   and
                   hitherto
                   discontinued
                   :
                   the
                   King
                   had
                   promised
                   so
                   much
                   at
                   the
                   Dissolution
                   of
                   the
                   late
                   Free-Parliament
                   or
                   Convention
                   ,
                   and
                   accordingly
                   issued
                   out
                   His
                   Writ
                   ,
                   (
                   soon
                   after
                   )
                   for
                   their
                   sitting
                   down
                   the
                   Eighth
                   of
                   May
                   (
                   a
                   little
                   before
                   which
                   ,
                   
                   several
                   Musters
                   had
                   been
                   made
                   in
                   England
                   of
                   the
                   Militia
                   ;
                   and
                   a
                   General
                   Train
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   in
                   Hide-Park
                   of
                   Horse
                   and
                   Foot
                   ,
                   Fourteen
                   Regiments
                   whereof
                   the
                   King
                   was
                   pleased
                   to
                   view
                   there
                   .
                   )
                   In
                   these
                   Elections
                   it
                   appeared
                   how
                   much
                   a
                   Commonwealth
                   ,
                   or
                   those
                   Actions
                   which
                   were
                   pretended
                   to
                   be
                   done
                   by
                   the
                   People
                   in
                   Parliament
                   (
                   by
                   a
                   few
                   modulers
                   thereof
                   )
                   were
                   ever
                   approved
                   ;
                   for
                   not
                   such
                   a
                   man
                   had
                   a
                   Voyce
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Election
                   of
                   the
                   Free
                   Parliament
                   gave
                   little
                   Encouragement
                   to
                   stand
                   for
                   it
                   :
                   the
                   main
                   stickling
                   was
                   between
                   the
                   Episcopal
                   and
                   Presbyterian
                   Parties
                   ;
                   and
                   even
                   that
                   numerous
                   Party
                   (
                   as
                   was
                   said
                   by
                   themselves
                   )
                   found
                   how
                   much
                   they
                   were
                   mistaken
                   in
                   the
                   Suffrages
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   when
                   under
                   no
                   awe
                   ,
                   nor
                   in
                   the
                   phrensy
                   of
                   misguised
                   Zeal
                   :
                   several
                   Letters
                   were
                   intercepted
                   from
                   the
                   chief
                   Ministers
                   of
                   that
                   Perswasion
                   ,
                   exhorting
                   their
                   Correspondents
                   to
                   do
                   their
                   utmost
                   for
                   favourable
                   Elections
                   to
                   their
                   Discipline
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   very
                   confidently
                   ,
                   after
                   the
                   choyce
                   made
                   at
                   London
                   ,
                   of
                   persons
                   the
                   most
                   of
                   them
                   of
                   their
                   way
                   .
                   But
                   nevertheless
                   ,
                   that
                   there
                   might
                   not
                   the
                   least
                   remain
                   of
                   
                   the
                   Government
                   be
                   left
                   unjustified
                   and
                   unreared
                   ;
                   it
                   so
                   happened
                   ,
                   that
                   far
                   the
                   major
                   part
                   of
                   this
                   House
                   of
                   Commons
                   were
                   not
                   better
                   affected
                   to
                   the
                   Peace
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   than
                   to
                   the
                   Restauration
                   and
                   Settlement
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   this
                   Parliament
                   the
                   King
                   with
                   his
                   Nobles
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   splendid
                   custome
                   of
                   opening
                   these
                   grand
                   Assemblies
                   ,
                   rode
                   in
                   State
                   and
                   Triumph
                   :
                   but
                   because
                   so
                   full
                   a
                   Narrative
                   of
                   such
                   Glory
                   hath
                   already
                   preceded
                   ,
                   I
                   will
                   not
                   further
                   dazile
                   the
                   Reader
                   .
                   The
                   House
                   being
                   met
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   sent
                   for
                   the
                   Commons
                   into
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Lords
                   ,
                   where
                   most
                   obligingly
                   he
                   declared
                   ,
                   
                     His
                     content
                     in
                     meeting
                     them
                     ;
                     most
                     of
                     them
                     being
                     known
                     to
                     him
                     :
                  
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   as
                   confident
                   ,
                   as
                   of
                   any
                   thing
                   whatsoever
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   would
                   be
                   a
                   happy
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   conclusion
                   ,
                   acquainted
                   them
                   with
                   his
                   Resolution
                   of
                   marrying
                   the
                   Infanta
                   of
                   Portugal
                   ,
                   which
                   Match
                   (
                   he
                   said
                   )
                   he
                   had
                   proposed
                   to
                   his
                   Privy
                   Council
                   ,
                   and
                   they
                   had
                   every
                   one
                   highly
                   approved
                   it
                   ;
                   that
                   he
                   thought
                   none
                   of
                   them
                   would
                   willingly
                   have
                   him
                   live
                   and
                   dye
                   a
                   Batchelour
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   he
                   had
                   newly
                   made
                   and
                   signed
                   a
                   Treaty
                   with
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Portugal
                   by
                   his
                   Ambassadour
                   
                     Don
                     Francisco
                     De
                     Mello
                  
                   here
                   Resident
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   now
                   upon
                   departure
                   with
                   the
                   same
                   Treaty
                   ,
                   in
                   which
                   this
                   Article
                   of
                   Marriage
                   was
                   inserted
                   .
                   And
                   then
                   my
                   Lord
                   Chancellour
                   ,
                   by
                   His
                   Order
                   ,
                   gave
                   the
                   Parliament
                   a
                   further
                   Account
                   of
                   His
                   Majesties
                   calling
                   them
                   .
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Turner
                  
                   the
                   Dukes
                   Attourney
                   General
                   was
                   chosen
                   Speaker
                   for
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Commons
                   ;
                   who
                   in
                   his
                   Speech
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   expressed
                   the
                   hopes
                   of
                   the
                   Commons
                   ,
                   that
                   as
                   His
                   Majesty
                   had
                   manifested
                   his
                   great
                   Indulgence
                   to
                   that
                   Adopted
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   he
                   had
                   a
                   Blessing
                   left
                   for
                   this
                   his
                   Natural
                   Parliament
                   .
                   These
                   Ceremonies
                   being
                   over
                   ,
                   wherein
                   the
                   dutiful
                   respects
                   of
                   the
                   Houses
                   answered
                   the
                   favour
                   and
                   affection
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ;
                   the
                   Parliament
                   proceeded
                   to
                   the
                   Affairs
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   .
                   Near
                   that
                   very
                   time
                   ,
                   a
                   Parliament
                   began
                   in
                   Ireland
                   (
                   after
                   a
                   like
                   happy
                   Convention
                   had
                   been
                   by
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Order
                   ,
                   from
                   their
                   Adjournment
                   upon
                   his
                   Restitution
                   ,
                   reassembled
                   in
                   that
                   quality
                   )
                   Sir
                   
                     Audly
                     Mervin
                  
                   being
                   chosen
                   Speaker
                   .
                   The
                   Convocation
                   of
                   the
                   English
                   Clergy
                   ,
                   all
                   eminent
                   and
                   most
                   learned
                   pious
                   Persons
                   ,
                   met
                   on
                   the
                   sixteenth
                   of
                   May
                   at
                   Westminster
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   Queen
                   of
                   Bohemia
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Aunt
                   ,
                   from
                   a
                   long
                   absence
                   of
                   forty
                   eight
                   years
                   ;
                   
                   returned
                   to
                   White-Hall
                   ,
                   where
                   She
                   was
                   Married
                   in
                   One
                   thousand
                   six
                   hundred
                   and
                   twelve
                   to
                   the
                   Prince
                   Elector
                   Palatine
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   return
                   was
                   further
                   signalized
                   by
                   the
                   reviviscency
                   of
                   the
                   memory
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   renowned
                   Marquess
                   of
                   Montross
                   ,
                   whose
                   Limbs
                   having
                   been
                   set
                   upon
                   the
                   Gates
                   of
                   four
                   distant
                   Cities
                   by
                   the
                   Kirk
                   and
                   Argyles
                   party
                   there
                   ,
                   were
                   taken
                   down
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   State
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   all
                   fit
                   Solemnity
                   ,
                   and
                   with
                   the
                   same
                   Honour
                   brought
                   together
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   by
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Order
                   (
                   whose
                   love
                   and
                   memory
                   of
                   his
                   Servants
                   is
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   many
                   other
                   Princely
                   vertues
                   ,
                   and
                   great
                   evidence
                   of
                   the
                   sweetness
                   of
                   his
                   Nature
                   )
                   and
                   the
                   resolution
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   Interred
                   with
                   a
                   Funeral
                   becoming
                   his
                   Family
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   as
                   far
                   as
                   such
                   too
                   late
                   evidences
                   and
                   expressions
                   of
                   Grief
                   and
                   Honour
                   could
                   reach
                   his
                   merit
                   )
                   his
                   own
                   personal
                   Renown
                   and
                   Glory
                   ;
                   so
                   much
                   the
                   more
                   indeed
                   conspicuous
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Death
                   and
                   deserved
                   Execution
                   of
                   the
                   Marquess
                   of
                   Argyle
                   ,
                   
                   who
                   was
                   this
                   
                   Hero's
                   mortal
                   and
                   spightful
                   Enemy
                   ,
                   that
                   now
                   expiated
                   by
                   a
                   juster
                   Sentence
                   ,
                   those
                   barbarous
                   violencies
                   he
                   had
                   done
                   to
                   Montross
                   :
                   he
                   cunningly
                   defended
                   himself
                   ,
                   and
                   Pleaded
                   the
                   Kings
                   Pardon
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Treaties
                   in
                   One
                   thousand
                   six
                   hundred
                   and
                   fifty
                   ,
                   and
                   One
                   thousand
                   six
                   hundred
                   fifty
                   one
                   ;
                   but
                   there
                   were
                   Crimes
                   of
                   a
                   later
                   date
                   (
                   besides
                   the
                   never-to-be-forgotten
                   Treachery
                   of
                   Selling
                   King
                   Charles
                   the
                   first
                   to
                   the
                   English
                   )
                   which
                   Condemned
                   him
                   .
                   He
                   seemed
                   at
                   his
                   Death
                   to
                   be
                   resolved
                   enough
                   ,
                   and
                   justified
                   the
                   Covenant
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   his
                   Head
                   taken
                   off
                   with
                   the
                   Maiden
                   ,
                   so
                   is
                   the
                   Axe
                   called
                   in
                   Scotland
                   .
                   Near
                   the
                   same
                   time
                   Mr.
                   
                     Iames
                     Guthery
                  
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Remonstrators
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   violent
                   Adversary
                   of
                   the
                   Marquess
                   of
                   Montross
                   and
                   all
                   the
                   Loyal
                   party
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   Captain
                   Giffan
                   a
                   ●eneg●do
                   to
                   Cromwel
                   ,
                   by
                   Sentence
                   and
                   Decree
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   were
                   Hanged
                   in
                   Edenburgh
                   :
                   so
                   far
                   the
                   Laws
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   suffering-sense
                   of
                   the
                   Miseries
                   and
                   Reproaches
                   that
                   Nation
                   lay
                   under
                   by
                   these
                   men
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   Partizans
                   guilt
                   ,
                   did
                   now
                   prevail
                   against
                   the
                   Dominion
                   
                   of
                   the
                   Kirk
                   ,
                   which
                   had
                   Inslaved
                   and
                   Inchanted
                   the
                   whole
                   mass
                   of
                   that
                   people
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   for
                   a
                   final
                   blow
                   (
                   as
                   these
                   mens
                   Fates
                   did
                   usher
                   out
                   what
                   their
                   devices
                   had
                   introduced
                   (
                   as
                   great
                   Events
                   never
                   go
                   unattended
                   )
                   the
                   Solemn
                   League
                   and
                   Covenant
                   ,
                   (
                   first
                   invented
                   by
                   Arguile
                   and
                   his
                   Complices
                   )
                   which
                   had
                   raised
                   such
                   a
                   Combustion
                   in
                   the
                   three
                   Kingdoms
                   ,
                   was
                   Sacrificed
                   to
                   the
                   Flames
                   by
                   a
                   Vote
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   the
                   common
                   Hang-man
                   in
                   ample
                   manner
                   burning
                   it
                   in
                   several
                   places
                   in
                   London
                   ;
                   which
                   also
                   was
                   done
                   all
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   over
                   with
                   great
                   Acclamations
                   ;
                   which
                   being
                   omitted
                   hitherto
                   ,
                   when
                   so
                   often
                   unwelcome
                   occasion
                   hath
                   been
                   given
                   to
                   recite
                   it
                   ,
                   take
                   it
                   now
                   in
                   this
                   its
                   Mittimus
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           A
                           Solemn
                           League
                           and
                           Covenant
                           for
                           Reformation
                           and
                           Defence
                           of
                           Religion
                           ,
                           &c.
                           
                        
                         
                           
                             WE
                             ,
                             Noblemen
                             ,
                             Barons
                             ,
                             Knights
                             ,
                             Gentlemen
                             ,
                             Citizens
                             ,
                             Burgesses
                             ,
                             Ministers
                             of
                             the
                             Gospel
                             ,
                             and
                             Commons
                             of
                             all
                             sorts
                             ,
                             in
                             the
                             Kingdoms
                             of
                          
                           England
                           ,
                           Scotland
                           ,
                           and
                           Ireland
                           ,
                           
                             by
                             the
                             providence
                             of
                             God
                             ,
                             living
                             under
                             one
                             King
                             ,
                             and
                             being
                             of
                             one
                             Reformed
                             Religion
                             ,
                             having
                             before
                             our
                             eyes
                             the
                             Glory
                             of
                             God
                             ,
                             and
                             the
                             Advancement
                             of
                             the
                             Kingdom
                             of
                             our
                             Lord
                             and
                             Saviour
                             Jesus
                             Christ
                             ,
                             the
                             Honour
                             and
                             Happiness
                             of
                             the
                             Kings
                             Majesty
                             and
                             his
                             Posterity
                             ,
                             and
                             the
                             true
                             Publick
                             Liberty
                             ,
                             Safety
                             ,
                             and
                             Peace
                             of
                             the
                             Kingdoms
                             ,
                             wherein
                             every
                             ones
                             private
                             Condition
                             is
                             included
                             .
                             And
                             calling
                             to
                             minde
                             the
                             Treacherous
                             and
                             Bloody
                             Plots
                             ,
                             Conspiracies
                             ,
                             Attempts
                             ,
                             and
                             Practises
                             of
                             the
                             Enemies
                             of
                             God
                             ,
                             against
                             the
                             true
                             Religion
                             and
                             Professors
                             thereof
                             ,
                             in
                             all
                             places
                             ,
                             especially
                             in
                             these
                             three
                             Kingdoms
                             ,
                             ever
                             since
                             the
                             Reformation
                             of
                             Religion
                             ;
                             and
                             how
                             much
                             their
                             Rage
                             ,
                             Power
                             ,
                             and
                             Presumption
                             ,
                             are
                             of
                             late
                             ,
                             and
                             at
                             this
                             time
                             encreased
                             and
                             exercised
                             ,
                             whereof
                             the
                             deplorable
                             Estate
                             of
                             the
                             Church
                             and
                             Kingdom
                             of
                          
                           Ireland
                           ,
                           
                             the
                             distressed
                             estate
                             of
                             the
                             Church
                             and
                             Kingdom
                             of
                          
                           England
                           ,
                           
                             and
                             the
                             dangerous
                             Estate
                             of
                             the
                             Church
                             and
                             Kingdom
                             of
                          
                           Scotland
                           ,
                           
                             are
                             present
                             and
                             publick
                             Testimonies
                             :
                             We
                             have
                             now
                             at
                             last
                             (
                             after
                             other
                             means
                             of
                             Supplication
                             ,
                             Remonstrance
                             ,
                             Protestations
                             ,
                             and
                             Sufferings
                             )
                             for
                             the
                             Preservation
                             of
                             our selves
                             and
                             our
                             Religion
                             from
                             utter
                             Ruine
                             and
                             Destruction
                             ,
                             according
                             to
                             the
                             commendable
                             practice
                             of
                             these
                             Kingdoms
                             in
                             former
                             times
                             ,
                             and
                             the
                             example
                             of
                             God's
                             People
                             in
                             other
                             Nations
                             ,
                             after
                             mature
                             deliberation
                             ,
                             resolved
                             and
                             determined
                             to
                             enter
                             into
                             a
                             Mutual
                             and
                             Solemn
                             League
                             and
                             Covenant
                             ,
                             wherein
                             we
                             all
                             subscribe
                             ,
                             and
                             each
                             one
                             of
                             us
                             for
                             himself
                             ,
                             with
                             our
                             Hands
                             lifted
                             up
                             to
                             the
                             most
                             High
                             God
                             ,
                             do
                             Swear
                             ,
                          
                           
                             
                               1.
                               
                               THat
                               we
                               shall
                               sincerely
                               ,
                               really
                               ,
                               and
                               constantly
                               ,
                               through
                               the
                               Grace
                               of
                               God
                               ,
                               endeavour
                               in
                               our
                               several
                               Places
                               and
                               Callings
                               ,
                               the
                               Preservation
                               of
                               the
                               Reformed
                               Religion
                               in
                               the
                               Church
                               of
                               Scotland
                               ,
                               in
                               Doctrine
                               ,
                               Worship
                               ,
                               Discipline
                               ,
                               and
                               Government
                               ,
                               against
                               our
                               Common
                               Enemies
                               :
                               The
                               Reformation
                               of
                               Religion
                               in
                               the
                               Kingdoms
                               of
                               England
                               and
                               Ireland
                               ,
                               in
                               Doctrine
                               ,
                               Worship
                               ,
                               Discipline
                               ,
                               and
                               Government
                               ,
                               according
                               to
                               the
                               Word
                               of
                               God
                               ,
                               and
                               the
                               Example
                               of
                               the
                               best
                               Reformed
                               Churches
                               :
                               and
                               shall
                               endeavour
                               to
                               bring
                               the
                               Churches
                               of
                               God
                               in
                               the
                               three
                               Kingdoms
                               to
                               the
                               neerest
                               Conjunction
                               and
                               Vniformity
                               in
                               Religion
                               ,
                               Confession
                               of
                               Faith
                               ,
                               Form
                               of
                               Church-Government
                               ,
                               Directory
                               of
                               Worship
                               ,
                               and
                               Catechising
                               .
                               That
                               we
                               and
                               our
                               Posterity
                               after
                               us
                               ,
                               may
                               as
                               Brethren
                               live
                               in
                               Faith
                               and
                               Love
                               ,
                               and
                               the
                               Lord
                               may
                               delight
                               to
                               dwell
                               in
                               the
                               midst
                               of
                               us
                               .
                            
                             
                               2.
                               
                               That
                               we
                               shall
                               in
                               like
                               manner
                               ,
                               without
                               respect
                               of
                               persons
                               ,
                               endeavour
                               the
                               extirpation
                               of
                               Popery
                               ,
                               Prelacy
                               ,
                               (
                               
                                 that
                                 is
                                 ,
                                 Church-Government
                              
                               by
                               Arch-Bishops
                               ,
                               Bishops
                               ,
                               their
                               Chancellors
                               and
                               Commissaries
                               ,
                               Deans
                               ,
                               Deans
                               and
                               Chapters
                               ,
                               Arch-Deacons
                               ,
                               and
                               all
                               other
                               Ecclesiastical
                               Officers
                               depending
                               on
                               that
                               Hierarchy
                               )
                               Superstition
                               ,
                               Heresie
                               ,
                               Schism
                               ,
                               Prophaneness
                               ,
                               and
                               whatsoever
                               shall
                               be
                               found
                               to
                               be
                               contrary
                               to
                               Godliness
                               ,
                               and
                               sound
                               Doctrine
                               ,
                               and
                               the
                               power
                               of
                               Godliness
                               ;
                               left
                               we
                               partake
                               in
                               other
                               mens
                               sins
                               ,
                               and
                               thereby
                               be
                               in
                               danger
                               to
                               receive
                               of
                               their
                               plagues
                               :
                               And
                               that
                               the
                               Lord
                               may
                               be
                               one
                               ,
                               and
                               his
                               Name
                               one
                               in
                               the
                               three
                               Kingdoms
                               .
                            
                             
                               3.
                               
                               We
                               shall
                               with
                               the
                               same
                               sincerity
                               ,
                               reality
                               ,
                               and
                               constancy
                               ,
                               in
                               our
                               several
                               Vocations
                               ,
                               
                               endeavour
                               with
                               our
                               Estates
                               and
                               Lives
                               ,
                               mutually
                               to
                               preserve
                               the
                               Rights
                               and
                               Priviledges
                               of
                               the
                               Parliaments
                               ,
                               and
                               the
                               Liberties
                               of
                               the
                               Kingdoms
                               ,
                               and
                               to
                               preserve
                               and
                               defend
                               the
                               Kings
                               Majesties
                               person
                               ,
                               and
                               Authority
                               
                                 in
                                 the
                                 preservation
                                 and
                                 defence
                                 of
                                 the
                                 true
                                 Religion
                                 and
                                 Liberties
                                 of
                                 the
                                 Kingdoms
                                 ,
                              
                               
                                 That
                                 the
                                 World
                                 may
                                 bear
                                 Witness
                                 with
                                 our
                                 Consciences
                                 of
                                 our
                                 Loyalty
                                 ,
                                 that
                                 we
                                 have
                                 no
                                 thoughts
                                 or
                                 intentions
                                 to
                                 diminish
                                 his
                                 Majesties
                                 just
                                 Power
                                 and
                                 Greatness
                                 .
                              
                            
                             
                               4.
                               
                               We
                               shall
                               also
                               with
                               all
                               faithfulness
                               endeavour
                               the
                               discovery
                               of
                               all
                               such
                               as
                               have
                               been
                               or
                               shall
                               be
                               
                                 Incendiaries
                                 ,
                                 Malignants
                              
                               ,
                               or
                               evil
                               Instruments
                               ,
                               by
                               hindering
                               the
                               Reformation
                               of
                               Religion
                               ,
                               dividing
                               the
                               King
                               from
                               his
                               people
                               ,
                               or
                               one
                               of
                               the
                               Kingdoms
                               from
                               another
                               ,
                               or
                               making
                               any
                               Faction
                               or
                               parties
                               amongst
                               the
                               people
                               contrary
                               to
                               this
                               League
                               and
                               Covenant
                               :
                               that
                               they
                               may
                               be
                               brought
                               to
                               publick
                               Trial
                               ,
                               and
                               receive
                               condigne
                               punishment
                               as
                               the
                               degree
                               of
                               their
                               offences
                               shall
                               require
                               or
                               deserve
                               ,
                               or
                               the
                               supreme
                               Iudicatories
                               of
                               both
                               Kingdoms
                               respectively
                               ,
                               or
                               others
                               having
                               power
                               from
                               them
                               for
                               that
                               effect
                               ,
                               shall
                               judge
                               convenient
                               .
                            
                             
                               5.
                               
                               And
                               whereas
                               the
                               happiness
                               of
                               a
                               blessed
                               Peace
                               between
                               these
                               Kingdoms
                               ,
                               denied
                               in
                               former
                               times
                               to
                               our
                               Progenitors
                               ,
                               is
                               by
                               the
                               good
                               providence
                               of
                               God
                               granted
                               unto
                               us
                               ,
                               and
                               hath
                               been
                               lately
                               concluded
                               and
                               setled
                               by
                               both
                               Parliaments
                               .
                               We
                               shall
                               each
                               one
                               of
                               us
                               according
                               to
                               our
                               place
                               and
                               interest
                               endeavour
                               that
                               they
                               may
                               remain
                               conjoyned
                               in
                               a
                               firm
                               Peace
                               ,
                               and
                               Vnion
                               to
                               all
                               Posterity
                               ;
                               and
                               that
                               justice
                               may
                               be
                               done
                               upon
                               the
                               wilful
                               opposers
                               thereof
                               in
                               manner
                               expressed
                               in
                               the
                               precedent
                               Article
                               .
                            
                             
                               6.
                               
                               We
                               shall
                               also
                               according
                               to
                               our
                               Places
                               and
                               Callings
                               ,
                               in
                               this
                               common
                               Cause
                               of
                               Religion
                               ,
                               Liberty
                               ,
                               and
                               Peace
                               of
                               the
                               Kingdoms
                               ,
                               assist
                               and
                               defend
                               all
                               those
                               that
                               enter
                               into
                               this
                               League
                               and
                               Covenant
                               ▪
                               in
                               the
                               maintaining
                               and
                               pursuing
                               thereof
                               ,
                               and
                               shall
                               not
                               suffer
                               our selves
                               directly
                               or
                               indirectly
                               ,
                               by
                               whatsoever
                               Combination
                               ,
                               Perswasion
                               ,
                               or
                               Terrour
                               ,
                               to
                               be
                               divided
                               and
                               withdrawn
                               from
                               this
                               blessed
                               Vnion
                               and
                               Conjunction
                               ;
                               whether
                               to
                               make
                               defection
                               to
                               the
                               contrary
                               part
                               ,
                               or
                               to
                               give
                               our selves
                               to
                               a
                               detestible
                               indifferency
                               or
                               neutrality
                               in
                               this
                               Cause
                               ,
                               which
                               so
                               much
                               concerns
                               the
                               Glory
                               of
                               God
                               ,
                               the
                               good
                               of
                               the
                               Kingdoms
                               ,
                               and
                               Honour
                               of
                               the
                               King
                               ;
                               but
                               shall
                               all
                               the
                               daies
                               of
                               our
                               lives
                               zealously
                               and
                               constantly
                               continue
                               therein
                               ,
                               against
                               all
                               opposition
                               ,
                               and
                               promote
                               the
                               same
                               according
                               to
                               our
                               power
                               against
                               all
                               Lets
                               and
                               Impediments
                               whatsoever
                               .
                               
                                 And
                                 what
                                 we
                                 are
                                 not
                                 able
                                 our selves
                                 to
                                 suppress
                                 ,
                              
                               or
                               overcome
                               ,
                               we
                               shall
                               reveal
                               or
                               make
                               known
                               that
                               it
                               may
                               be
                               timely
                               prevented
                               or
                               removed
                               .
                               All
                               which
                               we
                               shall
                               doe
                               as
                               in
                               the
                               sight
                               of
                               God.
                               
                            
                          
                        
                         
                           And
                           because
                           these
                           Kingdoms
                           are
                           guilty
                           of
                           many
                           sins
                           and
                           provocations
                           against
                           God
                           and
                           his
                           Son
                           Iesus
                           Christ
                           ,
                           as
                           is
                           too
                           manifest
                           by
                           our
                           present
                           distresses
                           and
                           dangers
                           ,
                           the
                           fruits
                           thereof
                           :
                           We
                           profess
                           and
                           declare
                           before
                           God
                           and
                           the
                           World
                           our
                           unfeigned
                           desire
                           to
                           be
                           humbled
                           for
                           our
                           own
                           sins
                           ,
                           and
                           for
                           the
                           sins
                           of
                           these
                           Kingdoms
                           ,
                           especially
                           that
                           we
                           have
                           not
                           as
                           we
                           ought
                           valued
                           the
                           inestimable
                           benefit
                           of
                           the
                           Gospel
                           :
                           That
                           we
                           have
                           not
                           laboured
                           for
                           the
                           Purity
                           and
                           Power
                           thereof
                           ;
                           and
                           that
                           we
                           have
                           not
                           endeavoured
                           to
                           receive
                           Christ
                           in
                           our
                           Hearts
                           ,
                           nor
                           to
                           walk
                           worthy
                           of
                           him
                           in
                           our
                           Live●
                           which
                           are
                           the
                           Causes
                           of
                           other
                           sins
                           and
                           transgressions
                           ,
                           so
                           much
                           abounding
                           amongst
                           〈◊〉
                           and
                           our
                           true
                           unfaigned
                           purpose
                           ,
                           desire
                           ,
                           and
                           endeavour
                           ,
                           for
                           our selves
                           and
                           all
                           others
                           under
                           our
                           Power
                           and
                           Charge
                           ,
                           both
                           in
                           publick
                           and
                           in
                           private
                           ,
                           in
                           all
                           Duties
                           we
                           owe
                           to
                           God
                           and
                           Man
                           ,
                           to
                           amend
                           our
                           lives
                           ,
                           and
                           each
                           other
                           to
                           go
                           before
                           another
                           in
                           the
                           Example
                           of
                           a
                           real
                           Reformation
                           ,
                           that
                           the
                           Lord
                           may
                           turn
                           away
                           his
                           Wrath
                           and
                           heavy
                           Indignation
                           ,
                           and
                           establish
                           these
                           Churches
                           and
                           Kingdoms
                           in
                           Truth
                           and
                           Peace
                           .
                           And
                           this
                           Covenant
                           we
                           make
                           in
                           the
                           presence
                           of
                           Almigh●y
                           God
                           ,
                           the
                           Searcher
                           of
                           all
                           Hearts
                           ,
                           with
                           a
                           true
                           intention
                           to
                           perform
                           the
                           same
                           ,
                           as
                           we
                           shall
                           answer
                           at
                           that
                           great
                           day
                           ,
                           when
                           the
                           secrets
                           of
                           all
                           Hearts
                           shall
                           he
                           disclosed
                           ;
                           most
                           humbly
                           beseeching
                           the
                           Lord
                           to
                           strengthen
                           us
                           by
                           his
                           Holy
                           Spirit
                           for
                           this
                           end
                           .
                           And
                           to
                           bless
                           our
                           desires
                           and
                           proceedings
                           with
                           such
                           success
                           ,
                           as
                           may
                           be
                           deliverance
                           and
                           safety
                           to
                           his
                           People
                           ,
                           and
                           encouragement
                           to
                           the
                           Christian
                           Churches
                           ,
                           groaning
                           under
                           ,
                           or
                           in
                           danger
                           of
                           the
                           York
                           of
                           Antichristian
                           Tyranny
                           ,
                           to
                           joyn
                           in
                           the
                           same
                           or
                           like
                           Association
                           and
                           Covenant
                           ,
                           to
                           the
                           Glory
                           of
                           God
                           ,
                           the
                           Inlargement
                           of
                           the
                           Kingdom
                           of
                           Iesus
                           Christ
                           ,
                           and
                           the
                           Peace
                           and
                           Tranquility
                           of
                           Christian
                           Kingdoms
                           and
                           Commonwealths
                           .
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                 
                   It
                   consisted
                   just
                   of
                   666
                   Words
                   ,
                   as
                   some
                   curious
                   Criticks
                   observed
                   the
                   number
                   of
                   the
                   Beast
                   in
                   the
                   Revelations
                   .
                   Most
                   certain
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   the
                   baiting
                   and
                   disputing
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   made
                   the
                   Field
                   ,
                   the
                   Pulpit
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Press
                   ,
                   a
                   sad
                   Theatre
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   The
                   good
                   Progress
                   was
                   made
                   by
                   this
                   Parliament
                   in
                   this
                   way
                   ,
                   to
                   return
                   us
                   where
                   we
                   were
                   ,
                   did
                   highly
                   urge
                   the
                   discontents
                   of
                   the
                   late
                   Anarchy
                   ;
                   and
                   their
                   anger
                   suggested
                   to
                   them
                   some
                   hopes
                   of
                   undoing
                   all
                   again
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   this
                   revenge
                   they
                   parted
                   themselves
                   ,
                   because
                   they
                   saw
                   the
                   Presbyterians
                   concerned
                   ,
                   who
                   either
                   must
                   comply
                   ,
                   or
                   equally
                   Suffer
                   with
                   them
                   by
                   such
                   proceedings
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   new
                   designs
                   were
                   meditated
                   ,
                   and
                   divers
                   Conspiracies
                   framed
                   ,
                   and
                   Councels
                   and
                   Meetings
                   had
                   by
                   several
                   of
                   that
                   Party
                   ,
                   who
                   afterward
                   were
                   seized
                   into
                   custody
                   ,
                   after
                   they
                   had
                   vainly
                   endeavoured
                   and
                   projected
                   new
                   troubles
                   ;
                   such
                   were
                   
                     Praise
                     God
                     Barebone
                     ,
                     Samuel
                     Moyer
                     ,
                  
                   Colonel
                   Salmon
                   ,
                   Major
                   Wildman
                   ,
                   late
                   Alderman
                   Ireton
                   ,
                   since
                   secured
                   in
                   a
                   remote
                   Castle
                   ,
                   Major
                   Hains
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   ,
                   some
                   of
                   them
                   since
                   released
                   and
                   discharged
                   by
                   the
                   Kings
                   favour
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   In
                   the
                   like
                   manner
                   as
                   the
                   renowned
                   Montross
                   had
                   been
                   interred
                   ,
                   so
                   with
                   proportionable
                   solemnity
                   the
                   two
                   most
                   Loyal
                   Commanders
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Lucas
                  
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Lisle
                  
                   were
                   re-interred
                   at
                   Colchester
                   the
                   Seventh
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   the
                   same
                   day
                   thirteen
                   year
                   they
                   took
                   up
                   Arms
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   in
                   that
                   Town
                   ,
                   which
                   extremity
                   they
                   nobly
                   defended
                   :
                   the
                   vicine
                   Gentry
                   and
                   Townsmen
                   in
                   Arms
                   and
                   Mourning
                   attending
                   their
                   Hearses
                   ;
                   both
                   Corps
                   being
                   laid
                   in
                   the
                   Vault
                   set
                   apart
                   for
                   the
                   Sepulchry
                   of
                   Sir
                   Charles
                   his
                   Family
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Earl
                   of
                   Sandwich
                   (
                   the
                   Streights
                   and
                   the
                   
                   Levant-seas
                   being
                   infested
                   with
                   the
                   Pirats
                   of
                   
                     Algier
                     ,
                     Tunis
                  
                   and
                   Tripoly
                   ,
                   notwithstanding
                   our
                   late
                   League
                   )
                   by
                   the
                   ●right
                   of
                   
                     Porta
                     Ferino
                  
                   (
                   for
                   since
                   the
                   departure
                   of
                   Captain
                   Stoaks
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   left
                   by
                   Blake
                   in
                   1657.
                   with
                   eight
                   Ships
                   ,
                   and
                   returned
                   in
                   1659.
                   the
                   old
                   Pi●●y
                   was
                   frequently
                   exercised
                   )
                   was
                   sent
                   with
                   a
                   Fleet
                   of
                   War
                   ,
                   to
                   reduce
                   them
                   〈◊〉
                   better
                   〈◊〉
                   :
                   He
                   set
                   sail
                   with
                   his
                   Vice-Admiral
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Lawson
                  
                   ,
                   leaving
                   〈…〉
                   -
                   Admiral
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Stayner
                  
                   on
                   the
                   19
                   of
                   Iune
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   29
                   of
                   Iuly
                   c●me
                   before
                   that
                   Port
                   of
                   Algier
                   ,
                   
                   sending
                   in
                   a
                   civil
                   Message
                   to
                   the
                   Dy
                   or
                   Bashaw
                   〈◊〉
                   the
                   place
                   that
                   he
                   came
                   to
                   confirm
                   the
                   League
                   made
                   formerly
                   between
                   us
                   〈…〉
                   ;
                   and
                   a
                   Treaty
                   accordingly
                   ensued
                   :
                   but
                   they
                   refusing
                   to
                   deliver
                   the
                   ●●p●ves
                   ,
                   except
                   upon
                   hard
                   conditions
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   brooked
                   by
                   those
                   who
                   had
                   made
                   them
                   feel
                   the
                   smart
                   of
                   their
                   former
                   Insolence
                   ;
                   the
                   General
                   weighed
                   ,
                   and
                   stood
                   into
                   the
                   Harbour
                   ;
                   but
                   they
                   ever
                   since
                   their
                   former
                   disaster
                   had
                   with
                   new
                   Fortifications
                   and
                   a
                   Mole
                   with
                   Forts
                   so
                   secured
                   themselves
                   ,
                   that
                   after
                   the
                   firing
                   of
                   some
                   of
                   their
                   Ships
                   ,
                   and
                   doing
                   some
                   Execution
                   on
                   them
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   advised
                   the
                   Fleet
                   should
                   make
                   out
                   again
                   ;
                   which
                   they
                   did
                   with
                   the
                   loss
                   of
                   some
                   men
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Wounding
                   and
                   maiming
                   of
                   others
                   ;
                   as
                   also
                   of
                   their
                   Yards
                   ,
                   Sails
                   and
                   Rigging
                   .
                   After
                   which
                   Enterprize
                   ,
                   the
                   Earl
                   leaving
                   Sir
                   
                     Sohn
                     Lawson
                  
                   to
                   block
                   them
                   up
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   Thieving-trade
                   being
                   stopt
                   ,
                   departed
                   with
                   part
                   of
                   his
                   Fleet
                   to
                   the
                   Coast
                   of
                   Spain
                   ,
                   to
                   Tangier
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   at
                   length
                   to
                   Lisbon
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   his
                   Orders
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   In
                   the
                   mean
                   time
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   special
                   instance
                   &
                   desire
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   had
                   passed
                   an
                   Act
                   for
                   Confirmation
                   of
                   the
                   Act
                   of
                   Oblivion
                   ;
                   which
                   being
                   done
                   by
                   the
                   Free
                   Parliament
                   not
                   called
                   by
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Writ
                   ,
                   was
                   not
                   thought
                   by
                   the
                   guilty
                   valid
                   ,
                   and
                   security
                   enough
                   to
                   them
                   .
                   They
                   likewise
                   ratified
                   most
                   or
                   all
                   of
                   the
                   other
                   Laws
                   Enacted
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   Authority
                   .
                   They
                   framed
                   another
                   for
                   Regulating
                   Corporations
                   ,
                   Impowring
                   Commissioners
                   to
                   displace
                   such
                   as
                   bore
                   Offices
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   any
                   way
                   suspected
                   as
                   Ill-willers
                   to
                   the
                   Government
                   and
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Authority
                   ,
                   or
                   should
                   refuse
                   to
                   take
                   the
                   Oath
                   of
                   Allegiance
                   and
                   Supremacy
                   ;
                   or
                   finally
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   the
                   onely
                   Test
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   would
                   not
                   renounce
                   the
                   Solemn
                   League
                   and
                   Covenant
                   ,
                   as
                   unlawful
                   in
                   it self
                   ,
                   and
                   illegally
                   imposed
                   ;
                   the
                   Wisdom
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   knowing
                   what
                   Seeds
                   were
                   sown
                   of
                   that
                   Thistle
                   ,
                   and
                   how
                   untractable
                   it
                   was
                   .
                   During
                   this
                   Debate
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   
                   Mr.
                   Pryn
                   could
                   not
                   refrain
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   priviledge
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   he
                   was
                   a
                   Member
                   ,
                   from
                   publishing
                   of
                   certain
                   Reasons
                   against
                   the
                   said
                   Bill
                   ,
                   as
                   contrary
                   to
                   
                   
                     Magna
                     Charta
                  
                   ;
                   which
                   the
                   House
                   being
                   informed
                   of
                   ,
                   the
                   Serjeant
                   at
                   Arms
                   was
                   ordered
                   to
                   seize
                   the
                   Printer
                   ;
                   and
                   Mr.
                   Pryn
                   owning
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   brought
                   to
                   the
                   Bar
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   rebuked
                   by
                   the
                   Speaker
                   ;
                   but
                   upon
                   his
                   submission
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Houses
                   favourable
                   reflection
                   on
                   his
                   great
                   endeavours
                   to
                   the
                   Restitution
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   remitted
                   the
                   censure
                   and
                   punishment
                   he
                   had
                   by
                   this
                   oversight
                   incurred
                   ,
                   not
                   considering
                   the
                   necessity
                   and
                   Peace
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   required
                   this
                   course
                   ,
                   and
                   how
                   usual
                   and
                   constant
                   it
                   was
                   with
                   the
                   Usurpers
                   ;
                   whereas
                   now
                   the
                   Supreme
                   Legislative
                   Power
                   ,
                   who
                   may
                   ,
                   and
                   do
                   substitute
                   ,
                   Repeal
                   and
                   Enact
                   such
                   Laws
                   as
                   the
                   times
                   require
                   ,
                   had
                   thought
                   fit
                   to
                   establish
                   this
                   .
                   There
                   passed
                   also
                   another
                   Act
                   repealing
                   that
                   of
                   the
                   1
                   Caroli
                   7.
                   against
                   the
                   Prelacy
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   the
                   Bishop●
                   medling
                   in
                   civil
                   Judicature
                   and
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   debarring
                   them
                   also
                   from
                   their
                   Priviledges
                   to
                   fit
                   as
                   Peers
                   in
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Lords
                   ;
                   to
                   all
                   which
                   Honours
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   by
                   this
                   Repeal
                   restored
                   to
                   all
                   purposes
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   the
                   same
                   had
                   never
                   been
                   Enacted
                   :
                   a
                   little
                   before
                   which
                   ,
                   the
                   whole
                   Order
                   of
                   them
                   were
                   magnificently
                   feasted
                   at
                   Sir
                   Richard
                   Brown's
                   the
                   Lord-Mayor
                   his
                   house
                   ,
                   the
                   25
                   of
                   Iune
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Free-Parliament
                   having
                   respited
                   the
                   punishments
                   of
                   several
                   of
                   the
                   Regicides
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   those
                   that
                   lay
                   under
                   Condemnation
                   ,
                   as
                   others
                   not
                   so
                   fully
                   guilty
                   of
                   that
                   Crime
                   ;
                   the
                   Houses
                   resumed
                   the
                   matter
                   ,
                   and
                   caused
                   the
                   Lord
                   Munson
                   ,
                   
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Mildmay
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Mr.
                   
                     Robert
                     Wallop
                  
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   brought
                   to
                   the
                   Bar
                   ,
                   where
                   their
                   Estates
                   were
                   declared
                   confiscate
                   ,
                   and
                   they
                   degraded
                   from
                   all
                   Titles
                   and
                   Arms
                   of
                   Gentility
                   ,
                   and
                   farther
                   Sentenced
                   to
                   be
                   drawn
                   from
                   the
                   Tower
                   through
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   to
                   Tyburn
                   on
                   the
                   30
                   of
                   Ianuary
                   next
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   back
                   again
                   with
                   Halters
                   about
                   their
                   Necks
                   ,
                   upon
                   Sledges
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   suffer
                   perpetual
                   Imprisonment
                   .
                   Sir
                   
                     Iames
                     Harrington
                  
                   was
                   to
                   have
                   been
                   in
                   this
                   very
                   predicament
                   ,
                   but
                   he
                   having
                   his
                   Liberty
                   upon
                   Bail
                   from
                   the
                   Serjeant
                   at
                   Arms
                   ,
                   left
                   his
                   Bail
                   in
                   the
                   lurch
                   ,
                   and
                   fled
                   for
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   himself
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   benefit
                   of
                   this
                   qualification
                   .
                   Phelps
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Clerks
                   of
                   the
                   Court
                   of
                   Justice
                   ,
                   was
                   marked
                   for
                   this
                   ,
                   but
                   was
                   not
                   Sentenced
                   .
                   The
                   Earl
                   of
                   Middleton
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   great
                   Commissioner
                   ,
                   came
                   about
                   this
                   time
                   from
                   Scotland
                   to
                   White-hall
                   ;
                   and
                   on
                   the
                   30th
                   of
                   this
                   Moneth
                   the
                   Parliament
                   was
                   adjourned
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   to
                   attend
                   their
                   business
                   in
                   the
                   Country
                   till
                   the
                   20th
                   of
                   November
                   ;
                   
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   they
                   parting
                   with
                   mutual
                   satisfaction
                   ;
                   the
                   Lord-Chancellor
                   declaring
                   that
                   the
                   King's
                   confidence
                   in
                   them
                   had
                   not
                   in
                   the
                   least
                   deceived
                   him
                   .
                   Much
                   discourse
                   there
                   was
                   all
                   the
                   Summer
                   ,
                   that
                   his
                   Majesty
                   would
                   take
                   a
                   Progress
                   to
                   visit
                   his
                   Loyal
                   City
                   of
                   Worcester
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   places
                   of
                   his
                   Sanctuary
                   and
                   Refuge
                   in
                   his
                   escape
                   thence
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   that
                   end
                   ,
                   his
                   Tent-Office
                   was
                   held
                   at
                   
                     Clarkenwell
                     green
                  
                   ,
                   to
                   prepare
                   and
                   make
                   all
                   things
                   ready
                   for
                   the
                   accommodation
                   of
                   his
                   Progress
                   :
                   but
                   the
                   suspition
                   of
                   affairs
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   designes
                   of
                   the
                   old
                   Enemy
                   ,
                   who
                   as
                   was
                   said
                   before
                   was
                   at
                   work
                   ,
                   deferred
                   it
                   this
                   year
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   shorter
                   journey
                   took
                   up
                   the
                   next
                   .
                   Commissioners
                   likewise
                   came
                   from
                   the
                   Parliament
                   in
                   Ireland
                   with
                   an
                   acceptable
                   present
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   White-hall
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Duke
                   of
                   York
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   been
                   chosen
                   Captain
                   to
                   the
                   Artillery-company
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   their
                   Deputies
                   humbly
                   requested
                   to
                   honour
                   them
                   with
                   his
                   acceptance
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   was
                   nobly
                   pleased
                   to
                   do
                   ,
                   and
                   lead
                   with
                   them
                   in
                   their
                   Ground
                   ,
                   and
                   see
                   them
                   Exercise
                   to
                   his
                   good
                   content
                   ;
                   accepted
                   now
                   likewise
                   from
                   them
                   an
                   invitation
                   to
                   dine
                   with
                   them
                   ,
                   on
                   their
                   annual
                   Feast-day
                   ,
                   at
                   Merchant-Taylors
                   Hall
                   ;
                   whither
                   accompanied
                   him
                   with
                   the
                   same
                   invitation
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Buckingham
                   ,
                   and
                   divers
                   other
                   Persons
                   of
                   Honour
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Moneth
                   of
                   August
                   was
                   the
                   Reading
                   of
                   that
                   excellent
                   Lawyer
                   and
                   most
                   accomplisht
                   Gentleman
                   Sir
                   
                     Heneage
                     Finch
                  
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Sollicitor
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   Inner
                   Temple
                   ;
                   whose
                   Nobleness
                   and
                   Generosity
                   were
                   herein
                   equal
                   to
                   his
                   matchless
                   Abilities
                   in
                   the
                   Laws
                   ,
                   as
                   his
                   magnificence
                   in
                   this
                   Solemn
                   occasion
                   did
                   make
                   appear
                   ,
                   especially
                   in
                   that
                   particular
                   Treatment
                   he
                   gave
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   
                   who
                   to
                   honour
                   this
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   best
                   servants
                   ,
                   was
                   graciously
                   pleased
                   to
                   accept
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   dine
                   in
                   that
                   Hall
                   ;
                   a
                   favour
                   not
                   before
                   indulged
                   to
                   any
                   of
                   these
                   famous
                   Societies
                   by
                   any
                   of
                   his
                   Royal
                   Progenitors
                   :
                   the
                   most
                   Illustrious
                   Duke
                   of
                   York
                   was
                   present
                   ,
                   and
                   Dined
                   here
                   with
                   his
                   Brother
                   ,
                   to
                   both
                   their
                   likings
                   and
                   approbations
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Count
                   Conningsmark
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   young
                   King
                   and
                   Queen
                   of
                   Sweden
                   ,
                   had
                   been
                   here
                   some
                   while
                   ;
                   and
                   now
                   came
                   another
                   more
                   splendid
                   Embassy
                   by
                   Count
                   Brahe
                   ,
                   at
                   whose
                   reception
                   near
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   a
                   Fray
                   or
                   Conflict
                   happened
                   betwixt
                   the
                   French
                   and
                   Spanish
                   Embassadours
                   Coaches
                   for
                   Precedency
                   which
                   should
                   first
                   follow
                   the
                   Swedes
                   Coach
                   :
                   both
                   Parties
                   came
                   prepared
                   for
                   the
                   Encounter
                   ;
                   but
                   the
                   French
                   were
                   basely
                   worsted
                   ,
                   and
                   seven
                   or
                   eight
                   of
                   them
                   killed
                   .
                   This
                   had
                   like
                   to
                   have
                   caused
                   a
                   new
                   Rupture
                   betwixt
                   both
                   Crowns
                   ,
                   the
                   French
                   King
                   sending
                   a
                   Messenger
                   to
                   Madrid
                   to
                   demand
                   satisfaction
                   ;
                   but
                   at
                   the
                   intreaty
                   of
                   the
                   new-Married
                   Queen
                   ,
                   the
                   difference
                   was
                   put
                   up
                   .
                   While
                   I
                   am
                   relating
                   this
                   Forreign
                   matter
                   ,
                   I
                   must
                   insert
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Spain
                   ,
                   a
                   Child
                   about
                   five
                   years
                   old
                   ,
                   dyed
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   young
                   Prince
                   or
                   Dolphin
                   was
                   born
                   to
                   the
                   French
                   King
                   on
                   
                     All
                     Saints
                  
                   day
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   Christned
                   
                     Lewis
                     Tous
                     Sancts
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Several
                   Prisoners
                   in
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   Regicides
                   and
                   others
                   ,
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   the
                   practices
                   of
                   their
                   Parties
                   ,
                   were
                   now
                   in
                   October
                   sent
                   a
                   way
                   from
                   the
                   Tower
                   to
                   several
                   remote
                   places
                   ,
                   Castles
                   ,
                   and
                   Islands
                   ,
                   for
                   securing
                   the
                   Peace
                   ;
                   and
                   with
                   them
                   ,
                   the
                   Market
                   of
                   Herbs
                   ,
                   which
                   usually
                   stood
                   before
                   in
                   Cheap-side
                   ,
                   (
                   and
                   by
                   Tichburn
                   in
                   his
                   Majoralty
                   ,
                   because
                   it
                   cumbred
                   up
                   the
                   ways
                   ,
                   was
                   placed
                   in
                   St.
                   Pauls
                   Church-yard
                   ,
                   )
                   and
                   a
                   Cross
                   built
                   there
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   yet
                   standing
                   ,
                   was
                   by
                   Proclamation
                   ,
                   to
                   avoid
                   the
                   scandal
                   of
                   selling
                   and
                   buying
                   in
                   that
                   Ground
                   ,
                   now
                   removed
                   into
                   Aldersgate-street
                   ,
                   and
                   Aldermanbury
                   .
                   Several
                   suspected
                   persons
                   of
                   the
                   Phanatick
                   Party
                   were
                   now
                   seized
                   ,
                   and
                   committed
                   to
                   several
                   Prisons
                   .
                   The
                   Right
                   Noble
                   Iames
                   Duke
                   of
                   Ormond
                   ,
                   after
                   several
                   uneffectual
                   designments
                   of
                   others
                   ,
                   was
                   appointed
                   by
                   his
                   Majesty
                   Lieutenant
                   of
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   which
                   Place
                   and
                   Dignity
                   he
                   had
                   before
                   so
                   prudently
                   discharged
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   After
                   the
                   expiration
                   of
                   the
                   Adjournment
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   from
                   Iuly
                   last
                   ,
                   they
                   met
                   again
                   the
                   Twentieth
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   now
                   in
                   their
                   full
                   and
                   entire
                   Constitution
                   ;
                   the
                   Lords
                   Spiritual
                   the
                   Bishops
                   ,
                   by
                   virtue
                   of
                   the
                   Act
                   of
                   Repeal
                   made
                   the
                   last
                   Session
                   ,
                   taking
                   their
                   places
                   ;
                   which
                   the
                   King
                   in
                   his
                   Speech
                   to
                   the
                   Houses
                   did
                   congratulate
                   to
                   them
                   ,
                   as
                   a
                   felicity
                   He
                   much
                   desired
                   to
                   see
                   accomplished
                   ,
                   in
                   this
                   goodly
                   restored
                   Fabrick
                   of
                   the
                   Government
                   .
                   
                   On
                   the
                   Twenty
                   fifth
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Month
                   ,
                   the
                   Regicides
                   that
                   came
                   in
                   upon
                   Proclamation
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   respited
                   after
                   Sentence
                   to
                   the
                   pleasure
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   were
                   brought
                   to
                   the
                   Bar
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Lords
                   ,
                   to
                   answer
                   what
                   they
                   could
                   for
                   themselves
                   ,
                   why
                   Judgment
                   should
                   not
                   be
                   Executed
                   :
                   they
                   all
                   Pleaded
                   the
                   Proclamation
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   understood
                   and
                   supposed
                   did
                   extend
                   to
                   favour
                   of
                   Life
                   upon
                   the
                   rendring
                   themselves
                   thereupon
                   ,
                   as
                   likewise
                   that
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   Crime
                   they
                   were
                   all
                   of
                   them
                   guilty
                   of
                   no
                   malice
                   toward
                   the
                   Person
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   :
                   
                     Henry
                     Marten
                  
                   added
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   never
                   obeyed
                   any
                   Proclamation
                   before
                   but
                   this
                   ,
                   and
                   hoped
                   that
                   he
                   should
                   not
                   be
                   Hanged
                   for
                   taking
                   the
                   Kings
                   Word
                   now
                   .
                   They
                   were
                   remanded
                   back
                   again
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   from
                   whence
                   they
                   came
                   ,
                   and
                   no
                   further
                   proceeding
                   had
                   concerning
                   them
                   .
                   The
                   Lord
                   Chancellour
                   in
                   his
                   Speech
                   made
                   mention
                   of
                   a
                   Plot
                   ,
                   which
                   one
                   Major
                   White
                   had
                   discovered
                   ,
                   and
                   upon
                   which
                   several
                   Persons
                   had
                   been
                   secured
                   ,
                   that
                   were
                   Officers
                   formerly
                   in
                   the
                   Army
                   ;
                   and
                   what
                   care
                   had
                   been
                   taken
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   to
                   prevent
                   the
                   danger
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   attain
                   to
                   a
                   full
                   discovery
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   
                   Michaelmas-Term
                   ,
                   
                   one
                   
                     Iohn
                     Iames
                  
                   (
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Fifth
                   Monarchists
                   ,
                   a
                   Small-coal-man
                   by
                   Trade
                   ,
                   and
                   ingaged
                   in
                   Venners
                   business
                   ,
                   but
                   was
                   absent
                   ,
                   or
                   saved
                   himself
                   the
                   last
                   day
                   they
                   broke
                   out
                   ;
                   but
                   had
                   not
                   departed
                   from
                   his
                   malice
                   ever
                   since
                   that
                   disappointment
                   ,
                   but
                   continued
                   his
                   Meetings
                   and
                   Conventicles
                   with
                   others
                   of
                   his
                   desperate
                   Crew
                   ,
                   among
                   whom
                   he
                   was
                   a
                   great
                   Rabby
                   or
                   Teacher
                   )
                   flew
                   out
                   into
                   several
                   Traiterous
                   Speeches
                   and
                   Invectives
                   against
                   the
                   Kings
                   Person
                   ,
                   Government
                   ,
                   and
                   Family
                   ,
                   which
                   relisht
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Design
                   couched
                   in
                   Venners
                   Declaration
                   ;
                   which
                   being
                   over-heard
                   by
                   some
                   Neighbours
                   living
                   near
                   the
                   same
                   Conventicle
                   ,
                   Iames
                   was
                   seized
                   and
                   carried
                   before
                   a
                   Justice
                   ,
                   who
                   Committed
                   him
                   to
                   Newgate
                   ,
                   whence
                   
                     this
                     Term
                  
                   he
                   was
                   brought
                   to
                   the
                   Kings
                   Bench
                   Bar
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   the
                   Words
                   were
                   proved
                   against
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   he
                   Convicted
                   and
                   Condemned
                   as
                   a
                   Traytor
                   :
                   On
                   the
                   Twenty
                   seventh
                   he
                   was
                   drawn
                   on
                   a
                   Sledge
                   to
                   Tyburn
                   ,
                   some
                   of
                   his
                   Sect
                   and
                   Opinion
                   
                   throwing
                   themselves
                   into
                   the
                   same
                   Sledge
                   ,
                   and
                   embracing
                   him
                   ;
                   so
                   fond
                   were
                   they
                   of
                   this
                   their
                   silly
                   though
                   bold
                   Seducer
                   .
                   At
                   the
                   Gallows
                   he
                   denyed
                   the
                   words
                   ,
                   but
                   owned
                   and
                   avowed
                   his
                   Chilianism
                   and
                   the
                   Personal
                   Reign
                   of
                   Christ
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   which
                   respect
                   he
                   prayed
                   not
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   Authority
                   ,
                   but
                   with
                   the
                   usual
                   confidence
                   of
                   his
                   Party
                   made
                   an
                   end
                   .
                   His
                   Quarters
                   were
                   disposed
                   of
                   by
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Orders
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Head
                   set
                   upon
                   a
                   Pole
                   in
                   
                     White
                     Chappel
                  
                   near
                   the
                   place
                   of
                   his
                   Meeting
                   ,
                   for
                   example
                   to
                   his
                   Fellows
                   .
                
                 
                   Some
                   discourses
                   there
                   were
                   of
                   a
                   Design
                   about
                   Dunkirk
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   York
                   passed
                   over
                   there
                   this
                   Month
                   ,
                   carrying
                   the
                   Garrison
                   money
                   ,
                   and
                   upon
                   his
                   arrival
                   viewed
                   the
                   Fortifications
                   and
                   Lines
                   ,
                   and
                   found
                   it
                   stronger
                   by
                   some
                   new
                   Forts
                   the
                   Governour
                   the
                   Lord
                   Rutherford
                   ,
                   now
                   made
                   Earl
                   of
                   Tiviot
                   ,
                   and
                   Governour
                   of
                   Tangeir
                   ,
                   had
                   raised
                   thereabouts
                   ;
                   and
                   after
                   a
                   short
                   stay
                   returned
                   again
                   for
                   England
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Coot
                  
                   Earl
                   of
                   Mountrath
                   ,
                   
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Three
                   Justices
                   of
                   that
                   Kingdome
                   died
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   buried
                   in
                   State
                   ,
                   the
                   power
                   of
                   the
                   other
                   Two
                   remaining
                   ,
                   being
                   invested
                   in
                   Sir
                   
                     Maurice
                     Eustace
                  
                   and
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Orery
                   till
                   the
                   arrival
                   of
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Ormond
                   .
                   He
                   had
                   done
                   excellent
                   Service
                   in
                   that
                   Kingdome
                   against
                   the
                   Rebels
                   ;
                   and
                   though
                   he
                   afterwards
                   sided
                   with
                   those
                   here
                   ,
                   yet
                   did
                   he
                   by
                   his
                   last
                   Actions
                   in
                   securing
                   that
                   Kingdome
                   to
                   the
                   Interest
                   of
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   and
                   helping
                   on
                   the
                   Restitution
                   ,
                   redeem
                   his
                   former
                   demerits
                   ,
                   which
                   could
                   be
                   charged
                   on
                   him
                   ,
                   no
                   otherwise
                   ,
                   than
                   as
                   a
                   Souldier
                   of
                   Fortune
                   !
                   he
                   was
                   one
                   of
                   General
                   
                   Monck's
                   right
                   hands
                   in
                   carrying
                   on
                   the
                   Change.
                   The
                   Duke
                   of
                   Ormond
                   was
                   by
                   the
                   Parliament
                   of
                   Ireland
                   gratulated
                   upon
                   his
                   appointment
                   to
                   that
                   Government
                   ,
                   by
                   Letters
                   sent
                   from
                   the
                   Speakers
                   of
                   both
                   Houses
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Council
                   for
                   the
                   Principality
                   of
                   Wales
                   was
                   also
                   erected
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   setled
                   at
                   Ludlow
                   the
                   usual
                   Residence
                   ;
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Carbery
                   Lord
                   Vaughan
                   was
                   made
                   President
                   ,
                   the
                   old
                   Earl
                   of
                   Norwich
                   Clerk
                   of
                   the
                   Council
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   of
                   the
                   Nobility
                   and
                   Gentry
                   Assistants
                   ;
                   Judges
                   also
                   were
                   established
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   said
                   Lord
                   President
                   in
                   great
                   State
                   brought
                   into
                   the
                   Town
                   ,
                   attended
                   by
                   a
                   great
                   Train
                   of
                   the
                   chief
                   Persons
                   thereabouts
                   ,
                   and
                   joyfully
                   welcomed
                   and
                   complemented
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Christmass
                   the
                   Honourable
                   Society
                   of
                   Lincolns-Inne
                   renewed
                   their
                   Custom
                   of
                   the
                   Inns
                   of
                   Court
                   ,
                   by
                   chusing
                   a
                   Prince
                   ,
                   who
                   during
                   the
                   Festival
                   commands
                   like
                   a
                   Soveraign
                   in
                   the
                   places
                   adjoyning
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Inne
                   :
                   the
                   Gentleman
                   chosen
                   this
                   time
                   was
                   one
                   
                     Iohn
                     Lort
                  
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   of
                   Wales
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   Prince
                   
                     Le
                     Grange
                  
                   :
                   he
                   gave
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   King
                   was
                   pleased
                   to
                   accept
                   a
                   Treatment
                   from
                   him
                   ;
                   the
                   Ceremonies
                   due
                   to
                   a
                   Prince
                   being
                   exactly
                   observed
                   in
                   every
                   respect
                   ,
                   a
                   Council
                   ,
                   Judges
                   ,
                   and
                   Officers
                   of
                   State
                   Honour
                   and
                   Nobility
                   attending
                   this
                   his
                   Highness
                   ,
                   whom
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   the
                   expiration
                   of
                   his
                   term
                   of
                   Royalty
                   made
                   a
                   Knight
                   Baronet
                   .
                   The
                   Marquess
                   Durazzo
                   Embassador
                   from
                   the
                   Republick
                   of
                   Genoa
                   was
                   about
                   this
                   time
                   honourably
                   received
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   attended
                   through
                   the
                   City
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Abraham
                     Williams
                  
                   his
                   house
                   by
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Carlisle
                   ;
                   Complemented
                   from
                   the
                   King
                   by
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Bullingbrook
                   ,
                   and
                   brought
                   to
                   Audience
                   by
                   the
                   Lord
                   Buckhurst
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   
                   Episcopacy
                   which
                   had
                   been
                   so
                   long
                   banished
                   thence
                   ,
                   was
                   now
                   reduced
                   with
                   all
                   gladness
                   and
                   testimonies
                   of
                   a
                   welcome
                   reception
                   ,
                   after
                   the
                   experience
                   of
                   so
                   many
                   miseries
                   and
                   confusions
                   which
                   had
                   befallen
                   that
                   Nation
                   ,
                   through
                   the
                   Fury
                   and
                   Zealotry
                   of
                   the
                   Kirk
                   .
                   The
                   four
                   Bishops
                   that
                   were
                   Consecrated
                   at
                   Lambeth
                   a
                   little
                   before
                   this
                   ,
                   whereof
                   Dr.
                   
                     Iames
                     Sharpe
                  
                   Arch-Bishop
                   of
                   St.
                   Andrews
                   Metropolitan
                   of
                   Scotland
                   was
                   one
                   ,
                   Consecrating
                   others
                   in
                   that
                   Kingdom
                   ;
                   the
                   whole
                   Order
                   being
                   there
                   defunct
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   long
                   Usurpation
                   of
                   the
                   Presbyterian
                   Discipline
                   .
                   To
                   the
                   confirmation
                   therefore
                   of
                   this
                   Sacred
                   resetled
                   Authority
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord-Commissioner
                   ,
                   with
                   most
                   of
                   the
                   Nobility
                   and
                   Gentry
                   accompanied
                   the
                   Arch-Bishop
                   of
                   Glascow
                   ,
                   where
                   the
                   Kirk-Rebellion
                   was
                   first
                   hatched
                   ,
                   to
                   that
                   City
                   ,
                   where
                   the
                   face
                   of
                   things
                   was
                   quite
                   altered
                   ;
                   no
                   Person
                   or
                   occasion
                   ever
                   welcomer
                   or
                   more
                   acceptable
                   than
                   this
                   ,
                   as
                   their
                   Bells
                   and
                   Bonefires
                   declared
                   .
                   And
                   here
                   the
                   Lord
                   Commissioner
                   put
                   
                   sorth
                   a
                   Proclamation
                   prohibiting
                   the
                   payment
                   of
                   any
                   Ecclesiastical
                   Rents
                   o
                   Tythe
                   ,
                   or
                   profits
                   of
                   the
                   Ministry
                   whatsoever
                   ,
                   to
                   any
                   who
                   in
                   a
                   short
                   time
                   limited
                   should
                   not
                   acknowledge
                   and
                   own
                   their
                   Diocesan
                   Bishop
                   and
                   his
                   Authority
                   ,
                   and
                   receive
                   Induction
                   from
                   him
                   .
                   Some
                   few
                   grand
                   Factious
                   Predicants
                   stood
                   out
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   cuted
                   of
                   their
                   Livings
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   the
                   most
                   unquiet
                   and
                   refractory
                   Commanded
                   to
                   depart
                   that
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   now
                   well
                   cleared
                   of
                   that
                   Clergy
                   ,
                   the
                   Original
                   and
                   Fountain
                   of
                   those
                   bitter
                   waters
                   and
                   Rivers
                   of
                   Blood
                   which
                   overflowed
                   the
                   three
                   Nations
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   like
                   Church-work
                   was
                   taken
                   in
                   hand
                   in
                   England
                   :
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   his
                   Entrance
                   into
                   London
                   ,
                   upon
                   his
                   Restitution-day
                   ,
                   May
                   29
                   ,
                   fadly
                   observed
                   ,
                   and
                   shook
                   his
                   Head
                   at
                   the
                   Ruines
                   of
                   St.
                   
                   Paul's
                   Cathedral
                   ▪
                   
                   and
                   therefore
                   the
                   first
                   vacancy
                   his
                   affairs
                   permitted
                   him
                   ,
                   was
                   bestowed
                   on
                   the
                   consideration
                   of
                   that
                   Religious
                   Structure
                   ;
                   and
                   thereupon
                   he
                   issued
                   out
                   a
                   Commission
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Orlando
                     Bridgeman
                  
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Ieoffery
                     Palmer
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   of
                   the
                   Long
                   Robe
                   ,
                   with
                   other
                   Gentlemen
                   ,
                   to
                   take
                   some
                   speedy
                   Order
                   for
                   the
                   Repair
                   thereof
                   :
                   and
                   to
                   that
                   pious
                   work
                   he
                   gave
                   the
                   Arrears
                   of
                   Impropriations
                   and
                   Ecclesiastical
                   Livings
                   excepted
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Act
                   of
                   Oblivion
                   ;
                   impowering
                   to
                   call
                   all
                   such
                   as
                   owed
                   any
                   Moneys
                   thereupon
                   to
                   account
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   lay
                   it
                   out
                   to
                   that
                   use
                   .
                   The
                   former
                   Dean
                   of
                   which
                   Cathedral
                   (
                   Dr.
                   Nicholas
                   ,
                   Brother
                   to
                   Master
                   Secretary
                   of
                   State
                   Sir
                   Edward
                   )
                   died
                   now
                   of
                   a
                   malignant
                   Feavor
                   ,
                   called
                   the
                   Country
                   new
                   Disease
                   :
                   and
                   Dr.
                   Barwick
                   ,
                   a
                   man
                   that
                   had
                   suffered
                   all
                   Extremities
                   even
                   of
                   Dungeon
                   and
                   Famine
                   in
                   the
                   Tower
                   from
                   the
                   Rump
                   ,
                   soon
                   after
                   the
                   King's
                   death
                   was
                   substituted
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   in
                   his
                   place
                   ,
                   it
                   being
                   reckoned
                   with
                   the
                   late
                   improvement
                   the
                   best
                   Deanry
                   now
                   in
                   England
                   .
                   
                   Soon
                   after
                   Dr.
                   Nicholas
                   ,
                   died
                   Dr.
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Monke
                  
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Hereford
                   ,
                   and
                   Brother
                   to
                   the
                   Noble
                   General
                   ,
                   whose
                   private
                   Contemplative
                   li●e
                   ,
                   was
                   no
                   less
                   observed
                   than
                   Jewels
                   in
                   the
                   dark
                   ,
                   which
                   then
                   shine
                   brightest
                   ;
                   his
                   Illustrious
                   Brother
                   governing
                   the
                   conspicuous
                   splendor
                   of
                   the
                   Times
                   ,
                   while
                   he
                   ruled
                   with
                   the
                   recluse
                   vertues
                   of
                   his
                   minde
                   in
                   the
                   obscurity
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   :
                   (
                   which
                   afterwards
                   spread
                   and
                   lustre
                   it
                   borrowed
                   from
                   the
                   Beams
                   of
                   this
                   its
                   Luminary
                   ,
                   though
                   now
                   suddenly
                   deprived
                   of
                   a
                   great
                   part
                   of
                   it
                   in
                   this
                   his
                   Setting
                   .
                   )
                   And
                   most
                   fit
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   his
                   Name
                   should
                   be
                   Canonized
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   ever
                   had
                   Sacred
                   in
                   our
                   Kalendar
                   and
                   Church-Annals
                   .
                   About
                   the
                   same
                   time
                   died
                   also
                   Dr.
                   
                     Brian
                     Walton
                  
                   Lord-Bishop
                   of
                   Chester
                   ,
                   famous
                   for
                   the
                   
                   Polyglotte-Bible
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Excellencies
                   becoming
                   a
                   Prelate
                   ;
                   nor
                   did
                   his
                   successor
                   Dr.
                   Ferne
                   many
                   weeks
                   outlive
                   him
                   ,
                   whose
                   defences
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   will
                   never
                   be
                   forgotten
                   .
                   And
                   lastly
                   died
                   Dr.
                   
                     Thomas
                     Fuller
                  
                   ,
                   known
                   by
                   his
                   several
                   Books
                   and
                   indefatigable
                   industry
                   ,
                   better
                   than
                   by
                   any
                   account
                   can
                   here
                   be
                   given
                   of
                   him
                   .
                   Such
                   a
                   Train
                   of
                   Scholars
                   and
                   Learned
                   men
                   did
                   barbarous
                   Death
                   lead
                   in
                   Triumph
                   to
                   the
                   Captivating
                   Grave
                   ,
                   that
                   her
                   envious
                   Pomp
                   might
                   draw
                   our
                   eye
                   and
                   tears
                   to
                   this
                   sad
                   spectacle
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   might
                   honourably
                   accompany
                   the
                   Fate
                   of
                   the
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Hereford
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   A
                   Fleet
                   was
                   Rigg'd
                   and
                   set
                   to
                   Sea
                   to
                   fetch
                   home
                   the
                   Queen
                   from
                   Portugal
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   carry
                   the
                   Forces
                   to
                   Tangier
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   delivered
                   by
                   the
                   Portugueze
                   Garrison
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Stayner
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   with
                   500
                   men
                   was
                   left
                   to
                   maintain
                   it
                   till
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Peterborough
                   ,
                   designed
                   for
                   that
                   Command
                   ,
                   should
                   arrive
                   .
                   And
                   for
                   the
                   Queens
                   own
                   Transportation
                   ,
                   the
                   
                     Royal
                     Charles
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   brought
                   the
                   King
                   from
                   Holland
                   ,
                   was
                   sent
                   with
                   this
                   Fleet.
                   In
                   the
                   mean
                   while
                   ,
                   the
                   Queen
                   of
                   Bohemia
                   the
                   King's
                   Aunt
                   died
                   ,
                   February
                   13.
                   aged
                   66
                   years
                   ,
                   having
                   been
                   out
                   of
                   England
                   49
                   years
                   ,
                   and
                   survived
                   all
                   the
                   misfortunes
                   of
                   her
                   Family
                   ,
                   which
                   almost
                   from
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   her
                   Marriage
                   in
                   1612.
                   on
                   St.
                   Valentines
                   day
                   (
                   on
                   the
                   eve
                   of
                   which
                   she
                   now
                   died
                   )
                   had
                   fallen
                   very
                   thick
                   ,
                   and
                   chiefly
                   and
                   solely
                   upon
                   it
                   :
                   
                   She
                   now
                   came
                   to
                   her
                   rest
                   among
                   her
                   Royal
                   Ancestors
                   and
                   Relations
                   ,
                   whose
                   Glories
                   and
                   Honours
                   she
                   left
                   more
                   flourishing
                   and
                   greater
                   than
                   ever
                   .
                   Her
                   Decease
                   was
                   followed
                   with
                   a
                   most
                   violent
                   and
                   Tempestuous
                   Winde
                   ,
                   February
                   the
                   18th
                   ,
                   (
                   by
                   which
                   several
                   persons
                   were
                   killed
                   ,
                   and
                   much
                   damage
                   done
                   in
                   all
                   parts
                   of
                   the
                   three
                   Kingdoms
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   Forrain
                   Countries
                   )
                   which
                   might
                   give
                   notice
                   ,
                   that
                   all
                   those
                   Troubles
                   and
                   Calamities
                   this
                   Princess
                   had
                   suffered
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   
                   which
                   most
                   parts
                   of
                   Europe
                   were
                   Tempested
                   ,
                   were
                   quite
                   blown
                   over
                   ,
                   and
                   she
                   gone
                   to
                   her
                   last
                   Repose
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   very
                   unfortunate
                   accident
                   happened
                   the
                   same
                   Month
                   ;
                   
                   The
                   Lord
                   Buckhurst
                   but
                   now
                   mentioned
                   ,
                   his
                   Brother
                   Mr.
                   
                     Edward
                     Sackvile
                  
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Bellasis
                  
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Bath
                   Son
                   and
                   Heir
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Bellasis
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Bellasis
                   Brother
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Faulconbridge
                   ,
                   and
                   Mr.
                   Wentworth
                   Son
                   to
                   Sir
                   George
                   ,
                   accompanying
                   an
                   acquaintance
                   out
                   of
                   Town
                   ,
                   upon
                   their
                   Return
                   ,
                   being
                   informed
                   there
                   were
                   High-way
                   men
                   and
                   Thieves
                   in
                   the
                   Road
                   ,
                   meeting
                   a
                   Tanner
                   ,
                   and
                   suspecting
                   him
                   for
                   one
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   after
                   some
                   resistance
                   made
                   by
                   him
                   ,
                   killed
                   him
                   :
                   for
                   this
                   mischance
                   they
                   were
                   Arraigned
                   at
                   the
                   Kings
                   Bench
                   Bar
                   ,
                   but
                   by
                   the
                   Iury
                   quitted
                   ;
                   it
                   not
                   being
                   probable
                   ,
                   that
                   Persons
                   of
                   their
                   Estates
                   and
                   Quality
                   would
                   set
                   upon
                   a
                   single
                   Person
                   to
                   do
                   him
                   injury
                   ,
                   but
                   it
                   might
                   happen
                   meerly
                   by
                   a
                   mistake
                   ,
                   and
                   good
                   intent
                   of
                   freeing
                   the
                   Road.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Parliament
                   had
                   under
                   their
                   consideration
                   the
                   bringing
                   of
                   Lambert
                   and
                   Vane
                   to
                   their
                   Tryal
                   ,
                   
                   being
                   excepted
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Act
                   of
                   Oblivion
                   ,
                   as
                   main
                   Authors
                   and
                   Contrivers
                   of
                   those
                   Troubles
                   in
                   the
                   Rebellion
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   desired
                   His
                   Majesty
                   that
                   he
                   would
                   be
                   pleased
                   to
                   send
                   for
                   them
                   from
                   their
                   remote
                   Prisons
                   they
                   were
                   in
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   might
                   be
                   brought
                   to
                   Tryal
                   ;
                   that
                   such
                   bold
                   Treasons
                   might
                   not
                   pass
                   with
                   impunity
                   .
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   hand
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   might
                   testifie
                   their
                   acknowledgments
                   to
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Albemarle
                   ,
                   of
                   his
                   great
                   merit
                   and
                   services
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Redemption
                   of
                   his
                   Country
                   ;
                   they
                   by
                   Act
                   now
                   resolved
                   to
                   settle
                   some
                   Mannors
                   and
                   Lands
                   upon
                   him
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   confirmed
                   the
                   Kings
                   Grants
                   and
                   Patents
                   ,
                   or
                   what
                   should
                   afterwards
                   by
                   Grants
                   or
                   Patents
                   be
                   conferred
                   on
                   him
                   .
                   The
                   Duke
                   of
                   Ormond
                   was
                   likewise
                   presented
                   with
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                   Thirty
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   in
                   Bills
                   of
                   Exchange
                   ,
                   as
                   a
                   gratuity
                   from
                   the
                   Parliament
                   of
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   the
                   Services
                   he
                   had
                   done
                   that
                   Kingdome
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   capacity
                   before
                   ;
                   where
                   also
                   the
                   Bill
                   of
                   settlement
                   of
                   Lands
                   was
                   the
                   sole
                   Affair
                   in
                   Debate
                   ,
                   the
                   difficulty
                   about
                   Claims
                   of
                   the
                   English
                   and
                   Irish
                   ,
                   intricating
                   and
                   perplexing
                   the
                   Bill
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   the
                   Dukes
                   presence
                   was
                   very
                   much
                   desired
                   ,
                   as
                   by
                   whose
                   prudence
                   ,
                   understanding
                   ,
                   and
                   competent
                   knowledge
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   his
                   equal
                   relation
                   to
                   both
                   Parties
                   ,
                   that
                   tedious
                   Work
                   could
                   only
                   be
                   accommodated
                   ,
                   which
                   brings
                   with
                   it
                   the
                   conclusion
                   of
                   the
                   year
                   1661
                   ,
                   the
                   14
                   th
                   year
                   of
                   the
                   King.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 1662.
                 
              
               
                 THE
                 beginning
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 year
                 ,
                 was
                 remarkable
                 with
                 a
                 very
                 notable
                 Providence
                 ,
                 which
                 for
                 the
                 more
                 compact
                 account
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 is
                 totally
                 referred
                 hither
                 .
                 It
                 hapned
                 ,
                 that
                 among
                 other
                 the
                 Fugitives
                 for
                 the
                 parricidial
                 Conspiracy
                 in
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                   Miles
                   Corbet
                
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Okey
                 ,
                 and
                 Col.
                 Barkstead
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 traversed
                 most
                 parts
                 of
                 Low
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 of
                 High
                 Germany
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 had
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 resided
                 at
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Hanow
                 ,
                 under
                 borrowed
                 names
                 ;
                 about
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 March
                 were
                 returned
                 to
                 Delf
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 having
                 appointed
                 their
                 Wives
                 to
                 meet
                 them
                 there
                 ,
                 to
                 understand
                 their
                 Affairs
                 in
                 England
                 ;
                 but
                 these
                 their
                 Letters
                 being
                 intercepted
                 and
                 opened
                 by
                 the
                 vigilance
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Downing
                
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Resident
                 at
                 the
                 Hag●e
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 all
                 three
                 taken
                 together
                 at
                 
                 Barkstead's
                 and
                 
                 Okey's
                 Lodging
                 ,
                 just
                 as
                 Corbet
                 after
                 Supper
                 was
                 going
                 home
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 Thief-takers
                 and
                 the
                 Marshal
                 of
                 that
                 Town
                 .
                 Okey
                 offered
                 a
                 resolute
                 Escape
                 ;
                 Barkstead
                 denyed
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 desired
                 he
                 might
                 fetch
                 his
                 Cloak
                 in
                 the
                 next
                 Room
                 ,
                 Corbet
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 said
                 )
                 having
                 taken
                 Physick
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 fell
                 a
                 Purging
                 upwards
                 and
                 downwards
                 in
                 a
                 very
                 strange
                 manner
                 .
                 Sir
                 George
                 himself
                 was
                 present
                 at
                 the
                 seizure
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 them
                 that
                 Night
                 secured
                 in
                 the
                 common
                 and
                 ordinary
                 Prison
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 conveyed
                 them
                 by
                 the
                 States
                 order
                 on
                 Board
                 the
                 Blackmore
                 Frigot
                 ,
                 then
                 accidentally
                 at
                 Helve●t-Sluce
                 ,
                 having
                 only
                 brought
                 over
                 Mr.
                 Armorer
                 sent
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 upon
                 special
                 occasions
                 .
                 
                 About
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 March
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 Gravesend
                 ,
                 where
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Robinson
                
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 by
                 Warrant
                 from
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Guard
                 carried
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ;
                 whence
                 on
                 the
                 16th
                 of
                 April
                 they
                 were
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Bench
                 Bar
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 demanded
                 what
                 they
                 could
                 say
                 for
                 themselves
                 ,
                 why
                 they
                 should
                 not
                 die
                 according
                 to
                 Law
                 ,
                 the
                 Act
                 of
                 Attainder
                 being
                 read
                 to
                 them
                 :
                 To
                 which
                 they
                 alledged
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 the
                 same
                 persons
                 mentioned
                 therein
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 Witnesses
                 being
                 ready
                 ,
                 were
                 called
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Jury
                 impannelled
                 ,
                 who
                 gave
                 verdict
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 the
                 same
                 persons
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chief
                 Justice
                 Foster
                 proceeded
                 to
                 Sentence
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 the
                 former
                 complices
                 and
                 sufferers
                 for
                 that
                 Fact
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 was
                 Executed
                 on
                 
                   Saturday
                   ,
                   April
                
                 the
                 19
                 ,
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 with
                 better
                 ends
                 than
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 acknowledged
                 their
                 resolved
                 acquiescence
                 under
                 the
                 Kings
                 Government
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 exhorted
                 others
                 to
                 do
                 so
                 ;
                 especially
                 Colonel
                 Okey
                 ,
                 a
                 person
                 that
                 for
                 his
                 valour
                 and
                 other
                 good
                 qualities
                 was
                 pitied
                 by
                 all
                 men
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 being
                 so
                 blinded
                 and
                 ensnared
                 in
                 this
                 Crime
                 to
                 his
                 destruction
                 .
                 They
                 all
                 pretended
                 no
                 malice
                 to
                 his
                 late
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 mistake
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Authority
                 for
                 good
                 and
                 sufficient
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 were
                 all
                 three
                 Hanged
                 ,
                 Bowelled
                 ,
                 and
                 Quartered
                 ;
                 but
                 his
                 Majesty
                 was
                 graciously
                 pleased
                 ,
                 
                 out
                 of
                 regard
                 to
                 Colonel
                 
                 Okey's
                 Christian
                 and
                 dutiful
                 carriage
                 ,
                 to
                 return
                 his
                 Quarters
                 to
                 his
                 Friends
                 to
                 be
                 interred
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 done
                 in
                 the
                 Chappel
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Rites
                 appointed
                 in
                 the
                 Common-Prayer
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 unruly
                 concourse
                 of
                 the
                 Fanaticks
                 ,
                 who
                 assembled
                 in
                 multitudes
                 to
                 accompany
                 his
                 Corps
                 ,
                 insomuch
                 that
                 the
                 Sheriffs
                 were
                 forced
                 to
                 disperse
                 them
                 .
                 
                 Barkstead's
                 and
                 
                 Corbet's
                 quarters
                 were
                 set
                 upon
                 the
                 Gates
                 ,
                 the
                 Head
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 upon
                 a
                 Pole
                 on
                 
                   Traytors
                   Gate
                
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ;
                 and
                 
                 Corbet's
                 on
                 London-Bridge
                 .
                 For
                 this
                 kindeness
                 and
                 civility
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 States
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 ordered
                 his
                 Resident
                 to
                 thank
                 them
                 in
                 his
                 Name
                 ;
                 from
                 which
                 parts
                 several
                 of
                 the
                 Fanaticks
                 that
                 fled
                 thither
                 upon
                 the
                 Kings
                 Restitution
                 ,
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 travelled
                 into
                 Germany
                 ,
                 an
                 invitation
                 being
                 published
                 from
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Princes
                 there
                 ,
                 for
                 all
                 Nations
                 to
                 come
                 and
                 inhabit
                 (
                 with
                 full
                 priviledges
                 and
                 immunities
                 )
                 certain
                 waste
                 places
                 of
                 his
                 Dominions
                 ;
                 and
                 an
                 invitation
                 was
                 sent
                 hither
                 from
                 them
                 to
                 others
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 principles
                 to
                 follow
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Her
                 Majesty
                 Queen
                 Catharina
                 was
                 now
                 expected
                 to
                 be
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 his
                 Majesty
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 acquainted
                 them
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 desired
                 that
                 as
                 a
                 Complement
                 to
                 her
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 cause
                 the
                 Highways
                 and
                 Streets
                 of
                 London
                 to
                 be
                 fitted
                 and
                 cleansed
                 against
                 her
                 reception
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 what
                 hast
                 with
                 convenience
                 they
                 could
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 dispatch
                 of
                 those
                 Bills
                 under
                 their
                 consideration
                 .
                 And
                 soon
                 after
                 ,
                 to
                 remedy
                 the
                 perversness
                 and
                 obstinacy
                 of
                 the
                 Quakers
                 against
                 taking
                 the
                 Oaths
                 of
                 Allegeance
                 and
                 Supremacy
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 meeting
                 (
                 and
                 Conventicling
                 publickly
                 together
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 pestring
                 of
                 the
                 prisons
                 whither
                 they
                 were
                 Committed
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Enthusiast
                 tricks
                 (
                 one
                 Thomas
                 formerly
                 a
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 that
                 party
                 ,
                 poysoning
                 himself
                 ;
                 and
                 one
                 Powel
                 a
                 Widdow
                 poysoning
                 of
                 her
                 Son-in-law
                 and
                 another
                 person
                 )
                 a
                 Bill
                 was
                 passed
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Bill
                 for
                 High-ways
                 ,
                 now
                 ready
                 for
                 the
                 King's
                 assent
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 gave
                 by
                 his
                 Commission
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Albemarle
                 ,
                 and
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchester
                 .
                 By
                 this
                 Act
                 several
                 inconvenient
                 passages
                 in
                 London
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 enlarged
                 ,
                 and
                 Houses
                 that
                 jutted
                 into
                 the
                 street
                 and
                 obstructed
                 the
                 ways
                 ,
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 pulled
                 down
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 Ludgate-hill
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 South-side
                 of
                 the
                 street
                 ,
                 and
                 elsewhere
                 .
              
               
                 Having
                 but
                 onely
                 mentioned
                 the
                 Kings
                 Declaration
                 of
                 his
                 Marriage
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 choice
                 ,
                 whereof
                 both
                 the
                 Lords
                 and
                 Commons
                 returned
                 him
                 their
                 thanks
                 ;
                 it
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 impertinent
                 in
                 this
                 place
                 to
                 give
                 a
                 larger
                 and
                 fuller
                 account
                 thereof
                 .
                 This
                 Royal
                 Bride
                 Heaven
                 had
                 more
                 especially
                 prepared
                 and
                 predisposed
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 Family
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 Portugal
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 having
                 suffered
                 an
                 Ecclipse
                 by
                 the
                 powerful
                 interposition
                 of
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Monarchy
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 neer
                 an
                 hundred
                 years
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 revisited
                 in
                 its
                 Splendor
                 in
                 the
                 assumption
                 of
                 Iohn
                 (
                 Duke
                 of
                 Braganza
                 )
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 that
                 Name
                 King
                 of
                 
                 Portugal
                 ,
                 by
                 almost
                 as
                 miraculous
                 a
                 Turn
                 as
                 that
                 of
                 our
                 Captivity
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Restitution
                 .
                 So
                 Providence
                 was
                 pleased
                 to
                 adapt
                 and
                 fit
                 both
                 these
                 Princes
                 Conditions
                 and
                 Estates
                 to
                 this
                 happy
                 juncture
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 this
                 Royal
                 and
                 happy
                 Estate
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 designed
                 by
                 King
                 Iohn
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 our
                 Troubles
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 Reign
                 ;
                 and
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Acts
                 of
                 State
                 he
                 did
                 with
                 us
                 ,
                 managed
                 here
                 by
                 
                   Don
                   Antonio
                   de
                   Souza
                
                 his
                 Embassadour
                 hither
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 very
                 instrumental
                 in
                 transacting
                 His
                 late
                 Majesties
                 Affairs
                 of
                 Forraign
                 Concernments
                 ,
                 receiving
                 and
                 returning
                 his
                 Dispatches
                 .
                 One
                 Ingredient
                 no
                 doubt
                 in
                 point
                 of
                 Civility
                 and
                 Honour
                 ,
                 among
                 those
                 other
                 of
                 Affection
                 and
                 Interest
                 ,
                 that
                 make
                 up
                 this
                 Princely
                 Match
                 .
                 These
                 were
                 something
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 his
                 Majesties
                 reflection
                 on
                 his
                 Personal
                 picque
                 with
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 very
                 much
                 disobliged
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Usurpation
                 ,
                 by
                 courting
                 and
                 owning
                 his
                 Rebels
                 ,
                 to
                 satisfie
                 himself
                 of
                 some
                 pretended
                 injuries
                 done
                 him
                 by
                 his
                 Grandfather
                 and
                 Father
                 ,
                 by
                 loss
                 of
                 his
                 Spanish
                 Fleet
                 in
                 the
                 Downs
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 a
                 most
                 inviting
                 opportunity
                 here
                 to
                 remember
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 the
                 return
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Conde
                   de
                   Mello
                
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Articles
                 of
                 Treaty
                 and
                 Marriage
                 to
                 Lisbon
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 presently
                 noysed
                 about
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 loudly
                 reported
                 from
                 all
                 the
                 Cannon
                 in
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 both
                 Portuges
                 and
                 Forraigners
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 means
                 ,
                 without
                 further
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 publick
                 about
                 the
                 Town
                 ;
                 who
                 like
                 over-joyed
                 People
                 ,
                 betook
                 themselves
                 to
                 the
                 presentest
                 ,
                 yet
                 most
                 solemn
                 de
                 monstrations
                 thereof
                 ,
                 by
                 Bonfires
                 and
                 Entertainments
                 ,
                 &c.
                 the
                 Streets
                 resounding
                 with
                 Healths
                 ,
                 
                   al
                   Re
                   del
                   Grand
                   Brettanna
                
                 ;
                 which
                 continued
                 that
                 Night
                 and
                 the
                 next
                 Day
                 .
              
               
                 Not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 by
                 an
                 Express
                 from
                 England
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 her
                 ,
                 she
                 was
                 Complemented
                 with
                 the
                 Stile
                 of
                 Queen
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ;
                 which
                 put
                 that
                 Court
                 into
                 a
                 new
                 Splendor
                 ,
                 both
                 to
                 her
                 Retinue
                 and
                 Attendance
                 ;
                 and
                 all
                 Honours
                 and
                 Duties
                 done
                 her
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 she
                 were
                 actually
                 Crowned
                 .
                 It
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 much
                 material
                 to
                 insist
                 on
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 particulars
                 ,
                 viz.
                 those
                 several
                 Messages
                 sent
                 and
                 returned
                 betwixt
                 those
                 two
                 Royal
                 Lovers
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 intercourse
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Two
                 Crowns
                 in
                 point
                 of
                 Alliance
                 and
                 Security
                 ;
                 nor
                 the
                 numerous
                 resort
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 every
                 day
                 to
                 Worship
                 this
                 Sun
                 of
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 and
                 pay
                 their
                 Early
                 Devotions
                 to
                 her
                 :
                 It
                 will
                 be
                 more
                 unnecessary
                 to
                 relate
                 those
                 Romances
                 and
                 Fictions
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Phanatick
                 Crew
                 at
                 Home
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 were
                 a
                 Fleet
                 of
                 Spaniards
                 and
                 Hollanders
                 that
                 lay
                 ready
                 in
                 her
                 way
                 to
                 intercept
                 her
                 Passage
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 will
                 only
                 mention
                 the
                 happy
                 Arrival
                 of
                 that
                 Fleet
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Charles
                
                 from
                 England
                 ,
                 (
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Fa●shaw
                
                 sent
                 to
                 salute
                 the
                 Queen
                 for
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 who
                 now
                 impatiently
                 expected
                 her
                 Arrival
                 ,
                 as
                 did
                 the
                 whole
                 Nation
                 together
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 )
                 Just
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 now
                 the
                 second
                 time
                 visited
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 being
                 appointed
                 to
                 attend
                 her
                 departure
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 convey
                 her
                 into
                 England
                 ;
                 the
                 King
                 her
                 Brother
                 ,
                 and
                 Mother
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Nobles
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Court
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 solemn
                 Procession
                 and
                 Cavalcade
                 from
                 his
                 Palace
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 English
                 Gallantry
                 there
                 present
                 assisted
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 her
                 ,
                 till
                 she
                 Arrived
                 at
                 the
                 River-side
                 (
                 the
                 Golden
                 Tagus
                 )
                 where
                 she
                 entred
                 a
                 Stately
                 Brigandine
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Naval
                 Triumphs
                 commenced
                 their
                 Glory
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Queen
                 were
                 reimbarqued
                 for
                 Lisbon
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 returned
                 with
                 the
                 discharge
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Cannon
                 ,
                 the
                 Fleet
                 immediately
                 with
                 a
                 fair
                 wind
                 and
                 leading
                 Gale
                 ,
                 began
                 their
                 course
                 ,
                 being
                 as
                 they
                 past
                 the
                 River
                 saluted
                 by
                 all
                 the
                 Block-Houses
                 ,
                 Forts
                 ,
                 and
                 Castles
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 imitation
                 of
                 their
                 Thunder
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 Night
                 ,
                 and
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 Wind
                 and
                 Weather
                 was
                 very
                 propitious
                 ;
                 but
                 then
                 coming
                 clear
                 about
                 and
                 contrary
                 ,
                 it
                 so
                 retarded
                 the
                 Voyage
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 a
                 Fortnights
                 time
                 they
                 hardly
                 got
                 into
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 Bay
                 of
                 Biscay
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Queens
                 Majesty
                 dispatcht
                 away
                 Mr.
                 Montague
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Tho.
                   Sands
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Douglas
                
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 29
                 of
                 April
                 at
                 Seven
                 at
                 Night
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 an
                 account
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Her
                 Condition
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 untowardliness
                 and
                 averseness
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Wind
                 had
                 much
                 altered
                 ,
                 by
                 protracting
                 her
                 longing
                 desires
                 of
                 meeting
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 also
                 incommodating
                 her
                 by
                 the
                 tossing
                 and
                 topping
                 of
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 she
                 lay
                 sick
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Voyage
                 ;
                 until
                 about
                 Fifth
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 with
                 indefatigable
                 working
                 and
                 skill
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 reached
                 the
                 Islands
                 of
                 Scilly
                 ▪
                 the
                 furthermost
                 Western
                 Dominions
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Her
                 Arrival
                 had
                 been
                 every
                 day
                 expected
                 a
                 fortnight
                 before
                 ;
                 which
                 caused
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 send
                 down
                 his
                 only
                 Brother
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 Lord
                 High
                 Admiral
                 ,
                 to
                 attend
                 on
                 her
                 upon
                 the
                 Coast
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Complement
                 her
                 in
                 his
                 Name
                 :
                 whereupon
                 his
                 Highness
                 hasted
                 to
                 Portsmouth
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 Eleventh
                 of
                 May
                 attended
                 by
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 Suffolk
                 and
                 Chesterfield
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Berckley
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Persons
                 of
                 Quality
                 ,
                 went
                 aboard
                 the
                 stately
                 Yacht
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Amsterdam
                 presented
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 Coast
                 about
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 to
                 meet
                 her
                 Majesty
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 Sir
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Douglas
                
                 making
                 towards
                 Portsmouth
                 with
                 an
                 Express
                 from
                 her
                 Majesty
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 was
                 met
                 by
                 his
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 five
                 Leagues
                 off
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 who
                 commanded
                 him
                 back
                 with
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 Fleet.
                 On
                 Sunday
                 morning
                 about
                 ten
                 a
                 Clock
                 ,
                 they
                 discovered
                 the
                 Royal
                 Iames
                 ;
                 but
                 there
                 was
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 Calm
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 reach
                 the
                 Royal
                 Charles
                 till
                 six
                 at
                 Evening
                 .
                 No
                 sooner
                 had
                 the
                 General
                 espied
                 his
                 Highness
                 Yacht
                 ,
                 but
                 he
                 went
                 out
                 in
                 his
                 Barge
                 to
                 meet
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 Royal
                 Banner
                 being
                 all
                 the
                 while
                 vayl'd
                 till
                 he
                 was
                 aboard
                 .
                 When
                 his
                 Highness
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 Ship
                 ,
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 gave
                 three
                 several
                 shouts
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 great
                 Guns
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Charles
                
                 (
                 which
                 from
                 that
                 time
                 to
                 the
                 Queens
                 Entrance
                 had
                 been
                 silent
                 )
                 proclaimed
                 his
                 Welcome
                 ;
                 after
                 which
                 ,
                 several
                 Ships
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 paid
                 him
                 their
                 Salutes
                 .
                 Being
                 conducted
                 to
                 her
                 Majesties
                 Cabbin
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 placed
                 in
                 a
                 Chair
                 on
                 her
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 where
                 after
                 several
                 expressions
                 of
                 Joy
                 for
                 her
                 Majesties
                 happy
                 Arrival
                 on
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 presented
                 his
                 Majesties
                 high
                 respects
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 exceeding
                 Affection
                 for
                 Her
                 ;
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 took
                 his
                 leave
                 ,
                 to
                 retire
                 himself
                 to
                 his
                 Yacht
                 for
                 that
                 Night
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 next
                 morning
                 Sir
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Douglas
                
                 was
                 again
                 dispatched
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 illustrious
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Duke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 and
                 Earls
                 ;
                 but
                 was
                 forced
                 to
                 Tide
                 it
                 thence
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 lay
                 at
                 Anchor
                 ,
                 and
                 could
                 not
                 reach
                 Portsmouth
                 till
                 the
                 Evening
                 ,
                 Thirteenth
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 Sir
                 Ioseph
                 took
                 Post
                 ,
                 leaving
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 to
                 make
                 preparation
                 for
                 the
                 Reception
                 of
                 her
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 
                 That
                 Night
                 the
                 Royal
                 Fleet
                 with
                 the
                 Princely
                 Bride
                 came
                 to
                 St.
                 Helens
                 point
                 ,
                 the
                 Eastermost
                 Promontory
                 of
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 almost
                 opposite
                 to
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 ,
                 had
                 it
                 not
                 been
                 too
                 bold
                 an
                 adventure
                 to
                 hazard
                 her
                 Majesty
                 in
                 that
                 narrow
                 Streight
                 of
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 Night-Tide
                 ,
                 they
                 might
                 have
                 reached
                 Portsmouth
                 the
                 next
                 morning
                 ;
                 but
                 making
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Day-tide
                 ,
                 which
                 served
                 about
                 Ten
                 of
                 the
                 Clock
                 ,
                 on
                 Wednesday
                 the
                 Fourteenth
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 the
                 Queen
                 landed
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 about
                 Four
                 of
                 the
                 Clock
                 in
                 the
                 Afternoon
                 ,
                 where
                 She
                 was
                 received
                 with
                 all
                 possible
                 demonstrations
                 of
                 Honour
                 ;
                 the
                 Nobility
                 and
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 and
                 Multitudes
                 of
                 Londoners
                 ,
                 in
                 most
                 rich
                 Apparel
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 great
                 numbers
                 ,
                 waiting
                 on
                 the
                 Shore
                 for
                 her
                 Landing
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Major
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Principal
                 Persons
                 of
                 that
                 Corporation
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 their
                 Gowns
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 a
                 Present
                 and
                 Speech
                 ,
                 ready
                 to
                 entertain
                 Her
                 ;
                 the
                 Cannon
                 and
                 small
                 shot
                 ,
                 both
                 from
                 round
                 that
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 Ecchoing
                 to
                 one
                 another
                 the
                 loud
                 Proclamations
                 of
                 their
                 Joy.
                 
              
               
                 
                 The
                 King
                 having
                 received
                 the
                 express
                 of
                 his
                 Queens
                 Landing
                 ,
                 prepared
                 to
                 be
                 gone
                 forthwith
                 ,
                 to
                 Salute
                 her
                 upon
                 her
                 Arrival
                 :
                 but
                 his
                 great
                 Affairs
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 Bills
                 to
                 be
                 ratified
                 by
                 him
                 into
                 Acts
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 not
                 quite
                 ready
                 for
                 his
                 Royal
                 Assent
                 ,
                 delayed
                 him
                 at
                 Whitehall
                 till
                 Monday-night
                 the
                 19
                 th
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 having
                 sent
                 before
                 him
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 departed
                 the
                 Seventeenth
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 Solemnizing
                 of
                 the
                 Marriage
                 aforesaid
                 .
              
               
                 Which
                 Bills
                 being
                 numerous
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 important
                 ,
                 when
                 passed
                 into
                 Acts
                 ,
                 set
                 us
                 right
                 where
                 we
                 were
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 Twenty
                 years
                 ,
                 designing
                 and
                 enacting
                 Remedies
                 against
                 those
                 Mischiefs
                 which
                 prevailed
                 against
                 the
                 happy
                 Estate
                 of
                 
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 before
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 their
                 Act
                 passed
                 in
                 the
                 former
                 Session
                 against
                 Armed
                 ,
                 or
                 Army-like
                 Multitudes
                 ,
                 and
                 number
                 of
                 Petitioners
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 not
                 to
                 exceed
                 seven
                 or
                 eight
                 ;
                 and
                 have
                 ,
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 humane
                 Wisdome
                 can
                 ,
                 
                   provided
                   against
                   the
                   like
                   dangers
                   of
                   our
                   late
                   Confusions
                   .
                
              
               
                 There
                 passed
                 likewise
                 many
                 several
                 private
                 Bills
                 for
                 selling
                 of
                 Lands
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 alienating
                 them
                 for
                 payment
                 of
                 Debts
                 ;
                 which
                 gave
                 his
                 Majesty
                 occasion
                 to
                 take
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 depravity
                 and
                 corruption
                 of
                 manners
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 times
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 declare
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 goodness
                 in
                 passing
                 them
                 now
                 ,
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 brought
                 into
                 precedent
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 himself
                 would
                 become
                 an
                 example
                 of
                 frugality
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 provide
                 sumptuary
                 Laws
                 against
                 the
                 Excess
                 and
                 Vanity
                 of
                 the
                 Age
                 ,
                 whose
                 looseness
                 and
                 superfluity
                 did
                 so
                 sadly
                 affect
                 him
                 .
                 But
                 to
                 return
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 having
                 Signed
                 all
                 the
                 Acts
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 now
                 so
                 many
                 wholesome
                 and
                 good
                 Laws
                 ,
                 as
                 no
                 Age
                 of
                 our
                 Fore-fathers
                 can
                 boast
                 of
                 ,
                 to
                 adorn
                 and
                 Honour
                 his
                 Queens
                 Arrival
                 ,
                 posted
                 away
                 at
                 Nine
                 a
                 Clock
                 that
                 Night
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 ordinary
                 Guards
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                 Northumberland's
                 Coach
                 ,
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 with
                 him
                 only
                 ,
                 to
                 Kingston
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 came
                 soon
                 after
                 Ten
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 that
                 Town
                 entered
                 into
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                 Chesterfield's
                 ,
                 there
                 set
                 ready
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                 York's
                 Guards
                 to
                 attend
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 before
                 Twelve
                 at
                 Night
                 to
                 Guilford
                 ,
                 being
                 Twenty
                 five
                 miles
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 Lodged
                 that
                 Night
                 ,
                 and
                 next
                 morning
                 Posted
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 speed
                 to
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 arrived
                 about
                 Noon
                 ;
                 and
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 Queens
                 indisposedness
                 ,
                 which
                 yet
                 held
                 her
                 in
                 her
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 satisfied
                 himself
                 by
                 giving
                 her
                 a
                 Visit
                 privately
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 withdrew
                 to
                 his
                 own
                 appartments
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 it
                 pleased
                 God
                 to
                 restore
                 her
                 Majesty
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 degree
                 of
                 Health
                 ,
                 that
                 she
                 was
                 able
                 to
                 Consummate
                 the
                 Marriage
                 Sacred
                 Rites
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 performed
                 in
                 that
                 Town
                 ,
                 in
                 private
                 ;
                 after
                 which
                 the
                 Nuptials
                 were
                 concluded
                 there
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Bedding
                 his
                 Queen
                 that
                 night
                 .
              
               
                 During
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 stay
                 ,
                 Visits
                 were
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Grandees
                 of
                 Portugal
                 who
                 came
                 over
                 with
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 by
                 all
                 the
                 English
                 Lords
                 and
                 Ladies
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 them
                 again
                 returned
                 ,
                 until
                 the
                 removal
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 next
                 week
                 to
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 thence
                 to
                 Farnham
                 ,
                 to
                 Windsor-Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Hampton-Court
                 ,
                 where
                 their
                 Majesties
                 took
                 up
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Summer
                 1662.
                 as
                 well
                 for
                 the
                 Salubrity
                 as
                 Majesty
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 being
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Magnificent
                 Structures
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Royal
                 Palaces
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 the
                 Queen
                 received
                 the
                 Addresses
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Submissions
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Deputies
                 for
                 the
                 Cities
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 more
                 particularly
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Wylde
                
                 their
                 Recorder
                 (
                 who
                 pronounced
                 a
                 Spanish
                 Oration
                 )
                 presented
                 her
                 with
                 a
                 Purse
                 of
                 Gold
                 ,
                 Iune
                 2.
                 
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 Twenty
                 third
                 of
                 August
                 she
                 was
                 in
                 great
                 Triumph
                 brought
                 by
                 Water
                 from
                 Hampton-Court
                 to
                 finish
                 her
                 Voyage
                 to
                 Whitehall
                 ;
                 all
                 the
                 Companies
                 in
                 their
                 Barges
                 nobly
                 set
                 out
                 ,
                 attending
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 at
                 this
                 Solemnity
                 ;
                 and
                 several
                 Pageants
                 were
                 placed
                 upon
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 and
                 Speeches
                 designed
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 made
                 a
                 very
                 noble
                 sight
                 ,
                 illustrated
                 by
                 the
                 rich
                 and
                 glorious
                 setting
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Barge
                 .
                 About
                 seven
                 at
                 night
                 ,
                 their
                 Majesties
                 arrived
                 to
                 that
                 Palace
                 ;
                 as
                 somewhat
                 before
                 ,
                 the
                 Queen-Mother
                 ,
                 being
                 fetch'd
                 and
                 attended
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Saint
                 Albans
                 ,
                 arrived
                 at
                 Greenwich
                 ,
                 where
                 for
                 a
                 while
                 after
                 she
                 resided
                 ,
                 till
                 her
                 setling
                 at
                 Somerset-House
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 abode
                 of
                 her
                 remaining
                 Widdowhood
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Ireland
                 had
                 likewise
                 agreed
                 upon
                 an
                 Act
                 for
                 raising
                 One
                 hundred
                 and
                 twenty
                 thousand
                 pound
                 ,
                 in
                 two
                 years
                 ,
                 by
                 Subsidies
                 .
                 In
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 six
                 Bishops
                 were
                 Consecrated
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Abbey-Church
                 of
                 Holy-Rood-House
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 with
                 great
                 satisfaction
                 and
                 solemnity
                 ;
                 where
                 also
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 gratiously
                 Pardoned
                 Lorn
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 
                 Arguile's
                 Son
                 ,
                 
                 his
                 Life
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 forfeited
                 by
                 judgment
                 in
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 the
                 merciful
                 disposition
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 declining
                 the
                 instigates
                 of
                 his
                 justice
                 against
                 the
                 demerits
                 of
                 so
                 obnoxious
                 and
                 Capital
                 a
                 Deliquent
                 .
              
               
               
                 While
                 the
                 main
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 General
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 ,
                 was
                 upon
                 return
                 with
                 the
                 Queen
                 from
                 Lisbon
                 ,
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lawson
                
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Frigots
                 left
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 yet
                 plyed
                 to
                 and
                 fro
                 about
                 the
                 
                 Barbary-shore
                 ,
                 taking
                 and
                 sacking
                 all
                 Vessels
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Pyratical
                 Trade
                 of
                 those
                 Places
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 almost
                 breaking
                 the
                 Nest
                 of
                 those
                 Infidel
                 Thieves
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 Twentieth
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 having
                 notice
                 of
                 some
                 of
                 their
                 Ships
                 in
                 a
                 Port
                 called
                 Bugia
                 ,
                 he
                 fell
                 in
                 with
                 his
                 Frigots
                 in
                 spight
                 of
                 their
                 Castles
                 and
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 burnt
                 and
                 rendred
                 them
                 unserviceable
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 out
                 again
                 with
                 little
                 loss
                 ,
                 April
                 the
                 Twentieth
                 ;
                 which
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 despair
                 of
                 being
                 rid
                 of
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 made
                 the
                 
                   Algier
                   Bashaw
                
                 stoop
                 now
                 to
                 the
                 offer
                 of
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 former
                 Articles
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 required
                 advantage
                 to
                 our
                 Commerce
                 in
                 those
                 Ports
                 and
                 Seas
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 sent
                 from
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lawson
                
                 about
                 Iune
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Hampton-Court
                 ,
                 who
                 very
                 well
                 approved
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 the
                 Dutch
                 having
                 concluded
                 a
                 very
                 shameful
                 Peace
                 or
                 Truce
                 with
                 them
                 about
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Our
                 Prossession
                 of
                 Tangier
                 alarm'd
                 the
                 adjacent
                 African
                 Potentates
                 with
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 our
                 encroachments
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Fame
                 of
                 our
                 Warlike
                 Martial
                 Atchievements
                 by
                 Land
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 by
                 Sea
                 ;
                 which
                 consideration
                 drew
                 down
                 into
                 the
                 confines
                 of
                 that
                 Place
                 one
                 Gayland
                 a
                 Warlike
                 Prince
                 ,
                 but
                 then
                 a
                 Rebel
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Morocco
                 and
                 Fez
                 ,
                 and
                 usurping
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Dominions
                 ;
                 who
                 continued
                 there
                 ,
                 appearing
                 and
                 disappering
                 for
                 a
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 upon
                 pretence
                 of
                 a
                 League
                 and
                 Friendship
                 ,
                 when
                 meeting
                 of
                 a
                 suddain
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 ranging
                 thereabouts
                 with
                 his
                 Horse
                 (
                 the
                 swiftest
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 )
                 with
                 some
                 of
                 our
                 Forces
                 Forraging
                 for
                 Provision
                 and
                 Horse-meat
                 ,
                 he
                 surprized
                 and
                 defeated
                 them
                 .
                 Their
                 manner
                 of
                 fight
                 being
                 to
                 leave
                 and
                 take
                 as
                 they
                 see
                 advantage
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 do
                 with
                 very
                 active
                 and
                 quick
                 force
                 and
                 resolution
                 .
                 Since
                 ,
                 we
                 requited
                 it
                 upon
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 venturing
                 straglers
                 :
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 he
                 came
                 very
                 freely
                 and
                 entred
                 into
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 finished
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 in
                 good
                 Amity
                 at
                 present
                 with
                 us
                 .
                 Shortly
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Peterborough
                 returned
                 thence
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 his
                 Majesty
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Rutherford
                 late
                 Governour
                 of
                 Dunkirk
                 ,
                 and
                 newly
                 made
                 Earl
                 of
                 Tiviot
                 ,
                 is
                 now
                 the
                 Governour
                 thereof
                 ;
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Alsop
                 ,
                 an
                 antient
                 Souldier
                 throughout
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 Commands
                 under
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 hath
                 made
                 it
                 a
                 Free
                 Port
                 ,
                 and
                 granted
                 it
                 all
                 the
                 Priviledges
                 of
                 a
                 Merchant-City
                 ,
                 being
                 seated
                 very
                 conveniently
                 for
                 Commerce
                 ,
                 especially
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 security
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Trinity-Term
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Lambert
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 request
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 brought
                 from
                 their
                 remote
                 Prisons
                 in
                 Scilly
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 were
                 Arraigned
                 Iune
                 the
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 before
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Foster
                
                 Lord
                 chief
                 Justice
                 at
                 the
                 Kings
                 Bench
                 Bar
                 ,
                 and
                 Indicted
                 ;
                 Sir
                 Henry
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 imagining
                 and
                 compassing
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 taking
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 usurping
                 the
                 Government
                 ;
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Lambert
                 ,
                 for
                 Levying
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 
                   Middlesex
                   ,
                   Cheshire
                   ,
                   Yorkshire
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 Sir
                 Henry
                 Pleaded
                 the
                 Authority
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 justified
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 the
                 Court
                 to
                 a
                 deal
                 of
                 needless
                 trouble
                 and
                 impertinent
                 repetition
                 ,
                 but
                 disowned
                 his
                 medling
                 or
                 making
                 with
                 the
                 Kings
                 Death
                 .
                 Colonel
                 Lambert
                 behaved
                 himself
                 very
                 civilly
                 and
                 respectively
                 to
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 pleaded
                 as
                 his
                 last
                 Plea
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 did
                 not
                 appear
                 by
                 any
                 additional
                 word
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 the
                 same
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lambert
                
                 mentioned
                 in
                 the
                 Indictment
                 :
                 but
                 he
                 was
                 told
                 it
                 was
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lambert
                
                 Esquire
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 he
                 confessed
                 civilly
                 his
                 not
                 minding
                 it
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 submitted
                 .
                 The
                 Counsel
                 then
                 craved
                 Judgment
                 against
                 him
                 ;
                 the
                 Sollicitor-General
                 saying
                 ,
                 That
                 good
                 manners
                 cannot
                 commute
                 for
                 Treason
                 .
                 Both
                 were
                 Sentenced
                 as
                 Traytors
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Colonel
                 Reprieved
                 at
                 the
                 Bar
                 by
                 the
                 King's
                 favour
                 ,
                 and
                 regard
                 had
                 to
                 the
                 report
                 the
                 Justices
                 had
                 given
                 him
                 of
                 his
                 submissive
                 and
                 handsome
                 deportment
                 at
                 his
                 Tryal
                 and
                 therefore
                 desired
                 the
                 Judges
                 to
                 return
                 unto
                 his
                 Majesty
                 his
                 most
                 humble
                 thanks
                 for
                 his
                 so
                 unexpected
                 mercy
                 (
                 which
                 the
                 Judges
                 said
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 )
                 once
                 thought
                 to
                 be
                 extended
                 to
                 Sir
                 Henry
                 ,
                 if
                 his
                 frowardness
                 and
                 contemptuous
                 behaviour
                 had
                 not
                 precluded
                 the
                 way
                 to
                 it
                 :
                 He
                 nevertheless
                 had
                 this
                 favour
                 shown
                 him
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 intercession
                 of
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Relations
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 had
                 deserved
                 well
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 his
                 service
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 his
                 Majestie
                 mitigated
                 the
                 Sentence
                 to
                 a
                 Beheading
                 only
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 Executed
                 on
                 the
                 Fourteenth
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 Scaffold
                 at
                 Tower-Hill
                 (
                 where
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 bled
                 first
                 by
                 his
                 Fathers
                 Treachery
                 ,
                 )
                 and
                 there
                 he
                 ran
                 out
                 into
                 Treasonable
                 Discourses
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 stopt
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 warnings
                 ,
                 his
                 Notes
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 from
                 him
                 ;
                 which
                 to
                 prevent
                 ,
                 he
                 tore
                 them
                 in
                 pieces
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 that
                 Passion
                 submitted
                 to
                 the
                 Block
                 .
              
               
                 Several
                 Contrivances
                 and
                 Designes
                 being
                 related
                 to
                 the
                 Councel
                 ,
                 
                 hatched
                 by
                 the
                 Phanatick
                 Party
                 ,
                 caused
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 their
                 usual
                 method
                 to
                 retort
                 their
                 Twenty
                 Miles
                 Proclamation
                 upon
                 their
                 own
                 heads
                 ,
                 commanding
                 all
                 Officers
                 ,
                 &c.
                 under
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Usurped
                 Powers
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 been
                 disbanded
                 ,
                 to
                 depart
                 Twenty
                 miles
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 Suburbs
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 return
                 within
                 Eight
                 Moneths
                 ;
                 such
                 only
                 excepted
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Privy-Councel
                 upon
                 their
                 Application
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 should
                 obtain
                 licence
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 only
                 Discourse
                 and
                 Disputation
                 throughout
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 was
                 ,
                 what
                 the
                 Presbyterian
                 could
                 expect
                 after
                 the
                 Act
                 of
                 Uniformity
                 was
                 passed
                 ,
                 and
                 St.
                 Bartholomews
                 day
                 the
                 Twenty
                 fourth
                 of
                 August
                 expired
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 time
                 limited
                 for
                 their
                 Conforming
                 to
                 what
                 the
                 Act
                 had
                 required
                 ,
                 by
                 renouncing
                 the
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 and
                 reading
                 Divine
                 Service
                 and
                 Common-Prayer
                 in
                 Church-Vestments
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Surplice
                 (
                 the
                 main
                 thing
                 bogled
                 at
                 .
                 )
                 Many
                 endeavours
                 there
                 had
                 been
                 before
                 in
                 Parliament
                 for
                 some
                 Toleration
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 their
                 Friends
                 sollicited
                 to
                 the
                 utmost
                 ;
                 but
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 carry
                 it
                 there
                 ,
                 they
                 Applied
                 themselves
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Privy-Councel
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 having
                 deserted
                 and
                 relinquished
                 their
                 Livings
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 with
                 much
                 prudence
                 and
                 foresight
                 had
                 provided
                 of
                 able
                 and
                 pious
                 Minister
                 ,
                 and
                 exceptionless
                 ,
                 whom
                 he
                 setled
                 in
                 their
                 places
                 )
                 but
                 upon
                 full
                 debate
                 of
                 their
                 Petition
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 full
                 a
                 hearing
                 ,
                 the
                 Councel
                 laid
                 it
                 aside
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 none
                 present
                 to
                 answer
                 and
                 dispute
                 their
                 pretences
                 to
                 a
                 superseding
                 the
                 express
                 meaning
                 of
                 the
                 Act
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Bishop
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 all
                 their
                 
                 Chimaera's
                 or
                 expectations
                 they
                 had
                 raised
                 in
                 the
                 Country
                 by
                 their
                 Letters
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 obstinating
                 of
                 the
                 more
                 indifferent
                 to
                 the
                 resistance
                 of
                 this
                 Law
                 ,
                 from
                 which
                 they
                 made
                 sure
                 to
                 get
                 a
                 Dispensation
                 (
                 to
                 the
                 ruine
                 of
                 some
                 Families
                 )
                 came
                 to
                 nothing
                 :
                 and
                 now
                 nothing
                 but
                 Transportation
                 was
                 talked
                 of
                 ,
                 for
                 using
                 the
                 free
                 Exercise
                 of
                 that
                 Religion
                 .
                 The
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 Regulating
                 Corporations
                 had
                 likewise
                 proceeded
                 to
                 the
                 dismission
                 of
                 such
                 from
                 all
                 Offices
                 and
                 Places
                 in
                 Councel
                 ,
                 and
                 otherwhere
                 ,
                 who
                 refused
                 to
                 renounce
                 and
                 declare
                 the
                 said
                 Covenant
                 Illegal
                 ,
                 and
                 Suspected
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 cleared
                 for
                 disaffection
                 to
                 the
                 Government
                 ;
                 but
                 not
                 many
                 they
                 were
                 that
                 were
                 upon
                 this
                 account
                 outed
                 and
                 discharged
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 virtue
                 of
                 the
                 Allyance
                 and
                 Treaty
                 with
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 Portugal
                 ,
                 several
                 Forces
                 were
                 sent
                 hence
                 to
                 Assist
                 that
                 Kingdome
                 against
                 the
                 prevailing
                 Power
                 of
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 ,
                 who
                 just
                 at
                 the
                 Majority
                 of
                 that
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 taking
                 the
                 Government
                 into
                 his
                 own
                 hands
                 ,
                 had
                 made
                 a
                 formidable
                 Invasion
                 and
                 Progress
                 into
                 those
                 Dominions
                 .
                 
                 These
                 Forces
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 immediately
                 set
                 Sayl
                 from
                 Dunkirke
                 ,
                 some
                 Troops
                 and
                 Companies
                 Landing
                 there
                 from
                 Leith
                 ,
                 all
                 Commanded
                 in
                 chief
                 by
                 his
                 Excellency
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Inchiqueen
                 (
                 the
                 famous
                 Souldier
                 in
                 Ireland
                 )
                 Colonel
                 Morgan
                 late
                 Governour
                 of
                 Scotland
                 being
                 his
                 Major-General
                 :
                 they
                 arrived
                 well
                 and
                 in
                 good
                 health
                 there
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 Twenty
                 ninth
                 of
                 Iune
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 little
                 refreshment
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 being
                 prohibited
                 to
                 eat
                 the
                 Fruit
                 of
                 the
                 Countrey
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 Fevours
                 and
                 other
                 Distempers
                 )
                 advanced
                 towards
                 the
                 Campania
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 having
                 notice
                 thereof
                 ,
                 thought
                 it
                 not
                 advisable
                 to
                 Fight
                 with
                 them
                 in
                 their
                 strength
                 and
                 vigour
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 waste
                 them
                 with
                 the
                 usual
                 incommodities
                 of
                 those
                 Climates
                 to
                 us
                 ,
                 and
                 retreated
                 back
                 again
                 immediately
                 into
                 Spain
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Iuly
                 following
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 Lord
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 having
                 given
                 him
                 a
                 very
                 Honourable
                 and
                 friendly
                 farewel
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 having
                 received
                 the
                 like
                 civilities
                 from
                 the
                 whole
                 Court
                 ,
                 set
                 forwards
                 in
                 his
                 Journey
                 and
                 Voyage
                 to
                 that
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 Arrived
                 three
                 weeks
                 after
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 
                 most
                 Magnificently
                 received
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 and
                 congratulated
                 and
                 welcomed
                 by
                 the
                 whole
                 Body
                 of
                 that
                 People
                 in
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 to
                 whom
                 in
                 their
                 Assembly
                 he
                 delivered
                 himself
                 in
                 a
                 most
                 Excellent
                 Speech
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 was
                 mention
                 made
                 before
                 of
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 Regulating
                 Corporations
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 securing
                 of
                 the
                 peace
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 ;
                 by
                 these
                 Gentlemen
                 named
                 for
                 each
                 County
                 ,
                 City
                 and
                 Borrough
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 ordered
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 displacing
                 of
                 Officers
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Walls
                 of
                 the
                 respective
                 Cities
                 and
                 Towns
                 of
                 Gloucester
                 and
                 Coventry
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Northampton
                   ,
                   Taunton
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 which
                 had
                 Bulworks
                 and
                 Garrisons
                 ,
                 and
                 maintained
                 them
                 throughout
                 the
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 the
                 Reception
                 of
                 and
                 maintenance
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 demolished
                 ,
                 as
                 Examples
                 and
                 Security
                 to
                 successive
                 times
                 :
                 the
                 County-Troops
                 and
                 respective
                 Trained
                 Band-Regiments
                 guarded
                 these
                 places
                 when
                 they
                 were
                 Demolished
                 .
                 Dr.
                 Gauden
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Exeter
                 died
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 September
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 
                   William
                   Lenthal
                
                 the
                 Speaker
                 of
                 the
                 Long
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 very
                 penitently
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Town
                 of
                 Dunkirk
                 taken
                 from
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 in
                 One
                 thousand
                 six
                 hundred
                 fifty
                 eight
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 ever
                 since
                 at
                 a
                 vast
                 and
                 great
                 charge
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 advice
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Privy
                 Councel
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 never
                 annexed
                 by
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 returned
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 upon
                 surrender
                 of
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 aforesaid
                 delivered
                 it
                 unto
                 us
                 .
                 Now
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 sum
                 of
                 Five
                 hundred
                 Thousand
                 pounds
                 fully
                 paid
                 ,
                 that
                 Fortress
                 was
                 delivered
                 into
                 the
                 Possession
                 of
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 
                 under
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 Count
                 d'E●irades
                 and
                 his
                 Deputy
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Montpear
                 ;
                 two
                 English
                 Companies
                 with
                 the
                 Governour
                 only
                 Guarding
                 the
                 Gates
                 at
                 their
                 entrance
                 ,
                 and
                 delivering
                 the
                 Keys
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Town
                 .
                 The
                 Honourable
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Nicholas
                
                 ,
                 having
                 served
                 his
                 Majesty
                 and
                 his
                 Father
                 as
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 for
                 many
                 years
                 ,
                 obtained
                 his
                 
                   Quietus
                   est
                
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 would
                 have
                 dignified
                 his
                 Merit
                 with
                 a
                 Barrony
                 ,
                 which
                 Sir
                 Edward
                 modestly
                 declined
                 ,
                 because
                 His
                 Majesty
                 should
                 not
                 increase
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ;
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Bennet
                
                 ,
                 late
                 the
                 Kings
                 Resident
                 in
                 Spain
                 ,
                 a
                 very
                 excellent
                 Person
                 ,
                 was
                 named
                 to
                 that
                 Preferment
                 .
              
               
                 Among
                 these
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 Honours
                 conferred
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 upon
                 his
                 Faithful
                 and
                 Loyal
                 Servants
                 and
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 purport
                 of
                 this
                 Chronicle
                 obliged
                 me
                 to
                 take
                 notice
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 their
                 Herauld
                 ;
                 this
                 time
                 challenged
                 my
                 observance
                 of
                 a
                 Dignity
                 conferred
                 on
                 that
                 eminent
                 and
                 worthy
                 Personage
                 Dr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Berkenhead
                
                 ,
                 
                 Knighted
                 with
                 a
                 Testimony
                 from
                 his
                 Majesty
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 his
                 Father
                 and
                 himself
                 very
                 signal
                 and
                 great
                 services
                 during
                 the
                 last
                 twenty
                 years
                 Revolution
                 :
                 and
                 there
                 is
                 scarce
                 any
                 Honest
                 man
                 in
                 the
                 Three
                 Kingdoms
                 who
                 will
                 not
                 say
                 Amen
                 to
                 this
                 his
                 Majesties
                 EVGE
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 had
                 been
                 suspition
                 of
                 a
                 Plot
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 City
                 Trained
                 Bands
                 had
                 watched
                 and
                 warded
                 every
                 Night
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Summer
                 ,
                 ever
                 since
                 the
                 Kings
                 departure
                 to
                 meet
                 the
                 Queen
                 :
                 but
                 now
                 ,
                 the
                 Design
                 appeared
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 named
                 was
                 one
                 Captain
                 Baker
                 a
                 
                 New-England-man
                 ,
                 an
                 acquaintance
                 of
                 
                   Hugh
                   Peters
                
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 preferred
                 to
                 be
                 one
                 of
                 Olivers
                 Band
                 of
                 Pensioners
                 :
                 this
                 Fellow
                 acquaints
                 one
                 Hill
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Son
                 of
                 a
                 Phanatick
                 or
                 Independant
                 Preacher
                 in
                 the
                 Street
                 ,
                 and
                 tells
                 him
                 of
                 a
                 Designe
                 ,
                 and
                 brings
                 him
                 acquainted
                 at
                 several
                 Meetings
                 of
                 divers
                 of
                 the
                 Conspiracy
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 having
                 good
                 information
                 of
                 ,
                 revealed
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 the
                 Conspirators
                 ,
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Brown.
                
                 Some
                 of
                 those
                 engaged
                 thus
                 ,
                 only
                 met
                 ,
                 and
                 heard
                 ,
                 and
                 reported
                 their
                 discourses
                 of
                 Arms
                 and
                 other
                 preparations
                 to
                 their
                 own
                 gang
                 ,
                 but
                 approved
                 the
                 Treason
                 so
                 well
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 never
                 discovered
                 it
                 .
                 This
                 Plot
                 was
                 against
                 the
                 Sacred
                 Life
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 the
                 noble
                 Duke
                 of
                 Albemarle
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Brown
                
                 ;
                 and
                 generally
                 the
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 Gentry
                 and
                 Commonalty
                 that
                 were
                 not
                 of
                 their
                 Opinions
                 ,
                 and
                 Assisted
                 them
                 not
                 :
                 and
                 they
                 had
                 ready
                 prepared
                 a
                 draught
                 of
                 their
                 Government
                 :
                 their
                 Councels
                 were
                 carried
                 on
                 by
                 six
                 ,
                 who
                 never
                 sate
                 twice
                 in
                 a
                 Place
                 ;
                 nor
                 could
                 be
                 known
                 to
                 any
                 two
                 :
                 their
                 Commander
                 in
                 chief
                 was
                 Ludlow
                 ,
                 Colonel
                 Danvers
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Nye
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Lockyer
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Lieutenant
                 Strange
                 ;
                 the
                 Captains
                 ,
                 Spencer
                 and
                 Taverner
                 ,
                 were
                 favourable
                 to
                 the
                 Design
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 
                 surprize
                 Deal
                 Castle
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 as
                 Windsor
                 was
                 certain
                 to
                 be
                 theirs
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 Word
                 the
                 Night
                 they
                 were
                 to
                 fall
                 on
                 (
                 which
                 after
                 several
                 put
                 offs
                 ,
                 was
                 appointed
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 October
                 )
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 them
                 by
                 
                   George
                   Phillips
                
                 a
                 Serjeant
                 in
                 the
                 Colonels
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 White
                 Regiment
                 .
                 For
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 Eleventh
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 
                   George
                   Phillips
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Tongue
                
                 a
                 Distiller
                 of
                 Strong
                 Waters
                 ,
                 
                   Francis
                   Stubs
                
                 being
                 a
                 Cheesmonger
                 ,
                 
                   Iames
                   Hind
                
                 Gunner
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Sellers
                
                 Compass-maker
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Nathanael
                   Gibs
                
                 Felt-maker
                 ,
                 were
                 Convicted
                 by
                 Evidence
                 of
                 their
                 fellow-Conspirators
                 ,
                 
                   Edward
                   Rigge
                   ,
                   Bradley
                
                 and
                 others
                 ;
                 only
                 Hind
                 Pleaded
                 Guilty
                 ,
                 and
                 craved
                 the
                 King's
                 Mercy
                 :
                 they
                 alledged
                 ,
                 they
                 never
                 Acted
                 such
                 Trayterous
                 intentions
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Design
                 was
                 proved
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 communicated
                 and
                 laid
                 open
                 to
                 them
                 :
                 after
                 their
                 full
                 Defence
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 all
                 found
                 Guilty
                 ;
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 Twenty
                 second
                 of
                 
                   December
                   ,
                   Phillips
                
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Tongue
                   ,
                   Gibs
                
                 and
                 Stubs
                 were
                 Executed
                 according
                 to
                 Sentence
                 :
                 but
                 His
                 Majesty
                 was
                 graciou●ly
                 pleased
                 to
                 give
                 their
                 Quarters
                 to
                 be
                 buried
                 ,
                 but
                 their
                 Heads
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 up
                 upon
                 several
                 Poles
                 ,
                 two
                 on
                 each
                 
                 Tower-Hill
                 ,
                 the
                 nearest
                 place
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 Twenty
                 sixth
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 to
                 satisfie
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 of
                 his
                 intents
                 ,
                 in
                 reference
                 to
                 the
                 unsatisfiedness
                 of
                 Dissenters
                 to
                 the
                 Established
                 Settlement
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 expressed
                 his
                 Indulgence
                 to
                 their
                 Consciences
                 ,
                 so
                 far
                 as
                 such
                 Liberty
                 would
                 not
                 Disturb
                 the
                 Publick
                 Peace
                 ;
                 nor
                 entrench
                 upon
                 the
                 Orthodox
                 Religion
                 professed
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 would
                 use
                 his
                 best
                 endeavours
                 with
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 that
                 end
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 came
                 hither
                 a
                 very
                 splendid
                 Ambassy
                 from
                 the
                 Emperour
                 of
                 Russia
                 ,
                 delegated
                 to
                 three
                 of
                 his
                 Knez
                 or
                 Princes
                 ;
                 the
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 came
                 some
                 time
                 before
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 prepare
                 all
                 things
                 suitable
                 to
                 the
                 State
                 of
                 their
                 Reception
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 Audience
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 privatate
                 at
                 
                 Hamton-Court
                 .
                 The
                 Principal
                 was
                 
                   Knez
                   Peter
                   Simonewitz
                
                 formerly
                 Governour
                 of
                 Archangel
                 ,
                 our
                 Port
                 of
                 Trade
                 in
                 those
                 Dominions
                 :
                 he
                 was
                 received
                 in
                 greater
                 State
                 than
                 any
                 former
                 Ambassadours
                 from
                 any
                 Prince
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 respect
                 He
                 useth
                 the
                 same
                 Honours
                 to
                 our
                 Soveraigns
                 Publick
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 great
                 Immunities
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 the
                 English
                 enjoy
                 again
                 there
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 from
                 that
                 particular
                 Affection
                 which
                 is
                 between
                 these
                 Two
                 Monarchs
                 :
                 as
                 hath
                 been
                 hinted
                 before
                 .
                 At
                 his
                 Receipt
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 Military
                 Force
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 was
                 in
                 Arms
                 ,
                 Trained
                 Bands
                 ,
                 Auxiliaries
                 ,
                 Hamlets
                 ,
                 
                 Westminster-Regiments
                 ;
                 several
                 of
                 the
                 Companies
                 and
                 Liveries
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 on
                 Horseback
                 in
                 their
                 Gold
                 Chains
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 Riding
                 before
                 him
                 ,
                 who
                 near
                 
                 York-House
                 (
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 entertained
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 during
                 his
                 stay
                 )
                 made
                 a
                 Lane
                 for
                 Him
                 to
                 pass
                 through
                 them
                 thereunto
                 :
                 Two
                 of
                 them
                 Rode
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Coach
                 ;
                 the
                 Principal
                 was
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 sick
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 by
                 Water
                 to
                 his
                 House
                 :
                 their
                 Retinue
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Countrey
                 Fashion
                 ,
                 were
                 Vested
                 in
                 a
                 long
                 Robe
                 girt
                 about
                 the
                 Middle
                 ,
                 loop-laced
                 on
                 the
                 Breast
                 ,
                 and
                 caped
                 behind
                 ;
                 His
                 two
                 Coachmen
                 and
                 Postilions
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 though
                 English
                 men
                 :
                 there
                 were
                 some
                 Thirty
                 Servants
                 that
                 Rode
                 a
                 Horseback
                 with
                 Hawks
                 on
                 their
                 Fists
                 ,
                 as
                 Presents
                 .
                 On
                 
                   New
                   years-day
                
                 they
                 were
                 Conducted
                 to
                 
                   White
                   Hall
                
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 delivered
                 their
                 Presents
                 of
                 Furs
                 ,
                 as
                 black
                 Fox
                 Skins
                 ,
                 Ermins
                 ,
                 many
                 Timber
                 or
                 scores
                 of
                 Martins
                 ,
                 Beavers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 ;
                 
                 Persian-Carpets
                 ,
                 three
                 Persian
                 Horses
                 ,
                 Argamarick
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Commodities
                 of
                 that
                 Country
                 ,
                 as
                 Damask
                 ,
                 Silks
                 ,
                 and
                 Embroyderies
                 ;
                 also
                 a
                 Ship
                 Loading
                 of
                 Hemp
                 :
                 there
                 were
                 Presents
                 of
                 the
                 like
                 Nature
                 from
                 the
                 Empress
                 to
                 the
                 Queen
                 ;
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Russia
                 likewise
                 :
                 they
                 were
                 all
                 received
                 with
                 that
                 affection
                 and
                 kindness
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 on
                 all
                 occasions
                 hath
                 manifested
                 to
                 have
                 for
                 that
                 great
                 Potentate
                 .
                 Two
                 of
                 those
                 Embassadors
                 departed
                 hence
                 for
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Italy
                 ;
                 the
                 Chief
                 stayed
                 to
                 to
                 return
                 in
                 Iune
                 with
                 our
                 ships
                 for
                 his
                 own
                 County
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 Twenty
                 sixth
                 of
                 December
                 at
                 night
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 one
                 Mr.
                 
                   ●
                   .
                   la
                   Noy
                
                 ,
                 an
                 Hamborough
                 Merchant
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 lately
                 married
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   All●●
                
                 
                 Daughter
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 being
                 now
                 with
                 Child
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Family
                 were
                 in
                 Bed
                 ,
                 a
                 suddain
                 fire
                 ,
                 without
                 breaking
                 out
                 into
                 the
                 Street
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 new
                 Buildings
                 in
                 Loathbury
                 ,
                 where
                 others
                 stood
                 )
                 or
                 being
                 discerned
                 ,
                 suddenly
                 consumed
                 all
                 that
                 were
                 within
                 ,
                 goods
                 and
                 all
                 ,
                 the
                 Chambers
                 and
                 Goods
                 being
                 all
                 burnt
                 from
                 top
                 to
                 bottom
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 a
                 shreik
                 or
                 cry
                 heard
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 supposed
                 the
                 greenness
                 of
                 the
                 Timber
                 ,
                 smoking
                 more
                 vehemently
                 at
                 the
                 eruption
                 of
                 the
                 fire
                 ,
                 instantly
                 smothered
                 them
                 .
                 A
                 very
                 sad
                 and
                 much-lamented
                 providence
                 ,
                 seven
                 being
                 reckoned
                 that
                 were
                 killed
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 .
                 The
                 fire
                 was
                 perceived
                 at
                 last
                 by
                 the
                 heat
                 it
                 caused
                 in
                 the
                 next
                 House
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Bricks
                 and
                 the
                 shutters
                 in
                 the
                 Windows
                 kept
                 it
                 from
                 breaking
                 out
                 .
              
               
                 Notwithstanding
                 the
                 inhibition
                 to
                 Non-conforming
                 Ministers
                 to
                 Preach
                 or
                 Exercise
                 their
                 Ministry
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 penalties
                 thereof
                 ;
                 yet
                 Mr.
                 Calamy
                 ,
                 late
                 Pastor
                 of
                 Aldermanbury
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 the
                 Parish
                 was
                 disappointed
                 on
                 Sunday
                 the
                 Twenty
                 eighth
                 of
                 December
                 by
                 a
                 blind
                 old
                 Minister
                 that
                 should
                 have
                 Preached
                 there
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 pretended
                 ,
                 went
                 into
                 the
                 Pulpit
                 and
                 Preached
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 his
                 Text
                 ,
                 and
                 Sermon
                 ,
                 and
                 Inferences
                 ,
                 did
                 reflect
                 hardly
                 and
                 strangely
                 upon
                 the
                 state
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 beyond
                 his
                 Last
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 also
                 capacitated
                 to
                 Preach
                 .
                 
                 For
                 this
                 Transgression
                 and
                 Contempt
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 by
                 Warrant
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 committed
                 to
                 Newgate
                 ,
                 where
                 many
                 persons
                 came
                 to
                 visit
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 no
                 little
                 advantage
                 ;
                 but
                 within
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 days
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 his
                 Majesties
                 gracious
                 Clemency
                 and
                 his
                 Order
                 discharged
                 from
                 this
                 Imprisonment
                 ,
                 though
                 it
                 were
                 an
                 Offence
                 done
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 to
                 affront
                 that
                 tenderness
                 held
                 forth
                 in
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Declaration
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 The
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Lincoln
                 the
                 famous
                 Casuist
                 ,
                 Dr.
                 Sanderson
                 ,
                 died
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ;
                 as
                 many
                 of
                 that
                 Function
                 had
                 preceded
                 him
                 since
                 the
                 King's
                 Restitution
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 his
                 See
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Peterborough
                 ,
                 Dr.
                 Laney
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Lord
                 Warreston
                 ,
                 a
                 Committee
                 of
                 Safety-man
                 ,
                 and
                 infamous
                 for
                 his
                 Treason
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Fugitive
                 there
                 ,
                 being
                 Proclaimed
                 Rebel
                 and
                 Traytor
                 ,
                 was
                 taken
                 and
                 secured
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 over
                 hither
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 Committed
                 by
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Order
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 his
                 sending
                 for
                 Scotland
                 :
                 from
                 thence
                 Gibs
                 the
                 Brother
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Nathanael
                 ,
                 who
                 fled
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 lately
                 retaken
                 ,
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Sessions
                 at
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Baily
                   ,
                   February
                
                 the
                 Twentieth
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 before-mentioned
                 Baker
                 ,
                 Condemned
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 former
                 Treason
                 ,
                 and
                 both
                 Executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Nineteenth
                 of
                 February
                 the
                 Parliament
                 met
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 King
                 took
                 notice
                 of
                 his
                 said
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 Twenty
                 sixth
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 
                 wherein
                 he
                 cleared
                 himself
                 of
                 any
                 mistakes
                 ,
                 as
                 favouring
                 Popery
                 :
                 though
                 he
                 acknowledged
                 the
                 Services
                 of
                 many
                 of
                 that
                 Profession
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 was
                 so
                 far
                 from
                 Tolerating
                 or
                 qualifying
                 them
                 thereby
                 to
                 hold
                 any
                 Office
                 or
                 places
                 of
                 Trust
                 in
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 desired
                 Laws
                 might
                 be
                 made
                 to
                 hinder
                 the
                 growth
                 of
                 their
                 Doctrine
                 :
                 That
                 his
                 Zeal
                 to
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Religion
                 and
                 Uniformity
                 shall
                 not
                 yield
                 to
                 the
                 Bishops
                 themselves
                 ;
                 and
                 yet
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Dissenters
                 will
                 demean
                 themselves
                 peaceably
                 and
                 modestly
                 under
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 he
                 could
                 heartily
                 wish
                 
                   He
                   had
                   such
                   a
                   Power
                   of
                   Indulgence
                   ,
                   to
                   use
                   upon
                   occasions
                   ,
                   as
                   might
                   not
                   needlesly
                   force
                   them
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   or
                   staying
                   here
                   ,
                   give
                   them
                   Cause
                   to
                   Conspire
                   against
                   the
                   Peace
                   of
                   it
                   .
                
              
               
                 In
                 Answer
                 to
                 this
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Explanation
                 of
                 Himself
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 Twenty
                 sixth
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 distinctly
                 and
                 separately
                 ,
                 to
                 every
                 particular
                 thereof
                 ,
                 gave
                 His
                 Majesty
                 their
                 most
                 humble
                 Thanks
                 ;
                 withal
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 Votes
                 and
                 Addresses
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 Vindicating
                 their
                 settlement
                 of
                 Religion
                 in
                 the
                 antient
                 Form
                 ,
                 Discipline
                 ,
                 and
                 Government
                 thereof
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Calumny
                 and
                 danger
                 of
                 Schism
                 ;
                 and
                 promised
                 to
                 Assert
                 it
                 with
                 their
                 Lives
                 and
                 Estates
                 ,
                 as
                 their
                 particular
                 and
                 Parliamentary
                 Honour
                 :
                 which
                 Resolutions
                 and
                 Reasons
                 being
                 of
                 so
                 recent
                 Date
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Answer
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 not
                 yet
                 given
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 which
                 out-measures
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 this
                 Chronicle
                 ,
                 I
                 do
                 remit
                 to
                 another
                 unwearied
                 and
                 unperplexed
                 Pen.
                 
              
               
                 Scotland
                 in
                 a
                 most
                 Peaceful
                 state
                 and
                 condition
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 of
                 
                 Ireland
                 in
                 a
                 tendency
                 thereunto
                 :
                 but
                 through
                 so
                 many
                 variations
                 and
                 vicissitudes
                 of
                 Domination
                 and
                 propriety
                 the
                 Lands
                 thereof
                 had
                 passed
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 imaginable
                 the
                 total
                 subversion
                 thereof
                 by
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 of
                 both
                 Parties
                 there
                 ,
                 the
                 Irish
                 and
                 Long
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 could
                 devolve
                 things
                 into
                 any
                 presumed
                 security
                 ,
                 it
                 having
                 been
                 the
                 first
                 and
                 last
                 Stage
                 of
                 the
                 War.
                 —
                 
                   sed
                   Tucro
                
                 Duce
                 &
                 Auspice
                 Tucro
                 —
                 But
                 the
                 Eminence
                 and
                 Prudence
                 of
                 this
                 Lord
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 noble
                 Duke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 who
                 hath
                 so
                 often
                 Governed
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 hath
                 given
                 the
                 greatest
                 pledges
                 of
                 assurance
                 of
                 an
                 happy
                 Establishment
                 ,
                 whose
                 beginning
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 trouble
                 with
                 the
                 short-lived
                 rumours
                 of
                 Commotions
                 and
                 Stirs
                 now
                 very
                 frequent
                 and
                 rise
                 by
                 the
                 Arts
                 of
                 our
                 Male-Contents
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 far
                 have
                 I
                 deduced
                 the
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 Three
                 Kingdoms
                 from
                 the
                 most
                 Funest
                 War
                 ,
                 to
                 a
                 blessed
                 and
                 most
                 promising
                 Peace
                 to
                 us
                 and
                 our
                 Posterity
                 :
                 and
                 may
                 there
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 succeeding
                 years
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 and
                 his
                 Royal
                 Progenies
                 Reign
                 (
                 which
                 Almighty
                 God
                 derive
                 through
                 innumerable
                 descents
                 )
                 no
                 other
                 occasion
                 of
                 our
                 Pens
                 than
                 the
                 gratulatory
                 Records
                 of
                 our
                 undisturbed
                 ,
                 unalterable
                 Repose
                 ,
                 Plenty
                 and
                 Tranquillity
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
             
             
               A
               BRIEF
               ACCOUNT
               Of
               the
               most
               Memorable
               TRANSACTIONS
               IN
               
                 ENGLAND
                 ,
                 SCOTLAND
              
               ,
               and
               IRELAND
               ,
               AND
               Forein
               Parts
               :
               From
               the
               Year
               1662
               ,
               to
               the
               Year
               1675.
               
            
             
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               :
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               by
               
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                 C.
              
               for
               
                 T.
                 Basset
              
               ,
               at
               the
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               near
               
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               ,
               in
               Fleetstreet
               .
               1676.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
             
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               BRIEF
               ACCOUNT
               OF
               TRANSACTIONS
               IN
               ENGLAND
               ,
               SCOTLAND
               ,
               and
               IRELAND
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               THere
               is
               a
               justice
               due
               to
               the
               Memory
               of
               Actions
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               the
               Memory
               of
               Men
               ;
               and
               therefore
               since
               the
               times
               of
               Usurpation
               have
               had
               the
               favour
               done
               them
               ,
               as
               to
               have
               the
               Transactions
               of
               those
               Years
               publikely
               recorded
               ,
               though
               to
               the
               shame
               of
               those
               Times
               ,
               that
               had
               nothing
               but
               Enormity
               to
               signalize
               'em
               ;
               with
               more
               justice
               may
               we
               assay
               to
               take
               a
               short
               view
               of
               those
               great
               and
               Noble
               Actions
               ,
               perform'd
               in
               the
               succeeding
               Years
               :
               Not
               that
               we
               pretend
               to
               a
               History
               ,
               but
               in
               short
               ●●●nals
               ,
               and
               brief
               Collections
               ,
               to
               facilitate
               the
               way
               for
               those
               that
               shall
               hereafter
               take
               a
               larger
               and
               more
               considerable
               pains
               .
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1663.
                 
              
               
                 THat
                 which
                 the
                 expectations
                 of
                 people
                 were
                 most
                 fix'd
                 upon
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 this
                 Year
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 Session
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 which
                 beginning
                 on
                 the
                 19
                 th
                 of
                 February
                 1662
                 ,
                 continued
                 to
                 the
                 27
                 th
                 of
                 Iuly
                 1663.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 thing
                 remarkable
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 Petition
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 Representing
                 ,
                 that
                 notwithstanding
                 his
                 Majesties
                 unquestionable
                 zeal
                 and
                 affection
                 to
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Religion
                 ,
                 manifested
                 by
                 his
                 constant
                 prosession
                 and
                 practice
                 against
                 all
                 temptations
                 whatsoever
                 ;
                 yet
                 by
                 the
                 great
                 resort
                 of
                 Iesuits
                 and
                 Romish
                 Priests
                 into
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 the
                 Subject
                 was
                 generally
                 much
                 affected
                 with
                 jealousie
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Popish
                 Religion
                 might
                 much
                 encrease
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Church
                 and
                 
                 State
                 be
                 thereby
                 insensibly
                 disturb'd
                 :
                 
                 upon
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 set
                 forth
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 Commanding
                 all
                 Iesuits
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Irish
                   ,
                   Scotch
                
                 ,
                 and
                 English
                 Priests
                 to
                 depart
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 Dominion
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 14
                 th
                 of
                 May
                 then
                 next
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 upon
                 pain
                 of
                 having
                 the
                 penalty
                 of
                 the
                 Laws
                 inflicted
                 upon
                 them
                 .
                 But
                 while
                 they
                 are
                 bringing
                 other
                 Consultations
                 to
                 maturity
                 ,
                 many
                 other
                 things
                 preceding
                 the
                 Conclusion
                 of
                 their
                 deliberations
                 ,
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 related
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 April
                 his
                 Majesty
                 kept
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 St.
                 George
                 at
                 Windsor
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Monmouth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Denmark
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Deputy
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Carteret
                
                 ,
                 Vice-chamberlain
                 ,
                 were
                 install'd
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Toward
                 the
                 later
                 end
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 came
                 News
                 from
                 Iamaica
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 English
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Capt.
                 Mymms
                 ,
                 being
                 about
                 800
                 men
                 ,
                 had
                 made
                 an
                 attempt
                 upon
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Campeach
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Golden
                 Territories
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 took
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 though
                 defended
                 with
                 four
                 Forts
                 ,
                 and
                 3000
                 men
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 having
                 intelligence
                 of
                 their
                 coming
                 ,
                 had
                 sent
                 away
                 their
                 Women
                 and
                 Riches
                 ;
                 yet
                 though
                 they
                 miss'd
                 their
                 chief
                 aim
                 ,
                 they
                 took
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 brought
                 away
                 50
                 pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 and
                 14
                 Ships
                 which
                 were
                 in
                 Harbor
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 beginning
                 of
                 Iune
                 brought
                 News
                 of
                 a
                 Conspiracie
                 of
                 several
                 wicked
                 persons
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 endeavoring
                 to
                 raise
                 a
                 new
                 Rebellion
                 there
                 ,
                 by
                 surprizing
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Dublin
                 .
                 The
                 Designe
                 was
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 put
                 in
                 execution
                 upon
                 the
                 21
                 th
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 D●ke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 first
                 to
                 be
                 seiz'd
                 .
                 To
                 which
                 effect
                 ,
                 divers
                 persons
                 with
                 Petitions
                 in
                 their
                 hands
                 were
                 to
                 wait
                 in
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 while
                 80
                 Foot
                 in
                 the
                 disguise
                 of
                 Handicrafts-men
                 ,
                 attended
                 without
                 .
                 Their
                 business
                 it
                 was
                 to
                 trifle
                 about
                 for
                 an
                 opportunity
                 to
                 surprize
                 the
                 Guards
                 .
                 The
                 Plot
                 was
                 discovered
                 ,
                 and
                 500
                 lib.
                 a
                 head
                 set
                 upon
                 five
                 of
                 the
                 Ringleaders
                 ,
                 to
                 what
                 persons
                 soever
                 should
                 apprehend
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 caus'd
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                 Middleton's
                 Commission
                 ,
                 as
                 Commissioner
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 to
                 cease
                 ;
                 and
                 appointed
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Rothes
                 to
                 succeed
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Quality
                 .
              
               
                 
                 On
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 by
                 his
                 Commission
                 under
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Privy
                 Seal
                 ;
                 Duke
                 of
                 Albemarle
                 ,
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Dorchester
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 High
                 Chamberlain
                 ,
                 pass'd
                 ten
                 Bills
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 all
                 private
                 ones
                 ,
                 but
                 three
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 chiefest
                 was
                 ,
                 for
                 repair
                 of
                 the
                 High-ways
                 of
                 
                   Huntington
                   ,
                   Hertford
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Cambridge-shires
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Paul
                   Rycaut
                
                 ,
                 Secretary
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Winchelsey
                 ,
                 came
                 from
                 Constantinople
                 ,
                 
                 bringing
                 with
                 him
                 the
                 
                   Grand
                   Seigniors
                
                 Ratifications
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Treaties
                 made
                 with
                 Argier
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 a
                 mark
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 satisfaction
                 in
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 his
                 Employment
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Message
                 he
                 brought
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 was
                 pleas'd
                 to
                 honour
                 him
                 with
                 a
                 fair
                 gold
                 Chain
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Medal
                 .
              
               
                 
                 No
                 less
                 mindful
                 was
                 he
                 of
                 the
                 Loyalty
                 of
                 his
                 Island
                 of
                 Iersey
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 a
                 reward
                 thereof
                 ,
                 mu●●bout
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 he
                 order'd
                 a
                 stately
                 silver
                 Mace
                 ,
                 richly
                 gilt
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 bestowed
                 upon
                 the
                 Bayliff
                 ,
                 or
                 Chief
                 Magistrate
                 of
                 the
                 Island
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 born
                 ever
                 after
                 before
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Successors
                 ,
                 as
                 an
                 honourable
                 Badge
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 affection
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 constant
                 adhering
                 both
                 to
                 his
                 Father
                 and
                 Himself
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 received
                 with
                 all
                 imaginable
                 demonstrations
                 of
                 joy
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 had
                 the
                 honour
                 to
                 have
                 it
                 born
                 before
                 him
                 ,
                 was
                 
                   Philip
                   Carteret
                
                 ,
                 Esq.
                 Brother
                 to
                 Sir
                 George
                 ,
                 Vice-Chamberlain
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 
                 But
                 now
                 so
                 loud
                 and
                 so
                 hainous
                 were
                 the
                 rebellious
                 Treasons
                 daily
                 discovered
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 thought
                 convenient
                 to
                 give
                 requitals
                 of
                 another
                 nature
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 depth
                 of
                 winter
                 to
                 send
                 a
                 Commission
                 of
                 Oyer
                 and
                 Terminer
                 to
                 York
                 ,
                 for
                 trial
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 notorious
                 Offenders
                 in
                 that
                 Conspiracie
                 .
                 Seventeen
                 were
                 first
                 arraign'd
                 ;
                 ten
                 of
                 which
                 appeared
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 actually
                 in
                 arms
                 at
                 
                 Farnley-wood
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Plot
                 was
                 excellently
                 open'd
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 a
                 Designe
                 which
                 came
                 from
                 the
                 Bishoprick
                 about
                 a
                 year
                 before
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 an
                 Intelligence
                 was
                 settled
                 between
                 the
                 disaffected
                 there
                 and
                 in
                 Yorkshire
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 in
                 Ipswich
                 ,
                 in
                 
                 Suffolk
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Counties
                 ;
                 an
                 Oath
                 of
                 Secresie
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 Agents
                 employ'd
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 for
                 assistance
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Iune
                 preceding
                 ,
                 two
                 Agitators
                 were
                 sent
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 to
                 reconcile
                 the
                 Sectaries
                 there
                 ;
                 who
                 were
                 entertained
                 at
                 one
                 
                 Oldroyd's
                 house
                 in
                 Deusbury
                 ,
                 commonly
                 known
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 the
                 Devil
                 of
                 Deusbury
                 ;
                 and
                 afterwards
                 divers
                 meetings
                 were
                 appointed
                 at
                 a
                 place
                 called
                 Stanh-house
                 in
                 York-shire
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 Marshden
                 and
                 Palmer
                 were
                 sent
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 as
                 Agitators
                 to
                 the
                 Secret
                 Committee
                 there
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 their
                 return
                 ,
                 brought
                 Orders
                 to
                 rise
                 the
                 12
                 th
                 of
                 Octob.
                 with
                 assurance
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Insurrection
                 should
                 be
                 general
                 ,
                 and
                 Whitehal
                 be
                 attempted
                 .
                 
                   Nottingham
                   ,
                   Glocester
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Newcastle
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 seized
                 ,
                 as
                 Passes
                 over
                 the
                 
                   Severn
                   ,
                   Trent
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Tine
                 ;
                 and
                 Baston
                 in
                 Lincolnshire
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 Sea-port
                 to
                 receive
                 Succours
                 out
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Foreign
                 parts
                 .
                 All
                 the
                 Gentry
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 secured
                 ,
                 and
                 persons
                 were
                 dispatch'd
                 abroad
                 for
                 assistance
                 .
                 York
                 they
                 aim'd
                 at
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 Hull
                 they
                 absolutely
                 despair'd
                 ,
                 as
                 Walters
                 affirmed
                 ;
                 who
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 him
                 his
                 due
                 ,
                 dealt
                 most
                 sincerely
                 .
                 Their
                 pretences
                 were
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 the
                 opposal
                 of
                 Excise
                 ,
                 Subsidies
                 ,
                 &c.
                 to
                 re-establish
                 a
                 Gospel-Magistracie
                 and
                 Ministry
                 ;
                 to
                 restore
                 the
                 Long
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 to
                 curb
                 the
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 and
                 Lawyers
                 .
              
               
                 Fifteen
                 of
                 the
                 seventeen
                 first
                 arraigned
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 found
                 guilty
                 ;
                 the
                 chiefest
                 of
                 whom
                 ,
                 was
                 one
                 Captain
                 Oates
                 .
                 Afterwards
                 several
                 others
                 were
                 arraigned
                 ;
                 who
                 farther
                 confessed
                 ,
                 how
                 the
                 Designe
                 had
                 been
                 carried
                 on
                 by
                 a
                 private
                 Committee
                 at
                 London
                 :
                 That
                 Lambert
                 ,
                 or
                 Ludlow
                 ,
                 was
                 propos'd
                 for
                 to
                 have
                 headed
                 them
                 :
                 That
                 the
                 Rising
                 was
                 to
                 have
                 begun
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 followed
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
                 Of
                 these
                 ,
                 
                   Cotton
                   ,
                   Denham
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Atkins
                 were
                 the
                 chief
                 ,
                 who
                 all
                 behaved
                 themselves
                 with
                 a
                 notorious
                 insolence
                 ;
                 Cotton
                 protesting
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 valued
                 his
                 life
                 no
                 more
                 than
                 the
                 Judge
                 did
                 his
                 Handkerchief
                 .
                 There
                 was
                 also
                 among
                 them
                 one
                 Corney
                 a
                 Preaching
                 Anabaptist
                 .
                 Most
                 of
                 them
                 being
                 convicted
                 and
                 condemned
                 ,
                 were
                 afterwards
                 executed
                 ,
                 
                 some
                 at
                 York
                 ,
                 some
                 at
                 Leeds
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 in
                 other
                 places
                 .
              
               
                 Immediately
                 after
                 this
                 ,
                 
                   Iames
                   Turner
                
                 ,
                 a
                 person
                 for
                 nothing
                 more
                 known
                 than
                 for
                 the
                 confidence
                 of
                 his
                 behaviour
                 ,
                 came
                 upon
                 the
                 Stage
                 to
                 plead
                 for
                 himself
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 a
                 Sollicitor
                 for
                 others
                 before
                 ;
                 he
                 was
                 Indicted
                 for
                 Felony
                 and
                 Burglary
                 ,
                 as
                 one
                 that
                 had
                 robb'd
                 his
                 own
                 most
                 intimate
                 friend
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Samuel
                   Tryon
                
                 ,
                 breaking
                 into
                 his
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 binding
                 him
                 in
                 his
                 bed
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 rifling
                 away
                 what
                 he
                 pleased
                 in
                 the
                 house
                 :
                 
                 the
                 matter
                 of
                 fact
                 was
                 so
                 ill
                 defended
                 by
                 a
                 tedious
                 Speech
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 condemned
                 ,
                 and
                 shortly
                 after
                 executed
                 in
                 Leaden-hall-street
                 ,
                 near
                 Lime-street-end
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 to
                 go
                 on
                 where
                 this
                 necessary
                 digression
                 interrupted
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 shew
                 how
                 the
                 links
                 of
                 their
                 treasonable
                 Combination
                 hung
                 together
                 ;
                 at
                 London
                 shortly
                 after
                 was
                 tried
                 a
                 Printer
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 having
                 had
                 a
                 hand
                 in
                 Printing
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 execrable
                 Libels
                 that
                 was
                 ever
                 brought
                 to
                 light
                 ;
                 being
                 a
                 designe
                 all
                 at
                 once
                 upon
                 the
                 Life
                 ,
                 Honor
                 ,
                 Authority
                 ,
                 and
                 Royal
                 Family
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 wherein
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 general
                 Call
                 to
                 a
                 Rising
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 very
                 words
                 ,
                 [
                 
                   If
                   there
                   be
                   any
                   City
                   ,
                   Town
                   ,
                   or
                   County
                   in
                   the
                   three
                   Nations
                   that
                   will
                   begin
                   this
                   Righteous
                   and
                   Glorious
                   Work
                   ,
                
                 referring
                 to
                 the
                 word
                 
                   Revolt
                   ,
                   they
                   may
                   be
                   assured
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 ]
                 It
                 was
                 also
                 ordered
                 to
                 have
                 met
                 the
                 day
                 appointed
                 for
                 the
                 general
                 Rising
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 found
                 Guilty
                 of
                 having
                 advisedly
                 ,
                 and
                 malitiously
                 Printed
                 the
                 said
                 Libel
                 ;
                 and
                 was
                 thereupon
                 adjudged
                 to
                 be
                 drawn
                 ,
                 hanged
                 ,
                 and
                 quartered
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Printer
                 ,
                 a
                 Bookseller
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Book-binder
                 ,
                 were
                 tri'd
                 for
                 a
                 Misdemeanor
                 ,
                 found
                 Guilty
                 ,
                 and
                 fin'd
                 :
                 the
                 one
                 a
                 hundred
                 Mark
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 forty
                 Mark
                 apiece
                 ;
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 stand
                 in
                 the
                 Pillory
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 return'd
                 to
                 Prison
                 till
                 the
                 next
                 Sessions
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 to
                 confess
                 their
                 faults
                 in
                 such
                 manner
                 as
                 the
                 Court
                 should
                 direct
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 put
                 in
                 Security
                 400
                 lib.
                 for
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 200
                 lib.
                 for
                 their
                 Surety
                 ,
                 never
                 to
                 Print
                 ,
                 sell
                 ,
                 or
                 publish
                 any
                 Book
                 ,
                 but
                 such
                 as
                 should
                 be
                 by
                 Law
                 appointed
                 .
                 The
                 prementioned
                 condemn'd
                 Printer
                 was
                 executed
                 accordingly
                 .
                 The
                 three
                 others
                 stood
                 in
                 the
                 Pillory
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 the
                 Royal-Exchange
                 ,
                 their
                 Offence
                 being
                 expressed
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 ,
                 
                   For
                   selling
                   ,
                   and
                   uttering
                   malitious
                   ,
                   scandalous
                   ,
                   and
                   seditio●s
                   Books
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   the
                   State
                   ,
                   and
                   Peace
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 
                 Nor
                 must
                 we
                 omit
                 the
                 particular
                 Acts
                 of
                 Providence
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 those
                 which
                 are
                 universal
                 .
                 A
                 Story
                 very
                 observable
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 preservation
                 of
                 divers
                 Persons
                 of
                 Quality
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 house
                 in
                 Holborne
                 ;
                 who
                 being
                 there
                 met
                 to
                 a
                 considerable
                 number
                 ,
                 a
                 Link-boy
                 passing
                 under
                 the
                 wall
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 observ'd
                 the
                 House
                 failing
                 ;
                 who
                 thereupon
                 immediately
                 ran
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 bid
                 the
                 Company
                 be
                 gone
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 House
                 was
                 falling
                 upon
                 their
                 heads
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 returning
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 instant
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Company
                 following
                 him
                 as
                 fast
                 as
                 they
                 could
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 no
                 sooner
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 clear
                 of
                 the
                 door
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 house
                 fell
                 indeed
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 harm
                 to
                 the
                 Company
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 Month
                 an
                 Antient
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 a
                 Portugueze
                 ,
                 lodging
                 in
                 Hart-street
                 in
                 Covent-Garden
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 abroad
                 at
                 his
                 Devotions
                 ,
                 sent
                 his
                 Servant
                 out
                 to
                 provide
                 him
                 some
                 Fish
                 for
                 his
                 Dinner
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 dress'd
                 and
                 serv'd
                 up
                 ,
                 a
                 little
                 while
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 people
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 heard
                 the
                 report
                 of
                 a
                 Pistol
                 ,
                 but
                 took
                 no
                 farther
                 notice
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 A
                 while
                 after
                 that
                 ,
                 the
                 Gentlemans
                 Servant
                 ,
                 a
                 Portugueze
                 likewise
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Peter
                   Caesar
                
                 ,
                 came
                 down
                 and
                 sate
                 to
                 Dinner
                 with
                 the
                 people
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 staid
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 afternoon
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 went
                 abroad
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 in
                 again
                 .
                 Toward
                 the
                 evening
                 he
                 went
                 forth
                 another
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 a
                 Porter
                 to
                 bring
                 home
                 a
                 large
                 Chest
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 carried
                 up
                 stairs
                 ,
                 the
                 Boy
                 drew
                 it
                 into
                 his
                 Masters
                 Chamber
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 good
                 while
                 after
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Porter
                 to
                 help
                 him
                 down
                 with
                 it
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 did
                 accordingly
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Chest
                 proving
                 too
                 heavy
                 for
                 the
                 Porter
                 and
                 the
                 Youth
                 ,
                 another
                 Porter
                 was
                 call'd
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 they
                 carried
                 it
                 away
                 to
                 the
                 water-side
                 ;
                 where
                 it
                 was
                 put
                 into
                 a
                 Boat
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Boy
                 bidding
                 the
                 Water-man
                 cross
                 the
                 water
                 ,
                 pretending
                 he
                 was
                 to
                 receive
                 mony
                 for
                 the
                 Goods
                 in
                 the
                 Chest
                 ,
                 from
                 a
                 person
                 that
                 was
                 to
                 meet
                 him
                 there
                 ,
                 staid
                 a
                 while
                 ;
                 but
                 no
                 body
                 coming
                 ,
                 at
                 length
                 in
                 a
                 rage
                 to
                 see
                 himself
                 disappointed
                 ,
                 caus'd
                 the
                 fellow
                 to
                 row
                 him
                 back
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 slipp'd
                 the
                 Chest
                 into
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 it
                 as
                 in
                 a
                 fury
                 to
                 see
                 himself
                 sent
                 of
                 an
                 Errand
                 to
                 so
                 little
                 purpose
                 .
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 Boy
                 returned
                 to
                 his
                 Masters
                 Lodging
                 ;
                 but
                 some
                 blood
                 being
                 discovered
                 upon
                 the
                 stairs
                 ,
                 the
                 fellow
                 was
                 apprehended
                 :
                 next
                 morning
                 the
                 Chest
                 being
                 taken
                 up
                 and
                 opened
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 found
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 his
                 Master
                 shot
                 through
                 the
                 head
                 .
                 That
                 which
                 moved
                 him
                 to
                 this
                 horrid
                 Villany
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 sum
                 of
                 mony
                 ,
                 between
                 3
                 and
                 400
                 hundred
                 pound
                 ,
                 which
                 his
                 Master
                 wore
                 about
                 him
                 in
                 a
                 List.
                 He
                 was
                 afterwards
                 condemn'd
                 ,
                 and
                 executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Upon
                 the
                 Nineteenth
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Holles
                 ,
                 Embassador
                 from
                 his
                 Majesty
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 ,
                 received
                 his
                 Audience
                 at
                 Chasteauneuf
                 ,
                 with
                 great
                 Justice
                 to
                 the
                 Royal
                 Dignity
                 of
                 his
                 Master
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 honourable
                 respect
                 to
                 himself
                 .
                 The
                 sum
                 of
                 what
                 his
                 Excellencie
                 delivered
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 English
                 ,
                 tending
                 principally
                 to
                 signifie
                 his
                 Royal
                 Masters
                 Intentions
                 to
                 preserve
                 an
                 Amity
                 and
                 fair
                 Correspondence
                 with
                 that
                 King
                 ,
                 upon
                 confidence
                 of
                 the
                 like
                 from
                 his
                 Christian
                 Majesty
                 .
                 To
                 which
                 the
                 French
                 King's
                 Reply
                 was
                 briefly
                 ,
                 That
                 his
                 Excellencie
                 might
                 assure
                 his
                 Master
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Great
                 Britain
                 ,
                 of
                 as
                 much
                 from
                 himself
                 :
                 concluding
                 with
                 some
                 expressions
                 of
                 particular
                 respects
                 to
                 the
                 Person
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Embassador
                 .
                 And
                 it
                 was
                 observable
                 ,
                 that
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 Princes
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 got
                 the
                 precedencie
                 of
                 several
                 Embassadors
                 of
                 late
                 years
                 ,
                 were
                 there
                 to
                 dispute
                 it
                 with
                 Ours
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 Month
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 gratiously
                 pleas'd
                 to
                 dispence
                 with
                 the
                 attendance
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Mallet
                
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Judges
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Bench
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 Judge
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 First
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 consequence
                 being
                 now
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 his
                 very
                 great
                 age
                 ,
                 disabled
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Keeling
                
                 was
                 sworn
                 in
                 his
                 place
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 a
                 Person
                 of
                 eminent
                 Loyalty
                 and
                 Fidelity
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 same
                 month
                 died
                 the
                 Learned
                 and
                 most
                 Reverend
                 Prelate
                 ,
                 Dr.
                 Bramhal
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Armagh
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 See
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty
                 translated
                 from
                 that
                 of
                 London-Derry
                 .
                 
                 Of
                 whom
                 it
                 is
                 enough
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 the
                 beloved
                 Darling
                 of
                 those
                 two
                 Renowned
                 Patriots
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 Laud
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Strafford
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 Iuly
                 came
                 Intelligence
                 from
                 Tangier
                 ,
                 that
                 Gayland
                 had
                 made
                 a
                 very
                 vigorous
                 Assault
                 upon
                 Tangier
                 with
                 about
                 six
                 thousand
                 men
                 ,
                 the
                 May
                 before
                 .
                 But
                 
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Teviot
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 there
                 newly
                 arrived
                 ,
                 gave
                 him
                 so
                 warm
                 a
                 welcom
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 retired
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 above
                 an
                 hundred
                 men
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Commander
                 of
                 his
                 Horse
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 his
                 Crimson-velvet
                 Coat
                 ,
                 was
                 thought
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Person
                 of
                 Quality
                 ;
                 besides
                 that
                 after
                 he
                 was
                 slain
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 went
                 off
                 immediately
                 .
              
               
                 Not
                 long
                 after
                 he
                 made
                 a
                 second
                 Attempt
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 10000
                 men
                 ;
                 but
                 though
                 he
                 made
                 a
                 very
                 sharp
                 Assault
                 ,
                 his
                 Entertainment
                 was
                 far
                 more
                 warm
                 than
                 the
                 former
                 :
                 for
                 he
                 lost
                 a
                 thousand
                 men
                 .
                 After
                 which
                 Defeat
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Teviot
                 sent
                 him
                 a
                 Letter
                 ,
                 to
                 let
                 him
                 know
                 ,
                 that
                 though
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Great
                 Britain
                 wanted
                 neither
                 resolution
                 nor
                 ability
                 to
                 maintain
                 his
                 Right
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 was
                 a
                 friend
                 to
                 Peace
                 :
                 
                 which
                 so
                 prevailed
                 upon
                 Gayland
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 sent
                 Messengers
                 for
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 came
                 to
                 an
                 Accord
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 22
                 th
                 of
                 this
                 month
                 was
                 Christened
                 Iames
                 ,
                 
                 Son
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Chappel
                 of
                 St.
                 
                 Iames's
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 then
                 Elect
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 .
                 His
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 were
                 God-fathers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Queen-Mother
                 was
                 God-mother
                 .
                 The
                 State
                 was
                 born
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 St.
                 Albans
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 Buckingam
                 held
                 the
                 Infant
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 27
                 th
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 
                 his
                 Majesty
                 going
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Peers
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 went
                 to
                 attend
                 him
                 ;
                 after
                 a
                 short
                 Speech
                 ,
                 declaring
                 among
                 other
                 things
                 ,
                 how
                 he
                 had
                 proceeded
                 by
                 Commands
                 and
                 Directions
                 to
                 all
                 his
                 Judges
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 Affairs
                 which
                 the
                 Season
                 and
                 other
                 Necessities
                 would
                 not
                 permit
                 to
                 pass
                 into
                 Acts
                 ,
                 gave
                 his
                 Royal
                 Assent
                 to
                 several
                 Bills
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 Prorogued
                 them
                 till
                 the
                 16
                 th
                 of
                 March
                 following
                 .
                 The
                 chief
                 Acts
                 were
                 .
                 
                   An
                   Act
                   for
                   four
                   entire
                   Subsidies
                   to
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Temporalty
                   .
                   An
                   Act
                   to
                   confirm
                   four
                   Subsidies
                   granted
                   by
                   the
                   Clergy
                   .
                   A
                   third
                   in
                   behalf
                   of
                   Indigent
                   Officers
                   ;
                   and
                   for
                   settling
                   the
                   profits
                   of
                   the
                   Post-Office
                   and
                   Wine-Licences
                   upon
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                
                 York
                 
                   and
                   his
                   Heirs
                   .
                   And
                   for
                   better
                   Collecting
                   the
                   Duty
                   of
                   Excise
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Nor
                 may
                 it
                 be
                 amiss
                 to
                 relate
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 the
                 Translation
                 of
                 the
                 Right
                 Reverend
                 ,
                 
                 Gilbert
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 being
                 novel
                 to
                 the
                 Reading
                 of
                 this
                 Age
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Solemnity
                 not
                 every
                 day
                 common
                 .
              
               
                 Just
                 before
                 the
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 Chappel
                 the
                 Mace-bearer
                 ,
                 the
                 Archbishops
                 Steward
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 and
                 Controller
                 ,
                 all
                 in
                 their
                 Habits
                 ,
                 with
                 white
                 Staves
                 in
                 their
                 hands
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 next
                 place
                 followed
                 the
                 Bishops
                 in
                 their
                 Episcopal
                 Robes
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 these
                 ,
                 the
                 Dean
                 of
                 the
                 Arches
                 ,
                 the
                 Judge
                 of
                 the
                 Admiralty
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Judge
                 of
                 the
                 Archbishops
                 Prerogative-Court
                 ,
                 with
                 divers
                 Advocates
                 in
                 Scarlet
                 Robes
                 .
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 several
                 Proctors
                 in
                 the
                 Archbishops
                 Court
                 ,
                 in
                 Hoods
                 and
                 Habits
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Congregation
                 being
                 placed
                 in
                 the
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 Divine
                 Service
                 was
                 celebrated
                 by
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 Archbishops
                 Chaplains
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 ended
                 ,
                 the
                 Bishops
                 were
                 brought
                 up
                 from
                 the
                 Seats
                 they
                 had
                 taken
                 ,
                 to
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 where
                 all
                 things
                 were
                 transacted
                 relating
                 to
                 the
                 Ceremony
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 having
                 seated
                 themselves
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Commission
                 under
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 was
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Archbishops
                 Vicar-General
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 publickly
                 read
                 by
                 the
                 Dean
                 of
                 the
                 Arches
                 :
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Bishops
                 accepting
                 of
                 the
                 Commission
                 ,
                 the
                 Vicar-General
                 went
                 forth
                 and
                 conducted
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 into
                 the
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 the
                 Mace-bearer
                 ,
                 Steward
                 ,
                 and
                 Controller
                 marching
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 presented
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Bishops
                 ;
                 who
                 being
                 then
                 seated
                 in
                 a
                 Chair
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Bishops
                 Commissioners
                 proceeded
                 in
                 course
                 of
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 length
                 to
                 a
                 definitive
                 Sentence
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 publickly
                 read
                 by
                 the
                 first
                 Bishop
                 in
                 Commission
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 subscribed
                 by
                 himself
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Bishops
                 ;
                 whereby
                 the
                 Election
                 was
                 confirmed
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 good
                 in
                 Law.
                 
              
               
                 It
                 being
                 now
                 Vacation-time
                 ,
                 
                 His
                 Majesty
                 went
                 his
                 Progress
                 Westward
                 from
                 London
                 to
                 Bath
                 ▪
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 through
                 Gloucestershire
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ▪
                 being
                 presented
                 at
                 Reading
                 and
                 Newbury
                 with
                 Purses
                 of
                 Gold
                 ;
                 receiving
                 where-ever
                 he
                 
                 came
                 ,
                 very
                 high
                 and
                 splendid
                 Entertainments
                 ;
                 particularly
                 ,
                 at
                 Littlecot
                 ,
                 from
                 Sir
                 Popham
                 ;
                 at
                 Newbury
                 from
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Dolman
                
                 ;
                 from
                 the
                 Lord
                 Seymor
                 at
                 Marleborough
                 ;
                 from
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Thyn
                
                 at
                 Ling-leet
                 ;
                 at
                 Badmanton
                 from
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Worcester
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 Cornbury
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 .
                 Coming
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 met
                 half
                 a
                 mile
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 by
                 the
                 Doctors
                 and
                 Scholars
                 in
                 all
                 their
                 Formalities
                 ;
                 and
                 entring
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Militia
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 through
                 which
                 he
                 pass'd
                 from
                 his
                 first
                 Entry
                 to
                 his
                 Lodgings
                 .
                 During
                 his
                 abode
                 there
                 ,
                 he
                 visited
                 the
                 Schools
                 ,
                 where
                 a
                 Noble
                 Banquet
                 attended
                 him
                 :
                 He
                 also
                 toucht
                 above
                 300
                 Persons
                 ;
                 with
                 which
                 impression
                 of
                 duty
                 and
                 reverence
                 left
                 behind
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 return'd
                 in
                 October
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Scotland
                 had
                 this
                 year
                 sate
                 ever
                 since
                 the
                 18
                 th
                 of
                 Iune
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 main
                 thing
                 which
                 they
                 did
                 of
                 general
                 Concernment
                 ,
                 was
                 their
                 Condemnation
                 of
                 
                   Archibald
                   Iohnson
                   ,
                   alias
                
                 Laird
                 Wariston
                 ,
                 a
                 Member
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Committee
                   of
                   Safety
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 executed
                 on
                 the
                 22
                 th
                 of
                 Iuly
                 at
                 the
                 Market-Cross
                 of
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 having
                 receiv'd
                 his
                 Sentence
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament-House
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 next
                 place
                 was
                 their
                 Constitution
                 of
                 a
                 National
                 Synod
                 ,
                 or
                 Assembly
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 ever
                 was
                 constituted
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 under
                 Bishops
                 ;
                 whereby
                 the
                 ordering
                 and
                 disposal
                 of
                 the
                 external
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Nominations
                 of
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 Synod
                 ,
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 his
                 Prerogative
                 Royal
                 in
                 Causes
                 Ecclesiastical
                 :
                 As
                 to
                 the
                 Members
                 constituting
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 Archbishops
                 ,
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 Deans
                 ,
                 and
                 Arch-Deacons
                 ,
                 the
                 Moderators
                 of
                 Meetings
                 for
                 Exercises
                 ,
                 with
                 one
                 Minister
                 of
                 each
                 Meeting
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 chosen
                 by
                 the
                 Moderator
                 and
                 plurality
                 of
                 Ministers
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 The
                 Synod
                 to
                 meet
                 at
                 such
                 time
                 and
                 places
                 as
                 his
                 Majesty
                 should
                 appoint
                 by
                 Proclamation
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 debate
                 of
                 such
                 matters
                 ,
                 relating
                 to
                 the
                 Government
                 and
                 Doctrine
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 as
                 his
                 Majesty
                 should
                 deliver
                 to
                 the
                 President
                 .
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 no
                 Assembly
                 to
                 be
                 held
                 without
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Commissioner
                 .
                 Their
                 second
                 Act
                 was
                 for
                 an
                 Army
                 of
                 20000
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 2000
                 Horse
                 ,
                 with
                 forty
                 days
                 provision
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 readiness
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 call'd
                 to
                 march
                 to
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 for
                 suppressing
                 any
                 forein
                 Invasion
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 any
                 other
                 Service
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Upon
                 the
                 9
                 th
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 the
                 Right
                 Reverend
                 Humphrey
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 was
                 sworn
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 most
                 Honorable
                 Privy
                 Council
                 ,
                 having
                 for
                 his
                 great
                 Worth
                 ,
                 Learning
                 ,
                 and
                 Integrity
                 ,
                 been
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 translated
                 from
                 New
                 Sarum
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 more
                 dignifi'd
                 See
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Soon
                 after
                 came
                 news
                 of
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 that
                 Eminent
                 ,
                 Loyal
                 ,
                 and
                 Renowned
                 Patriot
                 ,
                 Judge
                 Ienkins
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 at
                 his
                 house
                 at
                 Cowbridge
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 81
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 age
                 ,
                 in
                 perfect
                 Sence
                 and
                 Memory
                 .
                 He
                 di'd
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 liv'd
                 ,
                 preaching
                 with
                 his
                 last
                 breath
                 to
                 his
                 Relations
                 ,
                 Loyalty
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 obedience
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 leaving
                 behind
                 him
                 an
                 unspotted
                 Fame
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Memory
                 of
                 a
                 President
                 ,
                 which
                 this
                 Age
                 only
                 could
                 have
                 needed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 next
                 will
                 hardly
                 out-do
                 .
              
               
                 
                 A
                 great
                 storm
                 threatned
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Merchants
                 trading
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Grand
                   Seigniors
                
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 miscarriage
                 of
                 their
                 Ships
                 ;
                 which
                 loading
                 the
                 
                   Grand
                   Seigniors
                
                 Goods
                 ,
                 and
                 Merchandize
                 of
                 Turks
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 170000
                 Dollars
                 ,
                 was
                 surpriz'd
                 by
                 a
                 Malthese
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Turks
                 would
                 not
                 believe
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 Commander
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Vessel
                 was
                 privy
                 to
                 some
                 Treachery
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 
                   Grand
                   Seignior
                
                 resolving
                 not
                 to
                 lose
                 what
                 was
                 in
                 his
                 power
                 to
                 recover
                 ,
                 sent
                 for
                 the
                 Holland
                 Resident
                 ,
                 perswading
                 him
                 that
                 he
                 engag'd
                 for
                 the
                 fidelity
                 of
                 the
                 Master
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 him
                 and
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Nation
                 responsible
                 for
                 his
                 loss
                 ;
                 in
                 order
                 whereunto
                 ,
                 directions
                 were
                 given
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Merchants
                 in
                 Smyrna
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Resident
                 commanded
                 to
                 abide
                 in
                 Adrianople
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 way
                 to
                 redeem
                 him
                 from
                 ensuing
                 mischief
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 quick
                 promise
                 of
                 satisfaction
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 Italy
                 ,
                 the
                 Pope
                 and
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 were
                 like
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 engag'd
                 in
                 a
                 very
                 great
                 Quarrel
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 Pope
                 being
                 incens'd
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 for
                 encroaching
                 upon
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 occasion'd
                 by
                 the
                 Popes
                 delay
                 of
                 giving
                 him
                 satisfaction
                 for
                 the
                 injury
                 done
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Grequi
                 by
                 the
                 Corsi
                 ,
                 began
                 a
                 serious
                 debate
                 in
                 the
                 Conclave
                 how
                 to
                 proceed
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 whether
                 by
                 Excommunication
                 ,
                 
                 or
                 otherwise
                 ;
                 though
                 carried
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 for
                 moderation
                 .
                 However
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 possesses
                 himself
                 of
                 Avignon
                 .
                 The
                 Pope
                 kept
                 a
                 great
                 bustle
                 at
                 first
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 a
                 fair
                 shew
                 as
                 if
                 he
                 would
                 have
                 oppos'd
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 having
                 already
                 s●nt
                 some
                 Troops
                 into
                 Italy
                 ,
                 and
                 ready
                 to
                 advance
                 with
                 a
                 greater
                 Body
                 ;
                 
                 at
                 length
                 Articles
                 of
                 Agreement
                 were
                 sign'd
                 at
                 Pisa
                 ,
                 between
                 Bourlemont
                 ,
                 and
                 Cardinal
                 Rasponi
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         First
                         ,
                         That
                         the
                         Cardinal
                         Imperial
                         should
                         be
                         confin'd
                         to
                         Genoa
                         ,
                         during
                         the
                         Kings
                         pleasure
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         Dom
                         Mario
                         ,
                         the
                         Popes
                         Brother
                         ,
                         should
                         be
                         banish'd
                         to
                         Siena
                         for
                         three
                         years
                         ,
                         not
                         to
                         return
                         to
                         Rome
                         ;
                         upon
                         any
                         pretence
                         whatsoever
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         Cardinal
                         Chigi
                         ,
                         the
                         Popes
                         Nephew
                         ,
                         should
                         be
                         sent
                         into
                         France
                         ;
                         where
                         at
                         his
                         first
                         Audience
                         ,
                         he
                         should
                         desire
                         the
                         French
                         Kings
                         Pardon
                         ,
                         for
                         himself
                         and
                         his
                         whole
                         Family
                         :
                         and
                         in
                         his
                         second
                         Audience
                         ,
                         in
                         the
                         Name
                         of
                         the
                         Pope
                         ,
                         supplicate
                         the
                         Christian
                         Kings
                         excuse
                         ,
                         for
                         the
                         affront
                         given
                         to
                         the
                         Duke
                         of
                         Crequi
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         the
                         said
                         Duke
                         ,
                         in
                         his
                         return
                         to
                         Rome
                         by
                         Land
                         ,
                         should
                         be
                         met
                         at
                         the
                         Frontiers
                         of
                         the
                         State
                         Ecclesiastick
                         ,
                         by
                         Dom
                         Augusto
                         ,
                         another
                         of
                         the
                         Popes
                         Nephews
                         :
                         if
                         by
                         Sea
                         ,
                         at
                         a
                         proportionate
                         distance
                         ,
                         by
                         the
                         Gallies
                         of
                         the
                         Church
                         .
                         And
                         the
                         Dutchess
                         of
                         Crequi
                         to
                         be
                         receiv'd
                         at
                         a
                         Leagues
                         distance
                         from
                         Rome
                         ,
                         by
                         the
                         Wife
                         of
                         Dom
                         Mario
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         the
                         Duke
                         of
                         Crequi
                         being
                         return'd
                         to
                         Rome
                         ,
                         shall
                         be
                         there
                         treated
                         with
                         all
                         b●n
                         our
                         due
                         and
                         customary
                         to
                         the
                         Ministers
                         of
                         France
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         the
                         Duke
                         of
                         Cesarini
                         be
                         restor'd
                         to
                         his
                         Goods
                         and
                         Honors
                         ,
                         and
                         indemnifi'd
                         for
                         the
                         future
                         ;
                         and
                         all
                         others
                         who
                         had
                         suffer'd
                         in
                         the
                         King
                         of
                         France's
                         Quarrel
                         .
                      
                       
                         The
                         Dutchy
                         of
                         Castro
                         restor'd
                         to
                         the
                         Duke
                         of
                         Parma
                         ,
                         paying
                         
                           1200000
                           Livres
                        
                         ,
                         at
                         such
                         and
                         such
                         payments
                         .
                      
                       
                         The
                         Valley
                         of
                         Cornachio
                         to
                         the
                         Duke
                         of
                         Modena
                         ,
                         paying
                         
                           500000
                           Livres
                        
                         ,
                         in
                         consideration
                         of
                         the
                         charge
                         of
                         Garrisons
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         there
                         be
                         a
                         Pillar
                         rais'd
                         in
                         the
                         Palace
                         of
                         the
                         Corsi
                         ,
                         with
                         an
                         Inscription
                         bearing
                         the
                         substance
                         of
                         their
                         Condemnation
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Out
                 of
                 which
                 Articles
                 ,
                 the
                 ground
                 of
                 the
                 Quarrel
                 is
                 easie
                 to
                 be
                 gather'd
                 ;
                 and
                 how
                 easily
                 a
                 Catholick
                 Prince
                 ,
                 though
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Eldest
                 Sons
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 can
                 dispence
                 with
                 his
                 obedience
                 to
                 the
                 Pope
                 ▪
                 when
                 he
                 has
                 a
                 power
                 and
                 spirit
                 to
                 resist
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 Nature
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Pope
                 should
                 trample
                 upon
                 the
                 Necks
                 of
                 Princes
                 .
                 Rasponi
                 ,
                 with
                 great
                 reluctancie
                 ,
                 linger'd
                 out
                 to
                 the
                 last
                 moment
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Pope
                 found
                 himself
                 oblig'd
                 to
                 yield
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 upon
                 his
                 own
                 Conditions
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 the
                 Christian
                 Princes
                 are
                 thus
                 at
                 difference
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Turk
                 enlarges
                 his
                 Dominions
                 ;
                 laying
                 Siege
                 to
                 New-hausel
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 considerable
                 Passes
                 and
                 Forts
                 which
                 the
                 Christians
                 had
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 .
                 The
                 Bassa
                 coming
                 before
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 sent
                 in
                 a
                 Summons
                 to
                 Count
                 Fo●gats
                 ,
                 the
                 Governor
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 :
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           I
                           ,
                           through
                           the
                           Grace
                           of
                           God
                           ,
                           and
                           through
                           the
                           Miracles
                           of
                           our
                           Prophet
                           ,
                           who
                           is
                           a
                           Son
                           of
                           both
                           Worlds
                           ,
                           and
                           by
                           whom
                           there
                           is
                           happiness
                           and
                           glory
                           :
                           I
                           ,
                           that
                           am
                           the
                           first
                           in
                           Council
                           ,
                           and
                           General
                           of
                           the
                           most
                           Mighty
                           Emperor
                           of
                           the
                           Turks
                           ,
                           that
                           is
                           the
                           King
                           of
                           all
                           the
                           Kings
                           of
                           the
                           Earth
                           :
                           To
                           you
                           ,
                           
                             Adam
                             Forgats
                          
                           ,
                           that
                           are
                           the
                           Chief
                           of
                           the
                           Nobility
                           of
                           Hungary
                           ,
                           Do
                           make
                           known
                           ,
                           that
                           through
                           the
                           Command
                           of
                           my
                           gratious
                           Lord
                           ,
                           I
                           am
                           come
                           with
                           his
                           Forces
                           before
                           New-hausel
                           ,
                           to
                           reduce
                           it
                           to
                           his
                           obedience
                           .
                           Wherefore
                           if
                           ye
                           shall
                           deliver
                           up
                           the
                           place
                           to
                           us
                           ,
                           you
                           shall
                           have
                           liberty
                           to
                           march
                           out
                           with
                           what
                           belongs
                           to
                           you
                           ,
                           from
                           the
                           highest
                           to
                           the
                           lowest
                           ,
                           and
                           to
                           what
                           place
                           you
                           please
                           .
                           And
                           he
                           that
                           will
                           rather
                           stay
                           ,
                           shall
                           keep
                           his
                           goods
                           and
                           estate
                           :
                           But
                           if
                           you
                           will
                           not
                           yield
                           ,
                           we
                           will
                           take
                           it
                           by
                           force
                           ;
                           and
                           every
                           man
                           of
                           ye
                           ,
                           from
                           the
                           highest
                           to
                           the
                           lowest
                           of
                           you
                           ,
                           shall
                           be
                           put
                           to
                           the
                           sword
                           .
                           If
                           the
                           Hungarians
                           did
                           but
                           know
                           the
                           Intentions
                           of
                           the
                           Mighty
                           Emperor
                           ▪
                           they
                           and
                           their
                           Children
                           would
                           bless
                           God
                           for
                           them
                           .
                           Peace
                           be
                           to
                           the
                           Obedient
                           .
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
               
                 But
                 for
                 all
                 this
                 menacing
                 Summons
                 ,
                 the
                 Town
                 held
                 out
                 many
                 a
                 brisk
                 Assault
                 of
                 the
                 Besiegers
                 ,
                 who
                 lost
                 near
                 20000
                 of
                 their
                 men
                 before
                 it
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 verily
                 reported
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Enemy
                 would
                 have
                 quitted
                 the
                 Siege
                 ,
                 had
                 it
                 held
                 out
                 a
                 week
                 longer
                 .
                 
                 But
                 Count
                 Forgats
                 delivered
                 i●
                 up
                 at
                 length
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 will
                 of
                 the
                 Germans
                 ,
                 upon
                 Conditions
                 to
                 march
                 out
                 Bag
                 and
                 Baggage
                 to
                 the
                 next
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 leaving
                 behind
                 him
                 60
                 brass
                 Guns
                 ,
                 Powder
                 and
                 Ball
                 in
                 proportion
                 ,
                 3000
                 fats
                 of
                 Wine
                 ,
                 and
                 plenty
                 of
                 Provisions
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Count
                 Serini
                 watched
                 all
                 advantages
                 ,
                 yet
                 durst
                 not
                 attempt
                 to
                 relieve
                 it
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 smalness
                 of
                 his
                 force
                 ;
                 and
                 yet
                 in
                 some
                 measure
                 ,
                 he
                 quit
                 scores
                 with
                 them
                 shortly
                 after
                 .
                 For
                 hearing
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 intending
                 to
                 lay
                 a
                 Ship-bridge
                 over
                 the
                 River
                 Mur
                 ,
                 he
                 march'd
                 thither
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 he
                 understood
                 that
                 two
                 thousand
                 were
                 got
                 over
                 the
                 water
                 ,
                 he
                 set
                 upon
                 them
                 at
                 such
                 a
                 disadvantage
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 put
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 rout
                 :
                 their
                 fellows
                 that
                 were
                 coming
                 over
                 ,
                 fell
                 into
                 such
                 a
                 consternation
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 neither
                 get
                 back
                 ,
                 nor
                 swim
                 ,
                 nor
                 defend
                 themselves
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 River
                 was
                 quite
                 covered
                 with
                 men
                 and
                 Horses
                 .
                 The
                 Count
                 made
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 opportunity
                 ,
                 not
                 taking
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 one
                 Prisoner
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 between
                 killing
                 and
                 drowning
                 ,
                 very
                 few
                 escap'd
                 ,
                 though
                 above
                 10000
                 in
                 all
                 :
                 above
                 a
                 thousand
                 of
                 their
                 Horses
                 were
                 taken
                 coming
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 water
                 .
                 A
                 considerable
                 prevention
                 of
                 their
                 entring
                 Stiermark
                 ,
                 and
                 coming
                 up
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 Grats
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 possibility
                 of
                 opposition
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 like
                 success
                 had
                 the
                 Portugals
                 against
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 ,
                 taking
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 Ginaldo
                 in
                 Gallicia
                 ,
                 wherein
                 was
                 the
                 Magazine
                 of
                 Spain
                 .
                 Afterwards
                 giving
                 Battle
                 to
                 Don
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Austria
                 ,
                 who
                 commanded
                 7000
                 Horse
                 ,
                 12000
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 18
                 pieces
                 of
                 Ordnance
                 ,
                 they
                 routed
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 open
                 field
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 all
                 his
                 Bag
                 and
                 Baggage
                 ,
                 being
                 assisted
                 by
                 the
                 English.
                 They
                 slew
                 1000
                 ,
                 took
                 4000
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 eminent
                 Commanders
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 a
                 worse
                 fate
                 had
                 attended
                 the
                 Protestants
                 of
                 Piedmont
                 ,
                 had
                 not
                 they
                 s●outly
                 defended
                 themselves
                 .
                 For
                 while
                 their
                 Delegates
                 were
                 pleading
                 for
                 them
                 at
                 Turin
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Protection
                 and
                 Safe-conduct
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 their
                 Sovereign
                 Prince
                 ,
                 protesting
                 their
                 Loyalty
                 and
                 Submission
                 to
                 him
                 ;
                 his
                 Forces
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 between
                 16
                 or
                 18000
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot
                 ,
                 entred
                 the
                 Valleys
                 at
                 
                   Prerustine
                   ,
                   St.
                   Bartholomew
                   ,
                   Rocheplate
                   ,
                
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 ;
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 possess
                 themselves
                 ▪
                 of
                 Angrogue
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   St.
                   Martins
                
                 ,
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 strongest
                 Holds
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Valley
                 of
                 Piedmont
                 .
                 In
                 their
                 way
                 ,
                 they
                 set
                 all
                 on
                 fire
                 ,
                 cut
                 and
                 tore
                 the
                 Vines
                 ,
                 and
                 destroy'd
                 all
                 .
                 The
                 Inhabitants
                 seeing
                 themselves
                 assaulted
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 Faith
                 given
                 ,
                 and
                 seeing
                 they
                 were
                 undone
                 ,
                 
                 made
                 head
                 :
                 the
                 Fight
                 was
                 hot
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 ;
                 but
                 though
                 the
                 Savoyards
                 were
                 thirty
                 for
                 one
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 at
                 length
                 forc'd
                 to
                 retreat
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 above
                 a
                 thousand
                 men
                 kill'd
                 and
                 wounded
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 Officers
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 was
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 Iesuits
                 Council
                 
                   de
                   Propaganda
                   Fide.
                
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1664.
                 
              
               
                 WE
                 shall
                 begin
                 this
                 Year
                 with
                 the
                 Trial
                 of
                 several
                 persons
                 for
                 their
                 Lives
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Party
                 with
                 those
                 last
                 Year
                 executed
                 at
                 York
                 .
                 The
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 hopes
                 of
                 destroying
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 was
                 built
                 upon
                 the
                 confidence
                 of
                 a
                 power
                 they
                 had
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 to
                 divide
                 and
                 distract
                 his
                 Friends
                 ,
                 as
                 unite
                 his
                 Enemies
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 endeavour'd
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 by
                 divers
                 false
                 and
                 scandalous
                 Rumors
                 ,
                 which
                 upon
                 all
                 occasions
                 they
                 scatter'd
                 among
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 one
                 half
                 of
                 their
                 business
                 .
                 The
                 Tragedy
                 was
                 to
                 have
                 begun
                 in
                 the
                 Counties
                 of
                 
                   Westmerland
                   ,
                   Durham
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Yorkshire
                 ,
                 by
                 seizing
                 upon
                 Carlisle
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 eminent
                 Persons
                 and
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Counties
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 Publick
                 Treasure
                 they
                 could
                 find
                 .
                 A
                 small
                 Party
                 met
                 at
                 Kirkby-Steven
                 ,
                 but
                 failing
                 of
                 their
                 number
                 ,
                 
                 soon
                 dispers'd
                 themselves
                 again
                 .
                 Several
                 were
                 executed
                 ,
                 particularly
                 at
                 
                   Appleby
                   ,
                   Robert
                   Waller
                   ,
                   Stephen
                   Weatherhead
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Henry
                   Petty
                
                 .
              
               
               
                 But
                 such
                 was
                 the
                 inveterate
                 malice
                 of
                 these
                 kind
                 of
                 people
                 ,
                 such
                 was
                 the
                 Influence
                 of
                 Ejected
                 Ministers
                 among
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 notwithstanding
                 so
                 many
                 persons
                 had
                 suffer'd
                 the
                 year
                 before
                 ,
                 yet
                 at
                 Newbury
                 ,
                 the
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 being
                 met
                 upon
                 Easter
                 -
                 Tuesday
                 to
                 chuse
                 Church-wardens
                 for
                 the
                 year
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 were
                 assaulted
                 by
                 a
                 rude
                 and
                 confus'd
                 multitude
                 ,
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Phanaticks
                 ,
                 some
                 crying
                 one
                 thing
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 another
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 sundry
                 times
                 excluded
                 by
                 the
                 Constables
                 that
                 were
                 call'd
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 peace
                 ,
                 yet
                 they
                 still
                 broke
                 in
                 with
                 fresh
                 clamours
                 ,
                 crying
                 out
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 did
                 not
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Company
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 whole
                 Parish
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 choice
                 .
                 In
                 fine
                 ,
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 this
                 at
                 last
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 did
                 not
                 matter
                 who
                 was
                 chosen
                 ,
                 so
                 one
                 Pocock
                 ,
                 render'd
                 odious
                 to
                 the
                 Rabble
                 for
                 his
                 Loyalty
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 were
                 not
                 one
                 .
                 But
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Doleman
                
                 coming
                 immediately
                 to
                 Town
                 ,
                 
                 upon
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 disorder
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Guard
                 of
                 Soldiers
                 ,
                 seiz'd
                 the
                 chief
                 sticklers
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 afterwards
                 proceeded
                 against
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 demerits
                 .
                 And
                 understanding
                 that
                 certain
                 Grand
                 Phanaticks
                 ,
                 being
                 charg'd
                 with
                 Arms
                 ,
                 refus'd
                 to
                 send
                 in
                 their
                 men
                 ,
                 he
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Deputy-Lieutenants
                 caus'd
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 fin'd
                 ,
                 and
                 levied
                 their
                 fines
                 by
                 distress
                 of
                 their
                 goods
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 notice
                 being
                 taken
                 of
                 several
                 dangerous
                 applications
                 made
                 to
                 some
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 
                   Mildmay
                   ,
                   Wallop
                   ,
                   Fleetwood
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Garland
                 were
                 sent
                 away
                 to
                 Tangier
                 ,
                 and
                 certain
                 other
                 Prisoners
                 dispos'd
                 of
                 into
                 other
                 places
                 of
                 security
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Month
                 also
                 brought
                 Intelligence
                 of
                 the
                 proceedings
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Teviot
                 ,
                 then
                 Governor
                 of
                 Tangier
                 ,
                 who
                 finding
                 Gayland
                 unwilling
                 to
                 comply
                 with
                 him
                 in
                 his
                 propounded
                 Articles
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 resolv'd
                 to
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 Force
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 worsted
                 the
                 Moor
                 in
                 an
                 Attack
                 which
                 he
                 made
                 upon
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 with
                 great
                 courage
                 and
                 vigor
                 ,
                 for
                 some
                 time
                 afterwards
                 undisturb'd
                 ,
                 began
                 and
                 finish'd
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 outermost
                 Fortifications
                 :
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 room
                 for
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Strangers
                 of
                 better
                 account
                 ,
                 turn'd
                 all
                 the
                 Jews
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 was
                 it
                 less
                 welcom
                 news
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 his
                 Majesty
                 to
                 hear
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Embassador
                 Sir
                 
                   Rich.
                   Fanshaw
                
                 was
                 magnificently
                 receiv'd
                 and
                 entertain'd
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 in
                 testimony
                 of
                 the
                 high
                 value
                 which
                 that
                 King
                 put
                 upon
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Alliance
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 reverence
                 he
                 had
                 for
                 that
                 Correspondence
                 ,
                 which
                 so
                 great
                 an
                 Embassador
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 continue
                 and
                 preserve
                 between
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 as
                 if
                 the
                 heat
                 of
                 the
                 Spring
                 had
                 warm'd
                 the
                 English
                 bloods
                 ,
                 
                 His
                 Majesty
                 and
                 his
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 sitting
                 ,
                 began
                 to
                 take
                 into
                 their
                 deep
                 Consideration
                 ,
                 the
                 great
                 Complaints
                 that
                 had
                 been
                 made
                 against
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 whose
                 injuries
                 and
                 affronts
                 had
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 enrag'd
                 the
                 Nation
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 a
                 Report
                 being
                 made
                 by
                 Mr.
                 Clifford
                 of
                 their
                 Encroachments
                 upon
                 Trade
                 ,
                 from
                 a
                 Committee
                 appointed
                 to
                 examine
                 that
                 affair
                 ,
                 
                 Thereupon
                 the
                 House
                 made
                 two
                 Resolves
                 ,
                 the
                 Substance
                 of
                 which
                 were
                 ▪
                 
                   That
                   the
                   wrongs
                   ,
                   dishonours
                   ,
                   and
                   indignities
                   ,
                   the
                   damages
                   ,
                   affronts
                   ,
                   and
                   injuries
                   done
                   by
                   the
                   Subjects
                   of
                   the
                
                 United
                 Provinces
                 
                   to
                   our
                   Merchants
                   ,
                   were
                   the
                   greatest
                   Obstructions
                   to
                   Forein
                   Trade
                   :
                   That
                   His
                   Majesty
                   should
                   be
                   mov'd
                   to
                   take
                   speedy
                   and
                   effectual
                   course
                   for
                   the
                   redress
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   they
                   would
                   assist
                   him
                   with
                   their
                   lives
                   and
                   fortunes
                   ,
                   against
                   all
                   opposition
                   whatsoever
                   .
                
                 The
                 Lords
                 concurr'd
                 ;
                 and
                 thereupon
                 both
                 Houses
                 attended
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 who
                 declar'd
                 his
                 Royal
                 Sense
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 high
                 Esteem
                 of
                 their
                 care
                 and
                 tenderness
                 for
                 the
                 Honor
                 and
                 Good
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 .
                 Letting
                 them
                 farther
                 know
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   he
                   would
                   examine
                   and
                   prove
                   the
                   particular
                   Complaints
                   ;
                   that
                   he
                   would
                   demand
                   satisfaction
                   by
                   a
                   Publick
                   Minister
                   ,
                   and
                   do
                   his
                   utmost
                   endeavour
                   to
                   secure
                   his
                   Subjects
                   from
                   the
                   like
                   Violences
                   for
                   the
                   future
                   ;
                   depending
                   upon
                   the
                   Promise
                   of
                   both
                   Houses
                   to
                   stand
                   by
                   him
                   .
                
                 Upon
                 which
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 both
                 Houses
                 return'd
                 their
                 humble
                 and
                 hearty
                 Thanks
                 .
              
               
                 April
                 6
                 th
                 .
                 Soon
                 after
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 pass'd
                 two
                 particular
                 Acts
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 for
                 holding
                 Parliaments
                 once
                 in
                 three
                 years
                 at
                 least
                 ;
                 and
                 repealing
                 a
                 former
                 Act
                 ,
                 call'd
                 ,
                 
                   An
                   Act
                   for
                   preventing
                   the
                   inconveniencies
                   by
                   long
                   intermissions
                   of
                   Parliament
                   .
                
                 At
                 the
                 signing
                 thereof
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 gave
                 them
                 thanks
                 for
                 their
                 ready
                 concurring
                 in
                 a
                 thing
                 so
                 advantageous
                 to
                 the
                 Nation
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 recalling
                 the
                 other
                 so
                 prejudicial
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 much
                 to
                 the
                 discredit
                 of
                 Parliaments
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 if
                 the
                 Crown
                 were
                 jealous
                 as
                 Parliaments
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 Parliaments
                 were
                 jealous
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 .
              
               
                 
                 While
                 these
                 things
                 were
                 transacting
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lawson
                
                 ,
                 Admiral
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 sent
                 into
                 the
                 Mediterranean
                 Sea
                 to
                 repress
                 the
                 Insolencies
                 of
                 the
                 Pirates
                 of
                 Argier
                 ,
                 sent
                 home
                 seventeen
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 between
                 two
                 and
                 three
                 hundred
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 store
                 of
                 Goods
                 ,
                 which
                 those
                 Corsairs
                 had
                 taken
                 prize
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 Honor
                 of
                 the
                 Publick
                 ,
                 and
                 private
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 many
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Nor
                 can
                 we
                 omit
                 the
                 punishment
                 of
                 a
                 Criminal
                 Book
                 ,
                 long
                 after
                 the
                 Author's
                 decease
                 .
                 For
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 justice
                 may
                 Books
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 men
                 ,
                 be
                 executed
                 for
                 Treason
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 long
                 after
                 his
                 death
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 was
                 Mr.
                 
                   George
                   Buchanans
                
                 Book
                 ,
                 
                   De
                   Iure
                   Regni
                   apud
                   Scotos
                
                 ,
                 call'd
                 in
                 and
                 suppress'd
                 ,
                 by
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 having
                 been
                 condemned
                 before
                 by
                 another
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 1584.
                 
              
               
                 
                 Nor
                 was
                 it
                 less
                 to
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Service
                 ,
                 that
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 they
                 issued
                 out
                 another
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 
                   To
                   prohibit
                   all
                   persons
                   ,
                   to
                   seek
                   demand
                   ,
                   receive
                   ,
                   or
                   deliver
                   any
                   Contributions
                   ,
                   or
                   Supplies
                   ,
                   but
                   what
                   were
                   publickly
                   allow'd
                   and
                   practiz'd
                   ,
                   without
                   allowance
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   the
                   Privy
                   Council
                   .
                
                 For
                 without
                 Libels
                 and
                 Collections
                 ,
                 the
                 grand
                 support
                 of
                 Conventicles
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 morally
                 impossible
                 to
                 unsettle
                 any
                 Government
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Among
                 such
                 serious
                 things
                 as
                 these
                 ,
                 Historians
                 have
                 allow'd
                 themselves
                 to
                 entertain
                 their
                 Readers
                 with
                 miraculous
                 Accidents
                 .
                 Which
                 puts
                 us
                 in
                 mind
                 of
                 the
                 portentous
                 Tartar
                 ,
                 which
                 Count
                 Serini
                 was
                 reported
                 to
                 have
                 taken
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 .
                 From
                 the
                 shoulder
                 upward
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 the
                 shape
                 of
                 a
                 Giant-like
                 man
                 ,
                 his
                 Neck
                 long
                 ,
                 and
                 like
                 that
                 of
                 a
                 Horse
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Man●
                 ;
                 the
                 lower
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 face
                 like
                 a
                 man
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 wild
                 Beard
                 ;
                 the
                 upper
                 part
                 like
                 a
                 Horse
                 ,
                 with
                 large
                 Ears
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 arm'd
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 Bowe
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Quiver
                 by
                 his
                 side
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 long
                 Dart.
                 If
                 this
                 Relation
                 may
                 not
                 gain
                 sufficient
                 credit
                 ,
                 yet
                 the
                 Monster
                 may
                 serve
                 to
                 fight
                 many
                 Ages
                 hence
                 with
                 
                 Regulus's
                 his
                 Serpent
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Another
                 strange
                 Accident
                 was
                 related
                 from
                 the
                 Barbado's
                 ,
                 then
                 published
                 not
                 without
                 great
                 Authority
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 about
                 900
                 miles
                 Eastward
                 of
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 a
                 Vessel
                 being
                 in
                 her
                 full
                 course
                 ,
                 a
                 certain
                 great
                 Fish
                 struck
                 the
                 Ship
                 on
                 the
                 Star-board
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 passing
                 under
                 it
                 ,
                 touch'd
                 the
                 Rudder
                 ,
                 and
                 threw
                 the
                 S●e●rs-man
                 from
                 the
                 Helm
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 she
                 came
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 heav'd
                 a
                 great
                 Sea
                 into
                 the
                 Ship.
                 At
                 her
                 first
                 stroke
                 ,
                 she
                 ran
                 her
                 Horn
                 through
                 the
                 sheathing
                 ,
                 a
                 three-Inch
                 Plank
                 ▪
                 and
                 threw
                 the
                 Timber
                 into
                 the
                 Cieling
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 broke
                 short
                 off
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 12
                 Inches
                 long
                 ,
                 and
                 100
                 and
                 a
                 half
                 weight
                 ,
                 was
                 left
                 in
                 the
                 hole
                 .
                 Had
                 not
                 the
                 Horn
                 been
                 broke
                 in
                 the
                 hole
                 ,
                 the
                 Vessel
                 had
                 been
                 lost
                 ;
                 for
                 notwithstanding
                 that
                 stoppage
                 ,
                 the
                 water
                 came
                 in
                 so
                 fast
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 kept
                 a
                 Pump
                 imploy'd
                 .
                 The
                 Horn
                 was
                 like
                 an
                 Elephants
                 Tooth
                 ,
                 but
                 more
                 ponderous
                 .
              
               
                 
                 But
                 passing
                 over
                 these
                 Relations
                 of
                 lighter
                 moment
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 Intelligence
                 which
                 we
                 meet
                 withal
                 ,
                 is
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lawson
                
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 offer'd
                 all
                 fair
                 Accommodation
                 to
                 the
                 Pyrates
                 of
                 Argier
                 ,
                 yet
                 finding
                 them
                 disdain
                 his
                 proffer'd
                 Peace
                 ,
                 he
                 declares
                 open
                 War
                 against
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 immediately
                 after
                 took
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 Corsairs
                 of
                 thirty
                 four
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 260
                 men
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 sent
                 into
                 Majorca
                 .
                 Part
                 of
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 being
                 Turks
                 and
                 Moors
                 ,
                 he
                 sold
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Beaufort
                 ,
                 Admiral
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 then
                 in
                 those
                 Seas
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 now
                 his
                 Majesty
                 mindful
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 work
                 he
                 had
                 in
                 hand
                 ,
                 had
                 given
                 his
                 particular
                 Instructions
                 to
                 his
                 Embassador
                 in
                 the
                 Netherlands
                 ;
                 who
                 thereupon
                 about
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 May
                 gave
                 in
                 his
                 Memorandum
                 to
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 damages
                 which
                 the
                 English
                 complain'd
                 to
                 have
                 suffer'd
                 by
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 those
                 Provinces
                 .
                 
                 But
                 the
                 unprepar'd
                 Belgian
                 ,
                 not
                 finding
                 it
                 convenient
                 to
                 give
                 such
                 speedy
                 Answers
                 ,
                 resolv'd
                 to
                 send
                 their
                 own
                 Embassadors
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 ;
                 which
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 way
                 of
                 answering
                 more
                 magnificent
                 ,
                 so
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 greater
                 delay
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 the
                 17
                 th
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 the
                 Commons
                 being
                 met
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 in
                 a
                 gracious
                 Speech
                 ,
                 gave
                 both
                 Lords
                 and
                 Commons
                 to
                 understand
                 his
                 Royal
                 Approbation
                 of
                 their
                 Cares
                 and
                 Labors
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 of
                 the
                 Publick
                 ;
                 
                 together
                 with
                 a
                 Princely
                 acknowledgment
                 of
                 their
                 compliance
                 with
                 his
                 pleasure
                 in
                 the
                 dispatch
                 of
                 the
                 business
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 Sessions
                 .
                 Afterwards
                 his
                 Majesty
                 caused
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 Prorogued
                 till
                 the
                 20
                 th
                 of
                 August
                 ensuing
                 .
                 
                 Withal
                 declaring
                 ,
                 that
                 unless
                 something
                 extraordinary
                 should
                 fall
                 out
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 his
                 Royal
                 purpose
                 not
                 to
                 call
                 them
                 together
                 till
                 November
                 following
                 ,
                 whereof
                 they
                 should
                 have
                 seasonable
                 notice
                 by
                 Proclamation
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 which
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Turnor
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Speaker
                 ,
                 represented
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 the
                 humble
                 Thanks
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 for
                 his
                 Gratious
                 acceptance
                 of
                 their
                 endeavours
                 in
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Publick
                 .
                 After
                 which
                 ,
                 he
                 particularly
                 insisted
                 upon
                 the
                 unsettled
                 condition
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 Phanaticks
                 ,
                 Sectaries
                 ,
                 and
                 Non-conformists
                 ;
                 and
                 next
                 to
                 that
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Injuries
                 complain'd
                 of
                 by
                 our
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 frauds
                 and
                 practises
                 of
                 our
                 Neighbours
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 and
                 West-Indies
                 ,
                 in
                 Turkey
                 ,
                 and
                 Africa
                 ;
                 which
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 Indignities
                 offer'd
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 were
                 computed
                 to
                 amount
                 to
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 seven
                 or
                 eight
                 hundred
                 thousand
                 Pounds
                 .
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 he
                 presented
                 the
                 Heads
                 of
                 several
                 Bills
                 ready
                 for
                 his
                 Royal
                 assent
                 .
              
               
                 Accordingly
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 sign'd
                 several
                 private
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 few
                 publick
                 Acts
                 ;
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 
                   An
                   Act
                   to
                   prevent
                   and
                   suppress
                   Seditious
                   Conventicles
                
                 ;
                 which
                 though
                 it
                 occasion'd
                 great
                 trouble
                 to
                 the
                 Magistrates
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Counties
                 ,
                 yet
                 it
                 made
                 apparent
                 their
                 faithful
                 care
                 ,
                 and
                 Loyalty
                 to
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Service
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 indeed
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 whole
                 employment
                 of
                 this
                 Year
                 ,
                 to
                 apprehend
                 and
                 try
                 the
                 daily
                 offenders
                 against
                 this
                 Statute
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 finding
                 it
                 agreeable
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 wisdom
                 forthwith
                 to
                 equip
                 two
                 considerable
                 Fleets
                 ,
                 both
                 to
                 secure
                 his
                 Subjects
                 in
                 their
                 freedom
                 of
                 Trade
                 ,
                 and
                 maintain
                 the
                 Honor
                 and
                 Interest
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Nation
                 ,
                 employ'd
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 his
                 most
                 Honorable
                 Privy
                 Council
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 Loan
                 of
                 an
                 hundred
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 upon
                 so
                 extraordinary
                 an
                 occasion
                 ,
                 referring
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Treasurer
                 for
                 terms
                 of
                 repayment
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 received
                 with
                 so
                 dutiful
                 a
                 compliance
                 by
                 the
                 Common
                 Council
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Supply
                 was
                 presently
                 Voted
                 ;
                 acquitting
                 themselves
                 at
                 once
                 both
                 in
                 point
                 of
                 Loyalty
                 and
                 prudence
                 .
                 Their
                 present
                 duty
                 and
                 Service
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 manifestly
                 redounding
                 to
                 the
                 welfare
                 and
                 safety
                 of
                 themselves
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 his
                 Majesty
                 is
                 thus
                 busied
                 in
                 his
                 preparations
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 
                 we
                 may
                 look
                 abroad
                 ;
                 where
                 we
                 are
                 forc'd
                 to
                 behold
                 the
                 fall
                 of
                 the
                 Noble
                 Earl
                 of
                 Teviot
                 ,
                 who
                 upon
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 May
                 passing
                 the
                 Iews
                 River
                 ,
                 fell
                 into
                 an
                 ambush
                 planted
                 there
                 by
                 Gayland
                 ,
                 shelter'd
                 by
                 a
                 thick
                 wood
                 ,
                 and
                 seconded
                 by
                 his
                 whole
                 Army
                 .
                 The
                 Party
                 which
                 the
                 Earl
                 commanded
                 was
                 totally
                 lost
                 ,
                 excepting
                 a
                 very
                 few
                 :
                 his
                 Memory
                 however
                 is
                 there
                 held
                 in
                 great
                 Honor
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 the
                 Memory
                 of
                 his
                 Courage
                 were
                 the
                 Soul
                 of
                 the
                 Garrison
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 seeing
                 we
                 are
                 got
                 so
                 far
                 abroad
                 ,
                 
                 it
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 unseasonable
                 to
                 remember
                 the
                 famous
                 Battle
                 fought
                 between
                 the
                 Turks
                 and
                 Christians
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 conduct
                 of
                 Montecuculi
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 〈◊〉
                 famous
                 Occurrences
                 of
                 this
                 year
                 ,
                 most
                 fatal
                 to
                 the
                 Infidels
                 ,
                 who
                 that
                 day
                 left
                 dead
                 upon
                 the
                 field
                 the
                 flower
                 of
                 their
                 Infantry
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 6
                 or
                 7000
                 ;
                 among
                 which
                 ,
                 two
                 Bassaes
                 ,
                 all
                 their
                 Cannon
                 ,
                 above
                 forty
                 Colours
                 ,
                 with
                 Plunder
                 inestimable
                 .
                 To
                 which
                 Honorable
                 Victory
                 ,
                 the
                 wounds
                 of
                 the
                 French
                 did
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 conduce
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 are
                 we
                 so
                 slenderly
                 to
                 pass
                 by
                 another
                 Atchievement
                 of
                 Geneal
                 Souches
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 general
                 good
                 of
                 Christendom
                 being
                 equally
                 concern'd
                 in
                 both
                 ;
                 who
                 with
                 an
                 unequal
                 number
                 of
                 only
                 six
                 thousand
                 ,
                 encountring
                 above
                 15000
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 near
                 the
                 Garrison
                 of
                 Lewentz
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 only
                 of
                 250
                 ,
                 slew
                 eight
                 thousand
                 ;
                 thereby
                 gaining
                 an
                 absolute
                 Victory
                 ,
                 vast
                 Booty
                 ,
                 and
                 Provisions
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 this
                 while
                 though
                 there
                 was
                 open
                 War
                 with
                 Argier
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 Lawson
                 kept
                 so
                 vigilant
                 an
                 eye
                 over
                 them
                 ;
                 yet
                 by
                 reason
                 that
                 either
                 through
                 Cowardize
                 ,
                 or
                 want
                 of
                 sufficient
                 force
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 constrain'd
                 to
                 keep
                 close
                 in
                 their
                 Harbors
                 ,
                 that
                 sedulous
                 Admiral
                 could
                 do
                 little
                 good
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 than
                 by
                 blocking
                 up
                 their
                 Harbors
                 ,
                 to
                 keep
                 them
                 from
                 Roving
                 ,
                 &
                 doing
                 mischief
                 :
                 His
                 Majesty
                 therefore
                 
                 having
                 more
                 occasion
                 for
                 so
                 great
                 and
                 eminent
                 a
                 Commander
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 sent
                 for
                 both
                 him
                 and
                 
                   C.
                   Berkley
                
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 employ
                 them
                 against
                 a
                 more
                 Noble
                 Enemy
                 ;
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 which
                 Order
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lawson
                
                 returns
                 for
                 England
                 ,
                 leaving
                 Captain
                 Allen
                 to
                 Command
                 in
                 Chief
                 in
                 his
                 Room
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 time
                 after
                 brought
                 them
                 to
                 that
                 distress
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 glad
                 to
                 accept
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 upon
                 terms
                 advantageous
                 enough
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 The
                 Divan
                 disowning
                 the
                 Breach
                 ,
                 and
                 laying
                 the
                 fault
                 upon
                 some
                 few
                 ,
                 that
                 for
                 their
                 own
                 benefit
                 ,
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 rul'd
                 by
                 their
                 Superiors
                 .
              
               
                 
                 As
                 thus
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Arms
                 ,
                 so
                 were
                 his
                 Counsels
                 active
                 abroad
                 .
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carlisle
                 is
                 sent
                 Embassador
                 to
                 Muscovy
                 and
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 whither
                 also
                 Sir
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Talb●t
                
                 was
                 likewise
                 employ'd
                 as
                 a
                 particular
                 Envoy
                 ;
                 as
                 likewise
                 Mr.
                 Coventry
                 to
                 Denmark
                 .
                 All
                 upon
                 such
                 important
                 Instructions
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 emergency
                 of
                 Affairs
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 requir'd
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 general
                 ,
                 to
                 keep
                 a
                 strict
                 union
                 and
                 Correspondence
                 with
                 those
                 Nations
                 ,
                 Neighbours
                 of
                 his
                 Enemies
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Downing
                
                 was
                 presently
                 after
                 his
                 return
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 sent
                 back
                 again
                 with
                 full
                 Instructions
                 what
                 he
                 had
                 to
                 do
                 .
                 Many
                 Conferences
                 he
                 had
                 about
                 the
                 Lists
                 of
                 Damages
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Dutch
                 would
                 return
                 no
                 positive
                 Answer
                 to
                 any
                 thing
                 ,
                 nor
                 come
                 to
                 any
                 Agreement
                 ,
                 hoping
                 to
                 prove
                 the
                 event
                 of
                 certain
                 great
                 expectations
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 :
                 not
                 the
                 least
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 return
                 of
                 a
                 vast
                 Treasure
                 in
                 several
                 great
                 Fleets
                 of
                 Merchant-men
                 .
                 His
                 Majesty
                 well
                 knowing
                 how
                 strong
                 a
                 Nerve
                 of
                 War
                 Mony
                 is
                 ,
                 resolv'd
                 to
                 way-lay
                 those
                 vast
                 Masfes
                 of
                 Wealth
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 pass'd
                 his
                 own
                 Channel
                 ;
                 mov'd
                 also
                 by
                 certain
                 Intelligence
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Dutch
                 were
                 resolv'd
                 in
                 contempt
                 of
                 his
                 power
                 ,
                 to
                 send
                 their
                 Guinee
                 preparations
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 Opdam
                 should
                 convey
                 them
                 through
                 the
                 Channel
                 .
                 To
                 which
                 end
                 and
                 purpose
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 be
                 before-hand
                 with
                 the
                 preparations
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 strives
                 with
                 all
                 his
                 Puissance
                 to
                 make
                 ready
                 his
                 Navy
                 .
                 
                 Whose
                 Royal
                 endeavours
                 ,
                 and
                 indefatigable
                 pains
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 particular
                 Person
                 ,
                 were
                 answered
                 by
                 the
                 Success
                 .
                 For
                 such
                 was
                 the
                 alacrity
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 that
                 saw
                 him
                 continually
                 travelling
                 from
                 place
                 to
                 place
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Majesty
                 to
                 encourage
                 &
                 forward
                 the
                 work
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 see
                 all
                 things
                 effectually
                 and
                 speedily
                 done
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 City
                 freely
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 demand
                 ,
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchester
                 ,
                 
                 Lord
                 Chamberlain
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 suppli'd
                 him
                 with
                 another
                 Loan
                 of
                 another
                 hundred
                 thousand
                 Pounds
                 :
                 which
                 so
                 highly
                 promoted
                 his
                 Royal
                 Designe
                 ,
                 that
                 while
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 slattering
                 themselves
                 with
                 vain
                 suppositions
                 of
                 his
                 want
                 of
                 Men
                 and
                 Mony
                 and
                 broken
                 with
                 the
                 Calamity
                 of
                 the
                 Pestilence
                 ,
                 were
                 only
                 forc'd
                 to
                 look
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 envy
                 behold
                 his
                 vigorous
                 preparations
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 furnish'd
                 out
                 such
                 a
                 magnificent
                 Navy
                 to
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Ocean
                 had
                 hardly
                 seen
                 in
                 any
                 former
                 Ages
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 having
                 consider'd
                 the
                 dangers
                 of
                 the
                 Northern
                 Passage
                 ,
                 seemingly
                 lay
                 aside
                 all
                 thoughts
                 of
                 going
                 about
                 by
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 and
                 resolve
                 to
                 force
                 their
                 passage
                 through
                 the
                 Channel
                 .
                 The
                 Commissioners
                 therefore
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Admiralties
                 having
                 revictual'd
                 Opdams
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 October
                 to
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 
                 gave
                 him
                 order
                 to
                 hasten
                 out
                 to
                 Sea
                 with
                 the
                 first
                 wind
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Conduct
                 the
                 
                 Guinee-Succors
                 through
                 the
                 Channel
                 ,
                 having
                 taken
                 care
                 for
                 some
                 other
                 Ships
                 from
                 the
                 Vlie
                 and
                 Texel
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 they
                 sent
                 a
                 Galliot
                 before
                 to
                 their
                 Director-General
                 in
                 Guinee
                 to
                 give
                 him
                 notice
                 of
                 their
                 Proceedings
                 .
                 Which
                 resolution
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 on
                 with
                 so
                 much
                 vigour
                 ,
                 most
                 men
                 believ'd
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 extorted
                 from
                 them
                 by
                 the
                 necessity
                 of
                 their
                 present
                 condition
                 ;
                 for
                 they
                 had
                 scatter'd
                 many
                 Contempts
                 upon
                 the
                 English
                 Nation
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 falter'd
                 in
                 the
                 point
                 of
                 execution
                 :
                 Nor
                 was
                 the
                 Issue
                 of
                 this
                 Bravado
                 it self
                 other
                 ,
                 than
                 what
                 their
                 ●ear
                 presented
                 ;
                 for
                 about
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 arriv'd
                 at
                 the
                 Spit-head
                 with
                 sixteen
                 Sail
                 of
                 Men
                 of
                 War.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 thing
                 he
                 discover'd
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 small
                 Man
                 of
                 War
                 of
                 14
                 Guns
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Prince
                 suspecting
                 to
                 be
                 employ'd
                 for
                 Discovery
                 and
                 Advice
                 ,
                 sent
                 his
                 Smack
                 out
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 with
                 Orders
                 to
                 forbid
                 him
                 to
                 beat
                 there
                 any
                 longer
                 ,
                 unless
                 he
                 were
                 upon
                 Trade
                 :
                 upon
                 which
                 Message
                 he
                 vanish'd
                 .
              
               
               
                 At
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 Lord
                 high
                 Admiral
                 of
                 England
                 departed
                 towards
                 his
                 Charge
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 having
                 receiv'd
                 a
                 most
                 gracious
                 farewel
                 from
                 his
                 Majesty
                 :
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 while
                 after
                 ,
                 he
                 went
                 aboard
                 ,
                 and
                 joyn'd
                 with
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 and
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 no
                 easie
                 thing
                 to
                 unlock
                 the
                 Narrow
                 Seas
                 .
              
               
                 Opdam
                 lay
                 with
                 his
                 Fleet
                 in
                 the
                 Goree
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 great
                 debates
                 there
                 were
                 whether
                 he
                 should
                 out
                 or
                 no
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Wind
                 continuing
                 cross
                 ,
                 put
                 an
                 end
                 to
                 that
                 Dispute
                 .
                 And
                 a
                 fair
                 excuse
                 they
                 had
                 ,
                 for
                 not
                 adventuring
                 upon
                 so
                 great
                 disadvantages
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 like
                 to
                 have
                 found
                 ;
                 for
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 said
                 before
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 was
                 now
                 joy●●d
                 with
                 the
                 Prince
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 :
                 Thereupon
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 
                 perceiving
                 great
                 likelihood
                 of
                 Frosts
                 and
                 high
                 Winds
                 ,
                 they
                 thought
                 good
                 to
                 lay
                 up
                 till
                 Spring
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 accordingly
                 put
                 in
                 Execution
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 dissatisfaction
                 of
                 the
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 who
                 now
                 found
                 themselves
                 abandon'd
                 and
                 left
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 hazards
                 of
                 a
                 Winter
                 Voyage
                 .
              
               
                 Opdam
                 return'd
                 to
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Seamen
                 were
                 paid
                 off
                 .
                 And
                 last
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 Information
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 how
                 Affairs
                 stood
                 ,
                 Monsieur
                 Benninghen
                 was
                 dispatch'd
                 away
                 Post
                 for
                 Paris
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 recompence
                 the
                 Stay
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 Navy
                 to
                 attend
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Netherlanders
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Bourdeaux-Fleet
                 ,
                 laden
                 with
                 Wine
                 ,
                 Brandy
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Commodities
                 ,
                 fell
                 all
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 ,
                 into
                 our
                 hands
                 ;
                 which
                 together
                 with
                 many
                 other
                 Prizes
                 at
                 other
                 times
                 this
                 Year
                 taken
                 ,
                 made
                 up
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 above
                 a
                 Hundred
                 thirty
                 five
                 ,
                 with
                 great
                 Caution
                 condemn●d
                 in
                 the
                 Admiralty
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 Nine
                 Dutch
                 Ships
                 were
                 brought
                 into
                 Dover
                 at
                 one
                 time
                 ,
                 laden
                 with
                 Canary
                 ,
                 Salt
                 ,
                 Oyl
                 ,
                 Brandy
                 ,
                 Spice
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 good
                 Merchandizes
                 .
              
               
                 Certain
                 it
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Hollander
                 received
                 a
                 very
                 great
                 Foyl
                 in
                 the
                 Opinion
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 ,
                 by
                 that
                 Action
                 of
                 withdrawing
                 his
                 Fleet
                 ;
                 the
                 Vulgar
                 being
                 supported
                 till
                 then
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 expectation
                 of
                 some
                 mighty
                 Actions
                 ,
                 to
                 Answer
                 their
                 Prodigious
                 Boasting
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 all
                 the
                 Action
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 and
                 Dutch
                 Fleets
                 at
                 home
                 .
                 For
                 his
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 
                 finding
                 that
                 the
                 Netherlanders
                 had
                 laid
                 up
                 their
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 now
                 no
                 need
                 of
                 keeping
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 Navy
                 abroad
                 ;
                 with
                 all
                 his
                 Train
                 upon
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 December
                 arrived
                 at
                 White-Hall
                 ,
                 leaving
                 a
                 considerable
                 number
                 of
                 stout
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Conduct
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 ;
                 having
                 before
                 his
                 departure
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Speech
                 which
                 he
                 made
                 them
                 ,
                 inspired
                 the
                 Seamen
                 with
                 an
                 admirable
                 resolution
                 and
                 chearfulness
                 to
                 obey
                 the
                 Commands
                 of
                 their
                 Admiral
                 in
                 whatever
                 Enterprise
                 he
                 should
                 have
                 further
                 Order
                 to
                 Prosecute
                 .
                 
              
               
                 This
                 year
                 were
                 Launch'd
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Catherine
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Oak
                
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 noble
                 Ship
                 the
                 London
                 being
                 by
                 an
                 Accident
                 blown
                 up
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 made
                 their
                 humble
                 Addresses
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 have
                 leave
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 Contribution
                 among
                 themselves
                 for
                 the
                 building
                 another
                 Ship
                 of
                 equal
                 Goodness
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 graciously
                 accepted
                 their
                 kind
                 offer
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 shew
                 his
                 greater
                 Acceptance
                 ,
                 enjoyned
                 them
                 to
                 add
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Loyal
                 to
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 yet
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 publique
                 Declaration
                 of
                 War
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 ;
                 Only
                 the
                 King
                 seemed
                 to
                 Treat
                 with
                 his
                 Arms
                 in
                 his
                 hands
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Downing
                
                 still
                 prest
                 in
                 the
                 heat
                 of
                 all
                 this
                 Preparation
                 and
                 Action
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 Instructions
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 Satisfaction
                 of
                 Damages
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 had
                 also
                 made
                 an
                 Embargo
                 upon
                 the
                 Dutch
                 here
                 in
                 England
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 carried
                 so
                 privately
                 ,
                 that
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Downing
                
                 had
                 Intelligence
                 of
                 it
                 a
                 full
                 Week
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 States
                 knew
                 any
                 thing
                 thereof
                 .
                 By
                 which
                 means
                 he
                 gave
                 timely
                 Notice
                 to
                 fifteen
                 or
                 sixteen
                 Sail
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 to
                 Ship
                 away
                 ;
                 insomuch
                 that
                 there
                 remain'd
                 nothing
                 for
                 the
                 other
                 to
                 Seize
                 ,
                 but
                 two
                 inconsiderable
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Colchester
                 Oysterboat
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 the
                 List
                 of
                 Damages
                 there
                 were
                 several
                 Conferences
                 with
                 Sr.
                 
                   George
                   Downing
                
                 ,
                 which
                 prov'd
                 all
                 to
                 little
                 or
                 no
                 Effect
                 :
                 But
                 that
                 which
                 pinch'd
                 them
                 most
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 Regulation
                 propounded
                 by
                 Sir
                 George
                 for
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 
                 Trade
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 ;
                 being
                 very
                 sensible
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 English
                 did
                 make
                 themselves
                 much
                 more
                 Popular
                 among
                 the
                 Natives
                 where
                 they
                 settled
                 ,
                 than
                 the
                 Netherlanders
                 had
                 the
                 fortune
                 to
                 do
                 .
              
               
                 
                 At
                 length
                 ,
                 in
                 Justification
                 of
                 their
                 Proceedings
                 ,
                 they
                 put
                 forth
                 a
                 Scandalous
                 Libel
                 ,
                 intituled
                 ,
                 
                   An
                   Extract
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Memorials
                   of
                   the
                   States
                   General
                   of
                   the
                   Vnited
                   Provinces
                   ,
                   upon
                   the
                   Memorial
                   of
                   Sir
                
                 George
                 Downing
                 .
                 Envoyè
                 ,
                 &c.
                 wherein
                 ,
                 they
                 cast
                 many
                 Invective
                 Aspersions
                 upon
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 Sir
                 George
                 to
                 the
                 necessity
                 of
                 a
                 Printed
                 Vindication
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 reason
                 of
                 this
                 delay
                 ,
                 was
                 to
                 feel
                 the
                 pulses
                 of
                 their
                 Neighbours
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 try
                 what
                 Assistance
                 they
                 could
                 get
                 from
                 them
                 ▪
                 especially
                 France
                 ,
                 whither
                 they
                 had
                 posted
                 away
                 Monsieur
                 Benninghen
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 before
                 ;
                 but
                 his
                 Negotiation
                 did
                 no
                 way
                 answer
                 their
                 expectations
                 :
                 Besides
                 that
                 the
                 Minister
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 Sweden
                 charg'd
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 large
                 Memorial
                 with
                 a
                 direct
                 breach
                 of
                 Articles
                 ;
                 
                 neither
                 would
                 Denmark
                 Meddle
                 with
                 their
                 Cause
                 :
                 The
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Munster
                 threatned
                 'um
                 for
                 the
                 
                   Eyler
                   Fort
                
                 :
                 The
                 Emperour
                 sollicited
                 'um
                 to
                 do
                 Reason
                 to
                 Malta
                 :
                 And
                 Spain
                 Visibly
                 rejoyc'd
                 for
                 their
                 misfortune
                 before
                 Calice
                 .
                 Which
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 Sixty
                 four
                 ,
                 after
                 all
                 their
                 Embassies
                 and
                 Negotiations
                 ,
                 was
                 their
                 Condition
                 with
                 Forraign
                 Princes
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 were
                 angry
                 with
                 His
                 Majesty
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 for
                 making
                 a
                 Peace
                 with
                 Argier
                 without
                 their
                 Assent
                 ;
                 whenas
                 they
                 had
                 given
                 order
                 to
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 ,
                 who
                 Commanded
                 the
                 Squadron
                 which
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Assistance
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 to
                 leave
                 that
                 Enterprize
                 ,
                 having
                 designed
                 him
                 to
                 destroy
                 the
                 English
                 Factories
                 in
                 Guiny
                 :
                 
                 to
                 which
                 purpose
                 ,
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 set
                 Sayl
                 from
                 Gibralter
                 about
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 September
                 with
                 Thirteen
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 Arriving
                 in
                 Guiny
                 ,
                 made
                 seizure
                 of
                 all
                 that
                 he
                 found
                 within
                 his
                 reach
                 at
                 
                   Cape
                   Verd
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Island
                 of
                 G●gee
                 ;
                 where
                 the
                 Governour
                 with
                 his
                 men
                 finding
                 himself
                 deserted
                 ,
                 made
                 Conditions
                 to
                 be
                 Transported
                 to
                 Gambia
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 this
                 was
                 in
                 part
                 retaliated
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 News
                 which
                 came
                 from
                 Captain
                 Allen
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 with
                 the
                 Ships
                 under
                 his
                 Command
                 discovering
                 about
                 thirty
                 
                 Dutch-men
                 ,
                 which
                 prov'd
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Smyrna-Fleet
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Convey
                 ,
                 made
                 up
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 their
                 refusing
                 to
                 strike
                 Sayl
                 ,
                 gave
                 them
                 a
                 Salute
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 answered
                 .
                 After
                 some
                 Dispute
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 Bay
                 of
                 Cadiz
                 ,
                 having
                 lost
                 four
                 of
                 their
                 Richest
                 Merchant-men
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 very
                 much
                 shatter'd
                 ;
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Captains
                 of
                 their
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 was
                 kill'd
                 .
                 This
                 Action
                 was
                 the
                 more
                 considerable
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 that
                 the
                 Sea
                 was
                 so
                 high
                 ,
                 that
                 Captain
                 Allen
                 could
                 not
                 bear
                 out
                 his
                 lower
                 Tire
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Modeford
                
                 arriv'd
                 at
                 Iamaica
                 with
                 four
                 hundred
                 Passengers
                 ;
                 
                 whither
                 he
                 was
                 followed
                 soon
                 after
                 with
                 Three
                 hundred
                 more
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 found
                 themselves
                 very
                 well
                 pleased
                 with
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 much
                 encourag'd
                 to
                 settle
                 themselves
                 ,
                 the
                 Governour
                 endeavouring
                 with
                 all
                 diligence
                 to
                 settle
                 a
                 fair
                 Correspondence
                 with
                 his
                 Neighbours
                 both
                 in
                 
                   Sancto
                   Domingo
                
                 and
                 Cartagena
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 purpose
                 ,
                 he
                 call'd
                 in
                 all
                 Private
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Island
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 24th
                 of
                 November
                 the
                 Parliament
                 met
                 again
                 ,
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 a
                 Speech
                 signified
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 how
                 unkindly
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 treated
                 by
                 his
                 Neighbours
                 ▪
                 yet
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 upon
                 the
                 Stock
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Credit
                 set
                 forth
                 a
                 Navy
                 that
                 would
                 not
                 decline
                 meeting
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Naval
                 Power
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 :
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 borrowed
                 very
                 liberally
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Stores
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 to
                 discharge
                 the
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 replenish
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 would
                 require
                 little
                 less
                 than
                 Eight
                 hundred
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 :
                 That
                 he
                 expected
                 from
                 them
                 all
                 necessary
                 Expedition
                 in
                 their
                 Resolutions
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 their
                 Supply
                 might
                 be
                 Real
                 and
                 Substantial
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 Answered
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Turnor
                
                 ,
                 then
                 Speaker
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 Expressions
                 of
                 Loyalty
                 and
                 Affection
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 setting
                 forth
                 the
                 deep
                 sence
                 which
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 of
                 the
                 Injuries
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Expences
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 necessity
                 of
                 his
                 Warlike
                 Preparations
                 :
                 Assuring
                 Him
                 of
                 their
                 Constancie
                 and
                 readiness
                 to
                 yield
                 him
                 all
                 obedience
                 ▪
                 both
                 with
                 their
                 Bodies
                 and
                 Purses
                 .
              
               
               
                 To
                 make
                 their
                 words
                 good
                 ,
                 they
                 first
                 past
                 a
                 Vote
                 for
                 a
                 Supply
                 of
                 Four
                 and
                 twenty
                 hundred
                 seventy
                 seven
                 thousand
                 and
                 five
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 ;
                 a
                 great
                 heart-breaking
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 which
                 shew'd
                 the
                 King
                 would
                 want
                 no
                 hands
                 while
                 he
                 had
                 such
                 large
                 Sums
                 to
                 carry
                 on
                 the
                 War.
                 In
                 a
                 short
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Pr●positions
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Counties
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Names
                 of
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 were
                 agreed
                 upon
                 by
                 both
                 Houses
                 of
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 the
                 Eleventh
                 of
                 February
                 following
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 Sign'd
                 the
                 Act
                 ,
                 being
                 Entituled
                 ,
                 
                 
                   An
                   Act
                   for
                   granting
                   a
                   Royal
                   Ayd
                   of
                   Twenty
                   four
                   hundred
                   threescore
                   and
                   seventeen
                   thousand
                   and
                   five
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   .
                
                 For
                 which
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 return'd
                 his
                 Royal
                 thanks
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 March
                 following
                 ,
                 
                 his
                 Majesty
                 having
                 passed
                 several
                 other
                 Acts
                 presented
                 him
                 by
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 and
                 receiv'd
                 their
                 good
                 wishes
                 for
                 the
                 prosperity
                 of
                 his
                 undertakings
                 ,
                 delivered
                 in
                 a
                 Speech
                 by
                 the
                 Speaker
                 ,
                 Prorogued
                 them
                 till
                 the
                 Twenty
                 first
                 of
                 Iune
                 1665.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 little
                 before
                 the
                 Parliament
                 met
                 ,
                 
                 His
                 Majesty
                 set
                 forth
                 a
                 Declaration
                 for
                 Encouragement
                 of
                 Marriners
                 and
                 Seamen
                 employ'd
                 in
                 the
                 Service
                 :
                 Allowing
                 all
                 Officers
                 and
                 Seamen
                 after
                 the
                 rate
                 of
                 Ten
                 shillings
                 per
                 Tun
                 ,
                 for
                 every
                 lawful
                 Prize
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 take
                 to
                 themselves
                 as
                 free
                 Pillage
                 ,
                 whatever
                 they
                 should
                 take
                 on
                 or
                 above
                 the
                 Gun-Deck
                 ;
                 with
                 his
                 Royal
                 Promise
                 to
                 provide
                 for
                 the
                 Sick
                 and
                 Wounded
                 ,
                 Widows
                 ,
                 Children
                 ,
                 and
                 Impotent
                 Parents
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 should
                 be
                 Kill'd
                 ;
                 with
                 several
                 other
                 advantages
                 mention'd
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Declaration
                 :
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Wisdom
                 and
                 Goodness
                 in
                 that
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 other
                 things
                 ,
                 plentifully
                 providing
                 for
                 all
                 Events
                 both
                 of
                 War
                 and
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 December
                 following
                 ,
                 
                 His
                 Majesty
                 setting
                 forth
                 the
                 Consideration
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 taken
                 of
                 the
                 Injuries
                 ,
                 Affronts
                 ,
                 and
                 Spoyls
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Vnited
                   Provinces
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Ships
                 ,
                 Goods
                 ,
                 and
                 Persons
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Su●jects
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 many
                 and
                 frequent
                 demands
                 for
                 Redress
                 ;
                 by
                 the
                 Advice
                 of
                 His
                 
                   Privy
                   Councel
                
                 ordered
                 ,
                 That
                 general
                 Reprisals
                 should
                 be
                 granted
                 against
                 the
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 Goods
                 ,
                 and
                 Subjects
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Vnited
                   Provinces
                
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 this
                 did
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 vex
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 so
                 with
                 greater
                 reason
                 the
                 action
                 of
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 in
                 Guiny
                 did
                 Incense
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ▪
                 and
                 therefore
                 in
                 ,
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 February
                 he
                 put
                 forth
                 a
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Subjects
                   of
                   His
                   Majesty
                   had
                   sustained
                   several
                   Injuries
                   and
                   Damages
                   from
                   the
                   Subjects
                   of
                   the
                
                 United
                 Provinces
                 :
                 
                   That
                   he
                   had
                   made
                   Complaint
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   frequently
                   demanded
                   Satisfaction
                   :
                   That
                   instead
                   of
                   Reparation
                   ,
                   they
                   had
                   not
                   only
                   ordered
                
                 De
                 Ruyter
                 
                   to
                   desert
                   the
                   Consortship
                   against
                   the
                   Pyrats
                   of
                   the
                
                 Mediterranean
                 Sea
                 ,
                 
                   but
                   also
                   to
                   do
                   all
                   acts
                   of
                   Violence
                   and
                   Hostility
                   against
                   His
                   Majesties
                   People
                   in
                
                 Africa
                 :
                 
                   And
                   that
                   therefore
                   His
                   Majesty
                   did
                   with
                   the
                   Advice
                   of
                   his
                
                 Privy
                 Councel
                 ,
                 
                   Declare
                   the
                
                 Dutch
                 
                   the
                   Aggressors
                   ;
                   Impowring
                   His
                   Majesties
                   Fleet
                   to
                   Fight
                   and
                   Destroy
                   the
                   Ships
                   of
                   the
                
                 Netherlanders
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Declaration
                 being
                 a
                 solemn
                 Denuntiation
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 was
                 proclam'd
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 at
                 
                   White-hall
                   ,
                   Temple-bar
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Royal-Exchange
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 usual
                 Solemnities
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Declaration
                 charging
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Aggressors
                 ,
                 stuck
                 heavily
                 in
                 their
                 Stomachs
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 took
                 it
                 into
                 their
                 serious
                 consideration
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 instead
                 of
                 answering
                 to
                 so
                 high
                 a
                 Charge
                 ,
                 they
                 contented
                 themselves
                 with
                 a
                 second
                 Libel
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 publish'd
                 somewhile
                 before
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 call'd
                 [
                 
                   A
                   Summary
                   Observation
                   and
                   Deduction
                   ,
                   delivered
                   by
                   the
                   Deputies
                   of
                   the
                   States
                   General
                   ,
                   upon
                   the
                   Memorial
                   of
                   Sir
                
                 George
                 Downing
                 ,
                 
                   Envoy
                   Extraordinary
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   of
                
                 Great
                 Britain
                 .
                 ]
                 As
                 lewd
                 a
                 piece
                 ,
                 for
                 foulness
                 of
                 Language
                 ,
                 and
                 weakness
                 of
                 Defence
                 ,
                 as
                 ever
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 light
                 ,
                 under
                 pretence
                 of
                 Authority
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 
                 their
                 Embassies
                 to
                 Swedeland
                 and
                 Denmark
                 went
                 slowly
                 on
                 ;
                 and
                 instead
                 of
                 being
                 befriended
                 by
                 France
                 ▪
                 the
                 Embassador
                 of
                 that
                 Crown
                 is
                 order'd
                 to
                 demand
                 reparations
                 for
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 two
                 very
                 considerable
                 East-India
                 Ships
                 ,
                 taken
                 from
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 And
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 his
                 Electoral
                 Highness
                 renewed
                 his
                 demands
                 of
                 satisfaction
                 from
                 the
                 Governors
                 of
                 Wasel
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 affront
                 offer●d
                 to
                 the
                 Son
                 of
                 his
                 Excellencie
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carlisle
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 which
                 it
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 unseasonable
                 now
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Relation
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Lord
                 Morpeth
                 ,
                 Son
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carlisle
                 ,
                 travelling
                 from
                 Munster
                 to
                 Collen
                 ,
                 found
                 a
                 T●oop
                 of
                 Horse
                 drawn
                 up
                 in
                 his
                 way
                 ;
                 the
                 Captain
                 whereof
                 coming
                 to
                 the
                 young
                 Lord
                 ,
                 told
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 Orders
                 to
                 carry
                 that
                 Company
                 to
                 Wesel
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Verbal
                 Order
                 from
                 the
                 Governour
                 ▪
                 which
                 he
                 did
                 ,
                 and
                 lodg'd
                 the
                 Company
                 in
                 two
                 Inns.
                 After
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 two
                 days
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 one
                 Hayes
                 ,
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Brandenburghs
                 Council
                 in
                 Cleve
                 ,
                 demanded
                 the
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 Dukes
                 name
                 ,
                 threatning
                 to
                 seize
                 the
                 Goods
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 Subjects
                 in
                 the
                 Dukes
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 refusal
                 .
                 The
                 Governor
                 answer'd
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 inform'd
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 gathering
                 a
                 Party
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 his
                 Garrison
                 ;
                 but
                 finding
                 the
                 Information
                 false
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 them
                 all
                 free
                 liberty
                 to
                 proceed
                 in
                 their
                 Journey
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Lord
                 Morpeth
                 and
                 the
                 English
                 not
                 so
                 contented
                 ,
                 went
                 to
                 Cleve
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 in
                 the
                 Dukes
                 Court
                 exhibited
                 a
                 Charge
                 against
                 the
                 Governor
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 Major
                 Holmes
                 was
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 upon
                 several
                 Accusations
                 laid
                 against
                 him
                 .
                 But
                 when
                 the
                 whole
                 matter
                 came
                 to
                 be
                 strictly
                 enquired
                 into
                 and
                 examined
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 did
                 so
                 fully
                 clear
                 himself
                 upon
                 every
                 point
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 not
                 only
                 pleas'd
                 to
                 discharge
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 honour
                 him
                 with
                 a
                 singular
                 mark
                 of
                 his
                 favour
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Toward
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 several
                 Memorials
                 were
                 delivered
                 in
                 by
                 the
                 Ministers
                 of
                 
                   France
                   ,
                   Portugal
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Swede
                 ,
                 complaining
                 of
                 their
                 Ships
                 being
                 detained
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 Usage
                 and
                 Practice
                 of
                 their
                 Friends
                 and
                 Allies
                 .
                 To
                 which
                 the
                 States
                 gave
                 little
                 or
                 no
                 satisfaction
                 ,
                 only
                 permitted
                 some
                 French
                 Ballast-ships
                 to
                 go
                 out
                 .
              
               
                 
                 About
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Allen
                 arriv'd
                 in
                 the
                 Downs
                 with
                 a
                 considerable
                 Squadron
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Convoy
                 of
                 rich
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 a
                 rich
                 Prize
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 that
                 were
                 taken
                 at
                 Cadiz
                 ,
                 a
                 lusty
                 Ship
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 afterwards
                 made
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 above
                 40
                 Guns
                 .
              
               
                 
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 publish'd
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 prohibiting
                 the
                 Importation
                 or
                 Retailing
                 of
                 any
                 Commodities
                 of
                 the
                 Growth
                 or
                 Manufacture
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 United
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 occasion'd
                 by
                 a
                 Prohibition
                 on
                 their
                 parts
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Importing
                 or
                 Vending
                 any
                 Goods
                 or
                 Wares
                 made
                 in
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Dominions
                 .
              
               
                 
                 But
                 while
                 we
                 prepare
                 for
                 War
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 we
                 make
                 Peace
                 abroad
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 English
                 in
                 Tangier
                 had
                 by
                 this
                 made
                 an
                 advantageous
                 Accord
                 with
                 Gayland
                 ;
                 the
                 M●ors
                 being
                 very
                 ready
                 to
                 agree
                 with
                 them
                 in
                 all
                 Amity
                 and
                 good
                 Correspondence
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Nor
                 was
                 it
                 less
                 pleasing
                 to
                 hear
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Cotterels
                
                 reception
                 at
                 Bruxels
                 ;
                 who
                 being
                 sent
                 on
                 his
                 Majesties
                 behalf
                 ,
                 to
                 preserve
                 and
                 continue
                 the
                 Ancient
                 Amity
                 ,
                 had
                 an
                 entertainment
                 sutable
                 to
                 his
                 Quality
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 there
                 were
                 any
                 thoughts
                 of
                 Peace
                 among
                 the
                 Hollanders
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 only
                 in
                 shew
                 ;
                 for
                 their
                 preparations
                 for
                 War
                 were
                 open
                 and
                 publick
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 King
                 with
                 most
                 indefatigable
                 diligence
                 ,
                 journey'd
                 from
                 Port
                 to
                 Port
                 ,
                 to
                 hasten
                 out
                 his
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 already
                 in
                 great
                 readiness
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 by
                 his
                 presence
                 to
                 incourage
                 the
                 Seamen
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 by
                 the
                 25
                 th
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 ending
                 the
                 Year
                 1664
                 ,
                 the
                 Fleet
                 most
                 magnificently
                 prepar'd
                 with
                 all
                 Provisions
                 necessary
                 ,
                 was
                 ready
                 to
                 receive
                 their
                 most
                 renowned
                 Admiral
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 who
                 some
                 days
                 before
                 went
                 early
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 to
                 his
                 Charge
                 ,
                 
                 attended
                 with
                 divers
                 Eminent
                 and
                 Honourable
                 Voluntiers
                 :
                 It
                 was
                 a
                 Navy
                 ,
                 for
                 number
                 of
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 choice
                 of
                 men
                 ,
                 such
                 an
                 one
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Nation
                 never
                 set
                 to
                 Sea
                 one
                 more
                 formidable
                 nor
                 more
                 glorious
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 did
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 terrifie
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ;
                 besides
                 that
                 some
                 Weeks
                 before
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 put
                 to
                 a
                 great
                 disorder
                 ,
                 
                 upon
                 the
                 appearance
                 of
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 ,
                 which
                 though
                 at
                 a
                 distance
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 any
                 rational
                 appearance
                 of
                 danger
                 ,
                 set
                 them
                 into
                 such
                 a
                 confusion
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 fell
                 little
                 short
                 of
                 a
                 general
                 Cons●er●ation
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 were
                 they
                 yet
                 able
                 to
                 come
                 forth
                 ,
                 though
                 making
                 all
                 the
                 haste
                 they
                 
                 could
                 .
                 Nor
                 had
                 they
                 done
                 any
                 thing
                 considerable
                 all
                 the
                 Winter
                 before
                 ;
                 only
                 sent
                 Bankert
                 to
                 Sea
                 ;
                 which
                 ,
                 to
                 what
                 intent
                 soever
                 it
                 was
                 contriv'd
                 ,
                 the
                 Designe
                 prov'd
                 ineffectual
                 .
                 For
                 attempting
                 to
                 go
                 about
                 by
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 he
                 met
                 with
                 nothing
                 but
                 the
                 boistrousness
                 of
                 a
                 tempestuous
                 Sea
                 ,
                 making
                 a
                 quick
                 return
                 home
                 ,
                 and
                 leaving
                 behind
                 him
                 four
                 of
                 his
                 best
                 Ships
                 ,
                 unmercifully
                 shatter'd
                 in
                 the
                 storms
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 thus
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 English
                 are
                 their
                 Enemies
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 they
                 will
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 friendship
                 by
                 Land
                 ;
                 
                 And
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 they
                 order
                 a
                 Cassation
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 and
                 Scotch
                 Regiments
                 :
                 only
                 that
                 the
                 Officers
                 might
                 be
                 admitted
                 again
                 ,
                 taking
                 an
                 Oath
                 to
                 be
                 faithful
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 respective
                 Provinces
                 whom
                 they
                 serv'd
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 English
                 were
                 so
                 Loyal
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 throw
                 up
                 their
                 Commissions
                 ,
                 disdaining
                 to
                 serve
                 ,
                 upon
                 such
                 monstrous
                 Terms
                 ,
                 the
                 profest
                 Enemies
                 of
                 their
                 Prince
                 and
                 Country
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Forein
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   1664.
                   
                
                 
                   That
                   which
                   was
                   most
                   remarkable
                   this
                   Year
                   in
                   Forein
                   parts
                   ,
                   
                   besides
                   what
                   we
                   have
                   already
                   related
                   as
                   they
                   fell
                   in
                   time
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   the
                   two
                   great
                   Victories
                   obtain'd
                   against
                   the
                   Turk
                   by
                   the
                   Emperor
                   ,
                   was
                   the
                   Cessation
                   of
                   War
                   that
                   ensued
                   thereupon
                   ;
                   of
                   great
                   Concernment
                   ,
                   not
                   only
                   to
                   those
                   Empires
                   ,
                   but
                   to
                   all
                   Christendom
                   ;
                   a
                   solemn
                   Peace
                   not
                   long
                   after
                   ensuing
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   City
                   of
                   Constantinople
                   was
                   so
                   fatal
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Grand
                     Seignior
                  
                   then
                   reigning
                   ,
                   
                   that
                   he
                   resolv'd
                   to
                   make
                   this
                   Year
                   to
                   be
                   not
                   a
                   little
                   fatal
                   to
                   it
                   ,
                   by
                   withdrawing
                   his
                   Court
                   and
                   presence
                   from
                   thence
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   with
                   so
                   much
                   indignation
                   against
                   the
                   Place
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   vow'd
                   he
                   would
                   rather
                   set
                   fire
                   to
                   it
                   with
                   his
                   own
                   hands
                   ,
                   than
                   return
                   to
                   it
                   again
                   :
                   whereupon
                   he
                   retired
                   to
                   Adrianople
                   ,
                   a
                   place
                   seated
                   fit
                   for
                   his
                   Sports
                   of
                   Hawking
                   and
                   Hunting
                   ▪
                   Divertisements
                   that
                   made
                   him
                   seek
                   Peace
                   rather
                   than
                   War.
                   
                
                 
                   But
                   the
                   joy
                   of
                   this
                   Cessation
                   was
                   not
                   a
                   little
                   disturb'd
                   by
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   Count
                   Serini
                   ;
                   
                   who
                   being
                   upon
                   the
                   chase
                   of
                   a
                   Boar
                   ,
                   and
                   seeing
                   the
                   Beast
                   likely
                   to
                   escape
                   ,
                   quitted
                   his
                   Company
                   ,
                   and
                   follow'd
                   him
                   single
                   ;
                   till
                   coming
                   near
                   him
                   ,
                   he
                   fired
                   his
                   Pistol
                   at
                   him
                   .
                   The
                   Boar
                   finding
                   himself
                   wounded
                   ,
                   furiously
                   rush'd
                   upon
                   the
                   Count
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   with
                   four
                   deadly
                   wounds
                   ,
                   the
                   first
                   in
                   the
                   neck
                   ,
                   the
                   next
                   in
                   the
                   head
                   ,
                   the
                   third
                   in
                   his
                   belly
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   fourth
                   in
                   his
                   foot
                   ,
                   tore
                   him
                   up
                   ,
                   and
                   dispatch'd
                   him
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   French
                   this
                   Year
                   had
                   a
                   mind
                   to
                   get
                   some
                   footing
                   in
                   Barbary
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   that
                   end
                   got
                   possession
                   of
                   a
                   small
                   Sea-port
                   Town
                   or
                   Fort
                   ,
                   
                   call'd
                   by
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   Gigery
                   .
                   The
                   Moors
                   ,
                   to
                   expel
                   them
                   thence
                   ,
                   came
                   down
                   with
                   great
                   Forces
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   assailing
                   and
                   defending
                   ,
                   great
                   Numbers
                   were
                   slain
                   on
                   both
                   sides
                   .
                   The
                   Moors
                   in
                   one
                   Assault
                   they
                   made
                   upon
                   it
                   this
                   year
                   ,
                   lost
                   six
                   hundred
                   men
                   ;
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Beaufort
                   being
                   wounded
                   on
                   the
                   French
                   side
                   .
                   In
                   which
                   posture
                   we
                   shall
                   leave
                   them
                   for
                   this
                   Year
                   :
                   Only
                   it
                   is
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   forgotten
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Great
                   Turk
                   in
                   revenge
                   of
                   the
                   Battle
                   of
                   Leweniz
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   surprize
                   of
                   Gigery
                   ,
                   caus'd
                   all
                   the
                   French
                   which
                   he
                   found
                   in
                   his
                   Dominions
                   to
                   be
                   put
                   to
                   death
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   the
                   Portugals
                   with
                   better
                   success
                   ,
                   
                   under
                   the
                   Conduct
                   of
                   their
                   General
                   
                     Pedro
                     Iaques
                     de
                     Megalharma
                  
                   ,
                   gave
                   battle
                   to
                   the
                   Spaniards
                   under
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Ossuna
                   ;
                   whom
                   they
                   utterly
                   overthrew
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   loss
                   of
                   500
                   men
                   slain
                   upon
                   the
                   place
                   ,
                   300
                   Prisoners
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   their
                   Baggage
                   and
                   Provision
                   ,
                   which
                   became
                   a
                   Booty
                   to
                   the
                   Conquerour
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   Avignon
                   happen'd
                   a
                   very
                   great
                   disturbance
                   ,
                   
                   insomuch
                   that
                   above
                   twenty
                   thousand
                   Burgers
                   gather'd
                   themselves
                   together
                   against
                   the
                   Vice-Legat
                   ,
                   having
                   first
                   fallen
                   upon
                   the
                   Garrison
                   ,
                   some
                   of
                   whom
                   they
                   threw
                   over
                   the
                   Walls
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   the
                   rest
                   to
                   flight
                   .
                   This
                   Commotion
                   was
                   rais'd
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   pretence
                   that
                   the
                   Vice-Legat
                   went
                   about
                   to
                   impose
                   something
                   upon
                   them
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   Liberty
                   of
                   the
                   Inhabitants
                   .
                   But
                   ot
                   length
                   ,
                   by
                   mediation
                   of
                   their
                   Archbishop
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   brought
                   to
                   terms
                   of
                   accommodation
                   ,
                   upon
                   condition
                   that
                   the
                   Italian
                   Garrison
                   
                   should
                   depart
                   the
                   Town
                   and
                   Country
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Italian
                   Provost
                   with
                   his
                   Officers
                   be
                   banisht
                   for
                   ever
                   out
                   of
                   their
                   Territories
                   .
                   The
                   Pope
                   took
                   very
                   ill
                   the
                   proceedings
                   of
                   the
                   Vice-Legat
                   .
                   But
                   for
                   better
                   security
                   ,
                   Monsieur
                   
                     de
                     Merceur
                  
                   was
                   appointed
                   to
                   do
                   his
                   best
                   in
                   conjunction
                   with
                   the
                   Forces
                   of
                   the
                   Neighbourhood
                   ,
                   either
                   by
                   fair
                   means
                   or
                   by
                   foul
                   to
                   bring
                   them
                   to
                   reason
                   .
                   At
                   length
                   a
                   composure
                   was
                   made
                   between
                   the
                   Pope
                   and
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   and
                   Avignon
                   was
                   restor'd
                   into
                   the
                   possession
                   of
                   the
                   Romish
                   See
                   ,
                   upon
                   Conditions
                   which
                   will
                   be
                   hereafter
                   mentioned
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   In
                   August
                   came
                   news
                   from
                   Losanna
                   ,
                   that
                   certain
                   
                   Irish-men
                   having
                   Intelligence
                   that
                   a
                   knot
                   of
                   the
                   Murtherers
                   of
                   the
                   late
                   King
                   were
                   gotten
                   together
                   in
                   that
                   place
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   entertain'd
                   and
                   protected
                   by
                   the
                   Magistracie
                   of
                   the
                   Town
                   ,
                   enter'd
                   into
                   a
                   Consultation
                   how
                   they
                   might
                   seize
                   and
                   carry
                   some
                   of
                   those
                   Regicides
                   off
                   ,
                   and
                   deliver
                   them
                   up
                   to
                   the
                   Justice
                   of
                   that
                   Government
                   which
                   they
                   had
                   so
                   hainously
                   betrai'd
                   .
                   The
                   Persons
                   nam'd
                   to
                   be
                   of
                   the
                   Gang
                   ,
                   were
                   
                     Goff
                     ,
                     Ludlow
                     ,
                     Lisle
                     ,
                     Whally
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Fare
                   ;
                   whereupon
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   disguize
                   of
                   Lacqueys
                   ,
                   they
                   attempted
                   them
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   were
                   going
                   to
                   Church
                   ,
                   under
                   the
                   very
                   Guards
                   of
                   the
                   Town
                   ,
                   and
                   accompani'd
                   with
                   the
                   Magistrates
                   ,
                   Bayliffs
                   ,
                   and
                   Burgomasters
                   of
                   the
                   place
                   :
                   But
                   finding
                   it
                   impossible
                   to
                   bring
                   any
                   of
                   them
                   off
                   alive
                   ,
                   they
                   fell
                   in
                   particular
                   upon
                   Lisle
                   ,
                   as
                   one
                   whom
                   they
                   knew
                   to
                   have
                   been
                   the
                   Condemner
                   of
                   several
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   best
                   and
                   most
                   Loyal
                   Subjects
                   ,
                   whom
                   they
                   shot
                   dead
                   upon
                   the
                   spot
                   .
                   After
                   the
                   act
                   was
                   done
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   forc'd
                   to
                   encounter
                   the
                   Guards
                   ,
                   and
                   several
                   other
                   people
                   ,
                   who
                   engag'd
                   themselves
                   on
                   the
                   behalf
                   of
                   the
                   Rebels
                   ;
                   wherein
                   they
                   acquitted
                   themselves
                   to
                   a
                   Miracle
                   ,
                   wounding
                   divers
                   ;
                   and
                   having
                   broke
                   through
                   them
                   ,
                   they
                   cri'd
                   with
                   a
                   loud
                   voice
                   ,
                   
                     Vive
                     le
                     Roy
                     d'Angleterre
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   ●ode
                   quite
                   away
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1665.
                 
              
               
                 
                 THe
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 was
                 now
                 aboard
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 well
                 man'd
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 brave
                 order
                 ,
                 and
                 furnish'd
                 with
                 all
                 things
                 necessary
                 ,
                 and
                 answerable
                 to
                 the
                 indefatigable
                 care
                 and
                 diligence
                 of
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 Monarch
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 free
                 expences
                 of
                 his
                 large
                 Dominions
                 .
                 The
                 Dutch
                 neither
                 ready
                 ,
                 nor
                 likely
                 to
                 come
                 forth
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 event
                 it
                 prov'd
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 among
                 them
                 there
                 was
                 nothing
                 memorable
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 bustle
                 of
                 Council
                 ,
                 and
                 hurry
                 of
                 unfinish'd
                 preparations
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 first
                 Alarm
                 they
                 had
                 was
                 from
                 the
                 French
                 Embassador
                 ,
                 who
                 began
                 to
                 deal
                 roundly
                 with
                 'um
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 insist
                 upon
                 the
                 very
                 Letter
                 of
                 a
                 late
                 Treaty
                 for
                 the
                 restitution
                 of
                 two
                 
                   French
                   East-India
                
                 Ships
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 so
                 long
                 and
                 often
                 demanded
                 .
                 The
                 Dutch
                 offer'd
                 certain
                 small
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 pretended
                 would
                 do
                 the
                 French
                 business
                 as
                 well
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Hereupon
                 a
                 general
                 Embargo
                 was
                 order'd
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 upon
                 all
                 their
                 Merchants
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 Dutch
                 made
                 satisfaction
                 for
                 the
                 two
                 Ships
                 :
                 for
                 though
                 the
                 Netherlanders
                 had
                 the
                 confidence
                 to
                 with-hold
                 'um
                 ,
                 yet
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 had
                 effectually
                 paid
                 for
                 'um
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 at
                 length
                 they
                 were
                 forc'd
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 to
                 part
                 with
                 the
                 Ships
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Lading
                 to
                 boo●
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 they
                 enlarg'd
                 their
                 Embargo
                 upon
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 only
                 made
                 a
                 Prohibition
                 of
                 Trade
                 with
                 England
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 provided
                 that
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 that
                 State
                 should
                 ensure
                 any
                 Goods
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 :
                 And
                 all
                 Newters
                 were
                 forbid
                 to
                 carry
                 Counterband-goods
                 to
                 the
                 Dominions
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 .
                 The
                 Reason
                 why
                 the
                 States
                 were
                 so
                 backward
                 with
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 was
                 most
                 certainly
                 the
                 aversness
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 whom
                 it
                 cost
                 the
                 States
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 cunning
                 to
                 make
                 tractable
                 to
                 their
                 purposes
                 .
                 To
                 which
                 intent
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 insinuated
                 into
                 the
                 ears
                 and
                 minds
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 was
                 not
                 in
                 a
                 condition
                 to
                 set
                 out
                 a
                 Fleet
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 not
                 only
                 found
                 to
                 be
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 purely
                 done
                 upon
                 the
                 stock
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 proper
                 
                 Authority
                 and
                 Credit
                 .
                 When
                 they
                 saw
                 that
                 brought
                 to
                 pass
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 thing
                 they
                 flatter'd
                 the
                 people
                 withal
                 ,
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 though
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 strain'd
                 himself
                 to
                 bring
                 a
                 Fleet
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 yet
                 that
                 the
                 Parliament
                 would
                 never
                 supply
                 him
                 with
                 a
                 sum
                 of
                 Mony
                 answerable
                 to
                 the
                 Charge
                 of
                 so
                 expensive
                 a
                 War.
                 Finding
                 themselves
                 deluded
                 therein
                 also
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 Royal
                 Aid
                 ;
                 the
                 next
                 suggestion
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 people
                 would
                 never
                 submit
                 to
                 pay
                 it
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 voluntary
                 Present
                 made
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 by
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 soon
                 clear'd
                 that
                 mistake
                 .
                 To
                 these
                 they
                 added
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 find
                 friends
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 great
                 Aid
                 and
                 Support
                 from
                 Forein
                 Princes
                 ;
                 wherein
                 they
                 found
                 themselves
                 at
                 length
                 totally
                 disappointed
                 .
              
               
                 Among
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 their
                 disappointments
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                 Denmark's
                 calling
                 in
                 all
                 his
                 Seamen
                 out
                 of
                 Forein
                 Service
                 ,
                 was
                 not
                 the
                 least
                 ;
                 for
                 thereby
                 they
                 were
                 disfurnished
                 of
                 many
                 able
                 Sea-men
                 ,
                 which
                 otherwise
                 they
                 might
                 have
                 had
                 for
                 their
                 Mony.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Month
                 also
                 arriv'd
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Verneuil
                 ,
                 and
                 Monsieur
                 Courtin
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ;
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Conde
                   de
                   Molina
                
                 .
                 The
                 two
                 former
                 had
                 their
                 Audience
                 within
                 three
                 days
                 after
                 their
                 Entry
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 very
                 magnificent
                 .
                 They
                 were
                 sent
                 upon
                 Mediation
                 and
                 Composure
                 ;
                 the
                 event
                 whereof
                 the
                 Dutch
                 did
                 much
                 depend
                 upon
                 ,
                 and
                 extremely
                 hearken
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 were
                 the
                 Dutch
                 a
                 little
                 active
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 hopes
                 to
                 deceive
                 Forein
                 Princes
                 ,
                 in
                 Printing
                 and
                 publishing
                 Libels
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 scandal
                 and
                 defamation
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Nation
                 .
                 Among
                 others
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 remarkable
                 of
                 their
                 Papers
                 were
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Remarks
                   of
                   the
                   Deputies
                   of
                   the
                   States
                   General
                   ,
                   upon
                   the
                   Memorial
                   of
                   Sir
                
                 George
                 Downing
                 ,
                 
                   Envoy
                   Extraordinary
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 A
                 Discourse
                 full
                 of
                 irreverence
                 and
                 falsehood
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 world
                 was
                 sufficiently
                 convinc'd
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 read
                 the
                 Reply
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Downing
                
                 thereto
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 next
                 place
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 Printed
                 a
                 pretended
                 Letter
                 from
                 one
                 Valkenburgh
                 ,
                 Director-General
                 of
                 Guinee
                 to
                 the
                 States
                 ,
                 feigning
                 how
                 that
                 at
                 Adia
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 after
                 they
                 had
                 given
                 quarter
                 ,
                 with
                 rusty
                 Knives
                 cut
                 off
                 the
                 Noses
                 of
                 those
                 whom
                 they
                 had
                 taken
                 alive
                 ,
                 and
                 exercised
                 many
                 other
                 strange
                 
                 Amboyna-cruelties
                 upon
                 the
                 Hollanders
                 in
                 these
                 parts
                 .
              
               
                 Therefore
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 scandal
                 might
                 appear
                 the
                 more
                 notorious
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 publish'd
                 an
                 Account
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Guinee-Transactions
                 .
                 In
                 brief
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 Captain
                 
                   Robert
                   Holmes
                
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 was
                 Commanded
                 for
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Guinee
                 ,
                 in
                 October
                 1663
                 ,
                 coming
                 thither
                 ,
                 all
                 people
                 complain'd
                 how
                 ●ll
                 the
                 Dutch
                 had
                 treated
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 how
                 they
                 had
                 engag'd
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Barra
                 to
                 assault
                 the
                 English
                 Factories
                 ;
                 which
                 Designe
                 failing
                 ,
                 how
                 they
                 had
                 endeavour'd
                 to
                 corrupt
                 the
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Charles
                 and
                 Iames
                 Islands
                 ,
                 to
                 deliver
                 up
                 their
                 Forts
                 .
                 How
                 they
                 had
                 counterfeited
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                 England's
                 Signe-Manual
                 and
                 Signet
                 ,
                 to
                 countenance
                 their
                 Entry
                 into
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 had
                 they
                 not
                 been
                 frustrated
                 by
                 the
                 notice
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Barra
                 gave
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Designe
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Holmes
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 security
                 of
                 some
                 English
                 Ships
                 daily
                 expected
                 ,
                 sailed
                 to
                 
                   Cabo
                   Verde
                
                 ,
                 fearing
                 one
                 Iohnson
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 said
                 to
                 lie
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 ;
                 where
                 without
                 any
                 provocation
                 ,
                 they
                 ●ired
                 from
                 the
                 Fort
                 ,
                 killing
                 his
                 Master
                 ,
                 and
                 wounding
                 divers
                 of
                 the
                 Company
                 ;
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 Governour
                 surrendring
                 the
                 place
                 next
                 morning
                 ,
                 he
                 and
                 all
                 his
                 Company
                 were
                 treated
                 with
                 all
                 possible
                 respect
                 and
                 civility
                 by
                 the
                 Captain
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 Sestos
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 dealing
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 that
                 place
                 to
                 throw
                 out
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 inveigling
                 the
                 people
                 abroad
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 abusing
                 them
                 under
                 English
                 Colours
                 ,
                 the
                 better
                 to
                 attain
                 their
                 ends
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 like
                 was
                 done
                 upon
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Castle
                 
                   de
                   Mina
                
                 ,
                 where
                 Valckenburgh
                 offer'd
                 a
                 Bendy
                 of
                 Gold
                 for
                 every
                 English
                 head
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 another
                 time
                 they
                 shot
                 at
                 a
                 Convoy
                 of
                 Capt.
                 Holmes
                 from
                 a
                 Fort
                 of
                 theirs
                 ;
                 which
                 so
                 enrag'd
                 the
                 Moors
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 fell
                 upon
                 the
                 Fort
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 have
                 put
                 all
                 the
                 Hollanders
                 to
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 had
                 not
                 the
                 Captain
                 prevented
                 them
                 .
              
               
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Holmes
                 having
                 sent
                 a
                 Drum
                 to
                 Ariamaboa
                 ,
                 with
                 Honorable
                 Proposals
                 ;
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 Rule
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 they
                 mangled
                 ,
                 stript
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 him
                 dead
                 upon
                 the
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 Which
                 Account
                 being
                 so
                 far
                 from
                 the
                 Accusations
                 of
                 Valckenburgh
                 ,
                 gave
                 no
                 small
                 satisfaction
                 to
                 the
                 world
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 lost
                 their
                 aim
                 among
                 all
                 just
                 and
                 sober
                 Persons
                 .
              
               
                 
                 But
                 now
                 the
                 Netherlanders
                 finding
                 how
                 little
                 they
                 could
                 boast
                 of
                 their
                 Alliances
                 near
                 home
                 ,
                 they
                 made
                 great
                 Brags
                 of
                 the
                 kindness
                 shewn
                 their
                 Embassador
                 at
                 a
                 distance
                 by
                 the
                 Emperor
                 of
                 Russia
                 ,
                 though
                 by
                 his
                 reception
                 no
                 such
                 thing
                 appear'd
                 ;
                 for
                 as
                 for
                 his
                 Present
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 of
                 silver
                 Plate
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 so
                 miserably
                 thin
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 would
                 scarce
                 endure
                 the
                 carrying
                 :
                 His
                 allowance
                 was
                 very
                 ordinary
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 person
                 appointed
                 to
                 attend
                 him
                 as
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Ceremonies
                 ,
                 was
                 only
                 a
                 Merchant
                 and
                 Alderman
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 at
                 a
                 drinking
                 Bout
                 began
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 
                 Orange's
                 health
                 before
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 rais'd
                 a
                 very
                 great
                 Dispute
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 upon
                 the
                 whole
                 ,
                 his
                 Entertainment
                 seem'd
                 rather
                 a
                 matter
                 of
                 State
                 and
                 Custom
                 ,
                 than
                 of
                 kindness
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 England
                 was
                 observ'd
                 a
                 general
                 Fast
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 reverence
                 befitting
                 the
                 Solemnity
                 of
                 the
                 occasion
                 ;
                 both
                 Queens
                 did
                 most
                 affectionately
                 concern
                 themselves
                 therein
                 ,
                 by
                 express
                 and
                 particular
                 Appointment
                 commanding
                 all
                 their
                 Servants
                 to
                 set
                 themselves
                 apart
                 with
                 more
                 than
                 ordinary
                 Devotion
                 for
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 the
                 Day
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 was
                 answer'd
                 with
                 the
                 happy
                 Omens
                 of
                 future
                 Victory
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 fair
                 success
                 of
                 small
                 Enterprises
                 .
                 For
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 were
                 taken
                 three
                 men
                 of
                 War.
                 The
                 first
                 a
                 Caper
                 of
                 seven
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 47
                 men
                 .
                 The
                 other
                 were
                 Direction-Ships
                 ;
                 the
                 one
                 of
                 32
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 80
                 men
                 ,
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Diamond
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 of
                 22
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 60
                 men
                 ,
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Yarmouth
                 .
                 They
                 all
                 made
                 stout
                 resistance
                 ,
                 till
                 being
                 upon
                 the
                 point
                 of
                 boarding
                 ,
                 they
                 cri'd
                 for
                 Quarter
                 .
                 Captain
                 Golding
                 in
                 the
                 Diamond
                 ,
                 a
                 brave
                 Officer
                 ,
                 was
                 slain
                 .
                 One
                 of
                 the
                 Direction-Ships
                 was
                 Commanded
                 by
                 young
                 Evertse
                 ,
                 
                 whom
                 the
                 Duke
                 treated
                 with
                 much
                 courtesie
                 .
                 And
                 a
                 little
                 while
                 after
                 being
                 brought
                 to
                 attend
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 He
                 in
                 consideration
                 of
                 respects
                 formerly
                 receiv'd
                 from
                 the
                 Father
                 of
                 the
                 young
                 Captain
                 ,
                 was
                 generously
                 pleas'd
                 not
                 only
                 to
                 give
                 him
                 his
                 liberty
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 to
                 order
                 him
                 a
                 hundred
                 Pounds
                 sterling
                 ,
                 in
                 testimony
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Goodness
                 and
                 Bounty
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Nor
                 will
                 it
                 be
                 here
                 superfluous
                 ,
                 while
                 Action
                 ceases
                 ,
                 to
                 speak
                 of
                 the
                 extraordinary
                 Government
                 and
                 Discipline
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 Fleet.
                 For
                 upon
                 a
                 Complaint
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 Admiral
                 ,
                 a
                 Court
                 Marshal
                 was
                 call'd
                 aboard
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Charles
                
                 .
                 The
                 matter
                 in
                 Question
                 was
                 ,
                 concerning
                 some
                 abuses
                 done
                 to
                 a
                 Swede
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 the
                 Kent
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 injuries
                 to
                 a
                 French
                 Vessel
                 by
                 the
                 Guernsey
                 .
                 The
                 Offences
                 were
                 striking
                 ,
                 wounding
                 ,
                 pillaging
                 and
                 plundering
                 .
                 Three
                 of
                 them
                 being
                 found
                 Guilty
                 ,
                 had
                 their
                 fingers
                 burnt
                 with
                 Matches
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 his
                 head
                 woolded
                 with
                 a
                 cord
                 .
              
               
                 Three
                 also
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 
                 Guernsey-Frigat
                 were
                 sentenc'd
                 ;
                 one
                 to
                 be
                 whipt
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 receive
                 three
                 stripes
                 by
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 every
                 Rear-Admiral
                 ,
                 five
                 by
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 every
                 Vice-Admiral
                 ,
                 and
                 seven
                 by
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 every
                 Admiral
                 .
                 The
                 second
                 to
                 lie
                 in
                 Irons
                 48
                 hours
                 ;
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 Master
                 ,
                 was
                 Cashier'd
                 without
                 his
                 Ticket
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 reward
                 of
                 so
                 much
                 Justice
                 ,
                 suddenly
                 came
                 News
                 that
                 two
                 East-India
                 Ships
                 ,
                 coming
                 about
                 by
                 the
                 North
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 had
                 stranded
                 themselves
                 upon
                 a
                 Bank
                 near
                 Orkney
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 secur'd
                 .
              
               
                 
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 impatient
                 of
                 the
                 Hollanders
                 stay
                 ,
                 resolv'd
                 to
                 give
                 'um
                 a
                 visit
                 upon
                 their
                 own
                 Coasts
                 ;
                 and
                 accordingly
                 with
                 114
                 Sail
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 Texel
                 ,
                 within
                 five
                 Leagues
                 whereof
                 he
                 came
                 to
                 an
                 Achor
                 ;
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ventring
                 within
                 two
                 Leagues
                 of
                 the
                 shore
                 ;
                 where
                 the
                 Duke
                 took
                 a
                 full
                 view
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Ships
                 .
                 Some
                 few
                 days
                 after
                 ,
                 they
                 shew'd
                 themselves
                 just
                 before
                 the
                 mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Harbor
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 amazement
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 ashore
                 .
                 Nor
                 did
                 the
                 English
                 forsake
                 their
                 Stations
                 for
                 a
                 fair
                 season
                 ,
                 being
                 now
                 increased
                 to
                 120
                 Sail
                 ;
                 which
                 made
                 the
                 Hollanders
                 erect
                 Beacons
                 all
                 along
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Texel
                 to
                 the
                 Maes
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 notice
                 upon
                 any
                 attempt
                 of
                 landing
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Duke
                 staid
                 longer
                 than
                 he
                 intended
                 ,
                 partly
                 in
                 expectation
                 of
                 drawing
                 the
                 Dutch
                 to
                 an
                 Engagement
                 ;
                 partly
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 cross
                 Winds
                 ,
                 and
                 hazie
                 Weather
                 .
                 Among
                 many
                 Foggs
                 ,
                 there
                 happen'd
                 one
                 in
                 a
                 happy
                 hour
                 for
                 the
                 Hollander
                 ;
                 For
                 the
                 Duke
                 having
                 commanded
                 Three
                 Frigats
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Squadron
                 ,
                 and
                 Four
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 White
                 and
                 Blew
                 ,
                 to
                 try
                 if
                 they
                 could
                 meet
                 with
                 any
                 Holland
                 Merchant-men
                 returning
                 toward
                 the
                 Vly
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Fogge
                 was
                 so
                 great
                 ,
                 that
                 only
                 the
                 three
                 first
                 could
                 Sail.
                 Had
                 not
                 this
                 Fogg
                 prevented
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 had
                 fallen
                 into
                 the
                 Hands
                 of
                 the
                 English.
                 However
                 ,
                 ten
                 Sail
                 were
                 taken
                 ,
                 laden
                 with
                 Wine
                 and
                 Brandy
                 ;
                 only
                 one
                 West-India
                 Ship
                 of
                 good
                 Value
                 ,
                 another
                 from
                 Lisbon
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 last
                 an
                 English
                 Vessel
                 taken
                 by
                 them
                 before
                 in
                 the
                 Soundings
                 :
                 there
                 were
                 afterwards
                 at
                 times
                 fifteen
                 or
                 sixteen
                 more
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 Eight
                 or
                 Nine
                 run
                 aground
                 :
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 fatal
                 account
                 the
                 Hollanders
                 had
                 of
                 their
                 Burdeaux
                 Fleet
                 this
                 Year
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 was
                 this
                 all
                 their
                 loss
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 that
                 before
                 was
                 followed
                 by
                 another
                 ,
                 near
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Lisbon
                 ,
                 where
                 five
                 English
                 Frigats
                 encountering
                 three
                 Holland
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 rich
                 Smyrna
                 Ships
                 ,
                 sunk
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 Merchant-Men
                 ,
                 and
                 ran
                 the
                 third
                 aground
                 :
                 The
                 Dutch
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 seeing
                 themselves
                 no
                 longer
                 able
                 to
                 maintain
                 the
                 Fight
                 ,
                 blew
                 themselves
                 up
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 Opdam
                 is
                 preparing
                 to
                 get
                 out
                 ,
                 
                 we
                 may
                 be
                 at
                 leisure
                 to
                 take
                 a
                 view
                 of
                 Tangier
                 ;
                 at
                 which
                 place
                 the
                 Lord
                 Bellasis
                 ,
                 newly
                 made
                 Governour
                 ,
                 safely
                 Arriv'd
                 toward
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 April
                 :
                 He
                 was
                 no
                 sooner
                 entred
                 at
                 one
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Moors
                 shewed
                 themselves
                 at
                 a
                 distance
                 upon
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 without
                 making
                 any
                 attempt
                 ;
                 and
                 indeed
                 Gayland
                 soon
                 understanding
                 the
                 Courage
                 and
                 Bravery
                 of
                 the
                 New
                 Governour
                 ,
                 though
                 importun'd
                 by
                 the
                 Dutch
                 with
                 Assurance
                 of
                 their
                 Conduct
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 abstain'd
                 from
                 any
                 further
                 acts
                 of
                 Hostility
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 his
                 own
                 Letters
                 signifi'd
                 to
                 the
                 Governour
                 his
                 extraordinary
                 desire
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 Toward
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Prizes
                 brought
                 in
                 under
                 the
                 Dukes
                 Flag
                 ,
                 were
                 all
                 safely
                 lodg'd
                 in
                 Port
                 ;
                 and
                 not
                 only
                 so
                 ,
                 but
                 this
                 no
                 unwelcome
                 News
                 was
                 accompanied
                 with
                 most
                 happy
                 tidings
                 of
                 the
                 return
                 of
                 divers
                 rich
                 Fleets
                 of
                 our
                 own
                 ;
                 not
                 only
                 acceptable
                 to
                 their
                 Owners
                 ,
                 but
                 seasonable
                 for
                 the
                 Publique
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 came
                 News
                 of
                 
                   De
                   Ruyters
                
                 design
                 upon
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 that
                 with
                 such
                 a
                 force
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 it
                 been
                 equal
                 to
                 the
                 report
                 ,
                 it
                 might
                 have
                 put
                 that
                 Island
                 into
                 some
                 danger
                 .
                 But
                 by
                 the
                 care
                 and
                 Prudence
                 of
                 Col.
                 
                   Henry
                   Willoughby
                
                 the
                 Deputy-Governour
                 in
                 the
                 absence
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Willoughby
                 ,
                 the
                 Island
                 was
                 forthwith
                 put
                 into
                 a
                 posture
                 to
                 receive
                 him
                 :
                 which
                 when
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 found
                 ,
                 after
                 an
                 Attacque
                 upon
                 Nedham-Point
                 ,
                 which
                 lasted
                 about
                 four
                 hours
                 ,
                 he
                 departed
                 as
                 he
                 came
                 ,
                 without
                 doing
                 any
                 thing
                 of
                 hurt
                 ;
                 having
                 by
                 this
                 Alarm
                 only
                 waken'd
                 the
                 Courage
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 Attempt
                 upon
                 the
                 Governour
                 himself
                 had
                 like
                 to
                 have
                 proved
                 more
                 fatal
                 :
                 
                 for
                 one
                 
                   Iohn
                   Allen
                
                 having
                 taken
                 a
                 determinate
                 Resolution
                 to
                 destroy
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 took
                 his
                 Opportunity
                 as
                 my
                 Lord
                 was
                 at
                 Evening-Prayer
                 ,
                 and
                 entring
                 just
                 as
                 the
                 Chaplain
                 was
                 reading
                 ,
                 
                   And
                   Io●●
                   smote
                   Abner
                   under
                   the
                   fifth
                   Rib
                   ,
                
                 unknown
                 and
                 unsuspected
                 ,
                 he
                 made
                 a
                 blow
                 with
                 a
                 Cutlass
                 provided
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Governours
                 head
                 's
                 seconding
                 that
                 blow
                 with
                 another
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Governour
                 received
                 on
                 his
                 hand
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 two
                 of
                 his
                 Fingers
                 ;
                 and
                 another
                 wound
                 on
                 his
                 Head
                 some
                 what
                 dangerous
                 .
                 Upon
                 the
                 second
                 blow
                 ,
                 Allen
                 was
                 laid
                 hold
                 on
                 ,
                 who
                 then
                 thrust
                 the
                 Weapon
                 into
                 his
                 own
                 Body
                 to
                 have
                 kill'd
                 himself
                 ▪
                 but
                 that
                 failing
                 ,
                 〈◊〉
                 at
                 length
                 Poyson'd
                 himself
                 .
                 His
                 dead
                 Body
                 was
                 handled
                 very
                 ignominiously
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Head
                 and
                 Quarters
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 most
                 Eminent
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Plantation
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 now
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 
                 finding
                 their
                 Embassadours
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 effect
                 any
                 thing
                 either
                 in
                 Sweden
                 or
                 Denmark
                 ,
                 (
                 where
                 they
                 met
                 with
                 a
                 very
                 cold
                 ,
                 though
                 Ceremonious
                 Entertainment
                 )
                 began
                 to
                 shew
                 their
                 own
                 strength
                 ;
                 their
                 Navy
                 at
                 length
                 appearing
                 upon
                 the
                 Ocean
                 in
                 all
                 its
                 splendor
                 ,
                 divided
                 into
                 seven
                 Squadrons
                 :
                 
                 Under
                 Opda●
                 fourteen
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 and
                 two
                 Fire-ships
                 ;
                 
                 under
                 
                   Iohn
                   Evertse
                
                 fourteen
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 Two
                 Fireships
                 ;
                 under
                 Cortenaer
                 Fifteen
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 and
                 one
                 Fireship
                 ;
                 under
                 Stillingwers
                 ,
                 Fourteen
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Fireship
                 ;
                 under
                 Tromp
                 Sixteen
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Fireship
                 ;
                 under
                 
                   Cornelius
                   Evertse
                
                 ,
                 Fourteen
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Fireship
                 ;
                 under
                 Schram
                 Sixteen
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Fireships
                 ;
                 besides
                 Yachts
                 and
                 Galliots
                 belonging
                 to
                 each
                 Division
                 :
                 in
                 all
                 ,
                 One
                 hundred
                 and
                 three
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 Eleven
                 Fireships
                 ,
                 and
                 Seven
                 Yachts
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Duke
                 all
                 this
                 while
                 kept
                 the
                 Fleet
                 in
                 most
                 excellent
                 Order
                 ;
                 and
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 more
                 ,
                 under
                 so
                 strict
                 a
                 Discipline
                 ,
                 that
                 Captain
                 Nixon
                 ,
                 Commander
                 of
                 the
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 for
                 letting
                 two
                 Capers
                 escape
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 encountred
                 in
                 the
                 Soundings
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Common
                 Souldier
                 for
                 Seditious
                 and
                 Mutinous
                 words
                 ,
                 were
                 both
                 Executed
                 ;
                 that
                 as
                 no
                 encouragement
                 should
                 be
                 wanting
                 to
                 them
                 that
                 behav'd
                 themselves
                 honourably
                 ,
                 so
                 no
                 unhandsome
                 Action
                 should
                 go
                 unpunish'd
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 that
                 was
                 to
                 have
                 sate
                 the
                 Twenty
                 first
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty
                 again
                 Prorogued
                 by
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 for
                 sundry
                 weighty
                 Reasons
                 ,
                 till
                 further
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 
                 It
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 here
                 amiss
                 ,
                 for
                 variety
                 sake
                 ,
                 to
                 mention
                 a
                 Curiosity
                 discovered
                 at
                 a
                 place
                 call'd
                 
                   Bald
                   Bathford
                
                 ,
                 three
                 miles
                 from
                 Bath
                 ;
                 where
                 was
                 found
                 a
                 Monument
                 very
                 admirable
                 ,
                 both
                 for
                 its
                 Antiquity
                 ,
                 Form
                 and
                 Structure
                 :
                 from
                 the
                 top
                 ,
                 three
                 or
                 four
                 Foot
                 deep
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 ●ourteen
                 foot
                 long
                 ,
                 and
                 sixteen
                 foot
                 broad
                 ,
                 made
                 of
                 stones
                 of
                 several
                 Colours
                 ,
                 as
                 Blew
                 ,
                 Red
                 ,
                 Murray
                 and
                 White
                 ,
                 delicately
                 cut
                 ,
                 not
                 above
                 an
                 Inch
                 broad
                 ;
                 curiously
                 set
                 ,
                 and
                 strongly
                 Cemented
                 :
                 the
                 Floor
                 was
                 very
                 delightful
                 to
                 behold
                 :
                 Round
                 about
                 it
                 were
                 plac'd
                 divers
                 Figures
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 ,
                 a
                 Bird
                 standing
                 on
                 a
                 Sprig
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 thought
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 a
                 convenience
                 for
                 water
                 .
                 A
                 Work
                 of
                 great
                 cost
                 and
                 labour
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 shew'd
                 the
                 excellency
                 of
                 much
                 lost
                 Art.
                 
              
               
                 
                 But
                 we
                 must
                 now
                 return
                 to
                 feats
                 of
                 War
                 again
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 find
                 our selves
                 at
                 first
                 to
                 have
                 received
                 some
                 loss
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 all
                 honour
                 and
                 Victory
                 :
                 And
                 this
                 happen'd
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 miscarriage
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Hamborough-Fleet
                 .
                 True
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 Convoy
                 was
                 desired
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 ,
                 then
                 lying
                 before
                 the
                 Texel
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 true
                 it
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 Convoy
                 was
                 dispatch'd
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 Instructions
                 to
                 hasten
                 the
                 Ships
                 away
                 within
                 ten
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 caution
                 not
                 to
                 venture
                 after
                 that
                 :
                 yet
                 they
                 after
                 the
                 Ten
                 days
                 were
                 over
                 ,
                 venturing
                 against
                 Orders
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 fell
                 into
                 the
                 Enemies
                 hands
                 ,
                 who
                 upon
                 our
                 removal
                 from
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Coast
                 ,
                 had
                 upon
                 Notice
                 sent
                 out
                 to
                 Attaque
                 them
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 more
                 easily
                 done
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 that
                 the
                 Roe-Ketch
                 ,
                 ordered
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 advice
                 of
                 the
                 Dukes
                 removal
                 ,
                 mist
                 of
                 finding
                 them
                 ;
                 they
                 being
                 gone
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Road
                 before
                 the
                 Ketch
                 could
                 arrive
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 was
                 this
                 the
                 first
                 Disaster
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Diamond
                 had
                 been
                 thus
                 lost
                 before
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Italy
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 into
                 
                   Villa
                   Franca
                
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 made
                 Prize
                 .
              
               
                 
                 But
                 for
                 these
                 Losses
                 ,
                 that
                 Noble
                 and
                 Signal
                 Victory
                 which
                 ensu'd
                 ,
                 made
                 a
                 most
                 Ample
                 Satisfaction
                 :
                 For
                 upon
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Iune
                 both
                 Fleets
                 met
                 ,
                 between
                 which
                 ,
                 there
                 followed
                 a
                 most
                 sharp
                 and
                 fierce
                 Encounter
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 only
                 of
                 one
                 Ship
                 ,
                 nam'd
                 the
                 Charity
                 ,
                 a
                 Vessel
                 formerly
                 taken
                 from
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 were
                 taken
                 Eighteen
                 very
                 considerable
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 good
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Chancellour
                 gave
                 an
                 account
                 in
                 his
                 Speech
                 at
                 the
                 following
                 Sessions
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 funk
                 and
                 fi●d
                 Ten
                 more
                 of
                 the
                 biggest
                 the
                 Dutch
                 had
                 ,
                 carrying
                 between
                 them
                 Five
                 hundred
                 and
                 forty
                 Guns
                 ,
                 besides
                 four
                 Fireships
                 totally
                 destroy'd
                 .
                 
                 Opdam's
                 Ship
                 ,
                 carrying
                 Eighty
                 four
                 Guns
                 ,
                 was
                 with
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 his
                 Men
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 Five
                 hundred
                 ,
                 blown
                 up
                 ▪
                 in
                 the
                 heat
                 of
                 the
                 Fight
                 .
                 Captain
                 Smith
                 in
                 the
                 Mary
                 Boarded
                 a
                 Zealander
                 of
                 Seventy
                 six
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 Four
                 hundred
                 Men
                 ,
                 which
                 〈◊〉
                 
                 Opdam's
                 Ship
                 was
                 blown
                 up
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 have
                 grappled
                 with
                 the
                 Duke
                 :
                 The
                 Zealander
                 was
                 torn
                 in
                 pieces
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Captain
                 taken
                 ,
                 but
                 soon
                 after
                 dy'd
                 of
                 his
                 Wounds
                 .
                 Two
                 Thousand
                 sixty
                 three
                 Prisoners
                 were
                 brought
                 into
                 Colehester
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 Thirteen
                 Commanders
                 .
                 In
                 sum
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 Computed
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 los●
                 ten
                 for
                 one
                 ;
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 were
                 ●aid
                 to
                 be
                 
                 blown
                 up
                 in
                 
                 Opdam's
                 ship
                 certain
                 of
                 the
                 French
                 Nation
                 of
                 no
                 small
                 quality
                 ;
                 though
                 some
                 of
                 ours
                 were
                 persons
                 of
                 greater
                 Note
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Falmouth
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Muskerry
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Boyle
                 ,
                 who
                 fell
                 all
                 three
                 by
                 one
                 Cannon-shot
                 ,
                 so
                 near
                 the
                 Person
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 besprinkled
                 with
                 their
                 Blood
                 :
                 besides
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 Portland
                 and
                 Marleborough
                 ,
                 Rear-Admiral
                 Sanson
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lawson
                
                 as
                 good
                 as
                 kill'd
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 dy'd
                 of
                 his
                 Wounds
                 :
                 as
                 great
                 a
                 loss
                 as
                 any
                 .
                 Nor
                 was
                 it
                 without
                 Reason
                 ,
                 that
                 Fate
                 fell
                 so
                 severe
                 upon
                 these
                 persons
                 ,
                 seeing
                 that
                 the
                 whole
                 burthen
                 of
                 the
                 encounter
                 lay
                 upon
                 Thirty
                 only
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Ships
                 .
                 After
                 this
                 great
                 Action
                 ,
                 the
                 chief
                 business
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 was
                 ,
                 to
                 prepare
                 for
                 more
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 ill
                 success
                 of
                 this
                 Fight
                 ,
                 caus'd
                 many
                 disorders
                 and
                 complaints
                 among
                 the
                 People
                 in
                 Holland
                 ;
                 for
                 appearing
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 States
                 took
                 a
                 strange
                 way
                 ,
                 to
                 Revenge
                 themselves
                 upon
                 their
                 own
                 Officers
                 ;
                 many
                 of
                 whom
                 they
                 tax'd
                 either
                 of
                 Cowardice
                 ,
                 or
                 ill
                 Management
                 ;
                 and
                 question'd
                 for
                 their
                 Lives
                 .
                 Three
                 of
                 their
                 Captains
                 were
                 Executed
                 at
                 the
                 Helder
                 ;
                 Two
                 more
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 have
                 their
                 Swords
                 broken
                 over
                 their
                 Heads
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Master
                 to
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Cortinaer
                 ,
                 to
                 stand
                 upon
                 a
                 Scaffold
                 with
                 a
                 Halter
                 about
                 his
                 Neck
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 this
                 success
                 in
                 War
                 was
                 somewhat
                 allay'd
                 by
                 the
                 heat
                 of
                 the
                 approaching
                 Sickness
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 now
                 grew
                 hot
                 in
                 London
                 and
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Queen-Mother
                 therefore
                 returns
                 for
                 France
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 attended
                 to
                 the
                 
                 Kentish-Coast
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Katharine
                 Yacht
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Monmouth
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 :
                 between
                 whom
                 ,
                 after
                 all
                 Solemnities
                 of
                 taking
                 leave
                 had
                 pass'd
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 leaves
                 his
                 Mother
                 to
                 pursue
                 her
                 Journey
                 into
                 France
                 .
                 Afterwards
                 he
                 went
                 aboard
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Charles
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 B●oy
                 of
                 the
                 Nore
                 ;
                 where
                 he
                 bestow'd
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 upon
                 several
                 Captains
                 that
                 had
                 behav'd
                 themselves
                 valiantly
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 Fight
                 ,
                 as
                 Rear-Admiral
                 Tiddeman
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Cuttins
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Iordan
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Sprage
                 ;
                 after
                 which
                 ,
                 he
                 visited
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Flag-ships
                 ,
                 giving
                 all
                 necessary
                 directions
                 for
                 the
                 dispatch
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 return'd
                 by
                 water
                 to
                 Greenwich
                 ;
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 by
                 Coach
                 to
                 
                 Hampton-Court
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 while
                 he
                 remov'd
                 afterwards
                 to
                 Salisbury
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Distemper
                 there
                 increasing
                 ,
                 he
                 retired
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 remain'd
                 a
                 considerable
                 time
                 .
                 The
                 Seat
                 of
                 the
                 Muses
                 ,
                 now
                 
                   the
                   Palace
                   of
                   the
                   British
                   Monarch
                   ,
                
                 proving
                 so
                 happy
                 a
                 Receptacle
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 Concourse
                 of
                 People
                 to
                 a
                 Kings
                 Court
                 ,
                 to
                 a
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 a
                 Term
                 ,
                 prov'd
                 no
                 way
                 prejudicial
                 to
                 the
                 health
                 and
                 safety
                 of
                 the
                 Place
                 .
              
               
                 However
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 security
                 of
                 his
                 Chief
                 City
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 not
                 absolutely
                 be
                 said
                 to
                 withdraw
                 his
                 Beams
                 from
                 her
                 Disconsolate
                 Walls
                 ,
                 left
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Charge
                 and
                 particular
                 care
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Albemarle
                 ;
                 who
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 heat
                 of
                 the
                 Distemper
                 continu'd
                 at
                 White-Hall
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Courage
                 equal
                 to
                 his
                 Dignity
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 preventing
                 of
                 Tumults
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 was
                 Published
                 ,
                 
                   Requiring
                   all
                   Disbanded
                   Officers
                   and
                   Souldiers
                   who
                   had
                   serv'd
                   in
                   the
                   Armies
                   of
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   late
                   Vsurped
                   Powers
                   ,
                   to
                   depart
                   the
                   Cities
                   of
                
                 London
                 and
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   not
                   to
                   return
                   within
                   Twenty
                   Miles
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   till
                
                 November
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 damages
                 of
                 those
                 Ships
                 which
                 were
                 damnified
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 Fight
                 being
                 repair'd
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Prizes
                 being
                 fitted
                 for
                 Service
                 ,
                 began
                 to
                 Embody
                 again
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 upon
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 this
                 Month
                 about
                 60
                 Sail
                 weigh'd
                 away
                 from
                 Southwold-Bay
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Holland
                 :
                 the
                 Standard
                 was
                 born
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 ;
                 to
                 him
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ascue
                
                 Vice-Admiral
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Tyddeman
                
                 Rear-Admiral
                 .
                 Sr.
                 
                   William
                   Pen
                
                 was
                 Admiral
                 of
                 the
                 White
                 ;
                 to
                 him
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Barkley
                
                 Vice-Admiral
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Iordan
                
                 Rear-Admiral
                 .
                 The
                 Blew
                 Flag
                 was
                 carried
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Allen
                
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Flag-Officers
                 were
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Mimms
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Harman
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Alarm
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 being
                 out
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 was
                 the
                 common
                 Opinion
                 ,
                 brought
                 back
                 Bankers
                 ,
                 sooner
                 then
                 he
                 intended
                 ;
                 who
                 having
                 been
                 three
                 weeks
                 at
                 Sea
                 
                 with
                 an
                 inconsiderable
                 Squadron
                 ,
                 returned
                 into
                 Harbour
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 expected
                 he
                 should
                 have
                 brought
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 along
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 as
                 yet
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 News
                 ,
                 neither
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 nor
                 of
                 the
                 East-India
                 Fleet.
                 Other
                 Designe
                 of
                 his
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 imagin'd
                 ,
                 seeing
                 that
                 it
                 appear'd
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 no
                 intention
                 to
                 go
                 further
                 than
                 he
                 did
                 ;
                 ●or
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 any
                 likelihood
                 of
                 doing
                 good
                 where
                 he
                 had
                 his
                 Station
                 ,
                 unless
                 the
                 States
                 might
                 think
                 it
                 worth
                 their
                 while
                 to
                 put
                 on
                 a
                 miserable
                 Countenance
                 of
                 keeping
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 English
                 were
                 in
                 Harbour
                 :
                 All
                 the
                 Exployt
                 he
                 did
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 Four
                 or
                 five
                 Ships
                 belonging
                 to
                 Norway
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Dutch
                 had
                 the
                 confidence
                 to
                 keep
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 ,
                 as
                 his
                 Voyage
                 was
                 longer
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Force
                 more
                 considerable
                 ,
                 so
                 did
                 he
                 do
                 more
                 mischief
                 ,
                 not
                 without
                 some
                 marks
                 of
                 Dutch
                 Inhumanity
                 ;
                 for
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 beaten
                 from
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 he
                 arriv'd
                 at
                 St.
                 Iohns
                 in
                 New-found-land
                 with
                 17
                 Dutch
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 took
                 the
                 Diamond
                 of
                 Plimouth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Vnity
                 of
                 Dartmouth
                 ,
                 stripping
                 the
                 People
                 Naked
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 born
                 ,
                 and
                 leaving
                 them
                 without
                 any
                 sort
                 of
                 Provision
                 .
                 At
                 
                   Bay
                   Bulls
                   Harbour
                
                 they
                 took
                 Two
                 Ships
                 more
                 :
                 In
                 
                   Pitts
                   Harbour
                
                 three
                 other
                 ships
                 ,
                 using
                 the
                 Men
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 rigour
                 they
                 had
                 done
                 the
                 former
                 :
                 and
                 yet
                 after
                 all
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 been
                 dealing
                 with
                 the
                 Seamen
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 tempted
                 with
                 great
                 promises
                 of
                 reward
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 would
                 serve
                 the
                 States
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 bravely
                 and
                 unanimously
                 refused
                 .
                 For
                 which
                 they
                 might
                 have
                 pleaded
                 the
                 extravagant
                 License
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 had
                 they
                 not
                 treated
                 the
                 Women
                 in
                 a
                 most
                 Barbarous
                 and
                 Beastly
                 manner
                 ,
                 without
                 favour
                 or
                 distinction
                 .
                 He
                 took
                 away
                 all
                 the
                 Cattle
                 from
                 the
                 Planters
                 ,
                 and
                 Eight
                 Guns
                 from
                 off
                 the
                 Land
                 :
                 however
                 ,
                 he
                 restor'd
                 three
                 ships
                 of
                 the
                 seven
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 taken
                 ,
                 to
                 bring
                 home
                 the
                 Seamen
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 in
                 all
                 120.
                 
              
               
                 
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 seeing
                 that
                 leisure
                 from
                 business
                 will
                 permit
                 the
                 Relation
                 ,
                 the
                 Fame
                 of
                 Greatrates
                 the
                 Stroaker
                 fill'd
                 the
                 Mouthes
                 of
                 all
                 People
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 City
                 and
                 Country
                 .
                 A
                 Novelty
                 not
                 unfit
                 to
                 be
                 mention'd
                 ,
                 seeing
                 that
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 many
                 wise
                 men
                 were
                 affected
                 with
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 that
                 knew
                 him
                 ,
                 reported
                 him
                 for
                 a
                 Civil
                 ,
                 Frank
                 ,
                 and
                 well-Humour'd
                 Man
                 ,
                 Conformable
                 to
                 the
                 Discipline
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ;
                 born
                 in
                 Munster
                 ,
                 of
                 English
                 Extraction
                 ;
                 and
                 sometimes
                 a
                 Lieutenant
                 in
                 Colonel
                 
                 Farr
                 's
                 Regiment
                 :
                 he
                 was
                 Master
                 of
                 a
                 Competent
                 Estate
                 ,
                 and
                 perform'd
                 strange
                 Cures
                 by
                 Stroaking
                 ,
                 or
                 Touching
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 took
                 neither
                 Mony
                 nor
                 Presents
                 .
                 That
                 which
                 first
                 created
                 the
                 Wonder
                 ,
                 was
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 passed
                 without
                 Contradiction
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 such
                 Multitudes
                 followed
                 him
                 ,
                 as
                 only
                 they
                 could
                 believe
                 who
                 saw
                 them
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 said
                 to
                 admire
                 himself
                 the
                 Gift
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 :
                 had
                 he
                 stay'd
                 among
                 the
                 ignorant
                 Irish
                 ,
                 his
                 Fame
                 might
                 have
                 continued
                 longer
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Infidelity
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 made
                 him
                 often
                 fail
                 in
                 his
                 Divinitie
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Reputation
                 once
                 blemish'd
                 ,
                 his
                 Healing
                 Mystery
                 soon
                 vanish'd
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 Wonder
                 having
                 made
                 its
                 exit
                 ,
                 behold
                 another
                 of
                 another
                 Nature
                 ,
                 A
                 Prodigie
                 that
                 made
                 work
                 for
                 the
                 Stroaker
                 ;
                 he
                 Cur'd
                 ,
                 but
                 this
                 Kill'd
                 and
                 Wounded
                 :
                 for
                 in
                 the
                 Parish
                 of
                 Erpingham
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Norfolk
                 ,
                 there
                 arose
                 a
                 very
                 great
                 Storm
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 People
                 were
                 at
                 Church
                 ,
                 there
                 Descended
                 among
                 them
                 the
                 appearance
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 Ball
                 ,
                 which
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 suppos'd
                 ,
                 beat
                 down
                 the
                 South-East
                 corner
                 of
                 the
                 Steeple
                 ;
                 for
                 at
                 that
                 instant
                 that
                 it
                 fell
                 ,
                 it
                 carried
                 along
                 with
                 it
                 the
                 South-Porch
                 :
                 being
                 come
                 into
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 it
                 turn'd
                 upon
                 the
                 South-side
                 where
                 the
                 Men
                 sate
                 ;
                 passing
                 to
                 the
                 Chancel
                 it
                 brake
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 whole
                 Church
                 seem'd
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 a
                 light
                 Fire
                 :
                 it
                 left
                 a
                 great
                 smoke
                 and
                 stench
                 behind
                 it
                 :
                 and
                 in
                 conclusion
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 one
                 Man
                 found
                 stark
                 dead
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 others
                 were
                 wounded
                 ,
                 who
                 for
                 some
                 time
                 so
                 continued
                 .
                 But
                 upon
                 this
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 other
                 Mischiefs
                 done
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 County
                 by
                 Lightning
                 and
                 Tempest
                 ,
                 we
                 leave
                 it
                 to
                 others
                 to
                 make
                 their
                 descants
                 .
              
               
                 
                 But
                 the
                 Pestilence
                 increasing
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 commanded
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 for
                 a
                 General
                 Fast
                 throughout
                 the
                 Realm
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   Prayers
                   and
                   Supplications
                   might
                   be
                   every
                   where
                   made
                   for
                   the
                   Removal
                   of
                   so
                   heavy
                   a
                   Iudgment
                   :
                   
                   And
                   that
                   the
                   Day
                   might
                   be
                   observ'd
                   with
                   order
                   and
                   decency
                   requisite
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   with
                   advice
                   of
                   the
                   Bishops
                   ,
                   directed
                   such
                   a
                   Form
                   of
                   Prayer
                   as
                   was
                   thought
                   most
                   meet
                   for
                   the
                   Service
                   not
                   only
                   of
                   that
                   day
                   ,
                   but
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   succeeding
                
                 Wednesdays
                 
                   in
                   the
                   Week
                   ,
                   during
                   the
                   Contagion
                   .
                
                 Collections
                 also
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 the
                 sick
                 and
                 needy
                 in
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 Calamity
                 .
              
               
                 Toward
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 went
                 to
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 with
                 much
                 satisfaction
                 he
                 view'd
                 his
                 Naval
                 Stores
                 and
                 Preparations
                 .
                 He
                 also
                 order'd
                 Pesthouses
                 to
                 be
                 Erected
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 worst
                 should
                 happen
                 ,
                 there
                 might
                 be
                 seasonable
                 relief
                 and
                 remedy
                 for
                 the
                 sick
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 prevent
                 Casualties
                 by
                 Fire
                 ,
                 he
                 Commanded
                 several
                 Thatch'd
                 Houses
                 to
                 be
                 otherwise
                 cover'd
                 .
                 From
                 thence
                 he
                 sail'd
                 over
                 in
                 his
                 Pleasure-boat
                 to
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 took
                 a
                 view
                 of
                 the
                 Castles
                 and
                 Train'd
                 Bands
                 of
                 the
                 Island
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 returning
                 ,
                 took
                 Horse
                 for
                 Salisbury
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 should
                 have
                 met
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 Sickness
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 Prorogu'd
                 till
                 the
                 Third
                 of
                 October
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 long
                 look'd-for
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 Arrives
                 in
                 the
                 Western
                 Emms
                 :
                 
                 but
                 the
                 Purchase
                 which
                 he
                 brought
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 was
                 only
                 Five
                 English
                 Prises
                 ,
                 Three
                 Laden
                 with
                 Sugar
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 Two
                 Emptie
                 .
                 His
                 own
                 Ships
                 were
                 miserably
                 torn
                 and
                 out
                 of
                 order
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 knowing
                 the
                 danger
                 he
                 was
                 in
                 ,
                 he
                 passed
                 by
                 
                   Fero
                   ,
                   Shetland
                
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 over
                 to
                 Bergen
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 crept
                 along
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Norway
                 and
                 Denmark
                 :
                 however
                 ,
                 upon
                 his
                 coming
                 home
                 he
                 was
                 made
                 Admiral
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 soon
                 as
                 it
                 could
                 be
                 got
                 ready
                 to
                 set
                 Sail.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 they
                 were
                 Eye-witnesses
                 of
                 ;
                 but
                 of
                 their
                 ill
                 success
                 at
                 farther
                 distance
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 Intelligence
                 by
                 another
                 hand
                 ;
                 for
                 by
                 Letters
                 to
                 the
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 Iesuits
                 in
                 Rome
                 ,
                 from
                 certain
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Order
                 in
                 China
                 ,
                 news
                 came
                 ,
                 that
                 upon
                 their
                 endeavours
                 to
                 retake
                 the
                 Island
                 of
                 Formosa
                 on
                 the
                 backside
                 of
                 China
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 put
                 to
                 the
                 worst
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 two
                 Fleets
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 17
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 of
                 18
                 Sail
                 ;
                 together
                 with
                 Tydings
                 of
                 their
                 being
                 driven
                 out
                 of
                 
                   Macasser
                   ,
                   Ternate
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Amboyna
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Natives
                 :
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 rather
                 believ'd
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 exact
                 Correspondence
                 which
                 the
                 Roman
                 Society
                 of
                 Iesuits
                 holds
                 with
                 those
                 parts
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 though
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 carry'd
                 the
                 Flag
                 ,
                 he
                 did
                 not
                 Command
                 in
                 Chief
                 ,
                 but
                 under
                 the
                 Triumvirate
                 of
                 
                   De
                   Witt
                   ,
                   Huygens
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Boreel
                 ,
                 who
                 according
                 to
                 a
                 new
                 Model
                 ,
                 had
                 now
                 the
                 Superintendencie
                 over
                 the
                 Naval
                 Affairs
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 
                 Munster's
                 Drums
                 sound
                 in
                 their
                 Ears
                 ,
                 
                 almost
                 as
                 terrible
                 as
                 the
                 English
                 Cannon
                 ;
                 besides
                 that
                 his
                 Army
                 began
                 to
                 grow
                 very
                 numerous
                 .
                 This
                 made
                 the
                 States
                 order
                 a
                 Flying-Army
                 to
                 the
                 Frontiers
                 ,
                 though
                 with
                 small
                 satisfaction
                 to
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 who
                 daily
                 fled
                 to
                 the
                 Fortifi'd
                 Towns
                 for
                 their
                 Security
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 lay
                 in
                 Three
                 Squadrons
                 from
                 Brookness
                 to
                 Hitland
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Norway
                 ;
                 which
                 made
                 the
                 Dutch
                 very
                 earnest
                 to
                 put
                 to
                 Sea
                 ;
                 but
                 one
                 while
                 the
                 Water
                 ,
                 another
                 time
                 the
                 Wind
                 would
                 not
                 permit
                 it
                 .
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 being
                 thus
                 abroad
                 ,
                 upon
                 Notice
                 of
                 50
                 Hollanders
                 being
                 sheltred
                 in
                 Berghen
                 ,
                 sent
                 a
                 Squadron
                 of
                 22
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Tyddeman
                
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 Orders
                 to
                 Sail
                 directly
                 for
                 Berghen
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 Attacque
                 and
                 Fire
                 the
                 Hollanders
                 ;
                 which
                 Enterprize
                 had
                 prov'd
                 very
                 fatal
                 to
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 had
                 not
                 the
                 Wind
                 and
                 the
                 Dane
                 himself
                 very
                 much
                 befriended
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 and
                 given
                 them
                 liberty
                 to
                 Plant
                 their
                 Guns
                 ashore
                 against
                 the
                 English.
                 However
                 ,
                 they
                 receiv'd
                 very
                 great
                 Loss
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 disabling
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 considerable
                 Ships
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 Harbour
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 soon
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 himself
                 met
                 with
                 a
                 Convoy
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 with
                 several
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 East-India
                 Men
                 in
                 his
                 Company
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 though
                 the
                 storminess
                 of
                 the
                 Weather
                 did
                 much
                 favour
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ;
                 yet
                 he
                 took
                 above
                 8
                 good
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 two
                 of
                 their
                 best
                 East-India
                 Ships
                 ;
                 and
                 20
                 Sail
                 of
                 their
                 Merchant-Men
                 .
              
               
               
                 Some
                 few
                 daies
                 after
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Fleet
                 encountring
                 with
                 18
                 sail
                 of
                 Hollanders
                 ,
                 took
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 whereof
                 four
                 Dutch
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 with
                 above
                 a
                 thousand
                 Prisoners
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Upon
                 the
                 10
                 th
                 of
                 October
                 the
                 Parliament
                 met
                 at
                 Christ-Church
                 in
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 the
                 Schools
                 being
                 fitted
                 for
                 their
                 reception
                 ,
                 where
                 his
                 Majesty
                 delivered
                 himself
                 to
                 this
                 effect
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                         That
                         they
                         might
                         confidently
                         believe
                         ,
                         that
                         had
                         it
                         not
                         been
                         absolutely
                         necessary
                         to
                         consult
                         with
                         them
                         ,
                         he
                         would
                         not
                         have
                         called
                         them
                         together
                         ,
                         when
                         the
                         Contagion
                         had
                         spread
                         it self
                         over
                         so
                         many
                         parts
                         of
                         the
                         Kingdom
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         he
                         had
                         entred
                         upon
                         the
                         Dutch
                         War
                         by
                         their
                         advice
                         and
                         encouragement
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         therefore
                         he
                         desir'd
                         they
                         might
                         receive
                         information
                         of
                         the
                         Conduct
                         and
                         Effects
                         of
                         it
                         ,
                         to
                         the
                         end
                         be
                         might
                         have
                         the
                         continuance
                         of
                         their
                         chearful
                         supply
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         it
                         prov'd
                         more
                         chargeable
                         than
                         he
                         could
                         imagine
                         it
                         would
                         have
                         been
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         the
                         addition
                         which
                         the
                         Dutch
                         made
                         to
                         their
                         Fleets
                         ,
                         made
                         it
                         unavoidably
                         necessary
                         for
                         him
                         to
                         make
                         a
                         proportional
                         preparation
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         as
                         the
                         Dutch
                         endeavour'd
                         by
                         false
                         suggestions
                         to
                         make
                         themselves
                         friends
                         ,
                         so
                         he
                         had
                         not
                         been
                         wanting
                         to
                         encourage
                         those
                         Princes
                         that
                         had
                         been
                         wrong'd
                         by
                         the
                         Dutch
                         ,
                         to
                         recover
                         their
                         own
                         by
                         force
                         ;
                         to
                         which
                         end
                         he
                         had
                         assisted
                         the
                         Bishop
                         of
                         Munster
                         with
                         a
                         considerable
                         sum
                         of
                         Money
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         these
                         were
                         the
                         Reasons
                         that
                         his
                         Supply
                         was
                         upon
                         the
                         matter
                         neer
                         spent
                         .
                         However
                         ,
                      
                       
                         That
                         he
                         made
                         not
                         War
                         for
                         Wars
                         sake
                         ,
                         but
                         was
                         ready
                         to
                         receive
                         all
                         fair
                         Propositions
                         ;
                         but
                         that
                         the
                         Dutch
                         were
                         no
                         less
                         Insolent
                         than
                         ever
                         ,
                         though
                         they
                         had
                         no
                         advantage
                         that
                         he
                         knew
                         of
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Upon
                 this
                 the
                 Lord-Chancellor
                 Hide
                 enlarged
                 ,
                 observing
                 from
                 point
                 to
                 point
                 the
                 whole
                 process
                 of
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Restauration
                 ,
                 to
                 this
                 instant
                 .
                 That
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 affronts
                 upon
                 the
                 Royal
                 Family
                 in
                 Holland
                 during
                 the
                 Usurpation
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 was
                 pleased
                 to
                 Embark
                 himself
                 in
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 Ports
                 ,
                 though
                 prest
                 by
                 the
                 two
                 Neighbour-Kings
                 to
                 have
                 taken
                 his
                 passage
                 through
                 their
                 Territories
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 being
                 returned
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 forc'd
                 to
                 support
                 himself
                 upon
                 Credit
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 Armies
                 were
                 disbanded
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Fleet
                 paid
                 off
                 ;
                 which
                 Debt
                 was
                 heightned
                 by
                 the
                 supplies
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Stores
                 ,
                 so
                 exhausted
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 not
                 Arms
                 for
                 5000
                 men
                 ,
                 not
                 Provisions
                 for
                 the
                 setting
                 out
                 ten
                 new
                 ships
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 his
                 Majesty
                 replenish'd
                 his
                 Stores
                 ,
                 reduc'd
                 the
                 expence
                 of
                 his
                 Navy
                 ,
                 providing
                 only
                 a
                 necessary
                 Guard
                 for
                 the
                 Narrow
                 S●as
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Fleet
                 against
                 the
                 Pyrates
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 brought
                 them
                 to
                 submission
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 he
                 repeated
                 the
                 several
                 Insolencies
                 and
                 unkindenesses
                 committed
                 by
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 The
                 King's
                 application
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
                 The
                 Parliaments
                 humble
                 desires
                 of
                 Redress
                 .
                 The
                 States
                 preparations
                 for
                 War
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 whole
                 Series
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 Success
                 until
                 that
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 reflecting
                 upon
                 the
                 greatness
                 and
                 necessity
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 disbursments
                 ,
                 he
                 concluded
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 answer
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 returned
                 their
                 Thanks
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 for
                 his
                 care
                 and
                 Conduct
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 preservation
                 of
                 his
                 People
                 ,
                 and
                 Honour
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 ;
                 declaring
                 withal
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 assist
                 him
                 with
                 their
                 Lives
                 and
                 Fortunes
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 returned
                 him
                 also
                 Thanks
                 for
                 his
                 care
                 of
                 his
                 Brother
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 they
                 gave
                 the
                 King
                 an
                 additional
                 Supply
                 of
                 1250000
                 l.
                 by
                 Monethly
                 Assesment
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 gave
                 him
                 also
                 a
                 Present
                 of
                 a
                 Moneths
                 Tax
                 ,
                 to
                 come
                 in
                 the
                 Rear
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 expiration
                 of
                 the
                 Monethly
                 Aid
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 desired
                 his
                 Majesty
                 would
                 bestow
                 upon
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 also
                 passed
                 a
                 Bill
                 of
                 Attainder
                 of
                 certain
                 English
                 Fugitives
                 who
                 had
                 joyned
                 with
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 
              
               
               
                 Also
                 a
                 Bill
                 for
                 suppression
                 of
                 Nonconformists
                 ;
                 which
                 with
                 some
                 other
                 Bills
                 being
                 signed
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 were
                 Prorogu'd
                 till
                 the
                 20
                 th
                 of
                 February
                 following
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 their
                 Sessions
                 ,
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 considering
                 that
                 they
                 sate
                 in
                 the
                 Convocation-House
                 ,
                 and
                 remembring
                 the
                 Fidelity
                 and
                 Loyalty
                 of
                 the
                 University
                 ,
                 Voted
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 Thanks
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 should
                 be
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Chancellor
                 ,
                 Masters
                 ,
                 and
                 Scholars
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 eminent
                 Loyalty
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Father
                 of
                 blessed
                 Memory
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 ;
                 particularly
                 ,
                 for
                 refusing
                 to
                 be
                 visited
                 by
                 the
                 Usurped
                 powers
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 subscribe
                 the
                 Solemn
                 League
                 and
                 Covenant
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 these
                 Excellent
                 Reasons
                 they
                 publish'd
                 to
                 the
                 World
                 to
                 justifie
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Cause
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   L.
                   Hide
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Heneage
                   Finch
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Birkenhead
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Strangways
                 ,
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 present
                 these
                 their
                 Thanks
                 to
                 the
                 University
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 accordingly
                 done
                 in
                 a
                 full
                 Convocation
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 same
                 Walls
                 where
                 the
                 Vote
                 past
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Heneage
                   Finch
                
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Strangways
                 were
                 made
                 Doctors
                 of
                 Laws
                 by
                 Dr.
                 Ienkins
                 Principal
                 of
                 Iesus
                 Colledge
                 .
                 Mr.
                 Hide
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Berkenhead
                
                 having
                 received
                 their
                 respective
                 Degrees
                 before
                 .
              
               
                 Soon
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 of
                 Ireland
                 was
                 remanded
                 back
                 into
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 where
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 time
                 he
                 arrived
                 at
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 received
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 with
                 great
                 splendor
                 and
                 Magnificence
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Moneth
                 the
                 several
                 Courts
                 of
                 Justice
                 sate
                 in
                 the
                 Schools
                 at
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 
                 Michaelmas-Term
                 ,
                 where
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Keeling
                
                 was
                 made
                 Lord
                 Chief-Jus●ice
                 of
                 the
                 King's-Bench
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Morton
                
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Judges
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Court
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Wadham
                   Windham
                
                 deceased
                 .
                 The
                 next
                 Term
                 (
                 being
                 Hillary
                 )
                 was
                 from
                 thence
                 adjourn'd
                 to
                 Windsor
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 sate
                 February
                 the
                 ninth
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 among
                 actions
                 of
                 lesser
                 note
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 the
                 courage
                 of
                 Captain
                 Howard
                 deserves
                 remembrance
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 now
                 commanding
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 ships
                 ,
                 render'd
                 himself
                 as
                 signally
                 faithful
                 to
                 his
                 Sovereign
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 his
                 Owners
                 :
                 who
                 having
                 certain
                 Victuallers
                 and
                 other
                 Merchant-men
                 under
                 his
                 Convoy
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 passed
                 by
                 the
                 Bay
                 of
                 Cadiz
                 ,
                 five
                 Dutch
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 
                 then
                 under
                 sail
                 before
                 the
                 Bay
                 ,
                 having
                 notice
                 thereof
                 ,
                 being
                 Vessels
                 of
                 43
                 ,
                 40
                 ,
                 and
                 36
                 Guns
                 apiece
                 ,
                 had
                 immediately
                 fetch'd
                 up
                 the
                 Merchant-men
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Captain
                 so
                 behav'd
                 himself
                 with
                 his
                 Merlin
                 ,
                 a
                 Frigat
                 of
                 12
                 Guns
                 only
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 whole
                 English
                 Fleet
                 had
                 time
                 to
                 escape
                 into
                 the
                 Bay
                 of
                 Tangier
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 and
                 by
                 perceiving
                 the
                 headmost
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ships
                 of
                 45
                 Guns
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 done
                 him
                 most
                 mischief
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 making
                 after
                 the
                 Fleet
                 to
                 their
                 inevitable
                 Ruine
                 ,
                 he
                 frankly
                 ran
                 himself
                 aboard
                 the
                 Dutch-man
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 fought
                 above
                 an
                 hour
                 board
                 and
                 board
                 ,
                 till
                 being
                 himself
                 dangerously
                 wounded
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 his
                 Men
                 dead
                 ,
                 or
                 desperately
                 wounded
                 ,
                 save
                 eight
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 at
                 length
                 compell'd
                 to
                 yield
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 into
                 Cadiz
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 to
                 return
                 neerer
                 home
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Grand
                 Affairs
                 betwixt
                 England
                 and
                 Holland
                 ,
                 we
                 finde
                 the
                 Netherlanders
                 in
                 no
                 small
                 perplexity
                 .
                 
                 They
                 had
                 now
                 recalled
                 their
                 Embassador
                 
                   Van
                   Gotch
                
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 who
                 took
                 his
                 leave
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Oxford
                 :
                 by
                 him
                 the
                 King
                 sends
                 a
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 States
                 ;
                 wherein
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 but
                 charge
                 them
                 as
                 the
                 Authors
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 signified
                 to
                 them
                 his
                 readiness
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 any
                 fair
                 terms
                 of
                 Accommodation
                 :
                 nor
                 could
                 this
                 Letter
                 be
                 so
                 stifled
                 by
                 the
                 contrary
                 Faction
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 People
                 got
                 a
                 view
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 when
                 they
                 saw
                 the
                 disposition
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 enrag'd
                 at
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 so
                 much
                 endeavour'd
                 to
                 keep
                 them
                 in
                 ignorance
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 them
                 more
                 pliant
                 to
                 yield
                 to
                 those
                 Alterations
                 that
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 followed
                 .
              
               
                 Munster
                 so
                 bestirs
                 himself
                 all
                 the
                 Winter
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 he
                 allows
                 no
                 time
                 for
                 rest
                 ,
                 but
                 upon
                 Thaws
                 and
                 milde
                 Weather
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 defeated
                 several
                 considerable
                 parties
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 and
                 advanced
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 way
                 into
                 their
                 Country
                 of
                 Friezland
                 ,
                 burning
                 and
                 spoiling
                 some
                 ,
                 and
                 taking
                 other
                 of
                 their
                 Towns
                 ;
                 whilst
                 Prince
                 Maurice
                 with
                 18000
                 men
                 is
                 forc'd
                 to
                 look
                 on
                 ,
                 without
                 being
                 able
                 to
                 attempt
                 
                 any
                 thing
                 of
                 moment
                 .
                 
                 Their
                 chief
                 Assistants
                 were
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 and
                 Dukes
                 of
                 Lunenburg
                 .
                 As
                 for
                 the
                 first
                 ▪
                 he
                 sent
                 them
                 a
                 Supply
                 of
                 men
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 brought
                 along
                 with
                 them
                 so
                 much
                 Rudeness
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 Diseases
                 into
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Dutch
                 were
                 soon
                 weary
                 of
                 their
                 company
                 ;
                 for
                 they
                 were
                 forc'd
                 to
                 quarter
                 '
                 am
                 in
                 the
                 
                 Brandenburgher's
                 Country
                 ,
                 which
                 did
                 them
                 no
                 good
                 .
                 The
                 th●eats
                 of
                 Waldeck
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 conjunction
                 of
                 the
                 Confederate-Forces
                 ,
                 did
                 them
                 as
                 little
                 kindness
                 ,
                 only
                 it
                 caus'd
                 the
                 Bishop
                 to
                 retire
                 with
                 his
                 main
                 Body
                 out
                 of
                 Friezland
                 ,
                 leaving
                 a
                 sufficient
                 strength
                 in
                 Garrisons
                 ;
                 for
                 he
                 had
                 destroyed
                 already
                 900
                 Horse
                 in
                 one
                 place
                 ,
                 
                 200
                 Foot
                 in
                 another
                 ▪
                 he
                 had
                 defeated
                 two
                 Troops
                 of
                 their
                 Horse
                 ,
                 and
                 500
                 Foot
                 in
                 another
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 400
                 Foot
                 that
                 had
                 repossessed
                 themselves
                 of
                 Vriesveen
                 ,
                 forcing
                 them
                 to
                 render
                 themselves
                 ;
                 and
                 had
                 now
                 Garrisoned
                 his
                 Foot
                 in
                 his
                 new
                 Conquests
                 ,
                 and
                 withdrawn
                 his
                 Horse
                 into
                 his
                 own
                 Country
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Dukes
                 of
                 Lunenburg
                 grew
                 cold
                 in
                 their
                 assistance
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 to
                 excuse
                 themselves
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 for
                 what
                 they
                 had
                 done
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 ignorant
                 of
                 the
                 Grounds
                 and
                 Causes
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop's
                 taking
                 Arms.
                 The
                 Brandenburgher
                 offer'd
                 a
                 Mediation
                 with
                 the
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 much
                 delay
                 .
                 Their
                 main
                 hopes
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 who
                 believing
                 the
                 Ballance
                 of
                 Affairs
                 not
                 even
                 enough
                 yet
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 't
                 is
                 thought
                 rather
                 acting
                 as
                 he
                 did
                 out
                 of
                 an
                 affectation
                 of
                 Sovereignty
                 in
                 the
                 
                 Mediterranean-Sea
                 )
                 not
                 only
                 continues
                 their
                 friend
                 ,
                 but
                 declares
                 War
                 against
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 acquainting
                 the
                 Queen-Mother
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 that
                 though
                 he
                 could
                 no
                 longer
                 keep
                 off
                 a
                 Declaration
                 of
                 War
                 against
                 his
                 Majesty
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ,
                 yet
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 always
                 preserve
                 the
                 same
                 esteem
                 and
                 value
                 for
                 his
                 Majesty's
                 Person
                 ,
                 hoping
                 his
                 Majesty
                 would
                 continue
                 the
                 same
                 kindness
                 and
                 affection
                 for
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Accordingly
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 27
                 th
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 the
                 French
                 King's
                 Declaration
                 of
                 War
                 was
                 publickly
                 proclaim'd
                 ,
                 upon
                 pretence
                 of
                 Succouring
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 in
                 consequence
                 of
                 the
                 Treaty
                 1662.
                 
                 But
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hollis
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                 England's
                 .
                 Embassador
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 having
                 remonstrated
                 the
                 great
                 injustice
                 of
                 that
                 Declaration
                 which
                 subjected
                 all
                 English-men
                 in
                 their
                 Estates
                 and
                 Persons
                 to
                 the
                 last
                 acts
                 of
                 Hostility
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 Treaties
                 between
                 the
                 two
                 Crowns
                 ,
                 allowing
                 each
                 party
                 three
                 Moneths
                 time
                 for
                 the
                 withdrawing
                 their
                 Estates
                 and
                 Persons
                 after
                 a
                 Rupture
                 ;
                 The
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 thereupon
                 issu'd
                 out
                 a
                 second
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 giving
                 the
                 English
                 the
                 said
                 Liberty
                 of
                 three
                 Moneths
                 to
                 Transport
                 themselves
                 and
                 Goods
                 .
              
               
                 However
                 ,
                 in
                 return
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 soon
                 after
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 in
                 February
                 ,
                 
                 publish'd
                 also
                 his
                 Declaration
                 of
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 French.
                 Importing
                 ,
                 that
                 whereas
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 pretending
                 an
                 Alliance
                 Defensive
                 with
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 had
                 proclaim'd
                 a
                 War
                 against
                 his
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 was
                 resolv'd
                 to
                 prosecute
                 the
                 War
                 which
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 had
                 so
                 unjustly
                 undertaken
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 utmost
                 Force
                 by
                 Sea
                 and
                 Land.
                 
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 then
                 admirable
                 to
                 see
                 with
                 what
                 a
                 harmony
                 and
                 chearfulness
                 the
                 Maritime
                 Counties
                 offer'd
                 their
                 service
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 upon
                 their
                 receiving
                 his
                 first
                 Orders
                 to
                 put
                 themselves
                 into
                 a
                 posture
                 of
                 defence
                 :
                 But
                 he
                 being
                 tender
                 of
                 continuing
                 them
                 under
                 the
                 trouble
                 of
                 a
                 needless
                 Duty
                 ,
                 was
                 pleased
                 to
                 direct
                 their
                 dismission
                 and
                 return
                 home
                 till
                 further
                 occasion
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 Sr.
                 
                   Christopher
                   Mimms
                
                 was
                 Crusing
                 about
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Squadron
                 of
                 stout
                 Ships
                 ;
                 
                 who
                 hearing
                 of
                 a
                 Squadron
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 that
                 were
                 out
                 at
                 Sea
                 near
                 Ostend
                 ,
                 he
                 made
                 away
                 for
                 Discovery
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 length
                 had
                 a
                 view
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 fight
                 of
                 Land
                 about
                 Newport
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 all
                 16
                 Sail
                 and
                 3
                 Flags
                 .
                 Fain
                 he
                 would
                 have
                 been
                 dealing
                 with
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 not
                 daring
                 to
                 abide
                 the
                 shock
                 ,
                 made
                 all
                 the
                 Sail
                 they
                 could
                 away
                 ,
                 and
                 easily
                 escap'd
                 him
                 ,
                 being
                 neer
                 their
                 own
                 Burrows
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Pestilence
                 was
                 now
                 so
                 well
                 abated
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 return'd
                 again
                 to
                 White-Hall
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Sheriffs
                 of
                 London
                 attended
                 Him
                 ,
                 and
                 humbly
                 welcom'd
                 Him
                 home
                 to
                 his
                 Chief
                 City
                 ,
                 after
                 so
                 long
                 and
                 melancholy
                 an
                 absence
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Term
                 also
                 ,
                 which
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 too
                 early
                 resort
                 of
                 People
                 to
                 London
                 
                 and
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 had
                 been
                 Adjourn'd
                 to
                 Windsor
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 again
                 Adjourn'd
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 should
                 have
                 met
                 the
                 20th
                 of
                 this
                 month
                 ,
                 were
                 again
                 Prorogu'd
                 till
                 the
                 23
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 special
                 Commission
                 directed
                 to
                 the
                 Arch-Bishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 both
                 Spiritual
                 and
                 Temporal
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Clifford
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Extraordinary
                 Envoy
                 to
                 Sweden
                 and
                 Denmark
                 return'd
                 into
                 England
                 .
                 
                 And
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 was
                 sent
                 Ambassadour
                 extraordinary
                 into
                 Spain
                 ,
                 where
                 what
                 good
                 Services
                 he
                 did
                 ,
                 the
                 following
                 years
                 will
                 declare
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 shew
                 how
                 diffusive
                 the
                 Kings
                 Royal
                 care
                 was
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 far
                 distant
                 ,
                 as
                 neer
                 home
                 ;
                 Mr.
                 Warren
                 ,
                 employ'd
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 had
                 now
                 for
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Trade
                 in
                 Africa
                 ,
                 
                 made
                 a
                 Peace
                 with
                 
                   Sancta
                   Cruze
                   ,
                   Sophia
                
                 and
                 Morocco
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 which
                 Places
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Emperour
                 heard
                 that
                 the
                 English
                 Agent
                 was
                 come
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 Peace
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 ordered
                 a
                 Guard
                 of
                 500
                 Horse
                 to
                 Conduct
                 him
                 to
                 his
                 Court
                 ,
                 which
                 attended
                 the
                 Agent
                 above
                 Fourscore
                 Miles
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 all
                 this
                 while
                 the
                 Mediterranean
                 Sea
                 were
                 secured
                 by
                 a
                 strong
                 Squadron
                 of
                 Ships
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Ieremy
                   Smith
                
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Mimms
                
                 missing
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 
                 sail'd
                 away
                 for
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 where
                 coming
                 to
                 an
                 Anchor
                 at
                 the
                 Mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Elve
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Charge
                 of
                 Merchants
                 under
                 his
                 Convoy
                 ;
                 General
                 Wrangle
                 made
                 it
                 his
                 business
                 to
                 travel
                 30
                 miles
                 to
                 give
                 him
                 a
                 visit
                 Aboard
                 his
                 Ship
                 ;
                 whom
                 the
                 English
                 Admiral
                 entertain'd
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 Dignity
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 in
                 Scotland
                 Issued
                 out
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 
                 
                   Commanding
                   all
                   Ministers
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   entred
                   before
                   the
                   Year
                
                 49
                 ;
                 
                   and
                   since
                   the
                   Restitution
                   of
                   the
                   Church-Government
                   by
                   Archbishops
                   and
                   Bishops
                   ,
                   had
                   Relinquish'd
                   their
                   Ministery
                   ,
                   or
                   had
                   been
                   Deposed
                   by
                   their
                
                 Ordinary
                 ,
                 
                   to
                   remove
                   themselves
                   ,
                   within
                   Forty
                   days
                   after
                   their
                   Relinquishment
                   or
                   Deposal
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Parishes
                   where
                   they
                   were
                   Incumbents
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   to
                   Reside
                   within
                   Twenty
                   miles
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   nor
                   within
                   six
                   Miles
                   of
                
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 
                   or
                   any
                   Cathedral
                   ,
                   nor
                   within
                   Three
                   Miles
                   of
                   any
                   Burgh
                   Royal
                   ;
                   nor
                   to
                   Inhabit
                   Two
                   in
                   one
                   Parish
                   ,
                   upon
                   Penalty
                   of
                   Incurring
                   the
                   Laws
                   made
                   against
                   movers
                   of
                   Sedition
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 Proclamation
                 was
                 occasion'd
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Insolent
                 Carriage
                 of
                 one
                 
                   Alexander
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Depos'd
                 Minister
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 taken
                 at
                 a
                 Conventicle
                 ,
                 was
                 conven'd
                 before
                 the
                 High
                 Commission-Court
                 ;
                 but
                 gave
                 such
                 reviling
                 Language
                 against
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 St.
                 Andrews
                 ,
                 who
                 sate
                 there
                 as
                 President
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 Commissioner
                 ordered
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 put
                 in
                 Irons
                 Twenty
                 four
                 hours
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Theives
                   Hole
                
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Parliament
                 being
                 likewise
                 Sate
                 ,
                 fell
                 upon
                 the
                 Examination
                 of
                 certain
                 of
                 their
                 Members
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 said
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 in
                 the
                 Plot
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 1663.
                 
                 
                   Robert
                   Shapcott
                   ,
                   Alexander
                   Staples
                
                 ,
                 and
                 five
                 others
                 ,
                 were
                 call'd
                 to
                 the
                 Bar
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 that
                 Reason
                 ,
                 were
                 Expell'd
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 incapable
                 of
                 ever
                 sitting
                 in
                 any
                 Parliament
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Forein
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   1665.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   King
                   of
                   Poland
                   having
                   made
                   a
                   fruitless
                   and
                   very
                   unsuccessful
                   expedition
                   against
                   the
                   Muscovites
                   ,
                   
                   the
                   event
                   thereof
                   was
                   ,
                   That
                   being
                   deserted
                   by
                   his
                   Tartars
                   and
                   Cossacks
                   ,
                   for
                   fear
                   of
                   being
                   surrounded
                   by
                   the
                   Muscovites
                   ,
                   who
                   having
                   intelligence
                   of
                   his
                   condition
                   ,
                   had
                   gathered
                   their
                   Forces
                   together
                   with
                   the
                   same
                   intention
                   ;
                   he
                   was
                   forc'd
                   to
                   make
                   his
                   retreat
                   through
                   a
                   vast
                   Desert
                   of
                   twenty
                   Leagues
                   over
                   ,
                   wherein
                   meeting
                   with
                   neither
                   Forrage
                   nor
                   other
                   conveniencies
                   ,
                   his
                   whole
                   Cavalry
                   was
                   utterly
                   ruin'd
                   :
                   and
                   all
                   his
                   Nobility
                   and
                   Gentry
                   
                   highly
                   discontented
                   to
                   see
                   themselves
                   in
                   that
                   manner
                   lost
                   without
                   a
                   stroke
                   ,
                   dispersed
                   themselves
                   and
                   left
                   him
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   This
                   Calamity
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   say
                   broke
                   his
                   Heart
                   ,
                   was
                   follow'd
                   by
                   the
                   revolt
                   of
                   Lubomirsky
                   ,
                   a
                   great
                   Souldier
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   high
                   repute
                   in
                   that
                   Country
                   ,
                   whose
                   dignities
                   and
                   Estate
                   the
                   King
                   had
                   Confiscated
                   ,
                   as
                   not
                   conformable
                   to
                   his
                   Government
                   .
                   Lubomirsky
                   takes
                   Arms
                   ,
                   gathers
                   together
                   a
                   very
                   formidable
                   Body
                   ;
                   and
                   though
                   now
                   grown
                   considerable
                   ,
                   both
                   in
                   his
                   own
                   Forces
                   and
                   the
                   affections
                   of
                   the
                   Polish
                   Nobility
                   ,
                   tenders
                   his
                   service
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   offers
                   to
                   make
                   use
                   of
                   his
                   power
                   against
                   the
                   Common
                   Enemy
                   the
                   Muscovite
                   ,
                   on
                   condition
                   he
                   might
                   be
                   restored
                   to
                   his
                   Territories
                   and
                   Charges
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   King
                   giving
                   no
                   heed
                   to
                   his
                   Proposals
                   ,
                   raises
                   and
                   Army
                   ,
                   marches
                   against
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   being
                   come
                   now
                   within
                   four
                   miles
                   of
                   Lubomirskie
                   with
                   an
                   intention
                   to
                   give
                   him
                   Battle
                   ,
                   he
                   assembled
                   his
                   Nobility
                   and
                   Gentry
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   a
                   long
                   Oration
                   endeavour'd
                   to
                   encourage
                   them
                   to
                   behave
                   themselves
                   resolutely
                   against
                   the
                   Enemie
                   of
                   their
                   Country
                   ,
                   and
                   Rebel
                   to
                   himself
                   .
                   But
                   they
                   gave
                   him
                   for
                   answer
                   ,
                   That
                   they
                   acknowledged
                   it
                   was
                   their
                   duty
                   to
                   hazard
                   their
                   Lives
                   against
                   any
                   publick
                   Enemy
                   whatsoever
                   ;
                   but
                   to
                   fight
                   against
                   their
                   fellow-Subject
                   and
                   Citizen
                   ,
                   whom
                   they
                   could
                   not
                   finde
                   to
                   have
                   committed
                   any
                   crime
                   worthy
                   so
                   high
                   a
                   punishment
                   as
                   was
                   inflicted
                   on
                   him
                   ,
                   they
                   could
                   not
                   adventure
                   at
                   all
                   .
                   This
                   Answer
                   so
                   disturb'd
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   withdrew
                   himself
                   ,
                   and
                   posted
                   directly
                   for
                   Warsaw
                   ,
                   destitute
                   of
                   Counsel
                   or
                   Assistants
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   at
                   length
                   forc'd
                   to
                   the
                   Restauration
                   of
                   Lubomirskie
                   ,
                   to
                   avoid
                   the
                   hazard
                   of
                   greater
                   Inconveniencies
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   This
                   year
                   a
                   great
                   Quarrel
                   broke
                   forth
                   among
                   the
                   Princes
                   of
                   the
                   Empire
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   Electors
                   of
                   
                     Mentz
                     ,
                     Triers
                     ,
                     Collen
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   .
                   But
                   as
                   those
                   difference
                   ;
                   were
                   long
                   a
                   brewing
                   ,
                   so
                   it
                   was
                   not
                   an
                   easie
                   work
                   to
                   compose
                   them
                   ,
                   though
                   the
                   Emperour
                   was
                   very
                   diligent
                   in
                   his
                   Mediation
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   had
                   no
                   reason
                   to
                   desire
                   War
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   in
                   daily
                   expectance
                   of
                   the
                   arrival
                   of
                   his
                   Contracted
                   Empress
                   the
                   Infanta
                   of
                   Spain
                   ,
                   of
                   whose
                   hastening
                   into
                   Germany
                   he
                   had
                   received
                   certain
                   intelligence
                   from
                   her
                   Father
                   .
                   In
                   February
                   ,
                   he
                   sent
                   his
                   power
                   into
                   Spain
                   to
                   the
                   Duke
                   
                     de
                     Medina
                     de
                     las
                     Torres
                  
                   for
                   the
                   Marrying
                   of
                   her
                   ;
                   but
                   she
                   arrived
                   not
                   at
                   Vienna
                   this
                   year
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   But
                   returning
                   to
                   feats
                   of
                   War
                   ,
                   we
                   finde
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Beaufort
                   encountring
                   in
                   the
                   
                   Mediterranean-Sea
                   with
                   a
                   Squadron
                   of
                   Argier
                   Men
                   of
                   War
                   ,
                   five
                   in
                   number
                   ;
                   but
                   two
                   of
                   them
                   ran
                   themselves
                   aground
                   ;
                   the
                   other
                   three
                   he
                   caus'd
                   three
                   of
                   his
                   Captains
                   to
                   set
                   upon
                   ;
                   who
                   did
                   so
                   well
                   acquit
                   themselves
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Admiral
                   of
                   the
                   Pyrates
                   ,
                   carrying
                   600
                   Men
                   ,
                   and
                   50
                   pieces
                   of
                   Cannon
                   ,
                   lost
                   in
                   the
                   dispute
                   above
                   half
                   her
                   men
                   ,
                   the
                   rest
                   threw
                   themselves
                   into
                   the
                   Sea
                   ,
                   and
                   set
                   fire
                   on
                   the
                   ship
                   :
                   Nor
                   did
                   the
                   other
                   two
                   ,
                   carrying
                   400
                   Men
                   ,
                   and
                   30
                   Guns
                   apiece
                   ,
                   run
                   a
                   better
                   fortune
                   ,
                   being
                   both
                   sunk
                   and
                   burnt
                   .
                   Nor
                   did
                   it
                   serve
                   their
                   turns
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   had
                   withdrawn
                   themselves
                   within
                   Carabine-shot
                   of
                   the
                   very
                   Forts
                   belonging
                   to
                   Tunis
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   was
                   an
                   honourable
                   undertaking
                   ,
                   and
                   as
                   successfully
                   performed
                   :
                   However
                   ,
                   the
                   Victory
                   which
                   the
                   Portugueses
                   obtain'd
                   against
                   the
                   Spaniard
                   ,
                   
                   made
                   a
                   greater
                   noise
                   in
                   the
                   World
                   ,
                   which
                   most
                   not
                   be
                   forgotten
                   ,
                   as
                   obtain'd
                   by
                   the
                   Valour
                   of
                   the
                   English.
                   
                   At
                   first
                   ,
                   the
                   Spaniards
                   Charg'd
                   the
                   Portuguez
                   and
                   French
                   Horse
                   so
                   home
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   beat
                   them
                   into
                   the
                   Rear
                   ;
                   but
                   the
                   English
                   coming
                   to
                   charge
                   ,
                   recovered
                   all
                   the
                   ground
                   which
                   the
                   other
                   had
                   lost
                   ,
                   and
                   kept
                   it
                   ;
                   which
                   so
                   encourage'd
                   the
                   rest
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   came
                   on
                   again
                   afresh
                   ;
                   and
                   then
                   the
                   English
                   charging
                   again
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   same
                   success
                   as
                   before
                   ,
                   caus'd
                   the
                   Enemy
                   to
                   quit
                   the
                   Field
                   .
                   Major
                   Trelawney
                   charged
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Parma
                   at
                   the
                   head
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   Battalia
                   ,
                   kill'd
                   most
                   of
                   his
                   men
                   ,
                   and
                   brought
                   off
                   his
                   Standard
                   .
                   He
                   had
                   his
                   Horse
                   ●lain
                   under
                   him
                   ,
                   but
                   was
                   remounted
                   by
                   his
                   Lieutenant
                   .
                   The
                   General
                   of
                   the
                   Horse
                   was
                   taken
                   ,
                   five
                   thousand
                   Prisoners
                   ,
                   all
                   their
                   Baggage
                   ,
                   and
                   seven
                   pieces
                   of
                   Cannon
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   3000
                   Mules
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   But
                   in
                   the
                   Imperial
                   Court
                   there
                   was
                   no
                   small
                   distraction
                   ,
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   Duke
                   Sigismun●●
                   the
                   Emperour's
                   Brother
                   ,
                   whom
                   some
                   supposed
                   to
                   have
                   been
                   taken
                   away
                   by
                   Poison
                   ,
                   though
                   others
                   affirm'd
                   that
                   he
                   died
                   by
                   a
                   heat
                   
                   taken
                   in
                   Hunting
                   ;
                   however
                   ,
                   the
                   Emperour
                   was
                   very
                   diligent
                   to
                   take
                   all
                   convenient
                   orders
                   for
                   the
                   prevention
                   of
                   any
                   disquiet
                   that
                   might
                   arise
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   his
                   death
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Cessation
                   made
                   the
                   last
                   year
                   between
                   the
                   Emperour
                   and
                   the
                   great
                   Turk
                   ,
                   
                   began
                   now
                   to
                   look
                   with
                   a
                   favourable
                   aspect
                   toward
                   a
                   general
                   conclusion
                   of
                   Peace
                   .
                   The
                   Emperour's
                   Embassador
                   ,
                   Count
                   Lesley
                   ,
                   having
                   had
                   a
                   very
                   honourable
                   Reception
                   from
                   the
                   
                     Grand
                     Visier
                  
                   at
                   Constantinople
                   :
                   And
                   the
                   Turkish
                   Chiaux
                   having
                   been
                   no
                   less
                   sumptuously
                   attended
                   by
                   the
                   Emperour's
                   Commissioners
                   appointed
                   to
                   conduct
                   him
                   to
                   Vienna
                   ,
                   whither
                   the
                   Presents
                   which
                   he
                   brought
                   from
                   the
                   
                     Grand
                     Seignior
                  
                   were
                   not
                   a
                   little
                   sumptuous
                   ;
                   among
                   the
                   rest
                   a
                   Tent
                   ,
                   for
                   Workmanship
                   of
                   Embroidery
                   and
                   Jewels
                   ,
                   
                   valued
                   at
                   200000
                   Rix-dollars
                   .
                   In
                   September
                   ,
                   the
                   Peace
                   betwixt
                   the
                   two
                   Great
                   Emperours
                   was
                   wholly
                   concluded
                   ,
                   with
                   that
                   satisfaction
                   to
                   the
                   Turk
                   ,
                   that
                   Count
                   Lesley
                   the
                   Emperour's
                   Embassador
                   acknowledged
                   himself
                   to
                   have
                   been
                   Treated
                   with
                   that
                   Civility
                   and
                   Magnificence
                   ,
                   that
                   never
                   any
                   Imperial
                   Embassador
                   had
                   received
                   the
                   like
                   before
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   was
                   thought
                   this
                   year
                   would
                   have
                   put
                   an
                   end
                   to
                   the
                   differences
                   between
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Savoy
                   and
                   the
                   Commonwealth
                   of
                   Genoua
                   :
                   
                   But
                   instead
                   of
                   Composure
                   ,
                   the
                   Breach
                   grew
                   wider
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Savoy
                   demanded
                   the
                   restitution
                   of
                   certain
                   Villages
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   claim'd
                   as
                   belonging
                   to
                   his
                   Ancestors
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Genoueses
                   in
                   possession
                   were
                   loath
                   to
                   part
                   with
                   .
                   He
                   also
                   claim'd
                   the
                   right
                   of
                   Passage
                   to
                   carry
                   Salt
                   through
                   the
                   State
                   of
                   Genoua
                   into
                   Piedmont
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   a
                   priviledge
                   of
                   being
                   nam'd
                   first
                   in
                   all
                   Articles
                   of
                   Treaty
                   .
                
                 
                   Better
                   success
                   had
                   the
                   Quarrel
                   between
                   the
                   Electors
                   of
                   Mentz
                   and
                   Collen
                   ,
                   
                   which
                   with
                   much
                   difficulty
                   this
                   year
                   was
                   brought
                   to
                   a
                   final
                   conclusion
                   ,
                   upon
                   Conditions
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   Erford
                   and
                   the
                   Villages
                   thereto
                   belonging
                   should
                   continue
                   Hereditary
                   to
                   the
                   Elector
                   of
                   Mentz
                   ,
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Saxony
                   renouncing
                   all
                   pretences
                   to
                   them
                   :
                   That
                   Saxony
                   should
                   keep
                   possession
                   of
                   seven
                   Lordships
                   which
                   the
                   Elector
                   of
                   Mentz
                   laid
                   claim
                   to
                   :
                   That
                   Religion
                   should
                   remain
                   unmolested
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Auspurgh
                   Confession
                   :
                   And
                   that
                   the
                   two
                   Electors
                   should
                   enter
                   into
                   a
                   League
                   Offensive
                   and
                   Defensive
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Portugueses
                   heightned
                   with
                   their
                   late
                   Victories
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   still
                   back'd
                   with
                   the
                   English
                   Succours
                   ,
                   Invade
                   Galicia
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   Sack'd
                   24
                   Towns
                   and
                   Villages
                   ;
                   at
                   length
                   coming
                   before
                   
                     La
                     Guarda
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   English
                   leading
                   the
                   Van
                   ,
                   were
                   commanded
                   to
                   enter
                   the
                   Town
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   gain'd
                   with
                   small
                   loss
                   ;
                   but
                   in
                   Storming
                   the
                   Fort
                   they
                   found
                   a
                   smarter
                   resistance
                   ,
                   though
                   that
                   also
                   was
                   in
                   a
                   short
                   time
                   compell'd
                   to
                   yield
                   ;
                   but
                   with
                   the
                   unhappy
                   fall
                   of
                   Captain
                   
                     Charles
                     Langley
                  
                   ,
                   Lieutenant
                   Senhouse
                   ,
                   and
                   Ensigne
                   Berry
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   Germany
                   ,
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Brandenburg
                   makes
                   new
                   Levies
                   of
                   Horse
                   and
                   Foot
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   now
                   with
                   his
                   Arms
                   in
                   his
                   Hands
                   he
                   demands
                   a
                   Restitution
                   of
                   the
                   Tolls
                   at
                   Genuep
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   regulation
                   of
                   Quarterings
                   and
                   Musters
                   through
                   his
                   Country
                   ;
                   (
                   which
                   though
                   Beverning
                   was
                   sent
                   to
                   excuse
                   ,
                   yet
                   it
                   could
                   not
                   be
                   forgot
                   .
                   )
                   The
                   Dutch
                   did
                   not
                   care
                   to
                   have
                   too
                   many
                   Enemies
                   ;
                   which
                   made
                   the
                   Brandenburgher
                   think
                   it
                   seasonable
                   to
                   raise
                   his
                   Market
                   ,
                   the
                   price
                   of
                   his
                   Alliance
                   being
                   nineteen
                   Tun
                   of
                   Gold.
                   At
                   length
                   ,
                   all
                   the
                   Conferences
                   of
                   his
                   Ministers
                   and
                   the
                   Dutch
                   ended
                   in
                   this
                   ;
                   That
                   there
                   should
                   be
                   a
                   speedy
                   meeting
                   appointed
                   ,
                   to
                   consult
                   for
                   the
                   common
                   Peace
                   and
                   Safety
                   of
                   that
                   Circle
                   of
                   the
                   Empire
                   ;
                   the
                   Elector
                   Declaring
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   could
                   not
                   conclude
                   any
                   thing
                   in
                   relation
                   to
                   the
                   present
                   War
                   ,
                   without
                   the
                   consent
                   of
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   his
                   Allies
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   year
                   the
                   Queen-Mother
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   
                   Anne
                   of
                   Austria
                   ,
                   Sister
                   to
                   Philip
                   the
                   4
                   th
                   ,
                   departed
                   this
                   Life
                   ;
                   before
                   her
                   expiration
                   ,
                   making
                   use
                   of
                   her
                   last
                   Breath
                   to
                   recommend
                   to
                   her
                   Son
                   ,
                   
                     The
                     easing
                     of
                     his
                     People
                     ,
                     to
                     preserve
                     Vnity
                     between
                     himself
                     and
                     his
                     Brother
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     all
                     things
                     to
                     imitate
                     the
                     Example
                     of
                     his
                     Grandfather
                  
                   Henry
                   the
                   4th
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   Italy
                   there
                   arose
                   a
                   Contest
                   of
                   no
                   small
                   consequence
                   between
                   the
                   Venetian
                   and
                   the
                   Pope
                   .
                   
                   For
                   the
                   Venetian
                   claiming
                   the
                   Sovereignty
                   of
                   the
                   
                   Adriatick-Sea
                   ,
                   finding
                   a
                   Vessel
                   belonging
                   to
                   the
                   Pope
                   there
                   ,
                   demanded
                   the
                   Custom
                   due
                   to
                   that
                   
                   Republick
                   ;
                   which
                   the
                   Master
                   denying
                   ,
                   they
                   carried
                   the
                   Vessel
                   to
                   Venice
                   .
                   The
                   Pope
                   demands
                   Restitution
                   ;
                   but
                   they
                   make
                   such
                   a
                   tedious
                   Demur
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   amounted
                   to
                   a
                   denyal
                   .
                   Hereupon
                   ,
                   the
                   Pope
                   makes
                   an
                   Embargo
                   in
                   Ancona
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   his
                   other
                   Ports
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   Venetian
                   Ships
                   .
                   They
                   send
                   to
                   their
                   Embassador
                   at
                   Rome
                   to
                   complain
                   ;
                   the
                   Pope
                   denies
                   him
                   Audience
                   :
                   but
                   by
                   the
                   Mediation
                   of
                   the
                   Cardinal
                   Patron
                   ,
                   the
                   difference
                   was
                   Compos'd
                   ,
                   in
                   regard
                   of
                   their
                   War
                   with
                   the
                   Turks
                   ;
                   against
                   whom
                   the
                   Pope
                   then
                   reigning
                   was
                   a
                   most
                   Devout
                   Enemy
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   About
                   this
                   time
                   the
                   Iews
                   were
                   strangely
                   Alarm'd
                   with
                   the
                   News
                   of
                   a
                   New
                   Messiah
                   .
                   The
                   Impostor
                   was
                   a
                   person
                   bred
                   and
                   born
                   in
                   Smyrna
                   ,
                   who
                   in
                   a
                   short
                   space
                   grew
                   to
                   such
                   a
                   Head
                   ,
                   that
                   no
                   one
                   Jew
                   durst
                   open
                   his
                   Mouth
                   against
                   him
                   :
                   he
                   drew
                   after
                   him
                   great
                   Multitudes
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   strangely
                   ador'd
                   by
                   the
                   chiefest
                   of
                   the
                   Iews
                   .
                   That
                   which
                   contributed
                   to
                   the
                   Imposture
                   ,
                   was
                   a
                   Confederacy
                   of
                   Thirty
                   others
                   ,
                   who
                   pretending
                   themselves
                   to
                   have
                   the
                   Gift
                   of
                   Prophesie
                   ,
                   in
                   all
                   their
                   Publique
                   Ejaculations
                   pointed
                   out
                   him
                   for
                   the
                   Messiah
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Whether
                   it
                   were
                   he
                   ,
                   or
                   another
                   ;
                   but
                   in
                   Eden
                   ,
                   a
                   great
                   City
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Elal
                   in
                   
                     Arabia
                     Felix
                  
                   ,
                   there
                   was
                   at
                   the
                   same
                   time
                   a
                   Iew
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   Giorobaon
                   ,
                   who
                   by
                   his
                   dextrous
                   Oratory
                   reduc'd
                   all
                   the
                   Citizens
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   Iews
                   ,
                   to
                   his
                   Obedience
                   ;
                   killing
                   the
                   Bassa
                   ,
                   and
                   forcing
                   the
                   Garrison
                   to
                   submit
                   to
                   him
                   .
                   In
                   a
                   little
                   time
                   ,
                   his
                   Numbers
                   increas'd
                   ,
                   he
                   calling
                   himself
                   their
                   Prophet
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   in
                   a
                   short
                   time
                   he
                   drew
                   after
                   him
                   all
                   the
                   Arabians
                   of
                   the
                   Mountain
                   Cabuburra
                   ;
                   thence
                   passing
                   through
                   
                     Arabia
                     P●trea
                  
                   ,
                   he
                   Possess'd
                   himself
                   of
                   Medina
                   and
                   Mecca
                   ,
                   writing
                   from
                   those
                   parts
                   to
                   all
                   the
                   Iews
                   of
                   Idumea
                   and
                   Syria
                   to
                   prepare
                   for
                   his
                   Reception
                   .
                   Nor
                   were
                   these
                   two
                   alone
                   :
                   for
                   at
                   the
                   same
                   time
                   ,
                   one
                   Sabadai
                   ,
                   not
                   so
                   Warlike
                   ,
                   but
                   more
                   Prophetical
                   ,
                   did
                   strangely
                   entoxicate
                   the
                   brains
                   of
                   his
                   Brethren
                   ,
                   with
                   an
                   Assurance
                   of
                   the
                   Arrival
                   of
                   their
                   Expected
                   Messiah
                   ;
                   and
                   was
                   so
                   vain
                   as
                   to
                   go
                   to
                   Constantinople
                   ,
                   to
                   demand
                   the
                   
                     Land
                     of
                     Promise
                  
                   from
                   the
                   Grand
                   Signior
                   .
                   One
                   thing
                   must
                   not
                   be
                   omitted
                   ,
                   since
                   we
                   are
                   among
                   the
                   Iews
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Turks
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   Secretary
                   to
                   the
                   Turkish
                   Embassador
                   sent
                   to
                   Conclude
                   the
                   Peace
                   at
                   Vienna
                   ,
                   
                   after
                   the
                   business
                   was
                   over
                   ,
                   took
                   an
                   occasion
                   ,
                   whether
                   out
                   of
                   Design
                   ,
                   or
                   Devotion
                   is
                   for
                   others
                   to
                   conjecture
                   ,
                   to
                   absent
                   himself
                   with
                   several
                   Papers
                   of
                   Importance
                   ,
                   from
                   his
                   Masters
                   Service
                   ,
                   and
                   turn
                   Christian.
                   
                
                 
                   Yet
                   notwithstanding
                   the
                   Turkish
                   Peace
                   ,
                   the
                   Emperour
                   was
                   not
                   a
                   little
                   disturb'd
                   by
                   the
                   Revolt
                   of
                   
                     Palaffi
                     Imbre
                  
                   ,
                   
                   who
                   with
                   a
                   great
                   number
                   of
                   ill-disciplin'd
                   Vagabonds
                   did
                   very
                   much
                   infest
                   Hungaria
                   ,
                   solliciting
                   the
                   Bassa
                   of
                   Ersa
                   to
                   his
                   Assistance
                   :
                   but
                   through
                   the
                   great
                   diligence
                   of
                   the
                   Palatine
                   of
                   Hungaria
                   ,
                   he
                   prevail'd
                   little
                   or
                   nothing
                   this
                   Year
                   ,
                   more
                   than
                   in
                   spoyling
                   and
                   Robbing
                   the
                   Country
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   soon
                   defeated
                   and
                   taken
                   :
                   his
                   Person
                   was
                   Committed
                   to
                   Prison
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   remain'd
                   till
                   the
                   Nuptials
                   of
                   the
                   Empress
                   ;
                   at
                   which
                   time
                   he
                   enjoy'd
                   the
                   benefit
                   of
                   a
                   general
                   Oblivion
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Towards
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   Autumn
                   ,
                   dy'd
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Spain
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Queen-Mother
                   was
                   Confirm'd
                   Regent
                   ;
                   much
                   to
                   the
                   settlement
                   of
                   that
                   Kingdom
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1666.
                 
              
               
                 
                 THE
                 War
                 continuing
                 between
                 the
                 English
                 and
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 this
                 Year
                 brought
                 Intelligence
                 from
                 America
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Governour
                 of
                 Iamaica
                 resolves
                 to
                 Attaque
                 their
                 American
                 Plantations
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 accordingly
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Assistance
                 of
                 the
                 Buccaneers
                 or
                 Hunters
                 upon
                 Hispaniola
                 ,
                 made
                 themselves
                 Masters
                 of
                 
                   Sancta
                   Eastachia
                   ,
                   Salia
                
                 ,
                 St.
                 Martins
                 ,
                 and
                 Bonaira
                 ;
                 and
                 took
                 the
                 Island
                 Tabago
                 by
                 Storm
                 .
                 At
                 which
                 time
                 a
                 Party
                 sent
                 from
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 to
                 have
                 done
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 being
                 thus
                 prevented
                 ,
                 fell
                 upon
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Plantations
                 in
                 the
                 Continent
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 possess'd
                 themselves
                 of
                 New
                 Zealand
                 ,
                 taking
                 the
                 Fort
                 with
                 seven
                 Guns
                 :
                 upon
                 the
                 River
                 Maccurah
                 and
                 Wina
                 ,
                 they
                 spoil'd
                 Ten
                 
                 Sugar-works
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 500
                 Negroes
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 sent
                 to
                 Martinego
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 handful
                 of
                 Men
                 ,
                 they
                 Expell'd
                 the
                 Dutch
                 out
                 of
                 all
                 their
                 Plantations
                 in
                 the
                 West-Indies
                 ,
                 excepting
                 only
                 Curressa
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 Fort
                 built
                 by
                 the
                 Dutch
                 in
                 an
                 Island
                 without
                 any
                 Plantation
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 worth
                 Attempting
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 home
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Dutch
                 endeavour
                 all
                 they
                 can
                 to
                 strengthen
                 themselves
                 with
                 Alliances
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 make
                 Peace
                 with
                 the
                 Dane
                 ,
                 on
                 condition
                 ,
                 That
                 both
                 Parties
                 absolutely
                 renounce
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Pretences
                 :
                 whereby
                 Denmark
                 became
                 a
                 gainer
                 of
                 60
                 Tun
                 of
                 Gold.
                 All
                 disorders
                 in
                 Norway
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 quite
                 taken
                 away
                 ;
                 which
                 doubled
                 the
                 King's
                 Revenues
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 .
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 Hollanders
                 were
                 to
                 pay
                 yearly
                 to
                 the
                 Dane
                 15
                 Tun
                 of
                 Gold
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 the
                 War
                 with
                 England
                 lasted
                 .
                 In
                 lieu
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 Dane
                 was
                 to
                 maintain
                 30
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 in
                 the
                 Sound
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 Hollander
                 was
                 to
                 add
                 Eight
                 ,
                 or
                 Ten
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 Land-forces
                 .
                 This
                 the
                 Swede
                 took
                 ill
                 ,
                 Declaring
                 to
                 all
                 Publick
                 Ministers
                 his
                 Resolution
                 to
                 stand
                 firm
                 to
                 the
                 League
                 with
                 England
                 ;
                 
                 in
                 order
                 whereunto
                 ,
                 Wrangle
                 understanding
                 that
                 some
                 Dutch
                 ships
                 were
                 come
                 into
                 the
                 Elbe
                 ,
                 where
                 then
                 a
                 Fleet
                 of
                 English
                 Merchants
                 rode
                 ,
                 commanded
                 a
                 Swedish
                 man
                 of
                 War
                 to
                 Guard
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 rather
                 to
                 sink
                 by
                 their
                 sides
                 ,
                 than
                 see
                 them
                 injur'd
                 :
                 the
                 same
                 care
                 being
                 likewise
                 taken
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 English
                 in
                 Schonen
                 .
                 They
                 also
                 sent
                 an
                 Embassadour
                 into
                 Denmark
                 ,
                 to
                 Expostulate
                 the
                 Reason
                 of
                 their
                 Alliance
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 shew
                 their
                 dislike
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Transaction
                 :
                 and
                 when
                 the
                 Danish
                 Resident
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 studied
                 Speech
                 ,
                 endeavour'd
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Queen
                 and
                 Regents
                 of
                 Sweden
                 an
                 accompt
                 of
                 his
                 Masters
                 Intentions
                 in
                 that
                 League
                 for
                 the
                 security
                 of
                 the
                 Sound
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Provocations
                 pretended
                 from
                 England
                 ,
                 which
                 forc'd
                 him
                 to
                 Revenge
                 ,
                 and
                 offer'd
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 Sweden
                 to
                 be
                 included
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Alliance
                 :
                 He
                 was
                 presently
                 Answered
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Procedure
                 of
                 his
                 Master
                 seem'd
                 so
                 fowl
                 and
                 Dishonourable
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 knew
                 not
                 how
                 any
                 Prince
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 could
                 Treat
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Swedes
                 seeing
                 what
                 the
                 Dane
                 had
                 done
                 ,
                 resolv'd
                 in
                 no
                 wise
                 to
                 suffer
                 the
                 Sound
                 to
                 be
                 shut
                 up
                 at
                 pleasure
                 ;
                 reinforc'd
                 their
                 Garrisons
                 in
                 Schonen
                 ,
                 and
                 prepar'd
                 a
                 sufficient
                 Navy
                 for
                 their
                 Defence
                 .
                 However
                 ,
                 to
                 shew
                 themselves
                 not
                 altogether
                 averse
                 from
                 Peace
                 ,
                 the
                 Swedes
                 did
                 frame
                 a
                 Project
                 for
                 an
                 Accommodation
                 between
                 the
                 States
                 and
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 contain'd
                 so
                 many
                 points
                 of
                 Restitutinos
                 ,
                 Reparations
                 ,
                 and
                 amends
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 States
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 nothing
                 pleased
                 with
                 it
                 .
                 Besides
                 ,
                 the
                 Swede
                 insisted
                 to
                 be
                 admitted
                 into
                 the
                 Trade
                 of
                 India
                 ;
                 a
                 point
                 ,
                 above
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Dutch
                 were
                 most
                 jealous
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 now
                 taking
                 into
                 consideration
                 the
                 hazardous
                 consequences
                 by
                 the
                 extraordinary
                 resort
                 of
                 People
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 his
                 Commission
                 directed
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellour
                 ,
                 Prorogu'd
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 18
                 of
                 September
                 next
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 also
                 Issued
                 out
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 
                 whereby
                 
                   Iohn
                   Desborough
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Kelsey
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 were
                 requir'd
                 to
                 return
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 render
                 themselves
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 Disobedience
                 ,
                 to
                 stand
                 Guilty
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 Attainted
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 .
                 A
                 while
                 after
                 ,
                 Desborough
                 was
                 brought
                 over
                 from
                 Ostend
                 in
                 the
                 Little
                 Mary
                 ,
                 and
                 Committed
                 to
                 
                   Dover
                   Castle
                
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Middleton
                 :
                 but
                 at
                 length
                 ,
                 released
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Order
                 .
              
               
                 Another
                 Proclamation
                 was
                 issued
                 out
                 ,
                 
                   Giving
                   all
                   Persons
                   that
                   would
                   ,
                   liberty
                   till
                   the
                
                 25th
                 of
                 December
                 
                   following
                   ,
                   to
                   export
                   all
                   Woollen
                   Manufactures
                   beyond
                   Sea
                   ;
                   in
                   regard
                   that
                   the
                   War
                   and
                   Contagion
                   bad
                   caus'd
                   such
                   a
                   deadness
                   of
                   Trade
                   in
                   the
                   Nation
                   .
                
              
               
                 But
                 at
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Baily
                
                 were
                 Try'd
                 several
                 Malefactors
                 ;
                 
                 in
                 all
                 ,
                 Eight
                 Persons
                 ,
                 formerly
                 Officers
                 or
                 Souldiers
                 in
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 ;
                 among
                 whom
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 noted
                 was
                 
                   Iohn
                   Rathborn
                
                 an
                 old
                 Army-Colonel
                 .
                 Their
                 Indictment
                 was
                 ,
                 For
                 Conspiring
                 the
                 King's
                 Death
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 overthrow
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 ;
                 having
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 absence
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 laid
                 their
                 Plot
                 and
                 Contrivance
                 for
                 surprisal
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 the
                 killing
                 General
                 Monk
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Robinson
                
                 the
                 
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Brown
                
                 Major-General
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 to
                 have
                 declared
                 for
                 an
                 equal
                 division
                 of
                 Lands
                 .
                 The
                 better
                 to
                 effect
                 this
                 Design
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 was
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 Fir'd
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Portcul●●ces
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 let
                 down
                 ,
                 to
                 keep
                 out
                 all
                 Assistance
                 ;
                 the
                 Horse-Guard
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 Surpriz'd
                 in
                 the
                 several
                 Innes
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 quarter'd
                 ;
                 several
                 Ostlers
                 having
                 been
                 gain'd
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 .
                 The
                 Tower
                 had
                 been
                 View'd
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 Surprisal
                 Order'd
                 ,
                 by
                 Boats
                 over
                 the
                 Moat
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Scale
                 the
                 Wall.
                 There
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 Conspiracy
                 one
                 Alexander
                 ,
                 who
                 made
                 his
                 Escape
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 distributed
                 several
                 S●●s
                 of
                 Money
                 to
                 these
                 Conspirators
                 :
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 carrying
                 on
                 the
                 Design
                 more
                 effectually
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 told
                 of
                 Great
                 Ones
                 ,
                 that
                 sate
                 constantly
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 who
                 issued
                 out
                 all
                 Orders
                 ;
                 which
                 Council
                 received
                 their
                 Directions
                 from
                 a
                 Council
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 who
                 sate
                 with
                 the
                 States
                 .
                 The
                 Third
                 of
                 September
                 was
                 pitch'd
                 upon
                 for
                 the
                 Attempt
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 found
                 by
                 a
                 Scheme
                 Erected
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 a
                 Luckie
                 Day
                 ;
                 a
                 Planet
                 then
                 Ruling
                 ,
                 which
                 Portended
                 the
                 downfall
                 of
                 Monarchy
                 .
                 
                 They
                 were
                 found
                 Guilty
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 ,
                 and
                 Executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Month
                 of
                 May
                 was
                 without
                 Action
                 ;
                 only
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 thereof
                 ,
                 the
                 Fleet
                 being
                 ready
                 to
                 set
                 Sail
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 went
                 down
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 Condition
                 thereof
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 staid
                 there
                 three
                 days
                 ,
                 return'd
                 to
                 White-Hall
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Toward
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassadour
                 Arriv'd
                 at
                 Madrid
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hollis
                 return'd
                 from
                 his
                 Embassie
                 in
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Fleet
                 was
                 now
                 ready
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Conduct
                 of
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Albemarle
                 :
                 But
                 while
                 they
                 are
                 searching
                 for
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 amiss
                 to
                 relate
                 a
                 Combate
                 of
                 lesser
                 Note
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Courage
                 abroad
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 at
                 home
                 .
                 The
                 Guiny
                 Frigate
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 Port
                 of
                 Lisbon
                 ,
                 found
                 there
                 a
                 French
                 Man
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 the
                 Captain
                 whereof
                 bragg'd
                 what
                 he
                 would
                 do
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Guiny
                 Frigat
                 should
                 dare
                 to
                 put
                 to
                 Sea.
                 Which
                 Captain
                 Coite
                 understanding
                 ,
                 
                 stood
                 out
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 expecting
                 when
                 the
                 French
                 Champion
                 would
                 follow
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 consulting
                 more
                 his
                 own
                 security
                 ,
                 than
                 his
                 honour
                 ,
                 was
                 content
                 to
                 let
                 the
                 Guiny
                 Frigat
                 tire
                 her self
                 with
                 attendance
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Captain
                 having
                 stay'd
                 hovering
                 in
                 sight
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 for
                 three
                 days
                 together
                 ,
                 return'd
                 into
                 Harbour
                 ;
                 and
                 bringing
                 out
                 the
                 Ships
                 under
                 his
                 Convoy
                 ,
                 steer'd
                 his
                 own
                 Course
                 .
              
               
                 
                 But
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 Fleet.
                 It
                 was
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 divided
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 White
                 Squadron
                 under
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 was
                 gone
                 toward
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 
                 upon
                 an
                 apprehension
                 of
                 Beauforts
                 coming
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ;
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 Squadrons
                 under
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Albemarle
                 being
                 Four
                 Leagues
                 off
                 the
                 North-Foreland
                 ,
                 the
                 Bristol
                 plying
                 about
                 a
                 League
                 from
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 discover'd
                 several
                 Sails
                 ,
                 and
                 thereupon
                 fir'd
                 Three
                 Guns
                 for
                 better
                 Information
                 :
                 Soon
                 after
                 ,
                 
                 from
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 Admiral
                 ,
                 they
                 discover'd
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet.
                 The
                 Fight
                 began
                 ,
                 Friday
                 the
                 First
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 maintain'd
                 for
                 two
                 days
                 together
                 with
                 only
                 50
                 ships
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 against
                 double
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 The
                 Duke
                 had
                 all
                 his
                 Tackle
                 taken
                 off
                 with
                 Chain-shot
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Breeches
                 to
                 his
                 skin
                 were
                 shot
                 off
                 .
                 Captain
                 Harman
                 in
                 the
                 Henry
                 ,
                 had
                 the
                 luck
                 to
                 have
                 all
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 single
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 bravely
                 supported
                 ,
                 and
                 forced
                 his
                 way
                 quite
                 through
                 them
                 :
                 he
                 had
                 three
                 Fireships
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 one
                 took
                 fire
                 ,
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 soon
                 quench'd
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 length
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 forc'd
                 to
                 leave
                 the
                 Fleet.
                 The
                 Rainbow
                 being
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Henry
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 Engag'd
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 days
                 Dispute
                 ,
                 from
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Clock
                 ,
                 till
                 nine
                 at
                 Night
                 :
                 wherein
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 had
                 two
                 great
                 ships
                 Fir'd
                 .
              
               
                 
                 On
                 Saturday
                 ,
                 the
                 Fight
                 was
                 renew'd
                 with
                 greater
                 Violence
                 than
                 before
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Dutch
                 lost
                 Three
                 Sail
                 more
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 forc'd
                 to
                 retire
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Dispute
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 is
                 thought
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 would
                 have
                 given
                 a
                 very
                 good
                 accompt
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 had
                 not
                 the
                 Dutch
                 receiv'd
                 a
                 Reinforcement
                 of
                 16
                 fresh
                 ships
                 .
                 The
                 General
                 was
                 Attacqu'd
                 by
                 a
                 Vice-Admiral
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 
                 who
                 came
                 up
                 so
                 neer
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 the
                 Yards
                 arms
                 touch'd
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 General
                 receiv'd
                 him
                 with
                 so
                 full
                 a
                 Bread
                 side
                 ,
                 besides
                 a
                 Volley
                 of
                 small
                 shot
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 fell
                 a
                 Stern
                 ,
                 and
                 appeared
                 no
                 more
                 .
                 However
                 ,
                 on
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 the
                 General
                 finding
                 the
                 Fleet
                 overpower'd
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 and
                 ti●●d
                 with
                 continual
                 service
                 ,
                 began
                 to
                 stand
                 over
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 Coast.
                 In
                 this
                 Retreat
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 manag'd
                 with
                 all
                 care
                 and
                 prudence
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Saint
                   Paul
                
                 and
                 two
                 other
                 ships
                 were
                 by
                 the
                 General
                 's
                 order
                 set
                 on
                 fire
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 their
                 falling
                 into
                 the
                 Enemies
                 hands
                 ;
                 all
                 the
                 men
                 disposed
                 into
                 other
                 ships
                 .
              
               
                 Toward
                 the
                 Evening
                 of
                 that
                 day
                 appeared
                 the
                 Prince
                 ;
                 
                 upon
                 whose
                 approach
                 ,
                 the
                 Enemy
                 leaving
                 50
                 Sail
                 to
                 make
                 good
                 against
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 sent
                 out
                 30
                 more
                 to
                 intercept
                 the
                 Prince
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 avoiding
                 them
                 ,
                 made
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 General
                 :
                 when
                 he
                 drew
                 neer
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 he
                 sent
                 word
                 to
                 the
                 General
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 he
                 approv'd
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 he
                 would
                 keep
                 the
                 Wind
                 &
                 engage
                 those
                 thirty
                 ships
                 which
                 bore
                 up
                 to
                 him
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 General
                 supposing
                 that
                 Squadron
                 to
                 be
                 only
                 a
                 Decoy
                 to
                 draw
                 the
                 Prince
                 upon
                 the
                 Galloper
                 ,
                 sent
                 a
                 Caution
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 not
                 to
                 meddle
                 with
                 that
                 Squadron
                 .
                 And
                 now
                 both
                 Generals
                 being
                 joyn'd
                 ,
                 on
                 Munday
                 by
                 Morning-light
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 were
                 got
                 out
                 of
                 sight
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 English
                 soon
                 made
                 them
                 again
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Christopher
                   Mimms
                
                 leading
                 the
                 Van
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 in
                 the
                 Middle
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Sprague
                
                 in
                 the
                 Rear
                 of
                 the
                 fresh
                 Squadron
                 .
                 Here
                 the
                 Encounter
                 was
                 very
                 sharp
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 fighting
                 some
                 to
                 the
                 Windward
                 ,
                 some
                 to
                 the
                 Leeward
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 In
                 this
                 Engagement
                 the
                 English
                 pass'd
                 the
                 whole
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 Enemies
                 Fleet
                 five
                 times
                 ,
                 with
                 good
                 advantage
                 on
                 their
                 side
                 :
                 which
                 the
                 Dutch
                 not
                 enduring
                 ,
                 began
                 to
                 run
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 pursu'd
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 the
                 Powder
                 lasted
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 not
                 above
                 35
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 left
                 in
                 a
                 Body
                 ;
                 and
                 doubtless
                 they
                 had
                 received
                 more
                 mischief
                 ,
                 the
                 Generals
                 resolving
                 to
                 have
                 born
                 in
                 among
                 'um
                 a
                 sixth
                 time
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 Prince
                 having
                 receiv'd
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 pass
                 two
                 shots
                 in
                 his
                 Powder-room
                 ,
                 and
                 finding
                 his
                 Masts
                 disabled
                 ,
                 was
                 forc'd
                 to
                 let
                 the
                 Enemy
                 make
                 the
                 best
                 of
                 their
                 way
                 ,
                 whereby
                 they
                 escaped
                 much
                 fairer
                 than
                 otherways
                 they
                 could
                 have
                 done
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 was
                 only
                 burnt
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 having
                 by
                 misfortune
                 first
                 run
                 aground
                 upon
                 the
                 Galloper
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 which
                 means
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ayscue
                
                 the
                 Commander
                 became
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 .
                 The
                 Essex
                 was
                 also
                 taken
                 ,
                 having
                 entangled
                 her self
                 by
                 grapling
                 with
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Enemies
                 ships
                 which
                 she
                 had
                 almost
                 taken
                 .
                 The
                 Swiftsure
                 was
                 also
                 missing
                 (
                 taken
                 by
                 Rear-Admiral
                 Swaert
                 )
                 her
                 Commander
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Berkley
                
                 being
                 slain
                 .
                 Beside
                 these
                 ,
                 not
                 a
                 ship
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 Slugs
                 expresly
                 burnt
                 by
                 Order
                 ;
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 arriving
                 safe
                 in
                 the
                 Gunfleet
                 .
                 Certainly
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 were
                 Burnt
                 and
                 Sunk
                 .
                 The
                 Enemy
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 conceal
                 their
                 Losses
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 they
                 could
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 generally
                 concluded
                 that
                 they
                 lost
                 above
                 15
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 21
                 Captains
                 ,
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 Evertson
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 Admirals
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 common
                 Seamen
                 above
                 5000.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ayscue
                
                 was
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Lovestein
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Reeves
                 imprison'd
                 in
                 Amsterdam
                 ,
                 having
                 ,
                 Wounded
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 ,
                 receiv'd
                 most
                 barbarous
                 usage
                 from
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 took
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 bloudy
                 Encounter
                 being
                 over
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 King
                 makes
                 all
                 the
                 hast
                 imaginable
                 to
                 take
                 the
                 Sea
                 again
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 purpose
                 the
                 King
                 proposes
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 the
                 furnishing
                 him
                 with
                 a
                 sum
                 of
                 Money
                 to
                 answer
                 the
                 great
                 occasion
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 and
                 Common-Council
                 agreed
                 to
                 furnish
                 him
                 with
                 100000
                 l.
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 which
                 was
                 subscrib'd
                 upon
                 the
                 place
                 .
                 
                 However
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 they
                 had
                 several
                 ships
                 already
                 fitted
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 intended
                 for
                 the
                 Sound
                 to
                 assist
                 the
                 Dane
                 ,
                 got
                 out
                 some
                 time
                 before
                 the
                 English
                 could
                 possibly
                 be
                 ready
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 several
                 times
                 discover'd
                 towards
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 France
                 to
                 meet
                 with
                 Beaufort
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 to
                 have
                 joyn'd
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 never
                 did
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 long
                 before
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 were
                 at
                 their
                 heels
                 in
                 very
                 good
                 order
                 :
                 
                 The
                 Flags
                 being
                 carried
                 by
                 the
                 Generals
                 Sir
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Iordan
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Holmes
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Allen
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Tyddiman
                
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Vtburt
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Ieremy
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Sprague
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Kempthorn
                 .
              
               
               
                 On
                 Munday
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 set
                 sail
                 from
                 the
                 Gunfleet
                 ,
                 the
                 Enemy
                 plying
                 Eastward
                 before
                 them
                 .
                 That
                 Night
                 proving
                 stormy
                 ,
                 the
                 Iersey
                 disabled
                 by
                 Thunder
                 ,
                 her
                 Main-topmast
                 being
                 broken
                 to
                 pieces
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Main-mast
                 split
                 from
                 the
                 Top
                 to
                 the
                 Bottom
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 Fire-ship
                 receiving
                 some
                 harm
                 ,
                 were
                 sent
                 away
                 to
                 be
                 refitted
                 .
                 At
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 they
                 weigh'd
                 and
                 discover'd
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 standing
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 having
                 the
                 Wind
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 the
                 Courage
                 to
                 engage
                 them
                 .
                 Next
                 Morning
                 by
                 nine
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 ,
                 both
                 Fleets
                 engaged
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 English
                 not
                 firing
                 till
                 they
                 came
                 up
                 close
                 with
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 Anne
                 headmost
                 of
                 the
                 White
                 began
                 the
                 Fight
                 ,
                 the
                 Red
                 and
                 Blue
                 Squadrons
                 coming
                 up
                 within
                 an
                 hour
                 after
                 .
                 Between
                 ten
                 and
                 eleven
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Fire-ships
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 board
                 their
                 headmost
                 Admiral
                 ,
                 was
                 put
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 burnt
                 down
                 without
                 effect
                 .
                 At
                 eleven
                 ,
                 the
                 Van
                 of
                 their
                 Fleet
                 began
                 to
                 give
                 way
                 ;
                 and
                 about
                 one
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 Van
                 bore
                 away
                 from
                 the
                 English
                 before
                 the
                 Wind
                 :
                 neer
                 half
                 an
                 hour
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Katherine
                
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Saint
                   George
                
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 of
                 the
                 White
                 lay
                 by
                 to
                 repair
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Holmes
                
                 .
                 After
                 that
                 ,
                 the
                 Resolution
                 was
                 burnt
                 by
                 a
                 Fire-ship
                 sent
                 on
                 board
                 him
                 by
                 Tr●mp
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 men
                 were
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 sav'd
                 ,
              
               
                 About
                 three
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Charles
                
                 went
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Line
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 much
                 Gallantry
                 fought
                 ship
                 to
                 ship
                 with
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 within
                 Musquet-shot
                 ,
                 leaving
                 her
                 place
                 to
                 the
                 Sovereign
                 ,
                 till
                 having
                 repair'd
                 her self
                 ,
                 she
                 stood
                 in
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 warmly
                 handled
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 forc'd
                 to
                 give
                 way
                 ;
                 but
                 so
                 disab●'d
                 her self
                 ,
                 that
                 she
                 had
                 not
                 a
                 Rope
                 left
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 tow'd
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Line
                 by
                 Boats
                 :
                 about
                 which
                 time
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 Enemies
                 ships
                 were
                 observed
                 to
                 be
                 blown
                 up
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 four
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 made
                 all
                 the
                 sail
                 he
                 could
                 ,
                 and
                 ran
                 for
                 't
                 ,
                 but
                 made
                 frequent
                 tacks
                 to
                 fetch
                 off
                 his
                 maimed
                 Vessels
                 ;
                 once
                 hazarding
                 himself
                 very
                 much
                 to
                 rescue
                 his
                 Second
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 so
                 disabled
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 got
                 off
                 :
                 in
                 which
                 condition
                 he
                 chopt
                 to
                 an
                 Anchor
                 ,
                 which
                 brought
                 the
                 English
                 to
                 the
                 Leeward
                 of
                 him
                 ;
                 a
                 Fire-ship
                 attempting
                 to
                 get
                 up
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 was
                 assail'd
                 by
                 another
                 from
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 both
                 burnt
                 together
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Van
                 thus
                 running
                 ,
                 were
                 pursu'd
                 by
                 the
                 Red
                 and
                 White
                 Squadron
                 ,
                 which
                 continu'd
                 among
                 them
                 all
                 Night
                 :
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Iames
                
                 taking
                 
                 Bankert's
                 ship
                 of
                 60
                 Guns
                 ,
                 Vice-Admiral
                 of
                 Zealand
                 ,
                 himself
                 hardly
                 escaping
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Snake
                 of
                 Harlem
                 of
                 66
                 Guns
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 English
                 afterwards
                 burnt
                 ,
                 having
                 Tromp
                 in
                 the
                 Rear
                 ,
                 engaged
                 with
                 the
                 Blue
                 Squadron
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 Morning
                 the
                 Dutch
                 had
                 all
                 the
                 Wind
                 that
                 was
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 English
                 could
                 not
                 get
                 up
                 with
                 them
                 ;
                 only
                 the
                 Fanfan
                 ,
                 a
                 little
                 Sloop
                 built
                 for
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 with
                 her
                 Oars
                 made
                 up
                 to
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 ,
                 and
                 bringing
                 her
                 two
                 little
                 Guns
                 to
                 one
                 side
                 ,
                 continu'd
                 for
                 an
                 hour
                 plying
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 Broadside
                 and
                 Broadside
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 Laughter
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 Indignation
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 to
                 see
                 their
                 Admiral
                 chac'd
                 so
                 stoutly
                 .
                 The
                 English
                 Fleet
                 continu'd
                 the
                 Chace
                 over
                 many
                 Flats
                 and
                 Banks
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 came
                 so
                 neer
                 the
                 Shore
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 great
                 ships
                 could
                 not
                 follow
                 ,
                 but
                 left
                 the
                 lesser
                 Frigats
                 to
                 attend
                 them
                 till
                 they
                 got
                 into
                 the
                 
                 Darlow-Channel
                 of
                 Zealand
                 .
              
               
                 De
                 Ruyter's
                 ship
                 was
                 batte●'d
                 very
                 much
                 in
                 this
                 Chace
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 the
                 Wind
                 had
                 serv'd
                 for
                 the
                 great
                 ships
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 inevitably
                 been
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 with
                 him
                 had
                 been
                 destroy'd
                 .
              
               
                 Not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 Wind
                 veering
                 ,
                 the
                 Generals
                 discovered
                 Tromp
                 with
                 the
                 remainder
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 in
                 the
                 Offen
                 ,
                 chac'd
                 by
                 the
                 Blue
                 Squadron
                 ,
                 having
                 the
                 Wind
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 toward
                 Night
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Charles
                
                 tacking
                 to
                 keep
                 between
                 Tromp
                 and
                 home
                 ,
                 stood
                 in
                 with
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 to
                 an
                 Anchor
                 ;
                 but
                 Sir
                 
                   Ieremy
                   Smith
                
                 in
                 the
                 Night-time
                 lying
                 by
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 Shoale
                 ground
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 stole
                 away
                 ,
                 getting
                 to
                 Windward
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 General
                 's
                 Squadron
                 could
                 not
                 reach
                 'um
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 chac'd
                 'um
                 till
                 they
                 had
                 but
                 six
                 Fathom
                 Water
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 means
                 they
                 got
                 into
                 the
                 Wielings
                 to
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 their
                 Fleet.
                 
              
               
                 
                 On
                 the
                 English
                 side
                 were
                 only
                 three
                 Captains
                 slain
                 ,
                 the
                 Resolution
                 burnt
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 much
                 above
                 300
                 wounded
                 men
                 .
              
               
               
                 On
                 the
                 Dutch
                 side
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 above
                 4000
                 kill'd
                 ,
                 and
                 neer
                 3000
                 wounded
                 of
                 common
                 Sea-men
                 .
                 Several
                 of
                 their
                 Captains
                 also
                 were
                 slain
                 ;
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 Evertson
                 Admiral
                 of
                 
                   Zealand
                   ,
                   Tirrick
                   Hiddes
                
                 Admiral
                 of
                 Friezland
                 ;
                 the
                 Vice-Admiral
                 of
                 Friezland
                 ,
                 and
                 Rear-Admiral
                 
                   Van
                   Saen
                
                 .
                 They
                 were
                 above
                 a
                 hundred
                 sail
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 only
                 eighty
                 eight
                 returned
                 :
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 general
                 computation
                 of
                 that
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 impossible
                 for
                 the
                 Dutch
                 to
                 deny
                 this
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Victory
                 ,
                 their
                 own
                 ships
                 being
                 beaten
                 home
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 miserable
                 condition
                 ,
                 that
                 many
                 of
                 their
                 best
                 ships
                 had
                 much
                 ado
                 to
                 float
                 above
                 Water
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 English
                 keeping
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 only
                 so
                 ,
                 but
                 presently
                 after
                 the
                 Engagement
                 shewing
                 themselves
                 upon
                 their
                 own
                 Coast.
                 
              
               
                 Nor
                 were
                 their
                 own
                 Harbours
                 secure
                 ;
                 
                 for
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Holmes
                
                 being
                 order'd
                 to
                 go
                 into
                 the
                 Vlie
                 to
                 burn
                 that
                 Island
                 ,
                 with
                 five
                 Fire-ships
                 ,
                 some
                 Ketches
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 fifth-rate
                 Frigat
                 ,
                 went
                 in
                 :
                 the
                 Fire-ships
                 went
                 ahead
                 ,
                 and
                 soon
                 destroy'd
                 two
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 ships
                 that
                 lay
                 there
                 in
                 defence
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 he
                 sent
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Boats
                 to
                 burn
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Ships
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 did
                 with
                 so
                 good
                 success
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 time
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 that
                 great
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 170
                 sail
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 in
                 a
                 flame
                 ,
                 except
                 a
                 
                 Guiny-man
                 of
                 24
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 Privateers
                 ,
                 who
                 getting
                 into
                 the
                 narrow
                 of
                 the
                 Channel
                 ,
                 protected
                 five
                 Sail
                 more
                 that
                 were
                 ahead
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Boats
                 could
                 not
                 come
                 at
                 them
                 .
                 After
                 that
                 ,
                 he
                 went
                 ashore
                 upon
                 the
                 Schelling
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 burnt
                 the
                 chief
                 Town
                 upon
                 the
                 Island
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 accounted
                 very
                 rich
                 ;
                 and
                 had
                 destroy'd
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 Villages
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 being
                 high
                 Water
                 ,
                 he
                 durst
                 not
                 lose
                 the
                 opportunity
                 of
                 returning
                 .
                 The
                 number
                 of
                 Ships
                 burnt
                 ,
                 were
                 judg'd
                 to
                 be
                 160
                 Sail
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 more
                 considerable
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 it
                 was
                 perform'd
                 with
                 so
                 little
                 loss
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 not
                 above
                 twelve
                 men
                 kill'd
                 and
                 wounded
                 in
                 the
                 whole
                 Action
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 neither
                 this
                 nor
                 the
                 last
                 disaster
                 were
                 so
                 fatal
                 as
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 Dutch
                 from
                 taking
                 the
                 Sea
                 again
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 did
                 toward
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 though
                 not
                 with
                 so
                 powerful
                 a
                 Fleet
                 as
                 before
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 therefore
                 they
                 pass'd
                 by
                 the
                 back
                 of
                 the
                 Goodwyn
                 ,
                 making
                 for
                 the
                 French
                 Coast
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 joyn'd
                 with
                 Beaufort
                 ,
                 who
                 lay
                 at
                 Rochel
                 with
                 forty
                 Sail
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 follow'd
                 'um
                 close
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 finding
                 the
                 Dutch
                 gone
                 toward
                 Calice
                 ,
                 they
                 stood
                 a
                 course
                 after
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 upon
                 the
                 approach
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 got
                 all
                 under
                 sail
                 ,
                 and
                 stood
                 for
                 
                 Bulloigne-Road
                 ,
                 haling
                 close
                 to
                 the
                 shore
                 :
                 And
                 here
                 they
                 had
                 in
                 all
                 probability
                 been
                 utterly
                 Ruin'd
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 Weather
                 grew
                 so
                 extreamly
                 stormy
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 English
                 could
                 not
                 attempt
                 any
                 thing
                 upon
                 them
                 ;
                 nor
                 durst
                 the
                 other
                 adventure
                 out
                 to
                 Sea
                 ;
                 therefore
                 the
                 English
                 thought
                 it
                 best
                 to
                 make
                 away
                 for
                 St.
                 
                 Hellens-Bay
                 ,
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Rendezvouze
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 most
                 proper
                 station
                 to
                 hinder
                 the
                 Enemies
                 conjunction
                 with
                 the
                 Fleet.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 French
                 were
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 tam'd
                 by
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 Monsieur
                 
                   La
                   Roche
                
                 ,
                 who
                 scattered
                 from
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 with
                 five
                 or
                 six
                 more
                 French
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 was
                 discover'd
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Allen
                
                 lying
                 between
                 Fairlee
                 and
                 Dungeonness
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 the
                 Wind
                 ,
                 came
                 up
                 by
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 French-man
                 Yard-arm
                 and
                 Yard-arm
                 ,
                 and
                 pour'd
                 into
                 him
                 a
                 Broad-side
                 of
                 great
                 and
                 small
                 shot
                 ,
                 receiving
                 the
                 like
                 from
                 the
                 other
                 ;
                 but
                 before
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 could
                 tack
                 again
                 ,
                 the
                 French-man
                 having
                 spent
                 his
                 Fore-mast
                 ,
                 and
                 finding
                 himself
                 fallen
                 between
                 two
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Frigats
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 at
                 his
                 heels
                 ready
                 to
                 give
                 him
                 another
                 Broad-side
                 ,
                 he
                 immediately
                 yielded
                 .
                 This
                 ship
                 was
                 called
                 the
                 Ruby
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 thousand
                 Tuns
                 burthen
                 ,
                 
                 carrying
                 412
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 54
                 Guns
                 ,
                 whereof
                 50
                 Brass
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 falling
                 sick
                 ,
                 was
                 forc'd
                 to
                 leave
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 under
                 the
                 care
                 of
                 
                   Van
                   Ness.
                
                 But
                 the
                 States
                 ,
                 finding
                 the
                 Weather
                 unseasonable
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Ships
                 much
                 shattered
                 by
                 Tempests
                 ,
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 call
                 their
                 Fleet
                 home
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 put
                 an
                 end
                 to
                 any
                 further
                 occasion
                 for
                 this
                 year
                 .
                 Saving
                 only
                 that
                 five
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Frigats
                 meeting
                 with
                 five
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 of
                 38
                 ,
                 and
                 36
                 Guns
                 a
                 piece
                 ,
                 took
                 the
                 Admiral
                 and
                 two
                 more
                 ,
                 and
                 chac'd
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 ashore
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                 Being
                 return'd
                 ,
                 Tromp
                 and
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 fell
                 out
                 ,
                 laying
                 the
                 blame
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Summers
                 Losses
                 and
                 Miscarriages
                 upon
                 one
                 another
                 .
                 The
                 States
                 in
                 favour
                 of
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 took
                 away
                 
                 Tromp's
                 Commission
                 ,
                 and
                 confin'd
                 him
                 to
                 Amsterdam
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 second
                 Examination
                 and
                 Execution
                 was
                 done
                 upon
                 many
                 of
                 their
                 Officers
                 for
                 Cowardise
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 deeply
                 Fin'd
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 now
                 to
                 return
                 homeward
                 ;
                 in
                 Guernsey
                 the
                 Governour
                 of
                 Chousey
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Pilot
                 or
                 Master
                 that
                 brought
                 him
                 ,
                 were
                 apprehended
                 for
                 bringing
                 a
                 Letter
                 to
                 Major-General
                 Lambert
                 there
                 in
                 Prison
                 ,
                 and
                 offering
                 a
                 contrivance
                 by
                 his
                 escape
                 to
                 engage
                 him
                 against
                 the
                 publick
                 Peace
                 .
                 At
                 first
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 D●signe
                 was
                 fully
                 prov'd
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 denied
                 all
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 confessing
                 the
                 whole
                 matter
                 ,
                 and
                 retracting
                 what
                 he
                 had
                 said
                 the
                 day
                 before
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 and
                 the
                 Pilot
                 were
                 both
                 Executed
                 upon
                 the
                 common
                 Gallows
                 for
                 Spies
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 were
                 the
                 English
                 s●cure
                 enough
                 from
                 Forrein
                 Enemies
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 had
                 now
                 to
                 grapple
                 with
                 an
                 Adversary
                 more
                 powerful
                 than
                 all
                 their
                 Machinations
                 :
                 For
                 upon
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 about
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 ,
                 
                 broke
                 out
                 a
                 most
                 sad
                 and
                 deplorable
                 Fire
                 in
                 Pudding-lane
                 neer
                 
                   New
                   Fish
                   street
                
                 ;
                 which
                 falling
                 out
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Night
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 so
                 close
                 ,
                 and
                 built
                 with
                 Wooden
                 Pitch●d
                 Houses
                 ,
                 spread
                 it self
                 before
                 Day
                 so
                 far
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 such
                 distraction
                 to
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 that
                 due
                 care
                 was
                 not
                 taken
                 by
                 them
                 for
                 the
                 timely
                 preventing
                 the
                 further
                 d●ffusion
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 by
                 pulling
                 down
                 Houses
                 ,
                 as
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 time
                 the
                 Fire
                 began
                 to
                 be
                 too
                 big
                 to
                 be
                 master'd
                 by
                 any
                 Engines
                 or
                 working
                 neer
                 it
                 .
                 It
                 fell
                 out
                 most
                 unhappily
                 also
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 violent
                 Eatterly
                 Wind
                 somented
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 it
                 burning
                 all
                 that
                 Day
                 and
                 the
                 Night
                 following
                 ,
                 spreading
                 it self
                 up
                 to
                 Grace-Church-Street
                 ,
                 and
                 downwards
                 from
                 Cannon-street
                 to
                 the
                 Water-side
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 the
                 Three
                 Cranes
                 in
                 the
                 Vintrey
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 People
                 in
                 all
                 parts
                 were
                 distracted
                 by
                 the
                 vastness
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 particular
                 care
                 to
                 carry
                 away
                 their
                 own
                 Goods
                 ;
                 yet
                 many
                 attempts
                 were
                 at
                 length
                 made
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 spreading
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 by
                 pulling
                 down
                 Houses
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 great
                 Intervals
                 ;
                 but
                 all
                 in
                 vain
                 ,
                 the
                 Fire
                 seizing
                 upon
                 the
                 Timber
                 and
                 Rubbish
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 continuing
                 its
                 progress
                 through
                 those
                 spaces
                 ,
                 and
                 raging
                 in
                 a
                 bright
                 Flame
                 all
                 Mundy
                 and
                 Tuesday
                 ,
                 
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 took
                 most
                 indefatigable
                 pains
                 night
                 and
                 day
                 to
                 apply
                 all
                 possible
                 remedies
                 to
                 prevent
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 length
                 ,
                 the
                 Wind
                 slackning
                 on
                 Tuesday-night
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Flames
                 meeting
                 with
                 Brick
                 buildings
                 in
                 the
                 Temple
                 ,
                 by
                 little
                 and
                 little
                 it
                 was
                 observ'd
                 to
                 lose
                 its
                 force
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 Wednesday-morning
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 personal
                 care
                 and
                 labour
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 a
                 stop
                 was
                 put
                 to
                 it
                 at
                 the
                 
                 Temple-Church
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 neer
                 
                   Holborn-bridge
                   ,
                   Pi●-corner
                   ,
                   Aldersgate
                   ,
                   Cripplegate
                   ,
                
                 at
                 the
                 lower
                 end
                 of
                 Coleman-street
                 ,
                 the
                 hither
                 end
                 of
                 Bishops-gate-street
                 ,
                 at
                 Leaden-hall
                 and
                 the
                 Stand
                 in
                 Cornhil
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Church
                 in
                 
                   Fen-Church
                   street
                
                 ,
                 at
                 Cloathworkers-ball
                 in
                 Mincing-lane
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 Mark-lane
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 Tower-Dock
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 Thursday
                 it
                 was
                 wholly
                 Extinguisht
                 ,
                 but
                 so
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 Evening
                 it
                 burst
                 out
                 again
                 at
                 the
                 Temple
                 by
                 the
                 falling
                 of
                 some
                 sparkles
                 upon
                 a
                 Pile
                 of
                 Wooden
                 building
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 who
                 all
                 that
                 night
                 watch'd
                 there
                 in
                 Person
                 ,
                 so
                 encourag'd
                 the
                 People
                 with
                 his
                 presence
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 blowing
                 up
                 the
                 Houses
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 before
                 day
                 they
                 most
                 happily
                 master'd
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Two
                 strangers
                 Dutch
                 and
                 French
                 were
                 during
                 the
                 Fire
                 Apprehended
                 and
                 Imprison'd
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 Examin'd
                 by
                 the
                 Chief
                 Justice
                 of
                 the
                 King's-Bench
                 ,
                 assisted
                 by
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 ,
                 Though
                 notwithstanding
                 that
                 suspition
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 most
                 generally
                 concluded
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 the
                 Effect
                 of
                 some
                 
                   unhappy
                   Chance
                
                 ;
                 or
                 ,
                 to
                 speak
                 better
                 ,
                 the
                 heavy
                 
                   hand
                   of
                   Heaven
                
                 .
                 About
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 the
                 seasonable
                 Orders
                 that
                 were
                 given
                 for
                 plucking
                 down
                 Houses
                 ,
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 Magazines
                 of
                 Powder
                 ,
                 were
                 more
                 successful
                 ;
                 that
                 part
                 being
                 up
                 the
                 Wind
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 Fire
                 came
                 almost
                 to
                 the
                 very
                 Gates
                 :
                 by
                 which
                 early
                 provision
                 ,
                 the
                 several
                 Stores
                 of
                 War
                 lodg'd
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 were
                 entirely
                 sav'd
                 .
              
               
               
                 It
                 was
                 observ'd
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 this
                 Fire
                 first
                 happen'd
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 where
                 though
                 the
                 Commodities
                 were
                 not
                 very
                 rich
                 ,
                 yet
                 they
                 were
                 so
                 bulkie
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 well
                 remov'd
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 sustain'd
                 no
                 very
                 great
                 loss
                 of
                 Goods
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 other
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Commodities
                 were
                 of
                 greater
                 value
                 ,
                 took
                 the
                 Alarm
                 so
                 early
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 sav'd
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 richest
                 Merchandizes
                 ;
                 which
                 did
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 diminish
                 the
                 loss
                 .
              
               
                 Through
                 this
                 sad
                 Accident
                 ,
                 
                 it
                 is
                 easie
                 to
                 be
                 imagin'd
                 how
                 many
                 persons
                 were
                 necessitated
                 to
                 remove
                 their
                 Goods
                 into
                 the
                 open
                 Fields
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 forc'd
                 to
                 continue
                 some
                 time
                 ;
                 therefore
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 frequent
                 in
                 Consulting
                 all
                 ways
                 to
                 relieve
                 these
                 distressed
                 persons
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 his
                 Proclamations
                 ,
                 as
                 Orders
                 to
                 the
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 to
                 send
                 Provisions
                 to
                 the
                 Markets
                 ;
                 Commanding
                 the
                 Victualler
                 of
                 his
                 Navy
                 to
                 send
                 Bread
                 into
                 Moor-fields
                 ,
                 which
                 for
                 the
                 more
                 speedy
                 supply
                 ,
                 was
                 sent
                 in
                 Bisket
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Sea-stores
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Fire
                 being
                 thus
                 happily
                 quench'd
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 King
                 Proclaim'd
                 a
                 General
                 Fast
                 through
                 England
                 and
                 Wales
                 ;
                 and
                 order'd
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 distresses
                 of
                 those
                 who
                 had
                 more
                 particularly
                 suffer'd
                 in
                 that
                 Calamity
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 recommended
                 to
                 the
                 Charity
                 of
                 all
                 well-disposed
                 persons
                 ,
                 upon
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 afterwards
                 distributed
                 by
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 shew
                 his
                 Pious
                 Care
                 for
                 the
                 Cities
                 Restoration
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 passed
                 a
                 Declaration
                 in
                 Council
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 first
                 prohibited
                 the
                 hastie
                 Building
                 any
                 Edifices
                 ,
                 till
                 care
                 could
                 be
                 taken
                 for
                 its
                 Re-edification
                 ,
                 so
                 as
                 might
                 best
                 secure
                 it
                 from
                 the
                 like
                 Accidents
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 no
                 person
                 should
                 Erect
                 any
                 House
                 or
                 Building
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 Brick
                 or
                 Stone
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 most
                 Eminent
                 Streets
                 should
                 be
                 of
                 a
                 breadth
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 no
                 streets
                 ,
                 especially
                 toward
                 the
                 Water
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 so
                 narrow
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 render
                 the
                 passages
                 inconvenient
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 a
                 fair
                 Wharf
                 should
                 be
                 left
                 ,
                 all
                 along
                 the
                 River-side
                 ;
                 no
                 Houses
                 being
                 to
                 be
                 built
                 ,
                 but
                 at
                 such
                 a
                 Distance
                 ;
                 and
                 none
                 of
                 those
                 Houses
                 to
                 be
                 Inhabited
                 by
                 Dyers
                 ,
                 Brewers
                 ,
                 or
                 Sugar-Bakers
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 an
                 Exact
                 Survey
                 should
                 be
                 made
                 of
                 the
                 Ruines
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 particular
                 Interests
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 a
                 Model
                 should
                 be
                 fram'd
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Building
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 also
                 Recommended
                 the
                 Re-building
                 of
                 the
                 Churches
                 to
                 the
                 Charity
                 and
                 Magnanimity
                 of
                 well-affected
                 Persons
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 encouragement
                 of
                 others
                 ,
                 promis'd
                 to
                 Re-build
                 his
                 own
                 Custom-House
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 enlarge
                 it
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 Merchants
                 :
                 which
                 he
                 afterwards
                 did
                 accordingly
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 own
                 Charge
                 .
                 He
                 also
                 engaged
                 to
                 part
                 with
                 all
                 his
                 right
                 and
                 benefit
                 upon
                 all
                 his
                 own
                 Lands
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Publick
                 benefit
                 ;
                 and
                 ▪
                 to
                 remit
                 the
                 Duties
                 arising
                 from
                 Hearth-money
                 ,
                 for
                 seven
                 Years
                 ,
                 to
                 all
                 that
                 should
                 Erect
                 any
                 New
                 Buildings
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 Declaration
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 therefore
                 
                   Valentine
                   Knight
                
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 presuming
                 to
                 Print
                 certain
                 Propositions
                 for
                 Re-building
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 with
                 considerable
                 advantages
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 was
                 Committed
                 to
                 Custody
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 repugnant
                 to
                 the
                 Gracious
                 offers
                 of
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 Distraction
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Parliament
                 met
                 at
                 Westminster
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 time
                 limited
                 at
                 their
                 last
                 Prorogation
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 King
                 expressed
                 his
                 satisfaction
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 them
                 so
                 happily
                 met
                 again
                 ;
                 making
                 known
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Progress
                 and
                 vast
                 Expenses
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 urgent
                 occasion
                 of
                 supply
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 the
                 House
                 resolv'd
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 humble
                 and
                 hearty
                 thanks
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 should
                 be
                 return'd
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 his
                 great
                 Care
                 in
                 the
                 Management
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 supply
                 him
                 proportionably
                 to
                 his
                 Occasions
                 :
                 and
                 afterwards
                 in
                 a
                 Body
                 attended
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 Banqueting-House
                 ,
                 to
                 signifie
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 in
                 order
                 whereunto
                 ,
                 they
                 Voted
                 a
                 Supply
                 of
                 1800000
                 l.
                 
                 In
                 relation
                 to
                 which
                 ,
                 in
                 Ianuary
                 following
                 they
                 passed
                 an
                 Act
                 for
                 raising
                 money
                 by
                 a
                 Pole
                 ,
                 and
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 toward
                 the
                 maintenance
                 
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 War
                 :
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 gave
                 his
                 Royal
                 Assent
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 .
                 But
                 that
                 not
                 being
                 thought
                 sufficient
                 ,
                 they
                 so
                 diligently
                 ply'd
                 their
                 business
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 February
                 they
                 passed
                 another
                 Act
                 ,
                 for
                 granting
                 the
                 Sum
                 of
                 Twelve
                 hundred
                 and
                 fifty
                 thousand
                 three
                 hundred
                 and
                 forty
                 seven
                 pounds
                 thirteen
                 shillings
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 reasons
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 occasion
                 as
                 the
                 former
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 shew
                 their
                 readiness
                 to
                 forward
                 the
                 Re-building
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 they
                 passed
                 another
                 Act
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 Erecting
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 Judicature
                 to
                 determine
                 all
                 differences
                 touching
                 Houses
                 Burn'd
                 or
                 Demolish'd
                 in
                 the
                 Fire
                 ;
                 which
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 Relief
                 of
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 chief
                 business
                 of
                 this
                 Session
                 :
                 being
                 upon
                 the
                 8
                 th
                 of
                 February
                 Prorogu'd
                 till
                 the
                 10
                 th
                 of
                 October
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 Fire
                 which
                 had
                 lay'd
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 in
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 now
                 threatned
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Kings
                 Palace
                 it self
                 ;
                 having
                 by
                 the
                 misfortune
                 of
                 a
                 Candle
                 falling
                 into
                 the
                 straw
                 ,
                 violently
                 seiz'd
                 upon
                 the
                 Horse-Guard
                 in
                 the
                 Tilt-yard
                 over
                 against
                 White-Hall
                 ,
                 burning
                 down
                 the
                 North-West
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Building
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 being
                 so
                 close
                 under
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 own
                 Eye
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 timely
                 help
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 caus'd
                 to
                 be
                 apply'd
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 very
                 short
                 time
                 stop'd
                 ,
                 and
                 wholly
                 master'd
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 complaint
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 several
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 ill
                 dealings
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Canary-Islands
                 ,
                 in
                 enhansing
                 the
                 Prizes
                 of
                 their
                 Wines
                 ;
                 Banishing
                 the
                 English
                 Consul
                 and
                 Factors
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Island
                 of
                 Tenariff
                 ;
                 publickly
                 declaring
                 against
                 the
                 Loading
                 or
                 Unloading
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Ships
                 ;
                 with
                 other
                 severe
                 dealings
                 with
                 the
                 Merchants
                 of
                 England
                 Tra●ing
                 thither
                 .
                 Upon
                 consideration
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 put
                 forth
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 
                 Prohibiting
                 the
                 Importing
                 of
                 any
                 Wines
                 of
                 the
                 growth
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Canary-Islands
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Trade
                 and
                 Commerce
                 with
                 those
                 Parts
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 another
                 Proclamation
                 came
                 forth
                 ,
                 Prohibiting
                 the
                 Importation
                 of
                 any
                 Manufactures
                 ,
                 Wines
                 ,
                 Merchandizes
                 ,
                 or
                 Commodities
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Growth
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Territories
                 ,
                 or
                 Places
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 No
                 less
                 care
                 was
                 taken
                 for
                 suppressing
                 the
                 Insolencies
                 of
                 the
                 Papists
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 humble
                 Address
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 and
                 Commons
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 .
                 
                 And
                 therefore
                 all
                 Popish
                 Priests
                 and
                 Jesuits
                 were
                 by
                 publick
                 Proclamation
                 likewise
                 Commanded
                 by
                 a
                 prefix'd
                 time
                 to
                 depart
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 justifie
                 his
                 Breaking
                 with
                 Denmark
                 ,
                 Published
                 a
                 Deduction
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Transactions
                 of
                 Affairs
                 between
                 Himself
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 ;
                 with
                 his
                 Declaration
                 of
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Motives
                 that
                 oblig'd
                 him
                 thereto
                 :
                 wherein
                 the
                 King
                 alledges
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 unavoidably
                 provok'd
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 many
                 Aspersions
                 ,
                 Indignities
                 ,
                 and
                 breach
                 of
                 Faith
                 ,
                 which
                 that
                 King
                 had
                 offered
                 him
                 ;
                 making
                 the
                 Assault
                 made
                 by
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Ships
                 in
                 the
                 Port
                 of
                 Berghen
                 ,
                 the
                 Ground
                 of
                 his
                 late
                 entring
                 into
                 a
                 League
                 Offensive
                 and
                 Defensive
                 with
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Vnited
                   Provinces
                
                 ;
                 whereas
                 in
                 truth
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 had
                 the
                 Freedom
                 of
                 that
                 Port
                 frankly
                 offer'd
                 him
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 himself
                 ,
                 at
                 a
                 time
                 when
                 his
                 Majesty
                 thought
                 nothing
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 doing
                 those
                 very
                 Acts
                 of
                 Hostility
                 wherewith
                 he
                 was
                 then
                 reproach'd
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 a
                 good
                 Omen
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Success
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 November
                 came
                 News
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Vice-Admiral
                 of
                 Denmark
                 was
                 taken
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Frigats
                 upon
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 Too
                 long
                 had
                 the
                 City
                 now
                 lain
                 in
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 when
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Moore
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Proprietor
                 in
                 some
                 Houses
                 in
                 Fleetstreet
                 ,
                 
                 upon
                 promise
                 of
                 conforming
                 to
                 the
                 Model
                 ,
                 Form
                 ,
                 and
                 Scantling
                 set
                 by
                 the
                 Committee
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 had
                 liberty
                 given
                 him
                 to
                 begin
                 that
                 great
                 Work
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 soon
                 after
                 followed
                 with
                 that
                 Expedition
                 and
                 Beauty
                 ,
                 that
                 none
                 could
                 imagine
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 who
                 beheld
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 
                 It
                 was
                 a
                 Year
                 of
                 Wonders
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 not
                 the
                 least
                 which
                 happen'd
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Lincoln
                 ;
                 where
                 at
                 a
                 place
                 call'd
                 Welborn
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 Prodigious
                 Thunder
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 Hail-stones
                 as
                 big
                 as
                 Pigeons
                 eggs
                 ,
                 
                 there
                 follow'd
                 a
                 Storm
                 and
                 Tempest
                 with
                 so
                 great
                 violence
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 threw
                 down
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Houses
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 broke
                 down
                 and
                 tore
                 up
                 Trees
                 by
                 the
                 Roots
                 ,
                 dispersing
                 the
                 Corn
                 and
                 Hay
                 :
                 from
                 thence
                 going
                 to
                 the
                 next
                 Village
                 call'd
                 Willington
                 ,
                 it
                 threw
                 down
                 some
                 Houses
                 ,
                 which
                 with
                 the
                 fall
                 kill'd
                 two
                 Children
                 ;
                 thence
                 proceeding
                 to
                 Nanby
                 ,
                 it
                 fell
                 so
                 violently
                 upon
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 dash'd
                 the
                 Spire
                 in
                 pieces
                 ,
                 tearing
                 and
                 rending
                 the
                 Church
                 it self
                 both
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 and
                 Timber-work
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 left
                 little
                 of
                 the
                 Wall
                 standing
                 with
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Steeple
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 observed
                 to
                 run
                 only
                 in
                 a
                 Cha●el
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 it
                 held
                 any
                 considerable
                 breadth
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 but
                 have
                 Ruin'd
                 a
                 considerable
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 that
                 which
                 after
                 so
                 many
                 severe
                 Calamities
                 reviv'd
                 the
                 Hearts
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 the
                 absolute
                 ceasing
                 of
                 her
                 devouring
                 Enemy
                 
                   The
                   Sickness
                
                 ;
                 in
                 acknowledgment
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 order'd
                 a
                 publick
                 day
                 of
                 Thanksgiving
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 there
                 happen'd
                 a
                 Riot
                 of
                 no
                 small
                 consequence
                 at
                 Dumfreeze
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 some
                 persons
                 having
                 gathered
                 the
                 people
                 of
                 the
                 Neighbouring
                 Parishes
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 about
                 two
                 hundred
                 ,
                 arm'd
                 with
                 Clubs
                 and
                 Sythes
                 ,
                 took
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Turner
                
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Bed
                 ,
                 carried
                 him
                 naked
                 into
                 the
                 Market-place
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 much
                 ado
                 to
                 be
                 restrain'd
                 from
                 cutting
                 him
                 in
                 pieces
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 severity
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 pretended
                 )
                 in
                 exacting
                 Fines
                 upon
                 Nonconformists
                 .
                 Nor
                 was
                 this
                 contemptible
                 number
                 long
                 ere
                 they
                 increased
                 to
                 a
                 considerable
                 force
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 1600
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 marching
                 within
                 four
                 miles
                 of
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 when
                 hearing
                 that
                 the
                 whole
                 Country
                 was
                 up
                 in
                 Arms
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 they
                 thought
                 it
                 more
                 convenient
                 to
                 return
                 ;
                 but
                 being
                 set
                 upon
                 by
                 Lieutenant-Colonel
                 Dyel
                 and
                 Major-General
                 Drummond
                 ,
                 neer
                 
                 Glencarn-Kirk
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 totally
                 defeated
                 ,
                 500
                 slain
                 upon
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 100
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 .
                 Several
                 of
                 the
                 Rebels
                 were
                 afterwards
                 Sentenced
                 and
                 Executed
                 :
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 Corson
                 that
                 first
                 began
                 the
                 Mutiny
                 ,
                 and
                 Malkel
                 their
                 Minister
                 ,
                 a
                 main
                 Incendiary
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 time
                 all
                 things
                 were
                 reduc'd
                 to
                 their
                 former
                 quietness
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 imitation
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 another
                 England
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 would
                 not
                 suffer
                 the
                 same
                 Enemies
                 of
                 both
                 to
                 lie
                 undisturb'd
                 .
                 To
                 which
                 purpose
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Willoughby
                 Governour
                 of
                 the
                 Caribby
                 Islands
                 ,
                 having
                 set
                 forth
                 from
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 a
                 considerable
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 well
                 Man'd
                 and
                 Victuall'd
                 set
                 sail
                 from
                 thence
                 upon
                 some
                 particular
                 designe
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 in
                 his
                 way
                 burnt
                 two
                 ships
                 richly
                 laden
                 in
                 the
                 Harbour
                 of
                 
                   Los
                   Santos
                
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 two
                 other
                 Prizes
                 :
                 but
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 in
                 pursuit
                 of
                 his
                 further
                 designe
                 ,
                 there
                 arose
                 a
                 Hurricane
                 so
                 violent
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 Cables
                 giving
                 way
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 forc'd
                 to
                 abandon
                 themselves
                 to
                 the
                 rage
                 of
                 the
                 Storm
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 continued
                 with
                 that
                 extremity
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 wholly
                 separated
                 and
                 dispersed
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Willoughby
                 himself
                 absolutely
                 lost
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Convention
                 of
                 the
                 Estates
                 of
                 Scotland
                 met
                 according
                 to
                 appointment
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Oath
                 of
                 Allegeance
                 being
                 administred
                 and
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 several
                 Members
                 ,
                 they
                 fell
                 upon
                 the
                 publick
                 concernments
                 ,
                 as
                 securing
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 from
                 publick
                 and
                 Domestick
                 Dangers
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 to
                 put
                 the
                 same
                 into
                 a
                 posture
                 of
                 defence
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 raising
                 so
                 much
                 Money
                 as
                 should
                 be
                 thought
                 convenient
                 to
                 defray
                 the
                 charge
                 ,
                 and
                 thereupon
                 6000
                 
                   l.
                   per
                
                 Moneth
                 was
                 agreed
                 on
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 entertainment
                 of
                 such
                 Forces
                 as
                 should
                 be
                 employ'd
                 in
                 his
                 Majesties
                 service
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 parts
                 neer
                 Surinam
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 English
                 were
                 more
                 successful
                 than
                 at
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 having
                 destroy'd
                 and
                 ruin'd
                 a
                 considerable
                 Colony
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 at
                 Apecawaca
                 ,
                 resolved
                 to
                 attempt
                 something
                 likewise
                 upon
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 and
                 particularly
                 to
                 attack
                 the
                 Fort
                 of
                 Sinamary
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 took
                 together
                 with
                 fifty
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 besides
                 what
                 were
                 slain
                 .
                 The
                 English
                 dismantled
                 the
                 Fort
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 away
                 all
                 the
                 Guns
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 .
              
               
                 Captain
                 Reade
                 also
                 passing
                 up
                 the
                 Canessa
                 toward
                 the
                 Berbices
                 ,
                 a
                 very
                 populous
                 Creek
                 inhabited
                 by
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 he
                 landed
                 at
                 Carenteen
                 ,
                 and
                 marching
                 twenty
                 miles
                 by
                 Land
                 ,
                 took
                 the
                 Fort
                 of
                 the
                 Arawaces
                 ,
                 taking
                 Men
                 ,
                 Women
                 
                 and
                 Children
                 Captives
                 ,
                 and
                 much
                 Booty
                 ,
                 with
                 little
                 or
                 no
                 loss
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 though
                 it
                 were
                 how
                 December
                 ,
                 some
                 English
                 Vessels
                 were
                 still
                 abroad
                 .
                 And
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Robinson
                 ,
                 who
                 lighting
                 upon
                 three
                 Dutch
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 neer
                 the
                 Texel
                 ,
                 destroy'd
                 them
                 all
                 :
                 in
                 requital
                 of
                 which
                 curtesie
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 took
                 the
                 
                   Saint
                   Patrick
                
                 off
                 of
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 deserted
                 by
                 her
                 own
                 Fire-ship
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 conclusion
                 of
                 the
                 Year
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Vtbert
                 return'd
                 from
                 the
                 Streights
                 with
                 the
                 Squadron
                 under
                 his
                 Command
                 ,
                 and
                 seven
                 Dutch
                 Prizes
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Forein
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   1666.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   having
                   receiv'd
                   a
                   very
                   high
                   Affront
                   from
                   the
                   Great
                   Turk
                   in
                   the
                   person
                   of
                   his
                   Embassador
                   ,
                   
                   thought
                   no
                   way
                   better
                   than
                   to
                   send
                   the
                   same
                   person
                   again
                   ,
                   to
                   require
                   satisfaction
                   for
                   the
                   repair
                   of
                   his
                   Masters
                   Honour
                   .
                   
                   But
                   the
                   Turk
                   retaining
                   in
                   his
                   minde
                   the
                   attempt
                   upon
                   Gigery
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Succours
                   sent
                   the
                   Emperour
                   ,
                   would
                   hearken
                   to
                   no
                   Proposition
                   that
                   might
                   add
                   to
                   the
                   Honour
                   of
                   his
                   solemn
                   Entry
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   forc'd
                   at
                   last
                   to
                   land
                   as
                   it
                   were
                   Incognito
                   ,
                   and
                   privately
                   attended
                   to
                   walk
                   from
                   the
                   Ship
                   to
                   his
                   House
                   .
                   He
                   went
                   with
                   much
                   pomp
                   to
                   his
                   Audience
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   his
                   Entry
                   made
                   several
                   stops
                   ,
                   expecting
                   the
                   Visier
                   would
                   have
                   risen
                   to
                   him
                   ;
                   but
                   finding
                   no
                   more
                   respect
                   ,
                   he
                   sate
                   down
                   upon
                   the
                   Stool
                   appointed
                   for
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   his
                   Masters
                   Name
                   ,
                   whom
                   he
                   stil'd
                   
                     Emperour
                     of
                     France
                  
                   ,
                   demanded
                   more
                   Honour
                   to
                   be
                   done
                   him
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   Visier
                   incens'd
                   with
                   the
                   manner
                   of
                   his
                   demanding
                   it
                   ,
                   broke
                   out
                   into
                   a
                   passion
                   ;
                   which
                   the
                   French
                   Embassador
                   resenting
                   ,
                   
                   rose
                   from
                   his
                   seat
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   going
                   away
                   ,
                   thr●w
                   the
                   Capitulations
                   with
                   the
                   Case
                   over
                   his
                   Shoulder
                   ,
                   which
                   hit
                   the
                   Visier
                   on
                   the
                   Brest
                   ;
                   upon
                   which
                   ,
                   the
                   Visier
                   commanded
                   his
                   Officers
                   to
                   apprehend
                   and
                   strike
                   him
                   ;
                   which
                   was
                   accordingly
                   performed
                   ,
                   and
                   he
                   hurried
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Chamber
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   had
                   received
                   several
                   boxes
                   of
                   the
                   Ear
                   ,
                   and
                   blows
                   upon
                   the
                   Brest
                   ;
                   
                   and
                   was
                   carried
                   Prisoner
                   to
                   the
                   
                   Bashaw's
                   House
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   was
                   kept
                   Prisoner
                   in
                   a
                   base
                   low
                   Room
                   under
                   the
                   Stairs
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   detained
                   four
                   days
                   ,
                   till
                   by
                   the
                   Intercession
                   of
                   the
                   English
                   Embassador
                   he
                   was
                   deliver'd
                   .
                   The
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   had
                   sent
                   a
                   person
                   of
                   quality
                   to
                   be
                   a
                   Witness
                   of
                   the
                   Great
                   Turk'●
                   submission
                   ;
                   but
                   he
                   became
                   a
                   fairer
                   testimony
                   of
                   his
                   Embassador's
                   hard
                   usage
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Electors
                   of
                   Brandenburgh
                   and
                   Colen
                   ,
                   the
                   Dukes
                   of
                   Newburgh
                   and
                   Brunswick
                   laboured
                   hard
                   to
                   finde
                   out
                   ways
                   expedient
                   for
                   composing
                   the
                   Differences
                   between
                   the
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Munster
                   and
                   the
                   States
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Vnited
                     Provinces
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   with
                   them
                   the
                   Emperour
                   and
                   the
                   Princes
                   of
                   the
                   Dyet
                   at
                   Ratisbone
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   at
                   length
                   the
                   Bishop
                   was
                   over-perswaded
                   to
                   conclude
                   a
                   Peace
                   ;
                   which
                   was
                   accordingly
                   sign'd
                   toward
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   the
                   Year
                   ,
                   though
                   he
                   had
                   received
                   100000
                   Rix-dollars
                   from
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   for
                   carrying
                   on
                   the
                   War
                   ;
                   but
                   it
                   lasted
                   not
                   long
                   ;
                   for
                   when
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   became
                   their
                   Enemy
                   ,
                   he
                   broke
                   it
                   again
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   not
                   long
                   after
                   .
                
                 
                   At
                   Musco
                   ,
                   great
                   alterations
                   had
                   like
                   to
                   have
                   fallen
                   out
                   in
                   matters
                   of
                   Religion
                   :
                   For
                   a
                   certain
                   F●ya●
                   in
                   his
                   Sermons
                   endeavouring
                   to
                   make
                   the
                   people
                   wise●
                   than
                   formerly
                   they
                   had
                   been
                   in
                   that
                   ignorant
                   Country
                   ,
                   among
                   other
                   Doctrines
                   that
                   were
                   new
                   ●here
                   ,
                   instructed
                   them
                   ,
                   That
                   Images
                   signified
                   nothing
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   were
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   worshipped
                   :
                   That
                   the
                   Saints
                   know
                   nothing
                   of
                   our
                   Prayers
                   to
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   consequently
                   were
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   call'd
                   upon
                   .
                   Which
                   wrought
                   so
                   powerfully
                   upon
                   the
                   people
                   ,
                   that
                   many
                   hundreds
                   of
                   them
                   began
                   to
                   reform
                   their
                   ancient
                   practice
                   ,
                   and
                   openly
                   refused
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   Pictures
                   :
                   But
                   a
                   great
                   party
                   of
                   Souldiers
                   being
                   sent
                   immediately
                   to
                   reduce
                   them
                   from
                   their
                   Heresie
                   ,
                   frighted
                   the
                   generality
                   into
                   a
                   Recantation
                   :
                   some
                   20
                   persisting
                   in
                   their
                   new
                   Faith
                   were
                   burnt
                   ,
                   and
                   30
                   more
                   hanged
                   to
                   terrifie
                   the
                   rest
                   .
                   This
                   being
                   the
                   second
                   attempt
                   of
                   this
                   nature
                   in
                   that
                   blinde
                   pa●t
                   of
                   the
                   World.
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   Poland
                   ,
                   the
                   difference
                   between
                   that
                   King
                   and
                   Lubomirskie
                   still
                   continu'd
                   .
                   
                   But
                   the
                   generality
                   of
                   the
                   Polish
                   Nobility
                   not
                   only
                   appeard
                   to
                   Mediate
                   on
                   his
                   behalf
                   ,
                   but
                   seeing
                   no
                   effect
                   of
                   their
                   Mediation
                   ,
                   entred
                   into
                   a
                   Confederacy
                   with
                   him
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   King.
                   This
                   brought
                   the
                   King
                   to
                   hearken
                   to
                   some
                   terms
                   of
                   Agreement
                   .
                   But
                   while
                   both
                   sides
                   were
                   at
                   work
                   busie
                   to
                   contrive
                   it
                   ,
                   the
                   Royal
                   Party
                   endeavouring
                   to
                   put
                   a
                   more
                   speedy
                   end
                   to
                   those
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   attempted
                   to
                   have
                   surpris'd
                   the
                   Confederates
                   at
                   unawares
                   ;
                   but
                   the
                   Design
                   was
                   so
                   timely
                   discover'd
                   ,
                   that
                   Lubomirskie
                   ,
                   by
                   an
                   Ambuscado
                   of
                   his
                   best
                   Troops
                   ,
                   cut
                   off
                   above
                   Five
                   Thousand
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Souldiers
                   ,
                   in
                   such
                   a
                   place
                   ,
                   where
                   the
                   King
                   was
                   forc'd
                   to
                   look
                   on
                   and
                   behold
                   the
                   Slaughter
                   of
                   his
                   men
                   ,
                   without
                   being
                   able
                   to
                   Assist
                   them
                   .
                   Whether
                   upon
                   this
                   occasion
                   or
                   no
                   ,
                   is
                   uncertain
                   ,
                   but
                   a
                   Peace
                   immediately
                   ensued
                   ,
                   between
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   the
                   Confederates
                   ▪
                   upon
                   Condition
                   ,
                   of
                   a
                   General
                   Act
                   of
                   Oblivion
                   ,
                   an
                   Evacuation
                   of
                   Garrisons
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Confederates
                   to
                   be
                   Dissolv'd
                   .
                   Soon
                   after
                   ,
                   Lubomirskie
                   ,
                   with
                   both
                   his
                   Sons
                   ,
                   kiss'd
                   the
                   Kings
                   Hands
                   ,
                   and
                   took
                   the
                   Oath
                   of
                   Fidelity
                   .
                
                 
                   Last
                   Year
                   you
                   heard
                   how
                   Sabaday
                   the
                   great
                   upstart
                   Prophet
                   to
                   the
                   Iews
                   ,
                   went
                   to
                   Constantinople
                   ,
                   to
                   d●mand
                   the
                   
                     Land
                     of
                     Promise
                  
                   for
                   the
                   Iews
                   :
                   but
                   upon
                   his
                   Arrival
                   ,
                   the
                   Great
                   Turk
                   consulting
                   with
                   his
                   Mufti
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   Judges
                   what
                   to
                   do
                   with
                   him
                   ,
                   concluded
                   ,
                   That
                   he
                   was
                   to
                   be
                   dealt
                   with
                   as
                   a
                   Traytor
                   to
                   the
                   Ottoman
                   Empire
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   to
                   be
                   Flea'd
                   alive
                   ;
                   after
                   which
                   ,
                   that
                   People
                   fell
                   very
                   severely
                   upon
                   the
                   Iews
                   ,
                   and
                   slew
                   a
                   great
                   Number
                   of
                   them
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   Sentence
                   was
                   respited
                   ,
                   and
                   he
                   only
                   sent
                   to
                   the
                   Prison
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Seven
                     Towers
                  
                   in
                   the
                   Dardanelli
                   ,
                   from
                   whence
                   he
                   wrote
                   a
                   Letter
                   to
                   the
                   Hebrews
                   in
                   Smyrna
                   ,
                   encouraging
                   them
                   to
                   stand
                   fast
                   in
                   their
                   Opinion
                   ;
                   after
                   that
                   ,
                   taking
                   upon
                   him
                   the
                   Title
                   and
                   Personage
                   of
                   a
                   Great
                   King
                   and
                   Prophet
                   ;
                   insomuch
                   ,
                   that
                   many
                   Thousands
                   of
                   his
                   Religion
                   made
                   their
                   Visits
                   to
                   him
                   in
                   the
                   Prison
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   Visier
                   taking
                   notice
                   of
                   the
                   great
                   Confluence
                   of
                   People
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   fearing
                   their
                   Principles
                   might
                   lead
                   them
                   to
                   some
                   Action
                   prejudicial
                   to
                   the
                   Government
                   ,
                   gave
                   Order
                   to
                   bring
                   him
                   from
                   the
                   Dardanels
                   to
                   Adrianople
                   ,
                   where
                   being
                   by
                   a
                   Learned
                   Iew
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   Country
                   ,
                   after
                   seven
                   days
                   Conference
                   with
                   him
                   ,
                   found
                   to
                   be
                   an
                   Impostor
                   ,
                   the
                   Grand
                   Visier
                   so
                   wrought
                   upon
                   him
                   by
                   Threats
                   and
                   Promises
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   content
                   to
                   lay
                   his
                   Royal
                   Titles
                   aside
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   take
                   a
                   servile
                   Employment
                   upon
                   him
                   in
                   the
                   Grand
                   Signiors
                   Court
                   ;
                   leaving
                   to
                   his
                   Country-men
                   only
                   Shame
                   and
                   Repentance
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   visit
                   Sweden
                   in
                   the
                   Circuit
                   of
                   this
                   Year
                   ,
                   we
                   find
                   the
                   Swedish
                   Prince
                   highly
                   offended
                   with
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   Bremen
                   ,
                   for
                   encroaching
                   too
                   much
                   upon
                   the
                   Priviledges
                   of
                   that
                   Crown
                   ,
                   and
                   assuming
                   upon
                   themselves
                   to
                   be
                   a
                   free
                   Member
                   of
                   the
                   Empire
                   .
                   After
                   tedious
                   Parleys
                   ,
                   they
                   come
                   to
                   Blows
                   :
                   Wr●ngle
                   lays
                   close
                   Seige
                   ;
                   but
                   
                     Brandenburgh
                     ,
                     Lunenburgh
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Dutch
                   ,
                   Engage
                   in
                   their
                   Defence
                   ,
                   bringing
                   their
                   Forces
                   together
                   for
                   their
                   Relief
                   :
                   the
                   noise
                   whereof
                   (
                   for
                   the
                   Enemy
                   now
                   drew
                   near
                   )
                   so
                   far
                   wrought
                   upon
                   the
                   Swede
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   willing
                   to
                   come
                   to
                   Composition
                   ;
                   and
                   at
                   length
                   ,
                   Articles
                   are
                   agree'd
                   upon
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Siege
                   rais'd
                   ,
                   upon
                   condition
                   ,
                   That
                   they
                   should
                   clayme
                   no
                   Vote
                   or
                   Session
                   in
                   the
                   Meetings
                   of
                   the
                   nether
                   Circle
                   :
                   That
                   they
                   should
                   pay
                   their
                   Contributions
                   ,
                   as
                   thereby
                   directed
                   :
                   That
                   the
                   Works
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   built
                   upon
                   the
                   Kings
                   Ground
                   should
                   continue
                   :
                   That
                   they
                   should
                   forbear
                   to
                   use
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   a
                   Free
                   Imperial
                   City
                   .
                   For
                   other
                   things
                   ,
                   to
                   enjoy
                   their
                   Customs
                   ,
                   Priviledges
                   ,
                   and
                   Ecclesiastical
                   and
                   Civil
                   Rights
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   the
                   Treaty
                   1648.
                   
                
                 
                   But
                   the
                   Venetians
                   have
                   their
                   Hands
                   full
                   ,
                   the
                   Great
                   Turk
                   bending
                   all
                   his
                   Forces
                   to
                   the
                   Conquest
                   of
                   Candia
                   .
                   The
                   Grand
                   Visier
                   had
                   already
                   laid
                   Siege
                   to
                   the
                   Great
                   Town
                   ,
                   and
                   rais'd
                   a
                   Battery
                   near
                   the
                   Lazaret
                   ,
                   to
                   hinder
                   the
                   Passage
                   of
                   the
                   Vene●ian
                   Ships
                   for
                   its
                   Relief
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   so
                   offended
                   with
                   the
                   Bassa
                   of
                   Canea
                   and
                   
                     Candia
                     Nova
                  
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   took
                   off
                   their
                   Heads
                   ,
                   for
                   being
                   defective
                   in
                   their
                   Duties
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   pretended
                   ,
                   the
                   Summer
                   before
                   .
                   The
                   Venetians
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   were
                   very
                   s●dulous
                   in
                   the
                   Defence
                   of
                   their
                   Territories
                   ;
                   solliciting
                   all
                   their
                   Neighbouring
                   Princes
                   ,
                   and
                   having
                   already
                   receiv'd
                   great
                   Encouragements
                   from
                   the
                   Pope
                   :
                   and
                   therefore
                   the
                   Event
                   of
                   the
                   Siege
                   was
                   to
                   be
                   this
                   Year
                   Discovered
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1667.
                 
              
               
                 
                 THE
                 Swedes
                 had
                 offer'd
                 a
                 mediation
                 last
                 Year
                 ,
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 ;
                 the
                 result
                 whereof
                 was
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 did
                 accept
                 of
                 Breda
                 for
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Treaty
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 would
                 send
                 for
                 the
                 Management
                 thereof
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hollis
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Henry
                   Coventry
                
                 ,
                 so
                 soon
                 as
                 the
                 Passports
                 necessary
                 for
                 their
                 Transportation
                 should
                 be
                 ready
                 :
                 
                 which
                 being
                 communicated
                 by
                 the
                 Swedish
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 they
                 embraced
                 the
                 Offer
                 most
                 willingly
                 ;
                 however
                 ,
                 their
                 preparations
                 for
                 setting
                 out
                 their
                 Fleet
                 were
                 carried
                 on
                 with
                 all
                 imaginable
                 diligence
                 :
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 saw
                 ;
                 but
                 resolving
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 waste
                 this
                 Summer
                 in
                 a
                 fruitless
                 expence
                 ,
                 stood
                 only
                 upon
                 his
                 own
                 Guard.
                 
              
               
                 
                 Some
                 Ships
                 the
                 English
                 had
                 abroad
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 to
                 do
                 any
                 considerable
                 Service
                 ,
                 but
                 what
                 their
                 own
                 Courage
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 accidentally
                 fell
                 in
                 with
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 led
                 them
                 to
                 :
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Dawes
                 in
                 the
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 meeting
                 with
                 15
                 Sail
                 of
                 Rotterdam
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 Fought
                 with
                 their
                 Rear-Admiral
                 of
                 64
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 Five
                 others
                 of
                 48
                 and
                 50
                 Guns
                 ;
                 and
                 presently
                 after
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Admiral
                 of
                 70
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 of
                 his
                 Seconds
                 ;
                 yet
                 got
                 clear
                 of
                 them
                 all
                 ,
                 forcing
                 the
                 Enemy
                 to
                 lye
                 by
                 the
                 Lee.
                 
              
               
                 Not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 Frigat
                 engaged
                 with
                 Two
                 Danish
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 of
                 40
                 Guns
                 apiece
                 ;
                 where
                 after
                 four
                 hours
                 Fight
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Dawes
                 was
                 slain
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 Shot
                 ;
                 yet
                 had
                 the
                 heart
                 to
                 Cry
                 ,
                 
                   For
                   God's
                   sake
                   ,
                   never
                   yield
                   the
                   Frigat
                   to
                   those
                   Fellows
                   .
                
                 Not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 Lieutenant
                 being
                 desperately
                 wounded
                 ,
                 the
                 Master
                 succeeding
                 him
                 slain
                 ,
                 the
                 Gunner
                 took
                 place
                 ,
                 who
                 so
                 well
                 ply'd
                 the
                 two
                 Danes
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 Steer'd
                 away
                 to
                 their
                 own
                 Shore
                 ;
                 while
                 the
                 English
                 Anchor'd
                 within
                 a
                 Mile
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 repair
                 the
                 Damages
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 receiv'd
                 .
                 The
                 next
                 morning
                 ,
                 though
                 but
                 badly
                 ready
                 ,
                 yet
                 they
                 resolv'd
                 to
                 expect
                 the
                 Danes
                 again
                 ;
                 who
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 were
                 to
                 Windward
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 the
                 Current
                 ,
                 yet
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 attempt
                 any
                 thing
                 ●urther
                 ;
                 although
                 the
                 English
                 shot
                 off
                 a
                 Gun
                 in
                 Defiance
                 ,
                 but
                 could
                 by
                 no
                 means
                 come
                 nigh
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 bore
                 a
                 way
                 for
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 
                 By
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 Embassadours
                 are
                 Arriv'd
                 at
                 Breda
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 made
                 their
                 Publick
                 Entrie
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 very
                 Solemn
                 :
                 they
                 were
                 met
                 a
                 Mile
                 from
                 the
                 Town
                 by
                 200
                 Horse
                 ,
                 sent
                 by
                 the
                 Governor
                 ;
                 with
                 whom
                 went
                 the
                 Commander
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Governors
                 Coach
                 :
                 the
                 Horse
                 led
                 the
                 Van
                 ,
                 then
                 sixteen
                 Pages
                 on
                 Horseback
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 them
                 ,
                 four
                 Trumpets
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                 England's
                 Liverie
                 ;
                 after
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 to
                 the
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 followed
                 by
                 the
                 Mareschal
                 of
                 the
                 Embassie
                 ;
                 who
                 preceded
                 the
                 Embassadors
                 Coach
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 very
                 rich
                 ,
                 drawn
                 with
                 six
                 Horses
                 ;
                 besides
                 three
                 others
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Governors
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 Gate
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 they
                 were
                 met
                 and
                 Complimented
                 by
                 the
                 Governor
                 ,
                 who
                 passed
                 with
                 them
                 in
                 their
                 own
                 Coach
                 to
                 their
                 House
                 :
                 but
                 while
                 they
                 were
                 busie
                 at
                 the
                 Transactions
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 amiss
                 to
                 follow
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 in
                 their
                 Military
                 Progress
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 they
                 appear'd
                 abroad
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 considerable
                 Fleet
                 ▪
                 and
                 finding
                 no
                 Enemy
                 to
                 resist
                 'um
                 ,
                 they
                 kept
                 plying
                 upon
                 the
                 English
                 Coast
                 ,
                 for
                 many
                 weeks
                 together
                 .
              
               
                 
                 They
                 had
                 toward
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 made
                 an
                 Attempt
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Squadron
                 of
                 Ships
                 ,
                 upon
                 
                   Burnt
                   Island
                
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 but
                 were
                 beaten
                 off
                 with
                 loss
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Their
                 next
                 attempt
                 was
                 upon
                 the
                 Platform
                 at
                 Sheer-Ness
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 a
                 place
                 of
                 small
                 strength
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 unable
                 to
                 resist
                 the
                 Force
                 of
                 their
                 
                 Artillery
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 stout
                 resistance
                 made
                 ,
                 was
                 quitted
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Sprague
                
                 .
                 Animated
                 with
                 this
                 Success
                 ,
                 with
                 22
                 Sail
                 they
                 made
                 up
                 toward
                 the
                 Chain
                 ,
                 though
                 with
                 some
                 difficulty
                 ,
                 several
                 Vessels
                 being
                 sunk
                 about
                 
                 Muscle-Bank
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 narrowest
                 part
                 :
                 Here
                 the
                 Lord-General
                 was
                 in
                 person
                 with
                 a
                 considerable
                 Force
                 to
                 oppose
                 them
                 ;
                 however
                 ,
                 the
                 Enemy
                 taking
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 an
                 Easterly
                 Wind
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Tide
                 ,
                 press'd
                 on
                 ;
                 and
                 though
                 their
                 first
                 ship
                 stuck
                 upon
                 the
                 Chain
                 ,
                 the
                 second
                 brake
                 through
                 ;
                 and
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 stout
                 resistance
                 which
                 was
                 there
                 made
                 ,
                 they
                 clapt
                 their
                 Fire-ships
                 upon
                 the
                 Mathias
                 and
                 Vnity
                 which
                 lay
                 as
                 a
                 Guard
                 to
                 the
                 Chain
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 upon
                 the
                 
                   Charles
                   the
                   Fifth
                
                 ,
                 all
                 three
                 Dutch
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 formerly
                 taken
                 from
                 the
                 Enemy
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 day
                 they
                 possessed
                 themselves
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Charles
                
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 twice
                 set
                 on
                 fire
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 often
                 quench'd
                 by
                 the
                 Enemy
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 advantage
                 of
                 Wind
                 and
                 Tide
                 ,
                 they
                 advanc'd
                 with
                 six
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 and
                 five
                 Fire-ships
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 
                 Vpnore-Castle
                 ;
                 but
                 were
                 so
                 warmly
                 receiv'd
                 by
                 Major
                 Scot
                 from
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Sprague
                
                 from
                 the
                 opposite
                 shore
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 receiv'd
                 no
                 small
                 damage
                 in
                 their
                 Ships
                 ,
                 but
                 more
                 in
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 Men
                 ;
                 yet
                 before
                 they
                 retir'd
                 ,
                 they
                 burnt
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Oak
                
                 (
                 having
                 spent
                 three
                 Fire-ships
                 upon
                 her
                 )
                 and
                 much
                 injur'd
                 the
                 
                   Loyal
                   London
                
                 and
                 
                   Great
                   Iames
                
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 sunk
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 lay
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 under
                 Water
                 .
                 In
                 their
                 return
                 ,
                 two
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ran
                 aground
                 ;
                 
                 though
                 others
                 say
                 ,
                 so
                 disabled
                 by
                 
                 Vpnore-Guns
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 carry
                 them
                 off
                 ;
                 and
                 were
                 fired
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 falling
                 into
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 this
                 ,
                 Commissioner
                 Pett
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 person
                 who
                 was
                 intrusted
                 with
                 the
                 Yard
                 of
                 Chatham
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Naval
                 Provisions
                 ,
                 was
                 committed
                 close
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 While
                 he
                 was
                 there
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 twice
                 Examin'd
                 by
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 ,
                 for
                 several
                 great
                 neglects
                 ,
                 in
                 not
                 executing
                 the
                 Orders
                 sent
                 him
                 for
                 the
                 safety
                 and
                 preservation
                 of
                 the
                 Ships
                 in
                 the
                 River
                 .
                 Upon
                 which
                 a
                 Commission
                 was
                 issu'd
                 out
                 under
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 further
                 enquiry
                 into
                 the
                 whole
                 matter
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 attempt
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 upon
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 Mouth
                 whereof
                 they
                 stood
                 upon
                 the
                 27
                 th
                 of
                 Iune
                 with
                 43
                 Sail
                 great
                 and
                 small
                 ,
                 but
                 made
                 not
                 any
                 attempt
                 more
                 considerable
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 send
                 some
                 few
                 men
                 ashore
                 to
                 steal
                 Sheep
                 in
                 the
                 Marshes
                 .
                 Sailing
                 downwards
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 Flag-ships
                 ran
                 aground
                 upon
                 Blithe-Sands
                 ,
                 where
                 she
                 lay
                 till
                 they
                 were
                 forc'd
                 to
                 unrig
                 her
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 hence
                 sailing
                 toward
                 Harwich
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 landed
                 3000
                 men
                 near
                 Felstone-Cliff
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Stand
                 of
                 Pikes
                 :
                 2000
                 of
                 them
                 adventured
                 to
                 make
                 two
                 Assaults
                 upon
                 Languard-Fort
                 :
                 the
                 first
                 dispute
                 lasted
                 about
                 three
                 quarters
                 of
                 an
                 hour
                 ,
                 the
                 second
                 one
                 quarter
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 were
                 forc'd
                 to
                 retire
                 in
                 such
                 haste
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 left
                 all
                 their
                 Ladders
                 behinde
                 ,
                 being
                 hardly
                 able
                 to
                 carry
                 off
                 their
                 Dead
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 judg'd
                 to
                 be
                 an
                 hundred
                 and
                 fifty
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 these
                 Assaults
                 were
                 making
                 upon
                 the
                 Fort
                 ,
                 about
                 1200
                 that
                 were
                 left
                 behinde
                 near
                 the
                 Cliff
                 ,
                 to
                 secure
                 their
                 Retreat
                 ,
                 
                 were
                 encounter'd
                 by
                 the
                 Train'd
                 Bands
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Suffolk
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 smart
                 Skirmish
                 pass'd
                 between
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 continu'd
                 till
                 ten
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 at
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 again
                 renew'd
                 by
                 the
                 return
                 of
                 the
                 beaten
                 Companies
                 from
                 the
                 Fort
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Horse
                 not
                 being
                 able
                 to
                 come
                 up
                 ,
                 that
                 Execution
                 was
                 not
                 done
                 upon
                 them
                 which
                 otherwise
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 .
              
               
                 However
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 would
                 not
                 stay
                 for
                 their
                 coming
                 ,
                 but
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 their
                 Boats
                 were
                 afloat
                 ,
                 they
                 Embarqued
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 haste
                 they
                 could
                 ,
                 and
                 returned
                 to
                 their
                 Fleet.
                 
              
               
                 From
                 hence
                 they
                 came
                 up
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 
                 Hull-Haven
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 the
                 Success
                 then
                 lying
                 ,
                 with
                 about
                 eighteen
                 other
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 there
                 happen'd
                 a
                 sharp
                 Engagement
                 with
                 a
                 Squadron
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 consisting
                 of
                 eight
                 ships
                 .
                 While
                 the
                 Fight
                 continu'd
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 our
                 Fire-ships
                 wrought
                 up
                 to
                 one
                 of
                 theirs
                 ,
                 and
                 grapling
                 together
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 them
                 burnt
                 down
                 ,
                 but
                 so
                 close
                 to
                 another
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Enemies
                 ,
                 that
                 she
                 took
                 fire
                 likewise
                 ,
                 and
                 blew
                 up
                 .
                 In
                 a
                 short
                 while
                 after
                 ,
                 another
                 of
                 their
                 ships
                 took
                 fire
                 ,
                 and
                 burnt
                 down
                 :
                 and
                 after
                 that
                 ,
                 another
                 of
                 our
                 Fire-ships
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 theirs
                 were
                 both
                 burnt
                 ,
                 being
                 grappled
                 together
                 .
                 All
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 this
                 Fight
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 made
                 good
                 their
                 place
                 ,
                 insomuch
                 that
                 another
                 of
                 their
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ran
                 aground
                 ,
                 and
                 fir'd
                 her self
                 ;
                 and
                 another
                 of
                 their
                 Fire-ships
                 was
                 burnt
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 one
                 of
                 ours
                 .
                 As
                 they
                 were
                 about
                 to
                 draw
                 off
                 ,
                 they
                 sent
                 one
                 Man
                 of
                 War
                 and
                 four
                 Fire-ships
                 toward
                 the
                 English
                 ;
                 but
                 with
                 such
                 ill
                 success
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 formost
                 of
                 the
                 Enemies
                 Fire-ships
                 ,
                 seeing
                 the
                 English
                 ready
                 with
                 their
                 Ketches
                 to
                 cut
                 off
                 their
                 Long-boats
                 ,
                 forsook
                 the
                 Vessel
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 presently
                 seized
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 :
                 the
                 other
                 three
                 Fire-ships
                 out
                 of
                 fear
                 burnt
                 themselves
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Man
                 of
                 War
                 seeing
                 ,
                 retir'd
                 to
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet.
                 But
                 then
                 the
                 English
                 Admiral
                 with
                 his
                 own
                 ship
                 bore
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 out
                 a
                 Fire-ship
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 wrought
                 her self
                 very
                 neer
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Enemies
                 greatest
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 being
                 stoutly
                 seconded
                 by
                 the
                 Man
                 of
                 War
                 ;
                 but
                 being
                 gall'd
                 by
                 the
                 shot
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 they
                 thought
                 it
                 convenient
                 to
                 come
                 off
                 .
                 Upon
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 fall
                 down
                 to
                 Gravesend
                 ;
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Anchor'd
                 in
                 the
                 Hope
                 ,
                 but
                 durst
                 attempt
                 nothing
                 further
                 ,
                 though
                 both
                 the
                 Wind
                 and
                 Tide
                 served
                 them
                 .
                 By
                 this
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 were
                 reduc'd
                 from
                 24
                 or
                 25
                 Sail
                 ,
                 to
                 14.
                 the
                 English
                 from
                 19
                 to
                 15.
                 
                 This
                 happened
                 upon
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Iune
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 they
                 were
                 pursu'd
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Sprague
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 now
                 return'd
                 to
                 his
                 Command
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 Sir
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Iordan
                
                 was
                 also
                 joyn'd
                 from
                 Harwich
                 with
                 upwards
                 of
                 20
                 Sail
                 of
                 small
                 Frigats
                 :
                 but
                 little
                 or
                 no
                 action
                 happened
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 that
                 the
                 Dutch
                 avoided
                 any
                 further
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 keeping
                 still
                 at
                 a
                 distance
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Their
                 next
                 attempt
                 was
                 in
                 Devonshire
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 endeavour'd
                 to
                 land
                 at
                 Wenbury
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Militia
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 gave
                 them
                 so
                 warm
                 a
                 return
                 of
                 their
                 Vollies
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 immediately
                 retir'd
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 speed
                 they
                 were
                 able
                 ,
                 to
                 their
                 Ships
                 .
                 When
                 this
                 would
                 not
                 do
                 ,
                 they
                 sent
                 another
                 Boat
                 with
                 a
                 White
                 Flag
                 ,
                 desiring
                 friendship
                 ,
                 and
                 leave
                 to
                 buy
                 fresh
                 Victuals
                 :
                 but
                 being
                 answered
                 that
                 nothing
                 of
                 that
                 nature
                 could
                 be
                 done
                 without
                 leave
                 of
                 their
                 Officer
                 in
                 chief
                 ,
                 they
                 made
                 another
                 attempt
                 with
                 twelve
                 Boats
                 full
                 of
                 Men
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 landed
                 neer
                 Cawland
                 in
                 Cornwal
                 ;
                 
                 while
                 their
                 Fleet
                 Anchoring
                 within
                 Musquet-shot
                 of
                 the
                 Shore
                 ,
                 spent
                 their
                 shot
                 in
                 vain
                 for
                 above
                 an
                 hour
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 beaten
                 off
                 by
                 the
                 Foot
                 which
                 were
                 plac'd
                 upon
                 the
                 Shore
                 in
                 expectation
                 of
                 their
                 coming
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 they
                 sent
                 out
                 another
                 Boat
                 with
                 a
                 White
                 Flag
                 and
                 two
                 Officers
                 ,
                 desiring
                 to
                 speak
                 with
                 the
                 Commander
                 in
                 Chief
                 ;
                 who
                 being
                 brought
                 before
                 Sir
                 
                   Ionathan
                   Trelawney
                
                 ,
                 they
                 first
                 desir'd
                 ,
                 from
                 their
                 General
                 ,
                 to
                 know
                 what
                 News
                 there
                 was
                 of
                 Peace
                 :
                 Next
                 ,
                 they
                 desir'd
                 to
                 buy
                 Provisions
                 ,
                 excusing
                 the
                 Hostilities
                 past
                 ,
                 as
                 done
                 without
                 their
                 Generals
                 order
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 no
                 Commission
                 to
                 molest
                 or
                 trouble
                 any
                 People
                 on
                 Land
                 ;
                 offering
                 the
                 Faith
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Seven
                   Provinces
                
                 to
                 any
                 that
                 should
                 be
                 sent
                 aboard
                 their
                 Fleet
                 for
                 their
                 safety
                 in
                 going
                 and
                 returning
                 .
                 Sir
                 Iohn
                 dismiss'd
                 them
                 with
                 promise
                 of
                 a
                 speedy
                 answer
                 :
                 
                 and
                 upon
                 consultation
                 with
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Bath
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 agreed
                 that
                 Sir
                 
                   Ionathan
                   Trelawney
                
                 ,
                 Major
                 Sparks
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Windham
                 should
                 go
                 aboard
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 their
                 approach
                 ,
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 met
                 them
                 at
                 the
                 Boat-side
                 ,
                 and
                 inviting
                 them
                 aboard
                 ,
                 saluted
                 them
                 with
                 13
                 Guns
                 ;
                 excusing
                 what
                 had
                 past
                 ,
                 and
                 promising
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 other
                 acts
                 of
                 that
                 nature
                 should
                 be
                 committed
                 while
                 he
                 continu'd
                 on
                 the
                 Coast.
                 
                   De
                   Wit
                   ,
                   Doleman
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Horne
                
                 ,
                 with
                 above
                 20
                 Captains
                 more
                 ,
                 attended
                 the
                 English
                 at
                 the
                 Great
                 Cabin
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 offer'd
                 a
                 Present
                 to
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 for
                 his
                 own
                 Table
                 ,
                 but
                 refus'd
                 any
                 greater
                 supply
                 till
                 Peace
                 should
                 be
                 Proclaim'd
                 .
                 Accordingly
                 ,
                 upon
                 their
                 return
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Bath
                 sent
                 the
                 Admiral
                 a
                 Present
                 of
                 fresh
                 Provisions
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 a
                 fat
                 Buck
                 and
                 some
                 Fruit
                 ;
                 which
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 receiv'd
                 with
                 seven
                 Guns
                 ,
                 as
                 an
                 acknowledgement
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 De
                 Ruyter's
                 Complement
                 ,
                 after
                 he
                 parted
                 from
                 Plymouth
                 ,
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 came
                 before
                 the
                 Harbour
                 of
                 Hoy
                 ,
                 and
                 advancing
                 near
                 
                 the
                 Shoar
                 ,
                 ply'd
                 with
                 their
                 Broad-sides
                 certain
                 Works
                 that
                 were
                 newly
                 rais'd
                 at
                 the
                 entrie
                 of
                 the
                 Harbour
                 ;
                 but
                 after
                 an
                 hour
                 and
                 an
                 half
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 forc'd
                 to
                 retire
                 ,
                 
                 with
                 several
                 Shots
                 receiv'd
                 in
                 their
                 Hulls
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 one
                 of
                 their
                 Top-Masts
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 men
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 loss
                 to
                 the
                 English.
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 only
                 seen
                 to
                 hover
                 about
                 the
                 Coasts
                 ,
                 but
                 without
                 any
                 farther
                 Attempts
                 ;
                 and
                 Peace
                 ensu'd
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 about
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Embassadours
                 of
                 
                   England
                   ,
                   France
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 the
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 and
                 Denmark
                 ,
                 repair'd
                 to
                 the
                 Castle
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 ,
                 where
                 there
                 was
                 great
                 care
                 taken
                 ,
                 to
                 avoid
                 all
                 contests
                 about
                 Precedency
                 .
                 A
                 while
                 after
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Coventry
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 being
                 sent
                 over
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 receiv'd
                 the
                 King's
                 Answer
                 and
                 Resolution
                 touching
                 the
                 Articles
                 discuss'd
                 and
                 agree'd
                 to
                 by
                 the
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 return'd
                 for
                 Breda
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 upon
                 the
                 Twenty
                 first
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 the
                 Articles
                 were
                 sign'd
                 by
                 the
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 .
                 
                 And
                 upon
                 the
                 Fourteenth
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 the
                 Ratifications
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 were
                 enterchang'd
                 :
                 The
                 Mediators
                 first
                 bringing
                 in
                 the
                 Ratifications
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Instruments
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Dutch
                   ,
                   French
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Danes
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 English
                 Embassadors
                 Apartment
                 ,
                 receiv'd
                 from
                 them
                 theirs
                 in
                 Exchange
                 :
                 Which
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 Embassadors
                 went
                 into
                 the
                 Apartment
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 and
                 their
                 Allies
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 made
                 and
                 receiv'd
                 the
                 Compliments
                 usual
                 upon
                 the
                 Conclusion
                 of
                 so
                 great
                 an
                 Affair
                 .
                 The
                 Peace
                 was
                 immediately
                 Proclaim'd
                 before
                 the
                 Doors
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 respective
                 Languages
                 .
                 Afterwards
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Twenty
                 fourth
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 publickly
                 Proclaim'd
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 And
                 as
                 if
                 this
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 enough
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 afterwards
                 confirm'd
                 by
                 an
                 Additional
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 made
                 and
                 concluded
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Temple
                
                 ,
                 in
                 Ianuary
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 Having
                 thus
                 pursu'd
                 the
                 Series
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 War
                 and
                 Peace
                 ,
                 other
                 intervening
                 actions
                 ,
                 must
                 not
                 be
                 omitted
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 murmur'd
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 the
                 Publick
                 Treasure
                 was
                 wasted
                 and
                 miss-spent
                 ;
                 the
                 King
                 therefore
                 to
                 satisfie
                 the
                 People
                 ,
                 Issued
                 out
                 a
                 Commission
                 to
                 several
                 Members
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 an
                 Accompt
                 of
                 such
                 sums
                 of
                 Money
                 as
                 had
                 been
                 rais'd
                 ,
                 and
                 assign'd
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 present
                 War
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 all
                 2477500
                 l.
                 granted
                 at
                 several
                 times
                 ,
                 by
                 several
                 Acts
                 ;
                 with
                 full
                 Power
                 to
                 call
                 to
                 Accompt
                 all
                 Treasurers
                 ,
                 Pay-masters
                 ,
                 Receivers
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Agents
                 and
                 Persons
                 whatsoever
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 what
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 lately
                 practis'd
                 before
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 this
                 Year
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 St.
                 George
                 was
                 kept
                 in
                 his
                 Palace
                 of
                 White-Hall
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Southampton
                 ,
                 Lord
                 High
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 now
                 lately
                 Dead
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 did
                 not
                 think
                 fit
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Place
                 to
                 any
                 particular
                 Person
                 for
                 the
                 present
                 ,
                 but
                 made
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Albemarle
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ashley
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Clifford
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Coventry
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Duncomb
                
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Commission
                 under
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 his
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 executing
                 that
                 Office.
                 The
                 Parliament
                 had
                 met
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 in
                 Iuly
                 ;
                 but
                 were
                 then
                 Prorogu'd
                 again
                 ,
                 
                 till
                 the
                 Tenth
                 of
                 October
                 :
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 being
                 again
                 Assembled
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 gave
                 for
                 one
                 reason
                 of
                 his
                 last
                 Prorogation
                 ,
                 That
                 it
                 was
                 
                   to
                   give
                   himself
                   time
                   to
                   do
                   some
                   things
                   in
                   the
                   mean
                   time
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   hop'd
                   would
                   not
                   be
                   unwelcome
                   to
                   them
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   had
                   since
                   done
                   :
                
                 leaving
                 his
                 other
                 Reasons
                 to
                 be
                 deliver'd
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Keeper
                 ;
                 who
                 not
                 only
                 afterwards
                 enlarg'd
                 upon
                 the
                 King's
                 Reasons
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Prorogation
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 recommended
                 to
                 them
                 the
                 Obstructions
                 of
                 Trade
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 settlement
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 Ballance
                 of
                 Trade
                 between
                 England
                 and
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 that
                 neither
                 we
                 should
                 be
                 prejudic'd
                 by
                 the
                 Import
                 of
                 their
                 Commodities
                 here
                 ,
                 nor
                 they
                 put
                 to
                 seek
                 new
                 places
                 of
                 Vent
                 abroad
                 .
                 As
                 to
                 the
                 Money
                 rais'd
                 for
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 he
                 told
                 them
                 what
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 done
                 ,
                 in
                 reference
                 to
                 calling
                 all
                 Persons
                 to
                 Account
                 ;
                 and
                 had
                 committed
                 the
                 Examination
                 thereof
                 to
                 themselves
                 ,
                 to
                 follow
                 their
                 own
                 Method
                 ;
                 adding
                 withal
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 any
                 grievances
                 had
                 happen'd
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 would
                 be
                 as
                 willing
                 to
                 have
                 them
                 Redress'd
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 to
                 have
                 them
                 Represented
                 ;
                 not
                 doubting
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 endeavour
                 to
                 Imprint
                 the
                 known
                 Truth
                 
                 into
                 his
                 Subject
                 hearts
                 :
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 distinct
                 Interest
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 People
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Commons
                 taking
                 into
                 Consideration
                 the
                 King's
                 Speech
                 ,
                 resolv'd
                 to
                 return
                 him
                 their
                 humble
                 Thanks
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 purpose
                 ,
                 having
                 obtain'd
                 the
                 Concurrence
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 ,
                 the
                 Two
                 Houses
                 in
                 a
                 Body
                 attended
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 Banqueting-House
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Lord
                 Keeper
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 the
                 Two
                 Houses
                 made
                 known
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   they
                   ,
                   His
                   Majesties
                   Loyal
                   and
                   Faithful
                   Subjects
                   ,
                   having
                   taken
                   into
                   their
                   serious
                   Consideration
                   the
                   Speech
                   ,
                   wherein
                   he
                   was
                   pleas'd
                   to
                   let
                   them
                   know
                   the
                   reasons
                   of
                   their
                   last
                   Prorogation
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   to
                   give
                   himself
                   time
                   to
                   do
                   some
                   things
                   which
                   would
                   not
                   be
                   unwelcome
                   to
                   them
                   but
                   be
                   a
                   Foundation
                   of
                   a
                   greater
                   Confidence
                   for
                   the
                   Future
                   ,
                   between
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   them
                   :
                   They
                   found
                   themselves
                   in
                   duty
                   bound
                   to
                   give
                   him
                   thanks
                   ;
                   and
                   particularly
                   ,
                   for
                   that
                   he
                   had
                   Disbanded
                   the
                   New-rais'd
                   Forces
                   :
                   that
                   he
                   had
                   dismist
                   the
                   Papists
                   from
                   his
                   Guards
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Military
                   Imployments
                   :
                   for
                   his
                   Care
                   in
                   quickning
                   the
                   Execution
                   of
                   the
                   Act
                   restraining
                   the
                   Importation
                   of
                   Canary
                   :
                   That
                   He
                   had
                   seen
                   the
                   Canary
                   Patent
                   Vacated
                   :
                   And
                   Lastly
                   ,
                   for
                   his
                   displacing
                   the
                   Lord
                   Chancellor
                   .
                
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 Parliament
                 having
                 Sate
                 till
                 the
                 Middle
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 pass'd
                 several
                 Acts
                 ;
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 taking
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Sums
                 of
                 Money
                 therein
                 mention'd
                 .
                 An
                 Act
                 ,
                 for
                 Banishing
                 and
                 Disenabling
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Clarenden
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 given
                 his
                 Consent
                 ,
                 by
                 Commission
                 ,
                 they
                 Adjourn'd
                 till
                 February
                 .
                 
              
               
                 
                 And
                 because
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 general
                 Complaint
                 among
                 the
                 Seamen
                 and
                 Souldiers
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 in
                 Service
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 frequently
                 constrain'd
                 to
                 give
                 money
                 ,
                 or
                 lose
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Wages
                 to
                 recover
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 therefore
                 for
                 the
                 more
                 effectual
                 Redress
                 of
                 such
                 abuses
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 were
                 ,
                 appointed
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 ,
                 to
                 receive
                 and
                 hear
                 all
                 such
                 Complaints
                 as
                 any
                 Sea-man
                 or
                 Souldier
                 should
                 make
                 of
                 any
                 Exactions
                 practis'd
                 upon
                 them
                 by
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 ,
                 Sub-Officers
                 ,
                 or
                 Clerks
                 in
                 the
                 Navy-Office
                 ,
                 or
                 Treasury-Office
                 :
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 same
                 should
                 appear
                 to
                 be
                 true
                 ,
                 Justice
                 might
                 be
                 done
                 upon
                 the
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 Satisfaction
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 dy'd
                 Mr.
                 
                   Abraham
                   Cowley
                
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 chiefest
                 Ornaments
                 of
                 this
                 Age
                 ,
                 whose
                 Immature
                 Death
                 ,
                 succeeding
                 Ages
                 will
                 lament
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 finde
                 what
                 Treasures
                 they
                 have
                 lost
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 untimely
                 Fate
                 .
                 His
                 temperate
                 Life
                 did
                 not
                 deserve
                 so
                 short
                 a
                 Period
                 :
                 But
                 Heaven
                 perhaps
                 ,
                 thought
                 he
                 had
                 done
                 enough
                 ,
                 that
                 could
                 not
                 well
                 do
                 more
                 ,
                 than
                 make
                 himself
                 Immortal
                 .
                 His
                 Body
                 was
                 convey'd
                 from
                 Wallingford-House
                 to
                 Westminster-Abbey
                 ,
                 attended
                 by
                 many
                 Persons
                 of
                 very
                 great
                 Quality
                 :
                 over
                 whose
                 Grave
                 ,
                 has
                 been
                 since
                 Erected
                 a
                 stately
                 Monument
                 ,
                 to
                 Eternize
                 his
                 Memory
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 America
                 ,
                 the
                 French
                 had
                 a
                 Design
                 upon
                 Mevis
                 ,
                 having
                 drawn
                 out
                 all
                 their
                 Forces
                 from
                 
                   Martenico
                   ,
                   Guadaloup
                
                 ,
                 and
                 St.
                 Christophers
                 ;
                 strengthen'd
                 also
                 with
                 an
                 additional
                 force
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Dutch
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 all
                 32
                 Sail
                 :
                 but
                 being
                 encountred
                 by
                 10
                 Sail
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 sent
                 by
                 Lieutenant
                 General
                 Willoughby
                 for
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 the
                 Island
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 English
                 so
                 smartly
                 Encountr'd
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 Chased
                 them
                 home
                 to
                 St.
                 Christophers
                 .
                 Upon
                 the
                 Return
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 to
                 Mevis
                 ,
                 they
                 found
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Harman
                
                 newly
                 Arriv'd
                 there
                 ,
                 with
                 seven
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Fireships
                 ,
                 who
                 understanding
                 what
                 had
                 happen'd
                 ,
                 resolv'd
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 them
                 in
                 their
                 own
                 Ports
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 did
                 so
                 effectually
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 burn'd
                 their
                 Admiral
                 ,
                 and
                 six
                 or
                 seaven
                 of
                 their
                 best
                 Ships
                 more
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 all
                 but
                 two
                 ,
                 were
                 sunk
                 ,
                 partly
                 by
                 the
                 industry
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 partly
                 by
                 the
                 Shot
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Ships
                 :
                 in
                 which
                 Service
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 lost
                 not
                 above
                 80
                 Men
                 ,
                 with
                 little
                 damage
                 to
                 their
                 Vessels
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 the
                 other
                 Indies
                 two
                 ships
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 arriv'd
                 under
                 the
                 Convoy
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Ieremy
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 been
                 cruising
                 in
                 the
                 Streights
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Summer
                 ,
                 had
                 met
                 with
                 no
                 opportunity
                 of
                 considerable
                 action
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 Dominion
                 of
                 the
                 Seas
                 .
                 However
                 ,
                 at
                 length
                 he
                 made
                 a
                 shift
                 to
                 meet
                 with
                 two
                 D●●ch
                 
                 East-Indie-Prises
                 outward
                 bound
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 brought
                 home
                 ;
                 returning
                 into
                 St.
                 
                 Hel●ens-Road
                 toward
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 September
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 did
                 the
                 Dutch
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 Triumph
                 where
                 the
                 number
                 was
                 not
                 too
                 unequal
                 ,
                 as
                 appeared
                 by
                 the
                 success
                 of
                 six
                 of
                 our
                 smaller
                 Frigats
                 ,
                 who
                 falling
                 in
                 with
                 three
                 Holland
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 of
                 42
                 ,
                 36
                 ,
                 and
                 30
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Merchant-men
                 to
                 the
                 Northward
                 ,
                 took
                 the
                 three
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Merchant-men
                 ,
                 
                 being
                 forc'd
                 to
                 quit
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 upon
                 view
                 of
                 a
                 whole
                 Squadron
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 home
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 concourse
                 of
                 very
                 many
                 persons
                 of
                 the
                 Romish
                 Religion
                 to
                 the
                 Chappels
                 of
                 St.
                 Iames
                 and
                 Somerset-house
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 gave
                 order
                 in
                 ●ouncil
                 ,
                 
                 That
                 if
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 not
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 Families
                 of
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 or
                 Queen-Mother
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 Forrein
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 should
                 repair
                 to
                 hear
                 Mass
                 or
                 perform
                 any
                 Exercises
                 of
                 the
                 Romish
                 Religion
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 severely
                 prosecuted
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 punishments
                 inflicted
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 Law
                 were
                 provided
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 discovery
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 addicted
                 to
                 Popery
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord-Keeper
                 was
                 Authoriz'd
                 to
                 issue
                 out
                 Commissions
                 of
                 
                   Dedimus
                   Potestatem
                
                 ,
                 for
                 administring
                 the
                 Oaths
                 of
                 Allegeance
                 and
                 Supremacy
                 in
                 all
                 places
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 Wales
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 already
                 granted
                 by
                 the
                 Lord-Chancellor
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 abuses
                 also
                 of
                 the
                 Company
                 of
                 Woodmongers
                 were
                 look'd
                 into
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 upon
                 frequent
                 consultations
                 thereupon
                 had
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 thought
                 fit
                 ,
                 that
                 for
                 the
                 conveniency
                 of
                 the
                 Publick
                 ,
                 their
                 Charter
                 should
                 be
                 surrender'd
                 ;
                 which
                 when
                 they
                 peremptorily
                 refus'd
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 the
                 Atturney-General
                 was
                 order'd
                 to
                 proceed
                 against
                 them
                 by
                 
                   Quo
                   Warranto
                
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Information
                 in
                 the
                 Crown-Office
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 City
                 began
                 to
                 rise
                 with
                 more
                 splendor
                 now
                 than
                 ever
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 forward
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 in
                 him
                 lay
                 ,
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 the
                 Foundation
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 Exchange
                 was
                 appointed
                 to
                 be
                 laid
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 pleased
                 to
                 be
                 present
                 and
                 assisting
                 at
                 the
                 Solemnity
                 ;
                 His
                 Majesty
                 there
                 placing
                 the
                 first
                 Stone
                 with
                 the
                 usual
                 Ceremonies
                 .
              
               
                 Not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 attended
                 with
                 several
                 persons
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 went
                 into
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 honourably
                 receiv'd
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 usual
                 Ceremonies
                 upon
                 such
                 occasions
                 ,
                 
                 laid
                 the
                 first
                 Stone
                 for
                 a
                 second
                 Pillar
                 :
                 which
                 gave
                 so
                 great
                 an
                 encouragement
                 to
                 the
                 Workmen
                 ,
                 that
                 never
                 did
                 so
                 large
                 a
                 Structure
                 go
                 on
                 with
                 greater
                 Vigour
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 remaining
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Year
                 was
                 more
                 for
                 Counsel
                 than
                 Action
                 :
                 And
                 therefore
                 the
                 King
                 ▪
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 regulating
                 affairs
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 ,
                 among
                 other
                 Important
                 parts
                 thereof
                 ,
                 taking
                 into
                 his
                 consideration
                 the
                 ways
                 and
                 methods
                 of
                 managing
                 matters
                 at
                 the
                 Council-Board
                 ,
                 establish'd
                 several
                 standing
                 Committees
                 for
                 several
                 businesses
                 ,
                 with
                 regular
                 daies
                 for
                 their
                 Assembling
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 not
                 content
                 to
                 have
                 Peace
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 to
                 shew
                 himself
                 a
                 Mediator
                 among
                 his
                 Neighbours
                 ,
                 
                 sent
                 his
                 Embassador
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 on
                 that
                 Grand
                 Errand
                 of
                 making
                 Peace
                 between
                 Spain
                 and
                 Portugal
                 ,
                 who
                 soon
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 his
                 dispatches
                 ,
                 arriv'd
                 at
                 Lisbon
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 no
                 sooner
                 had
                 had
                 his
                 Audience
                 ,
                 but
                 upon
                 the
                 resignation
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 Infanta
                 his
                 Brother
                 took
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 Scepter
                 .
                 However
                 ,
                 so
                 well
                 he
                 manag'd
                 his
                 employ
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 while
                 after
                 the
                 Articles
                 were
                 fully
                 agreed
                 on
                 between
                 the
                 two
                 Crowns
                 of
                 Spain
                 and
                 Portugal
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ratification
                 mutually
                 exchang'd
                 between
                 the
                 said
                 Embassador
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 the
                 Spanish
                 and
                 Portugueze
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 and
                 soon
                 thereupon
                 publish'd
                 both
                 at
                 Madrid
                 and
                 Lisbon
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Insolencies
                 of
                 private
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 were
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 very
                 great
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 King
                 taking
                 into
                 consideration
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 the
                 safeguard
                 and
                 protection
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Subjects
                 as
                 of
                 his
                 Allies
                 ,
                 the
                 disturbances
                 of
                 Commerce
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 diminution
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Revenues
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Ports
                 and
                 Harbours
                 ,
                 set
                 forth
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 commanding
                 an
                 inviolable
                 T●uce
                 and
                 Cessation
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Ports
                 ,
                 Havens
                 and
                 Roads
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                       
                         
                         That
                         his
                         Subjects
                         by
                         Sea
                         and
                         Land
                         should
                         do
                         their
                         utmost
                         to
                         hinder
                         the
                         roving
                         and
                         hovering
                         of
                         any
                         Men
                         of
                         War
                         neer
                         the
                         Entry
                         of
                         any
                         of
                         his
                         Ports
                         or
                         Harbours
                         .
                         That
                         if
                         any
                         Men
                         of
                         War
                         of
                         one
                         side
                         ,
                         came
                         into
                         any
                         Port
                         where
                         were
                         Merchant-men
                         of
                         another
                         party
                         ,
                         the
                         Merchant-men
                         should
                         be
                         suffer'd
                         to
                         depart
                         two
                         Tides
                         before
                         the
                         Men
                         of
                         War.
                         That
                         no
                         Privateer
                         with
                         forrein
                         Commission
                         should
                         stay
                         above
                         24
                         hours
                         in
                         any
                         of
                         his
                         Majesties
                         Ports
                         or
                         Harbours
                         .
                         That
                         none
                         of
                         his
                         Majesties
                         Subjects
                         should
                         contract
                         or
                         deal
                         with
                         any
                         forrein
                         Man
                         of
                         War.
                         That
                         no
                         Mariner
                         or
                         Officer
                         ,
                         being
                         the
                         King
                         's
                         Subject
                         ,
                         should
                         presume
                         to
                         put
                         himself
                         into
                         the
                         service
                         of
                         any
                         forrein
                         Prince
                         or
                         State.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Toward
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 this
                 Moneth
                 ,
                 the
                 Pa●●●ament
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Adjournment
                 ,
                 
                 met
                 .
                 At
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 coming
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 ,
                 directed
                 his
                 Speech
                 to
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 telling
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 made
                 a
                 League
                 Defensive
                 with
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Vnited
                   Provinces
                
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 League
                 also
                 for
                 an
                 Efficacious
                 Mediation
                 of
                 Peace
                 betwixt
                 the
                 two
                 Crowns
                 ,
                 into
                 which
                 Sweden
                 had
                 offer'd
                 to
                 enter
                 as
                 a
                 Principal
                 .
                 Then
                 putting
                 them
                 in
                 minde
                 of
                 his
                 vast
                 Expences
                 pas●
                 ,
                 and
                 necessarily
                 to
                 ensue
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 setting
                 out
                 another
                 Navy
                 ,
                 he
                 desir'd
                 their
                 speedy
                 assistance
                 with
                 Money
                 .
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 he
                 recommended
                 to
                 their
                 care
                 to
                 consider
                 of
                 a
                 course
                 how
                 to
                 beget
                 a
                 better
                 Union
                 of
                 his
                 Protestant
                 Subjects
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 Peace
                 with
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 ensued
                 the
                 Peace
                 with
                 Spain
                 ;
                 not
                 only
                 renewing
                 the
                 ancient
                 Friendship
                 ,
                 but
                 enlarging
                 the
                 Trade
                 and
                 Commerce
                 between
                 both
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 concluded
                 in
                 May
                 last
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 Moneth
                 Proclaimed
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Toward
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Moneth
                 ,
                 the
                 Count
                 
                   De
                   Dona
                
                 ,
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 from
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 arriv'd
                 at
                 London
                 ;
                 but
                 before
                 he
                 had
                 concluded
                 his
                 Negotiation
                 ,
                 died
                 in
                 May
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 Toward
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Moneth
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Temple
                
                 ,
                 Envoy
                 Extraordinary
                 from
                 his
                 Majesty
                 to
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Vnited
                   Provinces
                
                 ,
                 
                 having
                 exchanged
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 concluded
                 League
                 ,
                 concluded
                 another
                 League
                 concerning
                 Maritime
                 Affairs
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 sent
                 it
                 into
                 England
                 for
                 confirmation
                 ,
                 departed
                 from
                 Holland
                 for
                 Brussels
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 third
                 of
                 this
                 Moneth
                 was
                 Launch'd
                 that
                 Famous
                 Ship
                 ,
                 still
                 known
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 
                   Charles
                   the
                   Second
                
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Moneth
                 also
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Petition
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 in
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 was
                 issu'd
                 forth
                 ,
                 to
                 enforce
                 the
                 Laws
                 against
                 Conventicles
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 preserving
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 against
                 unlawful
                 Assemblies
                 .
                 
              
               
                 
                   Forein
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   1667.
                   
                
                 
                   A
                   Gentleman
                   of
                   Savoy
                   ,
                   having
                   his
                   Head
                   cut
                   off
                   at
                   Geneva
                   ,
                   for
                   some
                   Crime
                   committed
                   there
                   ;
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Savoy
                   did
                   so
                   exceedingly
                   resent
                   their
                   Proceedings
                   ,
                   (
                   which
                   he
                   affirm'd
                   to
                   be
                   both
                   against
                   the
                   last
                   Treaty
                   between
                   that
                   City
                   and
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   against
                   the
                   Law
                   of
                   Nations
                   )
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   resolv'd
                   to
                   employ
                   his
                   Arms
                   against
                   them
                   .
                   The
                   City
                   of
                   Geneva
                   appeal'd
                   to
                   the
                   Switzers
                   ,
                   who
                   in
                   a
                   Dyet
                   at
                   Baden
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   of
                   the
                   Roman-Catholicks
                   as
                   Protestants
                   ,
                   where
                   were
                   also
                   present
                   the
                   Embassadors
                   of
                   the
                   Emperour
                   and
                   King
                   of
                   Spain
                   ,
                   unanimously
                   resolv'd
                   to
                   give
                   their
                   Assistance
                   to
                   Geneva
                   .
                   The
                   Emperour's
                   Embassador
                   declar'd
                   the
                   like
                   in
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   his
                   Master
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   oblig'd
                   to
                   protect
                   Geneva
                   as
                   an
                   Imperial
                   City
                   ,
                   being
                   unjustly
                   assaulted
                   by
                   a
                   Prince
                   of
                   the
                   Empire
                   .
                   The
                   Spanish
                   Embassador
                   deliver'd
                   himself
                   also
                   in
                   their
                   favour
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   the
                   main
                   Affair
                   which
                   alarm'd
                   the
                   Princes
                   of
                   Europe
                   ,
                   was
                   the
                   pretension
                   which
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   made
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Spanish
                     Netherlands
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   great
                   preparations
                   to
                   get
                   the
                   possession
                   of
                   what
                   he
                   laid
                   claim
                   to
                   ,
                   by
                   force
                   of
                   Arms.
                   Castle-Rodrigo
                   represented
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   the
                   scandal
                   which
                   would
                   be
                   given
                   
                   to
                   all
                   the
                   World
                   ,
                   when
                   they
                   should
                   see
                   him
                   engaged
                   in
                   a
                   War
                   against
                   a
                   Brother
                   of
                   only
                   six
                   years
                   of
                   age
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Regency
                   subordinate
                   to
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   a
                   Testator
                   ,
                   without
                   any
                   form
                   of
                   Justice
                   ,
                   or
                   demand
                   of
                   satisfaction
                   :
                   That
                   he
                   doubted
                   not
                   but
                   the
                   Queen
                   his
                   Mistriss
                   would
                   willingly
                   refer
                   her self
                   to
                   the
                   Princes
                   of
                   the
                   Roman
                   Empire
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Crown
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   
                     Vnited
                     Provinces
                  
                   :
                   And
                   there●ore
                   left
                   it
                   to
                   his
                   consideration
                   how
                   unjust
                   it
                   would
                   be
                   to
                   attempt
                   any
                   Invasion
                   without
                   those
                   Formalities
                   and
                   Interpositions
                   which
                   the
                   Christian
                   Princes
                   had
                   always
                   observed
                   .
                
                 
                   Of
                   this
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   takes
                   little
                   notice
                   :
                   for
                   he
                   thought
                   he
                   had
                   done
                   enough
                   a
                   little
                   before
                   ,
                   by
                   his
                   Letter
                   to
                   the
                   Queen
                   of
                   Spain
                   ,
                   wherein
                   he
                   wrote
                   to
                   her
                   ,
                   that
                   she
                   could
                   not
                   but
                   know
                   the
                   right
                   which
                   the
                   Queen
                   his
                   Wife
                   had
                   to
                   several
                   Territories
                   of
                   the
                   Netherlands
                   ▪
                   which
                   she
                   knowing
                   to
                   be
                   solid
                   ,
                   had
                   desir'd
                   her
                   Majesty
                   to
                   take
                   particular
                   Cognizance
                   of
                   ,
                   and
                   do
                   her
                   Justice
                   therein
                   .
                   That
                   she
                   in
                   her
                   Answer
                   had
                   not
                   only
                   pretended
                   that
                   she
                   could
                   not
                   upon
                   any
                   consideration
                   of
                   that
                   Affair
                   enter
                   into
                   a
                   discussion
                   thereof
                   ,
                   but
                   had
                   sent
                   Orders
                   to
                   the
                   Governour
                   of
                   Flanders
                   to
                   administer
                   the
                   Oath
                   of
                   Fidelity
                   to
                   be
                   administred
                   to
                   all
                   the
                   States
                   and
                   People
                   of
                   that
                   Country
                   ;
                   which
                   being
                   an
                   absolute
                   refusal
                   of
                   doing
                   him
                   Justice
                   ,
                   had
                   put
                   him
                   upon
                   a
                   necessity
                   of
                   being
                   wanting
                   to
                   his
                   Honour
                   ,
                   to
                   himself
                   ,
                   to
                   his
                   Queen
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Dolphin
                   his
                   Son
                   ,
                   should
                   he
                   not
                   by
                   force
                   of
                   Arms
                   endeavour
                   to
                   obtain
                   that
                   reason
                   which
                   had
                   been
                   denied
                   him
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Queen
                   of
                   Spain
                   returns
                   for
                   Answer
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   could
                   not
                   be
                   ignorant
                   of
                   the
                   just
                   Rights
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   her
                   Son
                   :
                   however
                   ,
                   that
                   she
                   was
                   willing
                   to
                   enter
                   into
                   an
                   Amicable
                   Treaty
                   ,
                   wherein
                   the
                   Rights
                   of
                   her
                   Son
                   and
                   Him
                   might
                   be
                   seasonably
                   examin'd
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   Justice
                   might
                   take
                   place
                   by
                   the
                   ways
                   and
                   means
                   most
                   proper
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   not
                   liking
                   these
                   delays
                   of
                   Words
                   ,
                   falls
                   into
                   the
                   Spanish
                   Territories
                   in
                   the
                   Netherlands
                   ,
                   and
                   takes
                   
                     Tournay
                     ,
                     Doway
                     ,
                     Bergen
                  
                   St.
                   
                     Winox
                     ,
                     Courtrich
                     ,
                     Oudenard
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Lille
                   ;
                   and
                   almost
                   wholly
                   reduces
                   those
                   parts
                   under
                   his
                   Jurisdiction
                   :
                   and
                   besides
                   all
                   this
                   ,
                   he
                   defeats
                   a
                   great
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Spanish
                   Army
                   under
                   Marcin
                   ,
                   killing
                   2000
                   upon
                   the
                   place
                   ,
                   and
                   pursuing
                   the
                   rest
                   to
                   the
                   very
                   Walls
                   of
                   Damin
                   .
                
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   ,
                   he
                   sends
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Crequi
                   with
                   a
                   Body
                   of
                   8000
                   men
                   ,
                   to
                   secure
                   Alsatia
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   prevent
                   any
                   Succours
                   that
                   the
                   Emperour
                   might
                   send
                   :
                   And
                   hearing
                   that
                   his
                   Forces
                   were
                   upon
                   their
                   March
                   ,
                   commanded
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Conde
                   ,
                   as
                   Generalissimo
                   of
                   that
                   place
                   ,
                   to
                   send
                   a
                   supply
                   to
                   Crequi
                   to
                   lie
                   in
                   their
                   way
                   .
                
                 
                   Toward
                   the
                   latter
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Year
                   ,
                   he
                   fell
                   into
                   
                     Franche
                     Comte
                  
                   ,
                   where
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Conde
                   took
                   
                     Bessanson
                     ,
                     Dole
                     ,
                     Gray
                     ,
                     Besterans
                     ,
                     Rochefort
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   so
                   many
                   other
                   places
                   ,
                   that
                   by
                   the
                   latter
                   end
                   of
                   February
                   the
                   Conquest
                   of
                   that
                   place
                   was
                   wholly
                   compleated
                   .
                
                 
                   Though
                   the
                   Swedes
                   stood
                   firm
                   to
                   England
                   during
                   the
                   War
                   ,
                   yet
                   now
                   that
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   had
                   concluded
                   a
                   Peace
                   with
                   the
                   Dutch
                   ,
                   they
                   also
                   did
                   the
                   same
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   chief
                   Conditions
                   of
                   the
                   Treaty
                   were
                   ,
                   That
                   Swedeland
                   
                     should
                     give
                     up
                     all
                     their
                     pretensions
                     upon
                     account
                     of
                     the
                     Fort
                  
                   Cabo
                   Corso
                   in
                   Guiny
                   ,
                   
                     and
                     the
                     Ship
                  
                   Christina
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     That
                     the
                  
                   Swedes
                   
                     should
                     give
                     up
                     all
                     their
                     Rights
                     to
                     the
                  
                   East-Indies
                   ,
                   
                     and
                     neither
                     directly
                     nor
                     indirectly
                     sail
                     into
                     those
                     Coasts
                     upon
                     the
                     account
                     of
                     Trade
                     ;
                     For
                     which
                     the
                     King
                     of
                  
                   Sweden
                   
                     should
                     receive
                     from
                     the
                     Dutch
                     the
                     sum
                     of
                  
                   140000
                   Crowns
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Year
                   ,
                   toward
                   the
                   latter
                   end
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   died
                   Pope
                   Alexander
                   the
                   7
                   th
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   sixty
                   ninth
                   year
                   of
                   his
                   Age
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   twelfth
                   of
                   his
                   Papacy
                   .
                   In
                   his
                   place
                   ,
                   after
                   several
                   warm
                   disputes
                   ,
                   was
                   at
                   length
                   chosen
                   
                     Iulio
                     Rospigliosi
                  
                   of
                   Pistoya
                   ,
                   Secretary
                   of
                   State
                   to
                   the
                   late
                   Pope
                   deceased
                   .
                   He
                   entred
                   upon
                   the
                   Chair
                   in
                   the
                   71
                   year
                   of
                   his
                   age
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   Clement
                   the
                   ninth
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   for
                   the
                   Venetian
                   ,
                   he
                   had
                   his
                   hands
                   full
                   this
                   year
                   ,
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   Candy
                   being
                   now
                   closely
                   Besieged
                   ;
                   but
                   though
                   it
                   were
                   with
                   greater
                   numbers
                   Assaulted
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   with
                   greater
                   courage
                   all
                   this
                   year
                   defended
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Nor
                   was
                   Poland
                   free
                   from
                   the
                   Irruptions
                   of
                   the
                   Tartars
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   almost
                   defeated
                   the
                   Polish
                   General
                   Sobieskie
                   ,
                   but
                   that
                   he
                   made
                   a
                   timely
                   Peace
                   with
                   them
                   upon
                   condition
                   of
                   a
                   general
                   Oblivion
                   ,
                   release
                   of
                   Prisoners
                   on
                   both
                   sides
                   ▪
                   and
                   a
                   sum
                   of
                   Money
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   them
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1668.
                 
              
               
                 
                 TOward
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 several
                 idle
                 persons
                 in
                 and
                 about
                 the
                 City
                 being
                 got
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 abusing
                 the
                 Liberty
                 giv●n
                 'um
                 by
                 the
                 Holy-days
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 then
                 
                 Easter-week
                 ,
                 tumultuously
                 took
                 upon
                 'um
                 to
                 pull
                 down
                 Houses
                 of
                 ill
                 fame
                 about
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 former
                 practises
                 ;
                 though
                 their
                 chief
                 designe
                 was
                 to
                 Steal
                 and
                 Plunder
                 :
                 Some
                 mischief
                 they
                 did
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 intended
                 ,
                 had
                 they
                 not
                 been
                 dispers'd
                 by
                 the
                 Guards
                 of
                 Horse
                 .
                 The
                 Scandal
                 lay
                 upon
                 the
                 Prentices
                 ,
                 but
                 afterwards
                 it
                 appear'd
                 otherwise
                 .
                 Four
                 of
                 the
                 number
                 that
                 were
                 apprehended
                 ,
                 were
                 upon
                 Tryal
                 found
                 Guilty
                 ,
                 and
                 Executed
                 ,
                 two
                 of
                 their
                 Heads
                 being
                 set
                 upon
                 
                 London-Bridge
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 twelfth
                 of
                 this
                 Moneth
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 went
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 presented
                 by
                 the
                 House
                 with
                 several
                 Bills
                 ;
                 the
                 chief
                 whereof
                 was
                 one
                 for
                 the
                 raising
                 of
                 310000
                 l.
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Imposition
                 upon
                 Wines
                 and
                 other
                 Liquors
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 pass'd
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 adjourn'd
                 till
                 the
                 11
                 th
                 of
                 August
                 next
                 ensuing
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 place
                 of
                 Lord
                 Chief-Justice
                 of
                 the
                 Common-Pleas
                 being
                 vacant
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Vaughan
                
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Moneth
                 solemnly
                 Sworn
                 Serjeant
                 at
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 advanc'd
                 to
                 the
                 vacant
                 Dignity
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 took
                 his
                 place
                 accordingly
                 in
                 Court.
                 
              
               
                 
                 This
                 Moneth
                 arrived
                 News
                 ,
                 that
                 came
                 then
                 too
                 soon
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 burning
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Bridge-Town
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 chief
                 place
                 of
                 Trade
                 in
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 ;
                 the
                 Fire
                 not
                 only
                 consuming
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Houses
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 blowing
                 up
                 the
                 Magazine
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 detriment
                 of
                 the
                 publick
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 private
                 persons
                 .
                 But
                 as
                 it
                 fares
                 with
                 most
                 convenient
                 Situations
                 ,
                 all
                 hands
                 going
                 to
                 work
                 ,
                 it
                 quickly
                 flourished
                 again
                 ,
                 being
                 above
                 half
                 rebuilt
                 before
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 
                 His
                 Majesty
                 had
                 his
                 Embassadors
                 of
                 Envoys
                 in
                 most
                 other
                 parts
                 of
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 only
                 Spain
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 having
                 first
                 conferr'd
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 upon
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Godolphin
                
                 ,
                 hs
                 made
                 choice
                 of
                 him
                 to
                 reside
                 as
                 his
                 Embassador
                 in
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 ,
                 sending
                 him
                 away
                 with
                 all
                 convenient
                 speed
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 keep
                 a
                 Correspondence
                 with
                 the
                 Grand
                 Signior
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 of
                 the
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Daniel
                   Harvey
                
                 was
                 sent
                 much
                 about
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 Embassador
                 to
                 Constantinople
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 were
                 no
                 sooner
                 gone
                 ,
                 but
                 Monsieur
                 Colbert
                 arriv'd
                 at
                 London
                 ,
                 as
                 Embassador
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 
                 At
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 this
                 Moneth
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 went
                 for
                 Dover
                 ,
                 neer
                 which
                 place
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Tent
                 erected
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 he
                 took
                 the
                 usual
                 Oath
                 of
                 Warden
                 of
                 the
                 Cinque
                 Ports
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 shew
                 that
                 his
                 Majesty
                 was
                 not
                 unmindful
                 of
                 keeping
                 a
                 Watch
                 upon
                 the
                 Proceedings
                 of
                 the
                 Netherlands
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 that
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Temple
                
                 ,
                 now
                 the
                 King's
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 made
                 his
                 publick
                 Entry
                 into
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 his
                 Audience
                 of
                 the
                 Deputies
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 in
                 August
                 expected
                 the
                 Parliament
                 should
                 have
                 met
                 again
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 his
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 for
                 great
                 and
                 weighty
                 considerations
                 ,
                 adjourn'd
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 November
                 ensuing
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 November
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Resignation
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Gerrard
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Monmouth
                 receives
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 the
                 Life-guards
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 being
                 openly
                 conferrd
                 upon
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
               
                 Some
                 few
                 days
                 after
                 
                   Pietro
                   Mocenigo
                
                 ,
                 
                 Embassador
                 from
                 the
                 Republick
                 of
                 Venice
                 ,
                 made
                 his
                 publick
                 Entry
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 Audience
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 Mr.
                 Secretary
                 Maurice
                 growing
                 old
                 ,
                 and
                 ti●'d
                 with
                 State-Affairs
                 ,
                 craves
                 leave
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 resignation
                 of
                 his
                 most
                 important
                 employment
                 ;
                 which
                 being
                 consented
                 to
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Trevor
                
                 Knight
                 ▪
                 succeeded
                 him
                 ,
                 who
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 taking
                 the
                 usual
                 Oaths
                 of
                 a
                 Privy-Councellor
                 ,
                 soon
                 after
                 was
                 admitted
                 to
                 take
                 his
                 place
                 at
                 the
                 Council-board
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 was
                 the
                 King
                 less
                 careful
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 than
                 State
                 ;
                 this
                 Moneth
                 being
                 famous
                 for
                 the
                 Consecration
                 of
                 that
                 Learned
                 Prelate
                 Dr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wilkins
                
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Chester
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 the
                 Chappel
                 of
                 
                 Ely-House
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty's
                 Navy
                 ,
                 though
                 considerable
                 ,
                 had
                 done
                 little
                 else
                 but
                 shew'd
                 its
                 Grandeur
                 all
                 this
                 Summer
                 ;
                 when
                 on
                 a
                 suddain
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Allen
                
                 ,
                 being
                 dispatch'd
                 for
                 the
                 Mediterranean
                 ,
                 appears
                 before
                 Argier
                 ;
                 where
                 though
                 at
                 first
                 they
                 stood
                 upon
                 their
                 terms
                 ,
                 yet
                 when
                 they
                 saw
                 him
                 preparing
                 to
                 use
                 force
                 ,
                 their
                 Stomacks
                 began
                 to
                 come
                 down
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 immediately
                 offer'd
                 a
                 release
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Captive
                 English
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 taken
                 by
                 them
                 belonging
                 to
                 Tangier
                 .
                 They
                 also
                 agreed
                 to
                 the
                 former
                 Peace
                 made
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 them
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 additions
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 signed
                 by
                 them
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Allen
                
                 ,
                 to
                 this
                 effect
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         That
                         all
                         their
                         Captains
                         should
                         be
                         commanded
                         to
                         let
                         all
                         English
                         Vessels
                         pass
                         without
                         damage
                         or
                         molestation
                         ,
                         upon
                         their
                         shewing
                         English
                         Colours
                         .
                         If
                         in
                         any
                         Vessel
                         the
                         English
                         were
                         equal
                         to
                         the
                         Strangers
                         ,
                         then
                         they
                         should
                         be
                         free
                         ;
                         if
                         the
                         Strangers
                         exceeded
                         the
                         English
                         ,
                         then
                         Lawful
                         Prize
                         ;
                         however
                         ,
                         if
                         they
                         shew'd
                         an
                         English
                         Pass
                         ,
                         to
                         be
                         let
                         go
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         none
                         of
                         their
                         little
                         Frigats
                         with
                         Oars
                         shall
                         stop
                         any
                         Vessel
                         laden
                         with
                         Provisions
                         or
                         Ammunition
                         for
                         Tang●er
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         they
                         shall
                         not
                         deliver
                         any
                         of
                         their
                         little
                         Frigats
                         with
                         Oars
                         to
                         any
                         of
                         the
                         
                         Salley-men
                         to
                         make
                         use
                         of
                         .
                      
                       
                         That
                         if
                         any
                         of
                         their
                         little
                         Vessels
                         intended
                         for
                         Tangier
                         ,
                         they
                         should
                         take
                         a
                         Pass
                         from
                         the
                         English
                         Consul
                         at
                         Argier
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 From
                 thence
                 he
                 sail'd
                 for
                 Tripoli
                 ,
                 at
                 whose
                 appearance
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 sent
                 out
                 a
                 Brigantine
                 and
                 a
                 Favourite
                 of
                 his
                 to
                 bid
                 him
                 welcome
                 ,
                 assuring
                 him
                 of
                 his
                 readiness
                 to
                 keep
                 and
                 maintain
                 the
                 ancient
                 Friendship
                 ,
                 and
                 continue
                 the
                 Articles
                 already
                 agreed
                 on
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 adjourn'd
                 themselves
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 were
                 about
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 this
                 Moneth
                 by
                 the
                 King's
                 Proclamation
                 Prorogu'd
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 many
                 ;
                 weighty
                 and
                 urgent
                 reasons
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 October
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Births
                 of
                 Princes
                 and
                 Princesses
                 ,
                 oftentimes
                 the
                 subjects
                 of
                 Great
                 Histories
                 ,
                 are
                 never
                 to
                 be
                 omitted
                 :
                 
                 Therefore
                 was
                 this
                 Moneth
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 signalized
                 ,
                 seeing
                 the
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 York
                 was
                 about
                 the
                 middle
                 thereof
                 deliver'd
                 of
                 a
                 Daughter
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 Baptized
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 Henrietta
                 by
                 the
                 Arch-Bishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ;
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 assisting
                 as
                 Godfather
                 ,
                 the
                 Marchioness
                 of
                 Dorchester
                 and
                 the
                 Countess
                 of
                 Devonshire
                 being
                 honour'd
                 for
                 Godmothers
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 in
                 testimonie
                 of
                 his
                 Amity
                 with
                 Spain
                 ,
                 
                 had
                 sent
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Sprague
                
                 as
                 his
                 Envoy
                 to
                 complement
                 the
                 Constable
                 o●
                 Castile
                 upon
                 his
                 Entry
                 upon
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Netherlands
                 ;
                 who
                 having
                 perform'd
                 what
                 he
                 had
                 in
                 charge
                 ,
                 return'd
                 at
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Moneth
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 which
                 compleated
                 the
                 double
                 date
                 of
                 this
                 Year
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 the
                 coming
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Tuscany
                 to
                 compleat
                 his
                 Travels
                 by
                 a
                 view
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 where
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 magnificently
                 Treated
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 ,
                 both
                 at
                 London
                 and
                 Windsor
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 many
                 other
                 Cities
                 and
                 places
                 ,
                 by
                 several
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 and
                 persons
                 of
                 Quality
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 he
                 departed
                 for
                 Holland
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 his
                 own
                 Country
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   Forrein
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   1668.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Differences
                   at
                   Avignon
                   being
                   compos'd
                   ,
                   the
                   Citizens
                   sent
                   two
                   Embassadors
                   ,
                   one
                   on
                   the
                   behalf
                   of
                   the
                   Nobility
                   ,
                   the
                   other
                   of
                   the
                   Commonalty
                   ,
                   to
                   Rome
                   ;
                   who
                   being
                   admitted
                   into
                   the
                   presence
                   of
                   the
                   Pope
                   ,
                   sware
                   F●alty
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   after
                   the
                   usual
                   manner
                   ;
                   and
                   shew'd
                   their
                   great
                   Satisfaction
                   of
                   the
                   choise
                   which
                   the
                   Pope
                   had
                   made
                   of
                   Cardinal
                   Rospigliosi
                   his
                   Nephew
                   to
                   Reside
                   there
                   ,
                   as
                   his
                   Legate
                   .
                
                 
                   France
                   may
                   be
                   thought
                   to
                   have
                   no
                   kindness
                   for
                   the
                   Jesuits
                   ;
                   however
                   ,
                   the
                   most
                   Christian
                   King
                   could
                   not
                   be
                   said
                   to
                   do
                   amiss
                   ,
                   not
                   to
                   let
                   'um
                   Triumph
                   over
                   their
                   Superiors
                   :
                   for
                   Complaint
                   being
                   made
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Jesuits
                   in
                   the
                   Diocess
                   of
                   Fambers
                   had
                   refus'd
                   to
                   give
                   Obedience
                   to
                   the
                   Bishop
                   of
                   that
                   Diocess
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   gave
                   leave
                   to
                   the
                   Bishop
                   to
                   proceed
                   against
                   them
                   by
                   Excommunication
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Priviledges
                   of
                   the
                   Gallicane
                   Church
                   :
                   whereupon
                   ,
                   the
                   Bishop
                   suspended
                   them
                   from
                   all
                   their
                   Functions
                   ,
                   forbidding
                   them
                   to
                   Preach
                   ,
                   Teach
                   ,
                   or
                   Confess
                   any
                   person
                   ,
                   within
                   the
                   Territories
                   of
                   his
                   Diocess
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   being
                   now
                   Master
                   of
                   several
                   Towns
                   of
                   Flanders
                   ,
                   late
                   under
                   the
                   Jurisdiction
                   of
                   the
                   Spaniards
                   ,
                   and
                   having
                   totally
                   reduc'd
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Burgundy
                   under
                   his
                   Subjection
                   ;
                   of
                   which
                   ,
                   in
                   favour
                   of
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Conde
                   ,
                   he
                   immediately
                   granted
                   two
                   Reversions
                   ,
                   one
                   to
                   the
                   Duke
                   
                     D'
                     Enguien
                  
                   Son
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Prince
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   other
                   to
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Bourbon
                   his
                   Grand-Child
                   ;
                   thought
                   it
                   convenient
                   to
                   listen
                   to
                   the
                   Mediation
                   then
                   proffer'd
                   by
                   several
                   Princes
                   of
                   Europe
                   ;
                   chiefly
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   States
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Vnited
                     Netherlands
                  
                   :
                   so
                   that
                   a
                   Treaty
                   was
                   concluded
                   upon
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Aix
                     la
                     Chapelle
                  
                   appointed
                   the
                   Place
                   for
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   to
                   meet
                   in
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   mean
                   time
                   ,
                   while
                   the
                   Spaniards
                   lay
                   upon
                   their
                   Demurs
                   ,
                   a
                   League
                   was
                   Concluded
                   by
                   the
                   Mediation
                   of
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Sandwich
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Englands
                   Embassador
                   at
                   Lisbon
                   ,
                   between
                   the
                   two
                   Crowns
                   of
                   Spain
                   and
                   Portugal
                   ;
                   a
                   League
                   of
                   sincere
                   and
                   perpetual
                   Peace
                   ,
                   containing
                   a
                   Release
                   of
                   Prisoners
                   ,
                   Nullity
                   of
                   Confiscations
                   ,
                   Freedom
                   of
                   Commerce
                   ;
                   and
                   such
                   other
                   Usual
                   Articles
                   :
                   which
                   were
                   in
                   Six
                   Months
                   after
                   Publication
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   Confirm'd
                   and
                   Ratifi'd
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Great
                   Britain
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   now
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   the
                   General
                   Design
                   of
                   Europe
                   were
                   Peace
                   ,
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   meet
                   at
                   
                     Aix
                     la
                     Chapelle
                  
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Temple
                  
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   Dutch
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Beverning
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   French
                   ,
                   Monsieur
                   Colbert
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Spain
                   ,
                   the
                   Baron
                   of
                   Bergeick
                   ;
                   who
                   having
                   some
                   time
                   before
                   Sign'd
                   Provisional
                   Articles
                   ,
                   in
                   order
                   to
                   a
                   final
                   Conclusion
                   ,
                   whereby
                   a
                   suspension
                   of
                   Arms
                   was
                   granted
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   March
                   of
                   the
                   French
                   Army
                   Countermanded
                   ;
                   at
                   length
                   ,
                   fell
                   seriously
                   to
                   their
                   Work
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   by
                   the
                   second
                   of
                   May
                   ,
                   the
                   Articles
                   of
                   General
                   Peace
                   were
                   sign'd
                   by
                   the
                   Plenipotentiaries
                   of
                   both
                   Kings
                   ;
                   and
                   afterwards
                   ,
                   Proclaim'd
                   through
                   all
                   the
                   Chief
                   places
                   of
                   
                     France
                     ,
                     Spain
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Flanders
                   ;
                   to
                   the
                   general
                   content
                   of
                   Europe
                   ,
                   and
                   satisfaction
                   of
                   the
                   Mediators
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   notwithstanding
                   this
                   fair
                   Peace
                   ,
                   the
                   Spaniards
                   did
                   not
                   like
                   the
                   Neighbourhood
                   of
                   the
                   French
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   would
                   have
                   made
                   an
                   Exchange
                   of
                   some
                   other
                   Territories
                   of
                   theirs
                   lying
                   farther
                   off
                   ,
                   for
                   that
                   o●
                   
                     Fr●nche
                     Com●e
                  
                   .
                   On
                   the
                   otherside
                   ,
                   the
                   French
                   not
                   satisfi'd
                   with
                   what
                   they
                   had
                   got
                   ,
                   Claim'd
                   several
                   Towns
                   ,
                   as
                   dependencies
                   upon
                   their
                   late
                   Conquests
                   ;
                   as
                   the
                   Towns
                   of
                   
                     Conde
                     ,
                     Newport
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   places
                   .
                   Hereupon
                   ,
                   to
                   end
                   these
                   differences
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   settle
                   the
                   bounds
                   of
                   the
                   French
                   Jurisdiction
                   ,
                   Commissioners
                   are
                   appointed
                   to
                   meet
                   at
                   Lille
                   :
                   but
                   they
                   determine
                   nothing
                   :
                   upon
                   which
                   ,
                   the
                   French
                   King
                   makes
                   a
                   positive
                   demand
                   of
                   all
                   that
                   he
                   Challeng'd
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Spaniards
                   Order
                   the
                   several
                   Commanders
                   to
                   have
                   a
                   care
                   of
                   the
                   Defence
                   of
                   their
                   several
                   Charges
                   .
                   In
                   which
                   posture
                   ,
                   we
                   leave
                   'um
                   hatching
                   new
                   Discords
                   for
                   this
                   Year
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Leaving
                   these
                   great
                   Actors
                   upon
                   the
                   Stage
                   of
                   the
                   World
                   ,
                   we
                   are
                   coming
                   to
                   one
                   who
                   is
                   making
                   his
                   Exit
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Poland
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   the
                   Year
                   ,
                   had
                   signifi●●
                   to
                   the
                   publick
                   Dyet
                   of
                   that
                   Kingdom
                   his
                   Resolution
                   to
                   make
                   a
                   Resignation
                   :
                   many
                   applications
                   were
                   made
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   whether
                   Real
                   ,
                   or
                   out
                   of
                   Ceremony
                   ,
                   not
                   here
                   to
                   be
                   determin'd
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   would
                   please
                   to
                   change
                   his
                   purpose
                   ;
                   and
                   some
                   other
                   delays
                   happen'd
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   a
                   matter
                   of
                   so
                   great
                   importance
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   the
                   Ceremony
                   was
                   not
                   perform'd
                   till
                   September
                   ;
                   at
                   which
                   time
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   appearing
                   in
                   the
                   publick
                   Assembly
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   a
                   pathetick
                   Speech
                   insisting
                   on
                   his
                   misfortune
                   to
                   meet
                   with
                   such
                   bad
                   times
                   ,
                   and
                   desiring
                   pardon
                   for
                   what
                   had
                   been
                   done
                   amiss
                   during
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   his
                   Raign
                   ,
                   departed
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Assembly
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   his
                   own
                   Coach
                   ,
                   leaving
                   the
                   Castle
                   ,
                   went
                   to
                   a
                   private
                   House
                   he
                   had
                   in
                   the
                   City
                   .
                   The
                   Nobility
                   would
                   have
                   attended
                   him
                   ,
                   but
                   he
                   refus'd
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   there
                   were
                   enough
                   that
                   ardently
                   coveted
                   what
                   he
                   had
                   so
                   calmly
                   forsaken
                   .
                   The
                   Duke
                   of
                   Muscovy
                   was
                   urgent
                   for
                   his
                   own
                   Son
                   :
                   The
                   Emperour
                   for
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Lorrain
                   :
                   And
                   the
                   French
                   King
                   for
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Newburg
                   ,
                   a
                   Creature
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   Pole
                   refus'd
                   all
                   ,
                   but
                   more
                   especially
                   the
                   French
                   ,
                   whose
                   Embassador
                   ,
                   the
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Bezieres
                   ,
                   they
                   would
                   not
                   endure
                   should
                   stay
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   to
                   have
                   any
                   finger
                   in
                   the
                   Election
                   :
                   Nor
                   was
                   any
                   thing
                   this
                   Year
                   concluded
                   .
                   In
                   Holland
                   ,
                   Monsieur
                   Cari●ius
                   put
                   a
                   very
                   hard
                   Riddle
                   to
                   the
                   States
                   ,
                   When
                   they
                   would
                   be
                   pleas'd
                   to
                   pay
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Denmark
                   ,
                   several
                   sums
                   of
                   Money
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   pretended
                   to
                   be
                   due
                   upon
                   Promise
                   ;
                   particularly
                   ,
                   400000
                   Rixdollars
                   from
                   the
                   States
                   of
                   Holland
                   ,
                   and
                   14000
                   from
                   those
                   of
                   Amsterdam
                   .
                   This
                   Question
                   occasion'd
                   many
                   Debates
                   and
                   Conferences
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   at
                   length
                   put
                   to
                   the
                   Arbitration
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   for
                   varieties
                   sake
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   shew
                   there
                   was
                   some
                   Justice
                   at
                   Rome
                   ,
                   I
                   must
                   not
                   omit
                   an
                   Act
                   of
                   the
                   Pope
                   at
                   this
                   time
                   raigning
                   :
                   A
                   Complaint
                   being
                   Exhibited
                   to
                   his
                   Holiness
                   ,
                   by
                   a
                   person
                   of
                   Tivoli
                   ,
                   that
                   whereas
                   he
                   had
                   liv'd
                   several
                   years
                   with
                   his
                   Mother
                   ,
                   with
                   great
                   content
                   and
                   satisfaction
                   ,
                   upon
                   an
                   Estate
                   of
                   1500
                   Dollars
                   
                     per
                     Annum
                  
                   ;
                   His
                   Mother
                   falling
                   sick
                   ,
                   was
                   during
                   her
                   sickness
                   so
                   far
                   prevail'd
                   upon
                   by
                   a
                   Jesuit
                   ,
                   her
                   Confessor
                   ,
                   that
                   she
                   had
                   by
                   Will
                   given
                   away
                   all
                   the
                   Estate
                   to
                   the
                   Order
                   ,
                   not
                   reserving
                   any
                   thing
                   for
                   the
                   subsistance
                   of
                   him
                   (
                   her
                   Son
                   )
                   .
                   The
                   Pope
                   extreamly
                   dissatisfi'd
                   with
                   this
                   Complaint
                   ,
                   sent
                   for
                   his
                   own
                   Confessor
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   very
                   severe
                   Language
                   commanded
                   him
                   to
                   finde
                   out
                   the
                   General
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   his
                   Name
                   to
                   require
                   him
                   to
                   write
                   to
                   the
                   Superior
                   at
                   Tivoli
                   to
                   restore
                   the
                   Petitioner
                   his
                   Land
                   again
                   .
                
                 
                   Nor
                   must
                   we
                   omit
                   ,
                   now
                   we
                   are
                   at
                   Rome
                   ,
                   the
                   Canonization
                   of
                   an
                   American
                   Virgin
                   ,
                   named
                   Rosa
                   ,
                   a
                   Nun
                   in
                   a
                   Covent
                   of
                   St.
                   Dominick
                   :
                   For
                   every
                   body
                   in
                   England
                   does
                   not
                   understand
                   ,
                   what
                   a
                   glorious
                   thing
                   it
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   a
                   Saint
                   .
                   The
                   Church
                   was
                   hung
                   with
                   Tapistry
                   ,
                   and
                   Inscriptions
                   ,
                   in
                   honour
                   of
                   the
                   New
                   Saint
                   ;
                   on
                   the
                   Altar
                   stood
                   her
                   Image
                   ;
                   and
                   about
                   it
                   ,
                   the
                   Arms
                   of
                   the
                   Pope
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Spain
                   ,
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Peru
                   ,
                   and
                   this
                   Religious
                   Dominican
                   .
                   During
                   the
                   
                     Te
                     Deum
                  
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Cannons
                   of
                   St.
                   Peters
                   Church
                   was
                   fir'd
                   ,
                   a
                   great
                   number
                   of
                   Drums
                   and
                   Trumpets
                   sounding
                   ,
                   and
                   several
                   Vollies
                   of
                   shot
                   given
                   by
                   a
                   Squadron
                   of
                   Germans
                   ,
                   drawn
                   up
                   neer
                   the
                   Church
                   .
                   After
                   which
                   ,
                   a
                   solemn
                   Mass
                   was
                   sung
                   ,
                   by
                   six
                   Quires
                   of
                   Musick
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   Afternoon
                   ,
                   the
                   Pope
                   heard
                   Vespers
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Church
                   ,
                   present
                   several
                   Cardinals
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Embassadors
                   and
                   Ministers
                   of
                   Forrein
                   Princes
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Evening
                   spent
                   in
                   Lights
                   and
                   Fire-works
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Venetians
                   are
                   busied
                   for
                   the
                   defence
                   of
                   their
                   Candia
                   ;
                   and
                   by
                   the
                   Assistance
                   of
                   the
                   French
                   ,
                   hold
                   the
                   Turk
                   hard
                   to
                   it
                   ,
                   this
                   year
                   ;
                   besides
                   that
                   their
                   Admiral
                   Morosini
                   ,
                   with
                   Twenty
                   five
                   Gallies
                   ,
                   some
                   few
                   Galliasses
                   ,
                   and
                   several
                   Fireships
                   ,
                   engaging
                   above
                   One
                   hundred
                   of
                   the
                   Turks
                   Gallies
                   ,
                   with
                   Sixty
                   Saicks
                   ,
                   burnt
                   ,
                   sunk
                   and
                   took
                   the
                   greatest
                   part
                   of
                   them
                   ;
                   among
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   his
                   Prisoners
                   ,
                   Two
                   Bashaws
                   ,
                   with
                   six
                   Months
                   Provision
                   and
                   Ammunition
                   for
                   supply
                   of
                   the
                   Besiegers
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   The
                   success
                   of
                   Gayland
                   ,
                   an
                   Enemy
                   of
                   the
                   English
                   ,
                   must
                   not
                   be
                   omitted
                   ;
                   who
                   being
                   at
                   Argilla
                   ,
                   and
                   hearing
                   of
                   a
                   great
                   Defeat
                   given
                   by
                   Taffalette
                   to
                   
                     Ben
                     Buker
                  
                   ,
                   wherein
                   
                     Ben
                     Buker
                  
                   himself
                   was
                   taken
                   Prisoner
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   there
                   was
                   little
                   hopes
                   of
                   getting
                   another
                   Army
                   into
                   the
                   Field
                   to
                   oppose
                   the
                   Conquerour
                   ;
                   and
                   finding
                   how
                   the
                   ill
                   news
                   work'd
                   upon
                   his
                   own
                   people
                   ,
                   who
                   began
                   to
                   threaten
                   to
                   desert
                   him
                   unless
                   their
                   wants
                   were
                   supplied
                   ;
                   he
                   got
                   out
                   of
                   Argilla
                   with
                   300
                   men
                   ,
                   and
                   Transported
                   himself
                   for
                   Argier
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   At
                   this
                   time
                   ,
                   about
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Portugal
                   ,
                   having
                   caus'd
                   his
                   Brother
                   the
                   King
                   to
                   resigne
                   ,
                   married
                   the
                   Queen
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   by
                   the
                   three
                   Estates
                   of
                   that
                   Kingdom
                   confirm'd
                   in
                   his
                   Regency
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   a
                   solemn
                   manner
                   they
                   swore
                   Obedience
                   to
                   him
                   accordingly
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   though
                   all
                   things
                   went
                   well
                   at
                   home
                   on
                   the
                   French
                   side
                   ,
                   yet
                   they
                   had
                   not
                   the
                   success
                   which
                   they
                   promis'd
                   themselves
                   at
                   Madagascar
                   ,
                   where
                   by
                   engaging
                   themselves
                   in
                   other
                   peoples
                   Quarrels
                   ,
                   they
                   not
                   onely
                   lost
                   many
                   Men
                   ,
                   but
                   carrying
                   themselves
                   too
                   high
                   and
                   imperious
                   ,
                   and
                   forcing
                   the
                   Inhabitants
                   to
                   carry
                   their
                   Arms
                   for
                   them
                   ,
                   the
                   Natives
                   taking
                   hold
                   of
                   the
                   opportunity
                   ,
                   fell
                   so
                   heartily
                   upon
                   their
                   new
                   Lords
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   destroy'd
                   the
                   greatest
                   part
                   of
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   Queen
                   Christina
                   ,
                   having
                   disintrigu'd
                   her self
                   out
                   of
                   these
                   Hurly-burlies
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   latter
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   Year
                   arriv'd
                   at
                   Rome
                   ,
                   where
                   her
                   entertainment
                   was
                   Pompous
                   and
                   Magnificent
                   :
                   Nor
                   did
                   the
                   Pope
                   himself
                   the
                   next
                   day
                   disdain
                   to
                   give
                   her
                   a
                   visit
                   in
                   his
                   own
                   proper
                   person
                   ,
                   glad
                   no
                   question
                   of
                   so
                   Eminent
                   a
                   Proselyte
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1669.
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 25
                 th
                 of
                 March
                 being
                 past
                 ,
                 the
                 Year
                 1669
                 begins
                 .
                 A
                 Year
                 wherein
                 there
                 could
                 be
                 nothing
                 more
                 calm
                 and
                 quiet
                 than
                 the
                 surface
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 had
                 not
                 the
                 future
                 effects
                 of
                 its
                 silent
                 contrivances
                 made
                 it
                 appear
                 ,
                 that
                 though
                 action
                 fail'd
                 ,
                 't
                 was
                 busie
                 enough
                 in
                 Council
                 .
                 Therefore
                 Envoys
                 and
                 Embassadors
                 were
                 frequently
                 employed
                 ,
                 a
                 most
                 certain
                 Prognostick
                 of
                 active
                 designes
                 .
              
               
                 
                 About
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Year
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carlisle
                 was
                 sent
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 to
                 Sweden
                 .
                 While
                 he
                 repos'd
                 himself
                 in
                 Copenhagen
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 Court
                 he
                 was
                 well
                 known
                 ,
                 he
                 receiv'd
                 a
                 Letter
                 sent
                 after
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 in
                 return
                 of
                 a
                 very
                 obliging
                 Letter
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 ;
                 with
                 the
                 receipt
                 whereof
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 was
                 so
                 well
                 satisfied
                 and
                 pleased
                 ,
                 that
                 at
                 the
                 seasonable
                 instance
                 of
                 his
                 Lordship
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 pleas'd
                 to
                 cause
                 his
                 Orders
                 to
                 be
                 dispers'd
                 to
                 all
                 his
                 Ports
                 ,
                 particularly
                 to
                 his
                 Custom-places
                 and
                 Havens
                 in
                 Norway
                 ,
                 for
                 restoring
                 the
                 Engish
                 Trading
                 to
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Kingdom
                 or
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 priviledges
                 which
                 they
                 formerly
                 enjoy'd
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Treaty
                 concluded
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 1660.
                 
              
               
                 Being
                 arriv'd
                 in
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 among
                 other
                 Transactions
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 a
                 private
                 Audience
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 he
                 presented
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 with
                 the
                 little
                 George
                 ,
                 worn
                 by
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ;
                 
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 received
                 with
                 great
                 expressions
                 of
                 joy
                 ;
                 being
                 after
                 that
                 ,
                 solemnly
                 and
                 publickly
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 particular
                 Commission
                 ,
                 presented
                 and
                 invested
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Earl
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 peculiar
                 Habits
                 and
                 Ornaments
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Order
                 .
              
               
                 Other
                 Embassadors
                 were
                 sent
                 to
                 other
                 parts
                 ;
                 as
                 Mr.
                 Montague
                 Extraordinary
                 for
                 France
                 ;
                 Sir
                 
                   Peter
                   Wyche
                
                 for
                 Muscovy
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Winchelsey
                 return'd
                 from
                 his
                 Embassie
                 at
                 Constantinople
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 can
                 History
                 be
                 so
                 ungrateful
                 to
                 Learning
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 bury
                 in
                 silence
                 the
                 Honour
                 due
                 to
                 its
                 most
                 bountiful
                 advancers
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 therefore
                 this
                 Year
                 that
                 the
                 University
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 being
                 assembled
                 in
                 a
                 full
                 Body
                 ,
                 went
                 to
                 take
                 possession
                 of
                 
                 the
                 
                   New
                   Theatre
                
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 magnificent
                 gift
                 of
                 Dr.
                 Sheldon
                 Arch-Bishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ;
                 where
                 after
                 the
                 reading
                 his
                 Grace's
                 Grant
                 by
                 the
                 Register
                 of
                 the
                 University
                 ,
                 Dr.
                 South
                 the
                 University-Orator
                 made
                 a
                 Speech
                 sutable
                 to
                 the
                 occasion
                 .
                 After
                 which
                 ,
                 several
                 Panegyricks
                 were
                 pronounc'd
                 in
                 Prose
                 and
                 Verse
                 ;
                 concluding
                 the
                 Ceremony
                 with
                 several
                 sorts
                 〈◊〉
                 Musick
                 both
                 Vocal
                 and
                 Instrumental
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 King's
                 Ears
                 the
                 discords
                 of
                 Schism
                 were
                 more
                 unpleasing
                 :
                 
                 for
                 now
                 from
                 several
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 came
                 several
                 Informations
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 who
                 separated
                 themselves
                 from
                 the
                 established
                 Worship
                 ,
                 met
                 in
                 greater
                 numbers
                 than
                 formerly
                 ,
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 degree
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 endanger
                 the
                 publick
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 greatly
                 to
                 the
                 contempt
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Indulgence
                 to
                 Tender
                 Consciences
                 ;
                 which
                 forc'd
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 issue
                 out
                 his
                 Proclamation
                 for
                 the
                 suppressing
                 of
                 such
                 Meetings
                 ,
                 by
                 putting
                 the
                 Laws
                 in
                 execution
                 ,
                 and
                 proceeding
                 particularly
                 against
                 the
                 Preachers
                 .
              
               
                 Learning
                 always
                 deserves
                 an
                 honourable
                 Mecaenas
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 Arch-Bishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 having
                 upon
                 satisfactory
                 reasons
                 refus'd
                 the
                 Vice-Chancellorship
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 
                 Dr.
                 Fell
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 Convocation
                 meeting
                 at
                 
                 Worcester-house
                 ,
                 Install'd
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 Chancellor
                 of
                 that
                 University
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 now
                 diverting
                 himself
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 
                   New
                   Forest
                
                 in
                 Hampshire
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 both
                 receiv'd
                 an
                 express
                 of
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 their
                 Mother
                 the
                 Queen
                 Dowager
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 upon
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 August
                 at
                 Col●mbe
                 ,
                 
                 after
                 a
                 long
                 Indisposition
                 and
                 decay
                 of
                 Health
                 :
                 which
                 made
                 them
                 both
                 repair
                 with
                 all
                 speed
                 to
                 Hampton-court
                 .
                 Her
                 body
                 was
                 for
                 some
                 time
                 expos'd
                 with
                 usual
                 Ceremonies
                 in
                 the
                 Gallery
                 of
                 St.
                 Columbes
                 ;
                 after
                 which
                 ,
                 her
                 Heart
                 was
                 in
                 a
                 Silver-Vessel
                 ,
                 inscrib'd
                 with
                 her
                 Name
                 and
                 Title
                 ,
                 carried
                 to
                 the
                 Monastery
                 of
                 Chaliot
                 .
                 Her
                 Body
                 was
                 carried
                 to
                 St.
                 Denīs
                 ,
                 and
                 plac'd
                 in
                 a
                 Chappel
                 behinde
                 the
                 Quire.
                 In
                 November
                 following
                 ,
                 she
                 was
                 buried
                 after
                 the
                 Form
                 and
                 Magnificence
                 which
                 was
                 formerly
                 used
                 at
                 the
                 Funeral
                 of
                 the
                 Queen-Mother
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Moneth
                 brought
                 us
                 news
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Enemy
                 was
                 more
                 than
                 ordinarily
                 busie
                 about
                 Tangier
                 ,
                 appearing
                 often
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 great
                 numbers
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 Horse
                 and
                 Foot.
                 
                 They
                 laid
                 two
                 considerable
                 Ambushes
                 to
                 have
                 sur●riz'd
                 the
                 Garrison
                 ;
                 but
                 one
                 was
                 discovered
                 by
                 the
                 Sentinels
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 by
                 the
                 barking
                 of
                 Dogs
                 ,
                 purposely
                 kept
                 there
                 by
                 the
                 People
                 and
                 Souldiers
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 means
                 they
                 were
                 beaten
                 off
                 with
                 considerable
                 loss
                 .
                 This
                 not
                 taking
                 effect
                 ,
                 they
                 appeared
                 next
                 day
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 a
                 smart
                 dispute
                 for
                 an
                 hour
                 ,
                 but
                 were
                 thence
                 also
                 forc'd
                 to
                 retire
                 ,
                 much
                 to
                 their
                 disadvantage
                 .
                 This
                 made
                 them
                 quiet
                 for
                 some
                 time
                 ,
                 when
                 on
                 a
                 suddain
                 they
                 again
                 shew'd
                 themselves
                 behinde
                 a
                 Hill
                 ,
                 neer
                 a
                 Fort
                 call'd
                 
                 Iames's
                 Fort
                 ;
                 here
                 as
                 the
                 Onset
                 was
                 powerful
                 ,
                 so
                 they
                 met
                 with
                 equal
                 resistance
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 courage
                 so
                 much
                 superiour
                 ,
                 as
                 quickly
                 forc'd
                 'um
                 to
                 leave
                 the
                 Enterprize
                 and
                 many
                 of
                 their
                 men
                 behinde
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 only
                 of
                 one
                 Corporal
                 :
                 which
                 this
                 Year
                 ended
                 all
                 the
                 trouble
                 of
                 that
                 Garrison
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 had
                 been
                 some
                 time
                 since
                 call'd
                 out
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 who
                 thereupon
                 left
                 his
                 Son
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ossory
                 to
                 command
                 in
                 his
                 room
                 :
                 But
                 now
                 to
                 take
                 the
                 charge
                 from-both
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Roberts
                 arrives
                 at
                 Dublin
                 .
                 Upon
                 the
                 news
                 of
                 this
                 change
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 the
                 Provost
                 of
                 the
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 the
                 Dean
                 of
                 Christ-Church
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Clergy
                 attended
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ossory
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 one
                 acknowledged
                 the
                 many
                 benefits
                 which
                 the
                 City
                 had
                 received
                 from
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 and
                 himself
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 the
                 many
                 benefits
                 which
                 the
                 Church
                 had
                 enjoy'd
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 their
                 good
                 Examples
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 plentiful
                 provision
                 made
                 them
                 by
                 the
                 Clergy
                 .
                 The
                 reception
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 Lord-Deputy
                 was
                 intended
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 made
                 with
                 much
                 State
                 and
                 Solemnity
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 waving
                 those
                 publick
                 Honours
                 ,
                 met
                 the
                 Lord-Deputy
                 and
                 the
                 Council
                 at
                 the
                 Council-Chamber
                 the
                 same
                 Evening
                 after
                 his
                 arrival
                 ,
                 where
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 taken
                 the
                 usual
                 Oath
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord-Deputy
                 deliver'd
                 him
                 the
                 Sword.
                 He
                 was
                 no
                 fooner
                 enter'd
                 upon
                 his
                 Government
                 .
                 but
                 he
                 issu'd
                 out
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 commanding
                 
                 all
                 Governors
                 and
                 Officers
                 to
                 repair
                 to
                 their
                 several
                 Charges
                 and
                 Duties
                 ,
                 not
                 admitting
                 any
                 disp●nsation
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 .
              
               
                 
                 London
                 had
                 long
                 layn
                 in
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Confluence
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 World
                 had
                 been
                 as
                 long
                 confin'd
                 within
                 the
                 narrow
                 limits
                 of
                 a
                 Colledge-Court
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 again
                 the
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 to
                 their
                 great
                 satisfaction
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 lasting
                 Merits
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Turner
                
                 then
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 whose
                 ind●●a●igable
                 pa●●
                 and
                 zeal
                 was
                 Eminent
                 in
                 advancing
                 and
                 forwarding
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 Work
                 ,
                 met
                 in
                 the
                 Royal
                 Exchange
                 ;
                 a
                 Fabrick
                 equal
                 to
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 the
                 Undertakers
                 ,
                 and
                 holding
                 a
                 true
                 proportion
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Goodly
                 Buildings
                 of
                 the
                 Reviving
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 
                 But
                 now
                 men
                 began
                 to
                 listen
                 after
                 things
                 a
                 higher
                 Nature
                 ,
                 seeing
                 both
                 Houses
                 of
                 Parliament
                 again
                 Assembled
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 19th
                 of
                 October
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 in
                 a
                 Speech
                 acquainted
                 them
                 
                   With
                   his
                   joy
                   to
                   see
                   them
                   at
                   that
                   time
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   hopes
                   he
                   had
                   of
                   a
                   happy
                   meeting
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   promis'd
                   himself
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   great
                   experience
                   he
                   had
                   of
                   their
                   Affection
                   and
                   Loyalty
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   he
                   did
                   not
                   doubt
                   the
                   Continuance
                   ;
                   briefly
                   minding
                   them
                   of
                   his
                   Debts
                   ,
                   which
                   though
                   pressing
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   unwilling
                   to
                   call
                   for
                   their
                   Assistance
                   till
                   this
                   time
                   :
                   acquain●ing
                   them
                   also
                   ,
                   that
                   what
                   they
                   last
                   gave
                   ,
                   was
                   wholly
                   apply'd
                   to
                   the
                   Navy
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   Extraordinary
                   Fleet
                   for
                   which
                   it
                   was
                   intended
                   :
                   desiring
                   they
                   would
                   now
                   take
                   his
                   Debts
                   effectually
                   into
                   their
                   Consideration
                   .
                
                 Afterwards
                 ,
                 hinting
                 to
                 them
                 
                   a
                   Proposal
                   of
                   great
                   Importance
                   ,
                   concerning
                   the
                   Vniting
                   of
                
                 England
                 and
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 
                   which
                   because
                   it
                   requir'd
                   some
                   length
                   ,
                   he
                   left
                   that
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   other
                   things
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Keeper
                   ,
                   to
                   open
                   more
                   fully
                   ,
                
                 which
                 was
                 by
                 him
                 done
                 :
                 and
                 then
                 both
                 Houses
                 Adjourn'd
                 .
              
               
                 
                 At
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 November
                 ,
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 a
                 Vote
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 made
                 ,
                 attended
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 Banqueting
                 House
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chief
                 Justice
                 Vaughan
                 supplying
                 the
                 Room
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Keeper
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 return'd
                 their
                 Humble
                 Thanks
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 Care
                 of
                 the
                 Publick
                 ,
                 in
                 Issuing
                 out
                 his
                 Proclamation
                 for
                 the
                 suppressing
                 of
                 Conventicles
                 :
                 Humbly
                 desiring
                 his
                 Majesty
                 to
                 continue
                 the
                 same
                 care
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 .
                 In
                 Reply
                 to
                 which
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 return'd
                 an
                 Answer
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 now
                 Christmas
                 drawing
                 near
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 sate
                 above
                 a
                 Month
                 without
                 effecting
                 any
                 thing
                 of
                 consequence
                 ,
                 the
                 Lords
                 sent
                 the
                 Usher
                 of
                 the
                 Black-Rod
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 tell
                 them
                 ,
                 That
                 by
                 Vertue
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Commission
                 ,
                 they
                 desird
                 their
                 Attendance
                 :
                 who
                 Attending
                 accordingly
                 with
                 their
                 Speaker
                 ,
                 the
                 Commission
                 was
                 read
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 Prorogu'd
                 till
                 the
                 24th
                 of
                 February
                 next
                 ensuing
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 that
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 England
                 sate
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Scotland
                 sate
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 ;
                 
                 where
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lauderdale
                 having
                 taken
                 the
                 Chair
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 as
                 Lord
                 Commissioner
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 the
                 Earls
                 Commission
                 was
                 first
                 read
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 doubtful
                 Elections
                 of
                 Members
                 refer'd
                 to
                 Examination
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 twice
                 read
                 ,
                 seconded
                 by
                 a
                 shorter
                 from
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 ,
                 perswading
                 them
                 to
                 a
                 concurrence
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 his
                 Design
                 of
                 Uniting
                 the
                 Two
                 Kingdoms
                 .
                 Then
                 they
                 proceeded
                 to
                 Elect
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Articles
                 ;
                 the
                 Bishops
                 choosing
                 Eight
                 Bishops
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 Eight
                 ,
                 Eight
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 and
                 these
                 Sixteen
                 ,
                 making
                 choice
                 of
                 Eight
                 Knights
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 Burgesses
                 :
                 by
                 whom
                 ,
                 all
                 Affairs
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 prepar'd
                 for
                 the
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 During
                 this
                 Session
                 ,
                 they
                 Publish'd
                 an
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 Naturalization
                 of
                 Strangers
                 within
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 Declaring
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 Strangers
                 of
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Religion
                 ,
                 that
                 should
                 think
                 fit
                 to
                 bring
                 their
                 Estates
                 into
                 the
                 said
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 or
                 should
                 come
                 to
                 set
                 up
                 new
                 Works
                 and
                 Manufactures
                 therein
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 Naturaliz'd
                 ,
                 as
                 Native-Born
                 Subjects
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 to
                 all
                 intents
                 and
                 purposes
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 farther
                 Declaring
                 ,
                 That
                 upon
                 application
                 by
                 such
                 Strangers
                 made
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 would
                 grant
                 them
                 the
                 free
                 and
                 publick
                 use
                 of
                 their
                 
                 Religion
                 in
                 their
                 own
                 Language
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Libertie
                 of
                 having
                 Churches
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 :
                 However
                 ,
                 no
                 persons
                 were
                 to
                 have
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Act
                 ,
                 till
                 first
                 by
                 Petition
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Privy-Council
                 ,
                 containing
                 an
                 exact
                 designation
                 of
                 their
                 Names
                 ,
                 and
                 places
                 of
                 Birth
                 ,
                 and
                 former
                 residences
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 t●ey
                 be
                 of
                 the
                 Prot●stant
                 Religion
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 also
                 made
                 another
                 Act
                 asserting
                 his
                 Majesty's
                 Supremacy
                 over
                 all
                 persons
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 Causes
                 Ecclesiastical
                 .
                 By
                 Sea
                 ,
                 little
                 was
                 this
                 Year
                 done
                 ,
                 only
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Allen
                
                 being
                 again
                 sent
                 with
                 a
                 Squadron
                 of
                 Ships
                 about
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 August
                 ,
                 came
                 before
                 Argier
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 sending
                 in
                 his
                 Boat
                 ,
                 began
                 to
                 Treat
                 :
                 they
                 in
                 Argier
                 seem'd
                 willing
                 to
                 make
                 restitution
                 of
                 such
                 Money
                 as
                 they
                 had
                 taken
                 from
                 an
                 English
                 ship
                 bound
                 for
                 the
                 East-Indies
                 ;
                 but
                 not
                 agreeing
                 to
                 some
                 other
                 demands
                 ,
                 the
                 Treaty
                 prov'd
                 ineffectual
                 :
                 thereupon
                 he
                 began
                 actual
                 Hostility
                 ,
                 seizing
                 a
                 Bark
                 laden
                 with
                 Corn
                 which
                 rode
                 in
                 the
                 Bay
                 ,
                 with
                 eleven
                 Moors
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Brigantine
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 took
                 in
                 view
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 .
                 From
                 hence
                 ,
                 having
                 done
                 little
                 or
                 nothing
                 else
                 considerable
                 ,
                 he
                 set
                 sail
                 for
                 Tripoly
                 ,
                 the
                 Bashaw
                 of
                 which
                 place
                 sent
                 him
                 an
                 assurance
                 of
                 his
                 readyness
                 to
                 pr●serve
                 Peace
                 and
                 a
                 good
                 Correspondence
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 .
                 And
                 after
                 a
                 short
                 crusing
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 in
                 those
                 Seas
                 ,
                 he
                 return'd
                 for
                 Cadiz
                 ,
                 where
                 this
                 Year
                 leaves
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 being
                 now
                 so
                 neer
                 the
                 English
                 Territories
                 at
                 Tangier
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                 England's
                 Embassador
                 Mr.
                 
                   Henry
                   Howard
                
                 must
                 not
                 be
                 forgot
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 sent
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 his
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 to
                 the
                 Emperour
                 of
                 Morocco
                 (
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 Taffalette
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 his
                 new
                 Conquests
                 )
                 was
                 now
                 arriv'd
                 at
                 Tangier
                 ;
                 but
                 understanding
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 hazarding
                 his
                 person
                 among
                 those
                 Barbarians
                 ,
                 stay'd
                 at
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 expecting
                 a
                 sufficient
                 strength
                 to
                 convoy
                 and
                 conduct
                 him
                 to
                 his
                 place
                 of
                 Audience
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 November
                 ,
                 he
                 receiv'd
                 his
                 Safe-Conduct
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 assurance
                 from
                 the
                 Emperour
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 not
                 fail
                 of
                 receiving
                 all
                 satisfaction
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 whatsoever
                 he
                 should
                 desire
                 for
                 his
                 security
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 already
                 caus'd
                 Justice
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 to
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 found
                 guilty
                 of
                 giving
                 any
                 affronts
                 to
                 his
                 people
                 .
                 And
                 true
                 it
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 caus'd
                 all
                 the
                 English
                 which
                 were
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 men
                 of
                 Sa●y
                 since
                 the
                 Truce
                 made
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 restor'd
                 to
                 their
                 Liberty
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 further
                 issue
                 of
                 this
                 Embassie
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 expected
                 in
                 the
                 following
                 Year
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 this
                 delay
                 ,
                 the
                 Emperour
                 excus'd
                 himself
                 for
                 not
                 engaging
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 person
                 in
                 a
                 Country
                 where
                 he
                 had
                 not
                 power
                 to
                 protect
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 Returning
                 home
                 ,
                 
                 we
                 meet
                 with
                 no
                 small
                 loss
                 in
                 the
                 Decease
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Albemarle
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 long
                 indisposition
                 of
                 Health
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 sixty
                 second
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 Age.
                 His
                 Garter
                 being
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 his
                 immediate
                 command
                 carried
                 back
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Turrington
                 ,
                 then
                 by
                 his
                 Father's
                 death
                 Duke
                 of
                 Albemarle
                 ;
                 with
                 a
                 further
                 declaration
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 immediately
                 also
                 succeed
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 his
                 Bed-chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Devon
                 ;
                 and
                 farther
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 pleas'd
                 to
                 send
                 him
                 word
                 ,
                 that
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 last
                 mark
                 of
                 Gratitude
                 to
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 the
                 Deceased
                 ,
                 he
                 would
                 himself
                 take
                 care
                 for
                 the
                 Funeral
                 :
                 which
                 ,
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 was
                 perform'd
                 with
                 great
                 Solemnity
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 particular
                 charge
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 did
                 the
                 Dutchess
                 his
                 Wife
                 stay
                 long
                 behinde
                 him
                 ,
                 
                 dying
                 toward
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Moneth
                 ;
                 but
                 was
                 more
                 privately
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 Chappel
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 seventh
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Republick
                 of
                 Venice
                 had
                 ●ent
                 a
                 very
                 honourable
                 Embassie
                 into
                 England
                 ;
                 
                 in
                 requital
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Falconbridge
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 King's
                 order
                 ,
                 departed
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 employment
                 to
                 the
                 Venetian
                 State
                 ,
                 being
                 commanded
                 in
                 his
                 way
                 to
                 visit
                 some
                 other
                 Princes
                 and
                 States
                 of
                 Italy
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 must
                 we
                 omit
                 the
                 kindness
                 of
                 the
                 Grand
                 Duke
                 of
                 Tuscany
                 ,
                 who
                 besides
                 his
                 civil
                 entertainment
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northumb●rland
                 ,
                 in
                 acknowledgement
                 of
                 the
                 courteous
                 entertainment
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 received
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 built
                 and
                 gave
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 two
                 very
                 stout
                 Gallies
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 guard
                 of
                 the
                 Coast
                 about
                 Tangier
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 great
                 importance
                 to
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                 The
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 term
                 appointed
                 in
                 their
                 last
                 Prorogation
                 ,
                 was
                 now
                 assembled
                 ;
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 wont
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 made
                 a
                 short
                 Speech
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 enlarged
                 upon
                 by
                 another
                 from
                 the
                 Lord-●eeper
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 therein
                 recommended
                 three
                 things
                 more
                 especially
                 to
                 them
                 ;
                 the
                 one
                 was
                 Unity
                 among
                 themselves
                 ,
                 the
                 Union
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Supply
                 of
                 his
                 present
                 and
                 urgent
                 Necessities
                 .
                 As
                 to
                 the
                 differences
                 among
                 themselves
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 ,
                 as
                 soon
                 as
                 sate
                 ,
                 buried
                 in
                 oblivion
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 matter
                 of
                 prejudice
                 threatned
                 thereby
                 as
                 suddenly
                 vanish'd
                 :
                 For
                 they
                 were
                 no
                 sooner
                 sate
                 ,
                 but
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty's
                 Recommendation
                 ,
                 both
                 Houses
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 full
                 agreement
                 in
                 the
                 matter
                 in
                 debate
                 between
                 'um
                 ,
                 greatly
                 to
                 the
                 encouragement
                 of
                 all
                 that
                 regarded
                 the
                 good
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 effect
                 of
                 their
                 unanimous
                 consultations
                 soon
                 after
                 appeared
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Forein
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   1669.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Treaty
                   at
                   
                     Aix
                     la
                     Chapelle
                  
                   ,
                   one
                   would
                   have
                   thought
                   ,
                   should
                   have
                   brought
                   a
                   general
                   repose
                   to
                   Europe
                   ;
                   but
                   jealousies
                   of
                   State
                   had
                   interrupted
                   the
                   quiet
                   that
                   should
                   have
                   attended
                   upon
                   it
                   .
                   The
                   King
                   of
                   
                   France's
                   new
                   demands
                   of
                   appendencies
                   to
                   his
                   Conquests
                   in
                   Flanders
                   startled
                   the
                   Spaniards
                   ;
                   whereby
                   Contributions
                   were
                   exacted
                   by
                   the
                   French
                   from
                   places
                   under
                   the
                   Spanish
                   Jurisdiction
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   took
                   it
                   for
                   granted
                   :
                   Nor
                   did
                   the
                   States
                   of
                   Holland
                   care
                   at
                   all
                   for
                   their
                   Neighbourhood
                   .
                   This
                   made
                   the
                   Constable
                   of
                   Castile
                   ,
                   then
                   Governour
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Spanish
                     Netherlands
                  
                   in
                   the
                   place
                   of
                   Castel-Rodrigro
                   ,
                   send
                   his
                   Complaints
                   to
                   the
                   French
                   King
                   ,
                   who
                   appointed
                   Commissioners
                   to
                   sit
                   at
                   Lille
                   for
                   the
                   composure
                   of
                   all
                   these
                   differences
                   .
                
                 
                   These
                   Complaints
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   eludes
                   ,
                   by
                   renouncing
                   his
                   pretensions
                   in
                   one
                   place
                   ,
                   and
                   claiming
                   in
                   another
                   ;
                   quitting
                   Charleroy
                   ,
                   and
                   claiming
                   Ipre
                   ▪
                   quitting
                   Conde
                   ,
                   and
                   claiming
                   Oudenard
                   :
                   in
                   which
                   contests
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   at
                   Lille
                   having
                   spent
                   many
                   Moneths
                   in
                   vain
                   ,
                   were
                   at
                   length
                   forc'd
                   to
                   break
                   off
                   without
                   doing
                   any
                   thing
                   .
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   ,
                   Pompone
                   the
                   French
                   Embassador
                   endeavours
                   all
                   that
                   might
                   be
                   to
                   assure
                   the
                   States
                   of
                   Holland
                   of
                   the
                   great
                   inclinations
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   his
                   Master
                   to
                   entertain
                   all
                   Friendship
                   and
                   good
                   Correspondency
                   with
                   them
                   ;
                   telling
                   them
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   doubted
                   not
                   but
                   the
                   cares
                   which
                   he
                   had
                   for
                   the
                   glory
                   of
                   Christendom
                   ,
                   would
                   in
                   time
                   sufficiently
                   convince
                   'um
                   of
                   the
                   vanity
                   of
                   those
                   fears
                   which
                   some
                   did
                   endeavour
                   to
                   sow
                   amongst
                   '
                   um
                   .
                
                 
                   Nevertheless
                   ,
                   the
                   States
                   prepar'd
                   for
                   the
                   security
                   of
                   their
                   Frontiers
                   ,
                   and
                   gave
                   particular
                   order
                   to
                   fortifie
                   several
                   Towns
                   of
                   Overyssel
                   ,
                   and
                   upon
                   the
                   Borders
                   of
                   Westphalia
                   .
                   In
                   this
                   juncture
                   of
                   time
                   came
                   news
                   that
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   had
                   laid
                   double
                   Impositions
                   upon
                   the
                   Manufactures
                   of
                   Holland
                   ;
                   in
                   recompence
                   of
                   which
                   kindness
                   ,
                   the
                   Dutch
                   lay
                   an
                   Imposition
                   upon
                   French
                   Wine
                   and
                   Brandy
                   ;
                   proceeding
                   at
                   length
                   to
                   do
                   the
                   same
                   upon
                   all
                   French
                   Wares
                   ,
                   and
                   forbid
                   absolutely
                   the
                   Importation
                   of
                   Brandy
                   and
                   all
                   other
                   Distill'd
                   Waters
                   into
                   Holland
                   :
                   and
                   upon
                   this
                   fuel
                   ,
                   those
                   silent
                   Animosities
                   fed
                   ,
                   which
                   afterwards
                   brake
                   out
                   into
                   greater
                   Flames
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   between
                   the
                   States
                   and
                   Portugal
                   there
                   began
                   to
                   be
                   a
                   better
                   understanding
                   ,
                   a
                   new
                   League
                   being
                   made
                   betwixt
                   them
                   ,
                   with
                   condition
                   that
                   Cochin
                   and
                   Conomer
                   in
                   the
                   East-Indies
                   should
                   remain
                   to
                   the
                   Dutch
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   four
                   Millions
                   of
                   Money
                   ,
                   due
                   to
                   the
                   States
                   ,
                   should
                   be
                   paid
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Agreement
                   made
                   between
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Venetians
                   in
                   Candy
                   had
                   held
                   out
                   a
                   long
                   while
                   against
                   the
                   main
                   force
                   of
                   the
                   Turk
                   ,
                   being
                   assisted
                   by
                   many
                   Princes
                   of
                   Europe
                   ,
                   especially
                   the
                   French
                   ,
                   first
                   under
                   the
                   Command
                   of
                   Beaufort
                   ,
                   but
                   with
                   ill
                   success
                   ,
                   he
                   being
                   slain
                   in
                   a
                   Salley
                   ;
                   after
                   him
                   ,
                   under
                   the
                   Conduct
                   of
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Navailles
                   ;
                   who
                   after
                   many
                   Salleys
                   and
                   attempts
                   ,
                   finding
                   little
                   good
                   to
                   be
                   done
                   ,
                   with
                   what
                   Souldiers
                   he
                   had
                   left
                   ,
                   deserts
                   the
                   Garrison
                   ,
                   and
                   returns
                   for
                   France
                   ,
                   though
                   not
                   without
                   some
                   disgrace
                   to
                   his
                   person
                   :
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   hearing
                   of
                   his
                   being
                   landed
                   ,
                   
                   commanded
                   him
                   to
                   retire
                   to
                   his
                   own
                   possessions
                   ,
                   forbidding
                   him
                   to
                   see
                   his
                   Face
                   .
                   The
                   Venetian
                   seeing
                   no
                   hopes
                   of
                   keeping
                   the
                   Town
                   any
                   longer
                   ,
                   surrender'd
                   it
                   upon
                   Articles
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   length
                   concluded
                   a
                   Peace
                   inviolable
                   for
                   the
                   advantage
                   of
                   Trade
                   ,
                   and
                   mutual
                   quiet
                   of
                   both
                   Subjects
                   .
                
                 
                   King
                   Casimire
                   of
                   Poland
                   having
                   resign'd
                   ,
                   and
                   being
                   now
                   retired
                   into
                   France
                   ;
                   after
                   many
                   debates
                   ,
                   and
                   much
                   contention
                   ,
                   one
                   Wisnowiskie
                   ,
                   a
                   Native
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   chief
                   Nobility
                   ,
                   was
                   the
                   Elected
                   King
                   ,
                   being
                   Crown'd
                   in
                   September
                   ,
                   and
                   soon
                   after
                   Married
                   to
                   Eleanor
                   Sister
                   to
                   the
                   Emperour
                   of
                   Germany
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Year
                   ,
                   Clement
                   the
                   ninth
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Rospigliosi
                   ,
                   died
                   at
                   Rome
                   ,
                   having
                   promoted
                   six
                   new
                   Cardinals
                   a
                   little
                   before
                   his
                   death
                   .
                   A
                   great
                   Stickler
                   against
                   the
                   Turks
                   ;
                   his
                   Gallies
                   under
                   the
                   Command
                   of
                   his
                   Kinsman
                   
                     Don
                     Vincenzo
                     Rospigliosi
                  
                   ,
                   being
                   very
                   serviceable
                   to
                   the
                   Venetian
                   .
                   After
                   his
                   Decease
                   ,
                   Cardinal
                   Rospigliosi
                   ,
                   by
                   vertue
                   of
                   a
                   Brief
                   ,
                   acted
                   as
                   Pope
                   till
                   the
                   new
                   Election
                   .
                
                 
                   His
                   death
                   was
                   followed
                   by
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Denmark
                   ,
                   to
                   whom
                   succeeded
                   his
                   Son
                   Christian
                   the
                   fifth
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   at
                   length
                   signifies
                   his
                   willingness
                   to
                   refer
                   the
                   differences
                   between
                   himself
                   and
                   the
                   Crown
                   of
                   Spain
                   to
                   the
                   Arbitration
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   of
                   England
                   and
                   Sweden
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   all
                   this
                   hinder'd
                   not
                   the
                   conclusion
                   of
                   the
                   Triple
                   Alliance
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   in
                   the
                   latter
                   end
                   of
                   March
                   in
                   all
                   points
                   agreed
                   upon
                   by
                   the
                   Respective
                   Ministers
                   ,
                   meeting
                   at
                   the
                   Spanish
                   Embassador's-House
                   at
                   the
                   Hague
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   sign'd
                   and
                   exchang'd
                   all
                   acts
                   thereto
                   belonging
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1670.
                 
              
               
                 IN
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 having
                 prepar'd
                 several
                 Acts
                 ready
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 signe
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 King
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 and
                 gave
                 his
                 Royal
                 Assent
                 ,
                 signifying
                 also
                 his
                 consent
                 for
                 an
                 Adjournment
                 till
                 the
                 24
                 of
                 October
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 having
                 only
                 granted
                 the
                 King
                 an
                 Imposition
                 upon
                 all
                 Wines
                 and
                 Vinegar
                 for
                 such
                 a
                 certain
                 time
                 :
                 And
                 prepar'd
                 a
                 Bill
                 ,
                 to
                 Authorize
                 such
                 Commissioners
                 as
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 nominate
                 ,
                 for
                 treating
                 with
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Commissioners
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 Union
                 desir'd
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Moneth
                 also
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                   Iohn
                   Berkley
                
                 arriv'd
                 in
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 to
                 succeed
                 the
                 Lord
                 Roberts
                 as
                 Lord-Lieutenant
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 who
                 upon
                 weighty
                 considerations
                 was
                 call'd
                 back
                 again
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 in
                 this
                 time
                 of
                 leisure
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Princess
                 of
                 Orleans
                 comes
                 to
                 Dover
                 to
                 visit
                 her
                 two
                 Brothers
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ;
                 her
                 stay
                 in
                 England
                 was
                 short
                 ,
                 and
                 her
                 stay
                 in
                 this
                 World
                 not
                 much
                 longer
                 ;
                 for
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 while
                 after
                 her
                 return
                 into
                 France
                 ,
                 
                 she
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 ;
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 England
                 being
                 not
                 only
                 grieved
                 ,
                 but
                 astonished
                 at
                 the
                 suddenness
                 of
                 her
                 death
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 some
                 apprehension
                 of
                 private
                 designes
                 ,
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 was
                 issu'd
                 out
                 ,
                 commanding
                 all
                 Souldiers
                 and
                 Officers
                 who
                 had
                 serv'd
                 under
                 the
                 late
                 Usurped
                 Powers
                 to
                 depart
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 come
                 within
                 twenty
                 miles
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 for
                 a
                 prefix'd
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 not
                 to
                 wear
                 Arms
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 severe
                 penalty
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Scotland
                 now
                 sitting
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 understanding
                 what
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 England
                 had
                 done
                 in
                 that
                 Affair
                 ,
                 the
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Union
                 pass'd
                 both
                 Houses
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 touch'd
                 by
                 the
                 Commissioner
                 with
                 the
                 Royal
                 Scepter
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 although
                 the
                 designe
                 were
                 of
                 high
                 concernment
                 ,
                 yet
                 because
                 the
                 Event
                 was
                 not
                 correspondent
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 enough
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 had
                 often
                 Conferences
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 encouragements
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 met
                 with
                 so
                 many
                 delays
                 and
                 difficulties
                 ,
                 that
                 as
                 a
                 thing
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 compass'd
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 at
                 length
                 laid
                 aside
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 every
                 year
                 very
                 intent
                 upon
                 the
                 suppression
                 of
                 the
                 Pyrates
                 
                 of
                 Argier
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 only
                 War
                 he
                 now
                 had
                 ;
                 wherein
                 though
                 his
                 Commanders
                 had
                 prosper'd
                 ,
                 by
                 taking
                 particular
                 Prizes
                 ,
                 and
                 single
                 Ships
                 ;
                 yet
                 never
                 could
                 they
                 meet
                 with
                 a
                 Body
                 of
                 those
                 Rovers
                 ,
                 to
                 signalize
                 their
                 Courage
                 ,
                 till
                 now
                 :
                 neither
                 was
                 this
                 a
                 Body
                 of
                 above
                 seaven
                 men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 
                 too
                 many
                 for
                 the
                 Algerines
                 to
                 run
                 the
                 Fate
                 they
                 did
                 .
                 There
                 were
                 the
                 
                   Hampshire
                   ,
                   Portsmouth
                   ,
                   Iersey
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Centurion
                 Frigats
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Captain
                 Beach
                 ;
                 these
                 met
                 the
                 seven
                 Argier
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 the
                 least
                 of
                 which
                 had
                 38
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 full
                 of
                 Men
                 ,
                 who
                 after
                 a
                 short
                 dispute
                 ,
                 were
                 forc'd
                 to
                 run
                 all
                 their
                 Ships
                 ashore
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 all
                 burn'd
                 ,
                 two
                 by
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 ;
                 besides
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 most
                 of
                 their
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Redemption
                 of
                 250
                 Christian
                 Captives
                 .
              
               
                 Valour
                 gets
                 Renown
                 ,
                 but
                 Cowardise
                 Disgrace
                 :
                 therefore
                 Captain
                 
                   Iohn
                   Peirce
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 
                   Andrew
                   Legate
                
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 the
                 Saphire
                 Fregat
                 in
                 the
                 Streights
                 ,
                 were
                 both
                 ,
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 in
                 September
                 ,
                 try'd
                 for
                 their
                 Lives
                 ,
                 at
                 a
                 Court
                 Marshal
                 held
                 upon
                 the
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 ;
                 where
                 it
                 plainly
                 appearing
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Frigat
                 was
                 basely
                 and
                 shamefully
                 lost
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 default
                 and
                 cowardise
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Captain
                 and
                 Lieutenant
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 both
                 Condemn'd
                 to
                 be
                 Shot
                 to
                 Death
                 ,
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 both
                 Executed
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Both
                 Houses
                 of
                 Parliament
                 re-assembl'd
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Adjournment
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 Month
                 ,
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 between
                 England
                 and
                 Spain
                 beyond
                 the
                 Line
                 was
                 agree'd
                 and
                 Ratifi'd
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Ratifications
                 Exchang'd
                 ,
                 and
                 Notice
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Governors
                 in
                 those
                 Parts
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 punctual
                 observation
                 thereof
                 ,
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 Arrives
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 his
                 Uncle
                 a
                 Visit
                 :
                 He
                 came
                 to
                 London
                 upon
                 the
                 30th
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 but
                 his
                 stay
                 here
                 was
                 not
                 long
                 ;
                 However
                 ,
                 he
                 visited
                 both
                 the
                 Universities
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 entertainmen●
                 was
                 in
                 all
                 places
                 answerable
                 to
                 the
                 Dignity
                 of
                 his
                 Person
                 .
                 His
                 coming
                 ,
                 no
                 question
                 ,
                 had
                 a
                 Mysterie
                 in
                 it
                 ;
                 but
                 Mysteries
                 of
                 State
                 are
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 div'd
                 into
                 :
                 However
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Spring
                 ,
                 he
                 return'd
                 well
                 satisfi'd
                 ,
                 both
                 as
                 to
                 his
                 Publick
                 Reception
                 ,
                 and
                 private
                 Concerns
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 November
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Allen
                
                 return'd
                 home
                 with
                 his
                 Squadron
                 ,
                 having
                 made
                 many
                 attempts
                 upon
                 the
                 Pyrates
                 of
                 Argier
                 ,
                 whose
                 Cowardice
                 still
                 shuning
                 the
                 English
                 Force
                 ,
                 made
                 the
                 Voyage
                 seem
                 the
                 less
                 successful
                 ;
                 
                 leaving
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Sprage
                
                 in
                 his
                 Room
                 .
              
               
                 December
                 seldom
                 passes
                 without
                 some
                 act
                 of
                 Villany
                 :
                 one
                 more
                 remarkable
                 was
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 perform'd
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 going
                 home
                 in
                 his
                 Coach
                 ,
                 
                 was
                 between
                 St.
                 Iames'●
                 and
                 
                 Clarendon-House
                 ,
                 by
                 six
                 persons
                 Arm'd
                 and
                 Mounted
                 ,
                 forc'd
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Coach
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 behind
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Company
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 riding
                 away
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 he
                 was
                 at
                 length
                 Rescu'd
                 ,
                 partly
                 by
                 his
                 own
                 strength
                 ,
                 partly
                 by
                 others
                 coming
                 to
                 his
                 Assistance
                 .
                 A
                 Fact
                 which
                 rendred
                 the
                 performers
                 not
                 so
                 bold
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 render'd
                 the
                 Duke
                 Memorable
                 in
                 his
                 Forgiveness
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Sprage
                
                 was
                 now
                 the
                 King's
                 Admiral
                 in
                 the
                 Mediterranean
                 Sea
                 ;
                 of
                 whose
                 Action
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 year
                 must
                 give
                 a
                 farther
                 Accompt
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 having
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 compleated
                 several
                 Acts
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 gave
                 his
                 Royal
                 Assent
                 to
                 them
                 ;
                 being
                 chiefly
                 for
                 Regulation
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 an
                 Additional
                 Excise
                 upon
                 Beer
                 and
                 Ale.
                 
              
               
                 
                 During
                 this
                 Session
                 ,
                 the
                 Lords
                 and
                 Commons
                 by
                 their
                 Humble
                 Petition
                 Represented
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                   Their
                   fears
                   and
                   apprehensions
                   of
                   the
                   growth
                   and
                   encrease
                   of
                   the
                   Popish
                   Religion
                   :
                
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 compliance
                 with
                 their
                 desires
                 ,
                 by
                 His
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 commanded
                 
                   all
                   Iesuits
                   ,
                   and
                   English
                   ,
                   Irish
                   ,
                   and
                   Scotch
                   Priests
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   others
                   that
                   had
                   taken
                   Orders
                   from
                   the
                   See
                   of
                
                 Rome
                 ,
                 
                   except
                   such
                   as
                   were
                   by
                   Contract
                   of
                   Marriage
                   to
                   wait
                   upon
                   the
                   Queen
                   ,
                   or
                   Forreign
                   Embassadors
                   ,
                   to
                   depart
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   of
                
                 England
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   Dominion
                   of
                
                 Wales
                 ,
                 
                   upon
                   pain
                   of
                   having
                   the
                   Laws
                   and
                   Statutes
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   inflicted
                   upon
                   them
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Forrein
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   1670.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   first
                   occurrence
                   of
                   Moment
                   ,
                   is
                   the
                   Election
                   of
                   the
                   new
                   Pope
                   ,
                   Cardinal
                   Altieri
                   ,
                   who
                   at
                   first
                   refus'd
                   the
                   Honour
                   ;
                   but
                   the
                   perswasion
                   of
                   the
                   Cardinals
                   prevailing
                   ,
                   he
                   told
                   them
                   ,
                   
                     they
                     had
                     open'd
                     upon
                     Him
                     the
                     Gates
                     of
                     Hell
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   so
                   yielded
                   to
                   their
                   importunity
                   .
                   He
                   had
                   no
                   Nephews
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   Adopted
                   Cardinal
                   Paluzzi
                   ,
                   whose
                   Brother
                   had
                   Married
                   his
                   Neece
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   now
                   the
                   Grandeur
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Orange
                   began
                   to
                   revive
                   again
                   ;
                   The
                   States
                   Concluding
                   in
                   a
                   full
                   Assembly
                   ,
                   his
                   admission
                   into
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   ;
                   and
                   setling
                   an
                   honourable
                   Pension
                   upon
                   him
                   :
                   Nor
                   was
                   he
                   long
                   without
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   their
                   Captain
                   General
                   by
                   Sea
                   and
                   Land.
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   Flanders
                   ,
                   some
                   Alteration
                   happen'd
                   ,
                   by
                   reason
                   that
                   the
                   
                     Constable
                     of
                     Castile
                  
                   growing
                   sickly
                   ,
                   could
                   not
                   abide
                   the
                   trouble
                   of
                   business
                   any
                   longer
                   ;
                   he
                   departed
                   privately
                   to
                   Ostend
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   by
                   Sea
                   for
                   Spain
                   :
                   in
                   his
                   place
                   the
                   
                     Count
                     de
                     Monterey
                  
                   was
                   soon
                   advanced
                   .
                
                 
                   While
                   Tangier
                   makes
                   us
                   concern'd
                   with
                   the
                   Moors
                   ,
                   our
                   nearest
                   Neighbours
                   ,
                   we
                   must
                   not
                   omit
                   the
                   Actions
                   of
                   those
                   people
                   ,
                   whose
                   Losses
                   and
                   Successes
                   are
                   to
                   be
                   narrowly
                   observ'd
                   by
                   the
                   English
                   ;
                   either
                   their
                   Allyes
                   ,
                   or
                   Enemies
                   .
                   Taffalette
                   therefore
                   having
                   Intelligence
                   that
                   the
                   people
                   of
                   Suz
                   had
                   united
                   their
                   Forces
                   with
                   those
                   of
                   
                     Sancta
                     Cruz
                  
                   ,
                   march'd
                   toward
                   the
                   farther
                   part
                   of
                   Suz
                   ,
                   with
                   an
                   Army
                   of
                   140000
                   Men
                   ,
                   which
                   at
                   first
                   so
                   Terrified
                   those
                   people
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   presented
                   him
                   with
                   their
                   Leaders
                   Head
                   ,
                   and
                   with
                   great
                   submission
                   begg'd
                   his
                   Pardon
                   .
                   In
                   confidence
                   of
                   this
                   ,
                   Taffalette
                   Marches
                   toward
                   
                     Sancta
                     Cruz
                  
                   ;
                   but
                   the
                   people
                   Repenting
                   of
                   what
                   they
                   had
                   done
                   ,
                   underhand
                   renew'd
                   a
                   League
                   with
                   the
                   Governor
                   of
                   that
                   Town
                   ;
                   and
                   unexpectedly
                   setting
                   upon
                   the
                   Army
                   of
                   Taffalette
                   ,
                   quite
                   routed
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   slew
                   
                   Taffalet's
                   Brother
                   who
                   led
                   the
                   Van
                   ,
                   himself
                   only
                   escaping
                   with
                   four
                   Horse
                   :
                   but
                   being
                   soon
                   recruited
                   ,
                   he
                   return'd
                   to
                   
                     Sancta
                     Cruz
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   took
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   a
                   short
                   while
                   recover'd
                   what
                   he
                   had
                   so
                   unadvisedly
                   lost
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   that
                   which
                   made
                   the
                   greatest
                   noise
                   in
                   the
                   World
                   ,
                   was
                   the
                   suddain
                   Invasion
                   of
                   Loraine
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   .
                   For
                   the
                   surprise
                   of
                   which
                   Country
                   Marshal
                   Crequi
                   being
                   sent
                   with
                   a
                   great
                   Army
                   ,
                   he
                   over-ran
                   the
                   Country
                   like
                   a
                   mighty
                   Torrent
                   :
                   insomuch
                   ,
                   that
                   by
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   Winter
                   there
                   was
                   scarce
                   a
                   Town
                   in
                   Lorraine
                   that
                   was
                   not
                   at
                   the
                   French
                   Devotion
                   .
                   The
                   designe
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   was
                   to
                   lay
                   aside
                   the
                   old
                   Duke
                   ,
                   and
                   confer
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   on
                   Prince
                   Charles
                   ;
                   on
                   condition
                   that
                   he
                   should
                   raise
                   the
                   Fortifications
                   of
                   Chastel
                   and
                   Espinal
                   ,
                   and
                   give
                   up
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   the
                   Marquisate
                   of
                   Nomende
                   .
                   Certain
                   it
                   was
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   did
                   send
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Prince
                   ,
                   then
                   at
                   Vienna
                   ,
                   to
                   offer
                   him
                   the
                   Possession
                   of
                   Lorrain
                   ,
                   on
                   condition
                   he
                   would
                   hold
                   it
                   of
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   maintain
                   no
                   greater
                   Number
                   of
                   Forces
                   than
                   he
                   should
                   think
                   fit
                   ;
                   telling
                   him
                   withal
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   were
                   best
                   have
                   a
                   care
                   ,
                   that
                   upon
                   his
                   refusal
                   ,
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Guise
                   did
                   not
                   accept
                   of
                   it
                   upon
                   the
                   same
                   terms
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   old
                   Duke
                   thus
                   outed
                   of
                   all
                   ,
                   wandred
                   up
                   and
                   down
                   from
                   place
                   to
                   place
                   ,
                   begging
                   Ayd
                   of
                   the
                   Neighbouring
                   Princes
                   ;
                   who
                   promis'd
                   fair
                   ,
                   but
                   did
                   little
                   more
                   ,
                   than
                   come
                   to
                   a
                   conditional
                   Agreement
                   for
                   the
                   raysing
                   Forces
                   for
                   the
                   common
                   good
                   and
                   safety
                   of
                   the
                   Empire
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Alarm'd
                   not
                   only
                   the
                   Dutch
                   on
                   the
                   one
                   side
                   ,
                   but
                   the
                   Switzers
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   ;
                   the
                   Effect
                   of
                   which
                   was
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   made
                   them
                   both
                   careful
                   to
                   put
                   themselves
                   into
                   the
                   best
                   posture
                   of
                   Defence
                   they
                   might
                   .
                
                 
                   While
                   this
                   part
                   of
                   Europe
                   is
                   thus
                   preparing
                   for
                   Mischief
                   ,
                   we
                   find
                   Russia
                   over-whelm'd
                   with
                   an
                   Inundation
                   of
                   Rebellion
                   ;
                   where
                   one
                   
                     Stephen
                     Radskin
                  
                   a
                   Tumultuous
                   Ring-leader
                   ,
                   having
                   Poyson'd
                   the
                   Rabble
                   with
                   the
                   fair
                   pretences
                   of
                   Liberty
                   ,
                   the
                   common
                   motives
                   to
                   Insurrection
                   ,
                   of
                   a
                   small
                   Snow-bal
                   ,
                   grew
                   to
                   a
                   mountainous
                   Number
                   ;
                   and
                   having
                   seiz'd
                   the
                   great
                   Kingdoms
                   of
                   Astracan
                   and
                   Casan
                   ,
                   and
                   got
                   into
                   his
                   Possession
                   the
                   Treasures
                   of
                   the
                   Great
                   
                   Duke
                   in
                   the
                   chief
                   City
                   of
                   Astracan
                   ;
                   he
                   grew
                   Potent
                   and
                   Formidable
                   ,
                   and
                   made
                   up
                   for
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   Mosco
                   it self
                   ,
                   taking
                   upon
                   him
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   
                     Duke
                     Radzin
                  
                   :
                   But
                   at
                   length
                   ,
                   after
                   a
                   short
                   Reign
                   ,
                   and
                   having
                   glutted
                   himself
                   with
                   the
                   Blood
                   of
                   as
                   many
                   Muscovitish
                   Nobility
                   as
                   fell
                   into
                   his
                   Power
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   overthrown
                   by
                   Dolkerouski
                   General
                   to
                   the
                   Emperor
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   whole
                   Power
                   totally
                   disperst
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1671.
                 
              
               
                 
                 IN
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 this
                 Year
                 ,
                 dyed
                 Her
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 Anne
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 Wife
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 and
                 Daughter
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Clarendon
                 ;
                 being
                 shortly
                 after
                 privately
                 Interr'd
                 in
                 Henry
                 the
                 Seventh's
                 Chappel
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 still
                 sitting
                 ,
                 had
                 by
                 this
                 time
                 prepar'd
                 several
                 other
                 Acts
                 ready
                 for
                 the
                 Kings
                 Royal
                 Assent
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 being
                 present
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 ,
                 as
                 readily
                 pass'd
                 .
                 The
                 chiefest
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 of
                 Publick
                 Concern
                 was
                 ,
                 The
                 Addition
                 which
                 they
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 King's
                 Revenue
                 ,
                 by
                 an
                 Imposition
                 upon
                 Proceedings
                 at
                 Law
                 ;
                 not
                 being
                 unmindful
                 of
                 setling
                 such
                 differences
                 as
                 might
                 arise
                 about
                 Houses
                 burn'd
                 in
                 the
                 Fire
                 of
                 London
                 :
                 taking
                 care
                 also
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 Disorders
                 of
                 Seamen
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Imbezelment
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Stores
                 .
                 After
                 which
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 again
                 Prorogu'd
                 to
                 the
                 16th
                 of
                 April
                 next
                 ensuing
                 .
              
               
                 
                 However
                 ,
                 before
                 they
                 disperst
                 ,
                 both
                 Houses
                 met
                 in
                 a
                 Body
                 in
                 the
                 Banqueting-House
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 made
                 an
                 〈…〉
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 King
                 would
                 be
                 pleased
                 ,
                 by
                 His
                 own
                 Example
                 ,
                 to
                 〈…〉
                 the
                 constant
                 wearing
                 the
                 Manufactures
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 and
                 discountenance
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Manufactures
                 made
                 in
                 Forrein
                 Countries
                 :
                 who
                 kindly
                 receiving
                 the
                 Address
                 ,
                 told
                 them
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   he
                   had
                   as
                   little
                   us'd
                   in
                   his
                   own
                   Person
                   Forrein
                   Manufacturs
                   ,
                   as
                   any
                   ;
                   and
                   would
                   discountenance
                   them
                   for
                   the
                   future
                   in
                   those
                   that
                   should
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 Nor
                 must
                 we
                 pass
                 by
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Manchester
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Chamberlain
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 a
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Privy
                 Councellor
                 ;
                 though
                 his
                 loss
                 was
                 soon
                 recompenc'd
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 succession
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 St.
                 Albans
                 .
                 Soon
                 after
                 dy'd
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chief
                 Justice
                 Keeling
                 ;
                 into
                 whose
                 Place
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chief
                 Justice
                 Hale
                 was
                 immediately
                 Sworn
                 :
                 in
                 his
                 Place
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Turnor
                
                 was
                 made
                 Lord
                 Chief
                 Baron
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   North
                
                 Sollicitor-General
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 was
                 it
                 fit
                 the
                 Offices
                 of
                 such
                 Eminent
                 Ministers
                 of
                 Justice
                 should
                 be
                 vacant
                 ,
                 when
                 such
                 Criminals
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 examin'd
                 as
                 were
                 soon
                 after
                 discovered
                 :
                 For
                 upon
                 the
                 ninth
                 of
                 this
                 Moneth
                 ,
                 four
                 men
                 coming
                 to
                 the
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Jewel-House
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 desiring
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 Regal
                 Crown
                 ,
                 were
                 carried
                 into
                 the
                 Room
                 where
                 it
                 was
                 kept
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 Stabbing
                 and
                 Gagging
                 the
                 Keeper
                 ,
                 an
                 ancient
                 man
                 ,
                 and
                 putting
                 the
                 Crown
                 and
                 Ball
                 into
                 two
                 Bags
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 brought
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 fairly
                 walk'd
                 away
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 almost
                 past
                 all
                 the
                 Sentinels
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Son-in-law
                 of
                 the
                 Keeper
                 casually
                 passing
                 by
                 ,
                 and
                 seeing
                 the
                 condition
                 his
                 Father
                 lay
                 in
                 ,
                 run
                 out
                 hastily
                 ,
                 crying
                 out
                 to
                 the
                 Guards
                 to
                 stop
                 'um
                 :
                 upon
                 this
                 they
                 ,
                 mending
                 their
                 pace
                 ,
                 made
                 their
                 own
                 discovery
                 .
                 Being
                 then
                 commanded
                 to
                 stand
                 ,
                 they
                 fir'd
                 a
                 Pistol
                 at
                 the
                 Sentinel
                 :
                 but
                 two
                 of
                 them
                 were
                 presently
                 seized
                 ,
                 carried
                 to
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 Examination
                 ,
                 sent
                 back
                 again
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 close
                 Prisoners
                 where
                 they
                 had
                 committed
                 the
                 Fact.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 make
                 an
                 annual
                 Record
                 of
                 St.
                 
                 George's
                 Feast
                 ,
                 is
                 not
                 necessary
                 ;
                 but
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 being
                 more
                 singularly
                 Signal
                 ,
                 it
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 expedient
                 to
                 omit
                 the
                 rehearsal
                 :
                 For
                 now
                 it
                 was
                 that
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carlisle
                 ,
                 introduc'd
                 between
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 and
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 was
                 Install'd
                 as
                 Proxie
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Winchelsey
                 ,
                 between
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 ,
                 was
                 Install'd
                 as
                 Proxie
                 for
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Saxony
                 ;
                 both
                 which
                 
                 Princes
                 were
                 invested
                 the
                 year
                 before
                 :
                 After
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Albemarle
                 ,
                 between
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 was
                 Invested
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Stall
                 .
              
               
                 Iune
                 was
                 Crown'd
                 with
                 the
                 success
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Sprague
                
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 now
                 the
                 King's
                 Admiral
                 in
                 the
                 
                 Mediterranean-Sea
                 ,
                 met
                 with
                 nine
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 belonging
                 to
                 Argier
                 ,
                 
                 together
                 with
                 three
                 Merchant-men
                 ,
                 neer
                 Bugia
                 ,
                 who
                 upon
                 his
                 appearance
                 retir'd
                 under
                 the
                 shelter
                 of
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 themselves
                 into
                 the
                 best
                 posture
                 of
                 defence
                 they
                 could
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 English
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 attacquing
                 them
                 with
                 their
                 Fire-ships
                 ,
                 perform'd
                 their
                 business
                 with
                 so
                 much
                 valour
                 and
                 success
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 ●et
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Enemies
                 ships
                 on
                 fire
                 ;
                 those
                 which
                 escap'd
                 the
                 Flame
                 ,
                 were
                 seiz'd
                 on
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 :
                 the
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 were
                 the
                 principal
                 ships
                 of
                 Argier
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 compleat
                 this
                 Victory
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Beach
                 brought
                 in
                 to
                 the
                 rest
                 another
                 ship
                 of
                 40
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 350
                 men
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 but
                 newly
                 taken
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 now
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Sprague
                
                 ,
                 believing
                 that
                 by
                 this
                 loss
                 the
                 Algerines
                 might
                 be
                 brought
                 to
                 an
                 easie
                 accomodation
                 ,
                 made
                 a
                 speedy
                 return
                 to
                 his
                 station
                 before
                 that
                 Port.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Moneth
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 King
                 minding
                 to
                 look
                 after
                 the
                 condition
                 of
                 his
                 Western
                 Sea-port-Towns
                 ,
                 made
                 a
                 kinde
                 of
                 a
                 Sea-progress
                 .
                 For
                 arriving
                 first
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 he
                 went
                 in
                 his
                 Yacht
                 to
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 took
                 a
                 view
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 considerable
                 Ports
                 of
                 the
                 Island
                 ;
                 thence
                 he
                 return'd
                 to
                 
                 Hurst-Castle
                 ;
                 thence
                 he
                 went
                 to
                 view
                 
                 Corf-Castle
                 ;
                 thence
                 ,
                 returning
                 for
                 Portsmouth
                 again
                 ,
                 he
                 sail'd
                 away
                 ,
                 attended
                 by
                 five
                 Frigats
                 ,
                 for
                 Plymouth
                 ;
                 thence
                 back
                 to
                 Dartmouth
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 intention
                 to
                 return
                 by
                 Land
                 to
                 London
                 .
                 Observing
                 this
                 the
                 great
                 Proverb
                 of
                 
                   The
                   Masters
                   Eye
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Moors
                 and
                 we
                 were
                 not
                 yet
                 so
                 friendly
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 Taffalette
                 ,
                 proceeding
                 in
                 his
                 designe
                 of
                 attempting
                 all
                 the
                 Christian
                 Sea-port-Towns
                 upon
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Barbary
                 ,
                 would
                 needs
                 visit
                 Tangier
                 ,
                 
                 giving
                 a
                 warm
                 attacque
                 upon
                 the
                 Fort
                 call'd
                 
                 Anne-Fort
                 ,
                 though
                 at
                 a
                 distance
                 ,
                 firing
                 upon
                 our
                 men
                 in
                 Rank
                 and
                 File
                 ,
                 and
                 falling
                 back
                 while
                 others
                 supplied
                 their
                 places
                 ;
                 being
                 the
                 first
                 time
                 the
                 Moors
                 were
                 observ'd
                 to
                 fight
                 in
                 such
                 order
                 :
                 
                 but
                 finding
                 our
                 men
                 too
                 hot
                 ,
                 they
                 soon
                 retreated
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 are
                 the
                 Moors
                 become
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 History
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 was
                 the
                 Parliament
                 again
                 Prorogu'd
                 from
                 the
                 16
                 th
                 of
                 April
                 following
                 till
                 the
                 30
                 th
                 of
                 October
                 1672.
                 
                 
                 The
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 afterwards
                 appeared
                 ,
                 having
                 now
                 his
                 hands
                 full
                 of
                 forrein
                 Consultations
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 was
                 it
                 for
                 nothing
                 that
                 so
                 many
                 Agents
                 and
                 Embassadors
                 were
                 sent
                 abroad
                 .
                 Coventry
                 Esq.
                 for
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Sunderland
                 for
                 Spain
                 ;
                 it
                 being
                 the
                 great
                 care
                 of
                 Princes
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 draw
                 what
                 assistance
                 they
                 can
                 from
                 their
                 Enemies
                 :
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Downing
                
                 for
                 Holland
                 ;
                 it
                 being
                 no
                 less
                 their
                 care
                 to
                 offer
                 all
                 honourable
                 terms
                 of
                 Peace
                 if
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 obtain'd
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 home
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 to
                 reward
                 Valour
                 and
                 Vertue
                 ,
                 in
                 consideration
                 of
                 that
                 stout
                 and
                 memorable
                 action
                 perform'd
                 by
                 Capt.
                 Boddison
                 Captain
                 of
                 the
                 Swallow
                 ,
                 a
                 Merchant-man
                 of
                 150
                 Tuns
                 ,
                 and
                 26
                 Men
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 fought
                 against
                 an
                 Argerine
                 of
                 36
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 Boarded
                 him
                 several
                 times
                 ,
                 forc'd
                 him
                 at
                 last
                 shamefully
                 to
                 leave
                 him
                 and
                 six
                 of
                 his
                 men-behinde
                 ,
                 was
                 pleased
                 to
                 order
                 the
                 Captain
                 a
                 Gold-Chain
                 and
                 a
                 Medal
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 was
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 (
                 having
                 its
                 publick
                 Buildings
                 recovered
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Ruines
                 to
                 a
                 greater
                 Splendor
                 and
                 Beauty
                 than
                 heretofore
                 )
                 less
                 mindful
                 to
                 make
                 an
                 Invitation
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 to
                 honour
                 their
                 Lord-Mayor's
                 Feast
                 with
                 his
                 presence
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 did
                 accordingly
                 ,
                 to
                 shew
                 how
                 much
                 he
                 was
                 pleased
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 City
                 so
                 reviv'd
                 from
                 such
                 a
                 sad
                 Calamity
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 issue
                 of
                 Sir
                 Edward
                 Sprague's
                 success
                 against
                 the
                 Pyrates
                 of
                 Argier
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 this
                 known
                 in
                 England
                 ▪
                 for
                 he
                 returning
                 from
                 the
                 destruction
                 of
                 their
                 ships
                 to
                 his
                 former
                 station
                 before
                 Argier
                 it self
                 ,
                 found
                 a
                 strange
                 alteration
                 among
                 those
                 people
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Aga
                 had
                 taken
                 off
                 their
                 General
                 's
                 Head
                 ,
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 five
                 of
                 this
                 General
                 's
                 Souldiers
                 cut
                 off
                 the
                 King●
                 Head
                 ;
                 and
                 brought
                 it
                 openly
                 in
                 to
                 the
                 Divan
                 ,
                 crying
                 out
                 ,
                 they
                 must
                 have
                 Peace
                 with
                 the
                 English.
                 Upon
                 this
                 they
                 created
                 a
                 new
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 seeing
                 the
                 inclinations
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 constrain'd
                 
                 by
                 their
                 own
                 necessities
                 ,
                 thought
                 it
                 his
                 best
                 way
                 to
                 enter
                 into
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ,
                 which
                 at
                 length
                 ended
                 in
                 a
                 Peace
                 as
                 honourable
                 and
                 advantageous
                 as
                 ever
                 was
                 made
                 between
                 the
                 English
                 and
                 those
                 Rovers
                 .
              
               
                 
                 It
                 could
                 no
                 longer
                 now
                 be
                 conceal'd
                 what
                 the
                 secret
                 Counsels
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 ones
                 had
                 so
                 long
                 been
                 aiming
                 at
                 :
                 For
                 now
                 the
                 King
                 publickly
                 intending
                 War
                 with
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 openly
                 Declared
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   seeing
                   all
                   the
                   Princes
                   and
                   States
                   his
                   Neighbours
                   were
                   making
                   preparations
                   for
                   War
                   both
                   by
                   Sea
                   and
                   Land
                   ,
                   he
                   look'd
                   upon
                   himself
                   obliged
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   safety
                   of
                   his
                   Government
                   ,
                   and
                   protection
                   of
                   his
                   People
                   ,
                   to
                   make
                   such
                   preparations
                   as
                   should
                   be
                   answerable
                   to
                   the
                   preservation
                   of
                   both
                   :
                   to
                   which
                   end
                   he
                   had
                   given
                   order
                   for
                   fitting
                   and
                   setting
                   out
                   a
                   considerable
                   Navy
                   against
                   the
                   Spring
                   ;
                   but
                   Money
                   was
                   wanting
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   own
                   Revenues
                   all
                   anticipated
                   and
                   deeply
                   engaged
                   .
                   As
                   therefore
                   the
                   necessity
                   was
                   inevitable
                   ,
                   the
                   Course
                   taken
                   was
                   extraordinary
                   :
                   It
                   being
                   thought
                   absolutely
                   convenient
                   to
                   put
                   a
                   stop
                   upon
                   the
                   paying
                   of
                   any
                   Money
                   then
                   brought
                   in
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   or
                   to
                   be
                   brought
                   in
                   to
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   ,
                   during
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   one
                   whole
                   year
                   .
                   To
                   which
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   last
                   remedy
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   King
                   himself
                   declared
                   ,
                   nothing
                   could
                   have
                   moved
                   him
                   ,
                   but
                   such
                   a
                   conjuncture
                   of
                   affairs
                   ,
                   when
                   all
                   the
                   Neighbouring
                   Princes
                   and
                   States
                   were
                   making
                   such
                   threatning
                   preparations
                   ,
                   that
                   his
                   Government
                   could
                   not
                   be
                   safe
                   without
                   appearing
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   posture
                   .
                
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 died
                 Dr.
                 Cosens
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Durham
                 and
                 Count
                 Palatine
                 there
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 77
                 th
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 buried
                 at
                 Aukland
                 neer
                 Durham
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Downing
                
                 being
                 now
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 particular
                 Instructions
                 ,
                 was
                 very
                 urgent
                 with
                 the
                 States
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 affair
                 of
                 the
                 Flag
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 several
                 Instances
                 and
                 several
                 Memorials
                 press'd
                 for
                 an
                 Answer
                 to
                 his
                 Demands
                 :
                 but
                 finding
                 all
                 their
                 delays
                 insufferable
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 his
                 endeavours
                 consequently
                 fruitless
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 few
                 Moneths
                 return'd
                 for
                 England
                 ;
                 but
                 after
                 a
                 private
                 Examination
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 ,
                 and
                 report
                 made
                 thereof
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                 he
                 was
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty's
                 Warrant
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 for
                 not
                 having
                 obey'd
                 the
                 Orders
                 sent
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 not
                 safe
                 ,
                 while
                 we
                 are
                 going
                 to
                 Wars
                 abroad
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 dissention
                 at
                 home
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 King
                 put
                 forth
                 a
                 seasonable
                 Declaration
                 of
                 his
                 will
                 and
                 pleasure
                 freely
                 to
                 indulge
                 all
                 Nonconformists
                 and
                 dissenting
                 persons
                 in
                 matters
                 of
                 Religion
                 ;
                 
                 asserting
                 however
                 his
                 resolution
                 to
                 maintain
                 the
                 Doctrine
                 and
                 Discipline
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 England
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 establish'd
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 they
                 ,
                 who
                 would
                 return
                 no
                 answer
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Downing
                
                 ,
                 are
                 Summoned
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Holmes
                
                 to
                 remember
                 their
                 Duty
                 in
                 another
                 manner
                 :
                 For
                 upon
                 the
                 13
                 th
                 of
                 this
                 Moneth
                 ,
                 five
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Frigats
                 ,
                 crusing
                 by
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 
                 met
                 with
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 of
                 
                 Smyrna-men
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 50
                 Sail
                 ,
                 convoy'd
                 by
                 six
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 :
                 Above
                 20
                 of
                 their
                 Merchant-men
                 carried
                 between
                 twenty
                 and
                 forty
                 Guns
                 apiece
                 .
                 The
                 English
                 Frigats
                 coming
                 neer
                 ,
                 shot
                 at
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 them
                 strike
                 and
                 lower
                 their
                 Sail
                 ;
                 which
                 when
                 the
                 Dutch
                 refus'd
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 the
                 Fight
                 began
                 in
                 the
                 Afternoon
                 ,
                 and
                 continued
                 till
                 Night
                 ;
                 then
                 three
                 Frigats
                 more
                 coming
                 in
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 Morning
                 they
                 fought
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 that
                 day
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Evening
                 ,
                 five
                 of
                 their
                 richest
                 Merchant-men
                 were
                 taken
                 ;
                 their
                 Rear-Admiral
                 was
                 Boarded
                 by
                 Captain
                 
                   Iohn
                   Holmes
                
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 so
                 leaky
                 that
                 she
                 sunk
                 immediately
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 action
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Holmes
                
                 was
                 Admiral
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Ossery
                 Vice-Admiral
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Freschevil
                   Hollis
                
                 Rear-Admiral
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 first
                 blow
                 thus
                 given
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 publishes
                 his
                 Declaration
                 of
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Vnited
                   Provinces
                
                 ,
                 to
                 this
                 effect
                 :
                 
                   That
                   the
                   dissatisfaction
                   his
                   Majesty
                   had
                   in
                   the
                   carriage
                   of
                   the
                   States
                   General
                   of
                   the
                
                 United
                 Provinces
                 
                   towards
                   him
                   for
                   some
                   years
                   past
                   ,
                   being
                   come
                   to
                   that
                   pass
                   ,
                   that
                   be
                   could
                   no
                   longer
                   without
                   the
                   diminution
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   Glory
                   dissemble
                   the
                   indignation
                   rais'd
                   in
                   him
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   by
                   a
                   Treatment
                   so
                   unsuitable
                   to
                   the
                   great
                   Obligations
                   which
                   he
                   and
                   his
                   Predecessors
                   had
                   so
                   liberally
                   heap'd
                   upon
                   them
                   ;
                   he
                   was
                   resolv'd
                   to
                   declare
                   a
                   War
                   against
                   them
                   ;
                   forbidding
                   all
                   his
                   Subjects
                   to
                   hold
                   correspondence
                   with
                   them
                   upon
                   pain
                   of
                   death
                   .
                
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Declaration
                 was
                 with
                 the
                 solemnities
                 openly
                 Proclaimed
                 at
                 the
                 usual
                 
                 places
                 both
                 in
                 London
                 and
                 Westminster
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 more
                 in
                 the
                 succeeding
                 years
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 to
                 share
                 in
                 the
                 Triumphs
                 of
                 this
                 War
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Sprague
                
                 returns
                 ,
                 happy
                 in
                 the
                 favours
                 which
                 his
                 Prince
                 did
                 afterwards
                 bestow
                 upon
                 him
                 for
                 his
                 services
                 in
                 the
                 Mediterranean
                 Sea.
                 
              
               
                 It
                 stock
                 mightily
                 in
                 the
                 Stomack
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 should
                 lay
                 such
                 Impositions
                 upon
                 their
                 own
                 Domestick
                 Manufactures
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 was
                 glad
                 it
                 did
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 though
                 they
                 sent
                 him
                 word
                 ,
                 That
                 unless
                 he
                 took
                 off
                 those
                 Impositions
                 ,
                 he
                 should
                 not
                 take
                 it
                 ill
                 if
                 they
                 laid
                 an
                 Impost
                 of
                 50
                 
                   per
                   Cent.
                
                 upon
                 Salt
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Merchandises
                 of
                 France
                 :
                 And
                 though
                 they
                 were
                 at
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 an
                 Embassador
                 to
                 press
                 for
                 an
                 Answer
                 to
                 this
                 Affair
                 ,
                 yet
                 they
                 found
                 the
                 King
                 took
                 no
                 care
                 to
                 give
                 'um
                 any
                 satisfaction
                 at
                 all
                 in
                 that
                 particular
                 .
                 They
                 therefore
                 thus
                 exasperated
                 ,
                 lay
                 the
                 Imposition
                 .
                 The
                 King
                 so
                 exasperated
                 ,
                 
                 lays
                 hold
                 of
                 the
                 occasion
                 ,
                 Taxes
                 all
                 Spices
                 and
                 Herring
                 imported
                 by
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 and
                 forbids
                 his
                 Subjects
                 to
                 lade
                 any
                 Brandy
                 or
                 other
                 Commodities
                 aboard
                 any
                 
                 Holland-Vessels
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 this
                 ,
                 they
                 saw
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                 France's
                 Forces
                 drawing
                 into
                 a
                 Body
                 in
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 with
                 such
                 an
                 unusual
                 preparation
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 buying
                 up
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Flambeaux
                 or
                 Torches
                 that
                 could
                 be
                 got
                 in
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 the
                 French
                 intended
                 to
                 labour
                 day
                 and
                 night
                 ,
                 whereby
                 all
                 the
                 adjacent
                 parts
                 began
                 to
                 be
                 very
                 inquisitive
                 into
                 their
                 own
                 strength
                 .
                 Cologne
                 at
                 odds
                 with
                 her
                 Elector
                 ,
                 comes
                 with
                 much
                 ado
                 to
                 reasonable
                 Terms
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 falls
                 to
                 Fortifying
                 with
                 all
                 her
                 might
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 Emperour
                 took
                 that
                 City
                 so
                 far
                 into
                 his
                 protection
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 sent
                 the
                 Marquiss
                 of
                 Grana
                 to
                 keep
                 it
                 in
                 his
                 Name
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 encouragement
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 .
                 Munster
                 was
                 so
                 kinde
                 as
                 to
                 offer
                 this
                 City
                 his
                 Forces
                 for
                 their
                 assistance
                 ,
                 provided
                 they
                 would
                 admit
                 of
                 no
                 other
                 Garrison
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 thought
                 it
                 not
                 convenient
                 to
                 accept
                 of
                 his
                 offer
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Dutch
                 repair
                 the
                 Works
                 of
                 Maestricht
                 ,
                 re-inforcing
                 the
                 Garrison
                 with
                 Men
                 and
                 Provision
                 ,
                 fearing
                 the
                 violence
                 of
                 the
                 Storm
                 there
                 .
                 
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 Newburgh
                 fortifies
                 Dusseldorp
                 upon
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 careful
                 of
                 the
                 Imperal
                 Territories
                 .
                 Monterey
                 in
                 Flanders
                 makes
                 it
                 his
                 utmost
                 endeavour
                 to
                 raise
                 Men
                 and
                 Money
                 for
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 the
                 remaining
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Jurisdictions
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 interim
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 Dukes
                 of
                 Brunswick
                 resolving
                 to
                 bring
                 that
                 City
                 to
                 that
                 obedience
                 which
                 they
                 affirm'd
                 to
                 be
                 due
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 challeng'd
                 from
                 it
                 ,
                 lay
                 Siege
                 to
                 the
                 Town
                 with
                 considerable
                 Forces
                 :
                 the
                 Townsmen
                 within
                 made
                 a
                 notable
                 resistance
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 ;
                 but
                 when
                 the
                 Duke's
                 Army
                 began
                 to
                 approach
                 neer
                 the
                 Walls
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 ready
                 to
                 fling
                 their
                 Granadoes
                 and
                 other
                 Combustible
                 stuff
                 in
                 their
                 very
                 Houses
                 ;
                 they
                 were
                 forc'd
                 to
                 surrender
                 on
                 Conditions
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Magistrates
                 and
                 Inhabitants
                 should
                 do
                 Homage
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Wolfenbuttel
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 receive
                 and
                 pay
                 his
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 and
                 pay
                 moreover
                 a
                 considerable
                 sum
                 of
                 Money
                 for
                 their
                 disobedience
                 .
              
               
                 Those
                 Flames
                 that
                 could
                 not
                 have
                 their
                 will
                 upon
                 Brunswick
                 ,
                 are
                 now
                 raging
                 upon
                 the
                 beautiful
                 Escurial
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 magnificent
                 piece
                 of
                 work
                 in
                 all
                 Spain
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 in
                 Europe
                 .
                 
                 It
                 was
                 several
                 days
                 consuming
                 ;
                 and
                 among
                 other
                 things
                 ,
                 was
                 destroy'd
                 the
                 famous
                 Library
                 there
                 ;
                 a
                 loss
                 the
                 most
                 considerable
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 most
                 difficult
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 altogether
                 impossible
                 to
                 be
                 repair'd
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 other
                 Combustions
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 whereof
                 we
                 finde
                 the
                 Dutch
                 labouring
                 all
                 they
                 could
                 to
                 get
                 the
                 Dane
                 and
                 Swede
                 on
                 their
                 side
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 had
                 put
                 the
                 Dane
                 and
                 they
                 far
                 enough
                 asunder
                 ;
                 
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 having
                 referr'd
                 the
                 matter
                 in
                 difference
                 concerning
                 the
                 remaining
                 Subsidies
                 due
                 from
                 the
                 States
                 to
                 that
                 Crown
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 He
                 makes
                 an
                 Award
                 for
                 the
                 payment
                 of
                 five
                 Millions
                 of
                 Crowns
                 Principal
                 ▪
                 and
                 one
                 Million
                 Interest
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 in
                 vain
                 for
                 Amerongen
                 to
                 Sollicite
                 there
                 till
                 the
                 States
                 had
                 submitted
                 to
                 that
                 advantageous
                 determination
                 .
                 Besides
                 that
                 the
                 continual
                 Negotiations
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                 England's
                 Embassadors
                 and
                 extraordinary
                 Envoys
                 had
                 no
                 small
                 influence
                 upon
                 those
                 Crowns
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Negotiation
                 of
                 
                   Van
                   Haren
                
                 gave
                 little
                 satisfaction
                 to
                 his
                 Masters
                 .
              
               
                 Their
                 Consultations
                 are
                 therefore
                 all
                 employed
                 for
                 provision
                 of
                 Men
                 
                 and
                 Arms
                 :
                 and
                 lest
                 they
                 should
                 want
                 a
                 Head
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 is
                 now
                 by
                 the
                 general
                 Consent
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 in
                 a
                 full
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 
                 made
                 their
                 Captain-General
                 ,
                 and
                 Admiral
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 Campagne
                 ;
                 engaging
                 to
                 renew
                 it
                 again
                 ,
                 after
                 Expiration
                 ,
                 during
                 Life
                 :
                 Commissioners
                 were
                 also
                 appointed
                 to
                 Assist
                 him
                 ;
                 
                   De
                   Wit
                   ,
                   Van
                   Putten
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Emperor
                 seeing
                 things
                 at
                 this
                 height
                 ,
                 offer'd
                 his
                 own
                 Mediation
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 and
                 the
                 States
                 ;
                 bu●
                 now
                 prov'd
                 too
                 late
                 .
                 And
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 Queen-Regent
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 had
                 sent
                 to
                 know
                 Her
                 positive
                 Answer
                 ,
                 how
                 she
                 would
                 behave
                 her self
                 in
                 this
                 juncture
                 of
                 Affairs
                 ;
                 but
                 she
                 being
                 a
                 Lady
                 ,
                 took
                 time
                 to
                 give
                 in
                 her
                 Answer
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Nor
                 was
                 it
                 without
                 some
                 kinde
                 of
                 slight
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Embassador
                 was
                 dismist
                 from
                 Paris
                 ;
                 when
                 desiring
                 leave
                 for
                 his
                 last
                 Audience
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Pass
                 for
                 the
                 safe
                 Transporting
                 his
                 Goods
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 Reply
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   for
                   his
                   Audience
                   ,
                   he
                   might
                   have
                   it
                   so
                   soon
                   as
                   he
                   pleas'd
                   ;
                   but
                   for
                   his
                   Goods
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   to
                   be
                   view'd
                   by
                   the
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   Customs
                   ,
                   before
                   they
                   could
                   stir
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1672.
                 
              
               
                 
                 THE
                 War
                 with
                 the
                 Year
                 being
                 thus
                 openly
                 begun
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 place
                 takes
                 care
                 for
                 the
                 security
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Subjects
                 Trading
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 by
                 allowing
                 them
                 sufficient
                 Convoys
                 ,
                 and
                 giving
                 them
                 liberty
                 to
                 Sayl
                 their
                 Vessels
                 with
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 what
                 Forrein
                 Marriners
                 they
                 could
                 procure
                 ;
                 taking
                 particular
                 Order
                 also
                 against
                 the
                 sculking
                 ,
                 and
                 absconding
                 of
                 such
                 Officers
                 and
                 Sea-men
                 who
                 were
                 his
                 own
                 Natural
                 Subjects
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 knowing
                 that
                 Actions
                 of
                 Importance
                 depend
                 in
                 their
                 success
                 upon
                 good
                 Advice
                 ,
                 he
                 call'd
                 to
                 his
                 Privy
                 Council
                 four
                 persons
                 of
                 great
                 Honour
                 and
                 Integrity
                 :
                 Henry
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 President
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 
                   Wales
                   ;
                   Arthur
                
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 ;
                 
                 Thomas
                 Viscount
                 Falconbridge
                 ;
                 and
                 George
                 Viscount
                 Hallifax
                 ;
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Osburn
                
                 Baroner
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 is
                 preparing
                 his
                 Fleet
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 leaving
                 the
                 Management
                 of
                 Affairs
                 at
                 home
                 in
                 the
                 Hands
                 of
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 begins
                 his
                 March
                 at
                 the
                 Head
                 of
                 his
                 Main
                 Army
                 himself
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 first
                 he
                 Arrives
                 at
                 Charleroy
                 ,
                 the
                 chief
                 place
                 of
                 Rendezvous
                 ;
                 whence
                 he
                 sends
                 to
                 Montery
                 ,
                 to
                 assure
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 though
                 he
                 were
                 constrain'd
                 to
                 March
                 through
                 those
                 Countries
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 would
                 take
                 care
                 ,
                 that
                 not
                 the
                 least
                 Act
                 of
                 Hostility
                 should
                 be
                 committed
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Toward
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 
                   May
                   ,
                   Turenne
                
                 appear'd
                 within
                 a
                 League
                 of
                 Maestricht
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 soon
                 after
                 wholly
                 Blockt
                 up
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 condition
                 the
                 King
                 leaving
                 it
                 ,
                 March'd
                 directly
                 with
                 the
                 gross
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 toward
                 Rhinebergh
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 all
                 ,
                 English
                 and
                 French
                 ,
                 160
                 Sayl
                 ,
                 had
                 often
                 sight
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ;
                 But
                 upon
                 the
                 28th
                 of
                 this
                 Month
                 ,
                 about
                 five
                 of
                 the
                 Clock
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 ,
                 a
                 most
                 brisk
                 Fight
                 began
                 ,
                 near
                 the
                 Bay
                 of
                 Southwold
                 .
                 The
                 Blew
                 Squadron
                 first
                 Engag'd
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Royal
                 Iames
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 Ship
                 that
                 fir'd
                 ;
                 next
                 to
                 which
                 ,
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 becalm'd
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Blew
                 Squadron
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 having
                 a
                 Gale
                 ,
                 came
                 up
                 with
                 the
                 Duke
                 ,
                 and
                 Fought
                 briskly
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 Afternoon
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 St.
                 Andrew
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 20
                 more
                 ,
                 getting
                 the
                 Weather-gage
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 were
                 hotly
                 Engag'd
                 :
                 about
                 which
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Iames
                 being
                 over-pres●
                 with
                 Number
                 of
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 Fireships
                 ,
                 a
                 Flag-ship
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 lay'd
                 himself
                 athwart
                 his
                 Hawser
                 ;
                 but
                 finding
                 his
                 Entertainment
                 too
                 hot
                 ,
                 cry'd
                 out
                 for
                 quarter
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 entring
                 ,
                 and
                 leaving
                 the
                 Iames
                 naked
                 ,
                 the
                 Fireships
                 took
                 their
                 advantage
                 ,
                 two
                 of
                 which
                 were
                 sunk
                 ,
                 the
                 third
                 took
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 fir'd
                 a
                 stout
                 ship
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 perish'd
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 Relief
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 his
                 Captain
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Haddock
                 escap'd
                 with
                 a
                 shot
                 in
                 his
                 Thigh
                 .
                 The
                 Henry
                 ,
                 and
                 Two
                 other
                 ships
                 more
                 ,
                 were
                 likewise
                 disabled
                 .
                 At
                 Night
                 the
                 Dutch
                 stood
                 away
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Duke
                 perceiving
                 ,
                 stood
                 after
                 them
                 ,
                 keeping
                 in
                 sight
                 of
                 their
                 Lights
                 all
                 Night
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 afternoon
                 of
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 hors'd
                 up
                 his
                 Bloody
                 Flag
                 ,
                 and
                 bore
                 lasking
                 upon
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 intending
                 a
                 second
                 Engagement
                 :
                 but
                 on
                 a
                 suddain
                 ,
                 there
                 fell
                 such
                 a
                 thick
                 Mist
                 ,
                 with
                 much
                 Wind
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 see
                 a
                 ships
                 length
                 :
                 about
                 an
                 hour
                 and
                 a
                 half
                 after
                 ,
                 it
                 cleer'd
                 up
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Bloody
                 Flag
                 was
                 put
                 out
                 a
                 second
                 time
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Fog
                 coming
                 thick
                 again
                 ,
                 nothing
                 could
                 be
                 done
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 finding
                 himself
                 near
                 the
                 Oyster-Bank
                 ,
                 Tack'd
                 about
                 ,
                 stood
                 away
                 some
                 Leagues
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 to
                 an
                 Anchor
                 :
                 there
                 he
                 staid
                 all
                 Night
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 next
                 Morning
                 till
                 Ten
                 a
                 Clock
                 ,
                 but
                 could
                 hear
                 nothing
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ;
                 who
                 were
                 retir'd
                 to
                 the
                 shallows
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 Coast.
                 In
                 this
                 Engagement
                 were
                 lost
                 out-right
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Digby
                 in
                 the
                 Henry
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cox
                
                 in
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Freschevile
                   Hollis
                
                 ,
                 Monsieur
                 
                   de
                   la
                   Rabinier
                
                 the
                 French
                 Rear-Admiral
                 ,
                 with
                 several
                 others
                 :
                 several
                 others
                 Wounded
                 ;
                 about
                 seven
                 hundred
                 Common
                 Sea-men
                 slain
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 Wounded
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Royal
                 Iames
                 only
                 Burn'd
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Henry
                 ,
                 not
                 an
                 Officer
                 was
                 left
                 alive
                 ,
                 and
                 above
                 half
                 the
                 Men
                 slain
                 .
                 The
                 Katharine
                 was
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Captain
                 put
                 on
                 Board
                 a
                 Dutch
                 ship
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Men
                 clapt
                 under
                 Hatches
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 going
                 about
                 to
                 Fire
                 the
                 ship
                 ,
                 at
                 what
                 time
                 a
                 French
                 Sloop
                 came
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 cut
                 away
                 the
                 Fireships
                 Boat
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 English
                 finding
                 a
                 way
                 to
                 break
                 out
                 upon
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 redeem'd
                 both
                 themselves
                 and
                 the
                 ship
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 away
                 Sixteen
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 that
                 were
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 their
                 Masters
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 Dutch
                 side
                 were
                 lost
                 ,
                 Admiral
                 
                   Van
                   Ghent
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Brakhel
                 :
                 most
                 of
                 their
                 great
                 ships
                 miserably
                 torn
                 ;
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 two
                 sunk
                 ,
                 one
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 ,
                 another
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Sprage
                
                 ▪
                 one
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Burn'd
                 ;
                 besides
                 a
                 very
                 great
                 loss
                 of
                 Common
                 Sea-men
                 :
                 another
                 great
                 Vessel
                 ,
                 suppos'd
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Flag-ship
                 ,
                 was
                 seen
                 to
                 sink
                 neer
                 Alborough
                 ;
                 and
                 several
                 others
                 that
                 were
                 missing
                 ,
                 suppos'd
                 to
                 be
                 sunk
                 or
                 burn'd
                 .
                 As
                 this
                 was
                 no
                 small
                 loss
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 considering
                 some
                 advantage
                 they
                 had
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 beaten
                 into
                 their
                 own
                 Ports
                 ;
                 so
                 was
                 their
                 loss
                 as
                 great
                 by
                 Land
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 French
                 having
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 taken
                 
                   Rhineberg
                   ,
                   Wesel
                   ,
                   Oysup
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Burick
                   :
                   Groll
                   ,
                   Borkelo
                
                 ,
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Munster
                 :
                 and
                 after
                 them
                 ,
                 
                   Rees
                   ,
                   Sckenk-Sconce
                
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 others
                 ,
                 underwent
                 the
                 same
                 Fate
                 ,
                 possessed
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 :
                 Nor
                 was
                 this
                 all
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 French
                 without
                 much
                 resistance
                 ,
                 had
                 now
                 forc'd
                 their
                 Passage
                 over
                 the
                 Rhine
                 ,
                 neer
                 Tolbuys
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 neer
                 Approach
                 of
                 the
                 French
                 bred
                 such
                 a
                 Confusion
                 in
                 the
                 Netherlands
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 wealthy
                 Inhabitants
                 forsook
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 not
                 willing
                 to
                 hazard
                 their
                 Persons
                 and
                 Estates
                 in
                 a
                 Country
                 falling
                 into
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 a
                 Victorious
                 Forreigner
                 .
                 The
                 States
                 also
                 themselves
                 remov'd
                 from
                 the
                 Hague
                 ,
                 to
                 Amsterdam
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 better
                 security
                 ;
                 opening
                 the
                 Sluces
                 ,
                 and
                 putting
                 the
                 Country
                 round
                 under
                 Water
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 dammage
                 of
                 above
                 18
                 Millions
                 of
                 Gilders
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 being
                 throughly
                 informed
                 of
                 these
                 Proceedings
                 ,
                 
                 puts
                 forth
                 a
                 seasonable
                 Declaration
                 ;
                 signifying
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   if
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   Low
                   Country
                   Subjects
                   ,
                   either
                   out
                   of
                   Affection
                   to
                   His
                   Majesty
                   or
                   his
                   Government
                   ,
                   or
                   because
                   of
                   the
                   oppression
                   they
                   meet
                   with
                   at
                   home
                   from
                   their
                   Governours
                   ,
                   should
                   come
                   into
                   his
                   Kingdoms
                   ,
                   they
                   should
                   be
                   Protected
                   in
                   their
                   Persons
                   and
                   Estates
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   should
                   have
                   an
                   Act
                   for
                   their
                   Naturalization
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   all
                   such
                   Ships
                   and
                   Vessels
                   as
                   they
                   should
                   bring
                   along
                   with
                   them
                   ,
                   should
                   be
                   accompted
                   as
                
                 English
                 
                   built
                   ,
                   and
                   enjoy
                   the
                   same
                   Priviledges
                   and
                   Immunities
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   Trade
                   ,
                   Navigation
                   ,
                   and
                   Customs
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   they
                   had
                   been
                   built
                   in
                
                 England
                 ,
                 
                   or
                   belong'd
                   to
                   his
                   own
                   Subjects
                   .
                
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 restrain
                 the
                 Licentious
                 Tongues
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 apt
                 to
                 talk
                 too
                 busily
                 and
                 sawcily
                 of
                 State-Affairs
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 did
                 farther
                 by
                 his
                 Proclamation
                 forbid
                 
                   all
                   his
                   loving
                   Subjects
                   ,
                   either
                   by
                   Writing
                   or
                   Speaking
                   ,
                   to
                   divulge
                   or
                   utter
                   false
                   News
                   or
                   Reports
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   intermeddle
                   in
                   matters
                   of
                   Government
                   ,
                   or
                   with
                   
                   any
                   of
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Councellors
                   or
                   Ministers
                   ,
                   in
                   their
                   common
                   Discourses
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 All
                 this
                 while
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 at
                 Land
                 began
                 to
                 be
                 more
                 and
                 more
                 streightned
                 :
                 for
                 on
                 the
                 one
                 side
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 was
                 Advanc'd
                 within
                 Three
                 Leagues
                 of
                 
                   Amsterdam
                   ;
                   Arnhem
                   ,
                   Vtrecht
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Zutphen
                 ,
                 and
                 Emmerick
                 ,
                 surrendred
                 up
                 to
                 him
                 :
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Munster
                 press'd
                 hard
                 upon
                 Frizeland
                 ,
                 having
                 taken
                 
                   Deventer
                   ,
                   Groll
                   ,
                   Borkelo
                   ,
                   Doetechem
                   ,
                
                 and
                 several
                 other
                 Places
                 of
                 lesser
                 Consequence
                 ;
                 insomuch
                 that
                 the
                 People
                 began
                 to
                 Tumult
                 in
                 all
                 places
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 more
                 especially
                 at
                 Dort
                 ,
                 whither
                 they
                 sent
                 for
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 ,
                 where
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 at
                 Dinner
                 with
                 the
                 Lords
                 at
                 the
                 Paw
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 Principal
                 House
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 the
                 Burgers
                 who
                 were
                 in
                 Arms
                 ,
                 surrounded
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 up
                 their
                 Captains
                 ,
                 to
                 tell
                 the
                 Lords
                 ,
                 That
                 except
                 they
                 presently
                 drew
                 up
                 a
                 Paper
                 and
                 put
                 their
                 Hands
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 for
                 declaring
                 the
                 Prince
                 Stadt-holder
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 Cut
                 all
                 their
                 Throats
                 :
                 whereupon
                 ,
                 the
                 Paper
                 was
                 immediately
                 drawn
                 up
                 and
                 sign'd
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Prince
                 was
                 declar'd
                 Stadt-holder
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Powers
                 and
                 Authorities
                 ,
                 in
                 as
                 ample
                 manner
                 as
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 Ancestors
                 had
                 enjoy'd
                 :
                 they
                 also
                 renounc'd
                 that
                 perpetual
                 Edict
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 oblig'd
                 themselves
                 never
                 to
                 admit
                 of
                 a
                 Stadtholder
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 discharg'd
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 the
                 Oath
                 he
                 had
                 taken
                 ,
                 never
                 to
                 accept
                 of
                 that
                 Dignity
                 :
                 which
                 thing
                 thus
                 begun
                 by
                 a
                 Tumult
                 ,
                 was
                 afterwards
                 Confirm'd
                 in
                 a
                 full
                 Assembly
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 .
              
               
                 
                 There
                 were
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 taken
                 from
                 them
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 several
                 Towns
                 and
                 Forts
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 of
                 great
                 Importance
                 :
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Munster
                 six
                 ;
                 and
                 besides
                 this
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 former
                 Maestricht
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 latter
                 Groninghen
                 Besiedg'd
                 :
                 their
                 Fleet
                 in
                 Port
                 ,
                 patching
                 up
                 their
                 bruises
                 .
                 Yet
                 now
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 compassionating
                 their
                 Condition
                 ,
                 and
                 believing
                 those
                 misfortunes
                 might
                 have
                 rendred
                 'um
                 more
                 humble
                 ▪
                 sent
                 over
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Arlington
                 ,
                 to
                 try
                 if
                 now
                 at
                 length
                 they
                 would
                 hearken
                 to
                 any
                 Reasonable
                 Terms
                 of
                 Accommodation
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 remarkable
                 with
                 what
                 joy
                 and
                 satisfaction
                 they
                 were
                 receiv'd
                 by
                 the
                 People
                 ;
                 the
                 Men
                 ,
                 Women
                 ,
                 and
                 Children
                 joyning
                 in
                 their
                 Acclamations
                 as
                 they
                 pass'd
                 along
                 the
                 Streets
                 ,
                 
                   God
                   bless
                   the
                   King
                   of
                
                 England
                 :
                 
                   God
                   bless
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                
                 Orange
                 :
                 
                   and
                   the
                   Devil
                   take
                   the
                
                 States
                 .
                 They
                 passed
                 from
                 Holland
                 through
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 
                 Orange's
                 Camp
                 to
                 Vtrecht
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 found
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 now
                 reduc'd
                 the
                 whole
                 Province
                 ;
                 of
                 whom
                 they
                 had
                 their
                 Publick
                 Audience
                 in
                 the
                 Camp
                 :
                 thither
                 likewise
                 came
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hallifax
                 ,
                 sent
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 as
                 his
                 Envoy
                 Extraordinary
                 ;
                 and
                 was
                 ,
                 after
                 his
                 Audience
                 ,
                 joyn'd
                 with
                 them
                 in
                 Commission
                 :
                 being
                 thus
                 all
                 together
                 ,
                 they
                 attended
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Camp
                 ,
                 in
                 expectation
                 of
                 Plenipotentraries
                 from
                 Holland
                 ,
                 upon
                 their
                 last
                 Proposition
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 they
                 are
                 upon
                 Extraordinary
                 Affairs
                 abroad
                 ,
                 
                   Henry
                   Coventry
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 now
                 return'd
                 from
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 is
                 made
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 at
                 home
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 room
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Trevor
                
                 deceas'd
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 Arrives
                 in
                 Sweden
                 Embassador
                 Extraordinary
                 from
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 afterwards
                 Dy'd
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Toward
                 the
                 Latter
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Month
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Arlington
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 Hallifax
                 ,
                 Arriv'd
                 at
                 White-Hall
                 ;
                 having
                 expected
                 fourteen
                 days
                 in
                 the
                 French
                 Camp
                 ,
                 the
                 return
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Deputies
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 all
                 which
                 they
                 effected
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 Promissory
                 Act
                 between
                 the
                 two
                 Kings
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 treat
                 or
                 conclude
                 without
                 a
                 Participation
                 and
                 Inclusion
                 of
                 each
                 others
                 Interests
                 :
                 which
                 was
                 afterwards
                 form'd
                 into
                 Articles
                 ,
                 and
                 Ratifi'd
                 and
                 Exchang'd
                 with
                 the
                 French
                 Embassadour
                 at
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 had
                 now
                 drawn
                 the
                 Gross
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 from
                 the
                 Neighbourhood
                 of
                 Amsterdam
                 ,
                 Marching
                 for
                 Boys-le-d●c
                 and
                 Maestricht
                 ,
                 both
                 which
                 he
                 left
                 block'd
                 up
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 by
                 Turenne
                 ,
                 the
                 second
                 by
                 Chamille
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 satisfi'd
                 at
                 present
                 with
                 the
                 Victorious
                 Progress
                 he
                 had
                 made
                 ,
                 return'd
                 for
                 Paris
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 Nimmenghen
                 by
                 Storm
                 ,
                 wherein
                 were
                 made
                 Prisoners
                 of
                 War
                 4000
                 of
                 the
                 best
                 Soldiers
                 which
                 the
                 Dutch
                 had
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 appearance
                 
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 upon
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 was
                 occasion
                 enough
                 to
                 continue
                 the
                 Tumults
                 and
                 Insurrections
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 now
                 so
                 general
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 scarce
                 a
                 Town
                 in
                 Holland
                 where
                 the
                 people
                 were
                 not
                 Masterless
                 .
              
               
                 'T
                 is
                 true
                 ,
                 the
                 heat
                 of
                 Action
                 began
                 to
                 cool
                 for
                 some
                 time
                 ;
                 nor
                 did
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 do
                 any
                 thing
                 more
                 considerable
                 ,
                 but
                 onely
                 keep
                 the
                 Seas
                 ,
                 besides
                 that
                 they
                 mist
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 
                 East-Indie-Fleet
                 ,
                 
                 of
                 which
                 there
                 was
                 only
                 this
                 account
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Cambridge
                 and
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 being
                 upon
                 the
                 Scout
                 ,
                 had
                 met
                 with
                 the
                 East
                 Indie-Fleet
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 there
                 happen'd
                 a
                 smart
                 Encounter
                 ,
                 insomuch
                 that
                 the
                 Cambridge
                 was
                 forc'd
                 to
                 ly
                 by
                 to
                 splice
                 her
                 Rigging
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 though
                 they
                 both
                 followed
                 'um
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 'um
                 many
                 Broad-sides
                 ,
                 yet
                 because
                 they
                 could
                 no
                 way
                 separate
                 'um
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 Bristol
                 could
                 carry
                 out
                 her
                 lower
                 tire
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 forc'd
                 to
                 quit
                 the
                 Fight
                 :
                 Only
                 one
                 ship
                 too
                 severely
                 chac'd
                 ,
                 was
                 forc'd
                 to
                 destroy
                 her self
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Moneth
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 arriv'd
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 having
                 taken
                 the
                 usual
                 Oath
                 ,
                 had
                 the
                 Sword
                 delivered
                 to
                 him
                 as
                 Lord-Deputy
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 room
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Berkley
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Holland
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 ,
                 being
                 now
                 setled
                 in
                 the
                 Supream
                 Authority
                 ,
                 did
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 win
                 the
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 by
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 call
                 to
                 an
                 account
                 the
                 chief
                 of
                 those
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 their
                 former
                 Leaders
                 .
                 Among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 he
                 Imprisons
                 
                   Ruart
                   Van
                   Putten
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 his
                 Brother
                 
                   De
                   Wit.
                   Van
                   Putten
                
                 was
                 accus'd
                 of
                 an
                 Intention
                 to
                 have
                 destroyed
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 by
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 a
                 Barber
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 to
                 have
                 receiv'd
                 from
                 him
                 a
                 considerable
                 sum
                 of
                 Money
                 for
                 doing
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Court
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 upon
                 examination
                 of
                 their
                 Crimes
                 ,
                 having
                 Condemned
                 both
                 the
                 Brothers
                 to
                 lose
                 all
                 their
                 dignities
                 and
                 employments
                 ,
                 and
                 ordered
                 'um
                 to
                 quit
                 the
                 Country
                 as
                 Banish'd
                 men
                 ;
                 Thereupon
                 
                   De
                   Wit
                
                 goes
                 to
                 the
                 Prison
                 to
                 fetch
                 away
                 his
                 Brother
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 people
                 being
                 incensed
                 that
                 they
                 deserved
                 a
                 greater
                 punishment
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 coming
                 out
                 again
                 ,
                 forc'd
                 'um
                 back
                 again
                 ,
                 broke
                 open
                 the
                 Prison-door
                 ,
                 hal'd
                 'um
                 out
                 ;
                 and
                 thus
                 the
                 Rabble
                 having
                 got
                 'um
                 into
                 their
                 possession
                 ,
                 never
                 left
                 till
                 they
                 had
                 beat
                 and
                 trampled
                 'um
                 to
                 death
                 .
                 This
                 not
                 sufficing
                 ,
                 they
                 dragg'd
                 their
                 dead
                 Bodies
                 about
                 the
                 Streets
                 ,
                 cut
                 off
                 their
                 Fingers
                 and
                 Ears
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 hung
                 'um
                 up
                 naked
                 by
                 the
                 Heels
                 upon
                 the
                 Gallows
                 :
                 such
                 was
                 the
                 miserable
                 end
                 of
                 those
                 two
                 Brothers
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 good
                 fortune
                 that
                 befel
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 next
                 to
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 escape
                 of
                 their
                 East-Indie
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 Groninghen
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Munster
                 had
                 laid
                 a
                 most
                 furious
                 and
                 close
                 Siege
                 ;
                 but
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 his
                 fury
                 ,
                 after
                 several
                 attacques
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 many
                 men
                 ,
                 was
                 at
                 length
                 forced
                 to
                 break
                 up
                 his
                 Siege
                 and
                 depart
                 ,
                 having
                 battered
                 and
                 burnt
                 down
                 above
                 two
                 hundred
                 Houses
                 with
                 his
                 Guns
                 and
                 Granadoes
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Dutch
                 had
                 ,
                 no
                 question
                 ,
                 promised
                 themselves
                 great
                 matters
                 from
                 the
                 Emperour
                 ;
                 but
                 there
                 was
                 nothing
                 appear'd
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 any
                 hopes
                 ,
                 till
                 at
                 length
                 a
                 general
                 Treaty
                 was
                 concluded
                 for
                 the
                 publick
                 Security
                 and
                 general
                 Defence
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 at
                 Ratisbone
                 ;
                 which
                 though
                 it
                 prov'd
                 slow
                 ,
                 as
                 passing
                 three
                 Colledges
                 ,
                 That
                 of
                 the
                 Electors
                 ,
                 That
                 of
                 the
                 Princes
                 ,
                 and
                 That
                 of
                 the
                 Free-Towns
                 ;
                 yet
                 after
                 this
                 Conclusion
                 ,
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Forces
                 being
                 upon
                 their
                 march
                 from
                 one
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Brandenburgher
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 conjunction
                 upon
                 the
                 Frontiers
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 
                 made
                 a
                 very
                 seasonable
                 diversion
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Netherlander
                 some
                 breathing
                 time
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 Turenne
                 was
                 forc'd
                 to
                 draw
                 off
                 to
                 attend
                 their
                 motion
                 toward
                 Leipstadt
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Munster
                 thought
                 it
                 convenient
                 to
                 look
                 toward
                 his
                 own
                 Territories
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 the
                 Brandenburgher
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 that
                 now
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 had
                 some
                 time
                 to
                 look
                 after
                 the
                 Civil
                 affairs
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 settle
                 disorders
                 at
                 home
                 ;
                 which
                 he
                 did
                 by
                 a
                 change
                 of
                 the
                 Magistrates
                 in
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Towns
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Low
                   Countries
                
                 ;
                 
                 wherein
                 he
                 was
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 encouraged
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 satisfaction
                 which
                 it
                 gave
                 the
                 generality
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 who
                 now
                 began
                 to
                 b●
                 by
                 little
                 and
                 little
                 better
                 composed
                 in
                 their
                 mindes
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 England
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 was
                 to
                 have
                 met
                 in
                 October
                 next
                 ,
                 was
                 
                 upon
                 weighty
                 considerations
                 adjourned
                 till
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 February
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 in
                 Scotland
                 the
                 Parliament
                 had
                 sate
                 till
                 this
                 very
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 made
                 several
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 publick
                 good
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 ;
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 one
                 that
                 gave
                 toward
                 the
                 defraying
                 the
                 King's
                 Expences
                 864000
                 l.
                 Sterling
                 .
              
               
                 
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 also
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 returning
                 to
                 London
                 from
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 put
                 an
                 end
                 to
                 all
                 further
                 expectations
                 of
                 any
                 considerable
                 actions
                 at
                 Sea
                 this
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 Camp
                 :
                 Marshal
                 Turenne
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 approach
                 of
                 the
                 Imperialists
                 and
                 Brandenburghers
                 ,
                 sends
                 to
                 the
                 Electors
                 and
                 Princes
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 let
                 them
                 know
                 in
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                 France's
                 Name
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   it
                   was
                   not
                   the
                   King's
                   intention
                   to
                   meddle
                   with
                   any
                   thing
                   that
                   belonged
                   to
                   the
                   Empire
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   if
                   any
                   of
                   his
                   Troops
                   had
                   entred
                   into
                   it
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   the
                   inevitable
                   consequences
                   of
                   the
                   War
                   against
                   the
                
                 United
                 Provinces
                 :
                 
                   and
                   therefore
                   understanding
                   that
                   several
                   Forces
                   were
                   upon
                   their
                   march
                   toward
                   his
                   Conquests
                   ,
                   to
                   disturb
                   his
                   Possession
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   give
                   occasion
                   of
                   jealousie
                   to
                   his
                   Allies
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   therefore
                   obliged
                   to
                   pass
                   his
                   Army
                   over
                   the
                
                 Rhine
                 .
                 
                   And
                   as
                   for
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                
                 Brandenburgh
                 ,
                 
                   that
                   the
                   King
                   had
                   frequently
                   requested
                   him
                   not
                   to
                   meddle
                   with
                   a
                   War
                   in
                   which
                   he
                   had
                   no
                   concern
                   .
                   And
                   therefore
                   ,
                   if
                   things
                   went
                   further
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   desir'd
                   to
                   take
                   notice
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   was
                   once
                   in
                   their
                   power
                   to
                   have
                   preserved
                   the
                   peace
                   of
                   the
                   Empire
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   own
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 Elector
                 of
                 Cologne
                 and
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Munster
                 openly
                 declared
                 at
                 the
                 Dyet
                 against
                 the
                 March
                 of
                 the
                 Imperialists
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 rest
                 being
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 Deputies
                 ,
                 could
                 make
                 no
                 Reply
                 without
                 larger
                 Commissions
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Hanover
                 absolutely
                 shew'd
                 his
                 dislike
                 of
                 their
                 March
                 ,
                 by
                 denying
                 them
                 passage
                 through
                 his
                 Territories
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 now
                 Sir
                 
                   Edw.
                   Sprague
                
                 gives
                 us
                 occasion
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 Sea
                 again
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 left
                 with
                 a
                 Squadron
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 Seas
                 ,
                 went
                 to
                 the
                 Northwards
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 he
                 spoil'd
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fishing-trade
                 ,
                 taking
                 a
                 Buss
                 ,
                 several
                 Doggers
                 ,
                 and
                 350
                 Prisoners
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 Land
                 ,
                 Fortune
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 more
                 kinde
                 to
                 a
                 young
                 General
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 was
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 his
                 first
                 attempts
                 ;
                 but
                 she
                 favour'd
                 him
                 not
                 at
                 all
                 .
                 For
                 whereas
                 he
                 thought
                 to
                 have
                 done
                 great
                 things
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 still
                 the
                 worst
                 in
                 all
                 his
                 chiefest
                 designes
                 ;
                 first
                 at
                 Woerden
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 thought
                 to
                 have
                 retaken
                 from
                 the
                 French
                 ;
                 but
                 being
                 encounter'd
                 by
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Luxemburgh
                 ,
                 was
                 forc'd
                 to
                 retreat
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 above
                 1500
                 of
                 his
                 men
                 :
                 the
                 second
                 time
                 at
                 Charleroy
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 surrounded
                 with
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 Count
                 Marci●
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 lay
                 a
                 formal
                 Siege
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 ;
                 but
                 being
                 assail'd
                 from
                 without
                 by
                 the
                 Sieur
                 Montal
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Garrison
                 from
                 within
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 forc'd
                 to
                 raise
                 his
                 Siege
                 and
                 march
                 off
                 ,
                 having
                 lost
                 neer
                 700
                 of
                 his
                 Souldiers
                 :
                 the
                 last
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 attacque
                 upon
                 Swart-sluce
                 ,
                 where
                 his
                 designe
                 again
                 failing
                 ,
                 above
                 1600
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 came
                 short
                 home
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 for
                 any
                 thing
                 else
                 this
                 year
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 little
                 considerable
                 done
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 Turenne
                 ,
                 or
                 Bournonvile
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 now
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 Imperialists
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Montecuculi
                 .
                 Onely
                 a
                 kinde
                 of
                 Chess-play
                 among
                 the
                 great
                 Commanders
                 ,
                 and
                 moving
                 of
                 the
                 Armies
                 from
                 place
                 to
                 place
                 as
                 the
                 Commanders
                 saw
                 most
                 for
                 their
                 advantage
                 :
                 yet
                 for
                 all
                 that
                 ,
                 Turenne
                 got
                 ground
                 ,
                 and
                 advanced
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 Hoxter
                 .
              
               
                 Returning
                 home
                 ,
                 we
                 finde
                 some
                 changes
                 of
                 great
                 Officers
                 .
                 The
                 Lord-Keeper
                 Bridgeman
                 desirous
                 through
                 Age
                 to
                 resigne
                 his
                 place
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Shaftsbury
                 was
                 in
                 his
                 room
                 made
                 Lord-Chancellor
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 the
                 Treasury
                 laid
                 aside
                 ,
                 and
                 Thomas
                 Lord
                 Clifford
                 Controuler
                 ,
                 made
                 Lord
                 High
                 Treasurer
                 .
                 
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 the
                 time
                 coming
                 on
                 for
                 opening
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 again
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 another
                 Declaration
                 signified
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 inevitable
                 Necessities
                 still
                 continuing
                 ,
                 which
                 urg'd
                 him
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 first
                 stop
                 ,
                 
                 did
                 now
                 compel
                 him
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 second
                 till
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 May
                 ensuing
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Holland
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Luxenburgh
                 ,
                 General
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 taking
                 advantage
                 of
                 the
                 Frost
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 body
                 of
                 men
                 advances
                 almost
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 
                 Leyden
                 ,
                 forces
                 the
                 Dutch
                 from
                 the
                 strong
                 Posts
                 of
                 
                   Bodegrave
                   ,
                   Newerbrug
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Swammerdam
                 ,
                 and
                 takes
                 them
                 ;
                 which
                 put
                 the
                 Cities
                 of
                 Leyden
                 and
                 Amsterdam
                 into
                 such
                 a
                 Consternation
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Dutch
                 to
                 defend
                 themselves
                 were
                 forc'd
                 to
                 cut
                 their
                 Dikes
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 the
                 Country
                 under
                 Water
                 ;
                 which
                 caus'd
                 such
                 an
                 Inundation
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 course
                 Goods
                 in
                 Cellars
                 and
                 Ware-houses
                 were
                 utterly
                 spoil'd
                 ,
                 being
                 forc●d
                 to
                 bring
                 all
                 their
                 Cattle
                 into
                 
                   New
                   Town
                
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 kill
                 great
                 numbers
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 meerly
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 Fodder
                 for
                 them
                 .
                 But
                 among
                 all
                 these
                 disasters
                 ,
                 the
                 retaking
                 of
                 Coverden
                 did
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 revive
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 took
                 with
                 little
                 loss
                 ;
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Munster
                 having
                 drawn
                 out
                 a
                 considerable
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Garrison
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 upon
                 some
                 other
                 designe
                 .
              
               
                 Toward
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 to
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Denmark
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 .
                 He
                 had
                 been
                 at
                 Elsenore
                 to
                 dispatch
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 there
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 season
                 of
                 much
                 Snow
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 excessive
                 Cold
                 ;
                 whence
                 going
                 aboard
                 the
                 
                 Yarmouth-Frigat
                 ,
                 toward
                 the
                 Evening
                 he
                 return'd
                 to
                 shore
                 in
                 the
                 ships
                 Pinnace
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 his
                 passage
                 was
                 so
                 pierc'd
                 with
                 the
                 extremity
                 of
                 the
                 sharp
                 Air
                 ,
                 that
                 before
                 he
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Shore
                 he
                 was
                 insensible
                 of
                 what
                 he
                 did
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 that
                 condition
                 being
                 carried
                 to
                 his
                 Calesche
                 ,
                 expired
                 therein
                 in
                 his
                 passage
                 to
                 Elsenore
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 his
                 death
                 ,
                 the
                 vacant
                 honour
                 of
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 was
                 supplied
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Southampton
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 immediately
                 Elected
                 by
                 the
                 Soveraign
                 and
                 Companions
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 no
                 time
                 to
                 act
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 provide
                 for
                 War
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 his
                 preparations
                 for
                 the
                 next
                 Spring
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 encouragement
                 of
                 his
                 Seamen
                 ,
                 puts
                 forth
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 promising
                 to
                 every
                 Seaman
                 ,
                 that
                 would
                 voluntarily
                 List
                 themselves
                 in
                 a
                 Second
                 Rate
                 ,
                 a
                 free
                 Largess
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 six
                 Weeks
                 pay
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 every
                 one
                 that
                 would
                 voluntarily
                 List
                 themselves
                 in
                 a
                 Third
                 Rate
                 ,
                 a
                 free
                 Largess
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 one
                 Moneths
                 pay
                 .
                 And
                 further
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 Pay
                 should
                 begin
                 from
                 the
                 very
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 their
                 Listing
                 themselves
                 .
              
               
                 Toward
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Year
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Prorogation
                 being
                 expired
                 ,
                 
                 met
                 again
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 summoned
                 to
                 attend
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 ,
                 the
                 Chancellor
                 by
                 the
                 King's
                 Command
                 acquainted
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 the
                 advancement
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Turner
                
                 to
                 be
                 Lord
                 Chief
                 Baron
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Speaker
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 was
                 void
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 thereupon
                 directed
                 to
                 choose
                 a
                 new
                 one
                 ,
                 they
                 returned
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 elected
                 Sir
                 
                   Iob
                   Charleton
                
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Afternoon
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 met
                 them
                 again
                 in
                 the
                 Lords
                 House
                 ,
                 where
                 ,
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 approved
                 their
                 choice
                 ,
                 he
                 declared
                 to
                 them
                 the
                 success
                 and
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 resolutions
                 to
                 carry
                 it
                 on
                 with
                 their
                 assistance
                 for
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 ;
                 which
                 particulars
                 were
                 more
                 largely
                 insisted
                 upon
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 ,
                 being
                 resolv'd
                 into
                 a
                 Grand
                 Committee
                 ,
                 upon
                 their
                 taking
                 into
                 consideration
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor's
                 Speeches
                 ,
                 they
                 made
                 an
                 unanimous
                 Vote
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 a
                 supply
                 should
                 be
                 given
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 18
                 Moneths
                 Assessment
                 ,
                 not
                 exceeding
                 70000
                 l.
                 a
                 Moneth
                 .
                 While
                 they
                 were
                 thus
                 acting
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iob
                   Charleton
                
                 falls
                 sick
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Indisposition
                 continuing
                 ,
                 the
                 House
                 by
                 the
                 King's
                 permission
                 chose
                 a
                 new
                 Speaker
                 ,
                 
                   Edward
                   Seymor
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 by
                 Name
                 ,
                 a
                 person
                 of
                 great
                 Loyalty
                 and
                 known
                 ability
                 .
              
               
                 Soon
                 after
                 ,
                 
                 they
                 presented
                 the
                 King
                 an
                 humble
                 Address
                 for
                 satisfying
                 and
                 composing
                 the
                 mindes
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Subjects
                 .
                 To
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 return'd
                 for
                 Answer
                 ,
                 
                   
                     That
                     he
                     did
                     readily
                     and
                     freely
                     agree
                     thereto
                     .
                  
                   
                     That
                     on
                     the
                     other
                     side
                     ,
                     it
                     was
                     five
                     Moneths
                     since
                     he
                     had
                     demanded
                     a
                     Supply
                     ▪
                     and
                     that
                     their
                     Vnanimous
                     Vote
                     ,
                     did
                     both
                     give
                     life
                     to
                     his
                     Affairs
                     ,
                     and
                     disheartned
                     the
                     Enemy
                     ;
                     but
                     their
                     delay
                     would
                     make
                     them
                     take
                     new
                     courage
                     .
                  
                   
                     That
                     the
                     Enemy
                     was
                     preparing
                     a
                     greater
                     Fleet
                     than
                     ever
                     they
                     had
                     ,
                     and
                     therefore
                     desir'd
                     them
                     that
                     the
                     fears
                     and
                     jealousies
                     of
                     some
                     ,
                     might
                     not
                     bring
                     a
                     Ruine
                     upon
                     all
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     That
                     if
                     there
                     were
                     any
                     Scruples
                     remaining
                     with
                     them
                     ,
                     concerning
                     the
                     suspention
                     of
                     Penal
                     Laws
                     ,
                     He
                     promis'd
                     ,
                     that
                     what
                     had
                     been
                     already
                     done
                     ,
                     should
                     not
                     be
                     drawn
                     into
                     future
                     Example
                     .
                     Lastly
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     as
                     he
                     expected
                     the
                     Bill
                     for
                     his
                     supply
                     ;
                     so
                     He
                     should
                     as
                     willingly
                     receive
                     and
                     pass
                     any
                     other
                     ,
                     to
                     give
                     them
                     satisfaction
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 Effect
                 of
                 all
                 which
                 ,
                 appear'd
                 at
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 following
                 Year
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Forrein
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   1672.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   most
                   important
                   difference
                   between
                   the
                   Lesser
                   Princes
                   and
                   States
                   of
                   Christendom
                   ,
                   was
                   between
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Savoy
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   State
                   of
                   Genoa
                   ,
                   who
                   taking
                   advantage
                   of
                   a
                   difference
                   between
                   the
                   Officers
                   and
                   Souldiers
                   of
                   the
                   Garrison
                   ,
                   had
                   surpris'd
                   Oneglia
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Territories
                   thereto
                   belonging
                   .
                   Thereupon
                   ,
                   the
                   Duke
                   with
                   a
                   strong
                   Army
                   invades
                   the
                   Jurisdiction
                   of
                   the
                   Genoeses
                   ;
                   takes
                   Guado
                   the
                   Key
                   of
                   the
                   Genoese
                   State
                   towards
                   Mon●ferrat
                   ;
                   after
                   that
                   Sissello
                   ,
                   a
                   most
                   delicious
                   place
                   ,
                   and
                   full
                   of
                   rich
                   Booty
                   ;
                   together
                   with
                   Iustinesi
                   .
                   Not
                   thus
                   content
                   ,
                   he
                   over-ran
                   all
                   the
                   Riviera
                   toward
                   Nizza
                   ,
                   and
                   retakes
                   the
                   Principality
                   of
                   Oneglia
                   :
                   But
                   then
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Interposition
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   first
                   a
                   Cessation
                   ,
                   then
                   a
                   Peace
                   was
                   Concluded
                   .
                
                 
                   Nor
                   was
                   Poland
                   without
                   a
                   great
                   share
                   of
                   Civil
                   Dissention
                   ,
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   great
                   differences
                   between
                   one
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Nobility
                   ,
                   who
                   were
                   term'd
                   Male-contents
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   other
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Nobility
                   ,
                   who
                   sided
                   with
                   the
                   King.
                   The
                   Army
                   under
                   Sobieskie
                   ,
                   undertook
                   the
                   Defence
                   of
                   the
                   Male-contents
                   ;
                   and
                   Marches
                   for
                   Warsaw
                   ,
                   under
                   pretence
                   of
                   protecting
                   their
                   Nobility
                   ,
                   which
                   were
                   so
                   severely
                   prosecuted
                   .
                   The
                   Archbishop
                   of
                   Gnesne
                   ,
                   a
                   potent
                   Prelate
                   ,
                   kept
                   himself
                   from
                   Court
                   ,
                   in
                   Opposition
                   to
                   the
                   Kings
                   Interests
                   ;
                   though
                   all
                   endeavours
                   were
                   used
                   to
                   reconcile
                   him
                   .
                   In
                   this
                   posture
                   ,
                   the
                   Popes
                   Nuntio
                   arrives
                   to
                   Mediate
                   ,
                   but
                   it
                   was
                   too
                   hard
                   a
                   task
                   to
                   be
                   accomplisht
                   this
                   Year
                   .
                
                 
                   From
                   these
                   troubles
                   Casimire
                   having
                   withdrawn
                   himself
                   ,
                   by
                   a
                   timely
                   Resignation
                   ,
                   liv'd
                   for
                   some
                   time
                   privately
                   in
                   France
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   this
                   Year
                   dy'd
                   of
                   an
                   Apoplexy
                   at
                   Nevers
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   his
                   Death
                   was
                   not
                   so
                   much
                   taken
                   notice
                   of
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   Death
                   of
                   the
                   Empress
                   ,
                   to
                   whom
                   this
                   Year
                   was
                   equally
                   Fatal
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1673.
                 
              
               
                 THE
                 first
                 remarkable
                 passages
                 of
                 this
                 year
                 ,
                 were
                 the
                 Transactions
                 in
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 who
                 being
                 press'd
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 for
                 a
                 Supply
                 ,
                 fell
                 with
                 that
                 seriousness
                 and
                 quickness
                 to
                 their
                 Work
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 March
                 they
                 had
                 compleated
                 several
                 Bills
                 ;
                 among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 an
                 
                   Act
                   for
                   raising
                   the
                   Sum
                   of
                   One
                   hundred
                   thirty
                   eight
                   thousand
                   ,
                   seven
                   hundred
                   and
                   fifty
                   thousand
                   pound
                   ,
                   for
                   supply
                   of
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Extraordinary
                   occasions
                   .
                
                 And
                 another
                 Act
                 of
                 
                   General
                   and
                   Free
                   Pardon
                
                 :
                 To
                 which
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 given
                 his
                 Assent
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 was
                 Adjourn'd
                 till
                 the
                 20th
                 of
                 October
                 next
                 ensuing
                 .
                 
              
               
                 
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northumberland
                 being
                 Dead
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Family
                 of
                 the
                 Peircies
                 being
                 Extinct
                 ,
                 one
                 
                   Iames
                   Percy
                
                 ,
                 an
                 ordinary
                 Mechanick
                 ,
                 coming
                 out
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 laid
                 claim
                 both
                 to
                 the
                 Title
                 and
                 Estate
                 ;
                 and
                 went
                 so
                 far
                 as
                 to
                 present
                 a
                 Petition
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 ,
                 to
                 hear
                 him
                 ,
                 in
                 Relation
                 to
                 his
                 Claim
                 ,
                 but
                 when
                 his
                 Petition
                 came
                 to
                 be
                 read
                 notwithstanding
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 two
                 Months
                 time
                 given
                 him
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 caus'd
                 above
                 forty
                 Witnesses
                 to
                 be
                 sworn
                 at
                 the
                 Bar
                 ,
                 he
                 made
                 so
                 little
                 of
                 any
                 probability
                 appear
                 toward
                 his
                 said
                 Claim
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lords
                 resolv'd
                 that
                 the
                 Petition
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Iames
                   Percy
                
                 should
                 be
                 dismiss'd
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 consider
                 how
                 to
                 proceed
                 against
                 him
                 as
                 an
                 Impostor
                 .
              
               
               
                 Much
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 was
                 the
                 Island
                 of
                 Tabago
                 taken
                 from
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Tobias
                   Bridges
                
                 ▪
                 with
                 a
                 Boo●y
                 of
                 400
                 prisoners
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 Negroes
                 ;
                 though
                 a
                 greater
                 loss
                 hapn'd
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 Sr.
                 Hellen●s
                 by
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ;
                 and
                 might
                 have
                 prov'd
                 great
                 Obstruction
                 to
                 the
                 Trade
                 of
                 the
                 East-Indies
                 ,
                 had
                 it
                 not
                 been
                 soon
                 after
                 regain'd
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 more
                 fatal
                 Loss
                 to
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 of
                 Three
                 very
                 considerable
                 East-India
                 ships
                 ;
                 which
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 regaining
                 of
                 the
                 Island
                 ,
                 was
                 such
                 a
                 seasonable
                 piece
                 of
                 Service
                 ,
                 perform'd
                 by
                 Captain
                 Monday
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 thought
                 it
                 worthy
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 a
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 conferr'd
                 upon
                 him
                 at
                 his
                 return
                 in
                 August
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 brought
                 along
                 with
                 him
                 both
                 the
                 good
                 News
                 and
                 Prizes
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 now
                 the
                 English
                 and
                 Dutch
                 Fleets
                 being
                 abroad
                 ,
                 Actions
                 of
                 higher
                 Importance
                 call
                 to
                 be
                 related
                 ;
                 wherein
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 amiss
                 to
                 follow
                 the
                 whole
                 Series
                 of
                 this
                 Years
                 Maritime
                 Transactions
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 digression
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Belgians
                 first
                 got
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 shew'd
                 themselves
                 at
                 the
                 Rivers
                 Mouth
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 intention
                 to
                 have
                 stopt
                 up
                 the
                 Mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Thames
                 ,
                 by
                 sinking
                 several
                 great
                 Ships
                 in
                 the
                 Narrow
                 Passages
                 of
                 the
                 Channel
                 call'd
                 the
                 Middle-ground
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 broadness
                 of
                 the
                 Channel
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 commodiousness
                 of
                 other
                 Channels
                 ,
                 rendred
                 their
                 Attempts
                 altogether
                 in
                 vain
                 .
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 who
                 Command●d
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 not
                 seem
                 to
                 be
                 shut
                 in
                 ,
                 sails
                 toward
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ;
                 w●o
                 unwilling
                 to
                 abide
                 his
                 coming
                 ,
                 recover
                 their
                 own
                 Shoar
                 :
                 The
                 Prince
                 therefore
                 sails
                 away
                 for
                 the
                 Streights
                 of
                 Calis
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 intention
                 to
                 joyn
                 with
                 the
                 Fleet
                 from
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 French
                 ;
                 and
                 coming
                 to
                 Dunganess
                 ,
                 there
                 casts
                 Anchor
                 ,
                 in
                 expectation
                 of
                 their
                 coming
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 not
                 long
                 absent
                 :
                 in
                 this
                 interim
                 ,
                 no
                 small
                 danger
                 threatned
                 the
                 Admiral
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 Edgar
                 and
                 Lyon
                 were
                 forc'd
                 from
                 their
                 Anchors
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 accidental
                 firing
                 of
                 a
                 Fireship
                 .
                 But
                 now
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 27
                 great
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Portsmouth
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 being
                 joyn'd
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Navy
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 resolves
                 to
                 visit
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Coast
                 ,
                 and
                 comes
                 before
                 Schonevelt
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Fleet
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 lay
                 :
                 
                 the
                 Prince's
                 intention
                 was
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 Engag'd
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Sea
                 growing
                 rough
                 ,
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 an
                 Anchor
                 till
                 the
                 28th
                 .
                 
                 The
                 morning
                 proving
                 fair
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 fresh
                 Gale
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 prepare
                 to
                 Engage
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 end
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 Commands
                 some
                 35
                 of
                 the
                 more
                 nimble
                 Frigats
                 to
                 provoke
                 'um
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Sands
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 they
                 lay
                 surrounded
                 :
                 but
                 they
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 expectation
                 ,
                 boldly
                 come
                 ●orth
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 excellent
                 order
                 oppose
                 Force
                 to
                 Force
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 means
                 it
                 happen'd
                 ,
                 that
                 while
                 those
                 lesser
                 Frigats
                 retreated
                 to
                 their
                 own
                 ,
                 they
                 extreamly
                 disordered
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Fleet
                 :
                 yet
                 the
                 Battle
                 was
                 desperately
                 Fought
                 .
                 The
                 French
                 that
                 could
                 come
                 up
                 ,
                 fought
                 well
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 the
                 English
                 intermixt
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 eagerness
                 entangled
                 one
                 another
                 .
                 Among
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 most
                 covetous
                 to
                 engage
                 was
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Ossory
                 ;
                 but
                 being
                 pester'd
                 among
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 falling
                 foul
                 upon
                 an
                 English
                 Frigat
                 ,
                 and
                 entangled
                 with
                 one
                 of
                 our
                 own
                 Fireships
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 much
                 ado
                 to
                 free
                 himself
                 :
                 he
                 was
                 no
                 sooner
                 clear
                 ,
                 but
                 he
                 was
                 Attacqued
                 by
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Squadron
                 that
                 followed
                 him
                 ,
                 whom
                 with
                 a
                 vast
                 Courage
                 he
                 stoutly
                 resisted
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 as
                 good
                 as
                 they
                 brought
                 .
                 The
                 Prince
                 in
                 the
                 Van
                 ,
                 drave
                 the
                 Enemy
                 before
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 pursu'd
                 them
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 he
                 could
                 for
                 the
                 Shallows
                 and
                 Sands
                 :
                 whose
                 Magnanimous
                 and
                 Invincible
                 Example
                 ,
                 was
                 most
                 strenuously
                 follow'd
                 by
                 Captain
                 
                   Legge
                   ,
                   Wetwang
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 :
                 at
                 length
                 ,
                 Night
                 put
                 an
                 end
                 to
                 the
                 Combate
                 .
                 The
                 Dutch
                 retir'd
                 to
                 their
                 old
                 station
                 ;
                 the
                 English
                 lay
                 by
                 all
                 Night
                 ,
                 under
                 Sayl.
                 Of
                 common
                 Men
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 were
                 very
                 few
                 lost
                 ;
                 and
                 not
                 one
                 Ship
                 :
                 Captains
                 there
                 were
                 slain
                 ,
                 
                   Fowles
                   ,
                   Finch
                   ,
                   Tempest
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Woorden
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 were
                 kill'd
                 ,
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Schr●m
                 ,
                 Rear-Admiral
                 Vlugh
                 ,
                 and
                 six
                 more
                 Captains
                 :
                 their
                 loss
                 of
                 Men
                 was
                 considerable
                 ;
                 but
                 only
                 one
                 Ship
                 call'd
                 the
                 Deventer
                 was
                 taken
                 .
              
               
                 Both
                 parties
                 assum●d
                 to
                 themselves
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 the
                 Victory
                 :
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 had
                 remov'd
                 the
                 Assaylors
                 ;
                 The
                 English
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 had
                 beaten
                 the
                 Dutch
                 into
                 their
                 Lurking
                 holes
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 next
                 three
                 days
                 were
                 spent
                 in
                 repairing
                 the
                 Ships
                 damages
                 ;
                 wherein
                 the
                 Dutch
                 had
                 the
                 advantage
                 ,
                 as
                 having
                 their
                 supplies
                 ready
                 at
                 hand
                 from
                 their
                 own
                 shore
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 Iune
                 the
                 Dutch
                 changed
                 their
                 station
                 ,
                 but
                 lost
                 a
                 fair
                 opportunity
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 Wind
                 favour'd
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Weather
                 was
                 hazy
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 then
                 took
                 their
                 advantage
                 to
                 have
                 fallen
                 upon
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 who
                 lay
                 scatter'd
                 for
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 Repairing
                 ,
                 they
                 might
                 have
                 exposed
                 the
                 English
                 Fleet
                 to
                 some
                 danger
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 English
                 observing
                 the
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 presently
                 make
                 ready
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 other
                 perceiving
                 ,
                 let
                 fall
                 their
                 Anchors
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 English
                 did
                 likewise
                 ,
                 having
                 drawn
                 their
                 Fleet
                 first
                 into
                 a
                 Line
                 ,
                 which
                 reached
                 at
                 least
                 three
                 Leagues
                 in
                 length
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 Dutch
                 again
                 make
                 sail
                 ;
                 and
                 Sprague
                 believing
                 they
                 did
                 it
                 onely
                 to
                 change
                 their
                 station
                 as
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 with
                 an
                 intention
                 to
                 fight
                 ▪
                 made
                 the
                 less
                 haste
                 to
                 bear
                 up
                 ;
                 whereby
                 it
                 came
                 to
                 pass
                 that
                 he
                 lost
                 the
                 Wind
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 making
                 haste
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 gained
                 .
                 The
                 French
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 :
                 the
                 Prince
                 in
                 the
                 Rear
                 eager
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 blows
                 ,
                 press'd
                 upon
                 the
                 French
                 ;
                 the
                 French
                 upon
                 Sprague
                 ;
                 which
                 made
                 no
                 small
                 confusion
                 .
                 But
                 what
                 Sprague
                 did
                 amiss
                 in
                 delay
                 ,
                 he
                 recompenced
                 in
                 fighting
                 courageously
                 ;
                 nor
                 did
                 he
                 give
                 out
                 till
                 his
                 ship
                 was
                 so
                 ma●m'd
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 forc'd
                 to
                 retire
                 ;
                 into
                 whose
                 place
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Ossory
                 succeeding
                 ,
                 maintained
                 the
                 Dispute
                 with
                 equal
                 bravery
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Dutch
                 now
                 perceiving
                 the
                 English-standing
                 North-West
                 ,
                 fearing
                 to
                 lose
                 the
                 Wind
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 so
                 favourable
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 did
                 the
                 like
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 reason
                 that
                 the
                 day
                 began
                 to
                 close
                 ,
                 before
                 th●ir
                 shot
                 did
                 any
                 execution
                 ,
                 having
                 spent
                 thousands
                 of
                 Bullets
                 all
                 the
                 day
                 in
                 vain
                 ;
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 Prince
                 changing
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Charles
                
                 into
                 the
                 Soveraign
                 ,
                 continu'd
                 the
                 Fight
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Night
                 ,
                 having
                 no
                 other
                 light
                 than
                 the
                 fire
                 of
                 the
                 Guns
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Flame
                 of
                 several
                 Boats
                 ,
                 that
                 ,
                 being
                 ●●●'d
                 by
                 one
                 accident
                 or
                 another
                 ,
                 floated
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 upon
                 the
                 Sea.
                 By
                 break
                 of
                 day
                 the
                 English
                 saw
                 the
                 shore
                 neer
                 Laystaff
                 ,
                 but
                 no
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 but
                 onely
                 a
                 small
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Rear
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 having
                 withdrawn
                 themselves
                 in
                 the
                 dark
                 .
                 A
                 Council
                 of
                 War
                 was
                 thereupon
                 call'd
                 :
                 some
                 were
                 of
                 opinion
                 to
                 pursue
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 advised
                 to
                 return
                 ●o
                 the
                 Thames
                 ;
                 their
                 Ammunition
                 being
                 spent
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 ships
                 very
                 much
                 out
                 of
                 repair
                 ;
                 which
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 retreat
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 they
                 might
                 do
                 without
                 any
                 prejudice
                 to
                 their
                 honour
                 .
                 There
                 was
                 no
                 great
                 loss
                 of
                 Common
                 Seamen
                 .
                 Of
                 Captains
                 ,
                 onely
                 Sadlington
                 and
                 White
                 .
                 The
                 French
                 lost
                 some
                 Fire-ships
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Oss●ry
                 sunk
                 one
                 by
                 his
                 side
                 .
                 Not
                 a
                 ship
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 was
                 wanting
                 :
                 nor
                 could
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 be
                 very
                 great
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 they
                 fought
                 at
                 a
                 distance
                 ,
                 and
                 strove
                 rather
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 advantage
                 they
                 had
                 got
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 offend
                 their
                 Enemies
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 middle
                 of
                 Iuly
                 was
                 spent
                 before
                 the
                 Fleet
                 could
                 be
                 got
                 ready
                 again
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 no
                 sooner
                 done
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 the
                 Fleet
                 weighed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 night
                 got
                 into
                 the
                 Gunfleet
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 Ness.
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 they
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Coast
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 following
                 day
                 they
                 perceiv'd
                 the
                 Dutch
                 about
                 eight
                 Leagues
                 off
                 of
                 Zealand
                 ;
                 
                 who
                 seeing
                 the
                 English
                 prepare
                 to
                 engage
                 ,
                 return'd
                 to
                 their
                 own
                 shore
                 ,
                 not
                 daring
                 to
                 hazard
                 themselves
                 in
                 the
                 open
                 Sea
                 far
                 from
                 their
                 Sanctuaries
                 .
                 At
                 length
                 ,
                 understanding
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 to
                 be
                 about
                 the
                 Gorce
                 ,
                 the
                 English
                 make
                 thither
                 :
                 toward
                 night
                 they
                 saw
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 it
                 being
                 late
                 ,
                 they
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 stay
                 till
                 Morning
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 by
                 stealth
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 got
                 the
                 Weather-gage
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 break
                 of
                 day
                 shew'd
                 themselves
                 above
                 us
                 .
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 ,
                 ●aving
                 thus
                 got
                 between
                 the
                 English
                 and
                 Camperdown
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 own
                 desire
                 ,
                 bore
                 directly
                 upon
                 the
                 English
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Prince
                 perceiving
                 ,
                 changing
                 his
                 course
                 about
                 seven
                 a
                 clock
                 ,
                 in
                 excellent
                 order
                 stood
                 to
                 the
                 S.
                 West
                 .
                 The
                 French
                 led
                 the
                 Van
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 ,
                 Sprague
                 brought
                 up
                 the
                 Rear
                 .
                 The
                 Dutch
                 came
                 boldly
                 on
                 ,
                 Bankert
                 attacques
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 and
                 Tromp
                 engaged
                 Sprague
                 .
                 Then
                 was
                 it
                 incredible
                 to
                 think
                 how
                 equally
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 how
                 much
                 vigour
                 the
                 Fight
                 was
                 maintain'd
                 :
                 But
                 by
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 in
                 the
                 Van
                 ,
                 thinking
                 to
                 get
                 the
                 Wind
                 ,
                 sail'd
                 away
                 ;
                 which
                 Bankert
                 perceiving
                 ,
                 leaving
                 a
                 few
                 ships
                 to
                 observe
                 
                 their
                 motion
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 falls
                 in
                 with
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 upon
                 the
                 Prince
                 ;
                 nor
                 did
                 the
                 French
                 when
                 they
                 had
                 got
                 the
                 Wind
                 come
                 up
                 to
                 his
                 assistance
                 ,
                 onely
                 Martel
                 with
                 much
                 courage
                 stood
                 by
                 him
                 .
                 As
                 for
                 Tromp
                 fiercely
                 bearing
                 up
                 upon
                 Sprague
                 ▪
                 he
                 was
                 as
                 undauntedly
                 receiv'd
                 by
                 Sprague
                 ,
                 who
                 slackned
                 his
                 Sails
                 in
                 expectation
                 of
                 him
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Squadron
                 observing
                 ,
                 it
                 fell
                 out
                 that
                 being
                 by
                 this
                 means
                 separated
                 ,
                 the
                 Squadrons
                 could
                 not
                 relieve
                 one
                 another
                 as
                 they
                 should
                 have
                 done
                 .
                 The
                 courage
                 of
                 both
                 Captains
                 was
                 equal
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 desire
                 of
                 Glory
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 The
                 Wind
                 however
                 favour'd
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 refus'd
                 to
                 come
                 neer
                 ,
                 but
                 fought
                 at
                 a
                 dist●nce
                 .
                 About
                 Noon
                 ,
                 the
                 Wind
                 changing
                 ,
                 Sprague
                 ,
                 who
                 before
                 stood
                 to
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 now
                 bore
                 Westward
                 ,
                 follow'd
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                   Ossory
                   .
                   Tromp
                
                 still
                 engag'd
                 with
                 Sprague
                 ;
                 Tromp's
                 Second
                 with
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Ossory
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Afternoon
                 Sprague
                 lay
                 by
                 to
                 repair
                 his
                 Rigging
                 ;
                 but
                 his
                 ship
                 being
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 disabled
                 by
                 two
                 unhappy
                 shot
                 ,
                 he
                 left
                 the
                 Vessel
                 ,
                 and
                 taking
                 the
                 Flag
                 along
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 hasts
                 to
                 the
                 St.
                 George
                 ,
                 and
                 puts
                 up
                 the
                 Flag
                 ;
                 which
                 when
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Ossory
                 saw
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 brought
                 new
                 Foresails
                 to
                 his
                 Yards
                 ,
                 he
                 sent
                 Norborough
                 to
                 tell
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 he
                 would
                 ,
                 he
                 would
                 set
                 upon
                 Tromp
                 ,
                 and
                 board
                 him
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 assistance
                 :
                 Sprague
                 praises
                 his
                 resolution
                 ,
                 bids
                 him
                 go
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 would
                 immediately
                 be
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 But
                 his
                 suddain
                 death
                 was
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 a
                 Noble
                 Designe
                 :
                 For
                 he
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 long
                 aboard
                 the
                 St.
                 George
                 ,
                 when
                 through
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 her
                 Main-mast
                 he
                 was
                 forc'd
                 to
                 forsake
                 her
                 too
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 going
                 aboard
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Charles
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Boat
                 being
                 shatter'd
                 to
                 pieces
                 by
                 an
                 accidental
                 shot
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 himself
                 drown'd
                 in
                 the
                 Ocean
                 ,
                 over
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 so
                 often
                 Triumph'd
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 
                 Sprague's
                 ship
                 had
                 lost
                 her
                 Masts
                 ,
                 Tromp
                 confident
                 of
                 carrying
                 her
                 ,
                 bore
                 up
                 briskly
                 and
                 gave
                 her
                 a
                 Broad-side
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 up
                 two
                 Fire-ships
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 in
                 vain
                 ;
                 for
                 as
                 he
                 pass'd
                 by
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 so
                 severely
                 gall'd
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Ossory
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 hardly
                 time
                 to
                 discharge
                 six
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Guns
                 :
                 Neither
                 did
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Ossory
                 leave
                 the
                 Flag-ship
                 till
                 he
                 saw
                 her
                 tow'd
                 off
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Hampshire
                   .
                   Tromp
                
                 sufficiently
                 wearied
                 ,
                 having
                 got
                 his
                 Squadron
                 together
                 ,
                 at
                 first
                 retir'd
                 ;
                 but
                 when
                 he
                 saw
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 coming
                 toward
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 stay'd
                 .
                 By
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Prince
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 discern'd
                 a
                 far
                 off
                 with
                 his
                 Squadron
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 born
                 the
                 brunt
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Zealand-Squadron
                 and
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 all
                 the
                 day
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 having
                 gain'd
                 the
                 Wind
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Fight
                 ,
                 never
                 came
                 in
                 ;
                 but
                 at
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 clock
                 the
                 Prince
                 and
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 by
                 consent
                 ,
                 seem'd
                 to
                 leave
                 off
                 :
                 for
                 both
                 being
                 sollicitous
                 for
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 their
                 Fleets
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 saw
                 afar
                 off
                 ,
                 sail'd
                 peaceably
                 ,
                 and
                 directed
                 their
                 course
                 toward
                 their
                 Friends
                 ,
                 though
                 all
                 the
                 while
                 within
                 Cannon-shot
                 .
                 But
                 now
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 being
                 joyn'd
                 with
                 his
                 own
                 ,
                 falls
                 upon
                 the
                 Blue
                 ,
                 endeavouring
                 to
                 separate
                 that
                 Squadron
                 from
                 the
                 Prince
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 vain
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 making
                 all
                 haste
                 to
                 come
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 seasonably
                 joyning
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 Then
                 began
                 a
                 most
                 sharp
                 dispute
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 ,
                 at
                 what
                 time
                 the
                 Prince
                 sending
                 two
                 Fire-ships
                 ,
                 guarded
                 by
                 Captain
                 Leg
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 put
                 them
                 into
                 such
                 a
                 confusion
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 the
                 French
                 then
                 come
                 in
                 ,
                 being
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 ,
                 Masters
                 of
                 the
                 Wind
                 ,
                 the
                 Dispute
                 with
                 the
                 Dutch
                 concerning
                 the
                 Dominion
                 of
                 the
                 Sea
                 had
                 certainly
                 been
                 at
                 an
                 end
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Dutch
                 lost
                 two
                 Flag-Officers
                 ,
                 several
                 Captains
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 1000
                 Common
                 Seamen
                 .
                 Among
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 Sprague
                 was
                 much
                 lamented
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Neve
                 was
                 slain
                 ,
                 Reeves
                 and
                 Heywood
                 died
                 of
                 their
                 Wounds
                 .
                 Of
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 but
                 one
                 Commander
                 slain
                 .
                 The
                 loss
                 of
                 Common
                 English
                 Seamen
                 was
                 not
                 so
                 great
                 ,
                 being
                 chiefly
                 in
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                 Ossory's
                 and
                 Sir
                 Edward
                 Sprague's
                 ships
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Clifford
                 of
                 Chudleigh
                 resign'd
                 his
                 Staff
                 as
                 Lord-Treasurer
                 into
                 the
                 King's
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Osborn
                
                 ,
                 created
                 Viscount
                 Osborn
                 of
                 Dumblaine
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 Earl
                 of
                 Danby
                 in
                 England
                 was
                 made
                 Lord-Treasurer
                 in
                 his
                 room
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 the
                 10
                 th
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 meeting
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 last
                 Adjournment
                 ,
                 were
                 Prorogu'd
                 by
                 Commission
                 till
                 the
                 27
                 th
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Moneth
                 :
                 then
                 meeting
                 again
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 prorogu'd
                 till
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 following
                 .
              
               
               
                 After
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 having
                 taken
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 from
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Shaftsbury
                 ,
                 gave
                 it
                 to
                 his
                 Attorney-General
                 Sir
                 
                   Heneage
                   Finch
                
                 ,
                 afterwards
                 created
                 Lord
                 Daventry
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Northampton
                 .
              
               
                 Soon
                 after
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 was
                 pleas'd
                 to
                 call
                 before
                 him
                 in
                 Council
                 the
                 two
                 Lord
                 Chief-Justices
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chief-Baron
                 ,
                 commanding
                 them
                 to
                 consider
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 effectual
                 means
                 for
                 putting
                 the
                 Laws
                 in
                 Execution
                 for
                 preventing
                 the
                 growth
                 of
                 Popery
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ordered
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Roman-Catholick
                 ,
                 or
                 so
                 reputed
                 ,
                 should
                 presume
                 after
                 the
                 18
                 th
                 of
                 November
                 to
                 come
                 into
                 his
                 presence
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 Palace
                 ,
                 or
                 where
                 his
                 Court
                 should
                 be
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 Lord-Steward
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord-Chamberlain
                 of
                 the
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 were
                 ordered
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 same
                 effectually
                 put
                 in
                 execution
                 .
                 And
                 by
                 further
                 Order
                 a
                 little
                 after
                 ,
                 forbid
                 them
                 to
                 come
                 neer
                 St.
                 
                 Iames's
                 House
                 ,
                 or
                 into
                 the
                 Park
                 .
              
               
                 Immediately
                 after
                 ,
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 his
                 Gracious
                 Assurance
                 to
                 both
                 Houses
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 issued
                 out
                 his
                 Royal
                 Proclamation
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 effect
                 ,
                 further
                 requiring
                 the
                 Judges
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 effectual
                 care
                 for
                 the
                 prosecution
                 of
                 all
                 Papists
                 and
                 Popish
                 Recusants
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 and
                 Statutes
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 November
                 the
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 Modena
                 arriving
                 at
                 Dover
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 her
                 Intermarriage
                 with
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 was
                 there
                 met
                 by
                 the
                 Duke
                 ;
                 and
                 some
                 few
                 days
                 after
                 ,
                 coming
                 from
                 Gravesend
                 to
                 London
                 by
                 Water
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty
                 and
                 divers
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 met
                 in
                 Barges
                 upon
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 conducted
                 to
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 where
                 ,
                 after
                 her
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 had
                 been
                 received
                 in
                 the
                 most
                 obliging
                 and
                 kinde
                 manner
                 by
                 her
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 she
                 was
                 conducted
                 to
                 St.
                 
                 Iames's
                 .
                 Within
                 few
                 days
                 after
                 ,
                 their
                 Royal
                 Highnesses
                 gave
                 Audience
                 to
                 the
                 
                   French
                   ,
                   Portugal
                   ,
                   Swedish
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Danish
                 Embassadors
                 ,
                 as
                 likewise
                 to
                 the
                 Residents
                 of
                 Venice
                 and
                 Newburgh
                 ,
                 who
                 all
                 went
                 to
                 Complement
                 them
                 upon
                 their
                 late
                 Marriage
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 his
                 Majesty
                 (
                 the
                 great
                 numbers
                 of
                 extraordinary
                 Servants
                 that
                 had
                 been
                 sworn
                 and
                 admitted
                 into
                 his
                 Service
                 ,
                 who
                 making
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Protections
                 they
                 receiv'd
                 thereby
                 ,
                 did
                 obstruct
                 the
                 due
                 course
                 of
                 Law
                 )
                 issued
                 forth
                 an
                 Order
                 in
                 Council
                 ,
                 whereby
                 all
                 persons
                 that
                 did
                 not
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 their
                 Places
                 receive
                 Fee
                 ,
                 Wages
                 ,
                 Salary
                 ,
                 Diet
                 ,
                 or
                 Board-wages
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 absolutely
                 disabled
                 from
                 making
                 use
                 of
                 any
                 Protection
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 ,
                 to
                 save
                 them
                 from
                 the
                 prosecution
                 of
                 their
                 Creditors
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 Tangier
                 came
                 Intelligence
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Middleton
                 Governour
                 ,
                 understanding
                 the
                 defeat
                 and
                 death
                 of
                 Gayland
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 great
                 success
                 of
                 
                   Muly
                   Ishmael
                
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 receiv'd
                 a
                 kinde
                 Letter
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Muly
                   Ishmael
                
                 ,
                 purporting
                 his
                 great
                 desire
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 Amity
                 with
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 proposition
                 of
                 sending
                 Commissioners
                 to
                 treat
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 accordingly
                 appointed
                 Major
                 White
                 ,
                 Alderman
                 Read
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Wollaston
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 with
                 full
                 power
                 and
                 Instructions
                 to
                 conclude
                 a
                 Peace
                 and
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Commerce
                 ,
                 and
                 particularly
                 for
                 the
                 Redemption
                 of
                 the
                 Captives
                 in
                 Sally
                 ;
                 wherein
                 the
                 Earl
                 doubted
                 not
                 the
                 same
                 success
                 as
                 he
                 had
                 had
                 with
                 Gayland
                 above
                 a
                 year
                 before
                 ;
                 with
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 made
                 so
                 firm
                 a
                 Peace
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Moors
                 and
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 Tangier
                 convers'd
                 together
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 been
                 one
                 Nation
                 .
              
               
                 Notwithstanding
                 the
                 vigour
                 and
                 fury
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 yet
                 neither
                 in
                 the
                 height
                 of
                 this
                 years
                 Preparation
                 nor
                 Action
                 ,
                 were
                 the
                 thoughts
                 of
                 Peace
                 laid
                 aside
                 ;
                 but
                 rather
                 all
                 endeavours
                 tending
                 thereto
                 vigorously
                 pursued
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 purpose
                 ,
                 a
                 Treaty
                 was
                 concluded
                 on
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ▪
                 whereat
                 the
                 Allies
                 of
                 both
                 Parties
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 present
                 .
                 The
                 place
                 accepted
                 of
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 was
                 Cologne
                 ,
                 whither
                 by
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 Summer
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 before
                 ,
                 came
                 all
                 the
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Confederates
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Williamson
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Lyonel
                   Ienkins
                
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 Count
                 Areschot
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Don
                   Emanuel
                   de
                   Lyra.
                
                 For
                 the
                 Emperour
                 ,
                 Count
                 Conningsech
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Baron
                 D'Issola
                 .
                 Count
                 Tott
                 for
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 Sweden
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 
                   Van
                   Beverning
                   ,
                   Van
                   Haren
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Odyke
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 
                   de
                   Chausnes
                
                 .
              
               
               
                 But
                 the
                 Dutch
                 having
                 other
                 Designes
                 in
                 their
                 heads
                 ,
                 than
                 what
                 were
                 driven
                 on
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 ,
                 would
                 yield
                 to
                 nothing
                 there
                 ;
                 nor
                 were
                 they
                 so
                 fully
                 instructed
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 upon
                 the
                 Propositions
                 delivered
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 Plenipotentiaries
                 ,
                 they
                 pleaded
                 they
                 could
                 give
                 no
                 positive
                 Answer
                 ,
                 without
                 consulting
                 their
                 Masters
                 :
                 and
                 returning
                 to
                 Holland
                 ,
                 had
                 leisure
                 enough
                 to
                 take
                 their
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 States
                 were
                 contriving
                 an
                 Answer
                 ;
                 which
                 when
                 they
                 had
                 delivered
                 at
                 Cologne
                 ,
                 was
                 nothing
                 but
                 a
                 device
                 finely
                 spun
                 for
                 delay
                 ,
                 which
                 made
                 Cologne
                 a
                 place
                 of
                 great
                 Concourse
                 ,
                 but
                 little
                 business
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 send
                 a
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 return'd
                 so
                 full
                 an
                 Answer
                 ,
                 that
                 though
                 they
                 said
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   King
                   was
                   very
                   sharp
                   and
                   obstinate
                   in
                   his
                   Letter
                
                 :
                 That
                 nothing
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 continue
                 the
                 War
                 :
                 That
                 no
                 farther
                 Instructions
                 should
                 be
                 sent
                 to
                 their
                 Deputies
                 at
                 Cologne
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 saw
                 how
                 the
                 Parliament
                 would
                 order
                 matters
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 they
                 were
                 resolv'd
                 to
                 send
                 a
                 Copy
                 of
                 their
                 Reasonable
                 Proposals
                 ,
                 hoping
                 otherwise
                 to
                 bring
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 better
                 Termes
                 :
                 Yet
                 upon
                 cooler
                 thoughts
                 ,
                 they
                 not
                 only
                 listned
                 to
                 the
                 Motions
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 came
                 to
                 terms
                 of
                 Accommodation
                 :
                 and
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 in
                 February
                 following
                 ,
                 they
                 dispatch'd
                 a
                 Trumpeter
                 into
                 England
                 ;
                 by
                 whom
                 they
                 receiv'd
                 that
                 satisfaction
                 ,
                 in
                 Answer
                 to
                 their
                 Letters
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 that
                 soon
                 after
                 the
                 Peace
                 was
                 concluded
                 between
                 His
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Embassador
                 residing
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 behalf
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 The
                 News
                 was
                 receiv'd
                 with
                 incredible
                 joy
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Low
                   Countries
                
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Gabriel
                   Sylvius
                
                 was
                 sent
                 by
                 His
                 Majesty
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 ,
                 to
                 Complement
                 him
                 upon
                 the
                 Conclusion
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ;
                 with
                 whom
                 also
                 the
                 States
                 did
                 interchange
                 the
                 Ratification
                 of
                 the
                 Articles
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 interim
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 having
                 caus'd
                 a
                 new
                 sort
                 of
                 Brass
                 Half-pence
                 and
                 Farthings
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 current
                 throughout
                 all
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 Coyn'd
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 issued
                 forth
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 
                   for
                   the
                   suppression
                   of
                   the
                   particular
                   farthings
                   and
                   halfe-pence
                   of
                   private
                   Shopkeepers
                
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 inform'd
                 that
                 Shop-keepers
                 did
                 notwithstanding
                 continue
                 to
                 utter
                 Halfe-pence
                 and
                 Farthings
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 stamping
                 ,
                 he
                 caus'd
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 proceeded
                 against
                 according
                 to
                 Law
                 :
                 which
                 was
                 so
                 effectually
                 done
                 ,
                 that
                 many
                 were
                 Convicted
                 and
                 fin'd
                 but
                 upon
                 submission
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 King's
                 mercy
                 Pardon'd
                 .
              
               
                 Before
                 we
                 fully
                 conclude
                 the
                 Dutch
                 War
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 necessary
                 to
                 relate
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 Gallantry
                 performed
                 by
                 Captain
                 Harman
                 in
                 the
                 Mediterranean
                 Sea
                 :
                 where
                 the
                 Vice-Admiral
                 of
                 
                 Evertson's
                 Squadron
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Man
                 of
                 War
                 call'd
                 the
                 Sehaerlaes
                 ,
                 carrying
                 36
                 pieces
                 of
                 Cannon
                 ,
                 and
                 140
                 Men
                 ,
                 Commanded
                 by
                 Captain
                 
                   Pasqual
                   De
                   Witt
                
                 ,
                 met
                 with
                 Captain
                 Harman
                 in
                 the
                 Tygre
                 ,
                 returning
                 from
                 Tangier
                 ;
                 and
                 coming
                 both
                 into
                 
                 Cadiz-Bay
                 ,
                 where
                 Evertson
                 lay
                 to
                 Careen
                 ,
                 the
                 people
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 began
                 to
                 laugh
                 at
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 telling
                 them
                 ,
                 That
                 they
                 durst
                 not
                 Fight
                 the
                 English
                 ;
                 that
                 they
                 had
                 left
                 their
                 station
                 for
                 fear
                 :
                 Which
                 Evertson
                 hearing
                 ,
                 told
                 the
                 Captain
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 that
                 to
                 save
                 his
                 Honor
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 oblig'd
                 to
                 Chalenge
                 the
                 English
                 Captain
                 .
                 Which
                 being
                 resolv'd
                 upon
                 ,
                 
                   De
                   Witt
                
                 fi●ted
                 himself
                 the
                 best
                 he
                 could
                 for
                 the
                 Rencounter
                 next
                 Morning
                 :
                 Evertson
                 thereupon
                 furnish'd
                 him
                 with
                 Two
                 new
                 Lieutenants
                 ,
                 70
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 and
                 60
                 Mariners
                 more
                 than
                 he
                 had
                 ;
                 making
                 in
                 all
                 270
                 Men.
                 The
                 Tygre
                 which
                 had
                 not
                 above
                 184
                 Men
                 in
                 all
                 ,
                 saw
                 all
                 these
                 Preparations
                 ,
                 and
                 prepared
                 himself
                 the
                 best
                 he
                 could
                 ,
                 but
                 without
                 any
                 more
                 addition
                 of
                 Men.
                 The
                 next
                 Morning
                 ,
                 getting
                 out
                 a
                 League
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 within
                 view
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 sight
                 of
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 ;
                 so
                 soon
                 as
                 both
                 Frigats
                 came
                 within
                 Pistol-shot
                 of
                 each
                 o●her
                 ,
                 the
                 Fight
                 began
                 ,
                 with
                 that
                 success
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 that
                 with
                 one
                 Broad-side
                 ,
                 the
                 Tygre
                 shot
                 down
                 the
                 Main-yard
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Vessel
                 ,
                 and
                 kill'd
                 and
                 wounded
                 above
                 80
                 Men
                 ,
                 without
                 receiving
                 much
                 Damage
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 after
                 half
                 an
                 hours
                 Dispute
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ship
                 was
                 Boarded
                 and
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 ;
                 the
                 Enemy
                 having
                 lost
                 140
                 Men
                 ,
                 and
                 86
                 Wounded
                 .
                 The
                 Dutch
                 Man
                 of
                 War
                 was
                 so
                 disabled
                 ,
                 and
                 shot
                 through
                 and
                 through
                 ,
                 that
                 She
                 was
                 hardly
                 fit
                 for
                 service
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 wonder
                 of
                 the
                 beholders
                 .
                 After
                 
                 which
                 ,
                 Captain
                 Harman
                 return'd
                 into
                 Port
                 with
                 great
                 Honour
                 ,
                 having
                 lost
                 only
                 9
                 Men
                 Kill'd
                 out-right
                 ,
                 and
                 15
                 Wounded
                 ;
                 one
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 was
                 himself
                 ,
                 being
                 shot
                 in
                 at
                 the
                 left
                 Eye
                 with
                 a
                 Musquet-Bullet
                 ,
                 that
                 went
                 out
                 between
                 the
                 Ear
                 and
                 the
                 Jaw-bone
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 happily
                 afterwards
                 recover'd
                 .
              
               
                 
                 At
                 home
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 made
                 great
                 rejoycing
                 for
                 the
                 Conclusion
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 now
                 quit
                 from
                 the
                 fear
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 minded
                 onely
                 the
                 setting
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 small
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 32
                 Men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 under
                 
                   Tromp
                   ,
                   Haen
                
                 ,
                 and
                 young
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Nor
                 was
                 His
                 Majesty
                 less
                 mindful
                 to
                 proceed
                 against
                 the
                 Papists
                 ,
                 giving
                 Order
                 to
                 the
                 Judges
                 to
                 put
                 the
                 Laws
                 against
                 them
                 in
                 Execution
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Forein
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   1673.
                   
                
                 
                   Toward
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   the
                   Year
                   ,
                   the
                   Elector
                   of
                   Brandenburgh
                   concludes
                   a
                   Peace
                   with
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   order
                   thereto
                   ,
                   draws
                   his
                   Troops
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Territories
                   of
                   Cologne
                   and
                   Munster
                   ,
                   Allies
                   of
                   France
                   ;
                   and
                   Monsieur
                   Turenue
                   drew
                   out
                   his
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Mark.
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   Poland
                   ,
                   things
                   were
                   now
                   in
                   an
                   indifferent
                   quiet
                   posture
                   ;
                   the
                   Arch-bishop
                   of
                   Gnesna
                   ,
                   a
                   great
                   Opposer
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Designes
                   ,
                   was
                   Dead
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Dyet
                   concluding
                   in
                   a
                   very
                   great
                   Calme
                   .
                   The
                   Turk
                   indeed
                   threatned
                   them
                   ,
                   but
                   they
                   doubted
                   not
                   of
                   their
                   Ability
                   to
                   oppose
                   him
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   King
                   liv'd
                   not
                   long
                   to
                   see
                   the
                   fruits
                   of
                   his
                   Accommodation
                   ,
                   dying
                   toward
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   Autumn
                   ensuing
                   .
                   Great
                   were
                   the
                   Fears
                   of
                   that
                   Nation
                   ,
                   what
                   would
                   fall
                   out
                   during
                   this
                   interregnum
                   ;
                   and
                   probably
                   they
                   might
                   have
                   suffered
                   much
                   ,
                   had
                   they
                   not
                   been
                   free'd
                   from
                   those
                   fears
                   at
                   present
                   ,
                   by
                   a
                   great
                   overthrow
                   given
                   the
                   Turks
                   by
                   the
                   
                   Polish-General
                   Sobieski
                   ,
                   who
                   Attacquing
                   the
                   Enemy
                   in
                   their
                   Retrenchments
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Assistance
                   of
                   the
                   Hussar
                   Horsemen
                   ,
                   totally
                   Defeated
                   him
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   of
                   45000
                   men
                   ,
                   not
                   above
                   3000
                   remain'd
                   alive
                   after
                   the
                   Fight
                   ;
                   Two
                   Bassa's
                   were
                   slain
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   vast
                   Plunder
                   became
                   a
                   prey
                   to
                   the
                   Victor
                   ;
                   besides
                   the
                   Castle
                   of
                   Cochim
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Turks
                   had
                   some
                   while
                   before
                   taken
                   from
                   the
                   Christians
                   .
                   That
                   which
                   chiefly
                   contributed
                   to
                   the
                   obtaining
                   this
                   Victory
                   ,
                   was
                   the
                   valour
                   of
                   the
                   Hussars
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Revolt
                   of
                   the
                   Hospodars
                   of
                   Moldavia
                   and
                   Wallachia
                   ,
                   who
                   fell
                   from
                   the
                   Turk
                   at
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   the
                   Fight
                   ,
                   bringing
                   with
                   them
                   again
                   those
                   Two
                   Provinces
                   under
                   the
                   Subjection
                   of
                   the
                   Polish
                   Crown
                   ,
                   from
                   whence
                   they
                   had
                   fallen
                   off
                   above
                   50
                   Years
                   since
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   the
                   chiefest
                   Scene
                   of
                   War
                   now
                   ,
                   lay
                   in
                   the
                   
                     Low
                     Countries
                  
                   ,
                   into
                   which
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   being
                   fallen
                   with
                   a
                   considerable
                   Army
                   toward
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   Summer
                   ,
                   had
                   beleaguer'd
                   Maestricht
                   ,
                   a
                   Frontier
                   Garrison
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   strongest
                   belonging
                   to
                   the
                   States
                   of
                   Holland
                   .
                   Among
                   all
                   other
                   Actions
                   perform'd
                   at
                   this
                   Siege
                   ,
                   there
                   was
                   none
                   more
                   Signal
                   than
                   the
                   Atchievment
                   of
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Monmouth
                   ;
                   who
                   Commanding
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Posts
                   ,
                   where
                   the
                   Enemy
                   made
                   a
                   Vigorous
                   Sally
                   ,
                   and
                   springing
                   a
                   Mine
                   ,
                   which
                   slew
                   a
                   Captain
                   ,
                   an
                   Ensign
                   ,
                   and
                   fifty
                   Souldiers
                   ;
                   and
                   seeing
                   the
                   out-Guards
                   give
                   ground
                   ,
                   sent
                   a
                   Party
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France's
                   Musquettiers
                   ,
                   design'd
                   for
                   the
                   Guard
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   Person
                   ,
                   to
                   make
                   good
                   the
                   Post
                   ;
                   but
                   seeing
                   them
                   retire
                   ,
                   with
                   only
                   12
                   Voluntiers
                   ,
                   all
                   English
                   ,
                   through
                   a
                   storm
                   of
                   Shot
                   ,
                   hasted
                   to
                   their
                   Relief
                   .
                   The
                   Enemy
                   had
                   now
                   possess'd
                   a
                   Half-moon
                   ,
                   which
                   had
                   been
                   but
                   lately
                   taken
                   from
                   them
                   before
                   :
                   but
                   the
                   presence
                   and
                   Encouragement
                   of
                   the
                   Duke
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   small
                   succour
                   he
                   brought
                   with
                   him
                   ,
                   so
                   animated
                   the
                   retiring
                   Musqueteers
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   fell
                   on
                   anew
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Duke
                   ,
                   with
                   some
                   little
                   help
                   more
                   ,
                   rallied
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Trenches
                   ,
                   recover'd
                   the
                   Halfe-Moon
                   ,
                   and
                   deliver'd
                   it
                   to
                   Monsieur
                   Fuillade
                   ,
                   who
                   came
                   to
                   relieve
                   him
                   at
                   the
                   ordinary
                   hour
                   .
                   The
                   regaining
                   of
                   which
                   Post
                   so
                   soon
                   ,
                   was
                   no
                   small
                   reason
                   of
                   the
                   Rendition
                   of
                   the
                   Town
                   ,
                   which
                   soon
                   after
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   Iuly
                   followed
                   ,
                   upon
                   honourable
                   Conditions
                   to
                   the
                   Souldiers
                   and
                   Townsmen
                   ,
                   both
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   Privileges
                   of
                   Religion
                   and
                   Trade
                   .
                   Of
                   English
                   Commanders
                   slain
                   at
                   this
                   Siege
                   ,
                   were
                   none
                   of
                   Note
                   but
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Iones
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   
                   Commanded
                   the
                   English
                   Regiment
                   of
                   Light-Horse
                   ,
                   and
                   only
                   accompanied
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   of
                   Monmouth
                   as
                   a
                   Voluntier
                   to
                   the
                   regaining
                   the
                   Half-moon
                   before-mentioned
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   Dutch
                   were
                   not
                   a
                   little
                   comforted
                   for
                   the
                   loss
                   of
                   this
                   Town
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   recovery
                   of
                   Vtrecht
                   and
                   Wo●●den
                   ▪
                   which
                   were
                   quitted
                   by
                   the
                   French
                   without
                   any
                   Damage
                   done
                   to
                   the
                   Fortifications
                   or
                   Inhabitants
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   consideration
                   of
                   a
                   certain
                   sum
                   of
                   Money
                   given
                   to
                   the
                   Souldiers
                   by
                   the
                   Townsmen
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   retaking
                   of
                   Ban
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   at
                   length
                   surrendred
                   into
                   their
                   hands
                   ,
                   after
                   it
                   had
                   been
                   Besieged
                   by
                   the
                   whole
                   power
                   of
                   the
                   Confederates
                   ,
                   their
                   own
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Forces
                   of
                   the
                   Imperialists
                   and
                   Spaniards
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   of
                   October
                   declar'd
                   open
                   War
                   against
                   the
                   French
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   there
                   was
                   nothing
                   more
                   frequent
                   than
                   the
                   Meetings
                   and
                   Conferences
                   of
                   Monterey
                   and
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Orange
                   together
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   ordering
                   and
                   governing
                   their
                   common
                   Interests
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   Naerden
                   fell
                   into
                   the
                   Hands
                   of
                   the
                   French
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   loss
                   of
                   which
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   so
                   much
                   incens'd
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   Beheaded
                   the
                   Governour
                   Monsieur
                   Pa●
                   ,
                   for
                   surrendring
                   it
                   in
                   so
                   short
                   a
                   time
                   ,
                   though
                   it
                   were
                   afterwards
                   retaken
                   by
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Orange
                   to
                   their
                   great
                   joy
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   mean
                   while
                   ,
                   the
                   Pope
                   ,
                   being
                   at
                   more
                   leisure
                   at
                   Rome
                   ,
                   thought
                   it
                   convenient
                   to
                   fill
                   up
                   the
                   vacancies
                   of
                   the
                   Conclave
                   ,
                   to
                   which
                   end
                   he
                   disposed
                   of
                   four
                   Hats
                   this
                   Year
                   .
                   One
                   to
                   
                     Francisco
                     Nerli
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Florentine
                   of
                   38
                   years
                   of
                   Age
                   ▪
                   A
                   second
                   to
                   Seignior
                   
                     Ieronimo
                     Gustoldi
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Gen●ese
                   ,
                   60
                   years
                   old
                   .
                   A
                   third
                   to
                   
                     Ieronimo
                     Casanalti
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Neapolitan
                   ,
                   58
                   years
                   old
                   ,
                   And
                   the
                   fourth
                   to
                   
                     Pietro
                     Bassaduana
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Venetian
                   ,
                   Aged
                   about
                   60
                   years
                   .
                   A
                   fifth
                   was
                   intended
                   ,
                   but
                   not
                   then
                   disposed
                   of
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   was
                   fretted
                   at
                   the
                   March
                   of
                   the
                   Emperour's
                   Forces
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   to
                   try
                   if
                   he
                   could
                   stop
                   their
                   further
                   March
                   ,
                   he
                   writes
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Sweden
                   to
                   do
                   his
                   utmost
                   endeavour
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   at
                   present
                   a
                   Mediator
                   between
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   the
                   same
                   time
                   gives
                   a
                   Memorial
                   to
                   the
                   Swedish
                   Embassador
                   in
                   his
                   Camp
                   ,
                   wherein
                   he
                   pretended
                   how
                   tender
                   he
                   had
                   been
                   all
                   along
                   of
                   the
                   Peace
                   of
                   the
                   Empire
                   ;
                   but
                   withal
                   declares
                   ,
                   that
                   if
                   the
                   Emperour
                   did
                   persist
                   to
                   give
                   assistance
                   to
                   the
                   Dutch
                   ,
                   and
                   should
                   march
                   his
                   Forces
                   out
                   of
                   Bohemia
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   resolv'd
                   to
                   oppose
                   him
                   to
                   the
                   utmost
                   of
                   his
                   power
                   with
                   all
                   his
                   Forces
                   .
                   Besides
                   this
                   Threatning
                   Letter
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   passing
                   into
                   Alsatia
                   ,
                   and
                   hovering
                   from
                   thence
                   about
                   Charleroy
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   did
                   little
                   else
                   ,
                   returning
                   soon
                   after
                   to
                   Paris
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Dutch
                   secur'd
                   from
                   the
                   English
                   ,
                   strive
                   to
                   strengthen
                   themselves
                   by
                   other
                   Alliances
                   .
                   And
                   therefore
                   having
                   ,
                   by
                   a
                   publick
                   Placaert
                   ,
                   conferr'd
                   the
                   Commands
                   of
                   Stadtholder
                   ,
                   Captain
                   ,
                   and
                   Admiral-General
                   of
                   the
                   Provinces
                   of
                   Holland
                   and
                   West-Friezland
                   to
                   the
                   Prince
                   and
                   his
                   Heir-Males
                   by
                   Lawful
                   Marriage
                   ,
                   with
                   all
                   Rights
                   and
                   Priviledges
                   thereto
                   belonging
                   ;
                   who
                   thereupon
                   took
                   his
                   Seat
                   in
                   the
                   Assembly
                   of
                   the
                   States
                   of
                   Holland
                   and
                   West-Friezland
                   as
                   Primier
                   Noble
                   :
                   The
                   next
                   thing
                   they
                   did
                   ,
                   was
                   to
                   conclude
                   such
                   a
                   League
                   as
                   they
                   thought
                   most
                   advantageous
                   ;
                   and
                   thereupon
                   a
                   League
                   was
                   entred
                   into
                   ,
                   and
                   ratified
                   by
                   them
                   and
                   the
                   Emperour
                   ;
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Spain
                   on
                   the
                   one
                   part
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Lorain
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   .
                   The
                   Conditions
                   whereof
                   were
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                  
                   Lorain
                   
                     should
                     raise
                     an
                     Army
                     of
                  
                   18000
                   
                     Horse
                     and
                     Foot
                     by
                     the
                     times
                     in
                     the
                     Treaty
                     limited
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     paid
                     by
                     the
                     Emperour
                     ,
                     the
                     King
                     of
                  
                   Spain
                   ,
                   
                     and
                     the
                     States
                     ,
                     after
                     the
                     rate
                     of
                  
                   9000
                   Crowns
                   per
                   
                     Moneth
                     ;
                     and
                     to
                     act
                     by
                     their
                     orders
                     and
                     directions
                     .
                     The
                     League
                     to
                     last
                  
                   10
                   years
                   .
                
                 
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   ,
                   the
                   Swede
                   joyns
                   himself
                   strictly
                   to
                   the
                   French
                   ,
                   upon
                   condition
                   to
                   receive
                   50000
                   Crowns
                   a
                   Moneth
                   from
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   for
                   six
                   years
                   ,
                   to
                   begin
                   presently
                   after
                   the
                   conclusion
                   of
                   the
                   Peace
                   .
                   Being
                   obliged
                   to
                   declare
                   himself
                   for
                   the
                   French
                   ,
                   in
                   case
                   the
                   States
                   ,
                   the
                   Emperour
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Spain
                   did
                   not
                   make
                   a
                   League
                   with
                   the
                   French
                   before
                   the
                   fifteenth
                   of
                   May
                   next
                   ensuing
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   there
                   was
                   no
                   likelyhood
                   of
                   that
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   having
                   demanded
                   satisfaction
                   at
                   the
                   Emperour's
                   Court
                   for
                   the
                   injury
                   done
                   to
                   Count
                   Furstenburgh
                   Plenipotentiary
                   for
                   the
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Cologne
                   ,
                   but
                   obtaining
                   none
                   ,
                   the
                   
                   Emperour
                   rather
                   seeking
                   to
                   justifie
                   the
                   action
                   ,
                   than
                   to
                   punish
                   the
                   actors
                   ,
                   recalled
                   his
                   Embassadors
                   from
                   Cologne
                   ,
                   and
                   brake
                   off
                   the
                   Treaty
                   .
                   Nor
                   would
                   the
                   Interposition
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   prevail
                   ,
                   though
                   he
                   offered
                   his
                   Mediation
                   to
                   reconcile
                   the
                   differences
                   between
                   the
                   two
                   Crowns
                   of
                   France
                   and
                   Spain
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Swedes
                   also
                   proposed
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   Spaniards
                   should
                   give
                   Aire
                   ,
                   St.
                   Omer
                   ,
                   and
                   Ipres
                   into
                   the
                   Hands
                   of
                   the
                   French
                   ,
                   on
                   Condition
                   that
                   the
                   French
                   should
                   quit
                   all
                   they
                   had
                   got
                   in
                   those
                   parts
                   ,
                   and
                   restore
                   Maestricht
                   to
                   the
                   Spaniards
                   :
                   But
                   all
                   in
                   vain
                   ,
                   the
                   Spaniards
                   affirming
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   French
                   were
                   to
                   restore
                   not
                   only
                   the
                   places
                   they
                   had
                   got
                   in
                   this
                   War
                   ,
                   but
                   also
                   all
                   the
                   places
                   they
                   had
                   possessed
                   themselves
                   of
                   since
                   the
                   Treaty
                   with
                   the
                   Pyreneans
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   business
                   of
                   Count
                   Furstenburgh
                   was
                   this
                   :
                   He
                   being
                   at
                   Cologne
                   ,
                   and
                   going
                   in
                   his
                   Coach
                   ,
                   accompanied
                   only
                   with
                   his
                   Secretary
                   ,
                   and
                   two
                   Gentlemen
                   more
                   ,
                   attended
                   by
                   three
                   Lacqueys
                   ,
                   to
                   visit
                   the
                   Elector
                   of
                   Cologne
                   ,
                   whose
                   Plenipotentiary
                   and
                   chief
                   Minister
                   he
                   was
                   ,
                   was
                   set
                   upon
                   in
                   the
                   Street
                   by
                   nine
                   persons
                   ,
                   armed
                   with
                   Sword
                   and
                   Pistol
                   ,
                   who
                   being
                   too
                   strong
                   for
                   the
                   Count's
                   party
                   ,
                   after
                   some
                   kill'd
                   and
                   hurt
                   on
                   both
                   sides
                   ,
                   the
                   Count
                   was
                   forc'd
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   where
                   stood
                   another
                   strong
                   party
                   to
                   receive
                   him
                   ,
                   who
                   carried
                   him
                   to
                   Bonne
                   ,
                   whence
                   he
                   was
                   sent
                   Prisoner
                   to
                   Vienna
                   .
                   The
                   Emperour
                   pretended
                   him
                   a
                   Subject
                   of
                   the
                   Empire
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   he
                   had
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   his
                   trust
                   ,
                   taken
                   part
                   with
                   his
                   Enemies
                   .
                   Nor
                   were
                   the
                   Swedes
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   less
                   active
                   in
                   interposing
                   for
                   his
                   Liberty
                   ,
                   affirming
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   the
                   Elector's
                   Plenipotentiary
                   ;
                   that
                   though
                   he
                   had
                   a
                   French
                   Regiment
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   only
                   Nominal
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   he
                   did
                   not
                   receive
                   the
                   profits
                   of
                   it
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   Emperour
                   denied
                   he
                   knew
                   of
                   his
                   being
                   a
                   Plenipotentiary
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   it
                   was
                   not
                   for
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   Subjects
                   to
                   take
                   up
                   Interests
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   Interest
                   of
                   his
                   Soveraign
                   ;
                   and
                   would
                   not
                   hear
                   of
                   his
                   Release
                   .
                
                 
                   During
                   these
                   Treaties
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   had
                   possess'd
                   himself
                   of
                   a
                   great
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Palatinate
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   put
                   a
                   Garrison
                   into
                   Germerstein
                   of
                   300
                   Souldiers
                   ,
                   yet
                   proffered
                   the
                   Elector
                   if
                   he
                   would
                   stand
                   Neuter
                   ,
                   to
                   satisfie
                   him
                   for
                   all
                   his
                   Damages
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   withdraw
                   his
                   Souldiers
                   out
                   of
                   Gemerstein
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   it
                   into
                   the
                   Hands
                   of
                   any
                   Neutral
                   Prince
                   of
                   the
                   Empire
                   :
                   which
                   he
                   refus'd
                   ,
                   upon
                   
                   Caprara's
                   coming
                   to
                   his
                   Succour
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Switzers
                   ,
                   to
                   hinder
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   from
                   coming
                   into
                   Burgundy
                   ,
                   offered
                   that
                   Burgundy
                   might
                   stand
                   Neutur
                   ,
                   proffering
                   themselves
                   security
                   that
                   that
                   Province
                   should
                   punctually
                   observe
                   the
                   Neutrality
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   they
                   would
                   guard
                   the
                   Avenues
                   into
                   it
                   against
                   any
                   Forces
                   of
                   the
                   Empire
                   .
                   And
                   thus
                   stood
                   Affairs
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   this
                   year
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1674.
                 
              
               
                 PEace
                 being
                 now
                 concluded
                 between
                 the
                 English
                 and
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 this
                 Year
                 was
                 not
                 memorable
                 for
                 much
                 at
                 home
                 .
              
               
                 
                 The
                 first
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 this
                 Moneth
                 ,
                 was
                 to
                 Windsor
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Mulgrave
                 was
                 Install'd
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 .
              
               
                 
                 This
                 Moneth
                 also
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Embassador
                 the
                 Lord
                 Lockhart
                 ,
                 offer'd
                 his
                 Mediation
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 and
                 the
                 Queen
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 to
                 compose
                 the
                 differences
                 betwixt
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 he
                 might
                 be
                 no
                 way
                 concern'd
                 in
                 their
                 differences
                 ,
                 by
                 publick
                 Proclamation
                 forbid
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 to
                 enter
                 into
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 any
                 forrain
                 Prince
                 .
              
               
                 
                 He
                 also
                 set
                 forth
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 forbidding
                 the
                 broaching
                 and
                 uttering
                 false
                 and
                 scandalous
                 News
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 against
                 any
                 that
                 should
                 talk
                 impertinently
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 or
                 the
                 Governours
                 .
              
               
               
                 In
                 May
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Lionel
                   Ienkins
                
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Williamson
                
                 return'd
                 to
                 London
                 from
                 Cologne
                 .
              
               
                 Who
                 were
                 followed
                 into
                 England
                 by
                 the
                 Baron
                 
                   de
                   Reed
                   ,
                   Van
                   Benninghen
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Van
                   Haren
                
                 ,
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassadors
                 from
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 Holland
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Iune
                 ,
                 came
                 a
                 strict
                 Proclamation
                 against
                 the
                 Jesuites
                 and
                 Friests
                 ,
                 Commanding
                 their
                 discovery
                 and
                 apprehension
                 ,
                 and
                 promising
                 five
                 pounds
                 for
                 every
                 one
                 that
                 should
                 be
                 discovered
                 and
                 taken
                 .
              
               
                 Toward
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 upon
                 Resignation
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 M●nmouth
                 was
                 made
                 Chancellor
                 of
                 the
                 University
                 of
                 Cambridge
                 .
                 The
                 Ceremony
                 was
                 performed
                 with
                 all
                 its
                 circumstances
                 ,
                 at
                 
                 Worcester-house
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Not
                 long
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 St.
                 Albans
                 ,
                 having
                 resign'd
                 into
                 his
                 Majesty's
                 Hands
                 the
                 Staff
                 of
                 Office
                 of
                 Lord-Chamberlain
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 was
                 pleas'd
                 to
                 give
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Arlington
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 recompence
                 of
                 his
                 long
                 and
                 faithful
                 Services
                 ,
                 and
                 particularly
                 for
                 having
                 performed
                 to
                 his
                 Majesties
                 satisfaction
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 twelve
                 years
                 ,
                 the
                 Offi●e
                 of
                 Principal
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 which
                 his
                 Majesty
                 was
                 pleas'd
                 to
                 con●er
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 upon
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 Sir
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Williamson
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Clerks
                 then
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 most
                 Honourable
                 Privy-Council
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 long
                 and
                 faithful
                 service
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Office
                 under
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Nicholas
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Arlington
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 his
                 place
                 
                   Philip
                   Lloyd
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 was
                 sworn
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Clerks
                 of
                 the
                 Privy-Council
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 the
                 22
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 was
                 pleas'd
                 to
                 cause
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 to
                 be
                 published
                 for
                 the
                 further
                 prorogation
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 10
                 th
                 of
                 November
                 till
                 the
                 13
                 th
                 of
                 April
                 ensuing
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Earls
                 of
                 Ossory
                 and
                 Arlington
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Heer
                 Odike
                 ,
                 not
                 long
                 before
                 Extraordinary
                 Embassador
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 arrived
                 at
                 the
                 Hagne
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 went
                 to
                 pay
                 their
                 Respects
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 was
                 concluded
                 ,
                 between
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Commissioners
                 and
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Vnited
                   Provinces
                
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Treaty
                 Marine
                 for
                 all
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 the
                 8
                 th
                 and
                 9
                 th
                 Articles
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 made
                 at
                 Westminster
                 the
                 February
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 after
                 ratifi'd
                 by
                 the
                 States
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 February
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 Presently
                 after
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 having
                 been
                 graciously
                 pleased
                 to
                 Translate
                 the
                 Right
                 Reverend
                 Father
                 in
                 God
                 Dr.
                 Crew
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Clerk
                 of
                 the
                 Closet
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Sea
                 of
                 Durham
                 ,
                 made
                 choice
                 of
                 the
                 Honourable
                 Dr.
                 Compton
                 ,
                 Brother
                 to
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 to
                 succeed
                 in
                 his
                 place
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Toward
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 having
                 been
                 pleased
                 at
                 his
                 entertainment
                 at
                 Guild-Hall
                 ,
                 when
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Viner
                
                 was
                 newly
                 Lord-Mayor
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 graciously
                 and
                 freely
                 to
                 condescend
                 to
                 the
                 acceptance
                 of
                 the
                 Freedom
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Chamberlains
                 Office
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Hands
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Player
                
                 Chamberlain
                 ,
                 beyond
                 the
                 Example
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 Predecessors
                 ;
                 The
                 said
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Viner
                
                 Lord-Mayor
                 thereupon
                 ,
                 having
                 first
                 obtained
                 his
                 Majesties
                 leave
                 ,
                 presented
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Copy
                 of
                 the
                 Freedom
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 large
                 square
                 Box
                 of
                 Massie
                 Gold
                 ,
                 the
                 Seal
                 of
                 the
                 Freedom
                 hanging
                 at
                 it
                 enclosed
                 in
                 a
                 Box
                 of
                 Gold
                 set
                 all
                 over
                 with
                 large
                 Diamonds
                 .
              
               
                 Toward
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 Her
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 was
                 brought
                 to
                 Bed
                 of
                 a
                 Daughter
                 ,
                 
                 Christen'd
                 at
                 St.
                 
                 Iames's
                 by
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Durham
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 
                   Catherina
                   Laura
                
                 ;
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Monmouth
                 being
                 God-father
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lady
                 Mary
                 and
                 the
                 Lady
                 Anne
                 God-mothers
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Term
                 begining
                 at
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 Ianuary
                 ,
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   North
                
                 the
                 King's
                 Attorney-General
                 was
                 sworn
                 Lord
                 Chief-Justice
                 of
                 the
                 Common-Pleas
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 room
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Vaughan
                
                 deceased
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 caused
                 several
                 Orders
                 and
                 Resolutions
                 concerning
                 Papists
                 to
                 be
                 publish'd
                 :
                 
                   
                   
                     
                       That
                       the
                       Conviction
                       of
                       Popish
                       Recusants
                       should
                       be
                       encouraged
                       ,
                       quickned
                       ,
                       and
                       made
                       Effectual
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       That
                       no
                       Person
                       ,
                       of
                       what
                       Condition
                       or
                       Quality
                       soever
                       ,
                       should
                       presume
                       to
                       say
                       Mass
                       in
                       any
                       part
                       of
                       this
                       Kingdom
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       That
                       all
                       Persons
                       born
                       within
                       His
                       Majesties
                       Dominions
                       ,
                       being
                       in
                       Orders
                       by
                       Authority
                       deriv'd
                       from
                       the
                       Church
                       of
                    
                     Rome
                     ,
                     
                       should
                       depart
                       the
                       Kingdom
                       by
                       a
                       short
                       time
                       prefix'd
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       That
                       none
                       of
                       His
                       Majesties
                       Subjects
                       should
                       presume
                       to
                       send
                       their
                       Children
                       to
                       be
                       Educated
                       in
                       any
                       Popish
                       Colledges
                       or
                       Seminaries
                       ,
                       upon
                       a
                       strict
                       Penalty
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       That
                       none
                       of
                       his
                       Majesties
                       Subjects
                       being
                       Popists
                       ,
                       or
                       so
                       reputed
                       ,
                       should
                       presume
                       to
                       come
                       into
                       His
                       Majesties
                       Presence
                       ,
                       into
                    
                     White
                     ▪
                     Hall
                     ,
                     St.
                     James's
                     ,
                     
                       or
                       any
                       place
                       where
                       His
                       Majesties
                       Court
                       should
                       be
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       And
                       Lastly
                       ,
                       That
                       care
                       should
                       be
                       taken
                       for
                       the
                       suppression
                       of
                       Conventicles
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Forrein
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   1674.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   first
                   thing
                   that
                   presented
                   it self
                   of
                   most
                   Importance
                   beyond
                   Sea
                   this
                   Year
                   ,
                   was
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   gave
                   order
                   to
                   quit
                   all
                   his
                   Conquests
                   in
                   the
                   Netherlands
                   belonging
                   to
                   the
                   States
                   of
                   Holland
                   ,
                   except
                   Maestricht
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   States
                   also
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   rid
                   of
                   so
                   great
                   a
                   trouble
                   as
                   the
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Munsteri
                   ,
                   makes
                   Peace
                   with
                   him
                   ;
                   the
                   Baron
                   
                     D'
                     Issola
                  
                   signing
                   the
                   Articles
                   on
                   the
                   behalf
                   of
                   the
                   Emperor
                   .
                   The
                   chief
                   Articles
                   whereof
                   were
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     the
                     Bishop
                     should
                     restore
                     all
                     places
                     taken
                     during
                     the
                     War
                     :
                     That
                     the
                     Treaty
                     of
                  
                   Cleves
                   
                     should
                     be
                     punctually
                     observ'd
                     :
                     And
                     that
                     the
                     King
                     of
                  
                   Spain
                   
                     and
                     the
                  
                   Emperor
                   
                     should
                     be
                     Warranters
                     for
                     the
                     Observance
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   And
                   now
                   for
                   the
                   better
                   support
                   of
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Oranges
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   the
                   Dutch
                   East-India
                   Company
                   unanimously
                   resolv'd
                   to
                   give
                   Him
                   and
                   his
                   Heirs
                   Male
                   after
                   him
                   ,
                   Three
                   in
                   the
                   Hundred
                   of
                   all
                   that
                   their
                   gains
                   ,
                   upon
                   the
                   division
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   then
                   having
                   secur'd
                   themselves
                   from
                   Munster
                   ,
                   they
                   made
                   an
                   agreement
                   with
                   Lunenburgh
                   ,
                   to
                   keep
                   14000
                   Men
                   in
                   the
                   Service
                   of
                   the
                   States
                   ,
                   they
                   paying
                   him
                   such
                   a
                   certain
                   Sum.
                   
                
                 
                   About
                   this
                   time
                   also
                   ,
                   the
                   difference
                   between
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   and
                   the
                   State
                   of
                   Genoa
                   were
                   wholly
                   Reconcil'd
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Mediation
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   continues
                   his
                   German
                   War
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   Besancon
                   the
                   chief
                   City
                   of
                   
                     Franche
                     Compte
                  
                   falls
                   into
                   his
                   hands
                   ,
                   being
                   rendred
                   upon
                   ordinary
                   Articles
                   ,
                   after
                   a
                   short
                   Siege
                   ;
                   Nor
                   did
                   the
                   Ciradel
                   hold
                   out
                   much
                   longer
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   next
                   Town
                   Besiegd
                   was
                   Dole
                   ,
                   which
                   not
                   being
                   able
                   to
                   withstand
                   the
                   Fortune
                   of
                   the
                   French
                   Arms
                   ,
                   yielded
                   it self
                   .
                   After
                   which
                   ,
                   Solines
                   and
                   Castle
                   St.
                   Anne
                   being
                   taken
                   ,
                   made
                   the
                   Conquest
                   of
                   
                     Franche
                     Compte
                  
                   compleat
                   .
                
                 
                   About
                   the
                   middle
                   of
                   Iune
                   was
                   fought
                   the
                   Battle
                   of
                   Sanzeime
                   ,
                   between
                   the
                   Marshal
                   Turenne
                   and
                   the
                   Imperialists
                   ,
                   wherein
                   the
                   Imperialists
                   being
                   far
                   less
                   in
                   Number
                   ,
                   had
                   the
                   worst
                   ;
                   It
                   was
                   fought
                   from
                   Nine
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   till
                   Night
                   ,
                   when
                   the
                   Imperialists
                   finding
                   themselves
                   over-powr'd
                   ,
                   retir'd
                   in
                   very
                   good
                   order
                   ,
                   leaving
                   behind
                   about
                   2000
                   Men.
                   Nor
                   was
                   the
                   loss
                   of
                   the
                   French
                   less
                   considerable
                   :
                   for
                   they
                   lost
                   a
                   great
                   many
                   common
                   Soldiers
                   ,
                   but
                   more
                   Commanders
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   little
                   before
                   this
                   ,
                   the
                   Dutch
                   had
                   taken
                   the
                   Island
                   of
                   Normantier
                   from
                   the
                   French
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   destroy'd
                   a
                   great
                   deal
                   of
                   Corn
                   ;
                   but
                   not
                   long
                   after
                   quitted
                   ,
                   it
                   upon
                   Agreement
                   made
                   with
                   the
                   Inhabitants
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Religio●s
                   Order
                   of
                   Cistertians
                   in
                   that
                   Island
                   ,
                   to
                   pay
                   them
                   14000
                   Crowns
                   in
                   four
                   Months
                   ;
                   and
                   for
                   their
                   security
                   ,
                   taking
                   with
                   them
                   the
                   Abbot
                   and
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   Principal
                   Islanders
                   .
                   After
                   that
                   ,
                   they
                   approach'd
                   
                     Bell
                     Isle
                  
                   ,
                   intending
                   to
                   have
                   made
                   a
                   descent
                   there
                   ;
                   but
                   the
                   Castle
                   upon
                   the
                   Island
                   was
                   too
                   well
                   provided
                   for
                   their
                   Entertainment
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   In
                   August
                   was
                   tought
                   the
                   Battle
                   ,
                   or
                   rather
                   Notable
                   Skirmish
                   ,
                   call'd
                   the
                   Battle
                   of
                   Seneff
                   ,
                   between
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Conde
                   and
                   the
                   Confederates
                   ,
                   
                     Imperialists
                     ,
                     Dutch
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Spaniards
                   ;
                   in
                   sho●t
                   thus
                   :
                   That
                   the
                   Confederates
                   Army
                   being
                   upon
                   their
                   March
                   toward
                   a
                   place
                   call'd
                   Binch
                   ,
                   the
                   French
                   tell
                   upon
                   the
                   Rear
                   ,
                   and
                   forcing
                   them
                   to
                   Retreat
                   through
                   a
                   narrow
                   way
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   could
                   only
                   pass
                   in
                   Files
                   ,
                   put
                   them
                   into
                   great
                   Confusion
                   :
                   upon
                   this
                   ,
                   the
                   French
                   soon
                   became
                   Masters
                   of
                   the
                   Baggag●
                   and
                   Cannon
                   ;
                   when
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Orange
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   that
                   the
                   Germans
                   ,
                   came
                   and
                   engaged
                   the
                   Enemy
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   the
                   Fight
                   continued
                   till
                   Night
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   the
                   French
                   were
                   forc'd
                   to
                   retreat
                   to
                   their
                   Camp
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Orange
                   and
                   the
                   Imperialists
                   remain'd
                   Masters
                   of
                   the
                   Field
                   .
                   The
                   Prince
                   of
                   Orange
                   was
                   in
                   great
                   danger
                   ,
                   having
                   been
                   long
                   Engag'd
                   with
                   the
                   Enemy
                   .
                   Several
                   Officers
                   of
                   Quality
                   were
                   slain
                   on
                   both
                   sides
                   :
                   among
                   the
                   rest
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Orange's
                   part
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Walter
                     Vane
                  
                   Major-General
                   to
                   the
                   Prince
                   having
                   bravely
                   behav'd
                   himself
                   ,
                   was
                   shot
                   in
                   the
                   back
                   and
                   knee
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   he
                   dyed
                   soon
                   after
                   ;
                   and
                   of
                   32
                   Colonels
                   of
                   the
                   Dutch
                   Army
                   ,
                   26
                   were
                   either
                   Kill'd
                   or
                   Wounded
                   ,
                   the
                   stress
                   of
                   the
                   Fight
                   lying
                   upon
                   them
                   .
                   Many
                   Common
                   Souldiers
                   were
                   slain
                   on
                   both
                   sides
                   ,
                   though
                   the
                   greatest
                   Number
                   was
                   reported
                   to
                   be
                   lost
                   by
                   the
                   French
                   ,
                   being
                   said
                   to
                   be
                   above
                   3000
                   ,
                   and
                   many
                   more
                   confiderable
                   Officers
                   than
                   upon
                   the
                   Dutch
                   side
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   next
                   Attempt
                   of
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Orange
                   and
                   the
                   Confederates
                   was
                   upon
                   Oudenard
                   ,
                   to
                   which
                   they
                   had
                   laid
                   a
                   ●ormal
                   Siege
                   ;
                   but
                   they
                   were
                   soon
                   disturb'd
                   by
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Conde
                   ,
                   upon
                   whose
                   Approach
                   and
                   Resolution
                   to
                   fall
                   upon
                   them
                   ,
                   the
                   Confederates
                   drew
                   off
                   and
                   marched
                   toward
                   Ghent
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   
                     November
                     ,
                     Graves
                  
                   a
                   strong
                   Town
                   Besieg'd
                   by
                   the
                   Dutch
                   ,
                   was
                   after
                   a
                   rough
                   Siege
                   ,
                   and
                   many
                   Assaults
                   ,
                   retaken
                   from
                   the
                   French.
                   The
                   Garrison
                   consisting
                   of
                   1600
                   Foot
                   ,
                   a●d
                   400
                   Horse
                   ,
                   marching
                   out
                   upon
                   Composition
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   now
                   the
                   Army
                   of
                   the
                   Confederates
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   French
                   under
                   Turenne
                   ,
                   lying
                   near
                   one
                   another
                   ,
                   produc'd
                   some
                   considerable
                   Action
                   ,
                   though
                   their
                   wary
                   Commanders
                   would
                   not
                   put
                   all
                   to
                   the
                   push
                   ;
                   nor
                   was
                   the
                   Victory
                   fully
                   determin'd
                   by
                   the
                   grandest
                   of
                   their
                   peformances
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   first
                   place
                   ,
                   4000
                   French
                   Horse
                   ,
                   most
                   of
                   them
                   the
                   Troops
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Houshold
                   ,
                   Commanded
                   by
                   Monsieur
                   Montauban
                   ,
                   fell
                   upon
                   some
                   Munster
                   Troops
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Regiment
                   of
                   Imperial
                   Cuirassiers
                   ,
                   who
                   guarded
                   a
                   certain
                   Passage
                   ;
                   and
                   with
                   the
                   suddainness
                   of
                   the
                   Attack
                   ,
                   put
                   the
                   Imperialists
                   into
                   disorder
                   :
                   but
                   
                   Caprara's
                   Regiment
                   ,
                   that
                   of
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Lorain
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   others
                   ,
                   coming
                   to
                   their
                   Assistance
                   ,
                   they
                   gave
                   a
                   stop
                   to
                   the
                   Enemy
                   ,
                   till
                   such
                   time
                   as
                   other
                   
                   Lorain-Regiments
                   came
                   in
                   :
                   the
                   Fight
                   was
                   sharply
                   maintain'd
                   on
                   both
                   sides
                   ,
                   but
                   at
                   last
                   the
                   French
                   were
                   forc'd
                   to
                   retire
                   ,
                   the
                   slaughter
                   being
                   great
                   on
                   both
                   sides
                   ,
                   but
                   greatest
                   on
                   the
                   French
                   ;
                   and
                   among
                   the
                   rest
                   ,
                   Mountauban
                   himself
                   was
                   taken
                   Prisoner
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   next
                   was
                   an
                   Engagement
                   between
                   the
                   Gross
                   Bodies
                   of
                   both
                   Armies
                   :
                   for
                   Turenne
                   Advancing
                   toward
                   Colmar
                   ,
                   found
                   the
                   Confederates
                   drawn
                   up
                   in
                   Battalia
                   ,
                   readily
                   attending
                   his
                   coming
                   .
                   The
                   Fight
                   was
                   bloody
                   and
                   tedious
                   ,
                   and
                   many
                   of
                   the
                   French
                   Commanders
                   were
                   slain
                   ,
                   but
                   more
                   common
                   Souldiers
                   of
                   the
                   Imperialists
                   side
                   ;
                   but
                   Night
                   coming
                   on
                   ,
                   all
                   Action
                   ceased
                   :
                   However
                   ,
                   the
                   French
                   continued
                   in
                   Arms
                   all
                   Night
                   ,
                   expecting
                   to
                   have
                   renew'd
                   the
                   Fight
                   next
                   Morning
                   ;
                   but
                   when
                   the
                   Imperialists
                   perceiv'd
                   that
                   ,
                   they
                   retreated
                   in
                   great
                   Disorder
                   to
                   Schlestadt
                   ,
                   and
                   repassed
                   the
                   Rhine
                   at
                   
                     Strasburgh
                     .
                     Turrenne
                  
                   made
                   himself
                   Master
                   of
                   Colmar
                   ,
                   and
                   sent
                   Provisions
                   to
                   Brisa●
                   ;
                   which
                   together
                   with
                   his
                   keeping
                   the
                   Field
                   ,
                   were
                   the
                   Reasons
                   that
                   the
                   French
                   concluded
                   themselves
                   the
                   Victors
                   ,
                   and
                   sung
                   
                     Te
                     Deum
                  
                   for
                   their
                   success
                   at
                   Paris
                   .
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   ,
                   the
                   Imperialists
                   took
                   themselves
                   to
                   be
                   Conquerours
                   ,
                   because
                   their
                   loss
                   was
                   no
                   greater
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   Flanders
                   there
                   was
                   nothing
                   remarkable
                   ,
                   only
                   the
                   change
                   of
                   the
                   Governour
                   .
                   For
                   Monterey
                   being
                   call'd
                   home
                   ,
                   the
                   Duke
                   
                     de
                     Villa
                     Hermosa
                  
                   was
                   sent
                   to
                   succeed
                   him
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 1675.
                 
              
               
                 
                 UPon
                 the
                 13
                 th
                 of
                 April
                 both
                 Houses
                 of
                 Parliament
                 met
                 ,
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 their
                 last
                 Prorogation
                 .
                 They
                 sate
                 till
                 above
                 a
                 Week
                 in
                 Iune
                 following
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 difference
                 between
                 the
                 two
                 Houses
                 increasing
                 about
                 the
                 business
                 of
                 Fag
                 and
                 Shirley
                 ,
                 upon
                 which
                 four
                 Lawyers
                 were
                 Committed
                 by
                 the
                 Commons
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesty
                 was
                 pleased
                 upon
                 the
                 9
                 th
                 of
                 Iune
                 to
                 Prorogue
                 them
                 again
                 till
                 the
                 13
                 th
                 of
                 October
                 following
                 ,
                 having
                 only
                 signed
                 some
                 private
                 Bills
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 May
                 ,
                 arriv'd
                 in
                 England
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Newburgh
                 ;
                 having
                 made
                 some
                 stay
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 he
                 went
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 nobly
                 treated
                 by
                 the
                 University
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Conspiracy
                 was
                 discover'd
                 among
                 the
                 Blacks
                 to
                 have
                 destroy'd
                 the
                 English
                 ;
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 carried
                 on
                 with
                 great
                 secrecy
                 till
                 the
                 very
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Execution
                 ;
                 and
                 was
                 begun
                 by
                 the
                 Blacks
                 belonging
                 to
                 Captain
                 Swanley
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 kill'd
                 by
                 them
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 Plot
                 being
                 found
                 out
                 ,
                 several
                 were
                 made
                 Exemplary
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 New-England
                 ,
                 the
                 Natives
                 ,
                 under
                 King
                 
                   Philip
                   Hegamore
                
                 of
                 those
                 parts
                 ,
                 fell
                 upon
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 kill'd
                 several
                 ,
                 and
                 plunder'd
                 and
                 burn'd
                 their
                 Houses
                 and
                 Plantations
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 Bostoners
                 and
                 they
                 of
                 Plymouth
                 ,
                 arming
                 a
                 considerable
                 Force
                 ,
                 soon
                 drove
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 Sculking-holes
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 soon
                 restrain'd
                 from
                 doing
                 any
                 further
                 damage
                 :
                 nor
                 did
                 the
                 English
                 leave
                 hunting
                 them
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 finde
                 at
                 length
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 an
                 Indian
                 left
                 in
                 all
                 that
                 Promontory
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Iuly
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 made
                 a
                 Sea-progress
                 ;
                 he
                 took
                 shipping
                 at
                 Gravesend
                 ,
                 being
                 attended
                 by
                 several
                 Frigats
                 and
                 Yachts
                 ,
                 sail'd
                 through
                 the
                 Downs
                 ,
                 intending
                 for
                 Portsmouth
                 ;
                 but
                 meeting
                 with
                 bad
                 Weather
                 ,
                 he
                 Anchor'd
                 on
                 the
                 back
                 of
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 .
                 He
                 visited
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 entertain'd
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Holmes
                
                 the
                 Governour
                 ;
                 from
                 thence
                 he
                 arriv'd
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 in
                 the
                 Greyhound
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 saw
                 the
                 
                   Royal
                   Iames
                
                 Launch'd
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 sixth
                 of
                 Iuly
                 toward
                 Evening
                 ,
                 returned
                 again
                 by
                 Water
                 to
                 White-hall
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 August
                 came
                 into
                 England
                 the
                 Count
                 
                   S.
                   Maurice
                
                 from
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 to
                 signifie
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Duke
                 .
              
               
                 
                 In
                 September
                 happen'd
                 a
                 most
                 lamentable
                 Fire
                 in
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 whole
                 Town
                 was
                 reduc'd
                 to
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 leaving
                 very
                 little
                 standing
                 except
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Out-skirts
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 River
                 Avon
                 ,
                 running
                 from
                 Salisbury
                 to
                 Christ-church
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Southampton
                 ,
                 was
                 first
                 begun
                 to
                 be
                 open'd
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 making
                 the
                 said
                 River
                 Navigable
                 from
                 Christ-Church
                 to
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 improvement
                 of
                 the
                 Trade
                 of
                 that
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 the
                 13
                 th
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 both
                 Houses
                 met
                 again
                 ,
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 their
                 Prorogation
                 in
                 Iune
                 ;
                 
                 but
                 they
                 had
                 not
                 sate
                 long
                 before
                 some
                 difference
                 in
                 relation
                 to
                 the
                 Appeal
                 of
                 Shirley
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 House
                 brake
                 out
                 again
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 upon
                 the
                 22
                 of
                 November
                 they
                 were
                 again
                 Prorog●'d
                 till
                 the
                 15
                 th
                 of
                 February
                 1676.
                 having
                 only
                 pass'd
                 a
                 Bill
                 for
                 the
                 Rebuilding
                 of
                 Northampton
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 other
                 private
                 Bills
                 .
              
               
                 While
                 the
                 Parliament
                 sate
                 ,
                 Monsieur
                 Luzaney
                 being
                 converted
                 from
                 the
                 Romish
                 Church
                 to
                 the
                 Protestant
                 Religion
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 preached
                 a
                 Sermon
                 expressing
                 the
                 reasons
                 of
                 his
                 Conversion
                 ,
                 one
                 
                   St.
                   Germane
                
                 ,
                 a
                 French
                 Jesuite
                 ,
                 coming
                 to
                 the
                 Lodging
                 of
                 Luzancy
                 ,
                 with
                 others
                 ,
                 by
                 Threats
                 and
                 Terrours
                 of
                 Assassinating
                 the
                 affrighted
                 Luzancy
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 carrying
                 him
                 away
                 by
                 force
                 ,
                 compell'd
                 him
                 to
                 write
                 and
                 subscribe
                 a
                 feigned
                 recantation
                 of
                 what
                 he
                 had
                 preached
                 and
                 published
                 ;
                 
                 whereupon
                 his
                 Majesty
                 issued
                 out
                 a
                 Proclamation
                 for
                 discovery
                 
                 and
                 apprehension
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 
                   St.
                   Germane
                
                 and
                 his
                 accomplices
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 was
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 threatned
                 only
                 by
                 her
                 Slaves
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 easily
                 dealt
                 with
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 with
                 an
                 Enemy
                 against
                 whom
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 resistance
                 :
                 For
                 upon
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 August
                 happened
                 so
                 violent
                 a
                 Hurricane
                 in
                 that
                 Island
                 ,
                 that
                 eight
                 Ships
                 and
                 five
                 Ketches
                 in
                 the
                 Road
                 were
                 cast
                 away
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 men
                 drowned
                 ,
                 besides
                 300
                 Houses
                 thrown
                 to
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 and
                 above
                 200
                 Whites
                 and
                 Negro's
                 kill'd
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 as
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 suffers
                 ,
                 
                 Iamaica
                 encreases
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 removal
                 of
                 several
                 Families
                 with
                 their
                 Goods
                 and
                 Servants
                 from
                 Surrinam
                 ,
                 who
                 for
                 their
                 own
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 encouragement
                 of
                 others
                 ,
                 had
                 a
                 double
                 quantity
                 of
                 Land
                 allotted
                 them
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Vaughan
                 Governour
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Forrein
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   1675.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Confederates
                   and
                   French
                   were
                   now
                   the
                   most
                   considerable
                   Actors
                   upon
                   the
                   Stage
                   of
                   Europe
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   Emperour
                   dissatisfied
                   with
                   
                   Bournonvile's
                   Conduct
                   the
                   last
                   Year
                   ,
                   sends
                   his
                   old
                   General
                   Montecuculi
                   to
                   take
                   the
                   charge
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   granting
                   him
                   all
                   that
                   he
                   desir'd
                   in
                   relation
                   to
                   the
                   Campagne
                   ,
                   and
                   giving
                   him
                   full
                   power
                   to
                   act
                   as
                   he
                   should
                   think
                   good
                   for
                   the
                   common
                   Interest
                   of
                   the
                   Allies
                   :
                   who
                   thereupon
                   ,
                   being
                   furnish'd
                   with
                   large
                   supplies
                   of
                   Men
                   and
                   Money
                   ,
                   repairs
                   to
                   his
                   Charge
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   Holland
                   ,
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Orange
                   fell
                   sick
                   of
                   the
                   Small
                   Pox
                   ;
                   but
                   very
                   speedily
                   and
                   perfectly
                   recovering
                   his
                   Health
                   ,
                   he
                   kept
                   the
                   Field
                   all
                   the
                   Summer
                   long
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   for
                   the
                   French
                   ,
                   they
                   begun
                   the
                   Year
                   with
                   some
                   success
                   ;
                   for
                   sitting
                   down
                   before
                   Limburgh
                   ,
                   after
                   a
                   smart
                   ,
                   but
                   short
                   Siege
                   ,
                   the
                   springing
                   of
                   some
                   Mines
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   general
                   Assault
                   given
                   to
                   the
                   Town
                   ,
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Nassau
                   ,
                   seeing
                   the
                   Enemy
                   entered
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   willing
                   to
                   expose
                   the
                   City
                   and
                   the
                   Inhabitants
                   to
                   the
                   fury
                   of
                   a
                   Storm
                   ,
                   beat
                   a
                   Parly
                   ,
                   a
                   surrender'd
                   upon
                   Articles
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   mean
                   time
                   the
                   Hollander
                   declares
                   open
                   War
                   against
                   Sweden
                   .
                   Upon
                   which
                   ,
                   the
                   Swede
                   resolves
                   to
                   make
                   War
                   upon
                   the
                   Dutch
                   both
                   by
                   Sea
                   and
                   Land
                   ,
                   and
                   seized
                   all
                   Debts
                   owing
                   by
                   the
                   Subjects
                   of
                   that
                   Crown
                   to
                   the
                   Dutch.
                   
                
                 
                   But
                   in
                   an
                   ill
                   time
                   did
                   the
                   Swede
                   appear
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   declination
                   of
                   the
                   French
                   Interest
                   :
                   the
                   first
                   Effects
                   whereof
                   he
                   felt
                   from
                   the
                   Brandenburgher
                   ,
                   who
                   falling
                   upon
                   him
                   neer
                   
                     Fehr
                     Berlin
                  
                   ,
                   defeated
                   a
                   very
                   considerable
                   Body
                   of
                   the
                   Swedish
                   Infantry
                   ,
                   taking
                   from
                   them
                   six
                   peices
                   of
                   Cannon
                   ,
                   and
                   great
                   part
                   of
                   their
                   Baggage
                   .
                   On
                   the
                   Swedes
                   side
                   were
                   killed
                   above
                   4000
                   Men
                   ;
                   nor
                   did
                   the
                   Brandenburgher
                   buy
                   his
                   Victory
                   cheap
                   ,
                   having
                   lost
                   neer
                   2000
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   Souldiers
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   a
                   worse
                   Fate
                   befel
                   the
                   French
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   two
                   great
                   Armies
                   of
                   the
                   Confederates
                   and
                   Turenne
                   ,
                   having
                   layn
                   long
                   posted
                   neer
                   one
                   another
                   ,
                   at
                   length
                   came
                   to
                   Blows
                   ,
                   which
                   proved
                   very
                   unfortunate
                   to
                   the
                   French
                   :
                   for
                   ,
                   besides
                   the
                   loss
                   of
                   several
                   great
                   Commanders
                   ,
                   as
                   
                     Du
                     Plessy
                     ,
                     Vaubrun
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   ,
                   there
                   fell
                   the
                   Famous
                   Turenne
                   himself
                   ,
                   being
                   shot
                   to
                   death
                   with
                   a
                   Cannon-bullet
                   ,
                   being
                   the
                   second
                   shot
                   that
                   was
                   made
                   from
                   a
                   Battery
                   of
                   six
                   Cannons
                   by
                   Montecuculi
                   to
                   play
                   upon
                   the
                   French
                   Cavalry
                   .
                   About
                   3000
                   Men
                   were
                   slain
                   upon
                   the
                   Spot
                   ,
                   and
                   more
                   in
                   the
                   pursuit
                   ;
                   and
                   had
                   not
                   the
                   
                     Conde
                     de
                     L'Orge
                  
                   made
                   a
                   Souldier-like
                   Retreat
                   ,
                   (
                   of
                   which
                   he
                   had
                   obliged
                   the
                   good-natur'd
                   English
                   to
                   bear
                   the
                   brunt
                   ,
                   though
                   to
                   their
                   sad
                   Havock
                   ,
                   and
                   loss
                   of
                   Colonel
                   Lambert
                   )
                   they
                   had
                   suffer'd
                   a
                   greater
                   Ruine
                   .
                   The
                   death
                   of
                   Turenne
                   was
                   lamented
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   with
                   Tears
                   :
                   He
                   was
                   buried
                   at
                   St.
                   Dennis
                   among
                   the
                   Kings
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   with
                   his
                   Epitaph
                   :
                   
                     
                       Turenne
                       a
                       son
                       Tombeau
                       parmy
                       ceux
                       de
                       nos
                       Roys
                    
                     
                       Cést
                       le
                       fruit
                       glorieus
                       de
                       ses
                       fameux
                       Exploits
                       .
                    
                     
                       L'on
                       a
                       par
                       cet
                       Honneur
                       couronné
                       sa
                       vaillance
                       ,
                    
                     
                       A
                       fin
                       qu'
                       aux
                       ●iecles
                       a
                       venir
                    
                     
                       Il
                       n'ait
                       point
                       de
                       difference
                    
                     
                       De
                       Porter
                       la
                       Couronné
                       ,
                       ou
                       de
                       la
                       Soûtenir
                       .
                    
                     
                     
                       Turenne
                       among
                       our
                       Kings
                       entombed
                       lies
                       ,
                    
                     
                       The
                       glorious
                       fruit
                       of
                       his
                       great
                       Victories
                       .
                    
                     
                       Such
                       fair
                       rewards
                       thus
                       honour
                       his
                       Renown
                       ,
                    
                     
                       That
                       after-times
                       may
                       learn
                       from
                       hence
                       ,
                    
                     
                       How
                       little
                       is
                       the
                       difference
                    
                     
                       'Twixt
                       those
                       that
                       wear
                       ,
                       and
                       that
                       support
                       a
                       Crown
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   ●onde
                   succeeds
                   ,
                   but
                   with
                   worse
                   success
                   :
                   for
                   he
                   thinking
                   to
                   make
                   all
                   good
                   ,
                   posts
                   himself
                   at
                   a
                   place
                   call'd
                   Ensheime
                   ;
                   but
                   Montecuculi
                   ,
                   being
                   resolved
                   to
                   force
                   him
                   thence
                   ,
                   or
                   make
                   him
                   fight
                   ,
                   attacks
                   him
                   in
                   his
                   Intrenchments
                   ,
                   and
                   with
                   twelve
                   pieces
                   of
                   Cannon
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   had
                   advantageously
                   planted
                   ,
                   he
                   so
                   battered
                   the
                   French
                   Camp
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   were
                   forc'd
                   to
                   make
                   a
                   disorderly
                   Retreat
                   in
                   the
                   Night
                   ,
                   cutting
                   down
                   Trees
                   with
                   which
                   they
                   filled
                   the
                   ways
                   ,
                   to
                   hinder
                   the
                   Imperial
                   Cannon
                   ;
                   which
                   was
                   the
                   reason
                   they
                   escaped
                   a
                   second
                   Scowring
                   .
                   Montecuculi
                   sent
                   out
                   two
                   Major-Generals
                   with
                   1000
                   Horse
                   apiece
                   ;
                   the
                   one
                   brought
                   in
                   200
                   Prisoners
                   ,
                   and
                   20
                   Waggons
                   laden
                   with
                   Baggage
                   ;
                   the
                   other
                   met
                   with
                   the
                   French
                   Commissaries
                   ,
                   took
                   their
                   Convoy
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   vast
                   quantity
                   of
                   Bread
                   and
                   Corn.
                   
                
                 
                   After
                   this
                   followed
                   the
                   surrender
                   of
                   Treves
                   to
                   the
                   Imperialists
                   upon
                   Articles
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   one
                   was
                   ,
                   That
                   Crequy
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   escaped
                   thither
                   from
                   his
                   Rout
                   ,
                   should
                   be
                   a
                   Prisoner
                   of
                   War.
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   September
                   ,
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Lorrain
                   departed
                   this
                   life
                   at
                   Hermansteine
                   neer
                   Coblentz
                   .
                
                 
                   Farther
                   off
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Poland
                   removed
                   a
                   very
                   great
                   Storm
                   that
                   threatned
                   his
                   Dominions
                   ,
                   by
                   a
                   very
                   great
                   overthrow
                   of
                   the
                   Tartars
                   ,
                   wherein
                   a
                   great
                   number
                   of
                   them
                   were
                   slain
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   loss
                   of
                   their
                   chief
                   Standard
                   ;
                   which
                   struck
                   such
                   a
                   terrour
                   into
                   the
                   Turks
                   ,
                   that
                   with
                   their
                   Captain
                   
                     Ishmael
                     Bassa
                  
                   ,
                   they
                   made
                   a
                   shameful
                   Retreat
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Polish
                   Territories
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   the
                   
                     Low
                     Countries
                  
                   had
                   a
                   worse
                   Enemy
                   to
                   deal
                   with
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   Sea
                   breaking
                   into
                   North-Holland
                   ,
                   the
                   Inundation
                   continued
                   with
                   that
                   violence
                   ,
                   that
                   many
                   of
                   the
                   Cities
                   of
                   North-Holland
                   had
                   a
                   great
                   share
                   of
                   that
                   Calamity
                   :
                   The
                   
                   Harlemeer-Dyke
                   was
                   broken
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   the
                   Country
                   round
                   about
                   lay
                   under
                   Water
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   many
                   of
                   the
                   Boors
                   Houses
                   were
                   drown'd
                   ,
                   being
                   covered
                   with
                   the
                   Sea.
                   The
                   same
                   Fate
                   befel
                   South-Holland
                   ;
                   and
                   it
                   is
                   said
                   ,
                   that
                   had
                   the
                   Inundation
                   continu'd
                   24
                   hours
                   longer
                   ,
                   the
                   whole
                   Country
                   would
                   have
                   run
                   a
                   hazard
                   of
                   being
                   lost
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   thus
                   you
                   have
                   an
                   account
                   in
                   brief
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   most
                   memorable
                   Transactions
                   since
                   the
                   greatest
                   act
                   of
                   Providence
                   that
                   has
                   been
                   observed
                   for
                   many
                   Ages
                   ,
                   The
                   happy
                   Restauration
                   of
                   his
                   Majesty
                   .
                   And
                   we
                   may
                   aver
                   ,
                   that
                   here
                   is
                   nothing
                   but
                   Truth
                   ,
                   if
                   all
                   the
                   publick
                   Intelligence
                   of
                   so
                   many
                   years
                   have
                   not
                   fail'd
                   .
                   This
                   is
                   then
                   a
                   Story
                   in
                   dead
                   Colours
                   ;
                   it
                   behoves
                   them
                   that
                   will
                   lay
                   it
                   in
                   the
                   lively
                   Painting
                   ,
                   to
                   take
                   more
                   pains
                   than
                   may
                   be
                   thought
                   has
                   here
                   been
                   taken
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   greater
                   helps
                   than
                   it
                   was
                   possible
                   for
                   us
                   to
                   have
                   to
                   make
                   use
                   of
                   .
                   And
                   therefore
                   if
                   there
                   be
                   any
                   that
                   with
                   the
                   Knowledge
                   of
                   a
                   Privy-Councellor
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Eloquence
                   of
                   a
                   Salust
                   ,
                   will
                   undertake
                   to
                   cull
                   out
                   the
                   most
                   important
                   Actions
                   which
                   are
                   here
                   reduc'd
                   into
                   order
                   ready
                   to
                   his
                   hand
                   (
                   for
                   some
                   of
                   these
                   he
                   must
                   take
                   ,
                   or
                   be
                   silent
                   )
                   and
                   compile
                   them
                   into
                   a
                   judicious
                   History
                   ,
                   we
                   are
                   ready
                   to
                   vail
                   Bonnet
                   :
                   in
                   the
                   mean
                   time
                   ,
                   these
                   few
                   Sheets
                   may
                   pass
                   for
                   Common
                   Satisfaction
                   .
                
              
            
             
               FINIS
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
               AN
               ALPHABETICAL
               TABLE
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   A
                
                 
                   
                   ABingdon-Garrison
                
                 
                   
                     Page
                     70
                  
                
                 
                   Aberdeen
                   and
                   St.
                   
                     Andrews
                     yielded
                  
                
                 
                   302
                
                 
                   Abjuration
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   by
                   the
                   Rump
                
                 
                   436
                
                 
                   Account
                   of
                   the
                   Dutch
                   War
                   ;
                   from
                   
                     315
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   to
                   323.
                   
                   Their
                   Intrigues
                   with
                   forrein
                   Princes
                   and
                   at
                   home
                   323.
                   of
                   the
                   Revenue
                   and
                   Charge
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   under
                   the
                   Vsurpation
                   of
                   Oliver
                
                 
                   415
                
                 
                   Act
                   against
                   proclaiming
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   225.
                   
                   For
                   Assessment
                   235.
                   
                   For
                   sale
                   of
                   Cavaliers
                   Estates
                   .
                   ibid.
                   Executed
                   303.
                   
                   For
                   Marriages
                   351.
                   
                   For
                   Irish
                   Adventurers
                   and
                   Allotments
                   352.
                   
                   Several
                   confirmed
                   500.
                   
                   Against
                   Bishops
                   repealed
                   501.
                   
                   Pretended
                   of
                   annulling
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   the
                   King
                
                 
                   383
                
                 
                   Accidents
                
                 
                   315
                
                 
                   Addresses
                   ,
                   how
                   begun
                   67.
                   
                   To
                   Cromwel
                   upon
                   the
                   dissolution
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   343.
                   
                   To
                   
                     Richard
                     410.
                  
                   
                   To
                   the
                   Rump
                   from
                   forrain
                   Princes
                   423.
                   
                   To
                   the
                   Rump
                   by
                   the
                   Army
                   422.
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   from
                   the
                   Nobility
                   and
                   Gentry
                   of
                   the
                   whole
                   Kingdom
                
                 
                   452
                
                 
                   Adjutators
                
                 
                   127
                   forbid
                
                 
                   Adventurers
                   for
                   Ireland
                
                 
                   352
                
                 
                   
                     Aix
                     la
                     Chappelle
                  
                   ,
                   Treaty
                   there
                
                 
                   570
                
                 
                   Alarm
                   in
                   London
                
                 
                   403
                
                 
                   Albans
                   Earl
                   455
                   ,
                   made
                   Lord-Chamberlain
                
                 
                   580
                
                 
                   Allen
                   Sir
                   Thomas
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                   of
                   London
                
                 
                   428
                
                 
                   Allen
                   Captain
                   sent
                   for
                   the
                   
                     Streights
                     528.
                     
                     Allen
                  
                   Sir
                   Thomas
                   makes
                   peace
                   with
                   
                     Algiers
                     569.
                  
                   
                   Lies
                   before
                   
                     Algier
                     575.
                     
                     Algier
                  
                   Men
                   of
                   War
                   destroyed
                   by
                   the
                   English
                   578.
                   Returns
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   
                   Albemarle's
                   stay
                   in
                   
                     London
                     539.
                  
                   
                   General
                   at
                   Sea
                   550.
                   
                   One
                   of
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   of
                   the
                   Treasury
                   563.
                   
                   Dies
                   575.
                   
                   His
                   Dutchess
                   dies
                
                 
                   ibid
                
                 
                   Anabaptism
                   the
                   uppermost
                   Religion
                
                 
                   431
                
                 
                   Andrews
                   proclaims
                   the
                   Abolishing
                   of
                   Kingly
                   Government
                   ,
                   and
                   made
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                
                 
                   231
                
                 
                   Andrews
                   Colonel
                   beheaded
                
                 
                   270
                
                 
                   Anniversary
                   Act
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Nativity
                
                 
                   456
                
                 
                   Anthony
                   Sir
                   Ashley-Cooper
                
                 
                   427
                
                 
                   Approbation
                   of
                   Ministers
                
                 
                   359
                
                 
                   Arches
                   Triumphal
                
                 
                   475
                   to
                   479
                
                 
                   Ards
                   Lord
                
                 
                   240
                
                 
                   Arguments
                   for
                   
                   Cromwel's
                   accepting
                   the
                   Kingship
                
                 
                   386
                   to
                   390
                
                 
                   Argyle
                   a
                   Privy
                   Councellor
                   ,
                   sides
                   with
                   the
                   Assembly
                   8.
                   
                   Policy
                   and
                   shifts
                   304.
                   
                   Marquiss
                   seized
                   470.
                   Beheaded
                
                 
                   497
                
                 
                   Arlington
                   Earl
                   sent
                   into
                   
                     Holland
                     586.
                  
                   made
                   Lord
                   Chamberlain
                   599.
                   
                   Sent
                   into
                   France
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Armagh
                   Arch-bishop
                   dies
                
                 
                   380
                
                 
                   Armstrong
                   Sir
                   Thomas
                   joyns
                   with
                   the
                   Marquiss
                   of
                   Ormond
                
                 
                   240
                
                 
                   Army
                   English
                   very
                   gallant
                   and
                   resolute
                   10.
                   
                   Parliament
                   .
                   Army
                   raised
                   36.
                   
                   New
                   moduled
                   67.
                   
                   Quarrel
                   with
                   the
                   Parliament
                   about
                   Irish
                   Transportation
                   ,
                   and
                   publickly
                   declare
                   their
                   power
                   over
                   them
                   132.
                   
                   Purging
                   the
                   House
                   ib.
                   Pretend
                   civilities
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   132
                   to
                   136.
                   
                   Designe
                   upon
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   claim
                   the
                   Militia
                   136.
                   
                   Declaration
                   and
                   insolence
                   140.
                   
                   Triumphantly
                   through
                   
                     London
                     141.
                  
                   
                   Delude
                   the
                   King.
                   Their
                   Proposals
                   145
                   to
                   147.
                   
                   Suppress
                   a
                   Rising
                   in
                   
                     London
                     170.
                  
                   
                   Quarter
                   in
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     Whitehal
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   
                     Mews
                     192.
                  
                   
                   And
                   force
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ibid.
                   Shipt
                   for
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   at
                   
                   Milford-Haven
                   237.
                   
                   English
                   advance
                   into
                   
                     Scotland
                     268.
                  
                   
                   Face
                   the
                   Scots
                   272.
                   
                   Remonstrance
                   to
                   
                     Richard
                     416.
                  
                   
                   Their
                   address
                   to
                   the
                   Rump
                   422.
                   
                   Their
                   representation
                   to
                   the
                   Rump
                   428.
                   
                   New
                   moulded
                   by
                   
                     Lambert
                     429.
                  
                   
                   Declaration
                   upon
                   outing
                   the
                   Rump
                   ibid.
                   Their
                   Address
                   ,
                   joyfully
                   receiving
                   the
                   King's
                   Declaration
                   466.
                   Disbanded
                
                 
                   456
                
                 
                   Array
                   Commission
                
                 
                   27
                
                 
                   Articles
                   of
                   Scotch
                   Cessation
                
                 
                   15
                
                 
                   Arundel
                   Earl
                   made
                   General
                   of
                   the
                   English
                
                 
                   9
                
                 
                   Arundel
                   Castle
                   taken
                   by
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Waller
                  
                
                 
                   56
                
                 
                   Ascham
                   slain
                   in
                   Spain
                
                 
                   236
                
                 
                   Ashley
                   Sir
                   Bernard
                   at
                   
                     Naseby
                     79.
                  
                   
                   Mortally
                   Wounded
                   at
                   Bristol
                
                 
                   84
                
                 
                   Ashley
                   Sir
                   Jacob
                   defeated
                   at
                   
                     Stow
                     in
                     the
                     Wold
                     96.
                  
                   
                   Deserts
                   Newcastle
                
                 
                   13
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Ashby
                     de
                     la
                     Zouch
                  
                
                 
                   97
                
                 
                   Ashburnham
                   Mr.
                   John
                
                 
                   99
                
                 
                   Ashb●●nham
                   Mr.
                   William
                
                 
                   148
                
                 
                   Aske
                   Iudge
                
                 
                   254
                
                 
                   Assembly
                   General
                   indicted
                   ,
                   and
                   meet
                   by
                   their
                   own
                   Authority
                   ,
                   packt
                   and
                   made
                   up
                   o●
                   Lay-Elders
                   ,
                   refuse
                   the
                   Bishops
                   to
                   sit
                   ;
                   bu●
                   cite
                   them
                   to
                   answer
                   as
                   Guilty
                   ;
                   dissolved
                   within
                   7
                   days
                   ,
                   but
                   continue
                   nevertheless
                   8.
                   
                   Assembly
                   of
                   Divines
                   69.
                   
                   General
                   in
                   Scotland
                
                 
                   325
                
                 
                   Ashton
                   Colonel
                   Edward
                   Quartered
                
                 
                   404
                
                 
                   Aston
                   Sir
                   Arthur
                   Governour
                   ,
                   slain
                   at
                   Drogheda
                
                 
                   244
                
                 
                   Aubigny
                   Lord
                   41.
                   
                   His
                   Lady
                
                 
                   47
                
                 
                   Aurange
                   Prince
                   the
                   Kings
                   great
                   Friend
                   235
                   dies
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   new
                   Prince
                   born
                   276.
                   
                   Christned
                   282.
                   
                   Old
                   Prince
                   buried
                   284.
                   
                   His
                   Interest
                   in
                   Holland
                
                 
                   323
                
                 
                   Avignon
                   ,
                   Sedition
                   there
                   533.
                   
                   Peace
                   composed
                
                 
                   570
                
                 
                   Axtel
                   Guards
                   the
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 
                   205
                
                 
                   Ayscue
                   Sir
                   George
                   at
                   
                     Barbadoes
                     306.
                  
                   
                   Returns
                   to
                   
                     Plymouth
                     322.
                  
                   
                   At
                   
                     Dover
                     ibid.
                  
                   In
                   danger
                   Engageth
                   
                     De
                     Ruyter
                  
                   at
                   Plymouth
                   ,
                   and
                   discharged
                   323.
                   Prisoner
                
                 
                   551
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   B
                
                 
                   Badajox
                   Marquiss
                   killed
                
                 
                   383
                
                 
                   Balmerino
                   Lord
                   his
                   Treason
                
                 
                   4
                
                 
                   Baggot
                   Kath.
                   Ballishanon
                
                 
                   
                     241
                     ,
                     242
                     ,
                     251
                  
                
                 
                   Banbury
                
                 
                   108
                
                 
                   Barnstable
                
                 
                   
                     99
                     ,
                     106
                  
                
                 
                   Barbadoes
                   reduced
                   306.
                   
                   Wonder
                   526.
                   
                   Attempted
                   by
                   
                     De
                     Ruyter
                     537.
                  
                   
                   Lord
                   Willoughby
                   wounded
                   there
                   537.
                   
                   Sails
                   from
                   thence
                   with
                   a
                   Fleet
                   557.
                   
                   Lost
                   in
                   a
                   Hurricane
                   ibid.
                   The
                   Bridge-town
                   burnt
                   there
                   
                     568.
                     
                     Barbadoes
                  
                   Conspiracy
                   602.
                   
                   A
                   Hurricane
                   there
                
                 
                   602
                
                 
                   Bar●bone
                   denominates
                   a
                   Parliament
                   350.
                   
                   His
                   Petition
                
                 
                   437
                
                 
                   Barons
                   created
                
                 
                   482
                
                 
                   Baronets
                   Catalogue
                
                 
                   493
                   to
                   496
                
                 
                   
                     Bastwick
                     ,
                     Burton
                     ,
                     Pryn
                  
                   return
                   from
                   Banishment
                   in
                   great
                   state
                
                 
                   16
                
                 
                   Bastwick
                   Dr.
                   of
                   Physick
                   ,
                   Burton
                   a
                   Minister
                   against
                   Bishops
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   2
                
                 
                   Basing-house
                   Besieged
                   by
                   Waller
                   in
                   vain
                   62
                   Taken
                
                 
                   91
                
                 
                   
                     BATTLES
                     .
                     Edge-hill
                     40.
                     
                     Newberry
                  
                   first
                   
                     50.51
                     .
                     Newberry
                  
                   second
                   
                     65.66
                     .
                     Marston-moor
                     59.
                     
                     Tepper-moor
                     ,
                     Alderne
                     ,
                     Kilsith
                     ,
                     Philipshaugh
                     ,
                  
                   in
                   
                     Scotland
                     73.
                     
                     Naseby
                     78
                  
                   to
                   
                     80.
                     
                     Lamport
                     82.
                     
                     Routon-heath
                     89.
                     
                  
                   Colonel
                   Jones
                   defeated
                   near
                   
                     Dublin
                     164.
                  
                   
                   Defeats
                   Lord
                   Preston
                   with
                   a
                   huge
                   slaughter
                   soon
                   after
                   at
                   
                     Trim
                     164.
                     
                     Preston
                  
                   in
                   
                     Lancashire
                     178.
                     
                     Dunbar
                     273
                     Worcester
                  
                
                 
                   397
                
                 
                   Beaufort
                   encountered
                   by
                   Argier
                   Pyrat●s
                   546
                   Slain
                
                 
                   576
                
                 
                   B●nnet
                   Sir
                   Humphrey
                
                 
                   404
                
                 
                   Benson
                   Captain
                   Executed
                
                 
                   270
                
                 
                   Beaumont
                   a
                   Minister
                   ,
                   Murthered
                   at
                   Pontfraict
                
                 
                   227
                
                 
                   Berkenhead
                   Sir
                   John
                   Knighted
                
                 
                   512
                
                 
                   Berkley
                   Sir
                   
                     John
                     98.
                     
                     Berkley
                  
                   Sir
                   John
                   ,
                   and
                   Col.
                   
                     Walter
                     Slingsby
                  
                
                 
                   258
                
                 
                   
                   Bernard's
                   Treachery
                   rewarded
                
                 
                   395
                
                 
                   
                     Betteley
                     John
                  
                   Quartered
                
                 
                   404
                
                 
                   
                     Bishops
                     12.
                  
                   
                   Accused
                   of
                   high
                   Treason
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   ten
                   of
                   them
                   26.
                   
                   Their
                   Charge
                   ibid.
                   Restored
                   to
                   their
                   Honours
                
                 
                   502
                
                 
                   Biddle
                   an
                   Infamous
                   seducer
                
                 
                   369
                
                 
                   Blake
                   blocks
                   up
                   Prince
                   Rupert
                   at
                   
                     Lisbon
                     256
                  
                   At
                   Lisbon
                   again
                   267.
                   
                   A
                   wary
                   Commander
                   366.
                   
                   At
                   Porto-Ferina
                   defeats
                   the
                   Pyrates
                   372.
                   
                   Sails
                   for
                   the
                   Coast
                   of
                   
                     Spain
                     381.
                  
                   
                   His
                   desperate
                   attempt
                   upon
                   the
                   Spaniard
                   in
                   
                     Sancta
                     Cruz
                  
                   Fight
                   391.
                   
                   Fires
                   the
                   Spanish
                   Fleet
                   there
                   ibid.
                   Dies
                   returning
                   into
                   
                     England
                     402.
                  
                   
                   His
                   Character
                   and
                   Funeral
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Blackburn
                   vide
                   Moris
                
                 
                 
                   Blackness
                   yielded
                
                 
                   288
                
                 
                   
                   Blechingdon-house
                
                 
                   74
                
                 
                   Blood
                   attempts
                   the
                   Crown
                
                 
                   580
                
                 
                   Bourdeaux
                   French
                   Embassador
                   owns
                   Cromwel
                
                 
                   359
                
                 
                   Boys
                   Sir
                   John
                
                 
                   62
                
                 
                   Boyle
                   Dean
                   his
                   management
                   of
                   affair
                   with
                   Cromwel
                   about
                   Articles
                   for
                   the
                   English
                
                 
                   252
                
                 
                   Booth
                   Sir
                   George
                   —
                   riseth
                   in
                   
                     Cheshire
                     424
                  
                   Defeated
                   and
                   taken
                   425.
                   
                   Sent
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   and
                   Examined
                   by
                   Vane
                   and
                   
                     Haslerig
                     426.
                  
                   
                   Obtains
                   his
                   liberty
                   of
                   the
                   Rump
                   uppon
                   Bail
                
                 
                   433
                
                 
                   Bramhal
                   Dr.
                   dies
                
                 
                   522
                
                 
                   Bradshaw
                   the
                   bold
                   President
                   of
                   the
                   high
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                   106
                   to
                   217.
                   Dies
                
                 
                   430
                
                 
                   Bradshaw
                   Agent
                   at
                   Hamburg
                   and
                   Denmark
                
                 
                   334
                
                 
                   Brain
                   sent
                   General
                   to
                   Jamaica
                
                 
                   381
                
                 
                   Brandenburghers
                
                 
                   547
                
                 
                   
                     Mortogh
                     O
                     Brian
                  
                   lays
                   down
                   last
                   Armes
                   in
                   Ireland
                
                 
                   356
                
                 
                   Breda
                   the
                   place
                   of
                   Treaty
                   560.
                   
                   English
                   Embassadors
                   there
                   ibid.
                   Plenipotentiaries
                   meet
                   ,
                   Peace
                   concluded
                
                 
                   563
                
                 
                   Bristol
                   intended
                   to
                   be
                   surprized
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   
                     45
                     ,
                     46.
                  
                   
                   
                   Taken
                   by
                   his
                   Forces
                   47.
                   
                   By
                   Fairfax
                
                 
                   87
                
                 
                   Bristol
                   Earl
                   honoured
                   with
                   the
                   Garter
                
                 
                   344
                
                 
                   Bridgewater
                   taken
                
                 
                   82
                
                 
                   Brickbat
                   flung
                   at
                   the
                   Protector
                   's
                   Coach
                
                 
                   358
                
                 
                   Broughton
                   Col.
                   
                
                 
                   296
                
                 
                   Broughil
                   Lord
                   lands
                   
                     in
                     Munster
                  
                   with
                   Forces
                   from
                   
                     England
                     246.
                  
                   
                   Defeats
                   
                     David
                     Roch
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   hangs
                   the
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Ross
                
                 
                   252.
                   
                
                 
                   Brown
                   Major-General
                   57.
                   
                   Reconciled
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   
                     Holmby
                     128.
                  
                   
                   In
                   a
                   new
                   designe
                   discovered
                
                 
                   434
                
                 
                   
                     Brown
                     Bushel
                  
                   beheaded
                
                 
                   285
                
                 
                   Brooks
                   Lord
                   killed
                
                 
                   42
                
                 
                   
                   Brunt-Island
                   taken
                
                 
                   294
                
                 
                   Brunswick
                   besieged
                   ,
                   and
                   surrendred
                
                 
                   583
                
                 
                   
                   Buchanan's
                   Book
                   burnt
                   in
                   Scotland
                
                 
                   526
                
                 
                   Buckingham
                   Duke
                   177.
                   sent
                   into
                   Holland
                
                 
                   584
                
                 
                   Buckhurst
                   Lord
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   505
                
                 
                   Burleigh
                   Capt.
                   
                
                 
                   163
                
                 
                   Butler
                   Col.
                   Richard
                   taken
                
                 
                   242
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   C
                
                 
                   Cahi●
                   Castle
                   weakly
                   yielded
                
                 
                   521
                
                 
                   Calamy
                   Minister
                   Committed
                
                 
                   514
                
                 
                   Canons
                   made
                   against
                   the
                   Church
                   of
                   Rome
                   and
                   justifying
                   this
                
                 
                   12
                
                 
                   Capel
                   Lord
                   Tryed
                   and
                   Sentenced
                   228.
                   and
                   Beheaded
                   ,
                   his
                   noble
                   deportment
                
                 
                   229
                
                 
                   Carlisle
                   Earl
                   sent
                   into
                   Sweden
                
                 
                   572
                
                 
                   Cavalca●e
                   and
                   Procession
                   ,
                   from
                   474
                   to
                
                 
                   486
                
                 
                   Campeach
                   taken
                
                 
                   520
                
                 
                   Canary
                   prohibited
                
                 
                   556
                
                 
                   Candia
                   besieged
                   559.
                   Surrendred
                
                 
                   577
                
                 
                   Carlisle
                   yielded
                   to
                   the
                   Scots
                
                 
                   106
                
                 
                   Carnarvan
                   slain
                
                 
                   
                     50
                     ,
                     51
                  
                
                 
                   Casimire
                   King
                   of
                   Poland
                   dies
                   in
                   France
                
                 
                   590
                
                 
                   Carrick
                   taken
                   by
                   Treachery
                   247.
                   
                   Attempted
                   in
                   vain
                   to
                   be
                   recovered
                   from
                   Colonel
                   Reynolds
                
                 
                   248
                
                 
                   Carteret
                   Sir
                   George
                   Governour
                   of
                   Jersey
                
                 
                   255
                
                 
                   Castlehaven
                   Earl
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   in
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   and
                   against
                   the
                   Nuntio's
                   party
                
                 
                   238
                
                 
                   Casualties
                
                 
                   315
                
                 
                   Cavaliers
                   to
                   depart
                   
                     London
                     258.
                  
                   
                   Conspire
                   against
                   
                     Cromwel
                     366.
                  
                   
                   Their
                   Plot
                   again
                   discovered
                   401.
                   
                   They
                   Plot
                   against
                   the
                   Rump
                
                 
                   423
                
                 
                   Ceremonies
                   in
                   Religion
                   one
                   main
                   cause
                   of
                   the
                   War
                   ,
                   opposed
                   and
                   murmured
                   at
                
                 
                   
                     2
                     ,
                     3
                  
                
                 
                   Cessation
                   granted
                   by
                   the
                   Scots
                   upon
                   very
                   difficult
                   terms
                
                 
                   15
                
                 
                   Cessation
                   agreed
                   in
                   Ireland
                
                 
                   53
                
                 
                   Chains
                   of
                   Gold
                   and
                   Medals
                   given
                   to
                   the
                   chief
                   Sea-Officers
                
                 
                   349
                
                 
                   
                     Chaloner
                     Chute
                  
                   Speaker
                   dies
                
                 
                   416
                
                 
                   Chancery
                   regulated
                
                 
                   368
                
                 
                   Character
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Iudges
                
                 
                   196
                   to
                   203
                
                 
                   Charles
                   Prince
                   in
                   the
                   
                     Downs
                     175.
                  
                   
                   At
                   Goree
                   in
                   Holland
                
                 
                   176
                
                 
                   Charles
                   the
                   second
                   ,
                   Proclaimed
                   King
                   by
                   dispersed
                   papers
                
                 
                   225
                
                 
                   Chester
                   Charter
                   taken
                   away
                
                 
                   427
                
                 
                   Chichister
                   City
                
                 
                   42
                
                 
                   
                   Chepstow-Castle
                   taken
                   by
                   Sir
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Kemish
                  
                
                 
                   171
                
                 
                   St.
                   Christophers
                   and
                   the
                   Cariby
                   Islands
                   subdued
                
                 
                   307
                
                 
                   Christmass
                   day
                   Celebrated
                
                 
                   398
                
                 
                   City
                   Alarm'd
                   with
                   a
                   pretended
                   Plot
                
                 
                   403
                
                 
                   City
                   invite
                   Parliament
                   and
                   Army
                   to
                   dinner
                   429.
                   
                   Send
                   Sword-bearer
                   to
                   Gen.
                   
                     Monke
                     435.
                  
                   
                   Their
                   Gates
                   and
                   Portcullices
                   pulled
                   down
                
                 
                   437
                
                 
                   City
                   and
                   Companies
                   feasts
                   the
                   General
                
                 
                   438
                   
                     
                       Their
                       joy
                       upon
                       the
                       King's
                       return
                    
                     
                       453
                    
                     
                       Lend
                       the
                       King
                       Money
                    
                     
                       
                         575
                         ,
                         528
                         ,
                         551
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   City
                   Building
                   begins
                
                 
                   556
                
                 
                   Citadels
                   built
                   in
                   Scotland
                
                 
                   313
                
                 
                   
                   Claypool's
                   Lady
                   dies
                   ,
                   buried
                
                 
                   404
                
                 
                   Dr.
                   Clargis
                   ,
                   also
                   Mr.
                   Caryl
                   Minister
                   ,
                   &c.
                   sent
                   to
                   Gen.
                   Monke
                   in
                   Scotland
                
                 
                   432
                
                 
                   Clanrickard
                   Marq.
                   his
                   services
                   249.
                   
                   Substituted
                   Lord-Governour
                   of
                   
                     Ireland
                     251.
                  
                   
                   Defeated
                   by
                   Col.
                   
                     Axtel
                     277.
                  
                   
                   Lays
                   down
                   his
                   Arms
                
                 
                   324
                
                 
                   Clubmen
                
                 
                   83
                
                 
                   Clement
                   Gregory
                
                 
                   255
                
                 
                   Clifford
                   Lord
                   made
                   Lord
                   Treasurer
                   588.
                   
                   Resignes
                   his
                   Staff
                
                 
                   591
                
                 
                   Clogher
                   Bishop
                   defeated
                
                 
                   267
                
                 
                   Clonmel
                   yielded
                   after
                   a
                   stout
                   resistance
                
                 
                   252
                
                 
                   Colchester
                   Siege
                
                 
                   175
                
                 
                   Cock-matches
                   ,
                   and
                   Horse-races
                   prohibited
                
                 
                   359
                
                 
                   Committee
                   appointed
                   for
                   inspection
                   of
                   Charters
                   381.
                   
                   Committee
                   of
                   Safety
                   429.
                   
                   Like
                   not
                   themselves
                   ,
                   declare
                   for
                   another
                   Parliament
                
                 
                   433
                
                 
                   Common-prayer
                   abolished
                
                 
                   69
                
                 
                   Commonwealth
                   altered
                   by
                   Cromwel
                
                 
                   338
                
                 
                   Composition
                
                 
                   88
                
                 
                   Compton
                   Dr.
                   made
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Oxford
                
                 
                   599
                
                 
                   Commissioners
                   in
                   Scotland
                
                 
                   166
                
                 
                   Commission
                   of
                   the
                   Great
                   Seal
                   altered
                
                 
                   359
                
                 
                   Commissioners
                   for
                   approbation
                   of
                   Ministers
                
                 
                   359
                
                 
                   Commissioners
                   to
                   treat
                   with
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                   Wight
                
                 
                   183
                
                 
                   Commissioners
                   to
                   General
                   Monke
                   from
                   the
                   City
                
                 
                   436
                
                 
                   Commissioners
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   Breda
                   arrive
                   at
                   the
                   Hague
                
                 
                   447
                
                 
                   
                   Commissioners
                   of
                   the
                   Treasury
                   563.
                   
                   To
                   take
                   account
                   of
                   publick
                   Money
                   ibid.
                   To
                   hear
                   Seamens
                   complaints
                
                 
                   564
                
                 
                   Cologne
                   Treaty
                
                 
                   594
                
                 
                   Colmaer
                   Battle
                
                 
                   601
                
                 
                   Colliers
                   the
                   Dutch
                   designe
                
                 
                   337
                
                 
                   Confederate
                   party
                   of
                   Irish
                   Rebels
                
                 
                   250
                
                 
                   Confirmation
                   of
                   Acts
                
                 
                   500
                
                 
                   Constable
                   Sir
                   William
                   dies
                   ,
                   and
                   buried
                   in
                   Hen.
                   7th's
                   Chappel
                
                 
                   373
                
                 
                   Contents
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Declaration
                   from
                   Breda
                
                 
                   445
                
                 
                   Convocation
                   in
                   England
                   grant
                   
                   5th
                   part
                   of
                   their
                   Livings
                   to
                   Scotch
                   War
                
                 
                   12
                
                 
                   Convention
                   in
                   Ireland
                
                 
                   440
                
                 
                   Conway
                   Lord
                   defeated
                
                 
                   13
                
                 
                   Coronation
                   of
                   the
                   King
                
                 
                   475
                   to
                   496
                
                 
                   Cotterel
                   Sir
                   Charles
                   sent
                   to
                   Brussels
                
                 
                   532
                
                 
                   Court
                   erected
                   for
                   rebuilding
                   the
                   City
                
                 
                   556
                
                 
                   
                   County-troops
                   established
                
                 
                   373
                
                 
                   Councellors
                   several
                   Privy-Councillors
                   made
                
                 
                   584
                
                 
                   Covenant
                   first
                   in
                   Scotland
                   what
                   7.
                   
                   Taken
                   45.
                   
                   Burnt
                   by
                   the
                   Hangman
                
                 
                   498
                   to
                   500
                
                 
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   erected
                   226.
                   
                   New
                   chosen
                   258
                   named
                   by
                   
                     Cromwel
                     343.
                  
                   
                   Supream
                   power
                   named
                   by
                   the
                   Rump
                   421.
                   
                   A
                   new
                   one
                   appointed
                
                 
                   435
                
                 
                   Courts
                   of
                   Iustice
                   in
                   Ireland
                
                 
                   332
                
                 
                   
                   Courts
                   ●it
                   in
                   the
                   interval
                   of
                   the
                   Rupture
                   by
                   Lambert
                
                 
                   343
                
                 
                   Coot
                   Sir
                   Charles
                   defeats
                   the
                   Irish
                   
                     250
                     ,
                     267
                     ,
                     305.
                  
                   
                   His
                   Stratagem
                   on
                   Galloway
                   in
                   Ireland
                   for
                   a
                   free
                   Parliament
                   438.
                   Died
                
                 
                   503
                
                 
                   Cooper
                   a
                   Minister
                   Executed
                
                 
                   278
                
                 
                   Corke
                   vide
                   Youghal
                
                 
                 
                   
                     Cowley
                     Abr.
                  
                   dies
                
                 
                   564
                
                 
                   Craven
                   Lord
                   his
                   Case
                   
                     291
                     ,
                     365
                  
                   offered
                   again
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   but
                   deferred
                   by
                   the
                   Protector
                
                 
                   392
                
                 
                   Crew
                   Dr.
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Durham
                
                 
                   599
                
                 
                   Crosses
                   demolished
                
                 
                   45
                
                 
                   Cromwel
                   Lieutenant-General
                   at
                   Marston-moor
                   ,
                   at
                   
                     Islip
                     59
                     ,
                     74
                     ,
                     112
                     ,
                  
                   His
                   Conspiracy
                   in
                   seizing
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   
                     Holmby
                     129.
                  
                   
                   Complements
                   and
                   Courts
                   the
                   King
                   144.
                   
                   And
                   then
                   abuseth
                   him
                   147.
                   
                   Awes
                   the
                   Votes
                   of
                   Non-addresses
                   162.
                   
                   His
                   Politicks
                   on
                   People
                   ,
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   King
                   163.
                   
                   Collogues
                   the
                   City
                   and
                   Parliament
                   for
                   fear
                   of
                   the
                   Scots
                   165.
                   
                   Marcheth
                   into
                   
                     Scotland
                     178.
                  
                   
                   Makes
                   the
                   Scots
                   disband
                   179.
                   
                   Treacherously
                   surprizeth
                   the
                   Levellers
                   ;
                   his
                   subtile
                   Clemency
                   234.
                   
                   Graduated
                   at
                   
                     Oxford
                     ibid.
                  
                   And
                   presented
                   and
                   treated
                   by
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   
                     London
                     234.
                  
                   
                   Made
                   Lord-Governour
                   of
                   
                     Ireland
                     237.
                  
                   
                   Lands
                   there
                   ibid.
                   Storms
                   Tredagh
                   ,
                   his
                   cruelty
                   and
                   policy
                   there
                   ;
                   Winter-quarter
                   at
                   
                     Youghal
                     254.
                  
                   
                   Sent
                   for
                   by
                   Letters
                   ,
                   leaves
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   and
                   Ireton
                   in
                   chief
                   there
                   
                     253
                     ,
                     266.
                  
                   
                   His
                   cruelty
                   to
                   the
                   English
                   Cavaliers
                   ibid.
                   Arrives
                   in
                   
                     England
                     267.
                  
                   
                   Made
                   Gen.
                   for
                   Scotch
                   Expedition
                   268.
                   
                   His
                   Sophistry
                   with
                   the
                   Scots
                   271.
                   
                   Marcheth
                   for
                   
                     Sterling
                     ,
                     275.
                  
                   his
                   progress
                   in
                   
                     Scotland
                     279.
                  
                   
                   Alarms
                   the
                   Scots
                   283.
                   
                   At
                   Glascow
                   sick
                   289.
                   
                   His
                   designe
                   upon
                   the
                   Parliament
                   324.
                   
                   A
                   Dictator
                   343.
                   
                   Made
                   Protector
                   ,
                   and
                   Installed
                   at
                   
                     Westminster
                     354.
                  
                   
                   The
                   module
                   of
                   Government
                   and
                   his
                   Oath
                   ibid.
                   Proclaimed
                   and
                   gratulated
                   355.
                   
                   Names
                   his
                   Privy-council
                   ibid.
                   Invited
                   to
                   dinner
                   by
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   dines
                   there
                   357.
                   
                   Supplies
                   the
                   Courts
                   with
                   able
                   Iudges
                   ibid.
                   Concludes
                   a
                   Peace
                   with
                   the
                   Dutch
                   ibid.
                   His
                   designes
                   to
                   secure
                   himself
                   358.
                   
                   Falls
                   from
                   the
                   Coach-box
                   in
                   
                     Hide-park
                     363.
                  
                   
                   Calls
                   a
                   Parliament
                   
                     Sept.
                     3d.
                  
                   his
                   speech
                   to
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   designes
                   
                     363
                     ,
                     364.
                  
                   
                   His
                   designes
                   in
                   the
                   
                     West-Indies
                     365.
                  
                   
                   His
                   Mother
                   dieth
                   ,
                   buried
                   in
                   state
                   in
                   Hen.
                   7th's
                   Chappel
                   366.
                   
                   His
                   Cabal
                   with
                   the
                   French
                   Cardinal
                   369.
                   
                   His
                   Conspiracy
                   with
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Sweden
                   and
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   
                     Transilvania
                     373.
                  
                   
                   Affronted
                   by
                   Coney
                   a
                   Merchant
                   374.
                   
                   Gives
                   preferments
                   ,
                   and
                   sends
                   his
                   son
                   Henry
                   to
                   command
                   in
                   
                     Ireland
                     358.
                  
                   
                   His
                   oppression
                   of
                   the
                   Loyal
                   party
                   378.
                   
                   His
                   designe
                   in
                   setting
                   up
                   Major-Generals
                   378.
                   
                   To
                   awe
                   the
                   Parliament
                   new
                   called
                   381.
                   
                   Treats
                   with
                   the
                   Iews
                   about
                   a
                   Toleration
                   379.
                   
                   Allows
                   200
                   l.
                   towards
                   Bishop
                   
                   Usher's
                   Funeral
                   380.
                   
                   Excludes
                   divers
                   Members
                   ibid.
                   Congratulated
                   by
                   his
                   Convention
                   on
                   
                   Syndercomb's
                   Plot
                   385.
                   
                   His
                   designe
                   is
                   motioned
                   to
                   take
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   a
                   King
                   386.
                   
                   The
                   danger
                   makes
                   him
                   refuse
                   it
                   390
                   Assists
                   the
                   French
                   with
                   6000
                   men
                   391.
                   
                   Confirmed
                   in
                   his
                   former
                   Dignity
                   of
                   Protector
                   392.
                   
                   Signes
                   several
                   Acts
                   392.
                   
                   His
                   speech
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   containing
                   Thanks
                   for
                   the
                   Money-Acts
                   392.
                   
                   His
                   Investiture
                   and
                   Inauguration
                   in
                   the
                   Protectorship
                   394.
                   
                   Frighted
                   at
                   a
                   Book
                   395.
                   
                   Sends
                   Embassadors
                   to
                   mediate
                   betwixt
                   the
                   Dane
                   and
                   
                     Swede
                     397.
                  
                   
                   Advanceth
                   and
                   prefers
                   his
                   Children
                   398.
                   
                   Swears
                   his
                   Privy-council
                   ibid.
                   Chooseth
                   another
                   House
                   399.
                   
                   The
                   frame
                   of
                   his
                   Government
                   questioned
                   by
                   the
                   Parliament
                   401.
                   
                   He
                   dissolves
                   them
                   ibid
                   His
                   policy
                   in
                   discharging
                   Sheriffs
                   of
                   their
                   pences
                   at
                   Assizes
                   401.
                   
                   In
                   fears
                   and
                   troubled
                   condition
                   402.
                   
                   Falls
                   sick
                   ,
                   his
                   Family
                   and
                   himself
                   vainly
                   presumptuous
                   of
                   his
                   recovery
                   ,
                   
                   Dies
                   408.
                   
                   His
                   Character
                   ibid.
                   Sixty
                   thousand
                   pound
                   allotted
                   for
                   the
                   expence
                   of
                   his
                   Funerals
                   ,
                   from
                
                 
                   411
                   ,
                   to
                   413
                
                 
                   
                     Cromwel
                     ,
                     Bradshaw
                  
                   and
                   Ireton
                   digged
                   up
                   ,
                   and
                   hanged
                   at
                   Tybourn
                
                 
                   432
                
                 
                   
                     Cromwel
                     Henry
                  
                   tamely
                   surrenders
                   Ireland
                
                 
                   423
                
                 
                   Crosby
                   betrays
                   Kingsale
                   ,
                   Condemned
                
                 
                   248
                
                 
                   Cumberland
                   Earl●
                
                 
                   44
                
                 
                   Cyrencester
                
                 
                   42
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   D
                
                 
                   Danemark
                   ,
                   War
                   declared
                   against
                   it
                
                 
                   556
                
                 
                   Daniel
                   Col.
                   John
                   Articles
                
                 
                   252
                
                 
                   Davison
                   ,
                   &c.
                   kills
                   a
                   Souldier
                   at
                   St.
                   
                   James's
                
                 
                   379
                
                 
                   Daws
                   Capt.
                   his
                   courage
                
                 
                   560
                
                 
                   Davis
                   a
                   Water-man
                   betrays
                   Lord
                   Capel
                
                 
                   220
                
                 
                   Declaration
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   conecrning
                   the
                   Act
                   of
                   Vniformity
                
                 
                   514
                
                 
                   Declaration
                   of
                   Cromwel
                   upon
                   dissolution
                   of
                   Parliament
                   340
                   to
                   343.
                   
                   Of
                   the
                   Rump
                
                 
                   420
                
                 
                   Decimation
                   of
                   Cavaliers
                
                 
                   378
                
                 
                   Delinquents
                   Capital
                   and
                   otherwise
                   qualified
                
                 
                   229
                
                 
                   Democracy
                   established
                   in
                   the
                   City
                
                 
                   231
                
                 
                   Denbigh
                   Earl
                   killed
                
                 
                   44
                
                 
                   Dennington
                   Castle
                   Besieged
                   ,
                   and
                   stoutly
                   defended
                   ,
                   and
                   yielded
                
                 
                   98
                
                 
                   Denial
                   Self
                   order
                   67
                   ,
                
                 
                   126
                
                 
                   Denmark
                   King
                   225.
                   Dies
                
                 
                   577
                
                 
                   Deploration
                   of
                   the
                   loss
                   before
                   Dublin
                   ,
                   the
                   causes
                   thereof
                
                 
                   242
                
                 
                   Derby
                   Earl
                   corresponds
                   with
                   the
                   King
                   234.
                   
                   Discovered
                   ibid.
                   Ioyns
                   with
                   the
                   King
                   in
                   
                     Lancashire
                     295.
                  
                   
                   Defeated
                   at
                   Wigan
                   ,
                   and
                   flies
                   to
                   
                     Worcester
                     296.
                  
                   
                   Taken
                   at
                   Newport
                   ,
                   Sentenced
                   by
                   a
                   Court-Marshal
                   ,
                   Beheaded
                   at
                   Bolton
                
                 
                   
                     302
                     ,
                     303.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   
                   Derby-house
                   Committee
                   ,
                   formerly
                   the
                   Committee
                   of
                   Safety
                
                 
                   166
                
                 
                   
                     De
                     Ruyter
                  
                   sayls
                   for
                   
                     New-found-land
                     540.
                  
                   
                   Returned
                   to
                   
                     Holland
                     541.
                  
                   
                   Made
                   Admiral
                   
                     ibid.
                     De
                     Ruyter
                  
                   and
                   Tromp
                   fall
                   out
                   554.
                   
                   Presented
                   by
                   the
                   Cornish
                   Gentlemen
                
                 
                   562
                
                 
                   Desborough
                   Col.
                   and
                   others
                   summoned
                
                 
                   549
                
                 
                   Dean
                   General
                   slain
                
                 
                   344
                
                 
                   Devizes
                
                 
                   46
                
                 
                   Digby
                   Lord
                   honoured
                   with
                   the
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   at
                   Paris
                
                 
                   344
                
                 
                   Dignities
                   conferred
                   by
                   the
                   King
                
                 
                   455
                
                 
                   Dillon
                   Lord
                   at
                   Baggot-rath
                
                 
                   242
                
                 
                   Directory
                
                 
                   
                     125
                     ,
                     126
                  
                
                 
                   Disorders
                   and
                   divisions
                   the
                   ruine
                   of
                   the
                   Irish
                   Army
                
                 
                   251
                
                 
                   Dives
                   Sir
                   Lewis
                   escapes
                
                 
                   220
                
                 
                   Divisions
                   among
                   the
                   Scots
                   ,
                   fomented
                   by
                   Cromwel
                
                 
                   271
                
                 
                   Dorrington
                   Sir
                   Francis
                
                 
                   63
                
                 
                   Dorislaus
                   slain
                   at
                   the
                   Hague
                
                 
                   236
                
                 
                   Downing
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     448.
                  
                   
                   Sent
                   into
                   
                     Holland
                     528
                     ,
                     529.
                  
                   
                   Presses
                   for
                   answer
                   to
                   the
                   King's
                   demands
                   582.
                   
                   Returns
                   ibid.
                   He
                   is
                   Committed
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Drogheda
                   besieged
                   and
                   taken
                   by
                   Cromwel
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   bloody
                   Massacre
                   there
                
                 
                   244
                
                 
                   Dublin
                   besieged
                   by
                   the
                   Marq.
                   of
                   
                     Ormond
                     241.
                  
                   
                   Siege
                   raised
                   ,
                   and
                   Besiegers
                   routed
                
                 
                   242
                
                 
                   Duckenfield
                   Lieutenant-Colonel
                   stops
                   the
                   Speakers
                   Coach
                
                 
                   429
                
                 
                   Dunbarton
                   yielded
                
                 
                   308
                
                 
                   Dunslo
                   pacification
                
                 
                   10
                
                 
                   Dundalk
                   taken
                   23.
                   Retaken
                
                 
                   25
                
                 
                   Dundee
                   stormed
                   by
                   Gen.
                   Monke
                
                 
                   301
                
                 
                   Dunferling
                   Earl
                   to
                   London
                
                 
                   10
                
                 
                   Dumfreize
                   ,
                   Riot
                   there
                
                 
                   557
                
                 
                   Dunkirk
                   taken
                   by
                   the
                   Spaniards
                   325.
                   
                   Siege
                   405.
                   
                   The
                   Battle
                   there
                   ibid.
                   A
                   defeat
                   given
                   the
                   Spaniard
                   406.
                   
                   Yielded
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   into
                   the
                   English
                   possession
                   407.
                   
                   Restored
                   to
                   the
                   French
                
                 
                   512
                
                 
                   
                   Dunotter-Castle
                   yielded
                
                 
                   313
                
                 
                   
                   Dury's
                   religious
                   Cabal
                   in
                   Germany
                
                 
                   377
                
                 
                   Dutch
                   Embassadors
                   to
                   
                     Oxford
                     57.
                  
                   
                   Commerce
                   and
                   Fishing
                   molested
                   at
                   Sea
                   308.
                   
                   War
                   towards
                   ibid.
                   Send
                   Embassadors
                   to
                   treat
                   ibid.
                   Embassadors
                   extenuate
                   and
                   mediate
                   the
                   Rupture
                   ;
                   their
                   Papers
                   ,
                   and
                   our
                   States
                   answer
                   thereunto
                   
                     320
                     ,
                     321.
                  
                   
                   Fleet
                   gives
                   the
                   English
                   a
                   go-by
                   in
                   the
                   North-Seas
                   ,
                   and
                   comes
                   into
                   the
                   
                     Down●
                     344.
                  
                   
                   Engage
                   with
                   the
                   English
                   ibid.
                   Defeated
                   345.
                   
                   Send
                   to
                   England
                   in
                   order
                   to
                   Peace
                   ibid.
                   Trade
                   at
                   a
                   stand
                   346.
                   
                   Their
                   Embassadors
                   have
                   Audience
                   of
                   the
                   Protector
                   355.
                   
                   Peace
                   ,
                   and
                   private
                   Articles
                   of
                   it
                   against
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   
                     Orange
                     357.
                  
                   
                   Magnificently
                   treat
                   the
                   King
                   448.
                   
                   Surprised
                   by
                   the
                   Turk
                   524.
                   
                   Complain
                   by
                   the
                   English
                   525.
                   
                   House
                   resolves
                   therein
                   ibid.
                   King
                   declares
                   himself
                   ibid.
                   Bravado
                   528.
                   
                   Bourdeaux-fleet
                   taken
                   529.
                   
                   A
                   Dutch
                   Libel
                   530.
                   
                   Dutch
                   arrive
                   in
                   
                     Guernsey
                     530.
                  
                   
                   Their
                   
                   Smyrna-fleet
                   encountered
                   by
                   Captain
                   
                     Allen
                     536.
                  
                   
                   Reprisals
                   granted
                   against
                   them
                   531.
                   
                   Dutch
                   War
                   declared
                   ibid.
                   Dutch
                   Libel
                   ibid.
                   Dutch
                   Embassie
                   ,
                   proves
                   fruitless
                   531.
                   
                   Dutch
                   Manufactures
                   prohibited
                   532.
                   
                   Cashire
                   the
                   English
                   Officers
                   533.
                   
                   Dutch
                   Imbargo
                   in
                   
                     France
                     534.
                  
                   
                   Dutch
                   ibid.
                   Dutch
                   Libel
                   535.
                   
                   Ill
                   treated
                   in
                   
                     Russia
                     536.
                  
                   
                   
                   Dutch
                   lost
                   in
                   
                     China
                     541.
                  
                   
                   Make
                   peace
                   with
                   the
                   
                     Dane
                     548.
                  
                   
                   Dutch
                   attempt
                   
                   Brunt-Island
                   
                     560.
                     
                     Sheerness
                     ibid.
                  
                   Come
                   up
                   the
                   River
                   561.
                   
                   At
                   
                     Harwich
                     ibid.
                  
                   At
                   Wenbury
                   in
                   
                     Devonshire
                     562.
                  
                   
                   At
                   Cowland
                   in
                   
                     Cornwal
                     ibid.
                  
                   Dutch
                   lose
                   several
                   Towns
                   585.
                   
                   Dutch
                   Mutinies
                   586.
                   
                   Dutch
                   
                   East-Indie-fleet
                   escape
                   the
                   English
                   587.
                   
                   Dutch
                   Magistrates
                   changed
                   .
                   Dutch
                   make
                   peace
                   with
                   the
                   Bishop
                   of
                   
                     Munster
                     600.
                  
                   
                   Dutch
                   take
                   the
                   Island
                   of
                   Normantier
                   from
                   the
                   French
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   E
                
                 
                   Earles
                   of
                   Pembroke
                   and
                   Holland
                   sent
                   with
                   a
                   Declaration
                   of
                   the
                   fears
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   31.
                   Answered
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Earls
                   created
                
                 
                   470
                
                 
                   Earthquake
                   in
                   Cheshire
                
                 
                   395
                
                 
                   East-Indie
                   ships
                   Dutch
                   taken
                
                 
                   541
                
                 
                   Edinburgh
                   entred
                   by
                   
                     Cromwel
                     275.
                  
                   
                   Castle
                   yielded
                
                 
                   280
                
                 
                   Elector
                   Prince
                   Palatine
                   comes
                   to
                   London
                   ,
                   departs
                   ,
                   taken
                   in
                   France
                
                 
                   10
                
                 
                   Elections
                   for
                   a
                   free
                   Parliament
                
                 
                   440
                
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   Princess
                   dies
                
                 
                   276
                
                 
                   Emperor
                   his
                   Brother
                   dies
                   146.
                   
                   Makes
                   peace
                   with
                   the
                   Turk
                   147.
                   
                   Offers
                   to
                   mediate
                   584.
                   
                   His
                   Forces
                   marched
                
                 
                   597
                
                 
                   Enfield-chace
                   a
                   Skirmish
                   there
                
                 
                   423
                
                 
                   Engagement
                   annulled
                
                 
                   439
                
                 
                   England
                   and
                   the
                   Dominions
                   made
                   a
                   free
                   State
                   by
                   Act
                
                 
                   235
                
                 
                   English
                   under
                   Lord
                   Marquiss
                   Ormond
                   and
                   Inchiqueen
                   disbanded
                   and
                   dismist
                   by
                   the
                   Irish
                
                 
                   252
                
                 
                   Eniskillon
                   delivered
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Coot
                  
                
                 
                   250
                
                 
                   Episcopacy
                   re-established
                   here
                   456.
                   
                   And
                   in
                   Scotland
                
                 
                   503
                
                 
                   Escapes
                   of
                   divers
                   Cavaliers
                
                 
                   227
                
                 
                   Escurial
                   burnt
                
                 
                   583
                
                 
                   Essex
                   Earl
                   Lieutenant-General
                   of
                   Foot
                   against
                   the
                   Scots
                   9.
                   
                   General
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   Forces
                   departs
                   
                     London
                     38.
                  
                   
                   Attends
                   the
                   King's
                   motion
                   39.
                   
                   Fights
                   at
                   Edge-hill
                   ,
                   retreats
                   to
                   
                     Coventry
                     40
                     ,
                     41.
                  
                   
                   Relieves
                   
                     Gloucester
                     49.
                  
                   
                   At
                   
                     Newberry
                     50.
                  
                   
                   At
                   
                     Theal
                     ,
                     Redding
                     ,
                     London
                     52.
                     
                  
                   Marches
                   reduce
                   the
                   West
                   58.
                   
                   Pounded
                   at
                   Lestithiel
                   ,
                   and
                   escapes
                   with
                   Lord
                   Roberts
                   by
                   Boat
                   to
                   
                     Plymouth
                     58.
                  
                   
                   Resignes
                   his
                   Commission
                   72.
                   Dies
                
                 
                   124
                
                 
                   Earl
                   of
                   Essex
                   Lord-Deputy
                
                 
                   587
                
                 
                   Essex
                   County
                   joyns
                   with
                   Lord
                   Goring
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Lucas
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Lisle
                  
                
                 
                   174
                
                 
                   Estate
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   in
                   a
                   sad
                   condition
                   after
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   the
                   King
                
                 
                   
                     124
                     ,
                     125
                  
                
                 
                   Everts
                   .
                   taken
                   536.
                   dismist
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Exchange
                   Royal
                   finished
                
                 
                   574
                
                 
                   Exchequer
                   shut
                
                 
                   582
                
                 
                   Execution
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Iudges
                
                 
                   466
                
                 
                   Exeter
                   yielded
                   ,
                   and
                   Articles
                   
                     98
                     ,
                     99.
                  
                   
                   Engagement
                   forced
                   by
                   the
                   Independant-party
                   for
                   the
                   Parliament
                   to
                   live
                   and
                   die
                   with
                   the
                   Army
                   —
                   City
                   refuse
                   the
                   Parliaments
                   Orders
                   and
                   Acts
                   231.
                   
                   Tumults
                   about
                   a
                   free
                   Parliament
                
                 
                 
                   Excise
                
                 
                   157
                
                 
                   Exclusion
                   of
                   secluded
                   Members
                
                 
                   229.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   F
                
                 
                   Fairfax
                   General
                   in
                   Commission
                   74.
                   
                   Marcheth
                   75.
                   
                   Is
                   cajoled
                   to
                   manage
                   the
                   seizure
                   of
                   the
                   King.
                   Made
                   Generallissimo
                   and
                   Constable
                   of
                   the
                   Tower
                   141.
                   
                   Marcheth
                   against
                   the
                   Levellers
                   234.
                   
                   Complemented
                   and
                   graduated
                   at
                   Oxford
                   with
                   Cromwel
                   and
                   
                     Lambert
                     ibid.
                  
                   Magnificently
                   treated
                   and
                   presented
                   by
                   the
                   City
                   ibid.
                   Lays
                   down
                   his
                   Commission
                   268.
                   
                   Arms
                   against
                   Lambert
                
                 
                   434
                
                 
                   Faulkland
                   Lord-Viscount
                   slain
                
                 
                   51
                
                 
                   Fanshaw
                   Sir
                   Richard
                   Embassador
                   in
                   Spain
                
                 
                   525
                
                 
                   Fatality
                   among
                   the
                   Clergy
                
                 
                   504
                
                 
                   Farrel
                   Lieutenant-General
                   of
                   
                   Ulster-Army
                   245.
                   
                   Put
                   into
                   Waterford
                   to
                   defend
                   it
                
                 
                   247
                
                 
                   Farewel
                   to
                   the
                   Scotch-War
                
                 
                 
                   Fast
                   general
                
                 
                   540
                
                 
                   Faulkner
                   perjured
                
                 
                   291
                
                 
                   Faulconbridge
                   Lord
                   Arms
                   against
                   Lambert
                   sent
                   to
                   Venice
                
                 
                   575
                
                 
                   Fee-farm
                   Rents
                
                 
                   455
                
                 
                   Feak
                   Parson
                
                 
                   540
                
                 
                   Fiennes
                   Lord
                   Commissioner
                
                 
                 
                   Fifth-Monarchists
                   plot
                   against
                   Cromwel
                
                 
                   366
                
                 
                   FIGHTS
                   ,
                   at
                   Newborn
                   with
                   the
                   Scots
                   
                     13
                     Worcester
                  
                   in
                   the
                   Lanes
                   
                     40.
                     
                     Brainford
                     41.
                     
                     Yarum
                     42.
                     
                     Wakefield
                     43.
                     
                  
                   At
                   
                     Liscard
                     ibid.
                  
                   Caversham-bridge
                   ibid.
                   Hopton-heath
                   
                     44.
                     
                     Bramham-moor
                     ibid.
                  
                   Chalgrave-field
                   
                     45.
                     
                     Stratton
                     ibid.
                     Middleton-Cheney
                     —
                     Lansdown
                     46.
                     
                     Round-way-down
                     ibid.
                     Adderton-heath
                  
                   and
                   
                     Bradford
                     47.
                     
                     Stow
                     in
                     the
                     Wold
                     49.
                     
                     Auburn-chace
                     50.
                     
                     Newark
                  
                   at
                   the
                   relief
                   of
                   it
                   by
                   Prince
                   
                     Rupert
                     56.
                     
                     Brandia
                  
                   or
                   
                     Cherington
                     57.
                     
                     Cropredy
                     58.
                     
                     Lidbury
                     74.
                     
                     Sherburn
                     90.
                     
                     Torrington
                     93.
                     
                  
                   Saint
                   
                     Fagons
                     171.
                     
                     Maidstone
                     174.
                  
                   
                   At
                   
                     Dublin
                     241.
                     
                     Muscleborough
                     264.
                     
                     Warrington
                     295.
                     Wigan
                  
                
                 
                   296
                
                 
                   
                   Fincher
                   Mayor
                   ,
                   vide
                   Pye
                   resigned
                
                 
                 
                   Finch
                   Sir
                   Heneage
                   his
                   Reading
                   501.
                   
                   Made
                   Lord-Keeper
                
                 
                   594
                
                 
                   Fire
                   in
                   
                     London
                     554.
                  
                   
                   In
                   the
                   Horse-Guards
                   556.
                   
                   In
                   
                     Fleet-street
                     368.
                  
                   
                   Another
                   at
                   Aberfoyle
                   in
                   
                     Scotland
                     ibid.
                  
                   Another
                   in
                   
                     Thred-needle-street
                     368.
                  
                   
                   At
                   
                     Lambeth
                     373.
                  
                   
                   At
                   St.
                   Johnstons
                   in
                   Scotland
                
                 
                   381
                
                 
                   Fleet
                   sent
                   under
                   Hamilton
                   to
                   the
                   Frith
                   in
                   Scotland
                
                 
                   9
                
                 
                   Fleet
                   Spanish
                   denied
                   protection
                   ,
                   and
                   ruined
                   by
                   the
                   Dutch
                   in
                   the
                   Downs
                
                 
                   11
                
                 
                   Fleet
                   returns
                   to
                   the
                   Prince
                   ,
                   Earl
                   of
                   Warwick
                   imployed
                   against
                   them
                   as
                   Admiral
                
                 
                   
                     175
                     ,
                     176.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Fleets
                   Dutch
                   and
                   English
                   at
                   Shetland
                
                 
                   322
                
                 
                   Fleet
                   under
                   Pen
                   from
                   Jamaica
                   ,
                   accidents
                   of
                   the
                   return
                
                 
                   376
                
                 
                   Fleet
                   declare
                   their
                   Royal
                   acceptance
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   446
                
                 
                   Fleet
                   English
                   532.
                   
                   Beats
                   the
                   Hollander
                   538.
                   
                   English
                   
                   Hamburgh-fleet
                   taken
                   538.
                   
                   Rendezvouz
                   ibid.
                   Fleet
                   ready
                   250.
                   
                   Divided
                   ibid.
                   Fleets
                   Engage
                   ibid.
                   Engage
                   again
                   552.
                   
                   Out
                   again
                
                 
                   553
                
                 
                   Fleets
                   Engaged
                   584.
                   
                   Fleets
                   Engaged
                
                 
                   591
                
                 
                   Fleetwood
                   made
                   Deputy
                   of
                   
                     Ireland
                     366.
                  
                   
                   More
                   of
                   him
                
                 
                 
                   Forrain
                   Princes
                   ,
                   how
                   affected
                   to
                   our
                   States
                
                 
                   254
                
                 
                   Forces
                   from
                   Ireland
                   to
                   assist
                   the
                   King
                   53.
                   
                   Surprized
                   and
                   defeated
                   54.
                   
                   Sent
                   by
                   Cromwel
                   to
                   assist
                   the
                   French
                   391.
                   
                   Vnder
                   Earl
                   Inchiqueen
                   to
                   Portugal
                
                 
                   511
                
                 
                   Fornication
                   Act
                
                 
                   225
                
                 
                   Fray
                   likely
                   at
                   Westminster
                   At
                   Tower-hill
                
                 
                 
                   Fundamentals
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                
                 
                 
                   French
                   prohibit
                   English
                   Cloath
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   prohibited
                   their
                   Wines
                   255.
                   
                   Conclude
                   a
                   peace
                   with
                   
                     Cromwel
                     377.
                  
                   
                   Their
                   Fleet
                   taken
                   by
                   
                     Blake
                     325.
                  
                   
                   At
                   
                     Gigery
                     533.
                  
                   
                   Embassadors
                   in
                   
                     England
                     535.
                  
                   
                   King
                   supplies
                   the
                   Dutch
                   544.
                   
                   Declares
                   against
                   
                     England
                     ibid.
                  
                   Embassadors
                   beaten
                   and
                   Imprisoned
                   in
                   
                     Turkey
                     558.
                  
                   
                   Lays
                   claim
                   to
                   the
                   Low-Countries
                   ,
                   breaks
                   with
                   
                     Spain
                     579.
                  
                   
                   Invades
                   
                     Lorrain
                     579.
                  
                   
                   Breaks
                   with
                   the
                   Dutch
                
                 
                   583
                
                 
                   Free
                   Parliament
                   noised
                
                 
                   434
                
                 
                   Frigats
                   of
                   Brest
                   rove
                   at
                   sea
                
                 
                   356
                
                 
                   Furstenburgh
                   Count
                   seized
                
                 
                   598
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   G
                
                 
                   Gates
                   and
                   Portcullices
                   of
                   London
                   pulled
                   down
                
                 
                   437
                
                 
                   
                     Gayland
                     522
                     ,
                     523.
                  
                   
                   Makes
                   peace
                   532.
                   
                   Transports
                   himself
                   for
                   Tangier
                
                 
                   571
                
                 
                   Gell
                   Sir
                   John
                   Sentenced
                
                 
                   270
                
                 
                   A
                   General
                   required
                   by
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                
                 
                   439
                
                 
                   Gentry
                   secured
                   over
                   England
                
                 
                   373
                
                 
                   Gerrard
                   Col.
                   John
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     Gilbert
                     538.
                  
                   
                   Col.
                   John
                   beheaded
                
                 
                   361
                
                 
                   Gibbons
                   Sentenced
                
                 
                   290
                
                 
                   Glencarn
                   Earl
                   submits
                   to
                   the
                   English
                   362.
                   
                   Prisoner
                   in
                   
                     Edenburgh
                     380.
                  
                   
                   Chair-man
                   to
                   the
                   Scotch
                   Convention
                
                 
                   432
                
                 
                   Gloucester
                   Duke
                   born
                   13.
                   
                   With
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   Colen
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   Iesuits
                   at
                   
                     Paris
                     365.
                  
                   Dies
                
                 
                   456
                
                 
                   Gloucester
                   Siege
                   and
                   Summons
                   ,
                   and
                   Relief
                   by
                   
                     Essex
                     49.
                  
                   
                   Walls
                   demolished
                   512.
                   
                   Cathedral
                   begged
                
                 
                   381
                
                 
                   Godolphin
                   Sir
                   Will.
                   Knighted
                   ,
                   and
                   sent
                   into
                   Spain
                
                 
                   568
                
                 
                   Goff
                   Col.
                   friend
                   to
                   
                     Richard
                     Cromwel
                  
                
                 
                   417
                
                 
                   Goring
                   Col.
                   into
                   France
                
                 
                   39
                
                 
                   Goring
                   Lord
                   Condemned
                   ,
                   but
                   saved
                
                 
                   228
                
                 
                   Goodman
                   Bishop
                   refuseth
                   to
                   subscribe
                   Canons
                   against
                   the
                   Church
                   of
                   Rome
                
                 
                   12
                
                 
                   Good
                   Old
                   Cause
                
                 
                   417
                
                 
                   Grace
                   Colonel
                
                 
                   324
                
                 
                   Graigs
                   Town
                
                 
                   245
                
                 
                   Grantham
                   Col.
                   killed
                
                 
                   380
                
                 
                   Grantham
                   Town
                
                 
                   44
                
                 
                   Granger
                   a
                   Forger
                
                 
                   256
                
                 
                   Greenvile
                   Sir
                   
                     John
                     445.
                  
                   
                   Rewarded
                   by
                   the
                   Parliament
                   and
                   City
                
                 
                   446
                
                 
                   Greenvile
                   Sir
                   Bevil
                
                 
                   46
                
                 
                   Great
                   Cities
                   and
                   Towns
                   in
                   Ireland
                   refuse
                   to
                   admit
                   Garrisons
                   ,
                   which
                   proved
                   their
                   ruine
                   244.
                   
                   Accept
                   of
                   them
                   at
                   last
                   upon
                   condition
                   the
                   English
                   be
                   dismist
                   ,
                   Cavaliers
                   and
                   others
                
                 
                   251
                
                 
                   Grey
                   Lord
                   Grooby
                
                 
                   291
                
                 
                   Groves
                   Col.
                   
                     vide
                     Penruddock
                  
                
                 
                 
                   Guiny
                   Relation
                
                 
                   535
                
                 
                   
                   Guernsey-castle
                   stormed
                   284.
                   
                   A
                   designe
                   uppon
                   it
                   discovered
                
                 
                   554
                
                 
                   Gunning
                   Dr.
                   in
                   Divinity
                   his
                   Congregation
                   seized
                   and
                   plundred
                   for
                   celebrating
                   Christmass
                
                 
                   398
                
                 
                   Gurney
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                   in
                   the
                   Tower
                
                 
                   34
                
                 
                   Guthury
                   and
                   Giffan
                   Hanged
                
                 
                   497
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   H
                
                 
                   
                   Haberdashers-Hall
                
                 
                   129
                
                 
                   
                   Hackney-coaches
                   regulated
                
                 
                   368
                
                 
                   Haddington
                   Earl
                   blown
                   up
                   by
                   Gunpowder
                   in
                   Scotland
                
                 
                   
                     14
                     ,
                     15
                  
                
                 
                   Hamilton
                   Marquiss
                   the
                   Kings
                   Commissioner
                   
                   into
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   at
                   
                     London
                     7.
                  
                   
                   Prisoner
                   to
                   
                   Pendennis-castle
                   52.
                   
                   Defeated
                   and
                   taken
                   Prisoner
                
                 
                   178
                
                 
                   Hamilton
                   Duke
                   tryed
                   and
                   sentenced
                   228.
                   Beheaded
                
                 
                   229
                
                 
                   Hamond
                   Col.
                   secures
                   the
                   Kings
                   person
                   151.
                   
                   His
                   baseness
                   163.
                   
                   Shot
                   in
                   Ireland
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Hannam
                   ,
                   the
                   Infamous
                   Thief
                   ,
                   breaks
                   Prison
                   and
                   escapes
                   376.
                   Hanged
                
                 
                   381
                
                 
                   Harman
                   Capt.
                   his
                   Exploit
                   595.
                   
                   Beats
                   the
                   Dutch
                
                 
                   564
                
                 
                   Harrisons
                   impudence
                   in
                   bringing
                   the
                   King
                   to
                   
                     London
                     193.
                  
                   
                   A
                   main
                   man
                   for
                   the
                   little
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   outed
                   and
                   dissatisfied
                   353.
                   Apprehended
                
                 
                   453
                
                 
                   Harris
                   a
                   great
                   Cheat
                
                 
                   368
                
                 
                   Harvey
                   Sir
                   Daniel
                   sent
                   to
                   Constantinople
                
                 
                   568
                
                 
                   Hazelrig
                   Sir
                   Arthur
                   seizes
                   
                     Portsmouth
                     433.
                  
                   returns
                   to
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   and
                   is
                   thanked
                   by
                   the
                   Rump
                   435.
                   Dies
                
                 
                   474
                
                 
                   Healing
                   Parliament
                
                 
                   470
                
                 
                   Henrietta
                   Princess
                
                 
                   469
                
                 
                   Henchman
                   Dr.
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                
                 
                   524
                
                 
                   Hertford
                   Marquiss
                
                 
                   38
                
                 
                   Heresies
                   and
                   Schismes
                
                 
                   368
                
                 
                   Hewit
                   Dr.
                   seized
                   404.
                   
                   Tried
                   and
                   Beheaded
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Hewson
                   Col.
                   made
                   Master
                   of
                   Arts
                   in
                   
                     Oxford
                     234
                  
                   Marcheth
                   into
                   London
                
                 
                   433
                
                 
                   Hide
                   Sir
                   Henry
                   beheaded
                
                 
                   285
                
                 
                   
                   Highland-War
                   in
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   its
                   account
                
                 
                   
                     361
                     ,
                     362.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Hinde
                   the
                   High-way
                   man
                
                 
                   303
                
                 
                   Hispaniola
                   expedition
                   ,
                   from
                
                 
                   369
                   to
                   372
                
                 
                   Holland
                   Earl
                   Lieutenant-General
                   of
                   Horse
                   against
                   the
                   Scots
                   9.
                   
                   Rising
                   at
                   Kingston
                   and
                   defeated
                   177.
                   
                   Tryed
                   and
                   Sentenced
                   228.
                   
                   Executed
                   in
                   
                     Palace-yard
                     Westminster
                  
                
                 
                   229
                
                 
                   Hollis
                   Lord
                   Embassador
                   into
                   
                     France
                     522.
                  
                   
                   Returns
                   for
                   England
                
                 
                   550
                
                 
                   Holmes
                   Major
                   Committed
                   532.
                   
                   Discharged
                   ibid.
                   Enters
                   the
                   
                     Vly
                     553.
                  
                   
                   Attacques
                   the
                   Dutch
                   Fleet
                   582.
                   
                
                 
                 
                   Holstein
                   Duke
                
                 
                   255
                
                 
                   Honours
                   and
                   Dignities
                   denied
                   to
                   some
                   Male-Contents
                   ,
                   another
                   cause
                   of
                   the
                   Scotch
                   troubles
                   4.
                   
                   Honours
                   given
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   vacated
                
                 
                   292
                
                 
                   Hopton
                   Lord
                   42.
                   
                   Disbanded
                   honourably
                   after
                   many
                   services
                   and
                   Victories
                   ,
                   at
                   Truro
                   in
                   Cornwal
                
                 
                   
                     96
                     ,
                     97
                  
                
                 
                   
                   Horse-races
                   and
                   Cock-matches
                   prohibited
                
                 
                   359
                
                 
                   Horton
                   Adjutant
                   to
                   Maj.
                   Gen.
                   Brown
                   at
                   Dennington
                
                 
                   63
                
                 
                   Hotham
                   refuseth
                   to
                   admit
                   the
                   King
                   into
                   Hull
                   ,
                   but
                   suffers
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   York
                   and
                   Prince
                   Elector
                   Palatine
                   ;
                   is
                   proclaimed
                   Traitor
                   
                     33
                     ,
                     34.
                  
                   
                   Revolts
                   from
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   son
                   and
                   he
                   sent
                   Prisoners
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   56.
                   Executed
                
                 
                   68
                
                 
                   House
                   of
                   Lords
                   voted
                   useless
                   226.
                   
                   Protest
                   against
                   it
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Howard
                   Lord
                   adviseth
                   
                     Richard
                     Cromwel
                  
                
                 
                   417
                
                 
                   Howard
                   Lady
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                
                 
                   423
                
                 
                   Howard
                   Capt.
                   his
                   valour
                
                 
                   543
                
                 
                   Howard
                   Master
                   sent
                   Embassador
                   to
                   Taffalette
                
                 
                   575
                
                 
                   Hoyle
                   Alderman
                   Hangs
                   himself
                
                 
                   256
                
                 
                   Hull
                   Garrison
                   
                     33.
                     
                     Hotham
                  
                   Governour
                   of
                   it
                   ibid.
                   The
                   dispute
                   of
                   transferring
                   that
                   Magazine
                
                 
                   
                     32
                     ,
                     33
                  
                
                 
                   Humble
                   Petition
                   and
                   Advice
                
                 
                   393
                
                 
                   
                   Hume-castle
                   yielded
                
                 
                   283
                
                 
                   
                   Humphries-Col
                   .
                   to
                   Jamaica
                
                 
                   377
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   I
                
                 
                   Jamaica
                
                 
                   370
                
                 
                   Jamaicans
                   assault
                   the
                   Dutch
                   Plantations
                
                 
                   548
                
                 
                   
                     James
                     John
                  
                   Executed
                
                 
                   502
                
                 
                   Jealousies
                   ,
                   Fears
                   ,
                   and
                   pretended
                   Plots
                
                 
                   
                     26
                     ,
                     27
                     ,
                     30.31
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Jenkins
                   Iudge
                   his
                   writings
                   
                     155
                     ,
                     156.
                  
                   
                   Designed
                   for
                   slaughter
                   229.
                   Dies
                
                 
                   524
                
                 
                   Jersey
                   a
                   new
                   Mace
                   520.
                   
                   Surrendered
                   to
                   Col.
                   Haynes
                
                 
                   306
                
                 
                   Jesuits
                   in
                   France
                   proceeded
                   against
                   570.
                   Exiled
                
                 
                   373
                
                 
                   Jews
                   treat
                   for
                   admission
                   with
                   Cromwel
                
                 
                   379
                
                 
                   Jewish
                   Prophet
                
                 
                   
                     548
                     ,
                     559
                  
                
                 
                   Imposition
                   on
                   Seal-coal
                
                 
                   359
                
                 
                   Independants
                   rise
                   66.
                   
                   Quarrel
                   with
                   the
                   Presbyterians
                   ,
                   and
                   cajolethem
                   67.
                   undermine
                   and
                   defeat
                   them
                   
                     112
                     ,
                     113
                     ,
                     139.
                  
                   
                   Synod
                   at
                   Savoy
                
                 
                   413
                
                 
                   Inchiqueen
                   Lord
                   defeats
                   Lord
                   
                     Taaff
                     164.
                  
                   
                   Declares
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   ibid.
                   Ioyns
                   with
                   the
                   Confederate
                   Catholicks
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   under
                   the
                   Lord
                   of
                   Ormond
                   ,
                   made
                   Lieutenant
                   General
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   238.
                   
                   His
                   overfight
                   ,
                   like
                   to
                   be
                   surpri●ed
                   245.
                   
                   Falsly
                   suspected
                   ,
                   and
                   accused
                   by
                   the
                   Marquess
                   of
                   
                     Antrim
                     263.
                  
                   
                   Leaves
                   Ireland
                
                 
                   277
                
                 
                   Indians
                   rebel
                   in
                   New-England
                
                 
                   601
                
                 
                   Ingoldsby
                   Col.
                   offers
                   aid
                   to
                   
                     Richard
                     417.
                  
                   
                   Suppresseth
                   a
                   Mutiny
                   and
                   Lambert
                
                 
                 
                   Instrument
                   of
                   
                   Cromwel's
                   Protectorian
                   Government
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Oath
                
                 
                   354
                
                 
                   Joachims
                   Embassador
                   from
                   the
                   Dutch
                   267.
                   
                   Sent
                   home
                
                 
                   270
                
                 
                   
                   St.
                   Johnstons
                   yielded
                
                 
                   294
                
                 
                   Jones
                   draws
                   out
                   of
                   Dublin
                   to
                   oppose
                   the
                   advance
                   of
                   the
                   Marquiss
                   of
                   Ormond
                   ,
                   retreats
                   239.
                   
                   Raiseth
                   the
                   Siege
                   before
                   
                     Dublin
                     211.
                  
                   
                   Comes
                   before
                   Drogheda
                   ,
                   and
                   retreats
                   243.
                   
                   Dies
                   in
                   the
                   quality
                   of
                   Lieutenant-General
                
                 
                   247
                
                 
                   Ireland
                   and
                   Ulster
                   Forces
                   submit
                
                 
                   344
                
                 
                   Ireland
                   its
                   state
                   and
                   condition
                
                 
                   238
                
                 
                   
                   Ireton's
                   appearance
                   and
                   notice
                   at
                   
                   Naseby-fight
                   ;
                   wounded
                   78.
                   
                   In
                   the
                   Cabal
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   84.
                   
                   Draws
                   their
                   Papers
                   and
                   Proposals
                   
                     84
                     ,
                     85.
                  
                   
                   Parliament
                   Votes
                
                 
                   161.
                   
                
                 
                   Intrigues
                   between
                   them
                   
                     116
                     ,
                     118
                     ,
                     119.
                  
                   
                   Dies
                   of
                   the
                   Plague
                
                 
                   305
                
                 
                   Irish
                   affairs
                   ,
                   an
                   account
                   of
                   the
                   Cessation
                   and
                   the
                   Marq.
                   of
                   
                   Ormond's
                   Treaty
                   with
                   Rebels
                   and
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   the
                   Articles
                   thereof
                   with
                   the
                   Rebels
                   the
                   Popes
                   Nuntio
                   there
                   
                     122
                     ,
                     123
                     ,
                     124.
                  
                   
                   Strength
                   ,
                   what
                   after
                   
                   Cromwel's
                   departure
                   253.
                   
                   Abused
                   by
                   
                   Cromwel's
                   fair
                   carriage
                   at
                   first
                   ,
                   into
                   horrible
                   slavery
                   at
                   his
                   departure
                   253.
                   
                   Defeated
                   at
                   
                     Finagh
                     234.
                  
                   
                   Their
                   affairs
                   
                     292
                     ,
                     309
                     ,
                     310.
                  
                   
                   Seem
                   to
                   acquiess
                   in
                   
                   Lambert's
                   actions
                   431.
                   Affairs
                
                 
                   515
                
                 
                   Judges
                   Commissioned
                   by
                   the
                   new
                   State
                   224.
                   
                   New
                   ones
                   again
                   254.
                   
                   New
                   placed
                   by
                   the
                   Rump
                   422.
                   
                   Of
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   others
                   exempted
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Act
                   of
                   Oblivion
                   454.
                   
                   They
                   that
                   came
                   in
                   upon
                   Proclamation
                   respited
                   from
                   Execution
                   469.
                   
                   Brought
                   to
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Lords
                   ,
                   and
                   remanded
                   to
                   Prison
                   502.
                   
                   Of
                   the
                   Law
                   ,
                   their
                   Names
                
                 
                   492
                
                 
                   Justice
                   High
                   Court
                   203
                   to
                   217.
                   
                   Again
                   erected
                   
                     258
                     ,
                     278.
                  
                   
                   To
                   try
                   Col.
                   Gerrard
                   and
                   Powel
                
                 
                   360
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   K
                
                 
                   Kentish
                   Insurrection
                   173.
                   Suppressed
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Kent
                   mastered
                   and
                   reduced
                   by
                   Rich
                   and
                   Berkstead
                
                 
                   175
                
                 
                   Keyling
                   Sir
                   John
                   Lord
                   Chief-Iustice
                
                 
                   543
                
                 
                   Ker
                   Col.
                   defeated
                
                 
                   280
                
                 
                   Killing
                   no
                   Murther
                   ,
                   a
                   Book
                
                 
                   395
                
                 
                   King
                   dispenceth
                   with
                   the
                   Common
                   prayer
                   and
                   Book
                   of
                   Canons
                   in
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   by
                   a
                   Declaration
                   ,
                   slighted
                   and
                   cavilled
                   at
                   as
                   a
                   device
                   ,
                   and
                   opposed
                   by
                   the
                   Earls
                   of
                   Hume
                   and
                   Lindsey
                   ,
                   with
                   another
                   Declaration
                   
                     7
                     ,
                     8
                  
                   Arms
                   against
                   the
                   Scots
                   9.
                   
                   At
                   York
                   and
                   Barwick
                   agrees
                   upon
                   a
                   Pacification
                   10.
                   
                   Goeth
                   to
                   his
                   Scotch
                   Parliament
                   20.
                   
                   Departs
                   thence
                   with
                   mutual
                   satisfaction
                   ibid.
                   Received
                   Magnificently
                   at
                   his
                   return
                   to
                   the
                   City
                   ibid.
                   Demands
                   five
                   Members
                   25.
                   
                   To
                   Hampton-court
                   ,
                   to
                   Dover
                   ,
                   to
                   
                     Greenwich
                     ,
                     Theobalds
                     27.
                  
                   
                   To
                   
                     Royston
                     ,
                     New-market
                     ,
                     York
                     ibid.
                  
                   Asserts
                   his
                   right
                   in
                   the
                   Militia
                   
                     30
                     ,
                     31.
                  
                   
                   His
                   innocence
                   of
                   any
                   designe
                   of
                   War
                   ,
                   
                     &c.
                     ibid.
                  
                   Resolves
                   for
                   
                     Ireland
                     32.
                  
                   
                   Expostulates
                   his
                   affront
                   at
                   Hull
                   from
                   
                     Beverley
                     34.
                  
                   
                   Takes
                   a
                   guard
                   of
                   
                   York-shire-Gentlemen
                   ibid.
                   His
                   intentions
                   of
                   no
                   War
                   attested
                   by
                   the
                   Lords
                   ibid.
                   Answers
                   and
                   refutes
                   their
                   Remonstrance
                   35.
                   
                   Forbids
                   the
                   Militia
                   36.
                   
                   Invites
                   his
                   Subjects
                   to
                   his
                   assistance
                   ibid.
                   To
                   Newark
                   ,
                   back
                   to
                   York
                   ,
                   to
                   Nottingham
                   sets
                   up
                   his
                   Standard
                   ,
                   to
                   
                     Stafford-shire
                     ,
                     Leicester-shire
                  
                   ,
                   confines
                   of
                   Wales
                   and
                   Shrewsbury
                   ,
                   and
                   caresses
                   the
                   Gentry
                   and
                   Commonalty
                   
                     37
                     ,
                     38
                     39.
                  
                   
                   Melts
                   down
                   his
                   Plate
                   at
                   Shrewsbury
                   and
                   Mints
                   it
                   38.
                   
                   Faceth
                   Coventry
                   ,
                   to
                   
                     Southam
                     39.
                  
                   
                   Stays
                   and
                   turns
                   upon
                   Essex
                   :
                   his
                   Speech
                   
                     39
                     ,
                     40.
                  
                   
                   Takes
                   Banbury
                   ,
                   to
                   Oxford
                   ,
                   towards
                   London
                   ,
                   at
                   
                     Brainford
                     ,
                     41.
                  
                   
                   Into
                   the
                   West
                   after
                   Essex
                   —
                   Overtakes
                   him
                   at
                   Lestithiel
                   ,
                   defeats
                   him
                   58.
                   in
                   the
                   associated
                   Counties
                   88.
                   
                   Into
                   
                     Wales
                     ibid.
                  
                   At
                   
                     Newark
                     90.
                  
                   
                   At
                   
                     Oxford
                     ibid.
                  
                   Escapes
                   thence
                   99.
                   
                   To
                   the
                   Scots
                   100.
                   
                   Information
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Messages
                   and
                   the
                   Parliaments
                   Answers
                   ,
                   from
                   100
                   to
                   104.
                   
                   The
                   King
                   at
                   
                     Newcastle
                     114.
                  
                   disputes
                   with
                   
                     Henderson
                     115.
                  
                   
                   And
                   betrayed
                   by
                   the
                   Scots
                   121.
                   
                   His
                   escape
                   intended
                   from
                   the
                   122.
                   
                   Delivered
                   to
                   Commissioners
                   127.
                   
                   At
                   
                     Holmby
                     128.
                  
                   
                   Carried
                   away
                   by
                   Cornet
                   
                     Joyce
                     129.
                  
                   
                   At
                   Childersley
                   with
                   freedom
                   of
                   Chaplains
                   130.
                   
                   The
                   designe
                   of
                   it
                   131
                   to
                   133.
                   
                   Deluded
                   by
                   the
                   Army
                   Proposals
                   132.
                   
                   At
                   
                   Hampton-court
                   after
                   many
                   traverses
                   145.
                   
                   Pretendedly
                   at
                   Liberty
                   and
                   Honour
                   147.
                   
                   His
                   nearness
                   to
                   London
                   suspected
                   by
                   
                     Cromwel
                     148.
                  
                   
                   Frighted
                   thence
                   by
                   Whaley
                   ,
                   and
                   departs
                   ibid.
                   His
                   Letters
                   and
                   Declarations
                   there
                   148
                   to
                   151.
                   
                   In
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                   
                     Wight
                     ibid.
                  
                   High
                   Treason
                   to
                   conceal
                   his
                   Person
                   ibid.
                   His
                   Message
                   from
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                   
                     Wight
                     151
                  
                   to
                   155.
                   
                   A
                   blasphemous
                   Hue
                   and
                   Cry
                   against
                   him
                   ibid.
                   Answers
                   the
                   Message
                   with
                   the
                   Bills
                   of
                   Parliament
                   .
                   His
                   Declaration
                   upon
                   the
                   Votes
                   of
                   Non-addresses
                   166
                   to
                   169.
                   
                   Kings
                   Message
                   and
                   Answer
                   to
                   the
                   Votes
                   of
                   a
                   personal
                   Treaty
                   
                     181
                     ,
                     182.
                  
                   
                   Hath
                   liberty
                   of
                   assistance
                   and
                   his
                   Friends
                   183.
                   
                   Startled
                   at
                   the
                   Remonstrance
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   187.
                   
                   Shews
                   the
                   unreasonableness
                   of
                   it
                   ibid.
                   His
                   farewel
                   to
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   ,
                   and
                   Declaration
                   concerning
                   the
                   Treaty
                   188
                   to
                   190.
                   
                   And
                   his
                   Letter
                   of
                   the
                   result
                   
                   and
                   advice
                   to
                   the
                   Prince
                   190.
                   
                   Hurried
                   from
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                   Wight
                   to
                   
                   Hurst-castle
                   ,
                   to
                   Winchester
                   ,
                   to
                   Windsor
                   ,
                   to
                   St.
                   
                   James's
                   193.
                   
                   To
                   the
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                   :
                   his
                   defence
                   and
                   Reasons
                   203
                   to
                   215.
                   
                   Traiterously
                   Sentenced
                   ibid.
                   Confers
                   with
                   his
                   Children
                   ibid.
                   The
                   Lady
                   
                   Elizabeth's
                   relation
                   of
                   it
                   216.
                   
                   His
                   Speech
                   upon
                   the
                   Scaffold
                   218
                   to
                   219.
                   
                   Murthered
                   220.
                   
                   His
                   Corps
                   exposed
                   to
                   view
                   ibid.
                   Buried
                   by
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Richmond
                   ,
                   Marquiss
                   of
                   
                     Hertford
                     ,
                     Durchester
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Earl
                   of
                   Lindsey
                   ,
                   at
                   
                     Windsor
                     221.
                  
                   
                   The
                   Service-book
                   denied
                   at
                   his
                   Interment
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     King
                     Charles
                  
                   the
                   second
                   at
                   
                     Hague
                     235.
                  
                   
                   Highly
                   treated
                   there
                   and
                   honoured
                   236.
                   
                   Departs
                   for
                   France
                   by
                   
                     Rotterdam
                     ,
                     Dort
                     ,
                     Antwerp
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Brussels
                   ;
                   treated
                   by
                   the
                   Arch-Duke
                   Leopold
                   ,
                   attended
                   thence
                   by
                   Duke
                   Lorrain
                   to
                   Compeign
                   ,
                   met
                   there
                   by
                   the
                   French
                   King
                   237.
                   
                   At
                   
                     Jersey
                     257.
                  
                   
                   At
                   
                     Breda
                     ibid.
                  
                   Takes
                   shipping
                   at
                   Terheyden
                   for
                   
                     Scotland
                     268.
                  
                   
                   Arrives
                   there
                   ibid.
                   Withdrawing
                   the
                   Covenanting
                   party
                   281.
                   
                   Crowned
                   at
                   
                     Schoone
                     ibid.
                  
                   Marched
                   into
                   
                     England
                     294.
                  
                   
                   Comes
                   to
                   
                     Worcester
                     295.
                  
                   
                   Summons
                   the
                   Country
                   ibid.
                   Flies
                   by
                   advice
                   of
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Derby
                   to
                   Whiteladies
                   :
                   the
                   manner
                   of
                   his
                   escape
                   ,
                   and
                   arrival
                   at
                   
                     Paris
                     311.
                  
                   
                   Continues
                   there
                   ibid.
                   Interposeth
                   betwixt
                   that
                   King
                   and
                   Princes
                   ,
                   honoured
                   by
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   
                     Lorrain
                     ibid.
                  
                   From
                   Paris
                   to
                   Liege
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   the
                   
                     Spaw
                     363.
                  
                   to
                   
                     Colen
                     365.
                  
                   
                   At
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   
                     Newburg
                     ibid.
                  
                   Privately
                   withdraws
                   upon
                   
                   Penruddock's
                   rising
                   367.
                   
                   At
                   
                     Frankford
                     376.
                  
                   
                   An
                   interview
                   with
                   the
                   Queen
                   of
                   Sweden
                   ,
                   in
                   company
                   with
                   the
                   Princess
                   of
                   
                     Aurange
                     ibid.
                  
                   To
                   Flanders
                   ,
                   at
                   
                     Bruges
                     384.
                  
                   
                   False
                   reports
                   spread
                   of
                   him
                   here
                   on
                   designe
                   377.
                   
                   Honourably
                   treated
                   by
                   the
                   Elector
                   of
                   
                     Mentz
                     ibid.
                  
                   Entertains
                   Forces
                   in
                   
                     Flanders
                     291.
                  
                   
                   His
                   Title
                   to
                   the
                   Crown
                   annull'd
                   383.
                   
                   King
                   at
                   
                     Dunkirk
                     396.
                  
                   
                   In
                   readiness
                   with
                   Forces
                   from
                   
                     Flanders
                     403.
                  
                   
                   His
                   designe
                   discovered
                   by
                   
                     Manning
                     367.
                  
                   
                   Privately
                   at
                   Sir
                   George
                   Booth's
                   rising
                   ,
                   about
                   St.
                   M●●●'s
                   in
                   
                     Britany
                     426.
                  
                   
                   At
                   St.
                   
                     Jean
                     de
                     Luz
                     ibid.
                  
                   And
                   at
                   Paris
                   Complemented
                   upon
                   the
                   Change
                   by
                   that
                   Court
                   436.
                   
                   At
                   Brussels
                   ,
                   thence
                   to
                   
                     Breda
                     445.
                  
                   
                   Sends
                   his
                   Letters
                   and
                   Declarations
                   ibid.
                   At
                   the
                   
                     Hague
                     447.
                  
                   
                   Proclaimed
                   ibid.
                   Departs
                   for
                   
                     England
                     449.
                  
                   
                   Complemented
                   with
                   an
                   Elegant
                   Speech
                   ibid.
                   Embarques
                   and
                   Lands
                   at
                   
                     Dover
                     450.
                  
                   
                   To
                   
                     Canterbury
                     ,
                     Rochester
                     ,
                     Dertford
                     451.
                     
                  
                   Manner
                   of
                   his
                   entrance
                   into
                   ,
                   and
                   passage
                   through
                   
                     London
                     ibid.
                  
                   Proclaimed
                   in
                   Ireland
                   by
                   the
                   Convention
                   ,
                   Crowned
                   454.
                   
                   His
                   answer
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   
                   Manchester's
                   Speech
                   453.
                   
                   Passeth
                   many
                   Acts
                   454.
                   
                   His
                   passage
                   through
                   London
                   to
                   his
                   Coronation
                   475.
                   
                   Married
                   to
                   the
                   Infanta
                   of
                   Portugal
                   at
                   
                     Portsmouth
                     506.
                  
                   
                   His
                   Declaration
                   concerning
                   the
                   Act
                   of
                   Vniformity
                   514.
                   
                   Kings
                   Progress
                   539.
                   
                   At
                   
                     Oxford
                     ibid.
                  
                   Declares
                   War
                   against
                   
                     France
                     544.
                  
                   
                   Lays
                   the
                   first
                   Stone
                   at
                   the
                   Exchange
                   565.
                   
                   Makes
                   peace
                   with
                   
                     Spain
                     578.
                  
                   
                   Takes
                   a
                   Progress
                   581.
                   
                   Invites
                   the
                   Dutch
                   into
                   
                     England
                     585.
                  
                   
                   Makes
                   peace
                   with
                   the
                   Dutch
                   595.
                   
                   Mediates
                   a
                   peace
                   between
                   France
                   and
                   Spain
                   ,
                   composeth
                   the
                   difference
                   between
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   and
                   States
                   of
                   Genoua
                
                 
                   600
                
                 
                   Kingly
                   power
                   voted
                   useless
                
                 
                   226
                
                 
                   Kirle
                   a
                   Lieutenant-Colonel
                   betrayeth
                   Monmouth
                   to
                   Massey
                
                 
                   64
                
                 
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Bath
                
                 
                   481
                
                 
                   
                     Kniveton
                     Daniel
                  
                   the
                   Kings
                   Messenger-Executed
                
                 
                   256
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   L
                
                 
                   Lambert
                   Major-General
                   passeth
                   into
                   Fife
                   ,
                   defeats
                   Sir
                   
                     John
                     Brown
                  
                   there
                   
                     293
                     Lambert
                  
                   made
                   General
                   against
                   Sir
                   
                     Geo.
                     Booth
                  
                   ;
                   his
                   success
                   .
                   425.
                   
                   His
                   reward
                   of
                   a
                   Iewel
                   427.
                   
                   His
                   policy
                   and
                   use
                   of
                   his
                   Victory
                   ibid.
                   His
                   Cabal
                   with
                   the
                   Officers
                   of
                   his
                   Army
                   against
                   the
                   Rump
                   ibid.
                   Offered
                   Terms
                   from
                   the
                   King
                   by
                   the
                   Lord
                   
                     Hopton
                     431.
                  
                   
                   Marcheth
                   against
                   General
                   
                     Monke
                     ibid.
                  
                   Would
                   Engage
                   434.
                   
                   Deserted
                   by
                   his
                   men
                   ibid.
                   Turned
                   off
                   and
                   discarded
                   ;
                   escapes
                   from
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   defeated
                   ,
                   taken
                   by
                   
                     Ingoldsby
                     441.
                  
                   
                   Ordered
                   to
                   Trial
                   505.
                   
                   Sentenced
                   .
                
                 
                   510
                
                 
                   Lambs
                   ,
                   a
                   brave
                   white-coated
                   Regiment
                   of
                   the
                   Marquiss
                   ▪
                   of
                   Newcastle
                   ,
                   overthrown
                   and
                   destroyed
                
                 
                   61
                
                 
                   Langdale
                   Lord
                   joyns
                   with
                   Hamilton
                
                 
                   1●7
                
                 
                   Lane
                   Lord-Keeper
                   dieth
                   at
                   Jersey
                
                 
                   270
                
                 
                   Laud
                   Lord
                   Arch-Bishop
                   of
                   Canterbury
                   a
                   zealous
                   Protestant
                   ,
                   traduced
                   ,
                   
                     &c.
                     12.
                  
                   
                   And
                   intended
                   to
                   be
                   murthered
                   
                     12
                     ,
                     13.
                  
                   
                   Impeached
                   17.
                   
                   And
                   voted
                   guilty
                   of
                   High
                   Treason
                   ,
                   committed
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   ibid.
                   Convened
                   before
                   the
                   Lords
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   a
                   brave
                   defence
                   Sentenced
                   
                     69
                     ,
                     70.
                  
                   
                   As
                   bravely
                   suffered
                   ,
                   Beheaded
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Col.
                   
                     Laughorn
                     ,
                     Poyer
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Powel
                   rise
                   in
                   Wales
                
                 
                   171
                
                 
                   Laughorn
                   ,
                   vide
                   Poyer
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                 
                   
                   Laws
                   poted
                   to
                   be
                   maintained
                   and
                   preserved
                   by
                   the
                   new
                   States
                   ,
                   turned
                   into
                   English
                   287
                   to
                   be
                   new
                   moulded
                   into
                   another
                   Body
                
                 
                   351.
                   
                
                 
                   Lawson
                   Sir
                   John
                   sent
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Streights
                     526.
                  
                   
                   Proclaims
                   War
                   with
                   the
                   
                     Algiers
                     ibid.
                  
                   Called
                   home
                
                 
                   528
                
                 
                   
                     De
                     Lede
                  
                   Spanish
                   Embassador
                   hither
                   373.
                   
                   Governour
                   of
                   Dunkirk
                   ,
                   slain
                   there
                
                 
                   406
                
                 
                   Leeds
                   taken
                   by
                   Fairfax
                
                 
                   42
                
                 
                   Leicester
                   Earl
                   made
                   Deputy
                   of
                   Ireland
                
                 
                   20
                
                 
                   Leicester
                   taken
                   ●6
                   .
                   Retaken
                
                 
                   
                     80
                     ,
                     81.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Lenthal
                   Mr.
                   John
                
                 
                   469
                
                 
                   Lesly
                   Scotch
                   General
                   13.
                   
                   Defeated
                   at
                   
                     Marston-moor
                     59.
                  
                   
                   Baulked
                   at
                   
                     Hereford
                     87.
                  
                   
                   Taken
                   and
                   sent
                   Prisoner
                   to
                   Chester
                
                 
                   302
                
                 
                   Letters
                   sent
                   from
                   the
                   King
                   to
                   the
                   Rump
                
                 
                   441
                
                 
                   Levellers
                   first
                
                 
                   131
                
                 
                   Levens
                   Dr.
                   Executed
                
                 
                   269
                
                 
                   Liberty
                   of
                   Conscience
                   Enacted
                   in
                   England
                
                 
                   275
                
                 
                   Libberton
                   Lord
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   
                     Jersey
                     233.
                  
                   
                   Slain
                   at
                   Dunbar
                
                 
                   273
                
                 
                   Ligne
                   Prince
                
                 
                   455
                
                 
                   
                     Lilburn
                     John
                  
                   whipt
                   at
                   Carts
                   Tail
                   for
                   seditious
                   Books
                
                 
                   2
                
                 
                   Lilburn
                   and
                   Levelling
                   party
                   secured
                   232.
                   
                   Their
                   History
                   and
                   Actions
                   at
                   
                     Burford
                     234
                  
                   Their
                   new
                   Commotions
                   255.
                   
                   Defeated
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   Ring-leaders
                   shot
                
                 
                   234
                
                 
                   Lilburn
                   Col.
                   Chief
                   Commander
                   in
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   he
                   defeats
                   the
                   Royalists
                
                 
                   355
                
                 
                   
                   Lilly's
                   Prognostications
                
                 
                   310
                
                 
                   Lines
                   and
                   Bulwarks
                   about
                   -
                   London
                   ,
                   alarm'd
                   by
                   the
                   King's
                   march
                
                 
                   39
                
                 
                   Lindsey
                   Earl
                   General
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   38.
                   
                   His
                   Son
                
                 
                   47
                
                 
                   Limerick
                   Siege
                   304.
                   Surrendered
                
                 
                   305
                
                 
                   Lisle
                   killed
                
                 
                   534
                
                 
                   Litchfield
                   besieged
                   and
                   taken
                   42.
                   
                   Retaken
                   by
                   Prince
                   Rupert
                
                 
                   44
                
                 
                   Litchfield
                   Earl
                
                 
                   424
                
                 
                   Littleton
                   Lord
                   Keeper
                
                 
                   45
                
                 
                   Little
                   ,
                   or
                   foolish
                   ,
                   Parliament
                   sit
                   down
                   349.
                   
                   Their
                   Character
                   and
                   Names
                   350.
                   
                   Their
                   strange
                   Consultations
                   and
                   Actions
                   351.
                   Dissolved
                
                 
                   353
                
                 
                   Lockyer
                   shot
                   to
                   death
                
                 
                   233
                
                 
                   Lockhart
                   the
                   Rump
                   Embassador
                   at
                   St.
                   
                     Jean
                     de
                     Luz
                  
                
                 
                   426
                
                 
                   Loans
                   and
                   subscriptions
                   against
                   Scotch
                   War
                   by
                   the
                   Earl
                   Strafford
                   ,
                   &c.
                   all
                   the
                   Nobility
                   and
                   Gentry
                
                 
                   11
                
                 
                   London
                   proffers
                   their
                   ready
                   service
                   to
                   secure
                   the
                   two
                   Houses
                   ;
                   their
                   Levies
                   forbidden
                   by
                   the
                   Kings
                   Letters
                   27.
                   
                   A
                   Plot
                   to
                   surprize
                   it
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   Waller
                   hardly
                   escaped
                   47.
                   
                   Engage
                   against
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   and
                   Petition
                   the
                   Parliament
                   137.
                   
                   Too
                   rashly
                   138.
                   
                   Tumult
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ibid.
                   Submit
                   to
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   their
                   Lines
                   and
                   Works
                   dismantled
                   ,
                   Army
                   through
                   it
                   in
                   Triumph
                   141
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   attended
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   his
                   death
                
                 
                   220
                
                 
                   London-Derry
                   relieved
                   by
                   the
                   joynt
                   forces
                   of
                   
                     O
                     Neal
                  
                   and
                   General
                   Monke
                   ,
                   the
                   ill
                   consequences
                   thereof
                
                 
                   239
                
                 
                   Longford
                   house
                   surrendred
                
                 
                   92
                
                 
                   Loudon
                   Lord
                   abuseth
                   the
                   King
                
                 
                   120
                
                 
                   Lorn
                   Lord
                   pardoned
                
                 
                   509
                
                 
                   Lords
                   House
                   comply
                   with
                   votes
                   of
                   Non-addresses
                   awed
                   by
                   the
                   Army
                
                 
                   165
                
                 
                   Lords
                   of
                   the
                   Privy-Council
                
                 
                   488
                
                 
                   Loathbury
                   sad
                   fire
                
                 
                   513
                
                 
                   Loughborough
                   Lord
                   
                     81
                     ,
                     97.
                  
                   
                   Escapes
                   227.
                   
                   Arrives
                   at
                   the
                   Hague
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Love
                   Minister
                   Sentenced
                   and
                   Executed
                
                 
                   240
                
                 
                   Lucas
                   Sir
                   Charles
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Lisle
                  
                   shot
                   to
                   death
                
                 
                   179
                
                 
                   Lucas
                   Sir
                   Charles
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Lisle
                  
                   reinterred
                   at
                   Colchester
                
                 
                   500
                
                 
                   Lunsford
                   Lieutenant
                   of
                   the
                   Tower
                
                 
                   25
                
                 
                   Luzancy
                   assaulted
                   by
                   St.
                   Germain
                
                 
                   602
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   M
                
                 
                   Macquire
                   and
                   MacMahon
                   seized
                   in
                   Dublin
                   &
                   sent
                   Prisoners
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   22.
                   Executed
                
                 
                   71
                
                 
                   Mace
                   a
                   new
                   one
                   made
                
                 
                   235
                
                 
                   Maestricht
                   blockt
                   up
                   584.
                   Surrendered
                
                 
                   596
                
                 
                   
                   Major-Generals
                   established
                   378.
                   
                   Their
                   power
                   and
                   awe
                   of
                   Elections
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   382
                
                 
                   Mallet
                   Iudge
                   resignes
                
                 
                   522
                
                 
                   Man
                   Isle
                   reduced
                
                 
                   306
                
                 
                   Manchester
                   Earl
                   at
                   
                     Marston
                     58.
                  
                   
                   At
                   
                   Dennington-castle
                   63.
                   
                   Disbanded
                   72.
                   
                   His
                   Speech
                   452.
                   
                   Made
                   Lord-Chamberlain
                   455.
                   Dies
                
                 
                   580
                
                 
                   Mannings
                   Treason
                   365.
                   Shot
                
                 
                   368
                
                 
                   Mardike
                   taken
                   396.
                   
                   Attempted
                   by
                   the
                   Spaniard
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Marlborough
                     42.
                  
                   Burnt
                
                 
                   343
                
                 
                   Mary
                   Princess
                   Married
                   to
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Aurange
                
                 
                   18
                
                 
                   Marriage
                   Act
                
                 
                   351
                
                 
                   Marston
                   the
                   Leveller
                   hanged
                
                 
                   257
                
                 
                   Marsin
                   General
                
                 
                   403
                
                 
                   Marshals
                   Court
                   in
                   Southwark
                   abolished
                
                 
                   291
                
                 
                   Maynard
                   Serjeant
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   374
                
                 
                   Massey
                   Col.
                   42.
                   
                   Disbanded
                   112.
                   
                   Heads
                   the
                   Citizens
                   against
                   the
                   Army
                   139.
                   
                   Impeached
                   132.
                   
                   Flies
                   into
                   
                     Holland
                     143.
                  
                   
                   Escapes
                   from
                   the
                   Tower
                   303.
                   
                   Escapes
                   from
                   St.
                   
                   James's
                   227
                   ▪
                   Arrives
                   at
                   the
                   
                     Hague
                     ibid.
                  
                   Worsted
                   and
                   wounded
                   at
                   
                   Upton-bridge
                   296.
                   
                   Taken
                   303.
                   
                   Taken
                   and
                   Escaped
                
                 
                   424.
                   
                
                 
                   
                   Mazarine
                   Cardinal
                   joys
                   the
                   Queen-Mother
                   with
                   
                   Cromwel's
                   death
                
                 
                   410
                
                 
                   Maurice
                   Prince
                   drowned
                   in
                   the
                   West-Indies
                
                 
                   337
                
                 
                   Members
                   the
                   five
                   ,
                   the
                   grand
                   cavil
                   of
                   the
                   Rebellion
                   25.
                   
                   Five
                   Members
                   charged
                   26
                   Eleven
                   Members
                   impeached
                   by
                   the
                   Army
                   132.
                   
                   Fugitive
                   Members
                   sit
                   in
                   Council
                   with
                   the
                   Army
                   140.
                   
                   Reseated
                   by
                   them
                   141.
                   
                   Void
                   and
                   null
                   all
                   that
                   was
                   done
                   in
                   their
                   absence
                
                 
                   142
                
                 
                   Mentz
                   and
                   Collen
                   at
                   odds
                
                 
                   547
                
                 
                   Messiah
                   counterfeit
                
                 
                   548
                
                 
                   Meetings
                   supprest
                
                 
                   573
                
                 
                   Middleton
                   now
                   a
                   Parliamentarian
                   General
                   62.
                   
                   Taken
                   301.
                   
                   Seeking
                   aid
                   from
                   the
                   Dutch
                   344.
                   
                   Lands
                   in
                   Scotland
                
                 
                   358
                
                 
                   Militia
                   Ordinance
                   
                     29
                     ,
                     30.
                  
                   
                   Petitioned
                   by
                   the
                   Parliament
                   30
                   to
                   33.
                   
                   Messages
                   about
                   it
                   ibid.
                   On
                   foot
                   in
                   Lincoln-shire
                
                 
                   34
                
                 
                   Mings
                   Sir
                   Christopher
                   chaced
                   the
                   Dutch
                   544.
                   
                   Sails
                   for
                   the
                   Coast
                   of
                   
                     Sweden
                     545.
                  
                   
                   General
                   Wrangle
                   comes
                   aboard
                   him
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Miracle
                   ominous
                
                 
                   390
                
                 
                   Mohun
                   Lord
                   for
                   the
                   King.
                   Lord
                   Hopton
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     John
                     Berkley
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Col.
                   Ashburnham
                   Commissioners
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   in
                   the
                   West
                
                 
                   43
                
                 
                   Montross
                   Marq.
                   his
                   Battles
                   and
                   activity
                   
                     73
                     ,
                     74.
                  
                   
                   His
                   Declaration
                   254.
                   
                   Tragedy
                   and
                   death
                   ,
                   from
                   255
                   to
                   266.
                   
                   His
                   Interment
                
                 
                   497
                
                 
                   Monarchy
                   the
                   antient
                   and
                   only
                   British
                   Government
                   223.
                   
                   Abolished
                   in
                   Scotland
                   by
                   English
                   States
                
                 
                   308
                
                 
                   Monke
                   a
                   Colonel
                   from
                   Ireland
                   to
                   assist
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   taken
                   prisoner
                   at
                   Namptwich
                   ,
                   and
                   thence
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   of
                   
                     London
                     53.
                  
                   
                   To
                   Ireland
                   again
                   123.
                   
                   General
                   ,
                   his
                   acts
                   in
                   Ireland
                   for
                   the
                   pretended
                   States
                   237.
                   
                   He
                   had
                   the
                   honour
                   of
                   
                     Dunbar
                     274.
                  
                   
                   In
                   
                     Scotland
                     358.
                  
                   
                   In
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Booths
                  
                   ,
                   &c.
                   426.
                   
                   Secures
                   the
                   Scotch
                   Nobility
                   427.
                   
                   Declares
                   against
                   the
                   proceedings
                   of
                   Lambert
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   And
                   secures
                   Anabaptist
                   Officers
                   :
                   maintains
                   intelligence
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   protracts
                   time
                   by
                   offers
                   of
                   Composure
                   
                     430
                     ,
                     431.
                  
                   
                   Sends
                   Commissioners
                   to
                   London
                   ,
                   they
                   agree
                   to
                   no
                   purpose
                   ,
                   obtains
                   his
                   desire
                   of
                   the
                   Scotch
                   Convention
                   432.
                   
                   Signifies
                   his
                   coming
                   to
                   
                     London
                     435.
                  
                   
                   His
                   passage
                   ,
                   and
                   Narrative
                   of
                   his
                   Cabal
                   
                     436
                     ,
                     437.
                  
                   
                   Thanked
                   by
                   the
                   Parliament
                   442.
                   
                   The
                   great
                   instrument
                   of
                   the
                   Restitution
                   .
                   Meets
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   
                     Dover
                     450.
                  
                   
                   Dignified
                   with
                   the
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   451.
                   
                   With
                   the
                   title
                   of
                   Duke
                   of
                   Albemarle
                
                 
                   455
                
                 
                   Monmoth
                   betrayed
                   ,
                   and
                   regained
                
                 
                   64
                
                 
                   Monmouth
                   Duke
                   made
                   Capt.
                   Kings
                   Guard
                   568.
                   
                   His
                   valour
                   at
                   
                     Maestricht
                     596.
                  
                   
                   Made
                   Chancellor
                   of
                   Cambridge
                
                 
                   599
                
                 
                   Monro
                   Sir
                   George
                   defeated
                   247.
                   
                   His
                   enterprize
                   in
                   Ulster
                
                 
                   250
                
                 
                   Modiford
                   Sir
                   Thomas
                   in
                   Jamaica
                
                 
                   530
                
                 
                   Mordant
                   Lord
                   John
                   seized
                   403.
                   
                   Tryed
                   and
                   quitted
                   404.
                   Summoned
                
                 
                   423
                
                 
                   Morris
                   Col.
                   Executed
                
                 
                   254
                
                 
                   Moor
                   Lord
                
                 
                   240
                
                 
                   Morpeth
                   Earl
                   affronted
                   in
                   Holland
                
                 
                   532
                
                 
                   Moreland
                   Sir
                   Samuel
                
                 
                   448
                
                 
                   Mother
                   of
                   Cromwel
                   dies
                
                 
                   366
                
                 
                   Montague
                   Gen.
                   416.
                   
                   Dignified
                   with
                   the
                   Earldome
                   of
                   
                     Sandwich
                     455.
                  
                   
                   To
                   Algier
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Lisbon
                     500.
                  
                   
                   Brings
                   home
                   the
                   Queen
                
                 
                   507
                
                 
                   Mulgrave
                   Earl
                   made
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                
                 
                   598
                
                 
                   Munster
                   success
                   in
                   Holland
                
                 
                   544
                
                 
                   Munson
                   Lord
                   ,
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Mildmay
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Wallop
                   Sentenced
                
                 
                   501
                
                 
                   Musco
                   alteration
                   in
                   their
                   Religion
                   intended
                
                 
                   558
                
                 
                   Myn
                   Colonel
                   slain
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   party
                   routed
                   by
                   Massey
                
                 
                   64
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   N
                
                 
                   Naerden
                   taken
                   from
                   the
                   Dutch
                
                 
                   597
                
                 
                   
                     Nailor
                     James
                  
                   the
                   Quaker
                   personates
                   our
                   Saviour
                   384.
                   
                   Sentenced
                   ibid.
                   Released
                   by
                   the
                   Rump
                
                 
                   426
                
                 
                   Newburg
                   Prince
                   arrives
                   in
                   England
                
                 
                   602
                
                 
                   Newberry
                   disorders
                
                 
                   525
                
                 
                   Newark
                   yielded
                
                 
                   701
                
                 
                   Newcastle
                   Earl
                   ,
                   afterwards
                   Marquiss
                   42.
                   
                   Besieged
                   in
                   
                     York
                     58.
                  
                   
                   Disswades
                   fighting
                   after
                   the
                   defeat
                   at
                   Marston-moor
                   ,
                   sets
                   sail
                   for
                   Hamburgh
                   with
                   most
                   of
                   the
                   Nobility
                   and
                   Officers
                   of
                   his
                   party
                
                 
                   61
                
                 
                   Newcastle
                   taken
                
                 
                   67
                
                 
                   New-park
                   given
                   the
                   City
                   by
                   the
                   Rump
                
                 
                   235
                
                 
                   News
                   of
                   the
                   Change
                   by
                   Cromwel
                   acceptable
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   Paris
                
                 
                   344
                
                 
                   
                   New-buildings
                
                 
                   392
                
                 
                   Nimmegen
                   taken
                
                 
                   586
                
                 
                   No
                   Address
                   votes
                
                 
                   162
                
                 
                   Nobility
                   of
                   the
                   Loyal
                   and
                   Presbyterian
                   party
                
                 
                   444
                
                 
                   Noblemen
                   English
                   for
                   the
                   Scotch
                   peace
                   ,
                   against
                   
                   Strafford's
                   advice
                   15.
                   
                   Summoned
                   to
                   a
                   general
                   Council
                   at
                   
                     York
                     ibid.
                  
                   Conclude
                   the
                   Peace
                   ibid.
                   Secured
                   by
                   the
                   Rump
                   in
                   the
                   Tower
                
                 
                   753
                
                 
                   Nobles
                   their
                   Catalogue
                
                 
                   488
                
                 
                   Nonconformists
                   increase
                   in
                   the
                   Reigns
                   of
                   Qu.
                   Elizabeth
                   and
                   King
                   
                     James
                     2
                  
                   Indulged
                
                 
                   582
                
                 
                   
                   
                   Norfolk-Insurrection
                
                 
                   278
                
                 
                   Northampton
                   burnt
                
                 
                   602
                
                 
                   North
                   Sir
                   Francis
                   Lord
                   Chief-Iustice
                   of
                   the
                   Common-pleas
                
                 
                   599
                
                 
                   Northumberland
                   Earl
                   General
                   of
                   the
                   Scots
                   second
                   expedition
                   22.
                   
                   His
                   reasons
                   to
                   reject
                   the
                   Ordinance
                   for
                   the
                   Trial
                   of
                   the
                   King
                
                 
                   194
                
                 
                   Northampton
                   Earl
                   42.
                   Killed
                
                 
                   44
                
                 
                   Northern
                   Counties
                   oppressed
                   by
                   the
                   Scots
                
                 
                   120
                
                 
                   Norton
                   Colonel
                
                 
                   66
                
                 
                   Norwich
                   Earl
                   General
                   in
                   Kent
                   ,
                   at
                   Rochester
                   ,
                   and
                   Black-heath
                   ,
                   at
                   Bow
                   and
                   Stratford
                
                 
                   174
                
                 
                   Nuntio
                   of
                   the
                   Popes
                   in
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   his
                   business
                   123.
                   
                   Party
                   in
                   Ireland
                
                 
                   238
                
                 
                   Nye
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   for
                   approbation
                   with
                   Lockier
                
                 
                   359
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   O
                
                 
                   Oblivion
                   Act
                   by
                   the
                   Parliament
                
                 
                   309
                
                 
                   Oblivion
                   Act
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   456.
                   Another
                
                 
                   590
                
                 
                   Obstructions
                   in
                   sales
                   of
                   Kings
                   and
                   Queens
                   Lands
                   ,
                   &c.
                   removed
                
                 
                   310
                
                 
                   Okey
                   Col.
                   dismist
                   from
                   Command
                
                 
                   366
                
                 
                   
                     Okey
                     ,
                     Berkstead
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Corbet
                   seized
                   in
                   Holland
                   ,
                   tried
                   and
                   Executed
                
                 
                   
                     505
                     ,
                     506
                  
                
                 
                   Omens
                   and
                   Prognostications
                   of
                   the
                   Dutch
                   War
                
                 
                   315
                
                 
                   
                     O
                     Neal
                     Hugh
                  
                   put
                   into
                   
                     Clonmel
                     248.
                  
                   
                   Defends
                   it
                   very
                   handsomly
                
                 
                   252
                
                 
                   
                     O
                     Neal
                  
                   joyns
                   with
                   the
                   Independant-party
                
                 
                   237
                
                 
                   
                     O
                     Neal
                  
                   Sir
                   Phelim
                   hanged
                
                 
                   333
                
                 
                   Opdam
                   made
                   Lieutenant-Admiral
                   in
                   place
                   of
                   
                     Van
                     Tromp
                  
                
                 
                   349
                
                 
                   Orange
                   Prince
                   arrives
                   in
                   
                     England
                     578.
                  
                   
                   Made
                   Captain-General
                   in
                   
                     Holland
                     579
                     ,
                     584.
                  
                   
                   Declared
                   Stadtholder
                
                 
                   586
                
                 
                   Order
                   for
                   the
                   Murther
                   and
                   Execution
                   of
                   the
                   King
                
                 
                   217
                
                 
                   Ordinances
                   of
                   Parliament
                   obeyed
                   as
                   Acts
                   36.
                   
                   For
                   tryal
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   disputed
                   and
                   thrown
                   aside
                   by
                   the
                   Lords
                   ,
                   entituled
                   by
                   the
                   Iuncto
                   ,
                   and
                   passed
                   as
                   an
                   Act
                   194
                   to
                   196.
                   
                   Ordinances
                   published
                   in
                   Parliament
                
                 
                   364
                
                 
                   Orleans
                   Dutchess
                   comes
                   into
                   
                     England
                     577.
                  
                   Dies
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Ormond
                   Marquiss
                   Lord-Lieutenant
                   of
                   
                     Ireland
                     53.
                  
                   
                   Capitulates
                   with
                   the
                   Parliament
                   Commissioners
                   164.
                   
                   Lord-Lieutenant
                   of
                   
                     Ireland
                     238.
                  
                   
                   He
                   hath
                   no
                   power
                   to
                   punish
                   any
                   faults
                   or
                   Delinquents
                   243.
                   
                   Recruits
                   his
                   Forces
                   and
                   Garrison-Towns
                   ibid.
                   Makes
                   agreement
                   with
                   
                     O
                     Neal
                  
                   by
                   means
                   of
                   
                     Daniel
                     O
                     Neal
                  
                   his
                   Nephew
                   244.
                   
                   Resolves
                   to
                   fight
                   Cromwel
                   before
                   
                     Duncannon
                     246.
                  
                   
                   Before
                   
                     Carrick
                     247.
                  
                   
                   But
                   disappointed
                   he
                   leaves
                   
                     Ireland
                     277.
                  
                   
                   Hardly
                   escapes
                   out
                   of
                   
                     Sussex
                     401.
                  
                   
                   Main
                   Instrument
                   of
                   the
                   Restitutio●
                   —
                   Made
                   Earl
                   of
                   
                     Brecknock
                     455.
                  
                   
                   To
                   Ireland
                   Lord-Lieutenant
                   511.
                   
                   Duke
                   of
                   Ormond
                   Chancellor
                   of
                   
                     Oxford
                     571.
                  
                   
                   Assaulted
                   in
                   the
                   Night
                
                 
                   578
                
                 
                   Osborne
                   Sir
                   Thomas
                   Lord-Treasurer
                
                 
                   591
                
                 
                   Other
                   House
                   meet
                   ,
                   and
                   fawn
                   upon
                   the
                   Commons
                   399.
                   
                   The
                   Names
                   of
                   the
                   Members
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Overton
                   Maj.
                   Gen.
                   seized
                   in
                   Scotland
                
                 
                   366
                
                 
                   Overton
                   Colonel
                
                 
                   469
                
                 
                   Owen
                   Dr.
                   preacheth
                   before
                   the
                   Protector
                   and
                   Parliament
                
                 
                   382
                
                 
                   
                     Owen
                     Ro
                  
                   the
                   great
                   Rebel
                   dies
                
                 
                   248
                
                 
                   Oxford
                   the
                   Kings
                   chief
                   Quarters
                   and
                   Court
                   47.
                   
                   Besieged
                   by
                   
                     Fairfax
                     75.
                  
                   Yielded
                
                 
                   106
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   P
                
                 
                   Pack
                   Alderman
                
                 
                   374
                   ,
                   and
                   386
                
                 
                   
                     Palaffi
                     Imbre
                  
                   revolts
                   from
                   the
                   Emperour
                
                 
                   548
                
                 
                   Parliament
                   in
                   
                     Ireland
                     4.
                  
                   
                   Grant
                   Subsidies
                   to
                   carry
                   on
                   the
                   Scotch
                   War
                
                 
                   20
                
                 
                   Parliament
                   in
                   England
                   called
                   ,
                   and
                   dissolved
                   ,
                   and
                   why
                
                 
                   12
                
                 
                   Parliament
                   in
                   Scotland
                   (
                   and
                   Assembly
                   )
                   and
                   adjourned
                   17.
                   
                   Meet
                   again
                   ,
                   and
                   order
                   their
                   Army
                   to
                   march
                   into
                   England
                
                 
                   13
                
                 
                   Parliament
                   meets
                   at
                   Oxford
                
                 
                   56
                
                 
                   Long
                   -
                   
                     Parliament
                     15.
                  
                   
                   Enact
                   a
                   Triennial
                   one
                   18.
                   
                   Deny
                   his
                   Majesties
                   desire
                   of
                   going
                   for
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   the
                   reasons
                   
                     32
                     ,
                     33.
                  
                   
                   Forbid
                   any
                   resort
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   but
                   his
                   Servants
                   .
                   Arm
                   the
                   several
                   Counties
                   .
                   Admit
                   of
                   no
                   ways
                   of
                   accommodation
                   35.
                   
                   Arm
                   and
                   fight
                   ,
                   &c.
                   and
                   having
                   prevailed
                   ,
                   agree
                   not
                   about
                   disposing
                   the
                   King
                   
                     113
                     ,
                     114
                     ,
                     121.
                  
                   
                   Buy
                   the
                   King
                   from
                   the
                   Scots
                   after
                   much
                   tampering
                   ,
                   and
                   send
                   Propositions
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   
                     118
                     ,
                     119
                     ,
                     121.
                  
                   
                   Are
                   refractory
                   to
                   all
                   his
                   condescentions
                   ,
                   offers
                   ,
                   and
                   messages
                   ,
                   as
                   appears
                   121.
                   
                   New
                   Speakers
                   139.
                   
                   Fugitive
                   Members
                   sit
                   with
                   the
                   Army
                   in
                   Council
                   140.
                   
                   Constrained
                   to
                   humour
                   a
                   Treaty
                   in
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                   
                     Wight
                     158.
                  
                   
                   Four
                   Bills
                   passed
                   as
                   Preliminaries
                   with
                   Proposals
                   ibid.
                   Necessitated
                   to
                   vote
                   a
                   personal
                   Treaty
                   ;
                   the
                   votes
                   of
                   Non-addresses
                   cancell'd
                   
                     180
                     ,
                     181.
                  
                   
                   Agree
                   to
                   his
                   Majesties
                   condescention
                   as
                   a
                   ground
                   for
                   Peace
                   192.
                   
                   Forced
                   by
                   the
                   Army
                   ibid.
                   Turned
                   into
                   a
                   Iuncto
                   193.
                   
                   Parliament-men
                   twelve
                   a
                   penny
                   339.
                   
                   Dissolved
                   ,
                   the
                   manner
                   of
                   it
                   340.
                   
                   Dumb
                   one
                   meets
                   362.
                   
                   Another
                   pretended
                   Parliament
                   382.
                   
                   Memberr
                   excluded
                   ibid.
                   In
                   a
                   full
                   House
                   with
                   the
                   Other
                   House
                   
                     398
                     ,
                     399.
                  
                   
                   Dissolved
                   401.
                   
                   One
                   called
                   by
                   Richard
                   ,
                   their
                   Transacting
                   with
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Other
                   House
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Army
                   413
                   to
                   418.
                   
                   The
                   Long
                   one
                   dissolved
                   439.
                   
                   Most
                   gladly
                   and
                   reverendly
                   reecive
                   the
                   Kings
                   Letters
                   445.
                   
                   Their
                   resolves
                   thereupon
                   446.
                   
                   Their
                   affairs
                   before
                   the
                   King's
                   return
                   453.
                   
                   They
                   say
                   hold
                   on
                   his
                   Majesties
                   
                   Declaration
                   from
                   
                     Breda
                     454.
                  
                   
                   Dissolved
                   470.
                   
                   Another
                   meet
                   by
                   the
                   Kings
                   Writ
                
                 
                   496
                
                 
                   
                     Parliament
                     519.520
                  
                   .
                   Prorogued
                   
                     523
                     ,
                     527.
                  
                   
                   Meet
                   530.
                   
                   Prorogued
                   532.
                   
                   Meet
                   at
                   
                     Oxford
                     542.
                  
                   
                   Prorogued
                   543.
                   
                   Their
                   Thanks
                   to
                   the
                   Vniversity
                   ibid.
                   Prorogued
                   
                     545
                     ,
                     549.
                  
                   
                   Meet
                   555.
                   
                   Vote
                   a
                   supply
                   ibid.
                   Prorogue●
                   and
                   meet
                   563.
                   
                   Adjourn
                   564.
                   
                   Meet
                   566.
                   
                   Adjourn
                   568.
                   
                   Adjourn
                   ibid.
                   Prorogued
                   569.
                   
                   Meet
                   and
                   Prorogued
                   574.
                   
                   Meet
                   576.
                   
                   Adjourned
                   577.
                   
                   Prorogued
                   580.
                   
                   They
                   make
                   an
                   address
                   about
                   English
                   Manufactures
                   580.
                   
                   Prorogued
                   581.
                   
                   Adjourned
                   587.
                   
                   Meet
                   589.
                   
                   Adjourned
                   590.
                   
                   Meet
                   and
                   prorogued
                   591.
                   
                   Meet
                   602.
                   
                   Prorogued
                   ibid.
                   Meet
                   again
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Parliament
                   of
                   
                     Scotlaud
                     524
                     ,
                     526.
                  
                   
                   Proceed
                   against
                   Nonconformists
                   545.
                   
                   Meet
                   at
                   
                     Edinburgh
                     574.
                  
                   
                   Pass
                   the
                   Act
                   for
                   a
                   Treaty
                   of
                   Vnion
                
                 
                   577
                
                 
                   Parliament
                   in
                   Ireland
                
                 
                   545
                
                 
                   
                     Patrick
                     Pursel
                  
                   Irish
                   Maj.
                   Gen.
                   his
                   treachery
                   and
                   cowardise
                
                 
                   241
                
                 
                   Pauw
                   Embassador
                   from
                   
                     Holland
                     227.
                  
                   Dies
                
                 
                   324
                
                 
                   
                     Piercy
                     James
                  
                   pretends
                   to
                   the
                   Earldom
                   of
                   Northumberland
                
                 
                   590
                
                 
                   Piercy
                   Capt.
                   Executed
                
                 
                   578
                
                 
                   Pembroke
                   Siege
                
                 
                   172
                
                 
                   Pen
                   Sea-Capt.
                   293.
                   Sea-General
                
                 
                   369
                   376
                
                 
                   Pennington
                   and
                   
                     Pym
                     36.
                     
                     Pym
                  
                   dieth
                
                 
                   56
                
                 
                   
                   Pen●e●●is-castle
                
                 
                   111
                
                 
                   
                   Pendruddock's
                   Insurrection
                   ,
                   
                     &c.
                     367.
                  
                   
                   Tried
                   and
                   Beheaded
                
                 
                   372
                
                 
                   Perth
                   in
                   Scotland
                   five
                   Articles
                
                 
                   3
                
                 
                   Petitions
                   from
                   
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Surrey
                  
                   ,
                   &c.
                   for
                   peace
                
                 
                   172
                
                 
                   Petition
                   and
                   Advice
                
                 
                   393
                
                 
                   Phanatick
                   Plots
                
                 
                   
                     500
                     ,
                     512
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Phelim
                     O
                     Neal
                  
                   Irish
                   General
                
                 
                   21
                
                 
                   Phenix
                   lost
                   328.
                   Regained
                
                 
                   330
                
                 
                   
                     Philips
                     ,
                     Young
                     ,
                     Stubs
                     ,
                     Baker
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   two
                   Gibs
                   Executed
                
                 
                   513
                
                 
                   Piedmont
                   story
                   of
                   a
                   Massacre
                
                 
                   373
                
                 
                   ●●ague
                   in
                   the
                   Loyal-Irish
                   Provinces
                
                 
                   242
                
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   ships
                   taken
                   by
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Stainer
                  
                
                 
                   383
                
                 
                   
                     〈…〉
                     tentiaries
                  
                   of
                   the
                   Rumpin
                   the
                   Sound
                
                 
                   462
                
                 
                   
                     〈…〉
                     tentiaries
                  
                   return
                   from
                   Cologne
                
                 
                   599
                
                 
                   Plot
                   pretended
                   against
                   the
                   Protector
                   358.
                   
                   Another
                   started
                   
                     403.
                     vide
                  
                   Cavalier
                
                 
                 
                   Plot
                   in
                   
                     Ireland
                     520.
                  
                   
                   Plotters
                   Executed
                
                 
                   545
                
                 
                   Plot
                   in
                   
                     England
                     520.
                  
                   
                   Plotters
                   tryed
                   521.
                   
                   Executed
                   ibid.
                   More
                   Plotters
                   549.
                   
                   Condemned
                   and
                   Executed
                
                 
                   550
                
                 
                   
                   Pontefract-Castle
                   72.
                   D●livered
                
                 
                   131
                
                 
                   Poland
                   King
                   his
                   ill
                   success
                   545.
                   
                   Polanders
                   revolt
                   
                     546
                     ,
                     549.
                  
                   
                   Make
                   peace
                   with
                   the
                   Tartars
                   568.
                   
                   The
                   King
                   resignes
                   571.
                   
                   Several
                   pretend
                   to
                   the
                   Crown
                   ibid.
                   New
                   King
                   Elected
                   577.
                   
                   New
                   dissentions
                   there
                   590.
                   
                   King
                   dies
                   596.
                   
                   Defeats
                   the
                   Turks
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Popham
                   Sea-General
                   dies
                
                 
                   303
                
                 
                   Pope
                   and
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   quarrel
                   524.
                   
                   Agree
                   525.
                   
                   Popes
                   Iustice
                   571.
                   
                   Dies
                   577.
                   
                   A
                   new
                   one
                   chosen
                
                 
                   
                     579
                     ,
                     596
                  
                
                 
                   Popish
                   Priests
                   Banished
                   
                     578
                     ,
                     599.
                  
                   
                   Orders
                   against
                   popish
                   Priests
                
                 
                   ibid
                
                 
                   
                     Porta
                     Ferina
                  
                   Fight
                
                 
                   374
                
                 
                   
                     Porto
                     Longone
                  
                   fight
                   between
                   the
                   Dutch
                   and
                   Capt.
                   Badily
                
                 
                   328
                
                 
                   Portsmouth
                   taken
                
                 
                   39
                
                 
                   Portugueze
                   murthered
                
                 
                   522
                
                 
                   Portugal
                   Embassador
                   to
                   the
                   new
                   English
                   States
                   277.
                   
                   Concludes
                   a
                   peace
                   332.
                   
                   Concludes
                   a
                   League
                   ibid.
                   His
                   Brother
                   D●n
                
                 
                 
                   
                     Pontaleon
                     Sa
                  
                   Beheaded
                   ,
                   for
                   what
                   361.
                   
                   That
                   King
                   dies
                
                 
                   383
                
                 
                   Portugal
                   Match
                   declared
                   by
                   the
                   King
                
                 
                   497
                
                 
                   Portugal
                   routs
                   the
                   Spaniard
                   526.
                   
                   Victory
                   
                     533
                     ,
                     546.
                  
                   
                   Invade
                   
                     Spain
                     547.
                  
                   
                   At
                   peace
                   with
                   
                     Spain
                     570.
                  
                   
                   Prince
                   of
                   Portugal
                   made
                   Regent
                
                 
                   572
                
                 
                   Potter
                   Condemned
                
                 
                   290
                
                 
                   Powel
                   and
                   Laughorn
                   saved
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Power
                   onely
                   in
                   the
                   people
                
                 
                   225
                
                 
                   Poyntz
                   Col.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     89
                     ,
                     91
                     ,
                     139
                     ,
                     143.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Poyer
                   Col.
                   shot
                   to
                   death
                
                 
                   231
                
                 
                   Prentices
                   Tumult
                
                 
                   568
                
                 
                   Presbyterian
                   Government
                   established
                   for
                   three
                   years
                   125.
                   
                   Ministers
                   own
                   not
                   the
                   Parliament
                   255.
                   
                   Seized
                   by
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                
                 
                   290
                
                 
                   Presbytery
                   tending
                   to
                   an
                   establishment
                
                 
                   439
                
                 
                   Presbyterians
                   endeavour
                   a
                   Toleration
                
                 
                   511
                
                 
                   Pride
                   and
                   Hewson
                   ,
                   and
                   Sir
                   
                     Hardress
                     Waller
                  
                   force
                   the
                   Houses
                
                 
                   192
                
                 
                   Private
                   Bills
                   pass'd
                   by
                   the
                   King
                
                 
                   509
                
                 
                   Prizes
                   taken
                   from
                   the
                   Dutch
                
                 
                   322
                
                 
                   Proclamation
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   Privy
                   Council
                   slighted
                   in
                   
                     Scotland
                     5
                     ,
                     7.
                  
                   
                   Of
                   the
                   King
                   for
                   the
                   Kings
                   Iudges
                   to
                   render
                   themselves
                   454
                   Of
                   twenty
                   miles
                   to
                   Rump
                   Officers
                   511.
                   
                   Against
                   Papists
                
                 
                   565
                
                 
                   Propositions
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   Colbrook
                   on
                   his
                   march
                   to
                   
                     London
                     41.
                  
                   
                   Made
                   for
                   tryal
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   by
                   the
                   Iuncto
                
                 
                   
                     194
                     ,
                     195.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Protestants
                   in
                   Savoy
                
                 
                   526
                
                 
                   Pryn
                   writes
                   agaidst
                   Bishops
                   and
                   Ceremonies
                   ,
                   put
                   in
                   the
                   Pillory
                   for
                   it
                   2.
                   
                   Meets
                   the
                   Rump
                
                 
                   420
                
                 
                   Publick
                   Faith
                
                 
                   37
                
                 
                   Putten
                   Van
                   his
                   fall
                
                 
                   589
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   Q
                
                 
                   Qualifications
                   made
                   by
                   the
                   Rump
                   of
                   all
                   such
                   to
                   bold
                   Offices
                
                 
                   421
                
                 
                   Quarter
                   free
                
                 
                   156
                
                 
                   Quarrel
                   ,
                   the
                   state
                   of
                   it
                   between
                   the
                   Scots
                   and
                   Cromwel
                
                 
                   271
                
                 
                   
                   Queen-Mother
                   
                     Mary
                     de
                     Medicis
                  
                   coming
                   to
                   England
                   taken
                   for
                   Ominous
                   ,
                   why
                
                 
                   9
                
                 
                   
                   Queen
                   with
                   the
                   Princess
                   of
                   Aurange
                   for
                   Holland
                   carries
                   the
                   Crown-Iewels
                   27.
                   
                   Lands
                   in
                   
                     Burlington-Bay
                     42.
                  
                   
                   Endangered
                   by
                   shot
                   ▪
                   proclaimed
                   Traitor
                   44.
                   
                   Meets
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   
                     Edg●●
                     hill
                     43.
                  
                   
                   Goes
                   for
                   security
                   from
                   Oxford
                   to
                   
                     Exeter
                     57.
                  
                   
                   From
                   thence
                   to
                   France
                
                 
                   58
                
                 
                   
                   Queen-mother
                   arri●●s
                   〈◊〉
                   
                     England
                     469.
                  
                   
                   Departs
                   .
                   Returns
                   4●●
                   .
                   Returns
                   for
                   
                     France
                     539.
                  
                   
                   Dies
                   
                     573.
                     
                     Queen
                  
                   of
                   Bohemia
                   likewise
                   dies
                   ▪
                
                 
                   504
                
                 
                   Queen
                   Catherine
                   ●mbarkes
                   from
                   
                     Lisbon
                     507.
                  
                   
                   Arrives
                   a●
                   
                     ●●●●●mouth
                     508.
                  
                   
                   At
                   
                   Hampton-court
                   509.
                   
                   To
                   White-hall
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   R
                
                 
                   
                   Ragland-Castle
                   
                     109
                     ,
                     110
                     ,
                     111.
                  
                   
                   Duke
                   of
                   Richmond
                   with
                   the
                   King
                
                 
                   
                     132
                     ,
                     147
                  
                
                 
                   Rainsborough
                   tur
                   〈…〉
                   of
                   the
                   Navy
                   by
                   the
                   Sea-men
                   〈…〉
                   at
                   Doncaster
                
                 
                   193
                
                 
                   Ramsey
                   Col●
                
                 
                   42
                
                 
                   Rea
                   Lord
                   defeat●●
                   〈◊〉
                   ●●otland
                
                 
                   233
                
                 
                   Re●●●ng
                   besieged
                   and
                   rendred
                
                 
                   43
                
                 
                   〈…〉
                   in
                   
                     Ireland
                     ▪
                     20
                  
                   ,
                   to
                   25.
                   
                   The
                   Rebels
                   proclaimed
                   Traitors
                
                 
                   26
                
                 
                   
                   Recognition-Act
                   and
                   expedient
                   for
                   it
                   ,
                   the
                   Army
                   jar-with
                   Richard
                
                 
                   414
                
                 
                   Red-house
                   stormed
                
                 
                   272
                
                 
                   Remedies
                   proper
                   against
                   late
                   troubles
                
                 
                   508
                
                 
                   Remonstrance
                   a
                   second
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   worse
                   than
                   the
                   former
                
                 
                   35
                
                 
                   Armies
                   villa●●●
                   Remonstrance
                   first
                   against
                   the
                   King
                   
                     185
                     ,
                     186.
                  
                   
                   The
                   Module
                   of
                   our
                   ruine
                
                 
                   136
                
                 
                   Remonstrance
                   of
                   the
                   Western
                   Scots
                
                 
                   280
                
                 
                   Remonstrants
                   their
                   folly
                
                 
                   304
                
                 
                   Repeal
                   of
                   Act
                   against
                   Bishops
                
                 
                   501
                
                 
                   Resolution
                   of
                   Parliament
                   in
                   answer
                   to
                   the
                   Kings
                   Declaration
                
                 
                   51●
                
                 
                   Restitution
                   of
                   King
                   and
                   Kingdom
                
                 
                   444
                
                 
                   Revocation
                   and
                   Impropriation-Act
                   in
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   original
                   of
                   those
                   troubles
                
                 
                   ●●4
                
                 
                   Reynolds
                   Commissary-General
                   in
                   ●reland
                   ,
                   his
                   actions
                
                 
                   310
                
                 
                   Reynolds
                   Col.
                   Knighted
                   373.
                   
                   Meets
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   
                     York
                     397.
                  
                   
                   Sent
                   for
                   by
                   Cromwel
                   there
                   upon
                   ,
                   and
                   cast
                   away
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Reynoldson
                   Lord-mayor
                   refuseth
                   to
                   proclaim
                   the
                   Act
                   against
                   Kingly
                   Government
                   ,
                   fined
                   ,
                   Imprisoned
                   ,
                   and
                   degraded
                
                 
                   231
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Protector
                   409.
                   his
                   advice
                   and
                   Councellors
                   ibid.
                   Proclaimed
                   :
                   a
                   story
                   of
                   his
                   guards
                   413.
                   
                   Calls
                   a
                   Parliament
                   ibid.
                   Offered
                   terms
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   his
                   suspence
                   417.
                   
                   Consents
                   to
                   a
                   Commission
                   and
                   Proclamation
                   to
                   dissolve
                   the
                   Parliament
                   317.
                   
                   Layd
                   aside
                   by
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   in
                   danger
                   of
                   arrest
                   ,
                   and
                   hides
                   himself
                   418.
                   
                   Gives
                   a
                   transcript
                   of
                   his
                   debts
                   ;
                   resolveth
                   and
                   promiseth
                   to
                   acquiesce
                   under
                   the
                   Rump
                
                 
                   422
                
                 
                   Richlieu
                   intermeddles
                   with
                   the
                   Scotch
                   War
                
                 
                   9
                
                 
                   Riches
                   Regiment
                   of
                   Horse
                   mutiny
                   at
                   Bury
                
                 
                   438
                
                 
                   Richmond
                   Duke
                   di●s
                
                 
                   589
                
                 
                   Riot
                   at
                   
                   Lambeth-house
                   ;
                   Ri●ers
                   rescued
                
                 
                   
                     12
                     ,
                     13
                  
                
                 
                   Roberts
                   Lord
                   for
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   Deputy
                   of
                   Ireland
                
                 
                   573
                
                 
                   
                     De
                     la
                     Roche
                  
                   taken
                
                 
                   5●●
                
                 
                   
                     Roch
                     David
                  
                   defeated
                   ,
                   vide
                   Broughil
                
                 
                   ●●●
                
                 
                   Rochester
                   Earl
                   at
                   Ratisbone
                   Diet
                   in
                   Ger●●●ny
                
                 
                   329
                
                 
                   Rolf
                   treacherously
                   intends
                   to
                   murther
                   〈◊〉
                   King
                
                 
                   16●
                
                 
                   Rosa
                   Canonized
                   at
                   Rome
                
                 
                   57●
                
                 
                   Ross
                   in
                   Ireland
                   yielded
                   by
                   Luke
                   Taaff
                   ●●
                   Cromwel
                
                 
                   2●●
                
                 
                   Rothes
                   Earl
                   L.
                   Commissioner
                   in
                   Scotland
                
                 
                   5●●
                
                 
                   
                     Rous
                     Francis
                  
                   Speaker
                   to
                   the
                   little
                   Parl.
                   
                
                 
                   349
                
                 
                   Rudyard
                   Sir
                   Benjamin
                   a
                   Patriot
                
                 
                   ●36
                
                 
                   
                     De
                     Ruyter
                  
                   at
                   mouth
                   of
                   Channel
                
                 
                   326
                
                 
                   
                     Ruines
                     of
                  
                   St.
                   Pauls
                
                 
                   ●●4
                
                 
                   
                     Rump
                     419.
                  
                   
                   Debar
                   the
                   secluded
                   Me
                   〈…〉
                   Derivation
                   of
                   the
                   Rump
                   〈…〉
                   and
                   Lambert
                   fall
                   out
                   428.
                   
                   Vote
                   away
                   
                   Lambert's
                   and
                   eight
                   more
                   Field-commission
                   Officers
                   ib.
                   Outed
                   by
                   
                     Lambert
                     429.
                  
                   
                   Reseated
                   43
                   〈…〉
                   ter
                   company
                   added
                   to
                   them
                   438.
                   
                   Arms
                   defaced
                
                 
                   446
                
                 
                   Rupert
                   Prince
                   
                     40
                     ,
                     44.
                  
                   
                   And
                   throughout
                   the
                   War
                   —
                   Leaves
                   Kingsale
                   ,
                   and
                   puts
                   to
                   Sea
                   with
                   a
                   Fleet
                   254.
                   
                   Blockt
                   up
                   at
                   
                     Lisbon
                     256
                     ,
                     267.
                  
                   
                   His
                   Fleet
                   dispersed
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   taken
                   275.
                   
                   From
                   Taulon
                   to
                   Sea
                   289.
                   
                   Seizeth
                   Spanish
                   ships
                   ,
                   why
                   293.
                   
                   In
                   
                     France
                     ●37
                  
                   .
                   General
                   at
                   Sea
                   550.
                   
                   Divides
                   〈…〉
                   yns
                   again
                   and
                   fights
                
                 
                   551
                
                 
                   Russia
                   Emperor
                   255.
                   
                   Embassadors
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   
                     Rycaut
                     Paul
                  
                   returns
                   from
                   Constantinople
                
                 
                   520
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   S.
                   
                
                 
                   Sad
                   condition
                   of
                   the
                   Irish
                
                 
                   333
                
                 
                   Safety
                   a
                   Committee
                
                 
                   429
                
                 
                   Sales
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   ,
                   Queen's
                   ,
                   Prince's
                   ▪
                   D●●ns
                   and
                   Chapters
                   Lands
                   and
                   Houses
                   256.
                   
                   Of
                   Kings
                   Houses
                   agreed
                   on
                   ,
                   but
                   avoyded
                   by
                   Cromwel
                
                 
                   ●●●
                
                 
                   Salisbury
                   River
                   begun
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   〈…〉
                
                 
                   ●●●
                
                 
                   Sanzeime
                   Battle
                
                 
                   600
                
                 
                   Salmasius
                   his
                   Roy●l
                   defence
                
                 
                   236
                
                 
                   
                   Salters-Hall
                   Commissioners
                   for
                   sale
                   of
                   prisoners
                   Estates
                   stopt
                
                 
                   359
                
                 
                   Sanderson
                   Bishop
                   dies
                
                 
                   514
                
                 
                   Saul
                   Major
                   Executed
                
                 
                   278
                
                 
                   Sandwich
                   Earl
                   keeps
                   the
                   Sea
                   528.
                   
                   Takes
                   the
                   Dutch
                   
                   East-Indie-fleet
                   541.
                   
                   He
                   is
                   sent
                   Embassador
                   into
                   
                     Spain
                     545.
                  
                   
                   Arrives
                   at
                   
                     Madrid
                     550.
                  
                   
                   Sent
                   to
                   Portugal
                
                 
                   569
                
                 
                   Scalborough
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   by
                   
                     Brown
                     Bushel
                     44.
                  
                   
                   Yielded
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                
                 
                   193
                
                 
                   
                   Savoy
                   and
                   Genoa
                   at
                   odds
                
                 
                   
                     547
                     ,
                     566
                     ,
                     590.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Saxony
                   Duke
                   installed
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   by
                   Proxey
                
                 
                   580
                
                 
                   Scilly
                   Island
                   rendred
                   by
                   Sir
                   
                     John
                     Greenvile
                  
                
                 
                   
                     288
                     ,
                     289
                  
                
                 
                   Scot
                   &
                   Robinson
                   sent
                   to
                   meet
                   Gen.
                   Monk
                
                 
                   435
                
                 
                   Scotch
                   troubles
                   about
                   English
                   Liturgy
                   and
                   Book
                   of
                   Canons
                   3.
                   
                   Arm
                   1638.
                   
                   And
                   desire
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   
                   France's
                   assistance
                   9.
                   
                   Cunningly
                   agree
                   upon
                   a
                   Pacification
                   ;
                   abuse
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   who
                   is
                   betrayed
                   by
                   his
                   Servants
                   10.
                   
                   War
                   resumed
                   ,
                   proclaimed
                   Rebels
                   ,
                   treated
                   with
                   soon
                   after
                   15.
                   
                   Peace
                   ratified
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ibid.
                   Favour
                   the
                   Parliaments
                   cause
                   35.
                   
                   Enter
                   England
                   with
                   an
                   Army
                   for
                   the
                   Covenant
                   56.
                   
                   At
                   
                     Hereford
                     87.
                  
                   
                   Iuggle
                   with
                   and
                   sell
                   the
                   King
                   120.
                   
                   Parliament
                   dispute
                   about
                   the
                   disposal
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   115
                   Commissioners
                   sence
                   of
                   the
                   Parliaments
                   Bills
                   and
                   Proposals
                   .
                   Presbyters
                   murther
                   s●veral
                   Scotch
                   Gentlemen
                   164.
                   
                   Prepare
                   a
                   War
                   under
                   
                     Hamilton
                     165
                     ,
                     166.
                  
                   
                   Enter
                   England
                   under
                   Duke
                   
                     Hamilton
                     177.
                  
                   
                   Defeated
                   
                     178.
                     
                     Hamilton
                  
                   prisoner
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Scotland
                   detests
                   the
                   Murther
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   proclaims
                   Charles
                   the
                   second
                   at
                   Edinburgh
                   ,
                   and
                   expostulates
                   with
                   the
                   Regicides
                   at
                   Westminster
                
                 
                   232
                
                 
                   Scots
                   defeat
                   a
                   Royal
                   party
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   of
                   
                     Scotland
                     333.
                  
                   
                   Send
                   Commissioners
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   233.
                   
                   Defeated
                   in
                   Ulster
                   in
                   Ireland
                   by
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Coot
                     247.
                  
                   
                   They
                   send
                   Commissioners
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   257.
                   
                   Their
                   Names
                   .
                   Except
                   against
                   Malignants
                   :
                   their
                   other
                   terms
                   257.
                   
                   They
                   endeavour
                   to
                   unite
                   274
                   Cavaliers
                   admitted
                   into
                   Trust
                   282.
                   
                   Pass
                   an
                   Act
                   of
                   Oblivion
                   290.
                   
                   Encamped
                   in
                   
                     Torwood
                     292.
                  
                   
                   Noblemen
                   taken
                   at
                   Elliot
                   in
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   and
                   sent
                   Prisoners
                   to
                   the
                   Tower
                   :
                   others
                   of
                   the
                   Nobility
                   submit
                   302.
                   
                   The
                   reasons
                   304.
                   
                   Kirk
                   reject
                   the
                   English
                   Vnion
                   307.
                   
                   Deputies
                   ordered
                   to
                   be
                   chosen
                   by
                   the
                   Commissioners
                   310.
                   
                   The
                   affairs
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Several
                   Scots
                   ,
                   Earls
                   and
                   Noblemen
                   ,
                   taken
                   after
                   Worcester
                
                 
                   298
                
                 
                   New
                   Great
                   
                     Seal
                     56.
                  
                   
                   Great
                   Seal
                   broken
                
                 
                   128
                
                 
                   
                   Sea-fight
                   the
                   first
                   between
                   us
                   and
                   the
                   Dutch
                   in
                   the
                   Downs
                   ,
                   an
                   account
                   of
                   it
                
                 
                   315
                   to
                   320
                
                 
                   Second
                   
                   Sea-fight
                   between
                   Sir
                   
                     Geo
                     :
                     Ayscue
                  
                   and
                   
                     De
                     Ruyter
                  
                   at
                   Plymouth
                
                 
                   325
                
                 
                   Third
                   
                   Sea-fight
                   between
                   Blake
                   and
                   
                     De
                     Wit
                  
                   in
                   the
                   North-Foreland
                
                 
                   
                     326
                     ,
                     327.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Fourth
                   
                   Sea-fight
                   at
                   Portland
                
                 
                   335
                
                 
                   Fifth
                   
                   Sea-fight
                   at
                   Leghorn
                   ,
                   betwixt
                   Captain
                   Appleton
                   and
                   
                     Van
                     Gallen
                  
                
                 
                   337
                
                 
                   Sixth
                   
                   Sea-fight
                   betwixt
                   Gen.
                   
                     Monke
                     ,
                     Dean
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Blake
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Van
                     Tromp
                  
                   ,
                   behinde
                   the
                   
                   Goodwyn-Sands
                
                 
                   345
                
                 
                   Seventh
                   
                   Sea-fight
                   betwixt
                   Gen.
                   Monke
                   and
                   Tromp
                
                 
                   346
                   to
                   349
                
                 
                   Sea-men
                   encouraged
                
                 
                   534
                
                 
                   Secluded
                   Members
                   restored
                   and
                   reseated
                
                 
                 
                   Sieges
                   and
                   Skirmishes
                   in
                   Ireland
                
                 
                   274
                
                 
                   
                     Selden
                     John
                  
                   dies
                
                 
                   366
                
                 
                   Seneffe
                   Battle
                
                 
                   601
                
                 
                   Serini
                   beats
                   the
                   Turk
                   52.
                   
                   Is
                   killed
                
                 
                   533
                
                 
                   Sexby
                   Col.
                   dies
                
                 
                   398
                
                 
                   Shaftsbury
                   Earl
                   Lord
                   Chancellor
                
                 
                   588
                
                 
                   Dr.
                   Sheldon
                   Arch-bishop
                   of
                   Canterbury
                
                 
                   523
                
                 
                   Sheriffs
                   discharged
                   of
                   expenses
                   at
                   Assizes
                
                 
                   401
                
                 
                   
                   Ship-money
                   voted
                   illegal
                   17.
                   
                   The
                   nature
                   of
                   it
                
                 
                   
                     16
                     ,
                     17
                  
                
                 
                   Ships
                   blown
                   up
                   neer
                   London-bridge
                
                 
                   361
                
                 
                   Shrewsbury
                
                 
                   
                     38
                     ,
                     39
                     ,
                     71
                  
                
                 
                   Sickness
                   in
                   
                     London
                     539.
                  
                   Abates
                
                 
                   544
                
                 
                   Skippon
                   Major-General
                   Articles
                   for
                   the
                   Infantry
                   at
                   Lestithiel
                
                 
                   58
                
                 
                   Skirmishes
                   ,
                   Brill
                   ,
                   Ast-ferry
                
                 
                   64
                
                 
                   Slanning
                   Sir
                   Nicholas
                
                 
                   46
                
                 
                   Slingsby
                   Sir
                   Henry
                   decoyed
                   304.
                   
                   Tryed
                   and
                   Beheaded
                
                 
                   404
                
                 
                   Smith
                   Sir
                   Jeremy
                   keeps
                   the
                   Mediterranean
                   Seas
                
                 
                   544
                
                 
                   Soissons
                   Count
                   Embassador
                   hither
                
                 
                   456
                
                 
                   
                     Sonds
                     Freeman
                  
                   kills
                   his
                   Brother
                   ,
                   and
                   is
                   hanged
                
                 
                   380
                
                 
                   Southampton
                   Earl
                
                 
                   163
                
                 
                   
                   Spalding-Abby
                   fell
                   ,
                   and
                   killed
                   23
                   persons
                
                 
                   380
                
                 
                   Spaniard
                   owns
                   the
                   English
                   Commonwealth
                
                 
                   278
                
                 
                   Sprague
                   Sir
                   Edward
                   sent
                   into
                   
                     Flanders
                     569.
                  
                   
                   Commands
                   in
                   the
                   
                     Streights
                     578.
                  
                   
                   Destroys
                   the
                   
                     Algerines
                     581.
                  
                   
                   Returns
                   583.
                   
                   Spoyls
                   the
                   Dutch
                   fishing
                
                 
                   588
                
                 
                   
                     Stacy
                     Edmond
                  
                   Executed
                
                 
                   404
                
                 
                   States
                   of
                   England
                   pretended
                   declare
                   the
                   maintenance
                   of
                   Laws
                   227.
                   
                   Are
                   guilty
                   of
                   the
                   Irish
                   Rebellion
                   ,
                   with
                   which
                   they
                   taxed
                   the
                   King
                   237.
                   
                   Erect
                   a
                   new
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   283.
                   
                   Proclaim
                   the
                   King
                   Traitor
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   in
                   great
                   fear
                   and
                   dispair
                   at
                   his
                   entring
                   England
                
                 
                   294
                
                 
                   Stamford
                   Earl
                
                 
                   42
                
                 
                   Statues
                   of
                   the
                   late
                   King
                   and
                   King
                   James
                   pulled
                   down
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Inscription
                   writ
                   under
                   that
                   at
                   Old
                   Exchange
                
                 
                   269
                
                 
                   Steel
                   Recorder
                   of
                   London
                   refuseth
                   to
                   be
                   Knighted
                   by
                   
                     Oliver
                     357.
                  
                   
                   Made
                   Lord-Chancellor
                   of
                   
                     Ireland
                     366.
                  
                   
                   Made
                   Lord
                   Chief-Baron
                   of
                   England
                
                 
                   373
                
                 
                   Stawel
                   Sir
                   John
                   ordered
                   for
                   Tryal
                   229.
                   
                   At
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 
                   279
                
                 
                   
                   Sterling-Castle
                   taken
                
                 
                   361
                
                 
                   Sterry
                   Oliver's
                   Chaplain
                   ,
                   his
                   Blasphemy
                
                 
                   409
                
                 
                   Strafford
                   Earl
                   Commander
                   in
                   chief
                   against
                   the
                   Scots
                   13.
                   
                   Accused
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   15.
                   
                   To
                   the
                   Black-rod
                   and
                   Tower
                   16.
                   
                   Tryal
                   18.
                   
                   
                   His
                   willing
                   resignation
                   ;
                   his
                   attainder
                   ibid.
                   And
                   de●th
                
                 
                   19
                
                 
                   
                     St.
                     Germain
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   Proclamation
                   against
                   him
                
                 
                   602
                
                 
                   
                     St.
                     John
                  
                   and
                   Strickland
                   Embassadors
                   to
                   the
                   Dutch
                   ,
                   their
                   business
                   and
                   departure
                   
                     285
                     ,
                     286
                     ,
                     287.
                  
                   
                   St.
                   
                     John
                     357.
                  
                   
                   Stickles
                   in
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   State
                   for
                   terms
                   with
                   the
                   King
                
                 
                   440
                
                 
                   Stratton
                   Baron
                   Lord
                   Hopton
                   dies
                
                 
                   328
                
                 
                   Straughan
                   Col.
                   
                
                 
                   280
                
                 
                   Stroker
                
                 
                   540
                
                 
                   Stuart
                   Lord
                   John
                   killed
                   57.
                   
                   With
                   Sir
                   
                     John
                     Smith
                  
                   Col.
                   Scot
                   and
                   Sandys
                   ,
                   and
                   Colonel
                   Manning
                
                 
                   ibid.
                   
                
                 
                   Stuart
                   Lord
                   Bernard
                   slain
                
                 
                   89
                
                 
                   Submission
                   of
                   the
                   Irish
                
                 
                   324
                
                 
                   Sunderland
                   Earl
                   slain
                
                 
                   51
                
                 
                   Summons
                   for
                   persons
                   of
                   Integrity
                   to
                   take
                   upon
                   them
                   the
                   Government
                   by
                   Council
                   of
                   state
                
                 
                   345
                
                 
                   Sums
                   of
                   Money
                   raised
                   by
                   the
                   Parliament
                
                 
                 
                   Supplies
                   to
                   Jamaica
                
                 
                   377
                
                 
                   Surrenders
                   several
                   91.
                   
                   As
                   
                     Basing
                     ,
                     Tiverton
                     ,
                     Exeter
                     ,
                     Sheford
                  
                
                 
                   
                     91
                     ,
                     92
                  
                
                 
                   Surrenders
                   in
                   Ireland
                
                 
                   270
                
                 
                   Surinam
                
                 
                   557
                
                 
                   Surrey
                   Petitioners
                   assaulted
                
                 
                   172
                
                 
                   Sweden
                   Queen
                   supplies
                   
                     Montross
                     255.
                  
                   
                   Complies
                   with
                   our
                   States
                   358.
                   
                   Receives
                   
                     Whitlock
                     ibid.
                  
                   Gives
                   our
                   Soveraign
                   an
                   interview
                
                 
                   376
                
                 
                   Sweden
                   King
                   invades
                   Poland
                
                 
                   373
                
                 
                   Swedes
                   stand
                   firm
                   for
                   
                     England
                     549.
                  
                   
                   Besiege
                   
                     Bremen
                     559.
                  
                   
                   Mediations
                   excepted
                   560.
                   
                   Embassador
                   dies
                   in
                   
                     London
                     566.
                  
                   
                   Makes
                   peace
                   with
                   the
                   Dutch
                   567.
                   
                   King
                   presented
                   with
                   the
                   Garter
                   572.
                   
                   Installed
                   by
                   Proxie
                   580.
                   
                   Ioyn
                   with
                   the
                   French
                
                 
                   597
                
                 
                   Sydenham
                   Major
                   slain
                   at
                   Linlithgow
                
                 
                   288
                
                 
                   
                   Syndercomb's
                   Plot
                   and
                   death
                
                 
                   
                     384
                     ,
                     385.
                  
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   T
                
                 
                   Tabaco
                   taken
                   by
                   the
                   English
                
                 
                   591
                
                 
                   Tables
                   erected
                   in
                   Scotland
                
                 
                   7
                
                 
                   Tadcaster
                
                 
                   42
                
                 
                   Taffalette
                   routed
                   and
                   slain
                   579.
                   
                   Moors
                   beaten
                   581.
                   
                   Earl
                   of
                   Middleton
                   Governour
                   ,
                   and
                   makes
                   peace
                   with
                   the
                   Moors
                
                 
                   594
                
                 
                   Taaff
                   Lord
                   sent
                   against
                   Cromwel
                
                 
                   246
                
                 
                   
                     Taaff
                     Luke
                  
                   Major-General
                
                 
                   248
                
                 
                   
                     Tangier
                     504.
                  
                   
                   Iews
                   expelled
                   525.
                   
                   Lord
                   Bellasis
                   Governour
                   there
                   537.
                   
                   Moors
                   beaten
                   there
                
                 
                   573
                
                 
                   Tartar
                   taken
                   in
                   Germany
                
                 
                   526
                
                 
                   Taylor
                   the
                   Kings
                   Resident
                   with
                   the
                   Emperour
                
                 
                   329
                
                 
                   Taxes
                   ,
                   a
                   mark
                   on
                   them
                
                 
                   331
                
                 
                   Teviot
                   Earl
                   killed
                
                 
                   527
                
                 
                   Temple
                   Sir
                   William
                   concludes
                   ●
                   League
                   of
                   Maritime
                   affairs
                   with
                   the
                   Dutch
                   566.
                   
                   Extraordinary
                   Embassador
                   in
                   Holland
                
                 
                   568
                
                 
                   Thurlo
                   Secretary
                   to
                   Oliver
                
                 
                   357
                
                 
                   Theatre
                   at
                   Oxford
                   finished
                
                 
                   573
                
                 
                   Tickle
                   Captain
                   Executed
                   for
                   treasonable
                   designe
                   of
                   yielding
                   Kilkenny
                
                 
                   250
                
                 
                   Tiddiman
                   assails
                   at
                   Bergen
                
                 
                   541
                
                 
                   
                   Timptallon-castle
                   yielded
                
                 
                   283
                
                 
                   
                   Tinmouth-castle
                   by
                   Lilburn
                   for
                   the
                   King
                
                 
                   179
                
                 
                   Tomkins
                   and
                   Challoner
                   Executed
                
                 
                   47
                
                 
                   Tower-street
                   Powder-blow
                
                 
                   25●
                
                 
                   Traquair
                   Earl
                   Kings
                   Commiss●in
                   Scotland
                
                 
                   10
                
                 
                   Treaty
                   personal
                   voted
                   180.
                   
                   Sir
                   
                     John
                     Hippesly
                  
                   and
                   Mr.
                   Bulkly
                   sent
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   a
                   prisoner
                   in
                   
                   Carrisbrook-castle
                   181.
                   
                   Begun
                   and
                   managed
                   183.
                   
                   So
                   as
                   ended
                   187.
                   
                   All
                   that
                   subscribed
                   it
                   voted
                   by
                   the
                   Iuncto
                   remaining
                   to
                   be
                   uncapable
                   of
                   bearing
                   Offices
                
                 
                   193
                
                 
                   Treavor
                   Sir
                   John
                   made
                   Secretary
                
                 
                   569
                
                 
                   Treavors
                   Col.
                   sides
                   with
                   the
                   Marq.
                   of
                   Ormond
                   engaged
                   at
                   the
                   Siege
                   of
                   London-Derry
                   ;
                   intercepts
                   Arms
                   going
                   from
                   Monke
                   to
                   
                     O
                     Neal
                  
                
                 
                   240
                
                 
                   Trial
                   of
                   the
                   Kings
                   Iudges
                
                 
                   469
                
                 
                   
                     Trump
                     Van
                  
                   defeats
                   Blake
                   in
                   the
                   
                     Downs
                     330
                  
                   in
                   triumph
                   to
                   Guernsey
                   &
                   
                     Rochel
                     331
                  
                   returns
                   335.
                   
                   Is
                   killed
                   347.
                   
                   Buried
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Elegie
                
                 
                   349
                
                 
                   Tumults
                   in
                   Endinburg
                   about
                   the
                   Common-prayer
                   5.
                   
                   The
                   Bishop
                   of
                   that
                   City
                   in
                   danger
                   of
                   life
                   ib.
                   Excused
                   ,
                   but
                   recommended
                   in
                   London
                   and
                   at
                   
                   White-hall-gates
                   25.
                   
                   Encrease
                   ,
                   and
                   drive
                   away
                   the
                   Court
                   26.
                   
                   Against
                   the
                   Parliament
                
                 
                   138
                   to
                   140
                
                 
                   Tumults
                   in
                   London
                   against
                   Army
                   and
                   Rump
                
                 
                   433
                
                 
                   Tunbridge
                   and
                   Red-hill
                   designe
                
                 
                   424
                
                 
                   Turner
                   tryed
                   and
                   hanged
                
                 
                   521
                
                 
                   Turk
                   besieges
                   
                     New-hausel
                     525.
                  
                   
                   Surrendred
                   526.
                   
                   Defeated
                   527.
                   
                   Makes
                   peace
                   with
                   the
                   Emperour
                   533.
                   
                   His
                   Embassadors
                   Secretary
                   turns
                   Christian
                
                 
                   548
                
                 
                   Tuscany
                   Duke
                   comes
                   into
                   
                     England
                     569.
                  
                   
                   Gives
                   the
                   King
                   two
                   Gallies
                
                 
                   575
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   V
                
                 
                   Vane
                   Sir
                   Henry
                   tried
                   ,
                   beheaded
                
                 
                   
                     510
                     ,
                     511
                  
                
                 
                   Vavasor
                   Sir
                   William
                   goes
                   beyond
                   Sea
                   after
                   
                   Marston-fight
                
                 
                   61
                
                 
                   Varny
                   Sir
                   Edward
                   slain
                   at
                   Drogheda
                
                 
                   244
                
                 
                   Vaughan
                   Sir
                   Will.
                   slain
                   at
                   
                     Baggot
                     Rath
                  
                
                 
                   242
                
                 
                   Vaughan
                   Sir
                   John
                   Lord
                   Chief-Iustice
                
                 
                   568
                
                 
                   Ven
                   a
                   Colonel
                   at
                   Windsor
                
                 
                   39
                
                 
                   Venables
                   General
                
                 
                   369
                
                 
                   St.
                   Venant
                   taken
                
                 
                   396
                
                 
                   Venetian
                   Embassador
                   in
                   England
                
                 
                   569
                
                 
                   
                   Venner's
                   Insurrection
                   ,
                   and
                   Trial
                   ,
                   and
                   Execution
                
                 
                   
                     505
                     ,
                     510
                     ,
                     511
                  
                
                 
                   Vernon
                   Sir
                   Ralph
                
                 
                   367
                
                 
                   Vicariat
                   of
                   the
                   Empire
                
                 
                   397
                
                 
                   Vieuville
                   a
                   French
                   Marquiss
                   slain
                
                 
                   50
                
              
               
               
               
               
            
          
           
             
             
               
                 
                   These
                   are
                   y
                   e
                   cheife
                   of
                   them
                   that
                   came
                   to
                   David
                   to
                   Ziklag
                   ,
                   and
                   they
                   were
                   among
                   y
                   e
                   mighty
                   men
                   helpers
                   of
                   the
                   Warr.
                   Cro●
                   1.12.2
                
              
            
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A43206-e290
           
             *
             
               We
               doubt
               not
               to
               evince
               to
               your
               Majesty
               ,
               that
               his
               Excellency
               and
               the
               Army
               under
               his
               Command
               ,
            
             &c.
             
               have
               complied
               with
               the
               Obligations
               for
               which
               they
               were
               raised
               ;
               The
               Preservation
               of
               the
               Protestant
               Religion
               ,
               the
               honour
               and
               happiness
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               the
               Priviledges
               of
               Parliament
               ,
               the
               Liberty
               and
               Propriety
               of
               the
               Subject
               ,
               and
               the
               Fundamental
               Laws
               of
               the
               Land.
               Vide
            
             Declaration
             of
             the
             Army
             ,
             May
             1660.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A43206-e3150
           
             
               Distractions
               and
               Confusions
               about
               Church-Ceremonies
            
             .
          
           
             
               In
               a
               Conference
               about
               them
               ,
               justified
               by
               K.
            
             James
             .
          
           
             
               Fresh
               Commotions
               about
               them
               ,
               raised
               by
            
             Pryn
             ,
             Bastwick
             ,
             Burton
             ,
             and
             Lilburn
             .
          
           
             
               All
               Pillori'd
               and
               Crop'd
            
             .
          
           
             Pryn
             
               stigmatized
               :
               they
               are
               fined
               and
               imprisoned
               .
            
          
           
             Lilburn
             
               whipt
               at
               Carts
               tail
            
             .
          
           
             Bishop
             Williams
             fined
             10000
             l.
             
          
           
             
               Troubles
               break
               out
               in
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             England
             and
             Scotland
             United
             .
          
           
             Scotland
             
               well
               setled
            
             .
          
           
             
               Endeavours
               for
               conformitie
               in
               Discipline
            
             .
          
           
             
               Articles
               of
            
             Perth
             .
          
           
             
               Common-Prayer
               endeavoured
               to
               be
               introduced
               in
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Revocation
               cause
               of
               Tumults
               .
            
          
           
             
               Laid
               upon
               the
               Bishop
            
             .
          
           
             
               Commission
               of
               Superioritie
               and
               Tythes
            
             .
          
           
             
               Honours
               and
               Titles
               adde
               to
               the
               Troubles
               .
            
          
           
             
               Libels
               tax
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               Libeller
               fled
            
             .
             Balmerino
             apprehended
             .
          
           
             
               Strange
               Tumult
               ab●ut
               reading
               Common-Prayer
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Rabble
               continued
               their
               madness
            
             .
          
           
             
               Proclamation
               against
               them
            
             .
          
           
             
               Magistrates
               profess
               a
               detestation
               ,
               but
               soon
               joyned
               with
               them
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ministers
               recant
               reading
               Service
               :
               Petition
               against
               it
               ,
               and
               thereby
               endanger
               insurrection
               :
               Proclamation
               to
               depart
               the
               City
               ,
               removing
               Term
               ,
               and
               seizing
               a
               Libel
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 Another
                 Insurrection
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Bishop
                 of
              
               Galloway
               
                 in
                 danger
              
               .
            
          
           
             Traquair
             and
             Wigton
             
               came
               to
               his
               relief
               with
               no
               less
               danger
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               send
               to
               the
            
             Provost
             
               and
               Bailiffs
               of
            
             Edinburgh
             
               for
               relief
               ,
               who
               were
               as
               bad
               or
               worse
               used
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               Conference
               ,
               but
               in
               vain
               .
            
          
           
             Traquair
             
               troden
               down
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Another
                 Proclamation
                 against
                 unlawful
                 Assemblies
                 :
                 but
                 not
                 regarded
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Rabble
                 petition
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Their
               petition
               sent
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               who
               by
               Proclamation
               resents
               the
               affronts
               of
               his
               chief
               Ministers
               .
            
          
           
             Hume
             and
             Lindsey
             
               justifie
               the
               matter
            
             .
          
           
             
               Four
               Tables
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Covenant
               resolved
               on
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               highly
               incensed
               thereat
            
             .
          
           
             Hamilton
             
               sent
               unto
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               They
               slight
               him
            
             ,
          
           
             
               and
               strengthen
               themselves
            
             .
          
           
             
               Term
               returned
               to
            
             Edinburgh
             .
          
           
             
               By
               Declaration
               ,
               Service
               and
               Canons
               dispensed
               with
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Covenanters
               protest
               against
               it
            
             .
          
           
             Hamilton
             
               having
               given
               the
               King
               an
               account
               of
               affairs
               ,
               is
               sent
               again●
               and
               enters
               a
               Treaty
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               returns
               to
            
             England
             ,
             
               hath
               power
               given
               him
               to
               satisfie
               the
               Scots
               if
               possible
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Assembly
               at
            
             Glasgow
             .
          
           
             
               Bishops
               excluded
               :
               They
               protest
               against
               it
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               continue
               fitting
               ,
               notwithstanding
               a
               Proclamation
               to
               dissolve
               them
               .
            
          
           
             Arguile
             
               owns
               the
               Covenanters
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Scots
               arm
            
             .
          
           
             
               Queen-Mother
               arrives
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Scots
               have
               a
               competent
               Army
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               raists
               an
               Army
            
             .
          
           
             Arundel
             
             General-Hamilton
             
               commands
               the
               Fleet.
            
             
          
           
             
               A
               Declaration
               by
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Assembly
               answers
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Earls
               of
            
             Roxborough
             and
             Traquair
             
               Commissioners
               from
               the
               Covenanters
            
             .
          
           
             
               Committed
               and
               released
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Treaty
               began
               ,
               and
               soon
               ended
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               of
            
             Scotland
             proregued
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Assembly
               abolish
               Episc●pacie
            
             .
          
           
             
               Their
               Parlialiament
               adjourned
            
             .
          
           
             
               They
               send
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Dumfermling
             
               and
               Lord
            
             Loudon
             
               with
               a
               Remonstrance
            
             .
          
           
             Loudon
             
               committed
               ,
               and
               released
            
             .
          
           
             The
             P.
             Elector
             Palatine
             
               came
               into
            
             England
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Departed
                 ,
                 and
                 taken
                 by
                 the
              
               French.
               
            
             
               
                 Released
                 ;
                 and
                 returning
                 ●nto
              
               England
               ,
               
                 was
                 allowed
              
               8000
               l.
               per
               annum
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               Sea-fight
               between
               the
            
             Flemings
             
               and
               the
            
             Spaniards
             .
          
           
             The
             Hollanders
             worsted
             .
          
           
             
               But
               in
               conclusion
               become
               Victors
            
             .
          
           
             
               An
               ill
               Omen
            
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Estrich
             ,
             Col.
             Ruthen
             
               and
               others
               sent
               to
               repair
            
             Edenburgh
             -
             
               Castle
               ,
               they
               were
               resisted
               by
               the
               Covenanters
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Nobility
               ,
               Gentry
               ,
               and
               Clergy
               assist
               the
               King
               with
               mony
               for
               the
               carrying
               on
               of
               the
               War.
               
            
          
           
             
               Supplies
               from
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               Lord
               Keeper
            
             Coventry
             dieth
             .
          
           
             
               Succeeded
               by
               Sir
            
             John
             Finch
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Parliament
               summoned
            
             .
          
           
             
               They
               favour
               the
               Scots
            
             .
          
           
             
               Are
               backward
               in
               assisting
               the
               King
               with
               mony
               .
            
          
           
             
               Are
               dissolved
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Convocation
               of
               the
               Clergy
               sit
               ,
               and
               assist
               the
               King
               with
               mony
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               make
               new
               Canons
               in
               opposition
               to
               Popery
               and
               the
               the
               Scotch
               Covenant
               .
            
          
           
             Bishop
             Goodman
             dissents
             ,
          
           
             
               And
               is
               admonished
               by
               A.
               B.
            
             Laud.
             
          
           
             
               Tot
               said
               A.
               B.
               Libelled
               ,
               and
               his
               house
               assaulted
               .
            
          
           
             
               Some
               of
               the
               factio●
               imprisoned
               ,
               and
               rescued
               .
            
             
               Bensted
               
                 a
                 Seaman
                 hanged
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Scotch
               Army
               advance
               towards
            
             England
             .
             
               Henry
               
                 Duke
                 of
              
               Glocester
               b●●n
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Northumberland
               
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Strafford
               
                 Lieut.
                 General
              
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 King
                 comes
                 to
              
               Northallerton
               .
            
          
           
             Newborn
             -
             sight
             ,
             Aug.
             29.
             
             Gen.
             Lesley
             ,
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Leven
             
               engageth
               with
               the
               Lord
            
             Conway
             ,
             
               and
               ●●●eats
               him
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Jacob
             Ashley
             deserts
             Newcastle
             ;
             
               that
               and
            
             Durham
             
               render
               themselves
               to
               Gen.
            
             Lesley
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Stafford
             
               complains
               of
               the
               Lord
            
             Conway
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Haddington
             
               the
               Scots
            
             M.
             G.
             with
             20
             
               Knights
               and
               Gentlemen
               slain
               at
            
             Dunglass
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Scots
               proclaimed
               Traytors
               ,
               and
               the
               Kings
               Royal
               Standard
               set
               up
               at
            
             York
             .
             
               The
               Scots
               petition
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               are
               answered
               by
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Lanerick
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lords
               of
            
             England
             
               summoned
               to
               appear
               at
            
             York
             .
             
               They
               agree
               to
               call
               a
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               Treaty
               of
               peace
               at
            
             Rippon
             .
          
           
             
               The
               English
               insist
               on
               a
               Cessation
               :
               The
               Scots
               refuse
               ,
               and
               propound
            
             4
             Praeliminaries
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Strafford
             
               adviseth
               the
               King
               to
               fight
               them
               ,
            
          
           
             
               But
               in
               conclusion
            
             ,
          
           
             These
             Articles
             were
             agreed
             on
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               set
               ,
               they
               question
               several
               Bishops
               and
               Iudges
               ,
               and
               vote
               down
               Monopolies
               .
            
          
           
             
               Mr.
               pym
               
                 sent
                 from
                 the
                 Commons
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 with
                 an
                 Impeachment
                 of
                 high
                 treason
                 against
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
              
               ▪
               Strafford
               ,
               
                 he
                 is
                 committed
                 and
                 Sir
              
               George
               Ratcliff
               
                 sent
                 for
                 out
                 of
              
               Ireland
               .
            
             
               Dr.
               Williams
               
                 Bishop
                 of
              
               Lincoln
               
                 released
                 ,
                 Mr.
              
               Pryn
               ,
               Dr.
               Bastwick
               
                 and
                 Mr.
              
               Burton
               
                 received
                 by
                 the
                 Londoners
                 in
                 pomp
                 .
              
            
             
               Sir
               John
               Finch
               
                 Lord
                 Keeper
                 ,
                 and
              
               Francis
               Windebanck
               
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 charged
                 with
                 high
                 treason
                 ,
                 they
                 with●rew
                 .
              
            
             
               John
               James
               
                 a
                 Romish
                 Catholique
                 stabs
                 Iustice
              
               .
               Howard
               in
               Westminster-Hall
            
          
           
             The
             Case
             of
             Shipmoney
             stated
             .
          
           
             The
             Iudges
             opinions
             thereupon
             .
          
           
             Shipmoney
             v●t●d
             illegal
             .
          
           
             The
             Iudgment
             of
             the
             Excheq●●r
             ag●inst
             Mr.
             Hambden
             vacated
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Hollis
             
               delivers
               a
               Charge
               against
               the
               A.B.
            
             Cant.
             
               the
               Scots
               do
               the
               like
               :
               he
               is
               voted
               guilty
               of
               high
               treason
               ,
               and
               committed
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               signs
               the
               Bill
               for
               Triennial
               Parliaments
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Houses
               oppose
               Bishops
               temporal
               jurisdiction
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Straffords
             Tryal
             .
          
           
             Sir
             David
             Fowls
             
               and
               Sir
            
             William
             Pennyman
             
               witnesses
               against
               the
               Earl
               ;
               the
               last
               of
               whom
               wept
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               is
               condemned
               as
               guilty
               of
               high
               treason
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               faction
               make
               a
               hideous
               cry
               of
               Iustice.
               The
               King
               with
               much
               re●uctancy
               signs
               the
               Bill
               of
               Attainder
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               notable
               remarque
               concerning
               Sir
            
             Alexander
             Carew
             .
          
           
             
               Those
               Bishops
               that
               consented
               to
               the
               Earls
               death
               escaped
               not
               the
               fury
               of
               the
               times
               .
            
          
           
             
               Prince
               of
            
             Orange
             
               warries
               the
               Princess
            
             Mary
             .
             Sir
             Dudley
             Carleton
             
               the
               Earls
               Secretary
               brings
               him
               word
               of
               his
               Majesties
               having
               passed
               the
               Bill
               of
               Attainder
               .
            
          
           
             
               Life
               in
               Mr.
            
             Lloyds
             Memoires
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 English
                 Army
                 disband
                 ,
                 the
                 Scotch
                 receive
                 a
                 vast
                 sum
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 and
                 return
                 home
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 King
                 visits
                 his
                 Parliament
                 of
              
               Edinburgh
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Leicester
               
                 made
                 Lord
                 Lieutenant
                 of
              
               Ireland
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 adjourned
              
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 faction
                 encreaseth
                 and
                 grows
                 strong
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               settles
               the
               affairs
               of
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Rebellion
               in
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               returns
               from
            
             Scotland
             ,
             
               and
               is
               magnificently
               received
               at
            
             London
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 faction
                 s●anderously
                 charge
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Arch-B
                 .
              
               Cant.
               
                 with
                 inclining
                 to
                 Popery
              
               .
            
             
               Walker
               an
               Iron-monger
               
                 th●ows
                 a
                 Libel
                 into
                 the
                 Kings
                 〈◊〉
                 ;
                 he
                 is
                 impri●oned
                 .
                 Sir
              
               Richard
               Gurney
               
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 of
              
               London
               .
            
          
           
             
               Most
               of
               the
               Irish
               Nobility
               revolted
               :
               Sir
            
             Phelim
             Oneal
             
               their
               chief
               command●r
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               full
               account
               of
               the
               Irish
               Rebellion
               ,
               and
               proceedings
               of
               the
               War
               there
               .
            
          
           
             Roger
             Moor
             
               the
               chief
               instrument
               in
               the
               plot
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
               Viscount
            
             Gormanston
             
               one
               of
               their
               complices
            
             .
          
           
             Owen
             O
             Conally
             
               discovers
               the
               Plot.
               Iu●●ice
            
             Parsons
             
               and
               Sir
            
             Jo.
             Borlace
             
               double
               their
               Watches
            
             .
          
           
             Mac
             Mahon
             and
             Mac-Guire
             ,
             
               their
               Lodgings
               watched
            
             .
             Mac
             Mahon
             
               and
               his
               men
               after
               some
               resistance
               are
               s●cured
               ,
               and
               confess
               the
               Plot.
               The
               Lord
            
             Mac-guire
             seized
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Council
               warn
               the
               people
               of
               the
               Rebellion
               by
               Proclamation
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Blaweys
             
               House
               ,
               Wife
               and
               Children
               surprised
               .
               The
            
             Newry
             
               surprized
               ,
               with
               several
               other
               places
               of
               strength
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Rebels
               take
            
             Dundalk
             ,
             
               &
               besiege
            
             Tredagh
             .
             
               They
               commit
               horrid
               Massacres
               in
               sundry
               places
               .
            
          
           
             1800
             
               P●rsons
               drowned
            
             .
          
           
             
               150000
               
                 Persons
                 destroyed
                 in
                 the
                 Province
                 of
              
               Ulster
               
                 only
                 in
                 five
                 mo●ths
                 time
              
               .
            
             
               Sir
               Phelim
               Oneal
               
                 defeat●d
                 at
              
               Du●dalk
               .
               Dublin
               
                 in
                 great
                 streights
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               Regiment
               raised
               for
               Sir
            
             H.
             Titchburn
             ,
             
               another
               for
               Sir
            
             Charles
             Coot
             .
             
               Expresses
               sent
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               the
               Lord
               Lieutenant
               ,
               and
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             Owen
             O
             Conally
             
               rewarded
               with
            
             200
             l.
             
               in
               money
               ,
               and
               a
               pension
               of
            
             200
             l.
             per
             anum
             .
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               Lieu.
               Gen.
               marched
               to
            
             Dublin
             
               with
               divers
               other
               Captains
            
             .
          
           
             Major
             Roper
             with
             600
             
               Foot
               to
            
             Tredagh
             .
             With
             50
             
               Horse
               under
               Sir
            
             Pat.
             Weems
             ,
             
               surprized
               by
               the
               Rebels
               and
               routed
               .
            
          
           
             
               Some
               Rebels
               executed
               at
            
             Wicklo
             .
             Luke
             Tool
             
               encounters
               Sir
            
             Charls
             Coote
             ,
             
               and
               is
               pu●
               to
               flight
               .
               The
               Lords
               and
               Gentry
               of
               the
               English
               Pale
               declare
               for
               the
               Roman
               Catholick
               Religion
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Rebels
               in
            
             Lemster
             20000
             strong
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Simon
             Harcourt
             
               arrives
               with
               a
               Regiment
               at
            
             Tredagh
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Rebels
               are
               disheartned
               ,
               and
               defeated
               by
               Sir
            
             Henry
             Titchburn
             ,
             
               who
               recovered
            
             Dundalk
             .
             Sir
             Phelim
             O
             Neal
             
               escapes
               to
            
             Ulster
             :
             Sir
             George
             Monro
             recovers
             Newry
             ,
             
               and
               do's
               the
               Rebels
               much
               damage
               .
            
          
           
             
               Tumults
               from
            
             London
             
               affront
               the
               King
               and
               Court.
            
             
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Mason
             
               heads
               the
               Gentlemen
               of
            
             Grays-Inne
             to
             White-Hall
             ,
             
               prostering
               them
               and
               himself
               to
               his
               Majesty
               as
               a
               guard
               for
               his
               person
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               receives
               them
               with
               respect
               .
               The
               Tumultuous
               rabble
               countenanced
               by
               some
               Grandees
               of
               the
               faction
               .
               Whereat
               the
               King
               is
               much
               troubled
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               demands
               five
               Members
               of
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               and
               the
               Lord
            
             Kimbolton
             .
          
           
             
               The
               House
               vote
               it
               a
               breach
               of
               priviledge
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               accuse
               several
               Bishops
               as
               guilty
               of
               high
               Treason
               .
               They
               are
               Committed
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Irish
               are
               proclaimed
               Rebels
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               declares
               his
               charge
               against
               the
               five
               members
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               imprisons
               Sir
            
             Edw.
             Herbert
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Tumults
               increase
               ,
               and
               the
               King
               retires
               to
            
             Hampton-Court
             .
          
           
             
               A
               rumour
               concerning
               the
               Lord
            
             Digby
             .
             Col.
             Lunsford
             
               committed
               .
               The
               Scots
               interpose
               themselves
               ,
               the
               Parliament
               demands
               the
               Tower
               and
               the
               Militia
               .
            
          
           
             Buckinghamshire
             -
             
               men
               petition
               in
               behalf
               of
               Mr.
            
             Hambden
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 King
                 leaves
              
               Hampton-Court
               ,
               
                 the
                 Queen
                 and
                 Princess
                 of
              
               Aurange
               
                 take
                 ship
                 for
              
               Holland
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 vote
                 the
                 Queen
                 a
                 Traytor
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               The
               Militia
               ,
               the
               principal
               difference
               between
               King
               and
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Commission
             of
             Arry
             .
          
           
             An
             Ordinance
             of
             Parliament
             for
             ordering
             the
             Militia
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               send
               several
               Papers
               to
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               is
               much
               troubled
               thereat
               ,
               and
               answers
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 declare
                 their
                 resolution
                 of
                 putting
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 into
                 a
                 posture
                 of
                 defence
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Warwick
               
                 made
                 Admiral
                 of
              
               England
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 King
                 answers
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Declation
                 with
                 another
                 .
              
            
          
           
             He
             offers
             a
             free
             Pardon
             to
             his
             people
             ,
             and
             propounds
             a
             r●●●●ciliation
             .
          
           
             
               The
               faction
               set
               forth
               another
               Declaration
               concerning
               the
               Militia
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               sends
               a
               Message
               to
               the
               Parliament
               concerning
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               They
               plead
               the
               priviledge
               of
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               proclaims
               against
               Papists
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Yorkshire
             
               Gentry
               desire
               a
               right
               understanding
               between
               King
               and
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               returns
               a
               gratious
               answer
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               resolving
               to
               go
               for
            
             Ireland
             ,
             
               sends
               a
               Message
               to
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Hotham
             
               admitted
               into
            
             Hull
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               Petition
               the
               King
               for
               the
               Militia
               :
               they
               insist
               upon
               the
               dangers
               of
               Popery
               .
            
          
           
             Hull
             
               is
               Garrison'd
               ,
               and
               the
               King
               is
               troubled
               that
               they
               should
               Petition
               him
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               instant
               carve
               at
               their
               one
               pleasures
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               excuseth
               his
               repriving
               of
               some
               I●suites
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               refuse
               to
               be
               governed
               by
               Commissioners
               in
               his
               Majesties
               absence
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               resolves
               to
               possess
               himself
               of
            
             Hull
             .
          
           
             
               But
               is
               denyed
               entrance
               by
               Sir
            
             John
             Hotham
             ,
             
               who
               stood
               on
               the
               Walls
               ,
               and
               ●eard
               himself
               proclaimed
               a
               Traytor
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             and
             Prince
             ●lector
             
               bring
               in
               the
               Town
               ,
               are
               suffered
               to
               depart
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               retreat●d
               to
            
             Beverly
             ,
             
               writes
               to
               the
               Mayor
               and
               Garrison
               of
            
             Hull
             .
          
           
             
               And
               to
               the
               Parliament
               for
               I●●tice
               against
            
             Hotham
             .
          
           
             
               T●e
               Parliament
               order
               the
               Lord
               Li●●tenant
               of
            
             Lincoln
             
               to
               ●uppress
               all
               Forc●s
               rai●ed
               against
            
             Hull
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Richard
             Gurney
             
               Lo●d
               Mayor
               〈◊〉
            
             London
             ,
             
               sent
               to
               the
            
             Tower.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               Authorize
               Sir
            
             John
             Hotham
             
               to
               raise
               the
               Trained
               Bands
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               s●mmons
               the
               G●ntry
               of
            
             York
             ,
             
               for
               the
               security
               of
               his
               Person
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               Conclude
               the
               K.
               intendeth
               War.
               
            
          
           
             
               They
               take
               up
               Arms
               ●nder
               pre●ence
               of
               r●scuing
               the
               King
               from
               his
               evil
               Cou●sel
               ,
               and
               prohibit
               all
               resort
               to
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               They
               publish
               a
               R●monstrance
            
             .
          
           
             
               Which
               is
               answ●red
               by
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               The●●avi●e
               the
               Scots
               to
               their
               〈◊〉
               .
            
          
           
             
               Th●
               Sco●s
               pretend
               a
               z●al
               for
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               b●t
               de●●a●●
               for
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               and
               have
               their
               thanks
               .
            
          
           
             
               T●e
               Parliament
               set
               forth
               another
               Remonstrance
               ,
               which
               the
               King
               answers
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               send
               him
            
             19
             
               Propositions
               to
            
             York
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               returns
               an
               answer
               to
               them
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               is
               assisted
               by
               the
            
             Yorkshire
             Gentry
             .
          
           
             
               The
               L●●do●●rs
               affect
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               writes
               to
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               &
               Court
               of
               Aldermen
               :
               they
               p●rsist
               :
               the
               King
               sends
               out
               his
               Commissions
               of
               Array
               .
            
          
           
             
               And
               publisheth
               a
               General
               Declaration
               ,
               inviting
               all
               his
               loving
               Subjects
               to
               assist
               him
               .
            
          
           
             Promiseth
             8
             l.
             per
             cent
             .
             
               and
               his
               Lands
               ,
               Parks
               ,
               and
               Houses
               ,
               for
               security
               .
            
          
           
             
               Proclaims
               the
               Legality
               of
               his
               Commissions
               of
               Array
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               justifie
               their
               proceedings
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Ben.
             Rudyard
             
               and
               other
               Members
               of
               Parliament
               earnest
               for
               an
               accommodation
               .
            
          
           
             Mr.
             Hambden
             ,
          
           
             Mr.
             Pym
             ,
             and
             Isaac
             Penington
             
               Lord
               M.
               of
            
             London
             ,
             
               as
               violent
               for
               a
               war.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Militia
               set
               on
               foot
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               ●●●●iament
               bor●●w
               money
               o●●he
               publick
               Faith.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               〈…〉
               for
               〈◊〉
               peace
               .
            
          
           
             
               Several
               f●●tious
               rumours
               raised
               against
               the
               Kings
               friends
               .
            
          
           
             The
             London
             -
             
               Mini●ters
               and
               Citizens
               too
               violent
               for
               the
               Faction
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
            
             Newark
             ,
             
               he
               sends
               to
               the
               Lord
            
             Willoughby
             of
             Parham
             
               to
               defill
               from
               aiding
               the
               Rebellion
               ,
               and
               returns
               to
            
             York
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               causeth
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Stamford
             
               to
               be
               proclaimed
               Traytor
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Lucas
             
               proclaimed
               Traytor
               by
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               and
               committed
               .
            
          
           
             James
             Lord
             Strange
             
               Impea●hed
               of
               High
               Treason
               by
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Byron
             
               worsted
               by
               the
               Parliament-Forces
               ,
               and
               declared
               Rebel
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               marcheth
               to
            
             Worcester
             ,
             
               and
               tak●s
               it
               for
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             The
             Marquess
             of
             Hertford
             ,
             
               L.
               G.
               of
               the
               West
               for
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               attempts
            
             Hull
             
               with
               〈◊〉
               and
               s●ts
               〈◊〉
               Standard
               at
            
             Nottingham
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Lindsey
             
               General
               for
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Essex
             
               Captain-G
               .
               for
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Bedford
             
               G.
               of
               their
               H●r●e
            
             .
          
           
             Essex
             
               departs
               from
            
             London
             
               in
               state
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               in
            
             Stafford-shire
             and
             Leicestershire
             .
          
           
             His
             Oration
             to
             the
             Gentry
             ,
             Freeholders
             and
             Inhabitants
             .
          
           
             Wherein
             he
             promiseth
             to
             have
             a
             tender
             respect
             to
             his
             Subjects
             .
          
           
             Choosing
             rather
             to
             melt
             downe
             his
             own
             plate
             ,
             Sell
             or
             Morgage
             his
             Land
             ,
             than
             to
             oppress
             them
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
            
             Shrewsbury
             with
             6000
             f●ot
             ,
             3000
             
               ho●●
               ,
               and
               ●●ar
            
             2000
             Dragooners
             .
          
           
             
               He
               marcheth
               〈◊〉
               o●
            
             Coventry
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Londoners
               〈…〉
            
             .
          
           
             C●l
             .
             Ven
             governs
             Windsor
             -
             
               Castle
               for
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               where
            
             Barksted
             
               commands
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               〈…〉
               of
               the
               Counties
               .
            
          
           
             Fortsmouth
             and
             Southsea
             
               Castle
               taken
               for
               the
               Parliament
               by
               Sir
            
             John
             Merrick
             .
          
           
             Goring
             
               goes
               to
            
             France
             .
          
           
             
               A
               smart
               skirmi●h
               near
            
             Worcester
             .
             Major
             Douglass
             kill'd
             .
             Worcester
             
               Garriso●'d
               for
               the
               Parliament
               by
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Essex
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               coins
               his
               plate
               into
               money
               .
            
          
           
             
               Edge-hill
               
                 fight
                 Prince
              
               Rupert
               
                 commands
                 the
                 right
                 W●●g
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Lord
              
               Wilmot
               
                 Commands
                 the
                 left
                 ●ing
              
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Lindsey
               
                 General
                 for
                 the
                 King.
              
               
            
             
               
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Essex
               
                 General
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Their
                 chief
                 Commanders
                 were
                 Colonel
              
               Ramsey
               ,
               Sir
               William
               Balfour
               ,
               Sir
               Philip
               Stapleton
               ,
               
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
              
               Field●ng
               .
            
          
           
             
               Prince
               Rupert
               
                 ov●rthrows
                 Col.
              
               Ramsey
               .
            
             
               Col.
               Essex
               kill'd
               .
            
          
           
             Prince
             Rupert's
             mistake
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Hambden
             
               comes
               to
               assist
            
             Essex
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Wilmot
             
               worsted
               by
               Sir
            
             Wil.
             Balfour
             .
             
               E.
               of
            
             Lindsey
             
               mortally
               wounded
               ;
               his
               Son
               the
               Lord
            
             Willoughby
             
               taken
               prisoner
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Edmond
             Verney
             slain
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Standard
               taken
               ,
               and
               rescued
               ,
               by
               Sir
            
             John
             Smith
             ,
             
               whom
               the
               King
               therefore
               Knighted
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Both
                 Armies
                 divide
              
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 King
                 retreats
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Essex
               
                 marcheth
                 to
              
               Warwick
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Victory
                 doubtful
                 on
                 either
                 part
                 .
              
            
             
               Banbury
               
                 Garrisoned
                 by
                 the
                 King.
              
               
            
             
               
                 Solemn
                 thanks
                 given
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 reward
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Essex
               with
               5000
               l.
               
            
             
               
                 Slain
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 neer
              
               6000.
               
               
                 On
                 the
                 Kings
                 side
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
              
               Aubigney
               ,
               Col.
               Munro
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 On
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 St.
              
               John
               ,
               
                 Lieu.
                 Col.
              
               Ramsey
               .
               
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Essex
               
                 marcheth
                 towards
              
               Coventry
               ,
               
                 the
                 King
                 by
              
               Ayno
               to
               Banbury
               ,
               to
               Oxford
               ,
               
                 and
                 towards
              
               London
               .
            
             
               
                 Commissioners
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 tender
                 Propositions
                 ,
                 only
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 Kings
                 intentions
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 gain
                 time
                 for
              
               Essex
               
                 to
                 recruit
                 :
                 a
                 notable
                 Skirmish
                 at
              
               Branford
               ,
               
                 where
                 the
                 King
                 met
                 with
                 the
                 Regiments
                 of
                 Col.
              
               Hollis
               ,
               Col.
               Hambden
               ,
               
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
              
               Brooks
               ,
               300
               
                 Parliamentarians
                 slayn
                 ,
                 among
                 whom
                 Lieu.
                 Col.
              
               Quarles
               ,
               
                 as
                 many
                 taken
                 prisoners
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               Sir
               William
               Waller
               takes
               Winchester
               .
               Chichester
               
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
              
               ,
               Marlborough
               
                 to
                 the
                 King.
              
               
            
             
               Lord
               Hopton
               
                 Arms
                 against
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Stamford
               ,
               
                 his
                 Regiment
                 put
                 to
                 the
                 Sword
                 by
                 Prince
              
               Rupert
               at
               Cyrencester
               .
               Glocester
               summoned
               .
            
          
           
             
               Litchfield-Close
               
                 Garrisoned
                 by
                 the
                 K.
                 Besieged
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
              
               Brooke
               .
               
                 He
                 is
                 killed
                 by
                 a
                 Musket-shot
                 :
                 The
              
               Close
               
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
              
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Regiments
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
              
               Wilmot
               ,
               Lord
               Grandison
               ,
               Lord
               Digby
               ,
               Sir
               William
               Penniman
               ,
               Col.
               Blague
               ,
               Col.
               Usher
               ,
               
                 and
                 Col.
              
               Grey
               ,
               take
               Marlborough
               ,
               
                 with
                 the
                 Governour
                 Col.
              
               Ramsey
               .
            
          
           
             
               Tadcaster
               
                 besieged
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
              
               New-Castle
               ,
               
                 taken
                 and
                 Garrison'd
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
            
             
               Lord
               Fairfax
               stormeth
               Leeds
               .
               
                 The
                 Royalists
                 defeated
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Belvoir-castle
               
                 surprized
                 for
                 the
                 King.
              
               
            
             
               Col.
               Massey
               
                 active
                 in
              
               Glocester-shire
               .
               Salisbury
               
                 plundered
                 by
                 the
                 Faction
              
               .
            
             
               Yarum
               fight
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Gilb.
             Gerrard
             puts
             Hambden
             
               to
               flight
            
             .
          
           
             
               Queen
               landing
               at
            
             Burlington-Key
             ,
             
               is
               in
               imminent
               danger
               ;
               But
               escaping
               ,
               is
               conducted
               to
            
             York
             ,
             
               and
               from
               thence
               to
               the
               King
               at
            
             Edge-Hill
             .
          
           
             
               Reading
               
                 besieged
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Essex
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Governour
                 Sir
              
               Arthur
               Aston
               wounded
            
             
               Col.
               Fielding
               
                 yields
                 the
                 Town
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
              
            
             
               
                 Marq.
                 of
              
               Newcastle
               
                 defeated
                 at
              
               Wakefield
               
                 by
                 Sir
              
               Thomas
               Fairfax
               Monmouth
               and
               Hereford
               
                 taken
                 by
                 Sir
              
               Wil.
               Waller
               
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ferdinando
               Lord
               Fairfax
               
                 and
                 his
                 son
              
               Tho.
               Fairfax
               ,
               
                 with
                 others
                 proclaimed
                 Traytors
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Cumberland
               ,
               
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Newcastle
               .
               
                 The
                 two
                 aforesaid
                 Earl●
                 proclaimed
                 Traytors
                 by
                 the
                 Parliam●nt
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 King
                 m●re
                 prosperous
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Liskard
             fight
             January
             19.
             
             Sir
             Ralph
             Hopton
             
               chief
               Commander
               for
               the
               King
               at
            
             Liskard
             .
          
           
             
               He
               orders
               publike
               Prayers
               at
               the
               head
               of
               each
               Squadron
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Royalists
               get
               the
               day
               ,
               and
               come
               to
            
             Liskard
             .
          
           
             Salt
             Ash
             
               assaulted
               by
            
             Hopton
             .
          
           
             Litchfield
             
               besieged
               a●d
               ●ummon●d
               i●
               the
               Ea●l
               of
            
             Northampton
             ,
             March
             19.
             
             
               T●e
               〈…〉
               by
            
             Brereton
             and
             Gell
             ;
             Hopton-Heath
             
               Fight
               .
               T●e
               Earl
               of
            
             Northampton
             state
             .
          
           
             ●itchfield
             
               〈◊〉
               to
               Prince
            
             Rupert
             .
          
           
             Grantham
             
               taken
               for
               the
               K.
               by
               Colonel
            
             Cavendish
             .
          
           
             Marlborough
             
               for
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               
               Prince
               ●upert
               at
               Brimingham
               .
            
             
               
                 A
                 slight
                 skirmish
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Denbigh
             slain
             .
          
           
             Scarborough
             
               delivered
               by
               Capt.
            
             Brown
             Bushel
             .
             
               for
               which
               he
               was
               beheaded
            
             .
          
           
             Fairfax
             
               d●feated
               at
            
             Bramham-Moor
             .
             
               The
               Parliaments
               Cause
               endangered
               ;
               the
               Scots
               invited
               to
               their
               assistance
               .
            
          
           
             
               Queen
               proclaimed
               Trayto●
            
             .
          
           
             
               Cheapside-Cross
               and
               other
               Crosses
               demolished
               .
               The
               Regalia
               seized
               at
            
             Westminster
             
               by
               Mr.
            
             H.
             Martin
             .
          
           
             
               Cov●nant
               taken
               by
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               the
               Londoners
               ,
               and
               all
               within
               the
               Parliaments
               command
               .
            
          
           
             Essex
             
               advanceth
               from
            
             Reading
             to
             Tame
             ▪
             Prince
             Rupert
             
               falls
               upon
               their
               quarters
            
             .
          
           
             Chalgrave
             fight
             ,
             Hambden
             
               mortally
               wounded
            
             .
          
           
             Id.
             Littleton
             
               ●lies
               with
               the
               Great
               Seal
               to
            
             Oxford
             ,
             
               a
               new
               one
               voted
            
             .
          
           
             Sir.
             R.
             Hopton
             
               marcheth
               into
            
             Devon-shire
             
               against
               the
               E.
               o●
            
             Samford
             .
             
               and
               Ma.
               G●●
            
             .
             Chudleigh
             ,
             Stratton
             fight
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               party
               worsted
               .
               Ma.
               G.
            
             Chudleigh
             
               taken
               by
               Sir
            
             John
             Berkley
             ,
             
               and
               the
               fortune
               of
               the
               day
               restored
               .
            
          
           
             Hopton
             
               then
               created
               Baron
            
             Hopton
             of
             Stratton
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Thomas
             Essex
             
               and
               Col.
            
             Nat.
             Fiennes
             
               Governours
               of
            
             Bristol
             .
          
           
             Yeomans
             and
             Bourcher
             executed
             .
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Northampton
             
               defeats
               Colo●●l
            
             John
             Fiennes
             .
          
           
             Wardour
             -
             
               Castle
               taken
               for
               th●
               Parliament
               ,
               and
               a
               wh●le
               after
               retaken
               by
               Sir
            
             Francis
             Dorrington
             .
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Waller
             Garrisons
             Taunton
             and
             Bridg-Water
             
               for
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             Hopton
             
               joyns
               with
               Prince
            
             Maurice
             
               a●d
               Marq.
               of
            
             Hartford
             .
          
           
             Landsdown
             fight
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Bevil
             Greenvil
             
               and
               Sir
            
             Nicholas
             Slanning
             
               advance
               towards
               Sir
            
             William
             Waller
             .
          
           
             
               Th●y
               are
               disordered
               ,
               Ma●or
            
             Lowre
             
               and
               Sir
            
             Bevil
             Greenvil
             slain
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Hopton
             hurt
             .
          
           
             
               Divers
               others
               slain
            
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Hopton
             
               surrounded
               by
            
             Waller
             .
          
           
             Round-way
             
               Down
               fight
            
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Hopton
             
               re●●●ed
               by
               Pr.
            
             Maurice
             ,
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Carnarvan
             ,
             Lord
             Wilmot
             ,
             
               and
               Lord
            
             Biron
             :
          
           
             
               They
               ro●t
            
             Waller
             and
             Hazlerig
             ;
             
               who
               fled
               to
            
             Bristol
             ,
             
               thence
               to
            
             Farnham
             ,
             
               and
               so
               to
            
             London
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               and
               Queen
               at
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               The
               young
               E.
               of
            
             Lindsey
             at
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             Bristol
             
               delivered
               to
               Prince
            
             Rupert
             .
          
           
             
               Dorchester
               ,
               Portland
               ,
               Weymouth
               ,
               and
               Melcomb
               submit
               .
            
             
               Bidiford
               ,
               Appleford
               ,
               and
               Barnstable
               surrendred
               .
            
             
               Exeter
               
                 delivered
                 to
                 Prince
              
               Maurice
               ,
               Sir
               John
               Berkly
               
                 Governour
                 thereof
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Adderton-Heath
               fight
               .
            
             
               Fairfax
               routed
               .
               Bradford
               taken
               .
            
             
               Hallifax
               quitted
               .
            
             
               Sir.
               H.
               Cholmley
               takes
               Beverley
               .
            
          
           
             Lady
             Aubigney
             
               brings
               a
               Commission
               of
               Array
               to
            
             London
             .
          
           
             
               The
               designe
               discovered
            
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Edward
             Waller
             fined
             10000
             
               pounds
               .
               Some
               Lords
               &
               others
               suspected
               .
            
          
           
             Tompkins
             &
             Chaloner
             executed
             .
          
           
             Iudge
             Berkley
             
               fined
               ,
               voted
               incapable
               of
               any
               publike
               trust
               ,
               and
               a
               Prisoner
               during
               pleasure
               .
               The
               King
               resolves
               to
               gain
            
             Glocester
             .
          
           
             The
             Kings
             Gratious
             Summons
             to
             the
             said
             City
             .
          
           
             Their
             equivocal
             Answer
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Massey
             
               the
               Governour
               fired
               the
               Suburbs
               ,
               and
               forceth
               Prince
            
             Rupert
             
               to
               retreat
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               undermines
            
             Glocester
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               raise
               the
               Trained
               Bands
               .
            
          
           
             Waller
             
               constituted
               Major-Gen
               .
               of
            
             Kent
             ,
             Essex
             ,
             Surrey
             and
             Hamp-shire
             .
          
           
             Essex
             
               Ren●●vouzed
               on
            
             Hounsloe-heath
             ,
             
               lodged
               at
            
             Colebrook
             .
             P.
             Rupert
             
               with
               a
               party
               of
               Horse
               i●deavours
               to
               impede
               his
               march
               .
            
          
           
             
               T●e
               fight
               in
            
             Stow
             
               of
               the
            
             Would
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             Essex
             at
             Presbury-hills
             ,
             
               the
               siege
               of
            
             Glocester
             deserted
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             Essex
             at
             Cheltenham
             .
          
           
             
               Solemn
               thanks
               for
               the
               d●livery
               of
            
             Glocester
             ,
             
               b●th
               there
               and
               at
            
             London
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               neer
            
             Wilt-shire
             .
          
           
             Essex
             re●●●ves
             Tewskbury
             &
             Glocester
             .
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               Sir
            
             N.
             Crisp
             ,
             
               and
               Col.
            
             Spencer
             .
             
               and
               takes
            
             Cyre●cester
             .
          
           
             Auborn-chase
             f●●t
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliamentarians
               wors●ed
            
             .
          
           
             Marq.
             De
             Vieu
             ville
             slain
             .
          
           
             Essex
             
               marcheth
               from
            
             Hungerford
             to
             Newberry
             .
          
           
             Newberry
             fight
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Barcley
             
               and
               Col.
            
             Holborn
             
               charge
               P.
            
             Rupert
             .
          
           
             
               E.
               of
            
             Carnarvan
             slain
             .
          
           
             Prince
             Rupert
             worsted
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Infantry
               led
               by
               Lord
            
             Ruthen
             ,
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Brentford
             .
          
           
             Major-General
             Skippon
             
               principal
               Commander
               of
               the
               Foot
               under
            
             Essex
             .
          
           
             
               Both
               Armies
               divided
               by
               the
               night
               .
            
          
           
             Col.
             Tucker
             
               on
               the
               Parl.
               side
               slain
            
             .
          
           
             
               On
               the
               K.
               side
               ,
               the
               E.
               of
            
             Sunderland
             ,
             
               and
               Lord
            
             Viscount
             Faulkland
             .
          
           
             Essex
             
             at
             ●eading
             ,
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             
               A
               d●●l
               between
               Sir
            
             Nicholas
             Crispe
             
               and
               Sir
            
             James
             Enyon
             .
          
           
             Sir
             James
             Enyon
             kill'd
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Nicholas
             Crispe
             
               ●rye●
               by
               a
               Council
               of
               War
               ,
               and
               acquitted
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               kisseth
               the
               Kingshand
               ,
               and
               is
               pardoned
               .
            
          
           
             Doctor
             Featley
             
               committed
               to
               prison
               for
               opposing
               the
               Covenant
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               is
               received
               at
            
             London
             
               in
               Triumph
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               The
               K.
               committeth
               Ma.
            
             Hamilton
             to
             Pendennis
             -
             Castle
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Cessation
               for
               a
               year
               in
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Monk
             
               surprized
               at
            
             Nantwich
             ,
             
               and
               imprisoned
               in
               the
            
             Tower
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Mar.
               of
            
             Newcastle
             
               sends
               Forces
               to
               the
               Queen
               :
               divers
               places
               submit
               to
               them
               .
            
          
           
             Hallifax
             
               quitted
               by
            
             Fairfax
             .
          
           
             Manchester
             
               sent
               against
               the
               Royalists
            
             ,
             Lyn
             
               yeilds
               to
               him
               .
               He
               Marcheth
               to
               assist
               the
               L.
            
             Willoughby
             of
             Parham
             .
          
           
             L.
             Willohgby
             
               surprizeth
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Kingston
             .
             Col.
             Cavendish
             slain
             .
          
           
             Horn-castle
             fight
             .
          
           
             
               The
               E.
               of
            
             Newcastle
             
               ●orsted
               .
               Sir
            
             Ingram
             Hopton
             ,
             
               and
               Sir
            
             George
             Bowls
             slain
             .
             Manchester
             besiegeth
             Lincoln
             .
          
           
             Lincoln
             
               City
               and
            
             Minster
             
               stormed
               and
               taken
            
             .
          
           
             
               Sir
               Iohn
            
             Meldrum
             possesseth
             Gainsborough
             .
          
           
             Ld.
             Willoughby
             possesseth
             Bullingbrook
             -
             Castle
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               sends
               Sir
            
             Lewis
             Dives
             
               into
               the
               Associated
               Counties
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               takes
               Sir
               Iohn
            
             Norris
             :
             Affrights
             Hartford-shire
             and
             Bedfordshire
             ,
             
               and
               returns
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Lewis
             Dives
             ,
             Sir
             Rob.
             Heath
             ,
             Iustice
             Forster
             ,
             Sir
             John
             Banks
             ,
             
               and
               Serjeant
            
             Glanvile
             ,
             
               voted
               Traytors
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Kentish
               Insurrection
               in
               behalf
               of
               the
               K.
               
            
          
           
             Lord
             Hopton
             
               marcheth
               into
            
             Kent
             .
          
           
             Essex
             and
             Waller
             recruited
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Fiennes
             
               condemned
               for
               Cowardize
            
             .
             Essex
             
               possesseth
               it
            
             .
          
           
             Newport-pagnal
             abandoned
             .
          
           
             Walter
             
               apprinted
               to
               attend
            
             Hopton
             .
          
           
             
               Isle
               of
            
             Jersey
             
               delivered
               to
               Sir
            
             John
             Pennington
             .
          
           
             
               The
               French
               Ambassador
               splendidly
               received
               at
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Hothams
             
               revolt
               and
               seizure
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               and
               his
               Son
               sent
               Prisoners
               to
               the
            
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Mr.
             Pym
             dyes
             .
          
           
             
               A
               new
               great
               Seal
               ,
               The
               King
               declares
               it
               treason
               ,
               sends
               a
               Messenger
               to
               adjourn
               the
               Term
               :
            
          
           
             
               He
               is
               condemned
               for
               a
               spy
               ,
               and
               hanged
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               at
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Scots
                 enter
              
               England
               .
            
             
               
                 Divers
                 places
                 surrendred
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Prince
             Rupert
             relieves
             Newark
             ,
             
               and
               overcomes
               Sir
            
             John
             Meldrum
             .
          
           
             Brandon
             or
             Cheriton-down
             
               fight
               ,
               between
               Sir
            
             Wil.
             Waller
             
               and
               the
               Lord
            
             Hopton
             ,
             March
             29.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               party
               worsted
            
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Hopton
             
               draws
               off
               to
            
             Winchester
             ,
             
               from
               thence
               to
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             John
             L.
             Stuart
             ,
             Sir
             John
             Smith
             ,
             Col.
             Sandys
             ,
             Col.
             Scot
             ,
             
               and
               Col.
            
             Manning
             slain
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               Ambassador
               at
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Charles
             Blunt
             slain
             .
          
           
             Essex
             and
             Waller
             joyn
             .
          
           
             
               Queen
               goes
               to
            
             Exeter
             .
          
           
             Abbington
             
               plundered
               and
               Garrison'd
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Brown
             
               Governor
               thereof
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 K.
                 marcheth
                 to
              
               Worcester
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Parl.
                 divide
                 their
                 Forces
              
               .
            
             
               Waller
               
                 sent
                 a
              
               King-catching
               ,
               and
               Essex
               
                 into
                 the
                 West
              
               .
            
          
           
             Prince
             Rupert
             
               sent
               to
            
             York
             .
          
           
             Corpredy
             -
             fight
             .
          
           
             Waller
             
               sets
               upon
               the
               K.
               is
               gallantry
               received
               by
               the
               Earls
               of
            
             Cleaveland
             &
             Northampton
             ,
             
               and
               put
               to
               flight
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Princess
            
             Henrietta
             
               born
               at
            
             Exeter
             ,
             
               the
               Queen
               goes
               to
            
             France
             .
          
           
             
               The
               E.
               of
            
             Essex
             
               defeated
               at
            
             Lestithiel
             .
          
           
             
               Marq.
               of
            
             Newcastle
             
               Besieged
               in
            
             York
             
               by
               the
               E.
               of
            
             Manchester
             ,
             Lord
             Fairfax
             ,
             and
             Lesly
             .
          
           
             Prince
             Rupert
             
               raiseth
               the
               Siege
               of
            
             Latham
             -
             
               house
               ,
               &
               takes
               divers
               places
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Siege
               of
            
             York
             ra●●d
             .
          
           
             Marston-Moor
             fight
             .
          
           
             Prince
             Rupert
             
               commands
               the
               Main
               Battel
               ,
               Marq.
               of
            
             Newcastle
             
               one
               Wing
               ;
               General
            
             Goring
             ,
             Sir
             Charles
             Lucas
             
               and
               Major-General
            
             Porter
             
               several
               parties
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliaments
               Horse
               &
               Scotch
               Cavalry
               routed
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Victory
               dubious
               in
               other
               parts
               ,
               where
               the
               E.
               of
            
             Manchesters
             
               Horse
               engaged
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               his
               Lieut.
               Gen.
               a
               most
               indefatigable
               Souldier
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Tho.
             Barker
             ,
             Sir
             John
             Pettus
             ,
             Capt.
             Allen
             ,
             
               &c.
               imprisoned
            
             .
          
           
             
               An
               account
               of
            
             Oliver
             Cromwels
             life
             .
          
           
             
               Born
               of
               an
               ancient
               Family
               at
            
             Huntington
             .
          
           
             
               Married
               to
            
             Elizabeth
             
               the
               Niece
               of
               Sir
            
             Rob.
             Steward
             ,
             
               who
               settled
               on
               him
               an
               Estate
               after
               he
               had
               consumed
               his
               Patrimony
               ,
               and
               intended
               for
            
             New-England
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Robert
             Steward
             declares
             O.
             C.
             
               his
               Heir
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               gets
               into
               favour
               with
               the
               Faction
               ;
               they
               procure
               him
               to
               wife
               ,
            
             Elizabeth
             
               the
               Daughter
               of
               Sir
            
             James
             Bòwcher
             ,
             
               and
               choose
               him
               Burgess
               for
            
             Cambridge
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Marq.
               of
            
             Newcastle
             defeated
             .
          
           
             His
             Lambs
             
               excellent
               Souldiers
            
             .
          
           
             
               They
               are
               overpowred
               and
               destroyed
            
             .
          
           
             P.
             Rupert
             
               fled
               to
            
             Thursk
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Parl.
               Generals
               march
               to
               the
               Siege
               at
            
             York
             ,
             
               from
               whence
               they
               rose
               to
               fight
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               loss
               of
               men
               so
               great
               on
               both
               sides
               ,
               that
               the
               Inhabitants
               were
               poysoned
               with
               the
               smell
               of
               the
               Dead
               bodies
               .
            
          
           
             Marq.
             Newcastle
             ,
             L.
             Widrington
             ,
             Gen.
             King
             ,
             Sir
             Wil.
             Vavasor
             
               and
               others
               pass
               over
               to
            
             Hamburgh
             .
          
           
             
               Slain
               on
               the
               K.
               side
               ,
               the
               L.
            
             Cary
             ,
             
               and
               Sir
            
             Tho.
             Metham
             .
          
           
             
               On
               the
               Parl.
               side
               ,
               the
               Lord
            
             Diddup
             .
          
           
             York
             
               yielded
               by
               Sir
            
             Thomas
             Glenham
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               raise
               new
               L●vies
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               strange
               Tax
               laid
               upon
            
             London
             .
          
           
             Easing●house
             
               besieged
               by
               Sir
            
             Wil.
             Waller
             ,
          
           
             
               And
               relieved
               by
               Col.
            
             Gage
             
               and
               Col.
               Sir
            
             G.
             Buncley
             .
          
           
             
               The
               besiegers
               at
               Last
               depart
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               siege
               of
            
             Dennington-Castle
             .
          
           
             The
             summons
             by
             Col.
             Middleton
             .
          
           
             The
             Answer
             from
             Sir
             
               John
               Boys
            
             the
             Governour
             .
          
           
             
               The
               besiegers
               assault
               the
               Castle
               ,
               come
               off
               with
               loss
               ,
               and
               depart
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 They
                 are
                 met
                 by
                 Sir
              
               Francis
               Dorrington
               
                 &
                 Sir
              
               W.
               Courtney
               ,
               
                 and
                 worsted
              
               ;
            
             
               
                 They
                 afterwards
                 rout
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 K.
                 Horse
                 neer
              
               Sherburn
               .
            
          
           
             Dennington-castle
             
               again
               Summoned
               by
               Col.
            
             Horton
             .
          
           
             Manchester
             
               comes
               to
               his
               assistance
            
             .
          
           
             
               They
               batter
               the
               Castle
               ,
               but
               in
               vain
               :
               they
               depart
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               defacing
               of
               Churches
               in
               City
               and
               Country
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             R.
             Harloe
             
               a
               forward
               zealot
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               sends
               a
               Message
               for
               peace
               .
            
          
           
             
               An
               Association
               of
               Club-men
            
             .
          
           
             Banbury
             
               Siege
               raised
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Northampton
             
               and
               Col.
            
             Gage
             
               the
               Governour
               of
            
             Oxford
             ,
             relieve
             Banbury
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Siege
               raised
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Myn
             
               s●ain
               i●
            
             Glocestersh●re
             ,
             
               and
               the
               Royalists
               worsted
               by
            
             Mas●ey
             ,
          
           
             
               Who
               bestowed
               an
               hono●rable
               burial
               on
               the
               sai●
               C●lon●l
               .
            
          
           
             Princ●
             Rupert
             
               at
               the
            
             Severn
             ,
             
               where
               hapn●d
               daily
               Skir●●●hes
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               is
               worsted
               by
            
             Massey
             .
          
           
             Monmouth
             
               b●●●a●●d
               to
            
             Massey
             ,
             
               by
               Lieutenant-Co●
            
             .
             Kirle
             .
          
           
             Col
             Holtby
             
               Gover●our
               thereof
               escapes
            
             .
          
           
             Massey
             
               active
               and
               vigilant
            
             .
          
           
             Newberry
             
               second
               fight
            
             ,
             Octob.
             27.
             
          
           
             Manchester's
             
               forces
               over-powered
               the
               Kings
               ,
               but
               are
               rep●lied
               by
               Sir
            
             Bernard
             Astley
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             Yorks
             
               Regiment
               led
               by
               Sir
            
             Wil.
             St
             Leger
             ,
             
               and
               Pr.
            
             Maurices
             
               Brigade
               repulsed
            
             .
          
           
             Essex
             
               his
               Horse
               too
               hard
               for
               the
               Kings
               ,
               over-powred
               Sir
            
             Humphry
             Bennet
             
               and
               Major
            
             Leg
             ;
             
               but
               are
               repulsed
               by
               the
               Lord
            
             Bernard
             Stuart
             .
             Goring
             and
             Cleaveland
             
               worsted
               :
               Earle
               of
            
             Cleaveland
             
               taken
               Prisoner
               ,
               and
               the
               Kings
               person
               in
               danger
               .
            
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Manchester
             
               ingaged
               with
               Lord
            
             Ashley
             
               and
               Sir
            
             George
             Lisle
             ,
             
               they
               are
               worsted
               but
               relieved
               by
               Sir
            
             John
             Brown.
             
          
           
             
               The
               King
               marcheth
               to
            
             Wallingford
             ,
             
               and
               so
               to
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               Slain
               of
               note
               on
               the
               Kings
               side
               ,
               Sir
            
             William
             St.
             Leger
             .
          
           
             Essex
             
               had
               the
               Field
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Boys
             
               secured
               the
               Kings
               Artillery
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               relieves
            
             Dennington-castle
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               suspect
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Essex
             .
          
           
             Manchester
             and
             Cromwel
             disser
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               resolve
               to
               new
               model
               their
               Army
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               Order
               that
               no
               Member
               shall
               bear
               command
               in
               either
               Military
               or
               Civil
               affairs
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Ordinance
               for
               the
               new
               modeling
               the
               Army
            
             Decemb.
             31.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Fairfax
             
               made
               General
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               stots
               advance
               Southward
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               first
               Address
               ,
               contrived
               by
            
             Oliver
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Scots
               t●●●
            
             Newcastle
             .
          
           
             
               Plunder
               it
            
             .
          
           
             
               So●●m
               thanks
               at
            
             London
             
               for
               their
               success
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Alexander
             Carew
             
               behea●ed
               ,
               f●●
               end●avouring
               to
               betray
            
             Plymouth-Fort
             
               to
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Hotham
             
               and
               his
               son
               executed
            
             Jan.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
               for
               endeavouring
               to
               betray
            
             Hull
             ,
             
               and
               holding
               correspondence
               with
               the
               Marquess
               of
            
             Newcastle
             .
          
           
             Hugh
             Peters
             
               accompanieth
               them
               at
               their
               deaths
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Kings
             observations
             of
             them
             in
             his
             Me●itations
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Assembly
               of
               Divines
               consult
               about
               Church-Government
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Covena●t
               prest
               to
               be
               universally
               tak●●
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Comm●n-Prayer
               abolished
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             David
             Hawkins
             
               a
               zealous
               stickler
               for
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             
               Archbishop
               of
            
             Canterbury
             b●head●d
             .
          
           
             Vide
             Speech●s
             .
          
           
             
               Buried
               at
            
             Alhallows
             Barking
             ,
             London
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Henry
             Gage
             
               C●l
               .
               for
               the
               King
               ,
               shot
               neer
            
             Abingdon
             .
          
           
             Uxbridge
             -
             Tr●aty
             ,
             Jan.
             3.
             
          
           
             
               Commissioners
               for
               the
               King
               at
               the
               Treaty
               at
            
             Uxbridge
             .
          
           
             
               Commissioners
               for
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               Scotch
               Commissioners
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               main
               things
               to
               be
               treated
               of
               were
               ,
            
             Religon
             ,
             Militia
             ,
             and
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               refuseth
               to
               alter
               Religion
               by
               Bishops
               ,
               but
               would
               admit
               of
               some
               amendments
               in
               the
               Liturgie
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               is
               willing
               some
               Garrisons
               should
               be
               in
               the
               Parliaments
               hands
            
             pro
             tempore
             ,
             
               but
               will
               not
               abrogate
               the
               Cessation
               in
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Love
             
               a
               strange
               Incendiary
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Treaty
               ended
               in
               vain
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Macguire
             
               and
               Col.
            
             Mac
             Mahon
             
               hanged
               drawn
               and
               quartered
            
             .
          
           
             Shrewsbury
             
               taken
               by
               Major-General
            
             Mitton
             
               for
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               hath
               the
               thanks
               of
               the
               House
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               takes
            
             Scarborough
             and
             Weymouth
             ,
             
               they
               raise
            
             Plymouth
             Siege
             .
             Ponfract
             -
             
               castle
               relieved
               by
               Sir
            
             Marmaduke
             Langdale
             :
             
               he
               routs
               the
               Parl.
               Forces
               under
               Col.
            
             Rossiter
             .
          
           
             Essex
             ,
             Manchester
             ,
             and
             Denbigh
             
               resigne
               their
               Commissions
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               notable
               success
               at
               the
            
             Devises
             ,
             
               under
               Sir
            
             Jacob
             Ashley
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Faction
               at
            
             Oxford
             ;
             
               the
               Lords
            
             ,
             Savil
             ,
             Percy
             ,
             and
             Andover
             ,
             confined
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               Adjourned
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Parliament's
             
               new
               Generals
               Commission
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Actions
               of
               the
               Renowned
               Marquess
               of
            
             Montross
             .
          
           
             
               He
               arrives
               in
               the
               Highlands
               of
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               He
               fights
               the
               Covenanters
               ,
               and
               obtains
               a
               great
               Victory
               at
            
             Tepper-Moor
             .
          
           
             
               H●
               makes
               great
               spoils
               in
            
             Argyles
             
               Country
               ,
               Who
               with
               the
               E.
               of
            
             Seaforth
             ,
             
               ma●ch
               against
               him
               with
               two
               several
               Armies
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               routs
            
             Argyle
             ,
             
               defeats
               Col.
            
             Hurry
             at
             Brechin
             ,
             
               afterwards
               at
            
             Alderne
             ,
             
               and
               obtains
               a
               remarkable
               Victory
               at
            
             Alesford
             -
             hills
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Gourdons
             death
             .
          
           
             
               Marquess
               of
            
             Montross
             
               affrights
               the
               Parliament
               at
               St.
            
             Johnstons
             .
          
           
             
               His
               famous
               Victory
               at
            
             Kilsith
             .
          
           
             David
             Lesley
             routed
             .
          
           
             
               The
               N●bility
               &
               Gentry
               assist
               him
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               orders
            
             Montross
             
               to
               disband
            
             .
          
           
             Colonel
             Massey
             
               defeated
               at
            
             Lidbury
             
               by
               Prince
            
             Rupert
             .
          
           
             
               He
               is
               forced
               to
               flye
               ,
               and
               narrowly
               escapes
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Fairfax
             
               takes
               command
               of
               the
               Army
            
             .
          
           
             Prince
             Rupert
             
               and
               Prince
            
             Maurice
             
               raise
               Horse
               in
            
             Worcester-shire
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               sent
               to
               intercept
               the
               Kings
               Forces
               ,
               routs
               them
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Queens
                 Standard
                 taken
              
               .
            
             
               
                 He
                 summons
              
               Blechington
               house
               ;
               
                 the
                 Governour
                 Col.
              
               Windebank
               
                 delivers
                 it
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               And
               was
               therefore
               shot
               to
               death
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               takes
               Sir
            
             William
             Vaughan
             at
             Radcot
             -
             bridge
             .
          
           
             Goring
             gives
             Cromwel
             
               his
               first
               brush
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               new
               modeled
               Army
               march
               to
            
             Blandford
             in
             Dorset-shire
             :
             
               take
               Lieutenant-Col
            
             .
             Hacket
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               leaving
            
             Oxford
             ,
             
               takes
               the
               field
            
             .
          
           
             Fairfax
             
               recalled
               from
               the
               West
               ,
               but
               leaves
               part
               of
               his
               Army
               there
               .
            
          
           
             Oxford
             
               besieged
               the
               second
               time
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               cruel
               custome
               at
            
             Abingdon
             ,
          
           
             
               Borstal
               -
               
                 house
                 besieged
              
               .
            
             
               Gaunt
               -
               
                 house
                 surrendred
              
               .
            
          
           
             Chester
             
               distressed
               ;
               Relieved
               by
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             Goring
             ,
             Hopton
             ,
             and
             Greenvile
             
               joyn
               ,
               and
               besiege
            
             Taunton
             .
             Leicester
             
               Stormed
               and
               taken
               by
               Prince
            
             Rupert
             ,
             May
             21.
             
          
           
             
               He
               takes
               Sir
            
             Robert
             Pye
             :
             
               the
               Town
               is
               plundered
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               almost
               driven
               to
               despair
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               and
               Royalists
               too
               confident
               of
               Success
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Fairfax
             
               ordered
               to
               give
               the
               King-Battel
            
             .
          
           
             York-shire
             
               a
               long
               time
               harrased
               by
               the
               Scots
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               unresolved
               which
               way
               to
               bend
               his
               Forces
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               order
            
             Fairfax
             
               to
               put
               their
               differences
               to
               the
               decision
               of
               a
               Battel
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               march
               to
            
             Marsh-Gibeon
             .
             Major-General
             Brown
             Garisons
             Gaunt
             -
             
               house
               .
               The
               King
               at
            
             Daventry
             ,
             and
             Northampton
             
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               sent
               for
               by
               the
               Parliament
               to
               command
               their
               Horse
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Foot
               and
               Carriages
               quartered
               upon
            
             Burrough-hill
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliaments
               Army
               at
            
             Gilsborough
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Army
               march
               to
            
             Pomfret
             .
          
           
             Ireton
             
               with
               a
               strong
               party
               of
               Horse
               sent
               to
               fall
               upon
               his
               Flank
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Head-quarters
               at
            
             Naseby
             .
             
               Alarm'd
               by
            
             Ireton
             ,
             
               he
               goes
               to
            
             Harborough
             ,
             
               and
               unhappily
               resolves
               to
               fight
            
             .
          
           
             Naseby
             -
             fight
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               forces
               Rendezvouz
               neer
            
             Naseby
             :
             
               they
               discover
               the
               Kings
               Horse
               neer
            
             Harborough
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               misinformed
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               commands
               the
               right
               Wing
               of
               the
               Parl.
               horse
            
             ;
             Ireton
             
               the
               left
               :
               The
               Gen.
               and
            
             Skippon
             
               the
               main
               battel
               of
               Foot.
            
             Whaley
             routs
             Langdale
             ,
             
               who
               commanded
               part
               of
               the
               Kings
               left
               Wing
               .
            
          
           
             
               Prince
               Rupert
               
                 routs
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 left
                 Wing
              
               .
            
             
               Ireton
               
                 taken
                 Prisoner
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 the
                 fortune
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 changing
                 )
                 is
                 released
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Foot
               over-powered
               by
               the
               Parliaments
               Horse
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               Cavalry
               in
               great
               distress
            
             .
          
           
             Okey's
             
               Dragoons
               do
               notable
               Execution
               on
               the
               Kings
               Horse
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Calamities
               of
               this
               day
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               take
               many
               of
               the
               Kings
               Officers
               ,
               and
               his
               Standard
               ●
               with
               his
               Cabinet
               of
               Letters
               ,
               which
               they
               unworthily
               publish
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               advantage
               equal
               to
               both
               parties
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Bard.
             
               did
               excellent
               service
               for
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             Fiennes
             
               s●nt
               to
            
             London
             
               with
               the
               Prisoners
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliaments
               Forces
               pursut
               the
               Kings
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
            
             Ashby
             de
             la
             zouch
             .
             
               He
               goes
               into
            
             Wales
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Marmaduke
             Langdale
             
               flies
               to
            
             Newark
             .
          
           
             Taunton
             
               distrest
               by
               the
               Lord
            
             Goring
             .
          
           
             Leicester
             retaken
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Hastings
             
               Governour
               thereof
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Souldiers
               march
               out
               with
               Staves
               in
               their
               hands
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliaments
               Army
               march
               towards
            
             Marlborough
             .
          
           
             The
             Club
             men
             rise
             .
          
           
             
               They
               Petition
               the
               King
               and
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             Taunton
             freed
             ,
             Iuly
             7.
             
          
           
             And
             Goring
             
               after
               his
               defeating
               the
               besieged
               departed
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               Army
               quartered
               at
            
             Long-Sutton
             ,
          
           
             
               they
               march
               to
            
             Langport
             .
          
           
             Massey
             
               resolutely
               attempis
               their
               Rear
               ,
               but
               with
               loss
               .
            
          
           
             Langport
             fight
             .
          
           
             General
             Fairfax
             
               routs
               the
               Lord
            
             Goring
             .
          
           
             Langport
             fired
             .
          
           
             General
             Fairfax
             at
             Bridgewater
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Richard
             Greenvile
             ,
             
               and
               Sir
            
             John
             Berkley
             
               joyn
               with
               the
               Lord
            
             Goring
             .
          
           
             Bridgewater
             taken
             ,
             July
             23.
             
               by
               the
               Parliament
               .
               The
               Parliaments
               forlorn
               led
               by
            
             Hewson
             
               a
               daring
               Souldier
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               town
               fired
            
             .
          
           
             Colonel
             Okey
             takes
             Burrough
             -
             
               Garrison
               for
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Clubmen
             dispersed
             .
          
           
             
               They
               were
               Ten
               thousand
               in
               a
               Body
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Motto
             of
             one
             of
             their
             Colours
             .
          
           
             Sherburn
             -
             
               Castle
               besieged
               ,
               and
            
             Bath
             taken
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Lewes
             Dives
             
               the
               Governour
               of
            
             Sherburn
             -
             
               Castle
               maks
               a
               nota●●●
               defence
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               General
               Summons
               the
               Castle
               ,
               and
               offers
               the
               Ladies
               and
               women
               their
               liberty
               to
               depart
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Castle
                 again
                 Summoned
              
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Governours
                 resolute
                 answer
              
               .
            
          
           
             Sherburn
             -
             
               Castle
               taken
            
             August
             .
             15.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Lewis
             Dives
             
               imprisoned
               in
               the
            
             Tower
             :
             
               he
               escapes
               to
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             Nunny
             -
             
               Castle
               taken
               by
               Colonel
            
             Rainsborough
             
               for
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             Ireton
             
               sent
               towards
            
             Bristol
             .
          
           
             
               Several
               Salleys
               with
               different
               success
               .
               Sir
            
             Bernard
             Ashley
             
               mortally
               wounded
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Fairfax's
            
             Summons
             to
             Prince
             Rupert
             .
          
           
             Observe
             the
             strange
             guise
             of
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Trumpeter
               detained
               :
               a
               Cessation
               .
            
          
           
             Prince
             Rupert●
             Answer
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Fairfax's
             reply
             .
          
           
             Bristol
             Stormed
             Sept.
             10.
             
          
           
             
               and
               afterwards
               delivered
               upon
               Articles
            
             .
          
           
             
               Sir
               Richard
               Crane
               slain
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Royalists
                 march
                 to
              
               Oxford
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Gen.
               waits
               on
               Prince
            
             Rupert
             
               two
               miles
               out
               of
            
             Bristol
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Plague
               at
            
             Bristol
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Tho.
             Fairfax
             
               removes
               to
            
             Bath
             .
          
           
             
               Sir
               Hugh
               Cholmley
               delivers
               Scarborough
               
                 to
                 Sir
              
               Matthew
               Boynton
               ,
               
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
              
               ,
               July
               25.
               
            
             
               Raby
               ,
               Skipton
               ,
               Sandal
               ,
               and
               Pomfret-Castles
               
                 delito
                 the
                 Parl.
              
               Hereford
               
                 besieged
                 by
                 the
                 Scots
                 .
                 They
                 take
              
               Canon-Froom
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sir
               Barnabas
               Scudamore
               
                 Governour
                 of
              
               Hereford
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Siege
                 raised
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               in
               person
               encounters
               the
               Scots
               at
            
             Bewdley
             ,
             
               and
               wors●eth
               them
               :
               defeats
               Sir
            
             John
             Gell
             ,
             
               and
               enters
               the
               Association
               ,
               and
               surpriseth
            
             Huntingdon
             .
          
           
             and
             Cambridge
             .
          
           
             St.
             Ives
             fined
             500
             
               pound
               by
               toe
               King.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Royalists
               began
               to
               come
               in
               upon
               composition
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               marcheth
               towards
            
             Wales
             ;
             
               comes
               to
            
             Ludlow
             ,
             
               designing
               to
               relieve
            
             Chester
             .
          
           
             Routon
             -
             heathfight
             ,
             Sept.
             24.
             
             
               The
               Parliaments
               Forces
               under
               General
            
             Poyntz
             
               beaten
               ;
               but
               reserves
               coming
               in
               ,
               the
               King
               is
               worsted
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               quits
            
             Chester
             ,
             
               and
               goes
               into
            
             Wales
             .
          
           
             
               Eikon
               Basil.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               King
               assists
            
             Montross
             
               with
               Horse
            
             .
          
           
             Sherburn
             fight
             Octo.
             25.
             in
             York
             -
             shire
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Royalists
               forced
               to
               f●●
               ,
               by
               Colonel
            
             Copley
             
               and
               Colonel
            
             Lilburn
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Digby
             
               routed
               at
            
             Carlisle
             -
             
               Sands
               ,
               he
               flies
               into
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
            
             Newark
             ,
             Octob.
             Lord
             Bellasis
             
               Governour
               thereof
               .
               Lord
            
             Digby
             
               charged
               with
               disloyalty
               by
               divers
               Lords
               ,
               the
               King
               his
               friend
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               returns
               to
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               Gen.
               Poyntz
               
                 routs
                 the
                 Kings
                 C●nvoy
              
               .
            
             
               Belvoyr
               
                 taken
                 .
                 Sir
              
               Gervas
               Lucas
               
                 Governour
                 thereof
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Several
               Castles
               and
               Houses
               taken
            
             .
          
           
             Berkley
             
               Castle
               Surrendred
               by
               Sir
            
             Charles
             Lucas
             .
          
           
             Devises
             and
             Winchester
             
               Surrendred
               by
               the
               Lord
            
             Ogle
             .
          
           
             Basing-house
             
               stormed
               and
               taken
            
             .
          
           
             Doctor
             Griffiths
             
               Daughter
               slain
               .
               Marquess
               of
            
             Winchester
             
               and
               the
               Governour
               sent
               Prisoners
               to
            
             London
             .
          
           
             Basing-house
             demolished
             .
          
           
             
               The
               plunder
               great
               and
               rich
            
             .
          
           
             Langford-house
             
               Surrend●ed
               to
            
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             Tiverton
             
               taken
               by
            
             Fairfax
             .
             Major
             Sadler
             
               executed
               :
               Sir
            
             Gilbert
             Talbot
             
               taken
               Prisoner
            
             .
          
           
             
               Transactions
               in
               the
               West
               betwixt
               the
               Armies
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               siege
               of
            
             Exeter
             ,
             
               by
               the
               Lord
            
             Fairfax
             .
             Prince
             Rupert
             
               endeavours
               accommodation
               with
            
             Fairfax
             .
          
           
             General
             Goring
             
               goes
               into
            
             France
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Wentworth
             
               commands
               his
               Troops
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               skirmish
               at
            
             Corf
             -
             
               Castle
               between
               the
               Kings
               Horse
               and
               the
               Parliaments
               ;
               the
               Kings
               Horse
               worsted
               .
            
          
           
             Fairfax
             at
             Dartmouth
             .
             Plymouth
             
               siege
               d●serted
            
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Wentworth
             
               worsted
               by
            
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             Darmouth
             
               stormed
               and
               taken
               ,
               Sir
            
             Hugh
             Pollard
             Governour
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Henry
             Cary
             
               hath
               conditions
               to
               march
               ,
               the
               Governour
               and
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Newport
             
               have
               quarter
               given
            
             .
          
           
             Torrington
             -
             fight
             .
          
           
             
               it
               is
               taken
               by
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             80
             
               ba●rels
               of
               Powder
               fired
               in
               a
               Church
               ,
               the
               guard
               killed
               ,
               the
               Army
               and
               Town
               endangered
               .
            
          
           
             Lord
             Hopton
             
               and
               Lord
            
             Capel
             
               wounded
               .
               Lord
            
             Hoptons
             
               Commission
               taken
            
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Hopton
             
               a
               valiant
               and
               discreet
               Souldier
            
             .
          
           
             Shelford
             -
             
               house
               stormed
               and
               taken
            
             ,
          
           
             by
             Maj.
             Gen.
             Poyntz
             .
             Col.
             Stanhop
             
               the
               Governour
               thereof
               killed
               ,
               and
               the
               house
               demolished
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Countess
               of
            
             Derby
             surrenders
             Larham
             -
             house
             .
          
           
             
               A
               neat
               Stratagem
            
             .
          
           
             Bolton
             -
             
               Castle
               and
            
             Beeston
             -
             
               Castle
               delivered
            
             .
          
           
             Hereford
             
               taken
               by
               surpris●
            
             .
             December
             18.
             
          
           
             Lord
             Brudenel
             ,
             
               fourteen
               Knights
               ,
               and
               Iudge
            
             Jenkins
             
               taken
               Prisoners
            
             .
          
           
             Westchester
             taken
             .
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Brereton
             
               Commander
               for
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Byron
             surrenders
             Chester
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Court
               of
               Wards
               Voted
               down
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Forces
               under
               Sir
            
             Jacob
             Ashley
             
               defeated
               at
            
             Stow
             in
             the
             Would
             ,
             March
             12.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Jacob
             Ashley
             
               taken
               Prisoner
            
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Hopton
             disbands
             .
          
           
             Sir
             James
             Smith
             
               falls
               on
               a
               party
               of
               Parliamentarians
               ,
               with
               success
               .
               The
               Prince
               and
               Lord
            
             Culpeper
             
               set
               sail
               for
            
             Scilly
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Hopton
             
               complemented
               by
               the
               Parliament
               General
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               Army
               beat
               up
               the
               Princes
               quarters
               ,
               neer
               St.
            
             Columbe
             .
             Major-General
             Perr
             ,
             
               a
               gallant-Commander
               ,
               mortally
               wounded
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Treaty
               concluded
               on
               at
            
             Tresilian
             -
             
               bridge
               :
               a
               Cessation
               agreed
               on
               .
            
          
           
             
               Nine
               Brigades
               disbanded
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Conditions
               of
               their
               disbanding
            
             .
          
           
             
               Th●●
               take
               shipping
               at
            
             Plymouth
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Hopton
             and
             Wentworth
             
               sail
               into
            
             Scilly
             .
          
           
             Abingdon
             
               attempted
               by
               Sir
            
             Stephen
             Hawkins
             .
          
           
             Ashby
             de●la-zouch
             
               surrendred
               to
               the
               Parliament
               by
               the
               Lord
            
             Loughborough
             .
          
           
             Dennington
             -
             
               Castle
               surrendred
            
             (
             Mar.
             25.
             1646.
             
             )
             
               to
               the
               Parliament
            
             ,
          
           
             
               and
               demolished
            
             .
          
           
             Ruthen
             -
             
               Castle
               delivered
               to
               the
               Parliament
               by
               Sir
            
             William
             Vaughan
             .
          
           
             April
             8.
             
             Corf
             -
             
               Castle
               ta●●●
               ▪
            
          
           
             Exeter
             -
             
               City
               delivered
            
             ,
             Apr.
             3.
             
               to
               the
               Lord
            
             Fairfax
             ,
             
               by
               the
               Governour
               Sir
            
             John
             Berkley
             ,
             
               by
               a
               Treaty
               between
               Commissioners
               on
               both
               sides
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Conditions
             .
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Stawel
             
               included
               in
               the
               Articles
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               General
               marcheth
               to
            
             Tiverton
             ,
          
           
             
               and
               towards
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             *
             Anglia
             Rediviva
             .
          
           
             Woodstock
             surrendred
             (
             April
             26
             )
             
               to
               Colonel
            
             Rainsborough
             
               for
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               leaves
            
             Oxford
             ,
             April
             .
             27.
             
          
           
             
               T●e
               King
               disguised
               com●s
               to
               the
               Scotch
               Army
               ,
            
             May
             4.
             
          
           
             
               The
               King
               reiterated
               Messages
               for
               peace
               :
               the
               first
               ,
            
             Dec.
             5.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Parliaments
               answer
            
             .
          
           
             
               Message
               of
               the
            
             15
             of
             December
             ,
             1645.
             
          
           
             
               Message
               of
               the
            
             15
             of
             Decem.
             
               for
               a
               Personal
               Treaty
            
             .
          
           
             
               Another
               to
               the
               same
               purpose
            
             ,
             Decemb
             29.
             
          
           
             
               Royalists
               expeled
               the
               Lines
               of
               Communication
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliaments
               Answer
            
             January
             14.
             
          
           
             The
             King
             replies
             ,
             
               Jan.
               15.
            
             
          
           
             The
             Kings
             Message
             and
             Answer
             of
             the
             17
             of
             January
             to
             that
             of
             the
             13.
             
          
           
             His
             Majesties
             Message●
             of
             the
             
             24th
             of
             Jan.
             
          
           
             
               The
               King
               commands
               a
               general
               weekly
               Fast
               in
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Glamorgan
             
               〈◊〉
               by
               the
               Lord
            
             Digby
             ,
             
               and
               for
               a
               while
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Ma●esties
             〈◊〉
             ,
             
               Jan.
               29.
            
             
          
           
             The
             Parliament
             publish
             an
             Ordinance
             for
             the
             Scizure
             of
             the
             King
             and
             his
             Adherents
             .
          
           
             
               They
               pretend
               to
               invite
               the
               Prince
               by
               Commissioners
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Prince
               departing
               for
            
             France
             .
          
           
             Barnstable
             surrendred
             April
             7
             th
             .
             Ruthen
             -
             
               Castle
               ,
               St.
            
             Michaels
             Mount
             ,
             and
             Dunster
             -
             
               Castle
               Surrendred
               .
               Arch-Bishop
               of
            
             York
             
               declares
               for
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
             Dudly
             -
             
               Castle
               surrendred
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Fairfax
             
               c●m●s
               before
            
             Oxford
             :
             
               he
               summons
               a
               Council
               of
               War
               ,
               raiseth
               a
               great
               Fort
               neer
               the
               Town
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Glemham
             
               Gov●r●●●r
               of
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             Carlile
             
               ●ie●led
               to
               the
               Sc●ts
            
             July
             1●
             ,
             1645
             ,
             
               by
               Sir
            
             Thomas
             Glemham
             .
          
           
             
               Divisions
               at
               Court
               among
               the
               Nobles
               at
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             Oxford
             delivered
             June
             23.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Governour
               marcheth
               to
            
             Tame
             .
          
           
             Prince
             Rupert
             
               and
               Prince
            
             Maurice
             
               depart
               to
            
             Oatlands
             .
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             
               and
               many
               persons
               of
               great
               Quality
               depart
               from
            
             Oxford
             .
             
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             
               conveyed
               to
            
             St.
             
             Iames's
             ;
             
               soo●
               after
               into
            
             Holland
             ;
             
               the
               Princess
            
             Henrietta
             to
             France
             ,
             
               a
               while
               before
            
             .
             Faringdon
             
               included
               in
               the
            
             Oxford
             Articles
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Parliament-Forces
               under
               Col.
            
             Poyntz
             
               and
               Col.
            
             Rossiter
             besiege
             Newark
             .
          
           
             General
             Leven
             
               with
               his
               Scots
               draws
               of
               from
            
             Newark
             :
             
               the
               Town
               Summoned
               ;
               Lord
            
             Bellasis
             
               the
               Governour
               commanded
               by
               the
               King
               to
               surrender
               .
            
          
           
             May
             4
             
               a
               Treaty
               entred
               into
               ,
               and
            
             Newark
             yeilded
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament-Forces
               under
               Col.
            
             Whaley
             besiege
             Banbury
             .
          
           
             *
             Anglia
             Rediviva
             .
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Compton
             
               the
               Governour
               yields
               on
               honourable
               Terms
               ,
            
             May
             8.
             
          
           
             Lord
             Say
             
               Proprietor
               of
               the
               place
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Castle
               demolished
            
             .
          
           
             Colonel
             Whaley
             
               marcheth
               to
            
             Worcester
             .
          
           
             
               Besiegeth
               it
               for
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             Colonel
             Washington
             
               the
               Governour
               y●ildeth
            
             ,
             July
             23.
             
          
           
             Wallingford
             yeilded
             ,
             July
             28
             ,
             
               to
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Fairfax
             
               goeth
               to
               the
            
             Bath
             ,
             
               from
               thence
               to
            
             Ragland
             -
             
               Castle
               ,
               to
               assist
               Colonel
            
             Morgan
             ,
             Sir
             Trevor
             Williams
             ,
             
               and
               Colonel
            
             Laughorn
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Fairfax
            
             summons
             the
             Marquess
             of
             Worcester
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Marquess
               his
               Answer
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               desires
               to
               send
               to
               know
               the
               Kings
               pleasure
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               General
               denyes
               it
               ,
               shews
               the
               inconveniencies
               of
               the
               Marquess
               hi●
               refusal
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Marquess
               urgeth
               reasons
               on
               his
               side
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Marquess
               excepted
               out
               of
               the
               Parliaments
               Pardon
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               General
               promiseth
               to
               interpose
               between
               his
               Lordship
               and
               the
               Committees
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Marquess
               cites
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Shrewsburies
             Case
             .
          
           
             Ragland
             -
             
               Castle
               surrendred
            
             Aug.
             19
             ,
             
               to
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Marquess
               casts
               himself
               on
               the
               Parliaments
               mercy
               .
               Several
               persons
               of
               Quality
               in
               the
               Castle
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Marquess
               a
               great
               Scholar
               ,
               to
               whom
               the
               King
               was
               much
               indebted
               :
               he
               departs
               this
               life
               .
            
          
           
             Major-General
             Mitton
             takes
             Conway
             -
             
               Castle
               by
               Storm
               for
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
             Carnarvan
             -
             
               Castle
               delivered
               ;
               as
               also
            
             Ludlow
             ,
             Litchfield
             -
             
               Close
               ,
               and
            
             Borstal
             house
             .
          
           
             Pendennis
             -
             Castle
             (
             and
             Mount-Michael
             )
             
               taken
               for
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               by
               Colonel
            
             Hammond
             .
             John
             Arundel
             
               Esq.
               the
               Governour
               having
               order
               from
               the
               King
               to
               surrender
               .
            
          
           
             Scilly
             -
             Island
             ,
             Denbigh
             and
             Holt
             -
             
               Castle
               Surrendred
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwell
             
               the
               Idol
               of
               the
               pretended
            
             Saints
             .
          
           
             
               He
               disbands
               〈◊〉
               of
               the
               Arm●
               under
               Major-General
            
             Massey
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               designes
               to
               create
               differences
               in
               the
               Army
               .
            
          
           
             Colonel
             Cooks
             
               Brigade
               disbanded
            
             .
          
           
             *
             Anglia
             Rediviva
             .
          
           
             *
             Anglia
             Rediviva
             .
          
           
             
               Many
               of
               the
               disbanded
               Souldiers
               of
               Forreign
               Countries
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Factions
               begin
               now
               to
               unmask
               themselves
               ,
               and
               lay
               open
               their
               intentions
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               two
               Factions
            
             ,
             Presbytery
             and
             Independency
             
               distruct
               each
               other
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               maligned
               to
               his
               people
               .
            
          
           
             
               his
               party
               highly
               exasperated
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Scotch
                 Parliament
                 and
                 Army
                 ingross
                 the
                 wealth
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 .
                 The
                 Scots
                 are
                 for
                 ready
                 Cash
                 ,
                 the
                 others
                 for
                 Delinquents
                 Estates
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 Scots
                 possession
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               of
            
             England
             
               consult
               concerning
               the
               Kings
               person
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
            
             Newcastle
             May
             13.
             
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 S●ots
                 Gen.
                 Pro●laims
                 that
                 no
                 Papists
                 nor
                 Delinquents
                 shall
                 came
                 neer
                 the
                 Kings
                 Person
                 .
                 The
                 Sc●ts
                 lay
                 heavy
                 Assessments
                 on
                 the
                 Northern
                 Counties
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 They
                 send
                 for
                 their
                 Horse
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               English
               Parliament
               Vote
               them
               home
               ,
               and
            
             100000
             
               l.
               to
               be
               paid
               to
               their
               Army
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Scotch
               Commissioners
               gloze
               with
               the
               English
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Dispates
               betwixt
               the
               King
               and
               Mr.
            
             Henderson
             at
             Newcastle
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Henderson
             
               languisheth
               and
               dyeth
            
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Stephen
             Marshal
             
               a
               great
               Preacher
               of
               the
               Covenant
               at
            
             Newcastle
             .
          
           
             
               Politick
               disputes
               between
               the
               Parliament
               and
               the
               Scotch
               Commissioners
               .
            
          
           
             〈◊〉
             and
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             11.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               The
               Scots
               urge
               the
               Parliaments
               promise
               of
               Uniformity
               ,
               and
               their
               ordering
               the
               Covenant
               to
               be
               printed
               in
               most
               Forrain
               Languages
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               publish
               a
               Declaration
            
             .
          
           
             One
             Paragraph
             thereof
             ,
             relating
             to
             Church-Goverment
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               The
               23
               
                 Propositions
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
              
               Newcastle
               .
            
             
               
                 These
                 the
                 chiefest
                 of
                 the
                 Propositions
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 relating
                 to
              
               Ireland
               ,
               
                 and
                 other
                 private
                 Concerns
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Discou●●
               between
               the
               King
               and
               the
               Parliaments
               Commissioners
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               Answer
               to
               the
               Propositions
            
             
               
                 August
                 1.
              
               
            
          
           
             Duke
             Hamilton
             
               and
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Lanerick
             
               industrious
               to
               work
               his
               Majesty
               to
               consent
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Fastio●s
               scandalize
               the
               King
               as
               being
               obstinate
               and
               perverse
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Marquess
               of
            
             Montross
             
               ordered
               to
               lay
               down
               his
               Arms.
               
            
          
           
             
               He
               takes
               ship
               for
            
             Norway
             ,
             
               sollicites
               for
               the
               King
               in
               forain
               Courts
               ,
               at
               last
               betakes
               himself
               to
               the
               Court
               of
               King
            
             Charles
             the
             2.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Earle
               of
            
             Lowdon
             
               unravels
               the
               compact
               of
               both
               Parliaments
               to
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Lowdon
             
               's
               speech
               to
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             
               Instructions
               sent
               from
            
             Scotland
             to
             Newcastle
             
               concerning
               giving
               over
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Scots
               oppress
               the
               Northern
               Counties
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               agree
               with
               the
               Parliament
               to
               deliver
               the
               King
               for
            
             400000
             
               l.
               they
               insist
               upon
               the
               salt
               of
               Delinquents
               estates
               for
               security
               of
               performance
               .
            
          
           
             
               But
               are
               p●id
               out
               of
               Church-Lands
               sol●
               by
               ●rder
               of
               Pa●liament
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               delivered
               by
               the
               Scots
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Kings
             Message
             from
             Newcastle
             of
             the
             
             20th
             of
             December
             .
          
           
             He
             pr●p●s●th
             .
             again
             his
             coming
             to
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Scotch
               Parliament
               resolves
               concerning
               the
               Kings
               person
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               Plot
               noysed
               of
               the
               King's
               escape
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               affairs
               of
            
             Ireland
             related
             .
             150000
             
               men
               ,
               women
               and
               children
               massacred
               by
               the
               Irish
               Rebels
               ;
               the
               English
               Lords
               of
               the
               Pale
               side
               with
               them
               .
               Earl
               of
            
             Leicester
             
               appointed
               Lord
               Deputy
               ,
               and
               appoints
               the
               E.
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               to
               be
               his
               L.
               Gen.
               who
               after
               many
               successful
               encounters
               concludes
               a
               Cessation
               with
               the
               Rebels
               in
            
             1643
             ,
             
               by
               order
               from
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Parl.
                 party
                 and
                 Scots
                 carry
                 on
                 the
                 War
                 there
                 :
                 they
                 arraign
              
               Mac
               Mahon
               
                 and
                 the
                 L.
              
               Macquire
               ,
               
                 both
                 w
                 ch
                 were
                 executed
                 at
              
               Tyburn
               .
            
             
               Ld.
               Inchiquin
               
                 &
                 Lord
              
               Broughil
               
                 in
                 distress
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Lord
              
               Lisle
               
                 ordered
                 to
                 go
                 into
              
               Ireland
               
                 with
                 an
                 Army
                 of
              
               8000
               men
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Ld.
              
               Muskerry
               
                 Gen.
                 for
                 the
                 Irish.
                 Marquess
                 of
              
               Ormonds
               
                 converts
                 the
                 Cessation
                 into
                 Peace
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 ●●p●●ed
                 by
                 the
                 Popi●h
                 C●ergy
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 inve●●ate
                 Papist
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               A
               half
               peace
               made
               in
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             Colonel
             Monck
             
               is
               sent
               by
               the
               Parliament
               into
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               and
               Popes
               Nuncio
               alike
               unconcerned
               in
               the
               Peace
               ..
            
          
           
             
               The
               Spaniard
               threatens
               to
               besiege
            
             Dublin
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Nun●io
               and
               his
               party
               ,
               notwithstanding
               some
               divisions
               among
               them
               ,
               prosecute
               the
               War.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Essex
             dyes
             ,
             Sept.
             13.
             
               suspected
               to
               be
               poysoned
               .
               A
               Zealous
               man
               for
               a
               composure
               ,
               and
               an
               able
               Souldier
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               was
               unfortunately
               married
               to
               the
               Lady
            
             Francis
             Howard
             ,
             
               and
               afterwards
               married
               to
               Sir
            
             Amias
             Pawlet's
             Daughter
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Funeral
               solemnized
            
             ,
             Oct.
             22
             
               in
               a
               magnificent
               manner
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Drawn
                 in
                 Effigie
                 upon
                 a
                 Chariot
                 from
              
               Essex
               -
               
                 house
                 to
              
               Westminster-Abby
               ,
               
                 his
                 Funeral
                 Sermon
                 preached
                 by
                 Mr.
              
               Vines
               .
               
                 Most
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament-Nobility
                 in
                 close
                 mourning
                 .
                 The
                 Effigie
                 placed
                 in
                 the
                 Chancel
                 ,
                 and
                 privately
                 defac●d
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Earldom
                 of
              
               Essex
               
                 conferred
                 on
                 the
              
               Capels
               .
               
                 The
                 Presbyterian
                 Government
                 and
                 Directory
                 no
                 sooner
                 set
                 up
                 but
                 slighted
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               The
               Ordinance
               for
               Presbyterian
               Government
               to
               be
               in
               force
               but
               three
               years
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Directory
               established
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Presbyterian
               and
               Independent
               parties
               divided
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Independents
               subtile
               practices
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               self-denying
               Ordinance
               ,
               by
               which
               the
               Independents
               out-wit
               the
               Presbyterians
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Presbyterians
               Counterplot
               ,
               of
               disbanding
               the
               Army
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               sents
               it
               ,
               and
               ●pre●s
               it
               among
               his
               Souldiers
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               chuse
               Adjutatours
               to
               draw
               up
               the
               se●●e
               of
               the
               Army
               ,
               ●●d
               assist
               at
               their
               Councils
               of
               War.
            
             Cromwel
             
               a
               compleat
               Polititian
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               declare
               not
               to
               disband
               till
               all
               their
               Arrears
               are
               paid
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               and
            
             Newcastle
             
               turned
               over
               to
               the
               English
               Commissioners
               ,
            
             Feb.
             6.
             
          
           
             
               They
               ki●●
               the
               Kings
               hand
               ;
               he
               is
               co●veyed
               to
            
             Holdenby
             ,
             
               met
               in
               the
               way
               by
               the
               General
               ,
               who
               a●●●●ted
               and
               ki●●'d
               the
               Kings
               hands
               the
               King
               commends
               him
               for
               a
               truely
               Noble
               person
               .
            
          
           
             
               At
               the
               Kings
               arrival
               at
            
             Holdenby
             ,
             
               his
               friends
               are
               forbid
               to
               attend
               him
               ,
               his
               Chaplains
               denyed
               admittance
               .
            
          
           
             
               This
               solitude
               the
               occasion
               of
               his
               writing
               his
               excellent
               Meditations
               .
            
          
           
             Major-General
             Brown
             
               reconciled
               to
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             
               He
               ●iverts
               himself
               by
               Bowling
               with
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Pembroke
             
               and
               Major-General
            
             Brown.
             
          
           
             Harrington
             
               an
               ungrateful
               servant
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Great
               Seal
               of
            
             England
             broken
             .
          
           
             Cornet
             Joyce
             
               seizeth
               the
               King
               a●
            
             Holdenby
             ,
             June
             4.
             
          
           
             
               The
               King
               deliberates
               what
               to
               do
               .
            
          
           
             
               puts
               several
               questions
               to
               the
               Souldiers
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               requests
               them
            
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               takes
               horse
               ,
               is
               welcomed
               at
            
             Childersly
             
               by
               the
               General
               ,
               but
               especially
               by
            
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               suffer
               the
               Kings
               friends
               and
               Chaplai●s
               to
               attend
               him
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               the
               chief
               conspirator
               in
               seizing
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               sets
               up
               the
               Levellers
            
             .
          
           
             
               They
               designe
               to
               lay
               all
               things
               in
               common
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Fairfax
            
             his
             Leter
             to
             the
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Message
               concerning
               it
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               perplexed
               thoughts
               of
               the
               Parliament
               and
               City
               about
               it
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             Richmond
             ,
             Dr.
             Sheldon
             
               and
               Dr.
            
             Hammond
             ,
             
               suffered
               to
               have
               access
               to
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               declare
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               demur
               to
               the
               suspending
               of
               their
               Members
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               forbeare
               sitting
               of
               themselves
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               quote
               th●
               Cases
               of
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Strafford
             ,
             
               Arch●B
               .
               of
            
             Canterbury
             
               and
               Ld.
               Keeper
            
             Finch
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               and
               Parliament
               over-aw●d
               by
            
             Cromwel
             :
             
               his
               remarkable
               expression
            
             .
          
           
             His
             Majesties
             Meditation
             on
             the
             designes
             of
             the
             several
             factions
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               desires
               his
               Childrens
               company
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Fairfax
            
             his
             Letter
             to
             the
             Parliament
             concerning
             the
             Kings
             desire
             of
             seeing
             his
             Children
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Letter
               from
               the
               King
               to
               the
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             inclosed
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               enjoy
               his
               Children
               company
               two
               days
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               Nephew
               the
               Prince
               Elector
               Palatine
               visits
               him
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Armies
               designe
               upon
               the
               City
               of
            
             London
             .
          
           
             The
             Citizens
             Petition
             the
             Lord
             Mayor
             in
             behalf
             of
             the
             King
             and
             the
             Army
             .
          
           
             
               The
               solemn
               ●n●agement
               of
               the
               City
               .
            
          
           
             A
             Declaration
             of
             the
             Lords
             and
             Commons
             ,
             forbidding
             subscriptions
             to
             the
             Engagement
             .
          
           
             
               The
               rashness
               and
               precipetancy
               of
               the
               City
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Pre●tices
               and
               R●●●le
               Tumult
               the
               Parliament-House
               .
            
          
           
             
          
           
             
               The
               Parl.
               〈…〉
               Speak●rs
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               former
               Speaker
               to
               the
               Commons
               m●naced
               by
            
             Cromwel
             .
             
               Both
               the
               old
               Speakers
               go
               to
               the
               Army
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Grey
             of
             Wark
             
               ch●●en
               Speaker
               to
               the
               Lords
               ,
               Mr.
            
             Hen.
             Pelham
             
               Speaker
               for
               the
               Commons
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parl.
               Vote
               the
               re-admission
               of
               the
            
             11
             Membe●s
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Committee
               of
               Safety
               set
               up
               .
            
          
           
             
               Tumults
               in
            
             London
             
               about
               listing
               of
               Forces
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               approach
               within
            
             10
             
               miles
               of
            
             London
             .
          
           
             The
             Kings
             Declaration
             clearing
             himself
             of
             any
             design●
             of
             war.
             
          
           
             
               He
               as
               a
               Neuter
               attends
               the
               Issue
               of
               Divine
               Providence
               .
            
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Fugitive
               Members
               sit
               in
               Council
               with
               the
               Army
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Armies
               Declaration
            
             .
          
           
             Fairfax
             
               sends
               warrants
               for
               the
               Trained-Bands
               to
               march
               against
               the
               City
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               City
               submits
               ,
               on
               dishonourable
               Conditions
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Fugitive
               Members
               reseated
            
             Aug.
             6.
             
               and
               the
               former
               Speakers
               placed
               by
               the
               General
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parl.
               appoint
               a
               day
               of
               Thanksgiving
               for
               their
               re●settlement
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               feas●ed
               by
               the
               City
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Fairfax
             made
             Generalissimo
             
               and
               Constable
               of
               the
               Tower.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Souldiers
               ordered
               a
               months
               gratuity
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               11
               
                 im●each●d
                 Memb●rs
                 with●ra●
              
               .
            
             
               
                 One
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Mr.
              
               Nichols
               ,
               
                 s●ized
                 on
                 by
              
               Cromwel
               ,
               
                 and
                 ab●●ed
              
               .
            
             
               Sir
               Philip
               Stapleton
               
                 passeth
                 over
                 to
              
               Calice
               ,
               
                 and
                 dyes
                 miserabl●
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               All
               Votes
               ,
               Ord●●s
               an●
               O●●inances
               passed
               in
               the
               〈◊〉
               of
               the
               Speakers
               a●togate●
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Sollicitour-General
               St.
            
             John
             ,
             Hazelrigg
             ,
             Sir
             Hen.
             Vane
             Junior
             ,
             Tho.
             Scot
             ,
             Cornelius
             Holland
             ,
             Prideaux
             ,
             Gourdon
             ,
             Sir
             John
             Evelin
             ●unior
             ,
             and
             Henry
             Mildway
             ,
             
               all
               Regicides
               ,
               and
               busie
               contrivers
               of
               the
               Armies
               designes
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Ordinance
               of
               Null
               and
               Void
               ,
               passed
            
             August
             20.
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             
               Citizens
               of
            
             London
             ,
             
               impeache●
               and
               com●●●t●d
               .
               The
               impeachment
               〈◊〉
               by
               Sir
            
             John
             Evelin
             junior
             and
             Miles
             Corbet
             .
          
           
             Poyntz
             and
             Massey
             
               〈◊〉
               to
            
             Holland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               brought
               to
            
             Hampton
             -
             
               Court
               :
               Commissioners
               sent
               to
               him
               from
               the
               Parliament
               with
               Propositions
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Preface
             thereunto
             .
          
           
             His
             Majesties
             Answer
             to
             them
             ,
             
               Sept.
               9.
            
             
          
           
             Those
             Prop●si●ti●●s
             〈…〉
             with
             〈…〉
             a
             Newcastle
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               〈◊〉
               the
               Army
               Proposa●
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               i●g●gl●s
               with
               his
               Majesty
            
             .
          
           
             A
             abstract
             of
             the
             Armies
             Proposals
             .
          
           
             
               [
               Money
               enough
               be
               sure
               ,
               this
               they
               intended
               for
               a
               Law
               no
               doubt
               ,
               and
               might
               have
               been
               put
               first
               ,
               the
               other
               being
               meerly
               sub●●rvient
               to
               it
               .
               ]
            
          
           
             They
             indulge
             the
             King
             in
             not
             abrogating
             the
             Common-Prayer
             ,
             and
             claw
             with
             the
             Papist
             .
          
           
             Life
             to
             the
             Royalist
             ,
             and
             death
             to
             the
             Presbyter
             .
          
           
             The
             rarest
             Article
             in
             the
             Pack
             .
          
           
             Divers
             pretences
             in
             favour
             of
             the
             Cavaliers
             .
             Cromwel
             designes
             to
             please
             all
             Parties
             ,
             by
             Proposing
             to
             regulate
             the
             Law
             and
             Assesstments
             ;
             Asserting
             the
             people●
             rights
             in
             Pe●●●ioning
             ;
             ag●●●st
             Forrest-Lands
             ,
             Excise
             ,
             Monopolies
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               and
               other
               Grandees
               of
               the
               Army
               ,
               frequently
               with
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               hasfleth
               with
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               is
               discovered
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               still
               kept
               at
            
             Hampton
             -
             
               Court
               ,
               with
               the
               publike
               use
               of
               Common-prayer
               ,
               in
               great
               State
               ,
               his
               friends
               and
               Chaplains
               about
               him
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Faction
               and
            
             Cromwel
             
               suspect
               and
               fear
               ●he
               Kings
               neerness
               to
            
             London
             .
          
           
             Colonel
             Whaley
             
               pretends
               to
               the
               King
               that
               the
               Adjutators
               designe
               to
               Murther
               him
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               fright
               the
               King
               from
            
             Hampton
             -
             
               Court
               :
               who
               by
               the
               advice
               of
               Sir
            
             John
             Berkley
             
               and
               Mr.
            
             John
             Ashburnham
             
               escapes
               to
               the
               Isle
               of
            
             Wight
             .
             Colonel
             Hammond
             
               Governour
               thereof
            
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             Dowagers
             of
             South-hampton
             .
          
           
             Nov.
             11.
             
             
               The
               King
               is
               misled
            
             .
             Whaley
             
               takes
               ●he
               Kings
               ●apers
               left
               behind
               him
               in
               his
               Chamber
               .
            
          
           
             The
             First
             directed
             to
             the
             Lord
             Mountague
             .
          
           
             The
             second
             to
             Colonel
             Whaley
             .
          
           
             His
             Majesties
             Message
             left
             behinde
             Him
             at
             Hampton-Court
             to
             both
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 King
                 seized
                 by
                 Col.
              
               Hamond
               
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
              
               Wight
               ,
               
                 and
                 conveyed
                 to
              
               Carlsbrook
               -
               Castle
               ,
               Nove.
               14.
               
            
             
               
                 The
                 Parl.
                 make
                 it
                 High
                 Treason
                 for
                 any
                 to
                 conceal
                 the
                 King.
                 They
                 command
                 Col.
              
               Hamond
               
                 to
                 send
                 the
                 Kings
                 attendants
                 up
                 to
              
               London
               ,
               
                 he
                 refuseth
              
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 King
                 pleads
                 in
                 their
                 behalf
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Parliament
                 vote
                 that
                 no
                 Cavalier
                 or
                 Papists
                 be
                 admitted
                 into
                 the
                 Island
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Gen.
                 hath
                 the
                 command
                 of
                 his
                 person
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 King
                 allowed
              
               5000
               l.
               
                 for
                 the
                 ●xpences
                 of
                 his
                 Court.
                 
              
            
          
           
             The
             Kings
             Message
             to
             the
             Parliament
             from
             his
             inprisonment
             in
             
             Carisbrook-Castle
             .
          
           
             He
             professeth
             as
             he
             is
             a
             Christian
             and
             a
             King
             to
             defend
             the
             Government
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             by
             Arch-bishops
             ,
             Bishops
             ,
             &c.
             
             Their
             Order
             being
             placed
             in
             the
             Church
             by
             the
             Apostles
             .
          
           
             And
             he
             and
             His
             Predecessors
             having
             Sworn
             to
             maintain
             it
             .
          
           
             B●t
             agrees
             that
             their
             Power
             may
             be
             so
             limited
             as
             not
             to
             be
             grievous
             to
             tender
             Consciences
             .
          
           
             The
             King
             cons●nts
             that
             the
             power
             of
             the
             Militia
             both
             by
             Land
             and
             Sea
             shall
             be
             ordered
             by
             the
             Parliament
             during
             his
             Raign
             .
          
           
             He
             promiseth
             to
             pay
             the
             Army
             their
             Arrears
             .
          
           
             Consenteth
             that
             the
             great
             Offices
             of
             State
             ,
             and
             naming
             of
             Privy
             Counsellors
             shall
             be
             in
             the
             Power
             of
             the
             two
             Houses
             ,
             during
             his
             raign
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             He
             〈…〉
             at
             London
             with
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             
               Several
               scurrilous
               Pamphlets
               published
               to
               defame
               His
               Majesty
               .
               Especially
            
             Needham's
             ,
             
               ●atitul●d
               a
               Hue
               and
               Cry
               after
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             Iudge
             Jenkins
             
               sloutly
               vindicates
               the
               King's
               Cause
               and
               Party
               .
            
          
           
             Iudge
             Jenkins
             
               imprisoned
               ,
               and
               enlarged
               at
               the
               Restauration
               of
               King
            
             Charles
             
               the
               second
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               burden
               of
               Free-quarter
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               and
               his
               supernumeraries
               ,
               the
               cause
               thereof
               .
            
          
           
             
               Vast
               sums
               of
               money
               raised
               for
               the
               Souldiery
               .
            
          
           
             
               Debentures
               sold.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Excise
               an
               excessive
               Tax
               ,
               and
               carefully
               upheld
               .
            
          
           
             
               Several
               refuse
               to
               pay
               it
               ,
               and
               tumults
               happen
               .
               The
               Butchers
               at
            
             Smithfield-bars
             London
             ,
             
               fire
               the
               Excise-house
               :
               several
               of
               them
               tryed
               ,
               but
               acqitted
               .
            
          
           
             White
             
               a
               Leveller
               Executed
               at
            
             Ware.
             And
             Thompson
             
               condemned
               by
               a
               Council
               of
               War.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               constrained
               to
               humour
               a
               Treaty
               .
            
          
           
             
               Four
               Bills
               tendred
               to
               the
               King
               at
               the
               Isle
               of
            
             Wight
             
               before
               the
               Treaty
               should
               begin
            
             .
          
           
             Their
             Proposals
             to
             the
             King.
             
          
           
             The
             Scotch
             Commissioners
             declare
             their
             dissent
             from
             the
             Proposals
             and
             Bills
             .
          
           
             His
             Majesties
             Answer
             to
             the
             Bills
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             His
             Majesty
             again
             presseth
             for
             a
             personal
             Treaty
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Wroth
             
               flies
               high
               ,
               and
               inveighs
               against
               the
               King
               in
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               .
            
          
           
             *
             
               The
               History
               of
               Ind●pendency
            
             ,
             p.
             70.
             
          
           
             
               He
               is
               seconded
               by
               Commisary
            
             Ireton
             .
          
           
             And
             both
             of
             them
             backed
             by
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             Who
             laid
             his
             Hand
             upon
             his
             Sword
             ;
             not
             long
             before
             baffled
             by
             Sir
             
               Philip
               Stapleton
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Parliaments
             Declaration
             ,
             wherein
             they
             make
             the
             King
             the
             Author
             of
             the
             War.
             
          
           
             Their
             Votes
             of
             Non-address
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             
               16
               Janua
               .
               1647.
            
             
          
           
             
               None
               to
               apply
               themselves
               to
               him
               without
               leave
               from
               b●th
               Houses
               .
            
             
               Whosoever
               doth
               ,
               to
               ●●●r
               the
               penalties
               of
               High
               Treason
               .
            
             
               That
               they
               will
               receive
               no
               more
               Messages
               from
               the
               K.
               and
               enjoyn
               all
               persons
               not
               to
               bring
               any
               fr●m
               him
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               publish
               another
               Remonst●●nce
            
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Arthur
             Haslerig
             
               's
               Brother
               sub●ras
               one
            
             Smallin●
             ▪
             
               to
               vilifie
               the
               K.
            
             
          
           
             Col.
             Hamond
             
               tu●●s
               away
               his
               Majesties
               Servants
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               a
               cl●se
               Prisoner
            
             .
          
           
             Captain
             Burleigh
             
               bea●s
               ●
               Drum
               in
               the
               Island
               for
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               He
               is
               supprest
               and
               seized
               by
               Col.
            
             Hamond
             .
          
           
             Major
             Rolf
             
               accused
               for
               designing
               the
               Kings
               death
               .
            
          
           
             
               Seized
               in
            
             Bishops-gate-street
             .
          
           
             
               Capt.
               Burleigh
               
                 Executed
                 at
              
               Winchester
               ,
               Feb.
               10.
               
            
             
               Rolf
               
                 quitted
                 by
              
               Ignoramus
               ,
               
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Iury.
              
               
            
          
           
             Rainsborough
             
               commanded
               by
               the
               Parliament
               to
               guard
               the
               Island
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               declare
               for
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             
               Many
               gallant
               persons
               put
               to
               death
               in
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Nathaniel
             Gordon
             
               and
               another
               o●
               his
               ●ame
               executed
               at
               St.
            
             Johnstons
             .
             Sir
             Robert
             Spotswood
             
               executed
               ▪
               Mr.
            
             Andrew
             Guthery
             
               and
               Mr.
            
             William
             Murray
             
               executed
               .
               Lord
            
             Ogleby
             
               ●●ap
               .
               s.
            
             
          
           
             Ferdinando
             Lord
             Fairfax
             
               ●●th
               of
               a
               Gangrene
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ma●q
               .
               of
            
             Ormond
             〈◊〉
             Dublin
             
               to
               Col.
            
             Jones
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Marquess
                 attends
                 the
                 King.
              
               
            
             
               
                 Goes
                 into
              
               France
               ,
               
                 thence
                 into
              
               Ireland
               .
            
          
           
             Col.
             Jones
             routed
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Jones
             kills
             5470
             
               Irish
               n●er
            
             Trim.
             
          
           
             Preston
             
               hardly
               escapes
               ,
               and
               joyns
               with
            
             O
             Neal.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Inchiqueen
             
               defeates
               the
               Lord
            
             Taaf
             .
          
           
             
               Declares
               for
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               joyn●th
               with
               the
               said
               Lord.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               English
               Faction
               Treat
               with
            
             O
             Neal.
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Inchiqueens
             
               Commission
               taken
               from
               him
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               House
               of
               Lords
               scruple
               the
               V●t●
               .
               of
               No●-Addresses
               :
               they
               at
               last
               pas●
               it
               ,
               and
               are
               〈◊〉
               by
               the
               〈◊〉
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Independents
                 Propose
                 to
                 unite
                 all
                 Interests
                 in
                 the
                 Houses
                 ,
                 City
                 and
                 Army
                 .
              
            
             
               Cromwel
               
                 makes
                 a
                 speech
                 to
                 that
                 p●r●●●●●e
                 is
                 confronted
                 .
              
               Glover
               
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 rejected
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               troubled
               thereat
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Scots
               Commissioners
               signifie
               their
               desires
               ,
               and
               depart
               home
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Committee
               at
            
             Derby-house
             
               g●ows
               powerful
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               sent
               Commissioners
               into
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Scots
               set
               forth
               an
               angry
               Declaration
               .
               That
               and
               their
               Covenant
               is
               slighted
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Scots
               mad
               〈◊〉
               an
               Expedition
               .
            
          
           
             His
             Majesties
             elegant
             Declaration
             in
             Answer
             to
             the
             Votes
             of
             no
             further
             Addresses
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Parliaments
                 Visitation
                 of
                 the
                 University
                 of
              
               Oxford
               ,
               
                 ●●d
                 t●ning
                 out
                 o●
                 the
                 Loyal
                 a●d
                 Learned
                 Sch●lars
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Earl
                 o●
              
               Pembroke
               
                 made
                 by
                 them
                 Chancellour
                 of
                 the
                 University
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Alderman
             Warner
             
               Lord
               Mayor
               of
            
             London
             ,
             
               a
               factious
               person
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Tumu●t
               and
               Insurrection
               is
            
             London
             
               by
               the
               Boys
               and
               Prentices
            
             ,
             Apr.
             9.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Fairfax
             
               with
               part
               of
               the
               Army
               enters
               ,
               quells
               it
               ,
               and
               disperseth
               them
               .
            
          
           
             Kensey
             and
             Matthews
             ,
             
               the
               one
               a
               Vintner
               ,
               the
               other
               a
               Meal-man
               ,
               condemned
               ;
               but
               reprieved
               by
               the
               mediation
               of
               Alderman
            
             Tichborn
             ,
             
               and
               afterwards
               pardoned
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Laughorn
             Poyer
             and
             Powel
             ,
             
               rise
               for
               the
               King
               in
            
             Wales
             ,
             
               th●y
               secure
            
             Pembroke
             and
             Tenby
             Castles
             .
          
           
             Chopstow
             
               -
               Castle
               〈…〉
            
             ●●cholas
             Kemish
             :
             
               and
               Si●
            
             John
             Owen
             
               〈…〉
               for
               the
               King
               in
            
             North-Wales
             .
          
           
             Col.
             H●rton
             
               sent
               to
               〈◊〉
               them
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Fleming
             
               Commands
               a
               party
               against
               the
               Royalists
               :
               he
               is
               set
               upon
               and
               routed
               ,
               lays
               violent
               hands
               on
               himself
               ,
               and
               dieth
               .
            
          
           
             St.
             Fagons
             fight
             May
             8.
             
             Col.
             Horton
             defeats
             Laughorn
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               sends
               Col.
            
             Eure
             
               to
               attempt
               Sir
            
             Nich.
             Kemish
             .
             Chepstow
             -
             
               Castle
               retaken
            
             ,
             May
             25.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Nich.
             Kemish
             
               killed
               in
               cold
               blood
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Jo
             Owen
             '
             
               s
               Forces
               suppressed
               by
               M.
               Gen.
            
             Mitton
             ,
             
               and
               himself
               taken
            
             .
             Cromwel
             
               joyns
               with
            
             Horton
             :
             Tenby
             
               stormed
               and
               yieldeth
            
             .
          
           
             Pembroke
             
               besieged
               by
            
             Oliver
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             Hugh
             Peters
             
               encourageth
               his
               Souldiers
               in
               his
               Sermon
               .
            
          
           
             Pembroke
             
               stormed
               to
               the
               besiegers
               loss
            
             .
          
           
             
               But
               at
               length
               delivered
            
             .
          
           
             Essex
             ,
             Surry
             ,
             and
             London
             
               Petition
               for
               Peace
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Guards
               of
               the
               Army
               fall
               upon
               them
               ,
               and
               disperse
               the●
               .
            
          
           
             some
             are
             killed
             ,
          
           
             
               The
               Kentish
               Insurrection
            
             May
             24.
             
          
           
             
               They
               Rendezvouze
               neer
            
             Rochester
             ,
             Lord
             Goring
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Norwich
             
               their
               General
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               yield
               the
               Militia
               again
               to
               the
               City
               ,
               and
               cajole
               them
               .
            
          
           
             Col.
             Culpeper
             
               endeavours
               to
               perswade
               the
               City
               to
               Declare
               for
               the
               King
               :
               they
               refuse
               .
            
          
           
             Skippon
             
               mad●
               Major-General
               of
            
             London
             .
          
           
             Maidstone
             -
             fight
             June
             2.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Royalists
               Ro●ted
            
             .
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Norwich
             
               and
               Kentish
               Forces
               at
               Black
               beath
               ,
            
          
           
             
               wooes
               the
               City
               for
               passage
               ;
               denied
               ,
               F●rries
               into
            
             Essex
             June
             3.
             
          
           
             The
             Essex
             -
             
               Forces
               joyn
               with
               him
               at
            
             Bow.
             Sir
             Charles
             Lucas
             
               their
               General
            
             .
          
           
             
               They
               seize
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Warwick's
             
               Arms
               ,
               and
               march
               to
            
             Colchester
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Capel
             
               assists
               them
               with
               a
               party
               of
               Horse
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             George
             Lisle
             
               Major-General
               of
               the
            
             Essex
             -
             
               Forces
               for
               the
               King.
            
             Colchester
             Siege
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Lucas
             (
             Sir
             Charles
             
               his
               Brother
            
             )
             
               his
               House
               ruined
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               condition
               of
               the
               besieged
            
             .
          
           
             
               They
               eat
               horse-flesh
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Fleet
               comes
               in
               ,
               and
               render
               themselves
               to
               the
               Prince
               ,
            
             July
             27.
             
          
           
             
               Their
               Commander
               Col.
            
             Rainsborough
             
               set
               on
               Shore
            
             .
          
           
             
               Vice-Admiral
               ,
               afterwards
               Sir
            
             Will.
             Batten
             ,
             
               brings
               more
               Ships
               to
               the
               Prince
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Prince
               in
            
             Yarmouth
             -
             
               Road
               with
               the
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             ,
             Pr.
             Rupert
             ,
             
               E.
               of
            
             Brainford
             ,
             Lord
             Hopton
             ,
             Lord
             Wilmot
             ,
             Lord
             Willoughby
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Prince
               takes
               a
            
             Hamborough
             -
             
               ship
               .
               Lord
            
             Rich
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Warwick
             ,
             
               Admiral
               for
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               ordered
               to
               set
               forth
               a
               Fleet.
               
            
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Warwick
             at
             Quinborough
             ,
             
               the
               Prince
               summons
               him
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               refuseth
            
             .
          
           
             Prince
             Charles
             
               with
               the
               Fleet
               at
            
             Goree
             in
             Holland
             .
          
           
             Pr.
             Rupert
             
               made
               Admiral
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Holland
               
                 appears
                 in
                 Arms
                 at
              
               Kingston
               ,
               July
               7.
               
                 accompanied
                 by
                 the
                 D.
                 of
              
               Buckingham
               ,
               
                 the
                 Lord
              
               Francis
               Villiers
               ,
               
                 the
                 young
                 E.
                 of
              
               Peterborough
               ;
               
                 the
                 Ld.
              
               Petre
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 T●●y
                 are
                 attaqued
                 by
                 Sir
              
               Michael
               Livesy
               
                 's
                 Forces
                 and
                 other
                 Parliamentaria●s
              
               .
            
             
               Lord
               Francis
               Villiers
               
                 slain
                 .
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Holland
               
                 flies
                 into
              
               Huntington
               -
               
                 shire
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 taken
                 by
                 Col.
              
               Scroop
               .
               Col.
               Dalbier
               
                 slain
                 .
                 Duke
                 of
              
               Buckingham
               
                 and
                 E.
                 of
              
               Peterborough
               
                 escape
                 beyond
                 Sea.
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Holland
               
                 sent
                 to
              
               Warwick
               -
               Castle
               .
            
          
           
             
               Scotch
               Army
               enters
            
             England
             
               un●er
               command
               of
               Duke
            
             Hamilton
             .
          
           
             
               Colonel
               (
               afterwards
               Earl
               of
            
             )
             Middleton
             
               Major-Gen
               .
               E.
               of
            
             Calendar
             
               Lie●t
               .
               Gen.
               Sir
            
             Marmaduke
             
               (
               afterwards
               Lord
            
             )
             Langdale
             ,
             
               and
               Sir
            
             Philip
             Musgrave
             
               joyn
               Forces
               with
               them
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Wogan
             
               revolts
               from
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Stuart
             
               's
               saying
               on
               the
               Stool
               of
               Repentance
               .
            
          
           
             Major-General
             Lambert
             
               opposeth
               Sir
            
             Marmaduke
             Langdale
             ,
             
               but
               forced
               to
               retreat
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               joyns
               with
            
             Lambert
             .
          
           
             Preston
             -
             Fight
             August
             .
             17.
             
          
           
             The
             Scots
             defeated
             .
          
           
             
               Major-General
               Middleton
               taken
               .
            
             
               Duke
               Hamilton
               flies
               .
            
          
           
             
               Is
               taken
               by
               the
               Lord
            
             Gray
             of
             Grooby
             .
          
           
             Monro
             
               coming
               to
               assist
            
             Hamilton
             ,
             
               but
               returns
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               marches
               into
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               He
               is
               feasted
               by
            
             Argyle
             .
          
           
             
               His
               policie
               in
               di●a●min●
               and
               disbanding
               the
            
             Scots
             Forces
             .
          
           
             
               Sir
               Matthew
               Boynton
               
                 Governor
                 of
              
               Scarbrough
               
                 for
                 the
                 King.
              
               
            
             
               Major
               Lilburn
               seizeth
               Tinmouth
               -
               
                 Castle
                 for
                 the
                 King.
              
               
            
             
               
                 It
                 is
                 resurprized
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Castle
                 stormed
              
               ,
               Lilburn
               ▪
               
                 and
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 put
                 to
                 the
                 Sword.
                 
              
            
          
           
             Colchester
             surrendred
             August
             28.
             
               on
               hard
               terms
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Charles
             Lucas
             
               and
               Sir
            
             George
             Lisle
             
               shot
               to
               death
            
             Aug.
             28.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Bernard
             Gascoyn
             
               sentenced
               to
               be
               shot
               to
               death
               ,
               but
               reprieved
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Londoners
             
               continue
               Neuters
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Personal
               Treaty
               voted
               ▪
            
             Jun.
             30.
             
          
           
             Resolves
             ,
             That
             a
             Personal
             Treaty
             with
             the
             King
             be
             held
             at
             the
             Isl●
             of
             Wight
             .
          
           
             That
             a
             Committee
             be
             sent
             to
             his
             Majesty
             to
             acquaint
             him
             therewithal
             .
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Middlesex
             ,
             Sir
             Io.
             Hippe●ley
             ,
             and
             John
             Bulkley
             
               Esq.
               delegated
               ●●
               the
               Parliament
               to
               attend
               on
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             His
             Majesties
             Answer
             to
             the
             two
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             The
             King
             chearfully
             embraceth
             the
             overt●●es
             of
             Peace
             .
          
           
             Demands
             of
             the
             Parliament
             to
             recal
             those
             Votes
             and
             Orders
             by
             which
             his
             Subjects
             are
             frighted
             from
             coming
             or
             sending
             to
             him
             .
          
           
             That
             all
             men
             of
             necessary
             Professions
             be
             admitted
             to
             come
             to
             him
             .
          
           
             Note
             ,
             
               That
               His
               Majesty
               had
               suffered
               his
               Beard
               to
               overgrow
               in
               that
               solitary
               restraint
               of
               near
               seven
               Months
               ;
               so
               that
               Compassion
               wooed
               ,
               where
               Majesty
               once
               awed
               .
            
          
           
             That
             the
             Scots
             may
             be
             invited
             to
             send
             their
             Propositions
             .
          
           
             The
             King
             declaring
             a
             tend●r
             affection
             for
             both
             his
             Kingdoms
             .
          
           
             The
             King
             appoints
             Newport
             for
             the
             place
             of
             Treaty
             .
          
           
             But
             urgeth
             the
             reconveniencies
             of
             Treating
             so
             far
             from
             London
             ▪
             
          
           
             His
             Majesty
             〈◊〉
             the
             Delegates
             to
             expedite
             the
             Treaty
             by
             dispatching
             their
             Commissioners
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               appoint
               Commissioners
               ,
               five
               Lords
               ,
               ten
               Commoners
               .
            
          
           
             
               And
               desire
               his
               Majesties
               Royal
               Word
               for
               his
               continuance
               in
               the
               Island
               till
            
             20
             
               days
               after
               the
               Treaty
            
             .
          
           
             
               Their
               Votes
               of
               Non-address
               repealed
            
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               sends
               the
               Parliament
               a
               List
               of
               such
               Persons
               he
               desired
               might
               attend
               him
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Treaty
               began
            
             Sept.
             18.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               dissatisfied
               with
               the
               Kings
               Propositions
               .
               They
               send
               thanks
               to
               their
               Commissioners
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Propositions
                 .
                 He
                 is
                 willing
                 to
                 confess
                 himself
                 Author
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 rather
                 than
                 the
                 Peace
                 shall
                 be
                 frustrated
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 That
                 the
                 Assembly
                 of
                 Divines
                 shall
                 sit
                 at
              
               Westminster
               3
               years
               .
               
                 That
                 the
              
               Directory
               
                 shall
                 be
                 confirmed
                 for
              
               3
               years
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             That
             Legal
             Estates
             for
             Lives
             or
             Years
             shall
             be
             made
             of
             Bishops-lands
             ,
             Provided
             the
             Propriety
             remain
             in
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             That
             there
             be
             a
             Reformation
             ,
             and
             concerning
             Papists
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Thrust
               in
               by
               some
               rigid
               Presbyterians
               ,
               and
               maintained
               there
               by
               the
               Independants
               ,
               because
               they
               knew
               the
               King
               would
               never
               Assent
               to
               it
               ,
               and
               so
               no
               Conclusion
               .
            
          
           
             That
             the
             two
             Houses
             shall
             dispose
             of
             the
             Militia
             for
             10
             years
             ,
             or
             during
             his
             Reign
             .
          
           
             That
             the
             affairs
             of
             Ireland
             be
             determined
             by
             the
             Parliam
             .
          
           
             That
             Taxes
             he
             levied
             for
             the
             payment
             of
             the
             Army
             and
             publike
             Debts
             .
          
           
             That
             all
             the
             Chief
             Officers
             of
             State
             shall
             be
             nominated
             by
             the
             Parl.
             for
             10
             years
             .
          
           
             
               That
               the
               Militia
               of
               the
               City
               of
               London
               &
               Liberties
               ,
               for
               ten
               years
               may
               be
               in
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               ,
               Aldermen
               ,
               Common-Council
               and
               Sheriffs
               thereof
               .
            
             
               With
               the
               Tower
               and
               Chief
               Officers
               thereof
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               proposeth
               his
               liberty
               to
               repair
               to
               Westminster
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               restored
               to
               his
               Revenues
               .
            
             
               Proffereth
               an
               Act
               of
               Oblivion
               to
               all
               persons
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               imperious
               .
               Most
               of
               their
               Commissioners
               dutiful
               in
               their
               behaviour
               towards
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             The
             Army's
             
               Remonstrance
               at
               St.
            
             Albans
             .
          
           
             
               The
               villanous
               heads
               thereof
               .
               That
               the
               King
               be
               brought
               to
               Iustice.
               
            
          
           
             
               That
               the
               Prince
               of
            
             Wales
             
               and
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             
               render
               themselves
               by
               a
               certain
               day
               ,
               or
               be
               proclaimed
               Traytors
               .
            
          
           
             
               That
               the
               Revenue
               of
               the
               Crown
               be
               sequestred
               .
            
          
           
             
               That
               Capital
               punishments
               be
               inflicted
               on
               some
               Chief
               Instruments
               in
               the
               Wars
               .
            
          
           
             
               That
               all
               Delinq●ents
               come
               in
               by
               a
               certain
               day
               ,
               or
               their
               Estates
               be
               confiscated
               ,
               and
               they
               to
               die
               without
               mercy
               .
            
          
           
             
               That
               Fines
               ,
               Compositions
               ,
               and
               Confiscations
               be
               disposed
               for
               the
               payment
               of
               the
               Souldiery
               .
            
          
           
             
               That
               the
               Parliament
               set
               some
               period
               to
               their
               own
               Power
               .
            
          
           
             
               That
               the
               future
               Government
               of
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               may
               be
               setled
               .
            
          
           
             
               That
               no
               King
               be
               hereafter
               admitted
               ,
               but
               upon
               Election
               .
            
          
           
             
               And
               he
               to
               accord
               to
               these
               Propositions
               as
               they
               shall
               be
               established
               by
               the
               Agreement
               of
               the
               people
               .
            
          
           
             
               Something
               near
               the
               same
               stuff
               ,
               except
               what
               toucht
               the
               King
               ,
               was
               Signed
               by
               nine
               Regiments
               of
               Horse
               ,
               and
               seven
               of
               Foot
               ,
               and
               afterward
               promoted
               in
            
             London
             
               by
               Lieutenant-Colonel
            
             Lilburne
             ,
             
               and
               Mr.
            
             Prince
             ,
             
               by
               Petition
               to
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               who
               condemned
               both
               ,
            
             Novemb.
             1647.
             
               and
               yet
               the
               same
               Moneth
               next
               year
               it
               revived
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Levellers
               set
               on
               by
            
             Cromwel
             
               to
               prosecute
               this
               designe
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Queries
               to
               the
               Remonstrance
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               strict
               Guard
               put
               upon
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             His
             Majesties
             Pathetick
             Expressions
             to
             the
             Parliaments
             Commissioners
             at
             parting
             .
          
           
             His
             Majesties
             Declaration
             concerning
             the
             Treaty
             ,
             and
             his
             dislike
             of
             the
             Armies
             proceedings
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Presbyterians
               satisfied
               with
               this
               Declaration
               ,
               and
               troubled
               at
               the
               proceedings
               of
               the
               Army
               .
            
          
           
             His
             Majesties
             Letter
             to
             the
             Prince
             his
             Son
             ,
             our
             present
             Sovereign
             .
          
           
             His
             excellent
             Advice
             to
             him
             ▪
             
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               conspire
               to
               force
               the
               House
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               Vote
               the
               Kings
               Answer
               satisfactory
               ,
            
             Dec.
             5.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               require
               that
               the
               I●p●a●hed
               Members
               and
               Major-General
            
             Brown
             
               be
               secured
               and
               brought
               to
               Iustice
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               House
               guarded
               .
               Col.
            
             Pride
             ,
             Col.
             Hewson
             ,
             
               and
               Sir
            
             Hardress
             Waller
             
               seize
               on
               several
               Members
            
             Dec.
             6.
             
          
           
             Hugh
             Peters
             
               an
               Agent
               for
               the
               Army
               in
               this
               Designe
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               impri●o●●d
            
             .
          
           
             Ireton
             
               's
               insolent
               expression
            
             .
          
           
             Major-General
             Brown
             
               sent
               prisoner
               to
            
             Windsor
             .
          
           
             
               Note
               ,
               that
            
             Skippon
             
               thrust
               in
               that
               clause
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Iuncto
               take
               upon
               them
               to
               act
               as
               a
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             Rainsborough
             
               slain
               at
            
             Doncaster
             ,
             Oct.
             29.
             
          
           
             Scarborough
             -
             
               Castle
               yielded
               to
               the
               Parl.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               seize
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               carry
               him
               from
               the
               Isle
               of
            
             Wight
             to
             Hurst
             -
             
               Castle
               ,
               Dec.
            
             1.
             
          
           
             
               From
               thence
               to
            
             Winchester
             .
          
           
             To
             Farnham
             .
             To
             Windsor
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               brought
               to
               St.
            
             James
             's
             ,
             Jan
             ▪
             19.
             
          
           
             Harrison
             
               's
               insolent
               behaviour
               to
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Ordinance
               for
               Trial
               of
               the
               King
               brought
               into
               the
               Iuncto
               by
            
             Tho.
             Scot.
             
          
           
             
               They
               Vote
               it
               Treason
               for
               the
               King
               of
            
             England
             
               to
               levy
               War
               against
               his
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Vote
               and
               Ordinance
               carried
               to
               the
               Lords
               by
               the
               Lord
            
             Gray
             of
             Grooby
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lords
               cast
               out
               the
               Ordinance
               ,
               and
               adjourned
               for
            
             7
             days
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Commons
               netled
               ,
               they
               resolve
               to
               rid
               their
               hands
               of
               King
               ,
               Lords
               ,
               and
               dissenting
               Commons
               .
            
          
           
             An
             Act
             of
             the
             House
             of
             Commons
             for
             the
             Tryal
             of
             King
             Charles
             the
             First
             .
          
           
             Jan.
             9.
             
             Serjeant
             Dendy
             
               makes
               Proclamation
               ,
               that
               the
               Commissioners
               of
               the
               High
               Court
               of
               Iustice
               were
               to
               sit
               the
               next
               day
               ,
               and
               all
               persons
               invited
               to
               give
               in
               Evidence
               against
            
             Charles
             Stuart
             .
          
           
             
               Proclaimed
               in
               three
               places
            
             ,
             Westminster
             ,
             Cheap-side
             ,
             
               and
               the
            
             Old
             Exchange
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Names
               and
               C●aracters
               of
               the
               King's
               Iudges
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             ,
             
               a
               Native
               of
            
             Huntingdon-shire
             .
          
           
             Ireton
             ,
             
               his
               So●-in-law
            
             .
          
           
             Bradshaw
             ,
             a
             Cheshire-man
             
               died
               obstinately
            
             ,
             1659.
             
          
           
             
               He
               took
               the
               Oath
               of
               Allegeance
               but
               two
               Terms
               before
               the
               King's
               death
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               is
               rewarded
               with
               the
               Lord
            
             Cottington
             
               's
               Estate
               and
               the
               Dutchy
               of
            
             Lancaster
             .
          
           
             Harrison
             ,
             
               a
               Butchers
               Son
               at
            
             Newcastle
             in
             Stafford-shire
             ,
             
               was
               executed
               at
            
             Charing-Cross
             ,
             Octob.
             1660.
             
          
           
             John
             Carew
             .
          
           
             John
             Cook
             ,
             
               Sollicitor
               of
               the
               High
               Court.
            
             
          
           
             Hugh
             Peters
             ,
             
               the
               shame
               of
               the
               Clergy
            
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Scot
             ,
             
               a
               Brewers
               Clerk
               ,
               his
               rash
               wish
               .
            
          
           
             Gregory
             Clement
             ,
             
               a
               Merchant
            
             .
          
           
             Adrian
             Scroop
             ,
             
               Brother
               to
               Sir
            
             Adrian
             .
          
           
             John
             Jones
             ,
             
               a
               Serving-man
               ,
               marries
            
             Cromwels
             sister
             .
          
           
             Francis
             Hacker
             ▪
             
               a
               Souldier
               of
               Fortune
            
             .
          
           
             Daniel
             Axtel
             ,
             
               a
               Country-Mercer
               ,
               Capt.
               of
               the
               Guard
               at
               the
               Kings
               Trial.
               
            
          
           
             Okey
             ,
             
               a
               Chandler
               near
            
             Billingsgate
             ,
             London
             ,
             
               a
               daring
               Commander
            
             .
          
           
             Miles
             Corbet
             ,
             
               of
               a
               good
               Family
               in
            
             Norfolk
             ,
             
               Burgess
               for
            
             Yarmouth
             
          
           
             John
             Berkstead
             ,
             
               a
               Goldsmith
               ,
               Lieutenant
               of
               the
            
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Thom.
             Pride
             ,
             
               ●
               Brewer
               〈…〉
            
             .
          
           
             Isaac
             Ewer
             ,
             
               of
               〈…〉
               in
            
             Yorkshire
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Gray
             of
             Grooby
             ,
             
               Son
               to
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Stamford
             .
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Danvers
             ,
             
               Brother
               to
               the
               Loyal
               Earl
               of
            
             Danby
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Tho.
             Maleverer
             ,
             
               of
               a
               good
               Family
               in
            
             Yorkshire
             .
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Bourchier
             ,
             
               a
               diligent
               Independent
               Mercenary
            
          
           
             Col.
             Purefoy
             ,
             
               Governour
               of
            
             Coventry
             .
          
           
             John
             Blakestone
             ,
             
               a
               Shop-keeper
               in
            
             Newcastle
             .
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Constable
             of
             Yorkshire
             ,
             
               Governour
               of
            
             Gloucester
             .
          
           
             Rich.
             Dean
             ,
             
               General
               at
               Sea
               ,
               slain
               by
               a
               Cannon
               shot
               .
            
          
           
             Fr.
             Allen
             ,
             
               a
               Goldsmith
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Committees
               for
               the
               sa●e
               of
               Kings
               Lands
               .
            
          
           
             Peregrine
             Pelham
             ,
             
               Governour
               of
            
             Hull
             .
          
           
             John
             Moor.
             
          
           
             John
             Allured
             .
          
           
             Humph.
             Edwards
             ,
             
               a
               Member
               of
               the
               Long-Parl
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Gregory
             Norton
             .
          
           
             John
             Ven
             ,
             
               a
               Silkman
               ,
               Governour
               of
            
             Windsor
             -
             castle
             .
          
           
             Th.
             Andrews
             .
          
           
             Anth.
             Stapely
             .
          
           
             Th.
             Horton
             ,
             
               Recruit
               to
               the
               Long
               Parl.
            
             
          
           
             John
             Fry
             ,
             
               a
               Yeoman
               of
            
             Dorsetshire
             ,
             
               an
               Arrian
            
             .
          
           
             Thom.
             Hammond
             ,
             
               B●other
               to
               Dr.
            
             Hammond
             :
             
               the
               Kings
               Iaylor
            
             .
          
           
             Isaac
             Pennington
             ,
             
               Lord
               Mayor
               of
            
             London
             .
          
           
             Simon
             Meyne
             of
             Buckinghamshire
             ,
             
               died
               in
               the
            
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Hardress
             Waller
             ,
             
               a
               Souldier
               of
               Fortune
            
             .
          
           
             Will
             H●veningham
             
               
                 Esq
              
               〈◊〉
               antient
               Family
               in
            
             Suffolk
             .
          
           
             Henry
             Marten
             .
          
           
             Owen
             Row
             ,
             
               a
               Silk-man
               of
            
             London
             .
          
           
             Augustine
             Garland
             ,
             
               a
               person
               relating
               to
               the
               Law.
               
            
          
           
             Henry
             Smith
             ,
             
               one
               of
               the
               Six
               Clerks
               in
               Chancery
               .
            
          
           
             Robert
             Titchbourn
             ,
             
               Lord
               Mayor
               of
            
             London
             .
          
           
             George
             Fleetwood
             .
          
           
             James
             Temple
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Wait.
             
          
           
             Peter
             Temple
             ,
             a
             London
             
               Linne●-draper
               ,
               B●●ges●
               for
            
             Leicester
             .
          
           
             Robert
             Lilburn
             ,
             
               Brother
               to
            
             John
             Lilburn
             .
          
           
             Gilbert
             Millington
             ,
             
               a
               Lawyer
            
             .
          
           
             Vincent
             Potter
             ,
             
               an
               upstart
               Member
            
             .
          
           
             John
             Downs
             ,
             
               a
               Citizen
               of
            
             London
             ,
             
               and
               a
               Colonel
            
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Wogan
             ,
             
               an
               obscure
               person
            
             .
          
           
             John
             Lisle
             ,
             
               a
               Gentleman
               and
               Lawyer
               ,
               President
               of
               several
               High
               Courts
               of
               Iustice.
               
            
          
           
             Will.
             Say
             
               Esq.
               a
               Lawyer
               and
               Deputy-speaker
               of
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               .
            
          
           
             Valentine
             Walton
             ,
             
               Brother
               in
               law
               to
            
             Cromwel
             ,
             
               and
               Governour
               of
            
             Lyn.
             
          
           
             Edward
             Whaley
             ,
             
               a
               Wollen-draper
               ,
               his
               Family
               of
            
             Nottinghamshire
             ,
             
               a
               good
               souldier
            
             .
          
           
             Edm.
             Ludlow
             
               the
               son
               of
               a
               Traytor
               ,
               a
               daring
               souldier
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Michael
             Livesey
             of
             Kent
             .
          
           
             John
             Hewson
             ,
             
               a
               Shoo-maker
               ,
               dead
               in
               Exile
               ,
               a
               bold
               Commander
               .
            
          
           
             Will.
             Goffe
             ,
             
               a
               Salters
               Apprentice
               ,
               and
               a
               bold
               Commander
               .
            
          
           
             Cor.
             Holland
             ,
             
               a
               servant
               to
            
             Sir
             Hen.
             Vane
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Challoner
             ,
             
               a
               great
               speech-maker
               against
               the
               K.
               
            
          
           
             Will.
             Cawley
             
               a
               Brewer
               of
            
             Chichester
             .
          
           
             Nic.
             Love
             
               son
               to
               Dr.
            
             Love
             of
             Winchester
             .
          
           
             John
             Dixwel
             ,
             
               Governour
               of
            
             Dover
             -
             Castle
             .
          
           
             Daniel
             Blagrave
             ,
             
               a
               recruit
               for
            
             Reading
             .
          
           
             Daniel
             Broughton
             ,
             
               a
               Clerk.
            
             
          
           
             Edward
             Dendy
             ,
             
               Serjeant
               at
               Arms.
            
             
          
           
             John
             Hutchison
             fined
             .
          
           
             Francis
             Lassels
             fined
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Munson
             .
             Ja
             :
             Challoner
             
               Esq.
               Sir
            
             Hen.
             Mildmay
             .
             Ro.
             Wallop
             
               Esq.
               Sir
            
             Ja
             :
             Harrington
             and
             John
             Phelps
             ,
             
               their
               Estates
               Forfeited
               ,
               drawn
               to
            
             Tyburn
             ,
             
               and
               Imprisoned
               during
               life
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               High
               Court
               of
               Iustice
               sits
            
             Jan.
             20.
             
          
           
             
               A
               crimson
               Velvet-chair
               and
               Cushion
               for
               the
               President
               .
            
          
           
             
               Silence
               made
               ,
               the
               Hall-gate
               set
               open
               .
            
          
           
             Col.
             Thomlinson
             
               commanded
               to
               bring
               his
               prisoner
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               is
               brought
               to
               the
               Bar
               ,
               a
               chair
               of
               crimson-Velvet
               set
               for
               him
               .
            
          
           
             
               Silence
               made
               ,
               the
               Act
               for
               the
               Tryal
               of
            
             Charles
             Stuart
             
               King
               of
            
             England
             read
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Names
               of
               the
               Commissioners
               read
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Presidens
               speech
               to
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             Cook
             
               Solicitor-General
               offers
               to
               speak
               ;
               is
               forbid
               by
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               He
               proceeds
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Charge
               read
            
             .
          
           
             
               President
               demands
               the
               Kings
               Answer
            
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               refuseth
               to
               Answer
               ,
               and
               disowns
               the
               Authority
               of
               the
               Court.
               
            
          
           
             
               Proves
               his
               Title
               to
               the
               Crown
               ,
               by
               succession
               ,
               not
               Election
               .
            
          
           
             
               Is
               prevented
               by
               the
               Presidents
               insolent
               rebukes
               .
            
          
           
             
               Who
               urgeth
               for
               an
               Answer
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               still
               refuseth
               ,
               demanding
               their
               Authority
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               President
               answers
               ,
               their
               Authority
               is
               Gods
               and
               the
               Kingdoms
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Court
               riseth
            
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 head
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 staff
                 falls
                 down
                 ,
                 ●e
                 stoops
                 and
                 takes
                 it
                 up
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Some
                 cry
                 ,
                 God
                 save
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 others
                 ,
                 Iustice
                 and
                 Execution
                 ,
                 by
              
               Axtels
               directions
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Court
               sits
               ,
               the
               King
               comes
               in
               ,
               the
               people
               shout
               .
               Solicitor
               moves
               for
               the
               Kings
               Answer
               .
            
          
           
             
               President
               insists
               upon
               it
            
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               still
               denies
               the
               Authority
               of
               the
               Court.
               
            
          
           
             
               Refuseth
               to
               plead
               ▪
               and
               offers
               to
               sh●w
               his
               Reasons
               .
            
          
           
             
               Here
               the
               King
               would
               have
               delivered
               his
               Reasons
               ,
               but
               was
               not
               suffered
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               presseth
               to
               shew
               his
               Reasons
               ,
            
          
           
             
               but
               cannot
               be
               permitted
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               desires
               to
               Demur
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               is
               over-ruled
               by
               the
               Court
               ,
            
          
           
             
               and
               Interrupted
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Cle●k
               re●d
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Guards
               charged
               to
               take
               away
               their
               Prisoner
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Court
               order
               the
               default
               and
               contempt
               to
               be
               Recorded
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 King
                 guarded
                 to
                 Sir
              
               Ro.
               Cottons
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Court
                 adjourns
              
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Court
                 sits
                 again
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               comes
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Sollicitor
               moves
               the
               Court
               for
               Iudgement
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Presidents
               speech
               in
               behalf
               of
               the
               Court
               ,
            
          
           
             
               he
               demands
               a
               positive
               answer
               from
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               desires
               to
               speak
               for
               the
               Liberties
               of
               the
               people
               :
            
          
           
             
               but
               is
               not
               permitted
               till
               he
               gives
               his
               Answer
               to
               Guilty
               or
               not
               Guilty
               .
            
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               to
               give
               any
               particular
               answer
               ,
               desires
               〈◊〉
               to
               shew
               his
               Reasons
               .
            
          
           
             
               is
               interrupted
            
             ,
          
           
             again
             ,
          
           
             
               and
               again
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Clerk
               reads
            
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               justifies
               his
               proceedings
               ,
               and
               refuseth
               to
               Answer
               to
               the
               Charge
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Guards
               ordered
               to
               take
               charge
               of
               their
               Prisoner
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               goes
               forth
               ,
               and
               the
               Court
               adjourns
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               Majesties
               Reasons
               against
               the
               Iurisdiction
               of
               the
               Court
               ,
               which
               be
               intended
               to
               speak
               in
               Court
               ,
               but
               was
               hindered
               .
            
          
           
             No
             proceeding
             just
             ,
             but
             what
             is
             warranted
             by
             the
             Laws
             of
             God
             or
             man.
             
          
           
             No
             Impeachment
             can
             lie
             against
             the
             King.
             
          
           
             The
             House
             of
             Commons
             cannot
             erect
             a
             Court
             of
             Iudicature
             .
          
           
             Nor
             are
             the
             Membe●●
             of
             this
             House
             Co●●issioned
             by
             the
             people
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             The
             Priviledges
             o●●a●liame●t
             Violated
             
          
           
             The
             higher
             House
             excluded
             ,
             and
             the
             major
             part
             of
             the
             lower
             deterred
             from
             sitting
             .
          
           
             The
             frame
             of
             Government
             cha●ged
             .
          
           
             The
             Court
             sits
             .
          
           
             
               Silence
               commanded
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 King
                 comes
                 ,
                 the
                 souldiers
                 cry
                 for
                 Iustice.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 desires
                 to
                 be
                 heard
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               but
               not
               permitted
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Court
               withdraws
            
             .
          
           
             
               Serejant
               at
               Arms
               withdraws
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Court
               returns
            
             ,
          
           
             
               resolving
               to
               proceed
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               brought
               into
               the
               Court
               :
               he
               urgeth
               to
               be
               heard
               ,
               and
               adviseth
               the
               Court
               against
               a
               ha●ty
               Iudgement
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Presidents
               speech
               in
               defence
               of
               the
               Courts
               proceedings
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               is
               interrupted
            
             .
          
           
             
               Silence
               commanded
               ,
               the
               Sentence
               read
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Charge
               read
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               required
               to
               give
               his
               Answer
               ,
               he
               refuseth
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 King
                 guarded
                 awa●
              
               .
            
             
               
                 He
                 is
                 abused
                 by
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 ,
              
            
          
           
             
               disturbed
               in
               his
               Devotions
               .
               His
               admirable
               patience
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               desires
               to
               see
               his
               Children
               and
               Doctor
            
             Juxon
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               tempted
               with
               new
               Proposals
               from
               some
               Grandees
               of
               the
               Army
               .
            
          
           
             B.
             Juxon
             
               preacheth
               before
               him
               at
               Saint
            
             James
             
               '
               s.
            
             
          
           
             
               His
               Maj.
               giveth
               his
               Blessing
               to
               the
               Duke
               of
            
             Gloucester
             ,
             
               and
               the
               Lady
            
             Elizabeth
             .
             
               His
               pious
               advice
               to
               them
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             Gloucester
             
               's
               reply
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lady
            
             Elizabeths
             
               Relation
               of
               what
               passed
               between
               his
               Majesty
               and
               her
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               adviseth
               her
               to
               read
               Bp.
            
             Andrew
             
               's
               Sermons
            
             ,
             Hookers
             Policy
             ,
             
               and
               Bp.
            
             Laud
             against
             Fisher.
             
          
           
             
               A
               Committee
               appointed
               to
               consider
               of
               the
               time
               and
               place
               for
               Execution
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               agree
               upon
               the
               open
               street
               before
            
             White-hall
             
               the
               morrow
               following
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Wa●ra●●
             for
             the
             Kings
             Ex●●ut●●●
             .
          
           
             Sig●●d
             by
             
               Joh.
               Bradshaw
               ▪
               Tho
               Gray
               ,
               Ol.
               Cromwel
               ,
            
             〈◊〉
             to
             Col.
             
               F●
               .
               Hacker
            
             ,
             〈◊〉
             Hunks
             ,
             an●
             Li●●
             .
             Co●o●el
             ●hray
             .
          
           
             
               Factious
               Ministers
               appointed
               to
               attend
               the
               King
               ;
               he
               refuseth
               to
               confer
               with
               them
               .
            
          
           
             
               Bp.
               of
            
             London
             
               readeth
               prayers
               to
               him
               ,
               and
               administers
               the
               Sacrament
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               brought
               to
            
             White-hall
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Seymor
             
               presents
               his
               Majesty
               with
               a
               Letter
               from
               the
               Prince
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               friends
               ●arbarously
               u●●d
               .
               Engines
               to
               force
               the
               King
               〈…〉
               had
               ●●s●ted
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               had
               ●ot
               spo●en
               b●t
               that
               ●therwise
               he
               might
               be
               thought
               to
               submit
               to
               the
               guilt
               .
            
          
           
             
               H●
               began
               not
               〈◊〉
               War
            
             ;
          
           
             
               span●
               Ho●s●s
            
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Majes●y
               lays
               not
               the
               〈…〉
               the
               two
               〈◊〉
               :
               i●l
               ●●struments
               the
               cau●e
               of
               it
               .
            
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               Sentence
               pu●●shed
               with
               another
            
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               forgives
               all
               the
               world
               ,
               ev●●
               the
               ca●sers
               〈◊〉
               his
               death
               .
            
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               wa●
               to
               P●ace
            
             .
          
           
             
               Conquest
               an
               ill
               way
               ,
               seldom
               〈◊〉
               .
            
          
           
             
               To
               give
               God
               his
               due
               ,
               and
               the
               K●ng
               his
               〈◊〉
               ,
               is
               the
               right
               way
               .
            
          
           
             
               Give
               God
               his
               due
               in
               set●ing
               the
               Church
               .
            
          
           
             
               As
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               it
               concerning
               〈◊〉
               ,
               hi●
               Majesty
               ●aves
               it
               .
            
          
           
             
               Peoples
               Liberty
               consi●●s
               in
               having
               Government
               ,
               not
               s●aring
               in
               it
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               the
               Martyr
               of
               the
               People
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               Majestie
               de●●ares
               h●s
               R●ligio●
            
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Afterwards
               Sir
            
             William
             Clerk.
             
          
           
             
               The
               King
               makes
               ready
               for
               Execution
               .
            
          
           
             Dr.
             Juxon
             
               comforts
               him
            
             .
          
           
             
               It
               is
               known
               for
               to
               give
               it
               the
               Prince
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               gives
               the
               Signal
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               is
               Executed
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Corps
               committed
               to
               the
               care
               of
               his
               servants
               .
            
          
           
             
               Carri●d
               to
            
             Windsor
             .
          
           
             
               Some
               Lords
               get
               an
               order
               for
               the
               burial
               of
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               
                 They
                 desire
                 it
                 might
                 be
                 in
              
               St.
               Gorge
               
                 's
                 Chappel
                 by
                 Common-prayer
                 :
                 are
                 denyed
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 They
                 expostulate
                 ,
                 but
                 prevail
                 not
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Seeking
               a
               place
               for
               Burial
               ,
               they
               finde
            
             Hen.
             8
             
               's
               Vault
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Funeral
            
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A43206-e114150
           
             England
             
               had
               not
               been
               without
               Regal
               Government
               from
               the
               begininng
               .
            
          
           
             
               It
               had
               change
               of
               Governours
               ,
               not
               change
               of
               Government
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Royal
               race
               had
               continued
            
             562
             
               years
               in
               ou●
               Regality
            
             .
          
           
             
               Now
               clouds
               a●●
               darkn●●●
               ,
               black●ess
               and
               〈…〉
               .
            
          
           
             
               Horrour
               and
               Amazem●nt
            
             .
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               dissolution
            
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               might
               have
               lived
               very
               long
               .
               The
               Prince
               ab●●●t
               ,
            
          
           
             
               but
               in
               safety
            
             .
          
           
             
               In
               the
               night
               of
               confusion
               ,
               Bats
               and
               Scritch-owles
               rule
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               make
               an
               Act
               forbidding
               the
               Proclamation
               of
               a
               King
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             Jan.
             30.
             
          
           
             
               A
               Proclamation
               thrown
               about
               streets
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Procclamation
             .
          
           
             
               They
               Vote
               the
               Exclusion
               of
               the
               Members
               the
               Army
               had
               secluded
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               House
               of
               Lords
               Voted
               useless
               ,
            
             Feb.
             5.
             
          
           
             
               The
               protestation
               of
               the
               Nobility
               against
               it
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Kingly
               Power
               Voted
               Useless
            
             ,
             Feb.
             7.
             
          
           
             
               A
               Council
               of
               Sate
               in
               Force
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iudges
               Commissioned
            
             .
          
           
             
               They
               declare
               to
               preserve
               and
               maintain
               the
               Laws
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               new
               stamp
               for
               Coyn
               Voted
               .
            
          
           
             
               Agents
               and
               Envoys
               designed
               to
               Forrain
               Princes
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               monthly
               Fast
               Nulled
            
             .
          
           
             
               Several
               escapes
               of
               the
               Cavalier
               party
               .
            
             viz.
             Col.
             Massey
             ,
             Sir
             Lewis
             Dives
             ,
             Mr
             Holden
             ,
             
               and
               Lord
            
             Capel
             ;
             
               the
               last
               of
               them
               betrayed
               by
            
             Davis
             
               a
               Water-man
            
             ,
          
           
             
               and
               retaken
            
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Loughborough
             
               escapes
               from
            
             Windsor-Castle
             
               with
               several
               others
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
               the
            
             Hague
             ,
             Feb.
             
               &c.
               
               The
               Prince
               of
            
             A●range
             
               a
               friend
               to
               the
               Royal
               Family
               .
            
          
           
             Mr.
             Beaumont
             
               Executed
               at
            
             Pomfret
             ,
             Feb.
             7.
             
          
           
             
               A
               new
               High
               Court
               of
               Iustice
               erected
               .
            
          
           
             Duke
             Hamilton
             ,
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Holland
             ,
             Lor●
             Capel
             ,
             
               Tr●ed
               by
               the
               High
               Court
               of
               Iusti●●
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Capel
             '
             
               s
               legal
               Defences
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Goring
             
               and
               Sir
            
             John
             Owen
             reprieved
             .
          
           
             D●ke
             Hamilton
             ,
             
               E.
               of
            
             Holland
             ,
             
               and
               Lord
            
             Capel
             beheaded
             ,
             Mar.
             9.
             
          
           
             
               Other
               capital
               Delinquents
               in
               nomination
               .
               As
               Sir
            
             John
             Stowell
             ,
             Iudge
             Jenkins
             ,
             
               and
               Cap.
            
             Brown
             Bushell
             ,
             
               Marq.
               of
            
             Winchester
             B●
             Wren
             ,
             
               Ma.
               Gen
            
             Brown
             ,
             
               and
               Sir
            
             John
             Clo●worthy
             
               hardly
               escaping
               .
               Several
               qualifications
               of
               Delinquents
               to
               life
               and
               E●tate
               .
               T●e
               chief
               of
               whom
               were
               ,
               the
               Kings
               Majesty
               ,
               the
               D.
               of
            
             York
             ,
             
               E.
               of
            
             Britol
             ,
             
               D.
               of
            
             Buckingham
             ,
             Lord
             Digby
             ,
             Lord
             Cottington
             ,
             
               Marq
               of
            
             New-castle
             ,
             
               Marq
               of
            
             Worcester
             ,
             Sir
             Ed.
             Hide
             ,
             L●rd
             Culpepe●
             ,
             
               and
               Lord
            
             W●ddrington
             .
          
           
             
               Secluded
               Members
               totally
               Excluded
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliaments
               proce●dings
               in
               reference
               to
               the
               City
               .
            
          
           
             Alderman
             Reynoldson
             
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               outed
               and
               fined
               ,
               and
               Alderman
            
             Andrews
             
               one
               of
               the
               Kings
               Iudges
               placed
               in
               his
               stead
               .
               He
               proclaims
               the
               Act
               for
               abolishing
               Kingly
               Government
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Soams
             ,
             
               and
               Alderman
            
             Culham
             degraded
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Poyer
             Executed
             April
             ,
             25.
             
             Col.
             Laughorn
             
               and
               Col.
            
             Powel
             condemned
             .
          
           
             Pomfret-Castle
             delivered
             ,
             Mar.
             24
             ,
             
               to
               Maj.
               Gen.
            
             Lambert
             .
          
           
             John
             Lilburn
             ,
             
               and
               some
               of
               his
               party
               secured
               .
            
          
           
             
               An
               account
               of
               the
               state
               of
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             Charles
             
               the
               second
               proclaimed
               King
               at
            
             Edingburgh
             .
          
           
             
               The
               English
               ▪
               〈◊〉
               State
               tampers
               with
               the
               Scotch
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Jos.
             Douglas
             
               is
               sent
               from
               the
               Scots
               to
               the
               King
               at
               the
            
             Hague
             .
          
           
             Innerness
             
               seized
               for
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             Lord
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             Lockier
             
               the
               Leveller
               shot
               to
               death
               in
               Saint
            
             Paul
             
               's
               Church-yard
            
             .
          
           
             
               Eleven
               Regiments
               designed
               by
            
             Cromwel
             
               for
               the
               Irish
               service
            
             .
          
           
             Thompson
             
               a
               corne●
               with
            
             2
             
               Tro●ps
               ,
               enters
            
             Northampton
             
               and
               declares
               his
               and
               the
               Armies
               resolution
               against
               that
               Expedition
               .
            
          
           
             
               Several
               Regiments
               confederate
               in
               the
               same
               designe
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               by
               treachery
               surprizeth
               them
            
             .
          
           
             
               Levellers
               defeated
               at
            
             Burford
             in
             May.
             
          
           
             Thompson
             
               and
               two
               more
               Executed
            
             .
          
           
             
               Their
               Chieftain
               slain
               in
            
             Wellingborough
             -
             wood
             .
          
           
             Fairfax
             
               complemented
               at
            
             Oxford
             ,
             
               and
               treated
               at
               Dinner
               in
               the
               City
               of
            
             London
             .
          
           
             
               They
               present
            
             Fairfax
             and
             Cromwel
             
               with
               Gold
               and
               Plate
            
             .
          
           
             England
             made
             a
             Free-State
             ,
             Iune
             .
          
           
             
               A
               new
               Mace
               made
            
             .
          
           
             4000
             
               l.
               a
               year
               out
               of
               the
               D.
               of
            
             Buckinghams
             
               Estate
               ,
               given
               to
            
             Fairfax
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Cottington's
             
               Estate
               to
            
             Bradshaw
             .
          
           
             
               Several
               Acts
               to
               raise
               money
            
             .
          
           
             
               Several
               Castles
               demolished
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               short
               account
               of
               the
               King
               at
               the
            
             Hague
             .
          
           
             Salmasius
             
               〈◊〉
               in
               the
               Kings
               defen●e
               .
               Is
               〈◊〉
               by
            
             Milto●
             
               the
               lik●wise
               answer●
               His
               Maj●●ties
               Meditations
               ;
               which
               Answer
               was
               since
               burned
               by
               the
               common
               Hang-ma●
               .
               The
               condition
               his
               Maj●sty
               was
               in
               at
               the
            
             Hague
             .
          
           
             Dr.
             Dorislaus
             
               their
               Env●r
               to
               the
               Estates
               General
               killed
               at
               the
            
             Hague
             .
             May.
             
          
           
             Ascham
             
               their
               Envoy
               to
            
             Spain
             
               killed
               by
               one
            
             Sparks
             ,
             
               ●ho
               was
               therefore
               Executed
            
             .
          
           
             King
             Charles
             
               the
               second
               departs
               for
            
             France
             ,
             Iune
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               magnificently
               treated
               by
               the
               Arch-Duke
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Dutchess
               of
            
             Savoy
             
               assignes
               him
            
             50000
             crowns
             per
             Ann.
             
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Gloucester
             
               and
               the
               Princess
            
             Eliz.
             at
             Penshurst
             ,
             
               with
               the
               Countess
               of
            
             Leicester
             .
          
           
             
               The
               affairs
               of
            
             Ireland
             
               summed
               up
               together
            
             .
          
           
             
               Note
               ,
               they
               taxed
               the
               King
               with
               what
               themselves
               were
               guilty
               .
            
          
           
             
               Lieut.
               Gen.
            
             Cromwel
             
               Voted
               Lord-Governour
               of
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parl.
               Army
               hi●●
               ▪
               from
            
             Milford-Haven
             to
             Wales
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               lands
               at
            
             Dublin
             .
          
           
             
               The
               State
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               ●f
            
             Ire●and
             .
          
           
             
               The
               English
               Roman
               Catholikes
               declare
               for
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               desire
               the
               Marq.
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               may
               be
               their
               General
            
             .
          
           
             
               An
               Association
               with
            
             O
             Neal
             ,
             
               by
               Sir
            
             Charles
             Coot
             ,
             
               and
               Col.
            
             Monke
             ,
             
               then
               in
               Arms
               for
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               C●nfederates
               a●d
               the
               Lord
            
             Inchiqueens
             
               Forces
               do
               not
               brook
               one
               another
               .
            
          
           
             
               th●y
               with
               the
               Marq.
               of
            
             Clanrickard
             ,
             
               and
               the
               E.
               of
            
             Castlehaven
             
               designe
               to
               reduce
            
             Dublin
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Inchiqueen
             
               Lie●
               .
               Gen.
               for
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             O
             Neal
             
               joyns
               with
               the
               Independent
               party
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Monke
             
               agrees
               with
               him
            
             .
          
           
             O
             Neal
             Relieves
             London-Derry
             .
          
           
             
               The
               ill
               consequence
               thereof
               to
               the
               Kings
               affairs
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Marquess
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               comes
               before
            
             Dublin
             ,
             Aug.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Armstrong
             ,
             Col.
             Trevors
             ,
             
               and
               the
               Lord
            
             Moor
             
               declare
               for
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             O
             Neal
             defeated
             ,
             Drogheda
             taken
             ,
             Dundalke
             
               surrendred
               to
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             
               His
               Maj●sties
               Presence
               most
               necessary
               and
               most
               desired
               in
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Siege
               of
            
             Dublin
             
               by
               the
               Kings
               Forces
            
             ;
             Aug.
             
          
           
             Dublin
             
               Relieved
               by
               a
               sally
               the
               Forces
               of
               the
               Gairison
               made
               ,
            
             Aug.
             22.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Marq
               of
            
             Ormond
             〈…〉
             D●blin
             ,
             Aug.
             ●
             .
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Vaughan
             〈…〉
             Wogan
             
               〈◊〉
               p●isoners
            
             .
          
           
             
               Marq.
               o●
            
             Ormond
             ●akes
             B●ll●sannon
             
               for
               the
               Ki●g
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               ●ust
               deploration
               of
               this
               calamity
               .
            
          
           
             O
             Neal
             relieve●
             Coot
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Plagu●
               in
               the
               Loyal
               Provinces
               of
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Marq.
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               not
               able
               to
               punish
               the
               cowardise
               and
               treachery
               of
               the
               Parties
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Marq.
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               recruits
               his
               Forces
            
             .
          
           
             Drogheda
             
               Garrisoned
               with
               the
               flower
               of
               the
               Army
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Arthur
             Aston
             
               made
               Governour
               of
            
             Drogheda
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Daniel
             O
             Neal
             
               Governour
               of
            
             Trim
             ,
             
               dispatched
               to
               treat
               with
            
             Owen
             O
             Neal.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Richard
             Barnwell
             
               and
               〈◊〉
            
             Nicholas
             Plunkett
             
               sent
               to
               assist
               him
               ,
               and
               conclude
               an
               Agreement
               .
            
          
           
             Drogheda
             
               besieged
               by
            
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Mas●●●●
               at
            
             Drogheda
             .
             Sir
             Arthur
             Aston
             ,
             &c.
             kili●
             ,
             Sep.
             16.
             3000
             
             
               Souldiers
               put
               to
               Sword.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Marquess
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               endeavours
               to
               strengthen
               other
               places
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Edmund
             Butler
             
               Governour
               of
            
             Wexford
             
               for
               the
               K.
               It
               is
               besieged
               by
            
             Cromwel
             ,
             
               surprised
               and
               stormed
            
             ,
             2000
             
               put
               to
               the
               Sword.
            
             
          
           
             
               Several
               Troops
               of
               the
               Lord
            
             Inchiqueens
             Revolt
             .
          
           
             Luke
             〈…〉
             Ros●e
             〈…〉
             Ros●e
             surr●●dred
             .
          
           
             
               Litu
               .
               Ge●
            
             .
             Farr●ll
             
               〈…〉
               of
            
             O●mond
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Inchiqueen
             
               's
               Officers
               are
               treach●rour
            
             .
          
           
             
               They
               are
               discovered
               and
               taken
               ,
               and
               no
               conditions
               Released
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               ba●●●ed
               by
               Colonel
            
             Wogan
             at
             Duncannon
             .
          
           
             Corke
             ,
             Youhall
             ,
             
               and
               all
               the
               English
               Towns
               of
            
             Munster
             revolt
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Inchiqueen
             
               suspected
               ,
               accused
               by
               the
               Marq.
               of
            
             Antrim
             .
          
           
             Carrick
             
               taken
               by
               Lieu.
               Gen.
            
             Jones
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Marq.
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               de●●●●
               to
               sight
            
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             
               Lieu.
               General
            
             Farrel
             
               made
               Governour
               of
            
             Waterford
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             attempting
             Waterford
             ,
             
               in
               vain
               departs
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Jones
             
               dyes
               of
               the
               Flux
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Forces
               Assault
            
             Carrick
             ;
             
               but
               depart
               with
               loss
            
             .
          
           
             
               Both
               Armies
               retire
               to
               their
               Winter-quarters
               .
            
          
           
             Gen.
             Owen
             O
             Neal
             
               dyes
               .
               the
            
             Ulster
             -
             
               Forces
               sent
               into
               their
               own
               Province
               .
            
             Luke
             Taafe
             
               sent
               into
            
             Connaght
             ,
             Lord
             Inchiqueen
             
               goes
               to
            
             Clare
             ,
             Lord
             Dillon
             into
             Meath
             .
             
               Maj
               General
            
             Hugh
             O
             Neal
             
               made
               Govern●ur
               of
            
             Clonmel
             
               for
               the
               King.
            
             Kilkenny
             
               garrisoned
               for
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             Crosby
             betrayeth
             Kingsale
             ;
             
               he
               is
               Reprieved
               and
               pardoned
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Marq.
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               offers
               to
               morgage
               his
               Estate
               for
               the
               s●pport
               of
               the
               A●my
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               is
               at
            
             Kilkenny
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Irish
               Souldiers
               ,
               some
               frighted
               with
               the
               Plague
               ,
               others
               in
               necessity
               ,
               revolt
               to
            
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Marq.
               of
            
             Clanrickard
             Character
             .
          
           
             
               He
               supplies
               Sir
            
             George
             Monro
             
               with
               money
            
             .
          
           
             
               Marq.
               of
            
             Ormond
             at
             Kilkenny
             
               endeavouring
               with
               the
               Lord
            
             Clanrickard
             
               to
               provi●●
               an
               Army
               against
               next
               spring
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Charles
             Coote
             
               defeats
               the
               Iri●●
               ,
               and
               takes
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Claneboys
             .
             Sir
             Geo
             :
             Monro
             delivers
             Eniskillin
             
               to
               the
               Enemy
            
             .
          
           
             Capt.
             Tickle
             
               Executed
               for
               designing
               to
               betray
            
             Kilkenny
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Marq.
                 of
              
               Ormond
               at
               Limerick
               ,
               
                 departs
                 in
                 di●●ast
                 to
              
               Clare
               .
            
             
               Cromwels
               
                 Army
                 takes
                 the
                 Field
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Army
               dispersed
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ballisanon
               
                 sold
                 to
              
               Cromwel
               .
            
             
               Cahir
               -
               
                 Castle
                 given
                 him
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               affairs
               in
            
             Ireland
             〈…〉
             .
             
               Marq.
               of
            
             Ormonds
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             
               He
               withdraws
               ,
               leaving
               the
               Marq.
            
             Clanrickard
             
               to
               Govern
               that
               Kingdom
            
             .
          
           
             Kilkenny
             taken
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             at
             Cashel
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Clanrickard
             
               refuseth
               to
               take
               upon
               him
               the
               Government
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Marq.
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               courted
               to
               continue
               it
            
             .
          
           
             
               to
               which
               on
               certain
               co●ditions
               he
               agrees
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               English
               under
            
             Ormond
             
               disbanded
               and
               take
               Conditions
            
             .
          
           
             Emer
             Mac
             Mahon
             
               Bp.
               of
            
             Cloghor
             ,
             
               made
               General
               of
               the
            
             Ulster
             -
             Army
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               repulsed
               and
               worsted
               at
            
             Clonmel
             ,
             
               by
               Maj.
               General
            
             Hugh
             O
             Neal
             
               Governour
               thereof
            
             .
          
           
             Clonmel
             
               surrendred
               to
            
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             David
             Roch
             
               defeated
               by
               the
               L.
            
             Broghall
             .
             
               The
               Bp
               of
            
             Rosse
             
               and
               two
               other
               Priests
               hanged
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               goes
               for
            
             England
             ,
             Ireton
             
               chief
               Commander
               in
               his
               place
            
             .
          
           
             
               An
               account
               of
               the
               Irish
               affairs
               .
            
          
           
             Col.
             Wogan
             
               defeated
               and
               taken
               prisoner
               .
               Prince
            
             Rupert
             departs
             Kingsale
             
               with
               his
               Fleet
               ,
               leaving
               three
               empty
               ships
               behind
               him
               .
            
             Oct.
             24.
             
          
           
             Col.
             Morris
             
               and
               Cornet
            
             Blackborne
             
               Executed
               at
            
             York
             ,
             Aug.
             
          
           
             
               Lord
               Chief-Iustice
            
             Heath
             dyes
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Kenelm
             Digby
             and
             Mr.
             Walter
             Mountague
             
               ordered
               to
               depart
               the
               Kingdom
               Forrain
               Princes
               ,
               how
               affected
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Marq.
               of
            
             Montross
             
               his
               Declaration
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 French
                 〈◊〉
                 the
                 importation
                 of
                 cloth
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 States
                 of
              
               Holland
               
                 d●●y
                 Audi●●●●
                 to
              
               Strickland
               
                 the
                 Stat●●
                 of
              
               Englands
               
                 〈◊〉
                 .
                 Th●
                 Spaniard
                 pr●●ibits
                 his
                 Sub●●●s
                 to
                 se●ve
                 our
                 King
                 at
                 ●ea
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Gallantry
                 of
                 t●●
                 Emperour
              
               Russia
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               lends
               the
               King
               of
            
             England
             20000
             l.
             
          
           
             
               Presbyterian
               Ministers
               decline
               t●●
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Level●rs
               discontented
            
             .
          
           
             
               New
               commotions
               by
               the
               Levelers
            
             .
          
           
             John
             Lilburn
             
               chosen
               a
               Common-Council-man
               for
            
             London
             ,
             
               but
               disabled
               by
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Engagement
               Voted
            
             ,
             Octob.
             
          
           
             
               The
               terrible
               Powder-blow
               in
            
             Tower-street
             ,
             Jan.
             4.
             
          
           
             Alderman
             Hoyle
             
               hanged
               him●elf
            
             ,
             Jan.
             30.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             Blake
             
               commands
               a
               Fleet.
            
             
          
           
             Prince
             Rupert
             
               blockt
               up
            
             Lisbone
             ,
             Mar.
             
          
           
             Granger
             
               's
               notorious
               Cheats
            
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Liberton
             
               brings
               Letters
               from
            
             Scotland
             
               to
               the
               King
               at
            
             Jersey
             .
          
           
             The
             Scots
             
               appoint
               Commissioners
               to
               treat
               at
            
             Breda
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               in
               danger
               of
               drowning
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Scots
             
               purge
               their
               Army
               〈◊〉
               send●
               Co●●issioners
               to
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               They
               except
               against
               Malignants
            
             .
          
           
             Marston
             
               the
               Leveller
               kills
               two
               Messengers
               ,
               and
               wounding
               a
               third
               ,
               escapes
               ▪
               is
               afterwards
               taken
               and
               executed
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Berckley
             
               and
               Col.
            
             Walter
             Slingsby
             secured
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Engagement
               pressed
               by
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             
               Great
               Robberies
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               new
               Council
               of
               State.
            
             
          
           
             Mr.
             Ascham
             and
             Mr.
             Vane
             
               sent
               Agents
               into
            
             Spain
             and
             Portugal
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Names
               of
               Ships
               changed
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Fleet
               sent
               to
            
             Barbadoes
             
               against
               the
               Lord
            
             Willoughby
             of
             Parham
             .
          
           
             
               Cavaliers
               to
               depart
            
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Orders
               concerning
               Delinquents
               Estates
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               new
               High
               Court
               of
               Iustice
               constituted
               .
            
             Keeble
             
               made
               President
               thereof
            
             .
          
           
             
               An
               Act
               against
               Fornication
            
             .
          
           
             
               An
               Account
               of
               the
               last
               actions
               of
               the
               Marquess
               of
            
             Montross
             .
          
           
             
               He
               was
               offered
               to
               be
               Capt.
               of
               the
            
             Scots
             
               Guards
               to
               the
               King
               of
            
             France
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Emperor
               at
            
             Vienna
             
               offers
               to
               make
               him
               one
               of
               his
               Generals
               .
            
          
           
             
               Marquess
               of
            
             Montross
             
               Arms
               for
               the
               King
               in
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               His
               ill
               success
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               at
            
             Edenburgh
             Alarmed
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Straughan
             
               sent
               with
               a
               choice
               party
               of
               Horse
               to
               oppose
               him
               .
            
          
           
             
               After
               him
               follows
            
             Lesly
             and
             Holborn
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Marq
               Publisheth
               a
               Declaration
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               danger
               of
               this
               attempt
            
             .
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Sunderland
             
               opposeth
               him
            
             .
          
           
             Dumbath
             -
             
               Castle
               surrendred
               to
               the
               Marquess
               his
               Forces
               .
            
          
           
             Col.
             Straughan
             
               sets
               upon
               him
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Marq.
               of
            
             Montross
             defeated
             Ap.
             29.
             
          
           
             
               His
               Standard
               taken
               ,
               and
               the
               bear●r
               thereof
               slain
               taken
               besides
               on
               the
               Marquess
               his
               side
               ,
               Col.
            
             Hurrey
             ,
             Lord
             Frendraught
             Sir
             Francis
             Hay
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Marq.
               of
            
             Montross
             taken
             ,
             May
             3.
             
               by
               the
               Laird
               of
            
             Aston
             ,
          
           
             
               and
               conveyed
               to
            
             David
             Lesley
             .
          
           
             Dumbath
             -
             
               Castle
               yielded
               to
               the
               Covenanters
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Covenanters
               give
               solemn
               thanks
               for
               their
               Victory
               .
            
          
           
             Montross
             
               visits
               his
               Children
               at
               his
               Father-in-laws
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Southesk
             .
          
           
             
               His
               journey
               to
            
             Edenburgh
             .
          
           
             
               He
               is
               mounted
               on
               a
               Cart-horse
               and
               delivered
               to
               the
               Executioner
            
             ;
          
           
             
               bound
               with
               Ropes
               in
               a
               Chair
               ,
               and
               d●spitefully
               used
               The
               people
               pity
               him
               ,
            
          
           
             
               but
               the
               Ministers
               revile
               him
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               is
               Imprisoned
               in
               the
               Tol-booth
               .
               His
               friends
               not
               suffered
               to
               visit
               him
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Marquess
               of
            
             Montross
             
               sentenced
               to
               die
               by
               a
               Committee
               of
               Parliament
               in
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Some
                 Members
                 and
                 Ministers
                 sent
                 to
                 examine
                 him
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 He
                 refuseth
                 to
                 answer
                 them
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Chancellours
               Speech
               in
               Parliament
               against
               the
               Marquess
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Marquess
               of
            
             Montrosses
             
               Answer
               in
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Chancellor
               comands
               the
               Sentence
               to
               be
               read
               .
            
          
           
             
               And
               the
               Marquess
               to
               be
               conveyed
               back
               to
               prison
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               noble
               behaviour
               there
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               comes
               to
               the
               Scaffold
               in
               rich
               attire
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Marquess
             of
             Montross
             his
             Speech
             on
             the
             Scaffold
             .
          
           
             
               Mark
               the
               horrib●●
               unchristianity
               of
               the
               Scotch
               Kirk
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Marquess
               gives
               mo●y
               to
               the
               Executioner
               ,
               who
               according
               to
               the
               Sentence
               hanged
               his
               Declaration
               and
               History
               about
               his
               Neck
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               is
               hanged
               on
               a
               Gibbet
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             for
             England
             ,
             May.
             
          
           
             Cromwels
             
               cruelty
               to
               the
               English
               Royallists
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Wogan
             escapes
             .
          
           
             
               An
               Embassador
               from
            
             Holland
             .
          
           
             
               Bishop
               of
            
             Cloghor
             defeated
             June
             18.
             
               by
               Sir
            
             Charles
             Coot
             .
             
               Mortally
               wounded
               and
               taken
               with
               his
               Lieut.
               Gen.
            
             Hen.
             Oneale
             .
          
           
             Marchamount
             Needham
             
               the
               Parliament-Droll
               ,
               Author
               of
               a
               scurrilous
               Pamphlet
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               returns
               from
               his
               Conquest
               in
            
             Ireland
             ,
             June
             6.
             
          
           
             Prince
             Rupert
             
               blockt
               up
               in
            
             Lisbon
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               ships
               himself
               for
            
             Scotland
             from
             Schevelt
             ,
             June
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               complemented
               by
               the
               Nobility
               of
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             Fairfax
             
               layes
               down
               his
               Commission
            
             ,
             June
             26.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               marches
               into
            
             Scotland
             ,
             July
             22.
             
          
           
             
               A
               light
               Skirmish
               and
               Encounter
               at
            
             Mussleborough
             ,
             July
             29.
             
          
           
             Dr.
             Levens
             
               hanged
               in
               ●
            
             Cornhill
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Statues
               pulled
               down
            
             Aug.
             
          
           
             Myn
             Heer
             Joachim
             
               Resident
               from
               the
               States
               of
            
             Holland
             
               sent
               home
            
             .
          
           
             Lord-Keeper
             Lane
             
               dieth
               at
            
             Jersey
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Andrews
             Executed
             Aug.
             2
             on
             Tower-hill
             .
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Gell
             
               Sentenced
               ,
               and
               Cap.
            
             Benson
             Executed
             ,
             October
             7.
             
          
           
             
               Several
               surrenders
               in
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               Animosities
               among
               the
            
             Scots
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               makes
               use
               of
               them
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               peremptory
               resolution
               of
               the
               Kirk
               of
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               causeth
               the
               Kirk-Declaration
               to
               be
               read
               to
               his
               Army
               .
            
          
           
             Red-house
             stormed
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Armies
               face
               one
               another
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               English
               retreat
               to
            
             Dunbar
             .
          
           
             Dunbar
             fight
             ,
             Sep.
             3.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Scots
               routed
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Prisoners
                 of
                 Note
                 ,
                 Sir
              
               James
               Lumsdale
               ,
               
                 Lieu.
                 Gen.
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 Lord
              
               Libberton
               ,
               
                 who
                 died
                 of
                 his
                 wounds
                 ,
                 Adjutant-General
              
               Bickerton
               ,
               Scout-master
               Campbel
               ,
               Sir
               Will.
               Douglas
               ,
               L●
               .
               Cranston
               ,
               Colonel
               Gurden
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Their
                 Colours
                 taken
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 hung
                 up
                 in
              
               Westminster-hall
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               's
               Letter
               after
               the
               fight
            
             .
          
           
             General
             Monk
             
               chiefly
               conc●●●'d
               in
               the
               honour
               of
               this
               field
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Highlanders
               sold
               for
               Slaves
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               union
               of
               parties
               endeavoured
               by
               the
               Scots
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               at
            
             Westminster
             
               appoint
               a
               Thanksgiving
               day
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               marcheth
               for
            
             Sterling
             ,
             Sep.
             14.
             
          
           
             
               Liberty
               of
               Conscience
               Enacted
               in
            
             England
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Sectaries
               raise
               an
               Army
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Harrison
             .
             
               made
               Maj.
               Gen.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             Yoak
             
               at
               the
            
             Hague
             .
          
           
             Prince
             Ruperts
             
               Fleet
               dispersed
            
             ,
             Nov.
             
          
           
             Princess
             Elizabeth
             
               dieth
               at
            
             Carisbroke
             -
             
               Castle
               :
               is
               buried
               in
            
             Newport
             .
          
           
             
               Prince
               of
            
             Aurange
             died
             Octb.
             27.
             
          
           
             
               Divisions
               among
               the
               Loyal
               parties
               ,
               in
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Marq
               ▪
               of
            
             Clan●ickards
             
               Forces
               ●e●eated
               by
               Col.
            
             Axtel
             ,
             Octob.
             25.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Marq.
               of
            
             Ormo●●
             ,
             
               and
               Lord
            
             Inchiqueen
             ,
             
               resolved
               to
               depart
               out
               of
            
             Ireland
             ,
             Nov.
             
          
           
             
               An
               Embassador
               from
            
             Portugal
             
               to
               the
               new
               States
            
             .
             Dec.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Spanish
               Embassador
               likewise
               acknowledg'd
               them
               a
               Free-State
               ,
            
             Decem.
             
          
           
             
               An
               Insurrection
               in
            
             Norfolk
             :
          
           
             Suppressed
             .
          
           
             A
             High
             Court
             of
             Justice
             
               Erected
               at
            
             Norwich
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Cooper
             
               a
               Minister
               ,
               Maj.
            
             Saul
             
               and
               others
               Executed
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               memorable
               accident
               at
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               Several
               Acts
               of
               Parliament
               Passed
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Progress
               of
            
             Cromwel
             in
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Trayterous
               Western
               Remonstrance
               of
               some
               Scots
               ,
            
          
           
             Ker
             
               defeated
               and
               taken
               Prisoner
            
             .
          
           
             Edenburgh
             -
             
               Castle
               yielded
            
             Dec.
             24.
             
          
           
             The
             Articles
             for
             the
             Rendition
             of
             
             Edenburgh-Castle
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Fenwick
             
               mad●
               Gove●nour
               〈◊〉
               ,
               and
               of
            
             Leith
             
               for
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Scots
             
               boldly
               sollicitous
               with
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               withdraws
               to
               Gen.
            
             Middleton
             .
          
           
             
               The
               manner
               of
               His
               Coronation
            
             January
             1.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Lord-Chancellors
               Speech
               to
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               His
               Majesties
               Answer
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               is
               accompanied
               by
               the
               Nobility
               to
               the
               Kirk
               of
            
             Scoone
             .
          
           
             
               Mr.
               Robert
               Douglass
               
                 preacheth
                 before
                 the
                 King.
              
               
            
             
               
                 Prince
                 of
              
               Aurange
               Christned
               .
            
          
           
             
               Several
               of
               the
               King
               Friends
               preferred
               and
               intrusted
               .
            
          
           
             Fife
             -
             
               Castle
               attempted
               by
               the
               English.
            
             
          
           
             Hume
             -
             
               Castle
               taken
            
             Feb.
             4
             ,
             
               by
               Col.
            
             Fenwick
             
               for
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Governours
             Answer
             to
             the
             Summons
             .
          
           
             Timtallon
             -
             
               Castle
               yielded
               by
               Sir
            
             James
             Seaton
             ,
             
               to
               the
               Parliament
               of
            
             England
             .
          
           
             
               General
               Ruthen
               ,
               
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Brentford
               and
               Forth
               ,
               deceaseth
               .
            
             
               David
               Lesley
               
                 General
                 for
                 the
                 Scots
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               new
               Council
               of
               State
            
             ,
             March.
             
          
           
             John
             Fry
             
               one
               of
               the
               Kings
               Iudges
               ,
               writts
               a
               Book
               against
               the
               Trinity
               :
               he
               is
               Voted
               to
               leave
               the
               House
               ,
               and
               his
               Book
               to
               be
               burned
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               Dutch
               Envoy
               complains
               to
               the
               King
               of
               Sir
            
             Jo.
             Greenvile
             
               Governour
               of
               the
               Isle
               of
            
             Scilly
             ,
             
               and
               others
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Prince
               of
            
             Aurange
             buried
             ,
             Feb.
             21.
             
          
           
             Tho.
             Cook
             of
             Grays-Inne
             
               Esq.
               committed
               to
               the
               Tower.
            
             
          
           
             
               Maj.
               General
            
             Harrison
             
               ordered
               to
               march
               into
            
             Lancashire
             .
          
           
             Cornet
             -
             
               Castle
               delivered
               by
               Col.
            
             Burgess
             
               to
               M.
            
             Harrison
             
               for
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Irish
               defeated
               at
            
             Finagh
             ,
             March
             13.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Henry
             Hide
             Beheaded
             June
             4
             ,
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             C●pt
             .
             Brown
             Bushel
             Executed
             ,
             Mar.
             29.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Saint
             John
             and
             Strickland
             
               Embassadors
               to
            
             Holland
             .
             
               They
               desire
               a
               firm
               League
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               States
               General
               shew
               no
               forwardness
               to
               this
               new
               friendship
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Embassadors
               affronted
               by
               Prince
            
             Edward
             
               son
               to
               the
               Queen
               of
            
             Bohemia
             .
          
           
             
               They
               complain
               to
               the
               States
               ,
               and
               have
               a
               Guard
               appointed
               them
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               depart
               for
            
             England
             June
             20.
             
          
           
             Saint
             John
             
               's
               Speech
               at
               his
               departure
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Law
             and
             its
             Proceedings
             turned
             into
             English
             ,
             Apr.
             
          
           
             
               A
               new
               Welch
               Insurrection
               started
            
             .
          
           
             Blackness
             -
             
               Castle
               delivered
               to
            
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Loyal
               Nobility
               in
            
             Scotland
             
               restored
               to
               their
               Seats
               in
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Kirk
               conv●●●d
               at
            
             Glascow
             .
          
           
             
               E.
               of
            
             Eglington
             
               surprized
               in
               his
               designe
               of
               raising
               Forces
               for
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               burneth
               the
               Lady
            
             Kilsithes
             house
             .
          
           
             Maj.
             Sydenham
             
               slain
               ,
               and
               his
               party
               defeated
               ,
            
             Apr.
             15
             
               by
               the
               Lord
            
             Montgomery
             ,
             
               and
               Lord
            
             Cranston
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Reduction
               of
            
             Scilly
             -
             
               Island
               in
            
             May.
             
          
           
             St
             Maries
             
               Island
               surrendred
            
             June
             2
             ,
             
               by
               Sir
            
             John
             Greenvile
             ,
             
               to
               Gen.
            
             Blake
             
               and
               Sir
            
             Geo
             ▪
             Ayscue
             .
          
           
             Pr.
             Rupert
             
               and
               Pr.
            
             Maurice
             
               at
               Sea
               from
            
             Toulon
             .
          
           
             
               An
               Agent
               from
               the
               D.
               of
            
             Florence
             
               to
               the
               Parliament
               of
            
             England
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Howard
             
               committed
               to
               the
               Tower
               for
               Bribery
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             sick
             May.
             
          
           
             
               Part
               of
               a
               Letter
               from
               one
               of
            
             Cromwels
             Creatures
             .
          
           
             
               An
               Act
               of
               Oblivion
               in
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Royalists
               a●d
               Kirk-men
               good
               friends
               .
               Earl
               of
            
             Calender
             
               Commander
               in
               chief
               of
               their
               new
               Levies
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Presbyterian
               Ministers
               seized
               by
               the
               Council
               of
               State
               ,
               in
               order
               to
               their
               Tryal
               ,
            
             May.
             
          
           
             Mr.
             Love
             
               charged
               with
               High
               Treason
            
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Jackson
             fined
             500
             
               l.
               and
               committed
               to
               the
               Fleet
               ,
               for
               refusing
               to
               give
               Evidence
               against
               Mr.
            
             Love.
             
          
           
             Mr.
             Love
             Sentenced
             ,
             July
             5.
             
          
           
             Mr.
             Potter
             
               and
               Mr.
            
             Gibbons
             Sentenced
             ,
             July
             25.
             
          
           
             Mr.
             Love
             
               and
               Mr.
            
             Gibbons
             ▪
             
               Executed
               on
            
             Tower-hill
             .
          
           
             
               An
               Act
               for
               abolishing
               the
            
             Marshals-Court
             in
             Southwark
             .
          
           
             
               Another
               for
               the
               sale
               of
               Delinquents
               Lands
               .
            
          
           
             Faulkner
             
               a
               perjured
               witness
               against
               the
               Lord
            
             Craven
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Estates
               of
               the
               Royalists
               put
               to
               sale
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Honours
               of
               the
               Royalists
               given
               by
               the
               King
               since
            
             Jan.
             1641.
             abolished
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Irish
               affairs
            
             June
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Broghall
             
               defeats
               the
               Lord
            
             Muskerry
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Charles
             Coot
             succesfull
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Irish
               Council
               and
               Commanders
               in
               great
               straights
               .
               Scots
               Leaguer
               in
            
             Tor-wood
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             stormeth
             Calendar
             -
             
               house
               ,
               the
               defendants
               put
               to
               the
               Sword.
               
            
          
           
             Newark
             -
             
               house
               and
               two
               others
               taken
            
             .
          
           
             Pr.
             Rupert
             
               takes
               a
               rich
               Spanish
               ship
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               fight
               in
            
             Fife
             
               between
               Sir
            
             John
             Brown
             
               and
               Maj.
               Gea
            
             .
             Lambert
             ,
             July
             20.
             
             The
             Scots
             
               worsted
               ,
               Sir
            
             John
             Brown
             
               taken
               ,
               and
               a
               while
               after
               dies
               .
            
          
           
             Inchigarvey
             -
             
               Castle
               and
            
             Brunt-Island
             
               delivered
               to
               the
               English.
            
             
          
           
             St.
             Johnstons
             
               delivered
               to
            
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               marches
               for
            
             England
             ,
             July
             21.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Parl.
               settle
               the
               Militia
               .
               Royalists
               forbid
               to
               depart
               their
               Houses
               .
            
          
           
             
               Correspondence
               with
               the
               King
               or
               his
               Party
               forbid
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
            
             Carlisle
             ,
             
               Proclaimed
               there
               King
               of
            
             Great
             Britain
             :
             
               He
               publisheth
               his
               Declaration
            
             .
          
           
             
               Offereth
               an
               Act
               of
               Pardon
               to
               all
               but
            
             Cromwel
             ,
             Bradshaw
             ,
             and
             Cook.
             
          
           
             
               Warrington
               -
               fight
               .
            
             
               Lambert
               and
               Harrison
               
                 defeated
                 by
              
               Massey
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Derby
             
               joyus
               with
               the
               King
               in
            
             Lancashire
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               summons
            
             Shrewsbury
             ,
             
               in
               vain
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               comes
               to
            
             Worcester
             ,
             Aug.
             22.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Parl.
               raise
               the
               Militia
               and
            
             London
             -
             Regiments
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               Summons
               the
               Country
            
             .
          
           
             
               Wigon
               -
               fight
               ,
               August
               25.
               
               Lilburn
               
                 defeats
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Derby
               .
            
             
               
                 Slain
                 on
                 the
                 Kings
                 side
                 ,
                 Lord
              
               Widdrington
               ,
               
                 Ma.
                 Gen.
                 Sir
              
               Tho.
               Tildesly
               ,
               Col.
               Mat.
               Boynton
               Sir
               Francis
               Gamul
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               l●sing
               his
               George
               and
               Garter
               escapes
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             surrounds
             Worcester
             ,
             Au.
             13.
             
               and
               possesseth
            
             Upton
             -
             Bridge
             .
          
           
             Worcester
             -
             Fight
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               defeated
               at
            
             Worcester
             ,
             Sep.
             3.
             
          
           
             Worcester
             
               miserably
               plundered
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Traytor
               hanged
               ,
               and
               his
               Widow
               bountifully
               rewarded
               .
            
          
           
             
               Slain
               of
               the
               Kings
               side
               Duke
            
             Hamilton
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Standard
               ,
               his
               Coach
               and
               Horses
               ,
               and
               Collar
               of
               SS
               ,
               taken
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               deliberates
               whither
               to
               fly
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Lords
               leave
               him
               at
            
             Whiteladies
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               in
               the
               wood
               Thursday
               morning
            
             Sep.
             4.
             
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
            
             Madely
             .
          
           
             To
             Boscobel
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Carlos
             
               directs
               the
               King
               to
               the
               Oak
               .
            
          
           
             At
             Mosely
             
               with
               Mr.
            
             Whitgrave
             .
          
           
             To
             Bently
             
               with
               Mrs.
            
             Jane
             Lane
             for
             Bristol
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               met
               by
               the
               Lord
            
             Wilmot
             .
          
           
             
               The
               dangerous
               Expression
               of
               a
               Farrier
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               by
            
             Evesham
             .
          
           
             At
             Cirencester
             
               to
               Mr.
            
             Nortons
             at
             Leigh
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               and
               Lord
            
             Wilmot
             
               in
               danger
               of
               discovery
               at
            
             Chayermouth
             
          
           
             
               Adventures
               of
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             At
             Heal
             
               at
               Mrs.
            
             Hides
             .
          
           
             By
             Portsmouth
             to
             Brighthemstead
             .
          
           
             Tetershal
             
               discovers
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             Tetershal
             
               resolves
               to
               proceed
               in
               his
               voyage
               with
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               King
               Embarques
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               notable
               passage
            
             .
          
           
             
               Arrives
               at
            
             Rohan
             ,
             to
             Paris
             .
          
           
             
               Most
               of
               the
               Scots
               taken
               Prisoners
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               and
               his
               Prisoners
               to
            
             London
             ,
             Sep.
             12.
             
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Prisoners
                 sold.
              
               
            
             
               
                 The
                 Colours
                 taken
                 ,
                 hanged
                 up
                 in
              
               Westminster
               -
               hall
               .
            
          
           
             Sterling
             -
             
               castle
               surrendred
            
             ,
             Aug.
             14
             ,
             
               to
               Gen.
            
             Monke
             
               for
               the
               Parl.
            
             Dundee
             stormed
             Sep.
             1
             ,
             
               and
               taken
               by
               Gen.
            
             Monke
             ,
             
               the
               defendants
               put
               to
               the
               Sword.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Town
               miserably
               plundred
            
             .
          
           
             Aberdeen
             yielded
             .
          
           
             St.
             Andrews
             Fined
             500
             l.
             
          
           
             
               Scotch
               Nobles
               taken
               at
            
             Ellet
             
               in
               the
               Highlands
               ,
               and
               Sir
            
             John
             Daniel
             
               and
               Col.
            
             Douglas
             
               taken
               at
            
             Dumfreiz
             ,
             Aug.
             
          
           
             
               A
               New
               Representative
               debated
               of
            
             .
          
           
             The
             High
             Court
             of
             Justice
             
               pardons
               Mr.
            
             Jenkins
             
               and
               others
            
             .
          
           
             Cap.
             Symkins
             ,
             Sir
             Timothy
             Fetherstonhaugh
             ,
             
               and
               Col.
            
             Benbow
             Executed
             ,
             Oct.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Derby
             
               Beheaded
               at
            
             Bolton
             ,
             Octob.
             15.
             
          
           
             
               Several
               other
               Royalists
               taken
            
             :
          
           
             James
             Hinde
             
               the
               sam'd
               High-way-man
               taken
               and
               Hang'd
               ,
               drawn
               and
               quartered
               at
            
             Worcester
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Estates
               of
               the
               Lord
            
             Craven
             
               and
               other
               Royalists
               exposed
               to
               sale
               .
            
          
           
             General
             Popham
             
               's
               Funeral
            
             ,
             Octob.
             24.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Scotch
               Union
               projected
            
             .
          
           
             
               Commissioners
               named
               to
               go
               into
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             Monke
             
               protects
               the
               Marq.
               of
            
             Montross
             
               his
               Children
               and
               Family
            
             .
          
           
             Limerick
             
               besieged
               by
               Deputy
            
             Ireton
             ,
             
               for
               the
               Parl.
            
             
          
           
             Hugh
             O
             Neal
             
               G●v●r●our
               t●ereof
            
             .
          
           
             Ireton
             
               defe●ted
               before
            
             Limerick
             .
          
           
             Limerick
             〈◊〉
             ,
             October
             29.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Charles
             Co●t
             
               〈◊〉
               a
               party
               of
               Irish.
            
             
          
           
             Clare
             -
             
               Castle
               taken
               by
               the
               English.
            
             
          
           
             
               Ireton
               
                 dies
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 at
              
               ▪
               Limerick
               ,
               Nov.
               25.
               
            
             
               Edmund
               Ludlow
               
                 constituted
                 in
                 his
                 place
              
               .
            
             
               Ireton
               
                 lies
                 in
                 state
                 at
              
               Summerset
               -
               house
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               Character
            
             .
          
           
             Jersey
             surrend●●d
             ,
             Nov.
             and
             Dec.
             
               to
               the
               Parliament
               .
               Mount
            
             Orgueil
             and
             Elizabeth
             
               Castle
               ●urrendred
            
             .
          
           
             
               Isle
               of
            
             Man
             reduced
             ,
             Dec.
             
          
           
             Barbadoes
             
               reduced
               by
               Sir
            
             Geo
             :
             Ayscue
             ,
             Jan.
             
          
           
             Lord
             Willoughby
             
               Governour
               thereof
            
             .
          
           
             St.
             Christophers
             
               the
               same
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Scotch
               Kirk
               reject
               ,
               and
               declare
               against
               the
               Union
               .
            
          
           
             
               Monarchy
               abolished
               in
            
             Scotland
             ,
             Jan.
             
          
           
             Dumbarton
             surrendered
             ,
             Jan.
             5
             ,
             
               by
               Sir
            
             Charles
             Erskin
             ,
             
               to
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               Commerce
               ,
               and
               Fishing
               molested
               at
               Sea.
               
            
          
           
             The
             1
             of
             Dec.
             
               the
               time
               limited
               by
               t●●
               Act
               ,
               ●●omacked
               by
               the
               Dutch.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               Embassadors
               t●eat
            
             January
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               publish
               an
               Act
               of
               Oblivion
               .
            
          
           
             
               John
               Lilburn
               Banished
               .
            
             
               Josiah
               Primate
               fined
               4000
               l.
               
            
          
           
             Lord
             Clanrickard
             
               sues
               to
               Lieu.
               Gen.
            
             Ludlow
             
               for
               a
               peace
            
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Answer
            
             ;
          
           
             Arguile
             
               treats
               with
               Commissioners
               ,
               at
            
             Dumbarton
             .
          
           
             Blackness
             -
             
               Castle
               ordered
               to
               be
               blown
               up
               .
            
          
           
             Moss-Troopers
             
               busie
               and
               mischievous
            
             .
          
           
             
               Several
               places
               in
            
             Ireland
             
               taken
               by
               the
               English
            
             .
          
           
             
               An
               Act
               for
               removing
               obstructions
               in
               the
               sale
               of
               Crown-lands
               .
            
          
           
             Black-monday
             March
             29
             ,
             
               predicted
               by
            
             Will.
             Lilly.
             
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
            
             Paris
             ,
             April
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             
               Renowned
               for
               this
               Service
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
               St.
            
             Germains
             
               with
               the
               Marq.
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               and
               E.
               of
            
             Castlehaven
             .
          
           
             
               Several
               parties
               of
               the
               Irish
               submit
               .
            
          
           
             Lord
             Clanrickard
             takes
             Ballishannon
             ,
             and
             Dungal
             -
             Castle
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Muskerry
             yields
             .
          
           
             Galloway
             surrendered
             .
          
           
             Irelands
             
               R●ines
               ,
               Submissions
               ,
               and
               surrenders
               .
            
          
           
             Ballishannon
             
               retaken
               ,
               and
            
             Slego
             
               surrendered
               to
               the
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               affairs
               of
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             Dunotter
             -
             
               Castle
               yielded
            
             ,
             May
             28.
             
          
           
             
               Citadels
               built
               in
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               rise
               of
               the
               Dutch
               War.
               
            
          
           
             
               A
               great
               Fire
               at
            
             Glascow
             .
          
           
             
               Congleton
               -
               
                 Chu●●h
                 in
              
               Cheshire
               
                 fired
                 by
                 Lightning
              
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 like
                 Fire
                 in
              
               Essex
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 State-house
                 of
              
               Amsterdam
               
                 burnt
                 .
                 S●a-fights
                 seen
                 in
                 the
                 Air.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               An
               Encounter
               between
               the
               Forces
               of
            
             England
             and
             Holland
             .
          
           
             Capt.
             Young
             
               's
               Letter
            
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             Blake
             
               's
               Letter
            
             .
          
           
             Maj.
             Bourne
             
               's
               Relation
            
             .
          
           
             Admiral
             Trump
             
               's
               Letter
               to
               the
               States
               of
            
             Holland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Datch
               Embassadors
               Paper
               to
               the
               Council
               of
               State.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliaments
               Answer
               thereunto
            
             .
          
           
             
               Their
               Demands
            
             .
          
           
             Trump
             
               in
               the
            
             Downs
             .
          
           
             
               The
               English
               and
               Dutch
               Fleets
            
             July
             -
             Encounter
             .
          
           
             
               They
               are
               scattered
               by
               a
               Storm
               .
            
          
           
             Blake
             
               takes
               several
               of
               their
               Frigats
               ,
               and
               divers
               Prisoners
               .
            
          
           
             De
             Buyter
             
               and
               Sir
            
             Geo
             :
             Ayscue
             
               's
               Engagement
               at
            
             Plymouth
             ,
             Au.
             16.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Geo
             :
             Ayscue
             
               rewarded
               for
               h●s
               service
               .
               The
               States
               of
            
             Holland
             
               excite
               several
               Princes
               to
               assist
               them
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
               Embassador
               Monsieur
            
             Paw
             
               dieth
               of
               a
               surfeit
               by
               broyld
               Salmon
               .
            
          
           
             Marq.
             Clanrickard
             
               lays
               down
               Arms.
            
             
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               's
               designe
               upon
               the
               Parliament
               appears
               .
            
          
           
             Dunkirk
             
               taken
               by
               the
               Spaniard
               ,
               and
               the
               French
               Fleet
               with
               relief
               seized
               by
               Ge●
               .
            
             Blake
             .
          
           
             
               A
               General
               Assembly
               in
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               Dismist
               by
               Lieu.
               Col.
            
             Cotterel
             .
          
           
             De
             Ruyter
             
               with
               a
               Fleet
               at
               the
               mouth
               of
               the
            
             Channel
             .
          
           
             De
             Wit
             
               joyns
               with
               him
            
             .
          
           
             De
             Wit
             
               worsted
               by
            
             Blake
             .
          
           
             
               Marq.
               of
            
             Worcester
             
               taken
               ,
               and
               committed
               to
               the
               Tower.
               
            
          
           
             
               Mutiny
               in
            
             Holland
             .
          
           
             
               Some
               of
               their
               Seamen
               Executed
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Fleet
               of
               War
               sent
               to
               the
            
             Sound
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Lord
             Hopton
             
               dyes
               at
            
             Bruges
             in
             Flanders
             ,
             September
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Rochester
             
               to
               the
               Diet
               in
            
             Germany
             .
          
           
             Van
             Trump
             
               at
               Sea
               with
               a
               Fleet.
            
             
          
           
             Blake
             
               defeated
               in
               the
            
             Downs
             by
             Trump
             ,
             Nov.
             29.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               Seamen
               steal
               Sheep
               at
            
             Rumney
             -
             
               Marsh
               ,
               and
               come
               off
               with
               loss
               .
            
          
           
             Trump
             
               neer
               the
               Isle
               of
            
             Wight
             .
          
           
             The
             Phoenix
             regained
             ,
             Nov.
             30
             ,
             
               by
               Capt.
            
             Cox.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Parliaments
               three
               Ge●●rals
            
             ,
             Blake
             ,
             Dean
             ,
             and
             Monke
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Ma●que
               on
               the
               Taxes
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               Bravadoes
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             Gloucester
             
               sent
               away
               from
            
             Carisbrook
             to
             Dunkirk
             ,
             Feb.
             
          
           
             
               Conducted
               into
            
             France
             
               by
               the
               Lords
            
             Langdale
             and
             Inchiqueen
             .
          
           
             
               The
               French
               Envy
            
             M.
             Bourdeaux
             
               owns
               the
               State
            
             ,
             &c.
             December
             .
          
           
             The
             Portugal
             
               Embassador
               concludes
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               forbid
               any
               to
               supply
               the
               English
               with
               provisions
               of
               War.
               
            
          
           
             
               Torce
               of
               their
            
             Hamburgh
             
               ships
               laden
               with
               Plate
               taken
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               High
               Court
               of
               Iustice
               in
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             Iustice
             Donelan
             
               President
               thereof
            
             .
          
           
             
               Several
               persons
               Condemned
            
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Muskerry
             
               taken
               ,
               and
               committed
               to
            
             Dublin
             
               Castle
               .
               Sir
            
             Phelim
             O
             Neal
             
               the
               great
               Rebel
               hanged
            
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Condition
               of
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Priests
               Banished
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               and
               his
               Officers
               keep
               a
               Fast.
               
            
          
           
             
               Seamens
               Wages
               raised
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Kings
                 Houses
                 of
              
               Hampton
               
                 Court
                 to
                 be
                 sold
              
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Moneys
                 there●pon
                 at
                 six
              
               per
               cent
               .
            
          
           
             Agent
             Bradshaw
             to
             Copenhagen
             .
          
           
             
               He
               is
               affronted
               and
               in
               danger
               .
            
          
           
             
               English
               under
            
             Blake
             
               at
               Sea.
            
             
          
           
             Van
             Trump
             
               returns
               through
               the
               Channel
            
             ,
             Feb.
             
          
           
             Portland
             -
             fight
             Feb.
             18
             ,
             
               between
               Dutch
               and
               English.
            
             
          
           
             
               Stoutly
               maintained
               on
               either
               side
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Fight
               at
            
             Leghorn
             ,
             March
             2.
             
          
           
             
               The
               English
               worsted
            
             .
          
           
             Prince
             Maurice
             
               drowned
               in
               the
            
             West-India's
             .
          
           
             Prince
             Rupert
             
               arrives
               in
            
             France
             ,
             Mar.
             
          
           
             De
             Wit
             
               at
               sea
               with
               another
               Fleet.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               designe
               of
               weakning
               us
               by
               taking
               our
               Colliers
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Gell
             
               and
               several
               Scots
               released
               from
               the
               Tower
               ,
               and
               others
               preferred
               .
            
          
        
         
           Notes for div A43206-e172380
           
             *
             
               Twelve
               Parliament-men
               for
               a
               penny
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               manner
               of
               dissolving
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             A
             Declaration
             of
             the
             General
             and
             Council
             of
             Officers
             about
             the
             Dissolution
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             *
             An
             Act
             for
             filling
             up
             the
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             
               Addresses
               to
            
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             Vice-Admiral
             Pen
             
               in
               the
            
             Downs
             ,
             
               with
               a
               Fleet
               of
            
             70
             sail
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               a
               Dictator
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Council
               of
               State.
            
             
          
           
             Marlborough
             burnt
             ,
             Ap.
             28.
             
          
           
             Lord
             Digby
             
               honoured
               with
               the
               order
               of
               the
               Garter
               .
            
          
           
             Ulster
             -
             
               forces
               in
            
             Ireland
             submit
             .
          
           
             Trump
             
               in
               the
            
             Downs
             ,
             
               having
               given
               the
               English
               a
               go-by
               .
            
          
           
             
               Engaged
               by
               Gen.
            
             Monke
             and
             Dean
             ,
             &c.
             June
             2
             Gen.
             Dean
             slain
             .
          
           
             Trump
             defeated
             ,
             June
             2
             ,
             3.
             
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Dutch
                 hang
                 out
                 a
                 white
                 Flag
                 ,
                 and
                 send
                 a
                 Messenger
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 a
                 Peace
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 new
                 Parliament
                 called
              
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Summons
             .
          
           
             
               New
               Scotch
               Troubles
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               Trade
               at
               a
               stand
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               last
               Dutch
               Engagement
               between
               Gen.
            
             Monke
             and
             Van
             Trump
             
               on
               the
               Coast
               of
            
             Holland
             ,
             July
             29.
             
          
           
             Van
             Trump
             
               slain
               ,
               and
               the
               Dutch
               defeated
               ,
            
             July
             31.
             
          
           
             
               Gold
               Chains
               and
               Meddals
               ordered
               by
               the
               Parl.
               to
               be
               given
               to
               the
               chief
               Commanders
               and
               Officers
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               Thanksgiving
               appointed
            
             .
          
           
             De
             Wit
             
               conveys
               a
               great
               Fleet
               from
               the
            
             Sound
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Opdam
             
               made
               Lieutenant-Admiral
               in
               place
               of
            
             Van
             Trump
             ,
             
               who
               was
               Interred
               at
            
             Delf
             
               in
               great
               State.
            
             
          
           
             
               Little
               Parliament
               met
            
             July
             4.
             
          
           
             Mr.
             Francis
             Rouse
             
               their
               Speaker
            
             .
          
           
             Called
             Barebone
             
               's
               Parliament
               ,
               a
               Leather-sellers
               Name
               in
            
             Fleetstreet
             ,
             
               one
               of
               the
               said
               Convention
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Names
               of
               the
               Parliament
               men
               .
            
          
           
             
               Act
               for
               Marriages
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               new
               Body
               of
               the
               Law
               to
               be
               made
               .
            
          
           
             
               An
               Act
               for
               ●●●●h
               Adventurers
               and
               Allotments
               .
            
          
           
             Whitlock
             
               Embassador
               to
            
             Sweden
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Summary
               of
               what
               the
               Parliament
               did
               .
            
          
           
             Barebone
             
               's
               Parliament
               dissolved
            
             ,
             Dec.
             12.
             
          
           
             Squib
             
               's
               ,
               and
            
             Harrison
             
               's
               Speeches
               upon
               this
               occasion
               in
               the
               House
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Speaker
               resignes
               the
               Instrument
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Protector
               Install's
            
             ,
             Dec.
             16.
             
          
           
             
               The
               heads
               of
               the
               Module
               of
               Government
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Protector
               's
               Oath
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Proclamation
             of
             the
             Protector
             .
          
           
             Major-Gen
             .
             Harrison
             ,
             
               and
               other
               Colonels
               disgust
               the
               Usurper
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Anabaptists
               and
               Sectaries
               favoured
               by
               the
               Protector
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               Council
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               Embassadors
               have
               Audience
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Lilburn
             
               chief
               Commander
               in
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               He
               defeats
               the
               Royalists
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Wogan
             slain
             .
          
           
             Mortogh
             O
             Brian
             submits
             ,
             March.
             
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               inclined
               to
               Friendship
               with
               the
               French.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Frigats
               at
            
             Brest
             
               rove
               at
               Sea.
            
             
          
           
             
               Serjeants
               at
               Law
               made
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               Peace
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Protector
               Dines
               at
               Grocers-hall
               ,
               and
               Knights
               Alderman
            
             Viner
             ,
             Feb.
             8
             ▪
             
          
           
             
               A
               Brick-bat
               flung
               at
               the
               Protectors
               Coach.
               
            
          
           
             Gen.
             Monke
             
               sent
               by
               the
               Protector
               to
            
             Scotland
             ,
             
               to
               command
               in
               chief
            
             ▪
             
          
           
             
               A
               Plot.
            
             
          
           
             Col.
             Gerrard
             ,
             
               &c.
               seized
            
             ,
             Feb.
             
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               sends
               his
               Son
            
             Henry
             into
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               ensures
               himself
            
             .
          
           
             Whitlock
             
               Embassador
               to
            
             Sweden
             
               owns
               the
               Protector
            
             .
          
           
             Monsieur
             Burdeaux
             
               Embassador
               in
               Ordinary
               to
               the
               Protector
               .
            
          
           
             Commissioners
             ,
             Nye
             ,
             &c.
             
               for
               approbation
               of
               Ministers
            
             ,
             March.
             
          
           
             
               Cock-matches
               ,
               and
               Horse-races
               prohibited
               ,
               and
               all
               such
               concourses
               of
               people
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Commission
               of
               the
               Great
               Seal
               altered
               .
            
          
           
             Hannah
             Trapnel
             
               a
               Quaking
               Prophetess
               secured
            
             .
          
           
             
               Scotch
               Estates
               sold.
            
             
          
           
             
               Gen.
               Monke
               proclaims
               Oliver
               at
               Edenburgh
               .
            
             
               Arguile
               
                 sides
                 with
                 the
                 English
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               High
               Court
               of
               Iustice.
            
             
          
           
             Lisle
             
               President
               thereof
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Gerrard
             and
             Vowel
             Executed
             ,
             July
             10.
             
          
           
             Col.
             John
             Gerrard
             
               a●d
               the
            
             Portugal
             
               Embassador's
               Brother
               Beheaded
            
             ,
             July
             10.
             
          
           
             
               Ships
               blown
               up
               neer
            
             London
             -
             Bridge
             .
          
           
             
               A
               short
               account
               of
               the
               Highland
               War.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             ▪
             Glencarn
             
               submits
               to
               the
               English.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Farewel
               to
               the
               Scotch
               War.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               through
            
             Leige
             
               to
               the
            
             Spaw
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               falls
               from
               his
               Coach-box
            
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             
             Scrugg's
             Counsellor●
             
          
           
             
               A
               Parliament
               ,
               and
               met
            
             ,
             Sep.
             3.
             
          
           
             
             Cromwel's
             Speech
             .
          
           
             
               S●vera
               ▪
               Or●●nances
               pub●i●hed
               in
               P●●●iament
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               designe
               on
               the
            
             West-Indies
             ,
             Sep.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Parl.
               Examine
               the
               Cases
               of
               the
               Lord
            
             Craven
             
               and
               Sir
            
             John
             Stawel
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             Gloucester
             
               with
               the
               King
               at
            
             Colen
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             Blake
             
               a
               wary
               Commander
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwel's
             
               Mother
               dieth
               ,
               and
               is
               Buried
               in
               State
               ,
               in
            
             Hen.
             7th
             
               's
               Chappel
            
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             John
             Selden
             dyes
             .
          
           
             Fleetwood
             
               made
               Deputy
               of
            
             Ireland
             ,
             Steel
             
               Lord-Chancellour
               ,
               and
            
             Pepys
             Lord-Chief-Iustice
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Cavaliers
               and
               Fifth-Monarchy-Plot
            
             .
          
           
             
               Maj.
               Gen.
            
             Overton
             ,
             Col.
             Okey
             ,
             
               and
               other
               Officers
               Cashiered
            
             :
             Overton
             
               Committed
               to
               the
               Tower.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               designe
               discovered
               by
            
             Manning
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Ralph
             Vernon
             Imprisoned
             .
          
           
             
               Western
               Insurrection
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Joseph
             Wagstaff
             ,
             Col.
             Penruddock
             ,
             and
             Grove
             ,
             at
             Salisbury
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               Proclaimed
               at
            
             Blandford
             ,
             March.
             
          
           
             Penruddock
             and
             Grove
             taken
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Joseph
             Wagstaff
             escapes
             .
          
           
             Manning
             
               shot
               in
               the
               Duke
               of
            
             Newburgh
             
               's
               Country
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               terrable
               fire
               in
            
             Fleet-street
             London
             ,
             
               another
               at
            
             Abetsoyle
             in
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             Major
             Wildman
             Committed
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Chancery
               and
               Hackney-Coaches
               regulated
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               great
               fire
               in
            
             Thredneedle-street
             London
             .
          
           
             Harris
             
               a
               great
               Ch●●t
            
             .
          
           
             
               Heresies
               and
               Sects
            
             .
          
           
             Biddle
             
               a
               famous
               seducer
               ,
               Publisher
               of
               the
            
             Racovian
             Catechism
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Turkish
              
               Alchoran
               Englished
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 three
                 grand
              
               Impostors
               ,
               
                 a
                 seditious
                 piece
              
               .
            
          
           
             Hispaniola
             and
             Jamaica
             Expidition
             .
          
           
             
               A
               sudd●●
               and
               strange
               De●eat
               to
               the
               English.
               
            
          
           
             
               They
               Rally
            
             .
          
           
             
               And
               are
               again
               Defeated
               by
               the
               Spaniards
               .
            
          
           
             
               Considerations
               of
               this
               defeat
            
             .
          
           
             James
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Richmond
             dieth
             .
          
           
             Windsor
             -
             Knights
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Tryal
               of
            
             Penruddock
             ,
             &c.
             May.
             
          
           
             
               Six
               Condemned
               at
            
             Salisbury
             .
          
           
             26
             at
             Exeter
             .
          
           
             
               And
               sive
               at
            
             Chard
             .
          
           
             Major
             Hunt
             
               's
               handsome
               escape
            
             .
          
           
             
               Transportation
               of
               Royalists
            
             ,
             June
             .
          
           
             
               Iesuits
               Exiled
            
             .
          
           
             Iudges
             Thorp
             and
             Newdigate
             ,
             
               lay
               down
               their
               Commissions
            
             .
          
           
             Marquess
             De
             Lede
             in
             England
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               pretends
               to
               compassionate
               the
            
             Waldenses
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Moreland
             in
             Savoy
             .
          
           
             Serj.
             Maynard
             ,
             &c.
             
               to
               the
               Tower.
            
             
          
           
             Porta
             Ferino
             fight
             ,
             Apr.
             4.
             
          
           
             Nath.
             Fiennes
             made
             Cromwel
             
               's
               Lord
               Privy-Seal
            
             ,
             Steel
             
               made
               Lord
               Chief-●aron
            
             ,
             Lambert
             
               Lord
               Warden
               of
               the
               Cinque
               Ports
               ,
               and
            
             Glyn
             
               made
               Lord
               Chie●-Iustice
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               gives
               preserments
               to
               several
               Officers
               and
               others
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sir
               Wil.
               Constable
               
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Iudges
                 dieth
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 buried
                 in
              
               Hen.
               7
               
                 th's
                 Chappel
              
               .
            
             
               
                 A
                 terrible
                 fire
                 at
              
               Lambeth
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Nobility
               and
               Gentry
               of
            
             England
             secured
             .
          
           
             
               An
               Agent
               from
               the
               Prince
               of
            
             Transilvania
             departs
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               of
            
             Sweden
             in
             Poland
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Swedish
               Embassador
            
             .
          
           
             Hannum
             
               the
               infamous
               Thief
               ,
               breaks
               Prison
               and
               escapes
               .
            
          
           
             Pen
             
               returns
               and
            
             Venables
             ,
             Sept.
             
          
           
             King
             Charles
             at
             Frankfort
             .
          
           
             
               He
               is
               honourably
               treated
               by
               the
               Prince
               Elector
               of
            
             Mentz
             .
          
           
             Dury
             
               a
               Minister
               one
               of
            
             Cromwel
             
               's
               Agents
            
             .
          
           
             
               An
               Embassador
               from
            
             Venice
             complements
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             Arguile
             
               comes
               to
               kiss
               his
               Hands
            
             .
          
           
             
               French
               peace
               concluded
            
             ,
             Octob.
             24.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Royal
               Family
               of
            
             England
             Excluded
             .
          
           
             The
             Spaniard
             
               declare
               a
               war
               with
            
             England
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Loyal
               Clergie
               supprest
            
             .
          
           
             ●●omwel
             
               〈◊〉
               a
               new
               Authority
               Aut●●●y
            
             .
          
           
             
               Royalists
               forbid
               to
               wear
               Arms.
            
             
          
           
             Mr.
             Davison
             ,
             &c.
             
               escapes
               at
               St.
            
             James's
             .
          
           
             
               They
               kill
               a
               Souldier
               ,
               and
               are
               retaken
               :
               are
               Indicted
               for
               Murther
               ,
               but
               found
               guilty
               onely
               of
               Man-slaughter
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               and
               the
            
             Jews
             
               treat
               about
               a
               Toleration
            
             .
             Manasseh
             Ben
             Israel
             
               their
               Agent
            
             .
          
           
             
               Note
               that
               it
               cost
               the
               people
               of
            
             England
             
               a
               whole
               fifteenth
               to
               get
               them
               expelled
               ,
               in
            
             Ed.
             r.
             
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Glencarn
             
               Prisoner
               in
            
             Edenborough
             .
          
           
             
               23
               
                 persons
                 killed
                 by
                 the
                 fall
                 of
              
               Spalding
               Abbey
               .
            
             
               Sir
               Tho
               :
               Ashcock
               
                 cut
                 his
                 Throat
              
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Wortley
             killed
             .
          
           
             
               
                 A
                 Stationers
                 Servant
                 in
              
               Fleet-street
               
                 hangeth
                 himself
              
               .
            
             
               Colonel
               Granthamson
               killed
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Bp.
                 of
              
               Armagh
               dieth
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             allowes
             200
             
               l.
               towards
               his
               Funeral
            
             .
          
           
             
               Thames
               
                 Ebbe
                 and
                 flow
                 twice
                 in
                 two
                 hours
                 .
              
            
             
               Sir
               George
               Sonds
               
                 his
                 two
                 unfortunate
                 Sons
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 ●illing
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 and
                 ●s
                 〈◊〉
                 for
                 it
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               A
               rencounter
               at
               Sea.
            
             
          
           
             
               Maj.
               General
            
             Worsley
             
               dieth
               ,
               and
               is
               buried
               in
            
             Hen.
             7
             
               th's
               Chappel
            
             .
          
           
             
               Wrestling
               in
            
             Moor-fields
             forbid
             .
          
           
             Hannam
             
               the
               great
               Thief
               Hanged
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               great
               fire
               at
               St.
            
             Johnstons
             in
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Committee
               appointed
               for
               inspection
               of
               Charters
               .
            
          
           
             Gloucester
             
               Cathedral
               a
               School-house
               and
               Church
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               's
               designe
               in
               setting
               up
               the
               Maj.
               Generals
               first
               to
               awe
               Elections
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               awe
               of
               Elections
               to
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             Mr.
             Villiers
             
               changeth
               his
               Name
               by
               patent
               to
            
             Danvers
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               met
            
             .
          
           
             Dr.
             Owen
             
               Preacheth
               before
               the
               Protector
            
             .
          
           
             
               Exclusion
               of
               Memb●rs
               thr●
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Widdrington
             
               chosen
               Speaker
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 King's
                 Title
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 annuled
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Bill
                 for
                 the
                 Protector
                 's
                 safety
                 .
                 The
                 Pa●l
                 .
                 promise
                 to
                 assist
                 him
                 again●t
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               The
               Plate-ships
               taken
               by
               Capt.
            
             Stayner
             ,
             Sep.
             
          
           
             
               Marq.
               of
            
             Badajox
             
               one
               of
               the
               King
               of
            
             Spain
             
               's
               Governours
               killed
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               appoint
               a
               day
               of
               Thanksgiving
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               of
            
             Portugal
             dies
             .
          
           
             James
             Naylor
             
               the
               Quaker
               appears
               .
               He
               p●●sonates
               our
               Saviour
               .
            
          
           
             
               He
               is
               sentenced
               to
               stand
               twice
               in
               the
               Pillory
               ,
               to
               be
               twice
               whipt
               ,
               to
               be
               Stigmatized
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               Bored
               through
               the
               Tongue
               .
            
          
           
             Lambert
             
               appears
               in
               his
               behalf
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
            
             Bruges
             .
          
           
             
               Several
               Prisoners
               released
            
             .
          
           
             Sindercomb
             
               's
               Plot.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               congratulates
            
             Cromwel
             
               's
               deliverance
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Contents
             of
             the
             Speaker's
             Speech
             .
          
           
             Syndercombe
             
               Condemned
               at
               the
               Kings-Bench
               ,
               by
               Iustice
            
             Glyn.
             
          
           
             
               He
               is
               sent
               to
               the
               Tower
               ,
               and
               the
               night
               before
               his
               Execution
               found
               dead
               .
               He
               is
               buried
               under
               the
               Scaffold
               at
            
             Tower-hill
             ,
             
               a
               Stake
               being
               driven
               through
               his
               Body
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               dine
               with
               the
               Protector
               ,
            
             Jan.
             
          
           
             Alderman
             Pack
             motions
             Cromwel
             
               for
               King.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Peace
               with
            
             Portugal
             Proclaimed
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Widdrington
             
               commends
               the
               Title
               and
               Office
               of
               a
               King.
               
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               courted
               to
               accept
               it
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Ld.
             
             Whitlock's
             Speech
             to
             the
             Protector
             .
          
           
             The
             Protector
             's
             Speech
             to
             the
             Parliament
             concerning
             the
             Title
             of
             King.
             
          
           
             Lambert
             
               turned
               off
            
             .
          
           
             
               Fifth-Monarchy
               Plot.
            
             
          
           
             One
             Machlin
             
               〈◊〉
               in
               his
               Age.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               King
               ●●tertains
               Forces
               in
            
             Flanders
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               assists
               the
               French
               with
            
             6000
             
          
           
             Ge●
             .
             Blake
             :
             
               desperate
               attempt
               on
               the
            
             Spaniard
             .
          
           
             Sancta
             Cruz
             fight
             ,
             Apr.
             20.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Spanish
               Fleet
               fired
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               English
               in
               danger
               ,
               but
               delivered
               by
               a
               Miracle
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Par●
               .
               appoint
               a
               Thanksgiving
               ,
               and
               present
               their
               General
            
             Blake
             with
             500
             l.
             
          
           
             Capt.
             Stainer
             Knighted
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Craven
             
               's
               Case
               offered
               to
               the
               Parl.
               but
               deferred
               by
               the
               Protector
               .
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               Signes
               Acts.
            
             
          
           
             His
             Speech
             .
          
           
             The
             Humble
             Petition
             and
             Advice
             .
          
           
             
             Cromwel's
             Speech
             at
             his
             acceptance
             thereof
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Investiture
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Protector
               installed
               ,
               &c.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               Speaker's
               Comment
               on
               the
               Ceremonies
               thereof
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               Book
               called
            
             Killing
             no
             Murther
             
               published
               now
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               terrible
               Blow
               of
               Gunpowder
               neer
            
             Wapping
             .
          
           
             
               An
               Earthquake
               in
            
             Cheshire
             .
          
           
             
               Several
               Murthers
               and
               other
               accidents
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             Bernards
             
               that
               betrayed
               Col.
            
             Andrews
             
               Hanged
               for
               Robbery
            
             .
          
           
             St.
             Venant
             
               taken
               by
               the
               United
               Forces
            
             .
          
           
             Mardike
             taken
             Sep.
             23.
             
               and
               put
               into
               English
               hands
            
             .
          
           
             Mardike
             
               Stormed
               by
               night
            
             ,
             Octo.
             22.
             
          
           
             Col.
             Reynolds
             ,
             
               &c.
               cast
               away
               on
               the
            
             Goodwyn-sands
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Philip
             Medows
             
               the
               Protector
               's
               Envoy
               to
            
             Denmark
             ,
             Colonel
             Jephson
             to
             Sweden
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               Swears
               his
               Privy
               Council
               .
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Mulgrave
             
               made
               on●
            
             ,
             Rich.
             Cromwel
             
               another
               Lord
               of
               the
               Council
               ,
               and
               Chancellor
               of
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               's
               advancement
               of
               his
               Sons
            
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Daughter
            
             Mary
             
               Married
               to
               the
               Lord
            
             Faulconbridge
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Daughter
            
             Francis
             
               Married
               to
               the
               E.
               of
            
             Warwick
             
               's
               Grand-son
            
          
           
             
               A
               new
            
             East-India
             -
             
               Company
               constituted
               .
               Mr.
            
             Downing
             Cromwel
             
               's
               Envoy
               into
            
             Holland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               solemnizations
               of
               Christmass
               forbidden
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             Dr.
             Gunning
             
               's
               Congregation
               seized
               and
               Plundered
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Other
               House
               as
               instructed
               fawn
               upon
               the
               lower
               ▪
            
          
           
             
               The
               Names
               of
            
             Cromwel
             
               's
               Other
               Houses
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Names
               of
               the
               Iudges
               of
               both
               Benches
               ,
            
          
           
             
               with
               the
               Barons
               of
               the
               Exchequer
               ,
            
          
           
             
               and
               Serjeants
               at
               Law.
            
             
          
           
             
               A
               Humiliation
               day
               appointed
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               dissolved
            
             .
          
           
             
               Cavalier-Plot
               discovered
               ,
               and
               Marq.
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               hardly
               escapes
            
             .
          
           
             
               Sheriffs
               discharged
               of
               expence
               at
               Assizes
               .
            
          
           
             Blake
             
               dies
               returning
               home
            
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Character
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               's
               Fears
               and
               perplexed
               condition
            
             .
          
           
             
               Royalists
               ordered
               to
               depart
               from
            
             London
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Plot
               discovered
               ,
               and
               the
               persons
               engaged
               in
               it
               secured
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               in
               readiness
               with
               Forces
               under
               General
            
             Marsin
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Henry
             Slingsby
             decoyed
             .
          
           
             
               The
               City
               Alarm'd
               with
               a
               pretended
               Plot
               ,
            
             May
             16.
             
          
           
             
               A
               High
               Court
               of
               Iustice.
               The
               Tryal
               of
               Sir
            
             Henry
             Slingsby
             ,
             
               and
               Dr.
            
             John
             Hewit
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             John
             Mordant
             
               tryed
               and
               acquitted
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Henry
             Slingsby
             
               and
               Dr.
            
             Hewit
             
               Beheaded
               on
            
             Tower-hill
             ,
             June
             8.
             
          
           
             Ashton
             Bettely
             and
             Stacy
             
               hanged
               ,
               &c.
            
             
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Warwick
             dieth
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lady
            
             Claypole
             dieth
             .
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Mulgrave
             
               dieth
               .
               A
               great
               ●●hale
               at
            
             Greenwich
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Tho
             :
             Widdrington
             
               made
               Lord
               Chief-Baron
            
             .
          
           
             Dunkirk
             
               Besieged
               by
               English
               and
               French
               Forces
               .
            
          
           
             Don
             John
             of
             Austria
             
               designes
               to
               relieve
            
             Dunkirk
             .
          
           
             Dunkirk
             Battle
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Spanish
               Army
               routed
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             
               's
               Conduct
               and
               Valour
               in
               this
               service
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Governour
               Marquess
            
             De
             Lede
             killed
             .
          
           
             
               Th●
               Dunkirkers
               treat
            
             ,
             June
             22.
             
          
           
             
               And
               ●urrendered
               upo●
               Articles
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               English
               possess
            
             Dunkirk
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             dies
             Sep.
             3.
             
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               senseless
               before
               his
               death
            
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Character
            
             .
          
           
             Richard
             
               's
               Advi●●
               and
               Co●●sellors
            
             .
          
           
             Richard
             Proclaimed
             ,
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Sworn
             .
          
           
             
               French
               Cardinal
               ●oys
               the
               Queen-Mother
               with
            
             Cromwel
             
               's
               death
            
             .
          
           
             
               Addresses
               to
            
             Richard
             
               full
               of
               Blasphemous
               expressions
               of
            
             Oliver
             .
          
           
             60000
             l.
             
               allotted
               for
               the
               Expence
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwel
             
               's
               Funeral
            
             .
          
           
             
               Independent
               Synod
               at
               the
            
             Savoy
             .
          
           
             Richard
             
               out-runs
               his
               guards
               ,
               and
               endangered
               at
               hawking
               .
            
          
           
             Richard
             
               's
               Parliament
               meet
            
             ,
             Jan.
             27.
             
          
           
             
               An
               Expedient
               in
               Recognizing
            
             Richard
             ,
          
           
             
               and
               the
               other
               House
               not
               Excluding
               the
               ancient
               Peers
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               notable
               proceedings
               of
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Revenue
               and
               charges
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               and
               Protector
               jar
            
             .
          
           
             G●●
             .
             Montague
             
               with
               a
               Fleet
               to
               the
            
             Sound
             ,
             Mar.
             30.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Armies
               Remonstrance
               to
            
             Richard.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Speaker
               Mr.
            
             Chaloner
             Chute
             dieth
             .
          
           
             Richard
             
               offered
               terms
               by
               the
               Danish
               Embassador
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               wretched
               suspence
               of
            
             Richard
             .
          
           
             
               Resolves
               of
               Parliament
               against
               Meeting
               of
               the
               Army-Officers
               .
            
          
           
             Richard
             
               thrown
               aside
               ,
               and
               in
               danger●
               of
               Arrests
               ,
               and
               dares
               not
               appear
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Names
               of
               the
               Rump-Parliament-Members
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rumps
               Declaration
            
             .
          
           
             
               Secluded
               Members
               offer
               to
               sit
               with
               the
               Rump
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Rump
               Exclude
               the
               former
               secluded
               Members
               .
            
          
           
             
               Qualifications
               of
               the
            
             9
             of
             May
             
          
           
             
               A
               Council
               of
               State
               chosen
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Term
               discontinued
            
             .
          
           
             Note
             ,
             Richard
             
               was
               to
               have
            
             20000
             l.
             
               in
               all
            
             per
             annum
             ,
             
               and
               his
               Mother
            
             8000
             l.
             more
             .
          
           
             
               Benches
               supplied
            
             .
          
           
             
               Armies
               Address
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               derivation
               of
               Rump
            
             .
          
           
             
               Addresses
               from
               Forrain
               Princes
            
             .
          
           
             Henry
             Cromwel
             
               ordered
               to
               surrender
               the
               Government
               of
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               An
               Act
               of
               Indemnity
               published
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Skirmish
               at
            
             Enfield
             -
             chace
             .
          
           
             
               Royalists
               ,
               Priests
               and
               Iesuits
               banished
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               new
               Cavalier-Plot
               generally
               laid
               ,
               and
               discovered
               by
               indiscretion
               and
               Treachery
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             Tunbridg
             and
             Red-hill
             
               Risings
               suppressed
            
             .
          
           
             Massey
             
               likewise
               in
            
             Gloucester-shire
             .
          
           
             Sir
             George
             Booth
             
               's
               rising
               in
            
             Cheshire
             ,
             Aug.
             
          
           
             Lambert
             
               sen●
               to
               reduce
               Sir
            
             Geo
             :
             Booth
             .
          
           
             
               Several
               Noblemen
               Prisoner●
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             George
             Booth
             defeated
             ,
             Aug.
             19
             ▪
             
          
           
             Sir
             George
             Booth
             
               taken
               at
            
             Newport-pagnel
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               about
            
             St.
             Malos
             
               and
               Coast
               of
            
             Britany
             .
          
           
             At
             St.
             Jean
             de
             Luz
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Rumps
               Plenipotentaries
               into
               the
            
             Sound
             
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Act
                 for
              
               Lilburn
               
                 's
                 Banishment
                 repealed
              
               .
            
             
               James
               Naylor
               released
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               General
               's
               policy
               in
               securing
               the
               Scotch
               Nobility
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Anthony
             Ashley
             Cooper
             
               questioned
               by
               the
            
             Rump
             .
          
           
             Chester
             -
             
               Corporation
               and
               Charter
               taken
               away
            
             .
          
           
             
               Army-Representation
               debated
            
             .
          
           
             
               Published
               by
            
             Lambert
             
               before
               answered
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rump
               Resolute
               ,
               and
               void
               the
               Commissions
               of
            
             Lambert
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Speaker
               stopt
               ,
               and
               a
               Fray
               expected
               .
            
          
           
             Lambert
             
               prevailed
               against
               the
               Rump
            
             .
          
           
             
               Army
               new
               moduled
            
             .
          
           
             
               City
               invite
               Parl.
               and
               Army
               to
               a
               Dinner
               ,
               on
               thanks-giving
               day
               ,
            
             Oct.
             6.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Committee
               of
               Safety
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               Declaration
               upon
               this
               change
               .
            
          
           
             Bradshaw
             
               the
               President
               dieth
            
             .
             Novemb.
             
          
           
             Aturney
             Gen-Prideaux
             dieth
             .
          
           
             G.
             Monke
             
               declares
               his
               unsatisfiedness
               with
               the
               Army
               proceedings
               ,
               the
               the
               manner
               how
               ,
            
             Oct.
             18.
             
          
           
             
               Secures
               Anabaptist
               Officers
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Gen.
               sends
               Letters
            
             .
          
           
             
               And
               maintains
               correspondence
            
             ,
             &c
             ,
          
           
             Lambert
             
               offered
               Terms
               from
               the
               King
               by
               the
               Lord
            
             Hatton
             .
          
           
             Anabaptist
             like
             Presbytery
             
               hath
               its
               turn
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Wild
             
               chose
               Recorder
               of
            
             London
             .
          
           
             Doctor
             Clargis
             
               sent
               to
               the
               Gen.
               in
            
             Scotland
             ,
             Novemb.
             
          
           
             Moncks
             
               Commi●sioners
               agree
               ,
               to
               no
               purpose
               ,
            
             Novemb
             .
          
           
             General
             Monke
             
               calls
               a
               Scotch
               Convention
               ,
               and
               obtains
               his
               demands
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Earl
               of
            
             Glencarn
             
               Chair-man
               to
               that
               Convention
            
             .
          
           
             Portsmouth
             
               seized
               by
            
             Hazelrig
             ,
             December
             4.
             
          
           
             
               Tumults
               in
            
             London
             
               about
               a
               Free-Parliament
            
             ,
             Decemb.
             throughout
             .
          
           
             Hewson
             
               Marcheth
               with
               Terrour
               into
            
             London
             .
          
           
             Lambert
             
               would
               Fight
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Free-Parliament
               noised
               as
               the
               only
               expedient
               .
            
          
           
             
               Major
               General
            
             Brown
             
               in
               a
               new
               Design
            
             .
          
           
             Wallingford-House
             
               broke
               up
               ,
               and
               Army
               submit
               .
            
          
           
             Lord
             Fairfax
             
               Arms
               against
            
             Lambert
             .
          
           
             Lambert
             deserted
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Rump
               reseated
            
             .
             Dec.
             26.
             
          
           
             
               The
               City
               sent
               their
               Sword-bearer
               to
               the
               Gen.
               
            
          
           
             Hazelrig
             thanked
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             General
             Monk
             
               signifies
               his
               intentions
               of
               coming
               to
            
             London
             .
          
           
             Robinson
             and
             Scot
             
               sent
               to
               meet
               him
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               returns
               in
               State
               ,
               and
               with
               great
               Reception
               to
            
             Brussels
             
          
           
             
               Abjuration
               of
               the
               King
               intended
               by
               the
               Rump
               .
            
          
           
             Lady
             Monck
             
               ar●ives
               at
            
             White-hall
             .
          
           
             
               The
               brief
               relation
               of
               the
               turn
               and
               cha●ge
               by
               Gen.
            
             Monck
             ,
             
               in
               i●s
               series
               and
               compendious
               view
               .
            
          
           
             Gen.
             Monck
             at
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Gates
               and
               Portcullices
               pulled
               down
            
             ,
             Feb.
             9.
             
          
           
             
               The
               General
               rendezvoused
               in
            
             Finsbury-fields
             ,
             
               and
               declares
               for
               a
               free
               Parliament
               and
               City
               ,
            
             Feb.
             9.
             
             
               Bonfires
               and
               Rumps
               roasted
               that
               night
               .
            
          
           
             
               Secluded
               Members
               restored
            
             ,
             Feb.
             21.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Charles
             Coot
             
               wonderfully
               reduceth
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             Rich
             
               his
               Regiment
               mutiny
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               City
               Feast
               the
               General
            
             .
          
           
             
               Made
               Gen.
               at
               Sea
               with
            
             Montague
             .
          
           
             
               Presbytery
               tendring
               an
               Establishment
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Engagement
               annulled
               ▪
            
          
           
             
               Writs
               for
               a
               Free-Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Long-Parliament
               Dissolved
            
             ,
             Marc.
             23.
             
          
           
             
               Agitating
               forbid
            
             .
          
           
             
               Elections
               for
               the
               Free-Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             St.
             John
             
               stickles
               in
               the
               Council
               of
               State
               for
               Propositions
               and
               Terms
               with
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               A
               Convention
               in
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Letter
               sent
               to
               the
               Rump
               by
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             Lambert
             
               escapes
               from
               the
               the
               Tower
            
             ,
             April
             11.
             
          
           
             
               Defeated
               and
               taken
            
             ,
             Apr.
             22.
             
          
           
             Lambert
             
               proposeth
               the
               restoring
               of
            
             Rich.
             Protector
             .
          
           
             Lambert
             
               dismayed
               and
               taken
            
             ,
             Apr.
             22.
             
          
           
             
               A
               Free-Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             April
             22.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A43206-e229010
           
             
               The
               Restitution
               of
               the
               King
               and
               Kingdom
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               renowned
               General
               ,
               the
               happy
               instrument
               of
               the
               Restitution
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               the
               next
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               the
               great
               Agent
            
             .
          
           
             
               All
               the
               Loyal
               Nobility
               and
               Gentry
               ,
            
          
           
             
               And
               of
               some
               formerly
               engaged
               against
               it
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               departs
               to
            
             Breda
             ,
             from
             Brussels
             ;
             
               Complemented
               upon
               his
               departure
            
             .
          
           
             
               Dispatches
               the
               L.
            
             Mordaunt
             
               and
               Sir
            
             John
             Greenvil
             from
             Breda
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty's
               Letter
               :
               and
               Declaration
               was
               brought
               .
            
          
           
             
               Contents
               of
               the
               Declaration
            
             ;
          
           
             
               Received
               most
               ho●ourably
               by
               the
               Parliament
            
          
           
             
               Parliament
               resolves
               thereupon
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Greenvil
             
               rewarded
               with
               a
            
             500
             l.
             Iewel
             .
          
           
             
               The
               City
               of
            
             London
             
               express
               the
               like
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Army
               the
               same
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Fleet
               also
               ,
               and
            
             Dunkirk
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Rump's
               Arms
               defaced
            
             .
          
           
             
               Parliament
               Resolves
               towards
               the
               King's
               Restitution
               .
            
          
           
             
               Commissioners
               arrived
               at
               the
            
             Hague
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               prepares
               to
               d●part
            
             .
          
           
             
               King
               Charles
               the
               Second
               Solemnly
               Proclaimed
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               magnificent
               Treatment
               of
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             Sir
             Samuel
             Moreland
             ,
             and
          
           
             Sir
             George
             Downing
             .
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             
               aboard
               the
               Fleet.
            
             
          
           
             
               The
               King
               departs
               for
            
             England
             .
          
           
             The
             Speech
             of
             the
             States
             thereupon
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               departs
               ,
               and
               embarques
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               Embarques
               for
            
             England
             ,
             May
             23.
             
          
           
             
               Lands
               at
            
             Dover
             ,
             May
             25.
             
          
           
             
               The
               General
               meets
               him
               at
               his
               arrival
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               rides
               to
            
             Canterbury
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               rides
               to
            
             Canterbury
             
          
           
             To
             Rochester
             
               at
               Col.
            
             Gibbons
             .
          
           
             To
             Dartford
             ,
             
               receives
               the
               Declaration
               of
               the
               Army
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               manner
               of
               His
               Majesties
               entrance
               into
            
             London
             .
          
           
             The
             Earl
             of
             
             Manchester's
             Speech
             to
             the
             King.
             
          
           
             
               The
               joy
               of
               the
               City
            
             .
          
           
             
               Affairs
               〈◊〉
               home
            
             .
          
           
             
               And
               in
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               and
               the
               Dukes
               to
               the
               House
               of
               Lords
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               comes
               to
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               and
               passeth
               several
               Acts.
               
            
          
           
             
               A
               Proclamation
               for
               the
               King's
               Iudges
               to
               render
               themselves
               .
            
          
           
             
               Other
               persons
               excepted
               out
               of
               the
               Act
               of
               Oblivion
               .
            
             Hutchinson
             and
             Lassels
             crave
             Pardon
             .
          
           
             
               Parliament
               lay
               hold
               on
               his
               Majesties
               Declaration
               from
            
             Breda
             .
          
           
             
               The
               General
               dignified
               with
               the
               Title
               of
               D.
               of
            
             Albemarle
             .
          
           
             
               Several
               Dignities
               and
               Offices
               conferred
            
             .
          
           
             
               Fee-farm
               rents
               resigned
            
             .
          
           
             
               Lord
               Jermyn
               
                 Earl
                 of
                 St.
              
               Albans
               
                 Embassador
                 into
              
               France
               .
            
             
               Prince
               de
               Ligne
               .
            
          
           
             Count
             de
             Soissons
             
               Embassador
               hither
            
             .
          
           
             
               Act
               o●
               Oblivion
               passed
            
             .
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Gloucester
             dies
             ,
             Sept.
             13.
             
             
               Princess
               of
            
             Orange
             arrives
             ,
             Sept.
             
          
           
             
               Episcopacy
               re-established
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               Iudges
               brought
               to
               Tryal
               ,
            
             Oct.
             9.
             
          
           
             Harrison
             ,
             Waller
             ,
             Heveningham
             ,
             with
             Adrian
             ,
             Scroop
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Harrison
             tried
             ,
             Oct.
             11.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Heneage
             Finch
             
               opens
               the
               Indictment
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Sentence
            
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Adrian
             Scroop
             .
          
           
             Carew
             tryed
             .
          
           
             Scot
             tryed
             ,
             Octob.
             12.
             
          
           
             
               Gregory
               Clement
            
             .
          
           
             Colonel
             Iones
          
           
             Cook
             ,
             
             October
             ●3
             .
          
           
             Peters
             ,
             Octob.
             13.
             
          
           
             
               Dani●l
               Axtel
            
             .
          
           
             Colonel
             Hacker
             
          
           
             William
             Hewlet
             .
          
           
             Daniel
             Harvey
             
          
           
             Isaac
             Pennington
             .
          
           
             Henry
             Marten
             
          
           
             Gilbert
             Millington
             .
          
           
             Alderman
             Tichburn
             .
          
           
             Owen
             Roe
             .
          
           
             Robert
             Lilburn
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Smith
             .
          
           
             Downs
             ,
             Potter
             ,
             Garland
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Vincent
             Potter
             .
          
           
             August
             .
             Garland
             .
          
           
             Simon
             Meyn
             ,
             James
             and
             Peter
             Temple
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Wayt.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Hardress
             Waller
             .
          
           
             Harrison
             Executed
             .
          
           
             Carew
             Executed
             .
          
           
             John
             Cook
             &
             Hugh
             Peters
             Executed
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Scot
             ,
             Gregory
             Clement
             ,
             Adrian
             Scroop
             ,
             and
             John
             Jones
             Executed
             .
          
           
             Francis
             Hacker
             and
             Daniel
             Axtel
             Executed
             .
          
           
             
               To●
               dye
               impinitent
               as
               to
               the
               Fact.
               
            
          
           
             *
             Cook
             
               the
               Solicitor
            
             .
          
           
             Hugh
             Peters
             
               's
               stupidity
            
             .
          
           
             
               Prisoners
               that
               came
               in
               upon
               Proclamation
               respited
               .
            
          
           
             
               Queen
               Mother
               arrives
               in
            
             England
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliament
               re-assemble
            
             .
          
           
             Argyle
             committed
             .
          
           
             
               Princess
               of
            
             Aurange
             dies
             ,
             Decemb
             .
             24.
             
          
           
             
               Parliament
               Dissolved
            
             .
          
           
             
               Princess
               of
            
             Aurange
             
               her
               Funeral
            
             ,
             Decemb.
             26.
             
          
           
             
               Sejanus
               ducitur
               unco
               spectandus
               ,
               gaudent
               omnes
               ,
               quae
               labra
               quis
               illis
               vultus
               erat
               ?
            
          
           
             Cromwel
             ,
             Ireton
             and
             Bradshaw
             
               dig'd
               up
               and
               hang'd
            
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Venner
             
               's
               Insurrection
            
             .
          
           
             
               There
               were
               two
               Executed
               in
            
             Cheap-side
             
               the
               same
               day
            
             Prichard
             
               the
               Cow-keeper
               and
               another
               of
               them
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Arthur
             Hazelrig
             dies
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Crofton
             committed
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King●s
               passage
               through
            
             London
             
               to
               his
               Coronation
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Oath
             of
             the
             Knights
             of
             the
             Bath
             .
          
           
             
               Creation
               of
               Earls
               and
               Barons
               at
               the
               same
               time
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Kings
               procession
               to
               the
               Abbey
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Dukes
            
             of
             Norfolk
             and
             Somerset
             
               were
               restored
               by
               Act
               of
               Parliament
            
             12
             year
             Caroli
             Secundi
             .
          
           
             *
             James
             Butler
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Ormond
             ,
             
               was
               Created
               Earl
               of
            
             Brecnock
             Baron
             Butler
             of
             Lawthy
             .
          
           
             
               A
               new
               Parliament
            
             ,
             May
             8.
             
          
           
             Portugal
             
               Match
               mentioned
               by
               the
               King
               to
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Queen
               of
            
             Bohemia
             
               returns
               into
            
             England
             .
          
           
             The
             Marquess
             of
             Montross
             
               enterred
               in
               State
            
             ,
             May
             11.
             
          
           
             Arguile
             beheaded
             ,
             May
             a●
             and
             Guthrey
             and
             Giff●n
             Hang'd
             ,
             June
             1
             
          
           
             
               Plots
               and
               Designes
               laid
               by
               the
               Fanaticks
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Charles
             Lucas
             
               re-interred
               with
               Solemnity
            
             ,
             Jun.
             7.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Several
               Laws
               confirmed
               and
               made
            
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Mr.
             Pryn
             questioned
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Mr.
             Pryn
             
               questioned
               by
               the
               House
            
             .
          
           
             
               Acts
               against
               Bishops
               repealed
            
          
           
             Lord
             Munson
             ,
             Sir
             Henry
             Mildmay
             and
             Wallop
             sentenced
             .
          
           
             
               Parliament
               adjourned
            
             July
             .
             30
             ,
             to
             Nov.
             02.
             
          
           
             
               The
               King
               is
               entertained
               at
               the
               Inner
            
             Temple
             
               by
               Sir
            
             Heneage
             Finch
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lords
               Spiritual
               restored
            
             .
          
           
             
               Regicides
               before
               the
               House
               of
               Lords
               ,
            
             November
             .
          
           
             John
             James
             
               Hanged
               and
               Quartered
            
             ,
             Novemb.
             27.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Charles
             Coot
             died
             December
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Council
               of
               the
               Principality
               of
            
             Wales
             
               re-established
               at
            
             Ludlow
             .
          
           
             
               Episcopacy
               established
               in
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               reflects
               on
               the
               ruine
               of
               St.
            
             Pauls
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Fatality
               among
               the
               Clergy
            
             .
          
           
             
               Another
               Fleet
               for
            
             Portugal
             and
             Tangier
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Queen
                 of
              
               Bohemia
               dies
               Feb.
               13.
               
            
             
               
                 A
                 Storm
              
               Feb.
               18.
               
            
          
           
             
               An
               unfortunate
               Accident
               happened
               to
               the
               Lord
            
             Buckhurst
             
               and
               others
            
             .
          
           
             Lambert
             and
             Vane
             
               ordered
               to
               Tryal
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               General
               honoured
            
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Miles
             Corbet
             .
             Colonel
             Okey
             and
             Barkstead
             
               taken
               in
            
             Holland
             ,
             
               sent
               over
               to
               the
            
             Tower.
             
          
           
             
               Sentenced
               and
               Executed
            
             Ap.
             2.
             
          
           
             Col.
             Okey
             
               's
               body
               gi●en
               to
               his
               Friends
               .
            
          
           
             
               Acts
               of
               Parliament
               passed
            
             .
          
           
             
               An
               account
               of
               the
               Marriage
               of
               the
               King
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Queen
               reReimbarques
            
             April
             13.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             
               at
               Sea
               to
               attend
               the
               Queens
               Arrival
               ,
               with
               the
               Duke
               o●
            
             Osmond
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               Queen
               Arrives
            
             May
             13.
             
          
           
             
               The
               King
               stays
               to
               give
               his
               consent
               to
               Bills
               Preparing
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Nature
               of
               several
               private
               Bills
               .
            
          
           
             
               King
               at
            
             Portsmouth
             .
          
           
             
               Queen
               at
            
             Hampton-Court
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Lorn
             
               pardoned
               by
               the
               King.
            
             
          
           
             Tangiers
             condition
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Henry
             Vane
             
               and
               Colonel
            
             Lambert
             Condemned
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Henry
             Vane
             Executed
             June
             1●
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Proclamation
               for
               Twenty
               miles
               ,
               againt
               Rump
               .
               Officers
               .
            
          
           
             Presbyterians
             
               endeavours
               for
               Toleration
            
             .
          
           
             
               Forces
               sent
               under
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Inchequeen
             
               to
               Assist
               the
               King
               of
            
             Portugal
             .
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               arrived
               in
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             Gloucester
             Walls
             ,
             &c.
             Demolished
             .
          
           
             Dunkirk
             
               returned
               to
               the
            
             French
             King
             ,
             October
             
          
           
             Dr.
             John
             Berkerhead
             Knighted
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Plot
               discovered
            
             .
          
           
             Philips
             ,
             Tongue
             ,
             Gibs
             and
             Stubs
             Executed
             December
             22.
             
          
           
             
               Embassadors
               with
               Presents
               from
            
             Russia
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Calamy
             Committed
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Warreston
             
               in
               the
            
             Tower.
             
          
           
             
               Declaration
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               Resolutions
               of
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
          
        
         
           Notes for div A43206-e271480
           
             
               Parliament
               begins
            
             .
          
           
             esuits
             banish
             .
          
           
             Campeach
             tak●●
             .
          
           
             Irish
             Plot.
             
          
           
             Earl
             of
             ●ot●es
             
               Commissioner
               in
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               Bills
               passed
               by
               Commission
            
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Rycaut
             
               comes
               from
            
             Constantinople
             .
          
           
             Jersey
             
               a
               new
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               Northern
               Plot
               discovered
            
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Plotters
               ●ri'd
            
             .
          
           
             
               Executed
               ▪
            
          
           
             Turner
             
               tryed
               and
               hanged
            
             .
          
           
             A
             Printer
             
               tried
               ,
               and
               executed
            
             .
          
           
             
               Others
               Pillori'd
               ,
               and
               Fined
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               remarkable
               provi●ence
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               barbarous
               murther
               committed
               by
               a
            
             Portugueze
             
               Servant
               upon
               his
               Master
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Holles
             
               Embassador
               to
               the
            
             French
             King.
             
          
           
             June
             .
          
           
             Iudge
             Mallet
             
               by
               reason
               of
               his
               age
               dispenced
               with
               ,
               and
               Sir
            
             John
             Keeling
             
               sworn
               in
               his
               place
            
             .
          
           
             Dr.
             Bramhal
             
               departs
               this
               life
            
             .
          
           
             Gayland
             assaults
             Tangier
             .
          
           
             
               Re●reats
               with
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               Makes
               another
               Attack
               ,
               but
               is
               forc'd
               to
               retire
               with
               great
               loss
               .
            
          
           
             
               Makes
               peace
            
             .
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Yorks
             
               Son
               Christened
            
             .
          
           
             
               Parliament
               Prorogu●d
            
             .
          
           
             August
             .
          
           
             
               The
               manner
               of
               the
               Translation
               of
               the
               Archbishop
               of
            
             Canterbury
             .
          
           
             
               Kings
               Progress
               ▪
            
          
           
             
               Scotch
               Parliament
            
             .
          
           
             
               Bishop
               of
            
             London
             
               one
               of
               the
               Kings
               Council
            
             .
          
           
             Iudge
             Jenkins
             dies
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             
               surpriz'd
               by
               the
            
             Turk
             .
          
           
             Pope
             
               and
               K.
               of
            
             France
             differ
             .
          
           
             
               They
               come
               to
               an
               Agreement
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Turks
             B●siege
             New-hausel
             .
          
           
             New-hausel
             surrender'd
             .
          
           
             Count
             Serini
             
               beats
               the
            
             Turks
             
               at
               the
               River
            
             Mur.
             
          
           
             The
             Portugals
             take
             Ginaldo
             in
             Galicia
             ,
             
               and
               totally
               rout
               the
            
             Spaniards
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Protestants
               of
            
             Piedmont
             
               defeat
               the
               Forces
               of
               the
               Duke
               of
            
             Savoy
             .
          
           
             
               Traytors
               executed
            
             .
          
           
             
               Disorders
               at
            
             Newbury
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Doleman
             
               seiseth
               upon
               the
               chief
               sticklers
            
             .
          
           
             Jews
             expell'd
             Tangier
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Richard
             Fanshaw
             
               Embassador
               in
            
             Spain
             .
          
           
             English
             
               Complaints
               against
               the
            
             Dutch.
             
          
           
             
               Resolves
               of
               the
               Houses
               therein
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               declares
               himself
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Lawson
             
               with
               a
               Fleet
               for
               the
               Streights
               .
            
          
           
             Buchanans
             
               Bank
               burned
               in
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Proclamation
               ag●in●t
               Contributions
            
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               rous
            
             Tartar.
             
          
           
             Barbado's
             ●e●●ir
             .
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Lawson
             
               proclaims
               War
               against
            
             Argier
             .
          
           
             A
             Memorandum
             
               deliver'd
               the
               States
            
             .
          
           
             
               Par●ia●●●t
               Pro●og●ed
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               sends
               to
               the
               City
               for
               Mony.
               
            
          
           
             Granted
             .
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Teviot
             kill'd
             .
          
           
             Turks
             defeated
             .
          
           
             Turks
             
               a
               second
               time
               defeated
            
             .
          
           
             Lawson
             
               call●d
               home
            
             .
          
           
             Capt.
             Allen
             
               in
               his
               room
            
             .
          
           
             
               Embassadors
               sent
               abroad
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             G.
             Downing
             
               sent
               into
            
             Holland
             .
          
           
             
               Naval
               preparations
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               second
               Loan
               by
               the
               City
               .
            
          
           
             Dutch
             Bravado
             .
          
           
             Prince
             Rupert
             
               at
               S●a
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               D.
               of
            
             York
             
               set
               forth
               to
               Sea.
            
             
          
           
             Opdam
             
               dares
               not
               adventure
               out
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Dutch
             
               lay
               up
               their
               Fleet.
            
             
          
           
             Dutch
             
               Burdeaux-Fleet
               taken
            
             .
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             
               returns
               to
            
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Sandwich
             
               keeps
               the
               Sea.
            
             
          
           
             Royal
             Katherine
             ,
             
               and
               Royal
            
             Oak
             Launched
             .
          
           
             The
             States
             
               disappointed
               by
               the
            
             English.
             
          
           
             Dutch
             
               Scandalous
               Libel
            
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             Des●gnes
          
           
             
               The
               Condition
               〈◊〉
               the
            
             Dutch
             
               with
               other
               Kingdoms
            
             .
          
           
             De
             Ruyter
             
               Sayls
               for
            
             Guiny
             .
          
           
             Smyrna
             
               Fleet
               Encountr'd
               by
               Cap.
            
             Allen.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Tho.
             Modeford
             Arrives
             at
             Iamaica
             .
          
           
             
               Act
               for
               the
               Royal
               Ayd
            
             .
          
           
             
               Parliament
               Prorogu'd
            
             .
          
           
             
               Seamen
               Encourag'd
            
             .
          
           
             
               Reprisals
               granted
               against
               the
            
             Dutch.
             
          
           
             Feb.
             1664
             /
             5
             
               Declaration
               of
               War
               against
               the
            
             Dutch.
             
          
           
             Another
             Dutch
             Libel
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             
               Embassies
               prove
               fr●●●less
            
             .
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Morpeth
             
               affronted
               by
               the
            
             Hollander
             .
          
           
             Major
             Holms
             committed
             .
          
           
             Discharg●d
             .
          
           
             
               Forein
               Ministers
               complain
               in
            
             Holland
             .
          
           
             Capt.
             Allen
             returns
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             
               Manufactures
               prohibited
            
             .
          
           
             
               Peace
               with
            
             Gayland
             .
          
           
             Sir
             C
             ▪
             Cotterel
             
               sent
               to
            
             Bruxels
             .
          
           
             English
             
               Fleet
               ready
               to
               set
               sail
            
             .
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             
               goes
               aboard
            
             .
          
           
             English
             
               Fleet
               upon
               the
            
             Dutch
             Coast.
             
          
           
             English
             
               Officers
               cashier'd
               in
            
             Holland
             .
          
           
             
               Cessation
               of
               Arms
               between
               the
            
             Turk
             and
             Emperor
             .
          
           
             Grand
             Seignior
             leaves
             Constantinople
             .
          
           
             Sireni
             kill'd
             .
          
           
             The
             French
             at
             Gigery
             .
          
           
             Portugals
             Victory
             .
          
           
             
               Sedition
               in
            
             Avignon
             .
          
           
             Lisle
             kill●d
             .
          
           
             April
             1655.
             
             English
             
               Fleet
               at
               Sea.
            
             
          
           
             French
             
               Embassador
               expostulates
               with
               the
            
             Dutch.
             
          
           
             
               Embargo
               in
            
             France
             
               upon
               the
            
             Dutch.
             
          
           
             
               Embargo
               in
            
             Holland
             
               upon
               the
            
             English.
             
          
           
             Dutch
             
               endeavour
               to
               amuse
               the
               Common
               people
               .
            
          
           
             French
             
               Embassadors
               to
            
             England
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             
               Libel
               against
               the
            
             English.
             
          
           
             Valkenburghs
             Letter
             .
          
           
             Guinee
             Relation
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             
               ill
               treated
               in
            
             Russia
             .
          
           
             
               General
               Fast.
            
             
          
           
             
               Ships
               taken
               by
               the
            
             English.
             
          
           
             Everts
             taken
             .
          
           
             Dismiss'd
             .
          
           
             
               Order
               and
               Discipline
               of
               the
            
             English
             Fleet.
             
          
           
             Two
             Dutch
             East-India
             
               Ships
               taken
            
             .
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             
               makes
               for
               the
               Coast
               of
            
             Holland
             .
          
           
             Several
             Holland
             
               Merchant-Men
               taken
            
             .
          
           
             Smyrna
             
               Ships
               sunk
            
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Bellasis
             
               Governour
               of
            
             Tangier
             .
          
           
             The
             Moors
             
               shew
               themselves
               without
               Effect
            
             .
          
           
             English
             
               Merchants
               return
               safe
               home
            
             .
          
           
             De
             Ruyter
             
               attempts
               the
            
             Barbadoes
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Willoughby
             
               wounded
               by
            
             Allen.
             
          
           
             Duch
             
               at
               Sea.
            
             
          
           
             
               Their
               Numbers
            
             .
          
           
             Captain
             Nixon
             Executed
             .
          
           
             June
             1664.
             
             
               Parl.
               Prorogu●d
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Curiosity
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Loss
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             
               Ingaging
               the
            
             Dutch
             
               Fleet
               gain'd
               a
               very
               ●●cal
               Victory
               .
            
          
           
             July
             1665.
             
             
               The
               Sickness
            
             .
          
           
             
               Queen
               Mother
               returns
               for
            
             France
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               at
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Albemarle
             
               stays
               in
            
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Disaffected
               Officers
               order'd
               to
               depart
               the
               City
               .
            
          
           
             English
             
               Fleet
               Rendezvouse
            
             .
          
           
             Bankert
             returns
             .
          
           
             De
             Ruyter
             
               Sails
               for
            
             New-found-Land
             .
          
           
             The
             Stroaker
             .
          
           
             
               Casualty
               in
            
             Norfolk
             .
          
           
             
               A
               General
               Fast
            
          
           
             
               King
               goes
               to
            
             Portsmouth
             ,
          
           
             
               to
               the
               Isle
               of
            
             Wight
             ,
             
               and
               returns
               for
            
             Sallsbury
             .
          
           
             
               Parl.
               Prorogu'd
            
          
           
             De
             Ruyter
             
               returns
               into
            
             Holland
             ,
          
           
             
               and
               is
               made
               Admiral
            
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             
               loss
               in
            
             China
             .
          
           
             
               Bishop
               of
            
             Munster
             threatens
             Holland
             .
          
           
             August
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             
               Assayl'd
               by
            
             Tyddeman
             in
             Bergen
             .
          
           
             East-Indie
             
               Ships
               taken
            
             Sept.
             4.
             
          
           
             
               Parliament
               sits
               in
               the
               Schools
               at
            
             Oxford
             ,
             Octob.
             10.
             
          
           
             His
             Majesty's
             Speech
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Commons
               Answer
            
             .
          
           
             
               Parliament
               Prorogu'd
            
             .
          
           
             
               Thanks
               of
               the
               House
               given
               to
               the
               University
               .
            
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               returns
               into
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             November
             ,
             1665.
             
             
               Term
               at
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             Captain
             Howard
             
               's
               Valour
            
             .
          
           
             
               against
               the
               Dutch.
            
             
          
           
             
               Dutch
               Embassador
               recall'd
               out
               of
            
             England
             .
             
               The
               King's
               Letter
               to
               the
               Dutch.
               
            
          
           
             Munster
             
               active
               against
               the
               Dutch.
            
             
          
           
             
               King
               of
            
             France
             
               supplies
               the
               Dutch.
            
             
          
           
             Munster
             
               's
               Success
               in
            
             Holland
             .
          
           
             Lunenburg
             
               excuses
               himself
               to
               the
               King
               of
            
             England
             .
          
           
             
               French
               King
               declares
               war
               against
            
             England
             .
          
           
             January
             1665.
             
          
           
             February
             ,
             
               the
               King
               of
            
             England
             
               declares
               War
               with
            
             France
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Christopher
             Mimms
             
               Chases
               the
            
             Dutch.
             
          
           
             Pestilence
             
               abates
               ;
               and
               the
               King
               returns
               to
            
             White-Hall
             .
          
           
             
               Parl.
               Prorogu'd
            
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Sandwich
             
               sent
               Embassadour
               into
            
             Spain
             .
          
           
             
               Peace
               made
               with
               the
            
             Moors
             in
             Africa
             .
          
           
             General
             Wrangle
             
               comes
               aboard
               Sir
            
             Jeremy
             Smith
             .
          
           
             
               Nonconformist
               Ministers
               suppress'd
               in
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Parliament
                 in
              
               Ireland
               .
            
             
               Irish
               
                 Traytors
                 there
                 examin'd
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               King
               of
            
             Poland
             
               's
               ill
               success
            
             .
          
           
             Lubomirsky
             revolts
             .
          
           
             German
             
               Princes
               quarrel
            
             .
          
           
             Beaufort
             
               encounters
               the
            
             Argier
             -
             
               Pyrates
               in
            
             Argier
             .
          
           
             
               Portugals
               defeat
               the
               Spaniards
            
             .
          
           
             
               English
               bravery
               in
            
             Portugal
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Emperour's
               Brother
               deceased
            
             .
          
           
             
               Peace
               made
               between
               the
               Emp●●o●
               and
               the
               Turk
               .
            
          
           
             
               Turkish
               Embassad●r's
               present
               to
               the
               Emperor
               .
            
          
           
             Savoy
             and
             Genoua
             
               at
               odds
            
             .
          
           
             Mentz
             and
             Collen
             
               Electors
               reconcil'd
            
          
           
             Portugueses
             
               make
               an
               inroad
               into
            
             Spain
             .
          
           
             Brandenburg
             
               takes
               Arms
               ,
               and
               expostulates
               with
               the
               Dutch.
               
            
          
           
             
               Queen-Mother
               of
            
             France
             dies
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Venetian
               and
               the
               Pope
               differ
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               counterfeit
            
             Messiah
             
               appears
               among
               the
            
             Jews
             .
          
           
             Another
             Jewish
             
               Prophet
               in
            
             Arabia
             Foelix
             .
          
           
             Turkish
             Embassadour's
             Secretary
             turns
             Christian.
             
          
           
             Palaffi
             Imbre
             ,
             
               revolts
               from
               the
               Emperour
            
             .
          
           
             
               King
               of
            
             Spain
             dy'd
             .
          
           
             March.
             
          
           
             
               Governor
               of
            
             Jamaica
             
               assaults
               the
            
             Ducth
             
               Plantations
               in
            
             America
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             
               conclude
               Peace
               with
               the
            
             Dane
             .
          
           
             Swede
             
               stands
               firm
               to
            
             England
             
          
           
             April
             6.
             
             
               Parliament
               Prorogu'd
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Proclamation
               ,
               requiring
            
             Desborough
             ,
             
               and
               others
               ,
               to
               return
               into
            
             England
             .
          
           
             
               Plotters
               Try'd
               at
               the
            
             Old-Baily
             .
          
           
             
               Condemned
               ,
               and
               Executed
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Earl
                 of
              
               Sandwich
               
                 Arrives
                 at
              
               Madrid
               .
            
             
               Lord
               Hollis
               
                 returns
                 from
              
               France
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Fleet
               ready
            
             .
          
           
             A
             French
             
               Drag
               came
               to
               nothing
            
          
           
             Iune
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Fleet
               divided
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Fight
               for
               two
               days
               together
               ,
               maintain'd
               by
               the
               Duke
               of
            
             Albemarie
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Fight
               renew'd
            
             .
          
           
             Prince
             Rupert
             appears
             .
          
           
             Sir
             George
             Ayscue
             Prisoner
             .
          
           
             July
             .
          
           
             
               The
               City
               furnish
               the
               King
               with
            
             100000
             
               l.
               The
               Dutch
               out
               again
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               English
               at
               their
               h●els
            
             .
          
           
             
               Another
               Engagement
            
             .
          
           
             
               English
               Loss
            
             .
          
           
             
               Dutch
               Loss
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Robert
             Holmes
             
               enters
               the
            
             Vly
             .
          
           
             Burns
             160
             
               sail
               of
               ships
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               lands
               on
               the
            
             Schelling
             ,
             
               and
               burns
               a
               Town
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               at
               Sea
               again
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               English
               follow
               them
               close
            
             ,
          
           
             
               but
               stormy
               Weather
               hinders
               any
               attempt
               .
            
          
           
             Monsi●ur
             de
             la
             Roche
             
               taken
               in
               the
            
             Ruby
             ▪
             
          
           
             Tromp
             and
             De
             Ruyter
             
               fall
               out
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               designe
               upon
            
             Guernsey
             discovered
             .
          
           
             
               Spies
               hanged
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               dreadful
               Fire
               of
            
             London
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               and
               the
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             
               take
               great
               pains
               to
               prevent
               it
               .
            
          
           
             
               Suspected
               persons
               Imprisoned
            
          
           
             
               An
               Observation
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               takes
               care
               to
               relieve
               the
               distressed
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               General
               Fast.
            
             
          
           
             
               His
               Majesties
               Declaration
               concerning
               the
               Re-building
               of
               the
               City
               .
            
          
           
             Val.
             Knight
             
               committed
               ,
               for
               dangerous
               advice
               about
               it
               .
            
          
           
             
               Parliament
               reassembles
            
             .
          
           
             
               They
               thank
               the
               King
               for
               his
               care
               in
               the
               War.
               
            
          
           
             
               Vote
               a
               Supply
               of
            
             1800000
             l.
             
          
           
             
               Another
               Supply
               of
            
             1250000
             l.
             
          
           
             
               A
               Court
               of
               Iudicature
               Erected
               ,
               for
               deciding
               differences
               in
               the
               City
               .
            
          
           
             
               His
               Majesties
               Horse-Guard
               burn'd
            
             .
          
           
             
               Proclamation
               prohibiting
               Importation
               of
            
             Canary
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Parliaments
               Address
               〈◊〉
               suppressing
               〈◊〉
               Insolencies
               .
            
          
           
             
               Declaration
               of
               War
               against
            
             Denmark
             .
          
           
             
               City
               Building
               begins
            
             .
          
           
             
               Prodigious
               Storms
               in
            
             Lincoln-shire
             .
          
           
             
               Prodigious
               Storm
               in
            
             Lincoln-shire
             .
          
           
             
               A
               day
               of
               Thanksgiving
               for
               the
               ceasing
               of
               the
               Plague
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ryot
               at
            
             Dumfreeze
             in
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Willoughby
             
               sets
               forth
               a
               Fleet
               from
               the
            
             Barbadoes
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Hurricane
            
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Lordship
               lost
            
             .
          
           
             
               Scotch
               Convention
               meets
            
             .
          
           
             At
             Surinam
             
               better
               success
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               French
               King
               affronted
               by
               the
               Turk
               .
            
          
           
             
               An
               Embassador
               sent
               for
               reparation
            
             .
          
           
             
               He
               is
               reviled
            
             ,
          
           
             
               Beaten
               ,
               and
               ●●prisoned
            
             .
          
           
             Swedes
             
               offer
               a
               Mediation
            
             .
          
           
             Accepted
             .
          
           
             Breda
             
               the
               Place
               of
               Treaty
            
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Valiant
               Act
               of
               Capt.
            
             Dawes
             .
          
           
             The
             English
             
               Embassadors
               enter
            
             Breda
             .
          
           
             The
             Dutch
             
               Attempts
               upon
               the
               Coast.
            
             Burnt-Island
             attempted
             .
          
           
             And
             Sheerness
             
          
           
             
               They
               seize
               the
            
             Royal
             Charles
             .
          
           
             Royal
             Oak
             burnt
             .
          
           
             
               Two
               Dutch
               Men
               of
               War
               burnt
               .
            
          
           
             Commissioner
             Pett
             committed
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               come
               up
               into
               the
               River
               of
            
             Thames
             .
          
           
             
               Dutch
               land
               neer
            
             Harwich
             .
          
           
             
               Encounter'd
               by
               the
               Train'd-Bands
            
             .
          
           
             
               They
               come
               up
               to
            
             Hull
             -
             
               Haven
               ,
               are
               encounter'd
               by
               several
               ships
               that
               lay
               there
               .
            
          
           
             
               Dutch
               attempt
               to
               land
               neer
            
             Wenbury
             in
             Devonshire
             .
          
           
             Neer
             Cawland
             in
             Cornwal
             .
          
           
             
               Sir
               Jonathan
               Trelawney
               ,
               Major
               Sparks
               ,
               
                 and
                 Mr.
              
               Windham
               ,
               
                 sent
                 aboard
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Admiral
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Their
                 Entertainment
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               Present
               sent
            
             De
             Ruyter
             .
          
           
             Foy
             
               Harbour
               Attempted
            
             .
          
           
             
               Plenipotentiaries
               meet
               ,
               and
               T●eat
               at
            
             Breda
             -
          
           
             
               Peace
               Concluded
            
             .
          
           
             
               Commissioners
               to
               take
               an
               Account
               of
               Publick
               Money
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Office
               of
               Lord
               High
               Treasurer
               in
               the
               Hand
               of
               Commissioners
               .
            
          
           
             
               Parliament
               met
            
             .
          
           
             
               Parl.
               Adjourn'd
            
          
           
             
               Commissioners
               appointed
               to
               hear
               the
               complaints
               of
               Seamen
               .
            
          
           
             Mr.
             Cowley
             
               's
               death
            
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             
               beaten
               by
               Sir
            
             John
             Harmon
             
               in
               the
            
             West-Indies
             .
          
           
             
               Three
               Dutch
               Men
               of
               War
               and
               a
               Prize
               taken
               .
            
          
           
             
               Proclamation
               against
               Papists
            
             .
          
           
             
               Woodmongers
               Charter
               demanded
            
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Majesty
               lays
               the
               first
               Stone
               of
               the
               Royal
               Exchange
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             
               the
               second
            
             .
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Sandwich
             
               sent
               to
            
             Portugal
             .
             January
             22.
             
          
           
             February
             .
          
           
             Proclamation
             to
             hinder
             the
             roving
             of
             private
             Men
             of
             War.
             
          
           
             February
             .
          
           
             Count
             de
             Dona
             
               the
               Swedish
               Embassador
               dies
               in
            
             England
             .
          
           
             
               Maritime
               League
               concluded
               with
               the
               Dutch
               by
               Sir
            
             Wil.
             Temple
             .
          
           
             Charles
             the
             second
             launched
             ,
             March
             3.
             1666
             
             /
             7.
             
          
           
             
               Proclamation
               against
               Papists
            
             .
          
           
             
               Prentices
               make
               a
               Tumult
            
             .
          
           
             May
             1668.
             
             
               His
               Majesty
               goes
               to
               the
               House
               ,
               signes
               several
               Bills
               ,
               and
               adjourns
               the
               Parliament
               .
               Lord
            
             Vaughan
             Chief-Iustice
             .
          
           
             Iune
             1668.
             
             Bridge
             -
             
               Town
               burnt
            
             .
          
           
             August
             1668.
             
             Sir
             William
             Godolphin
             
               Knighted
               ,
               and
               made
               Resident-Embassador
               in
            
             Spain
             .
          
           
             Sept.
             1668.
             
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Munmo●th
             
               made
               Captain
               of
               the
               Horse-Guards
            
             .
          
           
             
               Venetian
               Embassador
               has
               Audience
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Trevor
             
               made
               Secretary
            
             .
          
           
             Dr.
             Wilkins
             
               Bishop
               of
            
             Chester
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Allen
             
               made
               Peace
               with
            
             Argier
             .
          
           
             Decem.
             1668.
             
             
               Parliament
               Prorogu'd
            
             .
          
           
             Ian.
             166●
             .
             
               Dutchess
               of
            
             York
             
               brought
               to
               bed
               of
               a
               Daughter
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Edward
             Sprague
             
               sent
               into
            
             Flanders
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             Tuscany
             
               arrives
               in
            
             England
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Prince
               of
            
             Portugal
             
               made
               R●g●nt
            
             .
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Carlisle
             
               sent
               into
            
             Sweden
             .
          
           
             
               King
               of
            
             Sweden
             
               presented
               with
               the
               Garter
            
             .
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Winchelsey
             returns
             .
          
           
             
               Theater
               at
            
             Oxford
             f●nished
             .
          
           
             
               Meetings
               suppressed
            
             .
          
           
             Dr.
             Fell
             
               Vice-Chancellor
               of
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               Queen-Mother
               of
            
             England
             dies
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Moors
               attempt
            
             Tangier
             ,
             
               but
               beaten
               off
            
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Roberts
             
               Lord-Deputy
               of
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               Royal
               Exchange
               f●●ish'd
            
             .
          
           
             
               P●●●
               .
               Assembles
            
          
           
             
               Parl.
               attended
               the
               King
               in
               the
               Banqueting-House
               .
            
          
           
             
               Parl.
               Prorogu'd
               till
            
             February
             .
          
           
             
               Parl.
               in
            
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Allen
             before
             Argier
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Henry
             Howard
             
               sent
               Embassador
               to
            
             Taffalette
             .
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Albemarle
             dies
             .
          
           
             
               His
               Dutchess
               dies
            
             .
          
           
             Jan.
             1669.
             
          
           
             
               Parliament
               meet
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               signes
               several
               Acts
               ,
               and
               adjourns
               the
               House
               .
            
          
           
             
               Dutchess
               of
            
             Orleans
             
               arrives
               in
            
             England
             .
          
           
             Dies
             .
          
           
             
               July
               1670.
               
               
                 Parliament
                 in
              
               Scotland
               .
            
             
               
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Union
                 passed
                 there
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Argier
             
               men
               of
               War
               destroy'd
            
             .
          
           
             Cap.
             Peirce
             
               shot
               to
               Death
            
             .
          
           
             
               Parl.
               meet
            
             .
          
           
             
               Peace
               between
            
             Spain
             and
             England
             ratifi'd
             .
          
           
             
               Prince
               of
            
             Orange
             
               comes
               into
            
             England
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Allen
             
               returns
               from
               the
               Streights
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Edward
             Sprague
             
               Commands
               in
               his
               room
            
             .
          
           
             
               D.
               of
            
             Ormond
             
               violently
               assaulted
               in
               the
               Night
            
          
           
             
               The
               King
               passes
               some
               Acts.
            
             
          
           
             
               Popish
               Priests
               Banish'd
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Dutchess
               of
            
             York
             dyes
             .
          
           
             
               Parl.
               Prorogu'd
            
             .
          
           
             
               And
               an
               Address
               about
            
             English
             Manufactures
             .
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Manchester
             dies
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Crown
               attempted
            
             .
          
           
             
               King
               of
            
             Sweden
             ,
             
               and
               Duke
               of
            
             Saxony
             
               by
               Proxies
               Install'd
               Knights
               of
               the
               Garter
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Edward
             Sprague
             
               meets
               the
            
             Argerines
             ,
             
               and
               destroys
               them
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               King
               takes
               a
               Progress
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Moors
               attack
            
             Tangier
             ,
          
           
             
               and
               are
               beaten
               off
            
             .
          
           
             
               Parl.
               Prorogu'd
            
          
           
             
               Embassadors
               sent
               abroad
            
             .
          
           
             Ian.
             1671
             /
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Stop
               upon
               the
               Exchequer
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             George
             Downing
             
               presses
               for
               answer
               to
               the
               King's
               demands
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             George
             Downing
             committed
             .
          
           
             
               Nonconformists
               indulg'd
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Robert
             Holmes
             
               attacks
               the
               Dutch
               Fleet
               neer
               the
               Isle
               of
            
             Wight
             .
          
           
             
               War
               declar'd
               against
               the
               Dutch.
            
             
          
           
             Mar.
             1661
             /
             2.
             
          
           
             
               War
               proclaim'd
               against
            
             Holland
             
          
           
             Sir
             Edward
             Sprague
             
               comes
               home
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 French
                 King
                 continues
                 ,
                 and
                 increases
                 Impositions
                 on
                 Dutch
                 Goods
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 their
                 threats
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 French
                 Warlike
                 preparations
                 breeds
                 jealousies
              
               .
            
          
           
             Cologne
             fortifies
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               fortifie
            
             Maestricht
             .
          
           
             Newburg
             fortifies
             Dusseldorp
             ,
             and
             Montery
             
               raises
               men
               in
            
             Flanders
             .
          
           
             Brunswick
             Besieged
             .
          
           
             
               They
               surrender
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Escurial
             burnt
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Dutch
               endeavour
               to
               get
               Assistants
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Prince
               of
            
             Orange
             
               made
               their
               Captain-General
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Emperor
               offers
               to
               Mediate
            
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             
               Embassador
               slighted
               at
            
             Paris
             .
          
           
             
               Convoys
               taken
               care
               of
               ,
               for
               the
               Merchants
               .
            
          
           
             
               Several
               Lords
               call'd
               to
               the
               Privy
               Council
               .
            
          
           
             
               King
               of
            
             France
             
               begins
               his
               March.
            
             
          
           
             Turrenne
             
               blocks
               up
            
             Maestricht
             .
          
           
             
               Fight
               between
               the
            
             English
             and
             Dutch.
             
          
           
             
               Several
               Townes
               taken
               from
               the
            
             Hollanders
             .
          
           
             Hollanders
             
               confus'd
               at
               the
               success
               of
               the
            
             French.
             
          
           
             
               The
               King
               of
            
             Englands
             
               Declaration
               ,
               inviting
               the
            
             Dutch
             
               Subjects
               into
            
             England
             .
          
           
             Dutch
             
               more
               and
               more
               distressed
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               People
               Mutiny
            
             .
          
           
             
               Prince
               of
            
             Orange
             declar'd
             Stadtholder
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Condition
               of
               the
            
             Dutch.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             Buckingham
             ,
             
               and
               the
               Earl
               of
            
             Arlington
             
               sent
               into
            
             Holland
             .
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Buckingham
             
               and
               Earl
               of
            
             Arlington
             return
             .
          
           
             
               English
               mis●
               the
               Dutch
            
             East-Indie
             -
             Fleet.
             
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Essex
             
               Lord-Deputy
               of
            
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               fall
               of
            
             De
             Wit
             and
             Van
             Putten
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Confederates
               divert
               the
               French.
            
             
          
           
             
               Magistrates
               chang'd
               in
            
             Holland
             .
          
           
             
               Parl.
               adjourn'd
            
          
           
             
               The
               Duke
               of
            
             York
             
               returns
               from
               the
               Fleet
               ,
               and
               Action
               ceases
               .
            
          
           
             Turenne
             
               's
               Declaration
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Edward
             Sprague
             
               spoyles
               the
               Dutch
               Fishing
            
             .
          
           
             
               Prince
               of
            
             Orange
             
               succeeds
               ill
            
             .
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Shaftsbury
             Lord-Chancellor
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Clifford
             Lord-Treasurer
          
           
             
               Stop
               upon
               the
               Exchequer
               continued
            
             .
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Richmond
             
               dies
               .
               Parl.
               meet
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Job
             Charleton
             
               made
               Speaker
            
             .
          
           
             18
             
               Moneths
               Assessment
               given
               to
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Parl.
               make
               an
               Address
               to
               to
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               Parl.
               Adjourn'd
            
          
           
             James
             Piercy
             
               pretends
               to
               the
               Earldom
               of
            
             Northumberland
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Island
            
             Tabago
             
               taken
               by
               the
            
             English.
             
          
           
             Dutch
             
               at
               Sea
            
             ▪
             
          
           
             May
             26.
             
          
           
             May
             28.
             
          
           
             June
             4.
             
          
           
             July
             17.
             
          
           
             July
             20.
             
          
           
             August
             10.
             
          
           
             
               Peace
               with
               the
            
             Dutch.
             
          
           
             
               Proclamation
               against
            
             Papists
             
          
           
             April
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
            
             Lockhart
             
               Mediates
               a
               Peace
               between
            
             France
             and
             Spain
             .
          
           
             
               Proclamation
               against
               scandalous
               News
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Lyonel
             Jenkins
             
               and
               Sir
            
             Joseph
             Williamson
             
               return
               to
            
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Duke
               of
            
             Monmouth
             
               chose
               Chancellor
               of
            
             Cambridge
             .
          
           
             
               Earl
               of
            
             Arlington
             Lord-Chamberlain
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Joseph
             Williamson
             
               Principal
               Secretary
            
             .
          
           
             
               Earls
               of
            
             Ossory
             and
             Arlington
             
               ●ent
               into
            
             Holland
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Marine
               Treaty
               between
               the
               King
               and
               the
            
             U●ited
             Provinces
             .
          
           
             Dr.
             Crew
             
               made
               Bishop
               of
            
             Durham
             .
          
           
             Dr.
             Compton
             
               Bishop
               of
            
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Dutchess
               brought
               to
               bed
               of
               a
               Daughter
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             Francis
             North
             
               Lord
               Chief-Iustice
               of
               the
               Common-Pleas
            
             .
          
           
             
               Parl.
               meets
            
             .
          
           
             
               Prince
               of
            
             Newburgh
             
               arrives
               in
            
             England
             .
          
           
             Barbadoes
             Conspiracy
             .
          
           
             
               Indians
               Rebel
               in
            
             New-England
             .
          
           
             Northampton
             f●red
             .
          
           
             
               River
               by
            
             Salisbury
             
               began
               to
               be
               made
               Navigable
            
             .
          
           
             
               Parl.
               meets
            
             .
          
           
             
               Proclamation
               against
               St.
            
             Germain
             
               the
               I●suite
            
             .
          
           
             
               Hurricane
               at
            
             Bardoes
             .
          
           
             Jamaica
             f●ourishes
             .